Ralph Williamson

Brief Life History of Ralph

When Ralph Williamson was born on 19 March 1915, in Illsøya, Nordland, Norway, his father, William H. Williamson, was 42 and his mother, Alice Jane Skelton, was 38. He died on 31 August 1918, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 3.

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Family Time Line

William H. Williamson
1872–1954
Alice Jane Skelton
1876–1950
Bertha M Williamson
1895–1948
Effie Williamson
1898–1985
Claude Wlliamson
1903–1977
Ruth Ella Williamson
1906–2005
Esta Alice Williamson
1908–1997
Mable D Williamson
1912–1999
Frank Williamson
1914–
Ralph Williamson
1915–1918

Sources (2)

  • Ralph Williamson, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Ralph E Williamson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (5)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1916 · Bygdelagenes Fellesraad

Umbrella organization founded over 30 Bygdelag chapters. Founded in 1916 in Minneapolis as the umbrella organization over 30 Bygdelag chapters, each based on a different geographical area of Norway. It is still is a vibrant organization today. Check it out for the locality of your Norwegian ancestral lines at www.fellesraad.com

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.

Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.

History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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