William H. Fragel1

M, b. circa 1898
     William H. Fragel was born circa 1898 at Iron Mountain, Michigan.1

     William, married Verna E. Smith, daughter of Oscar Tilden Smith and Bernice May Russell, on 21 April 1922 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.1

Census

     William and Verna appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, at Middlepointe Ave, enumerated 27 April 1930. He was a linotype operator. Their children, Jane Avis and William J. were listed as living with them.2

Family

Verna E. Smith b. c 1901
Children
Last Edited9 Sep 2021

Citations

  1. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1787-1922
    Name: Verna E. Smith Gender:     Female Birth Year:     abt 1901 Birth Place: Bucksport, Maine Marriage Date:     21 Apr 1922 Marriage Place:     Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Age: 21 Spouse:     William H. Fragel
    Event Type:     Marriage Church or Organization: Bromfield Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
  2. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dearborn, Maine, Sheet 28 B, line 78 thru 81.
  3. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dearborn, Maine, Sheet 28 B, line 80.
  4. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dearborn, Maine, Sheet 28 B, line 81.

William J. Fragel1

M, b. circa 1927
FatherWilliam H. Fragel1 b. c 1898
MotherVerna E. Smith1 b. c 1901
Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Ellen June Smith
     William J. Fragel, son of William H. Fragel and Verna E. Smith, was born circa 1927 at Michigan.1

Census

     William J. Fragel appeared on the 1930 Federal Census, enumerated 27 April 1930, of Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan in the household of his parents, William and Verna.2
Last Edited9 Sep 2021

Citations

  1. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dearborn, Maine, Sheet 28 B, line 81.
  2. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dearborn, Maine, Sheet 28 B, line 78 thru 81.

Joseph L. France1

M, b. July 1877, d. 16 November 1951
Joseph L. France, husband of Angie Lovejoy
     Joseph L. France was born in July 1877 at Canada.1

     Joseph, at age 22, married Angie Lovejoy at age 19, daughter of Levi A. Lovejoy and Avaline B. Orcutt, on 26 March 1900 at Charleston, Penobscot, Maine, Unknown GEDCOM info: 26 MAR 1900.1,2

     Joseph L. France died on 16 November 1951 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, at age 74.3,4 and was buried at Charleston Village Cemetery, Charleston, Penobscot, Maine.5,4

Census

     Joseph L. France, along with his wife, Angie, appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Charleston, Penobscot, Maine in the household of her parents, Levi and Avaline. He was working as a laborer.6

     Joseph and Angie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Garland, Penobscot, Maine, enumerated 28 April 1910. Joseph was working as a merchant in a general store. Angie was listed as a sales woman. There were two others in the home; one a partner in the store and the other a servant.7

     Joseph and Angie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Garland, Penobscot, Maine, enumerated 19 January 1920. Joseph was working in a grocery store. Angie was the post master. They had their neice, Elsie Smith in the household.8

     Joseph and Angie appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Kenduskeag, Penobscot, Maine, enumerated 12 April 1940. Joseph owned his home, valued at $750.00. He was working as a farm laborer. As an item of interest, a dollar in 1940 would equal $16.26 in the year 2012. A $3.50 gallon of milk in 2012 would have cost $.21 cents in 1940.9

Family

Angie Lovejoy b. 4 Dec 1880, d. 16 Jan 1959

Obituary

JOSEPH L FRANCE

KENDUSKEAG Nov 16— Joseph L France, 74, died Friday morning at a local hospital following a long illness. He was a member of Mystic Tie grange. He is survived by his wife, Angie Lovejoy France; a sister who resides in Rochester, N Y and several cousins. Funeral services will be held at the Kenduskeag Union church Sunday at 2 p m. The interment will be in the cemetery at Charleston.4
Last Edited10 Jan 2022

Citations

  1. [S33] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1900 Twelfth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1900 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Charleston, Maine, Sheet 5 A, line 40.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Marriage.
  3. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 44072308.
  4. [S31] Bangor Daily News, Obituaries: Obituary, Url: www.bangornews.com, The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) 17 Nov 1951, Sat Page 7.
  5. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 44072308.
  6. [S33] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1900 Twelfth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1900 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Charleston, Maine, Sheet 5 A, line 37 thru 40.
  7. [S49] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1910 Thirteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1910 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Garland, Maine, Sheet 6 B, line 53 thru 56.
  8. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Garland, Maine, Sheet 6 A, line 30 thru 33.
  9. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Kenduskeag, Maine, Sheet 3 B, line 79 and 80.

Eldusta B. Fraser1

F
     Eldusta, married Vernal J. Grant on 12 February 1916 Unknown GEDCOM info: 12 FEB 1916.1,2

Census

     Eldusta and Vernal appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Parkman, Piscataquis, Maine, enumerated 4 May 1940. Vernal was a laborer for a potato company. Their other three children were also with them. Their children, Sherman Vernal were listed as living with them. As an item of interest, a dollar in 1940 would equal $16.26 in the year 2012. A $3.50 gallon of milk in 2012 would have cost $.21 cents in 1940.3

Family

Vernal J. Grant
Child
Last Edited28 Jul 2022

Citations

  1. [S31] Bangor Daily News, Obituaries: Obituary, Url: www.bangornews.com, Published in BDN Maine on April 26, 2008, obituary for son.
  2. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Bride Name: Frazier Eldusta; Bride Town/State: Parkman, ME
    Groom Name: Grant Vernal J.; Groom Town/State: Parkman, ME
    Date of Marriage: Saturday February 12, 1916.
  3. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Parkman, Maine, Sheet 2 B, line 45 thru 50.
  4. [S31] Bangor Daily News, Obituaries: Obituary, Url: www.bangornews.com, Ibformation from Obituary Published in BDN Maine on April 26, 2008 and BDN Maine on May 1, 2008.

Flora E. Freeman1,2

F, b. 1864
FatherSamuel Freeman
MotherCaroline Littlefield
     Flora E. Freeman, daughter of Samuel Freeman and Caroline Littlefield, was born in 1864.1

     Flora and George M. Leathers filed a marriage intention on 25 January 1912 at Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, Unknown GEDCOM info: 25 JAN 1912.3

     Flora, daughter of Samuel Freeman and Caroline Littlefield, married George M. Leathers at age 60, son of Moses Leathers and Sarah Adeline Horn, on 25 February 1912 Unknown GEDCOM info: 25 FEB 1912 by L. Robinson, Minister of the Gospel. This was George's third marriage.3,2

Family

George M. Leathers b. Jan 1852
Last Edited5 Jan 2018

Citations

  1. [S40] Unknown author, Library / Historical Society Collections, Record Type: Various Historical, This copy of Marriage certificate came from the John Curtis Free Library, Bradford, Maine.
  2. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Certificate Number:
    Bride Name: Freeman Flora E.; Bride Town/State: Bradford,
    Groom Name: Leathers George M.; Groom Town/State: Bradford,
    Date of Marriage: Sunday February 25, 1912.
  3. [S40] Unknown author, Library / Historical Society Collections, Record Type: Various Historical, This copy of Marriage certificate came from the John Curtis Free Library, Bradford, Maine.; MAR 007.
 
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