Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Williams was born on 10 April 1870, in Lee, Mississippi, United States, his father, Jasper K Williams, was 20 and his mother, Delilah Phillips, was 24. He married Louanna Jenkins on 26 October 1893, in Lee, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Ingomar, Union, Mississippi, United States in 1930 and Beat 2, Union, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 21 January 1957, in Union, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Ingomar Cemetery, Union, Mississippi, United States.
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- John Williams in household of Jasper Williams, "United States Census, 1870"
- J. W. Williams, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
- John Wesley Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
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1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created
In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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