Susan Ann Williamson (abt. 1836 - 1919)

Born about Jul 1836 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Apr 1919 at about age 82 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Susan Ann Williamson^[1], known as Susie^[2] was born in July 1936^[3] in Tennessee^[2][3], the daughter of John Newton Williamson (1810-1887) and Sarah P. (Fentress) Williamson (1813-1898)^[2].

Susie never married and lived with her spinster sister Jennie for most of her adult life^[1][3][4].

Susie died on 8 Apr 1919 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^[2] and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee in the Williamson family plot^[1].

Research Notes

1. The informant for the death certificate^[2] was William Rufus White of Nashville.  He was the son of Susan's brother George's wife Ida by her first marriage.
2. The ages given the the 1860 and 1880 censuses^[5][6] do not correspond to the ages in the 1850 and 1900 censuses^[7][3].  The 1900 census has been taken as definitive.
3. The 1900 census record^[3] has been misindexed.  "Jon" (a female) could be anything as it is bad writing and then overwritten with other notations - possibly "Sou A".  For the age of Sou, what is written is "63" but given birth month July 1836, 64 would be correct.  For the age of Jennie, what is written is "63" but given birth month Nov 1837, 62 would be correct.
4. The 1910 census record^[3] is misindexed, see the image :  mother "Sara W. Fentriss" should be read as "Sarah P. Fentress".

References

1850 Census^[7]

1860 Census^[5]

1880 Census^[6]

1900 Census^[3]

1910 Census^[4]

1919 Death^[2]

1919 Burial^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave: Memorial #81501481 for Susan Ann Williamson (accessed 28 Oct 2024).
   The family gravestone is depicted but it is largely unreadable in the picture.  According to FindAGrave (see linked entry for mother) it says : "WILLIAMSON, JNO NEWTON BORN 1809 DIED 1886, SARAH P. BORN 1813 DIED 1898, SUSIE A. BORN JUN ?4? 1836, JENNIE M. BORN 1837, GEORGE W BORN 1846, HIS WIFE IDA R. BORN 1855, On the side of the headstone: JAMES E., 1842-1915".
   The entry says "Susie Ann Williamson, Birth 1836, Tennessee, Death 8 Apr 1919 (aged 82–83), Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA, Plot Section 13, Lot 21".
   Links to memorials for both parents and five siblings are provided.
   Additional text reads: "Daughter of John Newton (1810-1887) and Sarah P (Fentress) (1813-1898) Williamson
   Siblings:
   Catherine Williamson (1840-1854)
   Francis M Williamson (1844-1854) male
   Cynthia Williamson (1850-1851)
   Jennie M. Williamson
   James E. Williamson
   George W. Williamson
   Susie lived with her sister, Jennie, and worked in Nashville as an adult.  The two sisters never married and are found at various addresses living together. Sue was a milliner and in partnership with another lady for a short time.  She also worked for A. Winter, a wholesale dry goods and notions company.  Sue wrote letters to her paternal aunt and uncle on the company stationary.  Those letters are still in the possession of descendants of the aunt and uncle.
   Appeared in the Nashville newspaper April 9, 1919
   Death Notice
   Williamson -- Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, April 8, 1919, at her home, No. 208 Foster street, Miss Susie A. Williamson, in her 80th year of age, survived by one sister, Miss Jennie M. Williamson, and one brother, George W. Williamson.  Remains were conveyed to the home of her brother, No. 314 Hancock street, where funeral services will be held this (Wednesday) afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. James Allen and Dr. Carey E. Morgan.  The following friends will serve as pallbearers: James Watts, John Mitchell, Charles Sharpe, Paul Miller, Louis Hill and W. R. White.  Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.  Automobiles from Davis, Rains & Co."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 database with images, FamilySearch (26 August 2019), Sara W. Fentriss in entry for Susie A. Williamson, 8 Apr 1919; Death, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.  This shows that "Miss Susie A. Williamson" (age a. 80, born in Tennessee, resident at 208 Foster St., Nashville, occupation, saleslady, single, date of birth unknown, father = "Jnoa. Williamson", mother = "Sarah P. Fentress") died on 8 Apr 1919 from senility in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.  Informant W. R. White of Nashville.  Place of burial, Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} United States Census, 1900 database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 24 October 2019), Jennie Williamson in household of Jon Williamson, Nashville city Ward 20, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district 116, sheet 12B, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,565.  This was enumerated in Nashville on 11 Jun 1900 and shows the sisters living in an owned house at 620 Stockell Street in Nashville as follows :

   "Jon Williamson" (Head, Female, single, age 64, born July 1836 in Tennessee, parents born Tennessee, occupation milliner)

   "Jennie Williamson" (Sister, single, age 62, born Nov 1837 in Tennessee, parents born Tennessee, occupation seamstress).

