Mary Elizabeth Williams

FemaleSeptember 1860–11 November 1910

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Williams was born in September 1860, in Missouri, United States, her father, Richard White Williams, was 23 and her mother, Amanda Jane Ireland, was 19. She married Charles Christian Blair on 4 November 1883, in Woodbridge, San Joaquin, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Elkhorn Judicial Township, San Joaquin, California, United States in 1880 and Vallejo, Solano, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 November 1910, in California, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Christian Blair
1856–1930
Mary Elizabeth Williams
1860–1910
Marriage: 4 November 1883
Lida C Blair
1885–1887
Jerita Verena Blair
1886–1955
Charles Leland Blair
1888–1963
Raymond R Blair
1889–
FNU Blair
1890–
Howard W Blair
1892–1915
Lura Blair
1894–1921

Sources (16)

  • Willie Williams in household of R W Williams, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary E Williams, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Mary E. Williams Blair, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 November 1883Woodbridge, San Joaquin, California, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 3

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

    1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

    Age 9

    The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 15

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    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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