Effie Pilkinton

Brief Life History of Effie

When Effie Pilkinton was born in June 1894, in Cooke, Texas, United States, her father, Robert Lee Pilkinton, was 19 and her mother, Ada Jane Glasgow, was 16. She married Joseph Clemons Krien on 24 January 1916, in Chandler, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Cooke, Texas, United States in 1900 and Sunny Slope Township, Creek, Oklahoma, United States in 1920. She died in 1921, in Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 27.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Clemons Krien
1889–1953
Effie Pilkinton
1894–1921
Marriage: 24 January 1916
June Rosetta Krien
1917–2002
Margaret Lorraine Krien
1918–1993

Sources (8)

  • Effie Krien in household of Joe Krien, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Effie Pilkington - Church record: birth: June 1894; Cooke, Texas, United States
  • Effie D Pilkinton, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

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".

1902 · So Much Farm Land

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Pilkington .

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

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