Brief Life History of Lillian Lee
When Lillian Lee Beeler was born on 18 December 1902, in Elmo, Independence, Arkansas, United States, her father, Samuel Asberry Beeler, was 35 and her mother, Laura Ann Bullard, was 31. She married Virgil Lee Stewart on 8 January 1920, in Independence, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hill Township, Independence, Arkansas, United States in 1930 and Oil Trough Township, Independence, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 March 1978, in Independence, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Lillian Stewart, "United States 1950 Census"
- Lillian Stewart, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Lillian Beeler in entry for Vergil Stewart, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
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World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Bieler , Biehler or Bühler (see Buehler ). Compare Beehler .
Swiss German: possibly a habitational name for someone from Biel in Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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