Person:Frederick Procunier (1)

From Elaine Allen at worldconnect.rootsweb.com 1838-Born- (in Norfolk, Ont. CN, census' all say so) SOURCE: Peter Jr's Family Bible. copies from Fern Hall, Hot Springs, SD who has the original Bible)

1849- July came to US 1849 & was Naturalized. He also stated he was French Canadian.

1858- 31 Jan 1858--Family bible says to malvina E ganer, mom (Bertha) said maybe a Louise Fry or Garner. Isaac Newton's death cert shows--Louise Garner. (we should check this)

1858--1st child, Isaac Newton, born in Mondamen, ? county, IA-- Birth certificate. (Carol Shimik--need to get documentation from her.)

1861-1864--PROCKCUNIER, Fred M. IL, Co. E, 7th Cavalry, residence- Reynolds. (Carolyn Shimek sent me the URL www.civilwar.com for this) IL CIVIL WAR VETERANS.

1864--last child, Addy, born in Ogle county, IL

1868- 1 Jan, married Elizabeth Lancaster. Date from her obituary. no children. Both buried in Custer,SD as McPROCUNIER!!!!

1880- 7 June, Liston Twp, Woodbury co, IA census, pg 4

1900- Beaver Creek, Westo co, WY census

1905- Frederick bought four ajoining lots in Custer cemetery, Sister-in-law, Margaret Molby died and first to be buried there.

1906- wife, Elizabeth died and buried next to sister. Nice headstone, but wrong name--McProcunier!

Custer Chronicle: 24 Feb 1906-- Mrs. Elizabeth Procunier died 16 Feb 1906 at Four Mile. Daughter of Thomas Lancaster, Canada and Elizabeth Benson, Canada. Born Cumberland, Can., 2 Nov 1842. Married 1 Jan 1868 to F. Procunier. Lived at Des Moines and Nebraska. has brother and sister in Canada. (Eka Parkinson sent these to me.

1907-I have-- "Sawmills of the Black Hills" by Martha Linde 1984. chapter 2, pg 18. I quote- "One of the sawmills near Custer about which little is known is the Charles Akes sawmill west of Custer. Not far from his mill, Fred Procuner (sic) had a mill set up in 1907 near Four Mile. He operated more in farm lumber than other sawing."

1907--Custer Co. Chronicle Fred's Obit- 13 April 1907, Mr. Frederick Procunier died 6 miles west of Custer, Paralysis. (explanation below)

In May of 1996 I received a letter from Joyce Grubbs, Teasurer of Weston co. Genealogical Society of which I am a member. She, as a DAR member, read all the tombstones in the Custer cemetery in 1993 and 1994. She found my Frederick PROCUNIER's tombstone marked FREDERICK MCPROCUNIER(!!!) Nov 2 1838 and no death date; also Elizabeth Lancaster spelled Landcaster (Beloved wife of Frederick MCPROCUNIER) "MOTHER" with dates Nov. 2, 1842 and Feb 16, 1906. Aged 63 year 3 month 14 day. Buried Block 4 Lot 30. There were Lancasters also. Their markers are in Block 9 Lots 19 and 22, the last one in 1994. I can only assume that relatives of Elizabeth put the marker there in later years and mistook Fredericks middle name of McKinsey and somehow dropped the Kinsey and added the Mc to Procunier. In the paper, their obituaries are listed as Procuniers. All the dates are the same and I am convinced this is my Frederick Procunier. I went to Custer in June 1996 and checked with the Court House and cemetery and found the beautiful stones, One for Frederick and Elizabeth and one for sister, Margaret Molby. There are footstones on the two women's graves and Elizabeth's says "Mother". I don't know of any children of hers. The Mortician went to the cemetery with us and is sure that Fred is buried to the left of Elizabeth in an unmarked grave. The record at the Mortuary "grave registration proves that." The 5 foot headstone is beautiful even tho it has MCPROCUNIER. Elizabeth's death is recorded at the Courthouse, but Frederick's isn't, Custer City Hall has him as Mc Procunier!. The cemetery records show that Fred Procumer bought and paid for the graves. I took pictures at the cemetery, with NO film in the camera!! I will go back and try again

1. ↑ WFT Vol 10 Ped 1784.
2. ↑ Elaine Allen.
3. ↑ WFT Vol 10 Ped 1784.
4. ↑ Elaine Allen.
5. ↑ WFT Vol 10 Ped 1784.
6. ↑ Elaine Allen.