Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJoelmer ASHCRAFT 799
Birth8 May 1908, Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas802, date only,803
Death31 Jul 1947, Los Angeles County, California802 Age: 39
Burial4 Aug 1947, Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California804,805
FatherAlonzo Lee ASHCRAFT (1882-1942)
MotherEmma Amelia WILKERSON (~1883-1930)
Census
• 1930 Census: Huntington Beach, Orange, California. Age 22, b AR. Age 17 at marriage. Parents b AR.799
• 1940 Census: Compton, Los Angeles, California. Age 32, b AR. Married. Daughter in household of Lonnie Ashcraft.800
Spouses
Birth1 Jan 1896, St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan104,333
Death7 Nov 1968, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California796, month, year & place only,797, date only Age: 72
Memozip code: 90004
Occupationblacksmith333
ResidenceWilmington, CA (1937)333
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherWalter Jasperson HOPKINS (1857-1924)
MotherMary Margaret MILLS , 1658 (1869-1932)
Individual Notes
• 8 Apr 1938: Living with wife, Joelmer, in Los Angeles.
3 Jul 1946: Living at 2623 E. 134th Street in Compton, California.798
Census
• 1900 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 4, b Jan 1896, MI. Parents b MI.104
• 1910 Census: St. Louis, Missouri. Age 14, b MI. Parents b MI.330
• 1920 Census: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. Age 23, b MI. QM Corps, US Navy. Parents b MI.331
• 1930 Census: Huntington Beach, Orange, California. Age 34, b MI. Age 28 at marriage. Helper, Oil Field Blacksmith. Parents b MI.799
• 1940 Census: Compton, Los Angeles, California. Age 44, b MI. Married. College, 2 years. Fisherman, Fishing Co. Same place as 5 years ago. Living in household of father-in-law Lonnie Ashcraft with wife, Joelmer.800
• 1950 Census: Compton, Los Angeles, California. Age 54, b MI. Head. Diesel mechanic & engineer, Plating company.801
Marriage1 Nov 1924, Los Angeles County, California806
Divorceabt 1944807
Div Memopresumed, based on her marriage to Naples
2William Francis NAPLES802, surname only,807
Birth12 Oct 1920, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts967
Death14 Jun 1990, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California968 Age: 69
FatherNAPLES
MotherBOYLE
Individual Notes
• Living with sister-in-law, Mrs. Hazel Ashcraft, at 710 West 60th Street, Los Angeles. No employer; discharged from USMC, 6 Feb 1946.967
Marriageabt 1944, Los Angeles County, California802, marriage only,807
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