J. Burton Williams

Brief Life History of J. Burton

When J. Burton Williams was born in 1877, his father, John Riley Williams, was 27 and his mother, Julia Arledge, was 21. He lived in White Oak Township, Polk, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died in 1898, in Silver Creek Township, Burke, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Mill Spring, Polk, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Riley Williams
1850–1936
Julia Arledge
1856–1934
Sophia Williams
1875–1913
Frances Jones
J. Burton Williams
1877–1898
Elizabeth Williams
1881–1938
William Bryson Williams
1882–1954
Viney Jane Williams
1885–1972
Dora Anna Williams
1888–1960
Clem Aaron Williams
1890–1970
Clive Williams
1892–
Mary Lee Williams
1892–1982
James Hamilton Williams
1894–1978
Eli Whitney Williams
1897–1973
Charity Harriett Graham Williams
1899–1993

Sources (2)

  • Burton Williams in household of Riley Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
  • J Burton Williams, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1877 · Last Troops Leave

In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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