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- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GSmcid=46988653&GRid=26099762&
It is said that her birth name, Jennie Marie, was changed to Elsie Marie when she married Robert Rabourn. Her obituary (see below) used the name Elsie Marie and she was usually referred to as Marie.
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 the Lounsbury family living in dwelling #251. Elmore and Nancy 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
5 Feb 1920 census of Strike Axe, Osage County, OK, found the Rabourn family living in dwelling #149 on Boston Street:
Robert H. Rabourn 24 MO US MO Teamster - Oil fields
Elsie Marie 18 KS KS KS
Robert H. Jr. 1 7/12 OK KS KS
Roger W. 2/12 OK KS KS
David G. Rabourn 11 OK MO IA Brother
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Guy Miller meets Marie Lounsbury:
The Miller family was renting from the Elmore Lounsbury family in Osage County, Oklahoma, while Albert Miller was running their well drill. Albert just wouldn't show up some days so his son Guy Miller, who was about 19 and a good mechanic, often offered to fill in when Elmore Lounsbury would allow it. At the time, Elsie Marie Lounsbury Rabourn was a widow with four children but she was so pretty that Guy fell in love and "mooned" after her. She was 23 and thought him a "kid", which in some ways he was. Marie married another man who soon exposed his violent side, so that marriage lasted less than a year. Guy was still hanging around, doing whatever he could for Marie and the kids. Guy eventually wore her down and they had one of the best marriages in the family. Guy could always find a job and would often wind up as the foreman. He was an easy going, big-hearted person and people loved him.
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24 April 1930 census of Sulphur Springs, Benton county, AR, found the Abercrombie and Miller families living in dwelling #46. Vol and Ethel Abercrombie said that they were first married at ages 25 and 16 respectively. Guy and Marie Miller said that they were first married at ages 20 and 24 respectively:
Vol Abercrombie 39 AR GA WV - Farmer
Ethel M. 30 AR IL AR
Dorothy E. 10 AR AR AR
Lenora W. 6 AR AR AR
Virginia M. 4 2/12 AR AR AR
Thomas A. 1 4/12 MO AR AR
Guy Miller 25 OK IL AR - Brother-in-law, Laborer - Odd jobs
Marie Miller 28 KS KS KS - Sister-in-law
Jimmie D. Miller 6 OK OK KS - Nephew
30 April 1940 census of Pajaro, Monterey County, CA (Dist 27-51), showed the Miller and Rabourn families living in dwelling #248:
Guy Miller 35 AR - 5 years of education, No employment shown
Marie Miller 38 KS - 8 years of education
Jimmie Rabourn 16 OK - Step-son, Completed 3 years of high school
Wayne Rabourn 20 OK - Step-son, 8 years of education, New worker
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Elsie Marie Miller is buried at Tracy Cemetery in Tracy, California. Section E Row 12 Grave 6.
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Obituaries -
MILLER - In Tracy, June 9, 1942, Elsie Marie Miller, loving wife of Guy Miller of Tracy, loving mother of Robert H. Rayburn of Boyes Springs, Delmay Rayburn of Texas, Wayne and Jummy Rayburn of Tracy; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Lounsbary of San Jose; sister of Dan and Emmett Lounsbary of Boyes Springs, Mrs. Nina Bayhan of Crain, Texas and Fred Lounsbary of of Vallejo. A native of Kansas, aged 41 years 11 months and 22 days. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Thursday, June 11, 1942 at 2:30 p.m. from DeMark Memorial Chapel, Tracy. Committal at Tracy Cemetery.
(Stockton Record - Wednesday, June 10, 1942)
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RITES CONDUCTED FOR MRS. ELSIE MILLER
The Rev. Frank E. Livingstone of the First Baptist Church conducted funeral services today (Thursday) for Mrs. Elsie Marie Miller, 41, who died Tuesday. She had been in ill health for several years.
A resident of Tracy for a year, Mrs. Miller was the wife of Guy Miller. Two sons, Wayne and Jimmy Raybourne, live in Tracy and two others are in Texas. Services were in the DeMark Memorial Chapel with commital in the Tracy cemetery.
(Tracy Press - Friday, June 12, 1942 - pg 1 col 3)
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