Maye Unknown1

F, b. 1898, d. 1971
     Maye Unknown was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Axtell, Marshall Co., Kansas.2 Her married name was Smith.1 She married Henry Edwin Smith, son of Albert B. Smith and Liona Elizabeth DeWeese.1 Maye Unknown was born in 1898 at Kansas.1,2 She died in 1971.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 342, District 16-298A, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado1

Occupation

1940Dressmaker1

Family

Henry Edwin Smith b. March 11, 1883, d. 1962
Marriage*Maye Unknown married Henry Edwin Smith, son of Albert B. Smith and Liona Elizabeth DeWeese.1 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5871] Rose Hill Cemetery, Marshall Co., KS, online http://www.findagrave.com/

Bessie Morris1,2

F, b. circa 1883
     Bessie Morris was born circa 1883 at West Virginia.2 As of circa 1904,her married name was Smith.2 She married Henry Edwin Smith, son of Albert B. Smith and Liona Elizabeth DeWeese, circa 1904.2 Bessie Morris and Henry Edwin Smith were divorced before April 20, 1930.3

Census Records

1910Dwelling 371, District 63, Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co., Kansas2
1920Dwelling 312, District 127, Ward 3, Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas4
1930Dwelling 559, District 13, Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas3
1940Dwelling 139, District 81-13, Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas5

Family

Henry Edwin Smith b. March 11, 1883, d. 1962
Marriage*Bessie Morris married Henry Edwin Smith, son of Albert B. Smith and Liona Elizabeth DeWeese, circa 1904.2 
Divorce* Bessie Morris and Henry Edwin Smith were divorced before April 20, 1930.3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  2. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1890] Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925.

Maurine Elizabeth Smith1,2

F, b. May 15, 1905, d. November 22, 1974
FatherHenry Edwin Smith1,2 b. March 11, 1883, d. 1962
MotherBessie Morris1,2 b. circa 1883
     Her Social Security Number was 524-36-3612.3 Her married name was Willis.4 Maurine Elizabeth Smith married Unknown Willis.4 Maurine Elizabeth Smith was born on May 15, 1905 at Kansas.1,3 She and Unknown Willis were divorced before 1925.4 As of circa 1926,her married name was Edwards.5 Maurine Elizabeth Smith married Leo Harvey Edwards circa 1926.5 Maurine Elizabeth Smith died on November 22, 1974 at Colorado at age 69.3

Census Records

1910Dwelling 371, District 63, Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co., Kansas1
1920Dwelling 312, District 127, Ward 3, Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas2
1930Dwelling 232, District 6, Lubbock, Lubbock Co., Texas5
1940Dwelling 134, District 16-7, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado6

Family 1

Unknown Willis
Marriage*Maurine Elizabeth Smith married Unknown Willis.4 
Divorce* Maurine Elizabeth Smith and Unknown Willis were divorced before 1925.4 
Child
  • Bonnie Jean Willis4,5,6

Family 2

Leo Harvey Edwards b. January 4, 1901, d. June 15, 1976
Marriage*Maurine Elizabeth Smith married Leo Harvey Edwards circa 1926.5 
Child
  • Gloria Ann Edwards6

Citations

  1. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S1890] Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Virginia E. Smith1

F, b. circa October, 1908
FatherHenry Edwin Smith1 b. March 11, 1883, d. 1962
MotherBessie Morris1 b. circa 1883
     Virginia E. Smith was born circa October, 1908 at Kansas.1

Census Records

1910Dwelling 371, District 63, Blue Rapids City, Marshall Co., Kansas1

Citations

  1. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.

Dale Albert Smith1,2,3

M, b. January 15, 1913, d. May 22, 1964
FatherHenry Edwin Smith1 b. March 11, 1883, d. 1962
MotherBessie Morris1,4 b. circa 1883
     His Social Security Number was 512-07-3277.5 Dale Albert Smith was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., California.2 He was born on January 15, 1913 at Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas.1,5,2 He married Louise Estelle Clark on July 3, 1941.3 Dale Albert Smith died on May 22, 1964 at Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., California, at age 51.6,2,3

Census Records

1920Dwelling 312, District 127, Ward 3, Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas1
1930Dwelling 559, District 13, Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas4
1940Dwelling 233, District 89-52A, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas7

