Celia Shelton (Harrison) Lauer (1919-1999)

Celia Shelton Lauer formerly Harrison

Born 17 Dec 1919 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Joseph Barlow Harrison and Ellen Frances (Shelton) Harrison

Sister of Agnes Harrison

Wife of Paul Lauer — married 1942 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA

Mother of [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]

Died 1999 at about age 79 [location unknown]

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Biography

Celia S. Harrison was born on 17 Dec 1919 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, daughter of Joseph Barlow Harrison (1886 - 1956) and Ellen Frances (Shelton) Harrison (1886 - 1973).

Her sister was Agnes Harrison (1914 - ).

Celia (~22) married Paul Lauer (~24) in 1942 in Seattle^[1].

Celia died in 1999 aged ~79.^[2]

Dr. Paul Lauer Obituary The family of well-known Everett surgeon, Dr. Paul Lauer, is sad to announce that he passed away on March 20, 2007, after a long decline in his health. He was 88 years old and had lived the last several years at the Kenney Retirement Community in West Seattle. Paul was born in 1918 in Iowa City, Iowa, to Edward H. and Edna Mayworm Lauer where his father was a teacher at the University of Iowa. In the 1930's, the family moved to Seattle when Edward joined the faculty of the University of Washington and eventually became the Dean of its College of Arts and Sciences. While attending Broadway High School, Paul met and fell in love with Roosevelt High School student, Celia S. Harrison, daughter of Prof. Joseph B. and Ellen Shelton Harrison. The two families were acquainted because Celia's father was also on the faculty at the University and headed the English Department. Both Paul and Celia graduated from the University of Washington, and Paul went on to medical school at the University of Michigan. They were married in Seattle in 1942. Paul served as a Navy second lieutenant and the ship's physician on the USS Missouri and was fortunate to have been on the deck of that battleship in Tokyo Bay at the signing of the surrender by the Japanese ending World War II. After Paul's surgical residency at San Francisco General Hospital, the Lauers moved to Everett in 1949 when Paul joined the small group of Everett Clinic founders as a surgeon, the clinic's first specialist. He enjoyed a long, distinguished career there until he retired in the mid-1980's and moved to Mill Creek. During their years in Everett, Paul played the clarinet in the Everett Symphony and both he and Celia sang in the First Congregational Church choir. The talented couple enjoyed collaborating on many artistic projects, building two harpsichords together and sharing their creativity with friends and family through the years with memorable social events and activities. Paul struggled to recover after Celia's sudden death in 1999. Surviving Paul are his brother, David, of San Francisco, CA; his daughter, Nancy Sipple, of Vashon Island; and his sons, David, of Lake Stevens, Douglas, of Marysville, and John, of Seattle. He has five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The Lauers and their extended families plan a reunion/ memorial for this summer at the old Harrison family property on Orcas Island where Celia and Paul honeymooned and enjoyed family vacations. Paul's children suggest directing any remembrances that friends or colleagues might want to make in Paul's honor to the Seattle Art Museum where Celia was a docent for many years.^[3]

Published in The Herald (Everett) from Apr. 5 to Apr. 6, 2007

Sources

↑ Marriage: "Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013"
Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: kingcoarchmcvol103_648
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2378 #2908032 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Celia S Harrison marriage to Paul R Lauer on 5 Jun 1942 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA.
↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Ancestry Record 60901 #28055819 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Name: Celia Harrison Lauer [Celia Shelton Harrison] [Celia Lauer]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 17 Dec 1919; Birth Place: Seattle, Washington [Seattle King, Washington]; Death Date: 12 Feb 1999; Father: Joseph B Harrison; Mother: Ellen F Shelton; Notes: Jan 1944: Name listed as CELIA HARRISON LAUER; Jul: Name listed as CELIA SHELTON HARRISON; 18 Feb 1999: Name listed as CELIA H LAUER.
↑ Dr. Paul Lauer Obituary, The Herald of Everett, Washington, Apr. 5 to Apr. 6, 2007

1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1925; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 67
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #13427885 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Z Celia S Harrison (0), single daughter, in household of Joseph B Harrison (33) in Seattle, King, Washington. Born in Washington.

Joseph B Harrison 33

Ellen F Harrison 33

Agnes S Harrison 5

Z Celia S Harrison 0

1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 2342229
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #112115920 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Celia S Harrison (10), single daughter, in household of Joseph B Harrison (43) at 4742 11th Ave N.E, Seattle, King, Washington, USA. Born in Washington.

Joseph B Harrison 43

Ellen S Harrison 43

Agnes S Harrison 15

Celia S Harrison 10

1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04376; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 40-77
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #64112636 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Celia Harrison (20), single daughter, in household of Joseph B Harrison (53) in Seattle, King, Washington. Born in Washington.

Joseph B Harrison 53

Ellen Harrison 53

Celia Harrison 20

1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Everett, Snohomish, Washington; Roll: 5841; Sheet Number: 23; Enumeration District: 31-118
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #67288923 (accessed 15 March 2023)
Celia H Lauer (30), wife, in household of Paul R Lauer (31) in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA. Born in Washington.

Paul R Lauer 31

Celia H Lauer 30

Nancy E Lauer 4