CIVIL WAR
1862
Naval Families
Great Divide

Father
William P. Williamson
Fights for the South

Son
Thomas (Thom) Williamson
Fights for the North

 Thomas's son, William P. Williamson,
who bares the same name as his Grandfather, who fought for the South, dies aboard the
USS Orisaba while trying to improve a depth charge device, while in command of the
transport ship during World War I.

He had married a Florence S. Beam of 341 Park Street in Hackensack some seven
years earlier and is forever linked to Hackensack because his name is placed on
City Plaques, one at the library, and one at the cemetery on Hudson Street.