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Census, 1910 database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 24 October 2019), Jennie M Williamson in household of Sue A Williamson, Nashville Ward 19, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district 67, sheet 9B, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1496; FHL microfilm 1,375,509.  This was enumerated on 15-16 April 1910 and shows the the sisters living in an rented house at 208 Foster Street in Nashville as follows :

   "Sue A Williamson" (Head, Female, single, age 73, born Tennessee, parents born Tennessee, occupation sales lady in a department store)

   "Jennie M Williamson" (Sister, single, age 72, born Tennessee, parents born Tennessee, occupation sewing at home).

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} United States Census, 1860 database with images, FamilySearch (12 December 2017), S A Williamson in entry for J N Williamson, 1860.  This source is speculative due to use of initials only but the initials and ages roughly match the John N. Williamson and Sallie Sarah P. Fentress family.  This was enumerated on 6 Jun 1860 and shows that the family had moved north to the Western Division of Robertson County (post office Coopertown) and consisted of :

   "J N Williamson" (Male, age 51, born Tennessee, occupation farmer, value of real estate $700, other assets $165)

   "S P Williamson" (Female, age 46, born Tennessee)

   "S A Williamson" (Female, age 21, born Tennessee)

   "Jas Williamson" (Male, age 18, born Tennessee)

   "Geo Williamson" (Male, age 13, born Tennessee).
   

   Note that the family is listed on images 18 and 19 of the census.  Also on image 19, in the nearby household of J. H. Holmes, are "Smitha Ventress" (Female, age 71, born Virginia), "Mary Ventress" (Female, age 38, born Tennessee), "S Ventress" (Female, born 35, born Tennessee), "A J Ventress" (Male, age 22, born Tennessee), "Isalla Ventress" (Female, age 18, born Tennessee), "Geo Ventress" (Male, age 8, born Tennessee).  It is likely that "Smitha Ventress" is Sallie's mother, "Mary Ventress", "S Ventress" and "A J Ventress" are Sallie's siblings, "Isalla Ventress" is A. J. Fentress's wife and "Geo Ventress" is S. Fentress's son.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} United States Census, 1880 database with images, FamilySearch (15 July 2017), Sarah Williamson in household of John N Williamson, District 18, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district 77, sheet 280C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1251; FHL microfilm 1,255,251.  This shows :

   "John N Williamson" (Self, Male, age 70, born Tennessee, father born Virginia, mother born Tennessee, occupation farmer)

   "Sarah Williamson" (Wife, married, age 64, born Tennessee, father born North Carolina, mother born Virginia)

   "Susie Williamson" (Daughter, single, age 38, born Tennessee, occupation clerk in Trimming Store)

   "George W Williamson" (Son, single, age 34, born Tennessee, occupation farm laborer)

   "Jennie Williamson" (Daughter, single, age 32, born Tennessee).

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} United States Census, 1850 database with images, FamilySearch (12 April 2016), John Williamson, Davidson County, part of, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 583, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).  This shows :

   "John Williamson" (Male, age 40, born Tennessee, occupation laborer)

   "Sarah Williamson" (Female, age 36, born Tennessee)

   "Susan Williamson" (Female, age 14, born Tennessee)

   "Mary Williamson" (Female, age 12, born Tennessee)

   "Catharine Williamson" (Female, age 10, born Tennessee)

   "James Williamson" (Male, age 8, born Tennessee)

   "Francis Williamson" (Male, age 6, born Tennessee)

   "George Williamson" (Male, age 4, born Tennessee)

   "Cynthia Williamson" (Female, age 4 months, born Tennessee).

Acknowledgement

This person was created on 09 March 2011 through the import of Earls Family Tree Backup-1_2011-03-08.ged. No sources were imported with the GED.