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BIRT PLAC Kanesville, Pottawattamie, Ia (Council Bluffs)
"Honoring Lucy E. Godfrey on her 82nd birthday, 30 Sept. 1930, friends and relatives gathered at the home of Anna R Williams, 2985 Van Buren Ave., Ogden, UT. At this gathering the matter of placing a suitable monument to the memory of Rebecca Swain Williams was taken up. The stones which were placed on the graves of Rebecca and an infant son of the doctor have been destroyed and at the present time there is not a mark to designate the exact spot in which they lIe. (The graves were later located and small markers placed upon them.) For the purpose of locating the graves, a committee was named and the work of erecting a memorial to them was voted upon.! A sketch by Lucy E. Godfrey.
Sealed to Fredrick Granger Williams
Sealed to Fredrick Granger Williams......She went with her sister Nancy and the Williams families to Mexico where she died of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Fred had wanted to marry her.
residence abt 1892: 2229 Hudson Ave.
Frances Henrietta Maria WILLIAMS
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Ora was baptized in the old swale canal.
died with baby see Idaho Daily Post 18 p.1
Nels Wallace Winters "Walt" RANDALL Twin
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Walt was born Nels WINTERS and came to live with the Randalls when he was 10 years old. When Walt was about 5 years old a tylphoid fever epidemic struck the family taking th lives of his mother, his twin brothr, Chris, and two older sisters, Lana and Mary. Leaving his father with anex born baby boy. Walt five, Beck, three, and a brother Jens and sister Ida who were older. After this tragedy, Walt's father gave the three younger children to diffeent families. The tiny baby ws given to a minister. Beck was given to a gamily by the name of Anderson and Walt was given to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forbes who ahd three daughters. The Forbes family changed his name from Nels to Walter.. They lived in Iowa for a time then Neb. and then South Dakota. During this time he never saw any more of his own family. As a small boy he told of selling popcorn at the show house for 5 cents a bag and earning his first $5.00 which he took and bought a new suit and was very proud of that suit. There were many chores to do and he had cows to herd and he had to do this mostly on foot. At times he was allowed to use a pony. Mrs. Forbes belonged to the Presbyterian Church and wanted Walt to be baptized but told him he couldn't use swear words. After herding cows on the prairie all day his patience was worn pretty thin and he was never baptized! When Walt was about nine years old, Mrs. Forbes became tired of her husband and kicked him out in zero weather in the middle of the winter, leaving Walt to care for the stock alone and milk seven or eight cows. The winters were so cold and the snow so deep that hte cattle were kept in the barn for two weeks at a time. The "Great Northerns" as the blizzards were called were so fierce that they tied a rope from the house to the barn so they would be able to find their way back and forth to do the chores. Sometime later, Mrs. Forbes and family with Walt came to Idaho settling in Idaho Falls. Here they lived by a family named Mr. and Mrs. Heber Fields. Mrs. Forbes later decided to take her family and move to Oregon. Mr. Filds had become attached to Walt and he was afraid she might put him in an orpahange or let him fend for himslef so he brought him out to Grant to some of his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ace Randall. He came to their house in Aug and turned 11 in November. He now took the name Randall but never forgot that Winters belonged there also. He was never legally adopted by the Randalls. Even tho he had found a good home and a lovely wife, Walt still had an empty spot in his heart. He was never able to forget that as a small boy he had been given away. He never gave up hope that some day he might find some of his family. He often tlked of his early years, what a memory for a five year old....he continued his invesigation and through a friend, Eldred Lee, and a kind postmster in Iowa he was able to find his relatives. He was surprised one Sunday evening by a phone call from a brother, Jens or Jim as he called him and a sister, Ida. They informed him that he had a brother, Beck, who lived at Davenport, Iowa and that their father had died in 1936 and the young baby had passed away...They have all since, visited back and forth between Iowa and Idaho several times.Walt was born Nels WINTERS and came to live with the Randalls when he was 10 years old. When Walt was about 5 years old a tylphoid fever epidemic struck the family taking the lives of his mother, his twin brothr, Chris, and two older sisters, Lana and Mary. Leaving his father with a new born baby boy. Walt five, Beck, three, and a brother Jens and sister Ida who were older. After this tragedy, Walt's father gave the three younger children to diffrent families. The tiny baby was given to a minister. Beck was given to a family by the name of Anderson and Walt was given to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forbes who had three daughters. The Forbes family changed his name from Nels to Walter.. They lived in Iowa for a time then Neb. and then South Dakota. During this time he never saw any more of his own family. As a small boy he told of selling popcorn at the show house for 5 cents a bag and earning his first $5.00 which he took and bought a new suit and was very proud of that suit. There were many chores to do and he had cows to herd and he had to do this mostly on foot. At times he was allowed to use a pony. Mrs. Forbes belonged to the Presbyterian Church and wanted Walt to be baptized but told him he couldn't use swear words. After herding cows on the prairie all day his patience was worn pretty thin and he was never baptized! When Walt was about nine years old, Mrs. Forbes became tired of her husband and kicked him out in zero weather in the middle of the winter, leaving Walt to care for the stock alone and milk seven or eight cows. The winters were so cold and the snow so deep that the cattle were kept in the barn for two weeks at a time. The "Great Northerns" as the blizzards were called were so fierce that they tied a rope from the house to the barn so they would be able to find their way back and forth to do the chores. Sometime later, Mrs. Forbes and family with Walt came to Idaho settling in Idaho Falls. Here they lived by a family named Mr. and Mrs. Heber Fields. Mrs. Forbes later decided to take her family and move to Oregon. Mr. Fields had become attached to Walt and he was afraid she might put him in an orpahange or let him fend for himslef so he brought him out to Grant to some of his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ace Randall. He came to their house in Aug and turned 11 in November. He now took the name Randall but never forgot that Winters belonged there also. He was never legally adopted by the Randalls. Even tho he had found a good home and a lovely wife, Walt still had an empty spot in his heart. He was never able to forget that as a small boy he had been given away. He never gave up hope that some day he might find some of his family. He often talked of his early years, what a memory for a five year old....he continued his investigation and through a friend, Eldred Lee, and a kind postmster in Iowa he was able to find his relatives. He was surprised one Sunday evening by a phone call from a brother, Jens or Jim as he called him and a sister, Ida. They informed him that he had a brother, Beck, who lived at Davenport, Iowa and that their father had died in 1936 and the young baby had passed away...They have all since, visited back and forth between Iowa and Idaho several times.