Erva M. (Lanfest) Dwyer (1897)

Born 24 Apr 1897 in Orient, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Edward Dwyer — married 10 May 1914 in Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

24 April 1897

Orient, Maine

name: Ervin M. Lanfest, male: white, born Livin, 4th child born, informant of birth: J. P. Kerr; father: John Lanfest, born in Summerville, Maine, white, resides at Orient, Maine, occupation: Farmer; mother: Ruth E. Lidley or Lilley, born in Houlton, Maine, white, occupation: Housekeeper^[1]

Marriage

10 May 1914 in Weston, Maine. Intention filed 4 May 1914. Married by Varney W. Putman, of Weston, Maine, Justice of the Peace ^[2][3]

Groom: Harry E. Dwyer, resides at Orient, Maine, age 21, white, occupation: Laborer, born in Orient, Maine, first marriage; father: Edwin Droyer, deceased, white, occupation: Farmer, born at Orient, Maine; mother: Olive Anderson, resides at Island Falls, Maine, white, occupation: Housewife, born at Sunbury Co., New Brunswick

Bride: Erva M. Lanfest, resides at Orient, Maine, age 18, white, occupation: Domestic, born in Orient, Maine, first marriage; father: John Lanfest, resides at Orient, Maine, white, occupation: Farmer, born at Swansville, Maine; mother: Ruth Lilley, deceased, white, occupation: Housewife, born at Houlton, Maine

1964 - ISLAND FALLS -- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dwyer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday (10 May 1964) with open house from 2 to 4 p.m. at the home of their granddaughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hartin, assisted by Mrs. Harriet Campbell, Mrs. Ruth Whitney and Mrs. Beulah Nye.

Many friends and relatives call to extend congratulations and the honored couple received many cards, gifts and a money tree.

The Rev. Ernest Ireland, pastor of the United Baptist Church, offered prayers to the family members and guests.

Refreshments were served, which included a four-tier decorated cake made by Mrs. Richard Porter, Sr.

They are the parents of four children: three daughters, Mrs. Vinal Whitney, Mrs. Clayton Campbell, Mrs. Merritt Nye; and one son, Noel Dwyer, all of Island Falls; they have eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer were born at Orient, Maine and were married at Weston, by Justice of the Peace Varney Putman, who had officiated at the wedding of Dwyer's parents. They have lived in Island Falls for over 50 years. ^[4]

Census

12 Jan 1920 ^[5]

Number Nine Road, Orient, Aroostook, Maine

John L. Lenfest: Head, own farm freely, male, age 71, widowed, can read and write, born in Maine, unknown birth location of parents, speaks English, occupation: Farmer of general farm, working on own account, no. 3 on Farm Schedule

John L. Lenfest: Head, own farm freely, male, age 71, widowed, can read and write, born in Maine, unknown birth location of parents, speaks English, occupation: Farmer of general farm, working on own account, no. 3 on Farm Schedule

Grace B. Lenfest: Daughter, female, age 25, single, cannot read nor write, born in Maine, father born in Maine, unknown birth location of mother, speaks English, no occupation

Harry Dwyer: Son-In-Law, male, age 27, married, can read and write, born in Maine, father born in Maine, mother born in Canada-English, speaks English, occupation: Laborer

Erva Dwyer: Daughter, female, age 23, married, can read and write, born in Maine, father born in Maine, unknown birth location of mother, speaks English, no occupation

Beulah M. Dwyer: Grandchild, female, age 2 0/12, single, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, no occupation

Ruth M. Dwyer: Grandchild, female, age 11/12, single, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, no occupation

note: nearby are extended family.

