Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Minnie Florence (Magner) Rambo

Minnie Florence (Magner) and her husband, Herschel C. Rambo are buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County.

Minnie Florence (Magner) Rambo
Born: August 24, 1868 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County
Died: January 18, 1959 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Herschel C. Rambo
Born: June 1869 - Macoupin County, Illinois
Died: April 19, 1952 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Mount Hope Cemetery
6150 Kingman Road
Galesburg, Kansas 

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SOURCE: Find-A-Grave - Photo Added by Don Fry 6/26/2011    

Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Minnie Florence (Magner) Rambo, Death Certificate


October 2016 I purchased a copy of State of Kansas Certificate of Death for Minnie F. (Magner) Rambo  because I wanted to learn and verify her middle name and date of death. 


1.  Place of Death
County:  Neosho County
City, Town or Location:    Galesburg, Kansas
Name of Hospital or Institution:  1 Rural    Galesburg, Kansas
Is Place of Death Inside City Limits?   No   Family Home

2. Usual Residence  (Where Deceased Lived)
State: Kansas                      County: Neosho
City, Town or Location:    Galesburg, Kansas
Street Address:  Route 1 - Galesburg, Kansas
Is Residence Inside City Limits?  No

3. Name of Deceased                            4. Date of Death  
Minnie Florence Rambo                        January 18, 1959

5. Sex                                                    6. Color or Race
Female                                                       White

7. Married, Never Married                   8. Date of Birth
Widowed                                               August 24, 1868

9. Age:    90 years   4 months   24 days

10. Usual Occupation                           11. Birthplace
Housewife                                                Indiana  

12. Father's Name                                  13. Mother's Name
Lanville Magner                                         Unknown

16. Social Security No.                          17. Informant
None                                                        Earle Rambo

Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Minnie Florence (Magner) Rambo, Spouse

Herschel C. Rambo
Born: June 9, 1869 - Piasa, Illinois - Macoupin County
Died: April 19, 1952 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Herschel C. Rambo Parents
Father: Richard French Rambo
Born: July 26, 1831 - Brandywine, Delaware - New Castle County
Died: February 10, 1917 - Beatrice, Nebraska - Gage County

Mother: Elizabeth Jane Butcher
Born: January 20, 1835 - Putnam County, Indiana
Died: October 8, 1914 - Beatrice, Nebraska - Gager County


Herschel C. Rambo - Obituary
The Parsons Sun Newspaper - Parsons, Kansas
Saturday, April 19, 1952 - Page 2

GALESBURG - Herschel C. Rambo, member of a pioneer farm family in this community died at 7:15 a.m. Saturday at Parsons Mercy Hospital following an illness of several weeks.

Rambo was born the son of Richard and Elizabeth Rambo on June 9, 1867 [notice the obituary states 1867 while the headstone reads 1869] at Piasa, Illinois and lived there until he was nine years old.  He moved with his parents to Nebraska, where the family lived a few years before coming to Chanute.  From the latter city they moved to a farm 3 3/4 miles south of Galesburg, his home since that time.

He was married October 30, 1890 at Galesburg to Minnie Magner, who survives.  Also surviving are a son, Earl of rural Galesburg; three brothers, A.R. of Windham, New York, E.E. of Beatrice, Nebraska and E.C. Selah, Washington; one granddaughter and two great grandchildren.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Galesburg Methodist Church under directions of the Rev. O.F. Simon, assisted by J.C. Walker and burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery here.

The body is at the Pierce Funeral Home in Erie, Kansas and will be taken from there to the church at 1 p.m. Tuesday.  

Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Minnie Florence (Magner) Rambo, United States Census Record

1880 United States Federal Census
Residence: Orleans Township, State of Indiana - Orange County
Lanville, age 43 and a farmer.  Lanville's wife, Anna was 43 year old.  Both of
Anna's parents were born in Ireland.  Lanville and Anna have five children of the home; John E. age 18; Minnie F. age 11; Samuel B. age 8; Cora T. age 6 and M. Leila age 2 years old.


1900 United States Federal Census
Residence: Shiloh, Kansas - Neosho County
HC                  Head of House            Age 30
Minnie            Wife                             Age 31
Earle               Son                             Age 8
Marriage Year:   1891
Married:              9 years


1910 United States Federal Census
Residence: Ladore, Kansas - Neosho County
Herschel          Head of House          Age 40
Minnie            Wife                            Age 40
Earle                Son                           Age 18
Number of Children Born:  1
Number of Children Living: 1
Married: 19 years


1915 State of Kansas Census
Residence: Ladore, Kansas - Neosho County
HC                Head of House             Age 46
Minnie F.      Wife                             Age 46
Earle E.         Son                             Age 23


1940 United States Federal Census
Residence: Ladore, Kansas - Neosho County
Herschel        Head of House            Age 70
Minnie F.      Wife                              Age 70

  

Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Minnie Florence (Magner) Rambo - Obituary

The Parsons Sun Newspaper - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Monday, January 19, 1959 - Page 2



                                 Mrs. Minnie Rambo
                                 Special to The Sun


GALESBURG - Mrs. Minnie Rambo, 90, a resident of the Galesburg area for 76 years, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the farm home of her son, Earle Rambo.

Mrs. Rambo was born August 24, 1868 at Orleans, Ind., and at the age of 14 came to the Galesburg area with her parents.  She was married to Herschel Rambo on October 30, 1890 at Galesburg.  He died April 19, 1952.

In addition to the son, she is survived by a granddaughter, three great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Lela Dunham of Stark, Kansas.

Services will be at the Galesburg Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Paul Holter.

Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery under the direction of the Pierce Funeral Home of Erie, Kansas.

Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Minnie Florence Magner

Born: August 24, 1868 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Died: January 18, 1959 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Age: 90 years - 4 months - 24 days

Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County




Minnie F. Magner married Herschel C. Rambo on October 30, 1890 in Galesburg, Kansas.  They were blessed with one son.

Son:  Earle Ellsworth Rambo

Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Mary E. Magner

Born: Date Unknown

Died: December 19, 1882 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County


Interment:  Green Hill Cemetery
                    Orange County, Indiana


SOURCE: DAR RECORDS: Daughter of L.M. and A.M.



Note: I continue to search for the date of birth for Mary so this post most likely is out of chronological order of their nine children. 

Lanville Milton Magner

Son: Henry Magner

Born: October 4, 1866 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Died: 1873 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Age: 7 years old

 

Interment: Green Hill Cemetery - Orange County, Indiana

 

DAR Records: Son of L.M. and A.M. Magner

 

Lanville Milton Magner

Son: M. G. Magner

Born: August 2, 1862 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Died: September 8, 1864 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Age: 2 years old

 

Interment: Green Hill Cemetery - Orange County, Indiana

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward and Mary Catherine (Miller) Magner Children: 6

(6) Son: Frank Harvey Magner (Harvey Franklin Magner on 1910 Census)
Born: August 4, 1896 - Iberia, Missouri - Miller County    
          SOURCE: WWI Registration Card for Birth Date and Place
Occupation: Fireman Train - Steam Railroad - Teamster
Died: 1945
Interment: Memorial Lawn Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Spouse 1: Esther H. Hart
Born: August 3, 1895           SOURCE: Social Security Death Index
Died: January 16, 1958        SOURCE: Social Security Death Index
**Esther was divorced on the 1925 Kansas State Census

Esther's Parents: Fred P. Hart - Born in New York 1871 - Died: 1957
Esther's Mother was born in France according to the 1920 US Federal Census

Frank and Esther (Hart) Magner Children:  3
Daughter: Mary Frances Magner
Born: January 15, 1917    Source: Social Security Death Index
Died: January 19, 2006 - Willows, California - Glenn County
Spouse: 1st name unknown    Last name: Neilson

Son: Fred Edward Magner - CPL US Army
Born: March 12, 1920 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Died: December 26, 2002 - Oklahoma
Source: Social Security Death Index for birth and death information above
Interment: Magnolia Memorial Gardens - Bristow, Oklahoma - Creek County

Son: James Lewis Magner
Born: November 7, 1922 - Kansas
Died: February 10, 2007 - Belvedere Tiburon, California - Marin County
Source: Social Security Death Index for birth and death information above

Frank Harvey Magner Spouse 2: Minta C. Magner
1903 - 1975
No Children from this marriage
Interment: Memorial Lawn Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

September 2016 Personal note from Elaine Magner:  Uncle Frank played on a semi-professional football team.  His occupation in mid-life was as a bar tavern entrepreneur.  In later life, he farmed and bred Clydesdales horses.

Lanville Milton Magner

John Edward and Mary Catherine (Miller) Magner Children: 6

(5) Daughter: Bess Luella "Bessie" Magner
Born: February 15, 1891 - Kansas
Died: January 28, 1981 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Interment: Memorial Lawn Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Married: 1911 at age 20
Spouse: Carl Logan Davis
Occupation: Locomotive Fireman for M.K.T. Railroad
Born: August 1, 1884 - Ladore Township, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: December 29, 1955 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Interment: Memorial Lawn Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

September 2016: Personal Note from Elaine Clarence Magner's daughter:
Carl and Bess had no children of their own, but assumed care of Bess's sister, Edith (Magner) Armour's children when she died in 1921 at the age of thirty-five.  They also cared for her mother, Mary Catherine (Miller) after John Edward Magner died in 1920.



Carl Davis Parents:  Thomas W. Davis and Mary M. Smith
Father: Thomas W. Davis
Born: March 2, 1858 - Taylorville Christian County, Illinois
Died: April 18, 1928 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Mother: Mary M. Smith
Born: September 1858 - Mississippi
Died: December 21, 1921 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward and Mary Catherine (Miller) Magner Children: 6

(4) Daughter:  Mabel Florence Magner
Born: April 24, 1889 - Kansas
Died: 1918

Spouse: Abner Parker      
Born: Illinois

Children:  One
Daughter, Dorothy Parker


1910 US Census - Gore, Kansas - Sumner County
Abner Parker                       age 25
Mabel Florence Parker        age 21
Abner A. Parker                  age 68

1915 Kansas State Census - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Abner Parker                       age 29
Mabel Parker                       age 25
Dorothy                               age 8 months

1920 US Census - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Stella May Hinkle              age 40         Head of House - Widowed
Abner Parker                      age 36         Brother to Stella (Parker) Hinkle
Dorothy Parker                  age  5          Abner and Mabel's daughter
Abner Parker                      age 77         Father to Stella and Abner

Source: Social Security Claims Index: Stella May Parker
Stella May Parker was born February 11, 1877 in Coles County, Illinois
Stella's Parents: Abner A. Parker and Fannie Milton
Stella's Husband: Albert B. Hinkle

1925 Kansas State Census - Gore, Kansas - Sumner County
Abner A.                             age 41
Stella Hinkle                       age 39           Abner's Sister, Widowed
Dorothy                               age 10

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward and Mary Catherine (Miller) Magner Children - 6

(3) Son: Walter Clarence Magner - (continued)
Born: February 24, 1888 - Kansas
Died: September 4, 1954 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Married: March 2, 1915 - Neosho County, Kansas
The groom, Walter  was 27 and the bride, Hulda was 23 years old   Source: Marriages of Neosho County, Kansas   1864-1915  Volume N - Page 370
Spouse 1: Hulda Testorff
Born: September 27, 1891 - Bremer County, Iowa
Died: Date Unknown - Waterloo, Iowa - Black Hawk County
Marriages: Everett Allen Murphy - Walter C. Magner - Samuel King Hargrove

