Williams, Elkanee Green Cullen (E. G. C.)

1827 - 1900  (72 years)

• Name	Williams, Elkanee Green Cullen (E. G. C.)
  Born	4 Nov 1827	Upson County, Georgia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Sep 1900	Yatesville, Upson County, Georgia, USA
  Buried	Duke Williams Cemetery - Upson County, Georgia, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #77560798
  Person ID	I9744	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Middlebrooks, Mary,   b. 30 Sep 1832, Jones County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 21 Dec 1913, Yatesville, Upson County, Georgia, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1849	Upson County, Georgia, USA
  Children	1. Williams, Frances Anne,   b. 3 Oct 1850, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 1 Sep 1920, Upson County, Georgia, USA  (Age 69 years)   2. Williams, Martha Saphronia (Mattie),   b. 11 Apr 1854, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 4 Apr 1913  (Age 58 years)   3. Williams, Jesse Wilson,   b. 3 Mar 1859, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1938, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA  (Age 79 years)   4. Williams, Goodrich Driver,   b. 30 Apr 1860, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1863, Upson County, Georgia, USA  (Age 3 years)   5. Williams, Leila Laney,   b. 23 Mar 1864, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 17 Feb 1933, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA  (Age 68 years)   6. Williams, Sarah Malinda (Sallie),   b. 26 Oct 1866, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 4 Dec 1931, Upson County, Georgia, USA  (Age 65 years)   7. Williams, May,   b. Abt 1868, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. Upson County, Georgia, USA   8. Williams, Josephine Elizabeth (Josie),   b. 26 Jul 1870, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1931, Tattnall County, Georgia, USA  (Age 60 years)   9. Williams, Mary,   b. 15 Aug 1872, Upson County, Georgia, USA   10. Williams, Emma,   b. 8 Nov 1878, Upson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 25 Feb 1961, Upson County, Georgia, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F3976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Biography   Elkanah Green Cullen "EGC" Williams was the son of Duke Williams and Laney (Powell) Williams. He was born 4 November 1827 on his parents plantation along Logmill Road in Yatesville, Upson County, GA. His father was one of the earliest settlers of Upson County and served several terms as a Georgia State Representative. EGC's brother, Julius Caesar Williams was Mayor of Thomaston from 1892 to 1896. EGC married Mary Middlebrooks of Jones County in 1849 and had at least nine children including Frances "Fannie" Williams, Mary "May" Williams, and Emma Williams, all of whom are buried near their parents in the Williams Cemetery. EGC served in the Confederate Army in the Upson County unit known as the "Holloway Grays" during the Civil War and fought at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Both EGC and his wife were respected members of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church near Yatesville. EGC died 29 September 1900 and his wife, Mary, died 21 December 1913.