Williams, Alonzo 'Lon'

1866 - 1943  (77 years)

• Name	Williams, Alonzo 'Lon'
  Birth	30 Jan 1866	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01a 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 01, page 01a
  		1880 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 06 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, (District 150), Clay County, Illinois, image 07, page 06
  Reference Number	WILL.A012
  _FGRAVE	18659087
  Funeral	Sailor Springs Christian Church, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Death	6 Sep 1943	Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [5]
  		Headstone, Williams, Alonzo and Maggie
  Person ID	I35768	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Williams, Nathan H.,   b. 23 Jun 1820, Greenbrier County, West Virginia d. 5 Aug 1908, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Eagle, Melissa,   b. 25 Sep 1835, Gallia County, Ohio d. 3 Apr 1890, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clark, Maggie Jane,   b. 9 Nov 1871, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio d. 19 Apr 1955, Salem, Marion County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1898
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 11 months - She : 27 years and 1 month.
  Children	> 1. Williams, Virgil Dale,   b. 12 Jan 1901   d. 14 Dec 1979 (Age 78 years) + 2. Williams, Maurice Clark,   b. 10 Jul 1902, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Mar 1971, Bellmont, Wabash County, Illinois (Age 68 years) + 3. Williams, Ella Rea,   b. 25 Dec 1905, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Sep 1985, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F8203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jan 1866 - Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Sailor Springs Christian Church, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Death - 6 Sep 1943 - Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Alonzo "Lon" Williams, the son of Nathan and Melissa (Eagle) Williams, was born in Clay County, Illinois, January 30, 1866. He passed away at 4:10 a.m., September 6, 1943 in the Olney sanitarium. Funeral services were held at the Sailor Springs Christian church and burial was at Smith Cemetery. He was married to Maggie Jane Clark, December 13, 1898. They had three children, Virgil Dale of Salem, IL, Maurice Clark of Olney, IL and Ella Rea of Clay City, IL. He was survived by his wife, Maggie, three children, three grandchildren, namely, Billy Weber West of Noble, Beverly Jane and Larry Gene Williams of Olney; two brothers, C.M. Williams of Lincoln, IL and John M. Williams of Hot Springs, AR and many nephews, nieces, distant relatives and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by four grandchildren, six brothers and two sisters. "Servant of God, well done, Thy glorious warfare past, Thy battles fought, thy victory won And thou are crowned at last."

  
  

• Sources

  [S415] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Williams, Nathan H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23056567), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11373] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Williams, Alonzo "Lon", (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Williams&GSiman=1&GScid=108285&GRid=18659087&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2119] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S16842] https://www.ancestry.com, 1880 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 06, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00049?usePUB=true&_phsrc=HHo1&pId=20617775) (Reliability: 2). [S11374] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Williams, Alonzo and Maggie, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Williams&GSiman=1&GScid=108285&GRid=18659087&), none. (Reliability: 2).