Bessie Lee Evans (1904-1987)

Bessie Lee Evans

Daughter of Lonnie Lee Evans & Tennessee Lee McCullough

 

Bessie Lee Evans was born on July 30, 1904 in Pope County, Arkansas.  She was the fifth of eight children born to Lonnie Lee Evans and Tennessee Lee McCullough.  She was raised in Pope County, Arkansas.

Bessie Lee married Ben Charles Boggess around 1923, probably in Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas.  He was 24 years old and she was 17 years.  Ben was born on September 29, 1899 in Galla Creek, Pope County, Arkansas.  He was the youngest of four children born to William Clarence Boggess and Dora A. Reed.

Before his marriage, Ben registered for service for World War I, on September 12, 1918 in Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas.  He was self-employed as a farmer.  He was short and stout, with grey eyes and blond hair.

In 1930, Ben and Bessie lived in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, along with Ben’s widowed mother, Dora.  Ben worked for an Ice Company at that time. 

Ben Charles Boggess died at the age of 52 on January 6, 1952 in Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas.  Bessie went on to live another 35 years after the death of her husband.

Bessie Lee Evans Boggess died on November 22, 1987 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.  She was 83 years old at her death.

Notes for Bessie Lee Evans

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.  Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.  Number: 430-66-9875; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: 1954.

Notes for Ben Charles Boggess

Birth, Physical Description, Occupation, and Residence in 1918: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.  Registration Location: Pope County, Arkansas; Roll: 1530571; Draft Board: 0.

Marriage to Bessie Lee:  Year: 1930; Census Place: El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma; Roll: 1895; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 843.0.
Death:  Ancestry.com OneWorldTree 

Lula Grace Evans (1902-1973)

Lula Grace Evans

Daughter of Lonnie Lee Evans & Tennessee Lee McCullough

Lula Grace Evans was born March 25, 1902 in Pope County, Arkansas.  She was the fourth of eight children born to Lonnie Lee Evans and Tennessee Lee McCullough.  She was raised in Pope County, Arkansas.

In 1920, Lula’s family was living in a rented home on Ridge Road in Wilson, Pope County, Arkansas.  Lula was employed as a teacher at a public school at that time. 

Lula married Benjamin Hugh Tucker on April 27, 1922 in Conway County, Arkansas.  She was 20 years old and he was 30 years.  Ben was born on December 16, 1892 in Conway County, the son of Thomas Samuel Tucker and Mary Etta Adams.  Ben registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917.  He was described as a short man with medium build, grayish eyes and light hair.

After their marriage, the couple rented a home on North Florida Street in Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas, where Ben owned a Feed Store.  Ben and Lula had at least two children:

            Ben Hugh, Jr.              born 1923

            Gwendy Irean             born 1925

Benjamin Hugh Tucker died in October 1963 in Arkansas, just two months shy of his 71^st birthday.  Lula died one decade later. 

Lula Grace Evans Tucker died in November 1973 in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas.  She was 71 years old at her death.

Notes for Lula Grace Evans

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.  Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.  Number: 431-56-3215; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

Residence & Occupation in 1920:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilson, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 537.

Notes for Ben Hugh Tucker

Birth, Residence & Physical Description in 1917:  Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Registration Location: Conway County, Arkansas; Roll: 1522837; Draft Board: 0.

Residence & Occupation in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Marianna, Lee, Arkansas; Roll: 81; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 203.0.

Death:  Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.  Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.  Number: 431-56-3216; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

William James Evans (1900-1954)

William James Evans

Daughter of Lonnie Lee Evans & Tennessee Lee McCullough

William James Evans was born November 14, 1900 in Pope County, Arkansas.  He was the third of eight children born to Lonnie Lee Evans and Tennessee Lee McCullough.  He was raised in Pope County, Arkansas.

William James Evans died on May 25, 1954 in Conway County, Arkansas.  He was 53 years old at his death.

 

Notes for William James Evans

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com Family Tree for Lonnie Lee Evans

 

Loreen S. Evans (1899- )

Loreen S. Evans

Daughter of Lonnie Lee Evans & Tennessee Lee McCullough

 

Loreen S. Evans was born around 1899 in Pope County, Arkansas.  She was the second of eight children born to Lonnie Lee Evans and Tennessee Lee McCullough.  She was raised in Pope County, Arkansas.

