Rosetta "Rosity" Florence Pendleton was the 5th child of seven children born on April 30, 1871 to James Monroe Pendleton and Mary Jane Reynolds-Pendleton.

On July 31st, 1889 Rosetta married John W Williams. This union brought forth 6 children:

1. Raymond Roy Williams – 1890 – 1932
2. Floyd Ferral Williams - 1892-1982
3. Erma Lee Williams-Lane - 1894-1955
4. Elpha Pansy Williams – 1897-1917
5. Ailsie Peal Williams – 1899-1918
6. Harold John Williams – 1903-1952

John W Williams died Jan 1905 leaving Rosetta a young widow with 6 children.
Widow Rosetta F Williams remarried to Widower Erastus "Ewing" Holder on 14 Aug 1907
Richland, Pulaski, Missouri, USA. They had two children a son and daughter.

Widower Erastus "Ewing" Holder – 1858-1927

Their children:

1. James Marion Holder – 1908-1979
2. Lillian Rosetta Holder-Lillard – 1911-2003


Timeline -

Born 30 Apr 1871 • Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
5 Sources

Age 9 — Residence 1880 US Census • Polk, Christian, Missouri, United States
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Age 18 — Marriage 31 Jul 1889 • Mt Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Marriage preformed by Minister of the Gospel F. P. Witherspoon at 1:35pm
John William Williams
(1869–1904)
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Age 29 — Residence 1900 US Census • Liberty, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
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Husband John William Williams death 1905 Missouri – health issues

Age 36 — Second Marriage
14 Aug 1907 • Richland, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
Widower Erastus "Ewing" Holder
(1858–1927)
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Age 39 — Residence 1910 US Census • Jackson, Camden, Missouri, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
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Two daughters died from Tuberculosis:
ElphaElpha Pansy Williams – 1897-1917 – age 19
AilsieAilsie Peal Williams – 1899-1918 – age 19
Rosetta's father James Monroe Pendleton died from Tuberculosis Nov 29, 1919, a retired Zinc Miner and his second wife Widow Malissa Parlee Hopkins-Johnson-Pendleton also died from Tuberculosis on Nov 17, 1902 in Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri. Her sister-in-law Bertha Ann Albert-Pendleton, wife of her brother Alfred "James" Pendleton died from Tuberculosis on Sept 6, 1918. Her brother Benjamin Lad Pendleton died from Tuberculosis Sept 28, 1956, retired Zinc Miner.

Age 49 — Residence 1920 US Census • Liberty, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married
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Age 50 — Death – cause Breast Cancer
23 Mar 1922 • Richland, Pulaski County, Missouri, United States of America
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Burial
Richland, Pulaski County, Missouri, United States of America
Richland City Cemetery aka Oaklawn Cemetery
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The above information was provided by Pendleton Family History Records and Ancestry.com.

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