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CROOKSVILLE OHIO
PERRY COUNTY
HISTORY
a pictorial
genealogy
of the
WILLIAMS FAMILY
from 1710 TO 2008 England & Germany
Main street Crooksville Ohio
Williams family home
pine street crooksville
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY
1710 TO 2008
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STANDING BETTY SUE & JOSETTE
SEATED MOTHER MILDRED, KAROLE LEE, FATHER RILEY &
RODNEY
Betty Sue, Josette, Karole Lee andRodney
(photo taken 1935 at Duncan fallsOhio)
WILLIAMS FAMILY TREE
Compiled by Ellie Nowells
professional researcher
| . | Richard Williams born in 1710 at West Jersey England |
. | William Pettit born in 1736 North Hampton died in 1798 Burlington New Jersy |
Beulah Nears born 1758 Elisabeth town New Jersey died 1825 Burlington New Jersy (wife of William Pettit) |
| John Williams (son of Richard Williams born 1740 West Morland County Virginia death date unknown |
. | . | John Pettit (son of William Pettit) born in 1773 in New Jersey died 1858 in Morgan County Ohio |
Sarah Morris born in 1785 in Monmouth New Jersey died 1830 in Morgan County Ohio (wife of John Pettit) |
| Joseph Williams (son of John Williams) born1769 in Virginia died 1856 Ringgold Morgan county Ohio |
Sarah Lawson born 1771 died 1811 Belmont Colorado (wife of Joseph) |
Philip Saylor born 1752 in Pikeland Pa. fought in revolutionary war) died 1845 in Morgan county Ohio |
Silas Saylor (son of Philip Saylor) born 1797 died 1891 in Morgan County Pennsville Ohio |
Ann Pettit daughter of John and Sarah Pettit 7 wife of Silas Saylor born 1801 in New Jersey died 1893 in Morgan County Pennsville Ohio |
| Thomas Williams (son of Jeseph Williams) born 1793 West morland coounty Virginia died1862 Wolf creek Morgan county Ohio |
Mary Stewart wife of Thomas Williams born 1795 Holton Kansas died 1880 Holton Ks. |
Isaiah Shepard (war of 1812 soldier) born in 1795 in Virginia died 1867 Morgan County Ohio |
Elizabeth Dawson born 1797 in Virginia (wife of Isaiah Shepard died in Penn. township Morgan County in1888 |
Reuban Riley born 1801 Jefferson County Virginia died 1888 Morgan County Ohio married Jane McCarty born 1800 Louden county Virginia died 1873 Malta township Morgan County Ohio |
| Otho Williams (son of Thomas Williams) born 1821 Belmont Colorado died 1903 Wolf creek Morgan County Ohio |
Agnes Shepard wife of Otho Williams and daughter of Isaiah Shepard born 1824 Belmont Colorado died 1894 union township Morgan County Ohio |
. | Joseph Riley son of Reuban Riley born 1837 Ringgold in Morgan County Ohio died1873 at Malta in Morgan county |
Laura Taylor wife of Joseph Riley and daughter of Silas Saylor and Ann Pettit |
| . | John Charles Williams son of Otho Williams born 1859 died 1947 Pennsville Morgan County Ohio |
. | Hettie Riley wife of John Charles Williams daughter of Joseph Riley born 1862 died 1948 Pennsville Morgan County Ohio |
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John Charles and Hettie Williams
with daughter
Agnes
John Charles & Hettie Williams
(parents of Riley Williams)
Grandparents farm in Pennsville
(left to right)
backrow Hettie, John Charles &Betty Sue
Front row Josette, Rod & KaroleLee
Grandparents home
in
Pennsville
pen & ink sketch of Pennsvillefarm house
by
Josette
(SKETCH IS REGISTERED)
Last pictures of Grandparents home(house is gone-barn remains standing
Grandfather Joseph P Grossman (far right)
in Franklin Pennsylvania
(mother's father)
Mother as a teenager
Franklin Pennsylvania
Mother boating
Mother's brother Joe Grossman Jr.
served as fighter pilot in worldwar 1
died in combat
The oil connection
More than 100 wells were drilled within the borough limits of Franklin during the 1860s and early 1870s. Heavy crude oil sold for a premium price, reaching a brief high of $20 a barrel. The Franklin Heavy Oil field spread out along the French Creek and Sugar Creek valleys with most of the larger wells located on Point Hill, Galloway and the Patchel Run areas.
Point Hill, a formidable steep bluff near the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River, was not tapped until the late 1860s because speculators were at first convinced that oil was found in the valleys. By 1870 when Ralph Keeler of the weekly magazine, “Every Saturday,” visited the region, he noted: “The hill is now the center of oil producing and oil excitement about Franklin. A year ago the whole hill could have been bought for $1,500; today it could not be bought for half a million.”
Derricks soon covered this 40-acre hillside and one well sparked one of the oil region’s most fascinating legends. As liquid started to rise in a new well, workmen were struck by its unusual appearance. They continued to pump and tales abound that they tasted the stuff and were amazed at its potable properties. Whether that part of the tale is true or not, it was a fact that the drilling apparatus had penetrated a cave at the base of the hill where Philip Grossman had his beer vault, storing the beer which was made at his brewery on the opposite side of French Creek. Three large vats were pumped dry and Mr. Grossman filed a claim against the well owners to cover damages for his lost beer. The oil well that flowed beer has been the subject of cartoons and trivia questions since the 1881 incident was reported.
The heavy oil was found in the first sand at a shallow depth. Although yields were small, drillers seldom hit dry holes and the wells were noted for their longevity. The last segregation of the Franklin Heavy Crude was for the Wolf’s Head Refinery in Reno which processed about 6,000 barrels annually into the early 1970s. Since then the crude has been mingled with other oils from the region.
Written by Carollee Michener.
Josette, Karole Lee, Betty Sue andRod
at May crowning.
Rod & Dad
(note popular straw hat of theday)
Dad maintained two occupations
a barbershop on main street Crooksville
and the town's only Chiropractorwith
offices in the Crooksville bankbuilding
(pictured with Don Eveland)
Mother (far left)
worked as a chemist at a
federal plant in Zanesville
Our favorite Uncle
Estel
with his ford Model A
aboard the Cincinnati
Delta Queen
River boat
Dad with brothers
Doubt, Everett and Estel
Williams
family home
607 Brighton Blvd.
Zanesville Ohio
Josette
winter scene
Music by the fire place
was a nightly event
and.....
reading was
a
family tradition
Karole Lee, Betty Sue & Josette
in the family library
Rod & dad
Mother's
required family attire
for church
Betty Sue, Rod, Josette & KaroleLee
at the family cabin on the Muskingum
river
Ohio Governor
Frank Lausche
named four girls to represent Ohioon the state float in the
TRUMAN INAUGURAL PARADE
in Washington D.C.
Three were from Zanesville
Betty Sue (foreground)
Karole Lee (seated at the rearof the float) Josette standing
Family reunion
at Embry park in Pennsville ohio
Karole Lee, Josette, Rod &Betty Sue
in McConnelsville Ohio
Morgan County
current family of record
Betty Sue Colopy children Matt, Mark & Michelle
Josette Davison Children Laurie, Bethany & DexterKarole Warreen daughter Lisa
Rod Williams children Holly & Heather
A CYBER RIVER MULTI MEDIA PRESENTATION
