Education

Education is very important to the Williams family, however, it was common in the beginning for some of the Williams family to be unable to obtain a complete formal education. For example, my grandfather was allowed to finish the 6th grade, and then his father made him quit school. He was the oldest of what would be 11 children so he had to help the family financially. My grandmother finished 9th grade because her mother died when she was 12 and her father needed her at home to take care of two younger brothers and sisters. In those days it was typical for the older children to quit school to help with the family. Life circumstances dictated the formal education they were able to obtain. Of course, now many of the Williams grandchildren have had the opportunity to obtain college degrees.