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Notes for Frank M. Lawless and Gertrude M. Schaeffer

1910 In April, Frank M. Lawless (age 34) and his wife Gertrude M. Lawless (age 28) lived in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri with son Clarence F. (age 4). They had been married 5 years and Frank was a bookkeeper in a machinery company. They were all born in Missouri and Gertrude's parents were born in Germany. Gertrude's father George F. Shafer (age 68) lived with them and had immigrated in 1870. [1]

1920 On January 2-3, Frank M Lawless (age 43) and wife Gertrude Lawless (age 38) lived at 633 North Jackson Avenue in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri with son Clarence F. (age 13). Frank was an accountant in a typewriting company. All were born in Missouri. Gertrude's father was born in Alsace-Lorraine and her mother in Germany. [2]

1930 On April 11, Frank M. Lawless (age 54, first married at age 28) and wife Gertrude M. Lawless (age 48, first married at age 22) lived in Jasper, Joplin, Missouri. Frank was an accountant and Gertrude's occupation was "modiste." Both were born in Missouri, Frank's father was born in Ireland and his mother in Illinois. Gertrude's father was born in France and her mother in Germany. [3]

1939 Gertrude's address was 633 North Jackson Avenue, Joplin, Missouri. In a letter written to her cousin Ed Schafer on January 1939, Gertrude wrote

I am a grandmother, having a son Clarence Frank, Director of Instrumental Music in the high schools at Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He is in his fourth year there. He has two sons. Jerrold, the older is 4½ years, and Robert, the baby, is fifteen months...Sister Nellie Norton lives here in Joplin; she and Francis, her older son, lived together a short distance from Joplin on a four acre tract. They are rebuilding and remodeling their home which they hope to have finished some time this year. Sister Anna Cheeseman lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her youngest daughter, Mrs. Mary Pearson. Anna's children are scattered over Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

1940 Frank M Lawless (age 64) and his wife Gertrude M Lawless (age 58, born in Missouri) lived in Joplin Twp, Jasper County, Missouri. Gertrude M Lawless's occupation was dressmaker, working on own account. The highest grade of school she had completed was Elementary school, 8th grade. [4]

1946 Gertrude M Lawless lived at 633 N Jackson av, Joplin County, Missouri. Gertrude M Lawless's spouse was Frank M Lawless. [5]

1957 Gertrude M. Schaeffer Lawless died on Sep. 11, 1957 and was buried at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. Gertrude M. Schaeffer Lawless was born Dec., 1881. The Findagrave memorial reported that Gertrude M. Schaeffer Lawless was born at Missouri, USA. The Findagrave memorial reported that Gertrude M. Schaeffer Lawless died at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA. [6]

1967 Frank Lawless died in August. His last residence was Jasper, Missouri, and he was born on 14 February 1876. [7]


Footnotes:

[1] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[2] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] US City Directories, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[6] Find A Grave Memorial 100411369, [FindAGrave].

[7] United States Social Security Death Index, [FamilySearchRecord].