Individual Record 719

Name}   Williams, Lillian Ellen (Lily)		Family History} Olson
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Fam  8 Apr 1893	Place} Richmond Twp., St. Croix, Wisconsin
Marr.: Date} Fam 23 Jun 1979	Place} Richmond, St. Croix, Wisconsin     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa 30 Jun 1979	Place} Cooperstown, Griggs, North Dakota
Burial: Date} Cal  3 Jul 1979	Place} Saint George Cemetery, Cooperstown, Griggs, North Dakota
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1} 353 = Family notes Source 2} 373 = Geog history Source 3} 385 = Obituary Source 4} 967 = 1925 ND cen Source 5} 968 = 1930 USA cen Source 6} 974 = 1900 USA cen Source 7} 975 = 1905 WI cen Source 8} 976 = 1910 USA cen Source 9} 977 = 1920 USA cen Source 10} 1269=1940 USA cen Source 11} 1545=Death record Source 12} 963 = Cemetery rec
Parents: } William and Mary K. Williams    Relationship No.} None
1st Household No.} 403 = Richmond Twp., St. Croix, Wisconsin
Occupation 1} School teacher        Occupation 2} Housewife
Religion/Church} Roman Catholic
Spouses:   Prime} Detwiller, Harry Russell  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Lillian Ellen Williams was born 8 Apr 1893 in the Richmond Twp., St. Croix County, Wisconsin.  She was the fifth of 12 children born to William and Mary K. Williams. Her father william, born in Wisconsin, was a farmer.  Her mother had been born in Ireland.  The family is found in the Richmond Twp. in 1900.  The 1905, 1910, and 1920 Census records record their residence as the Town of Richmond.  The 1940 USA census reports that she had four years of high school.  In 1920, Lillian was listed as being a school teacher.  Her parents were still living here in 1930. As a young woman, Lillian went to teach school in Griggs County, North Dakota.  Here she met Harry R. Detwiller.  She married Harry on 23 Jun 1920 in her home town of Richmond.  The couple then returned to Tyrol Twp., Griggs County, to farm. The couple had four children, namely Mary, William, Catherine, and Patrick.  In 1941, they went to Wisconsin, where Harry worked in a defense plant.  They returned to the farm in 1943, and moved into Cooperstown in 1946.  Harry died 13 Jul 1967. Lillian died 30 June 1979 in a nursing home in Cooperstown, North Dakota.  Following funeral services in St. George's Catholic Church, she was buried alongside her husband in the Saint George Cemetery, Cooperstown, North Dakota.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photos} None
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade} High school         or Top 2 Degrees} Teaching credential
Military: Service}                                    for the State of}
Health Condition}     Cause of Death}	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 11 Apr 2014 Date Created}  31 May 2003
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