Evelena “Lena” WilliamsAge: 71 years1895–1967
- Name
- Evelena “Lena” Williams
- Given names
- Evelena
- Surname
- Williams
- Married name
- Evelena Acuff
- Married name
- Evelena Stackhouse
- Nickname
- Lena
- Nickname
- Evelyn
Note: My grandmother Evelyn Louise Acuff said her mother's name was Evelena.
 Birth | December 28, 1895 42 32 |
 Birth of a brother | Ernest Williams November 6, 1896 (Age 10 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a sister | Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams March 3, 1899 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Emmett Williams February 21, 1904 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | William Bruce Acuff — View this family December 27, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eugene Commodore Williams September 25, 1913 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Evelyn Louise Acuff October 22, 1915 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Divorce | William Bruce Acuff — View this family between 1917 and 1919 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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/ |
| Marriage | William Ernest “Bill” Stackhouse — View this family October 5, 1920 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William E “Billy” Stackhouse May 22, 1926 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Marcellus Clay Williams January 24, 1931 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Sandra Lou Weinberg April 1, 1936 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 mother | Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond January 15, 1947 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Orville Hearn — Evelyn Louise Acuff — View this family after 1950 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 husband | William Bruce Acuff January 1, 1957 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Edward Williams November 16, 1958 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ada Almelia Williams February 2, 1966 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 | April 17, 1967 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rest Hills Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Marcellus Clay Williams Birth: April 24, 1853 33 26 — Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States Death: January 24, 1931 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond Birth: August 10, 1863 33 30 — Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: January 15, 1947 — Clark, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 17, 1878 — Rayville, Richland, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Edward Williams Birth: August 23, 1880 27 17 — Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: November 16, 1958 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Ada Almelia Williams Birth: September 1882 29 19 — Louisiana, United States Death: February 2, 1966 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams Birth: July 1885 32 21 — Louisiana, United States Death: June 17, 1969 — Union, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Eugene Commodore Williams Birth: November 1, 1886 33 23 — Louisiana, United States Death: September 25, 1913 — Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams Birth: June 15, 1889 36 25 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 17, 1977 — Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States |
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7 years herself |
Evelena “Lena” Williams Birth: December 28, 1895 42 32 — Mangrum, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: April 17, 1967 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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10 months younger brother |
Ernest Williams Birth: November 6, 1896 43 33 — Mangham, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: March 7, 1986 |
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2 years younger sister |
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams Birth: March 3, 1899 45 35 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 10, 1981 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Robert Emmett Williams Birth: February 21, 1904 50 40 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: May 28, 1977 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with William Bruce Acuff |
| ex-husband |
William Bruce Acuff Birth: August 9, 1889 30 22 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1957 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Evelena “Lena” Williams Birth: December 28, 1895 42 32 — Mangrum, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: April 17, 1967 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1910 — Clark, Arkansas, United States |
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Divorce: between 1917 and 1919 — Clark, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Evelyn Louise Acuff Birth: October 22, 1915 26 19 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: March 18, 2009 — Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States |
| Family with William Ernest “Bill” Stackhouse |
| husband |
William Ernest “Bill” Stackhouse Birth: September 9, 1896 31 26 — Whiting, Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1967 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Evelena “Lena” Williams Birth: December 28, 1895 42 32 — Mangrum, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: April 17, 1967 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: October 5, 1920 — Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
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6 years son |
William E “Billy” Stackhouse Birth: May 22, 1926 29 30 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: October 28, 2009 — Maumelle, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| William Bruce Acuff + Beulah Hooten |
| ex-husband |
William Bruce Acuff Birth: August 9, 1889 30 22 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1957 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Beulah Hooten Birth: 1900 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 28, 1924 — Miller, Arkansas, United States |
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Divorce: May 4, 1939 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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-3 years step-son |
Admiral Dewey Acuff Birth: May 25, 1921 31 21 — Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States Death: April 18, 2004 — Pembroke Pines, Broward, Florida, United States |
| William Bruce Acuff + Louise Woodward |
| ex-husband |
William Bruce Acuff Birth: August 9, 1889 30 22 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1957 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Louise Woodward Birth: 1896 — Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States Death: December 11, 1984 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 17, 1939 — Saline, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 2, 1946 — Saline, Arkansas, United States |
Evelena “Lena” Williams has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents James Leonard Smith + Carrie J Williams
Mother's family (8)
Parents Robert Cornelius Jones + Elizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household
Richland, LA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household
Missouri, Clark, Ark
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Ernest “Bill” Stackhouse - Household
524 West 16th Street North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Ernest “Bill” Stackhouse - Household
324 W. 16th Street North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas
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| Name | My grandmother Evelyn Louise Acuff said her mother's name was Evelena. |