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Samuel Dwayne Munsel (1881 - 1963)

Samuel Dwayne Munsel
Born in Nemaha County, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Died at age 81 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Samuel Dwayne Munsel was born on 2 October 1881 in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States to Samuel Munsel (1836-1911) and Sarah Jane Cook (1848-1924). His mother was the second wife of Samuel.

Siblings

  1. James Munsel was born about 1866 in Kansas, United States.
  2. Joseph Edward Munsel was born on 16 February 1867 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. He married Fannie Bell Smith in July 1893 in Nemaha, Nemaha, Kansas. Joseph died on 28 April 1949 in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, United States.
  3. Horace Greeley Munsel was born on 1 March 1869 in Nemaha, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. He married Mary Margaret Almendinger on 25 September 1892. Horace died on 29 April 1945 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.
  4. Albert Munsel was born in March 1870 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States. He married Winnifred N. Unknown (1873-1930) between March 1905 and 1910. It was her 2nd marriage. Albert died on 25 April 1930 probably in Missouri.
  5. Mary Elizabeth Munsel was born on 18 January 1873 near Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. She married Thomas Alexander Kerr on 28 October 1894 in Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas. Mary died after she was hit by a car in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States according to her son Floyd Kerr.
  6. Hester J. Munsel was born on 18 October 1877 in Granada, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. She married Henry Sanford Clifton (1869-1934) on 11 December 1895 in Nemaha County, Kansas. Hester died on 8 October 1965 in Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas, United States.
  7. John Matthew Munsel was born on 6 September 1879 near Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. He died on 12 May 1895 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States.
  8. Charles Carra Munsel was born on 4 April 1880 near Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. He died after 2 April 1930 when he appeared on the 1930 United States Federal Census at the age of 49, single and living alone. According to his father's will, he was adopted.

Half-Siblings

  1. Dorinda Munsel was born in 1861 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
  2. William E. Munsel was born in 1862 in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.

Marriage and Family

He married Lura Ellen Wathen on 28 December 1904 in Nemaha County, Kansas when he was 23 and she was 17. They were married for over 50 years and their children held an open house in Goff on 5 December 1954.[1]

Children of the Munsel-Wathen Marriage

  1. Grace Hester Ellen Munsel was born on 27 November 1905 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. She married Lloyd Albert Merritt (1898-1977) on 4 September 1923 in Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas. Grace died on 24 November 1981 in Netawaka, Jackson, Kansas, United States.
  2. Ina Muriel Munsel was born on 8 October 1907 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. She married Harry James Simeno (1900-1981) on 18 February 1925. Ina died on 8 June 1988 in Aitchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States.
  3. Bernard Homer Munsel was born on 4 October 1909 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. He married Olga Mae Newbury (1909-1966) on 11 November 1929. Bernard died on 11 June 1969 in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
  4. Lura Bernice Munsel was born on 30 November 1912 in Kansas, United States. She married 1) Emil August Thieme (1901-1963) on 21 December 1930 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas and 2) Brutus Warner Sewell (1903-1992) in August 1964 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas. Lura died on 30 November 2003 in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, United States.
  5. Sarah Adelie Munsel, known as Toby, was born on 26 January 1916 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. She married Bonnie Paul Gill (1894-1981) on 20 September 1940 in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas. Toby died on 16 August 1965 in Horton, Brown, Kansas, United States.
  6. Edith Mae Munsel was born on 31 May 1918 in Kansas, United States. She married Charles Edward Doubleday (1913-1987) on 7 November 1941 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. Edith died on 3 July 2005 in Lenexa, Johnson, Kansas, United States.
  7. Wilma Lois Munsel was born on 31 October 1920 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. She married 1) Carl John Bierbaum (1918-1984) on 23 July 1942 in Jackson County, Missouri. They divorced and 2) Stuart Joseph La Gris (1916-1993) on 6 November 1948. Wilma died on 16 August 2000 in Bellevue, King, Washington, United States.
  8. Evellyn Fern Munsel was born on 27 April 1923 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. She married Anthony Linus Lischka (1920-1967) on 17 February 1945. Evellyn died on 13 November 2006 in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States.
  9. Harold Marvin Munsel was born on 17 May 1925 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. He married Ann Angela Oliva (1925-) on 18 December 1948 in Roma, Lazio, Italy. Harold died on 9 August 1961 in France.
  10. Harvey Elton Munsel was born on 30 May 1928 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. He married Margaret Maxine Taylor (1929-1989) on 22 September 1956 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. Harvey died on 11 April 1970 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
  11. Samuel Dwayne Munsel, Jr. was born on 11 May 1930 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States. He married Rose Ann Muell (1928-1989) on 1 August 1958 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. Samuel died on 13 February 1976 in Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States.

Occupation

He was a farmer and a blacksmith.

