Lois Anna McDonald was born in Iowa, the youngest of four children of Thomas McDonald and his wife Ann "Annie" Eliza Byers. In 1880 the family lived in Seventy Six Township, Washington County, Iowa.
Lois was over 30 when she married Washington Ernest Likens in 1892. They had an only child, Howard McDonald Likens, before getting divorced after three years of marriage on 02 Apr 1895.
After the divorce Lois and her son moved in with her widowed mother Annie (Byers) McDonald. Their three-man household in the 1900 census of Washington City, Iowa had a couple of anomalies: possibly trying to escape the stigma of divorce at the time, Lois said she was widowed (which she was not), and also used an alternate name for herself and her son: Lois kept her first name but now called her son Donald and both used the surname "Larkin."
They later moved on to Colorado. By the 1910 census of Fremont County, Colorado Lois had reverted to the Likens surname. She also came to use her maiden name, McDonald, as a middle name. In 1920 Lois, 58, was living in Colorado Springs with her 27 year old son Donald B. Likens and family (now married with wife Mae and daughter Dorothy, three).
Lois died in Colorado in 1939.
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Byers-McDonald family bible, "Memoranda" page:
"Ernest Likens and Lois Anna Likens were divorced Apr 2nd 1895."
"The children of Ernest Likens and wife Anna Lois:- Howard McDonald."
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1880 census: 11 Jun 1880
Seventy Six Township, Washington County, Iowa
- Thomas McDonald, self, 52, born Ohio (pa Tenn., ma Virginia), married, farmer
- Ann E. McDonald, wife, 47, born Ohio (pa Penn., ma MD), married, keeping house
- Clara A. McDonald, daughter, 23, born Iowa (pa Ohio, ma Ohio), single
- (blank line for erased entry - probably William Arthur McDonald)
- Lois A. McDonald, daughter, 18, born Iowa (pa Ohio, ma Ohio), single
- Mary A. Byers, mother-in-law, 75, born Maryland (pa Germany, ma MD), widowed
- Henry Henderson, servant, 24, born Ohio (blank, blank), single
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1900 census: 25 Jun 1900
Washington City, Washington Township, Washington County, Iowa
- Annie McDonald, age 67, born Ohio Jan 1833, widowed
- Lois Larkin, age 38, born Iowa Nov 1861, widowed
- Donald Larkin, age 6, born Iowa July 1893, single
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1910 census: 15 Apr 1910
Precinct 22, Fremont County, Colorado
- Lois A. Likens, age 48, born Iowa, own income
- Howard D. Likens, age 16, born Iowa, no occupation
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Lois was over 30 when she married Washington Ernest Likens in 1892. They had an only child, Howard McDonald Likens, before getting divorced after three years of marriage on 02 Apr 1895.
After the divorce Lois and her son moved in with her widowed mother Annie (Byers) McDonald. Their three-man household in the 1900 census of Washington City, Iowa had a couple of anomalies: possibly trying to escape the stigma of divorce at the time, Lois said she was widowed (which she was not), and also used an alternate name for herself and her son: Lois kept her first name but now called her son Donald and both used the surname "Larkin."
They later moved on to Colorado. By the 1910 census of Fremont County, Colorado Lois had reverted to the Likens surname. She also came to use her maiden name, McDonald, as a middle name. In 1920 Lois, 58, was living in Colorado Springs with her 27 year old son Donald B. Likens and family (now married with wife Mae and daughter Dorothy, three).
Lois died in Colorado in 1939.
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Byers-McDonald family bible, "Memoranda" page:
"Ernest Likens and Lois Anna Likens were divorced Apr 2nd 1895."
"The children of Ernest Likens and wife Anna Lois:- Howard McDonald."
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1880 census: 11 Jun 1880
Seventy Six Township, Washington County, Iowa
- Thomas McDonald, self, 52, born Ohio (pa Tenn., ma Virginia), married, farmer
- Ann E. McDonald, wife, 47, born Ohio (pa Penn., ma MD), married, keeping house
- Clara A. McDonald, daughter, 23, born Iowa (pa Ohio, ma Ohio), single
- (blank line for erased entry - probably William Arthur McDonald)
- Lois A. McDonald, daughter, 18, born Iowa (pa Ohio, ma Ohio), single
- Mary A. Byers, mother-in-law, 75, born Maryland (pa Germany, ma MD), widowed
- Henry Henderson, servant, 24, born Ohio (blank, blank), single
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1900 census: 25 Jun 1900
Washington City, Washington Township, Washington County, Iowa
- Annie McDonald, age 67, born Ohio Jan 1833, widowed
- Lois Larkin, age 38, born Iowa Nov 1861, widowed
- Donald Larkin, age 6, born Iowa July 1893, single
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1910 census: 15 Apr 1910
Precinct 22, Fremont County, Colorado
- Lois A. Likens, age 48, born Iowa, own income
- Howard D. Likens, age 16, born Iowa, no occupation
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Lois Anna McDonald was born in Iowa, the youngest of four children of Thomas McDonald and his wife Ann "Annie" Eliza Byers. In 1880 the family lived in Seventy Six Township, Washington County, Iowa.
