man Ephraim Smith WILLIAMS‏‎, son of Oliver WILLIAMS and Mary LEE‏.
Born ‎ Feb 7, 1802 at Concord, Massachusetts, died ‎ Jul 20, 1890 at Flint, Michigan‎, 88 years
Name Prefix: Col
Came to Michigan with his family in 1815.
Life long Democrat of the Jacksonian School.
1834-1st Postmaster of Saginaw City.
Knight Templar in the Masons

Married ‎ Mar 13, 1825 at Auburn, Oakland County, Michigan (48 years married) to:

woman Hannah Melissa GOTEE‏‎, daughter of Elias GOTEE and Martha G. (Mary) HARRINGTON‏.
Born ‎ Jun 5, 1809 at Aurelius, New York, died ‎ Feb 12, 1874 at Flint, Michigan‎, 64 years, buried ‎ at Oak Hill Cemetery
Poss. Name of Harriet Melissa Gotee
Came to Michigan from Buffalo on the firsttrip of the SteamerSuperior in May 1822. She resided with her grandfather, JamesHarrington, near Auburn, Oakland County, until her marriage, 13Mar 1825.
Died at her residence, corner of Kearsley and Beach Streets,Flint, MI. She had been a terrible sufferer for 30 years fromthe effects of Mercurial poison, administered in her early lifeas a cure for fever and ague.

Children:

1.
woman Mary Abigail WILLIAMS‏
Born ‎ Sep 26, 1826 at Silver Lake, Michigan, died ‎ Sep 14, 1872 at Detroit, Michigan‎, 45 years, buried ‎ at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
Descendant of French merchant, named Gauthier, who settled inAmerica in the early days of colonization. After the Conquestof Canada in 1760, one of Gauthier's sons removed to Aurelius,New York, and changed his name to Gotee. There he married andhad a son named Elias.
2.
man Oliver Harry Williams‏
Born ‎ May 6, 1830‎
3.
woman Julia Ann Williams‏
Born ‎ Sep 9, 1833 at Saginaw City, Michigan‎
4.
man Ephraim Schuyler Williams‏
Born ‎ Sep 20, 1835‎
5.
man Elias Gotee Williams‏
Born ‎ Apr 11, 1838 at Saginaw City, Michigan, died ‎ Apr 23, 1884‎, 46 years, buried ‎ Apr 26, 1884 at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, MI
Quartermaster of Mich 8 Reg
6.
woman Eliza Melissa Williams‏‎
Born ‎ Apr 4, 1841, died ‎ May 1, 1842‎, 1 years
7.
woman Jennie Maria Williams‏‎
Born ‎ Feb 7, 1844‎
Per 1900 Census, living next door to James Harrington Walker.