Shadrach Gorin "Pete" Davenport and Sarah Elizabeth "Bess" Taylor

Shadrack headstone

Shadrack Gorin "Pete" Davenport
Parents Fortunatus Pope Davenport and Martha Moore
Born 8 October 1828 Warren, Kentucky
Military:  Civil War (Union) 11th Kentucky Infantry (listed as musician)
Occupation:  Farmer
Married Sarah Elizabeth (Bess) Taylor 11 January 1851 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Died 30 January 1897 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Green River Union Cemetery, Warren, Kentucky Plot 293
Sources
1850 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 22)
1860 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 29)

1870 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 42)
Note:  surname spelled Devenport
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 52)
Note:  Shadrach is going by Peter
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8962118

Marriage Record

Sarah's headstone

Sarah Elizabeth (Bess) Taylor
Parents: Joseph Best Taylor and Polly Ann Hudnall
Born 14 May 1830 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Died 12 Oct 1926 Warren, Kentucky
Buried Green River Union Cemetery, Warren, Kentucky Plot 294
Sources
Marriage:  Kentucky Marriages Batch M01643-3 page 56
Note:  her middle initial given as B in record
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 20)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 30, married)
1870 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 40)
Note:  surname spelled Devenport
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 50)
Note:  Shadrach is going by Peter
1900 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 70, widowed, mother of 7, 6 are alive)
1910 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 79, widowed, daughter Mary with her)
1920 US Census Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky ( age 89, widowed, living with daughter Matilda)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8962119
Family Search

CHILDREN

William Allen Davenport headstone

William Allen Davenport
Born 10 October 1851 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married 1) Rachel Ann Hudnall 8 September 1872 Warren, Kentucky
Children: Stella, Nellie
2) Harriet Burnett 24 January 1883 Warren, Kentucky
Children:  Hattie
3) Mary Cornelia Dougan 20 February 1887 Grant, Arkansas (he's 35, she's 38)
Children:  William 
4) Mary Katherine Duncan Nelson 17 March 1898 Belfast, Grant, Arkansas (he's 47 and she's 35)
Children:  Zola, Joseph
5) Sarah Frances "Fannie" Nobles Barnes 22 March 1906 Grant, Arkansas (he's 54 and she's 43)
Children:  Grover
Died 8 January 1937 Grant, Arkansas
Buried Poe Cemetery, Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas
Sources
Marriage to Rachel:  Kentucky Marriages
Marriage to Mary Dougan:  Arkansas Marriages
Marriage to Mary Nelson: Arkansas Marriages
Marriage to Fannie:  Arkansas Marriages
Arkansas Death Index which claims the year as 1937
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 28, widower)
1900 US Census Grant, Arkansas (age 47) 
1910 US Census Dekalb, Grant, Arkansas (age 58, with Sarah)
1920 US Census Dekalb, Grant, Arkansas (age 68, with Sarah)
1930 US Census Dekalb, Grant, Arkansas (age 78, with Sarah)
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14590107

Joseph Fortunatus Davenport

Joseph Fortunatus Davenport
Born 5 November 1854 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Married Sarah Frances Young 30 July 1876 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: Annie, Nicodemus, Shadrack, Sarah, Lula, Charles, Thomas, Ada, Frances, Donna, Bertha, Joseph
Died 14 October 1935 Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas
Buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas

Joseph R Davenport Headstone

Obituary:  Joseph F. Davenport was born on November 6, 1854 near Bowling Green, Kentucky. He departed this life on October 14, at 9:15 p.m. at the home here. On July 30, 1876 he was married to Sarah Frances Young near Bowling Green, Kentucky. They spent 5 years in Kentucky. In the fall of 1881 he moved with his family to Kansas. ... To this union was born 10 children. A son, Arthur, passed away in 1904 at the age of 22 years. Mrs. Davenport passed away in May, 1926. The following children survive: Anna F. Miller, Nicodemus, Hudnel, Mrs. Ada Fowler, of Arcadia, Kansas, Mrs. Bessie Ulrich of Lawrence, Kansas, Charles, of Pretty Prairie, Kansas, Mrs. Frances Earp, of Eldorado, Kansas, Mrs. Helen Carlin, of Louisburg, Kansas and Mrs. Bertha Grabe, of Farlington, Kansas. For the past 14 years he has held the office of Police Judge and other public offices in the city. he was a member of the Christian Church and held the office of a Senior Elder. He also held membership in the local A. F. and A. M. No 329 and of the Eastern Star. Mr. Davenport has 2 brothers and 1 sister living. W. A. of Sheridan, Arkansas, George of Florence, Oregon, and Matilda of Logansport, Kentucky. ... December 7, 1927 Mr. Davenport married Frances Schmale of Eureka, Kansas. She preceded him in death on November 9, 1930. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct 18, 1935) at the Christian Church conducted by Rev. G. W. Corporon assisted by Rev. W. E. Babb of Girard and interment in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. ... All business houses closed from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday in tribute to the late Judge Davenport. 
Sources
Obituary:  The Arcadia Journal, Arcadia, Kansas, 18 Oct 1935
Headstone and picture:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=129821766

