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Frederick Clinton STANWOOD

Frederick Clinton STANWOOD

Male 1880 - 1958  (77 years)

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  • Name Frederick Clinton STANWOOD 
    Birth 9 Apr 1880  Webster, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census Jun 1880  Webster, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1 May 1885  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 10 Jun 1895  Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 14 Jun 1905  Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Purchase 1 Apr 1913  Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Purchases truck 
    Misc 19 Oct 1917  Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 14 Jan 1920  Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    News 19 Feb 1920  Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Mrs. Lavina Stanwood
      Mrs. Livana (sic) Stanwood, wife of A.J. Stanwood, formerly of this village, died on February 8 at the home of her son-in-law, J.C. Cameron, in Minneapolis. Death resulted from pneumonia accelerated by old age.

      Mrs. Stanwood, whose maiden name was Lavina Bursley, was born in Bangor, Maine, on October 11, 1848. She later moved, with her parents, to Minnesota, first locating in Monticello and then moving to Santiago, where on January 26, 1870, she was married to A.J. Stanwood. She and her husband celebrated their golden wedding this winter and the children were present at the festivities. Besides her husband she is survived by seven children, viz., Mrs. H.E. Cravens and Mrs. J.C. Cameron, Minneapolis; Mrs. Susie Simpson, Owatonna; Bert Stanwood, Duluth; Benjamin Stanwood, Pray, Wis.; Fred Stanwood, Rochester; and Melvin Stanwood, Valla (sic) Jose, Cal. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Henry Orrock of Santiago; and a brother, John Bursley, who is an inmate of the soldiers' home at Ritsel, Wash., besides 15 grandchildren.

      Mrs. Stanwood lived in Princeton for several years and her old time friends will be grieved to learn of her death. she was one of those sturdy pioneer women who was held in high esteem by all who knew her.
    Misc 28 Apr 1937  St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    News 20 May 1939  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • Obituary of Georgiana (Stanwood) Cravens
    Census 4 Apr 1940  Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    News 25 Dec 1946  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    • Obituary of Susan (Stanwood) Simpson
    News 30 Apr 1947  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    • Obituary of Bert J. Stanwood
    Death 9 Jan 1958  Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 17
    Cause: Willmar State Hospital 
    Cremation Abt 1959  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 17, 18
    Person ID I1393  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2021 

    Father Albert Jerome STANWOOD,   b. 23 Dec 1848, Woodville, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1921, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Lavina Spencer BURSLEY,   b. 11 Oct 1848   d. 8 Feb 1920, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1871  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Family ID F659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Notes 
    • Institutionalized with paranoid schizophrenia (contributory diagnosis listed on death certificate).

      “Ms. Mahieu,-  Your great uncle was a donor to our program, after his time with us he was cremated and his remains where scattered at the lake at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis. Please, let us know if there is anything else we can to to be of assistance.”

  • Sources 
    1. [S871] Minnesota, Kandiyohi County, deaths, death certificate no. 001261 8118 (1953), Fred Stanwood; Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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    2. [S49] "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918".
      Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 April 2011), card for Frederick Clinton Stanwood, serial no. 2428, Local Board, Div. 11 Mpl.; citing United States, Selective Service System, NARA M1509, imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
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      STANWOOD_Fred_b1880_WWI_draft_001


    3. [S1253] CENSUS: U.S., 1880 Minnesota, Rice, Webster; 131; p. 9 (penned) or 210A (stamped); dwelling 76, family 76; ebster, Albert, Lavina, Georgiana, Lavina, Albert, Benjamin and Mortimer Stanwood; 3 May 2015.
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      STANWOOD_Albert_b1848_census_1880_US_001


    4. [S1351] CENSUS: State, 1885 Minnesota, Sherburne, [Town not specified], pp. 6-7 (447-448 written in margins), family no. 46, Albert, Lavina, Georgiana, Lavina, Bertie J., Benjamin, Freddie and Melvin Stanwood; Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census, 1885, roll MNSC_44; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 May 2015).
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    5. [S1353] CENSUS: State, 1895 Minnesota, Rice, Northfield, p. 10, family 50, Albert and Lavina Stanwood with Bert, Lavina, Benjamin, Fred, Melvin and Susan Stanwood; Minnesota Historical Society, roll V290_93; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 May 2015).
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      STANWOOD_Albert_b1848_census_1895_state_001