In 1920, Loreen’s family was living in a rented home on Ridge Road in Wilson, Pope County, Arkansas.  Loreen was employed as a teacher at a public school at that time. 

 

Notes for Loreen S. Evans

Birth Residence & Occupation in 1920:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilson, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 537.

 

Ruth Evans (1897-1898)

Ruth Evans

Daughter of Lonnie Lee Evans & Tennessee Lee McCullough

Ruth Evans was born on July 20, 1897 in Pope County, Arkansas.  She was the first of eight children born to Lonnie Lee Evans and Tennessee Lee McCullough.  She was raised in Pope County, Arkansas.

Ruth Evans lived only a year, she died on July 17, 1898 in Conway, Pope County, Arkansas.

Notes for Ruth Evans

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com Family Tree for Lonnie Lee Evans

Lonnie Lee Evans (1874-1941)

Lonnie Lee Evans

Son of William A. Evans & Susan C. McCaige

 

Lonnie Lee Evans was born on January 13, 1874 in Welborn, Conway County, Arkansas.  He was the eldest of three children born to William A. Evans and Susan C. McCaige.  He was raised on the family farm in Welborn, near the home of his grandparents, LeRoy P. and Margaret Evans.

Lonnie married Tennessee “Tennie” Lee McCullough on September 24, 1895 in Conway County, Arkansas.  He was 21 years old and she was 24 years.  Tennie was born on November 1, 1870 in Tennessee, the daughter of Joshua McCullough and Mary Jones. 

Lonnie and Tennie were the parents of eight children:

           

            Ruth                            born July 20, 1897

            Loreen S.                     born about 1899

            William James             born November 14, 1900

            Lula Gace                    born March 25, 1902

            Bessie Lee                   born July 30, 1904

            Lonnie Ray                 born February 5, 1907

            Tennie Voree               born December 28, 1910

            Magorie Pearl              born about 1913

Lonnie and his family were living in a home on Everett Street in Wilson, Pope County, Arkansas in 1910, where he was employed as a proprietor for a roller mill.  Lonnie registered for the draft for the First World War on September 12, 1918 in Pope County.  At that time, he was described as short and stout, with blue eyes and brown hair. 

In 1920, the family was living in a rented home on Ridge Road in Wilson, Pope County, Arkansas, where Lonnie was working as a machinist. 

Lonnie Lee Evans died on February 12, 1941 in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas, at the age of 67 years.  His wife died the next day.

Tennessee Lee McCullough Evans died just one day after the death of her husband.  She died on February 13, 1941 in the same place.

Notes for Lonnie Lee Evans

Birth, Residence, Occupation in 1918:  Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Registration Location: Pope County, Arkansas; Roll: 1530572; Draft Board: 0.

Marriage, Residence, and Occupation in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place:  Wilson, Pope,  Arkansas; Roll: T624_61; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0096; Image: 1468; FHL Number: 1374074.

Residence & Occupation in 1920:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilson, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 537.

Death:  Ancestry.com. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Original data: Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950. Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society. Microfiche.

Notes for Tennessee Lee McCullough

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Original data: Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950. Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society. Microfiche.

Ben Charles Boggess (1899-1952)

Ben Charles Boggess

Son of William Clarence Boggess & Dora A. Reed

Ben Charles Boggess was born on September 29, 1899 in Galla Creek, Pope County, Arkansas.  He was the youngest of four children born to William Clarence Boggess and Dora A. Reed.  Ben was raised on the family farm located on the Little Rock Fort Smith Highway in Galla Creek, Pope County, Arkansas.  The family farm was located near the farms of her grandparents, Charles and Isabella Boggess, and her Uncle Haise Boggess.

Ben registered for service for World War I, on September 12, 1918 in Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas.  He was self-employed as a farmer.  He was short and stout, with grey eyes and blond hair.

Ben married Bessie Lee Evans around 1923, probably in Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas.  He was 24 years old and she was 17 years.  Bessie was born on July 30, 1904 in Adkins, Arkansas, the daughter of Lonnie Lee Evans and Tennessee Lee McCullough.  

In 1930, Ben and Bessie lived in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, along with Ben’s widowed mother, Dora.  Ben worked for an Ice Company at that time. 

Ben Charles Boggess died at the age of 52 on January 6, 1952 in Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas.  Bessie went on to live another 35 years after the death of her husband.

Bessie Lee Evans Boggess died on November 22, 1987 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.  She was  83 years old at her death.

World War I Draft Card