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Maude Dunn is the wife of Edward Heath Williams and a daughter of Edward Thomas Dunn. She
is my maternal grandmother's mother.
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She was sometimes listed as Maud and other times as Maude
Born:
2 Nov 1865 Quebec, Canada Died 29 Jun 1918 Muncie, IN
Married: Edward Heath Williams 17
Mar 1885 Pensacola FL
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Children and additional photos on Edward Heath Williams web page.
As explained below in his obituary, Ed Williams met his future wife
while traveling on a passenger train. They were married in 1885 in Pensacola. This picture shows the inside of
a trolley used in Pensacola in 1910. Notice the apparel of the passengers.
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Marriage of
Ed Heath Williams to Maude Dunn 3/17/1885 The wedding was held at the residence of
Mr. and Mr. E. T. Dunn, North Palafox Street (Pensacola FL) with Rev. Father Tobin officiating.
The attendants were
Frank Maura with Clara Dunn, sister of the bride and W. H. Knowles with Lena Williams, sister of the groom. Following the
service and the reception the couple left for Elmot, AR which was to be their home.
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Maude Dunn 17 Mar 1885 marriage license
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One of Maude's husband Ed's obituaries mention that she has a sister, Mrs. C. (Coley)
B. Hall of Luxora, AR. Maude Dunn had a sister, Florence Dunn. who came to Arkansas and met the Sherriff, Coleman
B. Hall and married him. They lived in Monroe Township near Ed and Maude. My aunt Jean Smith recalls Mama Nelle telling her that Florence was a natural musician, with a flair for the
piano. Mama Nell said that her aunt Florence could go to a concert and hear a piece of music and then come home and
play it on her piano. Mama Nell always told Jean that she got her gift for music, and her love of playing the piano,
from her Aunt Florence. One of
Maude's husband Ed's obituaries mentions that another sister attended, Mrs. W. B. Calhoun, however this is Lillie Dunavant,
the daughter of Ed's father's forth and last wife, Sarah A. Alexander and her first husband, Leonard W. Dunavant.
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Florence's son is Colby B. Hall, Jr. He was three years old in 1910, about the time
this picture was taken.
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The man in the above picture is most likely John A. Bowen, the husband of Zerlena "Lena" Williams who is sitting
beside him. I don't know who the other lady in the back seat is, although a good guess would be Maude's sister Florence Dunn
who married the Sherriff of Mississippi County, Coleman Birdwell Hall, about 1890.
After Ed Williams died,
his wife Maude Dunn continued to live in Jonesboro in the above house until she became ill with cancer in
1918 and after visiting Florida in search of her health (probably visiting her brother in Pensacola), she
went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She was operated on, but did not improve and moved in with
her daughter, Mama Nelle, and her husband, Pop, who were living in Muncie, IN at the time.
She passed away on June
29, 1918 in Muncie and her body was returned to Jonesboro for burial in the Catholic Cemetery west of the
city.
The obituary below mentions three children:
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- Ed Williams of Roswell, NM
- Frank Williams of Jonesboro, AR
- Mrs. Bernard Holthouse of Muncie, IN.
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Mama Nelle's note beside the above clipping indicated "Maude
Dunn Williams was born Nov 2, 1865 and died June 29, 1918".
The below Letter of Administration shows that, like her husband, Maude died without a will although she had terminal cancer
and knew she was going to die.
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My Mother, Margaret Feldhaus, nee Holthouse, wrote the below information about the death of her Mother's Mother, Maude Williams,
nee Dunn.
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