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Bert Johnsrud was born on 2 February 1900 in Sunval, Minnesota.¹ He and Mary E. Wilson were married on 30 August 1958 in Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa.¹ He died on 7 April 1960, at age 60, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.¹ He was buried in Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska.

* Son of Gilbert Johnsrud and Emma Jacobson.

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Mason City, Iowa, City Directory, 1959
Page 164
Johnsrud Bert (Mary E) cr mgr International Harvester h221 2d NW apt 2
Johnsrud Mary E Mrs ofc sec Levinson & Danforth r221 2d NW apt 2

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Mason City, Iowa, City Directory, 1960
Page 193
Johnsrud Mary E (widow Bert) Mrs ofc sec Levinson Bryant Pappa's & Denneff h221 2d NW apt 2
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* [Bert Johnsrud is buried with his first wife Annie (Anderson).]
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Bert Johnsrud
Birth: Feb. 2, 1900
Death: Apr. 7, 1960
Burial: Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Plot: Section F, Lot 22
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Record added: Nov 03, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial # 100083586
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Annie Cecilia Johnsrud
Birth: Mar. 17, 1900
Death: Oct. 27, 1956
Burial: Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Plot: Section F, Lot 22
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Record added: Nov 03, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial # 100083521. * Bert Johnsrud had been previously married to Anna Cecelia Anderson (1902–1956) and they had a son Thomas Bert Johnsrud (1932–2010).
* His marriage to Mary Wilson was to be short-lived as he was to die less than 2 years after marrying.

Ada Ethel F. Hitchens was born on 5 March 1894 in Hyde, Cheshire, England.¹ She was born on 5 March 1895 in England.¹ She and Oscar Leslie Wilson were married on 28 June 1923 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa. She died on 27 November 1970, at age 76, in Winter Park, Orange Co., Florida, USA.¹

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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Name: Ethel Wilson
SSN: 261-80-7196
Last Residence: 32789 Winter Park, Orange, Florida, USA
Born: 5 Mar 1894
Died: Nov 1970
State (Year) SSN issued: Florida (1963)

Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
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Name: Ethel Wilson
Death Date: 27 Nov 1970
County of Death: Orange
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 76
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1894. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937
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Name: Leslie Wilson
Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Bradford, Ill
Residence Place: Hanlontown
Marriage Age: 23
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1923
Marriage Place: Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA
Father: Herbert Wilson
Mother: Myrtle Malary
Spouse: Miss Ethel Hitchen
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Marriage Age: 29
Spouse Birth Place: Ebeshire England
Spouse Residence Place: Hanlontown
Spouse Father: Robert Hitchen
Spouse Mother: Susanna Slater.

Bruce Edward Fletcher was born on 16 October 1898 in Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa.^1,2 He and Elsie Myrtle Wilson were married on 28 March 1923 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.¹ He died on 10 November 1959, at age 61, in Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa.^1,2 He was buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa.²

Bruce Edward Fletcher was a Farmer.³ FIFTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1930
State: Iowa
County: Fremont
Township or other division of County: Franklin Township
Incorporated Place: Hamburg City
Ward of City: First
Enumeration District No. 36-4
Supervisor's District No. 13
Sheet No. 8 B
Enumeration Date: April 9, 1930
Line No: 51-54
Street, avenue, road, etc: Monroe Str.
House number (in cities or towns): -
Number of dwelling house in order of visitation: 192
Number of family in order of visitation: 197

Name: FLETCHER, BRUCE E.
Relation: Head
Home owned or rented: R
Rental amount: $20
Radio set: R
Does this family live on a farm: no
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 31
Marital Condition: M
Age at first marriage: 24
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Iowa
Place of birth, father: Iowa
Place of birth, mother: Illinois
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Odd Jobs

Name: FLETCHER, ELSIE
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 26
Marital Condition: M
Age at first marriage: 19
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Illinois
Place of birth, father: Illinois
Place of birth, mother: Illinois
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: none

Name: FLETCHER, PAULINE
Relation: Daughter
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 4 ?/12
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Iowa
Place of birth, father: Iowa
Place of birth, mother: Illinois

Name: FLETCHER, PAUL
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 1 1/12
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Iowa
Place of birth, father: Iowa
Place of birth, mother: Illinois
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Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census
SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1940
POPULATION SCHEDULE
State: Iowa
County: Fremont
Township or other division of county: Washington Township
Incorporated place: -
Ward of city: -
Block nos: -
S.D. No: 7
E.D. No: 36-23
Sheet No: 4 B
Enumerated: April 6, 1940
Line No. 43-48
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Sec. 34
House number: -
Number of household in order of visitation: 74
House owned or rented: R
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental: 15
Does this family live on a farm: yes
Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household

Name: FLETCHER, BRUCE E.
Relation: Head
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 41 [1899]
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: M
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: 7
Place of Birth: Iowa
Residence April 1, 1935:
City, town or village: Same Place
County: Fremont
State (or Territory of foreign country): Iowa
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was the person at work: yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farm, O/A

Name: FLETCHER, ELSIE
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 36 [1904]
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: M
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: C-1
Place of Birth: Illinois
Residence April 1, 1935:
City, town or village: Same Place
County: Fremont
State (or Territory of foreign country): Iowa
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was the person at work: no
If not, was he at work on or assigned to public emergency work: no
Was this person seeking work: no
If not seeking work, did he have a job: no
Occupation: -

Name: FLETCHER, PAULINE
Relation: Daughter
Sex: F
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 14 [1926]
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: yes
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Place of Birth: Iowa
Residence April 1, 1935:
City, town or village: Same Place
County: Fremont
State (or Territory of foreign country): Iowa
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was the person at work: no
If not, was he at work on or assigned to public emergency work: no
Was this person seeking work: no
If not seeking work, did he have a job: no
Occupation: -

Name: FLETCHER, J. PAUL
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 11 [1929]
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: yes
Highest grade of school completed: 5
Place of Birth: Iowa
Residence April 1, 1935:
City, town or village: Same Place
County: Fremont
State (or Territory of foreign country): Iowa

Name: FLETCHER, BARBARA LEE
Relation: Daughter
Sex: F
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 5 [1935]
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: -
Place of Birth: Iowa
Residence April 1, 1935:
City, town or village: Same Place
County: Fremont
State (or Territory of foreign country): Iowa

Name: FLETCHER, JO ANN
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 2 [1938]
Place of Birth: Iowa.

