My maternal gggrandparents m. Pittsylvania County, VA, 28 Feb 1843. They had 11 children: Martha Ann, William Bartholomew, Sarah D., Matilda Francis, Susan, Virginia Catherine, John Thomas, Robert German, Mary Jane, Louisa M., and Alice Winifred. German was commissioned Captain of the 42nd Virginia Militia 20 Aug 1862. His parents were; Cornelius Williams & Nancy Ann Shelton. Her parents were; William Anderson Morris & Winifred Quisenberry.
German H. Williams of Pittsylvania County, Virginia United States was born on August 29, 1824. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember German H. Williams.
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I've been into genealogy since 1979. I got into it to find my father. I was raised an only child by my mom, and maternal grandparents. I was told my dad was dead. However, through genealogical research, I found my assumed father, Edward H. Pegram, in 1979, and knew him 14 months before he died. Thirty five years later, I was astonished to find out that Ed was not my father after all, and that my true paternity was the result of a liaison between my mom and her second husband, Warren L. Lewis. I found out through one of four half siblings through the internet. So one-half of my genealogical tree will need to be corrected. I have no bitterness over this. Instead, I feel that right before my mom's death, she gave me a great gift, that of a new identity and family. Most of the pictures I've uploaded were of my maternal ancestry. Some were that of what I thought was my paternal family. The other pictures are no kin to me, but pictures of other individual persons I found in antique stores. I retired early due to illness, but I've done a lot in my life. I've had many occupations, LPN, Travel Agent, Secretary, and Commercial Writer. Since I've retired, I've rekindled my creativity painting and writing. However, for twenty five years I was caretaker to my grandmother and mother until they passed away.