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Catherine Henriette Smith Williams


Biography by Harry S Williams

Always known as Kati H. She received her education at the Meadville Academy (now High School) under Prof. Thickston and Batesand, the private academy for young ladies kept by Prof. and Mrs. Kendall, spending, later on, nearly two years at the Female Seminary in Granville, OH under Prof Kerr. She returned to her parents on account of their house having been destroyed by fire with most of its contents and did not return to complete her studies.

Obituary

Death of Mrs. O.L. Williams
Mrs. O.L. Williams, wife of the late Octavius L. William, died at Detroit, Michigan, April 5, 1916. Burial was made in Greendale Cemetery. Mrs. Williams was an old resident of Meadville and vicinity. She was born November 7, 1871, in Meadville Township and resided in Meadville until1892, when she moved to Buffalo, N.Y. During the past five years she has been in poor health and has spent time with her four sons, who survive. - The Evening Republican, Meadville, 7 Apr 1916