Hayes Lowe
Col. Thomas Williams revisited.
Wed May 16 22:41:53 2001


As posted earlier, Col. Thomas Williams is referenced in the obit of Nancy Hodo, who died in 1867. He was said to be her uncle "of Pickens County". A T.G. Williams was said to be raising a company of men (nearly full) in Pickens County. This was stated in a letter from the Sheriff to the Governor. No known Pickens County company was captained by a T.G. Williams.

I have now found where Susannah A. Wilson, born 1832 in Pickens County, married a Thomas Greene Williams. Susannah Wilson was the sister of Senator Benjamin F. Wilson of Pickens County [I assume that he was a Senator to the State, and not to Washington, D.C.]. Benjamin married a daughter of General F.W. Bostick.

The 1850 census shows Thomas G. Williams living with Susannah, age 18. He is age 23. They have a newborn son named William C. He was probably named after Susannah's father, William Wilson, who was murdered when she was aged 3.

Nandy Hodo was the mother of Dyer C. Hodo. Dyer C. Hodo was the Captain of 19th Alabama Inf., Co. A, after the promotion of Captain George R. Kimbrough and after the death of Captain Robert J. Healy.

Nancy was too old (aged 57 when she died in 1867) to be the niece of this Thomas Greene Williams (aged 45 in 1867). Col. Thomas Williams must have been a Revolutionary/War of 1812 era soldier.

However, the question of what company was raised by T.G. [Thomas Greene?] Williams is still unanswered. But his highest rank obtained may have been Captain, not Colonel.

I'm suspecting that this company either went into a "Confederate" regiment, or a Mississippi regiment. Any further help would be greatly appreciated.