Submitted by
Atlanta Constitution - 30 Aug 1914
O. (Oscar) H. McWilliams
b. April 1839 - d. Aug 29, 1914
O. H. McWilliams - Rome: Rome, Ga. August 29 (Special)
O. H. McWilliams, aged 73, former mayor of East Rome for 16 years, and prominent banker and insurance man, died this afternoon after a lengthy illness. He is surevivied by three sons and three daughters, besides a wide family connection. Funeral will be held Monday afternoon
NOTE: O.H. McWilliams b. 1839 at Meriwether Co., GA moved west to Wetumpka, Autauga Co., AL in 1848 with parents William Gordon McWilliams (1808 SC -1895 AL), mother Nancy (1809 SC - 1875 AL) & siblings. After the war and marriage to Julia Adelaide Pope (1839-1924) he moved with his own family to Rome, Floyd Co., GA and became a business owner, banker and insurance man as well as a highly respected community leader. He is buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, GA with wife Julia A. Pope McWilliams, several of his children & grandchildren. His parents and several siblings are buried at the Wetumpka City Cemetery at Wetumpka, Elmore Co., AL.
His brother William Theodore McWilliams (1842 GA - 1894 GA) & his wife Elizabeth R. Pope (1845 AL - 1927 GA) and children also moved to Rome, GA as well. All are buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, GA.
Both of these McWilliams families left a wide circle of connections in Rome for many generations.
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