Lula Thompson was born to her parents, Sarah Jane (Royer) Thompson (1855-1934) and Harmon Haze Thompson (1844-1885) on December 22nd, 1883 in Grant County, Oregon, after her parents had lived on a farm in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, when the 1880 census was taken. They had initially come from Kansas, her mother giving birth to a baby girl they named Susan while the family was traveling through Wyoming in 1879. Lula was a fraternal twin, her brother, named Lewis, being born alive on that same day, in Grant County, Oregon. One more daughter, Jessie Mildred, was born in 1884 in Oregon. Her father, a veteran of the Civil War, died within two years of her birth, most likely from old injuries sustained during his re-enlistment in the Union Army in @1864. Her mother, Sarah Jane, was now a widow with six children to support. When the 1900 Census was taken, she lived with her mother and four of her five siblings. In addition to receiving a widow's pension, her mother also earned money as a seamstress. Her eldest brother, Herman, was a grocer. Her eldest sister, Lena, had married. Her next sister, Susan, was a stenographer. Twin brother, Lewis repaired bicycles and Lula and her little sister, Jessie were still in school. By 1910, Lula was no longer living with her mother, having married in 1907 to John Archbold, the proprietor of a creamery; they lived in Portland. Her sister, Susan, had married and was now divorced, living w/their mother and single sister, Jessie, in Portland, where both girls worked as stenographers for insurance companies. When the 1920 Census was conducted, Lula was now 36, still married to John Archbold, and the mother of two daughters, Jane, age 9, and Nancie, age 7. Her husband was still the proprietor of a Creamery and they were purchasing their home. Her mother was also living with them; she was no longer earning money as a seamstress, although she continued to receive her widow's pension, which helped. By 1930, the family was living at 839 Clackamas Ave., Portland, Oregon. They now owned their home, valued at $6,000, and had a radio set. They had been married for 23 years and John stated he was now a secretary at the Creamery; their daughter, Nancie, now 17, worked as a stenographer for contractors. Her sister, Lena, had been happily married to John William Taylor. She was the mother of six children, including identical twin sons. Tragically, her beloved husband had died suddenly from a stroke in 1929 at the age of 61. His bereaved wife had buried him at Multnomah Pioneer Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. Their mother, Sarah, now 75, went to live with Lena at the home the couple had owned on East 19th Street in Portland, Oregon. She lived with Lena until her death on March 21st, 1934. She was also buried at Multnomah Pioneer Cemetery. Lula's husband passed away in 1954 and was buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon. Lula apparently married once more, to a man named Smith whom I've not been able to locate. Lula died in 1976 and was laid to rest at the Multnomah Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. She is buried under the last name of Smith.
May they Rest in Peace in Paradise, forever.
This lady was the aunt of my maternal grandfather, Harry Hoyt Taylor.