Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam F. Williams
BirthIllinois
DeathAug 1878, probably Texas
Marriage18 Sep 1874, Attwood, Douglas Co., Illinois
SpouseSarah Elizabeth Lewis
Birth23 Jan 1854, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana
Death26 Jan 1923, Champaign Co., Illinois
Other spousesBarnard H. Murray
Children
SpouseJohn D. Riddle , 2C3R
Notes for Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
Her death certificate records Sarah Elizabeth Murray, age 69 years 3 days, born 23 Jan 1854 in Douport, Indiana, died 26 Jan 1923 in Champaign Co., Illinois, widow of Barney J. Murray, father Samuel Lewis, born in New York, mother’s maiden name Kezzie Williams, born in Ky, cause of death euremia and chronic Bright’s Disease, informant Mary Overholtz, Pisotum, Ill, burial in Pisotum Cem.
Her obituary reported “Died today at the house of her daughter Mrs. George Overholtz, here in Pisotum City. She was born Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, near Greencastle, Indiana, to Samuel and Kizzie (Williams) Lewis on Jan 23, 1954.
At the age of 20 she met and married William F. Williams and was married in Douglas Co., Illinois on the 18 of Sep 1874.
From this marriage two children were born, Catherine Elizabeth Williams now Mrs. William E. Fair of St. Louis, Mo, and Effie Jane Williams now Mrs. John D. Riddle of Champing, Ill.
Then in Aug of 1878 Mr. Williams died in Douglas Co., Ill.
In 1886 Sara married Barnard H. Murray in Champaign Co. Ill and to this union came four children, Samuel Murray, Ernst Murray, Charles Murray, and Mary Murray now Mrs. George Overholtz of this city.
Miss Sarah, as she was known as, was not wedow from her late husband B. H. Murray but she was a three star mother as three of her sons died in World War II.
Miss Sarah is survived by 3 children, four brothers namely Oliver Lewis of Cloverdale, Ind, Andrew Lewis of Greencastle, Ind, Thomas Lewis and Henry Lewis both of Kansas City, Mo, and two sisters, Mrs. Anderson Carpenter of Glosport Mo, and Mrs. Belle Delaney of Excelsior Spring, Mo., and 10 grandchildren of St. Louis, 2 of Champaign, and 2 of Pisotum City.
Miss Sarah will be sadly missed by all, she will be laid to rest at the Pisotum Cemetery .... May she rest in peace.”
Her obituary reported “Died today at the house of her daughter Mrs. George Overholtz, here in Pisotum City. She was born Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, near Greencastle, Indiana, to Samuel and Kizzie (Williams) Lewis on Jan 23, 1954.
At the age of 20 she met and married William F. Williams and was married in Douglas Co., Illinois on the 18 of Sep 1874.
From this marriage two children were born, Catherine Elizabeth Williams now Mrs. William E. Fair of St. Louis, Mo, and Effie Jane Williams now Mrs. John D. Riddle of Champing, Ill.
Then in Aug of 1878 Mr. Williams died in Douglas Co., Ill.
In 1886 Sara married Barnard H. Murray in Champaign Co. Ill and to this union came four children, Samuel Murray, Ernst Murray, Charles Murray, and Mary Murray now Mrs. George Overholtz of this city.
Miss Sarah, as she was known as, was not wedow from her late husband B. H. Murray but she was a three star mother as three of her sons died in World War II.
Miss Sarah is survived by 3 children, four brothers namely Oliver Lewis of Cloverdale, Ind, Andrew Lewis of Greencastle, Ind, Thomas Lewis and Henry Lewis both of Kansas City, Mo, and two sisters, Mrs. Anderson Carpenter of Glosport Mo, and Mrs. Belle Delaney of Excelsior Spring, Mo., and 10 grandchildren of St. Louis, 2 of Champaign, and 2 of Pisotum City.
Miss Sarah will be sadly missed by all, she will be laid to rest at the Pisotum Cemetery .... May she rest in peace.”
Census Notes for William F. & Sarah Elizabeth (Family)
Since William and Sarah were married in 1874 and he died in 1878, they will not appear together in any census.
1880 census of St. Clair Co., Missouri, Collins township, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 13 as family #113:
Lewis, Samuel, 67, farmer, b. Ky N.Y. N.Y.; Kissiah, 55, wife, b. Va Pa Pa; Williams, Sarah, 36, dau, widowed, b. Indiana Ky Va; Sarah C., 4, granddau, b. Illinois Illinois Indiana; Effa B., granddau, 2, b. Texas Illinois Indiana.
The reported age for Sarah is inconsistent with her obituary and death certificate, which both say she was born 23 Jan 1854, making her age in 1880 be 26, not 36.
1880 census of St. Clair Co., Missouri, Collins township, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 13 as family #113:
Lewis, Samuel, 67, farmer, b. Ky N.Y. N.Y.; Kissiah, 55, wife, b. Va Pa Pa; Williams, Sarah, 36, dau, widowed, b. Indiana Ky Va; Sarah C., 4, granddau, b. Illinois Illinois Indiana; Effa B., granddau, 2, b. Texas Illinois Indiana.
The reported age for Sarah is inconsistent with her obituary and death certificate, which both say she was born 23 Jan 1854, making her age in 1880 be 26, not 36.
