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| | Handbook of Texas Online: WILLIAMS, OSCAR WALDO |
 | | Oscar Waldo (O. W.) Williams, lawyer, surveyor, historian, and county judge, son of Jesse Caleb and Mary Ann (Collier) Williams, was born in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, on March 17, 1853. |
 | | Williams did surveys in several counties and laid out Block O of Lubbock County, the site of the city of Lubbock. |
 | | Williams acquired large amounts of land in Pecos County, and his law practice grew considerably after the discovery of oil in West Texas. |
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