Oscar A. Williams (1853 - 1937)

Born 1853 in Harrisonville, Monroe Co., Illinois

Husband of Lina Elizabeth C. (Jamison) Williams — married 8 Mar 1882 (to 14 Jun 1884) in Henderson, Illinois, USA

Husband of Cora Ann (Nelson) Williams — married 15 Mar 1886 in Henderson County, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 27 Jul 1937 at about age 84 in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

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Biography

Oscar was born in 1853 in Illinois. He married Cora A. Nelson on March 15, 1886 in Henderson county, Illinois, U.S. He was 34 and she was 21.^[1] He died on July 27, 1937 at age 84 in Riverside, California^[2] He is buried in the Olivewood Cemetery in Riverside, California.^[3]

Obituary

Oscar A. Williams summoned at age 84 in Riverside Home. Oscar A. Williams, a resident of Riverside for the past 24 years, passed away this morning at his home, 4258 Alta Vista Drive, at the age of 84 years, after a short illness. Since coming here he had lived a retired life. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Cora Williams, and four children, Miss Helen Williams of Riverside, Hugh Williams of Redlands, Mrs. Edith Lightfoot of Compton and Mrs. Dorothy MacGlashan of Arlington. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Acheson & Graham, Inc. Mr. Williams was an active member of the First Baptist church and a member of the Prophecy class in the Bible school. He was born and educated in southern Illinois. He went to Nebraska as a young man and for two terms served as county clerk of Dundy county. Returning to Monmouth, Ill., he engaged in the real estate business. He came to Riverside with his family in 1913.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940,"
2. ↑ "California, Death Index, 1905-1939"
3. ↑ "Find a Grave."
4. ↑ "Riverside Daily Press,"

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKK-SJ9 : 3 March 2016), Oscar A. Williams and Cora A. Nelson, 15 Mar 1886; citing Henderson, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,377,856.

• "Riverside Daily Press," Riverside, California; Tuesday Evening, July 27, 1947, page 4, Col. 3. Riverside County Library, Riverside, California.

• "California, Death Index, 1905-1939" Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5187/41547_B138961-00000?) Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.

• "Find a Grave." (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=152908406)

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4B-JJT : 13 December 2017), Oscar Williams in entry for George W Williams, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64Q-72V : 12 April 2016), Hannah Williams, Illinois, United States; citing p. 20, family 137, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,727.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJG-TTV : 15 September 2017), Oscar A Williams in household of Walter P Martin, Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 89, sheet 33C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0212; FHL microfilm 1,254,212.

• "Year: 1900; Census Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois"; Roll: 350; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1240350. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKF7-DM7 : accessed 30 July 2017), household of Oscar A Nelson (Williams), Monmouth Ward 2, Warren, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 8B, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 332; FHL microfilm 1,374,345.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH71-58X : accessed 30 July 2017), Edith Williams in household of Oscar A Williams, Riverside Ward 6, Riverside, California, United States; citing ED 127, sheet 6B, line 93, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 125; FHL microfilm 1,820,125.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDY-W37 : accessed 15 December 2017), O A Williams, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 1B, line 64, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 184; FHL microfilm 2,339,919.