Unity Williams was born on 28 March 1810, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States as the daughter of George Williams Sr. and Mary Johnson. She married Granville Billingsley Shannon about 1826, in Washington, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Arkansas, United States in 1870 and Vineyard Township, Washington, Arkansas, United States in 1880. She died on 26 April 1898, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historic Boundaries 1828: Lovely, Arkansas Territory, United States 1829: Washington, Arkansas Territory, United States 1836: Washington, Arkansas, United Staes
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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.
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