E. A. WILLIAMS is of French descent, his grandparents, James and Sarah (Elverson) Richards, having been born in France. When but sixteen years of age James Richards served as a fifer in the French revolution, being a brave soldier; he received a wound in the leg which he carried through life. Emigrating to America, he became a farmer and active politician. They were the parents of three children, viz.: Hester, Hannah and Lucy. The parents died in East Pike Run township, Washington Co., Penn. Titus Williams, son of Elder Williams (known as a great minister of his day), was born in 1808, on the home place in East Pike Run township, and for several years was a boat pilot on the Monongahela river. He was married to Lucy Richards, who was born in 1809, and she bore him three children, namely: Hester A. (deceased), Eli A. and James E., a Methodist minister of Pittsburgh, Penn. The father was a representative citizen of the community, and voted with the Whig party. He died in 1842, at the age of thirty-four years, and his widow, who is now a hale and hearty woman of eighty-two years, is yet living with her son. She is a member of the M. E. Church, with which her husband was also identified. Eli A. Williams, son of Titus and Lucy Williams, was born February 27, 1842, in Fayette county, Penn., and there learned the blacksmith's trade. He married Elizabeth Worrell, August 26, 1874, who was born in 1854, in Washington county, Penn. She is the daughter of Elias and Aves (Smith) Worrell, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. The father was an agriculturist and in politics a Republican. He died in 1872. Both parents were members of the M. E. Church. Their children were: Sarah, widow of C. L. Kinder; Elizabeth, wife of Eli A. Williams, and E. I. Worrell, of Allen township, living on and owning the old homestead. Eli A. and Elizabeth (Worrell) Williams are the parents of three children, namely: John A., born in 1875; Elverson I., born in 1878, and Arthur L., born in 1887. Mr. Williams is a manufacturer of coal picks and tools for several different companies, being a very expert workman, and also carrying on his farm of 106 acres. He is a prominent citizen, always interested in public enterprises, and votes with the Republican party, having filled various local offices. He is also a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and in religious faith he and his wife are members of the M. E. Church, of which he is trustee.

Text taken from page 1165 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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