 1869 - 1943 (74 years)
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| Name |
Williams, William Ferdinand Gustav |
| Birth |
8 Jan 1869 |
Town of Wheatfield, Niagara, New York, United States  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1880 |
Town of Wheatfield, Niagara, New York, United States |
| Occupation |
1943 |
Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States |
| President, Williams Bros. Dept Store |
| Death |
31 Mar 1943 |
Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States [1] |
| Burial |
Apr 1943 |
Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States [2, 3] |
Address:
Cold Springs Cemetery (43° 11' 3.08" N, 78° 39' 24.87" W) |
| Notes |
- Head of Lockport Store Succumbs
LOCKPORT - William F. Williams, 74, president of Williams Brothers company department 'store, died unexpectedly shortly after noon today just after he had arrived at the Tuscarora club to attend a Rotary club luncheon. Dr. Lyman H. Wheeler, health officer, said death was due to embolism. Prominent for many years in Lockport's business, financial and club life, Mr. Williams was born in the Town of Wheatfield, a son of the late Gustave H. and Christine Lange Williams. He attended the Walmore school and moved with his parents to Lockport at an early age. He was first employed in the John A. Mack hardware store and then became associated with his uncles, William A. and Albert F. Williams, in the Williams Brothers department store. He was connected with the Williams company for more than 50 years and for the last 15 years was president of the company. He was a director of the Lockport Exchange Trust company; a trustee of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank; a director of the Lockport Savings and Loan association. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Chapman Williams; four brothers, Albert P., Hugo F. and Robert A., all members of the Williams Brothers firm, and Edward F., of Sanborn, N. Y.
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| Person ID |
I438 |
haseley |
| Last Modified |
6 Dec 2013 |
| Father |
Williams, Gustave Hermann, b. 14 Dec 1841, Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland d. 1 Jan 1940, Sanborn, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 98 years) |
| Mother |
Walk, Christine, b. 11 May 1846, Walmore, Niagara, New York, United States d. 22 Apr 1920, Walmore, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Nov 1866 |
Walmore, Niagara, New York, United States [4] |
Address:
Saint Peter's Lutheran Church |
| Family ID |
F116 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Chapman, Lizzie B., b. 2 May 1868, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States d. 20 May 1948, Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Oct 1899 |
| Family ID |
F152 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 8 Jan 1869 - Town of Wheatfield, Niagara, New York, United States |
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| Census - 1880 - Town of Wheatfield, Niagara, New York, United States |
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 | Occupation - President, Williams Bros. Dept Store - 1943 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States |
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| Death - 31 Mar 1943 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States |
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| Burial - Address:
Cold Springs Cemetery (43° 11' 3.08" N, 78° 39' 24.87" W) - Apr 1943 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, United States |
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| Photos |
 | Gustav Williams Family
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 | Gustav Williams Family
3 generations
BR - Robert, Albert, Hugo, William, Edward, Arthur, Edward H.
4R - Alice, Emma, Martha Weber, Lizzie, Auguste, Martha, Ervin, Ella
3R - Christine H., Christine W., Gus, Esther
2R - Elizabeth H., Josephine
FR - Ernst, Karl, Freddie, Elizabeth, Melvin, Walter |
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| Sources |
- [S195] Headstone Inscription.
- [S152] Find A Grave.
- [S143] Genewich Tree.
- [S20] St Peter's Lutheran Church records, Vol 1, Ref # M45.
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