Parents: James Williamson and Elizabeth ?
His parents were devout Methodists. Around age 17, Richard became a convert to Methodism. When Richard became 21, his father set him up in a mercantile business which became a success. However, fearing that his success would corrupt him, he closed the store 2 days a week; Wednesdays which were spent in prayerful study of the Bible and attending church on Sunday.
When he was around 24-25 years of age, he began preaching at which time he turned his business over to his father. Reading and Leeds were among other appointments where he preached one or two years each in the English Conference. He often stated one reason for his leaving the Mother Country was the Queen's nonrecognition of the petition sent her by the dissenting churches against their taxation for the support of the established Church.
He departed England, first destination was Toronto, Canada. From there he went to New York, then to Boston, thence to New Orleans.
He arrived in San Francisco early in 1854. That summer Rev. Williamson attended a Russian River camp meeting near where Healdsburg now stands where he met his future wife, Nancy Blaisdel Graves.
Richard Samuel Wesley Williamson m. Nancy Blaisdell Graves 13 February 1855 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Together, they traveled through the interesting vicissitudes of a pioneer preacher's life about which long chapters could be written. He preached from three months to from four years in twenty different appointments in Calif., often in mining camps.
(The above was excerpted from Nancy's notes written after Rev. Williamson died in 1900.)
1860 U.S. Census for Coloma, El Dorado Co., CA:
R W Williamson M 38 England
N B Williamson F 22 Illinois
Geo Williamson M 4 Calif.
Emily Williamson F 2 Calif.
Richard is a Methodist/Episcopal clergyman.
While residing in Petaluma, Sonoma Co., Calif. in 1868, he suffered his first sickness which resulted in the first signs of paralysis.
1880 U.S. Census for Middle Town Village, Lake Co., CA:
R W Williamson Self M 58 England
Nancy Williamson Wife F 42 Illinois
Emily L Williamson Dau F 21 California
Kate L Williamson Dau F 19 California
Fred F Williamson Son M 13 California
Eva A Williamson Dau F 10 California
Lydia Pearl Williamson Dau F 6 California
Richard is a clergyman. Emily is a school teacher. Kate is a portrait painter. Fred & Eva are at school.
From "New Light on the Donner Party" by Kristin Johnson:
"In her teens Nancy became an enthusiastic convert to Methodism and in 1855 married a minister. Rev. Williamson was sent up and down Northern California, spending only a year or two at one post before moving on to the next. Their nine children were born in different towns. Eventually the family settled near Sebastopol in Sonoma County. It had been a difficult life, beset with financial worries, but late in life, reflecting on their years together, the Williamsons agreed that God had been good to them."
Their children:
GEORGE WESLEY WILLIAMSON, b. 31 March 1856, Eureka, Humboldt Co., CA; m. Louise Green; d. 1935. George was in Bodega, Sonoma Co., CA on 24 April 1888 (CA Gr Reg). He & Louise are buried at Oak Hill Cem., San Jose, CA; Memorial 60594433. Note that in 1900 they resided in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA. From 1910 until death, they lived in San Jose, CA. He was a carpenter.
ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON, b. 18 August 1857, Green Valley, San Bernardino Co., CA; d. Unknown.
EMILIE LOVINA WILLIAMSON, b. 19 August 1858; d. 23 September 1943, Alameda Co., CA.
KATHERINE LAURA WILLIAMSON, b. 27 December 1860, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., CA; d. 1946.
FREDERICK FRANKLIN WILLIAMSON, b. 16 January 1867, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; d. 1953.
EVA ANGELINE WILLIAMSON, b. 9 August 1869, Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA; d. 6 February 1897, Sebastopol, Sonoma Co., CA.
LYDIA PEARL WILLIAMSON, b. 17 April 1874, Elk Grove, Sacramento Co., CA; d. 1953.
PHILLIPA WILLIAMSON, b. 26 July 1876; d. Unknown. Phillipa must have died prior to the 1880 census as she is not listed.
EUNICE WILLIAMSON, b. 14 December 1878; d. Unknown. Eunice must have died prior to the 1880 census as she is not listed.
