Date Original
1883
Description
This biography was written by Sam W. Williams, son of Aaron Williams, and appeared in the Christian Observer newspaper in the "Reminiscences of Arkansas" column.
Biographical/Historical Note
Aaron Williams was born December 12, 1789, in South Carolina. He married Elizabeth James Davison January 25, 1813, in York District, South Carolina. They had ten children, six of which survived childhood. He was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian church on August 4, 1819, and licensed on September 4, 1819. He moved to Hempstead County, Arkansas, in May 1842, and taught school at Washington until March 1843. Soon after his arrival he organized the Arkansas Presbytery. He pastored several churches in Hempstead, Lonoke, Prairie, and Pulaski counties. In 1844, he served as a delegate to the General Assembly, which was held in Louisville, Kentucky, and again in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1852, he was elected as School Commissioner of Prairie County. He died October 8, 1861, at Little Rock. He and his wife are buried at Sylvania Church in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; South Carolina
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.020.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Reverend Aaron Williams biography, SMC.020.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Reverend Aaron Williams biography, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