Mary H Davenport

Mary H Davenport
Born 6 February 1857 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Married 1) Samuel Schroader Jr. about 1899 Kentucky
Children:  Lillia
2) John Austin about 1911
Died 1921
Buried
Sources
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 23)
1900 US Census  Rochester, Butler, Kentucky, United States (age 43)
1910 US Census Green Castle, Warren, Kentucky (age 53, widowed, living with mother)

George Washington Davenport headstone

George Washington Davenport
Born 10 August 1859 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Married Clara Hammond 2 March 1884 Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas
Children:  Herbert, Mable

George - obituary

From The Oregonian, March 4, 1934:

"50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED HERE

Mr. and Mrs. George Davenport Honored at Reception.

In celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. George Davenport of Florence, Ore., were honored with a reception Friday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Carl Southworth, at 1694 Southwest Montgomery drive, here.

Mr. and Mrs. Davenport were married at Arcadia, Kan., on March 2, 1884. On the same day they left for what was then Spokane Falls, Washington territory, where they settled on a homestead and lived for 13 years. When irrigation was developed in western farming, Mr. Davenport improved land consecutively in Clarkston, Wash., the Yakima valley and at Twin Falls, Idaho. In 1916 they moved to Oregon and settled near Eugene, where Mr. Davenport worked in the Booth-Kelly lumber mill at Springfield. Four years ago they moved to Florence, on the coast in Lane county, and there they are at home to their many friends who visit the beach.

The Davenports have a son, Herbert E., in Long Beach, Cal., and a grandson, Lawrence, there. They were unable to attend the golden wedding celebration. Another grandson, John Southworth, lives here.

Mr. Davenport was born near Bowling Green, Ky., on August 23, 1859. Mrs. Davenport, nee Clara Hammond, was born near Springfield, Ill., on July 5, 1861."
Died 7 November 1939 Lane County, Oregon
Buried Pacific Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Florence, Lane, Oregon
Sources
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 20)
1900 US Census Asotin, Lake, Oregon (age 41)
Note:  this census has a lot wrong with it for this family - claims he was born in Massachusetts and his parents were born in Germany.  Thank goodness his wife and children match!
1910 US Census Belma, Yakima, Washington  (age 50)
1920 US Census Glenwood, Lane, Oregon (age 60)
1930 US Census Florence, Lane, Oregon (age 70)
Headstone and Anniversary information:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53269391
Matilda Frances "Tilda" Davenport
Born 22 October 1865 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married James Crawford Whalin 15 October 1885 Butler, Kentucky
Children: Harry, Adrian, Oakley
Died 16 May 1939 Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky
Buried Whalin Cemetery, Logansport, Butler, Kentucky
Sources
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 14)
1910 US Census Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky (age 45)
1920 US Census Morgantown, Butler, Kentucky (age 53.her mother is living with them)
1930 US Census Butler, Kentucky (age 65)
Note:  name given as Tilda
Kentucky Marriage Records
Kentucky Death Records
Memorial:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83927081

James H Davenport
Born 16 January 1867 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Leona D Maxey about 1892 Kentucky
Children: Alston, Catherine
Died 11 August 1934 Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas 
Buried Mt. Olive Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas
Sources
1880 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 12)
1900 US Census Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky (age 32, they are living with his mother)
1910 US Census Butler, Kentucky (age 42, his sister in law Florence living with them)
1920 US Census Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas (age 52)
1930 US Census Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas (age 62)
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41673481
Martha B. T. Davenport
Born 25 October 1870 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Not Married
No Children
Died 4 May 1871 
Buried Green River Union Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Family Search
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136207115

William Taylor and Charity Catherine Hinch

 William Taylor (twin to Lucinda)
Parents:  John Taylor and Eleanor Burkett
Note:  to see him with his parents, click here: http://upperlevelgen.blogspot.com/2009/07/john-taylor-eleanor-burkett.html
Born 26 Apr 1852 Tahlequah, Indian Territory, Oklahoma

Optional birth place:  Texas

Occupation:  Farmer (1880 Census)
Married: Charity Catherine Hinch 28 Sep 1877 Ruby, Madison, Montana
Died 26 Apr 1927 Aldur Gulch, Madison, Montana

