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Phebe Thompson Wintermute was born on 5 July 1895 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio.^1,2,2 She and Laurel Ray Proper were married on 31 December 1913 in Knox Co., Ohio.³ She died on 28 December 1973, at age 78, in Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio.^4,2,2 She was buried in Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio.^2,2

Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
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Name: Phebe Wintermute
Gender: Female
Birth Place: MT. Vernon, Knox, Ohio
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1895
Father's name: R. W. Wintermute
Mother's name: Kate McKown
FHL Film Number: 1299056
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Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries
Phebe T. Wintermute Proper
mentioned in the record of Mrs Phebe Jane Phillips
Name: Phebe T. Wintermute Proper
Gender: Female
Family:
Husband: L. Ray Proper
Daughter: Mrs Phebe Jane Phillips
Son: John Proper
Daughter: Hilda Maxine Choate
Son: Raymond Proper
Daughter: Priscilla Lynn
Daughter: Marcella Stiars
Daughter: Eileen Bricker
Extended Family:
Mary Phillips / Daughter-in-Law / Female
Judy Phillips / Daughter-in-Law / Female
Misty Phillips / Grandchild / Female
Brenda Barcus / Grandchild / Female
Beth Ann Phillips / Grandchild / Female
Charles Phillips / Grandchild / Male
Christina Phillips / Grandchild / Female
Timothy Phillips / Grandchild / Male
Rebecca Phillips / Grandchild / Female
Damien / Grandson / Male
Andrew / Grandson / Male
Brandon / Grandson / Male
Bill Choate / Brother-in-Law / Male
Lottie Proper Carns / Aunt / Female
GS Film Number: 005037478
Digital Folder Number: 005037478
Image Number: 00730

Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
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Name: Phebe T. Proper
Birth Date: 1895
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence Place: Morrow, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 28 Dec 1973
Death Place: Morrow, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 098114
Age at Death: 78
Certifier: Coroner
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed
County of Injury: Morrow
Marital Status: Married

Ohio, County Death Records
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Name: Phebe Thompson Proper
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Dec 1973
Event Place: Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 05 Jul 1895
Birthplace: Ohio
Burial Date: 31 Dec 1973
Burial Place: Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Father's Name: Richard Wintermute
Mother's Name: Catherine Ann Thompson
Spouse's Name: Ray Proper
GS Film Number: 2114050
Digital Folder Number: 004030313
Image Number: 2542

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Phebe T. Wintermute Proper
Birth: Jul. 5, 1895, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, USA
Death: Dec. 28, 1973, Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, USA
Parents:
Richard Waters Wintermute (1870 - __)
Catharine McKown Wintermute (1871 - 1939)
Spouse:
Laurel Ray Proper (1889 - 1989)
Children:
Marcella Proper Styers (1914 - 1952)
Priscilla Proper Lynn (1914 - 1990)
Hilda Maxine Proper Choate (1917 - 2004)
Ileen Marie Proper Bricker (1919 - 1989)
Raymond Proper (1922 - 1942)
Phebe Jane Proper Phillips (1923 - 1996)
John Melvin Proper (1927 - 2002)
Siblings:
Catherine Wintermute Orsborn (1898 - 1980)
Dorothy Francis Wintermute Berry (1900 - 1950)
John Richard Wintermute (1904 - 1968)
Burial: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, USA
Created by: Bradley Moody
Record added: Dec 14, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial # 45422141.

Laurel Ray Proper was born on 14 December 1889 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co. (or) Lonoke Co., Arkansas.^1,2 He and Phebe Thompson Wintermute were married on 31 December 1913 in Knox Co., Ohio.³ He died on 10 November 1989, at age 99, in Mount Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio.² He was buried in Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio.

Laurel Ray Proper was a Farmer.³ Http://books.google.ca/books/about/Proper_Family_History.html
Proper Family History
Authors: Lewis G. Proper, Phyllis Ann Hackleman
Publisher: Heart of the Lakes Pub., 1996
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized 12 Sep 2007
ISBN 1557871450, 9781557871459
Length: 585 pages
4247 Laurel Ray Proper
Page 418

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* [This Ancestry record is likely the birth of Laurel Ray Proper but note the year is off by a year from most other following records. The 1890 date is repeated on the WWI Draft Registration Card but is again 1889 on the WWII Registration Card. Parents names are right but place of birth does not match Little Rock, Arkansas from other records.]
Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
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Name: Laura Proper * [Laurel Proper]
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Lonoke, Arkansas *
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1890 *
Father's name: Frank Proper
Mother's name: Clara Magill
FHL Film Number: 1299056

