Simon Lark1

M, b. March 22, 1923, d. March 28, 1987
FatherWilliam Lark1,2 b. January 26, 1892, d. May, 1964
MotherHila Maud Oard1 b. May 11, 1893, d. 1929
     His Social Security Number was 317-12-6145.3 Simon Lark was born on March 22, 1923 at Indiana.1,3 He married Gertrude Marie Cox on October 24, 1941 at Vigo Co., Indiana.4 Simon Lark married Florence Eggers Fralick on December 7, 1946 at Vigo Co., Indiana.4 Simon Lark married Gertrude Marie Cox on January 10, 1948 at Vigo Co., Indiana.4 Simon Lark died on March 28, 1987 at Manatee Co., Florida, at age 64.3,5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 48, District 84-66, Honey Creek, Vigo Co., Indiana2
1940Dwelling 103, District 84-81, Sugar Creek Township, Vigo Co., Indiana1

Family 1

Gertrude Marie Cox b. March 27, 1924, d. December 12, 2003
Marriage*Simon Lark married Gertrude Marie Cox on October 24, 1941 at Vigo Co., Indiana.4 
Marriage Simon Lark married Gertrude Marie Cox on January 10, 1948 at Vigo Co., Indiana.4 

Family 2

Florence Eggers Fralick
Marriage*Simon Lark married Florence Eggers Fralick on December 7, 1946 at Vigo Co., Indiana.4 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S5260] Hodge-Gerry Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/965379/person/6538436052
  5. [S417] Florida Health Department, Florida Death Index,1877-1998.

William "Billy Joe" Lark1,2,3

M, b. October 3, 1925, d. November 1, 1944
FatherWilliam Lark1 b. January 26, 1892, d. May, 1964
MotherHila Maud Oard1 b. May 11, 1893, d. 1929
     William "Billy Joe" Lark was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Vermilion Co., Indiana.4 He was born on October 3, 1925 at Indiana.1,3 He married Freda Mae McCarty on November 22, 1943 at Vigo Co., Indiana.2 William "Billy Joe" Lark died on November 1, 1944 at age 19.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 48, District 84-66, Honey Creek, Vigo Co., Indiana5
1940Dwelling 103, District 84-81, Sugar Creek Township, Vigo Co., Indiana1

Family

Freda Mae McCarty b. March 17, 1926, d. November 11, 2013
Marriage*William "Billy Joe" Lark married Freda Mae McCarty on November 22, 1943 at Vigo Co., Indiana.2 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5260] Hodge-Gerry Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/965379/person/6538436052
  3. [S3565] The National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.
  4. [S2478] Walnut Corner Cemetery, Vermilion Co., IL, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=smith&GSiman=1&GScid=640352&GRid=15882000&CRid=640352&
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Gertrude Marie Cox1

F, b. March 27, 1924, d. December 12, 2003
     Her Social Security Number was 315-12-1966.2 Gertrude Marie Cox was born on March 27, 1924.2 As of October 24, 1941,her married name was Lark.1 She married Simon Lark, son of William Lark and Hila Maud Oard, on October 24, 1941 at Vigo Co., Indiana.1 Gertrude Marie Cox married Simon Lark, son of William Lark and Hila Maud Oard, on January 10, 1948 at Vigo Co., Indiana.1 Gertrude Marie Cox died on December 12, 2003 at Florida at age 79.2

Family

Simon Lark b. March 22, 1923, d. March 28, 1987
Marriage*She married Simon Lark, son of William Lark and Hila Maud Oard, on October 24, 1941 at Vigo Co., Indiana.1 
Marriage Gertrude Marie Cox married Simon Lark, son of William Lark and Hila Maud Oard, on January 10, 1948 at Vigo Co., Indiana.1 

Citations

  1. [S5260] Hodge-Gerry Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/965379/person/6538436052
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Freda Mae McCarty1

F, b. March 17, 1926, d. November 11, 2013
     Freda Mae McCarty was buried at Bethesda Cemetery, West Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.2 Her married name was Lawson.2 She married Ivan Wendal Lawson.2 Freda Mae McCarty was born on March 17, 1926 at Greene Co., Indiana.2,3 As of November 22, 1943,her married name was Lark.1 She married William "Billy Joe" Lark, son of William Lark and Hila Maud Oard, on November 22, 1943 at Vigo Co., Indiana.1 Freda Mae McCarty died on November 11, 2013 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, at age 87.2,3

Family 1

Ivan Wendal Lawson
Marriage*She married Ivan Wendal Lawson.2 

Family 2

William "Billy Joe" Lark b. October 3, 1925, d. November 1, 1944
Marriage*Freda Mae McCarty married William "Billy Joe" Lark, son of William Lark and Hila Maud Oard, on November 22, 1943 at Vigo Co., Indiana.1 

