Introduction Williams Funeral Home Books
The funeral home records books donated by Darling & Fischer Mortuary to the
Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society (SCCHGS) in 1999 are, in
actuality, the record books from several
Undertaking Parlors
, not simply those
of the Amos O. Williams Funeral Chapel. Mr. Williams became a partner in the
firm in 1918, and sole owner in 1934.
Note:
The Darling & Fisher Mortuary, 471 E. Santa Clara St., is approximately 1
½ blocks from the final address of this series of changes: 345 E. Santa
Clara St. The original Williams Building still stands, and is large enough to
have an owner's apartment upstairs.
Research in San Jose City – Santa Clara County Business Directories housed
in the California Room, Martin Luther King Library, San Jose California,
detailed the following changes.
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Directory
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Business Listing
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Partners
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Notes
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1902 – 1903
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Hocking & Chittenden Undertakers 279 N. First Street
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Albert J. Hocking S. D. Chittenden
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Hocking states residence address is same as business address. Continued as
partners until 1910
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1911 –1912
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Hocking – Arnold – Monahan, Inc. 279 N. First Street
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Albert J. Hocking Edward Arnold Amos O. Williams
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Continued as partners until 1917
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1918
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Hocking – Arnold – Williams 279 N. First Street
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Albert J. Hocking Edward Arnold Amos O. Williams
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First time Williams with business
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1919 (moved 1924)
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Hocking and Williams 279 N. First Street 345 E. Santa Clara corner 8 th st
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Albert J. Hocking Amos O. Williams
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Continued as partners until 1933
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1934 – 1978
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Amos O. Williams & Co., Inc. 345 E. Santa Clara Street
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Amos O. Williams Charles B. Williams Charles A. Blewett
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1975: Andy L. and Joan R. Andersen listed as president and secretary.
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1979
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Anderson – Williams Funeral Home 345 E. Santa Clara Street
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Andy L. Andersen Joan R. Anderson
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It is “son” in funeral home listing, and “sen” in their
individual listings
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OTHER NOTES
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1919-30s
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Amos O. Williams also served as County Coroner.
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1953
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Last time Amos O. Williams listed in City Directory as either an individual, or
as a business partner. Wendell Tully, Director. No Partners names after 1953
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1975
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Andy L. Andersen, President; Joan R. Andersen, Secretary.
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AMOS O. WILLIAMS:
| 1902-03 | blacksmith, shop at Alum Rock corner of Jones Ave., residence 95 Adams.
Also at the Adams address was Mrs. Phyllis BLEWETT who ran a grocery store
downstairs. (see 1934-1978) |
| 1905-06 | blacksmith, ship at Alum Rock corner of Webster, residence 68 Webster.
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| 1911-12 | (Minnie); blacksmith, shop at Alum Rock at Jones Ave.; residence 4 Jones
Ave
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| 1918-1930's | Amos O. Williams
served as County Coroner, was an officer in several savings and loans, and
lived at 169 North Sixth Street, until the late 1940's when he moved to 323
South Fifteenth Street. He disappears from the City Directory's in 1953.
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