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Barbara Weeks Dickinson

F, #3726, b. 10 May 1921

Parents

FatherArthur Beers Dickinson
MotherArlene Weeks
Pedigree Link

Family: Blake Paul Lancaster (b. 10 April 1921, d. 27 December 1989)

SonBlake Nelson Lancaster+
SonRichard Paul Lancaster (b. 31 July 1945, d. 6 October 1945)
SonPeter Michael Lancaster+
SonRobert Douglas Lancaster

Biography

Barbara was born on 10 May 1921 in Maryland. She married Blake Paul Lancaster on 2 November 1942 in Washington, D.C.. She married Frank C. Locke on after 1951.
Barbara was a teacher and social worker, but was a housewife at the time of the birth of all of her children.
Last Edited 1 July 2011
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Katherine Newman

F, #3727, b. 1915, d. 1950
Pedigree Link

Biography

Katherine was born on 1915. She married Blake Paul Lancaster. Katherine died on 1950, at age ~35. She apparently died in May or June of 1950.
Last Edited 13 August 2011
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Rose Mary Condit

F, #3728, b. 16 October 1920, d. 26 November 2007

Parents

FatherHenry Condit
MotherGertrude L.???
Pedigree Link

Biography

Rose was born on 16 October 1920 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.1 She married Blake Paul Lancaster on 7 November 1970 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida.2

Rose Mary Condit died

on 26 November 2007 at age 87.1
Rose Mary Condit lived in 1997 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida.3 According to the Social Security Death Index, Rose's last residence was in Harrison City, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1
Last Edited 4 June 2014

Citations

  1. [S189] Social Security Death Index.
  2. [S984] Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 & 1927-2001, online www.ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
    Name:     Rose Mary Condit
    Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1970
    County of Marriage: Manatee
    Maiden Name: Condit
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Volume: 2975
    Certificate: 060259
    Source: Florida Department of Health. Hereinafter cited as Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 & 1927-2001.
  3. [S1176] U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
    Name:     Rose Mary Lancaster
    Address: 3534 Lake Bayshore Dr
    City: Bradenton
    State: Florida Zip Code: 34205-5170
    Residence Years: 1997. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002.
Family Explorer

Laura Enid Lancaster

F, #3731, b. 27 April 1968, d. 30 January 2009

Parents

FatherBlake Nelson Lancaster
MotherSaundra Sue ("Susie") Post
Pedigree Link

Biography

Laura was born on 27 April 1968 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma.1

Laura Enid Lancaster died on 30 January 2009 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, at age 40.2,1 She was buried on 7 February 2009 in Forest Hills Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, in Block F, Lot 1 1/2.1,3
Laura Enid Lancaster was graduated in 1992 in University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan.1

The 4 February 2009 edition of the Livingston Daily Press & Argus (Howell, MI) carried the following obituary:

LAURA E. LANCASTER
Laura E. Lancaster, Ann Arbor, MI. Died suddenly at home on Friday morning, January 30 [2009]. Laura was born April 27, 1968 in Enid Oklahoma while her father, Blake, was in pilot training at Vance AFB. She and her mother Sue moved frequently for the first five years of her life, residing in Texas, Florida, Minnesota, and Mt. Clemens, Michigan before settling in Brighton. Laura graduated from Brighton High ('86) and from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications. While at school in Ann Arbor she lived in the North Campus Co-op and ultimately stayed on there until fall of 2004. She enjoyed the intercultural interaction and made many, many friends during her 17 years at the co-op. She has kept in touch with most of them. She worked at the Hands on Museum as a guide for several years. Later she worked as a technician at Heartland Rehabilitation. Recently she had been volunteering at NAMI of Washtenaw, The Red Cross, and the English as a second language program at U of M's student housing. She will be remembered as a loyal friend, loving daughter, and caring sister. Laura is survived by her parents, Blake and Sue Lancaster; brother and sister-in-law, Blake Mark and Jodi Lancaster; and grandfather, Glenn Post. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to: Laura E. Lancaster Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Brighton Commerce Bank, 8700 North Second St., Brighton, MI 48116. Funds may also be sent to NAMI of Washtenaw County, 1100 N. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. There will be a visitation at Nie Funeral Home, 2400 Carpenter Rd., Ann Arbor on Friday, February 6 from 3 to 8 pm. There will be a short visitation on Saturday, February 7th from 10:45 am until the memorial service at 12 noon at First United Methodist Church Green Wood, 1001 Green Rd., Ann Arbor. Following the service there will be a social gathering, followed by a graveside service at Forest Hills Cemetery at 2:30. Please visit Laura's page at www.niefuneralhomes.com.1
Last Edited 8 April 2017

