Brief Life History of Walter Dennis
When Walter Dennis Williamson was born on 27 August 1883, in Franklin, Monroe, Alabama, United States, his father, Samuel David Williamson, was 36 and his mother, Abigail Louisa McNiel, was 35. He married Annie Laura Sims on 3 February 1902, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lowndes, Alabama, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 18 Old Elam, Montgomery, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 14 November 1960, in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States.
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- Walter Williamson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Walter Dennis Williamson, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
- Walter Williamson in entry for Clarence Williamson and Mary Frances Johnson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1897
Historical Boundaries: 1897: Monroe, Alabama, United States
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
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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