WILLIAMS, Lena May^[1]

1866 - 1953  (87 years)

• Name	WILLIAMS, Lena May
  Birth	15 Jun 1866	South Carolina   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Jun 1870	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [4]
  Residence	29 Jun 1880	Justice Precinct No. 6, Anderson, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Attended School
  Residence	19 Apr 1910	Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Listed as Lena Sweeney, head of household and widow, with three of her children living with her. The census reported that only four of the six children born to her were still living.
  Residence	10 Feb 1920	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   [6]
  	University Dietician
  	Address: Texas Christian University
  Residence	16 Apr 1930	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [7]
  	Housekeeper for Girls Club
  	Address: Eleanor, Club Six
  	"Philanthropist Ina Robertson established a series of boardinghouses for you working women in Chicago in 1898. These boardinghouses, called Eleanor Clubs, reached the height of their popularity in the 1910s and 1920s, when six residential clubs housed a total of six hundred women. " Read more!<\a>
  Residence	12 Apr 1940	Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, United States   [8]
  	Address: 516 West 5th St.
  Death	29 Oct 1953	Cooke County, Texas, United States   [9]
  Burial	Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States   [9]
  Person ID	I5865	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	WILLIAMS, Dr. Paul Elisha Alexander,   b. 10 Mar 1841, Pickens District, South Carolina d. 4 Jun 1915, Anderson County, Texas, United States (Age 74 years)
  Mother	PICKLE, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 28 May 1846, Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, United States d. 24 Apr 1923, Anderson County, Texas, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1866  [10]
  Residence	Jun 1870	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Physician
  	She was listed as Lizzie.
  Residence	29 Jun 1880	Justice Precinct No. 6, Anderson, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Physician
  Residence	5 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States   [11]
  	Farmer
  	Census said that they had been married for thirty-five years and that seven of their nine children were still living.
  Residence	30 Apr 1910	Liberty, Anderson County, Texas   [10]
  	Farmer
  	They had been married for 44 years, and all seven of their children were still living.
  Family ID	F1704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SWEENEY, James Benjamin,   b. 4 Oct 1865, Texas d. 23 Sep 1901, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1887	Texas   [12]
  Residence	4 Jun 1900	Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States   [12]
  	Clergyman
  	Listed as James P and Lena M Sweeny; they had been married for 13 years and all five children born to them were still living.
  Children	1. SWEENEY, Elizabeth M.,   b. Jan 1888, Kansas d. 1963, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States of America (Age 74 years)   2. SWEENEY, Lillian M.,   b. 7 Jul 1890, Texas d. 27 Jan 1943, Polk County, North Carolina, United States (Age 52 years)   3. SWEENEY, Mamie L.,   b. 2 Jul 1892, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States d. 30 Jan 1905, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States (Age 12 years)   4. SWEENEY, Thomas Paul,   b. 8 Feb 1894, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States d. Abt 1971, South Africa (Age 76 years)   5. SWEENEY, Dr. James Shirley,   b. 30 Jul 1896, Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States d. 25 Jun 1976, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S68] History of the William Pickle Family, Page III-10. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 6, Anderson County, Texas ED 6 Page 51 Dwelling 426. [S102] Cer, Cracknell & Drever Family. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas Page 105 Dwelling 783. [S74] Ancestry.com, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, ED 49, Page 6A, Dwelling 102. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas ED 136 Page 15A, Dwelling 291. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, ED 16-1169, Page 1A. [S427] 1940 Federal Census, Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, ED 63-15A, Page 9B, Dwelling 199, 1940 United States Census. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, Memorial# 79300063. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct #5, Anderson County, Texas ED 20 Page 11B Dwelling 46. Living with Graham's parents, Paul and Elizabeth Graham. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 5, Anderson County, Texas ED 14 Page 2A Dwelling 25. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, Memorial# 54938976.