Samuel Bernard Quitney
(1873-1926)
Agnes Bridget Harmon
(1874-1944)
Mary Elizabeth Quitney
(1904-1964)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Leon Wesley Shrake

Mary Elizabeth Quitney 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 10 December 1904, Ettrick, WI 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Leon Wesley Shrake on 8 October 1924 in Ettrick, WI 1 2 3
  • Died: 27 July 1964, Winona, MN at age 59 5 6
  • Buried: After 27 July 1964, Saint Marys Cemetery, Winona, MN 6
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bullet  General Notes:


Mrs. Leon W. Shrake visited for a couple of days this week with her folks at Ettrick.


(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, MN, 3 Oct 1925, Page: 14)
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Mary Rose Elisabeth Quitney
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 10 Dec 1904
Event Place: Ettrick, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Event Place (Original): Ettrick, Trempealeau, Wi
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: American
Race: white
Father's Name: Sam Bernhard Quitney
Father's Birthplace: Trempealeau County, Wi
Mother's Name: Agnes Bridget Harmon
Mother's Birthplace: Ettrick, Trempealeau, Wi
Reference ID: CN 01835
Source Reference: Volumes 2-3

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLF-9TL : 30 January 2020), Mary Rose Elisabeth Quitney, 1904.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Mary E. Shrake
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Jul 1964
Event Place: Winona, Minnesota
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1904
Born in Minnesota: N
Record Number: 1576171
Certificate Number: 021509

"Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4ZH-HWS : accessed 19 Apr 2013), Mary E. Shrake, 1964.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in La Crosse, WI on 10 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 32-28, Family 321, Roll 2579
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
1917 Madison Street; home owned, $3800
Mary Shrake..Wife..24..WI

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 10 Dec 1904, then her age should have been 25 instead of 24.
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in La Crosse, WI on April 1940. 3

1940 US Census
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
668 West 7th Street
Residence in 1935: La Crosse, WI
Mary Schrake..Wife..34..WI

(Living with husband and 7 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 10 Dec 1904, then her age should have been 35 instead of 34.
.

• She was buried after 27 July 1964 in the Saint Marys Cemetery in Winona, MN.

Find a Grave Memorial 129105586
. 6


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Mary married Leon Wesley Shrake, son of Henry William Shrake and Margaret Ann Drugan, on 8 October 1924 in Ettrick, WI.1 2 3 (Leon Wesley Shrake was born on 30 October 1900 in Trempealeau, WI,2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 died on 14 April 1979 in , Ramsey County, MN 11 12 13 and was buried after 14 April 1979 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Winona, MN 12.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in La Crosse, WI on 10 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 32-28, Family 321, Roll 2579
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
1917 Madison Street; home owned, $3800
Leon W. Shrake..Head..29..WI..Mail Clerk, US Mail
Mary Shrake..Wife..24..WI
Frances Shrake..Son..4y 3m..WI
Barbara Shrake..Daughter..2y 7m..WI
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in La Crosse, WI on April 1940. 3

1940 US Census
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
668 West 7th Street
Residence in 1935: La Crosse, WI
Leon Schrake..Head..39..WI..Railroad Mail Clerk, Steam RR
Mary Schrake..Wife..34..WI
Frances Schrake..Son..14..WI
Barbara Schrake..Daughter..12..WI
John Schrake..Son..9..WI
James Schrake..Son..8..WI
Joseph Schrake..Son..6..WI
Daniel Schrake..Son..4..WI
Mark Schrake..Son..2m..MN
Gertrude Jostock..Servant..19..MN..Servant, Private Home
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Sources


1 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 27 Apr 2013).

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 32-28, sheet 12B, family 321, Leon Wesley Shrake and Mary Elizabeth Quitney; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2579.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, Leon Wesley Shrake and Mary Elizabeth Quitney; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

4 "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708703 : accessed 27 October 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLF-9TL : 30 January 2020), Mary Rose Elisabeth Quitney, 1904.

5 "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 27 October 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4ZH-HWS : 4 December 2014), Mary E. Shrake, 27 Jul 1964; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Winona, Minnesota, record 1576171, certificate number 021509, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 October 2020, memorial page for Mary E Shrake (1904-1964), Find a Grave Memorial no. 129105586, citing Saint Marys Cemetery, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA

7 "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708703 : accessed 27 October 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLF-VJT : 30 January 2020), MM9.1.1/XRLF-VJ5:, 1900.

8 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 463, family 88, line 45, Henry W. Shrake and Margaret Ann Drugan; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 5 Feb 2013); citing FamilySearch.org.

9 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 2B, family 55, Henry William Shrake and Margaret Ann Drugan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

10 "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 27 October 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V44X-JCD : 4 December 2014), Leon W. Shrake, 14 Apr 1979; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Ramsey, Minnesota, record 1977492, certificate number 009994, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

11 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 27 October 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLKL-3P6 : 22 August 2020), Leon Shrake, Apr 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 October 2020), memorial page for Leon Shrake (1900-1979), Find a Grave Memorial no. 129105571, citing Saint Marys Cemetery, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA

13 "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1937234 : accessed 27 October 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V44X-JC8 : 4 December 2014), Leon W. Shrake, 14 Apr 1979; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Ramsey, Minnesota, record 1977492, certificate number 009994, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.


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