His parents were devout Methodists. Around age 17, Richard became a convert to Methodism. When Richard became 21, his father set him up in a mercantile business which became a success. However, fearing that his success would corrupt him, he closed the store 2 days a week; Wednesdays which were spent in prayerful study of the Bible and attending church on Sunday.
When he was around 24-25 years of age, he began preaching at which time he turned his business over to his father. Reading and Leeds were among other appointments where he preached one or two years each in the English Conference. He often stated one reason for his leaving the Mother Country was the Queen's nonrecognition of the petition sent her by the dissenting churches against their taxation for the support of the established Church.
He departed England, first destination was Toronto, Canada. From there he went to New York, then to Boston, thence to New Orleans.
He arrived in San Francisco early in 1854. That summer Rev. Williamson attended a Russian River camp meeting near where Healdsburg now stands where he met his future wife, Nancy Blaisdel Graves.
Richard Samuel Wesley Williamson m. Nancy Blaisdell Graves 13 February 1855 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Together, they traveled through the interesting vicissitudes of a pioneer preacher's life about which long chapters could be written. He preached from three months to from four years in twenty different appointments in Calif., often in mining camps.
(The above was excerpted from Nancy's notes written after Rev. Williamson died in 1900.)
1860 U.S. Census for Coloma, El Dorado Co., CA:
R W Williamson M 38 England
N B Williamson F 22 Illinois
Geo Williamson M 4 Calif.
Emily Williamson F 2 Calif.
Richard is a Methodist/Episcopal clergyman.
While residing in Petaluma, Sonoma Co., Calif. in 1868, he suffered his first sickness which resulted in the first signs of paralysis.
1880 U.S. Census for Middle Town Village, Lake Co., CA:
R W Williamson Self M 58 England
Nancy Williamson Wife F 42 Illinois
Emily L Williamson Dau F 21 California
Kate L Williamson Dau F 19 California
Fred F Williamson Son M 13 California
Eva A Williamson Dau F 10 California
Lydia Pearl Williamson Dau F 6 California
Richard is a clergyman. Emily is a school teacher. Kate is a portrait painter. Fred & Eva are at school.
From "New Light on the Donner Party" by Kristin Johnson:
"In her teens Nancy became an enthusiastic convert to Methodism and in 1855 married a minister. Rev. Williamson was sent up and down Northern California, spending only a year or two at one post before moving on to the next. Their nine children were born in different towns. Eventually the family settled near Sebastopol in Sonoma County. It had been a difficult life, beset with financial worries, but late in life, reflecting on their years together, the Williamsons agreed that God had been good to them."
Their children:
GEORGE WESLEY WILLIAMSON, b. 31 March 1856, Eureka, Humboldt Co., CA; m. Louise Green; d. 1935. George was in Bodega, Sonoma Co., CA on 24 April 1888 (CA Gr Reg). He & Louise are buried at Oak Hill Cem., San Jose, CA; Memorial 60594433. Note that in 1900 they resided in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA. From 1910 until death, they lived in San Jose, CA. He was a carpenter.
ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON, b. 18 August 1857, Green Valley, San Bernardino Co., CA; d. Unknown.
EMILIE LOVINA WILLIAMSON, b. 19 August 1858; d. 23 September 1943, Alameda Co., CA.
KATHERINE LAURA WILLIAMSON, b. 27 December 1860, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., CA; d. 1946.
FREDERICK FRANKLIN WILLIAMSON, b. 16 January 1867, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; d. 1953.
EVA ANGELINE WILLIAMSON, b. 9 August 1869, Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA; d. 6 February 1897, Sebastopol, Sonoma Co., CA.
LYDIA PEARL WILLIAMSON, b. 17 April 1874, Elk Grove, Sacramento Co., CA; d. 1953.
PHILLIPA WILLIAMSON, b. 26 July 1876; d. Unknown. Phillipa must have died prior to the 1880 census as she is not listed.
EUNICE WILLIAMSON, b. 14 December 1878; d. Unknown. Eunice must have died prior to the 1880 census as she is not listed.
