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Bessie Williams

circa 18 January 1891 (computed from age at death) – May 5, 1893

Died 5 May 1893 · Locust Valley, Pennsylvania

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Funeral Card

Date of death

May 5, 1893

Date of birth

circa 18 January 1891 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

2 years, 3 months, 18 days

Where found

Locust Valley, Pennsylvania, United States

The funeral card

From the funeral card

in loving remembrance

Bessie Williams,

Died, May 5, 1893.

Age 2 yrs., 3 mos., 18 days

Holy Bible

"Our hearts by faith can see her,

In the home of pure and blest;

For the angels have taken her tenderly

And laid her on Jesus' breast.

He knows,—He loves,—He cares,—

Nothing this truth can dim;

He gives his very best to those

Who leave the choice with him."

Contributor's notes

A gold and white funeral card for Bessie Williams, who died May 5, 1893, being of the age 2 years, 3 mos, and 18 days. The reverse of the card indicates that the memory card was from Geo. Mitchell Co. of Greenheld, Ind. Above the manufacturer's stamp in pencil states "Bro Harry Whitman".

The card was found laid into a Locust Valley 1886 photo album with the name Angeline F. Raub on the ownership plate. "Greenheld, Ind." is as submitted (likely Greenfield, Indiana).

People named in this record

  • Bessie WilliamsSubject
  • Angeline F. RaubMentioned
  • Harry WhitmanMentioned

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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-06-12
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