William V. Williams

This is the final resting place of William V Williams and his one-year-old daughter Lotta Leona. 

William was born in Cornwall England in 1846 and came to this country when he was a boy, and to Silver in 1868, in the prime of his younger manhood. He was a resident of Silver City until 1883 when he bought the Jordan Valley hotel and managed it until his death. He was married in 1884 to Miss Bretta Larsen whom he now leaves a widow with one child to mourn his loss. He was a most generous friend, but a good hater of everything narrow-minded or mean. For a number of years he suffered from rheumatism, and of late had added to this a disease of the stomach, which at times made his sufferings almost unbearable though he remained cheerful which has been a continuous surprise to his friends. He died in 1891 at the age of 45.

Leonis Adobe Museum Historic Home and Ranch
  1. The Leonis Adobe House
  2. Miguel Leonis, The Big Basque
  3. Espiritu Chijulla Leonis
  4. Marcelina Leonis
  5. Juan Menendez
  6. Living Room
  7. Corner Cabinets
  8. Piano
  9. Dining Room
  10. Kitchen
  11. Cellar and Pantry
  12. Upper Rear Hallway
  13. Menendez Room
  14. Espiritu's Bedroom
  15. Sewing Room
  16. Front Upstairs Veranda
  17. Outdoor Oven or Horno
  18. Oak Tree
  19. Poultry and Doves
  20. Guinea Hens
  21. Turkeys
  22. Barn and Blacksmith Shop
  23. Carriages and Buggies
  24. Miguel's Land and Property Map
  25. Bath House
  26. Laundry Area
  27. Well and Windmill
  28. Tank House and Water Tank
  29. Orsua Room
  30. Vineyard
  31. Fruit Trees
  32. Vegetable Garden
  33. Longhorn Cattle
  34. Merino Sheep
  35. Nubian and Angora Goats
  36. Percheron Draft Horses
  37. Farm Implements
  38. Wagons
  39. Outhouses
  40. The Plummer House