Ezra Burton Follett (1871 - 1948)

Born 5 Dec 1871 in Joplin, Newton County, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Amy Ann (Smathers) Pontius — married 3 Jul 1916 in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States

Died 27 Jun 1948 at age 76 in British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Ezra Burton Follett was born in 1871 in Missouri. He was the son of William F. Follett and Naomi Lane Payne Follett. (Her maiden name is shown as Naomi Lane on records relating to the children, so his mother was likely previously married to a man named Payne. )

Ezra married Amy Ann Smathers in 1916 in Idaho. Their children included: Naomi (1918-1987), Irene (1919-1919), Esther (1920-2016), Lola (1922-1922), Francis (1923-1923), Mary Ellen (1924-2012), Phyllis Nadine (1928-1982), and possibly David (b. abt 1938) who appears on the 1940 census as a son.

He passed away in 1948 in British Columbia, Canada, where he had suffered a heart attack at age 76. He was buried in Gifford, Idaho.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5R-YQQ : accessed 26 April 2020), Ezra Follett in household of William F. Follett, Juliaetta, Genesee Precincts, Latah, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73, sheet 12B, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,233.

• "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3TL-NXB : accessed 23 July 2015), Ezra B Follett and Amy A Smathers, 03 Jul 1916; citing Nez Perce, Idaho, county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm 1,516,569.

• *"Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY5-D4P : 6 April 2020), Ezra B Fallett in entry for Baby Fallett, 29 May 1919; citing Moscow, Latah, Idaho, reference 26449, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise; FHL microfilm 1,530,688. (a baby girl that died at birth)

• "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTX-C2F : 6 April 2020), Ezra Follett in entry for Baby Follett, 01 Mar 1922; citing Orofino, Clearwater, Idaho, reference 37612, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise; FHL microfilm 1,530,731. ( a baby girl that died a few days after birth)

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQJ-KBT : accessed 23 July 2015), Ezra B Follett, East College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0038, sheet 5A, family 112, line 11, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2523; FHL microfilm 2,342,257.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY4Y-97H : 16 May 2020), E B Follell, Election Precinct 9, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35-33, sheet 3B, line 66, family 68, 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 751.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122718895/ezra-burton-follett : accessed 23 March 2019), memorial page for Ezra Burton Follett (5 Dec 1871–27 Jun 1948), Find A Grave Memorial no. 122718895, citing Gifford Cemetery, Gifford, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA ; Maintained by Bailey (contributor 46503045) .

• Ezra Burton Follett, FamilySearch profile, person ID GSBF-NYH , at: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSBF-NYH .