Citations

  1. [S1175] Laura E. Lancaster Obituary, Livingston Daily Press & Argus, Howell, Michigan, 4 February 2009, found in United States Obituary Collection, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Laura E. Lancaster Obituary.
  2. [S979] Glenn Post Obituary, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio, 10 February 2011. Hereinafter cited as Glenn Post Obituary.
  3. [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Laura E. Lancaster, Forest Hills Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
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Richard Paul Lancaster1

M, #3733, b. 31 July 1945, d. 6 October 1945

Parents

FatherBlake Paul Lancaster (b. 10 April 1921, d. 27 December 1989)
MotherBarbara Weeks Dickinson (b. 10 May 1921)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Richard was born on 31 July 1945.2

Richard Paul Lancaster died on 6 October 1945 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, at age 0.2,3 He was buried in Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida.2
Last Edited 5 July 2014

Citations

  1. [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Richard Paul Lancaster
    Birth: Jul. 31, 1945
    Death: Oct. 6, 1945
    Burial: Manasota Memorial Park
    Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida
    Created by: Donna McPherson
    Record added: Feb 26, 2014
    Find A Grave Memorial# 125633268
    . Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Richard Paul Lancaster
    Birth: Jul. 31, 1945
    Death: Oct. 6, 1945
    Burial: Manasota Memorial Park
    Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida
    Created by: Donna McPherson
    Record added: Feb 26, 2014
    Find A Grave Memorial# 125633268.
  3. [S397] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, online www.ancestry.com, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
    Name:     Richard Paul Lancaster
    Death Date: 1945
    County of Death: Hillsborough
    State of Death: Florida
    Other Death Place Information: Tampa
    Race: White
    Gender: Male


    . Hereinafter cited as Florida Death Index, 1877-1998.
Family Explorer

Nelson McArthur Lancaster

M, #3740, b. 22 August 1922, d. 8 May 1945

Parents

FatherBlake McKenzie Lancaster, M.D. (b. 24 May 1881, d. 28 March 1956)
MotherInger Marie Simonsen (b. 14 June 1896, d. 27 August 1976)
Pedigree Link

Family: Ann Louise Carmody (b. 1 January 1923)

SonNelson Kenton Lancaster

Biography

Nelson was born on 22 August 1922 in Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minnesota. He married Ann Louise Carmody on 2 January 1944 in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma.

Nelson McArthur Lancaster died on 8 May 1945 at age 22. He was a Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG), United States Navy Reserve (USNR), in World War Two. While serving as a Naval Aviator with Patrol Bombing Squadron One Hundred Fifty Three (VPB-153) undergoing training at Naval Air Station (NAS) Kaneohe HI he perished when he PV-2 Harpoon patrol bomber he was flying crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Oahu while on a night training flight. His body was never recovered. He is listed on a memorial to men lost at sea in the Punch Bowl Military Cemetery near Honolulu, Hawaii. There is another memorial for him at Manasota Memorial Park, Brdenton, FL. There is a memorial for him in Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, which reads:
Lt. Nelson M. Lancaster
Died near Oahu, T.H.V.B 153
Dear one, rest in the West.
Sable night, lull the day to her breast.
Sweet, good night.
Now, away to rest.1
Nelson McArthur Lancaster appeared on the census of 1925 in the household of Blake McKenzie Lancaster, M.D., and Inger Marie Lancaster in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, which lists Blake Lancaster, 44, his wife Inger Lancaster, 29, their sons Blake, Jr., 4, Nelson, 2, and daughter Dorothy, 4 months. They were apparently living with Inger's parents, Nils and Dortea Simonsen. [North Dakota State Census, 1925]. Nelson McArthur Lancaster appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Blake McKenzie Lancaster, M.D., and Inger Marie Lancaster in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, which listed Blake Lancaster, 48, born in Ontario, Canada, came to USA in 1898; his wife Inger, 36, born in Denmark; their children (all born in Minnesota) Blake, 9, Nelson, 7, and Dorothy, 5; and Blake's brother David Lancaster, 67, born in Ontario, Canada, came to USA in 1927.2

