Our Family Genealogy Pages


Discovering our American, Canadian and European Ancestors

First Name Last Name
Print Bookmark

John Williams

Male Abt 1815 - Yes, date unknown

Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name John Williams  [1]
    Birth Abt 1815  , , , Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 2 Aug 1870  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 8 Jun 1880  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • His address was 1616 Geary Street.
    Census 11 Jun 1900  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I3015  Bisbee
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2009

    Family Leah,   b. Abt 1813, , , , Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Children 
    +1. Lewis Williams,   b. Abt 1835, , , , Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Williams,   b. Abt 1840, , , , Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Elizabeth Williams,   b. Abt 1843, , , , Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1913, Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +4. John J. Williams,   b. Abt 1844, , , , Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Anna Williams,   b. May 1850, , , , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Benjamin Williams,   b. Abt 1853, , , , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2008

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1815 - , , , Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Aug 1870 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 8 Jun 1880 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 11 Jun 1900 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Excerpts from a newspaper article of unknown origin discussing the history of Bisbee, Arizona:

      "Riley finally landed in Nevada, and after a time, he arrived at Elko. There he invested in a copper mine, and in the course of time erected a smelter. Lewis Williams became his superintendent. The venture turned out a failure and Riley dropped considerable money. From Elko he came to Arizona...."

      (After visiting the mining camp at Mule Gulch (present day Bisbee), Riley began thinking of finding partners to develop a larger operation there.)
      "John Williams, Sr., along with a son-in-law by the name of Bisbee had a mining office in San Francisco. John Williams, Sr. was the father of Lewis Williams."

      "When Riley reached San Francisco he went to the office of Williams and Bisbee. Ballard and Martin had been at the office the morning of the same day Riley arrived. They left word that if Williams and Bisbee heard of any mining property of merit to let them know. ... On the arrival of Riley at the office of Williams and Bisbee, he made known his mission, and these men informed him that they would see Ballard and Martin, and arrange for a meeting, and the meeting occurred the following day. At this meeting an agreement was made and John Ballard, Ed Riley and John Williams, Sr., came to Charleston (Arizona). There they were met by Ben Williams, who, as has been stated, was working for W. B. Scott. Ben Williams accompanied them to Mule Gulch."

      The article continues to describe how Ballard, Martin and Riley bought an interest in the Queen and King mines. John Williams, Sr. surveyed the various mining operations in the area informed the three partners that it would be a good place to build a smelter. Williams reasoned that even if the Queen mine did not pan out, there were plenty of other miners who would make use of their smelter. Williams personally led a workforce in clearing and prospecting for ore near the Queen. While the Queen was being developed, Lewis and Ben Williams participated in the building and operation of the smelter. The smelter began operations on August 20, 1880. The Bisbee post office was established Sept. 7th, 1880. The town and post office were named after Judge Bisbee, partner of John Williams, Sr.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2574] Bisbee, DeWitt F. (i3938): 1880 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T9, roll 79; enumeration district (ED) 206, enumerated page 28, master page 144D, line 1, dwelling 177, family 190; image accessed 8/27/2009.), 1880.CA.San Francisco.San Francisco.206.52.

    2. [S3468] Williams, John (I3015): 1870 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2009): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M593, roll 1703, sheet 21, page 205A, line 35, dwelling 156, family 154; Image accessed 17 Mar 2014. ), 1870.WI.Brown.Green Bay.21.

    3. [S3466] Williams, Elizabeth (I20514): 1900 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T623, roll 104, enumeration district (ED) 159, sheet 12A, page 62A, line 44, dwelling 170, family 224; Image accessed 17 Mar 2014. image accessed 17 Mar 2014.), 1900.CA.SF.SF.159.23.