Brief Life History of William Silas
When William Silas Berrett was born on 2 September 1878, in Pleasant View, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Samuel Franklin Richards Berrett, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Ditchburn Newby, was 28. He married Rachel Thomas Beach on 28 December 1898, in Willow Creek, Bingham, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lewisville, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Menan, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 25 October 1938, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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- William Silace Berrett, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- William Silas, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- William S. Berrett, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1879
Historical Boundaries 1879: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Jefferson, Idaho, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire): variant of Barrett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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