Marjorie Alice Williams

Female3 October 1918–30 April 1993

Brief Life History of Marjorie Alice

When Marjorie Alice Williams was born on 3 October 1918, in Los Angeles, California, United States, her father, Walter Edward Williams, was 27 and her mother, Eva Paine, was 22. She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 April 1993, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Walter Edward Williams
1891–1979
Eva Paine
1896–1987
Mary Jane Williams
1917–2005
Marjorie Alice Williams
1918–1993
Barbara Williams
1923–1978
Richard Donald Williams
1929–2010

Sources (7)

  • Margie A Williams in household of Walter E Williams, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Marjorie Alice Williams, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Marjorie Williams, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

Age 1

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Age 16

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1941

Age 23

Japanese attack 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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