Elizabeth Margaret Armistead

1851 - 1944  (93 years)

Charles Albert (Allen) Williamson

1849 - 1925  (76 years)

Birth	4 Apr 1849
Died	23 Oct 1925
Buried	Columbus Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Family	Elizabeth Margaret Armistead,   b. 11 Feb 1851
Married	25 Jul 1878
Children	+ 1. Ruby Lee Williamson,   b. 11 Dec 1880

Ruby Lee Williamson

1880 - 1951  (70 years)

Birth	11 Dec 1880
Died	1951
Buried	Columbus Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Father	Charles Albert (Allen) Williamson,   b. 4 Apr 1849
Mother	Elizabeth Margaret Armistead,   b. 11 Feb 1851
Married	25 Jul 1878
Family	Dr. Friench Simpson, Jr.,   b. 7 Oct 1877, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Married	22 Sep 1906	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
Children	1. Friench Simpson, III,   b. 26 Jul 1911, Fresno, Fresno Co., California

• Name	Elizabeth Margaret Armistead  [1]
  Birth	11 Feb 1851  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	Obituary, Colorado County Citizen, April 6, 1944: Williamson, Elisabeth Margaret (Armistead) Mrs. Williamson Expires Saturday At Age of Ninety Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret Williamson, 90, were held from the family home here Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. with interment in Odd Fellows Rest. Rev. L. M Chapman officiated and arrangements were in charge of Columbus Funeral Home. Mrs. Williamson, who had been ill for some weeks, died at 8:25 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. Williamson, widow of Dr. C.A. Williamson, had lived in Columbus for 60 years. She was born in Clarke county, Alabama, on February 11, 1851, a daughter of James Westwood and Jane Elmira Davidson Armistead who were also natives of Clarke county. Dr. and Mrs. Williamson and their three children came to Columbus from Alabama in 1885 and Dr. Williamson practiced medicine here until a few years before his death in 1925. Mrs. Williamson was affiliated with Baptist church here during the 60 years of her residence. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. S. Middlebrook of Columbus and Mrs. Friench Simpson of Hallettsville; two sisters, Misses Emily Jane and Willie Lee Armistead of Alabama; and four grandchildren, Friench Simpson Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif. Cpl. Earl W. Middlebrook of Alaska, James Westwood and Isabel Williamson of Atlanta, Ga. Pall bearers were S. K. Seymour Jr., J. D. Seymour, E. G. Miller, A. H. Hahn, L. Waldvogel and Dr. W. W. Gunn. Among out of town people here for the services were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laas, Mrs. Elliott Hubbard, Mrs. A. H. Potthast and Mrs. Laura Brasher, Weimar; Mrs. Robert L. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Walker Lowrey, Mrs. Bruce McKennan, Mrs. Phyrne Tanner and Miss Lua Leyendecker, Houston; Mrs. Margie Putney, Frank N. Davidson and Mrs. Annie Cortes, Eagle Lake; Mrs. Jimmie Strole, Ferd Lacy, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Simpson Hallettsville; Mrs. Stanley de Waal, San Antonio.
  Death	1 Apr 1944  [2]
  Burial	Columbus Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
  Person ID	I4275	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2023

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Charles Albert (Allen) Williamson,   b. 4 Apr 1849   d. 23 Oct 1925 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1878
  Children	+ 1. Ruby Lee Williamson,   b. 11 Dec 1880   d. 1951 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F2945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2023

  
  

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• Sources

  [S160] James Hendley Simpson (d. 1977; I4166), Simpson Family History, 69. [S190] TxGenWeb contributors, Colorado County TXGenWeb Project.