Work Ethic

The Williams family has a strong work ethic.  There are a long line of coal miners in the Williams family. The picture above includes my great-grandfather standing in the middle. This kind of work requires strength, determination, perseverance, courage, and responsibility.  My mother grew up in a coal mining community, and this life was not easy.  My grandmother worked also to help the family survive. There are still coal miners in the Williams family today.  

These are time books from the mines.  You can see my grandfather, Fred Williams, with his brothers Sam Williams and Dave Williams.

 This is a picture of my great-grandmother's garden in 1955.  She always had a garden and canned food.