Evelina Ouida Williams

8 December 1885–May 1979 (Age 93)
Louisiana, United States

The Life Summary of Evelina Ouida

When Evelina Ouida Williams was born on 8 December 1885, in Louisiana, United States, her father, James Scott Williams, was 34 and her mother, Velma Marie Vives, was 26. She married Cecil York Kather on 3 June 1933, in Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She lived in Ward Two, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States for about 20 years. She died in May 1979, in Louisiana, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cecil York Kather
1908–1969
Evelina Ouida Williams
1885–1979
Marriage: 3 June 1933

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 June 1933Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1886
    Age 1
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
    1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
    Age 1
    The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
    1910 · The BSA is Made
    Age 25
    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Wiliams
    Willams
    Willimas
    William
    Pulliam
    Willaims

    Sources (7)

    • Ouida Williams in household of James Scott Williams, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Eveline Ouida Williams, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
    • Ourda Williams in household of Scott Williams, "United States Census, 1910"

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