Citations

  1. [S5260] Hodge-Gerry Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/965379/person/6538436052
  2. [S5261] Bethesda Cemetery, Vigo Co. , IN, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Blanch Vanfossen1

F, b. May 13, 1900
     Blanch Vanfossen was born on May 13, 1900 at Vigo Co., Indiana.1 As of May 23, 1917,her married name was Oard.1 She married Oscar Lee Oard, son of Joseph Barton Oard and Sarah Emma Parsons, on May 23, 1917 at Vermilion Co., Indiana.1

Family

Oscar Lee Oard b. September 11, 1895, d. February 22, 1948
Marriage*Blanch Vanfossen married Oscar Lee Oard, son of Joseph Barton Oard and Sarah Emma Parsons, on May 23, 1917 at Vermilion Co., Indiana.1 

Gladys A. Eaton1,2,3

F, b. March 2, 1904, d. August 11, 2001
     Gladys A. Eaton was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, 7500 North Clinton Road, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.1 She Universal - Gladys A. Oard, 97, of Universal died at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, in West Central Community Hospital in Clinton. She was born March 2, 1904, in New Goshen to Samuel D. Eaton and Clara Alice Smith Eaton. Her husband, Oscar Oard, died in 1948. Survivors include two sisters, Doris Spurr and Martha Costa; and several nieces and nephews. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday, in Karanovich Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Jon Overbey officiating. Burial is in Roselawn Memorial Park i Terre Haute.1 Her Social Security Number was 312-40-6119.4 She was born on March 2, 1904 at New Goshen, Vigo Co., Indiana.1,4 As of July 3, 1931,her married name was Oard.5 She married Oscar Lee Oard, son of Joseph Barton Oard and Sarah Emma Parsons, on July 3, 1931 at Martinsville, Morgan Co., Indiana.1,2,3 Gladys A. Eaton died on August 11, 2001 at Clinton Township, Vermilion Co., Indiana, at age 97.1,4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 2, District 83-9, Clinton Township, Vermilion Co., Indiana6

Family

Oscar Lee Oard b. September 11, 1895, d. February 22, 1948
Marriage*Gladys A. Eaton married Oscar Lee Oard, son of Joseph Barton Oard and Sarah Emma Parsons, on July 3, 1931 at Martinsville, Morgan Co., Indiana.1,2,3 

Citations

  1. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Gladys A. Oard obituary in an unknown edition.
  2. [S418] Indiana Works Progress Administration, Indiana Marriage Records Index, 1800-1941.
  3. [S3485] Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992, online https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674830
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S5256] Oard 112011, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32047764/person/18172345239
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

James R. Barr1

M, b. July 28, 1916
FatherRobert Barr1 b. August 5, 1895
MotherMyrtle Marie Oard1 b. February 8, 1897
     James R. Barr was born on July 28, 1916 at Clay Co., Indiana.1

Citations

  1. [S7523] Works Progress Administration, Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920.

Oscar Shields1,2,3

M, b. March 2, 1896, d. February 10, 1933
     Oscar Shields was buried at Shields Cemetery, Ohio Co., Kentucky.4 He was born on March 2, 1896 at Ohio Co., Kentucky.2,3,4 He married Lena Ruth Oard, daughter of Joseph Barton Oard and Sarah Emma Parsons, on December 6, 1919 at Marion Co., Indiana.1 Oscar Shields died on February 10, 1933 at Cromwell, Ohio Co., Kentucky, at age 36.3,4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 230, District 92-25, Cromwell, Ohio Co., Kentucky5

Family

Lena Ruth Oard b. May 24, 1900
Marriage*Oscar Shields married Lena Ruth Oard, daughter of Joseph Barton Oard and Sarah Emma Parsons, on December 6, 1919 at Marion Co., Indiana.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S3485] Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992, online https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674830
  2. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  3. [S1590] Entucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1964.
  4. [S5265] Shields Cemetery, Ohio Co., KY, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S5263] Shields / Edwards / Fishburn Tree of Life, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26888164/person/26122640188

William John Shields1,2

M, b. August 29, 1920, d. December 5, 2011
FatherOscar Shields1 b. March 2, 1896, d. February 10, 1933
MotherLena Ruth Oard1 b. May 24, 1900
     William John Shields was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn, DuPage Co., Illinois.3 He married Ellen Gard Manker.2 William John Shields was born on August 29, 1920 at Marion Co., Indiana.1,4,3 He died on December 5, 2011 at Downers Grove, DuPage Co., Illinois, at age 91.1,4,3

Family

Ellen Gard Manker b. January 7, 1919, d. June 30, 1999
Marriage*He married Ellen Gard Manker.2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S5263] Shields / Edwards / Fishburn Tree of Life, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26888164/person/26122640188
  2. [S5264] Shields Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/37947423/person/19166447291
  3. [S4870] Forest Hill Cemetery, DuPage Co., IL, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S3248] Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947.