He was a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in World War II.1
Last Edited 8 May 2025

Citations

  1. [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Lieut Nelson M Lancaster
    Birth: 1922
    Death: 1945
    Burial: Manasota Memorial Park
    Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida
    Created by: Donna McPherson
    Record added: Feb 26, 2014
    Find A Grave Memorial# 125634175. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S702] 1930 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Florida, Manatee County, Manatee (Blake Lancaster household). Hereinafter cited as 1930 U.S. Census.
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Ann Louise Carmody

F, #3741, b. 1 January 1923
Pedigree Link

Family: Nelson McArthur Lancaster (b. 22 August 1922, d. 8 May 1945)

SonNelson Kenton Lancaster

Biography

Ann was born on 1 January 1923. She married Nelson McArthur Lancaster on 2 January 1944 in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma.
After Nelson's death, she may have married a Mr. Parson. In about 1996, she may have lived at 118 Rum Gully Road, Mt. Gilead, South Carolina 29576.

Findagrave.com
Ann Carmody Parsons

MURRELLS INLET Ann Carmody Parsons , passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 28, 2005.

Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Francis Joseph Carmody, writer and drama critic for the Evening Star newspaper and Beata Himeman Carmody of East Aurora, New York. She grew up in Somerset, Md., attending the Maurais School, Cathedral and Stuart Hall.

She was widowed by navy pilot, Nelson Kenton [sic, McArthur] Lancaster, who died in service at the end of World War II. They had one son, Nelson Kenton Lancaster Jr.??? In 1949, she married James Arthur Parsons of Washington, D.C. with whom she had two children, Geoffrey and Elizabeth. Mr. Parsons was a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the late 1930's and an attorney. They lived in Pittsburgh, and Roanoke, Va., until they retired and moved to Murrells Inlet. Mr. Parsons died in 1987.

She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and friend and was very active in the Pittsburgh and Roanoke communities. She wrote an unpublished book and several essays, enjoyed oil painting, and held a patent on an original gift-wrapping storage box that has been copied and is sold worldwide today. She had been an avid golfer, loved entertaining and was an inventive, accomplished cook. She loved sports and particularly loved football season.

She was a vital, significant participant in the lives of her children and grandchildren. She was wonderful company, had a sharp wit and intellect, and had an excellent sense of humor. Her strength and ability to find the good in everything was an inspiration and tonic to so many that knew and loved her. She will be deeply missed.

Survivors include her two sons, Nelson ``Chip'' Parsons and Geoffrey J. Parsons of Murrells Inlet; one daughter, Elizabeth ``Betsy'' Fletcher of Conway, and three grandchildren, Jenna, Lucas, and Christian, all of Conway.

Sign a guest book at www. goldfinchfuneralhome.com or at MyrtleBeachOnline.com.

Memorials or donations may be made to Brookgreen Gardens. At her wishes, her remains will be interred with her husband at Arlington National Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements will be handled by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel.


