Leona R. Adkinson

Brief Life History of Leona R.

When Leona R. Adkinson was born on 20 June 1920, in Texas, United States, her father, Samuel R Adkinson, was 41 and her mother, Minnie Kate Miller, was 26. She married Jimmy Ray Dennis on 19 August 1935, in San Augustine, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 4, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 3 August 2006, in Tom Green, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Grape Creek Cemetery, Grape Creek, Tom Green, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jimmy Ray Dennis
1914–1988
Leona R. Adkinson
1920–2006
Marriage: 19 August 1935
Willie Ray Dennis
1936–1997
J D Dennis
1938–
Johnnie Neil Dennis
1940–2006
Richard Ladon Dennis
1945–2006

Sources (8)

  • Leona Dennis in household of Jimmie Ray Dennis, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Leona A. Dennis, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Leona Adkinson in entry for Willie R Dennis, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

English (northern): from the Middle English personal name Adkin + son. Compare Atkinson .

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

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