Brief Life History of Ernest Augustus
When Ernest Augustus Williams was born on 18 October 1861, in Humboldt, California, United States, his father, Uriah Williams, was 33 and his mother, Mahala Dean, was 21. He married Ida D Sutton on 9 April 1889, in Ferndale, Humboldt, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Buena Park, Orange, California, United States in 1920 and Anaheim, Orange, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 February 1941, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Olive Lawn Memorial Park, La Mirada, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (28)
- Ernest Williams in household of Uri Williams, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ernest Augustus Williams, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Ernest Augustus Williams, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1861–1941 Male
1875–1958 Female
Children (4)
1894–1956 Male
1895–1895 Male
1895–1966 Female
1905–1970 Female
Parents and Siblings
1828–1905 Male
1839–1900 Female
Siblings (10)
1856–1858 Male
1858–1917 Male
1860–1918 Male
1861–1941 Male
1863–1897 Female
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World Events (8)
1862 · The Homestead Act
Age 1
1872
Age 11
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 21
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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