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Facts and Events
| Name |
Robert Roy Williams |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
25 May 1890 |
Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States |
| Census? |
Bet 20 Jun 1900 and 23 Jun 1900 |
Sheridan, Wyoming, United StatesHigby |
| Residence[2] |
1914 |
Acme, Sheridan, Wyoming, United Statesthe Williams' home |
| Census[10] |
21 Jan 1920 |
Sheridan, Wyoming, United StatesElection District 8 |
| Residence[3] |
1951 |
Banner, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States |
| Residence[4] |
1960 |
Sheridan, Wyoming, United StatesTongue River |
| Residence[5] |
1963 |
Sheridan, Wyoming, United StatesTongue River |
| Residence[6][11] |
1967 |
Sheridan, Wyoming, United StatesKirby Star Route |
| Occupation[1][7] |
1968 |
Acme, Sheridan, Wyoming, United Statesrancher |
| Death[1] |
3 May 1968 |
Acme, Sheridan, Wyoming, United StatesWilliams' Home |
| Obituary[1][7][12][13] |
From 3 May 1968 to 4 May 1968 |
Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, United StatesSheridan Press |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (i)R. Roy Williams obituary, Sheridan Press, Sheridan, Wyoming, 3 May 1968, unknown page, unknown column.(/i).
- ↑ (i)Ora May Williams obituary, Sheridan Post, Sheridan, Wyoming, 5 May 1914, page 1, column 5.(/i).
- ↑ (i)Frances Williams obituary, Sheridan Press, Sheridan, Wyoming, 10 Nov 1951, page 2, columns 1/2.(/i).
While the obituary for Frances Williams lists his residence as Banner, he was more than likely living at the Williams home near Acme.
- ↑ (i)Cora DeLapp obituary, Sheridan Press, Sheridan, Wyoming, 11 Apr 1960, page 2, column 7.(/i).
- ↑ (i)William Bowen Williams obituary, Sheridan Press, Sheridan, Wyoming, 23 December 1963, unknown page, unknown column.(/i).
- ↑ Unknown complier, (i)Farm & Ranch Directory-1967: Sheridan, Johnson and Campbell Counties of Wyoming, Big Horn, Powder River and Rosebu
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 (i)R. Roy Williams obituary, Sheridan Press, Sheridan, Wyoming, 4 May 1968, unknown page, unknown column.(/i).
- (i)Frances Williams obituary, Sheridan Press, Sheridan, Wyoming, 10 Nov 1951, page 2, columns 1/2.(/i).
- (i)Edna Sturgis obituary, Sheridan Post, Sheridan, Wyoming, 10 Feb 1920, page 2, column 1.(/i).
- ↑ He is in the household of William B. and Leta Williams.
- ↑ The 1967 Farm and Ranch Directory shows that R. Roy Williams owned 280 acres, located at Section 14, Township 57N, Range 84W, west of the 6th principal meridian. He owned between 100-250 head of cattle.
- ↑ A well known county rancher, R. Roy Williams, Acme, died at his ranch home.
He was have been 78 this month, having been born May 25, 1890, in Cheyenne. Williams came to the ranch at Acme at the age of five with his parents. Other details are pending funeral arrangements. Ferries Funeral Home is in charge.
- ↑ Williams Rites Will Be Tuesday
Services for R. Roy Williams, prominent Lower Tongue River rancher on Kirby Star Route, who died at his ranch home yesterday at the age of 77, have been set for 2 p.m. Tuesday from Ferries Funeral Home, the Rev. Robert Palmer, officiating, with burial in the family plot in municipal cemetery here.
Williams was born in Cheyenne and came here with his parents in 1895. The family has ranched ever since on the Lower Tongue River. He and his surviving sister, Eunice, have run the ranch since the parents died.
He was a member of the American National Cattlemen's association, Wyoming Stock Growers association and the Sheridan County Farm Bureau, as well as the Presbyterian church.
Only his sister survives. Preceeding him in death were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams; two brothers, Alfred and Bowen; sisters Edna Sturgis, Cora DeLapp and Ora May, Frances, Cly and Helen Williams.
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