Isadora Elizabeth (Osborn) Williams (1916 - 1992)

Born 16 Oct 1916 in Mobile, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Jul 1992 at age 75 in United States [uncertain]

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Biography

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Isadora Elizabeth "Dora" Osborn was born on 16 October 1916 in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. She was the daughter of Melvin John Osborn (abt.1883-1946) and Edna Nancy (Gilchrist) Osborn (1897-1999). Her birth was later recorded in Henderson County, Texas.^[1]

A 1920 United States Census has not been located for her and her family.

When the 1930 United States Census was taken, Isadora Osborn was thirteen years old. She was living in the household of her father, Melvin J. Osborn. The family name was misspelled "Orsborn" and her given name was misspelled "Isidora" by the census taker. Other members of the household were her mother Nancy E. Osborn, and her siblings, James M. Osborn, Gladys M. Osborn, Cleretter Osborn, Thomas R. Osborn, and Parley E. Osborn. They were living in Van Zandt County, Texas.^[2]

She was married to Frank Mings on 04 May 1932 in Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas.^[3] They were the parents of at least two children.

She was married to Amos M. Gibson on 16 June 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma at the Church of Christ. The minister who performed the ceremony was Hubert Roach.^[4] They were the parents of at least one child.

She was married to Percy G. Williams on 18 November 1978 in Henderson County, Texas.^[5] He was mentioned as one of her survivors in her obituary.^[6]

Her sister, Clearetta Fenton died in 1984. Dora Williams of Athens, Texas, was mentioned as a survivor in Clearetta's obituary.^[7] Her brother, Ross Osborn, died in 1991, and Dora Williams was mentioned in Ross' obituary.^[8]

Isadora Williams passed away on 21 July 1992. The location of her death was not located in any records examined so far, but she was a resident of Athens, Texas and Mesa, Arizona at the time of her death. Melcher Mortuary of Mesa, Arizona was in charge of her funeral services. Six children were mentioned as survivors in her obituary.^[6] She was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona.^[9]

In 2000, the obituary of her mother, Nancy Osborn, published in The Tyler Courier-Times, mentioned that her daughter, Dora Williams had preceded her in death.^[10]

When her sister, Pearlie Williams, died in 2011, Dora was mentioned in her obituary as one of her siblings who had died before she did.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6G2-V7J : 12 March 2020), Isidora Osborne, 1916.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2VZ-1W2 : accessed 31 October 2020), Isidora Orsborn in household of Melvin J Orsborn, Precinct 1, Van Zandt, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 10A, line 11, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2404; FHL microfilm 2,342,138.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Melvin J Orsborn	M	39	Married	Head	Farmer	Alabama
   Nancy E Orsborn	F	32	Married	Wife		Alabama
   Isidora Orsborn	F	13	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   James M Orsborn	M	11	Single	Son		Alabama
   Gladys M Orsborn	F	9	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   Cleretter Orsborn	F	6	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   Thomas R Orsborn	M	4	Single	Son		Alabama
   Parley E Orsborn	F	1	Single	Daughter		Texas

3. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F61T-2NR : 22 January 2020), Isidor Osborn in entry for Frank Mings, 1932.
4. ↑ "Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995"
   Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61379 #963462090 (accessed 29 June 2022)
   Isadora Elizabeth Mings (27) marriage to A M Gibson on 13 Jul 1944 in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.
5. ↑ "Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017"
   Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
   Ancestry Record 8795 #1494523 (accessed 29 June 2022)
   Isidora Osborne (62) marriage to Percy G Williams on 18 Nov 1978 in Henderson, Texas, USA.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Dora Williams (Obituary)," Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), 24 Jul 1992, p. 12, col. 4; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 31 Oct 2020).
7. ↑ "Clearetta Fenton (Obituary)," Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph, 5 Nov 1984, p. 8, col. 4; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 1 Nov 2020).
8. ↑ "Ross H. Osborn (Obituary)," Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph, 27 Sep 1991, p. 8, col. 4; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 3 Nov 2020).
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65505437/isadora-elizabeth-williams : accessed 29 June 2022), memorial page for Isadora Elizabeth Osborne Williams (16 Oct 1916–21 Jul 1992), Find A Grave: Memorial #65505437, citing City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Frank Elsberry (contributor 47386022).
10. ↑ "Nancy Osborn (Obituary)," The Tyler (Texas) Courier-Times, 2 Jan 2000, p. 12, col. 1; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 31 Oct 2020).
11. ↑ "Mrs Pearl Osborn Williams, 83 (Obituary)," Athens Daily Review (Texas), 19 May 2011; database and transcription, GenealogyBank.com, (https://www.genealogybank.com/: accessed 31 Oct 2020.)