Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography

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Williams, Ceylon F

musician, business man, was born Oct. 6, 1842, in Dupage county, Ill. He served in the civil war in company A, first regiment Nebraska volunteer infantry, as a musician. He then engaged in telegraphy, and railroading; was a steamboat pilot; and filled several public positions. He next studied real estate law, and in 1876 established a real estate, mortgage and loan business in Nebraska. He is now a broker and financier of Seattle, Wash. He has been an Odd Fellow for over thirty years, and in 1896-97 was elected grand master of Washington.

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