William Charles Walters

23 December 1881–6 December 1949 (Age 67)
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

The Life of William Charles

When William Charles Walters was born on 23 December 1881, in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, his father, William Henry Walters, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Walls, was 24. He married Katharine J Rigley on 25 December 1905. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Queenstown, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States in 1920. He died on 6 December 1949, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Charles Walters
1881–1949
Katharine J Rigley
1885–1995
Marriage: 25 December 1905
Katharine Elizabeth Walters
1906–1908

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
25 December 1905
children

(1)

    Katharine Elizabeth Walters

    Female1906–1908Female

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(2)

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 1

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1896 · Utah becomes a state

Age 15

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center

Age 18

The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.

Name Meaning

English and German: patronymic from Walter .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • William C Walters, "United States Census, 1920"
  • William Charles Walters, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
  • William Charles Walters, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

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