Luther Harvey Williams (1843 - 1927)

Born 22 Dec 1843 in Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Belinda A. Waple — married 21 Sep 1865 in Wallaceton, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 16 Apr 1927 at age 83 in Osceola, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Luther was born on 22 December 1843 in Bradford Twp., Clearfield County, PA. He was the son of Edward Hurd Williams and Elizabeth Smeal.

Luther died at the age of 83 on 16 April 1927 in Osceola Mills, PA.

Research Notes

From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 345-347.
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LUTHER H. WILLIAMS, who has been a lifelong resident of Clearfield County,
Pa., has made his home at Osceola Mills since October, 1891. He was born in
Bradford Township, December 16, 1843, and is a son of Edward H. and Elizabeth
(Smale) Williams, and a grandson of Edward Williams.
Edward Williams was born in Wales and when he came to the United States,
located in Lancaster County but subsequently moved to Bradford Township,
Clearfield County, where he lived until his death. He followed farming and
was interested somewhat in lumbering. The record preserved of this ancestor
shows that he was a man of industry and perseverance and that he rear
family that was creditable in every way.
Edward Hurd Williams, father of Luther H., was probably born in Lancaster
County but was quite young when his parents came to Clearfield County. He
became a farmer, as was his father, and later embarked in storekeeping, being
a merchant from 1853 until the close of his life. For several terms he
served in the office of justice of the peace and was a school director for
many years. In all that pertained to public life he was an upright citizen.
He married Elizabeth Smale, who was born in Graham Township, Clearfield
County, a daughter of Benjamin Smale, an old settler. To Edward H. Williams
and wife the following children were born: Margaret, deceased, who was the
wife of Robert Livengood, of Bradford Township; Elizabeth, deceased, who was
the wife of Benjamin Carr, of Pike Township; Catherine, who is the wife of
George Washington Graham, of Douglas County, Wash.; Henry Ellis, deceased,
who was a resident of Bigler, Pa.; Isaiah, deceased, who spent almost all of
his life in Pike Township; Mary Ellen, deceased, who was twice married, first
Elijah Smale and second to Frederick Campman; Sylvester, deceased, who lived
in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County; Wilson R., deceased, spent his life
in Bradford and Graham Townships; Edward Johnson, who lives in Graham
Township; Luther H., who resides at Osceola Mills; Henrietta, deceased, who
was the wife of William Ogden, of Clearfield County; Martha, who married
William Lease, of West Clearfield; and John L., who was a resident of
Pittsburg, at the time of his death. The parents of this family were members
of the Lutheran church.
Luther H. Williams was reared in Bradford Township and obtained his
education in the country schools. He followed farming until he came to
Osceola Mills, in 1891, since which time he has been connected as an employe
with the Car Shops of the Berwind-White Company. Mr. Williams has witnessed
many changes in this section during the twenty years since he came here and
he has borne his part, as a good citizen in making Osceola Mills a pleasant,
law-abiding town, one in which business enterprises prosper and comfortable
living is possible. He is not very active in politics, having never be
anxious for political office, and casts his vote with the Republican party.
On September 21, 1865, Mr. Williams was married to Miss Belinda A. Waple,
who was born on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, May 17, 1846, a daughter of
Henry and Mary (Wunder) Waple. Henry Waple was born in Charles County, Md.,
December 11, 1816, and for a time engaged in the manufacture of fancy whips,
in Philadelphia. In June, 1843, he moved to Boggs Township, Clearfield
County, and thereafter until April, 1862, conducted the hotel known as the
Half-Way House, which was situated between Phillipsburg and Curwensvill
after which he moved to Fairfax County, Va., just outside the city of
Washington, D. C., and resided there until his death on March 18, 1906.
Henry Waple married Mary Wunder, who was born at Germantown, Pa., and died
when Mrs. Williams was six years old. The Wunder family is an old o
this country, of Holland ancestry, and it was established in America prior to
the Revolutionary War. William Wunder, the great-grandfather of Mrs.
Williams, was an officer in Washington's army and being a butcher by trade he
prepared meat for the soldiers and was also a lay reader to them during the
fearful winter at Valley Forge. His son, William Wunder, was a soldier in
the War of 1812. In 1808 he built the first stone house in Germantown, Pa.,
a picture of which Mrs. Williams prizes very highly. To Henry and Mary
(Wunder) Waple the following children were born: Catherine, who is the widow
of Henry Shimmel, of Cumberland, Md.; Emily, who died at the age of two
years; Belinda A., who is the wife of Luther H. Williams; Julia, who is
deceased, was the wife of Isaac Richardson; and two daughters who died
unnamed.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams have had five children, namely: Harry Edward, who is
a conductor in the railroad service, married Annie Baker, of Phillipsburg,
and they have had five children - Oral, Harold, Robert, Marian and Dorothy;
Lawrence S., who is a resident of Newton, Centre County, married Mary Thomas,
of Phillipsburg, and they have two sons and two daughters - Violet May,
Adaline, Harvey and Leo; Melvin C., who married Edna V. Hoyt, and they have
had three children - Clayton Hoyt, Luther Sherman and O. Blanche; Oral
Blanche, who died in October, 1906, aged almost thirty-one years; and Ernest
A., who resides at Osceola Mills, adjoining his parents, married Carrie Estep
and they have one son, Edward Luther. Mr. Williams and family are members of
the Episcopal church. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Malta
and the Mystic Chain.

Sources

• Author: William R. Billotte Title: William R. Billotte, B. 10/10/1943 Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: William R. Billotte, B. 10/10/1943 Web Site CONT Family tree: Billotte Family Main Tree 052410 Media: 36280611-161 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC12261 Page: Luther Harvey Williams Event: Smart Matching Role: 161080342 Data: Date: 3 JAN 2014 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Acknowledgments

• Profile Williams-21757 was created through the import of Nicholas Smeal 1752-1827 2.GED on Feb 13, 2014 by Christopher Gorman.