Clayton W. Williams, Sr.
| Clayton Wheat Williams, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 15, 1895 , Pecos County, Texas, United States |
| Died | September 9, 1983 (aged 88) Fort Stockton, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
| Occupation | Oilman, Engineer; Geologist; Rancher, Farmer, Historian; County commissioner; Philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Chicora Lee Graham Williams, known as "Chic" Williams (married 1928-his death) |
| Children |
Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Oscar Waldo and Sallie Wheat Williams |
Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr.
Janet Williams Pollard
Clayton Wheat Williams, Sr. (April 15, 1895 – September 9, 1983), was an engineer, a geologist, an oilman, a World War I military officer, a rancher, a county commissioner and civic leader, an historian, and a philanthropist from .
Williams was the fourth child of Oscar Waldo Williams, a Harvard University-educated lawyer who would serve for a decade as the Pecos county judge, and the former Sallie Wheat, hence his middle name. Williams was born in an officers’ building of the former Fort Stockton Army base, which had housed the famous Buffalo soldiers of the American West from 1867-1886. The Kentucky-born O.W. Williams had prospected for gold and silver in Silver City, New Mexico, before he came to Fort Stockton. O.W. was in New Mexico during the heyday of Geronimo and Billy the Kid. He was also a suspect in the shotgun death of a "rogue" sheriff named A.J. Royal, but the killer was never apprehended, and Clayton Williams, Sr., said that his father was not the culprit.
After attending Fort Stockton public schools, Williams enrolled in 1911 at Texas A&M University in College Station. To reach TAMU, he travelled by stagecoach north to Monahans (known for its sand dunes) and then took the railroad north-east to Dallas and south to College Station. In 1915, Williams received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.
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