Wayne Raymond Williams

Brief Life History of Wayne Raymond

When Wayne Raymond Williams was born on 6 March 1917, in Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, United States, his father, John M Williams, was 64 and his mother, Jennie B Hayes, was 33. He married Beth Shepherd on 16 February 1940, in Sevier, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He registered for military service in 1945. He died on 3 January 1995, in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Wayne Raymond Williams
1917–1995
Beth Shepherd
1917–1985
Marriage: 16 February 1940
John "Raymond" Williams
1940–2012
Bruce Wayne Williams
1946–1948

Sources (16)

  • Wayne R Williams, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Wayne Raymond Williams, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Wayne Raymond Williams, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1919 · Seattle General Strike

The Seattle general strike was a five day strike in 1919, where around 65,000 workers began striking for higher wages. This happened two years after WWI  wage controls.

1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public

Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.

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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