Brief Life History of William Raper
When William Raper Wones was born on 18 August 1845, in Clark, Ohio, United States, his father, John Wones, was 35 and his mother, Nancy Heaston, was 25. He married Amanda Miller on 2 January 1868, in Clark, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Monroeville, Monroe Township, Allen, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Orange Township, Noble, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 12 December 1914, at the age of 69, and was buried in Newson Cemetery, Christiansburg, Jackson Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States.
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- William R Wans in household of John Wans, "United States Census, 1850"
- William R. Wones, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- William Raper Wones, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Allen, Indiana, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): variant of Wine , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
History: Barnabas Wines came from Wales to Watertown, MA, in or before 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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