WILLIAMS, Prudence Ann
Date of death: 22 Dec 1890 – Washington D. C.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 2, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 28, page 3 column 1
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Mrs. F. C. Williams, formerly of this city, where Mr. Williams edited the Daily Herald for a number of years, died at their home in Washington, D. C. the latter part of last week of heart failure. The remains were taken to her former home in Newark, N. J., where they were interred on Tuesday. Mrs. Williams was widely known here as a good Christian lady and her death has caused a feeling of sadness to her many friends here.
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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 9, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 29, page 3 column 2
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OBITUARY.
Mrs. F. C. Williams died Monday, December 22, at her residence, 34 R. St., Washington D. C. She was born in Stillwater township, Sussex county, New Jersey. A lady of great worth, well thought of, and respected by all who were acquainted with her. A more loving, faithful and devoted wife no man ever had. She was a good neighbor, ready to answer the cries of the needy at the hour of midnight. A woman without bodily strength, yet did more work daily than many who were very much stronger. She passed away peacefully, without regret and in hope of a happy resurrection. I think that all by whom she lived would give the same testimony, that she was kind and gentle to everyone and especially so to the erring. I have seen a good many devoted wives but none more so than the subject of this sketch. “I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” St. John 11; 25, 26.
(Tribute of respect from the pen of Mrs. A. B. Colton.)
Franklin, Ind., Jan 6, 1891.
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Notes: The 1880 US Federal Census for Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana records thirty-nine-year-old, Virginia-born Fredric [sic] C Williams and his 40-year-old, New Jersey-born wife Prudence A Williams. Frederic’s occupation is listed as “Printing Office”.
District of Columbia Deaths, 1874–1961, database, records that Prudence Ann Williams died 22 Dec 1890 in the District of Columbia. She was female, fifty-one-years old, a housewife, born 1839 in Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey. She was buried 25 Dec 1890 in New Jersey. Both her parents were born in Sussex County, New Jersey. (Reference FHL microfilm number 2135909, Image number 127)
Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson