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Ernest Calvin Williams
1887–1940United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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Ernest Calvin Williams came into the world in 1887. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 3 languages have an article about them. The Illinois lists hold names for 747 towns.

#1United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Broadwell and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.