Mary Eliza Adams Williamson (1911)
WILLIAMSON, ADAMS, BERTHOFF, HIBBS
Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 2/27/2007 at 15:28:23
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
January 1911Mary Eliza Williamson, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Ann Adams, was born in Indiana, March 22nd, 1842 and died at her home in Earlham, Jan. 15th, 1911.
She came with her parents to Davis Co., Iowa and was married to Joseph Williamson in March 1859. To them were born two sons and two daughters, one son dying in infancy. The other children, Mrs. Josephine Berthoff of Winterset, Mrs. Wilda Hibbs and John Williamson both of Earlham, together with the faithful husband, several grandchildren and three brothers mourn the loss of one whose whole life has been loving devotion to her home.
The family lived eleven years south of Earlham. In 1874 they moved to the Williamson farm one mile north of town where they spent years. Feeling that the active duties of farm life were too heavy for their declining years they turned them over to others six years ago and moved to their present commodious home in town.
Mrs. Williamson will long be remembered as a faithful wife and mother, a cheery and helpful neighbor. Her faithfulness in her home duties is known to all and those who knew her best are most ready to testify to the true nobility of her life.
________________________Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
January 19, 1911GOOD WOMAN GOES TO HER REWARD
Mrs. Mary Williamson Passed Away Last Sunday, Jan. 15
The community was shocked Sunday to learn of the death of Mrs. Joseph Williamson upon the preceding evening. Having safely passed the crisis of a severe attack of pneumonia, her enfeebled physical resources were unable to resist the attack of post-complications. The following obituary has been furnished us for publication.
Mary Eliza Williamson, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Ann Adams, was born in Indiana, March 22nd, 1842, and died at her home in Earlham, Jan. 15th, 1911.
She came with her parents to Davis Co., Iowa, and was married to Joseph Williamson in March 1859. To them were born two sons and two daughters, one son dying in infancy. The other children, Mrs. Josephine Bertholf, of Winterset, Mrs. Wilda Hibbs and John Williamson both of Earlham, together with the faithful husband, several grandchildren, and three brothers mourn the loss of one whose whole life has been loving devotion to her home.
The family lived eleven years south of Earlham. In 1874 they moved to the Williamson farm one mile north of town where they spent years. Feeling that the active duties of farm life were too heavy for their declining years, they turned them over to others six years ago and moved to their present commodious home in town.
Mrs. Williamson will long be remembered as a faithful wife and mother, a cheery and helpful neighbor. Her faithfulness in her home duties is known to all and those who knew her best are most ready to testify to the true nobility of her life.
The poor and needy always found in her a true friend and a ready helper. To give to them was to her a pleasure. She liked to go to church but was largely deprived of that privilege. Again and again during her last sickness she expressed her faith in the Saviour. “I am ready to go,” she said, “I am going to see Jesus and my mother. I want to go but still I am needed here.”
About a month ago she was taken with pneumonia and after a hard struggle with the disease she seemed well on the road to recovery but a relapse set in and her strength proved insufficient for the second test and so she left us.
The funeral services were held Monday at the Friends Church, Rev. J. D. Mills officiating, and the remains were consigned to their last resting place in Earlham Cemetery.
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