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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.
Marriages
Marriages reported in the Iron River Pioneer, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 1909-1917. Many include lengthy descriptions of the ceremony as well as names of parents and guests, and many are of former Iron River residents who were married in other towns.
MONTH REPORTED NAMES, DATE, PLACE, ETC.
1909
January 1909
ENGAGED: Alfred A. Conrad and Olga E. Marten of Drummond
Della Collins and Dr. Charles Arthur Scanlon, Jan. 7; to live in Manawa
February
Dr. James Alec Patterson and Amanda Marie Thiese, Feb. 4
March
Nina May Ferguson and Alfred J. Jackson of Clinton, IA, March 10 in Chicago
April
Charles Jones and Mrs. Clara Beauto, April 3; to live in Manitowoc
William Walsh and Mabel Upson, April 19 at Head of the Lake
May
Harry C. Brace and H. Finbroten, May 9 at Port Wing
Louis Cochenour and Laura Martin, May 9 at Port Wing
June
Harold M. Evenstad and Marie C. Erickson of Washburn, June 24
July
Fred Anton and Assie Mitchell at Duluth, June 30
August
Ida May Boll and Clarence Ingram of Marinette; Aug. 26 at Rice Lake; long story
September
George J. Bouffloux and Myrtle M. Stoutenberg at Coeur d�Alene, ID, before Sept. 9
Cecil Rutherford and Harry Anderson of Stillwater, MN, Sept. 18 at Minneapolis
October
Alfred A. Conrad and Olga E. Martin at Drummond Sept. 29; to live in Park Falls
Joseph A. Marcon and Anna Bell Dobbins, Oct. 27
November
Henry Martell and Stella Volker, double wedding Oct. 17 Henry Volker and Grace Reynolds, double wedding Oct. 17
Oscar Sandston and Rose Larkin, Nov. 7; to live in Bayfield
Mary Louise O�Brien and Michael Costello, Nov. 24
December
Lester J. Mann and Mrs. Julia L. Gage, Dec. 21
January 1910
Sayde Josephine Welch and Carroll Patrick Dunphy, Dec. 28 at New Orleans
February
Hiram Johnson of Drummond and Mrs. Frances Lombard, widow of Bom Lombard, Feb. 6 at Barnes
March
John Little and Rose Maresh, March 19 at Duluth
Charles Maresh Jr. and Bertha Krahn of Medford, March 22 at Duluth
Judge N.W. Berker, formerly of Iron River, now of Lents, OR, wife�s name and date not listed
April
Alvin A. Finley and Lillian Erickson March 2 at Duluth
Fritz L. Carlson and Esther Marie Bystrom, both of Port Wing, April 19
Theodore Gonia and Mina Bousley, April 23
George Weir and Mrs. Catherine Staples, April 25
May
Reiss Loranger of Ashland and Margaret Waldron of Grand Rapids, MI, in April; to live in Marshalltown, OR (IA maybe?)
June
William Athie and Florence Mason, June 4 at Duluth
Christine Howe and Thomas W. Martindale, June 22
Herman Strehnke and Mary M. Christ, before June 23; to live in Turtle Lake
July
Anna Nelson and unnamed man, July 15 at Duluth
Mary Neil and Harvey Nimmo, July 21 at Duluth
August
John Webster and Nellie Mills, Aug. 3 in Washburn
Thomas Shallow and Florentine Montpas of Menominee, MI, before Aug. 18
Ruth Ester Erickson of Barnes and Nathan Bartell, Aug. 20
September
Matti Jurvelin of Oulu and Alexandra Aho, Sept. 5
September 1910
Talbert Howard Covill and Marlette Little, Sept. 21
October No marriages reported
November
Frank Hammill and Belle K. Frazier, Nov. 16 at Lake Nebagamon
December
Nick Flynn and Mrs. Mary Donovan, both of Ashland, before Dec. 16
John Ben Erickson of Barnes and Beatrice Jeannette Champlin of Duluth, Dec. 21 at Duluth
1911
January 1911
Robert W. Lea and Mildred Bayne Stephens of Moline, IL, Jan. 3; to live in Moline
Mabel Arnesen and John Vachea (Vacha), Jan. 9 at Duluth
February No marriages reported
March
Minnie E. Ferguson and John B. Ashpole, March 10
Lottie M. Mitchell and R. Sutherland, March 15 at Tacoma, WA
April
Ed Richardson and unnamed woman, April 13 in Michigan
Emmanuel Luick and Hattie Oramille Buck, April 16. Long story
May
Arthur Gamash and Julia M. Berube, May 1
Peter Soronen of Herbster and Eva Robin of Grandview, before May 11 at Duluth
George Schwartz and Myrtle Mineau, May 14
June
Robert John Roberts and Mayme Emma Walsh, June 8 at Duluth
Lulu Chambers and Claud Curtis, June 12 at Washburn; eloped
MARRIAGE LICENSE:
William Koski of Brule and Mollie Kangas of Oulu, to wed in Oulu June 12
E.C. Naylor and unnamed woman, date not listed
Annita Josephine Barnes and Grover William Smith of Gordon before June 22 at Barnes; long story.
