Frances (Barrier) Williams (1855 - 1944)

Born 12 Feb 1855 in Brockport, Monroe, New York, United States

Wife of Samuel Laing Williams — married 20 Apr 1887 in Brockport, Sweden, Monroe, New York, United States

Died 4 Mar 1944 at age 89 in Rochester, New York, United States

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Biography

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Frances "Fannie" Barrier Williams was an African American educator and civil rights activist. She was among the founders of the NAACP and the first Black woman inducted as a member of the Chicago Woman's Club. ^[1]

Fannie Barrier was born in 1855 in New York. She was the daughter of Anthony and Harriet Barrier.

In the 1860 census Francis (age 6) was in Sweden, Monroe, New York, United States.^[2]

In the 1870 census Fannie (age 16) was in Sweden, Monroe, New York, United States.^[3]

Fannie attended the New England Conservatory of Music and the School of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C. She taught school in Washington, DC ^[4] before marrying attorney Samuel Laing Williams in Brockport, New York, in 1887. ^[5][6]After their marriage they moved to Chicago where both became leaders in the African-American community.

Fannie was widowed in 1921. She passed away in 1944 at her home in Rochester, New York^[7] and was buried in High Street Cemetery in Brockport, New York. She was survived by a sister and a niece.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Barrier_Williams
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   Citing Page: 91; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 786; FHL microfilm: 803786; Record number: 19922;
   FamilySearch (accessed 9 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00508
   Francis Barrier (6) in Sweden, Monroe, New York, United States. Born in New York.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   Citing Page: 63; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 9; FHL microfilm: 000552470; Record number: 4179;
   FamilySearch (accessed 9 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00112
   Fannie A Banier (16) in Sweden, Monroe, New York, United States.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 122; Page: 379D; Enumeration District: 040
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #26902735 (accessed 25 November 2022)
   Fanny Barrier (25), single, Teacher, in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Born in New York.
5. ↑ Marriage: "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967"
   New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61632 #3810196 (accessed 25 November 2022)
   Frances A Barrier marriage to S. Laing Williams on 20 Apr 1887 in Brockport, New York, USA.
6. ↑ Chicago Tribune Article, 1 Jun 1903, Mon, p. 11, "Fannie Barrier Williams Talks in Evanston and Dines with Mrs. Catharine Waugh McCulloch]
7. ↑ "Services Held for Leader in Negroes' Aid", Democrat and Chronicle, 8 Mar 1944, Wed, p.28 Free View of Clipping

• "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT8S-D3L : 30 June 2016), Fannie A Barrier in household of Anthony Barrier, Sweden, Monroe, New York, United States; citing p. 81, line 25, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 833,782.
• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0322; FHL microfilm: 1374258
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #168794517 (accessed 25 November 2022)
  Fannie B Williams (45), wife, in household of Samuel L Williams (46) in Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA. Born in New York. Married 20 yrs, no children
• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_312; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 141
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #14929946 (accessed 25 November 2022)
  Fanny Williams (53), wife, in household of Samuel Williams (59) in Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois. Born in New York.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 January 2021), memorial page for Frances “Fannie” Barrier Williams (12 Feb 1855–4 Mar 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #12443023, citing High Street Cemetery, Brockport, Monroe County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Curtis Jackson (contributor 46552524) .

• See short biography at http://uudb.org/articles/fanniebarrierwilliams.html.