Obituary for Mrs. Kasiah Williams, wife of James Williams, Montgomery, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.org/al/montgomery/obits/ob12.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Karen Tapley ==================================================================== May 2003 Independ American, A. N. Worthy, Editor Troy Ala. 7 Dec. 1859 Departed this life, on the night of the 20th of November, Mrs. Kasiah Williams, in the 79th year of her age. Mother Williams removed to this county from South Carolina in the year 1819, and has been a citizen of this county ever since. She leaves to mourn her loss 114 living children, grand-children and great grand-children, the most of whom lived in this vicinity, besides many, many friends who sat around her bed day after day and night after night, watching her with anxious eyes through a protracted illness of nearly four weeks. But alas! the monster death came and severed the brittle thread---she is no more. While deploring her death, all who knew her have the sweet consolation to know that she lived a pious life and bor her last illness with Christian foritude, she never murmuring but always acquiescing in the dispensations of Providence. How sweet is to know, in the hour of death, that the angels of God stand ready to receive our spirits and bear them aloft to realms of eternal bliss. A short poem follows. Additional Comments: I have written as this appeared in the newspaper. I have many surnames that are on her invertory of estate, her son E. Y. Williams was exec: this was wife of James Williams in all the estate, settlement records, census records, I can't find where in SC this family came from to Al. in 1819 or a maiden name for Kesiah Williams. They were in the 1830-40-50-60-70 census records. The grandson Rev. John Lafayette Williams b. near Mont./ Pike Co. Al. was a Methodist (E) minister over 30 years in N. Fl. and S. GA. he went to Fl. along with 2 siblings, several cousins in 1854. His parents John Allen Williams and Catharine URQUHART married in Mont. Co. Al. 1826 they are #901 of the 1850 Census Pike Co. Al. Please email me if you might be able to help me get back to SC or know where in SC this family came from? kindness karen This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb