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Lelah Buskirk

Female Abt 1884 - 1925  (~ 41 years)


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  • Name Lelah Buskirk  [1, 2, 3
    Birth Abt 1883  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Born Abt 1884  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Female 
    Name Lela Beskert  [6
    Name Lelah Unknown  [4, 5, 7
    Residence 17 Feb 1903  Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Residence 4 Jul 1908  1430 Kensington, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 15 Apr 1910  11 Gailand Avenue, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1 Jan 1920  844 North Charles Street, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1921  2510 East Eldorado, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Died 22 Nov 1925  General Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: Tuberculous pneumonia 
    Buried Abt Dec 1925  Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Had one child who died before 1910 census - possibly this is the B M Howes buried in the same graveyard

      daughter of William Jennings Franklin Buskirk and Melinda Johnson Linnie, nee Higgs (Death cert says Tom Buskirk)

      Thanks to Lora Pallatto for the following article:
      Daily Review, Decatur, IL, February 17, 1903
      Valentine Party
      Misses Emma and Lucy Buskirk gave a pleasant valentine party at their home at 1007 West Green street. Music and games furnished the amusements of the evening. Refreshments were served at a seasonable hour. Those present were Frank Graham, Arthur Steinbaugh, Oscar Bennett, Herman Bennettt, Arthur Creech, Al Crum, Howard Caldwell, Fred Livsey, Walter Graves, Ora Buskirk and Charlie Bobb, Misses Myrtle Gasway, Edyth McCormick, Mattie Graves, Nina Graves, Beulah Jones, Ella Chandler, Myrtle Creech, Mrs. Caldwell, Maude House, Mabel Keas, Lelah Buskirk, Goldie Buskirk, Emma and Lucy Buskirk.
    Person ID I58905  ONS
    Last Modified 18 May 2021 

    Family George Hoffman Howes,   b. Abt 1871, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Jul 1908  Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. William H Howes,   b. 27 Oct 1910, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1988, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Carroll L Howes,   b. 13 Dec 1913, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1942, General Hospital, Birchville, Leeds, Toronto, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
    +3. Orin Eastburn Howes,   b. 28 Aug 1915, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1973, Dallas, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     4. Lloyd Curtis Howes,   b. 22 Sep 1918, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 2002, Sac City, Sac, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Georgie Howes,   b. 4 Jul 1912, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1913, Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Last Modified 18 May 2021 
    Family ID F17094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1883 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1884 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 17 Feb 1903 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Jul 1908 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S27] Death cert - Son.

    2. [S907] Lora Pallatto.

    3. [S909] Missouri Marriages.

    4. [S160] 1910 Census - US.

    5. [S140] 1920 Census - US.

    6. [S1905] Social security record - son.

    7. [S908] City Directory, www.ancestry.com.