The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Eel River Township, page 586
Alexander M. Williams, one of the leading farmers and stock-raisers of this township, was born June 26, 1840, in Hendricks County, Ind. He was a son of James B. and Eliza Williams, who came to this county about 1837, settling in Marion Township, where they died. Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm, and in the management of which he has been very successful, and now owns a fine farm of 232 acres. Jan. 30, 1867 he was married to Rebecca A. Faussel, daughter of Isaac and Unity Faussel, of Hendricks County. To them was born on child--Harry W. Mrs. Williams died June 21, 1868, and he was again married July 20, 1871, to Martha A. Griggs, a native of Kentucky, born March 3, 1842, a daughter of David and Emiline Griggs. By this union there has been born five children--Emiline, Anne, Urban L., Flora and Dicy. In the fall of 1863 Mr. Williams enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Indiana Infantry, under the command of General Scoville. He participated in the siege of Atlanta, the battles of Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., and numerous other engagements of minor importance, and was honorably discharged in September, 1865. He is a member of the G.A.R. Post at North Salem.