Raleigh Crowshaw, Our 9th Great Grandfather. Jamestown Settler, Ancient Planter of Virginia, and Indian Fighter. (Williamson Line)

From the Fortress of Solitude

Pleasant Grove

Hello All,
Today's topic for our digital family reunion is our 9th Great Grandfather Raleigh Croshaw.
Shall we begin with the Relationship Chart?

Relationship Chart

Raleigh Crowshaw (1570 - 1628)

is your 9th great grandfather

Joseph Croshaw (1610 - 1667)

son of Raleigh Crowshaw

Mary Croshaw (1632 - 1687)

daughter of Joseph Croshaw

John White (1661 - 1743)

son of Mary Croshaw

John White (1697 - 1782)

son of John White

Susanna White (1754 - 1840)

daughter of John White

Mathew Williamson (1810 - )

son of Susanna White

George Matthew Williamson (1834 - 1928)

son of Mathew Williamson

William Jonathan Williamson (1858 - 1934)

son of George Matthew Williamson

Charles Williamson (1909 - 1966)

son of William Jonathan Williamson

Charles Williamson (1936 - )

son of Charles Williamson

to

Kim, Victor, Kevin, Janice, Jon, Jilane, Lisa, and Annette Williamson

The information comes from Wikipedia

Captain Raleigh Croshaw (1570 -1624) was an Ancient planter and a representative in the House of Burgesses for Elizabeth City County in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.

Croshaw is believed to be from the Crashaw family of Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England; his parentage and date of birth are not known.  He arrived in Jamestown, Virginia on the "Mary & Margrett", with the Second Supply in September 1608. His wife came over on the "Bona Nova" in 1620 but, as she is not mentioned in 1623 Census, she was likely dead by 1623. He was a member of the Virginia Company of London in 1609 and was still listed as an adventurer in the Company in both 1618 and 1620. He was one of the authors of the complimentary verses prefixed to "The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles" (1624) of John Smith of Jamestown.

Croshaw and his wife had at least two sons, possibly three:

• Joseph Croshaw (1610–1667), married 1. Unknown; 2. Widow Finch ; 3. Widow Anne Hodges; 4. Widow Margaret Tucker; 5. Widow Mary Bromfield
• (possibly) Noah Croshaw (1614–1665), married Elinor 
• Richard Croshaw (1618–1667), married Elizabeth 

Raleigh Croshaw was the local official in the Elizabeth City area. This settlement later became known as the Middle Plantation and later Williamsburg, Virginia. His sons were among the first to take advantage of this new settlement. Both Joseph and Richard are mentioned many times in the records. Joseph appears to have led a more public life, having been a member of the House of Burgesses from York as well as having served as a justice and as sheriff for York County, Virginia.

Croshaw was mentioned as being a member of the group with Captain John Smith in January 1609, who while attempting to trade for corn with the Indians at Opechancanough's village were almost overcome by surprise. This attack was thwarted in part by Raleigh Croshaw's quick reactions. Raleigh Croshaw then made a night trip back to Jamestown which helped to avoid further treachery. He appears to have been a very skilled Indian fighter.

At the time of the massacre in March 1622, he was on a trading cruise on the Potomac. According to Captain John Smith's General History, Croshaw challenged the chief Opchanacanough or any of his warriors to fight him naked (without armor), an offer that was not accepted. When Captain John Smith published his General History in 1624, one of the verses in Volume III of the book had been written by Croshaw—and in his writing, John Smith implies a high opinion of Croshaw's knowledge of Indians and their way of making war.

Raleigh Croshaw accompanied Claiborne on his explorations and, with just a few men, successfully defended a remote trading outpost up on the Potomac River in the 1622 attack. Captain Raleigh Croshaw was in the Potomac River trading in a small bark, commanded by Captain Spilman. There an Indian stole aboard and told them of the massacre, (1622) and that Opchanacanough had been practicing with his King and Country to betray them, which they refused to do, but that the Indians of Werowocomoco had undertaken it. Captain Spilman went there, but the Indians after seeing that his men were so vigilant and well armed, suspected that they had been discovered, therefore, to delude him, they gave him such good deals in trade, that his vessel was soon nearly overloaded”.

