The Williams Family
The following information is posted on the internet. “Benj. Wesley Robison (18 MAR 1839)m. Nancy Ann Lucinda Prescott (13 Mar 1836) in Elba AL, moved to Milam Co. after Civil War. Son Perry Benj. Hale Robison (10 Mar 1883)m. Ira Belle Williams (1886 -1927)Her father Charles Williams, (19 Sep 1855 - 8 Jul 1938)mother unknown, from Nathan Head Williams of AL. Their daughter, my grandmother Alice Hayes Robison (1907 -1987)then m. Ernest Williams - another Williams family from Milam Co.!!!>>>His father: John Wesley Williams (26 Dec 1868 - 4 Jun 1945) m. Lucy Jacobs (20 Sep 1871 - ?). Their parents Andrew J. Williams and Janie Price; James T. Jacobs and Martha Ann Harris. Other Siblings of Ernest Williams: Chess Williams, Lena Williams, Alice Williams, Maudie Williams, Hubert Williams, Jeff Williams, Pfc.Milton Williams killed Okinawa 1946.”
Jeff William was Ann’s father. He was an outstanding musician, and even played with Bob Wills when the famous Western Swing musician was in the fledgling stage of his career. This was before the Lightcrust Doughboys and long before the Texas Playboys. Sometime around 1961, Mr. Williams told me about a deer hunting trip he had just taken to the Texas hill country. Bob Wills’ bus was broken down on the road, so he stopped and visited for awhile. All the Williams children were born and raised in Milam County, and they were talented musicians.
The genealogy information on the internet leaves out two of the brothers – Cecil, who lived in Cameron, Texas and Berniece who lived in Calvert, Texas after serving in the military in World War 1. I met most of them when Ann’s father died. I knew Hubert and Chess better than the others. Uncle Hubert lived in Austin, and we would sometimes make contact when we were traveling through Austin. Uncle Chess lived in Jacksboro, Texas, and I recall a time when we were living in New York. We spent the night at their house on our return trip. Our three oldest children got to meet them.
The memory of Uncle Milton, the soldier killed on Okinawa, was always strong in their minds. The website also dates the battle of Okinawa as being 1946. The battle of Okinawa was fought from April 1 to June 22, 1945. The National Archives list him as a World War 2 casualty, although it does not give the date. He was killed in action. VJ Day was September 2, 1945, so it is accurate to conclude that he died in 1945, not 1946.
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