Buried: Taylor Cemetery, Madison, Montana

Sources
1870 US Census Madison County, Montana (age 18)
1880 US Census for Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana page 371D Film 1254742. There is a farmer named Albert Norton with them in this Census.  Note:  this census incorrectly claims his father's birthplace is New York
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B Note:  this census incorrectly lists his mother's birthplace as Pennsylvania
1910 US Census Ruby, Madison, Montana page 8 Note: this census incorrectly lists his mother's birthplace as Pennsylvania - again
1920 US Census Union, Madison County, Montana sheet 6 image 1131 Film 1820972 (age 67)
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41478263
Online: http://genforum.com/zeigler/messages/400.html
Online: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/database/d0164/g0000000.htm#I45002

Charity Catherine Hinch
Parents: John Milton Hinch and Nancy McIntyre
Born 13 Sep 1860 Pike, Illinois
Died 11 Apr 1911 Montana
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Madison, Montana
Sources
1880 US Census for Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana page 371D (age 20)
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B (age 40)
1910 US Census Ruby, Madison, Montana page 8 (age 50)
1920 US Census Madison County, Montana sheet 6 (age 58 - should be 60)
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41478236

CHILDREN

William Clarence Taylor
Born 21 Mar 1879 Alder, Madison, Montana
Military:  WW1 Draft Registration Portland Oregon
Married Cora Mae Evans 1 Jul 1903 Ruby, Madison, Montana
Children:  Gussie
Died Nov 1968
Buried Reservation Community Memorial Park, Wapato, Yakima, Washington
Sources
Marriage to Cora: Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
SS Death Index
1880 US Census for Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana page 371D (age 1)
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B (age 21)
1910 US Census Sweet Home, Linn, Oregon (age 31)
Note:  Census used his initials instead of his name
1920 US Census Sweet Home, Linn, Oregon (age 40)
1930 US Census Grandview, Yakima, Washington (age 52)
Note:  daughter and gdaughter living with them
1940 US Census Grandview, Yakima, Washington (age 61)
Note:  daughter and gdaughter living with them
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86007712

Lillian Mae "Lilly" Taylor 
Born 14 Jul 1881 Alder, Madison, Montana
Married Leroy H Gilman 24 Jan 1906 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana (Divorced?)
Children: Gladys, Russell, Earl
Died 16 May 1967 Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
Buried Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington Plot: Walla-OF-14-13-2
Sources
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B (age 19)
1920 US Census Union, Madison, Montana page 6A (age 38)
1930 US Census Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington page 1B (age 48)
1940 US Census Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington (age 58, widowed)
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78288866

Albert Henry Taylor
Born 20 November 1883 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Married 1) Zeta Coon 6 Jul 1910 Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana
Children: Gladys
2) Ethel Fowler 27 December 1919 Silver Bow, Montana
3) Belva Ann Slater 30 September 1929 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 8 October 1938 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Note: He died while living in Ogden, Utah as a result of an accident while working at the stock yards. This accident resulted in paralysis and death within four days of the accident date.
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Madison, Montana

Sources
Marriage to Zeta:  Montana Marriages
Marriage to Belva: Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937
WW 1 Draft Registration
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B (age 17)
1910 US Census Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana (no age given)
1920 US Census Union, Madison, Montana (age 36, married to Ethel, stepchildren living with them)
1930 US Census Slaterville, Weber, Utah (age 46, married to Belva)
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41478180

Ada Margaret Taylor
Born 4 March 1886 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Married Leslie G Gilman 20 June 1906 Ruby, Madison, Montana
Children:  Lela, Harold, Elaine, Lowell 
Died 23 February 1969 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Madison, Montana
Sources
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B (age 14)
1910 US Census Ruby, Madison, Montana page 6 (age 23)
1920 US Census Union, Madison, Montana page 6B (age 33)
1930 US Census Union, Madison, Montana page 3A (age 44)
1940 US Census Union, Madison, Montana page 3A (age 54)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41410344

