Brief Life History of Mary Frances
When Mary Frances Williams was born in 1845, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, Zebedee Williams, was 26 and her mother, Eliza Jane Davidson, was 26. She married Zebedee Williams on 9 June 1872, in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Kansas, United States in 1870 and Jefferson, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died in 1885, at the age of 40.
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- Mary F Williams in household of ?ebudee Williams, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Williams, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Mary F Williams Williams in entry for Alice A Williams, "Missouri Births, 1817-1939"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1852
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Macon, Missouri, United States
1861
Kansas is the 34th state
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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