Lt. Commander Ralph Emerson Loundsbury

I noted a reference to Lt. Commander Ralph Emerson Loundsbury in a story about The Dickerson, a destroyer lost to kamikazes in WWII. My father, LT JG James D. Ebert, who passed away in 2001 spoke of Ralph fondly. Dad was senior survivor, having been blown clear off the bridge and burned during the attack that killed Cpt. Ralph. A series of clear accounts of that attack, written by survivors, is available in a book called Tempest Fire and Foe. I bought it on Amazon. It would be a good addition to your family archives.

 

Dave Ebert

Corrections to Issue 49

Thanks to Mary Mys, a few corrections:

 

IRA DAVIS LOUNSBURY and ELIZABETH alia BETSY PIPER

Elizabeth alia  Betsy Piper born 12 MAY 1826 in New York State; died 09 OCT 1899 in Pipersville, Jefferson County, WI; burial next to husband at Pipersville Cemetery, Jefferson County, WI.

 

SON JOHN LOUNSBURY and LILLIAN MAE ASPINWALL

Daughter Bessie Mae Lounsbury born 19 JAN 1883 in Pipersville, Ixonia Township, Jefferson County, WI.

Married Homer Charles Cook 27 SEP 1919 in Sherry, Wood County, WI.  Married at her parents' home.  (Homer Charles Cook was born in Pennsylvania).  Bessie Mae Lounsbury divorced Homer Charles Cook prior to 1930 and resumed her maiden name, LOUNSBURY.  Bessie Mae Lounsbury died 19 DEC 1969 in Watertown, Jefferson, Jefferson County, WI. (WI DEATH INDEX)

 

 

Under IRA DANIEL LOUNSBURY and MARTHA MINERVA JORDAN

 

Your #17:  John Milton Lounsbury born 28 DECEMBER 1873 in Watertown, Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., WI.  He WAS NOT BORN IN MANITOWOC CO., WI, but died there.  He has a WWI Draft Card, which gives me his middle name.

 

Thomas Lounsbury, who died during WWII, was NOT DIVORCED from Georgia Whiting.  She remained a widow for quite some time after his death, and then remarried.  She lived with her parents while he was in service and after Thomas Lounsbury's death.  One of the obits says survived by his wife and two children.  Whoever sourced that they were divorced is incorrect.

 

On your No. 42:  The correct spelling is HAUGE.  Alice B. Lounsbury, daughter of Fremont Lawson Lounsbury and PRIEBE was born 03 June 1910 in Madison, Dane County, WI.  Married HOWARD LEROY HAUGE ca 1929-1930 in Madison, Dane County, WI.  His parents were of Norwegian descent.  He obtained his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin after their marriage.  Yes, he worked for an insurance company as a head in Flushing, New York.  HOWARD LEROY HAUGE born 15 Dec 1906 in Westby, Christiana Township, Vernon County, WI; died 28 MAR 1986 in Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL.  ALICE B. LOUNSBURY HAUGE died 25 APR 1976 in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, FL.  They had children who were born in Madison, WI, but unknown names.

 

Son of Dr. Ben Franklin Lounsbury and Williams:

Richard William Lounsbury

Married Gwendolyn Cole 04 SEP 1937 in Crittenden Co., Arkansas; license date Certificate 07067; Vol. 1

Names: Richard Lounsbury and Gwendolyn Cole

 

Richard W. LOUNSBURY married Georgia DISCH 02 AUG 1941 in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve Co., MO., by Justice of Peace

Richard W. stated that he lived in Chicago, Cook Co., IL and was over the age of 21; Georgia Disch stated that she was over the age of 18.

 

As to John Glenn Lounsbury and Anna Louise alia Louise Jorgensen's other two children (FLOYD BEING THE OTHER):

JOHN GORDON alia GORDON LOUNSBURY born 31 March 1919 in Sherry, Wood County, WI.  He married Helen UNKNOWN SURNAME ca 1939-1940.  Unknown where.  GORDON LOUNSBURY died 06 MAR 1950 in Waukesha, Waukesha County, WI.

OBITUARY:  Waukesha Daily Freeman, Monday, March 6, 1950, page 10

Father of Three Dies at 30 years.

Gordon Lounsbury died suddenly at his home at 131 South St. this morning.  He was 30 years old and the father of three small children.  Lounsbury had been employed at the Alloy Products Corp. for the past nine years and was a member of the First Presbyterian church.  He was born in Sherry, Wis., on March 31, 1919.  Lounsbury had been ill for several days with a type of influenza.  He worked for the shipping room of the Alloy Products corp.  He is survived by his wife, Helen, and three children, Lynn, 10, Tommy, 6, and Barbara 4.  Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Lounsbury, 203 Dunbar Ave.; a brother, Floyd, who is a professor at Yale University; and a sister, Elva of Pittsburgh.

