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Elias Williams

Birth	:	1 May 1841 Wales
Death	:	2 Dec 1920 Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Coon Rapids Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8778000, -94.6678009
Description	:	Coon Rapids Enterprise December 10, 1920 Elias Williams, genial,hearty, whole-souled Elias, passed away last Thursday night after about a year's failing health, due to cancer of the stomach. He was born in Wales in 1841. Immigrating to this country in early life and to Coon Rapids in 1881. He was a stone mason and plasterer by trade and worked industriously at his calling for near forty years at Coon Rapids, quitting only about a year ago when failing health forced his retirement. Everybody in town and the country round-about knew Elias, genial and sociable always, with a strong bent... Read More	Coon Rapids Enterprise December 10, 1920 Elias Williams, genial,hearty, whole-souled Elias, passed away last Thursday night after about a year's failing health, due to cancer of the stomach. He was born in Wales in 1841. Immigrating to this country in early life and to Coon Rapids in 1881. He was a stone mason and plasterer by trade and worked industriously at his calling for near forty years at Coon Rapids, quitting only about a year ago when failing health forced his retirement. Everybody in town and the country round-about knew Elias, genial and sociable always, with a strong bent toward humor. He appeared to like everybody and this friendship was returned by all who knew him. Nothing better can be said of any man than that he lived a life of usefulness, industry and honesty being ruling traits, and this in truth can be said of Elias Williams. He leaves to mourn his death his wife and three children, Mrs. A. P. Kinnick, of Coon Rapids, Mrs. Win Brock- of Bayard and L. B. Williams of Coon Rapids, besides a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, and besides many friends. Funeral services were conducted at the M. E. church Saturday afternoon by Rev. H. G. Hicks, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends, Mr. Hicks preaching a feeling and appropriate sermon. The following obituary has been kindly furnished us: Elias Williams was born at Ruthyn, North Wales, May 1, 1841. He came to America with his parents when only 9 years old. They resided at Utica, New York, for a year, and from there moved to Columbus, Wisconsin, where his boyhood days were spent. When a young man he went to Mercer county, Illinois, where he met and married Anne Duncan, April 6, 1862. To this union six children were born, Robert, Rose and Bertha, deceased, and Lemuel B. Williams, Mrs. Nettie Kinnick of this place and Mrs. Josephine Brock of Bayard. His wife died September 22, 1879 leaving him with six motherless children to care for. Against the protest of friends and relatives; he strove to keep his children together, rather than to separate them among the different relatives. During the years that followed he was both father and mother to his little family. He was a kind and indulgent father and was gifted with an unusually happy disposition which he maintained to the last. He was married to Sarah Armstrong, July 4, 1862, and she made a happy home for him and his children. Mr. Williams joined the Calvinistic Methodist church when a mere boy. In later life he joined the Methodist church of this place. The state of his health for the past year did not permit him to attend services, but he delighted in talking of the future life and when his body was wracked with pain expressed the desire that he might go and be at rest. Just before he lapsed into unconsciousness he asked those at his bedside to sing "We're going home to die no more. He leaves to mourn his loss a loving wife, three children, nine grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends.

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Elias Williams's memorial is located at: Coon Rapids Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Carroll County, USA.
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Elias Williams death on 2 Dec 1920 in Carroll County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.8778000
Longitude: -94.6678009

Family Members:

Spouse

Sarah Armstrong Williams

(1852 - 1938)

Children

Lemuel B. Williams

(1866 - 1935)

Margaret Jeanette “Nettie” Williams Kinnick

(1869 - 1936)

Robert Williams

(1875 - 1895)

Rose Mary Williams

(1877 - 1900)

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