Jane Williams

16 November 1846–6 January 1880 (Age 33)
Newmarket, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Jane

When Jane Williams was born on 16 November 1846, in Newmarket, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, John Williams, was 30 and her mother, Mary Parry, was 33. She married William Henry Rhodes on 13 January 1866, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 6 January 1880, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Rhodes
1841–1914
Jane Williams
1846–1880
Marriage: 13 January 1866
Mary Jane Rhodes
1866–1950
Vilate Rhodes
1868–1923
William Henry Rhodes
1873–1873
Sarah Myrtle Rhodes
1874–1906
George William Rhodes
1875–1949
Lottie Lovina Rhodes
1878–1973
Oscar Ether Rhodes
1879–1919

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 January 1866Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1848
    Age 2
    Find A Grave website photo indicates establishment of the cemetery in 1848. Located at the NE corner of 4th Avenue and N Street. Salt Lake City Cemetery is in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres and contains 9 1?2 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States. The first burial occurred on September 27, 1847, when George Wallace buried his child, Mary Wallace. The burial was two months after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel Wells, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton.
    1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
    Age 4
    Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.
    1863
    Age 17
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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 (31)

    • Jane Williams in household of Thomas Williams, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
    • Jane Williams in entry for George William Rhodes and Ann Johnson Mellarkey, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • Ann Williams in entry for Mary Jane Rhodes Hill, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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