Frederick Earl Taylor
Born 20 June 1888 Alder, Madison, Montana
Married 1) Henrietta B Ziegler 20 Sep 1911 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Children: Bessie, John
2) Catherine Agnes Staudaher 6 July 1920 Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana
Died 31 March 1973 Sheridan, Madison, Montana
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Madison, Montana
Sources
Marriage to Catherine:  Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B (age 12)
1910 US Census Ruby, Madison, Montana page 8 (age 21)
1920 US Census Union, Madison, Montana (age 31, widowed)
1930 US Census Union, Madison, Montana page 3B (age 41)
1940 US Census Union, Madison, Montana page 3B (age 51)
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41478250
Nellie Pearl Taylor
Born 26 October 1889 Ruby, Madison, Montana
Married 1) Albert Clarence Nelson 28 Nov 1906 Ruby, Madison, Montana
Children: Chester, Leonard 
2) Clyde William Rann 31 Dec 1924 Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana
Died 14 July 1980 Shasta, California
Buried ? don't know where
Sources
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Page 8B (age 11)
1910 US Census Ruby, Madison, Montana (age 20)
1920 US Census Union, Madison, Montana (age 30)
1930 US Census Union, Madison, Montana page 1B (age 38, with Clyde)
1940 US Census Redding, Shasta, California page 3A (age 49)
SSDI
California, Death Index, 1940-1997

LeRoy Francis "Roy" Taylor
Born 12 Jun 1893 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Occupations:  1920: Oiler on a Dredge Boat
1930: Auto Mechanic
1940: Ranch Foreman
Married Lucy M Ziegler 2 May 1912 Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
Children:  Eva, Henrietta, Burton
Died: December 1983 Alder, Madison, Montana
Buried: Taylor Cemetery, Madison, Montana
Sources
Marriage to Lucy: Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
WW 1 Draft Registration
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B (age 7)
1910 US Census Ruby, Madison, Montana page 8 (age 16)
1920 US Census Union, Madison, Montana (age 26)
1930 US Census Madison, Madison, Montana (age 35)
1940 US Census Madison, Madison, Montana (age 47)
Photo:  courtesy of Tim McDowell
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79341977
Charles Herman "Charlie" Taylor
Born 29 Jan 1896 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Military:  WW1 Draft Registration completed in Madison county, Montana - in 1920 he was in South Carolina in Camp Jackson Note:  registered under name Charlie
Married 1) Virginia Montana Walker 2 May 1926 Silver Bow, Montana
2) Jessie Hauser Cornaz 3 Sep 1949 Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
Died 28 Dec 1968 Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
Buried Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
Sources
Memorial: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147774209
Marriage to Virginia:  Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
Marriage to Jessie: Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950
1900 US Census Sheridan, Madison, Montana Image 165 Sheet 8B (age 4)
1910 US Census Ruby, Madison, Montana page 8 (age 14)
1920 US Census Camp Jackson, Richland, South Carolina (age 24)
1930 US Census Montana State School for Deaf and Blind and Feeble Minded, Jefferson, Montana p page 1A (age 31)
1940 US Census Butte, Silver Bow, Montana (age 43 - with wife named Montana)
SS Death Index
Montana Death Index

Bessie L Taylor
Born 12 Jun 1901 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Not Married
No Children
Died 16 Nov 1903 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Madison, Montana
Sources
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41478194

Edith Lucille Taylor
Born 26 October 1905 Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana
Married Charles Albert Knight 21 Sep 1925 Silver Bow, Montana
Note:  her mothers name is given as Caroline Finch in the record
Died 22 Sep 1925 Helena, Lewis & Clark, Montana
Note: day after marriage, considered a suicide
Buried Taylor Cemetery, Ruby, Madison, Montana
Sources
Death Certificate
1910 US Census Ruby, Madison, Montana page 8 (age 4)
1920 US Census Madison County, Montana sheet 6 (age 14)

Herman Erickson 1877-1970 Gladys Blackburn 1886-1942

Herman Erickson 

Herman Erickson

Note: Herman was the only member of his family to Americanize the spelling of his surname, It was originally spelled Eriksson.

Parents: Erik Eriksson and Christina Andersdotter

Born: 30 Nov 1877 Bodahult,Trökörna, Skaraborg, Sweden

Herman left from Copenhagen 21 Apr 1898 on board ship Furnessia

Arrived in Utah 13 May 1898
Occupation: Farmer his entire life

Married Gladys Edna Blackburn 18 Nov 1904 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Gladys and Herman
 wedding day

Died 4 Nov 1970 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Marriage Record for Herman and Gladys

Following information about Herman comes from Special Collections BYU-Idaho
ID 11818
Last Name: Erickson
First Name: Herman
Age: 92
Gender: M
Cemetery: Archer, Idaho
Birth Date: 30 Nov 1877
Birth Place: Trokorna, Skaraborg, Sweden
Date Died: 4 Sep 1970
Death Place: Archer, Idaho
Father: Erick Erickson
Mother: Kristina Anderson
Spouse: Gladys Edna Blackburn, md 18 Nov 1904. Died Jul 1942
Sources: Post-Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 8 Sep 1970, pg 27--Picture. Funeral Program. Archer Ward Film, 0007350, # 86 and 180.
Remarks: Sutton Cemetery.