Divorced Walter C. Magner: September 20, 1920
Divorce Source: The Coffeyville Daily Journal - Page 4 - Coffeyville, Kansas

Hulda's Parents: Karl Charles "Charlie" Testorff and Dorthea "Doris" Ruesch
Hulda Parent's Interment: Yates Center Cemetery - Yates Center, Kansas

Walter and Hulda Magner Children: 2
Son: Harold D. Magner       1915-1928
Daughter: Dora Magner      1918-1918
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Walter remarried on October 2, 1921- Columbus, Kansas - Cherokee County
The bride was 28 and groom was 33 years old, both living in Parsons, Kansas
Spouse 2: Edith May      Maiden Name: Metcalf
Born: September 19, 1893 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Died: February 15, 1966 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Walter and Edith Magner Children: 1
Daughter: Marilyn Elaine Magner

Edith Metcalf Parents: Cyrus Wilke Metcalf and Mary (no middle name) Burns.  Edith had a prior marriage to John Tate of Parsons, Kansas.  They had one daughter, Mary Norine or Norene Tate. She was born December 18, 1912.  Daughter, Mary married Joseph Marvin Underground, a rancher from Wyoming in 1937 in Parsons, Kansas and raised two children; one son and one daughter.  Mary (Tate) Underwood died December 1976 and is buried in Parsons, Kansas.  

1925 US Census Address: 2723 Chess - Parsons, Kansas
Walter           age 37
Edith             age 31
Norine          age 12
Harold          age  9





  

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward and Mary Catherine (Miller) Magner Children - 6

(3) Son: Walter Clarence Magner
Born: February 24, 1888 - Kansas
Died: September 4, 1954 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

September 2016: Personal Note from Walter's daughter, Elaine
My dad, Walter began working for MK&T Railroad when he was 16 years old in the back shops.  In his off time, he was a pitcher for a Kansas minor league baseball team.

US City Directories, 1822-1995
1916 Household Members: Walter C. and wife, Hulda Magner
Walter's Occupation: Fireman MK&T Railroad
Home Address: 1720 Felix Avenue - Parsons, Kansas

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Age: 29         DOB: 2/24/1888        Natural Born         Caucasian
Address: 2305 Belmont - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Occupation:  Locomotive Fireman - Employed by M.K.T. - Parsons, Kansa
Married:    Dependents: wife and son, one year old
Claim exemption from date, account of dependents

1920 US Census Address: 2216 Broadway - Parsons, Kansas
Walter                  age 31         Head of House
Hulda                   age 29         Wife
Harold                 age 4            Son
Doris Testorff     age 69          Widow

Doris Testorff - Immigrated to US in 1872 and Naturalization, 1873
1st wife, Hulda parents were born in Germany and spoke German


World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Age:  54             DOB: 2/24/1888          Race: White
Address: 2203 Crawford Avenue - Parsons, Kansas
Occupation: M.K.T. Locomotive Engineer
5' 9"        185 lbs.       Blue Eyes        Gray hair
Name and address of person who will always know your address:
Frank Magner    Address: RR  Parsons, Kansas

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward and Mary Catherine (Miller) Magner Children  6

(2) Daughter: Edith Ruby Magner
Born: October 22, 1886 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Died: July 21, 1921- Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Spouse: Homer Otis Armour

Edith Ruby and Homer Otis Armour Children: 3
1) Daughter: Hilda Verena Armour
Born: 1907
Died: 1970
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

2) Son: La Faye H. Armour
Born: October 14, 1912 - Nebraska
Died: November 15, 1942 - Hoten POW Camp - Mukden, Manchuria (now Shenyang, China)
La Faye died in the Bataan Death March WWII
Interment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punch Bowl)
                 2177 Puowaina Drive - Honolulu, Hawaii
                 Plot Q    Row 1    Grave 204

                La Faye H. Armour
                CPL 515 Coast Artillery Regiment
                World War II
                Service:  Army       Service ID: 38012586

3) Daughter: Elizabeth Armour
Born: July 20, 1914 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Died: August 15, 2008 - Pinecrest Nursing Home - Humboldt, Kansas - Allen County
Married: December 7, 1941

Spouse: Gale Williams McMillen
Born: January 21, 1908 - Wilson County, Kansas
Died: January 27, 1990 - Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County
Interment: Neosho County Memorial Park - Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County
Gale McMillen Parents: Noah Edward McMillen and Ada Ann Knapp

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward and Mary Catherine (Miller) Magner Children - 6

(1) Daughter: Eva Lou Magner   (Pronounced: it eh va lu)
Born: October 17, 1883 - Kansas
Died: 1968

Married: April 17, 1907 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Spouse: Charles Franklin Hollar
Born: March 1, 1886 - Fordland, Missouri - Webster County
Died: January 1951 - Source: Social Security Death Index    (Find-a-Grave has 1957)
Interment: White Chapel Memorial Gardens - Wichita, Kansas - Sedgwick County
Charles Franklin Hollar Parents: John Lowe Hollar and Italy Saphronia Bruton

Eva Lou and Charles Franklin Hollar Children:  3
1) Daughter: Thelma O. Hollar
Born: October 25, 1907 - Kansas
Died: May 7, 1994 - Wichita, Kansas - Sedgwick County
Spouse: Lorne L. Harshfield
Born: November 12, 1905
Died: December 24, 1969
Interment: White Chapel Memorial Gardens - Wichita, Kansas - Sedgwick Co.
        Thelma and Lorne Harshfield Children:
        Daughter: Marrion L. Harshfield       
        Born: May 10, 1926 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
        Died: January 7, 2013 -Wichita, Kansas - Sedgwick County
        Spouse: Bennie E. Dick
        Interment: Maize Cemetery - Wichita, Kansas - Sedgwick County

