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Williams, America Ann
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| LAST NAME: Williams
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FIRST NAME: America
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MIDDLE NAME: Ann
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| MAIDEN NAME: Price
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| GENDER: F
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| BORN: 7 Feb 1856
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DIED: 14 Dec 1908
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BURIED: (Williams Family Cemetery)
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| BIRTH PLACE: Salt Creek, Polk Co., Oregon
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| DEATH PLACE: Airlie, Polk Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
Name of father Fantly Larkin Price
Maiden name of mother Gilly Simpson
(PARENTS MARRIAGE - Fontly R. Price md Gilly Simpson 25 Feb 1836 in Johnson Co., Missouri.
DISCREPANCY - the father's name is given as Larking in the Portrait and Biographical Record, Fontly in the marriage record, and Frank in the census record)
1870 OR CENSUS - America Price, age 14, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Frank L., age 65, occupation farmer, b. Virginia, and Gillay, age 53, b. Missouri, along with Joseph, age 24, b, Missouri, Weston, age 19, b. Missouri, Thomas, age 16, b. Oregon, Mary, age 12, b. Oregon, and Ellen, age 9, b. Oregon.
MARRIAGE - "W.E. Williams & A. A. Price, m 8 Oct 1876 at house of Mrs. Price; Isaac Staats, J.P. Wit: J. P. Smith & T. B. Williams (Bk B pg 269)"
1880 OR CENSUS - A. A. Williams, age 24, b. Oregon, is enumerated with husband W. E., age 28, occupation farming, b. Oregon, and son W., age 1, b. Oregon. Also enumerated with the family, identified as "mother" [of W. E.], are Martha Williams, age 74, b. Virginia, and Ellen Medcalf, identified as "relation", age 20, b. Oregon.
1900 OR CENSUS - America A. Williams, age 44, mother of 5, b. Feb 1856 in Oregon, is enumerated with her husband of 24 years, William, age 48, occupation farmer, b. Mar 1852 in Oregon, along with Clyde M., age 22, b. Aug 1877 in Oregon, Wade H., age 21,. b. Aug 1878 in Oregon, Loyd A., age 18, b. Feb 1882 in Oregon, Willie E., age 14, b. APr 1876 in Oregon, and Vern W., age 7, b. Apr 1893 in Oregon. Also enumerated as a servant with the family is Will F. McAdams,. age 26, single, occupation farm laborer, b. Mar 1874 in Oregon.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Polk County 1908) #8715 - America Ann Williams, female, married, b. 7 Feb 1857 in Polk Co., Oregon,
d. 14 Dec 1908 in Airlie, Oregon at the age of 51 yrs 10 ms 14 dys, name of parents not given by informant, informant not listed.
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OBITUARY:
Death of Mrs. W. E. Williams
America Williams, wife of W. E. Williams, died at the family home near Airlie, December 14, of neuralgia of the heart.
America Price was born February 7, 1857 and crossed the plains with her parents in 1861, settling on Salt Creek, but later they removed to Pedee, her father F. Price being one of the pioneers of this part of the state. She was married to W. E. Williams October 8, 1876, who, together with five sons, survives her. Mrs. Williams was a woman of sterling character and did much to make the world better. The sons are Clyde, Wade, Floyd, Willie and Vern. The remains were interred in the Williams cemetery, Rev. D.V. Pohling, of The Dalles, preached the funeral sermon.
Monmouth Herald, Friday, 18 Dec 1908, 3:4
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INSCRIPTION:
America Ann
wife of
W.E. Williams
Feb. 7, 1856
Dec. 14, 1908
[shares marker with W. E.]
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SOURCES:
Branigar Survey
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Polk County 1908) #8715
Missouri Marriages to 1850 (Ancestry)
1870 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., PO Grand Ronde, FA #563)
Polk County Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1874, pg 71
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., BV & Luckiamute, ED 107, pg 18B)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, ED 176, pg 85A)
MH 18 Dec 1908, 3:4
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