Gwendolyn (Brown) Zumbro (1902 - 1991)

Born 16 Jan 1902 in Jasper, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Jake Zumbro — married 23 Feb 1935 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 1 Aug 1991 at age 89 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States

Biography

The Brown farm was in Malaka Township, Jasper County, Iowa in 1910.^[1] The household included John and Nann, as well as their children Ralph, Nellie, Susie, John Jr, George, Gwendolyn, and Clinton.^[1]

In 1920, the Browns were living in Union Township, Story, Iowa. Next door were sons, Bert and Earl, and son-in-law, Wade Durst. The Brown household included John and Nann, and their children still at home, George, Gwendolyn, and Clinton, and their granddaughters, Eva Mae, Mildred, and Helen Lucille, whom they raised following the death of their daughter, Susan, from the flu epidemic of 1918. John owned the home. John, Clinton, and George were farming the homestead.^[2][3]

In 1930, Nann was widowed, the head of the household, and had moved to Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. ^[4] The household included her daughter, Gwendolyn, Nann's grandchildren Eva, Mildred, and Helen, and Nann's father, Silas McQuiston. They were renting a home at 1437 20th St for $20 a month. Gwendolyn was working in a factory.

Lived in Yucaipa, California^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMH-WFM : accessed 26 April 2017), Ralph Brown in household of John Brown, Malaka, Jasper, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 4A, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 407; FHL microfilm 1,374,420.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM2-JQJ : Thu Dec 21 14:27:11 UTC 2023), Entry for John Brown and Nann Brown, 1920. Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Story, Iowa; Roll: T625_515; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 203; Image: 396.
3. ↑ correspondence with CD Berns on Ancestry.com
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVJ-DQM : Fri Oct 06 04:49:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Anna Brown and Gwendolin Brown, 1930. Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: 674; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 772.0; FHL microfilm: 2340409.
5. ↑ "George W Brown", Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon, 06 Apr 1972, Thu.Page 34

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150500632/gwendolyn-zumbro : accessed 19 April 2022), memorial page for Gwendolyn Brown Zumbro (16 Jan 1902–1 Aug 1991), Find A Grave: Memorial #150500632, citing Montecito Memorial Park, Colton, San Bernardino County, California, USA ; Maintained by AEPDLP (contributor 47122284) .

• "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VP9R-PZ5 : accessed 18 Jan 2014), Mcquiston in entry for Gwendolyn Zumbro, 1991.

• 1925 Iowa Census Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9C9-27R : accessed 22 May 2018), Gwendlyn Zumbro in household of Robert Zumbro, Councilmanic District 9, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-717, sheet 10B, line 62, family 265, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 386.