        Son: Edward Warren Harshfield        
        Born: October 11, 1927 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
        Died: December 10, 2014 - Springfield, Missouri - Greene County
        Interment: Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Springfield, Missouri

        Son: Kenneth Eugene Harshfield
        Born: July 5, 1929 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
        Died: March 11, 2011 - Wichita, Kansas - Sedgwick County

2) Son: Hubert Edward Hollar
Born: February 18, 1910 - Kansas
Died: January 27, 1974 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Bernalillo County
Spouse: Thelma Louise
Born: November 13, 1912
Died: January 27, 1998
Interment: Sunset Memorial Park - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Bernalillo County

3) Daughter: Eileen J. Hollar

Lanville Milton Magner

John Edward Magner wife, Mary Catherine MILLER Magner

PHOTO SOURCE:  Elaine (Magner) Luman

I am posting this photograph of Mary Catherine MILLER Magner with the permission of her granddaughter, Elaine MAGNER Luman.  Thank you so much, Elaine.  Your grandmother is a beautiful woman.

Lanville Milton Magner

John Edward Magner wife, Mary Catherine MILLER Magner

Born:  April 14, 1862 - Lawrence County, Indiana
Died:  May 12, 1937 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Burial: Oak Wood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Inside the cemetery, graves are located at 3rd Street and Laurel Street

 

PHOTO SOURCE:  My personal photographs

 

 

 

Lanville Milton Magner

John Edward Magner wife, Mary Catherine MILLER Magner Obituary

The Parsons Daily Sun Newspaper
Wednesday, May 12, 1937 - Front Page

Mrs. Magner Dies

Parsons Resident Since 1905

Heart Attack Victim

 



Mrs. Mary Magner, 75, a resident of Parsons since 1905, died at 1:30 o'clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carl Davis, 1528 Appleton, as the result of a heart attack.  Although she had been in poor health for several weeks, she was able to attend church last Sunday, [May 9] when she received the First Baptist Church Award for being the oldest mother present.  She suffered a heart attack Monday night and another yesterday noon.

Mary Catherine Miller was born in Lawrence County, Indiana, April 14, 1862.  In 1882, she was married to John Edward Magner, also of Lawrence County and they came to Kansas, settling on a farm near Galesburg.  They lived there with the exception of four years spent in Missouri, until 1905 when they came to Parsons.  Mr. Magner died here December 28, 1920.

Mrs. Magner was a member of the Baptist church from the time she was 16 years old and has been an active member of the Parsons church during her residence here.  She had a wide circle of friends here who will be shocked to learn of her death.

Surviving her are two daughters; Mrs. Charles Hollar, 1701 Appleton and Mrs. Carl Davis, 1528 Appleton; two sons, Walter Magner, 2203 Crawford and Frank Magner, 1714 Stevens; a half-sister, Mrs. Anna Layton, East St. Louis, Illinois; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Walter P. Arnold, assisted by the Rev. W.H. Tolliver, Kansas City, Kansas, officiating.  Burial will be in Oak Wood Cemetery.  The body will lie in state at the Rude Funeral Home tonight and at the home, 1528 Appleton, after the noon hour tomorrow.

Lanville Milton Magner

Son: John Edward Magner

John Edward and his wife, Mary Catherine (Miller) Magner are buried at the Historic Oak Wood Cemetery built in 1872 located in Parsons, Kansas - Labette County.
   
NOTE: These are my personal photographs that I snapped October 2016. 

Please visit John and Mary's Memorial Pages on Find-a-Grave that I created.

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward Magner, United States Federal Census Records

1910 US Census
Residence: 2402 Clark Avenue - Parsons, Kansas - Ward 4
John E. and wife, Mary C., both 47 years old
Rent Home
Occupation: Common Laborer, Odd Jobs
John E. mother born in Ireland
Married:   28 years
Six children born and six children living
Walter C. Magner     22
Bessie L. Magner     17
Harry F. Magner       13

1915 State of  Kansas Census
Residence: Labette County, Kansas
Rent Home
J. E.         53
Mary        53
Walter      27

1920 US Census
Residence: 2211 Washington Avenue - Parsons, Kansas
Rent Home
Edward and Mary - both age 56
Edward born in Orange County, Indiana
Edward - Grocery Clerk
Edward's mother born in Ireland
Edward's father born in Indiana
Wife, Mary born in Mitchell, Indiana - Lawrence County
Mary's parents;  born in Indiana

1914 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Publication Title: Parsons, Kansas City Directory 1914

John Magner
1730 Chess Avenue
Parsons, Kansas
Occupation - Clerk
Spouse - Mary C. Magner

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward Magner Marriage License

      

 

                                                   SOURCE: FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward Magner Marriage

Name                                        John E. Magner
Event Type                                Marriage Registration
Event Date                                21 Dec 1882
Gender                                      Male
Marriage License Date             20 Dec 1882
Marriage Place                         Lawrence, Indiana
Spouse's Name                        Mary C. Miller
Spouse's Gender                      Female
Officiator's Name                     Wright Sanders
Page                                         257
Number of Images                   1



SOURCE: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch
GS Film Number                 001317628
Digital Folder Number       004839033
Image Number                    00161

Lanville Milton Magner

 

Son, John Edward Magner Obituary - 2

The Parsons Daily Sun

Friday, January 7, 1921

 

 

John Edward Magner was born May 7, 1862 in Orange County, Indiana.  Departed this life December 28, 1920 at Parsons, Kansas after an illness of several months.

