John Walter Lake (1863 - 1942)

Born 27 Feb 1863 in Ellis, Hardin, Iowa, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Sunderland) Lake — married 11 Sep 1890 in Hardin, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 1942 at about age 78 in Alberta, Canada

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Biography

John Walter Lake was the fifth child born into the family of Florentine Lake (1832-1906) and Delilah Scott (1835-1928). The first three of his siblings had been born in Linn county, but starting with his next older sister, Nancy Epheline, the rest were born in Ellis township of Hardin county, Iowa. In 1870 he was one of eight children at home; Joe, Mary, Harry, Nancy, John, James, Will and Neal.^[1] The first home he lived in measured 16' X 20' made of logs until 1876 when a frame house 28' X 28' was built. Little brother Charles Augustus was born in the little log house, making nine children up to that point. Charlie died at age 4 of croup. John's youngest sibling Nellie Estella was born 1876. In 1877 his oldest sister, Mary, married a neighbor boy, William Winterfield. That made for eight children at home in 1880.^[2] His sister Nancy was married in 1881 to Walter Miller and Joe married Mary McConnelogue in 1885. Harry had moved out and was living with Joe and Mary. That left five children at home in 1885, but their were two other residents. One was his father's mother, Eveline Warden age 75 and the other one was a young lady age 15 from Illinois named Della Cunningham.^[3]

He married Jennie Sunderland on 11 September 1890 in Hardin county, Iowa. Mary Jane was born on 8 June 1871 in Staffordshire, England and was the daughter of George Sunderland (1846-??) and Margaret Giltrap (1846-1928).^[4] "They lived near Cottage a while, then near and in Alden. Then they moved to Vegerville, Calgary and Holden, Canada."^[5]

John and Jennie had two daughters. Delilah Effiline was born in 1892 in Ellis township and Grace Florentine was born there in 1893.^[6][7] The girls attended Cottage school with their cousins for a few years before they moved north to Alden township sometime after 1905. Their family did not stay in Alden for very long until moving to Canada before 1911. That year they were recorded on the Canadian census living in Strathcona Sub-Districts 1-32, Alberta, Canada.^[8] They had four lodgers living in their home and one of them was a young man born in Ontario named Archie Foran, age 23. The 1916 Canada Census has restricted access to the original image, so the transcription simply states that their residence was Township: 13, Province: Alberta, District Number: 43 Victoria, Sub-District Number: 19, Enumeration District: 13.^[9] This terminology does not readily pinpoint a physical location, but is probably one of the places mentioned by Aunt June.

His daughter Grace married Archie Foran about 1913. Lila married William Hayes in 1914 at Holden. Grace and Archie had three sons, the oldest and youngest of whom were killed during WWII. Lilah and William had two daughters. William was the son of William Henry Hayes (1837-1898) and Elizabeth Bell (1847-1921) and was a druggist. He was elected to the Alberta legislature in 1935 and died in 1939 while still in office and was buried in Edmonton. Lilah subsequently married David Titus Wilson, who had four daughters, and relocated to Vancouver, B.C.

John died in 1943 at Holden. His burial was in the Holden Cemetery.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [1], 1870 US Census.
2. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [2], 1880 US Census.
3. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [3], 1885 Iowa State Census.
4. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [4], Iowa Marriages.
5. ↑ WikiTree.com, [5], Aunt June's Journal, page 26.
6. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [6], 1900 US Census.
7. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [7], 1905 Iowa State Census.
8. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [8], 1911 Canada Census.
9. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [9], 1916 Canada Census.
10. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [10], Burial Index.

• John Lake in household of Florentine Lake, "United States Census, 1870"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Florentine Lake - - Male - 38 - Ohio
Delilah Lake - - Female - 35 - Indiana
Joseph Lake - - Male - 14 - Iowa
Mary F Lake - - Female - 12 - Iowa
Harrison Lake - - Male - 10 - Iowa
Eveline Lake - - Female - 8 - Iowa
John Lake - - Male - 7 - Iowa
James Lake - - Male - 6 - Iowa
William Lake - - Male - 4 - Iowa
Cornelius Lake - - Male - 0 - Iowa
Citation
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVQ-RT7 : 12 April 2016), John Lake in household of Florentine Lake, Iowa, United States; citing p. 4, family 33, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,893.

