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Marilla Williams (1815-1894)
b 1815 Hartwick twp, Otsego Co NY - d 1894, Webster City, Hamilton CO, IA
m 1843 Augustin Beauchaine, Freeport, Stephenson CO IL 

(tombstone photo below) 

School teacher - Lived in Centerville ca. 1820-1842 

Marilla Williams is from the Robert Williams Family of Roxbury MA  (1637+) line. Her siblings settled in IL, WI, and IA after they moved from Centerville in 1842. She taught school in Centerville and in Freeport, IL. Her parents John and Sally (Wright) Williams both died when she was about 10 years old and are buried in Centerville Cemetery. 

A family history is posted below. 

Any pictures or history of Marilla's many siblings would be much appreciated. 

Email: GILBERT PETERSON or, Ron Taylor, Webmaster 

Below are email responses to the Genealogy Pages of

Williams Family of Centerville, NY

6-30-07

VICTORIA WILLIAMS (1811-1844) , daughter of JOHN WILLIAMS and SALLY (WRIGHT) WILLIAMS

i downloaded  the Robert Williams file and found it extremely helpful and wanted to express my thanks for making it available.  I am researching my great grandfather, George H. Kimball, born 1836 Dec 29, in Centerville, Allegany, NY; father Chester Kimball, mother Victoria Williams.    I had been unable to locate information about Victoria except a gravestone marker showing her death as 12 Jan 1844, 33 yr, 5 m 7 d, wife of Chester.  From census records I have learned the Chester was born in Vermont but I have no further details.  He remarried after Victoria's death and in 1850 census was listed as a cabinetmaker, with wife Elizabeth, 43, born in New Hampshire.

 The 1850 census listed George Kimball,14 and Julia Kimball, 7, with Williard Higgins and wife Jerusha and family.  I now assume Jerusha was sister of Victoria Williams, as 1885 NY Census lists George, nephew, Julia, niece, with Willard Higgins and family.. The information supplied in your information certainly filled in the background of Victoria. 

  If you would like further information about the Kimball-Williams family and their descendents  I would be happy to forward it.  George served in the NY 1st Dragoons during the Civil War.  He  married 1861 Sept 24,  Ann Eliza Veazey, (1840-1908) born in  Centerville and soon after the end of the War they migrated to Golden, Colorado.  I have his Civil War diary and also his diary about the wagon train journey to Colorado. 

 Virginia Krouss, Los Osos, California (webmaster note: email has become inactive. 2014 rt ;  I would love to see a transcription of the Diary about his Wagon Train Journey!  webmaster@alleganyhistory.org )

• Obituaries of George and wife: KIMBALL OBITUARIES

I was in Webster City, Iowa this weekend and stopped at Graceland Cemetery
to photograph Marilla (Williams) Beauchaine and Augustin Beauchaine's grave
markers (below). Marilla, along with her many siblings, was in Centerville, Allegany CO as a teacher until about 1842. If you think the picture is of any general interest, you are welcome to post it with the other materials about Marilla Williams. We waited until just after the afternoon sun lit the front of the
markers. Essentially everything on the markers is legible. Thanks.

Gil Peterson (tap for email return address)

8/4/08