Brief Life History of Robert A.
When Robert A. Williamson was born on 31 August 1858, in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Columbus Williamson, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Catherine Vogan, was 30. He married Mary T. Maguire about January 1881, in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 22 June 1926, in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Robert A Williamson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Robert Williamson in entry for John Williamson and Flora Jones, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Robert A Williamson in household of William Williamson, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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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