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Harvey Williams

Birthdate:
Birthplace: OH, United States
Death: October 25, 1936 (63)
At the grave of his wife, Woodland Cem, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, United States (Suicide, gun shot to the head)
Place of Burial: Dayton, Montgomery, OH, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Paxton Williams and Samantha Jane Williams
Husband of Daisy Williams and Mary Emaline Williams
Father of Harvey Wilbert Williams, Jr; Dorothy A Johnson; Elizabeth Jane Williams; Robert Victor Williams and Tabitha Anna Williams
Brother of Clara A Miller; Opal B White and Harry E. Williams

Occupation: Salesman
Managed by: Eric Manuel
Last Updated:

About Harvey Williams

Harvey Williams 63 yrs old, 827 Cincinnati Street, Dayton Ohio. Williams was discovered 2:25p.m. Friday afternoon lying near the grave of his wife, Mary at Woodland Cemetery. Mrs. Williams died August 30, 1936, and her husband is reported to have been despondent since that time. Several persons decorating graves nearby, heard the shot fired. Williams for many years was employed as a traveling salesman. For the past several years he has been connected with the Merchants' Adjusting company. He made his home with his sister, Mrs. Charles A. Miller (Clara Williams). A brother Harry Williams who died two years ago, was a member of the Dayton Police dept.

The above was taken from a newspaper article on Harvey entitled "Gun Victim Near Death". Salesman Who Shot Himself at Wife's Grave in Critical Condition.

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Harvey Williams's Timeline

1873
August 31, 1873
OH, United States
1908
August 26, 1908
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
1909
November 1909
Dayton, Montgomery, OH, United States
1911
March 10, 1911
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
1918
October 29, 1918
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
1936
October 25, 1936
Age 63
At the grave of his wife, Woodland Cem, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, United States
October 28, 1936
Age 63
Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, United States
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OH, United States