Compliled by Zoe von Ende Lappin, granddaughter of P.J. Savage, editor of the PIONEER from 1898 to 1952
This is a summary of Birth, marriage and death records as printed in this weekly newspaper. More complete information may be obtained by consulting the microfilm of the papers at the Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison, Wis, 53706.
Copyright - Zoe von Ende Lappin - January 2005. Information very generously donated to the Bayfield County Website by the author.
Vital Statistics as Reported in the Iron River Pioneer, 1925-1943, are available from the author at 1246 Glencoe St., Denver, CO. 80220 for $12.00 postpaid.
Births
Births reported in the Iron River Pioneer, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 1919-1924. All are to Mr. and Mrs. unless otherwise indicated. No single-mother births were reported. Some names are partially or totally illegible; these are indexed under Illegible.
MONTH REPORTED PARENTS, SEX, DATE OF BIRTH
1918
January 1918
William ----- mer (Ziemer?), Tripp, girl, Dec. 27, 1917
Elmer Carlton, girl, Dec. 31, 1917
February
William Kern, Superior, boy, Feb. 10
Albert C. ------son (Johnson?), girl, Feb. 12.
E. Luick, Superior, boy, Feb. 16; named Robert Loraine
William Denver, Barnes, girl, Feb. 17
Clarence -----lt (Nault?), boy, Feb. 22
March
Howard Barnes, boy, March 11
Howard (illegible), boy, March 12
April
P.J. Savage, boy, April 6
Robert Rutledge, Orienta, boy, April 16
Martin Johnson, twin girls, April 17
May
Edwin Van Slate, boy, May 9
Leo Mitchell, girl, May 19
June
Martin ------ on, twin boys (one died), June 9
Charles Mellon, boy, June 24
July
Thomas Mitchell, Duluth, girl, June 30
W.J. Little, Hughes, girl, July 11
E.G. Hedquist, girl, July 19
Myles McNeil, Barnes, girl, July 19
August
Curtis Jackman, girl, Aug. 3
Leslie Wright, Hughes, girl, Aug. 19
September
Nels (illegible), Tripp, boy, Sept. (date illegible)
Charles G. Frankie, Tripp, boy, Sept. 15
Ed Perkins, Hughes, girl, Sept. 25
Guy Dodge, Hughes, boy, Sept. 27
October
Percy (illegible), Orienta, girl, Oct. 15
George W. (illegible), girl, Oct. 20
November
Charles Diamon, boy, Oct. 27
J.M. Casterline, girl, Nov. 9
J.A. Westlund, boy, Nov. 9
Eustace Clark, boy, Nov. 16
December None reported
1919
January 1919
Orrin Dodge, girl, Jan. 3
William J. Little, boy, Jan. 7
February
P. Mortenson, girl, Jan. 29
Walter Miller, girl, Feb. 19
March
Lew Pease, boy, March 4
Frank Warbalow, boy, March 16
Gust Herman, girl, March 17
April
Charles E. Reynolds, Tripp, girl, April 4
Elmer Warbalow, boy, April 4
Hugh D. Vaughan, girl in Portland, Ore., before April 17
May
John Rifkin, boy, May 8
June
George Dargy, boy, June 2
July
Earl Carrick, boy, July 1
M.C. Helmer, girl, July 3
E.J. Springer, girl, July 19
George Armbruster, girl, July 21
W.E. Tharp, boy, July 22
August
Herman (illegible), boy, Aug. 8
September
Max (illegible), girl, Aug. 31
William --------son, sex illegible, Sept. 13
Andy Motil, boy, Sept. 17
October
Andrew Wallace, boy, Sept. 28
R.W. Tallant, girl, Oct. 14
