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STL250: It Takes a Village

Town & Style, Neighbor

In celebration of St. Louis' 250th birthday, Town & Style is compiling and sharing tales from readers about family histories in St. Louis. 

Robert Williams great-grandfather was the third son of a gristmill owner in Ohio. After the Civil War ended, his older brother came home to take over the business, so in 1864 he moved at the age of 16 to St. Louis. He started as a blacksmith and then became a millwright. In 1875 he started the Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Company, one of the oldest continually operating businesses in St. Louis. 

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