John E.4 Arner (probably David3, HEINRICH2, Ulrich1), probably born 27 December 1816 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and christened 07 February 1819 (Sponsors: parents)(recorded at Klingensmith (Salem) Church in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania); possibly died 1880s; married after the 1860 census probably in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania to Esther Ann Adams (daughter of John and Jane Adams) who was born 12 April 1834 in Washington County, Pennsylvania and died 01 May 1918 at Crawford, Dawes, Nebraska (Payette [Idaho] Enterprise, issue of 09 May 1918).
He was listed as a clerk in 1860, as a patent rights
agent in 1870, and as a photographer in 1880. They lived at
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They (or maybe just Esther and the children) moved to
Probably 1850
Census: John Orner, page 316, visit 051/054,
Saltsburg borough,
1860 Census:
John Arner, page 922, visit 297/299, St. Marys
borough, Elk,
1870 Census:
John Arner, page 542, visit 143/148,
1880 Census:
John Arner, page 022, visit 232/244, Edenburg borough, Clarion,
1890
Wolfe’s Nebraska State Gazetteer and Business Directory: E. A. Arner,
Crawford, Sioux,
1900 Census:
Esther Arner (widow), page 280, visit 580/584, Delta
town, Delta,
1910 Census:
Esther A. Arner (with son-in-law John B. Gorton), page 360, visit 060/061,
Payette (3rd Ward), Canyon,
Known children, most or all born at
William D.5 Arner,
born about April 1862; died
1907-08; married 1895-96 to Sarah ______ who was born about March 1866 in Pennsylvania
and died 29 March 1931 in Summit County, Ohio (Ohio Death Certificate #20576,
Volume 6572). He was a baker. 1890 Wolfe’s Nebraska State
Gazetteer and Business Directory: William Arner, Crawford, “Sioux”,
Ora R.6 Arner, born about September 1897. She was a nurse. 1930 Census: (single, with mother).
Leroy Hall6 Arner,
born 02 January 1899(14)(17)(40);
died 11 May 1969(14) at Sharon(17); married 29 June 1925 in Mercer County
(License #22268) to Lillian T. Fawcett (daughter of Richard R. and Mary Ann Fawcett)
who was born 09 November 1901(17) and died July 1986 at Sharon(17).
He was a chemist. 1930 Census: Leroy Hall Arner (with her parents), page 123,
visit 186/187,
Elmer Arner, twin, born and died
Harry Arner, twin, born and died
John Ellis5 Arner,
born 21 April 1865;
died 18 March 1958; married 23
September 1891 at Crawford, Dawes, Nebraska to Emma Mary
Beans (daughter of Harrison Beans and Jane Mycock) who was born 21 October 1870 at Nebraska City,
Otoe, Nebraska and died 10 January 1933 at Nebraska City. He was a farmer. 1890 Wolfe’s Nebraska State
Gazetteer and Business Directory: J. E. Arner, Crawford, Sioux,
Lloyd Carlton6 Arner,
born 25 March 1893(40)(but SSDI says 1894(17)); died 23 February 1971 at Crawford(17); married 1914-15 to Bessie
Pearl Pelren (daughter of John Edward Pelren
and Ella Mets) who was born 21 July 1897(17)
in Nebraska and died 10 November 1982 at Crawford(17). He was a
farmer. He homesteaded on government land in
(Sergeant First Class) Frank Ellas6
Arner, born 22 January 1896(40)(but
SSDI says 22 December 1895(17)) at Crawford(40);
died October 1981 at Crawford(17); married 1923-24 to Catherine
E. Meade (daughter of ______ Meade and Susan E. ______) who was born 15 July 1898(17)
in Canada and died 20 December 1895 at Crawford(17). He was a farmer
and livestock raiser. He was a WWI veteran (U.S. Army). He homesteaded on
government land in
John Erwin6 Arner,
born 11 July 1899(17)(40); died November 1984 at Phoenix, Maricopa,
Arizona(17); married 06
September 1925 in Frontier County, Nebraska (Book 6, page 054) to Marie A. Trivelpiece (daughter of Myron
L. Dreibelbis/Trivelpiece and Martha Abbott)
who was born 09 September 1903 in Nebraska. [Her ancestry is in John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of
Genevieve6 Arner, born about 1901.
Addah Hazel6
Arner, born about 1903; married
15 June 1924 in Fall River County, South Dakota (Marriage Certificate #99627)
to Donat Bourque who was born about 1900 in New
Hampshire. He was a painter. He was a WWI veteran. 1930 Census: Donat Bourque, page 074, visit
105/122, Crawford city,
Kenneth H.6 Arner,
born 06 April 1905(17); died
30 December 1993 at Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska(17); married (first?) about 1928 to Catherine ______ who was born about 1904 in Illinois; probably married (second?) to Winnie ______ who was born 02 February 1905(17)
and died October 1979 at Scottsbluff(17). He was an insurance agent.
1930 Census: Kenneth Arner, page 265, visit 040/058,
Ruth6 Arner, born about 1909; married 29 July 1933 in Fall River County, South Dakota (Marriage Certificate #160224) to Bruce Milne who was born about 1912 in Nebraska.
