6/8/1880 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. The census listed George, 27,farm er, with wife Mary, 23, and 2 children, John, 3, and Phebe, 9months. S ister Margaret, 20, and her husband John Davis, 24, wereboarders and m other Basha, 50, also lived there.
1900 Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. Before the next census, the family hadmo ved. George 2, 48 and Mary J, 44, had a large family that includedJes s J, 25, John W, 23, George W, 15, Albert W, 11, William R, 9, andMarg aret, 7, and Fred, 4. George's 78 year old mother Basha stilllived wi th them.
Was George really 14 when he married Mary Ellen?
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: George J. Williams
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1851
Birth Place: Cooks Mills, , Ill
Death Date: 18 Mar 1936
Death Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois
Burial Date: 20 Mar 1936
Burial Place: N. Okaw, Coles, Ill.
Death Age: 84
Occupation: Farmer, self
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Mattson Twp., Coles, Illinois
Father Name: Jesse Williams
Mother Name: Basha Whitley
Mother Birth Place: N. Okaw, , Ill.
Spouse Name: Mary
FHL Film Number: 1765830
