Individual Details
William M. "Doc" Williams
(22 Feb 1873 - 18 Feb 1961)
BIRTH-MARRIAGE: Carrie Curtis, age 23, of Jordan, born Miles City; and William
Williams, not previously married, of Jordan, born Grand Island, Nebraska; in
Miles City, Montana, 10Oct1915, by Presbyterian Pastor. Recorded Custer County
Courthouse, Book 5, p370, License #2140. Copied by Art Hawkison, 1974.
BIRTH CONFLICT: His marriage certificate states he was born in Grand Island,
NE; his death certificate states his birthplace was Giltner, NE. Grand Island
is in Hall county while Giltner is in the neighboring county of Hamilton.
MARRIAGE: JORDAN GAZETTE, 21Oct1915; 1915; p5; ; copy in possession of Art &
Nancy Hawkinson.
CENSUS: 1920 U.S. Census, School District #8, Garfield MT; 1920; E.D. 122
Sheet 1A; Lines 31-35 ; Microfilm, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison
WI; NOTE: William and Carrie Williams family, copy in possession of Art & Nancy
Hawkinson.
1920 SOUNDEX, W452, Montana
Williams, William, Vol 10, ED122, Sheet 1, Line 31
He is white, age 46, born Nebraska, resides in Garfield County with wife, Carrie, age 26, born Montana; son, Joe, age 3 8/12, born Montana; daughter, Nellie E., age 1 3/12, born Montana; and daughter, Edna Hollembeck, age 8 9/12, born Montana.
DEATH-CHILDREN: Obituary of William Williams, "Old Timer Dies At Jordan
Hospital,", THE JORDAN TIMES, 23Feb1961; 1961; ; p1; Photocopy in possession of
Nancy & Art Hawkinson, Hudson WI.
William Williams came to Montana about 1911 or 1912 in a covered wagon, settling
in the Snow Creek neighborhood. Doc was a prominent rancher in the Seven
Blackfoot area, so named for the hanging of seven Indians for either horse
stealing or for stealing gold from a group of white men. We've read varying
versions of the crime.
Likewise, we've heard different versions of how "Doc" received his nickname.
One version is that he gained the nickname through his natural abilities to
doctor animals; a second version was provided by Wright family researchers, Edna
and Marvin Miller, who said that Cecil Weeding (of Garfield county) told Marvin
that "Doc" got that name when he was cowboying, passed a lone cabin and hearing
a woman screaming investigated and proceeded to deliver her baby.
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The Jordan Gazette, 1Oct1914, Local Notes
Wm. "Doc" Williams in town with new Ford car and load of watermelons.
The Jordan Gazette, 1Oct1914, p8
William Williams was in from his ranch in the Seven Blackfoot brakes Tuesday,
making the trip in the new Ford car which he purchased a couple weeks ago.
"Doc" brought in some watermelons which were certainly fine speciments and
would do credit to any country.
The Jordan Gazette, 21Oct1915, p5
William Williams and Mrs. Carrie Curtis were married Sunday evening, October
10th, at 9 o'clock, by the Rev. J. Forsythe Smith at the Presbyterian manse. Mr.
and Mrs. Williams will make their future home at Jordan.-- Miles City American.
The Jordan Times, 23Feb1961, p1, OLD TIMER DIES AT JORDAN HOSPITAL
William "Doc" Williams, 87, of Jordan died at the Garfield County Hospital
Saturday.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Presbyterian Church here,
with the Rev. Archie McPhail officiating. Burial will be in the Green Ridge
cemetery here. The Jannsen Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Williams was born Feb. 22, 1873 at Giltner, Neb., where he grew up. He
came to Montana in 1911 and homesteaded at Blackfoot northwest of town. He
farmed and ranched in this area until his retirement about 20 years ago, and
since his retirement has lived in town.
Surviving are his wife, Carrie of Jordan; three sons, Joe and James of Jordan
and John of Tillicum, Wash.; three daughters, Mrs. Nellie Amundson of
Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Dollie Stephens of London Bridge, Va., and Mrs. Carrie
Ellen Cooper of California. A daughter, Mrs. Edna Saylor, died this past
December.
Also survivng are a brother and two sisters, Cyrus Williams and Nellie
Rothermel, both of Jordan, and Mrs. Janie Reid, Rapid City; 19 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Williams, not previously married, of Jordan, born Grand Island, Nebraska; in
Miles City, Montana, 10Oct1915, by Presbyterian Pastor. Recorded Custer County
Courthouse, Book 5, p370, License #2140. Copied by Art Hawkison, 1974.
BIRTH CONFLICT: His marriage certificate states he was born in Grand Island,
NE; his death certificate states his birthplace was Giltner, NE. Grand Island
is in Hall county while Giltner is in the neighboring county of Hamilton.