Oscar Rockstad and Mrs. Dixon of Chicago, no date
July
Rev. A.A. Krug and Jessie Cora Cowles of Naperville, IL, before July 6 at Naperville
Mae McNally and John O�Connor of Superior, June 29
Wallace E. Thorson and Ella D. Meyer at Bloomer, July 12
August 1911
Clarence Ferguson of Lake Nebagamon and Gladys Pierson of Jamestown, ND, June 29
Helga Evenstad and Ole H. Frostman, July 22 at Virginia, MN
Helen Pearl Mead and Elmer Ellswoth Gleason of Ostrander, WA, Aug. 12
September No marriages reported
October
Herman I. Wieland of Virginia, MN, and Anna L. Hanson of Iron River, Oct. 4 at Duluth
Alfred R. Nelson and Lura Hazell Ferguson, Sept. 20 at Lake Nebagamon
Frank Joyal and Christine Johnson, Oct. 21 at Oulu
Walter Miller and Clara Denio, Oct. 21 at Duluth
Albert C. Johnson and Amelia Merchant, Oct. 24 at Duluth
Alma Yates, formerly of Washburn, and Lynn Avery Porter, before Oct. 26, at Minneapolis
November
Phoebe Mills of Remer, MN, and Harry W. Swenson, Oct. 24 at Hill City, MN
Ray H. Green and Jett Wheeler of Cedar, WI, Nov. 19 at Iron River
December
Albert Faber and Minerva Richter, Dec. 16 at Barnes
Andrew Nelson and Salma/Selma Hendrickson, Dec. 23 at Washburn
ENGAGED: P.A. Broff and Lena Swenson, to wed Dec. 30 at Port Wing
1912
January 1912 No marriages reported
February
William Leitz and Clara Jackman, Feb. 6 at Duluth
Oscar B. Runkle and Margaret McDougall of Scotland, Feb. 6 at Fort William, Ontario
Jesse Moore, bride�s name and date not given, at Brookfield, MO
Joseph Knoll and Annie Kimpena of Lake Nebagamon, before Feb. 29 at Iron River
March
William G. Ziemer and Nellie Buck, March 10
April
Ray Morton French of Saskatchewan and Cecil Blanche Ingle, April 8
May 1912
Matt Jaakola and Jennie Niemi, May 18
ENGAGED: James Simpson and Viola Demars of Rice Lake
Ernest Sauve and Hazel Harrington, May 31
June
William Fox and Halga Charlotte Valcan, June 12
Bretting-McDermott, no first names; bride is daughter of Martin McDermott, June 18 at Ashland
Pearl Beams and George E. Browning, June 27
July
Olive Wright and John O. Berg, July 10 at Cloquet, MN
MARRIAGE LICENSE: William F. Zank and Esther W. Goetsch, to wed July 18
August
Andrew Lind and Mrs. Mary Limingola, Aug. 2
Clarence Bouffioux and Hattie Joyal, Aug. 18 at Coeur d�Alene, ID
September
Leo Mitchell and Alma Zimmerman of Fergus Falls, MN, Aug. 26 at St. Paul
October
Harry Grennell and Selma Haupert of Ashland, Sept. 30
H.L. Rood and Belle Thorngate, Oct. 22 at Walworth, WI
November
Elmer H. Rood of Oulu and Ella Olson of Bayfield, Nov. 26
December
Madge W. ---nyder and E.S. Buckman, Nov. 30 at Superior
1913
January 1913
Long articles on 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pettingill
Perry Fransk of Duluth and Miss Christopherson, Dec. 31
E.B. Reed and Walborg Dahl, Dec. 30 at Duluth
Frank Berube and Florence Russell, Jan. 8
February
Eldwin Van Slate and Pearl Andre, Feb. 1
March
Edna Ulvin and Louis Neuman, March 12 at Duluth
April
Ab Shafter and Mary Mascott, April 2
Aron T. Aronson and Magnhild Charlotte Toresen, April 7
Christina Madsen and Charles H. Huntoon of Hatley, WI, double wedding March 24 at Duluth with couple named below
Mae M. Diamon and Edwin C. Dahl of Mason, double wedding with couple named above
April 1913
