Lawrence William Pumroy (1910 - 1987)

Born 7 Dec 1910 in Kouts, Porter, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Bell (Salrin) Pumroy — married 8 Sep 1936 in Indiana, United States

Husband of Lillian Frances (Judd) Pumroy — married 12 Jun 1971 in Kingsford Heights, Union Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1987 at age 76 in LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Lawrence William Pumroy was born 7 Dec 1910 in Porter Indiana. The 1920 U.S. Census shows 9-year old Lawrence Pumroy living in Pleasant, Porter Co., Indiana, with his parents, George L. Pumroy and Mary E. Pumroy, and his brothers Neal (7 yrs), Howard (5 yrs), and Edward (3 yrs). His father worked as a telegraph operator for the Steam Railroad.

Lawrence Pumroy married Dorotha Irene Mcintire on 2 Feb 1929. ^[1] She was the daughter of Wilbur McIntire and Sarah Miller. They had three sons: Jack, James, and Robert. Robert died as an infant.

Lawrence and Dorotha divorced, and Lawrence married Dorothy Bell Salrin on 8 Sept 1936 in Indiana. She was the daughter of Joseph Nicholas Salrin and Bertha Edna Pettet. In the 1940 U.S. Census at age 28, he was living in East Chicago, Indiana, with his second wife, Dorothy, age 23, and his two sons, Jack, age 11 and James, age 7. Jack and James were from his first marriage to Dorotha Irene Mcintire. Lawrence and his second wife, Dorothy, had four children: Larry (Joe), Barry, Penny, and Gary.

Because Lawrence Pumroy’s first and second wife’s first names are so similar (Dorotha and Dorothy), and because his children with his first wife (Jack and James) were living with Lawrence and his second wife (Dorothy) in the 1940 U.S. Federal Census, some people have thought that his second wife in the 1940 census was his first wife; however, they noticed the different birth dates.

On 12 Jun 1971 in Kingsford Heights, Union Township, LaPorte, Indiana, Lawrence married Lillian Frances (Judd) Dunn. Lillian F. Judd was born 26 Jan 1929 in Cleves, Ohio, United States. Her first marriage was to Ernest F Dunn, from which two sons, Ernest F. Dunn and Timothy Dunn and a daughter, Charlotte Dunn Krout, were born.

Lawrence passed away on 31 Oct 1987, in Kouts, Porter County, Indiana. Living children included: Jack (Carol) Pumroy, James (Lois) Pumroy, Larry (Mary Lou) Pumroy of Monticello, and Barry (Cheryl) Pumroy of LaPorte; and a daughter, Penny Derucki of Rolling Prairie.

Marriage

Lawrence Pumroy in the Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

Name: Lawrence Pumroy

Gender: Male

Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)

Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1936

Marriage Place: Indiana, United States

Spouse: Dorothy Saben

Page: 490

FHL Film Number: 002416332

Children of Lawrence and Dorotha McIntire

Lawrence W Pumroy in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name: Lawrence W Pumroy

Gender: Male

Spouse: Dorotha I McIntire

Child: Jack Lewis Pumroy

Law. Wm Pumroy in the Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940

Name: Law. Wm Pumroy

Gender: Male

Spouse: Dorothy Irene McIntire

Child: James Wilburn Pumroy

Certificate Number: 30490

Roll Number: 40474_356559

Volume Range: 61 - 65

Lawrence Wm Pumroy in the Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940

Name: Lawrence Wm Pumroy

Gender: Male

Spouse: Dorothy Irene McIntire

Child: Robert Howard Pumroy

Certificate Number: 31533

Roll Number: 40474_357164

Volume Range: 61 - 65

Military Draft Card

Laurence William Pumroy in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Name: Laurence William Pumroy

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 29

Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1910

Birth Place: Kouts, Indiana

Residence Place: Chicago, Lake, Indiana, USA

Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940

Registration Place: Indiana, USA

Employer: Inland Steel Co

Weight: 208

Complexion: Light

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Color: Brown

Height: 5 11

Next of Kin: Dorothy Belle Pumroy

Household Members:

Laurence William Pumroy: Self (Head)

Dorothy Belle Pumroy: Wife

Death

Lawrence William Pumroy in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Lawrence William Pumroy

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1910

Birth Place: Kouts, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 31 Oct 1987

Death Place: La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America

Cemetery: Cornell Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: George Lewis Pumroy

Mother: Mary Elmyra Pumroy

Spouse: Lillian Pumroy

Children: Gary D. Pumroy

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

United States Federal Census

Laurence Pumroy in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Laurence Pumroy [Lawrence Pumroy]

Age: 9

Birth Year: Abt 1911

Birthplace: Indiana

Home in 1920: Pleasant, Porter, Indiana

Street: Kontes Vellage

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital status: Single

Father's name: George L Pumroy

Father's Birthplace: Indiana

Mother's name: Mary E Pumroy

Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Household Members:

George L Pumroy: 38

Mary E Pumroy: 28

Laurence Pumroy: 9

Neal Pumroy: 7

Howard D Pumroy: 5

Edward Pumroy: 3

Lawrence Punnsaz in the 1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Lawrence Punnsaz [Lawrence Pumroy]

Age: 29 [28]

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1911

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Indiana

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1940: East Chicago, Lake, Indiana

Street: Guthrie Street

House Number: 3927

Farm: No

Inferred Residence in 1935: East Chicago, Lake, Indiana

Residence in 1935: East Chicago

Resident on farm in 1935: No

Sheet Number: 11A

Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 195

Occupation: First Helper

House Owned or Rented: Rented

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 35

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work

Weeks Worked in 1939: 52

Income: 2200

Income Other Sources: No

Household Members Age Relationship

Lawrence Punnsaz: 29 (Head)

Dorothy Punnsaz: 23 (Wife)

Jack Punnsaz: 11 (Son)

James Punnsaz: 7 (Son)

Lawrence W Pumroy in the 1950 United States Federal Census

Name: Lawrence W Pumroy

Age: 48

Birth Date: abt 1902

Gender: Male

Birth Place: Indiana

Marital Status: Never Married [Lawrence married Dorothy Salrin on 8 Sep 1936]

Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence Date: 1950

Home in 1950: Medaryville, Pulaski, Indiana, USA

Dwelling Number: 219

Farm: No

Acres: No

Occupation Category: Working

Worked Last Week: No

Seeking Work: No

Employment Status: Yes

Worker Class: Government

Household Members Age Relationship

Lawrence W Pumroy: 48 Head

Dorothy Pumroy: 34 Wife

James W Pumroy: 16 Son

Larry Pumroy: 7 Son

Gary Pumroy: 1 Son

Sources

1. ↑ Collection Ancestry.com Public Member Trees. Source Ancestry.com

• Source Citation: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Records; Year: 1932; Roll: 013. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
• Source Citation: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Records; Year: 1933; Roll: 013. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
• Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
• Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 627. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
• Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39349792 : accessed 30 November 2020), memorial page for Lawrence William Pumroy (7 Dec 1910–31 Oct 1987), Find a Grave Memorial no. 39349792, citing Cornell Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Jackie & Ralph (contributor 47011434) .
• Collection Social Security Death Index, Source Social Security Administration, Dorothy B. Pumroy, Born: 8 Jan 1918, Died: Apr 1996, State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951).
• Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Pleasant, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T625_460; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 151. Source Information. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
• "United States Census, 1940." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 20 August 2019. Citing 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.
• Source Citation: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Medaryville, Pulaski, Indiana; Roll: 3042; Sheet Number: 20; Enumeration District: 66-17. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.