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  • Dec 22, 1891
    Elonzo Huble Williams is born in Macedonia, Alabama. Son Hiram Hank Williams becomes one of country music's legendary figures
    Aug 12, 1898
    Jessie Lillybelle Skipper is born in Butler County, Alabama. She becomes the mother of Hank Williams
    Nov 12, 1916
    Lon Williams marries Lillie Skipper. The relationship produces a child who becomes a significant country star, some guy named Hank Williams
    Sep 17, 1923
    Hank Williams is born in Mount Olive, Alabama. He becomes one of country music's most influential singer/songwriters, penning "I Saw The Light" and "Your Cheatin' Heart" among his classics before dying tragically at age 29. Williams is one of three inaugural inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961
    Jul 10, 1937
    Hank Williams moves from Greenville, Alabama, to Montgomery with his parents
    Mar 17, 1939
    Rufus Payne, known to Hank Williams as "Tee Tot," dies in a Montgomery hospital. Payne, an African-American street singer, taught Williams to play the guitar
    Jul 10, 1942
    Hank Williams' parents, Lillian and Elonzo, divorce
    Dec 20, 1943
    "I'm Praying For The Day That Peace Will Come" becomes the first Hank Williams title copyrighted by the U.S. government
    Dec 5, 1944
    Audrey Guy divorces her first husband, clearing the way for her marriage to Hank Williams 10 days later
    Dec 15, 1944
    Hank Williams marries Audrey Guy at a gas station outside Andalusia, Alabama

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