Occupation

1940Salesman7

Family

Louise Estelle Clark b. November 28, 1912, d. January 18, 2004
Marriage*Dale Albert Smith married Louise Estelle Clark on July 3, 1941.3 
Children
  • Clark Smith3
  • Clay Smith3

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S4176] Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Mateo Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S3526] Californian, The, From the Louise C. Smith obituary in the Jan 24, 2004 edition.
  4. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Leo Harvey Edwards1

M, b. January 4, 1901, d. June 15, 1976
     His Social Security Number was 506-09-1221.2 Leo Harvey Edwards was born on January 4, 1901 at Kansas.1,2 He married Maurine Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Henry Edwin Smith and Bessie Morris, circa 1926.1 Leo Harvey Edwards died on June 15, 1976 at Colorado at age 75.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 232, District 6, Lubbock, Lubbock Co., Texas1
1940Dwelling 134, District 16-7, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado3

Occupation

1930Salesman1
1940Manufacturing plant manager3

Family

Maurine Elizabeth Smith b. May 15, 1905, d. November 22, 1974
Marriage*Leo Harvey Edwards married Maurine Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Henry Edwin Smith and Bessie Morris, circa 1926.1 
Child
  • Gloria Ann Edwards3

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Louise Estelle Clark1

F, b. November 28, 1912, d. January 18, 2004
     Her Social Security Number was 541-28-1541.2 Louise Estelle Clark was born on November 28, 1912 at Willis, Brown Co., Kansas.2,1 As of July 3, 1941,her married name was Smith.1 She married Dale Albert Smith, son of Henry Edwin Smith and Bessie Morris, on July 3, 1941.1 Louise Estelle Clark died on January 18, 2004 at Poway, San Diego Co., California, at age 91.2,1 She ESCONDIDO - Louise C. Smith, 91, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, in Poway of lung cancer. Born Nov. 28, 1912, in Willis, Kan., she lived in Escondido for three years. She retired from the Mountain View School District in 1977. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Escondido Camera Club and St. Timothy Episcopal Church. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Albert Smith, on May 22, 1964. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Clark and Dale Smith of Fallbrook, and Clay and Debbie Smith of Hiawatha, Kan; grandchildren Eric, Bryan and Lisa; and seven great-grandchildren. No services will be held at the request of the deceased. The family suggests donations to Elizabeth Hospice, 150 W. Crest St., Escondido, CA 92025. Accu-Care Cremation Center is handling arrangements. on January 24, 2004.1

Family

Dale Albert Smith b. January 15, 1913, d. May 22, 1964
Marriage*She married Dale Albert Smith, son of Henry Edwin Smith and Bessie Morris, on July 3, 1941.1 
Children
  • Clark Smith1
  • Clay Smith1

Citations

  1. [S3526] Californian, The, From the Louise C. Smith obituary in the Jan 24, 2004 edition.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Libel1,2,3,4

F, b. August 23, 1913, d. January 21, 2016
FatherLeo Herman Libel1,2,4 b. August 9, 1889, d. July, 1964
MotherEffie Frances Smith1,2,4 b. September, 1891, d. 1963
     Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Libel was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.4 She Bettie Libel McGarry, 102, Atchison, Kansas formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Dooley Center in Atchison, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1913 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Bettie worked at 1st National Bank for many years, retiring as an Assistant Vice President. She was a longtime member of St. Joseph Cathedral Catholic Church and volunteered at the hospital. She was very bright, independent with a quick wit and a dry sense of humor. She could do most anything and was a wonderful seamstress, knitter, cook and baker. Bettie attributed her long life and good health to having walked every day to work, rain, sleet, snow or shine and after retiring, walking her beloved dog, “Pepper” every day down Lovers Lane. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Effie (Smith) Libel; husband of 47 years, George; and daughter, Sr. Georgia McGarry, O.S.B; grandson, Lonny Lisenbee; and sister, Bernice Gabriel. Survivors include children, Mary McGarry and John McGarry (Connie); grandchildren, Tammy Santos and Richy Lisenbee; four great-grandchildren; and ten great-great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial 1:00 P.M. Monday, St. Joseph Cathedral Catholic Church. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, where friends may call after 12 Noon Sunday. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to Mount St. Scholastica.4 She was born on August 23, 1913 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.4 As of June 7, 1937,her married name was McGarry.5 She married George Lawrence McGarry on June 7, 1937 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.5,4 Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Libel died on January 21, 2016 at Atchison, Atchison Co., Kansas, at age 102.4