Lois was over 30 when she married Washington Ernest Likens in 1892. They had an only child, Howard McDonald Likens, before getting divorced after three years of marriage on 02 Apr 1895.
After the divorce Lois and her son moved in with her widowed mother Annie (Byers) McDonald. Their three-man household in the 1900 census of Washington City, Iowa had a couple of anomalies: possibly trying to escape the stigma of divorce at the time, Lois said she was widowed (which she was not), and also used an alternate name for herself and her son: Lois kept her first name but now called her son Donald and both used the surname "Larkin."
They later moved on to Colorado. By the 1910 census of Fremont County, Colorado Lois had reverted to the Likens surname. She also came to use her maiden name, McDonald, as a middle name. In 1920 Lois, 58, was living in Colorado Springs with her 27 year old son Donald B. Likens and family (now married with wife Mae and daughter Dorothy, three).
Lois died in Colorado in 1939.
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Byers-McDonald family bible, "Memoranda" page:
"Ernest Likens and Lois Anna Likens were divorced Apr 2nd 1895."
"The children of Ernest Likens and wife Anna Lois:- Howard McDonald."
===============
1880 census: 11 Jun 1880
Seventy Six Township, Washington County, Iowa
- Thomas McDonald, self, 52, born Ohio (pa Tenn., ma Virginia), married, farmer
- Ann E. McDonald, wife, 47, born Ohio (pa Penn., ma MD), married, keeping house
- Clara A. McDonald, daughter, 23, born Iowa (pa Ohio, ma Ohio), single
- (blank line for erased entry - probably William Arthur McDonald)
- Lois A. McDonald, daughter, 18, born Iowa (pa Ohio, ma Ohio), single
- Mary A. Byers, mother-in-law, 75, born Maryland (pa Germany, ma MD), widowed
- Henry Henderson, servant, 24, born Ohio (blank, blank), single
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1900 census: 25 Jun 1900
Washington City, Washington Township, Washington County, Iowa
- Annie McDonald, age 67, born Ohio Jan 1833, widowed
- Lois Larkin, age 38, born Iowa Nov 1861, widowed
- Donald Larkin, age 6, born Iowa July 1893, single
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1910 census: 15 Apr 1910
Precinct 22, Fremont County, Colorado
- Lois A. Likens, age 48, born Iowa, own income
- Howard D. Likens, age 16, born Iowa, no occupation
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Lois was over 30 when she married Washington Ernest Likens in 1892. They had an only child, Howard McDonald Likens, before getting divorced after three years of marriage on 02 Apr 1895.
After the divorce Lois and her son moved in with her widowed mother Annie (Byers) McDonald. Their three-man household in the 1900 census of Washington City, Iowa had a couple of anomalies: possibly trying to escape the stigma of divorce at the time, Lois said she was widowed (which she was not), and also used an alternate name for herself and her son: Lois kept her first name but now called her son Donald and both used the surname "Larkin."
They later moved on to Colorado. By the 1910 census of Fremont County, Colorado Lois had reverted to the Likens surname. She also came to use her maiden name, McDonald, as a middle name. In 1920 Lois, 58, was living in Colorado Springs with her 27 year old son Donald B. Likens and family (now married with wife Mae and daughter Dorothy, three).
Lois died in Colorado in 1939.
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Byers-McDonald family bible, "Memoranda" page:
"Ernest Likens and Lois Anna Likens were divorced Apr 2nd 1895."
"The children of Ernest Likens and wife Anna Lois:- Howard McDonald."
===============
1880 census: 11 Jun 1880
Seventy Six Township, Washington County, Iowa
- Thomas McDonald, self, 52, born Ohio (pa Tenn., ma Virginia), married, farmer
- Ann E. McDonald, wife, 47, born Ohio (pa Penn., ma MD), married, keeping house
- Clara A. McDonald, daughter, 23, born Iowa (pa Ohio, ma Ohio), single
- (blank line for erased entry - probably William Arthur McDonald)
- Lois A. McDonald, daughter, 18, born Iowa (pa Ohio, ma Ohio), single
- Mary A. Byers, mother-in-law, 75, born Maryland (pa Germany, ma MD), widowed
- Henry Henderson, servant, 24, born Ohio (blank, blank), single
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1900 census: 25 Jun 1900
Washington City, Washington Township, Washington County, Iowa
- Annie McDonald, age 67, born Ohio Jan 1833, widowed
- Lois Larkin, age 38, born Iowa Nov 1861, widowed
- Donald Larkin, age 6, born Iowa July 1893, single
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1910 census: 15 Apr 1910
Precinct 22, Fremont County, Colorado
- Lois A. Likens, age 48, born Iowa, own income
- Howard D. Likens, age 16, born Iowa, no occupation
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LOIS M.
LIKENS
1861 - 1939
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Buried: 11 Feb 1939, Source: City of Colo Spgs cemetery data 3/17/09
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