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Elmore was born on Truman Lounsbury's homestead located about 6 miles northeast of Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas
1 March 1875 Kansas State Census of Lafayette, Chautauqua County, KS, found the Lounsbury family living in dwelling #2. Truman and Sarah stated that they had moved to Kansas from Indiana:
T. Lounsbury 47 CT - Farmer
Sarah 42 IN
S. S. 18
L. A. 15
H. J. 13
I. 11
L. 9
Emly 7
Elmer 2
8 June 1880 census of Sedan, Chautauqua County, KS, found widow Sarah Lounsbury and family living in dwelling #104:
Sarah Loundsbury 48 IN
Hannah J. 19 IN CT IN
Irving 16 IN CT IN
Loretta 14 IN CT IN
Emma 12 IN CT IN
Elmore 8 KS CT IN
Sylvester 4 KS CT IN
1 March 1885 special census of Sedan, Chautauqua County, KS, found the Lounsbury family living in dwelling #2:
Sarah Lounsbury 52 - Widow
Hannah 23
Irvin 2
Lorreta 19
Emily 17
Elmore 12
Sylvester 9
1 March 1895 census of Sedan, Chautauqua County, KS, found Sarah Lounsbury and family in dwelling #3:
Sarah Lounsberry 63 IN - Housekeeper, From Indiana
Elmore 22 KS - Farmer
Silvester 19 KS - Farm hand
Ray Jones 8 KS
Gertie Jones 6 KS
7 June 1900 census of Sedan, Chautauqua County, KS, found the widow Sarah and sons living in dwelling #53 next door to son Irven and family. Also in the household were grandchildren Ray and Gertie Jones:
Sarah Lounsbury 10/1831 68 IN -- --
Elmor 7/1872 27 KS CT IN Farmer
Sylvestor 1/1875 25 KS CT IN Farmer
Ray Jones 1/1887 13 KS -- IN
Gertie Jones 10/1888 11 KS -- IN
4 June 1900 census also found neighbor Fredrick Sterling (38) living in Sedan, Chautauqua County, KS, with children Nancy J. (15), George D. (13) and Rosa C. (19).
1 March 1905 special census of Sedan, Chautauqua County, KS, found the Lounsbury family living in dwelling #2, next door to mother Sarah Lounsbury in dwelling #1:
Elmore Lownsberry 22
N. J. 20
Marie 3
Nina 3 months
26 April 1910 census of Bristow, Creek County, OK, found Elmore and family living in dwelling #251. They said that they had been married 7 years and 3 of their 4 children were still living:
Elmo Lounsbury 37 KS CT IN - farmer
Nancy J. 25 KS US MO
Muriel 8 KS KS KS
Nina 5 KS KS KS
Elmo 5 KS KS KS
The 1938 California Voter Registration record showed the following individuals living at 236 South 21st Street, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA. Elmore Lounsbury was also listed at this address in R. L. Polk's 1940 San Jose City Directory:
Elmore Lounsbury - Gardener - Democrat
Jane Lounsbury - Housewife - Democrat
Emmett Lounsbury - Truck Driver - Democrat
6 April 1940 census of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA, found the Lounsbury family living in dwelling #236 on South 21st Street. They said that they lived in Sedan, Chautauqua County, KS, on 1 April 1935:
Elmore Lounsbury 67 KS - Completed 8 years of education
Nancy Jane 55 KS - Completed 1 year of college, Employed as clerical at college library
Fred 20 OK - Completed 4 years of high school, Employed as a new electrical worker
Irven 16 OK - Completed 1 year of high school, Employed as newspaper carrier
The 1940 California Voter Registration record showed the following individuals living at 236 South 21st Street, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA:
Elmore Lounsbury - Gardener - Democrat
Jane Lounsbury - Housewife - Democrat
Fred Lounsbury - Laborer - Democrat
The 1944 California Voter Registration record showed the following individuals living at 426 South Fulton, Fresno, Fresno County, CA:
Elmore Lounsbury - Retired - Democrat
Nancy J. Lounsbury - Housewife - Democrat
The 1947 edition of Polk's City Directory for Fresno, Fresno County, CA, listed Elmore and Nancy J. Lounsbury living at 426 Fulton.
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Elmore Lounsbury family arrived in California on 25 Nov 1935; first to Redwood City (where sister-in-law Rose Sterling Strong lived), then to the Aromas and Watsonville area (where the Albert Miller family had gathered), then to San Jose, Santa Clara County, where they lived at 236 So. 21st Street. Later, after 1944, they purchased a home at 426 South Fulton Street in Fresno, Fresno County, CA.
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