Husband Rev. Samuel P. Williams 1 2 3 4
Born: 25 Oct 1820 - Venango Co, PA 1 4
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Died: 11 May 1895 4
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Father: Levi Wallace Williams (1781-1867) 5 6 7 8 9 10
Mother: Mary "Polly" Phipps (1794-1883) 5 7 9 11
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Other Spouse: Elma Ross ( - ) 2
Other Spouse: Margaret Stewart ( - )
Other Spouse: Fannie A. Porter ( - ) 4
• Residence: : Butler Co, PA. View of the residence of Rev. S. Williams from The History of Butler County, PA, 1883; pg. 362
Wife Sarah Dunlap
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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Samuel P. Williams
Carefully instructed by good and intelligent parents in religious truth, he formed in early life habits of industry and temperance, while principles of honesty and self-respect became indelibly fixed upon his character. He attended the common schools, and formed such studious habits that he made excellent progress; when a mere youth he began teaching, with good success. He continued to teach during winter and worked at other employments in summer until he had earned and secured funds sufficient to meet the expense of a collegiate education. His mind had long been impressed with the duty of preparing himself for the Gospel ministry; and with that object in view he entered Washington College, Pennsylvania, on the 5th of November, 1849. After a pleasant and successful course of four years, he was graduated September 21, 1853, having the honor of delivering the valedictory oration of his class.
The day after his graduation, Mr. Williams entered the Western Theological Seminary, at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, where he pursued a three years' course in theology, and was graduated on the 7th of May, 1856. June 15, 1856, he was licensed to preach the Gospel by the Presbytery of Allegheny (now Butler); on the same day he was engaged by the churches of Centreville and Muddy Creek to serve as supply until the next meeting of the Presbytery, and at once entered upon the work. On the 5th of November, following, he received and accepted calls to be pastor of these churches, each church to receive one half of his labor. He was ordained and installed pastor of Centreville Church, April 14, 1857; and installed pastor of Muddy Creek Church, May 23, of the same year. This relation continued with mutual satisfaction for thirteen years. During that time both churches had so increased that each desired the whole of the pastor's time, and presented calls to the Presbytery to secure it. Mr. Williams accordingly resigned the charge of Centreville, and for eight and one half years devoted the whole of his time to Muddy Creek congregation. In the meantime, a portion of the latter congregation having withdrawn to organize the Unionville Church, Mr. Williams was called to its pastorate and since January 1, 1878, has divided his time equally between the two congregations. Mr. Williams' career as a minister of the Gospel has been in the main a happy and successful one. He is held in grateful esteem by the people in whose behalf he has labored so long and faithfully. The aggregate number added to the several charges during his pastorate would exceed six hundred, and notwithstanding continual losses by deaths and removals, the churches are greatly increased in efficiency and usefulness in every department of Christian work. [HBC 1883, 368]