Winnebago County WI Archives Obituaries.....Williams, Ebenezer January 6, 1904
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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, 1/6/1904 page 1
Pioneer Resident and well known former contractor succumbs to heart trouble
after attack of pneumonia.
Ebenezer Williams, a well known old resident of this city died shortly
before nine o'clock this morning at his home 378 Jackson St., of heart
trouble superinduced by pneumonia and after an illness extending over a
period of about four weeks. Mr. Williams was born June 20, 1830 in
Anglesey, Wales anad came to this country when a very young man. He lived
for three years in New York where he learned his trade as mason. In the
year 1857 he was married at Milwaukee to Margaret Hughes who still survives
him and in the early sixties moved to Oshkosh where he his home ever since.
He was for many years in the business of mason contracting and in
partnership with the late John Gittins, under the firm name Gittins &
Williams, built a large number of the substantial hiuses still standing in
this city. He retired from that business and for a number of years
conducted a grocery store at the corner of Jackson and Irving Streets.
About five years ago he retired fron that business. He was a prominent
member of the Welsh C. M. church and was for many years and up to the time
of his death a trustee of that church.He is survived by his wife and five
children, Richard H. Williams of Cedar Rapids, IA; Mrs. Mary (John) Hughes
of Gettysburg, S.D.: Mrs. Margaret (David) Jones of Chicago, IL.,William R.
Williams of Mason City, IA; and Miss Winnifred S. Williams of this city.
The funeral will be held from the residence  Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock, Rev. John Roberts officiating.
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