Brief Life History of William Walter
When William Walter Seaborn was born on 4 April 1881, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, his father, William Christian “W. C.” Seaborn, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Caldwell, was 24. He married Rosa Hurd on 2 January 1908. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Township 4 Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years and School District 29 Wolf Creek, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 4 December 1957, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Secona Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
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- William Walter Seaborn, "United States Census, 1940"
- William Walter Seaborn, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- William Walter Seaborn, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Sabern, Sebern (Old Norse Sǽbiǫrn). Compare Seabron and Sebren .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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