Earnest Wesley Gastineau ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Morris, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. ³ Sheet 4A, Household 69, District 120
Morris, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Son..Earnest Gastman..7..OK
(Living with parents.)

2. 1930 US Census, April 1930, Bald Hill, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. ⁴ Sheet 2A, Household 24, Roll 1921, District 0002
Bald Hill, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Son..Earnest Gastineau..17..OK
(Living with parents.)

3. 1940 US Census, 8 May 1940, Lee Judicial Township, Sacramento, California, United States. ¹ Sheet 10B, District 34-41, Roll 282, Family 269
Lee Judicial Township, Sacramento County, California
Last Place of Residence: Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
house rented, $10
Head..Ernest W. Gastineau..28..OK..11th grade..Farm Laborer..earned $750 in 1939
(Living with wife and daughter.)

4. Obituary: Woodland Daily Democrat, 23 July 2003, Woodland, Yolo, California, United States. Earnest Wesley Gastineau died in his home on Sunday, July 20, 2003, at the age of 91.

Born in 1912 in Morris, Okla., Mr. Gastineau has been a Yolo County resident for 68 years. He worked for Tracy Motor Co. for 15 years, was a self-employed mechanic for six years, drove a school bus for five years and worked at the Contadina Cannery for 25 years. He was a member of Woodland Christian Center.

Survivors include his spouse Hazel Gastineau of Woodland; daughters Billie Joyce and Cleve Robinson of Woodland, Sue Foster and Dino Lynd of Ceres; sons, Ralph Foster and wife Donna, Wesley Gastineau, and Mike Gastineau and wife Susan, all of Woodland; grandchildren, Lori Hendrix and Mitch Robinson of Woodland and Deborah Higgs of Royal, Neb., Gerald Lynd of Kildeer, N.D., Patsy Robinson of Ceres, Kristine Parsons of Rockaway Beach, Ore., Robert Foster of Woodland, Amanda Foster of Kona, Hawaii, Justin Gastineau of Woodland, Jillian Gastineau of Marina, and Mike Gastineau of Seaside; great-grandchildren, Brian and Andrew Hendrix, Corey, Kara, Kaylen Robinson of Woodland, Anthony Higgs of Orchard, Neb., Thomas Lynd III of Turlock, Jessica Wells and Amy Lynd of Modesto, Jeremy Lynd and Breanna Lynd of Kildeer, N.D., Cody McCellan, Rachel, Megan, Michelle and Tiffany Robinson of Ceres, and Elijah Fernandez of Marina; five great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gabe and Jesse Gastineau; brothers, William "Dutch" Gastineau, Marion Gastineau and James Gastineau; grandson, Thomas Lynd; great-grandson, Daniel Higgs; and granddaughter, Janel Gastineau.

Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.

Services: Visitation is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at McNary's Chapel. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 25 at Woodland Cemetery.

(Source: Woodland Daily Democrat, 23 Jul 2003, Woodland, Yolo County, California)

Earnest married Inez Ruby about 1932.¹ (Inez Ruby was born in 1915 in Oklahoma, United States ¹ and died after 1950.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1940 US Census, 8 May 1940, Lee Judicial Township, Sacramento, California, United States. ¹ Sheet 10B, District 34-41, Roll 282, Family 269
Lee Judicial Township, Sacramento County, California
Last Place of Residence: Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
house rented, $10
Head..Ernest W. Gastineau..28..OK..11th grade..Farm Laborer..earned $750 in 1939
Wife..Inez Gastineau..25..OK..10th grade
Daughter..Billie J. Gastineau..6..OK..1st grade

Earnest next married Hazel G. Bruner on 14 February 1997 in Washoe, Nevada, United States.² (Hazel G. Bruner was born on 7 May 1924 in Kansas, United States and died on 3 November 2013.)

  Marriage Notes:

The surname for the bride on this marriage record is shown as Gastineau. I don't know if this is a transcription error or if she really did have the same surname.

If the dates are all correct, then at the time of the marriage Earnest was 85 and Hazel was 72.
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