Otto Wilho Laaksonen
(1870-1953)
Ida Elina Riihinen
(1870-1954)
Edith Elizabeth Laaksonen
(1902-1965)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Norman Evans Beeker
2. Walter Holst
3. Floyd Lawrence Horner

Edith Elizabeth Laaksonen 2 4 5

  • Born: 16 Feb 1902, Chicago, Cook, IL 2 4
  • Marriage (1): Norman Evans Beeker on 12 Apr 1941 in Defiance, Defiance, OH 1
  • Marriage (2): Walter Holst
  • Marriage (3): Floyd Lawrence Horner on 2 Jul 1921 in Manistee, Manistee, MI 2 3
  • Died: 1965, Kaleva, Manistee, MI at age 63 4
  • Buried: Kaleva: Maple Grove Township Cemetery, Manistee, MI 4

   FamilySearch ID: GVLH-CKW.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI. 6 The 1920 census recorded Edith Laaksonin, servant, 17, living in the household of Charles Longnecker, 42, and his wife Cleo, 30, with their children. Edith as born in Illinois and her parents in Finland.

2. She was divorced on 27 Jan 1927 in , Wayne, MI. 3 Edith filed for divorce 15 Oct 1926. Cause for divorce: Extreme cruelty and desertion. The divorce was granted 27 Jan 1927.

3. Census in 1930 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI. 7 The 1930 census recorded renting at 1707 Fair Street: Walter Halst [as indexed in census], window trimmer in furniture store, 26, living with wife Edith, 25; and son Marvin, 7. Walter and his parents were born in Iowa. Edith was born in Illinois and her parents in Findland. Marvin was born in Illinois, his father in Iowa and mother in Illinois.

4. Census in 1940 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 8 The 1940 census recorded Edith Holst, divorced, 38, living with her son Marvin, 17, in the household of Edith's sister, Lillian Sanders, 44, and her husband Bendt Sanders, assistant supervisor at steel company, 47 and their sons: Kenneth, accountant for water company, 22, and Gordon, 16. Everyone was born in Illinois except Lillian in Sweden and Bendth in Finland.

5. Residence: on 12 Apr 1941 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. 1

6. Census in 1950 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. 9 The 1950 census recorded at 491 Concord Street in Unit 2: Norman Beeker, unemployed, 46, with wife Edith, fore lady for electric power company, 50. He was born in Indiana and she in Illinois.


Edith married Norman Evans Beeker, son of Clyde R. Beeker and Nannie Estella "Essie" Evans, on 12 Apr 1941 in Defiance, Defiance, OH.1 (Norman Evans Beeker was born on 12 Oct 1903 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN 10 and died on 5 Nov 1950 in Detroit, Wayne, MI 10.)


Edith next married Walter Holst. (Walter Holst was born on 9 Apr 1904 in Davenport, Scott, IA,11 died in Aug 1975 in Moline, Rock Island, IL 11 12 and was buried in Davenport, Scott, IA 12.)


Edith next married Floyd Lawrence Horner on 2 Jul 1921 in Manistee, Manistee, MI.2 3 The marriage ended in divorce on 27 Jan 1927. (Floyd Lawrence Horner was born on 12 Oct 1891 in Quincy, Adams, IL 2 and died on 26 Apr 1965 in , Contra Costa, CA 13.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QWJ-F9J Norman E Beeker and Edith E Laaksonen Holst Or Halst, 12 Apr 1941; citing Defiance, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,977,645.

2 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N311-TJD Floyd L. Horner and Edith E. Laaksonen, 02 Jul 1921; citing Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, v 5 p 7 rn 6867, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,744.

3 Ancestry.com, Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Edith E. Horner and Floyld J. Horner, 27 Jan 1972, Wayne, MI File 82-14733.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53827569.

5 Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Gerald Horner, 30 Jun 1922, father Floyd Horner, mother Edith Laaksonen.

6 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ3Q-C2D Edith Laaksonin in household of Charles Longnecker, Traverse, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States; citing ED 27, sheet 8A, line 19, family 200.

7 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQB8-1Y2 Walter Halst, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 11A, line 24, family 280.

8 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWYW-XX3 Edith Holst Chicago IL.

9 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSF-34YQ Norman Beeker Detroit MI.

10 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFWP-22V Norman Evans Beeker, 05 Nov 1950; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,939.

11 U.S. Social Security Death Index, Walter Holst b. 9 Apr 1904 d. Aug 1975 Illinois.

12 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159939809.

13 FamilySearch.org, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPZN-HP3 Floyd L Horner, 26 Apr 1965.


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