Brief Life History of Walter
Walter Williams was born in December 1884, in Pennsylvania, United States as the son of William Williams. He lived in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States in 1900.
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- Walter Thomas in household of John P Thomas, "United States Census, 1900"
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World Events (3)
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1953
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law recognizing that Ohio was admitted into the Union, since it had previously slipped through the cracks. The official date of admittance was agreed upon as March 1, 1803, ratified as of May 19, 1953.
1999 · Dedication of the Columbus Ohio Temple
On September 4, 1999, The Columbus Ohio Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley making it the 60th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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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