Ollie Lydia Handley

Female14 March 1895–25 February 1979

Brief Life History of Ollie Lydia

When Ollie Lydia Handley was born on 14 March 1895, in Huntington, Lorain, Ohio, United States, her father, William John Handley, was 27 and her mother, Cora Belle Rogers, was 25. She married Herman Lee Smith on 27 January 1915, in Spencer Township, Medina, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States for about 50 years. She died on 25 February 1979, in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman Lee Smith
1894–1959
Ollie Lydia Handley
1895–1979
Marriage: 27 January 1915
Ernest Morton Smith
1916–2002
William Thomas Smith
1920–1934
Evelyn Winnifred Smith
1923–1987
Dean W Smith
1927–2011
Herald Lee Roy Smith
1930–2007
Melvin E Smith
1933–

Sources (14)

  • Ollie L Smith, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ollie L. Handley, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Ollie L. Handley, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 January 1915Spencer Township, Medina, Ohio, United States
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 1

    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.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 3

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1917

    Age 22

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

    Name Meaning

    English and Irish: variant of Hanley .

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

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