About 1623 a patent was issued to "Captain Raleigh Croshaw, Gentleman, of Kiccoughtan, “An Ancient Planter who hath remained in this country 15 years complete and performed many a worthy service to the Colony," for 500 acres (2 km²) by Old Point Comfort. This was based on his transporting himself, his servant and his wife in addition to adventuring 25 pounds sterling in the Company.

By the following year he was a burgess for Elizabeth City. In March 1624 he was issued a commission to trade with the Indians for corn. On this voyage he purchased a "great canoe" for 10,000 blue beads. The Corporation of Elizabeth City states that “Captain Raleigh Croshaw planted by Patent 500 acres (2 km²) between Fox Hill and the Pamunkey River to establish Elizabeth City.” Captain Raleigh Croshaw was last referred to on November 22, 1624. On December 27, 1624, Captain Francis West was instructed to take an inventory of his estate.

By 1637 the York County settlers had already begun to breach their own palisade and move into Indian land on the other side. The area between Queens Creek and Ware Creek was called the "Indian Fields." It was a series of vast communal fields the Indians used for planting corn. Again, it was Joseph Croshaw and Richard Croshaw who were the first to move into the area. In 1637 and 1638, they each patented a few thousand acres about where the Camp Peary government center is located today. They controlled most of the land in that area for the next 20–25 years.

Sandy Williamson Remembered

From the Fortress of Solitude
Pleasant Grove

Hello All,
     My Aunt Sandy passed away on April 3, 2014.  She was married to my Uncle Ray, my dad's half brother.  I didn't know Sandy very well due to time and distance, but I know she was a remarkable woman who was dearly loved by her family and friends.  
     I'm sharing her obituary below as part of our family history.

     Sandra “Sandy” Lynn Williamson, 63, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at her home in Spearfish. She was born Nov. 30, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. John Croghan in Deadwood. She graduated from Doniphan Senior High School in Doniphan, Mo., in 1969 and, answering a calling, fulfilled a dream and graduated from USD in 1998 as a registered nurse. She touched so many with her work in long term care facilities and was especially proud of her service at the Fort Meade VA Hospital.   

     Sandy married Raymond Williamson in July 1971, and they had a daughter, Nikki Lynn, who was born in 1972. They made their home in Whitewood. She was a committed member and volunteer of many organizations, including the Jaycees, Whitewood PTO, and as an EMT with the Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department.

     Sandy is survived by a daughter, Nikki Williamson; granddaughter, Elsie Lynn; and grandson, Raymond Daniel, all of Spearfish. She is also survived by sisters, Lonnie (Terry) ONeil of Portland, Ore., and Lorraine (Talmon) Harber of Doniphan, Mo.; a brother, Lance (Helan) Croghan of St. Louis, Mo.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.

Sandy, daughter Nikki, husband Ray

Our Great Grand Aunt Josie Williamson Good. Grandpa Williamson's Letter of Reference. Williamson Line.

From the Fortress of Solitude
Pleasant Grove

Hello All,
Today I'll share a few things on our Williamson side.
I start with Grandpa Williamson's Letter of Reference and a couple photos of where he worked in Deadwood (credit: Aunt Kriss)

This was the letter of reference given to Grandpa Charles Williamson (father to Charles Ray Williamson) after his place of employment burned down in Deadwood in 1942.  Dad was six years old at the time.

 Two photos of the fire damaged Hearst Mercantile Co. Deadwood SD.

Grandpa Williamson's Sister Josie

This Relationship Chart shows that Great Aunt Josie was the fifth child of William and Effie Williamson of Sundance Wyoming.  Our Grandpa Williamson was the 9th child and baby of the family. The chart shows Grandpa's two wives: He married, first: Elda Vercellino; second: Elsie Jensen.

