Frances Elizabeth (Scott) Graffer (1888 - 1961)

Born 23 Aug 1888 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Feb 1961 at age 72 in San Luis Obispo, California, United States

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Biography

Born 23 Aug 1888.

Frances Elizabeth Scott is born to the Canadian immigrant John Arthur Scott and his wife Mary Ann Warren in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.^[1]

Shortly after Frances' birth the young family relocates to Superior City, Wisconsin, where Frances' father works for the Railroad.

2 Jun 1900 Frances' parents own a house at 2013 North 24th Street in Superior City, Douglas County, Wisconsin.^[2]

• Scott John A. (head of family, white, male, born October 1853, 46(?) years, married for 14 years. born in Maine (?), father born in Ireland (?), mother born in Massachusetts(?), R.R. bridge foreman, can read, can write, can speak English, owns a house)
• Scott Mary A. (wife, white, female, born November 1863, 36 years, married for 14 years, four of her five children are still alive, born in Illinois, parents born in Illinois (?), can read, can write, can speak English)
• Scott Frances A. (daughter, white, female, born August 1888, 11 years, single, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine, mother born in Illinois, attends school)
• Scott Myrtle L (daughter, white, female, born July 1890, 9 years, single, born in Wisconsin, father born in Maine, mother born in Illinois, attends school)
• Scott Rollin L (son, white, male, born August 1895, 5 years, single, born in Wisconsin, father born in Maine, mother born in Illinois, attends school)
• Scott Gracie B (daughter, white, female, born December 1897, 2 years, single, born in Wisconsin, father born in Maine, mother born in Illinois)

21 Jan 1909 Frances marries Theodore Stephen Graffer of Superior, son of Hans Graffer and Lena Bacon.

Frances and Theodore stay in Superior, where Theo also works for the Railroad. On 24 Dec 1909 their son Burdette W Graffer is born.^[3]

22 Apr 1910 The young family rents a home at 2716 22nd Street in Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin.^[4]

• Graffer Theodore (male, white, 23 years, married for one year, born in Minnesota, both parents born in Norway, foreman for RR, speaks Norwegian and English, can write and read)
• Graffer Frances (wife, female, white, 21 years, married for one year, her only child is still alive, born in Minnesota, father born in Illinois(?), mother born in Maine(?), can read, write and speak English)
• Graffer Burdette (son, male, white, 4 month, single, born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Minnesota)

Frances' daughter Mildred Lucille Graffer is born on 30 Dec 1911.^[5]

Frances' mother Mary dies at the hospital in Superior, Wisconsin from acute Brights disease on 25 Mar 1912. She is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA.^[6]

7 Jan 1920 Frances and her husband own a house at 2018 Banks Avenue in Superior, Wisconsin now.^[7] Her father also stays with them.

• Graffer Theodore S. (owns a mortgaged house, male, white, 33 years, married, born in Minnesota, both parents born in Norway, parents native tongue Norwegian, occupation hard to read, can read, write and speak English)
• Graffer Francis E. (wife, female, white, 31 years, married, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Illinois, can read, write and speak English)
• Graffer Burdette W. (son, male, white, 10 years, born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Minnesota, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Graffer Mildred. (daughter, female, white, 8 years, born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Minnesota, attends school)
• Scott John A. (father-in-law, male, white, 66(?) years, widowed, born in Maine (?), both parents born in Maine (?), bridge foreman for the Railroad, can read, write and speak English)

Together with her father, Frances and her family relocate to Los Angeles, California sometime in the 1920ies.

22 Apr 1930 The Graffers rent a house at 7535 Owensmouth Avenue in Los Angeles, California.^[8] Theo still work for the Railroad.

• Graffer Theodore S. (rents a house for 40$ a month, owns a radio set, male, white, 43 years, married, first married at the age of 22, born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Norway, welder for the Railway, can read, write and speak English)
• Graffer Frances (wife, female, white, 41 years, first married at the age of 20, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Illinois, can read, write and speak English)
• Graffer Burdette (son, male, white, 20 years, single, born in Wisconsin, father also born in Wisconsin, mother born in Minnesota, Clerk at a hardware store, can read, write and speak English)
• Graffer Mildred L. (daughter, female, white, 18 years, born in Wisconsin, father also born in Wisconsin, mother born in Minnesota, stenographer at a bank, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott John A. (father-in-law, male, white, 77(?) years, widowed, born in Maine(?), both parents also born in Maine(?), can read, write and speak English)

Frances and Theodore divorce, I assume sometime in the early 1930ies. He is remarried in 1940.

Frances' father John dies at the age of 85 on 19 Oct 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.^[9] He is burried next to his wife at the Greenwood Cemetery in Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA.^[10]

3 Apr 1940 Frances is listed living with both of her children she owns the house at 7531 Owensmouth Avenue in Los Angeles, California.^[11]

• Graffer Frances (owns a house with the value of 2500$, female, white, 50 years, divorced, 8 years of school education, born in Minnesota, lived at the same house in 1935)
• Graffer Burdette (son, male, white, 30 years, single, 4 years of Highschool, born in Wisconsin, lived at the same house in 1935, Clerk at a retail Hardwarestore)
• Graffer Mildred (daughter, female, white, 28 years, single, 4 years of Highschool, born in Wisconsin, lived at the same house in 1935, secretary at a Comm. Bank)

Frances' daughter Mildred marries Donald Edward Johnson on 26 Oct 1944 in Los Angeles, California.^[12]

Died 3 Feb 1961 (aged 72) in San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.

Buried Oakwood Memorial Park Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDMH-RVS : 4 December 2014), Mari Warren in entry for Frances Elizabeth Scott, 23 Aug 1888; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,498,814.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SV7-C6Y?cc=1325221&wc=9B7T-DPJ%3A1030921601%2C1030788401%2C1034023901 : 5 August 2014), Wisconsin > Douglas > Superior > image 7 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHV-ZTW : 26 November 2014), Burdette W Graffer, 18 Jan 1973; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB3-2M2?cc=1727033&wc=QZZC-3MJ%3A133639501%2C133718401%2C137199101%2C1589088946 : 24 June 2017), Wisconsin > Douglas > Superior Ward 9 > ED 104 > image 18 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPSB-PM8 : 26 November 2014), Graffer in entry for Mildred Lucille Gulliford, 06 Jun 1995; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67064918
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RN2-DGN?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-HLR%3A1037438101%2C1036471902%2C1039615901%2C1589332322 : 14 December 2015), Wisconsin > Douglas > Superior Ward 7 > ED 86 > image 16 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR4H-DVR?cc=1810731&wc=QZF9-8QC%3A648807101%2C648807102%2C649513001%2C1589287423 : 9 December 2015), California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles (Districts 0501-0750) > ED 622 > image 78 of 112; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
9. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91S2-9K1H?cc=1932433&wc=M6PR-F38%3A228662101%2C228679401 : 27 May 2015), 1930-1939 > Sa, Joseph-Z > image 50 of 550; Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
10. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67064919/john-a-scott
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MT-N4DL?cc=2000219&wc=QZX5-3NV%3A790105301%2C796133301%2C800319501%2C800402701 : accessed 21 August 2018), California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, Councilmanic District 1 > 60-23 Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles City Councilmanic District 1 (Tract 14 - part) in Assembly District 42 > image 2 of 24; citing 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.
12. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93H-5ZSG?cc=1804002&wc=965S-K6F%3A152550501 : 12 May 2014), 005698982 > image 366 of 3178; county courthouses, California.
13. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25720805/frances-e-graffer