Brief Life History of William Simon
When William Simon Newman Senior was born on 26 June 1879, in Brunswick, Glynn, Georgia, United States, his father, Oliver W Newman, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Ejsy Williamson, was 24. He married Lilly Allington Skipper in March 1901. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in District 1285, Columbia, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Grovetown, Columbia, Georgia, United States in 1973. He died on 26 October 1962, in Glynn, Georgia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Palmetto Cemetery, Brunswick, Glynn, Georgia, United States.
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- William F Newman, "United States Census, 1940"
- William Simon Newman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- William S Newman, "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998"
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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.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English newe ‘new’ (i.e. newly arrived or newly appointed) + man ‘man’ (Old English nīwe + mann).
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘new man, newcomer’, for example German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Neumann , Swedish Nyman , Polish Nowak , Czech or Slovak Novák, Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Novak .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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