 Josie is photographed in the front yard of the Williamson home in Sundance Wyo.

 The following life sketch was written by Pat Williamson Biggs and Chanler Biggs and found in their book The Williamson Legacy.

Credit: The Williamson Legacy

Credit: The Williamson Legacy

Credit: The Williamson Legacy

Credit: The Williamson Legacy

Six of the Williamson children.  Grandpa Williamson is on the back row.

 Aunt Josie worked in this bank for 12 years.

Josie and her husband Lawrence C. Good had two children, Mary Ann and Helen Marie.  

Announcing the Arrival of Emmalyn Blake Williamson, Daughter of Andrew and Heather Williamson

From the Fortress of Solitude
Pleasant Grove

Hello All,
     Andrew and Heather Williamson announced the birth of their  new baby girl Emmalyn Blake Williamson.
     Andrew and Heather live in Fayetteville, North Carolina.  Andrew is in the army and has seen active service in Afghanistan.
     Congratulations to this new addition to the Williamson family.

Andrew and Emmalyn

Andrew and Bryce

Andrew, Heather, Bryce and "Emmalyn"

Williamson Line. Our 3rd Great Grandfather, Elijah Victor, Abandons Wife, Leaving Her Destitute.

From the Fortress of Solitude

Pleasant Grove

     Today in our digital gathering we review the court documents related to our third Great Grandfather Elijah Victor (Williamson Line).  

     It seems every family has one and we are no exception.  Our 3rd Great Grandfather, Elijah Victor, abandoned his third wife (not our blood line) and was taken to court and sued for maintenance.  Our relationship to Elijah comes through our Great Great Grandfather Whitty who was the son of Elijah's first wife Unicy, a native of Scotland.  

The Relationship Chart

Elijah Victor (1785 - 1860) Married Unicy

is your 3rd great grandfather

Whitty (Whitley) Victor (1818 - 1903) Married Nancy Morris

son of Elijah Victor

Effie Helen Victor (1867 - 1944) Married William Jonathan Williamson

daughter of Whitty (Whitley) Victor

Charles Williamson (1909 - 1966) Married Elda Vercellino (first) Elsie Jenson (second)

son of Effie Helen Victor

Charles Williamson  (1936 - ) Married Luella Mattson

son of Charles Williamson and Elda Vercellino

Kim, Victor, Kevin, Janice, Jon, Jilane, Lisa, Anette

Children of Charles Williamson and Luella Mattson

The following are the court documents related to the case.

Overseer of Poor

	}}	Warrant of
vs	}}
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Elijah Victor

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Filed February 23d
1846   JVernon  Clk

No 100 -- 1 Day
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Clrk will please
issue Subpoena for
Mary Victor
Jane Cooper &
Allen Collins ---
Patrick Meloy --- for
Plf ---                  
        Thos A Hendricks
Aty for Plf ----      

State of Indiana	}}
	}}	Sct
Shelby County	}}

                    To Reuben Davidson & Enoch M Tucker  Overseers of the Poor of Hendricks Township in Said county Whereas complaint has been made before me  William Hacker  a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid in the following words to wit

State of Indiana	}}
	}}	Sct
Shelby County	}}

      Before  William Hacker  a Justice of the Peace in & for Said county  Enoch M Tucker  and  Reuben Davidson  two Justices of the Peace of Hendricks Township in the county aforesaid by this their Complaint Shows that  Elijah Victor  late of said Township has deserted abandoned and Separated himself from  Mary Victor  his wife without reasonable cause And that said  Mary lives and has her Settlement in Said Hendricks Township   And that the Said  Mary by the desertion aforesaid of her husband is left in a destitute Situation and without the means of Suport and & maintanance   And that the Said  Elijah Victor  has and owns property and Estate which would contribute to the maintanance of his wife were it not that he has so deserted her and witholds all Suport from her -- Which property & Estate consists in part in three Beds one Cow, one, two horse wagon, the rent Corn of the said  Elijah Victors  farm for the year 1845, Supposed to be 300 bushels, one dark bay Mare   And the rents and profits of the following described land to wit   The South part of the East half of the North East quarter of  Section 26   Township 12   Range 6   and the South west quarter of the North East quarter of Section seven  Township & Range aforesaid   Which rents and profits are Suposed to be worth Eighty Dollars per year.
          And that they the said Enoch Tucker  &  Reuben Davidson  are the only Justices of the Peace of Said Township       They the said complainants therefore ask that a warrent may issue to them as the overseers of the Poor of Said Township authorising them to take and Seize so much of the aforesaid goods and Chattels of the said  Victor  and to attach and receive so much of the rents and profits of the lands aforewaid as may be necessary for the Suport and Maintainance of the Said  Mary Victor

