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Old Bill Williams statue in Williams Arizona. Williams was born on January 3, 1787, on Horse Creek, a branch of the Pacolet River, under Skyuka Mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, into a Welsh family. He was the fourth of nine children born to Joseph Williams and Sarah Musick. Sarah's family was from Virginia.
Pettit was the son of a building contractor, Ben Pettit, and his wife, who moved their family from Waldron, Arkansas to Williams, Arizona in 1953. As a boy living in the rugged mountains and pine forests of Williams, B.R. Pettit learned to love the lifestyle and history of mountain men.
Along with Old Bill Williams, Hamilton worked and was friends of John Bozeman and Jim Bridger. [2] He has been described as a mountain man, trapper, and scout of the American West, [3] [4] living in the mountains for more than 50 years. He was given the name Wildcat Bill by Native Americans. [5] He was considered a healer among Native Americans.
Williams married actress Barbara Hale on June 22, 1946. [2] They met during the filming of West of the Pecos and had two daughters, Jodi and Juanita, and a son, actor William Katt. [citation needed] Bill Williams died of a brain tumor at age 77 in 1992 [3] and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). [4]
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Bill Williams Mountain is a peak and lava dome volcano located about 31 miles (50 km) west of Flagstaff and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Williams, Arizona in the Kaibab National Forest. It is named for Old Bill Williams , a scout, guide, and mountain man, who lived in the 1800s.