Gazlay Family History
Effa Blanch Hone
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 December 2013; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 6311 |
| Name | Effa Blanch Hone |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 2 October 1877 in River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | ca. 1903 to Mervyn Holbrook Amsden3 |
| Died | 7 June 1942 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California1, 2, 7 |
| Buried | in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mervyn Holbrook Amsden (son of William S. Amsden and Ella Isabella Masterton) |
| Born | 18 August 1875 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Married | 8 January 1896 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota to Cora L. Sims |
| Married | ca. 1903 to Effa Blanch Hone |
| Died | 4 November 1945 in Los Angeles County, California |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Effa Blanch Amsden; born: 1878; died: 7 June 1942 [from record].
- California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Amsden, Effa Blanch; died: 7 June 1942 in Los Angeles [County], California; born: 2 October 1877 in Wisconsin; father: Hone; mother: Schofield.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Enumeration District 80, Sheet No. 12A, family of Marvin Amsden (33, Iowa, 2nd marriage, traveling auditor, grain elevators); wife of 7 years Effa Amsden (32, Wisconsin). daughter Helen Amsden (12, Minnesota).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis City, Enumeration District 82, Sheet No. 11B, family of Mervyn H. Amsden (43, Iowa, proprietor, lingerie shop); wife Effa B. Amsden (43, N. Dakota, proprietor, lingerie shop); daughter Helen E. Amsden (22, Minnesota.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis City, Enumeration District 27-163, Sheet No. 19B, family of Mervyn H. Amsden (53, Iowa, first married age 25, late proprietor, lingerie factory); wife Effa Blanch Amsden (51, Wisconsin, first married age 23); daughter Helen Amsden (30, Minnesota); servant Cecelia Gayke (30, Minnesota, servant, private family).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills City, Enumeration District 19-40, Sheet No. 16A, family of Mervyn Amsden (63, Iowa, retired); wife Effa Amsden (62, Wisconsin); daughter Helen Amsden (38, Minnesota); cheufer Earl Jamry (34, Oklahoma, cheuffer, private family); maid Margaret Jamry (56, Holland, maid, private family).
- Obituary, Los Angeles Times, California, 9 June 1942, Mrs. Effa Blanche Amsden, died 7 June 1942 at her home in Beverly Hills. The article indicates she was born in River Falls, Wisconsin, and she leaves her husband Mervyn H. Amsden.