James Piercy Williams was born May 20, 1849, in North Riding, Yorkshire County, England of Welsh parents. He came to the United States in 1852 at the age of three. The family settled in Chicago, Illinois, but may have arrived first in New York. He died in Cedaredge, Colorado, on July 12, 1924.
James married Adele Eliza Laux in Galesburg, Illinois, on December 31, 1878. Adele was the daughter of German immigrants Carl and Caroline (Schwarm) Laux. Carl was a professor of music at Knox College and Seminary in Galesburg, Illinois. Adele died in 1925 in Orange Cove, California, where she was living with her son, Percy Williams.
The couple moved to Portland in Ouray County, Colorado in May of 1879. They had nine children: Pamela Caroline, Carl Archibald, John Piercy, Walter Edmund, James Howard, Adolph Laux, Percy Elliot, Otis Tyler (my grandfather), and Joseph Jackson.
James was a carpenter by trade and he helped build the first buildings in Denver, Colorado. He then returned to Illinois to marry Adele.
After his marriage and his return to Colorado, James probably worked in the mines. After being injured in an accident so he could no longer work in the mines, he ran a general store and served as Justice of the Peace in San Miguel County. The Census of 1900 shows his occupation as Postmaster in Sawpit, San Miquel County, Colorado.
Adele Laux Williams taught German and Botany in schools in Philadelphia prior to her marriage. In later years, she liked to smoke a corn cob pipe while sitting in her rocking chair.
In the 1980's, Jane Williams compiled a history of the Williams family. This information was included in that history. According to Jane, most of the information came from James and Adele's son James Howard Williams, who had taken it from a note book his father kept.
Mary Lynn Williams
Great Granddaughter of James and Adele Williams
Surface Creek Champion, Volume 21, Number 3, July 17, 1924
JAMES PERCY WILLIAMS
James Percy Williams was born in England May 24, 1849 and died at the home of his sons - west of Cedaredge last Thursday evening. He came to America with his parents when a baby. Their home was first at Chicago. He came to Colorado over 50 years ago and has been a resident of the state since. He was married to Adele Laux 47 years ago. They lived a pioneer life and endured its hardships. He was postmaster at Old Dallas before any of the present towns in that section were established. His home is at Placerville. Colo., but he had been spending the summer with his sons, J. H. and Otis Williams of the Cedaredge community. There survive to mourn his loss a sister, Mrs. J. H. Jackson of Mancos; his wife and six sons : Carl and Joseph of Placerville, Adolph of Telluride, Percy of Orange Cove. Calif., and the two sons here. He was a member of the Masonic order for over 50 years, his membership being at Norwood. For over 30 years he has been a sufferer, partially paralyzed and afflicted with chronic bronchitis which with complications caused his death. He rests at last after the labor and vigors of pioneer living and bodily suffering. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon by Rev. Coulter assisted by the Masons. Burial was made in the Cedaredge Cemetery.
James married Adele Eliza Laux in Galesburg, Illinois, on December 31, 1878. Adele was the daughter of German immigrants Carl and Caroline (Schwarm) Laux. Carl was a professor of music at Knox College and Seminary in Galesburg, Illinois. Adele died in 1925 in Orange Cove, California, where she was living with her son, Percy Williams.
The couple moved to Portland in Ouray County, Colorado in May of 1879. They had nine children: Pamela Caroline, Carl Archibald, John Piercy, Walter Edmund, James Howard, Adolph Laux, Percy Elliot, Otis Tyler (my grandfather), and Joseph Jackson.
James was a carpenter by trade and he helped build the first buildings in Denver, Colorado. He then returned to Illinois to marry Adele.
After his marriage and his return to Colorado, James probably worked in the mines. After being injured in an accident so he could no longer work in the mines, he ran a general store and served as Justice of the Peace in San Miguel County. The Census of 1900 shows his occupation as Postmaster in Sawpit, San Miquel County, Colorado.
Adele Laux Williams taught German and Botany in schools in Philadelphia prior to her marriage. In later years, she liked to smoke a corn cob pipe while sitting in her rocking chair.
In the 1980's, Jane Williams compiled a history of the Williams family. This information was included in that history. According to Jane, most of the information came from James and Adele's son James Howard Williams, who had taken it from a note book his father kept.
Mary Lynn Williams
Great Granddaughter of James and Adele Williams
Surface Creek Champion, Volume 21, Number 3, July 17, 1924
JAMES PERCY WILLIAMS
James Percy Williams was born in England May 24, 1849 and died at the home of his sons - west of Cedaredge last Thursday evening. He came to America with his parents when a baby. Their home was first at Chicago. He came to Colorado over 50 years ago and has been a resident of the state since. He was married to Adele Laux 47 years ago. They lived a pioneer life and endured its hardships. He was postmaster at Old Dallas before any of the present towns in that section were established. His home is at Placerville. Colo., but he had been spending the summer with his sons, J. H. and Otis Williams of the Cedaredge community. There survive to mourn his loss a sister, Mrs. J. H. Jackson of Mancos; his wife and six sons : Carl and Joseph of Placerville, Adolph of Telluride, Percy of Orange Cove. Calif., and the two sons here. He was a member of the Masonic order for over 50 years, his membership being at Norwood. For over 30 years he has been a sufferer, partially paralyzed and afflicted with chronic bronchitis which with complications caused his death. He rests at last after the labor and vigors of pioneer living and bodily suffering. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon by Rev. Coulter assisted by the Masons. Burial was made in the Cedaredge Cemetery.
