poetry was admired, notably the verses entitled The Serfs of Chateney. Williams was translator from the French, German, and Spanish. She published a translation from the German, of Adelbert von Chamisso's “Man without a Shadow". In 1874, it was reported that Williams was working on a translation of Heine's poems from the German; a new rendering of Goethe into English verse, and a collection of legends illustrating the history of Old Louisiana. She was the author of Tales and Legends of Louisiana, a lyrical poem. Personal life In 1843, she married Josiah P. Williams, a planter of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and they resided near Alexandria, Louisiana, on Red River of the South. J. P. was a sugar planter and owned one of the largest sugar plantations in the state. J.P.'s father, Archie P. Williams, was in his time one of the most extensive sugar planters in Louisiana and the owner of Willow Glen sugar plantation, near Alexandria. He was a native of Kentucky and in politics a whig. J. P. was also a whig, taking an active interest in politics, but would never accept a public office. There were nine children in the family including Austin D. Williams, Josephine M. Williams, Archibald P. Williams, Charles Bushnell Williams, Annette Williams, Elizabeth Williams, and Pintard Davidson Williams. J.P. died before the civil war, and it was Mrs. Williams' first great sorrow. She suffered severely by the reverses which marked the latter years of the war. The destruction of her residence, "The Oaks", by the vandal followers of the Red River Campaign in 1864; the wounding of one son; the untimely death of another; the material misfortunes which reduced her from aflluence to poverty were great difficulties for her to deal with, but her faith was strong and it was this which aided her during difficult times. For some time during the war, she was a refugee in Texas. In 1869, she removed to Opelousas, Louisiana, and frequently resided some portion of the year in the city of New Orleans. In religion, Williams was a member of the Episcopal Church. She died July 3, 1891, and was buried at Opelousas, Louisiana. Publications Poem The Serfs of Chateney Book Tales and Legends of Louisiana References Attribution 1826 births 1891 deaths 19th-century American writers 19th-century American women writers Writers from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Creole peoples