Mable B.1

(1901 - 1995)
     Mable B. was born in 1901 in Iowa.1,2

Mable married Harlan W. Weyant, son of Wilfred R. Weyant and Lottie Wiltse, about 1922.1

Mable appeared on the Lodomillo Township, Clayton County, Iowa, US census of April 21, 1930 living with her husband, Harlan. She was 28 years old. The three children living at home were Lucille age six, Kenneth age three, Duane who was two months old. Reuben Nelson, a 23 year old hired man, was also living with the family.1

Mable died in 1995.2

Children of Mable B. and Harlan W. Weyant

Citations

  1. [S131] 1930 US Census, 1930 Iowa, Clayton, Lodomillo Twp; Series: T626 Roll: 649 Page: 152.
  2. [S290] Greenhill Cem. List, Clayton Co. IA, online URL on file, Tombstone transcription. (Sec. 22, SE/SW
    Lodomillo twp.). Iowa GenWeb Project online. October 30, 2004 Submitted by Phyllis Peterson. Hereinafter cited as Greenhill Cem. List, Clayton Co. IA.
 


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