Shelbyville   December 4 th 1845        

Reuben Davidson	}}	Overseers to
Enoch M Tucker	}}	the Poor

These are therefore to Command & authorise you to take and seize the Said goods & chattles of the said  Elijah Victor  to-wit   Three Beds   one Cow   one two horse Wagon   the rent Corn of the said  Elijah Victors  farm for the year 1845 suposed to be three hundred bushels   one dark Bay Mare and the rents and profits of the following described land to-wit  The South part of the East half of the North East quarter of Section 26 Township 12 Range 6   And the South west quarter of the North East Quarter of Section Seven Township & Range aforesaid or so much thereof as will be sufficient for the Suport of the Said  Mary Victor  to be disposed of as the Judges of the Shelby Circuit Court should order and direct for the Maintanence of the Said  Mary Victor  the wife of the said  Elijah Victor  so as aforesaid alledged to be deserted and such goods & Chattles and property you do safely keep and hold the same subject to the order and disposition of the Circuit Court aforesaid     And of this writ you will make due service and return thereof before the Judges of the Circuit Court on the first day of the next term thereof to be holden at the Court house in Said County on the fourth Monday of February next

Given under my hand and seal
this 4th day of December 1845  
/s/   William Hacker   {{seal}}
Justice of the Peace    

Costs as within writ ---
Justice fee --- $   ,50
Overseers fees for
Esq Davidson five
days & Esq Tucker
three days --- [illegible] $8.,00
the day of the return ---

Return ---
Clerks fees ---

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Delivery Bond
Filed February 23rd 1846
          J Vernon Clk

          Know all men by these presance that we  Elijah Victor  and  Wm H Fleming  of the county of Shelby are held and firmly bound unto  Enoch M Tucker  and  Reuben Davisson  of the Township of Hendricks and County aforesaid in the Sum of Sixty dollars for the payment whereof will and truly to be made and done we bind our selves our heirs Executors and administrators Jointly and severly firmly by these presants sealed with our Seals and dated the 6th day of December AD 1845
the condition of the above obligation is such that whereas by virtue a warrant isued by  William Hacker  a Justice of the pease of Adison Township in the county aforesaid to  Enoch M Tucker  and  Reuben Davisson  overseers of the poor of hendricks Township in said county directing them to ceize on the goods and chattles of  Elijah Victor  the Said  Enoch M Tucker  and  Reuben Davisson  have this day ceized on one dark bay mare and two beds as the goods & chattles of the said  Elijah Victor  to safe keep untill the 4th mondy of Februiary next now if the said  Elijah Victor  will punctuly delliver the said mare and two beds to the said  Enoch M Tucker  &  Reuben Davisson  in as good plite as they now are on the 23d day of February next at the court House in Shelbyville in the county aforesaid then the above obligation is to be void and of none effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law

Signed Sealed and	}	/s/ Elijah Victor {{seal}}
delivered in presance of	}	/s/ Wm H. Fleming {{seal}}
/s/ E F Fleming

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The Overseer of the Poor
of Hendricks Tonship
Shelby County Indiana
vs
Elijah Victor

Agreement of Counsel

Filed in open Court
February 24th 1846
          J Vernon Clk

Overseers of the Poor of	}	Complaint against
Hendricks Township	}	Victor for abandening
vs	}	Mary Victor  his wife
Elijah Victor

