Brief Life History of Fred Wallace
When Fred Wallace Williams was born on 19 July 1876, in Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States, his father, Philo R. Williams, was 26 and his mother, Adella Laura St. John, was 21. He married Cora May Gardner on 23 November 1897, in Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Garfield, Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Linn Township, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 29 June 1929, in Marion, Iowa, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States.
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- Frank Williams, "United States Census, 1920"
- Fred Williams, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Fred Wallace Williams, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
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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