Individual Details

1880 Census, Hot Springs Twp, Garland Co, AR
Robt. Williams, age 29, b. KY, Clerk in Store
Mattie, wife, 27, b. AR, parents b. NY
B. A., dau. age 6, b. AR
John O., son, age 4.
Florence L., dau, age 2.

1900 Hot Springs Twp, Garland Co, AR, Hh 461
R. L. Williams, b. Jan 1852, age 48, married 27 years, Sheriff
Martha E., wife, b. Oct 1852, 47, 4 children - 3 are living
Florence L., dau, b. Mar 1878, age 22
Josephine, dau, b. Oct 1880, age 19
Mattie Wong , Servant, b. May 1850, 50
Frank Brooks, Servant, b. May 1874, age 25

Living in Hot Springs, AR in 1901

1910, Arkansas, Garland Co. Hot Springs Twp. ED 68, Sheet 14A, Household 290
Robert F. Williams, age 59, married one time for 36 years. B. KY as were both parents. Occupation listed as Real Estate Agent.
Martha E., Wife, age 58. She had 4 children, 3 living. She was born in AR, her parents b. NY
Bennie A. Gentry, daughter age 34, married for 10 years, no children. Wallace W., son-in-law, age 48, b. IN as were his parents. He is a Showman in Dog Shows. Florence Williams, daughter age 28, single.

In 1920, Garland Co AR, Hot Springs, ED 83, Hh 222
Martha Williams, age 68, b. AR, parents b. NY
Florence, dau, age 41, b. AR, father b.KY, mother b. AR

Undated, unsourced newspaper clipping - 1920 - the year Prohibiton went into effect.
INJUNCTION CASE SET NEXT MONDAY
Judge Wood Will Hear Injunction Proceedings Asked by Prosecutor in the Matter of the R. L. Williams Wagon Yard.
Circuit Judge Wood this morning set Monday, July 24, as the date to hear the injunction asked by Prosecuting Attorney Gibson Witt, which seeks to close the Williams wagon yard in this city. Dave Young, Sandy Coz and Mattie Williams, wife of former Sheriff R. L. Williams, are parties named in the injunction, Mrs. Willimas, Being designated as the owner of the property.
The state alleges...that the property since January 1, the date when the prohibition law went to effect [NOTE: Date was actualy Jan 20, not the first], has been used for the illegal sale of intoxicants and asked that the wagon yard be closed....
Because of the fact that Dave Young, who was seriously wounded last Monday night, when Sheriff Charles C. Webb was killed, was unable to be in court, the case was continued until next Monday, when it is hope Mr. Young will have sufficiently recovered to be present.

1930, Garland Co AR, Hot Springs, ED 21
Martha Williams, head of household, age 79, widowed, b. AR, parents b. NY
Florence, daughter, age 52, single, b. AR, father b. KY, mother b. AR
Hudlow, Walter L., grandson, age 12, b. Texas, father b. Texas, mother b. AR

Obituary of Josie Allen Hays: Only sibling living when Josie Hays died May 30, 1935: Martha Williams who was living in Hot Springs.

Arkansas Death Certificate #311
Mrs. Martha E. Williams died at St. Joseph's Infirmary, Hot Springs, Garland Co, on 30 Dec 1936, of acid gastric indigestion and chonic myocarditis. Her residence was 311 W. Grand Avenue. She was a widow - her husband was Robert L. Williams. She was born 20 Oct 1851 in Cove, Ark. Her father was Peter B. Allen; her mother Amanda Hoskins - both bor in New York State. Miss Florence Williams of 311 W. Grand Ave, Hot Springs, was the informant. Buried Hollywood Cemetery, 1 Jan 1937.

FindAGrave.com has Martha E. Williams, 1851-1936 and Robert L. Williams, 1851-1917.
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs.

Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR, Friday, Jan 1, 1927, p.10
Mrs. Martha E. Williams
Special to the Gazette
Hot Springs, Dec. 31 - Mrs. Martha E. Williams, 85, resident of Hot Springs for 65 years and widow of Robert L. Williams, sheriff of Garland County for many years, died last night in a hospital here. Born in Cove, Polk County, October 29, 1851, she moved to Hot Springs at the age of 20. She was a member of the First Methodist Church. She is survived by three daughters, Miss Florence Williams and Mrs. W. W. Gentry of Hot Springs, and Mrs. Josephine Hudlow of Texarkana. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Gross Chapel by the Rev. J. L. Dedman, First Methodist Church.

Undated, unsourced newspaper clipping.
GARLAND COURT RULING IN WILL CASE IS UPHELD
The Arkansas Supreme Court today upheld a Garland circuit court ruling which favored Miss Florence Williams, Hot Springs, in a suit filed by her sister, Mrs. Josephine Hudlow, who sought to break the will of the late Mrs. Martha E. Williams, mother of the two.
According to Mayor Leo P. McLoughlin the will eft to Miss Williams, the entire estate of her mother, who was the widow of Bob Williams, former Hot Springs sheriff and politial leader.
Mrs. Hudlow's suit charged her mother was "influenced" into leaving her entire estate to Miss Williams.
With McLaughlin as defence attornes were Richard Ryan and Jack Murphy. Representing Mrs. Hudlow wer House and Moses and Clyde Brown.

Birth	29 Oct 1852	Cove, Polk County, Arkansas
Marriage	11 Feb 1873	Robert L. Williams
Death	30 Dec 1936	Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas

Spouse	Robert L. Williams (1851 - 1917)
Child	Bennie A. Williams (1874 - )
Child	John Orren Williams (1876 - 1899)
Child	Florence L. Williams (1878 - )
Child	Josephine Williams (1880 - 1941)

Father	PETER BUELL/BENTON ALLEN (1811 - 1901)
Mother	MARY ROWENA HOSKINS (1815 - 1885)
Sibling	Augustus A. Allen (1841 - 1882)
Sibling	Henry Clay Allen (1843 - 1912)
Sibling	Nathaniel Orrin "Nat" Allen (1844 - 1933)
Sibling	Peter B. P. "Port" Allen (1846 - 1926)
Sibling	Mary Adeline "Addie" Allen (1848 - 1936)
Sibling	Charles Edward Francis Allen (1850 - 1905)
Sibling	Dewitt Clinton Allen (1854 - 1918)
Sibling	PHILENA JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" ALLEN (1856 - 1935)