 

He was united in marriage, December 21, 1882 to Mary C. Miller of Mitchell, Indiana.  To this union was born six children, five of whom survive him.  Mrs. A. Parker having died two years ago.

 

He moved to Galesburg, Kansas in 1883 and later to Parsons where he resided until his death.

 

He united with the Baptist Church of Galesburg, 33 years ago and on moving to Parsons, transferred his membership there.

 

He was a kind husband and father devoted to home and family, and esteemed by all who knew him.

 

He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, Mary C. Magner, two sons; Walter and Frank, three daughters; Mrs. C.F. Hollar, Mrs. H.O. Armour and Mrs. Carl Davis and nine grandchildren, all of who reside here, one brother, S.B. Magner, three sisters, Mrs. H.C. Rambo, Mrs. M. Van Cleave of Galesburg and Mrs. H. Dunham of Stark, Kansas.

 

Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church and interment in Oakwood Cemetery.

 

"A precious one from us is gone.

A voice we love is still,

A place is vacant in our home

That never can be filled."

 

NOTE: A very special thank you to Candy Clark for obtaining this obituary for me!  

Lanville Milton Magner

Son, John Edward Magner Obituary - 1

The Parsons Daily Sun Newspaper

Tuesday, December 28, 1920

 

John Edward Magner, aged fifty-eight years, died at his home 2211 Washington, early this morning after an illness of several weeks from a complication of diseases.  The funeral will be held from the First Baptist Church Thursday afternoon at two o'clock conducted by Dr. Fred Cochran and interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Mr. Magner is survived by his wife, Mary, two sons, Walter Magner and Frank Magner; three daughters, Mrs. C.F. Hollar, Mrs. H.O. Armour and Mrs. Carl Davis, all of this city, also by one brother Sam Magner of Galesburg, Kansas and three sisters, Mrs. H.C. Rambo and Mrs. M. Van Cleave of Galesburg, and Mrs. H.E. Dunham of Stark, Kansas, all of whom will be in the city to attend the funeral.

 

Mr. Magner was born and raised in Indiana and moved with his family to this city about sixteen years ago.  For some time he was employed at the (M.K. & T.) Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad shops, but for the past few years has been employed as a clerk in the grocery store of W.H. Franklin on West Crawford Avenue.

 

The family has resided on West Washington Avenue for the past six years.  Mr. Magner was of a very quiet disposition, devoted to his home and family, and to the service of his friends, which he numbered by the score.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church and his death will be a severe loss to the community.

NOTE:  A very special thank you to Cathy Clark for obtaining this obituary for me!

Lanville Milton Magner

Son: John Edward Magner

Born: May 7, 1862 - Orange County, Indiana

Died: December 28, 1920 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Age: 58 years old

Interment: Oakwood Cemetery - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Note: There is no photo of his marker on Find-a-Grave today, but I have requested one.

 

John Edward Magner married Mary Catherine Miller of Mitchell, Indiana on December 21, 1882.  They were blessed with six children:

Daughter: Eva Lou (Magner) Hollar
Daughter: Edith Ruby (Magner) Armour
Son: Walter Clarence Magner
Daughter: Mabel Florence (Magner) Parker
Daughter: Bess Louella (Magner) Davis
Son: Frank Harvey Magner
 

Lanville Milton Magner

Daughter: Laura Magner

Born:  1860

Died:  January 4, 1861 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Age:  One month and six days old

 

Interment: Green Hill Cemetery

                  Orange County, Indiana

 

DAR Records:  Daughter of L.M. and A. M.

Note: There is no photo of her marker on Find-a-Grave today, but I have requested one.

 

Lanville Milton Magner

Anna Mary (Taggart) and Lanville Milton Magner Children

    (Lanville and Anna were bereaved parents four times) 

Daughter: Laura Magner

Son: John Edward Magner

Son: M. G. Magner 

Son: Henry Magner

Daughter: Mary E. Magner

Daughter: Minnie Florence Magner

Son: Samuel Brown Magner 

Daughter: Cora Luella Magner

Daughter: Lelia Margaret "Maggie" Magner

 

 

Samuel Brown Magner

          The Samuel Brown and Etta Mae (Boje) Magner Family

         

   

Left to Right Standing: daughter, Audlene Mae; son,  Ralph

Jerald and son, Lanville Albert

 

Seated: father, Samuel Brown, daughter Mildred Anna and wife,

Etta Mae (Boje) Magner

 

NOTE:  This photograph belongs to the Magner Family

 

  

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta Mae Magner Children: 

Son: Ralph Jerald Magner    
Born: December 22, 1892 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County       
Died: October 18, 1968 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County


Daughter: Audlene Mae Magner
Born: June 14, 1896 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: September 7, 1990 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County


Son: Lanville Albert Magner
Born: July 20, 1901 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: September 23, 1971 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County


Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner
Born: February 19, 1908 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: May 20, 2000 - Edmonds, Washington - Snohomish County

SAMUEL BROWN MAGNER

Samuel Brown Magner's Mother-in-Law Obituary

Chanute Tribune Newspaper
Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County
December 29, 1938 - Page 5


                                   GALESBURG PIONEER DEAD
                     Mrs. Elvina Fritz Boje, 90, Was Born in Prussia

Erie - Mrs. Elvina Fritz Boje, 90-year-old pioneer of this vicinity died this morning at 2:15 o'clock at her home in Galesburg after a days illness.  Funeral services will be held at the Galesburg Christian Church, but the time was not announced late this afternoon.

Elvina Fritz was born June 1, 1848 in Prussia.  She came to America with her parents at the age of 9 and settled in Ottawa, Illinois. 