Gladys and Herman headstone

From the grandson named after him:  My grandfather became a member (of the LDS Church) in Sweden when he was 18. In April 1898 at the age of 21 he came to America after receiving permission from the King of Sweden. Back then that was the only way you could gain consent to leave. He arrived in Brigham City, Utah the 13^th of May the same year. He married Gladys Blackburn, one of the Mayor's daughters, and moved to Archer, Idaho in June 1900. He carved out of sagebrush and rock, over 300 acres of farm ground and made a good life for his wife and family of 11 children. He was a man of few words and believed action spoke louder than words. As the community grew, Grandpa Herman donated 1000 hours of labor and materials to help build the Archer Church and later helped build the Archer school. He also built a Swedish-style barn that still stands as a landmark in the area.  The gospel, family, and community meant everything to him. He passed away at the age of 92 and I served as one of the pallbearers when I was 12 years old.     Herman 

Sources

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm
1910 US Census for Archer, Fremont, Idaho (no age given)
1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 42)

1925 LDS Church Census Records 
1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 52)

1935 LDS Church Census Records 
1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho Page 1A (age 62)

1950 LDS Church Census Records

1955 LDS Church Census Records

1960 LDS Church Census Records
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42196421/herman-erickson

Gladys Edna Blackburn

Gladys Edna Blackburn

Born 1 Sep 1886 Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah

Parents: Thomas Henry Bark Blackburn and Roxcy Lucina Bigler

Died 2 Jul 1942 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho
Following information about Gladys from Special Collections BYU-Idaho
ID 11988
Last Name: Erickson
First Name: Gladys Edna Blackburn
Age: 55
Gender: F
Cemetery: Archer, Idaho
Birth Date: 1 Sep 1886
Birth Place: Brigham City, Utah
Date Died: 2 Jul 1942
Death Place: Archer, Idaho
Father: Thomas Henry Blackburn
Mother: (left blank but it is Roxy Bigler)
Spouse: Herman Erickson, md 18 Nov 1904.
Sources: Post-Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 6 Jul 1942, pg 10 and 7 Jul 1942, pg 2. Weiser Eckersell Mortuary, Rigby, Idaho
Remarks: Stroke. Weiser--Eckersell Funeral Home, Rexburg, Idaho. Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Idaho.
Sources

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm
1910 US Census for Archer, Fremont, Idaho (age 23)
1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 33)
1925 LDS Church Census Records 

1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 43)
1935 LDS Church Census Records

1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho Page 1A (age 53)

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42196507/gladys-edna-erickson
 

CHILDREN

Herman Eugene Erickson - Gene

Herman Eugene (Gene) Erickson

Born 11 Oct 1905 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Occupation: Farmer

Married Esther Viola Rawls 18 Nov 1934, Salt Lake City, Utah

Children (5): Denver, rest still living as of 2020  
Died 6 Apr 1953 Rexburg, Madison, Utah

Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Original headstone

Following information about Eugene is from Special Collections BYU-Idaho
ID 11607

Last Name: Erickson

First Name: Herman Eugene

Age: 47
Gender: M

Date Died: 6 Apr 1953

Cemetery: Archer, Idaho

New headstone

Esther Viola Rawls Erickson

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1905

Birth Place: Archer, Idaho

Death Place: Rexburg, Idaho

Father: Herman Erickson

Mother: Gladys Edna Blackburn

Spouse: Esther Viola Rawls, md 18 Nov 1934, Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple.

Sources listed in the special collections information:

Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 7 Apr 1953, pg 11 and 12 Apr 1953, pg 11, Funeral. Funeral Program--Picture. Record of Funeral. Archer Ward Film, 0007350, # 88 &182 & 23.
Remarks: Cerebral Hemorrhage & Malignant Hypertension. Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Idaho.
Sources
http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm

1910 US Census for Archer, Fremont, Idaho (age 4)
1914 LDS Church Census

1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 14)
1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 24)

1935 LDS Church Census
1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho page 5A

1950 LDS Church Census
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69252597/herman-eugene-erickson

Joseph Alvin Erickson

Joseph Alvin Erickson

Born 17 Jul 1907 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Married Althea Haws 10 Aug 1927 Rexburg, Madison, Idaho

Died 17 Sep 1956 Magee, Shoshone, Idaho

Children: Alvin, Maurine, Bruce, Glen, Kerry, Marvin, 4 others still living

Buried Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Following information about Alvin is from Special Collections BYU-Idaho ID 11884

Last Name: Erickson

First Name: Joseph Alvin

Age: (this was blank)

Gender: U

Cemetery: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1907

Birth Place: Archer, Idaho

Date Died: 16 Sep 1956

Death Place: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Father: Herman Erickson

