Alice Marie Williams

Brief Life History of Alice Marie

When Alice Marie Williams was born on 26 June 1897, in Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States, her father, Robert Washington Williams, was 37 and her mother, Rosa Lee Wallace, was 23. She married William Milam Sparks on 2 May 1917, in Matagorda, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 8, Stephens, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 8, Matagorda, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 30 May 1974, in Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Milam Sparks
1863–1942
Alice Marie Williams
1897–1974
Marriage: 2 May 1917
Larayne Sparks
1918–1988
Elouise Elizabeth Sparks
1919–1992
Wyma Pearl Sparks
1921–1998
June Arlene Sparks
1925–
Clara Lee Sparks
1927–2006
Milam Lloyd "Bull" Sparks
1929–1992
Earle Collins Sparks
1931–1997
Bert Gene Sparks
1932–1932
Betty Jean Sparks
1932–1932
Pauline Francis Sparks
1933–2010
Alice Marie Sparks
1937–

Sources (92)

  • Sparks, "Texas, Matagorda County, School Census Records, 1923-1946"
  • Alice Williams, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Alice Marie Sparks, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

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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