Person:Lena Brunson (1)
Lena Henrietta Brunson
b.22 Apr 1906 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
d.3 Sep 1988 Crescent City, Del Norte, California, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 24 Mar 1890
  1. Delbert Brunson1892 -
  2. Emmet Brunson1894 -
  3. Jesse Brunson1896 -
  4. Sylvia Delight Brunson1898 - 1992
  5. Lena Henrietta Brunson1906 - 1988
Spouse and Children
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  1. Joyce Blackmer1931 - 2007
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Facts and Events
Name Lena Henrietta Brunson
Alt Name[1] Lena Henrietta Blackmer
Alt Name Lena Henrietta Garrett
Gender Female
Alt Birth[1] 22 Apr 1905 Illinois, United States
Birth? 22 Apr 1906 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Census? 1920 Greenville Ward 1, Bond, Illinois AND Election District 13, Niobrara, WyomingLena appears in two 1920 Censuses. She is listed Jan. 6, 1920 as Lena Brunsen (Alt. name changed to Garrett, but the census clearly shows the name as Brunson), Niece, 14, with John Garrett & Pearl Rule Garrett. And again on March 13, 1920, as Lena H Garrett, Sister-in-law, 14, with Lewis W Goodman, Sr and Sylvia D Brunson Goodman (her sister) in Wyoming > Niobrara > Election District 13 > District 95 > 6.
Marriage to Paul Welch Blackmer
Death[1] 3 Sep 1988 Crescent City, Del Norte, California, United States
Burial? Forest Lawn cemetery Los Angeles , California

Lena was actually adopted by her uncle, John Thomas Garrett and her aunt, Pearl Rule. She did not know she was adopted until she was told by classmates in elementary school. Her mother passed away from consumption when she was around 9 months old . Lena married Paul Blackmer at the age of around 19 and remained married to him until he passed away at around age 73. They raised two children, Eugene Blackmer and Joyce Blackmer. She and Paul lived mainly in southern California throughout their married life, except for a brief time in Redwood City, California where Paul owned a lumber mill. Lena and Paul were know for their beautiful gardens . Lena moved to Brookings, Oregon to be closer to her daughter Joyce and her husband Jim after Paul died. She also had two granddaughters, Teri Milner Larsson and Jeri Milner Spittler. She passed away after a bout with pneumonia at Seasid Hospital in Crescent City, California.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

  2.   United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    1930.

    Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 137; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 127; Image: 939.0.

  3.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    1920.

    Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place:Greenville Ward 1, Bond, Illinois; Roll: T625_297; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 296.

  4.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    1910.

    Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenville Ward 1, Bond, Illinois; Roll: T624_230; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 372; FHL Number: 1374243.

  5.   Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

    Source Citation: Number: 568-09-3825;Issue State: California;Issue Date: Before 1951.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
    Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

  6.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    1920.

    Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Election District 13, Niobrara, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2028; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 95; Image: 467.

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