Brief Life History of Sarah Benton
When Sarah Benton Williams was born on 20 September 1899, in Hyde, North Carolina, United States, her father, Stephen Mclean Williams Sr, was 33 and her mother, Minnie O Sermons, was 17. She had at least 1 daughter with Harry Edward Dayton Danaho. She lived in Pantego, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States in 1910 and Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States in 1920. She died on 14 October 1942, in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.
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- Sarah Williams, "United States Census, 1900"
- Sarah Williams, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome
A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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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