Bedford H. Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3683
Scope and Contents
The majority of the papers consist of legal documents issued by Williams while serving as probate judge, along with financial records, correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials. Surveying notes of Searcy, along with financial records of his and his father, and records from the construction of the Warrior River Bridge are included.
Dates
- 1830-1945
Creator
- Williams, Bedford H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Bedford H. Williams (1822-1917) owned and operated a cotton gin and served as probate judge of Tuscaloosa County in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He married Elizabeth Shepherd on 17 February 1845, and they had five children (Sarah, James, Mary, Emeline, and Dock). Elizabeth probably died before 1880, as the 1900 U.S. Census shows Penina as his wife of twenty years.
When Williams died in February 1917, Joe A. Searcy became guardian to Williams' wife, Pennina E. Williams. Searcy was a surveyor and ran for Probate Judge in 1928. The relationship between Searcy and his father, Reuben, to the Williams remains unclear.
When Williams died in February 1917, Joe A. Searcy became guardian to Williams' wife, Pennina E. Williams. Searcy was a surveyor and ran for Probate Judge in 1928. The relationship between Searcy and his father, Reuben, to the Williams remains unclear.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Legal documents, financial records, correspondence, and other personal papers of this Tuscaloosa County probate judge in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Provenance
unknown
Processed by
unknown; revised by Martha Bace, 2012
Creator
- Williams, Bedford H. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Bedford H. Williams Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- September 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository