Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-11
MRS. 5. WILLIAMS,
C[N|[NAR|AN, DIES
CENTURY MARK BY LESS
THAN WEEK.
CELEBRATED HER TOOTH
ANNIVERSARY ON SUNDAY
Had Been Resident Of County Nearly
Fifty Years-0Idest Son Now 74-ls
Survived by Five Children, Fourteen
Grandchildren, Thirty Great Grand
children. One Great Great Grand.
child.

! Having outlived the century mark by
enc day less than a week, Mrs. Sarah
F. Williams, pioneer OF the county. and
mother of w B. Williams and Mrs.
! Ogan home. SOIL. West Church street,
at $40 this morning. Grip, with
which Mrs. Williams was stricken a
week ago Friday, was responsible for
+, the end
| Mrs. Williams death was practically
without suffering Up 10 within twen
" minutes of the end she conversed
I with those about her bedside. and was
! perfectly rational.
| Mrs Williams strong mentality was
! the wonder Of all who knew her. She
/ lad retained her n.enta! faculties with
a keenness seldom seen, and in every
| way vas a most interesting woman.
Her memory was remarkable. and she
talked without hesitation on the events
+, Of the pioneer days in Illinois and
| Iowa
| Illness Prevents Celebration
On sunday, April ). Mrs Williams
celebrated the Tooth anniversary of her
, birth 4 year ago the family looked
/ forward to attainment of the century
mark with expectation Of bringing TO-
setaer the kirspeople for most I'M
usual gathering. Mrs Williams ILL
ness, which set in just two days be-
| fore the event, caused the plan to be
abandoned. much to the regret of both
! Mrs. Williams and her children.
| Came From Long Lived Stock.
! Mrs. Williams came from longlived
stock. and in her fathers family were
two other sisters who lived beyond the
9o-year mark Mrs. Williams was born
Sarah Anna Rhodes, in Northampton
! county, Pennsylvania, April ;. 1914. a
daughter of Abraham and Mary
Rhodes. Miss Rhodes was reared in
her native state. and at Manners Sta
ton. westmoreland county. Dec s, 1895.
became the wife of Benjamin Williams.
Came to Iowa in 1851.
/ lrr and Mrs Williams, like other
progressive people OF their day. deter
mined that q better future was in store
for them in the unsettled west, and in
1851 came west to St Louis, and from
| there UP the river to Davenport, where
they settled.
With the parents were their FIVE
children. all Of whom are living today.
the oldest son. Alex Williams. OF San
Diego. Cal, now being "a. After liv-
ing in Davenport two years. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams moved to a farm near
Princeton. Scott county, where they
lived for seven years The next home
was in Whiteside county, Illinois. near
the town OF Erie, and after FIVE years
residence there the family came 10 this
county in 1855
Homestead Still in Family.
The Marshall county homestead. six
miles west of Gilman, is still in pos
session of the family, and some MEM
Der of the family has lived on it il ali
these forty-nine years The old place
is now the property OF Alex Williams
and is tenanted by his daughter, Mrs
John Smith and family. Mr.. VIII.
liams died Feb. 81. 1897, on a farm
one and one half miles west Of Gill
man. where Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
lived after their son Alex took the ole
home place. Since her husbands deatf
Mrs. Williams has made her home with
her children. During most OF the tins
for the past four years she had beer
with her daughter. Mrs. Ogan.
Breaks Five Generations.
The death of Mrs Williams breaks {
chain Of FIVE generations. Mrs. viii
lams is survived by her five children
fourteen grandchildren. thirty grea
grand children. and one great grea
grandchild. The latter is Herber
/ Stanley Kopp. Jr., aged l year. son o
L Mrs Williams Oldest great grandson
Mrs Williams children are Alex Viii
lians, of San Diego. Cal; T. J. vii
! liams. of Nevada; Mrs. Ogan and "
B. Williams of this city: and Mrs
| Carrie Hiiss beck. three miles north o
l town in Taylor township. TWO daugh
rers died during childhood in Illinois.
Funeral Monday Morning.
Mrs. Williams funeral will be he'll
| from the Ogan home at 10 o'clock Mon
| day morning. in charge of Rev. c
Eldred Marsh, of this city. state evan
gelist for the Church of God. Buria
will be beside the grave Of Mr.. viii
liams. in the Prairie View cemeter!
l Brief prayer services will be conducte
by Rev. Mr. Marsh at the grave.