Brief Life History of William Otto
When William Otto Waller Jr. was born on 3 April 1898, in South Point, Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, his father, William L. Waller, was 37 and his mother, Martha E. “Mattie” Dawson, was 32. He married Mildred Katherine Winters on 22 September 1917, in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 4 April 1934, in Perry Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Zoar Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (22)
- William O Waller, "United States Census, 1920"
- William O. Waller, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- William O Waller, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1898–1934 Male
1898–1956 Female
Children (5)
1920–1986 Male
1922–1986 Male
1923– Male
1926– Male
1933–1933 Female
Parents and Siblings
1860–1949 Male
1865–1911 Female
Siblings (6)
1883–1978 Male
1885–1936 Male
1889–1946 Male
1891–1927 Male
1898–1934 Male
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 2
1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome
Age 2
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 10
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English waler, waliere, walour, waller ‘builder of walls, mason’.
English: in Sussex, perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent wall.
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a spring, stream, or man-made well, from Middle English waller, a derivative of Middle English walle, Old English wælle, wælle. It is a West Midlands dialect form of Weller .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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