Catherine M Williams

Female1849–

Brief Life History of Catherine M

Catherine M Williams was born in 1849, in Wisconsin, United States. She married Ira J Lawrence on 21 August 1921, in Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, United States. She lived in Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, United States in 1920.

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Ira J Lawrence
1856–1929
Catherine M Williams
1849–
Marriage: 21 August 1921

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  • Catherine Lawrence in household of Ira J Lawrence, "United States Census, 1920"

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  • Marriage
    21 August 1921Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, United States

    • World Events (8)

    1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party

    Age 5

    A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

    1854

    Age 5

    On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 32

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    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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