James Piercy Williams was born May 20, 1849, in North Riding, Yorkshire County, England of Welsh parents. He came to the United States in 1852 at the age of three. The family settled in Chicago, Illinois, but may have arrived first in New York. He died in Cedaredge, Colorado, on July 12, 1924.
James married Adele Eliza Laux in Galesburg, Illinois, on December 31, 1878. Adele was the daughter of German immigrants Carl and Caroline (Schwarm) Laux. Carl was a professor of music at Knox College and Seminary in Galesburg, Illinois. Adele died in 1925 in Orange Cove, California, where she was living with her son, Percy Williams.
The couple moved to Portland in Ouray County, Colorado in May of 1879. They had nine children: Pamela Caroline, Carl Archibald, John Piercy, Walter Edmund, James Howard, Adolph Laux, Percy Elliot, Otis Tyler (my grandfather), and Joseph Jackson.
James was a carpenter by trade and he helped build the first buildings in Denver, Colorado. He then returned to Illinois to marry Adele.
After his marriage and his return to Colorado, James probably worked in the mines. After being injured in an accident so he could no longer work in the mines, he ran a general store and served as Justice of the Peace in San Miguel County. The Census of 1900 shows his occupation as Postmaster in Sawpit, San Miquel County, Colorado.
Adele Laux Williams taught German and Botany in schools in Philadelphia prior to her marriage. In later years, she liked to smoke a corn cob pipe while sitting in her rocking chair.
In the 1980's, Jane Williams compiled a history of the Williams family. This information was included in that history. According to Jane, most of the information came from James and Adele's son James Howard Williams, who had taken it from a note book his father kept.
Mary Lynn Williams
Great Granddaughter of James and Adele Williams
Surface Creek Champion, Volume 21, Number 3, July 17, 1924
JAMES PERCY WILLIAMS
James Percy Williams was born in England May 24, 1849 and died at the home of his sons - west of Cedaredge last Thursday evening. He came to America with his parents when a baby. Their home was first at Chicago. He came to Colorado over 50 years ago and has been a resident of the state since. He was married to Adele Laux 47 years ago. They lived a pioneer life and endured its hardships. He was postmaster at Old Dallas before any of the present towns in that section were established. His home is at Placerville. Colo., but he had been spending the summer with his sons, J. H. and Otis Williams of the Cedaredge community. There survive to mourn his loss a sister, Mrs. J. H. Jackson of Mancos; his wife and six sons : Carl and Joseph of Placerville, Adolph of Telluride, Percy of Orange Cove. Calif., and the two sons here. He was a member of the Masonic order for over 50 years, his membership being at Norwood. For over 30 years he has been a sufferer, partially paralyzed and afflicted with chronic bronchitis which with complications caused his death. He rests at last after the labor and vigors of pioneer living and bodily suffering. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon by Rev. Coulter assisted by the Masons. Burial was made in the Cedaredge Cemetery.
James married Adele Eliza Laux in Galesburg, Illinois, on December 31, 1878. Adele was the daughter of German immigrants Carl and Caroline (Schwarm) Laux. Carl was a professor of music at Knox College and Seminary in Galesburg, Illinois. Adele died in 1925 in Orange Cove, California, where she was living with her son, Percy Williams.
The couple moved to Portland in Ouray County, Colorado in May of 1879. They had nine children: Pamela Caroline, Carl Archibald, John Piercy, Walter Edmund, James Howard, Adolph Laux, Percy Elliot, Otis Tyler (my grandfather), and Joseph Jackson.
James was a carpenter by trade and he helped build the first buildings in Denver, Colorado. He then returned to Illinois to marry Adele.
After his marriage and his return to Colorado, James probably worked in the mines. After being injured in an accident so he could no longer work in the mines, he ran a general store and served as Justice of the Peace in San Miguel County. The Census of 1900 shows his occupation as Postmaster in Sawpit, San Miquel County, Colorado.
Adele Laux Williams taught German and Botany in schools in Philadelphia prior to her marriage. In later years, she liked to smoke a corn cob pipe while sitting in her rocking chair.
In the 1980's, Jane Williams compiled a history of the Williams family. This information was included in that history. According to Jane, most of the information came from James and Adele's son James Howard Williams, who had taken it from a note book his father kept.
Mary Lynn Williams
Great Granddaughter of James and Adele Williams
Surface Creek Champion, Volume 21, Number 3, July 17, 1924
JAMES PERCY WILLIAMS
James Percy Williams was born in England May 24, 1849 and died at the home of his sons - west of Cedaredge last Thursday evening. He came to America with his parents when a baby. Their home was first at Chicago. He came to Colorado over 50 years ago and has been a resident of the state since. He was married to Adele Laux 47 years ago. They lived a pioneer life and endured its hardships. He was postmaster at Old Dallas before any of the present towns in that section were established. His home is at Placerville. Colo., but he had been spending the summer with his sons, J. H. and Otis Williams of the Cedaredge community. There survive to mourn his loss a sister, Mrs. J. H. Jackson of Mancos; his wife and six sons : Carl and Joseph of Placerville, Adolph of Telluride, Percy of Orange Cove. Calif., and the two sons here. He was a member of the Masonic order for over 50 years, his membership being at Norwood. For over 30 years he has been a sufferer, partially paralyzed and afflicted with chronic bronchitis which with complications caused his death. He rests at last after the labor and vigors of pioneer living and bodily suffering. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon by Rev. Coulter assisted by the Masons. Burial was made in the Cedaredge Cemetery.
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