Elizabeth Watson Williams

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Watson

When Elizabeth Watson Williams was born on 22 January 1799, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, her father, James Golen Williams, was 42 and her mother, Eleanor Carr Barnard, was 25. She married Robert D. Moore in 1817, in Green, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 4 October 1867, at the age of 68, and was buried in Moore Cemetery, Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert D. Moore
1800–1851
Elizabeth Watson Williams
1799–1867
Marriage: 1817
James W. Moore
1826–1866
Elanor Moore
1828–1845
Edith Moore
1830–1837
Nancy Moore
1833–1912
Martha Moore
1836–1921
Thomas Guthrie Moore
1838–1919
Henry T. Moore
1840–1862
Charles Moore
1841–

Sources (9)

  • Elizabeth Moore, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • birth & death information for Elizabeth Williams
  • Elizabeth Williams Moore, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1801 · Cane Ridge Revival

The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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