El Dorado County Biographies


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MAJOR L. WILLIAMS
 
            A descendent of one of the pioneer families of Eldorado county, 
Major L. Williams is widely known as one of the most substantial and respected 
citizens of this division of California.  He had been most successful in 
ranching throughout a long career, and has made his home in El Dorado since the 
year 1910.
            Major Williams was born at Des Moines, Iowa, April 21, 1853, a son 
of Charles and Emily (Waterman) Williams, who came to Eldorado county, in 1855, 
crossing the western plains with an ox team and enduring all the customary 
hardships and dangers incident to this long and perilous journey.  The father 
bought a squatter�s rights and proved up on the property, continuing to engage 
in farming until his death.  Eight children were born to them, all of whom are 
living except two.
            Major Williams was educated in the common schools of Eldorado 
county.  At the age of sixteen years, he decided to make a start for himself, 
consequently returned to the old home place and remained there until 1910, when 
he came into the town of El Dorado to reside.  He continued to engage in 
ranching after this change, and was so engaged until the death of his wife in 
1923.  Major Williams was married in 1913 to Mrs. Lucy Vance, who was the mother 
of two children by a former marriage.  Major Williams is a republican in his 
political views.
 
History of the Sacramento Valley, California By Mj. Jesse Walton Wooldridge Page 51.The Pioneer Historical Publishing Co., Chicago (1931)Transcribed by Kathy Sedler