Brief Life History of Arthur Mortimer
When Arthur Mortimer Williams was born on 14 July 1885, in Vernon Township, Grant, South Dakota, United States, his father, Peter Mortimer Williams, was 37 and his mother, Josephine Bowman, was 33. He married Eva DeLila Strain on 21 July 1913, in Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Adams Township, Grant, South Dakota, United States in 1900 and Colony, Anderson, Kansas, United States in 1930. He died on 6 November 1937, in Milbank, Grant, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Milbank, Grant, South Dakota, United States.
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- Arther Williams in household of Peter Williams, "United States Census, 1900"
- Arthur Williams, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2014"
- Arthur M. Williams, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
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1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
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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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