Fred Lounsbury

1919 - 2003  (83 years)

• Name	Fred Lounsbury  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Born	25 Sep 1919	Pawhuska, Osage, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jan 2003	Redding, Shasta, California, USA   [1, 2, 4, 7, 9]
  Buried	Anderson District Cemetery, Anderson, Shasta, California, USA   [1, 9]
  Person ID	I34554067307	Miller & Lounsbury
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Elmore Lounsbury,   b. 31 Jul 1872, Sedan, Chautauqua, Kansas, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1947, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Nancy Jane Sterling,   b. 5 Apr 1885, Lowe, Chautauqua County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 9 Nov 1976, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, California, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1900	Sedan, Chautauqua, Kansas, USA   [12]
  Family ID	F15453	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sophie Henrietta Willis,   b. 20 Jul 1923, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 2003, Redding, Shasta, California, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1940	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
  Children	+ 1. Imogene Christine Lounsbury,   b. 16 Feb 1941, San Jose,Santa Clara County,California ,   d. 6 Mar 2017, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA  (Age 76 years) + 2. Living + 3. Linda Elaine Lounsbury,   b. 28 Oct 1947, Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA ,   d. 9 May 2017, Willows, Glenn County, California, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F15496	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Veteran - US Navy World War IIhttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GSmcid=46988653&GRid=26142612&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 educationNancy Jane 55 KS - Completed 1 year of college, Employed as clerical at college libraryFred 20 OK - Completed 4 years of high school, Employed as a new electrical workerIrven 16 OK - Completed 1 year of high school, Employed as newspaper carrierThe 1940 California Voter Registration record showed the following individuals living at 236 South 21st Street, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA:Elmore Lounsbury - Gardener - DemocratJane Lounsbury - Housewife - DemocratFred Lounsbury - Laborer - DemocratThe 1944 California Voter Registration record showed the following individuals living in Jefferson, Solano County, CA:Fred Lounsbury - Electrician - DemocratSophie Lounsbury - Housewife - DemocratThe 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1958 California Voter Registration records showed the following individuals living at Hesperia Road, Victorville, San Bernardino County, CA:Fred Lounsbury - Electrician - DemocratSophie H. Lounsbury - Housewife - Democrat------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The 4 Dec 1947 issue of Oxnard Press Courier had an article about the Lounsbury Shops being set up by Dan (32), Fred (28) and shop assistant Olen D. Seybold (21) at C Street in Port Hueneme, Ventura County, CA. The article states that Fred, an electrical expert, learned his trade at San Jose Tech, graduating in 1939 after three years of study. He worked in various shops throughout the bay area and was employed for three years at the Mare Island Navy Yard. In October, 1944, he joined the US Navy Ship Repair Unit, later serving in the Pacific Theater. Coming to Oxnard, CA, after his discharge in 1946, he worked for both the Oxnard Electric Company and the Davis Electric Company before setting up his own shop.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Obituary - Fred LounsburyANDERSON -- Services for Fred Lounsbury, 83, of Anderson will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Anderson.Mr. Lounsbury died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at his residence.Born Sept. 25, 1919, in Pawhuska, Okla., he moved to Shasta County in 1957 from Victorville.He was the owner/operator of Lounsbury Electric in Anderson, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Redding Rambling A's.Survivors include wife Sophie; son Fred of Redding; daughters Linda McMillan of Anderson and Imogene West of Grover Beach; brother Emmett of Pismo Beach; sisters Nettie Belk of Oceano and Jean Bahan of Pismo Beach; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.Arrangements are being handled by Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Anderson. (Redding Record Searchlight, 11 Jan 2003)http://archive.redding.com/story.asp?StoryID=55F3C2A4-26A8-4C08-AB56-7A02EAEC7195

  
  

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