Individual Details

Joseph Fred LAHA

(8 May 1896 - 28 Aug 1970)

In Quebec, the surname was spelled LaHaie, Lahaie, or LaHay.

Bio, from Find-a-Grave:
Joseph Fred LaHa, son of August Joseph LaHa and Agnes Marie Lenway, married Evelyn Laundrie (1896-1984), 06 MAR 1916 in Winchester, Wisconsin.
He was a lumberjack, miner, letter carrier, postal clerk, Town of Winchester chairman, councilman and treasurer by trade. His surname is also found spelled LaHaie, Lahaie, Lahae and LaHay. He was buried at the LaHa family plot in Riverside Cemetery, which was commonly called "Ironwood Cemetery."
His widow, Evelyn, is buried beside him.

Book references:
The CHEESMAN DOSSIER II:
RELATED FAMILIES,
by David R. Cheesman, 2014,
Traces the LaHa family back to
the 15th Century (early French
Canadian setlers).

Events

Birth8 May 1896Gile, Iron, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage6 Mar 1916Winchester, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States - Evelyn Mae "Ivy" LAUNDRY
Residence (family)5 Jun 1917Winchester, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States - Evelyn Mae "Ivy" LAUNDRY
Census (family)1 Jan 1920Presque Isle, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States - Evelyn Mae "Ivy" LAUNDRY
Census (family)1 Apr 1930Marinesco, Gogebic, Michigan, United States - Evelyn Mae "Ivy" LAUNDRY
Census (family)1 Apr 1940Winchester, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States - Evelyn Mae "Ivy" LAUNDRY
Residence1942Winchester, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States
Death28 Aug 1970Winchester, Vilas, Wisconsin, United States
BurialRiverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Gogebic, Wisconsin, United States

Families

SpouseEvelyn Mae "Ivy" LAUNDRY (1896 - 1984)
ChildAgnes Louise LAHA (1917 - 1981)
ChildWillis LAHA (1919 - 1976)
ChildFred LAHA (1920 - 1986)
ChildGeorge LAHA (1923 - 2006)
ChildKenneth Robert LAHA (1931 - 2007)
ChildLiving
FatherAugustin LA HA ( - )
MotherLiving

Notes

Birth

WWI draft registration says he was born in Gile, Iron Co., Wisconsin. WWII draft registration says he was born in Montreal, Iron, Wisconsin.

Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Fred LaHa, age 23, a locomotive fireman; his wife, Ivy, age 23; and children: Agnes, age 2 years and 11 months; and Willis, age 1 month.

http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4389751_00530?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6061%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4389751_00532

Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Fred La Ha, age 33, a blacksmith for a lumber mill; his wife, Iva, age 34; and children: Agnes, age 13; Willis, age 10; Freddie, age 9; and George, age 5. At the time they were each married for the first time, Fred was 19 years old and Iva was also 19.

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Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Fred La Ha, age 43, a worker in a lumber camp; his wife, Iva, age 44; and children: Fred, age 19, a laborer; George, age 15; Kenneth, age 8; and Ralph, age 2.

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Find-a-Grave memorial: Joseph Fred LaHa

Includes photos

Endnotes

1. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 28 July 2016), Joseph Fred LaHa; memorial #5052433.

2. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 28 July 2016), Wisconsin, Vilas County, A-Z, image 688: Joseph Fred LaHa.

3. Social Security Death Index, Joseph LaHa.

4. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 28 July 2016), Joseph Fred LaHa; memorial #5052433.

5. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Gogebic, Marinesco, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 5B, image 10, dwelling 84, family 84, lines 87-92, Fred La Ha and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 28 July 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.

6. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 28 July 2016), Wisconsin, Vilas County, A-Z, image 688: Joseph Fred LaHa.

7. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Vilas, Presque Isle, enumeration district (ED) 227, sheet 2A, image 3, dwelling 23, family 28, lines 15-18, Fred LaHa and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 July 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.

8. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Gogebic, Marinesco, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 5B, image 10, dwelling 84, family 84, lines 87-92, Fred La Ha and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 28 July 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.

9. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Vilas, Winchester Town, enumeration district (ED) 63-17, sheet 2B, image 4, household 156, lines 74-80, Fred La Ha and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 28 July 2016); National Archives and Records Administration.

10. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 28 July 2016), digital folder 4250082, image 995: Joseph Fred La Ha.

11. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 28 July 2016), Joseph Fred LaHa; memorial #5052433.

12. Social Security Death Index, Joseph LaHa.

13. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8790 : accessed 28 July 2016), Joseph LaHa; Wisconsin Vital Records Office; certificate 032235.

14. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 28 July 2016), digital folder 4250082, image 995: Joseph Fred La Ha.

15. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 28 July 2016), Joseph Fred LaHa; memorial #5052433.