Lorenzo Walter Humphreys-Williams

Brief Life History of Lorenzo Walter

When Lorenzo Walter Humphreys-Williams was born on 14 October 1852, in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Isaac Mathews Humphreys, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Woods, was 21. He married Mary Jane Stonebraker about 1875, in Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Llangynidr, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861 and Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1861, at the age of 9, his occupation is listed as scholar in Llangynidr, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom. He died on 25 December 1897, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Coalville Cemetery, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lorenzo Walter Humphreys-Williams
1852–1897
Mary Jane Stonebraker
1853–1920
Marriage: about 1875
Ruby Williams
1876–1951
Frederick Walter Williams
1877–1910
Bertram Williams
1879–1881
Clara W Williams
1879–1943
George Humphrey
1882–1896
Nellie Williams
1882–1934
Phebe Ella Williams
1885–1954
Lewis Williams
1888–1890
Eva Leone Williams
1892–1907

Sources (17)

  • Lorenso Humphrey in household of Sarah Humphrey, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Lorenzo Walter Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lorenzo W, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

From Latin Laurentius ‘man from Laurentum’. See Laurence .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Lorenzo Walter Williams

Son of Isaac Humphreys and Sarah Woods. Lorenzo's father died in the spring of 1859 presumably in a mining accident when he was six years old. Lorenzo immigrated from Wales to Utah in the John D. Holl …

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