When William Reese Williams was born on 2 September 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Rees Jones Williams Sr, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Davies, was 23. He married Mary Isabelle Roundy on 26 January 1877, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Kanarra Election Precinct, Kane, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 28 September 1909, in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Kanarraville Cemetery, Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1864: Kane, Utah Territory, United States 1883: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah Territory, United States
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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.
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