Luna Emaline (Skeels) Basham (1873 - 1947)

Born 30 Mar 1873 in Republic, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Basham — married before 30 Dec 1898 (to 1945) in Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

Died 14 Aug 1947 at age 74 in Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

FSFTID L6P9-4QW.

AMTID 210106947743:1030:113179109.

Name Luna Emaline Skeels. Given Name: Luna Emaline. Surname: Skeels.

Luna Emaline was born about 1873. She was the daughter of William H Skeels and Emeline Elizabeth Skeels McQueen.^[1]

Individual Facts:

• Birth 30 Mar 1873 Republic, Kansas, United States
• Residence 1900 (about age 27) Jefferson Township, Republic, Kansas, United States
• Residence 1910 (about age 37) Belleville Ward 1, Republic, Kansas, United States
• Residence 1920 (about age 47) Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States
• Residence 1930 (about age 57) Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States
• Residence 1935 (about age 62) Same Place
• Residence 1940 (about age 67) Ward 3, Kansas City, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
• Death 14 Aug 1947 (age 74) Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States
• Burial Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

She died in 1947.^[2]

Obit: “Luna Emaline, daughter of William H. and Emaline Skeels, was born in Republic county, Kansas on March 30, 1873, and departed this life at the home of her daughter August 14, 1947 at the age of 74 years, 4 months and 14 days. Her life was lived in Republic county, Kansas until thirteen years ago when she and her husband moved down to Kansas City to make their home. She joined the Christian church in Belleville over fifty years ago and later transferred her membership to the Chelsea Christian church in Kansas City. She was united in marriage to Arthur Basham on December 27, 1898, and to this union was born three children: Wesley L. of Kansas City, Eugene Clair who passed away in infancy and Thelma I. Keplinger of Kansas City. Her husband preceded her in death on April 1, 1945. Mrs. Basham was a member of the Royal Neighbors and the Auxiliary to the Rural Letter Carriers association. She was a regular attendant at church whenever her health permitted and was interested in helping everyone in need. She was a friend to everyone and had a host of friends. Her departure from this life will be mourned by her son Wesley L.; her daughter Thelma I.; one grandson Merlin Wayne Keplinger of Kansas City; one granddaughter Thressia Woods of Kansas City; two great-granddaughters, Lynn Arry Baker and Linda Carrol Woods; one brother, Henry L. Skeels of Belleville, one brother, William A. McQueen of Belleville; two sisters, Inez Dickerman of Salina, Kan., and Stella Bullock of Pomona, Cal.; and a host of relatives and friends. A sister, a brother and a granddaugher preceeded her in death. A double funeral for her and her granddaughter, Delpha Basham Baker, was held at the Fulton Funeral home in Kansas City Monday August 18, 1947. Services were held at the Christian church in Belleville conducted by the Rev. J. Wilford Carter at 2:00 Wednesday afternoon August 20, 1947. Burial was made in the Belleville cemetery.”

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
2. ↑ Find A Grave|Memorial ID# 118668000: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118668000/luna-emaline-basham

• The Kansas City Star; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1945; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/655781244/?article=b696eceb-e1e6-479b-9ab3-1458ea68c33a&focus=0.17668472,0.64072245,0.29201114,0.6905889&xid=
• "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-LQ3P : 12 March 2020), Luna Skeels in entry for Hugh McQueen, 1895.
• Publication Date: 30/ Dec/ 1898; Publication Place: Belleville, Kansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/12067059/?article=f41bd9bd-c68b-4696-b264-51beb99ed6f3&focus=0.34929392,0.37226993,0.5063509,0.39874655&xid=3398
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYJ-WJQ : accessed 26 November 2018), Luna E Basham in household of Arthur Basham, Jefferson Township, Republic, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 7A, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,497.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Z4-Z52 : accessed 26 November 2018), Luna E Basham in household of Arthur Basham, Belleville Ward 1, Republic, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 8B, family 222, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 454; FHL microfilm 1,374,467.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF6P-1TS : accessed 26 November 2018), Luna Basham in household of Arthur Basham, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States; citing ED 101, sheet 2A, line 22, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 547; FHL microfilm 1,820,547.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X779-WN5 : accessed 26 November 2018), Lula Basham in household of Arthur Basham, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5B, line 94, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 716; FHL microfilm 2,340,451.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR2L-3BK : 14 March 2018), Luna Basham in household of Arthur Basham, Ward 3, Kansas City, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106-13, sheet 6A, line 13, family 129, 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 1268.

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 November 2017, 22:51), entry for Luna Emaline Skeels(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6P9-4QW); contributed by various users.
• Source: S12515 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG8-47MZ : 11 July 2016), Luna Emaline Skeels Basham, 1947; Burial, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States of America, Belleville Cemetery; citing record ID 118668000, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.