Lois Bernice WilliamsAge: 94 years1903–1998
- Name
- Lois Bernice Williams
- Given names
- Lois Bernice
- Surname
- Williams
- Married name
- Lois Bernice Echols
 Birth | June 30, 1903 22 20 |
 Marriage of a parent | William Edward Williams — Cecil Dora Wray — View this family November 19, 1904 (Age 16 months) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Lee about 1904 (Age 6 months) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Wirta J Williams December 13, 1905 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Edra Williams November 2, 1907 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Salita Wray Williams October 7, 1909 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Edra Williams February 5, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | April 2, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Edward “W E” Williams Jr. December 17, 1911 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Truman Wilson Williams June 12, 1914 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 14 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | February 11, 1920 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Obie Laverne Echols May 9, 1924 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Billy Boyd Echols September 5, 1927 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a son | Billy Boyd Echols January 7, 1928 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 4, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Marcellus Clay Williams January 24, 1931 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ginger Echols July 24, 1937 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond January 15, 1947 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | William Edward Williams November 16, 1958 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a husband | Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols December 5, 1979 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Truman Wilson Williams December 10, 1987 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Wirta J Williams 1990 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Edward “W E” Williams Jr. November 10, 1994 (Age 91 years) |
 Death | February 28, 1998 (Age 94 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Edward Williams Birth: August 23, 1880 27 17 — Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: November 16, 1958 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Lee Birth: about 1883 — Louisiana, United States Death: about 1904 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 24, 1901 — Richland, Louisiana, United States |
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23 months herself |
Lois Bernice Williams Birth: June 30, 1903 22 20 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: February 28, 1998 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Cecil Dora Wray |
| father |
William Edward Williams Birth: August 23, 1880 27 17 — Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: November 16, 1958 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Cecil Dora Wray Birth: November 9, 1884 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: August 19, 1973 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 19, 1904 — Union, Arkansas, United States |
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13 months half-sister |
Wirta J Williams Birth: December 13, 1905 25 21 — Louisiana, United States Death: 1990 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Edra Williams Birth: November 2, 1907 27 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 5, 1910 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Salita Wray Williams Birth: October 7, 1909 29 24 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: August 23, 2001 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
William Edward “W E” Williams Jr. Birth: December 17, 1911 31 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 10, 1994 — Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Truman Wilson Williams Birth: June 12, 1914 33 29 — Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: December 10, 1987 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| Family with Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols |
| husband |
Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols Birth: January 9, 1896 — Glenwood, Clark, Arkansas, United States Death: December 5, 1979 — Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Lois Bernice Williams Birth: June 30, 1903 22 20 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: February 28, 1998 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
| son |
Obie Laverne Echols Birth: May 9, 1924 28 20 — Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, United States Death: November 21, 2020 — Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Billy Boyd Echols Birth: September 5, 1927 31 24 Death: January 7, 1928 |
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10 years daughter |
Ginger Echols Birth: July 24, 1937 41 34 — Richmond, Little River, Arkansas, United States Death: February 25, 2017 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
Lois Bernice Williams has 23 first cousins recorded
Father's family (23)
Parents William Henry Rowe + Ada Almelia Williams
Parents … Runells + Ada Almelia Williams
Parents John Lee Hodges + Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams
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Parents Eugene Commodore Williams + Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Stuart
Parents Private + Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams
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Parents William Bruce Acuff + Evelena “Lena” Williams
Parents William Ernest “Bill” Stackhouse + Evelena “Lena” Williams
Parents Ernest Williams + Myrle E Miller
Parents Thomas S O'Riley + Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams
1Private–
Parents Robert Emmett Williams + Ollie Dow Thurman
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Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Edward Williams - Household
Buchanan St Ouachita, AK
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household
Amity, Clark, Ark
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols - Household
Herman Avenue Dierks, Howard, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols - Household
Dierks, Howard, Arkansas
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