Reuben Williamson

1815 - 1863  (48 years)

• Name	Reuben Williamson  [1, 2]
  Birth	1815	Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	American Civil War  [3]
  Death	23 Dec 1863	Strawberry Plains, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I34500	The Kingealogy
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	John Williamson   d. 03 Oct 1813
  Family ID	F12577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Webb,   b. 1820, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States d. Aft 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States (Age > 51 years)
  Marriage	1838	Cocke County Tennessee, United States   [2]
  Children	1. John Nelson Williamson,   b. 1839, Cocke County Tennessee, United States  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] +   2. James P. Williamson,   b. 1841, Cocke County Tennessee, United States +   3. Joseph Williamson,   b. 1843, Cocke County Tennessee, United States bur. Yes, date unknown, Sutton Cemetery, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States +   4. Eli Williamson,   b. 01 Mar 1847, Cocke County Tennessee, United States d. 30 Oct 1907, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States (Age 60 years) +   5. Nancy Williamson,   b. 1850, Cocke County Tennessee, United States  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] +   6. Lewis Williamson,   b. 1857, Cocke County Tennessee, United States  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]     7. Jesse Williamson,   b. 1859, Cocke County Tennessee, United States  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] +   8. Annie Williamson,   b. 1862, Cocke County Tennessee, United States  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F12576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1815 - Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States Marriage - 1838 - Cocke County Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  "We have stories of the demise of Reuben Williamson but I believe this to be the most comprehensive. In his words ... 'After the Battle of Chattanooga was won by the Union under General Grant, Grant sent Sherman to relieve the siege of Knoxville by Confederate General Longstreet. Sherman only drove Longstreet's army to the Strawberry Plains and no further. In Grants memoirs he states that he was about to drive Longstreet out of east Tennessee but decided not to because Longstreet was seen as not causing much havoc while he was there. This in the winter of 1863-64. Longstreet had to live off the land by sending out foraging parties. It was one of these foraging parties that killed Reuben, my great-great grandfather, as he climbed out of a window in his house. Charles Williamson' I greatly appreciate the background information provided by Charles Williamson that led up to the death." Kellie Sue (Sapp) Sapp King Reuben was shot in the back by rebel soldiers while trying to make his excape througha window of his home. He was buried where he fell. A grave that is located in the area where his home stood is believed to be that of Rebuen's. It is on the hill above the present home of Lee and Jean Schilling, Cosby,Tennessee.[Winch.FTW] GEDCOM provided by Carolyn Proffitt Winch According to family tradition, Reuben was shot in the back by Rebels while trying to make his escape through a window of his home. He was buried where he fell. source: Jay Webb [Winch4.ged] Sources: [Williamson.FTW] [Winch3.ged] [Winch.FTW] [Winch4.ged] Jay Webb

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] Correspondence: Williamson to Sapp King, e-mail, 12 April 2017., 12 Apr 2017. Williamson, Charles. [(Email Address Private)] to Kellie Sue (Sapp) Sapp King, email, 12 April 2017; "Proposed Change: Eli Williamson (I34509)" ID I34500, Sapp King Research Files; privately held by Kellie Sue (Sapp) Sapp King, [(KellieSappKing@TheKingealogy.com) North Carolina] 2017. [This Message Cites: Memoirs of General Grant and Family Lore regarding the historical circumstances leading up the death of Reuben Williamson. Charles Williamson is the great-great-grandson of Reuben Williamson.] [S323] Gedcom: Winch.FTW. Date of Import: Jan 26, 2002 [S46] Correspondence: Williamson to Sapp King, e-mail, 12 April 2017.