Lena Tolbert

Female26 November 1898–12 March 1969

Brief Life History of Lena

When Lena Tolbert was born on 26 November 1898, in Point Precinct, Calhoun, Illinois, United States, her father, Sam Tolbert, was 26 and her mother, Betty, was 22. She married Charles Henry Spradley in 1928, in Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Rains, Texas, United States in 1900 and McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. She died on 12 March 1969, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Charles Henry Spradley
1898–1982
Lena Tolbert
1898–1969
Marriage: 1928
Louise Spradling
1922–
Claud Spradling
1925–
Charleen Spradling
1931–1981
Betty Joe Spradling
1933–
Romina Spradling
1935–
Ruby Spradling
1939–

Sources (3)

  • Lena G Spradling in household of Charley Spradlin, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Lena Tolbert in entry for Charlene Pruitt Howe, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Lena Spradling in household of Charlie Spradling, "United States Census, 1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1928Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1900 · Gold for Cash!

    Age 2

    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

    Age 3

    "Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

    1917

    Age 19

    U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

    Name Meaning

    English (Lancashire; of Norman origin): variant of Talbert . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

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