Parents: James Williamson and Elizabeth ?
His parents were devout Methodists. Around age 17, Richard became a convert to Methodism. When Richard became 21, his father set him up in a mercantile business which became a success. However, fearing that his success would corrupt him, he closed the store 2 days a week; Wednesdays which were spent in prayerful study of the Bible and attending church on Sunday.
When he was around 24-25 years of age, he began preaching at which time he turned his business over to his father. Reading and Leeds were among other appointments where he preached one or two years each in the English Conference. He often stated one reason for his leaving the Mother Country was the Queen's nonrecognition of the petition sent her by the dissenting churches against their taxation for the support of the established Church.
He departed England, first destination was Toronto, Canada. From there he went to New York, then to Boston, thence to New Orleans.
He arrived in San Francisco early in 1854. That summer Rev. Williamson attended a Russian River camp meeting near where Healdsburg now stands where he met his future wife, Nancy Blaisdel Graves.
Richard Samuel Wesley Williamson m. Nancy Blaisdell Graves 13 February 1855 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Together, they traveled through the interesting vicissitudes of a pioneer preacher's life about which long chapters could be written. He preached from three months to from four years in twenty different appointments in Calif., often in mining camps.
(The above was excerpted from Nancy's notes written after Rev. Williamson died in 1900.)
1860 U.S. Census for Coloma, El Dorado Co., CA:
R W Williamson M 38 England
N B Williamson F 22 Illinois
Geo Williamson M 4 Calif.
Emily Williamson F 2 Calif.
Richard is a Methodist/Episcopal clergyman.
While residing in Petaluma, Sonoma Co., Calif. in 1868, he suffered his first sickness which resulted in the first signs of paralysis.
1880 U.S. Census for Middle Town Village, Lake Co., CA:
R W Williamson Self M 58 England
Nancy Williamson Wife F 42 Illinois
Emily L Williamson Dau F 21 California
Kate L Williamson Dau F 19 California
Fred F Williamson Son M 13 California
Eva A Williamson Dau F 10 California
Lydia Pearl Williamson Dau F 6 California
Richard is a clergyman. Emily is a school teacher. Kate is a portrait painter. Fred & Eva are at school.
From "New Light on the Donner Party" by Kristin Johnson:
"In her teens Nancy became an enthusiastic convert to Methodism and in 1855 married a minister. Rev. Williamson was sent up and down Northern California, spending only a year or two at one post before moving on to the next. Their nine children were born in different towns. Eventually the family settled near Sebastopol in Sonoma County. It had been a difficult life, beset with financial worries, but late in life, reflecting on their years together, the Williamsons agreed that God had been good to them."
Their children:
GEORGE WESLEY WILLIAMSON, b. 31 March 1856, Eureka, Humboldt Co., CA; m. Louise Green; d. 1935. George was in Bodega, Sonoma Co., CA on 24 April 1888 (CA Gr Reg). He & Louise are buried at Oak Hill Cem., San Jose, CA; Memorial 60594433. Note that in 1900 they resided in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA. From 1910 until death, they lived in San Jose, CA. He was a carpenter.
ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON, b. 18 August 1857, Green Valley, San Bernardino Co., CA; d. Unknown.
EMILIE LOVINA WILLIAMSON, b. 19 August 1858; d. 23 September 1943, Alameda Co., CA.
KATHERINE LAURA WILLIAMSON, b. 27 December 1860, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., CA; d. 1946.
FREDERICK FRANKLIN WILLIAMSON, b. 16 January 1867, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; d. 1953.
EVA ANGELINE WILLIAMSON, b. 9 August 1869, Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA; d. 6 February 1897, Sebastopol, Sonoma Co., CA.
LYDIA PEARL WILLIAMSON, b. 17 April 1874, Elk Grove, Sacramento Co., CA; d. 1953.
PHILLIPA WILLIAMSON, b. 26 July 1876; d. Unknown. Phillipa must have died prior to the 1880 census as she is not listed.
EUNICE WILLIAMSON, b. 14 December 1878; d. Unknown. Eunice must have died prior to the 1880 census as she is not listed.
