Agnes (Deemer) Neiss (1896 - 1986)

Born 26 Mar 1896 in Pawnee Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ralph Gunther Neiss — married 15 Aug 1953 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Died Apr 1986 at age 90 in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

The early years

Agnes was born ion the 26th of March 1896 in Pawnee Township, Licoln, Oklahoma to Jacob Deemer and Dorsa Wheeler in Oklahoma.

She was one of two children:

• Dennis Deemer (1898-1986)
• Agnes Deemer (1899-1986)

The would become orphans with Jacob passing away by 1900, and Dorsa/Dorsey by 1906. At this point I am uncertain why the children were not kept in the family and instead went to what appears an orphanage as there was a large Wheeler family in the Oklahoma/Kansas Area.

In 1900 they were living with their grandmother Sarah.

Family life

She would marry Ralph Neiss first on the 17th of August 1936^[1] then again on the 15th of August 1953 in California^[2]

It appears they may have gotten divorced then potentially remarried. Or perhaps a renewal of vows.

Throughout the years

Jacob would pass away in 1900, and they would be living with Dorsa's mother Sarah^[3]. They would be living in Pawnee, Lincoln, Oklahoma and in the home are Sarah 51, Etta Wheeler 21, Euge 18, Gilbert 15, Dorsey Deemer 27, Agnes 4, Dennis 1

In March of 1905 she would be sick from school^[4]

1910^[5] census in Eagle Chief, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA. It appears that they were placed in the Odd Fellow Orphanage of Alfalfa County in Oklahoma. The children show as inmates, however are the ages of 14 and 11.

In 1913 she and her brother would be enrolled in the school at Carmen, Alfalfa, Oklahoma^[6]

In 1920^[7] she and her brother had left Oklahoma and went to Los Angeles together. They were living on Fremont Avenue in Los Angeles, he was working as machinist in an Oil Refinery Company and they were renting their home.

In 1930^[8] she was living on Westchester place as live in help with the Driver's.

In 1940^[9] she confirmed that she had completed her 2nd year of college and they were living in a home they rented for $27 a month on Beaudry Avenue. In the home were Ralph 62, working as a clerk in a hotel with an income of about $1,100, and Agnes 42.

Death

She died in April of 1986, with her last residence stated as being in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8J5-2FM : 8 December 2017), Ralph G Neiss and Agnes Deemer, 17 Aug 1936; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,113,994.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K864-NXW : 10 December 2017), Ralph G Neiss and Agnes Deemer Neiss, 16 Aug 1953; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,343,363.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMGJ-PTN : accessed 8 July 2018), Agness Deemer in household of Sarah E Millhorn, Pawnee Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 8B, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,339.
4. ↑ The State Herald (Cushing, Oklahoma)24 Mar 1905, Fri Page 1
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLQ8-36T : accessed 8 July 2018), Agnes Deemer in household of L M St Clair, Eagle Chief, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 18B, family 399, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1242; FHL microfilm 1,375,255.
6. ↑ "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2F8-21PV : 17 March 2018), Agnes Deemer, 1913; citing School enrollment, Carmen, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, United States, various County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm 2,130,722.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHQK-D83 : accessed 8 July 2018), Agnes Deemer in household of Dennis R Deemer, Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 212, sheet 14A, line 5, family 463, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 108; FHL microfilm 1,820,108.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVZ-V11 : accessed 8 July 2018), Agnes Deemer in household of Leland H Driver, Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 220, sheet 5A, line 28, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 141; FHL microfilm 2,339,876.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9ZH-GMC : accessed 8 July 2018), Agnes Neiss in household of Ralph G Neiss, Councilmanic District 13, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-1119, sheet 3B, line 69, family 55, 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 421.
10. ↑ SSDI SSN 562-07-5152 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J56Q-WP8 : 20 May 2014), Agnes Neiss, Apr 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

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