Nancy Blaisdell Graves Williamson - Sonoma County Library Digital Collections -- Colecciones Digitales de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma

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Title

Nancy Blaisdell Graves Williamson

Creation Date (Original)

about 1890s

Description

Photo--Black and white: Nancy Blaisdell Graves Williamson (b. 26 Apr 1838; d. 18 May 1907 at Freestone, Sonoma Co., CA). Daughter of Franklin Ward Graves and Elizabeth Cooper. Born in Marshall County, Illinois she was 9 years old in 1846 when her family moved West joining what was to become the Donner Party. Nancy was the youngest survivor of that ill fated group. On 13 Feb 1855 she married Richard Samuel Wesley Williamson a Methodist preacher. As a result of his ministry appointments the couple set up homes in 22 different Northern California communities before settling in the Freestone area. Their creekside ranch at the foot of O'Farrell Hill was designated as the site of church camp meetings. They raised nine children: George Wesley, Elizabeth, Emilie Lavina, Kate Laura, Frederick Franklin, Eva Angeline, Lydia Pearl, Phillip, Eunice. Their son Frederick married Matilda Thomas of Green Valley.

Item Format or Genre

["portraits","black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Portraits"]

Subject (Person)

["Williamson, Nancy Blaisdell Graves, 1838-1907"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_003648

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Nancy Blaisdell Graves Williamson

Description

Creation Date (Original)

about 1890s

Category

["8: Communication Artifact"]

Subcategory

["Documentary Artifact"]

Material Type (WSCHS)

["Print, Photographic"]

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["portraits","black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

Other Physical Details

black-and-white

Item Physical Dimensions

5" x 7"

Local History and Culture Theme

["Portraits"]

Subject (Person)

["Williamson, Nancy Blaisdell Graves, 1838-1907"]

Subject (Time Period)

1890-1899

WSCHS Subject (People)

["Donner","Williamson, Matilda Thomas","Thomas, Matilda","Williamson, Fredrick","Williamson, Reverend Richard","Williamson, Nancy Blaisdell Graves"]

WSCHS Subject (Topical)

["O'Farrell Hill 1846","Russian River","Methodist","apparel--victorian","1855","1907","1838","Marshall County, Illinois","Illinois","Freestone","Green Valley","Donner Party"]

Geocoding Status

["No geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger

Original Collection Name

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Photographic Collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Local System Identifier

3648

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_003648

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Accession #

08-630

Original/Copy Note

Copy

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

WSCHS Archives: Rack A: Shelf 5: Box 7

Copyright Statement

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