Jacob Williams (1823 - 1909)

Born 24 Apr 1823 in Orange County, NY, USA

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1909 at age 85 in Huron or Wolcott, Wayne, NY, USA

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Biography

Rochester, Monroe, NY

Democrat & Chronicle

Tue Feb 23, 1909

JACOB WILLIAMS

Death of Aged and Well-Known Resident of Wolcott (Wayne county, NY)

Wolcott, Feb. 22 - Jacob WILLIAMS, one of Wolcott's best known residents, died of pneumonia at the home of his son, Albert WILLIAMS, in the town of Huron, last evening. The deceased was 85 years of age, and had been remarkably strong up to the time of his recent sickness.

Mr. WILLIAMS was born in Orange county in 1823. When he was 3 years of age his parents joined the many settlers who were pushing westward into the wilderness of Central New York. They came by means of the Erie canal and settled in Madison county. The canal had just been opened. The family stayed here a couple of years, and then pushed on to Cayuga county, where the parents lived the remainder of their days.

Jacob WILLIAMS came to Wolcott. He was a cooper by trade. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Ninth New York Heavy Artillery and served with credit throughout the war. At the close of the war he returned to Wolcott and resumed his former trade as a cooper. Some years later, after the death of his wife, he gave up his business and made his home with his son, Albert WILLIAMS, with whom he had since resided. For six years Mr. WILLIAMS was highway commissioner of the town of Wolcott.

The deceased was the last of a family of six children. Two children survive him out of a family of eight: Albert WILLIAMS, of Huron and Mrs. Allen TAYLOR, of Dekalb, Ill.^[1]

in Glenside cemetery, Wolcott, NY:

Williams, Catherine L., 21 Aug 1933, 73 yrs Born 23 Aug 1860

Williams, Jesse W., 31 Aug 1876, 79 yrs Born 30 Oct 1797

Williams, Caroline M., 24 Feb 1871, 64 yrs Born 1 Jul 1807

Williams, Jacob N., 21 Feb 1909, 86 yrs Born 24 Apr 1823 *****

Williams, Louisa, 9 Feb 1903, 76y 6m *****

Williams, Loraney, 5 Sep 1864, 41 yrs *****

Williams, John J., 26 Apr 1903, 51y 1m 6d *****

Williams, Flora, No Data, Child

Williams, Minerva, 1838-1914

Williams, Richard, 1890-1909

Williams, Albert, 1857-1926 *****

Williams, Georgia, 1859-

Williams, Matilda J., 1829-1919 Wife of Ashel W.

different first name in this record of 1870 census but fairly same info shows hes probably the same person:

also, on same page of the 1870 census, the Knapp, Williams, Bartlett and McBride households are next to each other in Wolcott, Wayne, NY.

Franklin Williams, "United States Census, 1870"

Could Franklin really be Jacob Williams? With so many Williamses, it could be easy to write the wrong name when collecting so many names for a census...

Name: Franklin Williams Birth Year (Estimated): 1823 Gender: Male Age (Original): 47y Race: White Birthplace: New York Event Place: New York, United States Household Gender Age Birthplace

Franklin Williams M 47y New York

Louisa Williams F 42y New York

John Williams M 18y New York

Eliza Williams F 16y New York

Albert Williams M 13y New York

Lorrany Williams F 10y New York

Flora Williams F 8y New York

Clark Bartlet M 18y New York

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M823-GV7 : accessed 29 Jun 2013), Franklin Williams, .

Sources

Jacob N Williams in household of John D Williams, "New York, State Census, 1855"

Name: Jacob N Williams Event Type: Census Event Date: 1855 Event Place: E.D. 1, Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United States Gender: Male Age: 32 Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1823 Family Number: 121 Line Number: 8 Page: 13 GS Film number: 1435219 Digital Folder Number: 004296305 Image Number: 00070 Household Gender Age Birthplace

Other John D Williams U

Wife Melinda Williams F

Son Jacob N Williams M 32

Daughter-in-law Laurina Williams F 25

Granddaughter Mary M Williams F 7

Grandson John L Williams M 3

Granddaughter Eliza A Williams F 1

Sources

Citing this Record

"New York, State Census, 1855," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6S6-FW6 : accessed 04 Apr 2014), Jacob N Williams in household of John D Williams, E.D. 1, Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing Secretary of State; FHL microfilm 1435219.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Loren Fay.

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