Hank Williams died an early tragic death as so many young performers do. However, his legend lives on through not only his music but of his son and grandson as well.
The name Hank is one that Williams adopted in his teen years to replace his given name of Hiram King Williams, he figured it would be more suited for his musical aspirations.
Hank's dad was a Mason and his mother a member of the Order of Eastern Star. The first born of the union of Elonzo Huble "Lon" Williams and Jessie Lillybelle "Lillie" Skipper was a little girl named, Irene. Their second baby was a boy who died shortly after birth and the third child a son named Hiram King William.
As Paul Harvey always said, " and now you know the rest of the story."
