Eli Samuel Williamson

1847 -

• Name	Eli Samuel Williamson
  Born	12 Mar 1847	Buffalo, Erie Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I40366	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	19 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Ely Williamson,   b. England
  Mother	Elizabeth Riding,   b. England
  Family ID	F15470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Ann Keeler,   b. 18 May 1856, Wellsburg, Erie Co, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 17 May 1911  (Age 54 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1878	Buffalo, Erie Co, New York, USA
  Children	1. Pearl I. Williamson,   b. Dec 1879, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Hazel M. Williamson,   b. Nov 1888, Pennsylvania, USA
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F14761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pamckean/BeersHistory/townshipbradford9.htm E. S. WILLIAMSON, proprietor of Williamson's restaurant, Bradford, was born in Buffalo, N. Y., March 12, 1847, a son of Ely and Elizabeth (Riding) 'Williamson, natives of England. His father was a mechanical engineer, and established the Buffalo Steam Engine Works in Buffalo, N. Y., known now as Tiff's Engine Works. He still lives in Buffalo, and is now eightyone years old. E. S. Williamson was given a good business education, graduating from Bryant & Stratton's Business College at Buffalo. In 1864 he removed to the oil regions and worked in the oil fields, buying an interest in some wells. He then became manager of the hardware store of D. C. :Backus, and in 1877 established three stores for Kerr, Geider & Co., in Brad ford, and superintended their business till 1879, when he again turned his attention to the oil industry. In 1882 he went to Richburg, Allegany Co., N. Y., and established the Central Machine Shop which afterward burned, and in 1883 he returned to Bradford and opened the restaurant which he is still conducting. He was married in 1878 in Buffalo, N. Y., to Miss Lottie A. Keeler, and they have two children: Pearl and Hazel. Truman Keeler: father of Lottie A., is now deceased; Nancy A. (Hoard) Keeler, her mother, still survives. Mrs. Williamson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Williamson is a Master Mason, and in politics is a Democrat. 1900 Census: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSXV-GF2