Ellen Gard Manker1

F, b. January 7, 1919, d. June 30, 1999
     Her Social Security Number was 360-14-3671.2 Ellen Gard Manker was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn, DuPage Co., Illinois.3 Her married name was Shields.1 She married William John Shields, son of Oscar Shields and Lena Ruth Oard.1 Ellen Gard Manker was born on January 7, 1919 at Pikes Co., Illinois.1,3,2 She died on June 30, 1999 at Glen Ellyn, DuPage Co., Illinois, at age 80.1,3,2

Family

William John Shields b. August 29, 1920, d. December 5, 2011
Marriage*She married William John Shields, son of Oscar Shields and Lena Ruth Oard.1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S5264] Shields Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/37947423/person/19166447291
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S4870] Forest Hill Cemetery, DuPage Co., IL, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  4. [S3248] Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947.

William John Shields Jr.1

M, b. February 17, 1943, d. February 17, 1943
FatherWilliam John Shields1,2 b. August 29, 1920, d. December 5, 2011
MotherEllen Gard Manker1,2 b. January 7, 1919, d. June 30, 1999
     William John Shields Jr. died on February 17, 1943 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1,2 He was born on February 17, 1943 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1,2

Citations

  1. [S5264] Shields Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/37947423/person/19166447291
  2. [S3248] Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947.

Eva Lorene Phelps1,2

F, b. July 22, 1910, d. April 19, 1995
     Her married name was Oard.1 Eva Lorene Phelps married Orval Roy Oard, son of Joseph Barton Oard and Sarah Emma Parsons.1,2 Eva Lorene Phelps was born on July 22, 1910 at Indiana.3,4 She died on April 19, 1995 at Waverly, Cheboygan Co., Michigan, at age 84.4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 389, District 63-73, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan3

Family

Orval Roy Oard b. April 13, 1910, d. September, 1968
Marriage*Eva Lorene Phelps married Orval Roy Oard, son of Joseph Barton Oard and Sarah Emma Parsons.1,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5262] Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  2. [S5266] Lapeer Area View, online http://lapeerareaview.mihomepaper.com/, From the Jack Oard obituary in the May 22, 2008 edition.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S918] Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996.

Jack Leroy Oard1,2

M, b. August 30, 1931, d. May 15, 2008
FatherOrval Roy Oard1,2 b. April 13, 1910, d. September, 1968
MotherEva Lorene Phelps1,2 b. July 22, 1910, d. April 19, 1995
     Jack Leroy Oard Jack Oard, 76, of Attica (previously of Pontiac) passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Lapeer Regional Medical Center. Jack Leroy Oard was born on August 30, 1931 in Parke Co. Indiana. He was a son of Roy O. and Eva (Phelps) Oard. He grew up in the Pontiac area. He graduated from Pontiac Northern High School, Class of 1949. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Barbara Mae Smith (McLean) on October 7, 1989 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jack was a member of Imlay City Fraternal Order of Eagles. He had been employed at Pontiac Motors and worked in the sheet metal fabrication department. Jack retired in 1988 after 36 years. Jack is survived by his wife, Barbara of Attica; son, Timothy (Jennifer) Oard of Clarkston; 2 step-sons, Roger (Julie) McLean of Lapeer and Gary (Alice) McLean of Alaska; 2 step-daughters, Carol Lee of California and Theresa (Otto Lewis) of Alaska; sister, Betty Becker of Gingelville, Michigan; 2 grandchildren, Timothy (Heather) Oard and Austin Oard; 11 step-grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren, Kirsten and Carter. He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Katheen McLean. Funeral Services were officiated by the Imlay City Eagles & the Imlay City American Legion, Sunday, May 18, 2008 with a Veteran’s Salute at Muir Brothers Funeral Home, Imlay City.2 He was born on August 30, 1931 at Parke Co., Indiana.3,2 He married Barbara Mae Smith on October 7, 1989 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada.2 Jack Leroy Oard died on May 15, 2008 at Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan, at age 76.3,2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 389, District 63-73, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan1

Family 1

Child
  • Timothy Oard2

Family 2

Barbara Mae Smith
Marriage*Jack Leroy Oard married Barbara Mae Smith on October 7, 1989 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada.2 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5266] Lapeer Area View, online http://lapeerareaview.mihomepaper.com/, From the Jack Oard obituary in the May 22, 2008 edition.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.