Date: 08
March 2003
Revision: 08 March 2004
Area: USA
> Iowa
Descendants of James Tranter
Researcher: Mary Smith
This Report Has Been Privatized
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES TRANTER (JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born February 22, 1850.
He married ELLEN MARGARET KEPFORD 1872 in Oxford
IA,
daughter of JACOB KEPFORD and MARTHA SHUE.
She was born May 24, 1854 in Oxford IA,
and died March 04, 1916 in Armour SD.
1880 Census Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James TRANTER Self M Male W 29 ENG
Farmer ENG ENG
Ellen TRANTER Wife M Female W 28 IA
Keeping House PA PA
Dellda M. TRANTER Dau Female W 5 IA
ENG IA
Euclid TRANTER Son Male
W 2 IA
ENG IA
John TRANTER Son Male
W 1 IA
ENG IA
Source Information:
Census Place Oxford, Johnson, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254347
NA Film Number T9-0347 Page Number 79B
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1880 Census Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Jacob KEPFORD Self M Male
W 62 PA
Farmer PA PA
Marthey KEPFORD Wife Female W 56 PA
Keeping House PA PA
John KEPFORD
Son S Male W 24 IA
At Home PA PA
Harret KEPFORD Dau S Female W 17 IA
At Home PA PA
David KEPFORD Son Male
W 12 IA
At Home PA PA
Edward KEPFORD Son Male
W 10 IA
PA PA
Filey KEPFORD
Dau Female W 7 IA
PA PA
Source Information:
Census Place Oxford, Johnson, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254347
NA Film Number T9-0347 Page Number 79A
Children of JAMES TRANTER and ELLEN KEPFORD are:
2. i. NELDA MAE TRANTER,
b. May 24, 1874, Buck Grove
IA;
d. December 24, 1934, Dow City,
IA.
3. ii. EUCLID FRANK TRANTER,
b. July 1877, Oxford IA;
d. June 30, 1950, Armour SD.
4. iii. GUY JOHN TRANTER,
b. January 12, 1879, Oxford
IA;
d. September 04, 1946, Chicago Il.
iv. CALISTA DOLLY TRANTER,
b. September 1881, Oxford
IA;
d. April 26, 1898.
v. JACOB TRANTER,
b. July 17, 1885, Crawford Co.
IA;
d. April 09, 1887.
vi. PAUL WEBSTER TRANTER,
b. July 31, 1886, Crawford Ill;
d. March 26, 1960, Chicago Il;
Burial: Arlington Cemetery Elmhurst Illinois
m. FREIDA KESSLER.
vii. RALPH WALDO TRANTER,
b. February 07, 1892, Buck Grove
IA;
d. April 25, 1959, Parkston SD.
Burial: Armour SD
5. viii. MARTHA ANN TRANTER,
b. November 14, 1898, Crawford Co.
IA;
d. October 03, 1976, Torrington WY.
6. ix. RALEIGH SALEM TRANTER,
b. April 15, 1890, Crawford Co
IA;
d. June 05, 1950, Armour SD.
Generation No. 2
2. NELDA MAE TRANTER (JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born May 24, 1874 in Buck Grove IA,
and died December 24, 1934 in Dow City, IA.
Burial: December 26, 1934
She married (1) ALBERT JAMES SMITH October 23, 1895,
son of
WILLIAM SMITH and ABIGAL NICHOLS.
He was born October 20, 1866 in Coon Grove
IA,
and died
May 17, 1902 in Dow City, IA.
Burial: May 20, 1902, Dow City, IA
She married (2) BERT WILLIAM CRUISE.
He was born September 24, 1874 in Jones Co. IA, and
died November 22, 1945 in Denison IA.
Burial: Dow City Cemetery Denison IA
Children of NELDA TRANTER and ALBERT SMITH are:
7. i. FOREST FLOYD SMITH,
b. January 09, 1900, Dow City.
IA;
d. June 15, 1981, Sioux Falls SD.
ii. FOSTER LLOYD SMITH,
b. January 09, 1900, Dow City,
IA;
d. September 02, 1900.
Burial: Dow City Cemetery Denison
IA
iii. JAMES B. SMITH,
b. 1898, Washington;
d. 1899.