Barbara Lee Fletcher was born on 25 November 1934 in Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa.¹ She and Jack Austin Clayton were married on 22 June 1952 in Moberly, Randolph Co., Missouri, USA.^1,2 She died in Bella Vista, Benton Co., Arkansas, USA.¹

Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935
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Name: Barbara Lee Fletcher
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Nov 1934
Event Place: Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Bruce Edward Fletcher
Mother's Name: Elsie Myrtle Wilson
Certificate Number: 78
GS Film Number: 1521390
Digital Folder Number: 004708032
Image Number: 00613
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U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
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Name: Barbara L. Clayton
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1934
Address: 1212 N Withers Rd, Liberty, MO, 64068-3311
[1366 N Caddy Ln, Wichita, KS, 67212-4208 (1986)].

Jack Austin Clayton was born on 23 May 1932 in Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa.^1,2 He and Barbara Lee Fletcher were married on 22 June 1952 in Moberly, Randolph Co., Missouri, USA.^1,3 He died in March 1983, at age 50, in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.^1,2

Esther Leonora Erickson was born on 28 March 1914 in Hanlontown, Worth, Iowa.^1,2 She and Clifford Herbert Wilson were married on 23 November 1931 in Kewanee, Henry., Illinois. She died on 23 March 2005, at age 90, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.² She was buried in Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.

Cerro Gordo Obituaries
WILSON, Esther Leonora
WILSON, BRAY, ERICKSON, MILLER
Posted By: Pat Ludeke
Date: 7/8/2013

Esther Leonora Wilson, 90, of 400 Hwy 18 W., Clear Lake, died Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. Services were held Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with Dick Scott, Lay Assistant of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake officiating. Graveside services will be held at a later time in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Esther L. Wilson Memorial fund.

Esther was born March 28, 1914 in Hanlontown, Iowa the daughter of Gilbert and Emma (Bray) Erickson. She was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church, Hanlontown and confirmed March 11, 1928. She graduated from Hanlontown High School June 23, 1931.

Esther married Clifford H. Wilson on Nov. 23, 1931 in Kewanee, Ill. They farmed on the family farm near Hanlontown. They moved to Clear Lake, Iowa in the late 1940's. She moved to Oakwood Care Center in March of 1999, where the staff became her extended family of which she loved very much.

She became a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake after moving to Clear Lake and was a very active member in ladies circle, Do Days and Young at Hearts. She enjoyed playing cards, singing, babysitting children, cooking, baking and most of all spending time with her family. One of her favorite sayings was "Holy Cow."

Esther is survived by her two children, Larry and Alyce Wilson and Diane and Garry Miller, both of Clear Lake; grandchildren, Brian and Dian Wilson, Peosta, Iowa, Jennifer and Thad DenHartog, Bettendorf, Iowa and Amy and BJ Miller, West Des Moines, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband in 1982.

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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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Name: Esther L. Wilson
Last Residence: 50428 Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Born: 28 Mar 1914
Died: 23 Mar 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (1963.)

Stella Hall was born on 14 March 1907 in Williams, Hamilton, Iowa.^1,3,2 She and Charles Leonard Wilson were married on 18 August 1932 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.¹ She died on 14 March 1999, at age 92, in Lake Mills, Winnebago, Iowa.^1,3 She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Cherokee Co., Iowa, USA.

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
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Name: Stella Wilson
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1907
Address: 204 S Franklin St, Lake Mills, IA, 50450-1645
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WILSON, Stella; 92; Lake Mills IA; Mason City G-G; 1999-3-15; jldc

STELLA WILSON
LAKE MILLS - Stella Wilson, 92, died Sunday (March 14, 1999) at the Lake Mills Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Salem Lutheran Church Chapel, Lake Mills, with the Rev. Sara Beth Akre officiating. Burial will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to services at the chapel on Tuesday.

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United States Social Security Death Index
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Given Name: Stella
Surname: Wilson
Birth Date: 14 March 1907
Social Security Number: 485-54-6884
State: Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Holstein, Ida, Iowa
Previous Residence Postal Code: 51025
Event Date: 14 March 1999
Age: 92

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Stella Wilson
Birth: unknown
Death: Mar. 16, 1999
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Plot: Blk 2N, lot 28, grv 5
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Record added: Feb 11, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial # 65536093. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937
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Name: Leonard Wilson
Birth Year: abt 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Occupation: Ice Cream Worker
Birth Place: Bradford, Ill
Residence Place: Sac City, Iowa
Marriage Age: 23
Number of groom's marriage: 1st
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1932
Marriage Place: Clear Lake, Iowa, USA
Father: Herbert B. Wilson
Mother: Myrtle E. Mallory
Spouse: Stella Hall
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Marriage Age: 26
Number of bride's marriage: 1st
Spouse Birth Place: Williams Iowa
Spouse Residence Place: Clear Lake, Iowa
Spouse Father: Sam Hall
Spouse Mother: Margaret Thompson.