Brief Life History of Eleazer
When Eleazer Williamson was born in 1826, in Washington, Monroe, Ohio, United States, his father, James A. Williamson, was 47 and his mother, Mary Molley McMechen, was 42. He married Jemima Davis on 24 December 1846, in Washington, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Union District, Wood, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Herman, Washington, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He died in 1899, at the age of 73.
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- Eleaser Williamson, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
- Legacy NFS Source: Eleazer Williamson - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Eleazer Williamson
- Eleazer Williamson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.
History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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