Burial: Dow City Cemetery Dow City IA
iv. GAYLORD MERLE SMITH,
b. October 18, 1901, Dow City,
IA;
d. February 19, 1972, Phoenix AZ;
Burial: February 21, 1972, Phoenix AZ
m. CAROLINE ANN
FISCHER,
August 05, 1933, Chicago Illinois;
b. October 12, 1899, Woodsfield OH;
d. January 19, 1989, WV.
Burial: AZ
8. v. GLEN WALDO SMITH,
b. April 06, 1897;
d. 1941, Warwick NY.
3. EUCLID FRANK TRANTER (JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born July 1877 in Oxford IA,
and died June 30, 1950 in Armour SD.
He married CLARA LARSON.
She was born January 30, 1881 in Kiron IA,
and died in Ohio Auto Accident.
Children of EUCLID TRANTER and CLARA LARSON are:
i. BERYL TRANTER,
b. 1905.
ii. RALPH LOWELL TRANTER,
b. October 14, 1910.
iii. VERA ADELYN TRANTER,
4. GUY JOHN TRANTER (JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born January 12, 1879 in Oxford IA, and
died September 04, 1946 in Chicago Il.
Burial: September 07, 1946, Mt Emblem Cemetery Chicago IL
He married MABEL CRUISE September 04, 1901,
daughter of DANIEL CRUISE and
MARCELLA LEGG.
She was born April 26, 1883 in Ogden
IA, and
died April 25, 1976.
Children of GUY TRANTER and MABEL CRUISE are:
9. i. VERLIN TRANTER,
b. June 05, 1903, Deloit IA;
d. June 28, 1952.
ii. MARGARET MARCELLA TRANTER,
b. May 05, 1908, Arion IA;
d. April 27, 1991, Armour SD;
Burial:
Armour SD
m. CARDINAL KENNY, October 11, 1930, Yankton SD;
b. December 30, 1907, Burke SD;
d. March 25, 1987, Armour SD.
iii. EVERETT TRANTER,
b. July 03, 1914, Armour SD;
d. June 22, 1967.
5. MARTHA ANN TRANTER (JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born November 14, 1898 in Crawford Co. IA, and
died October 03, 1976 in Torrington
WY.
Burial: Torrington WY
She married EARL E. MONTGOMERY June 08, 1921 in Armour SD.
He was born August 13, 1899 in Armour SD,
and died April 14, 1963.
Children of MARTHA TRANTER and EARL MONTGOMERY are:
10. i. MARTHA
ANN
MONTGOMERY
ii. EARLADEEN MONTGOMERY
11. iii. JAMES TRANTER MONTGOMERY
6. RALEIGH SALEM TRANTER (JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born April 15, 1890 in Crawford Co
IA,
and died June 05, 1950 in Armour SD.
Burial: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Armour SD
He married MABEL ELEANOR PETERSON May 01, 1918 in Armour SD,
daughter of HANS PETERSEN and
LENA KRAFT.
She was born May 27, 1892 in
IA,
and died January 14, 1985 in Armour SD.
Children of RALEIGH TRANTER and MABEL PETERSON are:
12. i. ILA
JUNE TRANTER,
b. June 14, 1927, IA;
d. November 1977, Armour SD.
13. ii. LLOYD EARL
TRANTER,
Generation No. 3
7. FOREST FLOYD SMITH (NELDA MAE5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born January 09, 1900 in Dow City.
IA,
and died June 15, 1981 in Sioux Falls SD.
Burial: June 18, 1981, Emery SD
He married (1) ELLEN ADENA HOLMBERG February 15, 1920 in Armour SD,
daughter of ALFRED HOLMBERG and ANNA CARLSON.
She was born December 15, 1900 in Thurston Co. NE,
and died March 16, 1994 in Sioux City IA.
Burial: 1994, Armour SD Ashes
Children of FOREST SMITH and ELLEN HOLMBERG are:
14. i. DONALD MERLE SMITH,
15. ii. DORIS ELLEN SMITH,
16. iii. PATRICIA LUANN SMITH,
He
married (2) MARIE BLANCHE ERNESTI 1944 in MINNESOTA.
She was born April 28, 1915 in Seneca SD, and
died July 16, 1978 in Sioux Falls SD.
Child of FOREST SMITH and MARIE ERNESTI is:
iv. JOANN MARIE SMITH
8. GLEN WALDO SMITH (NELDA MAE5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born April 06, 1897, and died 1941 in Warwick NY.
