Gleason Williams

Male21 January 1906–1967

Brief Life History of Gleason

When Gleason Williams was born on 21 January 1906, in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States, his father, Franklin Otis Williams, was 25 and his mother, Lorena D. Gleason, was 25. He died in 1967, at the age of 61, and was buried in Evansville, Knight Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franklin Otis Williams
1880–1957
Lorena D. Gleason
1880–1927
Frank Williams
1902–1902
Pearl Marie Williams
1903–1990
Morie Williams
1904–1904
Gleason Williams
1906–1967
Curran Frank Williams
1906–1944
Williams
1907–
Charles Herbert Williams
1913–1955

Sources (12)

  • Gleason Williamson in household of Frank D Williamson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Gleason J Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jeptha Gleason Williams in entry for Curran F Williams, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 1

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

Age 4

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 17

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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