 

The Rev. Aubrey Young will conduct funeral services at the Lyle-Tuschen funeral home.  Internment will be at Prairie Home Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. tomorrow. 

 

NOTE:  Unknown if his wife remarried, but the two daughters, Lynn and Barbara died.  Unknown when.  The only child who lived was Thomas, who married twice, and died in Racine, Racine County, WI.  See his SSDI. 

 

Daughter of John Glenn Lounsbury and Anna Louise Jorgensen:

Elva Louise Lounsbury born 07 July 1916 in Sherry, Wood Co., WI; died 07 NOV 2003 in Delavan, Walworth County, WI; burial at Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, WI.   Unknown what her occupation was.  She lived in Pittsburgh, PA, lived in Dundee, IL, and in WI. 

 

NOTE:   Somewhere someone has noted a 1930 US Census in Michigan for Fremont L. Lounsbury.  He would be the son of IRA DANIEL LOUNSBURY.  In the 1920 US Census he and his family were living in Seattle, King Co., WA. and he was working for a security company   Anyone who views that 1930 US Census can plainly see where he was.  But, that is him.  There is no 1930 US Census for his wife or children, who were probably living back in WI at the time.

Your name on the masthead?

Current editor Bill Mac Donald has served for many years.  He has been efficient and able.  For many of us, he has been the "call and information center" for all things Lounsbury (however your family spelled the name.)  Bill is facing recurring health concerns and thinks it is time for orderly succession planning.  In short, the L Tree is looking for a new editor.  Ideally this person would have an "L" name, but as Bill has so ably proved, it is not an absolute requirement.

Communicate your interest in this significant service role to Bill Mac Donald:  wmacdonald[at]kwic.com.

I would like to thank Bill for his years of selfless service and hopes for the very best health outcomes.

-bob fraser

Issue 49

Editor Bill Mac Donald has completed another issue of the L Tree.  You will find it linked at the right.  Thank you Bill.

Spring 2009 L-Tree!

Editor Bill Mac Donald has published another issue of the L-Tree. The Spring 2009 issue is linked in the right column. Thanks Bill.

John Freund on Robert Lounsbury & descendents

In the seventeenth issue of the Lounsbury Tree is an article by John Freund entitled "Robert Lounsbury and some of his descendants in western New York." Bill Mac Donald has drawn out this excellent article and placed it in Adobe Acrobat format so that the orignial tables retain their form. Many thanks to our good editor.

Some find Adobe Acrobat a very large program for reading pdf files such as the Freund article. Windows computers that find the large program a challenge migh find the smaller (and still free) Primopdf program more palatable.

Click for article or download on the blue text.

Fall 2008 issue available

Editor Bill Mac Donald has published Issue 47 of the Lounsbury Tree. It is linked at right.

Benjamin Piper Lounsbury & Grandaughter Alice Lounsbury

  Benjamin Piper Lounsbury was born January 25, 1851 and lived in Wisconsin until moving to the Fontanelle, Iowa area in 1883 where he bought a farm. He married  Ellen Lucillia Aspinwall and they had two children, Agnes, and Benjamin Howard. He, (B.P.L) died February 1926. Alice, my mother, was born October 6, 1906 to B.H.L and Edna Woodruff and is still going strong, for 102!  This picture of grandfather and graddaughter  was taken in 1917 near Canby, Iowa.

From Dick Woodruff.

Lounsbury pictures

If you have Lounsbury pictures dating before 1920 and would like them posted here, please send it to me with a description of the photo (who, where, when, occasion, if known).

Bob Fraser

thefraser [at] gmail.com

Richard Parker about Alice Gwendolyn Lounsbury

My mother, Alice Gwendolyn Lounsbury/Parker will turn 102 on Oct 6, 2008. A large gathering of relatives will meet for the 13th straight year to celebrate the event. With two children and their spouses to keep track of her, she still lives alone in her own home.

Her "line", I guess you call it, is Richard, Richard, Henry, Nathan, Nathan, Daniel, Ira, Benjamin, Benjamin.

She is the eldest of seven children of Benjamin Howard Lounsbury and Edna May Woodruff L. The only other surviving child is Elinore, the youngest (83).

Apparently the Lounsburys heeded the word to "be fruitful and multiply".

I am Richard Parker. Not a historian exactly because I don't have the concentration or patience, but a lot of the stuff seems to accumulate around here. My aunt, Helen Lounsbury did an awful lot of the work of excavating information years ago.

Happy Canada Day

For all those Lounsburys (with varied spellings) who live or lived in Canada or have ancestors who did, happy Canada Day (although your ancestors may have celebrated Dominion Day.)

-bob (from Michigan)

It's spring and a new tree has arrived!!

Editor Bill Mac Donald has birthed Number 46 of the Lounsbury Tree. It's a strapping one, coming in at 28 pages. It is linked at the right. Enjoy!