Florence Annie Maud Williams

31 March 1892–11 February 1923 (Age 30)
Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Florence Annie Maud

When Florence Annie Maud Williams was born on 31 March 1892, in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Hollocombe Tippett, was 25 and her mother, Annie Chapman Williams, was 25. She married William Van Jackson on 18 January 1911, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 11 February 1923, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana Heights, Orange, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Van Jackson
1888–1962
Florence Annie Maud Williams
1892–1923
Marriage: 18 January 1911
Thelma Claudia Jackson
1913–1985
William Robert Jackson
1914–1993
Arthur George Jackson
1915–1975
Florence Vanita Jackson
1920–2001
Jackson
1923–1923

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
18 January 1911
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Parents and Siblings

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 4

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 6

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

Age 14

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

Name Meaning

English (also very common in Wales): patronymic from William .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Florence M Jackson in household of William V Jackson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Florence H Tippett in household of William H Tippett, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Florence Tippet in entry for Jackson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"

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