Spouses
Lieut Nelson McArthur Lancaster, 1922–1945 (m. 1943)
James Arthur Parsons, 1915–1988 (m. 1949.)1


Last Edited 8 May 2025

Citations

  1. [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
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Dorothy Evangeline Lancaster

F, #3743, b. 19 January 1925, d. 18 May 2004

Parents

FatherBlake McKenzie Lancaster, M.D. (b. 24 May 1881, d. 28 March 1956)
MotherInger Marie Simonsen (b. 14 June 1896, d. 27 August 1976)
Pedigree Link

Family: Richard LeRoy Akers (b. 16 December 1922)

SonBruce Randolph (Randy) Akers+
DaughterKaren Patrice (Patty) Akers+
DaughterCharlene Diane Akers+
SonRodger Alan Akers

Biography

Dorothy was born on 19 January 1925 in Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minnesota.1 She married Richard LeRoy Akers on 22 December 1946 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. She married Charles Melvin Smith on 15 November 1975 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida.

Dorothy Evangeline Lancaster died on 18 May 2004 at age 79.1
Dorothy Evangeline Lancaster appeared on the census of 1925 in the household of Blake McKenzie Lancaster, M.D., and Inger Marie Lancaster in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, which lists Blake Lancaster, 44, his wife Inger Lancaster, 29, their sons Blake, Jr., 4, Nelson, 2, and daughter Dorothy, 4 months. They were apparently living with Inger's parents, Nils and Dortea Simonsen. [North Dakota State Census, 1925]. Dorothy Evangeline Lancaster appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Blake McKenzie Lancaster, M.D., and Inger Marie Lancaster in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, which listed Blake Lancaster, 48, born in Ontario, Canada, came to USA in 1898; his wife Inger, 36, born in Denmark; their children (all born in Minnesota) Blake, 9, Nelson, 7, and Dorothy, 5; and Blake's brother David Lancaster, 67, born in Ontario, Canada, came to USA in 1927.2

From the Bradenton [Florida] Herald, Thursday, 2 December 1943, page 6:
Mrs. Inger Lancaster and daughter, Dorothy [Lancaster], of Washington, D. C., are visiting here several weeks as guests of relatives. Mrs. Lancaster is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simonsen, of Braden Castle, and Miss Lancaster is guest of her father, Dr. Blake Lancaster of Manatee. Her Social Security Number was 262-56-5595, issued in 1955 in Florida.1 At one time, Dot and Chuck Smith lived in her family home at 16 High Street, Manatee, Florida. Later they moved to Indiana. According to the Social Security Death Index, Dorothy's last residence was in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana.1
Last Edited 16 April 2023

Citations

  1. [S189] Social Security Death Index.
  2. [S702] 1930 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Florida, Manatee County, Manatee (Blake Lancaster household). Hereinafter cited as 1930 U.S. Census.
Family Explorer

Richard LeRoy Akers

M, #3744, b. 16 December 1922
Pedigree Link

Family: Dorothy Evangeline Lancaster (b. 19 January 1925, d. 18 May 2004)

SonBruce Randolph (Randy) Akers+
DaughterKaren Patrice (Patty) Akers+
DaughterCharlene Diane Akers+
SonRodger Alan Akers

Biography

Richard was born on 16 December 1922 in Aurelia, Cherokee County, Iowa. He married Dorothy Evangeline Lancaster on 22 December 1946 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
Last Edited 26 March 2001
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Charles Melvin Smith

M, #3745, b. 15 March 1930, d. 8 June 2008

Parents

FatherWilliam Forrest Smith
MotherEsther Amick
Pedigree Link

Biography

Charles was born on 15 March 1930 in Marysville, Pike County, Indiana.1 He married Dorothy Evangeline Lancaster on 15 November 1975 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida.

Charles Melvin Smith died on 8 June 2008 at age 78.1
His Social Security Number was 305-38-9163, issued in 1953 in Indiana.1 According to the Social Security Death Index, Charles's last residence was in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana.1
Last Edited 19 December 2008

Citations

  1. [S189] Social Security Death Index.
Compiler: Paul Van Buren
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