Born in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Lionel Serrurier
and Helen Mae (Ritenour) Falls
Sister of
[private sister (1910s - 2010s)], Mary A (Falls) Groharing [half], Robert Eugene Falls [half], Richard L Falls [half], Jack Falls [half] and [private sister (1930s - unknown)] [half]
Wife of
Stephen Nicholas Troha
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 34
in Thompson, Carroll, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Feb 2017
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Biography
George Lionel Serrurier and Helen Mae Ritenour were the parents of Barbara Gayle Serrurier who was born on 29 November 1918 in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States.
1920 living with grandparents John (carpenter) and Minnie Ritenour, uncles Elmer (engineer / railroad) and Kenneth, mother (divorced) Helen Serrurier, sister June and great uncle Foster Oberheim (sheet metal worker / proving ground) in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States.
1930 living with stepfather Walter Falls (works on farm) mother Hellen and siblings in Union, Jackson, Iowa, United States. Neighbors include:
- Sophia Albright (age 81, widow )
- Leonard Myers (age 28 - baggage man / railroad) and Melvin Myears (age 35 - station labor / railroad)
Stephen Nicholas Troha and Barbara were married on 6 June 1935 in Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, United States.
1940 Stephen (working for Savanna Construction) and Barbara are living in Savanna, Savanna Township, Carroll, Illinois, United States.
She passed away on 16 July 1953 in Thomson, Carroll, Illinois, United States and is buried in the Saint John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois.
Sources
- United States Census, 1920 - Gail Surrier in household of John Ritenour, Savanna Ward 1, Carroll, Illinois, United States / Gender: Female / Age: 1 / Race: White / Relationship to Head of Household: Granddaughter / Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin / Mother's Birthplace: Illinois / John Ritenour (Head) 50 Pennsylvania / Minnie M Ritenour (Wife) 45 Illinois / Elmer E Ritenour (Son) 28 Illinois / Kenneth L Ritenour (Son) 9 Illinois / Helen M Surrier (Daughter) 21 Illinois / June Surrier (Granddaughter) 2 Illinois / Gail Surrier (Granddaughter) 1 Illinois / Foster Oberheim (Brother-in-law) 40 Illinois / Cecil J Sellens (Lodger) 21 Kansas / "United States Census, 1930" (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJSW-DJK : accessed 12 May 2018), Cecil J Sellens in household of John Ritenour, Savanna Ward 1, Carroll, Illinois, United States; citing ED 11, sheet 8A, line 15, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 301; FHL microfilm 1,820,301.
- United States Census, 1930 - Gale S*Ier in household of Walter T Falls, Union, Jackson, Iowa, United States / Gender: Female / Age: 11 / Marital Status: Single / Race: White / Relationship to Head of Household: Stepdaughter / Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin / Mother's Birthplace: Illinois / Walter T Falls (Head) 41 Indiana / Helen M Falls (Wife) 31 Illinois / June S*Ier (Stepdaughter) 12 Illinois / Gale S*Ier (Stepdaughter) 11 Illinois / Mary A Falls (Daughter) 6 Illinois / Robert G Falls (Son) 3 Indiana / Richard L Falls (Son)1 Illinois / "United States Census, 1930," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJV-331 : accessed 12 May 2018), Richard L Falls in household of Walter T Falls, Union, Jackson, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 4A, line 19, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 660; FHL microfilm 2,340,395.
- United States Census, 1940 - Gail Troha in household of Stephen Troha, Savanna, Savanna Township, Carroll, Illinois, United States / Sex: Female / Age: 21 / Marital Status: Married / Race: White / Relationship to Head of Household: Wife / Stephen Troha (Head) 26 Illinois / Gail Troha (Wife) 21 Illinois / "United States Census, 1940," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWWH-92B : accessed 12 May 2018), Gail Troha in household of Stephen Troha, Ward 4, Savanna, Savanna Township, Carroll, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-18, sheet 1B, line 68, family 824, 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, roll 763.
- Grave site / Memorial page - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61591867
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