She was married to Christopher Boje in 1868.  They moved to Kansas in 1869 and settled near Galesburg.  Mr. Boje died in 1881.  A daughter, Minnie, died in infancy and a son, Will died in 1918.

She was a member of the Christian Church at Galesburg.

Survivors are three daughters; Mrs. Iona Craig and Mrs. Mollie Carnahan of Erie, and Mrs. Etta Magner of Galesburg, and a son, Henry Boje of Ashland, Oregon.  She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Craig of Erie were with Mrs. Boje at the time of her death.

                      

 

                      Elvina (Fritz) Boje is buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery 

                          Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County    

 

           ** An interesting similarity that mother, Elvina and daughter, Etta

                            both died at age 90

 

                  NOTE: This is my personal photograph and belongs to me~

 

 

 

 

Samuel Brown Magner

 

Christopher Coist and Elvina (Fritz) Boje Children: Six

 

Son:  Henry Boje

Born:  October 14, 1865 - Kankakee, Illinois - County

Died:  March 11, 1941 - Ashland, Oregon - Jackson County

Married: Georgiana "Anna" Bricker- January 9, 1890 - Neosho County, Kansas Interment:  Hargadine Cemetery - Ashland, Oregon - Jackson County

 

*Christopher and Elvina (Fritz) Boje moved to Kansas in 1869 settling near Galesburg.

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Daughter: Etta Mae Boje

Born:  February 4, 1871 - Thayer, Kansas - Neosho County

Died:  April 9, 1961 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County  

Married:  September 15, 1892 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Interment:  Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

 

Daughter: Minnie Boje

Born:  July 23, 1873 - Kansas

Died:  September 29, 1874 - Kansas

Age:  One Year - Two Months - Six Days 

Interment:  Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

 

Daughter: Iona Leitha Boje

Born:  January 28, 1878 - Kansas

Died:  July 17, 1954 - Nowata, Oklahoma - Nowata county

Married:  William Ernest Craig - March 5, 1905 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Interment:  Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

 

Son: William "Will" G. Boje

Born:  May 3, 1880 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Died:  January 18, 1918 - Galesburg, Kansas - Kingman County

Married:  Georgia A. -- 1890   [1900 Census says married 10 years]

Interment:  Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

 

Daughter:  Mary "Mollie" Boje

Born:  December 9, 1868 - Galesburg, Kansas - Kingman County   

Died:  1942 - Galesburg, Kansas - Kingman County

Married: Charles Edmund Huckelberry - 1888 - bride age 20 - groom age 27

               Source: FamilySearch.org - 1840-1935 Kansas Marriages

 

** I have found five Huckelberry Family Members buried at Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County -- Go to Find-A-Grave.com    

 

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel Brown Magner wife's (Etta) Father's Obituary



Neosho County Record Newspaper
Friday, January 21, 1881 - Page 4

            Chris Boge, a german farmer living near Galesburgh, died last Friday.

This was all of the notice of Christopher Coist Boje's death.  His last name is misspelled and they did not capitalize German, but the town of Galesburgh was spelled like that at the time of his death.

A big thank you to Cheryl (Brooks) White for finding this obituary~

         

Christopher is buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

    NOTE: This is my personal photograph and belongs to me

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel Brown Magner's Mother-in-Law, Elvina Fritz

Elvina met and married Christopher "Chris" Coist Boje, but the year remains unclear.  I will try to explain why the exact year is unknown.

On the 1930 Federal Census, Elvina answered the question as to her age of her 1st marriage  and said she was 17.  So I did a little math and came up with the year, 1865. 

But her December 1938 obituary states she married Chris Boje in 1868.  I will continue to search for an Illinois marriage license to learn the 'correct' year of marriage. 

Regardless of the marriage year, they had six children.  The 1900 Federal Census stated she had six children with five living in 1900.  Their daughter, Minnie died in 1874 at the age of one year, two months and six days old.

Chris Boje gave land to build the town of Galesburg, Kansas on October 10, 1871. 

The 1880 US Federal Census, Christopher (age 41) and family were living in Centerville, Kansas - Neosho County.

The 1915 Kansas State Census, Elvina (Fritz) Boje (66) and son, Will (35) were living in Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County.

Elvina's husband, Chris died young at the age of 43 in 1881 leaving his wife to raise five children including Samuel Brown Magner's wife, Etta Mae Boje.

Etta was the daughter of Elvina FRITZ and Christopher Coist Boje.  She was born February 4, 1891 in Thayer, Kansas - Neosho County.  She met and married Samuel Magner and raised a family in Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County.

2/23/2017 Update:  A big thank you to Lisa VonLanken

Christopher Boje and Elvina Fritz were married on September 28, 1864 in Ottawa, Illinois - La Salle County.  The bride was 16 and the groom was 26 years old.

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Wife: Etta Mae (BOJE) GRANDPARENTS CAME TO AMERICA


Etta's grandparents, Joach and Dorothea FRITZ departed Hamburg, Germany on May 2, 1857 for America.  The family arrived safely in New York, New York on June 15, 1857 after their six week voyage on the sailing ship named, the Union. 

The passenger information states that Joach was 32 years old and a farmer arriving from Germany.  He traveled with his wife, Dorothea (age 30) and their five children eventually settling in Ottawa, Illinois. 
  
Samuel Brown Magner's wife, Etta's mother, Elvina was one of their five Fritz children who sailed on the Union.  Etta's mother, Elvina was nine years old when she came to this country.

