William was born about 1885. He married Lelia in 1902, and they had a daughter in 1903. Lelia remarried in 1913, and appears in the 1920 census with her daughter and new husband. It's not clear whether William died or divorced Lelia.
Sources
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM1-LJRN : 10 December 2017), William Acton and Lelia M Gilliland, 22 Nov 1902; citing Wells, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,318,464.
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM1-R2QS : 10 December 2017), Wm Acton and Lelia Merle Gilliland, 22 Nov 02; citing Wells, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,318,977.
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM1-5B5F : 10 December 2017), Wm Acton and Gilliland, 22 Nov 02; citing Wells, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,318,977.
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM1-LJRN : 10 December 2017), William Acton and Lelia M Gilliland, 22 Nov 1902; citing Wells, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,318,464.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKR8-GYQ : accessed 7 November 2018), John W Acton, Bluffton Ward 1, Wells, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 157, sheet 4B, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 388; FHL microfilm 1,374,401.
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