Brief Life History of Reese Jones
When Reese Jones Williams Jr was born on 17 July 1851, in Keg Creek Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Rees Jones Williams Sr, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Davies, was 21. He married Martha Mariah Davies on 24 November 1872, in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Kanarra Election Precinct, Kane, Utah, United States in 1880 and Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1867. He died on 8 February 1933, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Reese Williams in household of Elizabeth Williams, "United States Census, 1860"
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Rees J Williams, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1861
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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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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