He was active in opposing the presence of the Latter Day Saints in Hancock County , Illinois , during the 1840s .
Levi Williams ( 1794 -- 1860 ) was a Baptist minister and a member of the Illinois militia .
Levi Williams was active in opposing the presence of the Latter Day Saints in Hancock County , Illinois , during the 1840s .
Levi Williams ( 1794 -- 1860 ) was a Baptist minister and a member of the Illinois militia .