Descendants of Patrick "Padd" Williams - West Virginia Genealogy

Patrick "Padd" Williams
By Nyla Creed DePauk
Patrick "Padd" Williams was born about 1810, in Virginia. He married first Mary
"Polly" Scarbrough about 1828, daughter of John Scarbrough and Eleanor Harper. She
was born between 1812 and 1815 in Monroe County. He married second Elizabeth
Ballenger on January 26, 1871 They were married by the Reverend James Scarbrough.
Elizabeth was born about 1827.
One of the three Williams families listed in the 1830 Logan County, Virginia, census was
that of Patrick Williams. Patrick was also listed in the 1840 Fayette County, Virginia,
census.
Captain William Turner, in his article entitled "Stover and Williams Reunion 1923 -
Reminiscences," states that "Lonesome Dave" Williams had a son Patrick who was called
"Padd."
1830 Logan County, Virginia, Census
Patrick Williams
1 male age 20-30
1 female 0-5
1 female 15-20
1850 Raleigh County, Virginia, Census
Patrick Williams 40
Mary 38
Mahala 21
Catherine 17
Henderson 16
Elizabeth 14
Robertson 12
Daniel 10
Adeline 8
Virginia 6
Mary 4
Martha 2
1840 Fayette County, Virginia, Census
Patrick Williams
2 males under 5
1male 5-10
1 male 20-30
1 female under 5
1 female 5-10
1 female 10-15
1 female 20-30
1860 Fayette County, Virginia, Census
P. O. Fayetteville
9 June 1860
P. O. Canelton, Kanawha
District #1 - #66
Patrick Williams 50 $500/$100
Mary 35()
Daniel 19
Adaline 17
Virginia 16
Mary 14
Martha 12
Thomas 10
Susan 8

1870 Fayette County, West Virginia Census
P. O. Gauley Bridge
Kanawha township
Patrick Williams 60 cannot read or write
Martha 21 cannot read or write
Susan
16 cannot read or write
1880 Fayette County, West Virginia, Census
16 June 1880
Patrick Williams 70 born VA; father and
mother born VA
Elizabeth 67 born VA; father and
mother born VA
wife
Mary Ballinger 79 boarder
keeping house
Raleigh County Land Book (1850-1854) records Patrick owning 30 acres at the Mouth of
Toney's Fork.
Children of Patrick Williams and Mary Scarbrough are:
1. Mahala Williams was born about 1829 in Virginia. She married Jeremiah Bragg
on January 6, 1858, in Fayette County. Jeremiah, the son of Daniel Bragg and Isabella
Meadows, was born in Greenbrier County.
Children of Mahala Williams and Jeremiah Bragg are:
-1 Jeremiah Bragg was born about 1861.
-2 Eliza Ann Bragg was born about 1864.
-3 Samuel (Daniel) E. Bragg was born about 1867.
-4 Letitia Bragg was born about 1869.
2. Catherine "Kate" Williams was born about 1833 in Fayette County. She
married Lewis Charles "Gulf" Stover on August 19, 1855, in Raleigh County, son of
Lewis Stover and Delilah Moles. He was born about May 1834 in Fayette County, and
he died before 1880.
Children of Catherine Williams and Lewis Stover are:
-1 Callaway C. Stover, born May 22, 1856, in Raleigh County, died about
1934. He married first Mahulda (Mahala) Scarbrough on September 10, 1875, in Fayette
County. She was born about March 1853 in Fayette County. About 1905, Callaway
married second Lillie Ann Shreve who was born between 1874 and 1877, in West
Virginia, and died March 2, 1960.
-2 Isom Whitney Stover, born December 11, 1858, in Fayette County, died
February 11, 1926, in Fayette County. He married Emma Alvie (Emily) Windsor on
August 4, 1881, in Fayette County. Emma was born July 11, 1866, in Raleigh County,
and died January 19, 1931.
-3 Alonzo Henry Stover, born August 17, 1859, in Raleigh County, died
before 1933.
-4 Joseph Lewis "Joe" Stover, born October 11, 1861, in Fayette County,
died about January 27, 1933, at Prosperity, Raleigh County. He married Mosella Light
about 1885. Mosella was born November 11, 1866, in Floyd County, and died December
4, 1950, at Prosperity.
