Lois Druzilla (Carpenter) Page (1859 - 1941)

Born 22 Oct 1859 in New Salem Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States

Wife of John Alexander Walker — married 25 Jan 1880 (to 19 May 1887) in Wright Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1941 at age 81 in Wright, Wayne County, Iowa

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Biography

Lois Druzilla Carpenter was born on October 22, 1859, in Illinois to William Henry Harrison Carpenter and Calista Jane Carpenter. She married John A Walker on January 25, 1880, in Wright, Iowa. They had four children during their marriage. She then married Albert Ballentine in 1892, her third and final marriage was to Abraham L Page. She died on March 28, 1941, in Wright, Iowa, at the age of 81.

Research Notes

• 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Druzilla Carpenter Age: 7 Months Birth Year: abt 1859 Gender: Female Birth Place: Illinois Home in 1860: New Salem, McDonough, Illinois Post Office: Table Grove Dwelling Number: 316 Family Number: 318 Household Members: Name Age William Carpenter 26 Calista Carpenter 23 James Carpenter 1 Druzilla Carpenter 7 Months ^[1]

• 1880 United States Federal Census Name:

Lois Walker Age: 20 Birth Date: Abt 1860 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1880: Wright, Wayne, Iowa, USA Dwelling Number: 115 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: John Walker Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: Keeping House Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Walker 28 Lois Walker 20 ^[2]

• Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925

Name: Lois Walker Age: 25 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birth Place: Illinois Residence Date: 1885 Residence Place: Liberty, Ringgold, Iowa, USA Gender: Female Marital status: Married Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Walker 33 Lois Walker 25 Josephine S Walker 4 Edeth Walker 2 ^[3]

• 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Lois G Ballentine Age: 40 Birth Date: Oct 1859 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1900: Jefferson, Ringgold, Iowa Sheet Number: 5 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 86 Family Number: 86 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Alfred C Ballentine Marriage Year: 1892 Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Mother: Number of Living Children: 4 Mother: How Many Children: 4 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Alfred C Ballentine 60 Lois G Ballentine 40 Olive J Walker 19 Edith L Walker 18 Lenora Walker 15 William J Walker 13 ^[4]

• 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Lois D Balentine Age in 1910: 50 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1910: Mercer, Brown, South Dakota Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Alfred C Balentine Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farm Operator Industry: General Farm Employer, Employee or Other: Employer Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged Farm or House: Farm Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 17 Number of Children Born: 4 Number of Children Living: 4 Household Members: Name Age Alfred C Balentine 70 Lois D Balentine 50 William J Walker 23 ^[5]

• 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Lois Page Age: 60 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 4, Cameron, Texas Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Abraham L Page Father's Birthplace: USA Mother's Birthplace: USA Able to Speak English: Yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Abraham L Page 50 Lois Page 60 George Page 18 Hazel Page 16 Eva Page 11 ^[6]

• 1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Lois D Page Birth Year: abt 1860 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Illinois Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Homemaker?: Yes Home in 1930: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA Map of Home: View Map Dwelling Number: 104 Family Number: 104 Age at first Marriage: 20 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age Abraham L Page 60 Lois D Page 70 ^[7]

• 1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Lois Page Age: 78 Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Illinois Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1940: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: North Main US 50 Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Franklin, Kansas Residence in 1935: Rural, Franklin, Kansas Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 5B Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st to 8th grade Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age G L Page 70 Lois Page 78 ^[8]

• Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996

Name: Lois D. Carpenter Gender: Female Birth Date: 1861 Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1880 Marriage Place: Wayne, Iowa Marriage Age: 19 Spouse: John A. Walker FHL Film Number: 1009073 Reference ID: 2:408J52F

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13975808/lois-drusilla-page: accessed 22 Nov 2022), memorial page for Lois Drusilla Carpenter Page (22 Oct 1859–28 Mar 1941), Find A Grave: Memorial #13975808, citing Oakland Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252).

Sources

1. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: New Salem, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: M653_201; Page: 407; Family History Library Film: 803201
2. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Wright, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Page: 255B; Enumeration District: 239
3. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
4. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Jefferson, Ringgold, Iowa; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240457
5. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Mercer, Brown, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1477; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1375490
6. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Cameron, Texas; Roll: T625_1784; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 32
7. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340438
8. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01232; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 30-23