When William Alma Williams was born on 2 August 1837, in Hawn's Mill, Caldwell, Missouri, United States, his father, Alexander Williams, was 33 and his mother, Isabella Gill, was 30. He married Sarah Jane Applegate on 8 March 1861, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 31 August 1913, in Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States.
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After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
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.
Possible Related NamesWilliam Alma Williams was born in Caldwell County Missouri, 2 August 1837. William migrated from Missouri to Utah, when a boy. Some time after arriving in Salt Lake Cit …
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