3. Elizabeth Williams, born about 1837, in Fayette County, died April 3, 1855, in
Raleigh County. She married George Stover on July 1, 1854, in Raleigh County. They
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were married by the Reverend Claiborne Curtis. George was the son of Obediah Stover
and Massey Stanley. He was born about 1834 in Fayette County.
Child of Elizabeth Williams and George Stover:
-1 Preston Stover, born about 1855, in Raleigh County, died before 1930,
probably in Kanawha County. He married Vanilla (Vernilla) Jarrell on June 16, 1875, in
Raleigh County. They were married by Tollison Stover. Information provided by
Captain Charles Stover. Vanilla was born May 2, 1856, in Raleigh County.
4. Robinson Williams, born November 1838, at Sand Branch, Fayette County, died
October 5, 1928, at Long Branch, Fayette County. He married Mary Jane Stover on
September 11, 1856, in Raleigh County. They were married by the Reverend Claiborne
Curtis. Mary was the daughter of John Stover and Eliza Williams. Mary was born
February 11, 1840, in Raleigh County, and died January 16, 1918.
Children of Robinson Williams and Mary Stover are:
-1 Garland Williams, born October 12, 1857, in Raleigh County, died
December 25, 1944, at Long Branch, Fayette County. He married Adaline Smith on
August 19, 1878, in Raleigh County. They were married by William E. Feazell. Adaline
was born March 31, 1856, in Raleigh County, and died December 12, 1940, at Pax,
Fayette County.
-2 Martha Jane Williams, born November 25, 1858, in Raleigh County, died
October 18, 1931, at Willis Branch, Fayette County. She married Edward Lafferty on
January 10, 1877, in Raleigh County. They were married by William H. Bailey. Edward
was born April 5, 1855, in Fayette County, and died before 1921.
-3 Adaline Williams, born about September 1859, in Raleigh County, died
July 20, 1935, at Willis Branch, Fayette County. She married Andrew Lafferty on March
4, 1876, in Raleigh County. They were married by William E. Feazell. Information to
obtain the marriage license was given by Robinson Williams. Andrew was born
November 15, 1853, in Fayette County, and died October 2, 1921, at Pax, Fayette
County.
-4 Arminta "Mintie" Williams, born about March 1860, in Raleigh County,
died about 1925, in Raleigh County. She married Andrew Williams, Jr., on December
22, 1879, in Raleigh County. They were married by G. W. Carper. Information to obtain
the marriage license was given by Leonard Williams. Andrew was born October 9, 1854,
in Raleigh County, and died about 1923, in Raleigh County.
-5 Andrew (William) (Ferguson) "Cub" Williams, born January 13, 1862, in
Raleigh County, died December 18, 1942, at Weirwood, Fayette County. He married
Sarah Ellen Cottle, born March 27, 1869, at Sand Branch, Raleigh County, and died
March 30, 1934, at Long Branch, Fayette County.
-6 Lucinda "Cindy" Williams, born about 1863, in Raleigh County, died
October 13, 1932. She married Calahill Minice Smith on July 7, 1883, in Raleigh
County. Calahill was born about 1839 in Kanawha County.
-7. Benjamin "Ben" Williams was born September 30, 1866, in Raleigh
County. He married first Laura Louisa (Phillips) Montgomery on April 27, 1888, in
Raleigh County. They were married by William H. Bailey. Laura was born about1865 in
Franklin County, and died November 15, 1914, in Raleigh County. Benjamin may have
married a second time about 1900. I do not know her name, however.
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-8 Eliza (Elizabeth) Williams was born December 24, 1866, in Fayette
County. She married William D. Stroud on August 10, 1880, in Raleigh County. They
were married by William E. Feazell. Information to obtain the marriage license was
provided by Garland Williams. William was born December 16, 1820, at Petersburg,
Dinwiddie (Chesterfield) County, Virginia, and died before about 1900, probably in
Fayette County.
-9 Sarah Frances Williams, born September 9, 1868, died October 27, 1935,
at Pax, Fayette County. She married William Jackson "Bill" Treadway on March 6,
1892, in Raleigh County. William was born May 18, 1871, at Prosperity, Raleigh
County, and died March 2, 1941, in Fayette County.
