Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Williams was born on 27 September 1865, in Graysville, Catoosa, Georgia, United States, her father, Thomas H. Williams, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Ann Doss, was 34. She lived in Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States in 1870. She died on 16 August 1917, in Catoosa, Georgia, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in New Liberty Cemetery, Graysville, Catoosa, Georgia, United States.
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- Sallie A Williams in household of Thomas H Williams, "United States Census, 1900"
- Sarah Ann Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sallie Williams in household of Thomas Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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