Lillian B Williams

FemaleJuly 1879–

Brief Life History of Lillian B

Lillian B Williams was born in July 1879, in Oregon, United States. She married Fred J Hamilton on 28 February 1900, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States.

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Fred J Hamilton
1876–
Lillian B Williams
1879–
Marriage: 28 February 1900

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  • Lillian B Hamilton in household of Fred J Hamilton, "United States Census, 1900"

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  • Marriage
    28 February 1900Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States

    • World Events (3)

    1880 · The Great Gale of 1880

    Age 1

    The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.  

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 2

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 3

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.

    History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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