Brief Life History of Annie Grace
When Annie Grace Ewers was born on 24 October 1908, in Virginia, United States, her father, William Stanford Ewers, was 35 and her mother, Cora Ann Turner, was 31. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Walter Eugene Williams. She lived in Roanoke, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Old Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, United States in 1950. She died on 5 July 1989, in Salem, Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Anna G Williams, "United States 1950 Census"
- Annie Grace Ewers, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
- Annie Grace Ewers in entry for Walter Eugene Williams, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
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World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility
Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Ewer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
German: patronymic from Ewert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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