Levanna Ann Handy

Brief Life History of Levanna Ann

When Levanna Ann Handy was born on 2 April 1881, in Dobyns, Patrick, Virginia, United States, her father, Steptoe Edward Handy, was 24 and her mother, Louisa Fain, was 22. She married Green Byrdine Williams on 29 December 1898, in Patrick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Dan River, Patrick, Virginia, United States in 1910 and Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1960, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Green Byrdine Williams
1877–1911
Levanna Ann Handy
1881–1960
Marriage: 29 December 1898
Glaspy Lou Oweny Williams
1901–1987
Loyd B Williams
1904–1907
Una Ella Williams
1907–1931

Sources (19)

  • Levanna Booker, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Levannah A Handy, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Levanie A. Williams, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English hondi ‘skillful with one's hands, dextrous’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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