Find-A-Grave Memorial Page for Joachim Fritz:
Born: November 1824 - Germany
Died: 1910 - Effingham County, Illinois
Interment: Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
Shumway, Illinois - Effingham County

**Also at Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery

Wife: Dorothea (Peterson) Fritz
June 26, 1826 - April 11, 1879    62 years 8 months and 16 days

Son: Otto Fritz     1866 - 1886

Daughter: Mary Fritz, wife of Edward Meyer
January 9, 1853 - October 8, 1944

Samuel Brown Magner

The Magner Farm is where three generations lived, loved and laughed.  Lanville Milton Magner was the first Magner to purchase this 160 acre farm and additions were made to the house over the years until it was sold in 1980.  It is located two miles east of Galesburg, Kansas and one mile south and three quarters east, on the north side of the road.  Samuel Brown Magner purchased this 160 acre farm from his father, Lanville Milton Magner and his mother, Anna Mary (Taggart) Magner.


These photographs belong to the Magner Family

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel Brown Magner purchased from his father, Lanville Milton Magner and his mother, Etta Mae Magner the family homestead.  He also owned a livery stable in Galesburg, Kansas for a short time.  Samuel was a good business man and acquired a lot of farm property.


This 1906 map shows S. B. Magner's residence/farm highlighted in yellow almost top and center.

SOURCE: Kansas Historical Society - Topeka, Kansas

   

  

Samuel Brown Magner

DEED RECORD - MY PERSONAL COPY
This Document does not belong to Ancestry

Source: Neosho County Register of Deeds - Erie, Kansas - August 2011
Deed Record   Volume 55     Page 405     Dated: August 23, 1889

    

Samuel Brown Magner

3rd of 3 - United States Federal Census Records and Kansas State Census Collections for Samuel Brown and wife, Etta Mae (Boje) Magner


1930 United State Federal Census
Residence: Centerville, Kansas - Neosho County
Head of House: Sam B. Magner
White Male - Married
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birth Place: Indiana
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 21
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland

Household Members
Sam B. Magner          59
Etta M. Magner          59 



1940 United States Federal Census
Residence: Centerville, Kansas - Neosho County
Head of House: Sam Magner
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home: 1200
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary School, 8th Grade
Hours Worked Prior to Census: 52
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income Other Sources: Yes

Household Members
Sam Magner      69
Etta Magner       69

Samuel Brown Magner

2nd of 3 - United States Federal Census Records and Kansas State Census Collections for Samuel Brown and wife, Etta Mae (Boje) Magner


1915 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Residence: Ladore, Kansas - Neosho County
Head of House: S. B. Magner
Birth Place: Indiana
Birth Year: abt 1871
Gender: Male            Race: White

Household Members
S. B. Magner       44       Male
E. M. Magner      44       Female
R. J. Magner        22      Male
A. M. Magner      18      Female
A. L. Magner       13      Male
M. A. Magner        7      Female



1920 United States Federal Census
Residence: Ladore, Kansas - Neosho County
Head of House:  S.B. Magner
Occupation: Farmer     Industry: General Farm    Employment Field: Own Account
Marital Status: Married
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free

Household Members
S. B. Magner              48
Anna M. Magner       48
Ralph Magner            27
Albert L. Magner       18
Mildred M. Magner   11



1925 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Residence: Centerville, Kansas - Neosho County
Head of House: S. B. Magner
Married - White Male
Spouse's Name: E. M. Magner
One Child at the Home

Household Members
S. B. Magner           54
E. M. Magner          54
Mildred Magner      17

Samuel Brown Magner

1st of 3 - United States Federal Census Records and Kansas State Census Collections for Samuel Brown and wife, Etta Mae (Boje) Magner


1880 United States Federal Census
Residence: Orleans Township, State of Indiana - Orange County
Head of House: Lanville Milton Magner, Samuel's father, age 43, occupation; farmer
Samuel's mother, Anna was 42 years old.  Lanville and Anna had five children of the home; John E., age 18; Minnie F., age 11; Samuel B., age 8; Cora T., age 6 and M. Leila age 2 years old.


1900 United States Federal Census
Residence: Ladore, State of Kansas - Neosho County
Head of House: Samuel Magner      Occupation: Farmer
Birthdate: March 1871      Birthplace: Indiana      White Male      Married
Spouse's Name: Etta M. Magner
Marriage Year:  1892         Years Married: 8
Children Born:  2      Children Living:  2
Samuel Parents - Father Birthplace:  Indiana        Mother Birthplace:  Ireland
Etta Parents - Father Birthplace:  Germany     Mother Birthplace:  Germany

Household Members:
Samuel Magner         29
Etta M. Magner         29
Ralph J. Magner         7      Born: December 1892 in Kansas
Aullina M. Magner     3    *Correct Spelling: Audlene   Born: June 1896 in Kansas



1910 United States Federal Census
Residence: Ladore, State of Kansas - Neosho County
Head of House: Samuel B. Magner
Spouse: Etta M. Magner
Years Married: 18
Children Born: 4
Children Living:  4
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Home Owned or Rented:  Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free

Household Members:
Samuel B. Magner     39
Etta M. Magner         39
Ralph J. Magner        17
Audelene Magner      13    *Correct Spelling: Audlene
Albert L. Magner        8
Mildred A. Magner     2

Samuel Brown Magner

Wife of Samuel Brown Magner


SOURCE:  These are my personal photographs

 

                                   

Samuel Brown Magner

Wife of Samuel B. Magner - Funeral Program

SOURCE: My personal copy of Etta Mae (Boje) Magner Funeral Program

     This was the 1st funeral I ever attended.

Samuel Brown Magner

Wife of Samuel B. Magner Obituary -- 2
The Thayer News - Thayer, Kansas 
Thursday, April 13, 1961



Mrs. Etta Mae Magner

Mrs. Etta Mae Magner, widow of the late Samuel B. Magner, passed away at her home in Galesburg Sunday April 9, 1961 at 4:15 p.m. at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 5 days.

