Individual Details

Elmer Joseph LANDRY

(19 Apr 1909 - 15 May 1997)

Although it seems improbable that there would be two sons named Elmer in this family, born less than two years apart, the records clearly show this to be true. Birth, marriage, and death records all show that the two Elmers were in fact separate individuals, and were born to the same parents. According to the 1910 and 1920 Censuses, it seems that while they were living with their parents, the older son was called Almand or Elmond, while the younger one was called Elmer. As adults, it seems that they were both called Elmer. This strange situation, coupled with the many spelling variations of their surname, made these brothers a challenge to research.

Events

Birth19 Apr 1909Bay Settlement, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
Census1 Apr 1930310 Lloyd Street, Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States
Marriage2 Jun 1934Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States - Leona GREENWOOD
Death15 May 1997Contra Costa County, California, United States
Alt nameElmer Joseph LANDREE
Alt nameElmer LAUNDRY
Alt nameElmere LANDREY
Alt nameElmer LAUNDREE

Families

SpouseLeona GREENWOOD (1913 - 1988)
FatherThomas LANDRY (1871 - 1956)
MotherElzina BESEAU (1877 - 1961)
SiblingSilvia Libbie LANDRY (1898 - )
SiblingMamie Mary LANDRY (1901 - )
SiblingIsaac J. LAUNDREE (1903 - 1988)
SiblingElmond Edward LANDRY (1907 - 1989)
SiblingMarie LANDRY (1910 - )
SiblingEdward LANDRY (1914 - 1994)
SiblingClara LANDRY (1916 - 1951)
SiblingJosephine LANDRY (1918 - 2006)
SiblingJulia LANDRY (1905 - 1910)

Notes

Birth

Age 10 in 1920.

Census

Elmer Laundree, age 20, was living with the family of his brother, Isaac Laundree. He worked in the rattan department of Reed Furniture Mfg. Co.

Endnotes

1. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Brown, Scott, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheets 4B-5A, image 8-9, dwelling 77, family 82, lines 91-100 and 1, accessed; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : 14 June 2015 ); National Archives and Records Administration.

2. "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (home.ancestry.com : accessed 5 July 2015), Elmer Joseph Landree; State of California Department of Health Services; mother's maiden name: Beasaw.

3. Social Security Death Index, Elmer J. Landree.

4. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Menominee, Menominee, enumeration district (ED) 55-17, sheet 1B, image 2, dwelling 19, family 21, lines 78-81, Isaac Laundree and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 4 July 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

5. "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810350 : accessed 5 July 2015), GS Film 1783721, digital folder 4674278, image 00294: Elmer Landree and Leona Greenwood.

6. "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 5 July 2015), Elmer Landree and Leona Greenwood; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Certificates, 1926-1939; Manistee-Newaygo; Menominee (1934-1939), image 151.

7. "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (home.ancestry.com : accessed 5 July 2015), Elmer Joseph Landree; State of California Department of Health Services; mother's maiden name: Beasaw.

8. Social Security Death Index, Elmer J. Landree.

9. "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (home.ancestry.com : accessed 5 July 2015), Elmer Joseph Landree; State of California Department of Health Services; mother's maiden name: Beasaw.