He married FRANKIE FAUL,
daughter of FRANK FAUL and ERMESTOME BRINKMANN.
She was born December 10, 1892 in Denison
IA.
Children of GLEN SMITH and FRANKIE FAUL are:
i. MARTHE
ELIZABETH SMITH,
17. ii. MARY ERNESTINE SMITH,
9. VERLIN TRANTER (GUY JOHN5, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born June 05, 1903 in Deloit IA,
and died June 28, 1952.
He married ELMA HALLEY March 16, 1929 in Fort Wayne IN.
She was born November 07, 1904 in Geddes SD,
and died July 26, 1988 in Denver CO.
Burial: Geddes SD
Child of VERLIN TRANTER and ELMA HALLEY is:
18. i. BORTON VERLIN TRANTER,
10. MARTHA ANN MONTGOMERY (MARTHA ANN5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
She married FRANK WILLIS ADAMS
Children of MARTHA MONTGOMERY and FRANK ADAMS are:
19. i. GEORGE M.
MONTGOMERY,
ii. PATRICK EARL ADAMS,
m. LINDA STENDLEY MORTEN,
11. JAMES TRANTER MONTGOMERY
(MARTHA ANN5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
He married JEAN DOWNAR
daughter of MARVIN DOWNAR and WINIFRED MCHENRY.
Children of JAMES MONTGOMERY and JEAN DOWNAR are:
i. JOAN MARTHA
MONTGOMERY,
ii. JOHN RICHARD
MONTGOMERY
12. ILA JUNE TRANTER (RALEIGH SALEM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born June 14, 1927 in IA,
and died November 1977 in Armour SD.
Burial: November 1977,
Armour SD
She married CHARLES A. ALTENBURG September 27, 1947 in Armour SD,
son of CHARLES ALTENBURG and MARGARET CAMPBELL.
He was born January 23, 1914 in Armour SD,
and died March 04, 1964 in Armour SD.
Burial: March 06, 1964, Armour SD
Children of ILA TRANTER and CHARLES ALTENBURG are:
20. i.
JERRY RALEIGH ALTENBURG,
21. ii.
ROBERT CHARLES ALTENBURG,
13. LLOYD EARL TRANTER (RALEIGH SALEM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
He married ANN RUNNING
daughter of ANDREW RUNNING and MARY TIEGAN.
Child of LLOYD TRANTER and ANN RUNNING is:
22. i. MARCIA ANN
TRANTER,
Generation No. 4
14. DONALD MERLE SMITH
(FOREST FLOYD6, NELDA MAE5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
He married MARY ALICE MCKENNEY
daughter of JOHN MCKENNEY and ALICE GRANT.
Children of DONALD SMITH and MARY MCKENNEY are:
i. MARY ELLEN SMITH,
m. DONALD ALLEN JAGER
ii. PATRICIA ANN SMITH,
m. JOHN CARL SUDTELGTE,
iii. NANCY RAE SMITH,
b. December 11, 1960, Mitchell SD;
d. September 06, 1996, St. Paul, MN;
Burial: September 09, 1996, Emery SD
m. TIMOTHY DEE CRELLY,
iv. FOREST DONALD SMITH,
m. TRICIA ANN BARNES,
15. DORIS ELLEN SMITH
(FOREST FLOYD6, NELDA MAE5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
She married RICHARD CARL NURRE June 23, 1942,
son of JOSEPH NURRE and ANNA LENZ.
He was born June 28, 1923 in Bancroft IA,
and died January 30, 1998 in Sioux City IA.
Children of DORIS SMITH and RICHARD NURRE are:
i. RICHARD CARL NURRE
ii. JEFFREY FOREST NURRE
iii. MARK JEREMY NURRE,
iv. JOEL ANDREW NURRE,
m. GERALDINE SHIRAHAMA HEADLEE,
16. PATRICIA LUANN SMITH
(FOREST FLOYD6, NELDA MAE5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
She married ROBERT WILBUR DIETERICH
son of EDGAR DIETERICH and MARY WILBUR.
He was born August 08, 1927 in Chicago Il,
and died March 02, 1984 in Ridgefield CT.