Born February 4, 1871, the daughter of Christopher and Elvina Boje who were pioneer settlers of the Galesburg community coming from Illinois.  She was the oldest living white child born in the community and had always lived within a radius of ten miles of her birth place.

She united with the Galesburg Christian Church on February 7, 1887 and was the oldest living member, she worked faithfully with the ladies organizations and attended services as long as her health permitted.

She was united in marriage at the home of her parents to Mr. Magner on September 15, 1891 and to this union, four children were born; Ralph Jerald Magner, Mrs. Audlene Mae (D.G.) Springer and  Lanville Albert Magner, all of rural Galesburg and Mrs. Mildred Anna (Fred) Clark, Cheyenne, Wyoming. 

Mr. Magner passed away December 22, 1943.  Mrs. Magner was the last survivor of her family.  Her brothers and sister had all preceded her in death.  Other survivors besides the four children are 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the Galesburg Christian Church at 2 p.m. April 11, 1961 with Mr. Myrl Powers, minister, officiating, assisted by Dr. Fred Clark of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Mrs. W.E. Allen at the piano accompanied Mrs. Lloyd Dulavey and Mrs. Raymond Vaughn who sang, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" and "Beyond the Sunset."

Pall bearers were grandsons of the deceased; Jean Springer of Cherryvale; Jerald Magner, rural Parsons; Albert Magner, Jr. of Topeka; Elford Magner, Newton; Lyle Magner, Parsons and Eldon Springer of Galesburg.

Flowers were cared for by Mrs. Inez Gear, Mrs. Harold Lambertson, Mrs. Floy Miller and Mrs. Fred Hall.

Relatives and friends from out of town attended the funeral were; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Magner, Parsons; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Magner, Jr. and two daughters, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Elford Magner, Newton; Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Caldwell, Pittsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Hanks and two sons, Grandview, Missouri; Mr. Fred and Miss Kathleen Springer, Mocreadle, Missouri; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brown and Mrs. Ruth Nutter, Coffeyville; Mrs. Leilia Dunham, Mrs. Oden Dunham, Stark; Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Dunham and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Simmons, Erie; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mudd, Mrs. Walter Bell and Mr. and Mrs. John O. Green, Chanute; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Mendenhall, Thayer; Mr. and Mrs. Jean Springer, Cherryvale; Mrs. Larry Matson and Douglas Smith, Center.   

Samuel Brown Magner

Wife of Samuel B. Magner Obituary - 1

The Parsons Sun Newspaper - Parsons, Kansas
Monday, April 10, 1961 - Page 3



ETTA MAE MAGNER

ERIE - Mrs. Etta Mae Magner, 90, pioneer, Galesburg resident died there are 4:15 p.m. Sunday.  She had been in critical condition only a day.

Mrs. Magner was born Etta Mae Boje on February 4, 1871 at the northeast edge of Thayer, the daughter of Christopher and Elvira Boje.  She had spent her entire life at Galesburg. 

She was married September 15, 1891 to Samuel B. Magner, who died in 1943.  She was a member of the Christian Church.

Survivors include two daughters; Mrs. D. G. Springer, Galesburg and Mrs. Fred Clark, Cheyenne, Wyoming; two sons; Ralph and L.A. both of rural Galesburg.  Fifteen grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted in the Galesburg Christina Church at 3 p.m. Tuesday by the pastor, Myrl Powers.  Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, directed by the Pierce Home of Erie.


NOTE: I typed this obituary exactly as appeared in the newspaper.

Newspaper misspelled Etta's mother's name.  Her name is NOT Elvira, but ELVINA.

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel Brown Magner  "Sam"
Born: March 31, 1871 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County
Died: December 22, 1943 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Married: September 15, 1892 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Etta Mae Boje - pronounced "boy"
Born: February 4, 1871 - Thayer, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: April 9, 1961 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Samuel and Etta were both 21 years old when they were married by
Probate Judge, J. W. Anderson. 

NOTE: In both of Samuel and Etta's obituaries, it is written that they were married on this date (September 15th) in 1891.  The year, 1891 is incorrect with the marriage certificate shown below: --September 15, 1892-- 
 
 
 

 Wedding License Source: Burnill Clark, son of Fred and Mildred (Magner) Clark 
Source:





Kansas County Marriages,
1811-1911     Film Number:   001404958



 

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Mount Hope Cemetery is located one mile south of Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County


NOTE:  These are my personal photographs and belong to me--

 

Headstone:  Samuel Brown Magner

 

Samuel Brown Magner

While researching my Great-Grandfather Samuel Brown Magner, I learned from a family member that during adulthood, he suffered from TB or tuberculosis and sought treatment at one or more sanatoriums.  I have been unable to confirm this information with documentation. Tuberculosis was also called 'consumption' back in the day. 

Samuel Brown Magner died on Wednesday, December 22, 1943 at 10:30 in the morning.  The cause of death was carcinoma of the sigmoid.  Carcinoma means 'cancer' and sigmoid means 'colon' so in other words, the cause of death was "colon cancer."  Dr. G.A. Hay from Parsons, Kansas signed the death certificate.  AGE: 72 years, 8 months and 21 days. 

Ira F. Wilson, Jr. from the funeral home in Thayer, Kansas picked up his body for care and burial.  Samuel Brown Magner was buried Friday, December 24, 1943 at three o'clock in the afternoon in Galesburg, Kansas at the Mount Hope Cemetery.

Informant's own signature was Mrs. S. B. Magner, Samuel's wife, Etta Mae (Boje) Magner

DEATH CERTIFICATE - THIS IS MY PERSONAL COPY - $15.00

Source: Kansas Office of Vital Statistics