Harry Walter5 Arner,
born 29 April 1867; died 17 August 1944
at Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho (Death Certificate #140280); married 12 June 1889 in McKean County,
Pennsylvania (FHL film #946758) to Esther Jane (Jennie)
Slocum (daughter of C. B. and Laura? J. Slocum) who was born
Ula L.6 Arner,
born 30 November 1892(17) in Pennsylvania; died 23 July 1971 at Spokane, Spokane,
Washington(17)(also Death Certificate #017248); married 1913-14 to Edward
F. Klonick who was born 29 February 1888 (from death certificate) at
Rochester, New York(40) and died 07 February 1946 at Lewiston (Death
Certificate #147345). [NOTE: Draft Registration actually says born ] He was a jeweler and owned a second-hand
store; later he was a pawn broker. 1920 Census: Edward F. Klonick (with her parents). 1930 Census: Edward F. Klonick, page 112, visit 069/073,
Jesse Berry5 Arner,
born about 1869; married 1901 in Dawes
County, Nebraska to Mary Belle Sowers who was born
about 1880 in Virginia. He was a farmer. He homesteaded on government land in
Walton G.6 Arner,
born 23 February 1902(17) in Wyoming; died 27 January 1972 at Crawford, Dawes,
Nebraska(17); married 10
October 1931 in Sioux County to Margie E. Murphy who
was born 22 April 1904(17) and died 18 October 2002 at Chadron,
Dawes, Nebraska(17). He was a barber, later a sheep rancher. She was
a schoolteacher. They were members of the
Ernest Ralph6 Arner,
born 04 September 1905 in Sioux County;
died 06 December 2003 at Crawford, Dawes, Nebraska; married 17 September 1929 in Larimer County,
Colorado (License #9915) to Helen M. Bannam who was
born 03 January 1908(17) in Nebraska and died 06 February 1992 at
Crawford(17). They are buried at the
Claud6 Arner, apparently died young.
Burt F.6 Arner,
born 26 December 1911(17) in Nebraska; died 05 March 2005(17); married 01 June 1938 at her parents’ home to Jeannette Ruth Colwell (daughter of Earle Ellsworth Colwell and Jeannette
Glenn) who was born 04 January 1918 in Hay Springs, Nebraska and died 08
February 2007. He worked at Veteran’s Administration hospitals in
Addah Mary5 Arner,
born 08 March 1870;
died 20 August 1929 at Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon (Death Certificate
#0081); married 20 May 1891 at Crawford,
Dawes, Nebraska to John Byron Gorton (son of Edwin Delos Gorton and Jane E. Kniseley)
who was born 22 April 1862 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan and died 31
October 1932. [His ancestry is in The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton, Adelos Gorton, published by George S. Ferguson Company,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1907.] He worked for the U.S. Post Office, he
served as Postmaster at Crawford. 1900 Census: John B. Gorton, page 138, visit
039/042, Sumpter [town], Baker, Oregon. 1910 Census: John B.
Gorton, page 360, visit 060/061, Payette (3rd Ward), Canyon [now
Payette],
John Arner6 Gorton, born 07 September 1895(14)(40); died 22 November 1961(14); married 15 August 1917 at Payette (Book 1, page 005) to Leola Bertine Betzer (daughter of John R. and Ida Betzer) who was born 19 January 1898(17) at Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas and died 24 November 1977 at Portland, Multnomah, Oregon(17)(also Death Certificate #18239). He worked for a logging company. He was a WWI veteran; he registered for the Draft in Snake River Precinct, Malheur, Oregon. 1930 Census: Arner Gorton, page 086, visit 024/024, Ryderwood town, Cowlitz, Washington. He is buried at Willamette National Cemetery at Portland. Known children: Lee Audra Gorton, born about 1918 in Idaho; LeRoy Gorton, born about 1922 in Oregon.
Byron Edwin6 Gorton, born 18 October 1898; died 18 March 1915 at Payette (Death Certificate #010041).
Lola Nell6 Gorton, born 20 January 1902(17)(36); died 16 February 1989 at Modesto, Stanislaus, California(17)(36); married 1921-22 probably in California to Homer C. Fletcher who was born about 1902 in Colorado. He was a cable splicer for a telephone company. He was a WWI veteran [according to the 1930 census]; he was stationed at Goat Island Naval Training Station (San Francisco County, California) in 1920 [at age 17]. 1930 Census: Homer C. Fletcher, page 056, visit 083/127, San Bernardino (2nd Ward), San Bernardino, California. Known child: Homer Fletcher, born about 1922 in California.
Fern Alice6 Gorton, born 15 December 1905(17)(36); died 19 January 1988 at Modesto(17)(36); married 27 April 1924 at Mountain Home, Elmore, Idaho (Book 23, page 331) to Patrick Albert Short (possibly son of Edward P. and Catherine Short) who was born September 1905 in Idaho and died 29 April 1973 in Klamath County, Oregon (Death Certificate #05977). He was a salesman for an oil company; she owned a beauty parlor. 1930 Census: Patrick A. Short, page 123, visit 033/034, Grants Pass (2nd Ward), Josephine, Oregon. No children with them in 1930.
Addah Larue6 Gorton, born 29 April 1910; died 29 November 1929 at Payette (Death Certificate #069988).
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