Leida (Drury) Barnhart (1880 - 1959)

Born 4 Oct 1880 in New York

Descendants

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Biography

"Miss Leida Drury has returned from two weeks visit in New York."^[1]

Married first George Cook Ford.

Had children Katherine and George.

Widowed.

Married second to Marvin E. Barnhart, Chicago prosecutor 1919.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Barnhart and children, Katherine and George Ford, of Chicago come to Buffalo tomorrow to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Irish for the holidays.^[2]

Had daughter Leida Louise 1923.

Widowed about 13 months later 1924

"Mrs. Leida Barnhart of Lochland Road and Mrs. Olive W Mellen, Hamilton Street, are spending the week in New York." ^[3]

Lost a great deal of land in foreclosure in 1932

May have lived in Euclid Beach Park in a tent during part of the depression. Her daughter Louise's obit reports "she grew up partly in a tent at Euclid Beach Park during the Depression". So it is likely mother and daughter were together there. '(Can anyone confirm? Cathryn Hondros 17:28, 10 July 2013 (EDT)

By 1940, Leida and her daughter, Louise, are rooming with a family named Ellsworth.

Sources

Census

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW6L-3LF : accessed 16 Aug 2013), Leida Barnhart in entry for Perry F Ellsworth, 1940.

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4RT-2L1 : accessed 15 Aug 2013), Lida A Barnhart, 1930.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJ8S-J1W : accessed 15 Aug 2013), Barnhart in entry for Marvin E Barnhart, 1920.

Marriage

"Barnhart-Ford / Marvin E. Barnhart and Mrs. Leida Drury Ford announce their marriage on July 19 at No. 44 Lincoln Parkway, Buffalo, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Barnhart will be at home after December 1st at No. 7625 Sheriden Road, Chicago, Illinois." ^[4]

Travel

"New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX57-4ZR : accessed 16 Aug 2013), Mrs. George Cook Ford, 16 Sep 1908; citing Oceanic, United States National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Death

Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8192325

Husband's Death

"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N34Y-18W : accessed 17 Aug 2013), Leida Barnhart in entry for Marvin E. Barnhart, 25 Jun 1924.

Children's Birth

Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSH-R5KF : accessed 29 September 2015), Marvin E Barnhart in entry for Leida Louise Barnhart, 10 May 1923; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 18362, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

Children's Marriage

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2QWQ-RZB : accessed 28 May 2014), Leida Drury in entry for Jay W Schnackel and Katherine D Ford, 21 Aug 1937; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 001902381.

Footnotes

1. ↑ The Buffalo Courier, January 13, 1901
2. ↑ Buffalo Courier, Sunday December 21, 1919
3. ↑ Geneva NY Daily Times, Friday, June 12, 1931.
4. ↑ Buffalo Morning Express, July 23, 1919

Acknowledgments

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