Brief Life History of Dwight Francher
When Dwight Francher Williams was born on 8 December 1918, in Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States, his father, Henry Dwight Williams, was 35 and his mother, Edith C Dwight, was 35. He died on 3 April 1978, at the age of 59.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Dwight Williams in household of Henery Williams, "United States Census, 1920"
- Henry D and Edith Williams and children in the 1921 Census of Canada
Parents and Siblings
1883–1976 Male
1883–1975 Female
Siblings (2)
1914–2013 Female
1918–1978 Male
World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
Age 1
1920
Age 2
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 17
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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