Brief Life History of Riley Percival
When Riley Percival Williams was born on 31 October 1896, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Daniel Lehi Williams, was 25 and his mother, Ella Mae Moss, was 26. He married Dorothy Kathryn Madison on 27 August 1927, in Woodbury, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Newton Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1923. He died on 27 December 1976, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Riley Williams, "United States 1950 Census"
- Riley Williams, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Riley Percibal Williams, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1896–1976 Male
1909–1975 Female
Children (1)
1928–2003 Female
Parents and Siblings
1871–1951 Male
1870–1959 Female
Siblings (10)
1894–1944 Male
1896–1976 Male
1897–1973 Male
1900–1970 Male
1901–1943 Male
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 2
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
Age 10
1917
Age 21
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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