Minnie Howser ^{3 4 5}

   Other names for Minnie were Winnie M. Houser ² and Winnie M. Howser.¹

  General Notes:

As with most individuals of this family, the surname was spelled either as "Howser" as found for many of the early ancestors, or as "Houser" as found for many of the more recent ancestors.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of June 1882 and a birth location of Illinois.

This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Barnett Township, DeWitt, IL on 2 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 34, Dwelling 20, Family 20
Barnett Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
Minnie Howser..Niece..Jun 1882..17..IL..At School

(Living at the home of her married Aunt Edna and her husband, and their maternal grandparents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 25 Jun 1883 instead of Jun 1882, then her age should have been 16 instead of 17.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Alamosa, CO on 17 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 1, Dwelling 76, Family 76, Roll 155
Alamosa , Alamosa County, Colorado
127 San Juan Avenue; Home owned
Minnie Sumner..Wife..36..IL

(Living with husband, 4 children, and sister-in-law.)
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• She was buried in 1967 in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Clinton, IL.

Minnie married Roscoe R. Sumner, son of Alfred R. Sumners and Mary Alice Randolph, on 26 June 1901.^{1 2 3} (Roscoe R. Sumner was born in May 1880 in Midland City, IL,^{1 2 3} died on 31 July 1948 ¹ and was buried after 31 July 1948 in Clinton, IL ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Alamosa, CO on 17 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 1, Dwelling 76, Family 76, Roll 155
Alamosa , Alamosa County, Colorado
127 San Juan Avenue; Home owned
Roscoe Sumner..Self..39..IL..Garage Owner
Minnie Sumner..Wife..36..IL
Harold Sumner..Son..16..IL..Helper, Garage
Kenneth Sumner..Son..13..IL
Margaret Sumner..Dau..8..IL
Theresa Sumner..Dau..6..IL
Ruby Shelby..Sister..33..IL..Divorced..Nurse, Alamosa Hospital
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