Thirteenth Generation

742. Lawrence Arthur "Larry" / "Little Abe" ACREE⁷⁴⁸ was born on 15 June 1936 in Maryland.^615,870 He appeared in the census in April 1940 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD.⁶¹⁵ He and his father were living with his paternal grandparents. He between about 1939 and about 1949 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD.^749,751,871 Per Lawrence: After my parents' ... split up of 1939, I went with Abe's mother and sister, and Skip went with my mother's family. But I visited my brother Skip frequently from the time I was 8 or 9 years old until the 1970's. We were in the same Boy Scout troup. I saw him at his place in Lake Tahoe, California in 1972."

"My aunt Esther raised me. I never knew or lived with pop until the early 1950's because of his WW ll service and his 2nd family getting started."

"I moved to Greenland Beach with him and Margaret when the twins (Sharon and Charles) were just starting to walk, 1948 or 49."

"I was moved to Margaret and Abe's house in 1949 and into the 7th grade at the unfinished George Fox JHS, and lived with them until they moved to Florida in 1954. Back then when I moved in, Pop was still working at the Coast Guard Yard and had just finished building their new house on Greenland Beach Road; I believe the house # was 128. The water well was just being drilled when I moved in. They had been getting water by a temporary pipe from out back at Margaret Yearsley's parents. I don't believe they ever lived in the construction trailer on Greenland Beach Road, but had lived with her mom and pop on the adjoining front property on Fort Smallwood Road, about 75 feet away. Pop left the CG Yard and started his building business in about 1952. I remember painting the truck signs and getting my driver's permit on my 16th birthday, June 1952." Larry" / "Little Abe appeared in the census in April 1950 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD.⁶¹³ He was living with his father's oldest sister, Helen Cox, and her children in the household of his paternal grandparents, Alvin Acree, Sr., and his wife Frances. He was listed as Helen's "Nephew." "I remember having the 1951 Thanksgiving dinner at the (John and Katherine) Serp's family home on Pennington Avenue. I remembered that dinner at their home because I didn't want to go and was made to. So, I ate in a hurry and hitched a ride back to Greenland Beach." After 1952 he was in Greenland Beach, Anne Arundel County, MD.⁷⁵¹ "I worked for my father in his business, 'A. V. Acree & Sons, Building Construction,' for about 6 to 8 years. He had tools, pumps, a dump truck, a concrete mixer and two work trucks. He employed about six people. I worked weekends and summers as a helper. He built houses around Anne Arundel County.

My dad and his second wife and children moved to Florida in the 1950's. So I enlisted in the military. The next time we got together was in the mid-1960's, when he moved back to Maryland. We fished, hunted. and stayed in touch until my father's death in 2000." He served in the military about April 1957 in Camp LeJeune, NC.^751,872,873 He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for approximately two years. He was assigned to Camp LeJeune, NC, for Basic Training and served as a Private (E-1). He was promoted to Private First Class (E-2) about July 1957. He then transferred about October 1957 to the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, NC, where he served as a Lance Corporal (E-3) and Corporal (E-4).

He was 6' 4" tall when he enlisted. Larry" / "Little Abe lived in Frederick, Frederick County, MD before 1985.⁸⁷⁴ His household was at 1215 North East
Street. He lived in Kenansville, Osceola County, FL after 1985.^870,874,875 His household was on Lake Marian. He lived in Palm Bay, Brevard County, FL between 1988 and November 2022.^{121,740,870,874,875} His household was at 1358 Knollwood Road NE.

After 2015 his household was at 1101 Cricket Drive NE and he was the Treasurer of the Port Malabar Unit 55 Property Owners Association.

He was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, was told that he had six months to live, and was put in VA home hospice care. In 2022, his wife's son moved him and his wife to live next door to him in Leeds Township, Maine.

He retired in 2021after a career in the Aerospace industry. Larry" / "Little Abe lived in Leeds Township, Androscoggin County, ME after December 2022.^751,872,876 at 457 Church Hill Road.

In a 10 January 2023 email to Gary Griggs, he said that at age 87 he was "alive and kicking." In a 16 October 2023 email, he said "I've been doing the cancer thing now since February 2021, with two operations and a bunch of procedures."

In a 14 October 2024 email, he said he was "doing well" with the cancer and was given six months to live.

He suffered heart failure in September 2025 and was under a doctor's care. He was doing well with both issues in October 2025, but had been diagnosed with macular degenertion in both eyes.

His half-sister, Barbara (Serp) Griggs, and her husband Gary visited him in Maine on October 11th and 12th and found him to be in excellent spirits, despite his health issues. He spends much of his time in his hobbies of wood-carving (small animals and fish, drink coasters, etc.) and painting (animals and landscape). He is an accomplished and very talented artist.

Lawrence Arthur "Larry" / "Little Abe" ACREE and Patsy Ruth KING were married on 29 June 1957 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD.^4,877 At the time that he married, he was serving in the U.S. Marines, but his home address was listed as Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, MD. She was living in Baltimore. They^4,877 were divorced about February 1959 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL.^4,626,877 (The St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL, Sunday Independent newspaper contains the following article: "New Suits Filed. Mary Ruth Acree vs. Lawrence Acree, divorce and other relief." Her given name is not the same as in their Certificate of Marriage, but that may have been Lawrence and Patsy Ruth (King) Acree.) Patsy Ruth KING⁴, daughter of Reginald E. KING and Elizabeth UNKNOWN (KING), was born on 9 February 1936 in Richmond (Independent City), VA.^4,79 She appeared in the census in 1940 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD. She appeared in the census in 1940 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD.⁸⁷⁸

Lawrence Arthur "Larry" / "Little Abe" ACREE and Barbara Evelyn STEWART were married on 9 May 1979 in Frederick, Frederick County, MD.^{4,121,870,871,877} (Acording to the Maryland Marriages record, they were both divorced when they married.) Barbara Evelyn STEWART⁸⁷⁸, daughter of John E. STEWART and Lucy L. HARVEY, was born on 9 January 1944 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD.⁸⁷⁰ She appeared in the census in 1950 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD.^740,878 She was living with her mother and her step-father, who had adopted her. She never knew her birth father. She graduated about 1962 in Baltimore (Independent City), MD.⁷⁹ from Western High School. Barbara lived in Frederick, Frederick County, MD before 1985.⁸⁷⁵ She lived in Kenansville, Osceola County, FL after December 1985.⁸⁷⁹ She lived in Palm Bay, Brevard County, FL between 1988 and November 2022.⁸⁷⁹ Her household was at 1358 Knollwood Road NE. In 2007 Barbara was in Palm Bay, Brevard County, FL.⁶²⁶ She was an English teacher at Palm Bay High School. A newspaper article stated that she "brought Poetry Alive to the school for the past two years." She stated that "the presentation is beneficial because many of the poems and comprehension skills used while deciphering the poetry are valuable for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test." She lived in Leeds Township, Androscoggin County, ME after December 2022.⁸⁷⁹ next door to her son from her first marriage.