Samuel E. Williams (1873–1961)
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- Born
- 1873
- Died
- 1961
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- Names in Stone
When was Samuel E. Williams born? 1873.
When did Samuel E. Williams die? 1961.
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Samuel E. Williams (1873–1961) was born in 1873, and died in 1961, at about age 88. A cemetery record documents Samuel E.'s grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Samuel E.'s life.
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1876 · age 3 — Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone
1900 · age 27 — The Galveston hurricane struck Texas
1912 · age 39 — The Titanic sank
1920 · age 47 — Women won the right to vote in the United States
1935 · age 62 — The Social Security Act was signed
1944 · age 71 — Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day
1953 · age 80 — The Korean War armistice was signed
1959 · age 86 — Alaska and Hawaii became states
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When was Samuel E. Williams born?
Samuel E. Williams was born in 1873.
When did Samuel E. Williams die?
Samuel E. Williams died in 1961.
How old was Samuel E. Williams at the time of death?
Samuel E. Williams was about 88 years old.
Where is Samuel E. Williams buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Samuel E.'s grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Samuel E. Williams was born?
Ulysses S. Grant was president of the United States when Samuel E. was born.
Who was president when Samuel E. Williams died?
In 1961, the U.S. presidents were Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy.
What major events happened during Samuel E. Williams's lifetime?
During Samuel E.'s lifetime: Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone (1876, age 3); the Wright brothers made the first powered flight (1903, age 30); the United States entered World War I (1917, age 44); Prohibition ended in the United States (1933, age 60); Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day (1944, age 71); the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education (1954, age 81).
Which U.S. censuses would include Samuel E. Williams?
Federal censuses taken during Samuel E.'s lifetime and now public: 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950. Most 1890 census records were lost in a 1921 fire.
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1873
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1961
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