Joseph Alvin Erickson headstone

Mother: Edna Blackburn
Spouse: Althea Haws married 10 Aug 1927 Rexburg, Died 6 May 1984 Hayden Lake, Id.
Morse Mort. Restlawn Memorial
Sources

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm
1910 US Census for Archer, Fremont, Idaho (age 2)
1914 LDS Church Census

1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 12)
1925 LDS Church Census

1940 US Census Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 32)

1940 LDS Church Census

1950 LDS Church Census

1955 LDS Church Census

SS Death Index

Draft Registration Card

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37191871/joseph-alvin-erickson

Henry Erick Erickson

Henry Erick Erickson

Born 16 Feb 1909 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Served LDS Mission to Sweden (set apart by David O McKay)

Occupation: Grocer/retail for 30+ years

Married DeVeda Christine Nelson 2 Dec 1935 Lorenzo, Madison, Idaho

Died 28 Feb 1997 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Henry and DeVeda Erickson

Children: DeVon, JoAnn, 3 still living as of 2021
Following about Henry is from Special Collections BYU-Idaho
ID 11983
Last Name: Erickson

First Name: Henry Erick
Age: 88
Gender: M
Cemetery: Archer, Idaho

Henry and DeVeda headstone

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1909
Birth Place: Archer, Idaho
Date Died: 28 Feb 1997
Death Place: Archer, Idaho
Father: Herman Erickson
Mother: Gladys Blackburn
Spouse: DeVeda Nelson, md 2 Dec 1935, Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple. Died 21 Jan 1992.
Sources listed in special collections: Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2 Mar 1997, pg C-3--Picture. Standard Journal, Rexburg, Idaho--Picture. Funeral Program--Picture.
Remarks: Flamm Funeral Home, Rexburg, Idaho. Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Idaho.
Sources
http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm
1910 US Census for Archer, Fremont, Idaho (age 1)
1914 LDS Church Census

1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 10)

1925 LDS Church Census

1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 21)

1935 LDS Church Census
1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho page 5B

1950 LDS Church Census

1955 LDS Church Census

1960 LDS Church Census
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69252793/henry-erick-erickson

Howard Blackburn Erickson

Howard Blackburn Erickson

Born 11 Jun 1911 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Married Frona Rawls 12 Sep 1941 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children: Shonnie, 7 more still living

Served in Navy WW2

Died 7 Oct 1987 Mt Vernon, Skagit, Washington

Following from Special Collections BYU-Idaho

ID: 11815

Last Name: Erickson

Howard Blackburn Erickson headstone

First Name: Howard Blackburn

Age: 76
Gender: M
Cemetery: Mount Vernon, Washington
Birth Date: 11

Frona Rawls Erickson

Jun 1911
Birth Place: Archer, Idaho
Date Died: 7 Oct 1987
Death Place: Mt. Vernon, Washington
Father: Herman Erickson
Mother: Edna Blackburn
Spouse: Frona Rawls, md 12 Sep 1941, Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple.
Sources listed in special collections information: Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 14 Oct 1987.
Remarks: U S Navy - WW II, Alzheimer's Disease. Hawthorn Funeral Chapel, Mount Vernon, Washington.

Sources
1914 LDS Church Census

1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 8)

1925LDS Church Census

1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 18)

1935 LDS Church Census

1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 27)

1950 LDS Church Census

1955 LDS Church Census

1960 LDS Church Census
http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm
Pictures courtesy of Mickey (thanks for sharing!)
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83874119/howard-blackburn-erickson

Bernarr and Mattie
 

Bernarr Blackburn Erickson
Born 15 Nov 1913 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Married Martha Elizabeth (Mattie) Jackson 15 Nov 1933 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Occupation:  Farmer
Children: Sheila, Gaylen, Gary, Hal, Dan, and four more that are living  

Died 24 Nov 1972 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Following about Bernarr is from Special Collections BYU-Idaho

Bernarr and Mattie headstone

ID: 11778
Last Name: Erickson
First Name: Bernarr Blackburn
Age: 59
Gender: M
Cemetery: Archer, Idaho

Bernarr, Mattie, and children

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1913 
Birth Place: Archer, Idaho
Date Died: 24 Nov 1972
Death Place:
Father: Herman Erickson
Mother: Gladys E. Blackburn
Spouse: Martha Jackson, md 15 Nov 1933.
Sources: Sexton. Funeral Program--Picture. Archer Ward Film, 0007350, # 91.
Remarks: Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Sources
http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm
1914 LDS Church Census

1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 6)

1925 LDS Church Census

1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 16)

1935 LDS Church Census

1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho Page 1A (age 26)

