Daughter of Isaac Lair (1858-1951) and Alice Adelaide Hill (1861-1942). The family changed their surname to LEAR sometime before 1920.
Wife of Martin Lee Gargus: "Bertha Lair" and "Martin Gargus" were married on October 31, 1907 at Leslie, Missouri (Franklin County). Martin was born "Martin Lee Warehime". When Martin was about 18 months old, his mother Annie Eliza Boone married Mathias Gargus (1833-1903). Annie was Mathias' fourth wife. Although she outlived Mathias and bore him at least seven children, she was denied his civil war pension because she did not legally divorce Martin Van Buren Warehime before marrying Mathias Gargus.
Children of Bertha and Martin:
1) Ella A Gargus (1910-??) she apparently died before the 1920 census.
2) Roy Lee Gargus (1911-1983)
3) Elsie Marie Gargus (1913-1990) aka Mrs. Davis Franklin Houser
4) Gracie M Gargus (1916-1979) aka Mrs. Lloyd Arthur Fair and Mrs. Ralph T Price
5) Elmer Frederick Gargus (1920-1996)
Wife of Martin Lee Gargus: "Bertha Lair" and "Martin Gargus" were married on October 31, 1907 at Leslie, Missouri (Franklin County). Martin was born "Martin Lee Warehime". When Martin was about 18 months old, his mother Annie Eliza Boone married Mathias Gargus (1833-1903). Annie was Mathias' fourth wife. Although she outlived Mathias and bore him at least seven children, she was denied his civil war pension because she did not legally divorce Martin Van Buren Warehime before marrying Mathias Gargus.
Children of Bertha and Martin:
1) Ella A Gargus (1910-??) she apparently died before the 1920 census.
2) Roy Lee Gargus (1911-1983)
3) Elsie Marie Gargus (1913-1990) aka Mrs. Davis Franklin Houser
4) Gracie M Gargus (1916-1979) aka Mrs. Lloyd Arthur Fair and Mrs. Ralph T Price
5) Elmer Frederick Gargus (1920-1996)
Daughter of Isaac Lair (1858-1951) and Alice Adelaide Hill (1861-1942). The family changed their surname to LEAR sometime before 1920.
Wife of Martin Lee Gargus: "Bertha Lair" and "Martin Gargus" were married on October 31, 1907 at Leslie, Missouri (Franklin County). Martin was born "Martin Lee Warehime". When Martin was about 18 months old, his mother Annie Eliza Boone married Mathias Gargus (1833-1903). Annie was Mathias' fourth wife. Although she outlived Mathias and bore him at least seven children, she was denied his civil war pension because she did not legally divorce Martin Van Buren Warehime before marrying Mathias Gargus.
Children of Bertha and Martin:
1) Ella A Gargus (1910-??) she apparently died before the 1920 census.
2) Roy Lee Gargus (1911-1983)
3) Elsie Marie Gargus (1913-1990) aka Mrs. Davis Franklin Houser
4) Gracie M Gargus (1916-1979) aka Mrs. Lloyd Arthur Fair and Mrs. Ralph T Price
5) Elmer Frederick Gargus (1920-1996)
Wife of Martin Lee Gargus: "Bertha Lair" and "Martin Gargus" were married on October 31, 1907 at Leslie, Missouri (Franklin County). Martin was born "Martin Lee Warehime". When Martin was about 18 months old, his mother Annie Eliza Boone married Mathias Gargus (1833-1903). Annie was Mathias' fourth wife. Although she outlived Mathias and bore him at least seven children, she was denied his civil war pension because she did not legally divorce Martin Van Buren Warehime before marrying Mathias Gargus.
Children of Bertha and Martin:
1) Ella A Gargus (1910-??) she apparently died before the 1920 census.
2) Roy Lee Gargus (1911-1983)
3) Elsie Marie Gargus (1913-1990) aka Mrs. Davis Franklin Houser
4) Gracie M Gargus (1916-1979) aka Mrs. Lloyd Arthur Fair and Mrs. Ralph T Price
5) Elmer Frederick Gargus (1920-1996)
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