Name |
Lawrence Westley Miller |
Born |
24 Aug 1906 |
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States [1] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
8A8D3AEB4696BF4BB8CC8B9AD7619BB553D3 |
Died |
4 May 1984 |
St Helens, Columbia, Oregon, United States [1] |
Buried |
Skyline Memorial - Portland, , Oregon, United States |
Notes |
- BIOGRAPHY: Notes for Lawrence Westley Miller:AKA, "Jimmy" "Shorty" [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.20246.166]
Lawrence was Born in Topeka KS and then moved to Superior. From Superior the family moved to Palisade Nebraska where he started school. At age 10 Lawrence worked at a barber shop in Palisade shining shoes, sweeping floors and cleaning tubs. On a Saturday he would make as much as .10 cents per shoe shine. At age 15 his parents went to Superior and he and his sister stayed with his half brothers, Albert and John. His sister Hazel, brother Vincent and his father George moved to Lincoln and the family separated with his mother, Bertha going back to Superior. He later moved to Benkleman and met Annie Erickson while in the 11th Grade and worked as a mechanic for a man by the name of Ed Abuel at Stevenson's Ford garage who paid for his school and room and board. Annie and he went to Wray Colorado to get married in 1927 and returned to Benkleman. He was about to be laid off from work due to the depression and Annie and Lawrence moved to Hegler in 1932.In 1933 they moved to Hood River, Oregon.
BURIAL: Skyline Memorial - Portland
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Person ID |
I10888 |
7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana |
Last Modified |
28 Nov 2007 |
Father |
George Washington Westley Miller, b. 28 Feb 1878, Kirkwood, Warren, Illinois, United States , d. 1 Nov 1958, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States (Age 80 years) |
Mother |
Bertha Jerina Larson, b. 28 Feb 1871, Stavenger, Norway , d. 12 Dec 1948, Ordnance, Hermiston, Oregon, United States (Age 77 years) |
Family ID |
F5176 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |