These Welsh Brothers came to Susanville in the mid-1860s. The first to arrive William “Bill” in 1866, and followed by his brother, Morgan in 1867. The brothers, it should be noted, were carpenters. In February 1867, Bill Williams was awarded the contract to build Lassen County Courthouse at  cost of $9,850. The two men were kept busy, and the courthouse was completed on October 28, 1867. The brothers  dabbled in other pursuits including homesteading, Morgan filed on 160 acres, adjoining the Goodrich Ranch at Mountain Meadows, His brother, claimed land at Devils Corral along the Susan River, There is a small stream located there and is known as Williams Creek.

The documentation of their lives in the Susanville region is sporadic. For instance in fall of 1875, Morgan took his family on an extended trip to Europe. In 1877, the Williams Brothers were busy constructing rental houses in Susanville. By 1880, William Williams relocated to Sacramento where he died in 1883. In 1888, Morgan Williams sought greener pastures in New Mexico. He died in 1893.

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