Brief Life History of Charles Ferry
When Charles Ferry Williston was born on 3 September 1891, in Braxton, West Virginia, United States, his father, Charles Willard Williston, was 48 and his mother, Agnes Melissa Conrad, was 34. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Deborah Jane Lytles. He lived in Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Portland District, Preston, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 8 August 1973, in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Terra Alta Cemetery, Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Charles Williston, "United States Census, 1920"
- Charles Williston, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Charles Ferry Williston, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1891–1973 Male
1889–1971 Female
Children (5)
1913–2000 Male
1915–2004 Female
1917–2002 Female
1920–1967 Male
1922–1978 Female
Parents and Siblings
1842–1924 Male
1857–1893 Female
Siblings (10)
1873–1957 Female
1875–1948 Male
1877–1974 Male
1879–1957 Female
1881–1969 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 5
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 7
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 22
Name Meaning
English or Scottish: unexplained. This has the form of a habitational name, but no such place has been identified. It may be an altered form of Willison , or possibly a habitational name from Willesden, now part of North London.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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