Lois Ardelda (Mollenhour) Wight (abt. 1904)

Born about 6 Feb 1904 in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Earl George (Wright) Wight — married 19 Aug 1922 (to 9 Apr 1936) in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States

Wife of Orville Shafer — married 25 Apr 1936 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Lois Ardelda (found on daughter's marriage license) Mollenhour is born abt 1905 (per census records and marriage licenses). She married first, Earl George Wight on 19 Aug 1922 in Lansing, Ingham Co, MI and divorced 9 Apr 1936 in Ingham Co, MI. She married second to Orville Shafer on 25 Apr 1936 in Lansing, Ingham Co, MI. Have not found confirmation of her death.

Sources

• 1910 United States Census - using name of Lois Mullenhour

Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Plain, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T624_358; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1374371 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• 1920 United States Census - using name of Lois Durst

Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson Ward 5, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T625_774; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 20 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• 1930 United States Census

Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 2340725 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.

• 1940 United States Federal Census

Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01760; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 33-26 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940.

• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 - to George Earl Wight

Source Citation Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 162; Film Description: 1922 Genesee - 1922 Kent Source Information Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. Lois marriage information

Groom's Name: Earl Wight Groom's Race: Groom's Age: 21 years Groom's Birth Date: 1901 Groom's Birthplace: Corfie, N. Y. Bride's Name: Lois Mollenhour Bride's Race: Bride's Age: 17 years Bride's Birth Date: 1905 Bride's Birthplace: Tippecanoe, IN Marriage Type: Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1922 Marriage Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan Groom's Father: Geo Wight Groom's Mother: Olive Patterson Bride's Father: Elza Mollenhour Bride's Mother: Ethel Creighbaum Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband: Film Number: 2342749 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4047122 Image Number: 303 Reference Number: v 3 rn 4026

• Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 - from Earl George Wight

Source Citation Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorce records Source Information Ancestry.com. Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Michigan. Divorce records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.

• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 - to Orville Shafer

Source Citation Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 80; Film Description: Ingham (1935 - 1938) Source Information Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.