Lydia Luella Little

1883–1976 (Age 92)
Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States

The Life of Lydia Luella

When Lydia Luella Little was born on 5 October 1883, in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States, her father, Gilbert Glover Little, was 27 and her mother, Kate Lorena Artz, was 19. She married Robert Nicholson Williams on 12 April 1904, in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Dundy, Nebraska, United States in 1935 and Haigler Township, Dundy, Nebraska, United States in 1940. She died on 9 May 1976, in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lydia Luella Little
1883–1976
Robert Nicholson Williams
1882–1952
Marriage: 12 April 1904
Cecil A Williams
1906–
Glen Williams
1909–1989
Inez K Williams
1915–
Orvil L Williams
1918–
Irene M Williams
1920–
Iola Joy Williams
1931–1978

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
12 April 1904
Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, United States
children

(6)

  • Cecil A Williams

    Male1906–Male

  • Glen Williams

    Male1909–1989Male

  • Inez K Williams

    Female1915–Female

  • Orvil L Williams

    Male1918–Male

  • Irene M Williams

    Female1920–Female

+1 More Child

Parents & Siblings

  • Gilbert Glover Little

    Male1856–1926Male

  • Kate Lorena Artz

    Female1864–1933Female

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1884 · There is now a Capital Building

Age 1

The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1886

Age 3

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Age 25

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

1 English: nickname for a small man, or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel, originally a diminutive of lȳt ( see Light 3).2 Irish: translation of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ ( see Begin ).3 Translation of French Petit and Lepetit; also used as an English form of names such as Jean-Petit ‘little John’.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Lida L Williams in household of Robert N Williams, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Lydia L Williams in household of Robert N Williams, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Lydia L Williams in household of Robert N Williams, "United States Census, 1940"

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