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Rites Held for Leavenworthan - - Leavenworth, Kansas – Funeral services were held Saturday. Feb. 13, at 2 o'clock at the family residence in Fairmont for Mrs. Ella Williams, Leavenworth County pioneer, who died Thursday morning.
Mrs. Williams was born in Platte County and came to Kansas more than 60 years ago. (~1872)
Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Martin Williams: sons. Henry Porter and Con Williams; daughters Mrs. William Mason of the home and Mrs. Nellie Williams of Kansas City, and six grandchildren. Interment was in Mount Muncie cemetery.
(Researcher’s note: It appears The Call newspaper tended to stylistically identify former slaves as a “pioneer” and to report the former slave “came to” a location rather than escaping from slavery.)Date(s) of Creation
2/19/1932