Census Records

1920Dwelling 64, District 51, Wolf River, Doniphan Co., Kansas1
1930Dwelling 195, District 17, Wolf River, Doniphan Co., Kansas2
1940Dwelling 272, District 11-37, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri6

Family

George Lawrence McGarry b. April 10, 1910, d. March 15, 1982
Marriage*Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Libel married George Lawrence McGarry on June 7, 1937 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.5,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1890] Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925.
  4. [S5874] Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, online http://www.meierhoffer.com/, From the Bettie Libel McGarry obituary.
  5. [S5873] Christie/Hoffman Family Tree, online http://person.ancestry.com/tree/41650425/person/28112512979/facts
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Bernice Mary Libel1,2,3,4,5

F, b. October 2, 1917, d. October 22, 2006
FatherLeo Herman Libel1,6,3,4 b. August 9, 1889, d. July, 1964
MotherEffie Frances Smith1,6,3,4 b. September, 1891, d. 1963
     Bernice Mary Libel was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wathena, Doniphan Co., Kansas.7 She was born on October 2, 1917 at Leona, Doniphan Co., Kansas; Her gravestone has a birth date of Oct 3, 1917.3,7,8 As of February 12, 1938,her married name was Gabriel.7 She married Lawrence Michael "Buddy" Gabriel Sr. on February 12, 1938 at Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas.3,7,5 Bernice Mary Libel died on October 22, 2006 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 89.3,8

Census Records

1920Dwelling 64, District 51, Wolf River, Doniphan Co., Kansas1
1930Dwelling 195, District 17, Wolf River, Doniphan Co., Kansas6
1940Dwelling 32, District 22-14, Wathena, Doniphan Co., Kansas9

Family

Lawrence Michael "Buddy" Gabriel Sr. b. July 5, 1911, d. February 3, 2003
Marriage*Bernice Mary Libel married Lawrence Michael "Buddy" Gabriel Sr. on February 12, 1938 at Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas.3,7,5 
Children
  • Pat Gabriel5
  • Nicholas Gabriel5
  • Lawrence Michael Gabriel Jr.5
  • Joseph Kevin Gabriel5
  • David Gabriel5
  • Jacqueline Sue Gabriel9,3,5 b. June 28, 1939, d. February 23, 2006

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1890] Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S5874] Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, online http://www.meierhoffer.com/, From the Bettie Libel McGarry obituary.
  5. [S2783] Topeka Capital-Journal, The, From the Lawrence Gabriel obituary in the Feb 4, 2003 edition.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S5876] Mount Calvary Cemetery, Doniphan Co., KS, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  8. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  9. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Lawrence Michael "Buddy" Gabriel Sr.1,2,3

M, b. July 5, 1911, d. February 3, 2003
     Lawrence Michael "Buddy" Gabriel Sr. was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wathena, Doniphan Co., Kansas.4,3 His Social Security Number was 509-09-0955.5 He was born on July 5, 1911 at Sampsel, Livingston Co., Missouri.4,5,1,3 He married Bernice Mary Libel, daughter of Leo Herman Libel and Effie Frances Smith, on February 12, 1938 at Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas.1,4,3 Lawrence Michael "Buddy" Gabriel Sr. died on February 3, 2003 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 91.4,5,3 He WATHENA --- Mass of Christian Burial for Lawrence "Buddy" Gabriel, 91, St. Joseph, Mo., formerly of Wathena, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wathena. Inurnment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Wathena. Mr. Gabriel died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at a St. Joseph hospital. He was a bus driver for the Wathena School District for more than 30 years before retiring in 1983. He was born July 5, 1911, in Sampsel, Mo., the son of Nicholas A. and Sylvia I. Ulrich Gabriel. He moved to St. Joseph in 2001. Mr. Gabriel was a life member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wathena. He married Bernice Libel on Feb. 12, 1938, in Valley Falls. She survives of the home. Survivors also include three daughters, Jaculene Gabriel Masters and Pat Leontos, both of St. Joseph, and Peg Euler, Troy; four sons, Nicholas Gabriel, Kansas City, Mo., Lawrence Mike Gabriel Jr., Branson, Mo., Joseph Kevin Gabriel, Lincoln, Neb., and David Gabriel, Topeka; a brother, Bob Gabriel, Cortez, Colo; three sisters, Eulalia Poirier and Frances Mitchell, both of Wathena, and Helen Forrest, Everett, Wash; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mr. Gabriel was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Olivia Scrimscher. Friends may visit from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Harman Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena. Contributions may be made to the Wathena EMS. on February 4, 2003.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 32, District 22-14, Wathena, Doniphan Co., Kansas2

