Unity Williams

Brief Life History of Unity

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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Family Time Line

Granville Billingsley Shannon
1801–1873
Unity Williams
1810–1898
Marriage: about 1826
John S. Shannon
1827–1858
George W. Shannon
1829–1833
Joseph Franklin Shannon
1830–1874
Mary Jane Shannon
1831–1859
Granville Billingsley Shannon Jr
1834–
William Henry Shannon
1835–1863
Martha A. Shannon
1837–1839
Alexander May Shannon
1839–1906
Elmira Elizabeth Shannon
1840–1925
Finis Maurice Shannon
1842–1907
Emma Shannon
1845–
Mark DeWitt Shannon
1847–1920
Barney Shannon
1849–
Maurice Koscuisko Shannon
1850–1924
Samuel S. B. Shannon
1852–1871
Lillo B. Shannon
1854–1878
Laura Shannon
1857–1858

Sources (6)

  • Unity W Shannon in household of Mark B Shannon, "United States Census, 1880"
  • E Williams in entry for Elmira Elizabeth Sigler, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • U Shannon in household of G B Shannon, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1828

Historic Boundaries 1828: Lovely, Arkansas Territory, United States 1829: Washington, Arkansas Territory, United States 1836: Washington, Arkansas, United Staes

1836 · Remember the Alamo

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.

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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