William Otto Waller Jr.

3 April 1898–4 April 1934 (Age 36)
South Point, Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary 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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Family Time Line

William Otto Waller Jr.
1898–1934
Mildred Katherine Winters
1898–1956
Marriage: 22 September 1917
Donald Waller
1920–1986
Phillip Livingston Waller
1922–1986
Lester Waller
1923–
Charles Waller
1926–
Betty Ray Waller
1933–1933

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 September 1917Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1900 · Gold for Cash!
    Age 2
    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
    1904 · The World's Fair of 1904
    Age 6
    St. Louis hosted the 1904 World's Fair and welcomed a crowd of 200,000 visitors on opening day of April 30, 1904. The fair had exhibits from 50 countries and 43 states. Several notable inventions showcased at the fair include iced tea and the ice cream cone. By the time of its closing in December 1904, over 20 million people had visited the fair.
    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
    Age 10
    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Wallar
    Weller

    Sources (22)

    • William O. Waller, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
    • William O Waller, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Otto Waller in entry for Donald O Waller and Thelma S Howes, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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