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Lois S. Conning
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Lois S. Conning 1 2
- Born: March 1889, Washington 1 2
- Marriage (1): Walter Edgar Nelson before 1920 1
- Marriage (2): Dr. Francis Joseph Van Horn about 1934 in Seattle, WA
- Died: After 1 January 1920
 Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Seattle, WA on 12 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 86, Family 164
Seattle, King, Washington, United States, Ward 2
914 Main Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Lois Conning..Daughter..Mar 1889..11..Washington..At School
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Seattle, WA on 10 January 1920. 1
1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 68, Family 225, Roll 1925
Seattle, King, Washington, United States
5246 Twelfth Avenue NE; Home rented
Lois S. Nelson..Daughter..30..Washington
(Living with husband at the home of her parents.)
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Lois married Walter Edgar Nelson before 1920.1 (Walter Edgar Nelson was born in 1885 in North Dakota 1 and died in 1922.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Seattle, WA on 10 January 1920. 1
1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 68, Family 225, Roll 1925
Seattle, King, Washington, United States
5246 Twelfth Avenue NE; Home rented
Lois S. Nelson..Daughter..30..Washington
Walter E. Nelson..Son-in-law..32..North Dakota..Grocer
(Living at the home of Lois' parents.)
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Lois next married Dr. Francis Joseph Van Horn, son of Milton Andrew Van Horn and Harriet Thompson, about 1934 in Seattle, WA. (Dr. Francis Joseph Van Horn was born on 18 October 1865 in Northfield, OH,3 4 5 6 died on 20 January 1949 in Seattle, WA 7 and was cremated on 24 January 1949 in Seattle, WA 7.)
Marriage Notes:
Lois Conning was the niece to the 1st wife of Francis Joseph Van Horn. Biologically and legally, they were not related. They were married about 1 year after his first wife died. It was the second marriage for both of them. Francis was almost 70 years old while Lois was 48.
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Sources
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Seattle, King, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 9A, family 225, Walter E. Nelson and Lois S. Conning; index and images (accessed 16 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1925.
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Seattle, King, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 7B, family 164, Andrew Conning and May Eliza Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 3B, family 60, Francis Joseph Van Horn and Amy Belle Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Seattle, King, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 5A, family 135, Francis Joseph Van Horn and Amy Belle Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1659.
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 14A, family 364, Francis Joseph Van Horn and Amy Belle Richards; index and images (accessed 16 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 89.
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1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, enumeration district (ED) 1-111, sheet 1B, family 35, Francis Joseph Van Horn and Amy Belle Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 104.
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"Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3YK-Q5L : 10 March 2018), Francis J. Vanhorn, 20 Jan 1949; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 612, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,032,780.
