When William Jr. Williams was born on 14 October 1855, in New Richmond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States, his father, William Williams, was 26 and his mother, Margaret O'Neil, was 24. He married Mary Katherine Diffley on 3 June 1886, in St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Richmond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States for about 40 years. He died on 26 June 1941, in New Richmond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 85.
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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.
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