Abigail was the daughter of Daniel and Abigail (Moulton) Mullin.
On October 17, 1852, in Moscow, Somerset, Maine, she wed Ephraim H. Williams. According to the 1880 census, they had left Maine and were living in Riverton, Floyd, Iowa, with five children:
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Ephraim Williams
Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Maine
Home in 1860: Moscow, Somerset, Maine
Post Office: West Moscow
Family Number: 359
Household Members:
Ephraim Williams 34
Abagail Williams 30
Sarah Williams 62
Henry Williams 29
Allen Williams 21
Ephraim died in 1895, and on July 18, 1896, Abigail wed Joseph Beckwith, widower of his first wife, Lucinda Almira Wood, and his second wife, Rosanna (Shook) Silvis. They were married one month shy of two years, when Joseph died on June 17, 1898.
In the 1900 and 1910 census records, Abigail used the last name Beckwith.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Abigal J Beckwith
Birth Date: Jun 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1900: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Mother: number of living children: 5
Mother: How many children: 8
Household Members:
Ozias Williams 37
Lydia J Williams 38
Rc A Williams 13
Abigal J Beckwith 70
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Abagial Beckwith
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1910: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Household Members:
Ogio Williams 47
Lydia J Williams 48
Abagial Beckwith 81
Her obituary gives her name as Mrs. Abigail Williams.
Obituary published in The Nashua Reporter, (Nashua, Iowa) on Thursday, April 11, 1912, page 1:
Mrs. Abigail Williams, aged resident of this county, living near Chickasaw, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 1912, at the ripe age of 92 years and 10 months. Deceased was the mother of O. and G. Williams and for some time she had been confined to her bed by a broken limb received from a fall some two years ago. She had been a great sufferer, and death came as a relief to her tired body. She was a woman held in the highest esteem by all who knew her.
The funeral services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua.
On October 17, 1852, in Moscow, Somerset, Maine, she wed Ephraim H. Williams. According to the 1880 census, they had left Maine and were living in Riverton, Floyd, Iowa, with five children:
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Ephraim Williams
Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Maine
Home in 1860: Moscow, Somerset, Maine
Post Office: West Moscow
Family Number: 359
Household Members:
Ephraim Williams 34
Abagail Williams 30
Sarah Williams 62
Henry Williams 29
Allen Williams 21
Ephraim died in 1895, and on July 18, 1896, Abigail wed Joseph Beckwith, widower of his first wife, Lucinda Almira Wood, and his second wife, Rosanna (Shook) Silvis. They were married one month shy of two years, when Joseph died on June 17, 1898.
In the 1900 and 1910 census records, Abigail used the last name Beckwith.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Abigal J Beckwith
Birth Date: Jun 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1900: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Mother: number of living children: 5
Mother: How many children: 8
Household Members:
Ozias Williams 37
Lydia J Williams 38
Rc A Williams 13
Abigal J Beckwith 70
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Abagial Beckwith
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1910: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Household Members:
Ogio Williams 47
Lydia J Williams 48
Abagial Beckwith 81
Her obituary gives her name as Mrs. Abigail Williams.
Obituary published in The Nashua Reporter, (Nashua, Iowa) on Thursday, April 11, 1912, page 1:
Mrs. Abigail Williams, aged resident of this county, living near Chickasaw, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 1912, at the ripe age of 92 years and 10 months. Deceased was the mother of O. and G. Williams and for some time she had been confined to her bed by a broken limb received from a fall some two years ago. She had been a great sufferer, and death came as a relief to her tired body. She was a woman held in the highest esteem by all who knew her.
The funeral services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua.
Abigail was the daughter of Daniel and Abigail (Moulton) Mullin.
On October 17, 1852, in Moscow, Somerset, Maine, she wed Ephraim H. Williams. According to the 1880 census, they had left Maine and were living in Riverton, Floyd, Iowa, with five children:
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Ephraim Williams
Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Maine
Home in 1860: Moscow, Somerset, Maine
Post Office: West Moscow
Family Number: 359
Household Members:
Ephraim Williams 34
Abagail Williams 30
Sarah Williams 62
Henry Williams 29
Allen Williams 21
Ephraim died in 1895, and on July 18, 1896, Abigail wed Joseph Beckwith, widower of his first wife, Lucinda Almira Wood, and his second wife, Rosanna (Shook) Silvis. They were married one month shy of two years, when Joseph died on June 17, 1898.
In the 1900 and 1910 census records, Abigail used the last name Beckwith.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Abigal J Beckwith
Birth Date: Jun 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1900: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Mother: number of living children: 5
Mother: How many children: 8
Household Members:
Ozias Williams 37
Lydia J Williams 38
Rc A Williams 13
Abigal J Beckwith 70
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Abagial Beckwith
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1910: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Household Members:
Ogio Williams 47
Lydia J Williams 48
Abagial Beckwith 81
Her obituary gives her name as Mrs. Abigail Williams.
Obituary published in The Nashua Reporter, (Nashua, Iowa) on Thursday, April 11, 1912, page 1:
Mrs. Abigail Williams, aged resident of this county, living near Chickasaw, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 1912, at the ripe age of 92 years and 10 months. Deceased was the mother of O. and G. Williams and for some time she had been confined to her bed by a broken limb received from a fall some two years ago. She had been a great sufferer, and death came as a relief to her tired body. She was a woman held in the highest esteem by all who knew her.
The funeral services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua.
On October 17, 1852, in Moscow, Somerset, Maine, she wed Ephraim H. Williams. According to the 1880 census, they had left Maine and were living in Riverton, Floyd, Iowa, with five children:
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Ephraim Williams
Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Maine
Home in 1860: Moscow, Somerset, Maine
Post Office: West Moscow
Family Number: 359
Household Members:
Ephraim Williams 34
Abagail Williams 30
Sarah Williams 62
Henry Williams 29
Allen Williams 21
Ephraim died in 1895, and on July 18, 1896, Abigail wed Joseph Beckwith, widower of his first wife, Lucinda Almira Wood, and his second wife, Rosanna (Shook) Silvis. They were married one month shy of two years, when Joseph died on June 17, 1898.
In the 1900 and 1910 census records, Abigail used the last name Beckwith.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Abigal J Beckwith
Birth Date: Jun 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1900: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Mother: number of living children: 5
Mother: How many children: 8
Household Members:
Ozias Williams 37
Lydia J Williams 38
Rc A Williams 13
Abigal J Beckwith 70
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Abagial Beckwith
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1910: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Household Members:
Ogio Williams 47
Lydia J Williams 48
Abagial Beckwith 81
Her obituary gives her name as Mrs. Abigail Williams.
Obituary published in The Nashua Reporter, (Nashua, Iowa) on Thursday, April 11, 1912, page 1:
Mrs. Abigail Williams, aged resident of this county, living near Chickasaw, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 1912, at the ripe age of 92 years and 10 months. Deceased was the mother of O. and G. Williams and for some time she had been confined to her bed by a broken limb received from a fall some two years ago. She had been a great sufferer, and death came as a relief to her tired body. She was a woman held in the highest esteem by all who knew her.
The funeral services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua.
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