Finis Landrum was born on 12 June 1876 in Pleasant Grove, Des Moines County, Iowa, to M. Walter Landrum and Frances Evans.[1] He married Laura Arnold, 21 year old daughter of Jacob Arnold and Ellie Vandermark, on 24 November 1897 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa.[2]
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1900 Census, Pleasant Grove Township, Des Moines, Iowa, United States[3]
Born June 1876 Iowa, married 2 years, father born Penn, mother born Minnesota, farmer, renting
1910 Census, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, United States[4]
Age 34, married 1, married 13 years, born Iowa, father born Un, mother born Minnesota, farmer, general farm, own account, own, mortgaged
1915 Census, New London, Henry, Iowa, United States[5]
Age 38, married, born Iowa, father born Alabama, mother born Minnesota, farmer, 1914 earnings $2091, Education 8 common and 2 college
Sources
↑ "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV4T-VWY : 3 December 2014), Finis Francis Landrum, ; citing Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,750,415 "Delayed certificates of birth 1870-1935 v. 4-6 no. 1501-3000."
↑ "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," index database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJT3-6PB : 3 December 2014), Finis Landrum and Laura Arnold, 24 Nov 1897; citing Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, reference 2:3JK08M8; FHL microfilm 1,675,827. [His marriage index record shows his mother's maiden name as Frances Johnes.]
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K6-C2T : accessed 16 September 2017), Finis F Landrum, Pleasant Grove Township, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 7B, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,429.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1P-M4Z : accessed 16 September 2017), Finis Landrum, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 9B, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 400; FHL microfilm 1,374,413.
↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4R-5XYW : 5 October 2016), Finis Landrum, 1915; citing New London, Henry, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,437,624.
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"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ2C-4SY : 12 December 2014), Finis Francis Landrum, 1917-1918; citing Des Moines County, Iowa, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,081.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BV-BJ8 : accessed 16 September 2017), Phineas Landrum, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing ED 24, sheet 6B, line 83, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 487; FHL microfilm 1,820,487.
"Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQH-QBZS : 24 August 2016), Finis F Landrum, Danville, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,306.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ9-YXK : accessed 16 September 2017), Finis Landrum, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 5B, line 82, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 652; FHL microfilm 2,340,387.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTP-L9Y : accessed 16 September 2017), Finis Landrum, Pleasant Grove Township, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-31, sheet 3B, line 41, family 60, 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 1156.
Find A Grave: Memorial #9425722 for Francis Finis "Bater" Landrum (1876-1959), Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA - no picture
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