Amie (nee Conner) Williams

Born: 1842 in Robertson County, Texas

Died: March 3, 1899 in Limestone County, Texas

Amie (nee Conner) Williams was born in 1842 in Robertson County, Texas. She was the daughter of Alfred Conner (1820 - 1892) and wife, Eliza (nee Walker) Conner (d. bef. 1870). She married Andrew W. ("Andy") Williams (b. abt. 1834), the son of Andy Sr. Williams (b. abt. 1812 in GA). They had one son, Floyd, born in 1861.

Amie was present for the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation on the Stroud Plantation on June 19, 1865. Andrew W. Williams is noted in Texas law as having been designated as a commissioner to help mark off the boundaries of the town of Springfield, Texas. He also served as a member of Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis' State Police force during Reconstruction. Andrew continued his career in law enforcement by serving as a Constable based out of Freestone County for decades after Reconstruction.

Amie passed away on March 3, 1899 in Limestone County.