1950 LDS Church Census

1955 LDS Church Census

1960 LDS Church Census

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69253081/bernarr-blackburn-erickson

Norman Blackburn Erickson

*Norman Blackburn Erickson

Born 15 Dec 1915 Archer, Madison, Idaho
Served LDS Mission (Western States) 

Norman and Bessie headstone

Married Bessie Amelia Small 11 Mar 1941 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Norman and Bessie Erickson

Occupation:  Farmer (all of his life), Farm Bureau Insurance, Ricks College Security, Ricks College Custodial

Children: 6 - all living
Died 31 Dec 2011 Archer, Madison, Idaho
Buried 6 Jan 2012 Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho
Sources
Personal Knowledge
1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 4)

1925 LDS Church Census
1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 14)

1935 LDS Church Census
1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho Page 1A (age 24)

1950 LDS Church Census

1955 LDS Church Census

1960 LDS Church Census

Death Certificate
Birth Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82763812/norman-blackburn-erickson 

Edna Blackburn Erickson

Edna Blackburn Briggs

Born 4 Dec 1917 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Married Earl Albert Briggs 9 Apr 1941 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children: Sandra (they only had one)

Died 14 Dec 2004 Estacada, Oregon

The following about Edna is from Special Collections BYU-Idaho
ID: 178916

Last Name: Briggs

First Name: Edna Erickson

Edna Erickson and Earl Briggs headstone
Note: the little symbol by Edna's indicates 
she was a member of the D.U.P. (Daughter
of the Utah Pioneers)

Age: 87

Gender: F

Cemetery: Archer, Idaho

Edna and Earl Briggs

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1917
Birth Place: Archer, Idaho
Date Died: 14 Dec 2004
Death Place: Estacada, Oregon
Father: Herman Erickson
Mother: Gladys Edna Blackburn
Spouse: Earl Albert Briggs, md 9 Apr 1941, Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple. Died.
Sources listed in the special collections information: Post-Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 18 Dec 2004, pg A-10--Picture. Remarks: Eckersell Memorial Chapel, Rigby, Idaho. Sutton Cemetery.

Sources
Personal Knowledge
http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm
1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 2)

1925  LDS Church Census
1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 12)

1935  LDS Church Census
1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho Page 1A (age 22)

1950  LDS Church Census

1955  LDS Church Census

1960  LDS Church Census
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42108730/edna-briggs

Stanley Blackburn Erickson

Stanley Blackburn Erickson

Born 2 Jun 1919 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Occupation: Farmer
Military:  WW2 - Army
Married Ethlyn Thompson 3 Apr 1946 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - all still living

Died 24 Oct 1985 Archer, Madison, Idaho

COD: heart attack

Stanley and Ethelyn headstone

Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Following about Stanley from Special Collections BYU-Idaho
ID: 11752

Last Name: Erickson

Stanley and Ethelyn Erickson

First Name: Stanley Blackburn

Age: 66

Gender: M

Cemetery: Archer, Idaho

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1919

Birth Place: Archer, Idaho

Date Died: 24 Oct 1985
Death Place: Archer, Idaho
Father: Herman Erickson
Mother: Edna Gladys Blackburn
Spouse: Ethelyn Thompson, md 3 Apr 1946, Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple. Died. Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 25 Oct 1985, pg B-9--Picture. Funeral Program--Picture. Headstone. Archer Ward Film, 0007350, # 95. 

Remarks: Heart attack. WW II-Army. Flamm Funeral Home, Rexburg, Idaho.
Sources

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm
1920 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 6 months)

1925  LDS Church Census
1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 10)

1935 LDS Church Census
1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho Page 1A (age 20)

1950 LDS Church Census

1955 LDS Church Census

1960 LDS Church Census
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69253507/stanley-blackburn-erickson

Ada Erickson

Ada Erickson

Born 29 Dec 1921 Archer, Madison, Idaho
Died 7 Apr 1929 Archer, Madison, Idaho

COD: Accidental electrocution

Blessing Certificate

Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Following about Ada is from Special Collections BYU-Idaho
ID: 11786
Last Name: Erickson
First Name: Ada
Age: 7

Ada Erickson headstone

Gender: F
Cemetery: Archer, Idaho
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1921
Birth Place: Archer, Idaho
Date Died: 7 Apr 1929
Death Place: Archer, Idaho
Father: Herman Erickson
Mother: Gladys Blackburn
Spouse:
Sources: Rexburg Journal, Rexburg, Idaho, 12 Apr 1929, pg 2. Headstone. Sexton, # 196. Section 2 # 289. Funeral Program--Picture. Archer Ward Film, 0007350, # 463.
Remarks: Accidentally electrocuted. Eckersell Memorial Chapel, Rigby, Idaho. Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Idaho.
Sources
1925  LDS Church Census

