Shenandoah National ParkRockingham County
Lizzie Williams farm, Tract 117, Rockingham County
Did you know?Margaret Williams died over fifteen years prior
The 1920s survey
A 6-room frame and log house, 16 by 24 feet, with a metal roof; a barn, 16 by 30 feet; 1.5 acres of orchard. 13 acres, valued at $2,089. The state paid $1,895.
Map of the tract
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
Case files
The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.
County court land file
Papers from the Rockingham County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.
Williams, John & Elizabeth
The file at JMU Libraries, opens in a new tab PDF, opens in a new tab
Courtesy of the Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk and JMU Libraries, Histories along the Blue Ridge. Public domain, opens in a new tab.
Families of the park
Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.
- A.E. Williams farm, Tract 187, Rockingham County
- A.J. Williams farm, Tract 188, Rockingham County
- H.E. & C. Williams farm, Tract 116, Rockingham County
- R.J. Williams farm, Tract 155, Rockingham County
- Chellie Williams farm, Tract 274, Page County
- Elzie and Durette Williams farm, Tract 194, Greene County
- Elzie and Prentice Williams farm, Tract 386, Greene County
- Grady Williams farm, Tract 23, Warren County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.