Brief Life History of Ira David
When Ira David Williams was born in 1863, in Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, his father, Reverand David Weiss Williams, was 27 and his mother, Jane Lucas, was 26. He married Mary Elizabeth Jacobs on 11 December 1882, in Genesee, Genesee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Pinconning Township, Bay, Michigan, United States in 1900 and University Place, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1910. He died on 18 August 1949, in Akron, Washington, Colorado, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Akron, Washington, Colorado, United States.
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- Ira D Williams, "United States Census, 1900"
- David I Williams, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Ira David Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1882
Historical Boundaries: 1882: Weld, Colorado, United States 1887: Washington, Colorado, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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