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Bela Stoddard 1898–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1898

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 31 July 1958

Death Location: Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: BERTEL STODDARD

Mother: WILHELMINA SIMATER

Spouse(s): Mildred Cessna

Children(s): Bela Jr, John Stoddard, Bert None

Bela Stoddard was born in 1898 in Illinois, the child of Bertel Morgan Stoddard And Wilhelmina Simater. In 1917, Bela Stoddard resided in Woodbury County, Iowa, USA. In 1920, Bela Stoddard resided in Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. Bela Stoddard married Mildred Cessna, and had children including Bela Stoddard Jr, Bert, John Cessna Stoddard. Bela Stoddard passed away in 1958 in Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bela Stoddard was born in 1898 in Illinois, the child of Bertel Morgan Stoddard And Wilhelmina Simater.
  • In 1917, Bela Stoddard resided in Woodbury County, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1920, Bela Stoddard resided in Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
  • Bela Stoddard married Mildred Cessna, and had children including Bela Stoddard Jr, Bert, John Cessna Stoddard.
  • Bela Stoddard passed away in 1958 in Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

BERTEL STODDARD
1871–1946
Birth Location: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois
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WILHELMINA SIMATER
1870–1942
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Mildred Cessna
1903–1987
Birth Location: Iowa
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Children(s)

Bela Jr
1923–2011
Birth Location: Sloan, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America
BJ
John Stoddard
1927–2009
Birth Location: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
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Bert None
1934–2009
Birth Location: Decatur
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Bela Stoddard's Ancestors

Self
Bela Stoddard
1898–1958
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
BERTEL MORGAN STODDARD
1871–1946
Minonk, Woodford, Illinois
WILHELMINA SIMATER
1870–1942
Illinois
Grandparents
Bela (Morgan) Stoddard
1840–1923
Chautauqua County, New York
Sarah (Elizabeth) Bell
1849–1923
LaRose, Illinois
Michael Simater
1833–1870
Germany
Theresa Beyer
1837–1919
Germany
Great-Grandparents
SIMEON Jr
1802–1893
NANCY MERRILL
1801–1882
Reuben Bell
1810–1897
Lydia Edwards
1827–1905
John Beyer
1805–1872
Emma Oberlin
1818–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simeon Stoddard
1768–1818
Lucy Stoddard
1773–1824
Nathaniel Merrill
1770–1824
Sarah
1776–1821
Robert Bell
1784–1863
Mary Pemberton
1791–1841
Charles Edwards
1806–1891
Mary Edwards
1806–1875

Bela Stoddard's Descendants

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Bela Stoddard (1898–31 July 1958) m. Mildred Cessna (1903–27 Nov 1987)
  1. 1. Bela (Stoddard) Jr 1923–2011 m. Doris (M) Markel 1923–2006
  2. 2. John (Cessna) Stoddard 1927–2009
  3. 3. Bert 1934–2009

Bela Stoddard's Timeline

8 Records

1898
1898
Birth of Bela Stoddard in Illinois
Illinois
1917
1917-1918
Age 19
Bela Stoddard resided here in Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Bela Stoddard resided here in Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 27
Bela Stoddard resided here in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Bela Stoddard resided here in Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, USA
Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Bela Stoddard resided here in Monticello, Piatt, Illinois
Monticello, Piatt, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 42
Bela Stoddard resided here in Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, USA
Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, USA
1958
31 July 1958
Age 60
Death of Bela Stoddard in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States of America
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00867; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 74-10A
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T625_520; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 184
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340284
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Woodbury County
    [6] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 104141135
    [9] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 104141137

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Woodbury County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T625_520; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 184

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340284

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00867; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 74-10A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monticello, Piatt, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00867; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 74-10A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 July 1958
    Event Place: Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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