Brief Life History of William Hill
When William Hill Seymour was born in 1810, in Jasper, Georgia, United States, his father, Richard Hill Seymore, was 53 and his mother, Margaret McCoy, was 30. He married Louisa Rooks on 11 May 1831, in Putnam, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in District 309, Putnam, Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 397, Morgan, Georgia, United States in 1880. He died in October 1898, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Shady Dale, Jasper, Georgia, United States.
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- William Seymore, "United States Census, 1850"
- William H Seymore, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- William Seamore in entry for Josephine Thompson, "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list
1835 · Treaty of New Echota
A minority group of Cherokees including John Ridge, Major Ridge, Elias Boudinot, and Stand Waite, signed the Treaty of New Echota which ceded all Cherokee territory east of the Mississippi in exchange for five million dollars. The majority of Cherokees did not agree and 16,000 Cherokee signatures were gathered to protest the treaty. Boudinot and both Ridges were killed several years later by angry Cherokees for signing the treaty.
Name Meaning
English (London): of Norman origin, a habitational name from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Seine), and possibly also from Saint-Maur-des-Bois (Manche) and Saint-Maur-sur-Loire (Touraine), named from the dedication of their churches to Saint Maur (see Moore 3). The family of this name who have held the title Duke of Somerset since 1547 are said by some to have originated in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Seine), while others claim they are from Saint-Maur-sur-Loire (Touraine). They rose to prominence under the Tudors, when Edward Seymour (died 1552) held a high position of office under Henry VIII, who was married to Edward's sister, Jane. The Norman name has been established in Ireland since at least the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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