Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Hank Williams across 4 places, from 1923 to 1952.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Hank Williams is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Hank Williams was documented, and when
17 September 1923exact date
Butler County, Alabamaattested“Hiram Williams was born on September 17, 1923, in the rural community of Mount Olive in Butler County, Alabama.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1948year
Shreveport, Louisianaattested“In 1948, he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, and joined the Louisiana Hayride, a radio show broadcast on KWKH that brought him into living rooms all over the Southeastern United States, appearing in weekend shows.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1949year
Germanyattested“During 1949, he joined the Grand Ole Opry's first European tour, performing in military bases in Germany and Austria.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
June 1952month
Nashvilleattested“In June 1952, Williams moved into a house on the corner of Natchez Trace and Westwood Avenue in Nashville, sharing it with singer Ray Price.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
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In each of these, a source puts Hank Williams and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
that Hank Williams was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason:
a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1942year
Mobile, Alabamamentioned“Backstage during one of his concerts, Williams met Roy Acuff, who warned him of the dangers of alcohol, saying, "You've got a million-dollar voice, son, but a ten-cent brain." He started a job as a shipfitter's helper for the Alabama Dry…”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1943year
Banks, Alabamamentioned“In 1943, Williams met Audrey Sheppard at a medicine show in Banks, Alabama.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1944year
Andalusia, Alabamamentioned“The couple were married in 1944 at a Texaco gas station in Andalusia, Alabama, by a justice of the peace.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1944year
Andalusiamentioned“The couple were married in 1944 at a Texaco gas station in Andalusia, Alabama, by a justice of the peace.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1945year
WLWI (AM)mentioned“In 1945, back in Montgomery, Williams returned to WSFA radio.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1951year
Oklahoma State Penitentiarymentioned“Marshall had been previously convicted for forgery, and had been paroled and released from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in 1951.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
21 May 1951exact date
Shreveportmentioned“On May 21, 1951, Williams was admitted to North Louisiana Sanitarium in Shreveport for treatment of his alcoholism and his back problem, and was released on May 24.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
14 November 1951exact date
New Yorkmentioned“On November 14, 1951, Williams drove with Bill Lister and the Drifting Cowboys to New York where he appeared on television for the first time with Perry Como on CBS's Perry Como Show.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
13 December 1951exact date
Vanderbilt University Medical Centermentioned“The fall aggravated his congenital spinal condition, and on December 13, 1951, he underwent a spinal fusion at Vanderbilt University Hospital.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1952year
New Yorkmentioned“In the spring of 1952, Williams flew to New York City twice with his band and a Grand Ole Opry troupe to appear on two episodes of the nationally broadcast The Kate Smith Evening Hour.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
1952year
New York Citymentioned“In the spring of 1952, Williams flew to New York City twice with his band and a Grand Ole Opry troupe to appear on two episodes of the nationally broadcast The Kate Smith Evening Hour.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
18 October 1952exact date
Minden, Louisianamentioned“On October 18, 1952, Williams and Billie Jean Jones were married by a justice of the peace in Minden, Louisiana.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
18 October 1952exact date
Mindenmentioned“On October 18, 1952, Williams and Billie Jean Jones were married by a justice of the peace in Minden, Louisiana.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
31 December 1952exact date
Charleston Municipal Auditoriummentioned“Williams was scheduled to perform at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia, on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1952.”source: Wikipedia: Hank Williams
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting.
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How to read this page
Every line above is a dated fact taken from a source, with the sentence it came from and a link
back to it. Nothing is inferred, and a gap in the record is not evidence that someone was elsewhere.
A tag says how the fact is carried by its source: documented a structured,
explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
mentioned a sentence that ties the person to the place without stating presence.
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