Abram Williamson was a farmer in Oregon. He was born December 8, 1818 in Union County, Pennsylvania. When Abram was 5, his parents moved to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania where Abram’s father, operated a saw-mill for 25 years.
Mr. Williamson married Miss Mary Emory who was from Lycoming County. The had two children: Sara and John. Sara married A. M. Tincher and remained in Pennsylvania.
In 1854, Abram and his brother bought a steam saw-mill, which unfortunately burned down. Abram then went into business with J. Metzgar, running a steam shingle mill until he came west in 1869 where Mr. Williamson bought 200 acres in Oregon, Wisconsin and built a large farmhouse and substantial barns.
Abram’s son John S. married Miss Phebe J. Bethel. They also had two children, Laura J. and Cora Belle. John lived on his father’s property and developed his own establishment on the homestead.
The Wilamsons were Republicans.
Sources referenced:
1880 History of Dane County, Wisconsin, p. 1251-2 accessible at https://archive.org/details/cu31924028871445