Lee Franklin Eastburn (1923 - 1988)

Born 6 Nov 1923 in Randolph, Cedar, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Apr 1988 at age 64 in Hugo, Lincoln, Colorado, United States

Biography

Lee was born 6 Nov 1923 in Randolph, Cedar, Nebraska. He was the son of William Eastburn and Anna Simonsen.

In 1930 he was living in Hugo, Lincoln, Colorado.^[1] The household included William E Eastburn age 39 born in Nebraska, wife Anna C Eastburn age 40 born in Iowa, son Lee F Eastburn age 6 born in Nebraska, son Earl W Eastburn age 4 born in Colorado and son Joseph R Eastburn age 2 born in Colorado. William was a laborer on a dairy farm.

In 1940 he was living in Hugo, Election Precinct 7, Lincoln, Colorado.^[2] The household included William Edward Eastburn age 49 born in Nebraska, wife Anna C Eastburn age 50 born in Iowa, son Lee F Eastburn age 16 born in Nebraska, son Earl W Eastburn age 14 born in Colorado and son Joe Robert Eastburn age 12 born in Colorado. William was a laborer for the WPA. Lee was a school janitor at N Y A. Earl was a janitor in a theater.

He registered for the World War II draft in Hugo, Lincoln, Colorado.^[3]

He died 10 Apr 1988 in Hugo, Lincoln, Colorado.^[4][5]

He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X746-2YP : accessed 23 June 2020), Lee F Eastburn in household of William E Eastburn, Hugo, Lincoln, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 2B, line 76, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 246; FHL microfilm 2,339,981.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR6V-W8B : 28 February 2020), Lee F Eastburn in household of William Edward Eastburn, Hugo, Election Precinct 7, Lincoln, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-9, sheet 2A, line 15, family 30, 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 469.
3. ↑ The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Colorado, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 67. Name: Lee Franklin Eastburn Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 6 Nov 1923 Birth Place: Randolph, Nebraska, USA Residence Place: Hugo, Lincoln, Colorado, USA Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942 Registration Place: Hugo, Lincoln, Colorado, USA Employer: Raymond Rudolph Weight: 122 Complexion: Freckled Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 7 Next of Kin: W E Eastburn. Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: Lee Franklin Eastburn [Lee F Eastburn] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 6 Nov 1923 Birth Place: Randolph, Nebraska Death Date: 10 Apr 1988 Father: William E Eastburn Mother: Anna C Simonsen
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5CP-ZT1 : 19 May 2014), Lee F Eastburn, 10 Apr 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 23 June 2020), memorial page for Lee Franklin Eastburn (6 Nov 1923–10 Apr 1988), Find A Grave: Memorial #9286606, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568) .