[Exterior View of Milton Williams & Son Peoples Funeral Home] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Exterior View of Milton Williams & Son Peoples Funeral Home]

Date

  • Digitized: 2006-08-07

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: An exterior view of the Milton Williams & son Peoples Funeral Home. It is a white two-story building, with bushes and trees outside.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : col.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Service Industries - Funeral Homes
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Ethnic Groups - African Americans
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Architecture - Buildings

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Harrison County - Marshall
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Collection

  • Name: Texas History Collection
    Code: THC

Institution

  • Name: Marshall Public Library
    Code: MPLI

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: mpl-slides-0042
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth18138

Note

  • Display Note: Peoples Funeral Home is located at 1301 W. Grand Ave. in Marshall, Texas. Owned by three generations of the Williams family, it has served the African-American community since 1927 (as listed in the city directories). It is still in operation. It was established by Milton Williams, Sr. Born and reared in Harrison County, he became a mortician. He married Josie P. Campbell and they established six funeral homes in East Texas. He also started the Peoples Funeral Service Insurance Company. He died in 1966, and is buried with his wife in the Powder Mill Cemetery of Marshall. Milton Williams, Jr. continued in the family business. He graduated from Bishop College of Marshall and the Texas School of Mortuary Science in Ft. Worth. He was also a certified insurance underwriter. Active in professional, church, and civic matters, he was the first Negro to run for public office in Marshall. He is deceased. His widow, Rubye Adams Williams, is still active. They produced two children: a daughter, Dr. Rubye Jo Williams Jones (see Texas History Portal entry) and Milton Herschell Williams, III. This son has also continued in the family business. Educated at Wiley College of Marshall and the University of North Texas, he served in the U. S. Air Force before entering banking. He later entered the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science before returning to Marshall. He is married to Julia Ann Frilot, occupational therapist. They are parents of two adult daughters who have entered professional careers.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: Epson Perfection 4990 Photo
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