Gustav Möller Williams (1872 - 1933)

Born 16 Jan 1872 in Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Bertha Hansdatter Peterson — married 22 Jun 1893 in Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1933 at age 61 in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Burial

Burial: Rock Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Meroa

Date: 02 MAR 1933

Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA

Event

Event: Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa

Type: Confirmation Date

Date: 05 JUN 1887

Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA

Event: First Lutheran Church

Type: Baptism Date

Date: 17 MAR 1872

Place: St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, USA

Note

Note: #N4275

Marriage

Husband: Vigleik William Reisaeter Olesen

Wife: Sigri (Sarah) Gundersdatter

Child: Hellek Pedersen Benson

Relationship to Father: Step

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Laura Gurina Williams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: George Ole Wilhelm Williams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Gustav Möller Williams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Peter Williams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Carl Williams

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 10 MAR 1866

Place: Mitchell, Iowa, USA^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Williams-32793 was created by Kitty Munson through the import of LivesDescendants.ged on May 23, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S592 Data: Text: Found on the Mitchell County GenWeb Page; Posted by Marliyn O'Connor

Notes

Note N4275Gustave's baptismal sponsors were: Christopher Eliason, Ole Johnson, Gunhild Anderson and Guri Halsteinsdatter.

Gustav was a carpenter by trade. He built many homes in the Meroa area. He built his shop a short distance from the blacksmith shop in Meroa, Iowa in 1896. He also built a residence south of the store where he and his family lived. That house was later moved three-quarters of a mile south of Meroa. It is told that the women were making a meal and baking bread in the house as it was being moved. Years later, the house was moved to a farm two miles south on what is now the Rudd blacktop. A Mr. Ole Tollefson assisted him in building. As of 2000, nothing remains of this house.

From an 1898 Osage Newspaper: "Gustav Millard Williams was awarded the contract to build the Rock Creek Church Parsonage, south of the Rock Creek Lutheran Church in Meroa, Iowa. It will be of a neat cottage plan, 24x30, with 12 foot posts and will cost in the neighborhood of ,000.00. This will be financed by the Rock Creek German Lutheran Society."

August 1899 - Osage, Iowa newspaper reports that Gustav Millard Williams and Ole Tollefson have finished Alvin Roehr's new house.

Gustav also helped build the Osage Lutheran Church in Osage, Iowa. This church was started by members of the Rock Creek Church and other Lutherans that lived in Osage and wanted a church in town. Gustav became a charter member of this church. It's name was later changed to Our Savior's Lutheran.

Gustave Millard and Bertha bought the William Oleson farm from Gustave's brother, Peter Williams and mother Sarah in 1914. They moved to that farm and lived. That same farm was later owned by Stanley Williams, Gustave's son, and in 1998, by Keith Westling, Stanley's stepson. LaVerne Olsen remembers that a while after his grandfather died, his Uncle Stanley Williams came to their home to present LaVerne with a carved wooden horse on a wheeled platform. Gustav Millard had been making the pull toy for LaVerne and Stanley finished it. It stood about 16 inches tall, was painted grey with black sponging, had a bridle and leather mane and tail. Clarice and Lawrence's children played often with that horse; then LaVerne had it and after his death, his daughter Deidre had it. It was standing in her home when an EF5 tornado destroyed the house May 25, 2008. The horse was found in entirety, except for part of a wheel on the base but looks a bit worse for wear.

Newspaper Obituary from the Mitchell County Press News:

Gustave Millard Williams, one of the best known and substantial farmers of the Rock Creek community, passed away at the Savre hospital Tuesday, after an illness of short duration. He became ill with influenza February 22, and this, with a weak heart, made recovery impossible when he suffered a ruptured appendix. Gustave Millard Williams was born on the old Williams homestead, Cedar township, Mitchell County, Iowa, January 16, 1872. With the exception of one year in Osage, and a few years in Meroa, he spent his whole life on his native farm place, working as a farmer and carpenter.

On January 22, 1893, he was married to Miss Bertha Peterson, of Orchard, who with the following children survive: Stanley and Chester and Clarice, all of this community. There is also a brother and a sister, Peter Williams and Laura Williams, both of Crookston, Minnesota, and a half-brother, Hellic Benson of Edmore, North Dakota. Gustave was baptized at the First Lutheran Church in St Ansgar and confirmed in the Rock Creek Lutheran church and has continued as a member until the time of his death. It is worthy of notice that he had charge of the remodeling of the Rock Creek church edifice. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. O. C. Myhre at the Rock Creek Lutheran church today, Thursday, and interment was made in the Rock Creek Lutheran cemetery.

Find A Grave Memorial # 23187465

Found in the 1880 - 1930 censuses for Cedar, Mitchell, IA:

1880: William Olieson 63 Sarah Olieson 41 George Olieson 11 Millard Olieson 8 Laura Olieson 13 Peter Olieson 5 Carl Olieson 2 Halleck Peterson 19

1885: William Olson 60 Sarah Olson 47 Laura Olson 18 George Olson 15 Gust Olson 13 Peter Olson 10 Carl Olson 6

1900: Gustav M Williams 28 Bertha Williams 32 Winfred G Williams 6 Stanley I Williams 5 Laura C Williams 1

1910: Millard Williams 36[35] Bertha Williams 43 Wilfred G H Williams 16 Stanley I Williams 14 Laura C Williams 11 Chester P Williams 9

1920: Gustaf M Williams 48 Bertha Williams 52 Stanley I Williams 24 Clarice L Williams 21 Chester P Williams 18

1925: Millard G Williams 52 Bertha Williams 57 Stanley J Williams 29 Chester P Williams 23

1930: G Millard Williams 58 Bertha Williams 62 Stanley I Williams 34