Elida (Lida) Bixby

Female 1822 - 1912


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  • Name  Elida (Lida) Bixby 
    • Lida BIGSBY (from death record of son, P. Tyler WILLIAMS.
    Born  29 Jun 1822  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Date calculated from age at death.
    Gender  Female 
    Died  11 Aug 1912  Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The 1907 Kent County Atlas lists the family property as owned by Mrs. J. Williams. Her home is in Grand Rapids, on Central Ave (Sheldon) between Highland and Delaware on the west side of the street.

      Obituary: Mrs. Lida Williams, aged 90, died Sunday afternoon at here home at 1055 Sheldon Avenue (formerly Central Ave). Mrs. Williams is survived by four sons and three daughters. H. H. Williams of Gaines Twp., Lorenzo Williams of Englishville, Charles Williams of Colemount, P. T. Williams of Sturgis, Mrs. Wealthy Wood, Mrs. Margaret Reed & Mrs. Mary Friz of Grand Rapids. Funeral services held Tuesday from the residence. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

      Death Record
      Name:Lida Williams
      Date of Death: 8/11/1912
      Sex: Female
      Color: White
      Marital Status: Widow
      Age: 90 yr. 1 mo. 12 da.
      Place of Death: Grand Rapids, MI
      Cause: Old Age
      Birthplace: New York
      Occupation: None
      Name of Father: Bixby Residence/Birthplace: Unknown
      Name of Mother: Burnett Residence/Birthplace: Unknown
      Date of Record: 8/10/1912 (sic). Liber 8, page 308

      The Bixby Genealogy gives her name as Elida and the daughter of Abel Bixby and Elizabeth Whitbeck. In researching the Burnett name, I found in the IGI:

      Husband
      John BURNET
      Birth:
      Christening:
      Marriage: About 1792 Of, West Copake, Columbia, New York
      Death:
      Burial:
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      Wife
      Elizabeth WITTBECK Pedigree
      Birth: About 1771
      Christening:
      Marriage: About 1792 Of, West Copake, Columbia, New York
      Death:
      Burial:
    Buried  13 Aug 1912  Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I1766  Bryant
    Last Modified  28 Aug 2004 

    Father  Abel Bixby,   b. 03 Jan 1787, Taghkanic, Columbia Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1823, Franklinton, Schoharie Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Elizabeth Whitbeck,   b. 1792, Columbia Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1879, Middleburgh, Schoharie Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1810  Columbia Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID  F248  Group Sheet

    Family  John A. Williams,   b. 08 Mar 1818, Schoharie Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1900, probably, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1840  probably, Schoharie Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hiram H. Williams,   b. Abt 1841, probably, Newfane, Niagara Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1912
     2. Lorenzo Williams,   b. Jan 1845, probably, Newfane, Niagara Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Mar 1925, Englishville, Alpine Twp, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Elizabeth Williams,   b. 21 Oct 1846, Newfane, Niagara Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jan 1918, Tallmadge Twp, Ottawa Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Polly Williams,   b. Abt 1848, Newfane, Niagara Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Margaret Williams,   b. Abt Aug 1850, Newfane, Niagara Co, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Dec 1934, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Wealthy H. Williams,   b. 1851, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1929, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Charles Williams,   b. 1855, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Tyler Peter Williams,   b. 25 Oct 1862, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Mar 1920, Sherman Twp, St. Joseph Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F143  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Jun 1822 - New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1840 - probably, Schoharie Co, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Aug 1912 - Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Aug 1912 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S345] Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Bixby, 1621-1701, Bixby, Willard Goldthwaite, (Author, Brooklyn, NY, 1914), p. 689.


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