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Sarah Stark Williams

Birth	:	25 Mar 1827 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	19 Jan 1907 Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4611015, -95.7583008
Plot	:	Section 2
Description	:	Mrs. Sarah Stark Williams was born of Mayflower, Colonial and Revolutionary ancestry in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 25, 1825. Orphaned at the age of twelve she lived with an older brother until her marriage to David Donald Harrison, August 24, 1843, when she moved with her husband to Cheboygan, Michigan. One child was born to this union, which died in infancy. She was widowed on November 7, 1851, following which she returned to Cincinnati. She was married, March 26, 1854 to Newton H. Williams, then of Aurora, Ind., and in 1856 removed with him to Hannibal, Mo. During the unsettled days preceding... Read More	Mrs. Sarah Stark Williams was born of Mayflower, Colonial and Revolutionary ancestry in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 25, 1825. Orphaned at the age of twelve she lived with an older brother until her marriage to David Donald Harrison, August 24, 1843, when she moved with her husband to Cheboygan, Michigan. One child was born to this union, which died in infancy. She was widowed on November 7, 1851, following which she returned to Cincinnati. She was married, March 26, 1854 to Newton H. Williams, then of Aurora, Ind., and in 1856 removed with him to Hannibal, Mo. During the unsettled days preceding the opening of the Civil war, she showed the determination inherited from pioneer ancestors in her adherence to the cause which she espoused, the Union cause, unwaveringly. "Tis said that when her husband asked her which side they would take she first hung out in front of the house a Union flag, then said to him,"The union, you goose, of course." To Mr. and Mrs. Williams were born four children, two of whom died in infancy, the others, Mrs. Flora Rinehard and L. S. Williams, have been well known in Holton. In 1862 Mr. Williams came to Holton, Kans., and the next year brought his wife and children. They lived here then about ten years, and have had homes since in various cities, as the calls of his business required. Mrs. Williams was frequently in Holton. Her last residence here terminated about two years ago, when, with her husband, she went to their daughter, Mrs. Rinehard, of Ottawa, Kan., where she died after a short and painful illness, of heart disease, Friday, January 18, 1907.... Her husband, who has but lately passed his eightieth milestone, remains to mourn .... interment in the Holton cemetery .... The Holton Signal, January 24, 1907. Mrs. N. H. Williams died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. K. Rinehard, in Ottawa Friday afternoon at six o'clock, of heart failure .... She was left an orphan at the age of twelve and lived with her brother, Washington Stark, in Findley, Ohio. She was married to Donald Upson Harrington, August 24, 1843. To this union one child was born, who died in infancy. Her husband died in 1851, in Sheboygan, Mich., where they were living .... Mr. and Mrs. Williams moved to Hamilton Mo., in 1856, to Kansas in 1862 and to Holton in 1872. Since that time they have made this their home at intervals. About two years ago they went with Mr. and Mrs. Rinehard to Ottawa. Mrs. Williams united with the Baptist church in her youth, but in early womanhood joined the Methodist church .... The Recorder-Tribune, January 17, 1907.

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Sarah Stark Williams's memorial is located at: Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, USA.
When did Sarah Stark Williams death?
Sarah Stark Williams death on 19 Jan 1907 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.4611015
Longitude: -95.7583008

Family Members:

Spouse

Newton E Williams

(1826 - 1912)

Children

Flora Harrington Williams Rinehard

(1858 - 1953)

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