Lillian Bell Hays

Female11 December 1877–6 October 1943

Brief Life History of Lillian Bell

When Lillian Bell Hays was born on 11 December 1877, in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph E Hayes, was 30 and her mother, Victoria Margaret Milburn, was 23. She married William Nelson Pinkston on 12 August 1893, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 8 Hendren, Washington, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 6 October 1943, in DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Fairview Park Cemetery, DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Nelson Pinkston
1869–1963
Lillian Bell Hays
1877–1943
Marriage: 12 August 1893
Celestus Pinkston
1894–1975
John Harvey Pinkston
1896–1968
William Raymond Pinkston
1898–
Ann Easter Pinkston
1900–1997
Richard Pinkston
1900–1990

Sources (13)

  • Lilley Pinkston in household of William H Pinkston, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Lillie B. Pinkston, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Lillie B Hays, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 August 1893Washington, Kentucky, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 4

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1885 · The First Skyscraper

    Age 8

    The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 19

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Hayes .

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

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