Son of William Lincoln Williams and Jane Ann Chisholm, husband of Edith Terrill, whom he married on May 10th, 1915 at Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, and father of Elmer Lewis, Jane Elsie and Raymond Terrill Williams.
In 1900, Elmer, aged 11, was living on Market Street, Ashland, Schuykill, Pennsylvania. His father was a railroad brakeman and Elmer was in school.
In 1910, Elmer could be found living in the home of his parents, on Market Street in Ashland, PA. His father, William, was a brakeman for the railroad and Elmer worked as a salesman for a hardware company.
At the time of their marriage in 1915, Elmer was of Ashland, Penn., and Edith was of Gilberton, Penn. and they were married by license by W. H. Hartler.
On June 5, 1917, when Elmer registered for the draft during World War I, he stated that he lived at 1315 Arch Street, Ashland, that he was an electrician for P & R J & C Company at Hammond Colliery, and that he was married and had a child.
In 1930, Elmer and Edith were living on Centre Street, Ashland, where he was working as a laborer in the coal mine. Their three children were in the home with them as were Thomas and Lucille Gillespie, Alex DeMarr and his wife, Annette and their daughter, Freda, and Robert G. Hand, all boarders.
(1900, 1910, and 1930 US Federal Censuses; Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918)
In the summer of 1933, the family moved to Beaver Meadow, so Elmer could start a new job as electrician at the Colerain Colliery between Beaver Meadows and Treskow. On July 10, two days short of his 45th birthday,he was killed in an electrical accident. The incident is recorded in the
Anthracite Mine Accident Register, though with several errors of fact (eg age, number of children, years as an electrician). He was buried in Citizens Cemetery in Beaver Meadows.
In 1900, Elmer, aged 11, was living on Market Street, Ashland, Schuykill, Pennsylvania. His father was a railroad brakeman and Elmer was in school.
In 1910, Elmer could be found living in the home of his parents, on Market Street in Ashland, PA. His father, William, was a brakeman for the railroad and Elmer worked as a salesman for a hardware company.
At the time of their marriage in 1915, Elmer was of Ashland, Penn., and Edith was of Gilberton, Penn. and they were married by license by W. H. Hartler.
On June 5, 1917, when Elmer registered for the draft during World War I, he stated that he lived at 1315 Arch Street, Ashland, that he was an electrician for P & R J & C Company at Hammond Colliery, and that he was married and had a child.
In 1930, Elmer and Edith were living on Centre Street, Ashland, where he was working as a laborer in the coal mine. Their three children were in the home with them as were Thomas and Lucille Gillespie, Alex DeMarr and his wife, Annette and their daughter, Freda, and Robert G. Hand, all boarders.
(1900, 1910, and 1930 US Federal Censuses; Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918)
In the summer of 1933, the family moved to Beaver Meadow, so Elmer could start a new job as electrician at the Colerain Colliery between Beaver Meadows and Treskow. On July 10, two days short of his 45th birthday,he was killed in an electrical accident. The incident is recorded in the
Anthracite Mine Accident Register, though with several errors of fact (eg age, number of children, years as an electrician). He was buried in Citizens Cemetery in Beaver Meadows.
Son of William Lincoln Williams and Jane Ann Chisholm, husband of Edith Terrill, whom he married on May 10th, 1915 at Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, and father of Elmer Lewis, Jane Elsie and Raymond Terrill Williams.
In 1900, Elmer, aged 11, was living on Market Street, Ashland, Schuykill, Pennsylvania. His father was a railroad brakeman and Elmer was in school.
In 1910, Elmer could be found living in the home of his parents, on Market Street in Ashland, PA. His father, William, was a brakeman for the railroad and Elmer worked as a salesman for a hardware company.
At the time of their marriage in 1915, Elmer was of Ashland, Penn., and Edith was of Gilberton, Penn. and they were married by license by W. H. Hartler.
On June 5, 1917, when Elmer registered for the draft during World War I, he stated that he lived at 1315 Arch Street, Ashland, that he was an electrician for P & R J & C Company at Hammond Colliery, and that he was married and had a child.
In 1930, Elmer and Edith were living on Centre Street, Ashland, where he was working as a laborer in the coal mine. Their three children were in the home with them as were Thomas and Lucille Gillespie, Alex DeMarr and his wife, Annette and their daughter, Freda, and Robert G. Hand, all boarders.
(1900, 1910, and 1930 US Federal Censuses; Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918)
In the summer of 1933, the family moved to Beaver Meadow, so Elmer could start a new job as electrician at the Colerain Colliery between Beaver Meadows and Treskow. On July 10, two days short of his 45th birthday,he was killed in an electrical accident. The incident is recorded in the
Anthracite Mine Accident Register, though with several errors of fact (eg age, number of children, years as an electrician). He was buried in Citizens Cemetery in Beaver Meadows.
In 1900, Elmer, aged 11, was living on Market Street, Ashland, Schuykill, Pennsylvania. His father was a railroad brakeman and Elmer was in school.
In 1910, Elmer could be found living in the home of his parents, on Market Street in Ashland, PA. His father, William, was a brakeman for the railroad and Elmer worked as a salesman for a hardware company.
At the time of their marriage in 1915, Elmer was of Ashland, Penn., and Edith was of Gilberton, Penn. and they were married by license by W. H. Hartler.
On June 5, 1917, when Elmer registered for the draft during World War I, he stated that he lived at 1315 Arch Street, Ashland, that he was an electrician for P & R J & C Company at Hammond Colliery, and that he was married and had a child.
In 1930, Elmer and Edith were living on Centre Street, Ashland, where he was working as a laborer in the coal mine. Their three children were in the home with them as were Thomas and Lucille Gillespie, Alex DeMarr and his wife, Annette and their daughter, Freda, and Robert G. Hand, all boarders.
(1900, 1910, and 1930 US Federal Censuses; Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918)
In the summer of 1933, the family moved to Beaver Meadow, so Elmer could start a new job as electrician at the Colerain Colliery between Beaver Meadows and Treskow. On July 10, two days short of his 45th birthday,he was killed in an electrical accident. The incident is recorded in the
Anthracite Mine Accident Register, though with several errors of fact (eg age, number of children, years as an electrician). He was buried in Citizens Cemetery in Beaver Meadows.
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