Margaret Williams

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Williams was born about 1 January 1880, in Gelligaer, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, William John Williams, was 57 and her mother, Sarah Rogers, was 38. She married Morgan John Davis about 1903, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Carbondale Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. She died about 1950, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Morgan John Davis
1883–1930
Margaret Williams
1880–about 1950
Marriage: about 1903
Candace Margaret Davis
1904–2000
Ruth Ann Davis
1907–1986
William Thomas Davis
1908–1965
Morgan J. Davis
after 1910–1981
Arthur C. Davis
1913–1983

Sources (9)

  • Mrs. Margaret Davis in household of Morgon J Davis, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Margaret Davis, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Margaret Williamson in entry for Morgan J. Davis and Mary Murray, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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1884

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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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