| 1. | LAINE Evelyn Ruth was born on 29 Jun 1921 in Isle of Wight County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
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After the Surry Lumber Company failed Mattew Laine was out of work. Ashton Laine had a job working at
Nachman's Department Store on Washington Avenue in Newport News, Virginia. Since Ashton was the only one working the family, including Matthew, Susie, Ashton, Catherine, and Evelyn moved to Newport News, Virginia to a house at 1144 Hampton Avenue. Evelyn enrolled in Walter Reed School into the forth grade. Macgruder school was first to third grades only. Shortly after moving to 1144 Hampton Avenue, they moved to the twelve hundred block to a house with a lower rent. This house was also of a lesser quality, poorly insulated making it rather cold in the winter.
Later Ashton, Matthew and Evelyn moved to rent an upstairs apartment with the Gray's on 22nd Street. Mr. Gray had died and Mrs. Gray rented the apartment.
Shortly after this, Evelyn went to live with Pearl Dunn and her family in Emporia, Virginia. Evelyn was supposed to go into the seventh grade high (the grades used to be designated as low and high, i.e., seventh low or seventh high, indicating whether one was in the first or second
half). Evelyn was instead place in high school - the eight grade. After about a year she returned to Newport News.
Later Ashton, Matthew and Evelyn moved to rent an upstairs apartment with the Gray's on 22nd Street. Mr. Gray had died and Mrs. Gray rented the apartment. Shortly after this, Evelyn went to live with Pearl Dunn and her family in Emporia, Virginia. Evelyn was supposed to go into the seventh grade high (the grades used to be designated as low and high, i.e., seventh low or seventh high, indicating whether one was in the first or second half). Evelyn was instead place in high school - the eight grade. After about a year she returned to Newport News. Catherine and Charles were married and moved to a house at 222 Cherry Avenue.
Mathew Laine went to work for the Waterfront Lumber Company.
Ashton married Louise and moved into the Shipyard apartments. Evelyn move in with them.
Matthew moved into the apartment above the Waterfront Lumber Company Office in the twelve hundred block of Jefferson Avenue.
Ashton and Louise moved to Durham, North Carolina.
Evelyn went to live with the Love family. Mr. Love was owner or one of the owners of Waterfront Lumber Company and lived on Chesapeake Avenue. Evelyn stayed with this family until Mr. Love's daughter became ill. He asked Mr. Smith if he would board Evelyn, which he did. Prior to Evelyn leaving the Love's , she was taking a knitting class a Nachman's and met one of the Smith family. She met Jean Smith and became good friends. Evelyn was invited to Jeans birthday party at the Chamberlin Hotel at Old Point Comfort,(Fort Monroe) in Hampton, Virginia.
Evelyn married SMITH William Newton, Jr. on 21 Mar 1942 in Newport News, VA. William (son of SMITH William Newton, Sr. and YOUNG Clara) was born on 19 Dec 1918 in Newport News, VA; died on 22 Oct 1968 in Newport News, VA; was buried on 24 Oct 1968 in Newport News, VA (Peninsula Memorial Park). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: ALLERTON Richard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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