-10 Thomas Wesley Williams, born May 4, 1870, at Maple Fork, Raleigh
County, died October 4, 1958, at Pax, Fayette County. He married Clara Tilden Lively
on July 21, 1892. Clara was born December 3, 1876, at Lively, Fayette County, and died
October 4, 1977.
-11 ______ Williams was born October 5, 1871, in Fayette County.
-12 Hansford H. Williams, born October 14, 1873, died June 9, 1956. He
married Julia Ann Humphrey about 1893. She was born June 27, 1863, in Fayette
County, and died May 4, 1940.
-13 Morris Renix Williams was born about 1874, at Cabin Creek, Fayette
County.
-14 Almeda (Child 1) Williams was born and died on June 5, 1875.
-15 Alethia (Letha) Williams, born November 20, 1876, in Raleigh County,
married first ______ Kincaid. She married second ______ Ferrell.
-16. Almeda (Child 2) Williams was born November 20, 1876, in Raleigh
County.
-17. Mina Williams, born March 1, 1879, died between 1928 and 1929. She
married James Hampton "Hamp" Wingrove on September 15, 1894. James was born
January 7, 1875, in Fayette County, and died about 1931.
-18. Minnie Williams, born March 1, 1879, died December 1, 1963. She
married James William Dotson, born October 24, 1871, at Pax, Fayette County, and died
September 14, 1963, at Oak Hill, Fayette County.
-19. Amanda Williams, born March 7, 1882, died February 24, 1973. She
married Charles Lively who was born March 11, 1884, and died about 1933.
-20. Susan Williams, born February 28, 1884, died August 19, 1950. She
married Charles Kincaid who was born about March 25, 1877, and died March 26, 1950.
-21. Stewart Williams, born in Fayette County, married Hattie Harmon about
1905. Hattie was born about 1886.
-22 Rubin Ernest "Ern" Williams, born about April 1888, died about 1929. He
was murdered by Dillard Foster. Rubin married Eva Mae Pettry, born August 7, 1890, at
Winfield, Putnam County, and died December 6, 1984, at Hilltop, Fayette County.
5. Henderson Williams, born December 25, 1838, in Virginia, died October 25,
1898, possibly at Huntington, Cabell County. He married Martha Isabelle Honaker
about1860, in Fayette County. She was the daughter of Samuel Honaker and Lucinda
Bean. Martha was born April 5, 1840, at Willow Bend, Monroe County, and died
January 15, 1912, at Cirtsville, Raleigh County.
Children of Henderson Williams and Martha Honaker are:
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-1 Eunice Williams, born August 1862, in Fayette County, died January 7,
1922. She married James Wade Maynor on August 16, 1881, in Raleigh County. They
were married by William E. Feazell. Information to obtain the marriage license was
given by Amos P. Maynor. James was born in January 1859 in Raleigh County.
-2. Reverend Thomas Jefferson "T. J." Williams, was born July 19, 1863, in
Raleigh County, and died about 1944 in Raleigh County. He married Louisa Jane
Maynor on April 17, 1882, possibly in Monroe County. Louisa was born November 8,
1866, at Paint Creek, Raleigh County. She died March 21, 1932, in Raleigh County.
-3. Preston Williams, born May 24, 1865, in Fayette County, died May 20,
1936, at Cirtsville, Raleigh County. He married first Adaline Stover on October 24,
1888, in Raleigh County. Adaline was born June 11, 1873, in Raleigh County, and died
October 4, 1949, in Raleigh County. He married second Iowa Luvena C. Craddock on
December 25, 1905, in Raleigh County. The marriage ceremony was performed by E. L.
Kidd at the home of the bride. Information provided by G. P. Williams and C. J.
Craddock. Luvena was born April 13, 1869, in Raleigh County, and died June 17, 1947.
-4 Henry Williams, born April 29, 1867, in Kanawha County (birth recorded
in Fayette County), died March 3, 1896, at Cirtsville, Raleigh County. He married Letitia
Ann (Leslie) Maynor on November 14, 1890, in Raleigh County. The sermon was read
by Lafayette Kidd, Minister of Methodist Episcopal Church, at Swinfield Maynor's
home. Information provided by Swinfield Maynor, Henderson Williams, and L. F.
Maynor. Letitia was born in April 1865, in Raleigh County.
-5 John "Johnnie" Williams, born April 1870, probably in Raleigh County,
and died October 1, 1878, in Raleigh County.
