James Herman Cline
(Abt 1881-)
Bessie Bell
(Abt 1886-)
Oscar Richard Cline
(1911-1988)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ellen Louise Lightfoot

Oscar Richard Cline 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 11 April 1911, Northtown, KY 2 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Ellen Louise Lightfoot on 2 November 1929 in , Warren County, IL 1 2 3
  • Died: 9 April 1988, Burlington, IA at age 76 1 5 6
  • Buried: 11 April 1988, Burlington, IA 1 6
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bullet  Death Notes:


Age: 77
Given Name: Oscar
Surname: Cline
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1911
State: Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Des Moines, Iowa
Previous Residence Postal Code: 52601
Event Date: 09 Apr 1988

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3XF-5NY : 19 May 2014), Oscar Cline, 09 Apr 1988; 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 has alternate birth date of 11 April 1912 and a birth location of Northtown, KY.

This birth date appears on his gravestone.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Burlington, IA on April 1930. 2

Sheet 21A, Household 545, Roll 653, District 0006
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Head..Oscar Cline..19..KY
(Living with wife.)

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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Tama Township, Des Moines County, IA on 17 April 1940. 3

Sheet 4A, Family 68, Roll 1156, District 29-32
Tama Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Last Place of Residence:Same Place
House rented, $6
Head...Oscer Cline..29..KY..7th grade..Steel Worker for SteelCraft
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in April 1988.

1 7 Oscar Cline, 76, of 1313 Ashmun Street, died 8:20 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 1988, at Burlington Medical Center.

Born April 11, 1911, in North Town, Kentucky, he was the son [of] James Herman and Bessie Bell Cline. He married Florence Grimes June 24, 1941, in Kahoka, Missouri.

He was employed as an ironworker and millwright foreman with the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, before retiring after 19 years. He was also employed with the Nurrey Glass Company, Burlington. He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church and Union Local 577 of the Ironworkers.

Surviving are his wife; five sons, Lee Cline, New London, and Oscar Cline Jr., George "Butch" Cline, Gary Cline and James Michael Cline, all of Burlington; two stepsons, Robert Ostdick, Ottumwa, and Richard Ostdick, Davenport; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Prugh's Chapel.

The service for Mr. Cline will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Prugh's Chapel with the Reverend Paul Richmond officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• He was buried on 11 April 1988 in the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, IA.

Plot: Block 321 Lot 121 Grave 1
Find A Grave Memorial 97936648
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Oscar married Ellen Louise Lightfoot, daughter of Charles Levi Lightfoot and Ella May Ferrington, on 2 November 1929 in , Warren County, IL.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce. (Ellen Louise Lightfoot was born on 20 September 1911 in Burlington, IA,1 2 3 8 9 10 died on 3 March 1999 in Burlington, IA 1 10 and was buried on 6 March 1999 in Burlington, IA 1 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 2 November 1929, in , Warren County, IL.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Burlington, IA on April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 21A, Household 545, Roll 653, District 0006
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Oscar Cline..Head..19..KY
Ellen L. Cline..Wife..18..IA
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Tama Township, Des Moines County, IA on 17 April 1940. 3

Sheet 4A, Family 68, Roll 1156, District 29-32
Tama Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
House rented, $6
Head...Oscer Cline..29..KY..7th grade..Steel Worker for SteelCraft
Wife..Ellen Cline..28..IA..6th grade..Housewife
Son..Oscer Cline..9..IA..3rd grade
Son..Robt Cline..7..IA..2nd grade
Daughter..Lauralee Cline..1..IA
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• Oscar Richard Cline and Ellen Louise Lightfoot were divorced after 1940. 1


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Oscar Cline
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 02 Nov 1929
Event Place: Warren, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Ellen Louise Lightfoot
Spouse's Gender: Female
Page: 223

Citing this Record
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-14JQ : 17 October 2017), Oscar Cline and Ellen Louise Lightfoot, 02 Nov 1929; citing Warren, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,377,920.
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Sources


1 Patti Lawson, "Main lines: Wm & Rebecca Lawson of Scott Co, VA. Logsdon's- KY and beyond. Aldredge's- MD, NC, IN, IL and beyond.," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=patti%2Dlawson : accessed 6 May 2012).

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 0006, sheet 21A, family 545, Oscar Richard Cline and Ellen Louise Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 653.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Tama Township, Des Moines County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 29-32, sheet 4A, household 68, Oscar Richard Cline and Ellen Louise Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1156.

4 Kirk D. Sykes, World Family Tree Vol. 051, Ed. 1, Tree #1106 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: February 2000).

5 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 17 Oct 2013), Oscar Cline; 9 Apr 1988.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for Oscar Cline, Sr (11 Mar 1911\endash 9 Apr 1988), Find A Grave Memorial no. 97936648, citing Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 6 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=97936648.

8 "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674820 : accessed 17 Oct 2013), Ella Eldora Lightfoot.

9 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 17 Oct 2013), ELLEN L CLINE.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for Ellen Louise Lightfoot Cline (20 Sep 1911\endash 3 Mar 1999), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42142674, citing Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA


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