Brief Life History of Joseph Elmer
When Joseph Elmer Williams was born on 11 October 1892, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, his father, Joseph Williams, was 26 and his mother, Alfreda Charlotte Andersdotter, was 18. He married Vera Louie Marsden on 30 September 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 9 March 1950, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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- Joseph Sliner Williams in household of Joseph Williams, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Joseph E. Williams, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- J E Williams, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
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.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
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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Memories of Uncle Elmer and Aunt Vera by nephew Dennis O. Williams
Around 1946 when my mother was giving birth to my sister Susan and we lived in Moreland, Idaho, my parents had me stay with Uncle Elmer and Aunt Vera in Blackfoot. I recall their brick home with a p …
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