Lida (Oatman) Wardle (1868 - 1954)

Born 23 Jan 1868 in Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

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Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1954 at age 86 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

When Lida was born on January 23, 1868, in Norwich, Ontario, her father, Luther, was 31 and her mother, Phoebe, was 23. Their family lived and farmed in South Norwich Township, Oxford, Ontario;^[1][2][3][4]

She had three sons and one daughter with Louis Sarue Wardle between 1896 and 1908. Their family lived in Norfolk, Ontario.^[5] By 1911, they were living and farming in Dereham Township, Oxford South, Ontario.^[6]

By 1930, they were living in Detroit, Michigan; Louis was a salesman for a retail grocer.^[7]

She was widowed in 1937. She continued to live in Detroit.^[8]

She became a naturalized US citizen in 1941.^[9]

She died in 1954 in Tillsonburg, Ontario, at the age of 86.^[10]

Census Records

Canada Census, 1871

South Norwich Township, Oxford, Ontario

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Luther Oatman Male 34 O

Phoeba Oatman Female 26 O

Lida Oatman Female 3 O

Lilia M Oatman Female 2 O

Lyman Oatman Male 0 O

Deryas Oatman Male 83 Usa^[1]

Canada Census, 1881

Norwich Township, Oxford, Ontario

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Luther Oatman Male 44 Ontario

Phebe Oatman Female 35 Ontario

Lida Oatman Female 13 Ontario

Lily Oatman Female 11 Ontario

Lyman Oatman Male 10 Ontario

Leeallen Oatman Male 8 Ontario^[2]

Canada Census, 1891

Norwich South, Oxford South, Ontario

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Luther Oatman: 54

Phebe Oatman: 46

Lida Oatman: 22

Lelly Oatman: 21

Lyman Oatman: 20

Luella Oatman: 18^[4]

Canada Census, 1901

Norfolk (north/nord), Ontario

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Laise S Wardle Head Male 33 Ontario

Lida Wardle Wife Female 33 Ontario

Harold Wardle Son Male 4 Ontario

Wilbert L Wardle Son Male 1 Ontario

George Wardle Father Male 78 England

Fred Porter Lodger Male 16 Ontario^[5]

Canada Census, 1911

Oxford South Sub-Districts 1-30, Ontario

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Louis Wardel Head Male 43 Ontario

Lida Wardel Wife Female 43 Ontario

Herold Wardel Son Male 15 Ontario

Wilbert Wardel Son Male 12 Ontario

Ruby Wardel Daughter Female 10 Ontario

Laurence Wardel Son Male 3 Ontario^[6]

United States Census, 1930

Detroit (Districts 0001-0250), Wayne, Michigan

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Louis S Wardle Head Male 62 Canada

Lida Wardle Wife Female 62 Canada

Wilburt Wardle Son Male 30 Canada

Lawrence Wardle Son Male 22 Canada

Margaret Wardle Daughter Female 19 Texas

James Peral Roomer Male 30 England^[7]

United States Census, 1940

Detroit Ward 4, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Lida Wardle Head Female 72 Canada

Wilbert Wardle Son Male 40 Canada

Lawrence Wardle Son Male 32 Canada

Catherine Wardle Daughter-in-law Female 23 Michigan^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QG-246 : 24 October 2018), Lida Oatman in household of Luther Oatman, South Norwich Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871, page 36, Household ID 125; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDF-M8P : 15 December 2020), Lida Oatman in household of Luther Oatman, Norwich, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Luther Oatman, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWL1-7SF : 3 August 2016), Lida Oatman, Norwich South, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148163.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Census of Canada,1891," online database with images. Entry for Lida Oatman; Province: Ontario, District Name: Oxford South, District Number: 105, Sub-District Name: Norwich South, Sub-District Number: D, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 40, Page Number: 8-9, Microfilm: T-6361, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 2365274. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2365274 : accessed 10 Jan 2022).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLL-52W : 9 December 2020), Lida Wardle in household of Laise S Wardle, Norfolk (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 2, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9G-114C : 16 March 2018), Lida Wardel in entry for Louis Wardel, 1911; citing Census, Oxford South Sub-Districts 1-30, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,515.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7M1-W9H : accessed 17 January 2021), Lida Wardle in household of Louis S Wardle, Detroit (Districts 0001-0250), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 108, sheet 18B, line 92, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1035; FHL microfilm 2,340,770.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHMP-BTT : 10 January 2021), Lida Wardle, Detroit Ward 4, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-179, sheet 6B, line 55, family 133, 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 1845.
9. ↑ "Michigan, Eastern and Western Districts, Naturalization Records, 1837-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C2H7-QQZM : 21 July 2020), Lida Wardle, 1941.
10. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

See also:

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNG6-JKC : 10 August 2017), Lida Oatman in entry for Herold Everet Wardle, 14 Aug 1896; citing Birth, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,556.
• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM6Q-WDW : 10 August 2017), Lisla Octman in entry for Wilbert Louis Wardle, 14 Sep 1899; citing Birth, Athol, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,021,809.
• "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM47-SGF : 13 February 2020), Lida Oatman in entry for Ruby Lovene Wardle, 1901.
• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-73BY : 16 July 2017), Lydia Oatman in entry for Laurence Reginold Wardle, 07 Apr 1908; citing Birth, Dereham, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,358,407.
• 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Norwick South, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: C-9910; Page: 36; Family No: 125
• 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Norwich South, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: C_13267; Page: 51; Family No: 255
• 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Norwich South, Oxford South, Ontario; Roll: T-6361; Family No: 40
• 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Dereham, Norfolk (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 19
• 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 4 - Dereham, Oxford South, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 4
• 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 78; Census Place: Tillsonburg (Town), Oxford South, Ontario; Page Number: 16
• 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1035; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0108; Image: 729.0; FHL microfilm: 2340770