Occupation

1940Truck driver2

Family

Bernice Mary Libel b. October 2, 1917, d. October 22, 2006
Marriage*Lawrence Michael "Buddy" Gabriel Sr. married Bernice Mary Libel, daughter of Leo Herman Libel and Effie Frances Smith, on February 12, 1938 at Valley Falls, Jefferson Co., Kansas.1,4,3 
Children
  • Pat Gabriel3
  • Nicholas Gabriel3
  • Lawrence Michael Gabriel Jr.3
  • Joseph Kevin Gabriel3
  • David Gabriel3
  • Jacqueline Sue Gabriel2,1,3 b. June 28, 1939, d. February 23, 2006

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2783] Topeka Capital-Journal, The, From the Lawrence Gabriel obituary in the Feb 4, 2003 edition.
  4. [S5876] Mount Calvary Cemetery, Doniphan Co., KS, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

George Lawrence McGarry1

M, b. April 10, 1910, d. March 15, 1982
     His Social Security Number was 491-09-0925.2 George Lawrence McGarry was born on April 10, 1910 at Clyde, Nodaway Co., Missouri.2,1 He married Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Libel, daughter of Leo Herman Libel and Effie Frances Smith, on June 7, 1937 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.1,3 George Lawrence McGarry died on March 15, 1982 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 71.2,1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 272, District 11-37, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri4

Occupation

1940Printing press feeder4

Family

Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Libel b. August 23, 1913, d. January 21, 2016
Marriage*George Lawrence McGarry married Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Libel, daughter of Leo Herman Libel and Effie Frances Smith, on June 7, 1937 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.1,3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5873] Christie/Hoffman Family Tree, online http://person.ancestry.com/tree/41650425/person/28112512979/facts
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S5874] Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, online http://www.meierhoffer.com/, From the Bettie Libel McGarry obituary.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Sister Georgia Alice McGarry1,2,3,4

F, b. October 16, 1938, d. July 18, 1944
FatherGeorge Lawrence McGarry1,2 b. April 10, 1910, d. March 15, 1982
MotherMary Elizabeth "Bettie" Libel1,2 b. August 23, 1913, d. January 21, 2016
     Sister Georgia Alice McGarry was buried at Mount Saint Scholastica Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison Co., Kansas.4 She was born on October 16, 1938 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.4,3 She died on July 18, 1944 at Atchison, Atchison Co., Kansas, at age 5.3,4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 272, District 11-37, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri2

Citations

  1. [S5874] Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, online http://www.meierhoffer.com/, From the Bettie Libel McGarry obituary.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S5875] Mount Saint Scholastica Cemetery, Atchison Co., KS, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  4. [S5873] Christie/Hoffman Family Tree, online http://person.ancestry.com/tree/41650425/person/28112512979/facts

Jacqueline Sue Gabriel1,2

F, b. June 28, 1939, d. February 23, 2006
FatherLawrence Michael "Buddy" Gabriel Sr.3,1,2 b. July 5, 1911, d. February 3, 2003
MotherBernice Mary Libel3,1,2 b. October 2, 1917, d. October 22, 2006
     Her married name was Masters.1 Her married name was Shernick.1 Jacqueline Sue Gabriel married Unknown Shernick.1 Jacqueline Sue Gabriel married Unknown Masters.1,2 Jacqueline Sue Gabriel was born on June 28, 1939 at Wathena, Doniphan Co., Kansas.1 She died on February 23, 2006 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 66.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 32, District 22-14, Wathena, Doniphan Co., Kansas3

Family 1

Unknown Masters
Marriage*Jacqueline Sue Gabriel married Unknown Masters.1,2 

Family 2

Unknown Shernick
Marriage*Jacqueline Sue Gabriel married Unknown Shernick.1 

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S2783] Topeka Capital-Journal, The, From the Lawrence Gabriel obituary in the Feb 4, 2003 edition.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.