Household 726: George Franklin Smith & Edith Lenora Western

Household Record 726

Res.1/Male/Husb} Mortenson, George Franklin

Family History} Olson

Res.2/Fem./Wife} Western, Edith Lenora

HH Type} Historic household

Address/Location:
Name(s)}	George F. & Edith Mortenson
Optional}	Cochise County
Str./Apt.}
City/etc.}	Arizona

Household Dates:

Source} Exa 2 Apr 1930

Move-In} Bef 1930

Move-Out} Aft 1940

Source 1}	1732=Genealogy
Source 2}	1771=1920 USA cen
Source 3}	1768=1930 USA cen
Source 4}	1769=1940 USA cen
Source 5}	1731=Cemetery rec

Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock

Date Updated} 27 Jun 2015
Date Created} 13 Jun 2015

Notes: According to family sources, George Franklin Mortenson was born 15 Jun 1884 in Arizona*. Edith Western was born 15 Jul 1884 in Deseret, Millard, Utah. They were married 17 Sep 1904 in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico.

In the 1920 U.S. census the Mortenson family was living in Whitewater, Cochise, Arizona. George F. Mortenson, 36,[born in Missouri*], was a general farmer working on his own account. He owned the farm with a mortgage. His wife, Edith Mortenson, 35, was born in Utah. Their children were Bertha, 14, Eva, 13, George E., 11, Oral R., 6, Evert, 3, and Loman, 11 months. All of the children had been born in Arizona, except for George, who had been born in Mexico.

In the 1930 U.S. census, George F. Mortenson, 45, [born in New Mexico*], and his wife Edith, 45, were living on Upper Lowell in Lowell, Cochise, Arizona. George was a fireman for the copper mines. The children living in the household were Oral, 16, Everett, 13, Lioman, 11, Delbert, 8, and Vernell, 6, all born in Arizona.

In the 1940 U.S. census, George F. Mortinson, 55, [born in Arizona*], and his wife Edith, 55, were living at 326 Hoggard Street, Warren, Cochise, Arizona. This was the same residence as in 1935. They owned the home, value $1,500. and had no radio. George had completed 8 years of school, was a deputy sheriff, and had earned $2,100. the prior year. Edith had completed 6 years of school. Their two sons at home were Everett, 23, and Delbert, 18, both gas station attendants, and both had completed high school. Their daughter Vernell, 16, a student, had completed two years of high school.

Edith died 29 Apr 1954 in Douglas, Cochise, Arizona. George died 7 Jun 1965 in Douglas. They are buried in the Whitewater Cemetery, Elfrida, Cochise County, Arizona.

Total # of Residents} 10

Other Residents:

Household	His Last HH} ___	His Next HH} ___
Links =>	Her Last HH} ___	Her Next HH} ___

3rd Res.}	Mortenson, Bertha	(1905 - 2002)	___
4th Res.}	Mortenson, Eva	(1906 - 1980)	___
5th Res.}	Mortenson, George Edward	(1908 - 1991)	___
6th Res.}	Mortenson, Andrew D.	(1910 - 1918)	___
7th Res.}	Mortenson, Oral R.	(1913 - 1998)	___
8th Res.}	Mortenson, Everett	(1916 - 1997)	___
9th Res.}	Mortenson, Loman	(1918 - 1937)	___
10th Res.}	Mortenson, Delbert J.	(1921 - 2011)	___
11th Res.}	Mortenson, Pearl Vernell	(1923 - 2002)	___

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