BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED HUNTING WITH FATHER
Howard City, Mich., Oct 15-1913
Earl Williams, 16 year old son of Ceylon Williams, was accidentally shot and killed while on a hunting and fishing trip with his father on Tamara river, near here this afternoon. The father was a witness to the tragedy. They were enroute to Croton in a rowboat and when they landed Earl drew the gun towards him. The trigger caught on the oar lock and was discharged, the bullet passing through his left lung. He died within a few minutes

Source Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, MI) October 16, 1913


Reynolds Township Cemetery Record
WILLIAMS:
Earl, s/o Celyou & Arabella, 8 Sep 1897-15 Oct 1913

Source of Cemetery Records
http://www.migenweb.org/montcalm/cemeteries/reynoldss-z.htm

DEATH RECORD
1867-1995 Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
Name: Earl Williams
Birth Date: abt 1897
Birth Place: Mich.
Death Date: 15 Oct 1913
Death Place: Reynolds, Montcalm, Michigan
Death Age: 16
Occupation: Schoolboy
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Gender: Male
Father Name: C. Williams
Mother Name: Arabella Preston
FHL Film Number: 1295524

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Earl Williams
[Carl Williams]
Age in 1910: 12
Birth Year: abt 1898
[1898]
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1910: Reynolds, Montcalm, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Ceylon Williams
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Elizabeth E Williams
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ceylon Williams 47
Elizabeth E Williams 46
Roland Williams 17
Earl Williams 12
Ralph Williams 8


1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Earl Williams
Age: 2
Birth Date: Sep 1897
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1900: Maple Valley, Montcalm, Michigan
[Montcalm]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: C*On Williams
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Aribella Williams
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members: Name Age
C*On Williams 37
Aribella Williams 36
Ethel Williams 12
Ellen Williams 10
Rollie Williams 7
Earl Williams 2


Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Maple Valley, Montcalm, Michigan; Roll: 733; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 134; FHL microfilm: 1240733.