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Knox County Ohio Families: 1800-1940
• ID: I48434
• Name: Laurel Ray PROPER
• Sex: M
• Birth: 14 Dec 1889 in Lonoke Co, AR *
• Note: [Birth recorded in Knox Co records]
• Father: Frank Milton PROPER b: 18 Dec 1858 in Knox Co, OH
• Mother: Clara Bell MAGILL b: 20 Sep 1861 in Knox Co, OH
• Marriage: Phebe WINTERMUTE b: 5 Jul 1895 in Knox Co, OH
• Married: 31 Dec 1913 in Knox Co, OH
Sources:
1. Birth Records: Book 3, p 57
Title: Knox County Ohio Court House Records
Place: Knox County, OH
Location: Knox County Library and/or Court House
2. Marriage Records: 1898-1925
Title: Knox County Ohio Court House Records
Place: Knox County, OH
Location: Knox County Library and/or Court House
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* [Note in his own handwriting he spelled his first name LORAL.]
World War I Draft Registration Card
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REGISTRATION CARD
Form 1: 858
No. 10
Name in full: LORAL RAY PROPER *
Age in Years: 27
Home Address: Frederickton, Ohio
Date of birth: December 14, 1890 *
(1) natural-born (2) naturalized (3) alien (4) have you declared your intention: Natural Born Citizen
Where were you born: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Present trade, occupation, or office: Farmer
By whom employed: Emery Ferris
Where employed: Wayne ...?
Dependents: Wife & Two Children
Married or single: Married
Race: Caucasion
What military service have you had: no
Do you claim exemption from the draft: Wife & Children
I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true: LORAL RAY PROPER *
REGISTRAR'S REPORT
Tall, medium, or short: Tall
Slender, medium, or stout: Slender
Color of eyes: Dark Blue
Color of hair: Dark Red
Precinct: Wayne
City or County: Knox
State: Ohio
(Date of Registration) June 5 [1917]
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1920 United States Census
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Name: Laurel R. Proper
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Arkansas
Home in 1920: Pike, Knox, Ohio
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Phoebe F. Proper
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Household Members: Name / Age
Laurel R. Proper / 30
Phoebe F. Proper / 23
Marcella Proper / 5
Priscilla Proper / 5
Hilda M. Proper / 2 [2 4/12]
Ileen M. Proper / 0 [9/12]
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1930 United States Census
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Name: Ray Proper
Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Pike, Knox, Ohio
Dwelling Number: 157
Family Number: 157
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 24
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Gen Farming
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Household Members: Name / Age
Ray Proper / 40
Phoebe Proper / 34
Marsella Proper / 15
Percilla Proper / 15
Maxine Proper / 12
Aleen Proper / 10
Raymond Proper / 8
Jane Proper / 6
John Proper / 2
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1940 United States Census
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Name: Ray Proper
Respondent: Yes
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Pike, Knox, Ohio
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pike, Knox, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 6B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 124
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 20
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members: Name / Age
Ray Proper / 50
Phebe Proper / 44
Jane Proper / 16
John Proper / 12
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Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
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Name: Laurel Ray Proper
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1889 *
Birth Place: Arkansas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Place: Morrow, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 10 Nov 1989
Death Place: Morrow, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 085230
Age at Death: 99
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed
Filing Date: 15 Nov 1989
Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient
Injury in Ohio: Yes
Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place
Social Security Number: 275-22-1581
Father's Surname: Proper
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 8
Industry of Decedent: Agricultural production, crops
Occupation of Decedent: Farmers, except horticultural
Primary Registration District: 5900

http://www.findagrave.com
Laurel Ray Proper
Birth: Dec. 14, 1889. Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA *
Death: Nov. 10, 1989, Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, USA
Parents:
Frank Milton Proper (1858 - 1934)
Clara Belle Magill Proper (1861 - 1936)
Spouse:
Phebe T. Wintermute Proper (1895 - 1973)
Children:
Marcella Proper Styers (1914 - 1952)
Priscilla Proper Lynn (1914 - 1990)
Hilda Maxine Proper Choate (1917 - 2004)
Ileen Marie Proper Bricker (1919 - 1989)
Raymond Proper (1922 - 1942)
Phebe Jane Proper Phillips (1923 - 1996)
John Melvin Proper (1927 - 2002)
Sibling:
Lester Aldon Proper (1898 - 1991)
Burial: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, USA
Created by: Bradley Moody
Record added: Dec 14, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial # 45424662.

John Melvin Proper was born on 21 May 1927 in Fredericktown, Knox, Ohio.^1,2,3,3 He died on 9 April 2002, at age 74, in Casselberry, Seminole, Florida.^2,3,3

Marcella Proper was born on 28 December 1914 in Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio.^1,2 She and George Henry Styers were married in 1937 in Ohio County, West Virginia. She died on 16 May 1952, at age 37, in Newark, Licking, Ohio.^2,2

The Newark (O.) Advocate and American Tribune
Saturday, May 17, 1952
Page Fourteen
Deaths and Funerals

MRS. GEORGE STYERS
Mr. Marcella Styers, 37, wife of George Styers, 28 West National Drive, died at 4:25 p.m. Friday in Newark Hospital. She had been ill several months.

Born Dec. 28, 1914, in Knox County, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Proper. Surviving are her husband, one son Ralph E. Styers, and one daughter Margaret Ann Styers, both of the home; also her parents in Mt. Gilead; one brother, John M. Proper of Norwalk; four sisters, Mrs. Corsilla [Priscilla] DeBolt of Cardington, Mrs. Maxine Choats [Choate] of Willoughby, Mrs. Eileen Cunningham of Amity, and Mrs. Jane Phippips [Phillips] of Johnsville.

The body will be returned to the home Saturday afternoon from the Householder Funeral Home and short services will be held in the home at 9:00 a.m. Monday with additional services at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Dowds Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon. The Rev. A. D. Barham will conduct the service and burial will be made in Mound View Cemetery, Mt. Vernon.

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The Newark (O.) Advocate and American Tribune
Monday, May 26, 1952
Page Three
Death Record

Marcella Styers, 37, 28 West National Drive, May 16, carcinoma; influenza. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
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Name: George H. Styers
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Marcella Proper
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 1937
Marriage Place: Ohio, West Virginia, United States.