Family:Ardora Ransom and Blanche Kirk (1)

Watchers
Parents: Sandrus Ransom and Caroline Graves
Ardora Edson Ransom
b. 7 Aug 1870 Indiana or Ohio
d. 2 Sep 1937 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
Parents: Samuel Handy and Mary Stewart
Blanche Kirk
b. 27 Sep 1875 Marquette (town), Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States
d. 19 Sep 1931 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States
m. 11 Sep 1895 Lake County, Illinois
Facts and Events
Marriage[1] 11 Sep 1895 Lake County, Illinois
Census[2] 4 Jun 1900 Libertyville, Lake, Illinois
Census[3] 26 Apr 1910 Fremont Twp, Lake, Illinois
Census[4] 10 Jan 1920 Ivanhoe, Lake, Illinois
Census[5][6] 18 Apr 1930 Libertyville, Lake, Illinois
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Harold Floyd RANSOM
4 Aug 1896 Lake County, Illinois
Nov 1962
2.
Howard Edson RANSOM
30 Dec 1897 Fremont Twp, Lake, Illinois
6 Apr 1981 Bluffton, Wells, Indiana
3.
Lucy Louese RANSOM
2 Jun 1899 Prairie View, Lake, Illinois
24 Aug 1987 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho
4.
Muriel RANSOM
2 Jul 1901
3 Jul 1901
5.
Glory RANSOM
4 Jul 1902
5 Jul 1902
6.
Charles Richard RANSOM
8 Mar 1904
4 Apr 1968
7.
Mary Caroline Ransom
1 Aug 1905
26 Aug 1905
8.
_____ Ransom
2 Aug 1906
2 Aug 1906
9.
Millicent Blanche RANSOM
26 Jun 1907
1915 Ivanhoe, Lake, Illinois
10.
_____ Ransom
3 Aug 1908
5 Aug 1908
11.
Robert Irving RANSOM
5 Jun 1910 Lake County, Illinois
8 Sep 1986 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
12.
James Calvin Ransom
28 Aug 1912 Fremont, Lake, Illinois, United States
4 Feb 2002 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
13.
Daniel Sumner Ransom
7 Aug 1916 Illinois, United States
14 Oct 2000 Auburn, DeKalb, Indiana, United States
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References
  1. ↑ Marriage Records
    Illinois Archives online.

    RANDOM, EDSON marr HANDY, BLANCH KIRK; Lake county, 09/11/1895, Vol /page 00F/0322 record # 090M1519

  2. ↑ 1900 US census
    1900 IL Lake Libertyville village ED 136, p5 HH# 49.

    Milwaukee Avenue
    Edson A RANSOM, W M 29 OH OH IN, b Aug 1871, married 5 years, Carpenter
    Blanche H, wife 24 WI VT VT, b Sep 1875, 3 births/living
    son Harold F, 3 IL, b Aug 1896
    son Howard E, 2 IL b Dec 1897
    dau Lucy S, 11/12 IL, b Jun 1899
    mother [in law] Louisa HANDEE, 59 IL, b Jul 1840, married, 1 birth/living

  3. ↑ 1910 US Census
    1910 IL Lake Fremont, ED 101 p228A, HH#105.

    A Edson RANSOM, 38 OH OH IN, married 14 years, house carpenter
    Blanche, 38 WI PA PA, 9 births, 5 living
    Harold 13 IL
    Howard 12 IL
    Louise 11 IL
    Charles R 6 IL
    Millicent 2 IL
    Louise HANDEE, mother-in-law, 69 VT VT VT, widowed, 1 birth/living.

  4. ↑ 1920 US census
    1920 IL Lake Fremont ED 256 p 4A HH# 71.

    Edson RANSOM, 49 OH, house carpenter;
    Blanche 44 WI-MA-VT;
    Harold, 23, Chauffeur, Express Wagon
    Howard, 22, Chauffeur, Express Wagon
    Louese, 20, stenographer, "calf meal factory"?
    Richard, 15, chore boy, working out
    Robert, 10
    James, 7
    Daniel, 3
    Louise HANDY, motherinlaw, 82, VT

  5. ↑ 1930 US Census
    1930 IL Lake Libertyville ED 51 p14A.

    520 Broadway, Libertyville IL
    Edson A RANSOM, 59 OH OH IN, married age 25, owns radio and home [non-farm], value $14k, common laborer/odd jobs, not at work yesterday, see line 60 of unemployment schedule
    Blanche 54 WI MA VT, married age 20
    Howard E, 32 IL OH WI, ditcher / general work, worked yesterday.
    James C, 18 IL OH WI
    Daniel S, 13 IL OH WI

  6. ↑ checked 1930 IL Lake Fremont; old neighbors appear on p 5 [RADKE, KNIGGE, DOLPH, GRABBE]. The family story is that the house in Ivanhoe was torn down to make way for the new highway. It appears that the family moved to Libertyville and bought a house with the proceeds.
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