-6. Ballard Williams, born April 28, 1874, probably in Raleigh County, died
September 26, 1878, in Raleigh County.
-7. Charles Williams, born May 18, 1877, in Raleigh County, died September
10, 1878, in Raleigh County.
-8. Franklin James (George) Williams, born August 15, 1879, at Cirtsville,
Raleigh County, died November 6, 1959. He married Edna Right Maynor on March 26,
1901, in Raleigh County. Edna was born March 13, 1877, and died September 11, 1936.
-9 Alfred Lee Williams, born August 9, 1879, died in January 1957, in
Raleigh County. He married first Lucy Ann Feazell on December 27, 1904, in Raleigh
County. They were married by A. C. Godbey at the home of Thomas Williams. Lucy
was born August 4, 1889, and died November 1, 1941, in Raleigh County. He married
second Vivian Stone after 1941.
-10 Joseph Lewis "Slick" Williams, born July 20, 1884, in Raleigh County,
died October 10, 1944, in Beckley, Raleigh County. He married first Nancy J. Davis,
born June 5, 1884, in Raleigh County, and died October 7, 1968, at Maple Fork, Raleigh
County. He married second Lucy Ellen Browning on April 3, 1909, in Raleigh County.
She was born about 1887 in Raleigh County. He married third Lutie Toney about 1939.
Lutie was born March 2, 1910, and died January 17, 1998, at Mercy Village, Mariemont,
Ohio.
6. Daniel Williams was born about 1840 in Virginia. He probably died young.
7. Adeline Williams, born about 1842 in Virginia, probably died at Mossy Creek, in
Fayette County. She married Jesse Toney, son of Jesse Toney and Amanda Jarrell. He
was born about 1841, and probably died at Mossy Creek, Fayette County.
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Children of Adeline Williams and Jesse Toney are:
-1 Frank Toney.
-2 John Toney.
-3 Elouise "Ellie" Toney was born about 1862.
-4 Thomas M. Toney was born about 1863.
-5 Amanda Elizabeth "Mandy" Toney, born August 10, 1866, died October
29, 1951. She married James William Lively, born February 13, 1863, and died February
6, 1940.
-6. Virginia "Ginny" Toney, born about 1867, died December 12, 1933.
8. Virginia Williams, born about 1847 in Virginia, died before 1895. She married
Lorenzo Dow Fisher on April 8, 1870, in Fayette County. They were married by the
Reverend J. S. Flory. Lorenzo was the son of William Fisher and Elizabeth Bush. He
was born March 18, 1833, in Monroe County, and died January 31, 1918, in Sumner
County, Kansas.
Children of Virginia Williams and Lorenzo Fisher are:
-1 John T. Fisher, born about December 1870, died about December 1877, at
Plum Orchard, Fayette County.
-2. James L. Fisher, born August 1872, at Paint Creek, Fayette County, died
December 1877, at Plum Orchard, Fayette County.
-3 George H. Fisher, born 1874, died December 1877, at Plum Orchard,
Fayette County.
-4 Margaret E. Fisher, born August 1875, died December 1877, at Plum
Orchard, Fayette County.
-5 Mary C. Fisher, born June 1877, at Plum Orchard, Fayette County.
-6 Vernia Fisher, born about 1878, and died about 1927, is buried at
Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas. She married Charles Giles who died about 1960.
-7 Lorenzo Allie “L. A.” Fisher, born October 22, 1880, at Mountain Cove,
Fayette County, died July 21, 1954, at Wichita, Sedwick County, Kansas. He married
Susan Alice "Susie" Dawson on December 24, 1906, in Wellington, Sumner County,
Kansas. Susan was born November 8, 1882, at Oakhill, Peoria County, Illinois, and died
February 8, 1970, in Wichita, Sedwick County, Kansas.
-8 Joseph Ward “J. W” Fisher, born July 7, 1883, at Plum Orchard, Fayette
County, died April 22, 1944. He married Mary Ford on February 4, 1914, in Kansas.
9. Mary Williams was born about 1846 in Fayette County.
10. Martha Williams was born about 1848 in Fayette County.
11. Thomas Williams was born about 1850 in Fayette County, and died before 1870.
12. Susan Williams, born March 28, 1855, in Raleigh County, married George W.
Adkins on September 10, 1875, in Fayette County. George was born about 1856.
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