Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Williams was born in July 1869, in Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, United States, her father, Franklin Moore Williams, was 26 and her mother, Harriet Hunt, was 19. She married Hector Goodrich Bassett on 6 October 1891, in Madison, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Madison, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Foster Township, Madison, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 19 March 1948, in Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, United States.
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- Ofilia Williams in household of Cinthy Dillon, "United States Census, 1870"
- Laura O Williams, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Laura O Williams Bassett, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1875
In 1875 the voters of the county of Madison adopted the township system of county government.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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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