Lewis Cruikshank and Josie Gruber were married on December 18, 1909 in Ault, Weld Co., CO. They were the parents of three children:
1. Chester Gruber Cruikshank (1913-1970) stayed and lived in Colorado.
2. Kenneth Scott Cruikshank (1914-1972) was wounded during World War II and was released into Josephine's custody. He disappeared one day and sometime later a man showed up at her door with a letter. Kenneth had died in a hotel room in San Francisco.
3. Doris Leola Cruikshank (1916-2011) never married. She was a civilian court reporter for the US Army and spent most of her adult life overseas.
All of the Cruikshank children were born in Idaho.
Note: According to the family, Lewis abandoned Josie and the children in the early 1930s and moved to California, living perhaps around the Monterey area. He was a produce trader in California and liked to gamble. Lewis is enumerated with his family in Ault, CO in the 1930 census and cannot be located after that.
The following Lewis's, who died in California, are NOT this Lewis:
1. Lewis Cruickshank, born 15 Mar 1884 in Sheffield England, died 5 Dec 1955 in LA County [enumerated as Louis Cruckshank in the 1940 census (LA County)].
2. Lewis Walke Cruikshank, born 22 Jan 1885 in MD, died 31 Aug 1979 in LA County [enumerated as Lewis W. Cruikshank in the 1940 census (Phila., PA)].
If anyone can provide any information on what happened to Lewis, please contact me.
Hilliard/Cruikshank family researcher: Peggy McVean ([email protected]), daughter of Jane (Hilliard) Herring and granddaughter of Mary (Cruikshank) Matthews Hilliard.
1. Chester Gruber Cruikshank (1913-1970) stayed and lived in Colorado.
2. Kenneth Scott Cruikshank (1914-1972) was wounded during World War II and was released into Josephine's custody. He disappeared one day and sometime later a man showed up at her door with a letter. Kenneth had died in a hotel room in San Francisco.
3. Doris Leola Cruikshank (1916-2011) never married. She was a civilian court reporter for the US Army and spent most of her adult life overseas.
All of the Cruikshank children were born in Idaho.
Note: According to the family, Lewis abandoned Josie and the children in the early 1930s and moved to California, living perhaps around the Monterey area. He was a produce trader in California and liked to gamble. Lewis is enumerated with his family in Ault, CO in the 1930 census and cannot be located after that.
The following Lewis's, who died in California, are NOT this Lewis:
1. Lewis Cruickshank, born 15 Mar 1884 in Sheffield England, died 5 Dec 1955 in LA County [enumerated as Louis Cruckshank in the 1940 census (LA County)].
2. Lewis Walke Cruikshank, born 22 Jan 1885 in MD, died 31 Aug 1979 in LA County [enumerated as Lewis W. Cruikshank in the 1940 census (Phila., PA)].
If anyone can provide any information on what happened to Lewis, please contact me.
Hilliard/Cruikshank family researcher: Peggy McVean ([email protected]), daughter of Jane (Hilliard) Herring and granddaughter of Mary (Cruikshank) Matthews Hilliard.
Lewis Cruikshank and Josie Gruber were married on December 18, 1909 in Ault, Weld Co., CO. They were the parents of three children:
1. Chester Gruber Cruikshank (1913-1970) stayed and lived in Colorado.
2. Kenneth Scott Cruikshank (1914-1972) was wounded during World War II and was released into Josephine's custody. He disappeared one day and sometime later a man showed up at her door with a letter. Kenneth had died in a hotel room in San Francisco.
3. Doris Leola Cruikshank (1916-2011) never married. She was a civilian court reporter for the US Army and spent most of her adult life overseas.
All of the Cruikshank children were born in Idaho.
Note: According to the family, Lewis abandoned Josie and the children in the early 1930s and moved to California, living perhaps around the Monterey area. He was a produce trader in California and liked to gamble. Lewis is enumerated with his family in Ault, CO in the 1930 census and cannot be located after that.
The following Lewis's, who died in California, are NOT this Lewis:
1. Lewis Cruickshank, born 15 Mar 1884 in Sheffield England, died 5 Dec 1955 in LA County [enumerated as Louis Cruckshank in the 1940 census (LA County)].
2. Lewis Walke Cruikshank, born 22 Jan 1885 in MD, died 31 Aug 1979 in LA County [enumerated as Lewis W. Cruikshank in the 1940 census (Phila., PA)].
If anyone can provide any information on what happened to Lewis, please contact me.
Hilliard/Cruikshank family researcher: Peggy McVean ([email protected]), daughter of Jane (Hilliard) Herring and granddaughter of Mary (Cruikshank) Matthews Hilliard.
1. Chester Gruber Cruikshank (1913-1970) stayed and lived in Colorado.
2. Kenneth Scott Cruikshank (1914-1972) was wounded during World War II and was released into Josephine's custody. He disappeared one day and sometime later a man showed up at her door with a letter. Kenneth had died in a hotel room in San Francisco.
3. Doris Leola Cruikshank (1916-2011) never married. She was a civilian court reporter for the US Army and spent most of her adult life overseas.
All of the Cruikshank children were born in Idaho.
Note: According to the family, Lewis abandoned Josie and the children in the early 1930s and moved to California, living perhaps around the Monterey area. He was a produce trader in California and liked to gamble. Lewis is enumerated with his family in Ault, CO in the 1930 census and cannot be located after that.
The following Lewis's, who died in California, are NOT this Lewis:
1. Lewis Cruickshank, born 15 Mar 1884 in Sheffield England, died 5 Dec 1955 in LA County [enumerated as Louis Cruckshank in the 1940 census (LA County)].
2. Lewis Walke Cruikshank, born 22 Jan 1885 in MD, died 31 Aug 1979 in LA County [enumerated as Lewis W. Cruikshank in the 1940 census (Phila., PA)].
If anyone can provide any information on what happened to Lewis, please contact me.
Hilliard/Cruikshank family researcher: Peggy McVean ([email protected]), daughter of Jane (Hilliard) Herring and granddaughter of Mary (Cruikshank) Matthews Hilliard.
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