Obituary: Mathilda (Huseby) WILLIAMS

Obituary. Mathilda (Huseby) WILLIAMS. Decorah Journal (25 May 1944), p. 5.

Mrs. Mathilda Williams Dies; Ill long time

Mrs. Mathilda Williams, 86, died Monday afternoon at her home on East Broadway. She had been ill several years.

She was born March 10, 1858, in Norway, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arne Johnson Huseby. She came to America with her parents in girlhood and they settled in Glenwood township.

Mathilda Huseby was married December 22, 1883, to Sigvart Williams. Mr. Williams died May 10, 1932.

Surviving are the following children, all of Decorah: Alfred, John, Martin, Leonard, Mrs. Alma Spilde, Olaf, George, Mrs. Myrtle Riste, and Mrs. Nellie Fagerlie.

Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Anna Erickson, of Spokane, Wash., and a brother, Henry Huseby, of Mabel, Minn.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 P. M. at the First Lutheran church with the Rev. T. A. Hoff officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery.

Gravestone: Sigvart and Mathilda WILLIAMS

Sigvart A. and Mathilda WILLIAMS gravestone. Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Closeup of Sigvart A. and Mathilda WILLIAMS gravestone. Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Family Group Sheet for Sigvart Anton WILLIAMS

Husband: Sigvart Anton WILLIAMS

Born: 21 Dec 1849
Place: Karlsmyr, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 31 May 1932
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA
Husband's Father: Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Karlsmyr
Husband's Mother: Pauline Marie INGEBRETSDTR Korsegården

Wife 1: Johanna NILSLOKKEN

Born: 19 Feb 1857
Married: 1875
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Died: 28 Oct 1879
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Wife's Father: Christian NILSLOKKEN
Wife's Mother: Randi GUSELIA

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Children

1. Carl WILLIAMS

Born: 1875
Died: c. 1881

2. Paul R. WILLIAMS

Born: 15 Aug 1877
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Inga "Ida" ERICKSON
Married: 28 May 1907
Died: 12 Apr 1935
Place: Maddock, Benson, ND

3. John WILLIAMS

Born: 1879
Died: 1879

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Wife 2: Mathilda HUSEBY

Born: 10 Apr 1858
Place: Norway?
Married: 26 Dec 1883
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Died: 22 May 1944
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Wife's Father: Arne JOHANSEN Huseby
Wife's Mother: Johanna Margrete JOHANSDTR

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Children

1. Johan Wilhelm WILLIAMS

Born: 8 Aug 1884
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Died: 21 Aug 1972
Place: Winneshiek, IA

2. Leonard Melvin Williams

Born: 23 Jun 1886
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Olga MOEN
Married: 30 Mar 1911
Died: 4 Jun 1963
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

3. Martin Sigvart WILLIAMS

Born: 13 Nov 1887
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Grace ANDERSON
Married: 30 Jun 1923
Died: 6 Aug 1969
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

4. Walter Didrik WILLIAMS

Born: 3 Feb 1890
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Lillie Viola JOHNSON
Married: 7 May 1914
Died: 13 Feb 1976
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

5. Junetta "Nellie" Magwelia WILLIAMS

Born: 20 Sep 1892
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Hans C. FAGERLIE
Married: 29 Jun 1911
Died: 6 Jan 1985
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

6. Alma Valmina WILLIAMS

Born: 10 Apr 1894
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Helmer SPILDE
Married: 6 Mar 1918
Died: 30 Sep 1985
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

7. Myrtle Jenny WILLIAMS

Born: 6 Mar 1896
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Adolph RISTE
Married: 30 Oct 1917
Died: 24 May 1984
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

8. George August WILLIAMS

Born: 6 Apr 1899
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Devillo SIBERT
Married: 30 Jun 1923
Died: 14 Jan 1991
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

9. Olaf Thideman WILLIAMS

Born: 3 Sep 1900
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Spouse: Cora FRETHEIM
Married: May 1922
Died: 2 Oct 1966
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

10. Alfred Edgar Jule WILLIAMS

Born: 28 Dec 1902
Place: Winneshiek, IA
Died: 6 Mar 1980
Place: Decorah, Winneshiek, IA

Paul and Ida WILLIAMS

Inga "Ida" ERICKSON and Paul R. WILLIAMS (28 May 1907). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

1930 US Federal Census: Paul and Ida WILLIAMS Family

Detail of 1930 US Federal Census. Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Williams, Paul R. / Head / M / W / 52 / M / 29 / Iowa / Norway / Norway / Farmer
_____ Inga A. / Wife / F / W / 42 / M / 20 / Minnesota / Norway / Norway
_____ Beatrice J. / Daughter / F / W / 20 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota
_____ Stella T. / Daughter / F / W / 19 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota
_____ Clarence J. / Son / M / W / 17 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota / Laborer
_____ Phillip J. / Son / M / W / 15 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota
_____ Wallace N. / Son / M / W / 13 / S / Montana / Iowa / Minnesota
_____ Clifford W. Son / M / W / 11 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota
_____ Lillian L. / Daughter / F / W / 9 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota
_____ Walter L. / Son / M / W / 5 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota
_____ Ardella E. / Daughter / F / W / 1 8/12 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota
_____ Phyllis R. / Daughter / F / W / 1/12 / S / North Dakota / Iowa / Minnesota

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Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Butte Valley, Benson, North Dakota; Roll: 1731; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 210.0.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

Paul and Ida WILLIAMS Family

Paul and Ida WILLIAMS family (c. 1938). From left: Ellert Reierson, Stella, Clifford, Olaf Antonson, Walter, Clarence, Wallace, Ardella, Ove Antonson, Beatrice, Phylis, Phillip, Alvin Antonson, Ida, and Lillian. Photocopied image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Paul and Ida WILLIAMS family (Fall 1938). Front row: Stella, Beatrice, Ida, Ardella, Phylis, and Lillian. Back row: Clarence, Phillip, Walter, Clifford, and Wallace. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Paul and Ida WILLIAMS Family (28 Oct 1949). Front row: Lillian, Stella, Phylis, Ardella, Ida, Beatrice. Back row: Clarence, Clifford, Walter, Philip, Wallace. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Walter "Bud" WILLIAMS and Family

Verna and Bud WILLIAMS. Retirement party (May 1986). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Bud WILLIAMS family (1988). Front row: Bud and Verna. Back row: Faye and Scott.

Ardella (WILLIAMS) Rehling and Family

Ardella WILLIAMS Rehling Family (c. 1951). Back row: Ida, Ardella holding Dennis Rehling. Seated: Doreen Rehling.

Paul WILLIAMS Children Later Years

Paul WILLIAMS family reunion (1982). Front row: Lillian, Beatrice, Wallace. Back row: Clifford, Clarence, "Bud," Phylis. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Paul WILLIAMS family reunion (1988). Front row: Phylis Rehling, Lillian Fossum. Back row: Bud, Clifford, and Wallace WILLIAMS. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Descendants of Paul R. WILLIAMS (1877-1935)

Paul R. WILLIAMS Descendants chart, p. 1. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Paul R. WILLIAMS Descendants chart, p. 2. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Paul R. WILLIAMS Descendants chart, p. 3. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.


Paul R. WILLIAMS Descendants chart, p. 4. Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.