Brief Life History of Fred Washington
When Fred Washington Williams was born on 20 December 1902, in Rocky, Washita, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Henry Washington Williams, was 41 and his mother, Nancie Emma Walker, was 34. He lived in Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Blaine, Oklahoma, United States in 1920. He died on 1 April 1957, at the age of 54.
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Sources (8)
- Freddie Williams in household of H W Williams, "United States Census, 1920"
- Fred Washington Williams, "Montana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Fread Williams, "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936"
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1907
Oklahoma is the 46th state.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
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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