Timothy Hart Williams, Sr. was born in Des Arc, Arkansas on February 6, 1869. He moved to Austin, Texas in 1900 and worked in the mercantile business until his death on March 19, 1954. He was the head of the firm of T. H. Williams & Company until his son, T. H. Williams, Jr., took over active management in the 1940s. He married Marie Julie Biron in 1902 and they had two daughters (Lucile and Mildred) and two sons (Paul and T. H., Jr.). Williams was a member of the Austin Rotary Club and the University Presbyterian Church.
From the guide to the Timothy Hart Williams Scrapbook AR. 1994. 037., 1942-1954, 1942, (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, )