Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-02
RESIDENT PASSED
TO GREAT BEYOND
DIED SUDDENLY AT HOME OF
HIS SON WHILE THERE ON
A SHORT VISIT.

|. Thos. Williamson, one of the old.
time residents Of Audubon, died al
the home of his son, William Will
| hanson, at Dolliver, Iowa, Thanks.
giving day, after short illness. His
friends here were not advised of his
illness and were not prepared for the
shock when word came of his death
About a year ago his wife died
and finding his home a lonely place
his son induced him to come ana live
with him. A few months ago he
went to Dolliver to make his home
with his son William, who only a
few days ago took suddenly i'll and
was taken to the hospital at Roches.
ter, Mimi, where he submitted to a
surgical operation and is still in a
critical condition.
The remains were shipped to Au.
dubon on Friday, and Saturday aft
ernoon funeral services were held.
He was the SON OF VIM. and Laura
(Brown) Williamson, Of Kentucky.
Virginia stock, and was born in
Greenville, Bond county, ILL.,, ON De.
cember s. 1899, and grew to man.
hood in that state.
He enlisted August %, 1852, in
Co. A 108th Ill. Unfit, at Peoria. He
was twice wounded in service, on
account of which he was honorably
discharged. On May 2, 1854, he re
enlisted in Co. D, 145th Ill. INIT.
and served till expiration OF his en-.
listment. He carries to his grave
EMBEDDED in his shoulder. the en-
envy bullet that caused his first Sc
we're wound.
After his return from the army
he married Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth
| (Davidson) May ON September 3
1866. To them were born five chill
dren: Martha ]. and James r., both
deceased; also Nancy Ann, now Mrs
Charles Trummel. Of Spirit Lake
Iowa; John William, Of Dolliver
and George Harvey, Of Audubon
living now ON old farm.
With his family Mr.. Williamson
resided some twenty years in iii
nois, then came to Audubon county
September IS, 1885, and lived OF
his farm a few miles northeast Of
here, until 1908, when he sold hi!
farm to his son, Harvey, bought {
home in West Audubon and there
lived comfortably until the deatf
Of his wife about q year ago. Be
ing thus alone he went home with
his son, William, to Dolliver, Iowa
| and was comfortably cared for II
that family until his decease.
A most sad feature is that hi!
son, william. in whose home tn,
father died November 25th, is pros
trate in the hospital at Rochester
Mimi, critically III from a serious
| operation, unconscious of the sal
event in his own home Thanksgiv
ing day.
Mr.. Williamson had been poorl,
and gradually failing for severa
years past, and his advanced age o
more than, four score years and tw,
blighted hopes Of much longer If
on earth. 4.
He was widely known as a prom
inent citizen in this community, AM
faithfully did his part as a volun
teer in our Union army In defens
Of "Old Glry" while redeeming ou
nation from a vital schism and i'm
minent death.
Human words can neither add Il
or detract from his builded charac
ter, or fife record of deeds done ii
the body. That book is closed TO
aye, as ours also soon must be.
Let us heed the Divine injunction
-"Whatsoever things are true
honest, just, pure, lovely. or of goo,
report; il there be any virtue: |
there be any praise. think on thes,
things" And il any faults of fol
! bles, cover all such with the broat
| MANTLE of Christian charity as WI
would that others do by us.
| Funeral services were conducted
from the Presbyterian church Sat
urday, Nov. 81, by the Rev. William
Mack, assisted by the Rev. I'D B
Cousins, and interment was mad,
in Maple Grove cemetery, where thu
G.. A. r. service was read by mem
| bers of the local Post.