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Bert Jerome STANWOOD

Bert Jerome STANWOOD

Male 1875 - 1947  (71 years)

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  • Name Bert Jerome STANWOOD 
    Birth 30 Nov 1875  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 9 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
    News 31 Aug 1895  Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Wedding of John Cameron and Lavina Stanwood
    News 2 Sep 1899  Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Finger amputated, Bert Stanwood was hurt quite seriously last Tuesday. He was pulling out some straw in the rear of the separator when the carrier caught his hand, crushing it so severely that the little finger had to be amputated. It is thought that he will be all right in a short time.
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 9 Jun 1900  Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mil Draft Reg 14 Sep 1918  Remer, Cass, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Census 22 Jan 1920  Sand Lake, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    News 19 Feb 1920  Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • 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.
    Residence 19 Feb 1920  Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Census 16 Apr 1930  Hazel, Snohomish, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    News 20 May 1939  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Obituary of Georgiana (Stanwood) Cravens
    Census 5 Apr 1940  Kettle Falls, Stevens, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    News 25 Dec 1946  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    • Obituary of Susan (Stanwood) Simpson
    Death 28 Apr 1947  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Obituary 30 Apr 1947  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    • Obituary of Bert J. Stanwood
    Burial 30 Apr 1947  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery, Lot 205, Section 26, Area __, Grave 5 (Interment 44554)
    Person ID I868  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

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1580] Sherburne County MnGenWeb, 3 February 2013; entry for male Stanwood, b 30 Nov 1875.

    2. [S92] Minnesota, Hennepin, deaths, death certificate no. 20755-1999 (1947), Bert J. Standwood (sic), Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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    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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    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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    6. [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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    7. [S543] Minnesota Historical Society, "The Northfield News", The Northfield (Minnesota) News, 2 September 1899, Bert Stanwood, p. 7, c. 3.
      accessed : 1 Jan 2014
      "Dundas Doings," The Northfield (Minnesota) News, 2 September 1899, online images, Minnesota Digital Newspapers Hub (http://newspapers.mnhs.org/web/mhsnews/web/imu.php?request=accesstool : 1 Jan 2014), Bert Stanwood, p. 7, c. 3.
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    8. [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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    9. [S1280] CENSUS: U.S., 1900 Minnesota, St. Louis, Floodwood; 255; sheet 4B; dwelling 37, family 37; Albert J., Bert J., and Benjamin Stanwood; 3 May 2015.
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    10. [S49] "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", entry for Bert Jerome Stanwood, accessed 31 March 2013.
      Citing United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
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    11. [S1308] CENSUS: U.S., 1920 Minnesota, Itasca, Sand Lake; 27; sheet 5B, line 76; dwelling 13, family 14 (Clement Cos Timber Camp); Bert Stanwood; 31 March 2013.
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    12. [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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    13. [S1330] CENSUS: U.S., 1930 Washington, Snohomish, Hazel; 31-77; sheet 1B; Arlingtong Rd, dwelling 30, family 30; Bert Stanwood; 2 May 2016.
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    14. [S1145] NEWS: The Minneapolis Star, Death notices; 20 May 1939; Georgiana Cravens, p. 8; 2011.
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    15. [S1340] CENSUS: U.S., 1940 Washington, Stevens, Kettle Falls; 33-44; sheet 2A; household 31; Bert J. Stanwood; 31 March 2013.
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    16. [S195] Minneapolis Tribune, 25 December 1946, obituary, Susan Simpson.
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    17. [S1145] NEWS: The Minneapolis Star, Obituaries and funerals; 29 April 1947; Bert J. Stanwood, p. 27; 4 October 2021.
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    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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    19. [S803] Minnesota, Sherburne County, marriages, marriage license n.n. (1871), Albert Stanwood and Lavina Bursley, County Recorder, Elk River.
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