Earl Leroy Wentworth

William Otis Wentworth
(Abt 1874-)

Myrtle W. Walker
(Abt 1871-)

Earl Leroy Wentworth
(1902-1985)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Dorothy Helen Mayme Foudray

Earl Leroy Wentworth ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 8 March 1902, Adams, KS ¹ ² ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Dorothy Helen Mayme Foudray about 1925 ¹ ²
Died: 15 October 1985, Kansas at age 83 ⁴ ⁵
Buried: After 15 October 1985, Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, KS ⁵

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Earl Wentworth
Given Name: Earl
Surname: Wentworth
State: Kansas
Residence Place: Kansas
Last Place of Residence: Kansas
Previous Residence Postal Code: 67110
Age: 83
Birth Date: 08 Mar 1902
Death Date: Oct 1985

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1R1-6Z7 : 22 August 2020), Earl Wentworth, Oct 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wichita, KS on April 1930. ¹

1930 US Census
Sheet 19B, District 0041, Household 512, Roll 720
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
D. Earl Winetworth..Head..28..KS

(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Mulvane, KS on 5 April 1940. ²

1940 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 96-16, Family 70, Roll 1263
Mulvane, Sumner County, Kansas
Last Place of Residence: Same House
70 Arkansas; home owned, $1500
Earl Wentworth..Son..38..KS..8th grade..Truck Driver and Coal (???)..earned $550 in 1939

(Living with wife and daughter at home of his parents.)
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• He was buried after 15 October 1985 in the Mulvane Cemetery in Mulvane, KS.

Earl and his wife, Dorothy, share one common gravestone in Mulvane Cemetery which is a large flat monument with a polished top face. The inscription reads "WENTWORTH - Dorothy, Jan. 19, 1907 - Feb. 26, 2002; Earl, Mar. 8, 1902 - Oct. 15, 1985; Parents of Billie Jeanne". They are buried in Block 12, Lot 43. Adjacent to them are Vern and Ova Wentworth in Lot 46, and Mrs. W. Wentworth in Lot 45.

Find A Grave Memorial #33218291
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Earl married Dorothy Helen Mayme Foudray, daughter of Charles Hampton Foudray and Alice Laverne Burnett, about 1925.¹ ² (Dorothy Helen Mayme Foudray was born on 19 January 1907 in Mulvane, KS,¹ ² ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ died on 26 February 2002 ⁹ ¹⁰ and was buried after 26 February 2002 in Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, KS ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wichita, KS on April 1930. ¹

1930 US Census
Sheet 19B, District 0041, Household 512, Roll 720
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
D. Earl Winetworth..Head..28..KS
Dorothy Winetworth..Wife..23..KS
Billie Jean Winetworth..Daughter..4..KS
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Mulvane, KS on 5 April 1940. ²

Sheet 3A, Roll 1263, District 96-16, Family 70
Mulvane, Sumner County, Kansas
Last Place of Residence: Same House
70 Arkansas; home owned, $1500
Head..William Wentworth..66..IL..8th grade..Electric Engineer, Light Plant..earned $1200 in 1939
Wife..Myrtle W. Wentworth..63..IL..8th grade
Son..Earl Wentworth..38..KS..8th grade..Truck Driver and Coal (???)..earned $550 in 1939
Wife..Dorothy Winforth..33..KS..8th grade..Helps Keep House
Daughter..Billy Jean Winforth..14..KS..9th grade..Student
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1 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 0041, sheet 19B, family 512, Earl Leroy Wentworth and Dorothy Helen Mayme Foudray; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 720.

2 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Mulvane, Sumner County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 96-16, sheet 3A, household 70, Earl Leroy Wentworth and Dorothy Helen Mayme Foudray; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1263.

3 Personal knowledge of Brian L. Lightfoot, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]; Includes all genealogy research papers done by Iris Geraldine Sharer during the 1960s and 1970s which incorported family history documents relating to the Lightfoot and Arnsberger families. Also includes all previous research done by Jack Drugan and siblings during the 1960s.

4 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 10 Jan 2014), Name: Earl Wentworth; Event Date: October 1985.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33218291.

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Gore Township, Sumner County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 158, sheet 5B, family 139, Charles Hampton Foudray and Alice Laverne Burnett; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Gore Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 174, sheet 14A, dwelling 65, family 65, Charles Hampton Foudray and Alice Laverne Burnett; index and images (accessed 21 Oct 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 553.

9 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 10 Jan 2014), Name: Dorothy F Wentworth; Event Date: 26 February 2002.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33218289.

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