Joseph T. LaBlanc and Rose Charlotte Koran, April 15 at Butternut
May No marriages reported
June
Margaret Maher of Washburn and Bazil Rocheleau, June 2
Joseph Weckert and Sena Madsen, June 14
ENGAGED: A.W. McLeod of Washburn and Elizabeth Hastings of Oregon, IL, to wed June 28
MARRIAGE LICENSE: Hjalmar Hill and Ida Mary Sorvisto, to wed the week of June 26 at Superior
July
Benjamin James Docherty of Winlock, WA, and Amalia Henrieta Gruber of Napavine, WA, June 28
Charles H. Englehart and Lillian M. Young of Cornucopia, July 18 at Duluth
Agnes Dalkey and Grover T. Fountain, June 21 at Coeur d�Alene, ID
August No marriages reported
September
Con Couture and Celia Bousley, Sept. 10
Herbert Fee and Anna Cummings, Sept. 17 at Duluth
October
Margaret Moffat Ingram of Eau Clair and John Moffat of Hughes, before Oct. 9
John Fox and Julia Bashaw of Negaunee, MI, Oct. 18
Bertie Aletia Knowles and Clifford E. Cunliffe of Windsor, Ontario, at West Lorne, Ontario, Oct. 20
Beatrice McDonald and Adell Tribou, Oct. 25 at Hughes
Harry Mason and Anna I. Johnson of Oulu, Oct. 25 at Duluth
Isabel Sullivan and John Barton, Oct. 29 at Superior
Long article about those previous four marriages
November
Marjorie Burns of Moquah and (illegible) of Barksdale, Nov. 4
December
Mary Redmond and George Fisher, Nov. 25 at Ashland
James M. Casterline and Nellie S. Comer, Nov. 27 at St. Croix Falls
William J. Mulloy and Laura Maher, Nov. 27 at St. Paul
Henrietta Happle and James A. Farrell of Chisholm, MN, Dec. 10
Mildred Kitzrow and Lewis Lipsey, both of Hill City, MN, Dec. 13 at Deer River
1914
January 1914
Goones Walli and Marija Kustava Jurnelini of Oulu, Dec. 27
E.P. Peterson and Erna Sophie Lindemann, Dec. 27 at Park Rapids, MN
Harold M. Zinzer and Laurie Belle Dickenson, Dec. 29 at Solon Springs
Lynn L. Hilliar and Alice D. Jackman, Jan. 6
February
Sarah Swanson and Clarence Neault (Nault), Feb. 14 at Duluth
Chester A. Jones and Gale L. Clark of Stillwater MN, Feb. 21 at Minneapolis
March
Archie Larkin and Jessie Caroline Kelley of Bayfield, March 8
April
Ethel Brennan of Hughes and Walter A. Ulsrud of Ladysmith, April 11
Peter M. Jensen of Orienta and Selma Johnson, April 7 at Dassel, MN
Prof. V.T. Thayer and Florence Adams, before April 23 in Waukesha County
May
Thomas M. Ferguson of Sidnaw, MI, and Phoebe Ethel Simpson, May 2 at Iron River
William L. Little and Ruth Crist, May 16 at Jefferson , WI; to live in Park Falls
June
Martin Hilber and �young lady� from Duluth, before June 11
Howard Colby Barnes and Martha Harriet Wood, June 20
July
E.G. Hedquist and Martha Hellum, June 28
Lulu M. Chambers and Gustav Vock of Chicago, June 24 at Duluth
Marion Eunice Bell of Washburn and Charles C. Wilhelm, July 27 at Billings, MT
August No marriages reported
September
Ed Bousley and Della Vacha, Aug. 26
Laura Wells of New Richmond and Clarence McComber of Mellen, Sept. 5 at New Richmond
Andrew Jenson of Oulu and Clarice Tester, Sept. 14 at Duluth
October
Orrin Dodge and Jessie Fuhrmann, Oct. 4
November
Lillian Cochran and William Chichester, before Nov. 5 at Bemidji, MN
Elmer Warbalow and Pauline Marth of Park Falls, Nov. 19 at Ashland
December No marriages reported
1915
January 1915
John Nichol and Mrs. Amanda Paterson, Dec. 29 at Regina, Saskatchewan