                    The agreement made between  Thomas A Hendricks  attorney for the Plaintiffs and  Cyrus Wright  attorney for Defendant --- It is agreed by & between Said Attys that judgment be rendered for Said Plaintiffs against Said Defendant, and that Said Plaintiff receive of Said Defendant the Sum of Seven dollars & fifty cents for expenditures made in this prosecution, And the further Sum of Eighteen dollars, nine dollars of which is to be paid instanter, and the remaining nine dollars at the expiration of Six months from this date, for the use of the said  Mary Victor  the wife of said Defendant --- And that judgement be further rendered that Said Plaintiff receive of Said Defendant the further Sum of Eighteen dollars Each and Every year whilst Said Defendant & his Said wife  Mary  remain & live Separate and apart, for the use and maintainance of Said  Mary Victor,  --- And that Executions Shall issue for the collection of the aforesaid Sums of money as they may respectively become due --- & it is further agreed by & between Said attorneys that the first of the aforesaid yearly payments and instalments of Eighteen dollars Each year become due and payable,after the Expiration of one year from this date, upon the twenty fourth day of february in the year Eighteen hundred and forty Seven, and that the yearly payments aforesaid thereafter to be made by said Defendant be due & payable upon the twenty fourth day of February of Each Successive year dated this February 24th AD. 1846

Thos. A Hendricks   atty for Plf
Cyrus Wright   atty for Deft.

In open Court
          I  Elijah Victor  hereby confess judgment in the within named cause, and agree that judgment be entered according to the within agreement
February   Twenty fourth  AD1846

/s/   Elijah Victor

Transcribed by Phyllis Miller FlemingNotes from Jim Baker:
     Eli and Elizabeth (Colision) Hollis lived in Sussex County, Delaware.  They had several children.
     Eli died in some mishap, perhaps killed by Indians.  A Hollis letter from the time asks "Isn't it awful what happened to Cousin John and Uncle Eli?"  Apparently the details were already known to both parties and weren't given in the letter.
     Eli's widow, Elizabeth, remarried in 1829 to Elijah Victor, a widower and a carpenter, who took the family to Shelby County, Indiana.  A daughter, Eliza Hollis, married my ancestor  George Baker  there; she is my g-g-grandmother.
     When Elizabeth died in Shelby County, Elijah remarried to Mary Young on 27 Apr 1837 in Johnson County.  They lived in Shelbyville.  In 1845, Mary sued him for divorce, charging desertion.
     There was a lot of friction in Shelby County between the recent German immigrants and the native Americans, mostly the Southerners. According to the  Independent Banner  newspaper, Sat. August 10, 1854:
"Elijah Victor of Shelbyville was involved in an altercation with three Germans at a brickyard east of town in which one German was killed and one wounded."
     Elijah would have been 69 years old at the time.
     Elijah ran to Iroquois County, Illinois, but later returned to Shelbyville. It is probable that his case was determined to be self-defense, since he appears to have been outnumbered.
     Elijah remarried again to  Sarah Newton  on 10 Nov. 1859, in Shelby.  He is listed as age 75, and is living with his fourth wife, Sarah, in Shelbyville on the 1860 census.

Photos of our Williamson Great Uncles. Shopping on Christmas Eve

From the Fortress of Solitude
Pleasant Grove

Merry Christmas!

