Laura May (Lancaster) Ireland (1918 - 2001)

Born 16 Mar 1918 in Milo, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

Wife of Herman Leroy Archer — married 19 Dec 1936 in Maine, United States

Wife of Leland Millard Ireland — married 22 Dec 1949 in Perth, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 2001 at age 83 in Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States

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Biography

Laura May Lancaster b. 16 Mar 1918 d/o Earl C Lancaster and Myrtle Butterfield.

Laura married Hermon L. Archer 19 Dec 1936.

She died 26 Nov 2001 in a health care facility in Caribou, Maine.

United States Census, 1930^[1] Lagrange, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Earle Lancaster Head M 38 Maine

Myrtle Lancaster Wife F 42 Maine

Laura M Lancaster Daughter F 12 Maine

Clyde C Lancaster Son M 10 Maine

Vinol E Lancaster Son M 6 Maine

United States Census 1940^[2] Mapleton, Aroostook, Maine

Herman Archer 30

Laura Archer 21

Caroline Archer 2

Laura May Lancaster was born 16 March 1918 in Maine, the daughter of Earl Clyde Lancaster (1892-1969) and Myrtle Orillia Butterfield (1887-1983), who married in 1917. Laura May married Herman Leroy Archer on 19 December 1936 in Maine. She later married Leland Millard Ireland, on 22 December 1949 in (New Brunswick, Canada; marriage was later registered in...) Maine. She died in 2001, and is buried at Southside Cemetery, Mapleton, Aroostook, Maine. Her obituary included that “Laura spent most of her life in Castle Hill (Maine). She worked at Woolworth, at the lunch counter, and at the Presque Isle AFB cafeteria, where she enjoyed cooking.”^[3][4]

Laura May Lancaster was born 16 March 1918 in Milo, Piscataquis, Maine, the daughter, and first child of Earl C. Lancaster (born in Maxfiled, ME; a woodsman) and Myrtle Butterfield (b. Danforth, ME). They lived in LaGrange, Maine.^[5]

In 1930, the Lancaster family lived in LaGrange, Maine. All members of the household were born in Maine, as were their parents. The household included Earle, 38, who rented their house for $10 per month, a lu,her mill laborer, not a veteran; his wife Myrtle, 42; their children, Laura M., 12; Clyde C., 10; and Vinol E., 6. The children were all in school. The adults could read and write. Earle first married at age 27. Myrtle first married at 30.^[6]

Laura Lancaster and Herman Archer, both residents of Mapleton, Maine, were married in Maine on 19 December 1936.^[7]

In 1940, the Archer family lived in Mapleton Town, Maine. All members of the household were born in Maine. They had lived in the same city for at least five years. The household included Herman Archer, 30, who had completed the 5th grade, a laborer at a potato house (?), worked 35 weeks in 1939, earning $400, who rented their home for $5 per month;his wife Laura, 21, completed 8th grade; and their daughter Caroline, 2. Living nearby was Everett M. Archer, 32, and his family (uncertain relation).^[8]

Herman and Laura later divorced.

Laura Mae Archer, 31, and Leland Millard Ireland, 29 were married on 22 December 1949 at Perth, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada, at the home of Rev. G. B. Symonds, who officiated the ceremony. Witnesses were S. R. Cray and C. M. Cray, of Mapleton, Maine. Laura was born about 1918 in Milo, Maine, the daughter of Earle Lancaster (b. Maxfield, ME) and Myrtle Butterfield. She was previously divorced. She was a waitress, a Methodist, a resident of Mapleton, Maine, and could read and write. Leland was born about 1920 in Mapleton, Maine, the son of Millard Ireland (b. Presque Isle, ME) and Abbie Archer. Leland was laborer, a Baptist, a resident of Mapleton, ME, could read and write, and this was his first marriage.^[9] They subsequently registered their marriage in Maine.^{[10] [11]}

Laura M. Ireland, 16 March 1918-26 November 2001, is buried with her husband Leland M. Ireland, 1921-1990, at Southside Cemetery, Mapleton, Maine.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMDW-NZ9 : accessed 31 December 2019), Vinol E Lancaster in household of Earle Lancaster, Lagrange, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 1B, line 98, family 30, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 837; FHL microfilm 2,340,572.
2. ↑ 1940; Census Place: Mapleton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01472; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 2-65
3. ↑ familysearch.org Family Tree - Life Sketch (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LR55-KBL)
4. ↑ familysearch.org Pedigree Resource File (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3KVT-MRD)
5. ↑ Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-Z9JY)
6. ↑ 1930 US Census, LaGrange, Penobscot, Maine (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMDW-CTK)
7. ↑ Maine Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNB-48G)
8. ↑ 1940 US Census, Mapleton, Mapleton Town, Arrostook, Maine (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMM3-C2X)
9. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Marriages, 1789-1950 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBN-KHP9)
10. ↑ Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNF-DXZ)
11. ↑ Maine Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCJZ-XNM)
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #71074154

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-Z9JY : 13 March 2018), Laura May Lancaster, Birth 16 Mar 1918; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,143.

• Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 31

• "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNB-48L : 27 November 2014), Hermon Archer and Laura Lancaster, 19 Dec 1936; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.