Who was Israel Williams and was he a form of a bank?? A private Mortgage lender?? I did find Israel Williams on a United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch. It looks like Israel Williams was born 1800 which makes him about 50 at the time of the 1850 Census Israel Williams Sex Male Age 50 Birth Year (Estimated) 1800 Birthplace Connecticut Race White Ethnicity American Event Type Census Event Date 1850 Event Place Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States Household Identifier 368 House Number 364 Line Number 36 Schedule Type 1850 Population Affiliate Publication Number M432 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Hariet Williams F 47 Birth place New York Born Rockwood Married 1823 Caroline Williams F 21 New York George Williams M 17 New York Elizabeth Williams F 15 New York Clark D Williams M 13 Wisconsin Howard Williams M 11 Wisconsin Louisa Williams F 9 Wisconsin Amanda Williams F 6 Wisconsin Fran...