     Yesterday was a busy shopping day which ended with my refusal to play that retailing game and my total surrender to the beauty and majesty of gift cards.  Our first stop was the bank.  I'm glad the teller was the only other person in the lobby to witness my wailing and grief as I signed the form to withdraw good American cash from my account.  It's a good thing Christmas only comes once a year, else we'd all be half starved beggars, wandering the streets signing carols in exchange for a bit of boiled beef or an underdone potato. 
     "Merry Christmas," the teller said as we concluded our business.
     "Humbug," I replied.  "Its just a fine excuse to pick a man's pocket every 25th day of December."
     Our next stop was Kneaders Bakery.  My sister Lisa sent $50 to be used on goodies for the family's Christmas Eve party.  The line of cars at the drive thru and people in the shop was epic.   Jilane gave up and returned to the car empty handed.  We sped out of the parking lot listening to her vent about the store's poor management and how she would reorganize the staff to ensure that customers like her were served as soon as they crossed the store's threshold.  "I had $50 to spend in there.  Ha, it's there loss. We'll just go to WalMart instead!" She gloated.   
     "Let's see, Kneaders Bakery vs. WalMart..... ummmmm I think we are the losers not Kneaders," I explained. 
     "Humbug," I thought I heard her mumble as we darted in and out of local traffic. 
     I needed to purchase a gift for my Mother and Aunt Linda (yes, you capitalize Mother in my family or the will be minus one inheritor).  Jilane suggested Bella's in American Fork, a store which specializes in clothes for very curvy and fluffy older women.  She parked street side while I ran in to make a quick gift card purchase.  There was nothing quick about it. The store was dark, as in no lights were on.  It had that 1900's old wood and plaster smell and a short line of people were waiting at the register.  I took my place at the back of the line wondering why their lights were off.  "This place can't even afford to keep their lights on," I thought.  That thought began to eat away at me.  "What if I buy a couple of gift certificates and then this place goes out of business before they're used? I'd be out the money; MY money - earned dollar by dollar in front of a 6th grade classroom.  Ten minutes or so later I reached the front of the line. "I'd like to purchase a couple of gift certificates," I said nervously to the young 20 something behind the desk.  
     "I'm so sorry, but the powers out and I can't sell gift certificates without the cash register."  She looked and sounded apologetic, as if that had the power to restore the 10 minutes of my life spent standing in a useless line.  "They say the power will come back on at 1:00 P.M." She smiled bravely as she explained my unfortunate circumstances.  I wasn't happy.  I stood in that line waiting and wondering why the lights were out and why she was writing sales receipts on an ancient yellowing sales book last used when her great grandmother purchase a corset back in 1911! 
     "Humbug," I cursed as I walked out of the shop.  My shopping day was definitely heading south and getting worse with every stop. 
      I got in the car and mistakenly explained the situation to Jilane.  My story gave her another 20 minutes of material to spit flames over as she did a fast and furious drive to the Highland / Lehi Kneaders and Smiths.  My seatbelt held me down and somewhat secure, but there was no safety device to protect our ears from the venomous curses she hurled at any driver who didn't meet her standards of speed and urgency.
     Our next stop was the Highland Harts gas station.  I needed to buy my brother in law a sheet of 32 ounce soda coupons.  He drinks fountain Diet Coke by the gallons.  It would be the perfect gift for the procrastinating yet thoughtful shopper. 
     "I'm sorry sir, but we don't carry the coupons," the girl at the register replied.  "How about a Conoco gift card."
     "Will it work at the Pleasant Grove Harts?" I asked.  She looked confused.  I walked away.  Jilane treated us all to Big Chills before continuing our shopping quest.  There's something to be said about a nice tall refreshing soda to calm a Christmas shopper's shattered nerves.      The parking lot of the Lehi Kneaders Bakery was 3/4th full.  That was a good sign; our vigor and determination was restored.  We entered the store with Lisa's $50, ready to buy. The store's shelves were heavily picked over. The vultures had already been leaving nothing but bone and sinew for the rest of us last minute shoppers. We found a few overpriced French puffs and pastries along with an assortment of sourdough breads and the like, but the delicacies we wanted were long gone. "Do you have any pumpkin bread with chocolate chips?" I asked a middle aged woman in black with the flour dusted apron and Kneader's name tag. 
     "Dear, we sold out at 7:30 this morning. You've left it a bit too late," she answered as she pulled the sign off the shelf.  I could tell I wasn't the first to ask her that by the tone of her voice and the extra force she used to take down a simple velcro sign advertising one of their signature products (a product they should never sell out of). 
     Jilane gave me the look.  "We're going to Smiths."
     "Its a mad house there," the man next to us in line.  
     "Another contribution to our festive mood," I replied.  
     "Let's go."  Jilane was out the door as she spoke. 
     I started to say "BahHumbug," but stopped. I remembered that Kneader's keeps bread samples at the cash register. "I'll teach them to be sold out of pumpkin bread with chocolate chips," I thought as I bypassed everyone else in line to get to the register.  I reached around a customer waiting for her credit card to be returned and took a couple slices of sourdough bread.  "Humbug," was my verbal tip for their unremarkable service.
     Smith's Food and Drug was the next stop on our Holiday Quest.  Happily we found the goodies we needed for the family party.  I wandered the store while Jilane did some of her other last minute shopping.  I must have been a pathetic sight - you know, the guy who puts his shopping off until the last minute.  Several clerks stopped what they were doing and asked if they could help me find something.  "How about an end to Christmas?" I replied. They thought I was cute.  Cute wasn't the look or feel I was trying to give off. 
     Our last stop was the Pleasant Grove Harts.  They didn't have the drink coupons either. I purchased a gift card and called it quits.  We were done for the day.  I got home, turned on the computer and printed a series of Amazon.com gift cards for everyone.  Why hadn't I thought of that earlier?  It was quick and painless.   I've made a new holiday partner - Amazon and Victor Williamson - friends for life.

