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Williams, James L.
LAST NAME: Williams FIRST NAME: James MIDDLE NAME: L. NICKNAME: Uncle Bob
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: M TITLE: 
BORN: 12 Apr 1830 DIED: 4 May 1920 BURIED: 8 May 1920 ~ English Cemetery
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Lawrence Co, Arkansas
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co, Oregon
NOTES: 
MARRIAGE - "Married on the 30th ult, by Isaac Staats, JP, Mr James L. Williams and Miss Martha E. Simpson, all of Polk County." 
[Oregon Statesman, 8 Apr 1856; marriage not recorded in Polk County]
1880 OR CENSUS - James L. Williams, age 39, occupation farmer, b. Arkansas, is enumerated with his wife Martha E. , age 41, b. Arkansas, along with Julia E., age 6, b. Oregon.
1900 OR CENSUS - James L. Williams, age 69, occupation farmer, b. Jul 1831 in Arkansas, is enumerated with his wife of 40 years, Martha E., age 61, no children, b. Jul 1838, b. Arkansas.
 
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1920) #327 - James L. Williams, male, farmer, married (Martha E. Williams), b. 12 Apr 1830 in Lawrence Co., Arkansas, d. 4 May 1920 in Salem, Oregon (Deaconess Hosptial) at the age of 90 yrs 22 days, names of parents not given, interment English Cemetery 8 May, undertaker C. Henckle, informant Chas. W. Leonard of Monmouth.
OBITUARY: 
John L. Williams, a “forty niner” in California and one of the pioneer settlers of Oregon died Tuesday night [May 4] in the Deaconess hospital in Salem. He had been bedridden for a long time and was under the constant care of a hired nurse for the past three years. With Mrs. Williams he was taken to the hospital Tuesday and did not live twenty four hours after his arrival there. Mrs. Williams is also in very feeble health. 
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 o’clock from Henkle’s parlors in Independence with Rev Dunsmore officiating. 
Mr. Williams, familiarly known as “Uncle Bob” was about ninety years of age. He was born in Arkansas and crossed the plains in an early day, tried his hand at mining but found it more profitable to raise produce for the miners. He came to Oregon over fifty years ago, settling at Lewisville on what is now the Linderman place. He moved from there to Buena Vista and from there acquired the farm now owned by L.E. Olden. This farm he sold to Amos Holman and bought the farm just across the road from the Elkins school house. He sold this eight years ago and moved to Monmouth. 
He was married in 1851 to Martha, daughter of Green Simpson, who survives him. They had no children but adopted a daughter, now Mrs W.K. Tetherow of Northport, Wash. The latter is here to attend the funeral. 
Monmouth Herald (Friday) 7 May 1920, 1:3
INSCRIPTION: 
No marker
SOURCES: 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1920) #327
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Monmouth Pct, ED 106, FA#104)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., S. Monmouth, ED 177, FA#189)
MH 7 May 1920, 1:3
OS 8 Apr 1856, 3:2
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