Lura Jane Smith

1887 - 1981  (94 years)

• Name	Lura Jane Smith  [1]
  Birth	7 Jul 1887	Fairhaven, Stearns County, Minnesota   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Will	20 May 1895	Fairhaven, Stearns County, Minnesota   [2]
  	Wallace A Smith leaves $1 to each child and remainder to wife Jane
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Fairhaven, Stearns County, Minnesota   [3]
  	Jane A Smith, Head, F, W, Feb 1857, 49, Wd, 9 children born - 7 living Wisconsin, Canada, Canada Judson O Smith, Son, W, M, Apr 1877, 23, S, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Engineer Lura J Smith, Daughter, W, F, July 1887, 13, S, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, attended school Willis E Smith, Son, W, M, Apr 1891, 9, S, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, attended school
  Census	23 Jan 1920	Road South of Manhattan by Milwacike [Milwaukee] Depot, Manhattan, Gallatin County, Montana   [4]
  	Frank E Gonsor, Head, M, W, 34, M, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Farms own Farm Lura J Gonsor, Wife, W, F, 32, M, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Housekeeper Clara T Gonsor, Daughter, W, F, 9, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota, at school Richard F Gonsor, Son, W, M, 6, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota, at school Margurett Gonsor, Daughter, W, F, 2, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota Elisabeth Gonsor, Daughter, W, F, 2/12, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota
  Anecdote	5 Feb 1924  [5]
  	Letter from Jane A. Maybee Smith to daughter Lura Smith Gonser, dtd February 5th 1924 [see exhibits]
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Railroad Avenue, Manhattan, Gallatin County, Montana   [6]
  	Frank E Gonser, Head, M, W, 45, Married at age 24, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Farms own Farm Lura J Gonser, Wife, W, F, 42, Married at age 22, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin Clara L Gonser, Daughter, W, F, 19, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota, at school Richard F Gonser, Son, W, M, 17, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota, at school Margaret R Gonser , Daughter, W, F, 12, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota, at school Elizabeth J Gonser, Daughter, W, F, 10, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota, at school Wallace S Gonser, Son, W, M, 7, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota Francis L Gonser, Son, W, M, 3, S, Montana, Minnesota, Minnesota
  Residence	1932	304 8th Avenue South, Yakima City, Washington   [7]
  	Frank E Gonser (Lura J) driver h 304 8th av S
  Census	11 Apr 1940	1317 Brown Avenue, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington   [6]
  	Frank E Gonser, Rents House, Head, M, W, 55, M, completed 8 years of school, born in Minnesota, unemployed 48 weeks, Truck Driver, Fair Grounds, wages earned in 1939 - $600 for 46 weeks Lura J Gonser, Wife, W, F, 53, M, completed 4 years of college, born in Minnesota, unemployed 26 weeks, Common Laborer, wages earned in 1939 - $250 for 26 weeks Louise C Gonser, Daughter, W, F, 27, S, completed 4 years of high school, born in Montana, home housework, wages earned in 1939 - $190 for 10 weeks Wallace S Gonser, Son, W, M, 17, S, attending school , completed 2 years of high school, born in Montana Frances M Gonser, Daughter, W, F, 13, S, attending school , completed 6 years of school, born in Montana Family residence 1 April 1935 was same place
  WW2 Draft	26 Apr 1942	Yakima City, Yakima County, Washington   [8]
  	Frank Elijah Gonser, 1317 Brown Ave, Yakima, Wn, born 30 Mar 1885 in Alexander Co, Minn, registered for the draft. He was employed by Dorn Co, Seattle. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Lura Gonser, at the same address. He was White, 5' 8", 180 pounds, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion.
  Reference Number	35372
  Death	10 Oct 1981	Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington   [9]
  Burial	Forest Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho   [10]
  	Frank F Gonser; 1885-1959 Lura J Gonser; 1887-1981
  Person ID	I35115	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Wallace Alanson Smith,   b. 19 Oct 1842, Mecca, Trumbull County, Ohio d. 27 May 1895, Fairhaven, Stearns County, Minnesota (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Augusta Maybee,   b. 18 Feb 1851, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin d. 9 Apr 1928, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Oct 1868	Meeker County, Minnesota   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F12350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frank Elijah Gonser,   b. 30 Mar 1885, Spruce Hill, Douglas County, Minnesota d. 30 Sep 1959, Seattle, King County, Washington (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1909	Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho   [13, 14]
  Children	1. Clara Louise Gonser,   b. 6 Jul 1910, Belgrade, Gallatin County, Montana d. 15 Jan 1997, Seattle, King County, Washington (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Richard Franklin Gonser,   b. 25 Feb 1913, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana d. 16 Oct 1997, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret Rose Gonser,   b. 2 Jul 1917, Manhattan, Gallatin County, Montana d. 29 Mar 2000, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Jane Gonser,   b. 4 Dec 1919, Manhattan, Gallatin County, Montana d. 22 May 2014, Des Moines, King County, Washington (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Wallace Samuel Gonser,   b. 17 Nov 1922, Manhattan, Gallatin County, Montana d. 1 Jun 1998, Seattle, King County, Washington (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Frances Lura Gonser,   b. 3 Jan 1927, Manhattan, Gallatin County, Montana d. 10 Sep 2016, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S473] Dorthy Dell Gonser, Descendants of Harriet Smith; Compile Date: 28 Mar 2011; Compiler Address: wyoming711@aol.com. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925 of father. [S90] 1900 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Fair Haven, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: 792; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1240792. [S303] 1920 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Manhattan, Gallatin, Montana; Roll: T625_970; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 728. [S396] Alice Edith George, Submission by Maybee Society Member, Dorthy Hambling , Sat, Jul 12, 2014. [S302] 1930 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Manhattan, Gallatin, Montana; Roll: 1256; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 821.0; FHL microfilm: 2340991. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Yakima, Washington, City Directory, 1932. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and Washington Death Index, 1940-1996. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial IDs 69387918 & 69387947 - Plots A-76-17&18. [S473] Dorthy Dell Gonser, Descendants of Harriet Smith; Compile Date: 28 Mar 2011; Compiler Address: wyoming711@aol.com, says 27 Oct 1868 at Fair Haven, Minnesota. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Idaho, Marriage Index, 1842-1996. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Idaho, County Marriage Records, 1864-1967.