MARRIAGE: JORDAN GAZETTE, 21Oct1915; 1915; p5; ; copy in possession of Art &
Nancy Hawkinson.
CENSUS: 1920 U.S. Census, School District #8, Garfield MT; 1920; E.D. 122
Sheet 1A; Lines 31-35 ; Microfilm, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison
WI; NOTE: William and Carrie Williams family, copy in possession of Art & Nancy
Hawkinson.
1920 SOUNDEX, W452, Montana
Williams, William, Vol 10, ED122, Sheet 1, Line 31
He is white, age 46, born Nebraska, resides in Garfield County with wife, Carrie, age 26, born Montana; son, Joe, age 3 8/12, born Montana; daughter, Nellie E., age 1 3/12, born Montana; and daughter, Edna Hollembeck, age 8 9/12, born Montana.
DEATH-CHILDREN: Obituary of William Williams, "Old Timer Dies At Jordan
Hospital,", THE JORDAN TIMES, 23Feb1961; 1961; ; p1; Photocopy in possession of
Nancy & Art Hawkinson, Hudson WI.
William Williams came to Montana about 1911 or 1912 in a covered wagon, settling
in the Snow Creek neighborhood. Doc was a prominent rancher in the Seven
Blackfoot area, so named for the hanging of seven Indians for either horse
stealing or for stealing gold from a group of white men. We've read varying
versions of the crime.
Likewise, we've heard different versions of how "Doc" received his nickname.
One version is that he gained the nickname through his natural abilities to
doctor animals; a second version was provided by Wright family researchers, Edna
and Marvin Miller, who said that Cecil Weeding (of Garfield county) told Marvin
that "Doc" got that name when he was cowboying, passed a lone cabin and hearing
a woman screaming investigated and proceeded to deliver her baby.
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The Jordan Gazette, 1Oct1914, Local Notes
Wm. "Doc" Williams in town with new Ford car and load of watermelons.
The Jordan Gazette, 1Oct1914, p8
William Williams was in from his ranch in the Seven Blackfoot brakes Tuesday,
making the trip in the new Ford car which he purchased a couple weeks ago.
"Doc" brought in some watermelons which were certainly fine speciments and
would do credit to any country.
The Jordan Gazette, 21Oct1915, p5
William Williams and Mrs. Carrie Curtis were married Sunday evening, October
10th, at 9 o'clock, by the Rev. J. Forsythe Smith at the Presbyterian manse. Mr.
and Mrs. Williams will make their future home at Jordan.-- Miles City American.
The Jordan Times, 23Feb1961, p1, OLD TIMER DIES AT JORDAN HOSPITAL
William "Doc" Williams, 87, of Jordan died at the Garfield County Hospital
Saturday.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Presbyterian Church here,
with the Rev. Archie McPhail officiating. Burial will be in the Green Ridge
cemetery here. The Jannsen Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Williams was born Feb. 22, 1873 at Giltner, Neb., where he grew up. He
came to Montana in 1911 and homesteaded at Blackfoot northwest of town. He
farmed and ranched in this area until his retirement about 20 years ago, and
since his retirement has lived in town.
Surviving are his wife, Carrie of Jordan; three sons, Joe and James of Jordan
and John of Tillicum, Wash.; three daughters, Mrs. Nellie Amundson of
Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Dollie Stephens of London Bridge, Va., and Mrs. Carrie
Ellen Cooper of California. A daughter, Mrs. Edna Saylor, died this past
December.
Also survivng are a brother and two sisters, Cyrus Williams and Nellie
Rothermel, both of Jordan, and Mrs. Janie Reid, Rapid City; 19 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 22 Feb 1873 | Grand Island, NE | |||
| Marriage | 10 Oct 1915 | Miles City, Custer, Montana - Carrie Ellen Broughton |  | ||
| Death | 18 Feb 1961 | Jordan, Garfield, Montana | |||
| Burial | Jordan, Garfield, Montana, Greenridge Cemetery |
Families
| Spouse | Carrie Ellen Broughton (1892 - 1966) |
| Child | Joseph "Little Joe" Williams (1917 - 1963) |
| Child | Nellie Elizabeth Williams (1918 - ) |
| Child | Carrie G. Williams (1925 - ) |
| Child | John Williams (1926 - 1995) |
| Child | James W. Williams (1928 - 1994) |
| Child | Carrie Ellen Williams (1931 - 2008) |
| Child | Dollie Evelyn Williams (1934 - 1991) |
| Father | James Henry Williams (1836 - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Wright (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Frances "Aunt Frank" Williams (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | John James Williams (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | James Williams Jr. (1871 - ) |
| Sibling | Cyrus "Baldy" Williams (1875 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Lillian Williams (1878 - ) |
| Sibling | Nellie "Aunt Nell" Williams (1882 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Jane M. (Janey) Williams (1884 - 1965) |
Endnotes
1. Marriage Records: Montana, Custer County.