Margaret E. (Brotherton) Williams (1897 - 1969)

Born 1897 in Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Margaret Brotherton married Milford M. Williams. Margaret died, aged 71-72. She and her husband Milford are both buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

In 1920, they lived with his widowed mother and his siblings.

In 1920, the Williams family was living at 2025 8th Ave., Altoona, Pennsylvania. All members of the household were born in Pennsylvania, as were their parents. The household included Flora Williams, 55, a widow, who owned their house without a mortgage; her children, son Leslie, 29, a machinist for a steam railway; Percy, 27, accountant for a steam railway; Violet, 25, a public school teacher; Genevieve, 17; Alton (Angus A.), 15; Edwin, 13; and Milford, 21; and his wife, Margaret, 25; and their son, Merit, 2.^[2]

The Williams’ house at 2025 8th Ave., Altoona, Pennsylvania still stands. It is a two-story plus finished attic, farm house style, wood frame house, which looks to have been built about 1900. It appears to now be a partially commercial use property, probably subdivided into commercial and residential apartments.^[3]

In 1930, the Williams family lived at 2025 8th Ave., Altoona, Pennsylvania. They shared the house with another Williams family (Glenn J. Williams). Milford paid $20 per month in rent, and Glenn paid $30. These were two separate households. The first household included Milford Williams, 31, a laborer on the P. R.R. Co, and who was not a veteran; his wife Margaret, 34; and their children, Durwood, 8, in school; Marjorie, 6, in school; and Betty, 1. The Glenn J. Williams household included Glenn, 29, a pharmacist, and WWI veteran; his wife and a daughter.^[4]

In 1940, the Williams family lived in Altoona, Pennsylvania. They had lived in the same city for at least five years (but had moved from their old house on 8th Ave.). All members of the household were born in Pennsylvania. The household included Milford M. Williams, 42, who had completed the sixth grade, a steam railroad car repairman, who earned $1100 working 48 weeks in 1939; his wife Margaret, 43, completed sixth grade; their childrenGordon Durwood, 18, completed four years of high school; Marjorie, in school; Betty Jane, 11, in school; and Violet Louise, 8, in school.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21254940
2. ↑ 1920 US Census, Altoona Ward 6, Blair, Pennsylvania (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6BY-F7M)
3. ↑ Realtor.com (https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2025-8th-Ave-27_Altoona_PA_16602_M43482-11858)
4. ↑ 1930 US Census, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-PZD)
5. ↑ 1940 IS Census, Ward 6, Altoona, Altoona City, Blair, Pennsylvania (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4Y-FDX)