Theodore Roosevelt Lane ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1900 US Census, 15 June 1900, Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, United States. ⁴ Sheet 12B, Dwelling 279, Household 286, Roll 1240871, District 69
Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri
533 Mallory; home owned with mortgage
Son..Theodore Lane..Dec 1892..7..MO
(Living with parents.)

2. 1910 US Census, April 1910, Mound Valley, Labette, Kansas, United States. ⁵ Sheet 4B, Household 64, District 136
Mound Valley, Labette County, Kansas
Hired man (nephew)..Theodore Lane..17..MO
(Living with married uncle, Charles Henry Stover, and his family.)

3. Occupation: RR Station Agent, June 1917, Montrose, Henry, Missouri, United States. ⁶

4. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, 5 June 1917, Montrose, Henry, Missouri, United States. ⁶ Name: Theodore Roosevelt Lane
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1892
Birthplace: Brookfield, Missouri, United States

5. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States. ¹ Sheet 13A, District 155, Household 350
Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, United States
T. R. Lane..Head..27..MO
(Living with wife.)

6. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States. ² Sheet 6B, Roll 1909, District 0039, Household 166
Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
Theo. R. Lane..Head..37..MO
(Living with wife, son, and sister-in-law.)

7. 1940 US Census, 6 April 1940, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States. ³ Sheet 2B, Roll 3301, District 36-37, Family 43
Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
238 North Eighth; home rented $25
Theo. R. Lane..Head..40..MO..12th grade..Traffic Clerk, Oil Refinery Office..earned $2220 in 1939
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Dec 1892, then his age should have been 37 instead of 40.

8. Alt. Death, 11 August 1970. Given Name: Theodore
Surname: Lane
Birth Date: 16 December 1892
Social Security Number: 443-10-0026
State: Oklahoma
Last Place of Residence: Kay, Oklahoma
Previous Residence Postal Code: 74601
Event Date: August 1973
Age: 81

There is a major discrepancy in the year of death for Theodore. All of the researchers that list his name show the year as 1973 but none provide any source citation for that year. Obviously, the year of 1973 is coming from the Social Security Death Index which states his death date as August 1973. However, his gravestone seems to indicate 1970 but upon close examination it appears that the 0 was engraved over the 3. Or perhaps the 3 was engraved over the 0 --- it is impossible to tell which is the correct digit. It is mind-boggling that the casket maker would provide such a product and equally mind-boggling that the surviving family members would accept such poor quality.

I have been unable to locate a death certificate or any obituary or funeral record which may verify the year as either 1970 or 1973. We'll just have to wait for some close family member to eventually verify the correct year.
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9. Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery, After 11 August 1973, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States. ⁸ Find A Grave Memorial #88800177

Theodore married Minnie Viola Mitchell, daughter of Matthew Mitchell and Ana, on 23 December 1917 in Montrose, Jewell, Kansas, United States.^{1 2 3} (Minnie Viola Mitchell was born on 19 January 1896 in Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States,^{1 2} died on 4 December 1946 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States and was buried after 4 December 1946 in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States. ¹ Sheet 13A, District 155, Household 350
Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, United States
T. R. Lane..Head..27..MO
Minnie Lane..Wife..23..MO

2. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States. ² Sheet 6B, Roll 1909, District 0039, Household 166
Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
Theo. R. Lane..Head..37..MO
Minnie V. Lane..Wife..34..MO
Theo. R. Lane Jr..Son..3..MO
Alice E. Mitchell..Sister-in-law..24..MO

3. 1940 US Census, 6 April 1940, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States. ³ Sheet 2B, Roll 3301, District 36-37, Family 43
Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States
238 North Eighth; home rented $25
Theo. R. Lane..Head..40..MO..12th grade..Traffic Clerk, Oil Refinery Office..earned $2220 in 1939
Minnie Lane..Wife..38..MO..12th grade
Theo. Lane..Son..13..MO..7th grade
Jack Lane..Son..8..MO..1st grade

  Marriage Notes:

They moved around somewhat both before their marriage and during the marriage. Both were born in Missouri but ended up in Kansas and then ultimately Oklahoma. Theodore came with his parents from Missouri to Labette County, Kansas sometime between 1900 and 1910. His World War I Draft Registration showed that he was working as a RR Station Agent in Montrose, Henry County, Missouri in 1917 but later met and married Minnie Mitchell in Jewell County, Kansas in December 1917.

The 1920 census showed both of them living in Labette County, Kansas. In 1927 their first son was born in Missouri. By the 1930 census, they had moved to Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma. In 1932, their second son was also born in Missouri.

Unverified records indicated that Minnie died in 1946 at Wichita, Kansas but was buried in Ponca City, OK. Twenty-seven years later, Theodore died and was buried next to her in Ponca City, OK. It is not yet known if Minnie was merely visiting somebody in Wichita, KS at the time of her death or if the couple had moved there. But if they had moved there, why were they buried back in Ponca City, OK?
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