Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-06
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AT RESI-.
DIED-At Miller, Hand county, south DAAcea,
on Saturday: F,ornary Z isssa q cersess'
Is years. . months and 6dsys.
Mr.. Williams was born March "a.
1872, near Utica, Catteraugus county,
N. Y. He grew to manhood on . farm.
receiving a liberal education. He b.
gan teaching school at an early age and
taught for several years In the state q
New York. At the age Of twenty-thres
he was married to Miss Maryett Earl :
woman OF many excellent qualities q
head and heart. In the year
1916 this young couple came q
the new west and settled II
Marcellon, Wisconsin, whore Mr..
| Williams bought several hundred acrss
of land, and also engaged In grain buy
ing. When the railroad was built from
Milwaukee TO Portage City Mr.. VIII
liams was induced to mortgage all his
land to the railroad company with the
! exception Of forty acres, ~ q guarantee
| he lost the land and vas in TACT 6nAnci.
Il oily llO 90 WVAO AAAW01 VtAOA0 &0NAA
| the line Of road. Returning to New
| York on a visit early In 1894 he enlist
| ed In q New York regiment q Q priv
ate soldier. His clerical abilities were
I such however that he was o o trans.
ferfed to the quartermaster's depart
ment, where he served with great Of.
fcency and credit to himself until late
In 1865, at Paducah, Kentucky. Re
turning to Wisconsin he found that
business opportunities were hard 70 -
cure, and In 1887 himself and family cot
their faces again towards the newer
west, and made the trip from Wiscon-
sin to Dakota by team. Mr.. Williau,s
took q homestead in jefferson township
just north of the homestead Of the late
DR.. OH. Stevens. Everything w1s -
embryo here at that time. But himself
and his good wife we're possessed Of N
unusual amount Of courage and ambd-
ton and Immediately set about build
ing and adjoining for themselves .
new home on these smiling prairies.
They planted trees and otherwise beau-
titled their possessions until for many
years, and even today, the plaee
pointed out by many old settlers when
passing on the cars, - the old home
stead Of NJ. NJ. Williams. During the
first few years Of their residence here
Mr.. Williams taught school winters III
his district in the log school house.
And there are young men In Dakota
today who will willingly testify TO his
ability and fatherlv conduct Of a6isr
trict school.
In 1875 Mr.. Williams was electeda
member Of the house Of Representative
and served Ills constituency WOrthily
and we'll and could have been returned,
but he liked his home life better
refused to be q candidate. Some tWolve
years ago the hardships Of frontier life
began TO tell too plianly upon tho
health Of Mrs. Williams and her husp
band concluded to retire from the old
homestead and seek the rest they both
SO much needed. A sale Mss made q
about q. 900; and they took up their
residence in Sioux City, In But tho
silver cord was soon 10 be hsokenan
nine years ago the wife of hia youth
passed away pe~acefully, posss6ssed ofA
christians hope, to her eternal reward.
Her remains we're buried In ~ Elk
ument marks her wind0wless amn1n1o u
rest.
Nearly five years ago Mr.. williams
was married to Mrs. LOuiaa Paul. :
widow lady, then residing In this city.
many virtues. They immediAtely
moved to Muscatine, Iowa. where they
resided until last spring. During their
residence there, asthma took a0rJn
hold on Mr.. Williams and 4 change ~
came necessary. He then sold
his holdings there ats handsome Nd
l VANCE and In Nav Last th0v aakN1a6 n