Corlis sent me a few pictures of our Williamson great uncles and aunts I'd like to share with you today.

First, the Relationship Chart

Relationship Chart

George Matthew Williamson (1834-1928) and Margaret Ann Willis (1835-1921)

to their children

Abraham, Benjamin, Ella, George, James, Selina, William Jonathan, Matthew, Lucy Ann, Thomas, Samuel, Walter, Archer, Bertha, Ralph

William Jonathan Williamson (1858-1934) married Effie Helen Victor (1867-1944)

to their children

Ima Della, Vinnie, Inez, Lillie Ethel, Josie Elvery, Emmett, Walter, Charles, Maurice

Charles is my Grandfather, father to my dad Charles Ray.

Emmett Williamson's High School Graduation Picture

Great Uncle Emmett Williamson and wife Laura's Wedding Picture 

Emmett and Laura's anniversary picture taken in the 1960's

Great Uncle Maurice and soon to be wife Josie taken in 1935 or 1936

Maurice and Josie's wedding picture taken June 7, 1937

               

Happy Birthday Grandma Elsie

From the Fortress of Solitude
Pleasant Grove

Hello All,
Today we celebrate the birthday of our Grandma Elsie.  Grandma Elsie married our Grandpa Williamson after he and Grandma Elda divorced.  Grandma Elsie was a wonderful lady who never forgot our birthdays.  We all knew, come birthday day, there would be a card in the mail with a brand new, crisp one dollar bill, waiting for us (and in those days, you could buy a lot of candy for one dollar).

Elsie M. (Jensen) Williamson--(1912-1993)

The Four Williamson Brothers

From the Fortress of Solitude
Pleasant Grove

Hello All,
My aunt Kriss recently posted a picture of my Grandpa Williamson and his three brothers taken in Deadwood, South Dakota in the late 1950's or early 1960's.  Emmett was the eldest, then came Walt, Charles and Maurice - the baby of the family.  The Williamson boys had five older sisters.

The Four Williamson Brothers in Deadwood, South Dakota.  L to R:  My Grandpa Charlie, Maurice, Emmett, and Walt.  

Grandpa Charles died in an automobile accident in July 1966.  He was a traveling salesman, spending most of his day driving the roads of western South Dakota. I remember my Aunt Kriss was visiting us in Rapid City at the time of his death.  I'm grateful I was just old enough to remember him.  My sister Kim and I stayed with him and Grandma Elsie from time to time in Deadwood.  

Victor  

Grandpa Charlie's Funeral Program