November
A.E. Naedler of Aberdeen, S.D., girl, Oct. 26
John R---------, sex illegible, Nov. 3
Rev. and Mrs. Franklin Schlueter, sex illegible, Nov. 12
Louis Miller, Hughes, girl, Nov. 20
George Martell, girl, Nov. 20
Charles W. Mellon, boy, Nov. 26
December
McConkey (no first name), Tripp, boy, Nov. 29
Walter Sullivan, Barnes, boy, Nov. 30
Thomas McHugh, boy, Nov. 30, in Idaho; former Ida Beaton
1920
January 1920
George E. (illegible), girl, Jan 19
February
Arvid Johnson, boy, before Feb. 5
Ernest Rantala, boy, before Feb. 5
William Heikkila, boy, before Feb. 5
Henry Schachte, Superior, boy, Feb. 7
Thomas (illegible), girl, Feb. 8
William Denver, Barnes, boy, Feb. 15
J.B. (illegible), boy, Feb. 20
David or Daniel ( surname illegible), Oulu, boy, Feb. 25
March
Hjalmar Frostman, Oulu, girl, Feb. 29
George H. Mitchell, boy, March 1
Martin E. --------son, Superior, girl, March 4
Leo Mitchell, girl, March 10
John Becker, Maple, boy, March 12
April
P.J. Savage, girl, April 3
E. Luick, Superior, boy, April 21
J.C. (illegible), girl, April 23
May
No births reported
June
Harry Kennedy, Superior, girl, May 14
John P. Hicks, boy, June 11
July
Emil Hanson, girl, July 4
John Correll, girl, July 20
Maurice --ansen (Hansen?), Washburn, boy, July 28
August
A.C. -------nson, Barnes, boy, July 31
John Lit-----, girl, Aug. 10
September
No births reported
October
Michael Costello, boy, Oct. 3
Albert Sznaider, girl, Oct. 4
John C. Mattix, boy, Oct. 8
Chester Townsend, Tripp, boy, Oct. 20
November
George Holland, Superior, girl, Nov. 9
December
Claude McCudden, Park Falls, girl, Nov. 30
1921
January 1921
Andrus Jensen, boy, Jan. 6
Konstu Jaakola, girl, Jan. 11
George M. King of Rice Lake, boy, Jan. 3; named George Emmett
John Wehele, Oulu, boy and girl, Jan. 23; mother died
Edwin Van Slate, girl, Jan. 25
Chris Johnson, boy, Jan. 26
February
George H. Mitchell, boy, Feb. 16
William Burns, boy, Feb. 16
John Kelly of Manda, boy, Feb. 16
Henry Volker, girl, Feb. 22
March
Wiseman (no first name), boy, Feb. 25
L.H. Merrihew, boy, March 11
April
Elmer Warbalow, girl, April 19
May
John Lachapelle, Orienta, boy, April 26
Lorence McDermott, Blueberry, girl, April 27
Frank Eaton of Eatonville, WA., girl April 29; named Mary Jane
Peder Pederson, Oulu, boy, April 30
George Pudas, girl, May 2
Charles Tuura, boy, May 25
June
John Johnson, Orienta, boy, May 14
Orrin C. Dodge, boy, May 26
George Froney, Orienta, girl, June 4
Willis Ingle, boy, June 6
William H. Cue, Blueberry, girl, June 7
William Ellis, Tripp, girl, June 13
Sam Lavin, boy, June 25
July
No births reported
August No births reported
September
Charles Diamon, boy, Sept. 4
Nels C. Nelson, Tripp, girl, Sept. 15
J.P. Hicks, girl, Sept. 21
October
Guy Dodge, boy, Oct. 26
November No births reported
December
Charles W. Mellon, girl, Nov. 23
Archie Butler, girl, Dec. 8
1922
January 1922
Maurice Hanson, girl, Jan. 6
Charles (illegible), Hill City, MN, sex illegible, Jan 18
February
C.E. Overby, Baker, OR, boy, Jan. 28 former Vernie Mineau)
Grant Bradfield, boy, Jan. 31
