Middletown transcript., 1903-12-26
OBITUARY
JONATHAN <. WILLIAMS

Mr.: Jonathan K. Williams, one of the
best known and most highly respected
citizens of this community, died at his
home near Odessa, at 1890 o'clock sun
day morning, from the effects OF ia
which he received OH Wednesday of last
week. His death was a great shock to
his friends, as many of them had not
learned oi his serious accident.
Jonathan Knight Williams, son Of John
Jarrett and Lydia { Knight) Williams, was
born in Cheltenham township, Mont
gomery county, Pa, May 25th 1928. His
grandfather, Anthony Williams, strict
Friend, and Of Welsh decent, was a resi-
dent OF the same part of Pennsylvania,
where since their first immigration, the
family had been greatly esteemed and
respected for industry and unwavering
adherence to principle.
MIR. Williams was educated with the
care always bestowed upon children of
Friends. He attended the common schools
until he was fifteen years old, when he
was sent to the excellent boarding schools
of the Society at Claymont and Byberry,
for four years, and afterwards for one
winter to the Friends Academy, at Alex
andria, Va. These schools impaired to
him thorough training in the English
branches and in mathematics. After his
course was ended, he assisted his brother,
Thomas, in the cultivation of the home
stead farm. On March 25th, 1852, he re-
moved to the farm in Delaware on which
he has ever since made his home. 1t
consists of 800 acres of arabic land, and
is principally devoted to the cultivation
of cereals, and fine orchards of apples
and pears. In 1871, Mr.. Williams pur-
chased the Mapleton farm, and five years
later the Foard tract, between Odessa and
Middletown. He was active and enter
prising, and attended carefully to the
improvement and cultivation of his ex-
tensive property, introducing such meth
DDS as he found best calculated to increase
and maintain the productiveness of the
soil. He also reared horses and cattle OF
superior breeds. Mr.. Williams was re-
garded by all who knew him as entirely
trustworthy; his frank and candid speech,
coupled with just and honorable dealings |
in all matters of business, inspired general
confidence. He was Republican. Dur
ing the war of the Rebellion, he was con-
slant and uncompromising in his devo-
ton to the Union cause. His business
abilities were placed at the service of the
New Castle county National Bank, OF
Odessa, OF which he was director; of the
Odessa Creamery Co., of which he had
bean president since 1889; he had been a
school commissioner of his hundred
Jonathan K. Williams was married
September 18th, 1858, to Fannie, daugh.
ter of Jacob and Margaret Fox )Shallcross,
of Philadelphia, and sister of Sereck
of st. Georges's hundred.
Their children are: Mrs Leonard Aspril,
Of Odessa; Mrs. G. E. Hukill, of this
town; Mrs. Edwin S. Wood, of Horsham
township, Montgomery county, Pa; Miss
Fannie and Miss Bessie, who reside at
home. In 1868, Mr.. Williams became
of the Methodist Church OF
Odessa, and was active in the service of
the congregation as steward and trustee.
The funeral services which were at
tended by large crowd were held at his
late home on Thursday afternoon at 1.3O
o'clock; interment being made in Forest
Cemetery. TheIpall bearers were Messrs.
Daniel Corbit, A. P. Corbit, Jessie L.
Shepherd, George w. Davis, James
Keegan and Lee Sparks.