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchDetail.cfm

Funeral Program
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69252532/ada-erickson

Olive Gladys Erickson

Olive Gladys Erickson
Born 20 Nov 1923 Archer, Madison, Idaho

Olive and Eddie headstone

Married Edward (Eddy) Smith
Children: Delana (They only had one)

Died 13 Apr 2013 Archer, Madison, Idaho
Buried 17 Apr 2013 Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho

Sources
Personal Knowledge
1925  LDS Church Census

1930 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho (age 6)

1935 LDS Church Census

1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho Page 1A (age 16)

1950 LDS Church Census

1955 LDS Church Census

1960 LDS Church Census
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108421536/olive-gladys-smith

Phyllis Erickson

Phyllis Erickson

Born 26 June 1926 Archer, Madison, Idaho
Married Melvin Lehi Smith 18 Sep 1946 Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho

Children:  Orkell, Reuel, Melauna, Kristen, Desiree, Farlyn, and Janalee
Died 6 May 2015 Gables Assisted Living Center, Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho
Buried Sutton Cemetery, Archer, Madison, Idaho
Obituary:

Phyllis and Melvin

Phyllis Erickson Smith, 88, of Ammon, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2015, at The Gables. She was under hospice care and was also assisted by loving family members.

Phyllis was born June 26, 1926, in Archer, Idaho, to Herman Erickson and Gladys Edna Blackburn Erickson. By two years of age she was singing at any opportunity. She learned how to work in the fields with her brothers at an early age, and gained a strong work ethic learning how to thin beets, ride the derrick horse, shock grain, and milk cows. At age 11 she started playing piano for Primary, then for school dances and plays. She also became a piano accompanist for soloists and church choirs.

She grew up and attended schools in Archer, graduating from Madison High School in 1944. She also attended Ricks College and earned an Associate’s Degree in Education.

On September 18, 1946, she was married in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple to an Arizona native who was a returned missionary and a World War II Veteran named Melvin Lehi Smith. They had seven children, Orkell, Reuel, Melauna, Kristen, Desiree, Farlyn, and Janalee.

Phyllis and Melvin moved a lot in their early years together to Idaho communities of Moscow,

Phyllis Erickson and Melvin Smith headstone

Shelley, then to Mesa, Arizona, and back to Idaho Falls, Lincoln, then to Ukiah, California, and back to Shelley, Idaho, where they lived for 36 years before relocating to Ammon in 2000. Throughout her life, Phyllis was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and homemaker. She taught her children and grandchildren and many other youth in the Shelley and Jamestown areas how to play the piano.

She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in the Primary, Relief Society, and held many positions related to music, including her favorite role as an organist. She and Melvin served an LDS mission to San Bernardino, California, from the fall of 1988 to the spring of 1990.

She enjoyed sewing, quilt making, yodeling, keeping a journal, scrapbooking, giving humorous readings, and playing old-fashioned games with her family.

Phyllis is survived by her daughter, Orkell (Larry) Mortimer of Rigby, ID; son, Reuel (Lynet) Smith of Ammon, ID; daughter, Melauna (Ken) Anderson of Centerville, UT; son, Kristen (Connie) Smith of Idaho Falls, ID; daughter, Desiree (Robin) Russell of Sandy, UT; son, Farlyn (Yoshiko) Smith of Magna, UT; daughter, Janalee (Steve) Tobias of South Jordan, UT; 28 grandchildren and 74 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Smith; parents, Herman and Gladys Erickson; sisters, Edna (Earl) Briggs, Ada Erickson, and Olive (Eddy) Smith; brothers, Eugene (Viola), Alvin (Althea), Henry (DeVeda), Howard (Frona), Bernarr (Mattie), Norman (Bessie), and Stanley (Ethlyn) Erickson; great-grandson, Jaxon Smith; and great-granddaughter, Saydie Anderson.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2015, at the Ammon LDS 18th Ward (4363 East 17th Street), with Bishop Brian Call officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 7-8 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side (963 S. Ammon Road) and Monday from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Archer-Sutton Cemetery.

The family expresses appreciation to the staff of The Gables of Ammon and Aspen Home Health and Hospice for their kindness and compassion. 
Sources
Personal knowledge
1930 US Census for Madison County, Idaho (age 3)

1935 LDS Church Census
1940 US Census for Archer, Madison, Idaho Page 1A (age 13)

1950 LDS Church Census

1955 LDS Church Census

1960 LDS Church Census
Obituary
Funerals
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146172205/phyllis-smith