4 April 1930 ^[6]

Main Street, Island Falls, Aroostook, Maine

Harry Dwyer: Head, renting house for $7.00 per month, male, age 36, married, 1st married at age 21, not at school, can read and write, born in Maine, father born in United States, mother's birthplace is unknown, speaks English, occupation: Laborer of general work, wage worker, not at work last working day, no. 17 on Unemployment Schedule

Erba Dwyer: Wife, female, age 32, married, 1st married at age 17, not at school, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, occupation: Laundress at home, working on own account, was at work last working day

Buella Dwyer: Daughter, female, age 12, single, at school, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, no occupation

Ruth Dwyer: Daughter, female, age 11, single, at school, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, no occupation

Noel Dwyer: son, male, age 8, single, at school, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, no occupation

Harriet Dwyer: Daughter, female, age 5, single, at school, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, no occupation

26 April 1940 ^[7]

Houlton Street, Town Poor Farm, Island Falls Town, Aroostook, Maine

Harry E. Dwyer: renting farm for $12 per month, Head, male, age 47, married, not at school, finished 5th grade, born in Maine, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, employed, worked 40 hours during the week of March 24-30, 1940, occupation: Farmer of farm, private worker, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $500 in salary in 1939, earned no other income in 1939

Erva M. Dwyer: Wife, female, age 43, married, not at school, finished 9th grade, born in Maine, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, employed, worked 60 hours during the week of March 24-30, 1940, occupation: Housewife of house, home worker, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned no income in 1939

Ruth M. Dwyer: Daughter, female, age 21, single, not at school, finished 8th grade, born in Maine, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, employed, worked 40 hours during the week of March 24-30, 1940, occupation is blank, how many weeks worked in 1939 is blank, income is blank in 1939

Noel C. Dwyer: Son, male, age 19, single, not at school, finished 7th grade, born in Maine, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, unemployed, unemployed for 12 weeks, occupation: Laborer for farm, private worker, worked 4 weeks in 1939, earned $75 in salary in 1939, earned no other income in 1939

Harriet V. Dwyer: Daughter, female, age 16, single, at school, finished 9th grade, born in Maine, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, at school, occupation is blank, how many weeks worked in 1939 is blank, income is blank in 1939

Merritt H. Nye: Son-In-Law, male, age 23, married, not at school, finished 7th grade, born in Canada-English, alien, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, unemployed, unemployed for 12 weeks, occupation: Laborer for lumber, private worker, worked 24 weeks in 1939, earned $350 in salary in 1939, earned no other income in 1939

Beulah M. Nye: Daughter, female, age 22, married, not at school, finished 8th grade, born in Maine, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, employed, worked 60 hours during the week of March 24-30, 1940, occupation: Housewife of house, home worker, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned no income in 1939

Patricia R. Nye: Granddaughter, female, age 2, single, no at school

Eugene L. Nye: Grandson, female, age 1, single, no at school

Frank Pelkey: Lodger, male, age 85, married, not at school, never attended school, born in Canada-English, alien, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, unable to work

George Grindell: Lodger, male, age 37, single, not at school, finished 9th grade, born in Maine, lived not on a farm in Cedric, Hancock Co., Maine in 1935, unable to work

Henry Fisher: Lodger, male, age 40, single, not at school, never attended school, born in Maine, lived not on a farm in Island Falls, Maine in 1935, unable to work

Harry E. Dwyer: Grandson, male, age 4/12, single, not at school

Events

1951 - Mrs. Clayton Campbell and son Gary of Moodus, Conn., is a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dwyer, and other relatives here (Island Falls, Maine) ^[8]

1965 - Mrs. Harry Dwyer of Island Falls is a patient in Ward BX, Room 3, Eastern Maine General Hospital, Bangor, convalescing from a hip fracture. Being so far from home, family and friends, the days are quite long and loney for this lovely lady who is fondly called "Gram" by everyone who knows her. Cheery greetings from Maine Streeters would be delightful surprise. ^[9]

1965 - Mrs. Harry Dwyer is a patient at the Eastern Maine General Hospital, Bangor, after falling and breaking her hip. ^[10]

1966 - Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gray of Dyer Brook visited Mrs. Harry Dwyer, Sunday. Mrs. Harriet Campbell of Crystal spent Sunday with her mother, and visited her father, Harry Dwyer, who returned home Monday from the Milliken Memorial Hospital. ^[11]

1967 - Mrs. Harry Dwyer of Island Falls is a patient at the Milliken Memorial Hospital, Island Falls, where she faces an indefinite period of hospitalization. Get well wishes from Maine Streeters would be a delightful and cheering surprise. ^[12]

Obituary

ISLAND FALLS — Mrs. Harry (Erva M.) Dwyer, 71, died at a local hospital Thursday after a long illness.