Peter Bolerasky and Jennie Biel of Moquah, Jan. 4
Leslie Campbell and Hazel Ahern, Dec. 27 at Olympia, WA
February
George W. Ripley and Rosina Elizabeth Bickel, Feb. 10 at Racine. Long article
March No marriages reported
April
Grace Larkin and Zenas Cole of Superior, before April 1 at Duluth
Leonard Hill and Elizabeth Frantela of Oulu, April 16
P.W. Grau and Abbie Berube, April 23 at Duluth
William John Little and Luti Elizabeth Brown, April 28
May No marriages reported
June
Gertrude Stagg and Thomas Lavin, June 9 at Tripp
Francis P. Hicks and Clara Kirkebon, June 15 at Two Harbors, MN
July
Fred Stevens and Ada McDermott, June 30 at Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Lillie Chramosta and Louis Dolezal, before July 8 at Chicago
Eugene McCarthy and Ella Sandberg, July 24 at Duluth
August
Rose LaLond and Edmund A. Arseneau, Aug 16
Lillian LaLond and Walter R. Hayner, Aug. 16; long article about LaLond sisters� double wedding
Harvey Fox and Lillian Johnson of Oulu, Aug. 19
September
Lizzie Severson and Conrad Evenstad of Sharon, ND, Sept. 28 at Moorhead, MN
October No marriages reported
November
William M. Babb and Lida (Lyda) Mae Miles, Nov. 10
December
Mary Wick and Gordon Finley, Dec. 4 at Minneapolis
1916
January 1916 No marriages reported
February
ENGAGED: Joseph C. Depta and Maggie Worland to wed March 1 at Owens
March No marriages reported
April No marriages reported
May No marriages reported
June
Ruth Hobbs and Paul Hamilton, June 25 at Duluth
July
Guy Dodge and Florence Huntoon of Hatley, WI, before July 20
August No marriages reported
September
Albert A. Haak and Anna Staples, Sept. 6
Anna Kimball and J.W. Fowler, Aug. 24 at Hill City, MN
October
Max Happle and Anna Swan, before Oct. 5 at Superior
Mary Kalliainen and Arthur Moller of Oulu, Oct. 4 at Superior
November
Harry A. Kennedy and Laura Schachte, Nov. 14
Miles McNeil and Inez A. Welch, Nov. 25
December
J.J. Kitzrow and Mae Vernon, before Dec. 21 at Hill City, MN
1917
January 1917
Mr. Lynch of Duluth and Mrs. Minerva Whiting, Jan. 1 at Duluth
Judge A.M. Warden of Washburn and Mrs. Nina Wilson of Rapid City, SD, Jan. 2 at Minneapolis. (She left him in February.)
Caesar G. Peterson and Ruth Moxness, Jan. 11 at Chicago
February No marriages reported
March
Vivan Lamay and Curtiss Jackman, March 8
April No marriages reported
May No marriages reported
June
Frances M. Watters and Harold Danielson, May 5 at Duluth
Christian Frederick Wiehe of Chicago and Florence Earl Lounsbury, June 2 at Lake Mills, WI
Martin E. Johnson and Anna A. Meisbauer, June 4
Leslie D. Wright and Mamie Miller, June 4 at Duluth
Ransom Joyal of Chippewa Falls and �young lady from Eagle Point, WI,� about June 18
Marguerite Sullivan and Carroll Lee Crandall, June 9 at International Falls, MN
July
Edwin C. Perkins and Claudine C. Wills, June 30 at Duluth
August
David Joseph McCarthy and Clara Augusta Wills, July 14 at Virginia, MN
September No marriages reported
October No marriages reported
November
Ernal Bernard and Della Diffor, Nov. 21 at Washburn
December
George Fisher and Elsie May Rogers, Dec. 12 at Duluth
George H. Mitchell and Edna Barth, Dec. 12 at Milwaukee
Carrie Docherty and Edwin Gruber of Chehalis, WA, Dec. 19 at Seattle
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