Walter Stewart Bell1

b. 11 October 1890
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FatherJohn A. Bell1
MotherHuldah Talskie1

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     Walter Stewart Bell was born on 11 October 1890 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.2 He married Florence Edith Johnson, daughter of Julian Deyoe Johnson and Glenora Luella Mayo, on 24 July 1912 in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada.1,3 Florence filed for divorce on 23 January 1929, charging non-support. The divorce was not contested, and was officially granted on 29 July 1929 in Oakland Co., Michigan.3
     He and his wife Florence, and their children Raymond and Doris, are listed at 19 Lincoln St. in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, in the 1920 census.4

Citations

  1. [S6586] Walter Stewart Bell and Florence Edith Johnson, Marriage Record.
  2. [S6588] World War I Draft Registration, Walter S. Bell.
  3. [S3741] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952; record for Florence Bell and Walter Bell, Docket No. D-1313, State File No. 63 1663.
  4. [S6594] 1920 U.S. Census, Walter S. Bell household, Oakland Co., Michigan.

Elmer Edward Palm1,2

b. 12 March 1884, d. 18 June 1945
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FatherEdward A. Palm3
MotherWilhelmina Schaper3

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     Elmer Edward Palm was born on 12 March 1884 in Sacramento Co., California.2,3 He married Orpha B. Moore, daughter of John Charles Moore and Augusta Hortense Burlingham, on 30 January 1915 in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.1,4 They apparently divorced about 15 July 1919, when Elmer published a notice in the newspaper disclaiming any debts contracted by his wife after that date.5 He died on 18 June 1945 in Sacramento Co., California, at age 61.6 He was buried at Sacramento City Cemetery in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.7
     At the time of his marriage in 1915 he was in the hop growing business in Washington, Yolo Co., California,1 but by September 1918 he was working as a machine hand for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.2

Citations

  1. [S6610] "Society Notes", Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, 1 February 1915, p. 4, col. 3.
  2. [S6603] World War I Draft Registration, Elmer Edward Palm.
  3. [S4174] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Record for Elmer Edward Palm, No. 573-18-7688.
  4. [S6606] "Father Keeps Child", Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, 8 January 1916, p. 18, col. 6.
  5. [S6611] "General Notices", Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, 15 July 1919, p. 13, col. 1.
  6. [S702] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997; record for Elmer E. Palm.
  7. [S1871] Find A Grave; memorial for Elmer Edward Palm (Mem. No. 11049264), Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California. Created by Kimberley Terrill, 28 May 2005, now maintained by Bill & Eileen.

Jerome Couch1

b. about 1900, d. 2 August 1948
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     Jerome Couch was born about 1900.1 He married Orpha B. Moore (license dated 21 October 1947 in Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada), daughter of John Charles Moore and Augusta Hortense Burlingham.1,2 He died on 2 August 1948 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Oakland, Alameda Co., California.2 He was buried on 6 August 1948 at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo Co., California.2

Citations

  1. [S6608] "Reno Marriage Licenses", Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, 22 October 1947, p. 29, col. 8.
  2. [S6599] Obituary, Jerome Couch, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, 4 August 1948, p. 29, col. 5.

Joseph Patton1

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     Joseph Patton married Della Lillian Moore, daughter of John Charles Moore and Augusta Hortense Burlingham, about 1912.
     No record has been found online for the marriage or divorce of Della Moore and Joseph Patton, but they had a son together on 1 February 1913 in Cowlitz Co., Washington. Further, on 9 April 1913 Joseph Patton of Tacoma, Washington, was arrested in Portland, Oregon, by request of the Tacoma police, and charged with deserting his wife Mrs. Della Patton and their 2-month-old child.2,3 The child was named Lester Irving Patton in his birth record, but listed as Leslie Patton in the 1920 census, and as Leslie Carlson in the 1930 census.4,5

Citations

  1. [S4734] Washington, U.S., County Birth Records, 1870-1935; record for Lester Irving Patton, Washington State Department of Health Birth Index, Reel 3 1939.
  2. [S4734] Washington, U.S., County Birth Records, 1870-1935; record for Lester Irving Patton.
  3. [S6612] "City News", Tacoma Daily Ledger, Tacoma, Washington, 10 April 1913, p. 5, col. 4.
  4. [S6006] 1920 U.S. Census, John C. Moore household, El Dorado Co., California.
  5. [S5939] 1930 U.S. Census, Oscar Carlson household, Sacramento Co., California.

Ivor Reese Jenkins1,2

b. 29 December 1892, d. 17 March 1973
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FatherThomas Parry Jenkins1
MotherKate Williams1

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     Ivor Reese Jenkins was born on 29 December 1892 in Chinook, Pacific Co., Washington.1,3 He married Della Lillian Moore, daughter of John Charles Moore and Augusta Hortense Burlingham, on 9 October 1916 in Ketchikan, Alaska.2,4 Their marriage was short; Ivor listed himself as single when he registered for the World War I draft on 20 July 1917.3 He died on 17 March 1973 in Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington, at age 80.5
     When he registered for the World War I draft he listed his occupation as mariner, working for J. L. Smiley & Co., a cannery in Ketchikan, Alaska.3

Citations

  1. [S6598] Washington, U.S., Birth Index, 1907-1919; record for Iver Reese Jenkins.
  2. [S6605] Ivor Jenkins and Della Moore, Marriage Record.
  3. [S6602] World War I Draft Registration, Ivor Reese Jenkins.
  4. [S5922] Obituary, Ruth Schlein, The Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 28 April 1917, p. 5, col. 4. Names a sister "Mrs. Iver Jenkins of Alaska."
  5. [S4687] Washington, U.S., Death Index, 1940-2017; record for Ivar Jenkins, Cert. No. 7928.