When MARY LUCINDA "LULA" "LOU" RICHMOND was born on March 29, 1883, in Little Rock, Arkansas, her father, MADISON, was 26, and her mother, MARY, was 23. her sister, Azale Savannah, was 2 . She married WILLIAM LEMUEL "HARRIS" CHURCH and they had three children together. She then married James Montgomery "Jack" Smith on June 16, 1929, in Olathe, Kansas. She died on May 18, 1971, in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 88, and was buried there.
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1886: Her sister Maggie Love was born on January 13, 1886, in Little Rock, Arkansas, when LOU was 2 years old.
1890: Her brother Madison Leroy was born on September 4, 1890, in Arkansas, when LOU was 7 years old.
1893: Her sister Nellie Ophelia was born on December 23, 1893, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, when LOU was 10 years old.
1901: Her brother Elmer Eugene was born on April 6, 1899, in Evansville, Indiana, when LOU was 18 years old.
1902: MARY LUCINDA LULA LOU RICHMOND married WILLIAM LEMUEL "HARRIS" CHURCH in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 30, 1902, when she was 19 years old.
1903: Her daughter MARY LOUISE was born on May 23, 1903, in Golden, Colorado.
1905: Her son Roman Arthur was born on July 27, 1905, in Sherman, Texas.
1908: Her son Roman Arthur passed away on March 12, 1908, in Sherman, Texas, at the age of 2.
Her son Edward died at birth, but I don't know what year.
1910: Her half-brother Silas RICHMOND died on June 14, 1910, in Whitfield, Georgia, when LOU was 27 years old.
1913: Her father MADISON LOVE RICHMOND passed away on February 19, 1913, in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 56.
1919: Paris Peace Conference. Women Gain the Constitutional Right to Vote
1920: LOU (RICHMOND) CHURCH lived in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1920.
1924: Her husband WILLIAM LEMUEL "HARRIS" CHURCH passed away on December 11, 1924, in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 45. They had been married 22 years.
1925: LOU (RICHMOND) CHURCH lived in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1925.
1929: MARY LUCINDA LULA LOU (RICHMOND) CHURCH married James Montgomery "Jack" Smith in Olathe, Kansas, on June 16, 1929, when she was 46 years old.
1930: LOU (RICHMOND) SMITH lived in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1930.
1933: Her mother MARY JANE (DAVENPORT) RICHMOND passed away on March 3, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 73.
Federal alcohol prohibition was repealed in December 1933, but many Americans had been ignoring the law for years.
The first "New Deal" brought economic relief to many Americans in 1933 through programs that addressed banking, farming, and unemployment.
1936: Throughout the summer of 1936, the United States experienced one of the most devastating heatwaves in the nation's history.
1939: Summertime meant showtime for Kansas youth as they presented the skills they had learned in 4-H programs in 1939.
1940: LOU (RICHMOND) SMITH lived in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 1, 1940.
1941: In the wake of the deadly surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States entered World War II on December 8, 1941.
1942: Her brother Elmer Eugene RICHMOND died on November 15, 1942, in the Solomon Seas during the Naval Battle of Guadalcana , when LOU was 59 years old.
1945: Harry S. Truman became president of the shocked and grief-stricken United States upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.
In the United States, public displays of jubilant celebration characterized the end of World War II on V-J (Victory over Japan) Day. At 7:03 p.m. on August 14, 1945, the scrolling sign in New York City's Times Square delivered the news: "Official—Truman Announces Japanese Surrender."
1950: Her husband James Montgomery "Jack" Smith passed away in 1950 in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 71. They had been married 21 years.
1957: LOU (RICHMOND) SMITH lived in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1957.
1961: Americans across the nation watched on television and listened to the radio as President John F. Kennedy was inaugurated in January 1961.
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis During the 13-day standoff with the Soviet Union in October 1962, Americans prepared for a nuclear doomsday.
1966: Her sister Azale died on March 19, 1966, in Springdale, Arkansas, when LOU was 82 years old.
1970: Her sister Maggie died on June 18, 1970, in Kansas City, Kansas, when LOU was 87 years old.
1971: MARY LUCINDA LULA LOU (RICHMOND) SMITH died on May 18, 1971, in Kansas City, Kansas, when she was 88 years old.