WILLIAMS, Robert Arthur Bernhard
1886 - 1972 (85 years)-
Name WILLIAMS, Robert Arthur Bernhard Birth 11 Sep 1886 Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY 
Gender Male Death 23 Jan 1972 Lockport, Niagara County, NY Person ID I54096 Laur from Germany Last Modified 29 Jul 2020
Father WILLIAMS, Gustave Hermann, b. 14 Dec 1841, Stettin, Prussia d. 1 Jan 1940, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY (Age 98 years) Mother WALK, Christine, b. 11 May 1846, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. 22 Apr 1920, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (Age 73 years) Marriage 8 Nov 1866 Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY Family ID F17004 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family RENNICK, Ella Mary Louise, b. 14 Jul 1886, NJ d. Nov 1980, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 94 years) Marriage 19 Aug 1913 Morristown, Morris County, NJ Children 1. WILLIAMS, Robert Rennick, b. 15 Jun 1914, Lockport, Niagara County, NY d. 9 Feb 1916, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 1 year)2. WILLIAMS, Margaret Joy, b. 28 Nov 1916, Lockport, Niagara County, NY d. 14 Apr 2009, Naperville, DuPage County, IL (Age 92 years)3. WILLIAMS, Jean Graves, b. 27 Feb 1919, Lockport, Niagara County, NY d. 23 Nov 1994, Athens, Athens County, OH (Age 75 years)4. WILLIAMS, Nancy G, b. 27 Feb 1919, Lockport, Niagara County, NY d. 11 Mar 1968 (Age 49 years)5. WILLIAMS, James Rennick, b. 2 Mar 1924, Lockport, Niagara County, NY d. 20 Sep 2001, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 77 years)Family ID F19463 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
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Notes - Niagara Falls Gazette
Robert Williams Dies; Lockport Store Head
LOCKPORT - Robert A. Williams, 85, president of the Williams Bros. Department Store, died Sunday at Lockport Memorial Hospital where he was a patient for three days. He lived at 28 Waterman St. He had been in ill health for some time but continued to visit regularly at the 104 year old store at 78 Main St. The store is one of the city's oldest firms. He was born in Sanborn, a son of the late Gustav A. Williams and Christine Walck Williams. The department store was founded in 1868 by two uncles, the late William A. and Albert E. Williams.
Joined Firm in 1904.
Robert Williams joined the firm in 1904 as a salesman in the yard goods department. He marked 67 years with the firm last December. He worked in the floor covering department for many years and became known as the "dean of the profession" to customers and by those in the floor covering industry. He was the last of the second generation management of the firm. A son, James R. Williams continues the family tradition as vice president and general manager.
Church Treasurer
Robert Williams was a long, time member of Trinity Lutheran Church where he had been a council member and treasurer for many years, In 1966, he was honored on retirement after 22 years of service on the board or directors of the Lockport Savings & Loan, Assn., since merged. with the Niagara Permanent Savings & Loan Assn. Mr. Williams until 1971 was a member of the board of directors of the Cold Springs Cemetery Assn. He was a former exempt fireman, and had been a member of the Lockport Area Chamber of Commerce and the Niagara County Historical Society. Services Tuesday Survivors besides his wife, Ella Rennick Williams, and son, James R.; include two daughters, Mrs. Harry Dickinson of here and Mrs. David L. Russell of Athens. Ohio; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Lange Funeral Home, 136 East Ave. here. The Rev. Ernest Heuer will officiate at services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Cold Spring Cemetery.
- Niagara Falls Gazette