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Flora Edna Childs 1906–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1906

Birth Location: Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: DEC 1998

Death Location: Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Sidney Childs

Mother: Sabina Croft

Spouse(s): Arthur Rafn, Samuel Wisner

Children(s): Lois Rafn, Helen Rafn

In 1906, Flora Edna Childs entered the world in Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA, born to Sidney Childs And Sabina Elizabeth Croft. In 1910, Flora Edna Childs resided in Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA. In 1920, Flora Edna Childs resided in Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA. Flora Edna Childs married Arthur Jonathan Rafn, Samuel Robert Wisner, and had children including Donald Edsel Rafn, Hallie Virginia Rafn, Helen Lorraine Rafn, Lois Mae Rafn. Flora Edna Childs passed away in 1998 in Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Flora Edna Childs entered the world in Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA, born to Sidney Childs And Sabina Elizabeth Croft.
  • In 1910, Flora Edna Childs resided in Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1920, Flora Edna Childs resided in Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA.
  • Flora Edna Childs married Arthur Jonathan Rafn, Samuel Robert Wisner, and had children including Donald Edsel Rafn, Hallie Virginia Rafn, Helen Lorraine Rafn, Lois Mae Rafn.
  • Flora Edna Childs passed away in 1998 in Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sidney Childs
1875–1954
Birth Location: England
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Sabina Croft
1882–1957
Birth Location: Lake County, Minnesota, USA
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Spouses(s)

Arthur Rafn
1897–1975
Birth Location: Silver Creek, Lake, Minnesota, USA
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Samuel Wisner
1903–1981
Birth Location: Lake, Minnesota, USA
SW

Children(s)

Lois Rafn
1931–2008
Birth Location: Lake, Minnesota, USA
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Helen Rafn
1933–2016
Birth Location: Lake, Minnesota, USA
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Flora Childs's Ancestors

Self
Flora Childs
1906–1998
Birth Place: Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Sidney Childs
1875–1954
England
Sabina (Elizabeth) Croft
1882–1957
Lake County, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Smith (Sowden) Croft
1841–1920
Scamblesby, Lincolnshire, England
Hannah (Mary) Cass
1847–1918
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cass
1806–1882
Hannah King
1816–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert 🧬🧬
1789–1872
Elizabeth 🧬🧬
1786–1829

Flora Childs's Descendants

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Flora (Edna) Childs (21 Mar 1906–DEC 1998) m. Arthur (Jonathan) Rafn (19 Oct 1897–sep 1975) m. Samuel (Robert) Wisner (20 Dec 1903–25 Feb 1981)
  1. 1. Lois (Mae) Rafn 1931–2008 m. Howard (Foster) Staples 1915–2007 m. Richard (Norman) Clark 1934–1959
  2. 2. Helen (Lorraine) Rafn 1933–2016 m. Ezear Wilkie 1927–1997

Flora Childs's Timeline

8 Records

1906
21 Mar 1906
Birth of Flora Edna Childs in Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Flora Edna Childs resided here in Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA
Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Flora Edna Childs resided here in Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Flora Edna Childs resided here in Silver Creek, Lake, Minnesota, USA
Silver Creek, Lake, Minnesota, USA
1950
1 Apr 1950
Age 44
Flora Edna Childs resided here in Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
1956
1956
Age 50
Flora Edna Childs resided here in Fort Myers, Florida, USA
Fort Myers, Florida, USA
1998
1 Dec 1998
Age 92
Death of Flora Edna Childs in Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota
Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota
1998
DEC 1998
Age 92
Burial of Flora Edna Childs in Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States of America
Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, Divorce Index
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 468-62-6095; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1966
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota; Roll: T625_842; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 69
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Silver Creek, Lake, Minnesota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0005
    [6] Minnesota, Death Index
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_722; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0197; FHL microfilm: 1374735
    [8] Minnesota, Marriage Index
    [9] Minnesota, Birth Index
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Two Harbors, Lake, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_722; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0197; FHL microfilm: 1374735

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota; Roll: T625_842; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 69

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Silver Creek, Lake, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Silver Creek, Lake, Minnesota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0005

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1950
    Event Place: Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Two Harbors, Lake, M

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Fort Myers, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1998
    Event Place: Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 468-62-6095; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1966
    [2] Minnesota, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: DEC 1998
    Event Place: Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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