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Eliza Jane WILLIAMS

West Park (aka Hereford) Cemetery
Deaf Smith County,
Texas

Eliza Jane Myers Williams
August 3, 1870-October 6, 1961

*Photo/information, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell


*Obituary
Eliza Williams Dies Friday In Amarillo

Eliza Janie Williams, 615 Union, Hereford, passed away at 9:45 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Thurmond Rest Home in Amarillo. She was born August 3, 1870 in Lockhart, and married James H. Williams in 1890 at Lockhart.

Mr. Williams preceded her in death in 1947. He was a stockman-rancher pioneer, moving to Deaf Smith County in 1899 from Castro County.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Gililland Funeral Home's Rose Chapel. The Rev. Russell Wingert, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Hereford, will officiate. Mrs. Williams was a housewife and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by six daughters, Mesdames Mary King, Hereford; Floyd Sweet, Fort Worth; F.O. Williams, Anchorage, Alaska; Ruby McBride, Dallas; Lela Wilmeth, Ft. Sumner, N.M.; Edna Collier, Redlands, Cal.; and five sons: J.H. Jr., El Paso; Ray H., Austin, Nev.; Bill, Calgary, Canada; Jake, Littleton, Colo.; George, Fairbanks, Alaska; 34 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. One son preceded her in death in 1949.

(Published in The Sunday Brand, Vol. 14 - No. 15, Hereford, Texas, Sunday, October 8, 1961, Page 1,10)
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Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Name: E G Myers
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 6 Oct 1890
Marriage Place: Caldwell, Texas, United States
Spouse: J H Williams
FHL Film Number: 980083

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Name: Eliza Jane Myers
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1870
Birth Place: Lockhart, Texas
Death Place: Hereford, Texas
SAR Membership: 82072
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 15 Aug 1961
Father: John Jacob Myers
Mother: Eliza Jane Skaggs
Spouse: James Henry Williams
Children: George Finis Williams

Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Eliza Jane Williams
Death Date: 6 Oct 1961
Death County: Potter
Certificate: 60646

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Eliza Jane Williams
[Eliza Jane Myers]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 91
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1870
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 6 Oct 1961
Death Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Father: John J Myers
Mother: Eliza Jane Skaggs

Contributed on 8/12/22 by neldapat
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Submitted: 8/12/22 • Approved: 8/13/22 • Last Updated: 8/16/22 • R531088-G531088-S3

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