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William Sherley "Old Bill" Williams
Also Known As:	"Old Solitaire", "Lone Elk"
Birthdate:	January 03, 1787
Birthplace:	Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Death:	March 14, 1849 (62) Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado, United States (shot by Ute Indians in a raid on his camp)
Place of Burial:	Coconino County, Arizona
Immediate Family:	Son of Private Joseph Williams; Joseph Williams; Sarah Williams; Sarah Musick and Sarah Musick Husband of Ellen; A-Ci'n-Ga "Wind Blossom" and Antonia Williams Father of Mary Jane Williams; Mary Ann Nixon; Sarah Williams and Antonia Williams Brother of James Williams; John Williams; Micajah Williams; Lewis Williams; Mary Williams and 16 others

Managed by:	Robert Mayfield Reynolds
Last Updated:	today

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Immediate Family

Ellen

wife
Mary Jane Williams

daughter
A-Ci'n-Ga "Wind Blossom"

wife
Mary Ann Nixon

daughter
Sarah Williams

daughter
Antonia Williams

wife
Antonia Williams

daughter
Joseph Williams

father
Sarah Musick

mother
James Williams

brother
John Williams

brother
Micajah Williams

brother

About William Sherley "Old Bill" Williams

William Sherley "Old Bill" Williams (January 3, 1787 - March 1849) was a noted mountain man and frontiersman. He served as an interpreter for the government, and led several expeditions in the West. Fluent in several languages, he lived with the Osage, where he married the daughter of a chief, and with the Ute.

Old Bill Williams at Wikipedia

Also see biographical profile at http://www.ncpedia.org/biography/williams-william-sherley

There is a long section on Williams in the 1940 The WPA Guide to New Mexico: The Colorful State, on pp. 451-453 (available as ebook on Google)..

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William Sherley "Old Bill" Williams's Timeline

1787	January 3, 1787	Birth of William Sherley "Old Bill" Williams Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
1814	September 1814	Birth of Mary Ann Nixon Missouri, United States
1817	1817	Birth of Sarah Williams Missouri, United States
1834	1834	Birth of Antonia Williams Missouri, United States
1845	1845	Birth of Mary Jane Williams Breconshire, Wales
1849	March 14, 1849 Age 62	Death of William Sherley "Old Bill" Willia... Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado, United States
1911	1911 Age 62	resided on 1911 Colorado, USA

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