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John Williams
12 Mar 1823 – 9 Mar 1911
| Birth | 12 Mar 1823 |
| Death | 9 Mar 1911 |
| Cemetery | Brandywine Cemetery Fairland , Shelby County , Indiana , USA |
| Added by | Reeda Short on 08 Mar 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7321408 |
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John and wife Lucinda were born on the same day, but a year apart. According to Census records, he was born in Pennsylvania and on the 1880 Census for Brandywine Twp., Shelby County Indiana, they are shown with children, Gilbert b. 1857 , Elcy L (a daughter) b c. 1859, Emma B. b. c. 1862 and Lue Ann Williams b. c. 1863. Next door is Apolos Williams b. c. 1854 with wife Trussie. Shares a stone with wife Lucinda. 1824-1924. Shelbyville Republican, Thursday March 9, 1911, page 4, column 1 JOHN WILLIAMS PASSED AWAY John Williams , one of the most prominent of the aged residents of Brandywine Township, died at his home, four miles northwest of this city, at 1:30 o'clock this morning, following an illness that has kept him confined to his bed the greater part of the winter. Deceased was eighty-seven years, eleven months and twenty-five days old. He had resided in the house in which he died fifty-eight years. The couple reared a large family and are survived by six children and numerous grandchildren. All of the children reside near the old home place with the exception of a son, Melvin , whose home is at Greenfield. The others are Mrs. Susan Bass, Apolis, Albert and Gilbert Williams and Mrs. Emma Hughes . Mr. Williams was a member of the Brandywine M.E. church. The funeral services will be held at two o'clock Saturday afternoon in the M. E. church at Pinhook (Brandywine), Rev. Paul Edwards in charge. Ralph J. Edwards will have charge of the funeral services. In politics Mr. Williams was a staunch Republican and in his death the county loses one of its best citizens and this paper one of its most ardent admirers.
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Siblings
- James Malvin Williams 1825–1892
- Margaret Williams Goodrich 1825–1873
- George Washington Williams 1827–1903
- Arthelia Williams Eastham 1829–1911
- Mark Williams 1836–1917
- Sarah Elizabeth Williams Shaver 1848–1930
- Marshal E Williams 1853–1868
Children
- Melvin Williams 1849–1936 FaG
- Susan Williams Bass 1851–1939 FaG
- Albert Grant Williams 1855–1923 FaG
- Gilbert Williams 1857–1939 FaG
- Elsie L. Williams Bass 1859–1887 FaG
- Emma Belle Williams Hughes 1860–1916 FaG
- Ann Laura "Annie" Williams 1863–1883 FaG
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