Person:Lyman Williams (3)

under occupation it says "Merchant & P.M." residing in Rock, KS in 1907

h: Mar. 19, 1867 Douglas County Kansas, USA Death: Nov. 16, 1915 Rock Cowley County Kansas, USA  NO MARKER

Winfield Courier Nov 19, 1915

Lyman Prestiss Williams was born in Douglass County, Kansas, March 19, 1867, and died at his home in Rock, Nov 16, 1915, after an illness of nearly three years, aged 48 years 9 months and 6 days. He moved from Douglass County to Rock, Kansas, where he was appointed postmaster in August 1901. This position he held for nearly 14 years.

On the 8th day of June 1902 he was united in marriage to Miss Edith Gorham. To this union one child was born, Lynn Gorham Williams who died July 25, 1913.

Lyman was converted to the faith of Jesus Christ in July 1913 and joined the M.E. church of Rock, in which church he held membership at the time of his death. He leaves beside his wife, one sister and five brothers, other relatives and many friends. In spite of pain misfortune and suffering we have found our departed brother possessing a firm and fixed faith in God and a readiness and willingness to meet God at any time. It seemed his part to suffer, as many others have and do and struggle against misfortune and handicap but at time he showed marvelous hope pastime and cheer.

We trust and believe he has gone to be an eternal habitant of that land, where God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, whether sorrow nor crying, whether shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away. Lyman is my grandfather Floyd Williams --brother Interment was made in the Brookshire cemetery. Rev. Frank M. McKibben officiated.

Family links: Children: Lynn Williams (1903 - 1913)*

His 10 year old son Is buried in Brookshire cemetery west of Rock , Ks. The cemetery is very old almost no head stones. Lynn has a head stone but Lyman doesn’t--

His father, John W. Williams, was a native of the state of New York, and his wife Amanda Jane Williams was born in Fulton County, Illinois. They were married in Michigan, where they resided until October, 1850, when they moved to Fulton County, Illinois. In 1855, they located in Kansas, where Mr. Williams engaged in farming. He was a blacksmith by trade and followed that occupation many years. He died June 1, 1885, and his widow died at Rock, in March, 1898. They reared the following children: George H.; Stephen D., who died in Douglass, Kansas, in 1894; Justus F., who was a stock raiser, and resided in Wyoming; John F., who was a farmer and stock breeder, and resided in Osage County, Kansas; Christopher V., who was a harness maker, and lived in Osage County, Kansas; Ella J., deceased, who was the wife of Peter Taylor; Ida E., who was the wife of T. Stephens, of Lawrence, Kansas; Abraham L., who was a stone mason; Limon P., who resided near Rock, Kansas, and was a gardener; Arthur W., who was a farmer in Kansas; and Floyd E., who was a farmer of Lyon County, Kansas.