Death and Burial

Samuel died on 26 January 1963 in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas, United States at the age of 81. His wife lived for about five more years. He was buried in the Fairview Cemetery, Goff, Nemaha, Kansas. Plot: Lot 473, Grave 5, Section D. Find A Grave: Memorial #60748565

Sources

  • 1885 Kansas State Census on 1 March in Selma, Nemaha, Kansas. Page 13, lines 28-32 & page 14, lines 1-5.[2]
  • 1895 Kansas State Census on 1 March in Granada, Nemaha, Kansas. Page 14, lines 16-22. [3]
  • 1900 United States Federal Census on 9 June in Granada, Nemaha, Kansas. Page 3, lines 13-18.[4]
  • 1910 United States Federal Census on 18 April in Granada, Nemaha, Kansas. Page 3, lines 26-30. [5]
  • U.S. World War I Draft Registration Card. 12 September 1918. He was living in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas and was a married farmer.
  • 1920 United States Federal Census on 23 January in Harrison, Nemaha, Kansas. Page 9B, Lines 52-59. Census says "town of Kelley" down the side. [6]
  • 1925 Kansas State Census in Granada, Nemaha, Kansas. Lines 22-29.[7]
  • 1930 United States Federal Census on 14 April in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas. Page 1B, lines 91-99. [8]
  • 1940 United States Federal Census on 1 April in Goff, Nemaha, Kansas. Pages 2A & 2B, lines 39-44. [9]
  • Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1954:Atchison Daily Globe, Atchison, Kansas, 1 December 1954, page 4. Golden wedding anniversary open house. They were married at Wetmore by the Rev. W.W. Christie, who was pastor of the Baptist Church. Names their 11 children and where they lived in 1954. Mentions that Grace (Mrs. Lloyd Merritt in Goff; Muriel (Mrs. H.J. Simeno) in Atchison, KS; Bernard H. in Tuolumne, CA; Bernice (Mrs. Emil Thieme) in Goff, KS; Sarah (Mrs. Bon Gill) in Muscatah, KS; Edith Mae (Mrs. C.E. Doubleday) in Kansas City, KS; Wilma (Mrs. S.J. LaGris) in Seattle, WA; Evelyn (Mrs. A.L. Lischka) in Hartford, WI; Lt. Harold is at the time stationed with the Army in Austria; Harvey stationed in California with the Air Force.
  2. ↑ 1885: Munsel, Samuel 45, head, farmer; Sarah 36, wife; James 19, son; Joseph 16, son; Horace 15, son; Albert 14, son; Elizabeth 12, daughter; Hester 8, daughter; John 5, son; Sam 3, son.
  3. ↑ 1895: Munsel, Samuel 59, head; Sarah J. 46, wife; Albert 25, son; Hester J. 17, daughter; John M. 15, son; Sam 13, son; Charles Carra 14, son.
  4. ↑ 1900: Munsel, Samuel 64, born August 1835, married 34 years, farmer; Sarah J. 52, born February 1848, wife, 8 children born & 7 living; Albert 30, born March 1870, son, veterinary surgeon; Charles C. 20, born "April 1880", son, farm laborer; Samuel 19, born "October 1880" (he was born October 1881), son, farm laborer; Parker, Grace A. 17, born October 1882 in Kansas, niece, attending school.
  5. ↑ 1910: Munsel, Samuel 29, married 5 years, 1st marriage, farmer; Lura E. 23, wife, 3 children born, 3 living; Grace H. 4, Kansas, daughter; Muriel I. 2, Kansas, daughter; Bernard 2 months, Kansas, son.
  6. ↑ 1920: Munsel, Samuel 39, blacksmith; Lura 32, wife, works as agent for gasoline iron; Grace 14, daughter; Muriel 12, daughter; Bernard 10, son; Bernice 7, daughter; Adelie 3 years and 11 months, daughter; Edith M. 1 year and 7 months, daughter.
  7. ↑ 1925: Munsel, Samuel 43, farmer, head; Lura 38, wife; Bernard H. 15, son; Bernice L. 12, daughter; Sarah A. 9, daughter; Edith Mae 6, daughter; Wilma L. 4, daughter; Fern E. 2, daughter.
  8. ↑ 1930: Munsel, Sam 48, married at 21, blacksmith in repair shop; Lura 43, wife, married at 17; Bernice 17, daughter, works in poultry shop; Sarah 14, daughter; Edith 12, daughter; Wilma Lois 9, daughter; Evelyn 7, daughter; Harold 5, son; Harvey 2, son.
  9. ↑ 1940: Munsel, Samuel 58, head, blacksmith; Lura 52, wife; Evelyn Fern 16, daughter; Harold 14, son; Harvey Elton 11, son; Samuel Dwayne 9, son, he says he has his own business and is a log buyer.




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PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. And yes, I have read the "Help" page. Thank you.
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