Brief Life History of Ethie Rosella
When Ethie Rosella Williams was born on 29 January 1888, in Buchanan, Haralson, Georgia, United States, her father, Berry Williams, was 24 and her mother, Nancy Jane Deering, was 25. She married Vinson Manco Wilson on 25 November 1905, in Haralson, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in District 1143, Haralson, Georgia, United States for about 40 years and Bremen, Haralson, Georgia, United States in 1967. She died on 12 April 1972, in Buchanan, Haralson, Georgia, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Buchanan, Haralson, Georgia, United States.
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- Ethie Wilson in household of Venson M Wilson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Etha Williams, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Ethie Wilson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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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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