Mrs. Margaret Williams, widow of George Williams, died at Oceanic last Friday of cancer of the throat, aged 82 years. She leaves no children and her only relative in this county is a cousin, Mrs. Levi B. VanNest, Jr., of Oceanic, was brought up by Mrs. Williams from early girlhood. The funeral was held on Sunday and the body was buried at Little Silver.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, May 9, 1900

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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