Elmer Daniel Blair
(1868-1926)
Sarah Elizabeth Lents
(1872-1920)
Valda Marjorie Blair
(1891-1977)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harry Jay Gantt

Valda Marjorie Blair 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 24 November 1891, Fontanelle, IA 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Harry Jay Gantt on 7 May 1911 in Greenfield, IA 1 2 3
  • Died: March 1977, Greenfield, IA at age 85 4
  • Buried: March 1977, Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA 4
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bullet  Burial Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial 45351743

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Walnut Township, Adair County, IA on 17 February 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 17, Family 106, Roll 476
Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Walnut Center Road; Farm owned, with mortgage
Vilda Gantt..Wife..28..Iowa

(Living with husband and son.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 23 April 1930. 3

1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 8, Family 81, Roll 640
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Home owned
Valda M. Gantt..Wife..38..Iowa..married at age 19

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.



• Grave Image: March 1977, in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. 4


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Valda married Harry Jay Gantt, son of Edmund R. Gantt and Frances Holmes, on 7 May 1911 in Greenfield, IA.1 2 3 (Harry Jay Gantt was born on 3 June 1891 in Grove Township, Adair, IA,1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 died on 31 January 1944 11 and was buried after 31 January 1944 in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 7 May 1911, in Greenfield, IA. 1

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Walnut Township, Adair County, IA on 17 February 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 17, Family 106, Roll 476
Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Walnut Center Road; Farm owned, with mortgage
H. J. Gantt..Head..28..Iowa..Farmer, Gen. Farm
Vilda Gantt..Wife..28..Iowa
Donald Gantt..Son..8..Iowa
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 23 April 1930. 3

1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 8, Family 81, Roll 640
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Home owned
Harry J. Gantt..Head..38..Iowa..married at age 19..Farmer, General Farm
Valda M. Gantt..Wife..38..Iowa..married at age 19
Donald A. Gantt..Son..18..Iowa
Helen M. Gantt..Daughter..16..Iowa
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Harry Gantt
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 07 May 1911
Event Place: Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Mother's Name: Frances Dwigans
Spouse's Name: Valda Blair
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Reference ID: P 401

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJNY-6MF : 27 September 2017), Harry Gantt and Valda Blair, 07 May 1911, Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference P 401, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,787,404.
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 23 May 2020), Harry Gantt and Valda Blair, 07 May 1911, Greenfield, Adair, Iowa; citing reference P 401, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,787,404.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 5B, family 106, Harry Jay Gantt and Valda Marjorie Blair; index and images (accessed 24 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 476.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 4B, family 81, Harry Jay Gantt and Valda Marjorie Blair; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 640.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 24 May 2020, memorial page for Valda May Blair Gantt Havens (24 Nov 1891-Mar 1977), Find a Grave Memorial no. 45351743, citing Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, USA

5 "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1821206 : accessed 24 May 2020), Harry Jay Gantt, 3 Jun 1891; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,787,719.

6 "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144 : accessed 24 May 2020); Harry J Gantt, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

7 1895 Iowa State Census, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, p. 204, family 86, line 17, T. J. Cunningham and Frances Holmes; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 17 May 2020).

8 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 1A, family 8, Frances Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

9 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 6A, family 114, William Wesley Dwigans and Frances Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 390.

10 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 2B, family 50, Henry Richard Johnson and Amy Frances Gantt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 390.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 24 May 2020, memorial page for Harry Jay Gantt (1891-1944), Find a Grave Memorial no. 45351746, citing Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, USA


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