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Family HistoryFamily History - Lora Standish


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Lora Standish and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Lora Standish,1 born 27 August 1902 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, the daughter of Albert Henry Standish and Mary Alice Stuart;1, 2, 3 died 28 December 1928 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.1 Lora married, 9 July 1925 in Samokov, Bulgaria, John Frye Stearns1, 4 (born ____, the son of Edward Roland Stearns and Frances Alice Voter). Lora is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Stearns, Lora Standish; born: 27 August 1902, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois; died: 28 December 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [from record, which gives the names of her parents and citation of her death record, including the name of her spouse, John Frye Stearns].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Cook County, Oak Park Village, Enumeration District 71, Sheet No. 9A; Albert H. Standish (60, Michigan, treasurer, casualty co.); wife of 15 years Mary S. Standish (47, Michigan, 8 children, 7 living); daughter Alice Standish (18, Illinois); son Stuart Standish (9, Illinois); daughter Lora Standish (7, Illinois); border Lydia Finger (27, Wisconsin, secretary, church).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Cook County, Oak Park Village, Enumeration District 148, Sheet No. 8B; family of Albert H. Standish (70, Michigan, treasurer, Scientific Instr.); Mary S. Standish (57, Michigan); son Stewart Standish (19, Illinois, student); daughter Lora Standish (17, Illinois).
  4. The Missionary Herald at Home and Abroad, Vol. 121, by the Congregational Church, 1925; snippet available at Google Books; Page 535, John Frye Stearns, son of Edward Roland Stearns and Frances Alice Voter, married Lora Standish, on 9 July 1925 in Samokov, Bulgaria.