When Charles Arthur Williams I was born on 15 March 1856, in McLean, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Williams, was 26 and his mother, Mary Fling, was 32. He married Laura Ellen Jennings on 26 February 1889, in Lampasas, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States in 1920 and School District 17 Paragon, Custer, Montana, United States in 1930. He died on 19 January 1935, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1878: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1880: Uintah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Uintah, Utah, United States
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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Possible Related NamesWinnifred "Winnie" is sister to Charles Arthur Williams, Charles Married Laura Ellen Jennings, Laura's Sister Annie Florence Jennings Married Benjamin Hardin Dooley. Winnie Married Charles Frederic Wh …
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