Gary Devoe Williams

Brief Life History of Gary Devoe

When Gary Devoe Williams was born on 27 December 1929, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, his father, Wells Allison Williams, was 34 and his mother, Ethna Frances Williams, was 24. He married Carolyn Batty on 10 June 1961, in Pioche, Lincoln, Nevada, United States. He lived in United States in 1949. He died on 26 August 2001, in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Kanarraville Cemetery, Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Gary Devoe Williams
1929–2001
Carolyn Batty
1942–2011
Marriage: 10 June 1961

Sources (16)

  • Gary Williams, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Gary D Williams, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
  • Gary D Williams, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1931 · The Hogle Zoo

Being supported through Salt Lake City taxes, the Hogle Zoo has been at its present location at the mouth of Emigration Canyon since 1931 on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hogle. In 1936, the zoo purchased Princess Alice, an elephant, from a traveling circus. She gave birth to the first elephant born in Utah. His name was Prince Utah and he died at eleven months old. Current exhibits include various birds, mammals, and reptiles from around the world.

1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War

The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.

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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