1912 Hattie & Harold Williams Store, Winhall, Bondville, Bennington VT
#719:
Photo type: RPPC Real Photo Postcard Photograph. There is a visible sign on general store entrance way on front of card that reads: "Bondville Post Office, Town of Windhall" It shows a great classically American scene of a New England general store on a sunny day, with Hattie & Harold Williams proudly standing in front of their endeavor. There is printed text on postcard bottom: "H.C. Williams Store"
The postcard is addressed, on reverse to: "Mrs. S.F. Williams, 20 Chestnut Street, Brattleboro, Vermont" with a handwritten note: "Happy New year, Harold & Hattie" handwritten in old fountain pen ink. It is postmarked "January 1, 1912, Bondville VT" with a green one cent stamp. See info on the addressee, Sarah F Williams, below.
Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Harold Chester Williams 1876-1936
Hattie M Coleman Williams 1879-1949
Buried at Rawsonville Cemetery, Rawsonville, Windham County, Vermont
Harold C Williams in the Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1876
Birth Place: Winhall, Vermont
Father Name: C B Williams (Chester Williams)
Mother Name: E G Benson
Harold C. Williams in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1880: Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Chester B. Williams
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's name: Jane E. Williams (known to be Emma Jane Benson Williams)
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Household Members: Name Age
Chester B. Williams 49
Jane E. Williams 48
Cora J. Williams 19
Harold C. Williams 9
Harold C Williams Marriage in the Vermont Vital Records 1720-1908
Birth Date: abt 1877
Birth Place: Winhall, Vermont
Marriage Date: 5 Jan 1898
Marriage Place: Winhall, Vermont
Marriage Age: 21
Card Type: Groom
Father Name: Chester B Williams
Mother Name: Emma J Williams
Spouse Name: Hattie M Coleman Williams
Harold C Williams in the 1900 United States Federal Census
Age: 24
Birth Date: Apr 1876
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1900: Winhall, Bennington, Vermont
Spouse's Name: Hattie C Williams
Marriage Year: 1898
Years Married: 2
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, England
Occupation: Clerk (General Store)
Household Members: Name Age
Harold C Williams 24
Hattie C Williams 20
Rowe C Williams 29 (boarder, born in VT, assumed to be family)
Harold C Williams in the U.S. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters 1832-1971
Post Office Location: Bondville, Bennington County, Vermont
Appointment Date: Mar 31, 1910
Volume Year Range: 1892-1930
Mrs Hattie C Williams in the U.S. Appointments of U. S. Postmasters 1832-1971
Post Office Location: Bondville, Bennington County, Vermont
Appointment Date: Jun 3, 1916
Volume Year Range: 1930-1971
Harold Chester Williams in the US World War I Draft 1917-1918
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1876
Residence Place: Bennington County, Vermont
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Relative: Hattie C. Williams, his wife
Harold C Williams in the 1920 US Federal Census
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1877, Vermont
Home in 1920: Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hattie C. Williams
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Merchant
Industry: General Store
Household Members: Name Age
Harold C Williams 43
Hattie C Williams 40
His father: Chester B Williams in the Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008
Birth Place: Winhall, Vermont
Death Date: 29 Jan 1910, age 79, born 1830
Death Place: Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Father: Walter Williams
Mother: Susan Russell Williams
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death
Note: We also found information on the addressee, S.F. Williams:
Vermont Phoenix Newspaper from Brattleboro, Vermont on April 15, 1910: "Mrs. S.F. Williams Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred B. Pier, In Brattleboro." Fred was also listed as a postmaster and farmer. He married Helen Arvilla Williams in 1867. His father was a minister named Orris Pier, twin of Orrin Pier.
The addressee is Sarah F. Williams, mother of Helen Arvilla Williams, maiden name Sarah Barrus Williams. Her father was Charles R. Williams, son of Savannah Williams of New Hampshire, born in 1800. We do not know the relation of these Williams folks to Harold and Hattie Williams.
Note: Hattie may be a nickname for Harriet Williams, Harriett Williams.
This is a wonderful and one of a kind Williams family photo, and a rare old Vermont RPPC card. They would have hired a local or traveling photographer to take the photo to proudly advertise their US post office and Winhall VT General Store. This is a New Years Greeting for the year 1912. It was found in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Size: 3.5 x 5.5 inches
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