A.C. Johnson, girl, Feb. 3
F.L. Carlson, Orienta, boy, Feb. 13
March
W.E. Tharp, boy, March 1
W.J. Dodge, boy, March 18
Albert Haak, Duluth, boy, March 10
Adolph H. Engles, San Francisco, boy, March 20 (Mrs. Haak and Mrs. Engles are daughters of Mrs. George Weir)
April
George King, girl, April 24
George Fisher, boy, April 24
May
No births reported
June
Emil Hanson, girl, June 11
July
T.F. Van Eaton, Eatonville, WA, boy, Thomas Frank Jr., June 15 (former Bessie Campbell)
August
Michael Costello, girl, Aug. 4
September
W.I. Little, Des Moines, IA, girl, Edna, Sept. 15
Ed Mumford, boy, Sept. 22
Dougal McLean, girl, Sept. 26
October
Ralph E. Schram, boy, Sept. 27
Robert Thiele, Superior, boy, Oct. 19
November
George Armbruster, boy, Nov. 21
William J. Little, boy, Nov. 28
December
E.J. Barber, Tripp, girl, Dec. 6
Guy Dodge, girl, Dec. 22
1923
January 1923
Al Peterson, Orienta, boy, Jan. 2
George Roe, boy, Jan. 7
R.O. Greenlee, girl, Jan. 7; named Dorothy Elaine
Frank J. Yeakey, girl, Jan. 18
Charles J. Turner, boy, Jan. 21
February No births reported
March No births reported
April
Bram Tharge, boy, March 31
Victor Haarala, Oulu, boy, before April 12
May
Elmer Armbruster, boy, April 10
John Johnson, Orienta, boy, April 24
Leo Mitchell, girl, May 10
Eino Wedenoja, boy, May 16
E.G. Hedquist, boy, May 24
Elmer Warbalow, boy, May 24
Chester Townsend, Tripp, boy, May 25
June
Edward Smith, Superior, boy, June 18
July
L.D. Pease, Barnes, girl, July 6
John Correll, boy, July 7
Henry Daniels, St. Paul, girl, July 17
August No births reported
September
P.A. Savage, Tripp, girl, Sept. 2 (mother died)
J.P. Hicks, girl, Sept. 2
Don C. Bell, Bayfield, girl, Sept. 3
Phillip Little, boy, Sept. 10
October 1923
E.R. Lauer, Milwaukee, girl, Mary Victoria, Sept. 27; (former Harriett MacDonald)
November
Zenas Cole, Superior, twin boys, Nov. 21 (former Grace Larkin)
December No births reported
1924
January 1924 No births reported
February No births reported
March A.C. Johnson, McMinville, OR, girl, Inez Beryl, Feb. 27
Herbert Brown, girl, March 3
Clarence G. Langley, girl, March 22
April
Clifford Irving, Detroit, girl, March 29
George Roe, boy, March 30
Roy LaMay, boy, April 4
Anton Vojacek, boy, April 5
Sam Lavin, boy, April 6
R.J. Burkhart, boy, April 14
John A. Danielson, Orienta, boy, April 15
Martin Bethune, Two Harbors, MN, boy, before April 24 (former Eva Kosola)
May
John Belonga, Superior, girl, May 1 (former Gyrt Swanson) Hans I. Hanson, May 9, girl
J.B. Haus, Tripp, boy, May 28
June
Walter Miller, boy, May 31
Bram Tharge, girl, June 5
July
Forest W. Hostrawser, boy, July 11
George H. Fisher, Hughes, boy, July 26
August
Alfred J. Brochu, Blueberry, boy, Aug. 2
September
James C. Moran, girl, Sept. 12
Charles E. Durr, girl, Sept. 14
Donald Hobbs, boy, Sept. 25
October
Charles Mellen, boy, Oct. 5
Carl J. Gronlund, girl, Oct. 8
November
Ahia Maki, Pike River, boy, Nov. 17
Bert Olson, boy, Nov. 18
December
Ben Novack, Wakefield, MI, boy, Dec. 4 (former Mollie Olson)
G.W. Williams, girl, Dec. 9