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James Andrew Williamson 1916 - 1985

James Andrew Williamson was born on October 12, 1916 in Virginia United States. He was married to Blanche Ophelia Henderson Williamson on November 7, 1936 in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, and they were together until Blanche's death on October 2, 1967 in Danville. He had a child James Dewey Williamson. James Williamson died at age 68 years old on July 31, 1985 in Danville. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Andrew Williamson.
James Andrew Williamson
October 12, 1916
Virginia, United States
July 31, 1985
Danville, Virginia, United States
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  • 10/12
    1916

    Birthday

    October 12, 1916
    Birthdate
    Virginia United States
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  • 07/31
    1985

    Death

    July 31, 1985
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Danville, Virginia United States
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that James Andrew Williamson was born, visiting nurse Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. at 46 Amboy St. in Brooklyn New York. Ten days after the clinic opened, Sanger was arrested for "violating laws against giving out birth control information" which was defined as obscenity. The clinic was not handing out birth control - just information about sex and birth control methods. (The Comstock law categorized information about abortion, family planning, and contraception as “obscene”.) The clinics and organizations that Sanger established later evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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In 1921, James was merely 5 years old when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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Blanche Ophelia Henderson Williamson

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James Andrew Williamson

November 7, 1936
Marriage date
Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 24531 United States
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Blanche's Death
Cause of Separation
October 2, 1967
Blanche's death date
Danville, Virginia United States
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