When Elizabeth Ann Williams was born on 11 March 1840, in Lake Fork Township, Logan, Illinois, United States, her father, John Williams, was 33 and her mother, Marcy Jane Lucas, was 27. She married George Washington Shurtz on 10 October 1855, in New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1850 and lived in Escalante, Iron, Utah, United States in 1880 and Boulder Election Precinct, Snohomish, Washington, United States in 1900. She died on 6 July 1907, in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Escalante Cemetery, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, 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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Possible Related NamesDaughter of George or John Williams and Marcy Jane Lucas, Betsy by nick name, born 11 Mar 1841 Lake Fork, Logan, Illn, Her father died when she was very young leaving her mother with six small childr …
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