Born in Burt County, Nebraska, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Leonard Craig
and Edna A. (Frey) Suhr
Sister of
Keith L. Craig and [private brother (1920s - unknown)]
Wife of
Ernest Perry Shawver
— married
22 Jun 1933 in Dakota County, Nebraska, USA
Mother of
[private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 95
in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States
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Biography
Fern Lillian Craig, daughter of Leonard and Edna (Frey) Craig, was born on 7 April 1916 at Lyons, Burt County, Nebraska, USA.[1] She lived with John Frey in 1928 at Pender, Nebraska.[2] She was living with her mother when she appeared on the census of 8 April 1930 in the household of Herbert Suhr at Thayer, Thurston Co., Nebraska.[3]
She married Ernest Perry Shawver, son of George Christian Shawver and Tamsey Omiska Perry, on 22 June 1933 at either Dakota City,[4], or South Sioux City,[1] Dakota County, Nebraska.
She and Ernest appeared on the census of 7 April 1940 in the household of her mother-in-law, Tamsey Omiska (Perry) Shawver, at Logan Township, Burt County, Nebraska.[5]
Fern died on 3 Feb. 2012 at Kindred Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, at age 95[1] and was buried at Moscow Cemetery, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. Her memorial has a photo of her headstone shared with Ernest.[6]
Census
8 April 1930
Thayer, Thurston Co., Nebraska.
- Herbert Suhr 26.
- Grace H Suhr 19 wife.
- Leona Suhr 1 5/12 dau.
- Dale Suhr 2/12 son.
- Henry H Suhr 30. brother.
- Edna Craig 31 sis-in-law.
- Fern Craig 13.
- Keith Craig 7.
- Donald Craig 2 1/12.[3]
7 April 1940
Logan, Burt County, Nebraska.
- Tamsey O Shawver 57 widow b. IA.
- Merle Davidson 37 son. b. Iowa. divorced. tractor operator doing road construction.
- Ernest P Shawver 25 son b. NB ground man for powerlines.
- Fern Shawver 23 dau-in-law. b. NB.
- Marilyn Shawver 5 gr-dau. b. NB.
- Jeanne Shawver 13 dau. b. NB.[5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fern Lillian Shawver, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Moscow, Idaho, USA, 7 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ Masonic Home - NE, Lenn Craig - Letter received from Masonic Home 4/23/2008. Collection of Phil Smith.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Year: 1930; Census Place: Thayer, Thurston, Nebraska; Roll: 1294; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 725.0; FHL microfilm: 2341029 1930 US Census. Herbert Suhr.
- ↑ Ernest P. Shawver Obituary 1986, Lewiston Morning Tribune, Lewiston, ID, 13 March 1986
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Year: 1940; Census Place: Logan, Burt, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2238; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 11-9 1940 US Census. Tamsey O Shawver.
- ↑ Fern L Shawver memorial at Find A Grave.
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Phil Smith for creating WikiTree profile Craig-1972.
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