Gwendolyn Latheda Holub1

(April 20, 1916 - April 28, 1995)
Gwendolyn Latheda Holub|b. Apr 20, 1916\nd. Apr 28, 1995|p538.htm|William Holub||p1547.htm|Sadie Elizabeth Smith|b. Oct 23, 1894\nd. Sep 5, 1967|p88.htm|||||||John Smith|b. Aug 31, 1864\nd. Mar 1, 1960|p77.htm|Sarah L. Minger|b. Jul 25, 1868\nd. Aug 22, 1940|p78.htm|

Relationship=Great-granddaughter of Leeson A. Smith Sr..
Relationship=1st cousin of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Charts on which this person appears:
Leeson Smith, Sr. Descendants Chart
     Gwendolyn Latheda Holub was born on Thursday, April 20, 1916, daughter of William Holub and Sadie Elizabeth Smith.1

According to the census of January, 1920, Gwendolyn was living with her mother in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. Gwendolyn was recorded as Gwindolyn L. Smith, three years old, and born in Iowa. Harry Smith, her mother's second husband, was head of household and Gwendolyn was recorded as his daughter. Other research indicates that her birth was a year or two before her mother married Harry, and it is most likely that Harry was her step-father.3

Gwendolyn married Phil Anton on September 26, 1936.1,2

Gwendolyn is listed as a survivor in the obituary of her brother, John Hornsby Smith. She was living in Marion, Iowa at the time.4

Gwendolyn died on Friday, April 28, 1995. She was 79 years old.1 She was laid to rest on Wednesday, May 3, 1995 in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Funeral services were held at the Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. Officiating was Rev. Terry Hamilton, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The organist was Marlene Jeys and the soloist was Rev. Terry Hamilton. The special music was Rock Of Ages and Amazing Grace. The Kearns Service was at the Huisman-Schumacher Chapel in Waterloo, Iowa.1

Children of Gwendolyn Latheda Holub and Phil Anton

Citations

  1. [S193] Gwen L. Anton, Funeral Card, May 3, 1995, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
  2. [S62] Grace Donnan, Myrna Eberhardt, Jerry Eberhardt, "Jerry Eberhardt's Compilation of Family History Notes", Three generations of researchers (Garnavillo, Iowa). Hereinafter cited as "Jerry Eberhardt's Family History Collection."
  3. [S130] 1920 US Census, 1920 Indiana, Lake, Crown Point, Center Township; Series: T625 Roll: 444 Page: 82.
  4. [S285] John H. Smith, Obituary.
  5. [S36] Interview with Darlene Julson (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
 


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