Lillian Elizabeth Isabel (Kunkel) Nebeker (1895 - 1939)

Born 31 Oct 1895 in Utah

Ancestors

Wife of Delbert Nebeker Sr — married 4 Jun 1914 (to 21 Jul 1924) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Died 6 Aug 1939 at age 43 in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States

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Biography

Early Life

Lillian (Kunkel) Nebeker has English ancestors.

Lillian Kunkel was born to Edward Kunkel and Lillian Burnett(an immigrant from New Zealand) on October 31, 1895 in Salt Lake, Utah. ^[1][2][3]

In 1900, her family appears in two census, both in Idaho. In the first one enumerated on June 9-11, 1900, her family rents a home in Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho. Her mother's 13-year-old brother, Joseph, lives with the family ^[4]Then, on June 30th, 1900, they also get counted in New Sweden, Bingham, Idaho, Her uncle doesn't live with them here. But in both cases, her father reports he performs day labor.^[5]

In 1901, her sister, Madeline Kunkel was born in Salt Lake, City, Utah, so, sometime between 1899 (when her brother was born in Idaho), and 1901, the family relocated back to Salt Lake.

In 1910, her father is living with his own parents, but Lillian, her mother, and her siblings live with her grandparents (mother's parents) in Salt Lake City, Utah. ^[6] Her mother, who states she is still married, is owns her own dress making business. Her grandfather works as a streetcar contractor.

Marriage and Family

On June 4, 1914, 18-year-old Lillian Kunkel marries 23-year-old Delbert Nebeker Sr in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.^[7][8]

In 1920, the couple has three children, Mary Nebeker,Delbert Nebeker Jr, and Wallace Nebeker, and rent a house. Delbert works as an insurance salesman. ^[9]

On July 21, 1924, the couple divorces. She filed with the complain "failure to provide" according to the Salt Lake Tribune, but I haven't found the official divorce paperwork. Her death certificate lists her marriage status as "Divorced," so she never remarried.^[1].

Post-Divorce

On December 3rd, 1929, the couple loses their 10-year-old son, Wallace Chance Nebeker to a one month battle with rhuematic fever. ^[10]

In 1930, she and her daughter, Mary live with a David and Stella Spitz. She is listed as their daughter-in-law, and Mary is listed as the granddaughter. Lillian works as a clerk in the railroad office. ^[11]

Their other two sons, Delbert Nebeker Jr and Eugene Nebekerlive with their aunt and uncle, however, I'm not sure if the relation falls on the father's or mother's side. ^[12]

Occupations

Secretary for Union Pacific Railroad

Secrectary for the Department of Health. ^[13]

Death and Burial

On 6 August 1939, Lillian and a friend were travelling to see her sister. Another car drifted into the left-hand lane while passing another vehicle and hit their car head on. ^[13] Lillian sustained a skull fracture and was killed instantly. The accident killed one other person. The man driving her vehicle appears to have survived. ^{[14] [15][1]}She is buried in Salt Lake, Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah. ^[2][16]

Conflicts

Her death certificate ^[1]lists her middle name as Elizabeth. The 1910 Census lists her middle initial as "E". However, her headstone ^[2] and her marriage license lists her middle initial as "I"^[7] and her granddaughter says her middle name is "Isabel." ^[17] Since there are conflicts in both records and family report, I use both names in her middle name.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZPD-5D8 : 11 September 2015), Lillian Elizabeth Kunkel Nebeker, 1939.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76676145
3. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXX4-5JW : 5 December 2014), Kunkel, 31 Oct 1895; citing 21, Salt Lake, Utah, line 3983, Records Manager and Archive, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,121,037.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5G-GZT : accessed 24 June 2019), Lillian Kunkel in household of Edward Kunkel, Idaho Falls, Fairview, Shelly Precincts Idaho Falls city Ward 1-3, Bingham, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 8A, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,232.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5G-WCC : accessed 24 June 2019), Lillian Kunkel in household of Edward W. Kunkel, Rose, Danilson Springs, Moreland, New Sweden, Rich, Riverside Precincts, Bingham, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 18A, family 323, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,232.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XW-4FN : accessed 24 June 2019), Lillian E Kunkle in household of William J Burnett, Salt Lake City Ward 4, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 134, sheet 17A, family 412, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1607; FHL microfilm 1,375,620.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GL-5X6 : 10 February 2018), Delbert Nebeker and Lillian I Krinkel, 04 Jun 1914; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; FHL microfilm 429,086.
8. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZKL-W4N : 19 October 2018), Delbert Nebeker and Lillian I. Kunkel, 1914.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PD-X7D : accessed 24 June 2019), Lillian Nebeker in household of Delbert Nebeker, Salt Lake City Ward 4, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing ED 146, sheet 5B, line 55, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1865; FHL microfilm 1,821,865.
10. ↑ "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F853-38N : 10 February 2018), Lillian Kunkel in entry for Wallace Chance Nebeker, 03 Dec 1929; citing Logan, Cache, Ut, reference Z-2006; FHL microfilm 26,564.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6N-HGR : accessed 24 June 2019), Lillian K Nebelser, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 4A, line 24, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2420; FHL microfilm 2,342,154.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6W-WS4 : accessed 24 June 2019), Eugene Nebeker in household of Louis F Moench, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 2B, line 76, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2414; FHL microfilm 2,342,148.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33210551/payson_crash_kills_one_injures_seven/
14. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33105457/car_crash_lillian_nebeker_kunkel/
15. ↑ Funeral Rites Set for Carsh Victim The Salt Lake Tribune , 08 Aug 1939, Page 14
16. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSG6-59V : 1 July 2016), Lillian I. Kunkel Nebeker, died 06 Aug 1939; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
17. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/KNBG-JJ2