X00282: Amy S. Williams pre-1900

In last week's post (X00297) I mentioned that I wasn't able to verify much about William Gaskill's origins prior to 1900. There is a similar gap in the timeline for his wife, Amy S. Williams prior to 1900 as well.

Amy appears in the 1881 census living in Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario [D03789]. I have not been able to find her in the 1891 census, and the next record that I find after 1881 is her marriage record from 1901 where she is living in Globe, Gilla, Arizona [D05015]. I have not been able to find her in the 1900 US Census.

The 1920 Census indicates that Amy arrived in the U.S. in 1898 [D05019]. As well, a newspaper article found suggests that she lived in Ogden, Utah for a bit before moving to Arizona [D07130].

The move to Odgen makes sense, as her sister, Edith Mary Williams, would have been living there at the time. The reason for the move to Arizona is unclear, however. It may be related to the Eastman family (see X00315). It's a possibility that solving one of those mysteries may lead to solving the other.

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Sources:
[D03789] 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 129, sub-district B-2, Lindsay, Victoria, p. 99, dwelling 458, family 469; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca (accessed 20 May 2018).

[D05015] Arizona Arizona History and Archives Division, Arizona County Marriage Records 1865-1972, 1: 315, 356134, Gaskill-Williams; digital images "Arizona County Marriage Records," ancestry.ca (accessed 8 Nov 2020).

[D05019] 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, enumeration district (ED) 160, sheet 5A, p. 5A, dwelling 255, family 298; digital images, ancestry.com (accessed 28 Nov 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll T625_1502. Rec. Date: 13 May 2017. Cit. Date: 28 Nov 2020.

[D07130] "Local News," Arizona Silver Belt, 21 February 1901, p. 8, col. 1; digital images, newspapers.com (accessed 19 Dec 2020). Rec. Date: 14 Nov 2020. Cit. Date: 19 Dec 2020.