Brief Life History of John Ashley
When John Ashley Williams was born on 1 June 1831, in Missouri, United States, his father, Elias D. Williams, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Hazel Ballew, was 26. He married Caroline Maxey about 1869, in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Christian, Missouri, United States in 1876 and Justice Precinct 7, Cooke, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 13 September 1907, in Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 76.
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- John Williams, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Williams in entry for James Williams, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
- John A Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
1859
Historical Boundaries 1859: Christian County created from Greene, Taney and Webster Counties.
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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