Mr. Wilson: Shortly after posting my query re George W. Williams, whom the census listed as "Clerk of the Virginia Senate", I received a copy of an article written on the Civil War era "Williams gun" in which a letter from a veteran was copied. In it, the vet, from Richmond, said that around 1880 he had made the acquaintance of George W. Williams, a son of the gun's inventor. He described George as "Deputy Clerk of the Virginia Senate". Then I started to hope that George had been promoted sometime later, in order to show up in a list of the actual Clerks of the Senate. But no such luck. Good to know the truth of the matter, though. Thank you very much - you and others - who responded to my query. Andy Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilson, Donald L" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:54 AM Subject: Re: Request for lookup in list of Clerks of VA Senate According to _Officers of the Senate of Virginia, 1776-1996_, by Louis H. Manarin (Richmond, 1997), p. 309: Shelton C. Davis was Clerk of the Virginia Senate from 1852 to 1879. The name George W. Williams does not appear in the book. I looked at the entry for George W. Williams in the 1870 census. His age (30) and economic status (no real estate, owns $150 in personal property) suggest that he must be something less that the prestigious chief Clerk of the Senate. His occupation does say "Clerk of Va. Senate" but I suspect what is intended is a clerk IN the Va. Senate. Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue Manassas, VA 20109-2892 703-792-4540 www.pwcgov.org/library -----Original Message----- From: Anderson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 8:24 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Request for lookup in list of Clerks of VA Senate Could some kind soul please do a lookup in the appropriate register (I don't have a book title) and tell me the inclusive dates or years when George W. Williams served as Clerk of the Virginia Senate? That was listed as his occupation in the 1870 Henrico County census. A biography and obituary for him may also exist in some record of public officials, but I don't know when he died. If he died still in that office the Senate may have entered a memorial of him in their minutes. He and his family were in Richmond in 1870 and 1880. His widow, Bertha, was living there in 1900. Thanks for any help offered. Andy Anderson To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html