She was born at Orient, April 24, 1897, the daughter of John and Ruth (Lilley) Lenfest.

Mrs. Dwyer is survived by her husband, Harry Dwyer of Island Falls; one son, Noel Dwyer also of Island Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Vinal (Ruth) Whitney of Island Falls and Mrs. Clayton (Harriet) Campbell of Crystal; two sisters, Mrs. Harry (Susie) Boone of of Terre Haute, Ind., and Mrs. Alex (Vonie) Boone of Eastport; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Bowers Funeral Home of Island Falls Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Ernest Ireland officiating.

Burial will be in the family lot in the Island Falls Cemetery. ^[13]

1968 - In town for the funeral of Mrs. Harry Dwyer were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Farwell and children, Ruth, Joey and Ronald of Scarboro; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whitney and son Ralph, Old Orchard; Mr. and Mrs. Walker White and sons, Walker Dean and Carl, of Terryville, Conn.; and Harry Dwyer's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Fogg ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1
2. ↑ Source: #S3
3. ↑ Source: #S5
4. ↑ "Couple Notes 50th Year Of Marriage" The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, Friday, May 15, 1964 [1]
5. ↑ Source: #S2
6. ↑ Source: #S7
7. ↑ Source: #S6
8. ↑ "Island Falls News Briefs" by Mrs. Alice McKenzie, The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, Tuesday, September 04, 1951, page 7 [2]
9. ↑ "On the Maine Street / Sunshine Corner" The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine · Wednesday, June 09, 1965, page 26 [3]
10. ↑ "Island Falls" The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, Thursday, June 10, 1965, page 25, 4th entry [4]
11. ↑ "Island Falls" The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, Wednesday, January 19, 1966 [5]
12. ↑ "Sunshine Corner" The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine · Friday, December 22, 1967, page 21 [6]
13. ↑ Source: #S4
14. ↑ "Island Falls Briefs" The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, Thursday, June 27, 1968, page 30 [7]

• Source: S1 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQ5-KXY : 2 March 2021), John Lanfest in entry for Ervin M Lanfest, 24 Apr 1897; citing Orient, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm. Event Type: Birth, Volume Number: Lemire - Lewis (1893), Indexing Batch: I11349-7, GS Film Number: 9983, Digital Folder Number: 004544494, Image Number: 00155 [8]

• Source: S2 "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZH-VDQ : 1 February 2021), John L Lenfest, Aroostook, Maine, United States, 1920. Event Type: Census, Household Identifier: 83, Line Number: 9, Sheet Letter: A, Sheet Number: 6, Sheet Number and Letter: 6A, Affiliate Film Number: 638, Affiliate Publication Number: T625, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 004966016, Microfilm Number: 1820638, Image Number: 00454, Indexing Batch: N01950-1 [9]

• Source: S3 "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNB-PZL : 27 November 2014), Harry E Dwyer and Erva M Lanfest, 10 May 1914; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.

• Source: S4 "Mrs. Harry Dwyer" The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 21 Jun 1968, Fri, Page 25 [10]

• Source: S5 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-GH6K : 2 March 2021), Harry E Dwyer and Eva M Lanfest, 10 May 1914; citing Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm. [11]

• Source: S6 "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMM3-7GK : 16 February 2023), Harry E Dwyer, Island Falls Town, Island Falls Town, Island Falls, Island Falls, 2-54, Aroostook, Maine, United States, 1940. Event Type: Census, Enumeration District Number: 2-54 Island Falls Town, Island Falls, Town Poor Farm, Household Identifier: 68, Line Number: 11, Sheet Letter: A, Sheet Number: 15, Sheet Number and Letter: 15A, Affiliate Publication Number: T627, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 005462016, Image Number: 00410 [12]

• Source: S7 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM8J-14V : accessed 14 February 2023), Harry Dwyer, Island Falls, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 53B, line 60, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 829; FHL microfilm 2,340,564. Digital Folder Number: 004950947, Microfilm Number: 2340564, Image Number: 00153, Indexing Batch: N03838-1 [13]