• John Lake in household of Florentine Lake, "United States Census, 1880"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Florentine Lake - Self - Male - 48 - Ohio, United States
Delilah Lake - Wife - Female - 46 - Indiana, United States
Joseph Lake - Son - Male - 23 - Iowa, United States
Harrison S Lake - Son - Male - 20 - Iowa, United States
N Ephaline Lake - Daughter - Female - 18 - Iowa, United States
John Lake - Son - Male - 17 - Iowa, United States
James Lake - Son - Male - 16 - Iowa, United States
William Lake - Son - Male - 14 - Iowa, United States
Cornellius Lake - Son - Male - 11 - Iowa, United States
Nellie Lake - Daughter - Female - 3 - Iowa, United States
Citation
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2N-69S : 28 August 2017), John Lake in entry for Florentine Lake, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 119, sheet 397D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0343; FHL microfilm 1,254,343.

• John Lake in household of Florentine Lake, "Iowa State Census, 1885"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Florentine Lake Male 52
Delila Lake Female 49
John Lake Male 21
James Lake Male 19
William Lake Male 18
Cornelius Lake Male 16
Nellie Lake Female 6
Eveline Warden Female 75
Della Cunningham Female 15
Citation
"Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HZK1-4N2 : 11 March 2018), John Lake in household of Florentine Lake, Ellis, Hardin, Iowa; citing p. 1, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,474.

• J.W. Lake, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

Indexed Information
Name: J. W. Lake
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Sep 1890
Event Place: Hardin County, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Father's Name: F. Lake
Mother's Name: Delilah Scott
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Sunderland
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Spouse's Father's Name: George Sunderland
Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Gilstrap
Citation
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJFK-G3T : 5 November 2017), J. W. Lake and Mary J. Sunderland, 11 Sep 1890, Hardin County, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 124, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,940.

• John Lake, "United States Census, 1900"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
John Lake - Head - Male - 35 - Iowa
Jennie Lake - Wife - Female - 27 - England
Delilah E Lake - Daughter - Female - 9 - Iowa
Gracie Lake - Daughter - Female - 7 - Iowa
Citation
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9KP-TN9 : accessed 7 May 2019), John Lake, Buckeye & Ellis Townships, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 143, sheet 8B, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,435.

• John W Lake, "Iowa State Census, 1905"

Indexed Information
Name: John W Lake
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1905
Event Place: Hardin, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Birth Year (Estimated): about 1863
Birthplace: Iowa
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Citation
"Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-4NSF : 16 March 2018), John W Lake, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing card #478, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,433.

• John Lake, "Canada Census, 1911"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
John Lake - Head - Male - 48 - U S A
Jennie Lake - Wife - Female - 39 - England
Delile Lake - Daughter - Female - 20 - U S A
Grace Lake - Daughter - Female - 18 - U S A
Archie Foram - Lodger - Male - 23 - Ontario
Citation
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-GG5G : 16 March 2018), John Lake, 1911; citing Census, Strathcona Sub-Districts 1-32, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,656.

• John Lake, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
John Lake Self Male 53y Iowa U S A
Jane M Lake Wife Female 43y England
Citation
"Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5Y-P9R : 11 March 2018), John Lake, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 8, line 1; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,970.

• John Walter Lake, "Find-a-Grave Index"

Indexed Information
John Walter Lake
Birth 1863
Death 1943 (aged 79–80)
Burial Holden Cemetery
Holden, Lloydminster Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Memorial ID 139285287
Citation
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK18-S4ZY : 15 December 2015), John Walter Lake, ; Burial, Holden, Lloydminster Census Division, Alberta, Canada, Holden Cemetery; citing record ID 139285287, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Aunt June's Journal" by Elsie June Lake Neuenfaldt (1891-1995)

(https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Lake-1936 : Page 26) Hand-written by June Lake Neuenfeldt during her lifetime, this is a detailed history of her Lake and Cunningham ancestors, with many personal anecdotes. The journal was scanned by her great-niece and shared with relatives on 23 October 2016, about twenty years after Aunt June died.

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