Lorenzo Dow Williams^[1]

1837 - 1864  (27 years)

• Name	Lorenzo Dow Williams
  Birth	1837	Leake, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	21 Aug 1850	Leake, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  	In the 1850 census, the family next to Lorenzo's is a J.P. Williams, age 67. Possibly his grandfather. In that family is a Dixon Williams, age 17.
  Possessions	1 Oct 1859	Leake, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  	purchased 39.95 acres, 1 NESE CHOCTAW No 11N 8E 31
  Census	31 Aug 1860	Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	In 1860, Lorenzo and Mary are located in Carthage, Mississippi, along with David Dixon, her father. Lorenzo, enumerated as L.D. Williams, family 635 in Carthage, had a personal estate of $500 and is listed as a merchant. There is another L.D. Willams, just a couple of pages earlier, age 46 (so 20 years older), also a merchant, with a real eastate of $6000 and a personal estate of $21050. This older L.D. Williams must be the one listed in the slave schedule, since there are about 12 slaves listed in that household. $21050 is a much more reasonable estate for that family. This could be an uncle of Lorenzo since is father is supposed to be Solomon.
  Occupation	31 Aug 1860	Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	merchant with a personal estate of $500
  Military	8 May 1862	Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States
  	enlisted in Co. W, 6th Mississippi Reg't Volunteers, Capt. N.H. Allen's Company
  	Enlisted on 2 May 1862 in Co. W, 6th Mississippi Reg't Volunteers, Capt. N.H. Allen's Company for a period of 3 years. Age - 25 years. For the period 24 Jun 1862 to 1 Sept 1862, he is listed as on detached service. Listed as promoted on 16 May 1863 to 3rd Corporal. For July & August 1863, he is listed as absent without leave since 21 July 1863. For Sept & Oct 1863, he is listed as absent without leave since 21 July 1863. Rank reduced from 3rd Corporal on 31 Aug 1863. For Nov & Dec 1863, present. For July & Aug 1864, present. Joined from desertion 20 May 1864. No record of his death at the Battle of Franklin.
  Military	30 Nov 1864	Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States   [5]
  	listed with Confederate casualties
  _AMTID	162485320570:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LHS4-PS2
  _UID	2DF4487A50A34E22B4C2D046E1230B5839C4
  Death	1 Dec 1864	Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
  Person ID	I6527	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Solomon T. Williams,   b. 19 Apr 1809, Virginia, United States d. 21 Oct 1852 (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Mahulda Harper,   b. 9 Apr 1814, Tennessee, United States d. 16 Dec 1898 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Dickson,   b. 1835, Alabama, United States d. Bef 1920, Arkansas, United States (Age < 84 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1854
  	No marriage record found yet. Searched in Mississippi on Ancestry and FamilySearch
  Children	+ 1. George Collier Williams,   b. Jun 1854, Leake, Mississippi, United States d. 26 Aug 1945, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States (Age ~ 91 years) + 2. Mary Catharine Williams,   b. 18 Aug 1859, Leake, Mississippi, United States d. 23 Dec 1930, Prairie, Arkansas, United States (Age 71 years) + 3. William David Williams,   b. 25 Feb 1861, Leake, Mississippi, United States d. 1 Mar 1929, Senatobia, Tate, Mississippi, United States (Age 68 years)   4. Frances Dow Williams,   b. 1863, Leake, Mississippi, United States d. Bef 17 Jul 1916 (Age < 53 years)
  Family ID	F1400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1837 - Leake, Mississippi, United States Census - 21 Aug 1850 - Leake, Mississippi, United States Possessions - purchased 39.95 acres, 1 NESE CHOCTAW No 11N 8E 31 - 1 Oct 1859 - Leake, Mississippi, United States Census - 31 Aug 1860 - Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States Occupation - merchant with a personal estate of $500 - 31 Aug 1860 - Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States Military - enlisted in Co. W, 6th Mississippi Reg't Volunteers, Capt. N.H. Allen's Company - 8 May 1862 - Carthage, Leake, Mississippi, United States Military - listed with Confederate casualties - 30 Nov 1864 - Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death - 1 Dec 1864 - Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lorenzo Dow Williams was killed during the Civil War near Franklin,TN. He was wounded on November 30, 1864 and died December 1. Some sources report his death as 1863. However, I have not yet found a military service record. There is an Lorenzo Dow Williams in the Illinois Colored troops (not him) and one in the 24th Mississippi Inf. That one is also not him, since he was from Greene County, MS and was discharged in January 1862 from Fernandina, FL with injuries.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Email between Eric Williams (ewilliams14@midsouth. [S704] 1860 US Federal Census, Leake Co., MS, Carthage; Page 67; Dwelling 634, Family 634; L. D. Williams. [S498] 1850 US Federal Census, Leake Co., MS, Beat 1; Page 10; Dwelling 57, Family 63; S. T. Williams. [S1156] Mississippi, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908, 8 April 2017; Lorenzo D Williams, 1 Oct 1859, Doc 39269, Columbus Land Office. [S1155] U.S., Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865, 8 April 2017; L. Williams, 30 Nov 1864, Franklin, Tennessee.