John Williams
Was born in Cornwall England, He came to America in the Mid 1860s and was living in Nevada by 1869, He was a Carpenter by trade and did quite well for himself until his death by Consumption on Jan. 18th 1888 at age 46, He was quite well liked as according to the local newspapers there was a large turn out for such a cold winters day that he was buried Jan. 20th 1888. Being a bachelor he left his entire estate to the Local Masonic Hall in Gold Hill.
The attached photo of John is courtesy of the Local Masons Lodge in Virginia City NV who were knid enough to let me copy it for find a grave, It shows John in his working clothes some time in the 1870s and has the Desmond & Sutterley Virginia City NV Photograpic Artists on the back.
The Photo of his Grave stone was taken in Sept. 2001, The other two photos show what the Gold Hill NV City Cemetery looks like today.
Was born in Cornwall England, He came to America in the Mid 1860s and was living in Nevada by 1869, He was a Carpenter by trade and did quite well for himself until his death by Consumption on Jan. 18th 1888 at age 46, He was quite well liked as according to the local newspapers there was a large turn out for such a cold winters day that he was buried Jan. 20th 1888. Being a bachelor he left his entire estate to the Local Masonic Hall in Gold Hill.
The attached photo of John is courtesy of the Local Masons Lodge in Virginia City NV who were knid enough to let me copy it for find a grave, It shows John in his working clothes some time in the 1870s and has the Desmond & Sutterley Virginia City NV Photograpic Artists on the back.
The Photo of his Grave stone was taken in Sept. 2001, The other two photos show what the Gold Hill NV City Cemetery looks like today.
John Williams
Was born in Cornwall England, He came to America in the Mid 1860s and was living in Nevada by 1869, He was a Carpenter by trade and did quite well for himself until his death by Consumption on Jan. 18th 1888 at age 46, He was quite well liked as according to the local newspapers there was a large turn out for such a cold winters day that he was buried Jan. 20th 1888. Being a bachelor he left his entire estate to the Local Masonic Hall in Gold Hill.
The attached photo of John is courtesy of the Local Masons Lodge in Virginia City NV who were knid enough to let me copy it for find a grave, It shows John in his working clothes some time in the 1870s and has the Desmond & Sutterley Virginia City NV Photograpic Artists on the back.
The Photo of his Grave stone was taken in Sept. 2001, The other two photos show what the Gold Hill NV City Cemetery looks like today.
Was born in Cornwall England, He came to America in the Mid 1860s and was living in Nevada by 1869, He was a Carpenter by trade and did quite well for himself until his death by Consumption on Jan. 18th 1888 at age 46, He was quite well liked as according to the local newspapers there was a large turn out for such a cold winters day that he was buried Jan. 20th 1888. Being a bachelor he left his entire estate to the Local Masonic Hall in Gold Hill.
The attached photo of John is courtesy of the Local Masons Lodge in Virginia City NV who were knid enough to let me copy it for find a grave, It shows John in his working clothes some time in the 1870s and has the Desmond & Sutterley Virginia City NV Photograpic Artists on the back.
The Photo of his Grave stone was taken in Sept. 2001, The other two photos show what the Gold Hill NV City Cemetery looks like today.
Inscription
In Memory Of
John Williams
A Native of
Cornwall, England
Died
Jan 19, 1888
Aged 49 Years
Erected by Mrs. J Cock
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