Burial: Ridgefield CT
Children of PATRICIA SMITH and ROBERT DIETERICH are:
i. KEVIN ANTHONY DIETERICH,
m. JANET ELLEN PETO,
ii. STEVEN ROBERT DIETERICH,
m. CHRISTINA PATRICE AMBERG,
iii. JULIA ANNA DIETERICH,
b. August 02, 1960, Chicago Il;
d. July 11, 1998, Fl;
m. FREDERICK CROOK,
iv. SUSAN ELLEN DIETERICH,
17. MARY ERNESTINE SMITH
(GLEN WALDO6, NELDA MAE5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
She married ROY ALFRED RENNER.
He was born March 22, 1929 in Grants Pass OR,
and died August 21, 1991 in Ca..
Children of MARY SMITH and ROY RENNER are:
i. SUZANNE
MARIE
RENNER
ii. JANE ELIZABETH
RENNER
iii. WILLIAM TROY RENNER
iv. KRISTINA LYNN RENNER
v. NICKOLAS RENNER
18. BORTON VERLIN TRANTER (VERLIN6, GUY JOHN5, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
He married (1) BEVERLY MANLEY
He married (2) ALICE ELEANOR LOUSMAN
Children of BORTON TRANTER and BEVERLY MANLEY are:
i. DIANE JEAN TRANTER
ii. DAVID VERLIN TRANTER
m. DELLA JOSEPHINE
LEGG.
iii. SHARI LYNN TRANTER
19. GEORGE M. MONTGOMERY
(MARTHA ANN6, MARTHA ANN5 TRANTER, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
He married KATHERINE S. BROWN
Children of GEORGE MONTGOMERY and KATHERINE BROWN are:
i. ROSE ANN ADAMS
ii. GEORGE MONTGOMERY ADAMS II
20. JERRY RALEIGH ALTENBURG
(ILA JUNE6 TRANTER, RALEIGH SALEM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
He married CHERI PLOWMAN
Children of JERRY ALTENBURG and CHERI PLOWMAN are:
i. JAMES CHARLES ALTENBURG
m. JODI PIPES
ii. CHRISTOPHER RAY ALTENBURG
21. ROBERT CHARLES ALTENBURG
(ILA JUNE6 TRANTER, RALEIGH SALEM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
He married (1) CANDYCE CAROL JOHNSTONE
He married (2) JOANNE SCHOON
Children of ROBERT ALTENBURG and JOANNE SCHOON are:
i. TANYA RAE ALTENBURG
ii. DANIEL JACOB ALTENBURG
iii. RYAN JAMES ALTENBURG
22. MARCIA ANN TRANTER
(LLOYD EARL6, RALEIGH SALEM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
She married ROBERT LEE SAAS
Children of MARCIA TRANTER and ROBERT SAAS are:
i. MAE ANN SAAS
ii. JASON TRANTER SAAS
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Seeking Parents of:
William Goodridge who changed his last name to
Smith
WILLIAM (GOODRIDGE) SMITH
was born 1821, and died March 01, 1904 in
Denison IA.
Burial: Baptist Church Oakland Cemetery
Denison Ia
He married (1) ABIGAL ANN NICHOLS,
daughter of JEFFERSON NICHOLS and EUNICE WAYMOUTH.
She was born April 20, 1837,
and died December 22, 1917 in Denison IA
Burial: December 26, 1917, Oakland Cemetery Denison Ia
Children
of WILLIAM SMITH and ABIGAL NICHOLS are:
i. EDWARD SMITH,
b. September 05, 1856.
ii. EMILY SMITH,
b. November 28, 1860,
Denison IA;
m. DANIEL MCKENZIE.
iii. ALBERT JAMES SMITH,
b. October 20, 1866,
Coon Grove Ia;
d. May 17, 1902, Dow
City, Ia.
Married 2. NELDA MAE TRANTER
iv. ANNIE SMITH,
b. September 26, 1869.
v. LYDIA WOODSMANSIE SMITH,
b. August 21, 1872,
Illinois;
d. June 22, 1962.
vi. FREDERICK JEFFERSON SMITH,
b. November 08, 1876.
from
Mary Smith
Related On Site Link: Mary Elizabeth Kepford
Related Off Site Links: GedCom Jacob
Kepford
Possible link to same Tranter Family:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~gwgustaf/library/Base/d759.htm
http://www.tranters.info/
The 1880 Census and
Possible Links
- Courtesy Michael J Higgins
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