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Lavina STANWOOD

Lavina STANWOOD

Female 1874 - 1943  (69 years)

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  • Name Lavina STANWOOD 
    Birth 4 Apr 1874  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1 May 1875  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 9 Jun 1880  Webster, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1 May 1885  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 10 Jun 1895  Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Misc 31 Aug 1895  Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Wedding report, Northfield News, Married.
      On Tuesday evening, a large number of relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stanwood, in Dennison, to witness the marriage of their daughter, Lavina, to John Cameron, of this city. Rev. S. H. Dewart performed the ceremony and the bride was attended by Miss Cora Arthur, of Northfield, and the groomsman was Bert Stanwood, brother of the bride. After partaking of refreshments and admiring the handsome presents received by the bride, the guests departed wishing the happy couple a long and happy journey through life.
    News 31 Aug 1895  Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Marriage announcement 
    • Wedding report, Northfield News, Married.-On Tuesday evening, a large number of relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stanwood, in Dennison, to witness the marriage of their daughter, Lavina, to John Cameron, of this city. Rev. S. H. Dewart performed the ceremony and the bride was attended by Miss Cora Arthur, of Northfield, and the groomsman was Bert Stanwood, brother of the bride. After partaking of refreshments and admiring the handsome presents received by the bride, the guests departed wishing the happy couple a long and happy journey through life.,
    Misc 20 Feb 1896  Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Visits sister Georgianna (Stanwood) Cravens, Mention

      Miss Mattie Smallen returned Friday evening, from a short visit with relatives in Northfield. She was accompanied by Mrs. John Cameron, who came up on a visit to her sister, Mrs. H.E. Cravens.
    Census Jun 1900  Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 28 Apr 1910  Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 7 Jan 1920  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    News 19 Feb 1920  Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • 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.
    News 20 May 1939  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Obituary of Georgiana (Stanwood) Cravens
    Death 17 Apr 1943  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12, 13, 14] 
    Burial 19 Apr 1943  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 14] 
    Obituary 21 Apr 1943  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Person ID I2008  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  [15] 
    Family ID F659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John CAMERON,   b. 1864, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1945, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 27 Aug 1895  Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 16, 17] 
    • Minnesota Official Marriage System provides marriage date of 4 Sep 1895.
    Children 
     1. Georgia CAMERON,   b. Nov 1899, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1900 (Age 0 years)
     2. Estella May CAMERON,   b. 8 Feb 1901   d. 26 Feb 1956, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     3. Benjamin Allan CAMERON,   b. 1 Mar 1906, Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1998, Spring Park, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     4. Frederic Jerome CAMERON,   b. 9 Apr 1908, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1985 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S976] Crystal Lake Cemtery (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Grave Markers, Joint grave marker for “Cameron,” noting “Lavina A (1874-1943)” and “John A. (1846-1945)” Lot 111 Section 26 Graves 5 and 6, photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, October, 1993.
      Crystal Lake Cemetery (Hennepin, Minnesota; Penn Ave N & 40 Ave N), joint grave marker for “Cameron,” noting “Lavina A (1874-1943)” and “John A. (1846-1945)” Lot 111 Section 26 Graves 5 and 6, photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, October, 1993.
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    2. [S92] Minnesota, Hennepin, deaths, death certificate no. 19676 (1943), Lavina Cameron, Division of Vital Statistics, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
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    3. [S1580] Sherburne County MnGenWeb, 3 February 2013; entry for Lavina Stanwood, b 4 April 1874.

    4. [S1346] CENSUS: State, 1875 Minnesota, Sherburne, Santiago, p. 622, J. A. & L. S. Stanwood, with G. A. and L. A. Stanwood; Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census, 1875, roll MNSC_15; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 Feb 2020).
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    5. [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.
      STANWOOD_Albert_b1848_census_1880_US_001      		 STANWOOD_Albert_b1848_census_1880_US_001


    6. [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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    7. [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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    8. [S543] Minnesota Historical Society, "The Northfield News", The Northfield (Minnesota) News, 31 August 1895, wedding announcement, wedding of John Cameron and Lavina Stanwood, p. 7, c. 3.
      accessed : 1 Jan 2014
      "Dundas Doings," The Northfield (Minnesota) News, 31 August 1895, online images, Minnesota Digital Newspapers Hub (http://newspapers.mnhs.org/web/mhsnews/web/imu.php?request=accesstool : 1 Jan 2014), wedding of John Cameron and Lavina Stanwood, p. 7, c. 3.
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    9. [S1421] NEWS: The Princeton Union, Local; 20 February 1896; Lavina Cameron visits sister Georgianna (Stanwood) Cravens, n.p., c. 2.; 17 March 2012.

    10. [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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    11. [S1145] NEWS: The Minneapolis Star, Death notices; 20 May 1939; Georgiana Cravens, p. 8; 2011.
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    12. [S976] Crystal Lake Cemtery (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Grave Markers, Joint grave marker for “Cameron,” noting “Lavina A (1874-1943)” and “John A. (1846-1945)” photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, October, 1993.
      Crystal Lake Cemetery (Hennepin, Minnesota; Penn Ave N & 40 Ave N), joint grave marker for “Cameron,” noting “Lavina A (1874-1943)” and “John A. (1846-1945)” photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, October, 1993.
      STANWOOD_Lavina_b1874_grave_001      		 STANWOOD_Lavina_b1874_grave_001


    13. [S1145] NEWS: The Minneapolis Star, Deaths; 21 April 1943; Lavina Cameron, p. 17; 17 December 2017.
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    14. [S976] Crystal Lake Cemtery (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Grave Markers, John Cameron and Lavina Cameron, lot 111, section 26, undated plat. The actual gravestone (viewed by the author, 1989) reads CAMERON “LAVINA A.” and “JOHN A.”.
      Crystal Lake Cemetery (Minneapolis, Minnesota) to Lauren Rogers Mahieu, Cemetery Plat, John Cameron and Lavina Cameron, lot 111, section 26, undated plat. The actual gravestone (viewed by the author, 1989) reads CAMERON “LAVINA A.” and “JOHN A.”.
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    15. [S803] Minnesota, Sherburne County, marriages, marriage license n.n. (1871), Albert Stanwood and Lavina Bursley, County Recorder, Elk River.
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    16. [S27] Minnesota, Rice County, Marriage records, v. E-H 1876-1899, John Cameron and Lavina Stanwood, 1895, FHL microfilm 1,379,341.

    17. [S1686] DB: Minnesota Official Marriage System, entry for John Cameron and Lovina Stanwood Cert #MH-144-A.



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