When James Robertson and the Watauga settlers came to establish Fort Nashborough in 1778, they were surprised and relieved to find that Demonbreun, a white man, was thriving there.
Powder Horn Mountain, the gated residential/resort community located in Triplett, Watauga County, North Carolina
Williams joined politician Walter P. Brownlow in forming Watauga Light and Power Company and the Johnson City Transit Company (Johnson City Streetcar Company).
He represented the 45th Senate district, including constituents in Alexander, Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes counties.