Bio of WILLIAMS, Frederick Oliver(b.1857 d.1919), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol III, pg 462-463
FREDERICK OLIVER WILLIAMS
Frederick Oliver Williams, who passed away in Minneapolis on the 21st of May,
1919, was well known to book lovers of the city, for he had been at the head of
the book, stationery and music department of the Donaldson department store for
a period covering two decades and enjoyed the reputation of being the third best
buyer of books in. the United States. He was sixty-two years of age at the time
of his demise, his birth having occurred in Battle Creek, Michigan, February 12,
1857. His parents were Oliver and Harriett (Tory) Williams, the former a native
of Bellefontaine, Ohio, while the latter was born in Vermont. Frederick Oliver
Williams obtained his education in the public schools of Lansing, Michigan, to
which city his parents had removed when he was but a small boy, and after
putting aside his textbooks he spent about four years as an employe in a jewelry
store at Lansing. He next entered the service of Brown & Pilcher, proprietors of
a book store at Jackson, Michigan, with whom he continued for about ten years,
on the expiration of which period he removed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where
for seven years he represented the firm of Eaton, Lyon & Company, conducting a
book and stationery establishment. The year 1898 witnessed his arrival in
Minne­apolis and here he took charge of the book, stationery and music
department of the Donaldson department store, of which he remained a valued
representative until 1918, when ill health necessitated his retirement.
In 1878 Mr. Williams was united in marriage to Miss Dolly Turner, a daughter of
Edward J. and Sarah (Shaffer) Turner, both of whom were natives of Michigan. Mr.
and Mrs. Williams became parents of a daughter, Edith M., who is now a resident
of New York. Politically Mr. Williams was a stanch republican, believing firmly
in the principles of that party, and he held membership with the Minneapolis
Athletic Club. His demise was the occasion of deep and widespread regret, for he
had gained an extensive circle of friends during the period of his residence
here, all recognizing his many admirable qualities and praiseworthy
characteristics. Mrs. Williams, who survives her husband, has also become widely
and favorably known in Minneapolis, where she has made her home for a quarter of
a century.