William J. Williams

1883 - 1960  (76 years)

• Name	William J. Williams
  Born	11 Apr 1883	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Father's Son, Father's Farm
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-299123
  Died	25 Mar 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Linwood Union Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I299123	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Richard Williams,   b. Mar 1836, , Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Jane "Jean" Smith,   b. 8 May 1846, , England ,   d. 4 Sep 1933, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F13195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAMS, DAVID S. and WILLIAM J. Two brothers who entered K- W Hospital within three days of each other died in hospital Friday. Mar. 25. David S. Williams, a Linwood carriage maker. died at 11 a.m. Friday. His brother William J. Williams. a farmer. died at 5 p.m. David entered hospital on March 12 and William on March 15. Joint memorial services were conducted Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Chapel, Elmira, with Rev. John Murdock of Waterloo and Rev. C. Forrest of Linwood officiating. The bodies were at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor. David was buried in the Elmira Cemetery and William was buried in the Linwood United Church Cemetery. They were both born in Wellesley Township, sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Williams. David was predeceased by his wife, the former Helen MacDonald in 1943. Surviving are a son, Kenneth of RR 1, Waterloo and two grandchildren. William was a bachelor and farmed in Wellesley Township, on the edge of Linwood. The body was at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home until Monday noon when removal was made to the church. Bishop J. B. Martin officiated. Burial was in Waterloo Mennonite Cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Menno- nite Mission Bond were accepted as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 11. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 12 Page 9. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 10 Page 1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84553533.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1883 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Father's Son, Father's Farm - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Mar 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Linwood Union Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth