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S. R. Williams was born in 1840 in Madison County, Ind., and moved to Putnam County, Mo., in 1851, where he has since resided, He was educated and reared in Putnam County, and since boyhood has been engaged in farming. Heo began life for himself when eighteen years old. He inherited a little property, which he has increased by industry and good management, and is now the owner of 248 acres of well-improved and cultivated land. In 1859 he married Mary Jane Green, a native of Crawford County, Ind., and a daughter of Henry B. and Amy (Adams) Green, early settlers of Crawford County, Ind. The grandfather of Mrs. Williams, Henry Green, was one of the first settlers in Crawford County, and a soldier in the War of 1812. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Williams has been blessed with nine children: Amy Susie (wife of James Green), Martha Ellen (wife of John Green), Octavia I. (wife of H. P. Hill ), Henry F., Mary R., Arthur A,, Saul Granville, Anna May, and one who died unnamed. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and rank among the respected citizens of the county. Mr. Williams is a Republican and a member of the G. A. R. He was the elder of two children (both living) of Zachariah and Susan (Reger) Williams. During the Rebellion our subject enlisted in March, 1865, in Company D, Fifty-first Missouri Infantry, and served until mustered out at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, in the fall of 1866.