BIRTH: Itasca County Hospital
employment: At about 13 years of age, Theodore worked driving horses in the construction of a HWY (hwy 52?) in Decorah, IA. Father Luther was also employed by this project.
DEATH: CertID# 1993-MN-005534 listed as Ted Elza Pound
BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, Remer, MN Plot E-11-11
DEATH: Died at Good Samaritan Home, Inver Grove Heights, MN
BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery Remer, MN; Plot E-11-10
DC ID# 1938-MN-15813
Listed as Theadoe Alexander on death certificate.
DEATH: CertID# 1978-MN-033757
BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, Remer, MN; Plot E-11-09
employment: At about 13 years of age, Theodore worked driving horses in the construction of a HWY (hwy 52?) in Decorah, IA. Father Luther was also employed by this project.
DEATH: CertID# 1993-MN-005534 listed as Ted Elza Pound
BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, Remer, MN Plot E-11-11
Name looks like Kathelin on Betty Jean Pound's (daughter) death certificate... Could be Katherine or something like Kathelin, Eliza Pound signed as informant and she may not have given the correct full name as she may have went by Kate (or another shortened version).
Unclear if She and Ted Pound divorced or if she died. Daughter Betty's obit states that Kathelin died, however this might have been the story that the family told?
DEATH: Died as a child from illness.
DEATH: Death CertID# 1932-MN-003141 Betty Jean Pound
BIOGRAPHY: Mother Kathelin Idlett (Lollett? Death Cert. unclear.)? of Kansas. It is believed that Elizabeth's mother abandoned her marriage to Theodore or had died shortly before Ted married Hattie. After this Elizabeth resided with her paternal grandparents Eliza and Luther Pound.
Death Certificate reads Betty Jean Pound, however her father Ted always referred to her as "Lizzy" in conversation, and surviving siblings thought her name to be Elizabeth, however very little is known about her.
According to obit. in 27 Oct 1932 Crosby Courier, Betty lived with her Grandparents Eliza and Luther Pound and attended classes at the Franklin School which primarily served children of miners at the Cayuna range.
Apparently Betty is buried next to Robert Farr (2nd husband of her Aunt Mary Ellen Pound), and has been accidently listed as "Betty Jean Farr"
DEATH: Death CertID# 1941-MN-003330 available through Minnesota Historical Society
DEATH: CertID# 1955-MN-003293
BIOGRAPHY: Death Certificate states that Eliza lived in Crosby for 28 years. Her home was at 4201 NW 3rd Street, directly off of main street. It was still standing as of August 2003.
DEATH: In military due to illness?
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: Jun 2, 2001]
After James and Kittie were married they selected as their first home a
little cabin at the foot of a range of hills just inside the township
lines of Villard Township. The base of this range of hills was bordered
with a large swamp. Tamarac trees stood 30 feet high. This Swamp was
the result of natures providing a system of springs coming from these
hills. This little cabin was a log cabin set on a sort of bench, a
natural setting for such a structure. The James Huff's selected this
home as Jim worked in the timber through the winter months. Later they
moved to the iron range. As far as my father, Lawrencecould remember
Jim and Kitty were the last ones to live in this little cabin. In due
time decay from the elements caused the destruction of the cabin, to be
completed by a fire that burned the timber and forever left the swamp
devoid of timber. Holes burned in the peet soil of the swamp were as
much as 6 feet deep in places. Today they have mostly been filled
because of soil erosion and brush growth.
In the year of 1919, while living in Crosby where Jim was master mechanic
at a mine, their well developed troubles. One evening after work Jim
attempted to descend into a well to repair it. He detected what he
determined to be gas, and called to his wife to pull on a rope he had
taken down with him. Kitty pulled with all her strength, and in spite of
being a slightly built woman was able to pull him to the top but with the
contact with the fresh air Jim passed out and fell to his death at the
bottom of the well. Soon after Kittie and her family moved back to
Philbrook.(Info slightly incorrect, see notes for Kittie Roberts)
DEATH: CertID# 1919-MN-003163
DEATH: CertID# 1941-MN-003339
BIOGRAPHY: [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: Jun 2, 2001]
After James and Kittie were married they selected as their first home a
little cabin at the foot of a range of hills just inside the township
lines of Villard Township. The base of this range of hills was bordered
with a large swamp. Tamarac trees stood 30 feet high. This Swamp was
the result of natures providing a system of springs coming from these
hills. This little cabin was a log cabin set on a sort of bench, a
natural setting for such a structure. The James Huff's selected this
home as Jim worked in the timber through the winter months. Later they
moved to the iron range. As far as my father, Lawrencecould remember
Jim and Kitty were the last ones to live in this little cabin. In due
time decay from the elements caused the destruction of the cabin, to be
completed by a fire that burned the timber and forever left the swamp
devoid of timber. Holes burned in the peet soil of the swamp were as
much as 6 feet deep in places. Today they have mostly been filled
because of soil erosion and brush growth.
In the year of 1919, while living in Crosby where Jim was master mechanic
at a mine, their well developed troubles. One evening after work Jim
attempted to descend into a well to repair it. He detected what he
determined to be gas, and called to his wife to pull on a rope he had
taken down with him. Kitty pulled with all her strength, and in spite of
being a slightly built woman was able to pull him to the top but with the
contact with the fresh air Jim passed out and fell to his death at the
bottom of the well. Soon after Kittie and her family moved back to
Philbrook.(This info is slightly incorrect, refer to article from crosby courier Jul 1919 pg 1 Trommald Man Gassed in Well)
Kittie was also in train crash in Philbrook with her daughter Hattie in 1938, Theodore "Buddy" Pound, Kittie's grandson, died as a result of this crash (see article Staples World 18 Aug 1938 pg.1)
Cause of Death:
Fire in home
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: Jun 2, 2001]
Frank died in a fire that destroyed the Huff homein Philbrook, Mn. The
home had been remodeled some years before, from the old comstock Hotel.
This disaster took place in 1935 when Frank was 24.Cause of Death:
Fire in home
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1822, Date of Import: Jun 2, 2001]
Frank died in a fire that destroyed the Huff homein Philbrook, Mn. The
home had been remodeled some years before, from the old comstock Hotel.
This disaster took place in 1935 when Frank was 24.
May have been born in Nebraska and later came to Missouri from Nebraska or Tennessee. Luther Pounds Death Certificate lists his fathers birthplace as Nebraska (informant was Luther's Daughter Mary Ellen).
Francis (30 b. KY)appears on 1870 census as married to Alexander Pound(30), with children Luther (1) and Alice (3). Also in the household is Sarah Pound (70 b. KY)
BIOGRAPHY: moved to Chariton, Mo then moved to Snyder, Mo in 1893
BIRTH: It is unclear whether Margaret Marling/Marlin/Merlin/Meslin was ever married to John's father, or if the relationship with Robert Lawson and Sarah Marlin/Martin was a legal adoption of John, or possibly relations who were allowing Margaret to stay in their home.
BIRTH: Researcher has found no evidence other than word of mouth claims to support the rumors of John Marlin Lawson's adoption. Researcher believes that the family simply followed the trend of the time in naming their child (use of the mothers maiden name as the childs middle name). When John is referred to as John Marlin, it may be to avoid confusion, given the many John Lawson's in the family. I have decided that, unless evidence is found to the contrary, I will treat this individual as a biological member of the Lawson family.
BIOGRAPHY: Martha Shepherd came to the United States with her parents around 1855. They settled in the Mt. Auburn area of Illinois.