James A. Williams

The white-bearded James A. Williams can be seen in the family photograph above, which also shows his wife Lucretia and three of their sons who also served as lighthouse keepers. Albert A. Williams is immediately at his father’s left and served as his father’s assistant keeper until replacing him as head keeper at Crooked River in 1906. Standing below Albert is James C. Williams, who served at Cape St. George Lighthouse and Mobile Point Lighthouse. Crouching on the bottom step in the photograph is Charles H. Williams, who served as his brother’s assistant at Crooked River from 1906 to 1909. James T. Williams, the son of James C. Williams, is the tallest boy standing on the top step, and he would end up marrying the daughter of a lighthouse keeper and going on to serve at Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, Sabine Pass Lighthouse, and New Canal Lighthouse.  John L. Williams, another son of James C. Williams, would serve as assistant keeper at Crooked River to his uncle from 1909 to 1911. The Williamses certainly had one of the richest family legacies to be found in the United States Lighthouse Service.

Son of Keeper Braddock Williams and brother of Keeper Arad L. Williams.

Father of Keeper Albert A. Williams, Keeper James Chester Williams, Keeper Charles H. Williams, and Keeper John W. Williams.