His parents were devout Methodists. Around age 17, Richard became a convert to Methodism. When Richard became 21, his father set him up in a mercantile business which became a success. However, fearing that his success would corrupt him, he closed the store 2 days a week; Wednesdays which were spent in prayerful study of the Bible and attending church on Sunday.
When he was around 24-25 years of age, he began preaching at which time he turned his business over to his father. Reading and Leeds were among other appointments where he preached one or two years each in the English Conference. He often stated one reason for his leaving the Mother Country was the Queen's nonrecognition of the petition sent her by the dissenting churches against their taxation for the support of the established Church.
He departed England, first destination was Toronto, Canada. From there he went to New York, then to Boston, thence to New Orleans.
He arrived in San Francisco early in 1854. That summer Rev. Williamson attended a Russian River camp meeting near where Healdsburg now stands where he met his future wife, Nancy Blaisdel Graves.
Richard Samuel Wesley Williamson m. Nancy Blaisdell Graves 13 February 1855 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Together, they traveled through the interesting vicissitudes of a pioneer preacher's life about which long chapters could be written. He preached from three months to from four years in twenty different appointments in Calif., often in mining camps.
(The above was excerpted from Nancy's notes written after Rev. Williamson died in 1900.)
1860 U.S. Census for Coloma, El Dorado Co., CA:
R W Williamson M 38 England
N B Williamson F 22 Illinois
Geo Williamson M 4 Calif.
Emily Williamson F 2 Calif.
Richard is a Methodist/Episcopal clergyman.
While residing in Petaluma, Sonoma Co., Calif. in 1868, he suffered his first sickness which resulted in the first signs of paralysis.
1880 U.S. Census for Middle Town Village, Lake Co., CA:
R W Williamson Self M 58 England
Nancy Williamson Wife F 42 Illinois
Emily L Williamson Dau F 21 California
Kate L Williamson Dau F 19 California
Fred F Williamson Son M 13 California
Eva A Williamson Dau F 10 California
Lydia Pearl Williamson Dau F 6 California
Richard is a clergyman. Emily is a school teacher. Kate is a portrait painter. Fred & Eva are at school.
From "New Light on the Donner Party" by Kristin Johnson:
"In her teens Nancy became an enthusiastic convert to Methodism and in 1855 married a minister. Rev. Williamson was sent up and down Northern California, spending only a year or two at one post before moving on to the next. Their nine children were born in different towns. Eventually the family settled near Sebastopol in Sonoma County. It had been a difficult life, beset with financial worries, but late in life, reflecting on their years together, the Williamsons agreed that God had been good to them."
Their children:
GEORGE WESLEY WILLIAMSON, b. 31 March 1856, Eureka, Humboldt Co., CA; m. Louise Green; d. 1935. George was in Bodega, Sonoma Co., CA on 24 April 1888 (CA Gr Reg). He & Louise are buried at Oak Hill Cem., San Jose, CA; Memorial 60594433. Note that in 1900 they resided in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA. From 1910 until death, they lived in San Jose, CA. He was a carpenter.
ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON, b. 18 August 1857, Green Valley, San Bernardino Co., CA; d. Unknown.
EMILIE LOVINA WILLIAMSON, b. 19 August 1858; d. 23 September 1943, Alameda Co., CA.
KATHERINE LAURA WILLIAMSON, b. 27 December 1860, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., CA; d. 1946.
FREDERICK FRANKLIN WILLIAMSON, b. 16 January 1867, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; d. 1953.
EVA ANGELINE WILLIAMSON, b. 9 August 1869, Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA; d. 6 February 1897, Sebastopol, Sonoma Co., CA.
LYDIA PEARL WILLIAMSON, b. 17 April 1874, Elk Grove, Sacramento Co., CA; d. 1953.
PHILLIPA WILLIAMSON, b. 26 July 1876; d. Unknown. Phillipa must have died prior to the 1880 census as she is not listed.
EUNICE WILLIAMSON, b. 14 December 1878; d. Unknown. Eunice must have died prior to the 1880 census as she is not listed.
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