Y Drych 1906 Mar 08 b 2pp

Disgrifiad

Mmch 8, 1906b
END OF THE EARTHLY JOURMY
DEAT}I AND BTIREfr OF MRS. JANE WILLIAMS, EAST PALESTINE, O., FORMERLY OF PTTTSBURGIH].
Pittsburg[h], Pa., Feb. z}.-.Afimentioned in the last issue of Y Drychthe well-known old Welshwoman, Mrs. Jane Williams, died. She was the dear wife of Ellis Williams. She died in East Palestine, Ofhio] on Tuesday, February 12 at the age of 76. She had surgery at Mercy Hospital in this city three years ago. She was well over 70 at the time, and her friends were surprised that she came out surgery alive. It is not known the nature of her illness at the time, but it is thought that it was cancer as she suffered terrible pain during the last weeks of her earthly journey. She had a respectful burial on the following Thursday at East Palestine cemetery with the Rev. Elmer E. Douglass, minister of the Tenth United Presbyterian Church, Allegheny who was assisted by the Rev. E. W. Becker, minister ofthe Christian Church. Mr. Douglass was the minister at the U> OL church in East Palestine when Mrs. Williams joined that church after she moved there. The church quartet sang affectingly.
The departed was bonn in Flintshire, North Wales, but she moved when she was ayoung woman to the Bethesda area The death of her only brother, Richard Evans, 'Rachub [house/fann name?], was noted several weeks ago. She came to Philadelphia in 1850 and there she maried Ellis Williams, formerly of the Cwm-y-glo area who is known as the oldest slate tiler in the country; he celebrated his 81 birthday lately. If we remember rightly, it was in the Peach Bottom quarries that Ellis Williams worked at the time he was marrie{ and they lived there for awhile. There are many elderly members of this family living in the slate quarry areas of Pennsylvania and Vermont. The depafied sister came to this country on the same ship as William Morris, the renowned singer from Brynderwen, and she was a member of his choir for some time. She had a clear and enchanting voice in the later years she loved to talk about the old times spent with members of the choir. I wonder how many members of William Morris' choir are in the land of the living now?
The family moved to the Pittsburglh] in 1854, and they lived for years in Paris, Ohio. From there they moved to this city nearly fort5r years ago. They lived in the old home on Fulton Street for close to 35 years. That home was a castle remembered hosts of Welsh people on their visits to town. Many remember the kindness they received from the hand of the family. Mrs. Williams had a warm and kind heart and was always ready to help Welshwomen find work. It was to this home that a woman would c,ome as a stranger in a shange land, especially women from Caernarvonshire. When the writer of this piece came to this city as a young country lad nearly thirly years ago, he stayed in this house for awhile. In the same place lived Ellis Roberts, who has recently become son-in-law to the family. Also staying there was his brother, Robert Roberts, office foreman of Y Wasg [Welsh-American newspaper] and the poet John ftr.yndaf Jones-
Mrs. Williams was a member of the Congregational church in Pittsburgh for many y€ars. She was always ready and willing to visit the sick and needy. She had no fear of illness of any sort, and often she was the only neighbor who would venture to give assistance to those with infectious diseases, some of whom wept when they had the news of her departure from the neighborhood.
About two years ago when old age began to destoy the earttrly ten! the fartily decided to move to East Palestine where their only daughter, Mrs. Je,nnie Roberts lives. The wisdom of this step was confirmed during her illness ofthe last weeks of her life, because Mr. and Mrs. Roberts wene quite faithful in attending to her day and night. It is sad to rcalize that this cheerful Welshwoman is gone to "the place where she will no longer be seen." We sympathize intensely with the elderly husband in his loneliness and longing after losing one who was a faithful life partner to him for half a century. May he be helped to turn to *God who is of help and strength in disffess." Beside the sorrowful husband there are two children to mourn their dear and caring mother, namely Mrs. Ellis Roberts, East Palestine and Thomas G. Williams, NewYork.
Translated by Martha A. Davies Lincoln, Nebraska March 2009