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Note: OBITUARY - (name/date of newspaper are unknown) Death of Geo. B. Williamson
George Byron Williamson, son of Joseph and Martha Williamson, was born at Richmond, Penn., on January 16, 1863. The mother died in 1868, and he moved with his father to Orion, Henry County, Illinois. Here he received his education, being a graduate of the Orion High School class of 1878. In the same year, the family moved to Nebraska, and as a boy of 16 he entered the Nissen grocery store on the east side of the square. Here he spent the years of 1879 and 1880, after which he entered the Raben drug store, situated in the building in which he has spent almost his entire business life. He was ambitious to learn the drug business, and began studying parmacy, realizing his ambition when in 1886 in partnership with his uncle, Dr. Williamson, he bought the Raben business and stock. Two years later, he purchased his uncle's interest, and since 1888 has been sole owner. It is more than 30 years since he began business on the east side, and more than 28 of these years were spent in the same building.
On February 18, 1893, he was married to Miss Lottie Dean, Judge W. L. Stark issuing the license, and Rev. Geo. Bray performing the ceremony. She lived but a year and nine months, and on November 17, 1894, she and her infant babe passed away.
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1898, Judge Edmondson issuing the license and Rev. Michael A. Strine performing the ceremonty, he was married to Miss Maude Maddox, and three children, Florence A., Arthur C. and Frances I. were born to this union, all surviving him.
His father's family consisted of a brother, Johnnie, who died in infancy; a sister, Laura, who died in 1881; and there remains but Mrs. Eda Brockaw, of Stronghurst, Illinois, who is in attendance at the burial.
Mr. Williamson was a man of kindly heart, domestic tastes, strong friendships and deep affections. He idolized wife and children and when stricken with the dread disease tuberculosis, and weakened by a great hemorrhage and lying within the shadows of the hereafter, he asked his wife not leave his bedside, because he wished to see her face and form as long as his dimmed eyes could see anything, and to have her voice the last sound to penetrate the drowsiness of death.
He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, Woodmen, Royal Highlanders, and members of each of the orders were present at the funeral, as were the following relatives from abroad: Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Williamson, of Central City; Mrs. E. Atwater, of Beaver Crossing; and Mrs. Eda Brockaw, of Stronghurst, Illinois.
Interment was made in the Aurora cemetery, the Highlanders having charge of the services, both at the home and the grave.
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