1845 - 1932 (86 years)
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Name |
Williams, Wilhelm A. |
Birth |
19 Dec 1845 |
Prussia [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
27 Oct 1932 |
Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States [1] |
- Name changed to Williams in 1862
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Burial |
Nov 1932 |
Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States [2] |
Address: Glenwood Cemetery (43° 10' 58.80" N, 78° 42' 33.28" W) |
Notes |
- Williams, William A., a native of Germany, was born December 19. 1845, and came to this country with his parents in 1857, settling in Niagara county, N. Y., where he attended the public schools and the Lockport Union School. His first business experience was as a clerk in the hat store of Howard Strong, where he remained for three years. He then entered the service of Jason Collier & Sons, dry goods merchants, and continued with this firm until 1868. when he engaged in business on his own account, in company with Messrs. Lerch & Van Dusen, under the firm name of Lerch, Williams & Van Dusen, and after the death of Mr. Van Dusen, in 1869, the business was conducted by Lerch & Williams for ten years. In 1878 the firm of Williams Bros. was organized, which is now one of the largest wholesale and retail dry goods houses in the city. April 5, 1867, he married Miss Emilie Hutzel of Niagara Falls, N. Y., and they have two children, a son, Eric Johann Williams, and a daughter, Katherine Hutzel Williams.
FROM:
Landmarks of Niagara County, New York
Edited by William Pool
D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1897
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Person ID |
I356 |
haseley |
Last Modified |
27 Apr 2009 |
Father |
William, Jean (Johann) VII, b. 4 Jan 1818, Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. 10 Sep 1883, Bergholz, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 65 years) |
Mother |
Schultz, Friedericke Wilhelmine, b. 1 Apr 1813, Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. 15 Nov 1898, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 85 years) |
Marriage |
1 Apr 1841 |
Rossow, Brandenburg, Germany |
- Frederike was the first German to marry into the French Huguenot William family
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Residence |
5 Jul 1857 |
Town of Wheatfield, Niagara, New York, United States |
Address: Ward Rd. farm |
Family ID |
F113 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Hutzel, Emilie, b. 1854 d. 16 Mar 1899, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 45 years) |
Marriage |
25 Mar 1877 |
- Biographies of Niagara County reads married Emilie Hutzel 5 Apr 1867
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Children |
| 1. Williams, Thekla H., b. 1878, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States d. 1880, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 2 years) |
| 2. Williams, Jean Paul, b. 1880, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States d. 1880, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 0 years) |
| 3. Williams, Eric Johann, b. 1884 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Williams, Katherine Hutzel, b. 1888 d. 7 Oct 1932, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 44 years) |
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Family ID |
F117 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 19 Dec 1845 - Prussia |
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| Death - 27 Oct 1932 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States |
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| Burial - Address: Glenwood Cemetery (43° 10' 58.80" N, 78° 42' 33.28" W) - Nov 1932 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States |
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