Homer Cleveland Glassburn (1885 - 1960)

Born 9 May 1885 in Clay Township, Miami, Indiana, United States

Husband of Lelah (Buckalew) Glassburn — married 26 Feb 1911 in Miami County, Indiana, United States

Died 15 Feb 1960 at age 74 in Onward, Cass County, Indiana, United States [uncertain]

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Homer Cleveland Glassburn
BIRTH: 9 May 1885
DEATH: 15 Feb 1960 (aged 74)
BURIAL: Deer Creek Cemetery, Onward, Cass County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID: 20469489

Family Members:
Parents:

• Anderson Glassburn 1848–1929
• Alice Marquis Glassburn 1862–1941

Spouse:

• Gladys Lelah Buckalew Glassburn 1889–1962

Siblings:

• Gilbert G. Glassburn 1881–1933
• Noah A. Glassburn 1887–1930
• William Otto Glassburn 1891–1948
• George E. Glassburn 1893–1952
• David Melvin Glassburn 1895–1971
• Mary B. Glassburn Riley 1898–1965
• Frank V Glassburn 1901–1967

Half Siblings:

• Benjamin Franklin Glassburn 1878–1943^[1]

Marriage

Name: Homer Clevland Glassburn
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 26 Feb 1911
Event Place: Miami, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Washington Twp, Miami, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 26
Race: White
Race: White
Birth Date: 09 May 1885
Birthplace: Clay Twp, Miami, Indiana
Marriage License Date: 25 Feb 1911
Father's Name: Anderson Glassburn
Mother's Name: Alice Marquis
Spouse's Name: Gladys Lelah Buckalew
Spouse's Residence Place: Washington Twp, Miami, Indiana
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age (Estimated): 22
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Date: 09 Jan 1889
Spouse's Birthplace: , Cass, Indiana
Spouse's Father's Name: Harry Buckalew
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jennie Zelner
Officiator's Name: John M Fox^[2]

Census

Name: Homer C Glassburn
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Washington Township South Peru town, Miami, Indiana, United States
District: 111
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Date: May 1885
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Anderson Glassburn Head M 51 Indiana
L Alice Glassburn Wife F 38 Indiana
Homer C Glassburn Son M 15 Indiana
Noah A Glassburn Son M 13 Indiana
Effie M Glassburn Daughter F 10 Indiana
William O Glassburn Son M 8 Indiana
George E Glassburn Son M 7 Indiana
David M Glassburn Son M 5 Indiana
Mary B Glassburn Daughter F 2 Indiana^[3]

Name: Homer C Glassburn
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Washington, Miami, Indiana, United States
District: ED 140
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Hired man
Relationship to Head of Household: Hired Man
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Delbert E Daniels Head M 35 Indiana
Maude C Daniels Wife F 34 Indiana
Earl C Daniels Son M 14 Indiana
Homer C Glassburn Hired man M 25 Indiana^[4]

Name: Homer C Glassburn
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Washington, Miami, Indiana, United States
District: ED 150
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Homer C Glassburn Head M 34 Indiana
Lela G Glassburn Wife F 31 Indiana
Alta M Glassburn Daughter F 11 Indiana
Evelin I Glassburn Daughter F 6 Indiana^[5]

Name: Homer Glassburn
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Pipe Creek, Miami, Indiana, United States
District: ED 25
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Homer Glassburn Head M 44 Indiana
Gladdis L Glassburn Wife F 41 Indiana
Alta Glassburn Daughter F 21 Indiana
Evlin Glassburn Daughter F 15 Indiana
Ruth Glassburn Daughter F 8 Indiana^[6]

Name: Homer C Glassburn
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Pipe Creek Township, Miami, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Last Place of Residence: Nead, Miami, Indiana

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Homer C Glassburn Head M 54 Indiana
Gladys Glassburn Wife F 51 Indiana
Alta Glassburn Daughter F 31 Indiana
Ruth Glassburn Daughter F 18 Indiana^[7]

Military

Name: Homer Cleveland Glassburn
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Miami County, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 09 May 1885
Birthplace: , , United States^[8]

Name: Homer Cleveland Glassburn
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Peru, Miami, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Employer: Homer Cleveland/Glassburn
Birth Date: 19 May 1885
Relative's Name: Gladys Glassburn
Relationship to Registrant: Wife
Note: Scars on belly
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Gray
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 145^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #20469489
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV99-5QQ6 : 10 December 2017), Homer Clevland Glassburn and Gladys Lelah Buckalew, 26 Feb 1911; citing Miami, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,431,966.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MX-B6T : accessed 17 January 2019), Homer C Glassburn in household of Anderson Glassburn, Washington Township South Peru town, Miami, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 8A, family 162, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,393.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK53-R9M : accessed 17 January 2019), Homer C Glassburn in household of Delbert E Daniels, Washington, Miami, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 140, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 371; FHL microfilm 1,374,384.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7Y-7TR : accessed 17 January 2019), Homer C Glassburn, Washington, Miami, Indiana, United States; citing ED 150, sheet 2B, line 69, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 441; FHL microfilm 1,820,441.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4YR-BFJ : accessed 17 January 2019), Homer Glassburn, Pipe Creek, Miami, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 9B, line 56, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 618; FHL microfilm 2,340,353.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1YD-TPP : 13 March 2018), Homer C Glassburn, Pipe Creek Township, Miami, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52-29, sheet 5B, line 53, family 104, 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 1078.
8. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZLM-KG6 : 13 March 2018), Homer Cleveland Glassburn, 1917-1918; citing Miami County, Indiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,653,567.
9. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5JV-DP1 : 9 March 2018), Homer Cleveland Glassburn, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).