    6. [S1279] CENSUS: U.S., 1900 Minnesota, Rice Co., Bridgewater; 146; sheet 6A; dwelling 113, family 116; Albert, Lavina, Bert J., Benjamin, Fred, Melvin and Susan Stanwood; 3 May 2015.
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      STANWOOD_Albert_b1848_census_1900_US_001


    7. [S1360] CENSUS: State, 1905 Minnesota, St. Louis, Floodwood, p. 179, A.J. Stanwood with Lavina, Susie and Fred; Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census, 1905, roll MNSC_154; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 December 2017).
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      STANWOOD_Albert_b1848_census_1905_state_001


    8. [S1080] NEWS: Duluth News-Tribune, Commodities; 1 April 1913; Fred Stanwood, p. 13; 16 June 1913.
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      STANWOOD_Fred_b1880_news_1913_04_01_001


    9. [S415] Public Welfare Department, Rochester State Hospital, Rochester, Olmstead, Minnesota.
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    10. [S1309] CENSUS: U.S., 1920 Minnesota, Olmstead, Rochester; 118; sheet 12A, line 47; Rochester State Hospital; Fredrick Stanwood, inmate; 14 July 2012.
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      STANWOOD_Fred_b1880_census_1920_Rochester_001


    11. [S1421] NEWS: The Princeton Union, Mrs. Lavina Stanwood; obituary; 19 February 1920; Lavina Stanwood, p. 1, c. 1; 11 November 2011.
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      BURSLEY_Lavina_b1848_obit_001


    12. [S899] Frederick Stanwood; State Hospital Records, 123.H.3.8F-1;.
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      STANWOOD_Fred_b1880_hospitalization_001


    13. [S1145] NEWS: The Minneapolis Star, Death notices; 20 May 1939; Georgiana Cravens, p. 8; 2011.
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      STANWOOD_Georgiana_b1872_obit_001


    14. [S1337] CENSUS: U.S., 1940 Minnesota, Otter Tail, Fergus Falls; 56-36; sheet 3A, line 29; Fergus Falls State Hospital; Fred Stanwood; 14 July 2012.
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      STANWOOD_Fred_b1880_census_1940_Fergus_Falls_001


    15. [S195] Minneapolis Tribune, 25 December 1946, obituary, Susan Simpson.
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      STANWOOD_Susan_b1885_obit_001


    16. [S1145] NEWS: The Minneapolis Star, Obituaries and funerals; 29 April 1947; Bert J. Stanwood, p. 27; 4 October 2021.
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      STANWOOD_Bert_b1875_obit_001


    17. [S1405] Bradley, N.J. to Arnold Lazarow, MD, 12 Mar 1959, Re: Fred Stanwood, WSH #3030, St. Req. #17439, clinical summary; scanned copy, emailed 13 June 2013 to Lauren Rogers Mahieu.
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      STANWOOD_Fred_b1880_clinical_summary_001


    18. [S976] Crystal Lake Cemtery (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Grave Markers, Joint grave marker for “Stanwood,” noting “Bert Jerome (Nov. 30, 1875-Apr 28, 1947)” and “Fred (Apr. 10, 1880 - [_])” photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, October, 1993.
      Crystal Lake Cemetery (Hennepin, Minnesota; Penn Ave N & 40 Ave N), joint grave marker for “Stanwood,” noting “Bert Jerome (Nov. 30, 1875-Apr 28, 1947)” and “Fred (Apr. 10, 1880 - [_])” photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, October, 1993.
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      STANWOOD_Bert_b1875_grave_001


    19. [S803] Minnesota, Sherburne County, marriages, marriage license n.n. (1871), Albert Stanwood and Lavina Bursley, County Recorder, Elk River.
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      STANWOOD_Albert_b1848_marr_002




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