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Erma Arabell Higley
Last updated 9 Nov 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 5 Jul 1907 in , , Kansas, United States
Died: 25 Mar 1997
Father: Benjamin Harrison Burkett (1889 – 1962)
Mother: Wilma May Spear (1886 – 1967)
census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 10, household n/a
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Erma Lanning).
census-us-ks-1915-s1-rawlins-celia-5: 1915 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Celia Township, page 5; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 13 May 2007) ⟩ "1915 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Celia" images 9–11; citing “1915 Kansas State Census, Microfilm reel K-191 (of 271), Kansas State Historical Society” [Each census “page” consists of four book pages, A through D.]
Reference Detail: Line 22, dwelling 34
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Erma Higley).
misc-spear-date-notebook: Spear birth and death date notebook; multiple contributors; privately held
Reference Detail: Page 9 - July Births
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Erma ⟨spelling⟩ Higley). See research notes for spelling details.
interview-{private}-2008: Notes from conversations with {private}, about 2008; privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Erma Arabell Higley).
marker-russell-erma-lanning-2002-1997: Gravestone of Russell J. (2002) and Erma A. (1997) Lanning; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 19 May 2021), memorial IDs 27775566 (Russell) and 27775546 (Erma), photograph uploaded 29 Oct 2009 to both memorials; citing “Beulah Cemetery (Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA), Blk 55 lot 22 site 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Erma A. (Higley) Lanning).
obituary-peggy-saddler-2022: Obituary for Peggy May (Lanning) Saddler (2022); Baalmann Mortuary (https://www.baalmannmortuary.com/: accessed 8 Nov 2023), Baalmann Mortuary – Colby (Colby, Kansas)
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Erma ⟨spelling⟩ (Higley) Lanning). See research notes for spelling details.
obituary-russell-lanning-2002: Obituary for Russell Lanning (2002); “Russell Lanning,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Hays ⟩ The Hays Daily News” page 6; citing “The Hays Daily News (Hays, Kansas), 31 Oct 2002 (Thursday), page A6, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Erma _____).
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marker-russell-erma-lanning-2002-1997: Gravestone of Russell J. (2002) and Erma A. (1997) Lanning; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 19 May 2021), memorial IDs 27775566 (Russell) and 27775546 (Erma), photograph uploaded 29 Oct 2009 to both memorials; citing “Beulah Cemetery (Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA), Blk 55 lot 22 site 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (July 5, 1907).
census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 10, household n/a
Comment Detail: Source includes age (32) and location (Kansas). Using her age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1940 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1907 to 1 Apr 1908.
census-us-ks-1915-s1-rawlins-celia-5: 1915 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Celia Township, page 5; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 13 May 2007) ⟩ "1915 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Celia" images 9–11; citing “1915 Kansas State Census, Microfilm reel K-191 (of 271), Kansas State Historical Society” [Each census “page” consists of four book pages, A through D.]
Reference Detail: Line 22, dwelling 34
Comment Detail: Source includes age (7) and location (Kansas). Using the official census date of 1 Mar 1915 gives a birth date range from 2 Mar 1907 to 1 Mar 1908.
misc-spear-date-notebook: Spear birth and death date notebook; multiple contributors; privately held
Reference Detail: Page 9 - July Births
Comment Detail: Source includes date ([July] 5 [...] 1907).
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marker-russell-erma-lanning-2002-1997: Gravestone of Russell J. (2002) and Erma A. (1997) Lanning; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 19 May 2021), memorial IDs 27775566 (Russell) and 27775546 (Erma), photograph uploaded 29 Oct 2009 to both memorials; citing “Beulah Cemetery (Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA), Blk 55 lot 22 site 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Mar. 25, 1997).
obituary-russell-lanning-2002: Obituary for Russell Lanning (2002); “Russell Lanning,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Hays ⟩ The Hays Daily News” page 6; citing “The Hays Daily News (Hays, Kansas), 31 Oct 2002 (Thursday), page A6, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1997).
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obituary-benjamin-burkett-1962: Obituary for Benjamin Harrison Burkett (1962); “Benjamin Burkett Is Laid at Rest at Atwood,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 5 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Nebraska ⟩ Benkelman ⟩ The Benkelman Post and News-Chronicle ⟩ 1963 ⟩ 01 ⟩ 10" page 4; citing “The Benkelman Post and News-Chronicle (Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska), 10 Jan 1963 (Thursday), page 4, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source identifies "Mrs. Russell Lanning" as a step-daughter of Benjamin Harrison Burkett.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Russell James Lanning (1904 – 2002)
Married: 8 May 1924
census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 9,10, household n/a
Comment Detail: Source identifies Erma Lanning as the wife of Russle Lanning.
marker-russell-erma-lanning-2002-1997: Gravestone of Russell J. (2002) and Erma A. (1997) Lanning; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 19 May 2021), memorial IDs 27775566 (Russell) and 27775546 (Erma), photograph uploaded 29 Oct 2009 to both memorials; citing “Beulah Cemetery (Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA), Blk 55 lot 22 site 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (May 8, 1924).
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Child: Jack Lanning (bet 1925/1926 – bef 2002)
Child: Janice Lee Lanning (1927 – 2019)
Child: Peggy May Lanning (1933 – 2022)
Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: at Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, United States
Moved To Residence: Abt Apr 1941 at , Thomas County, Kansas, United States
Cemetery: Beulah Cemetery at Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, United States
marker-russell-erma-lanning-2002-1997: Gravestone of Russell J. (2002) and Erma A. (1997) Lanning; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 19 May 2021), memorial IDs 27775566 (Russell) and 27775546 (Erma), photograph uploaded 29 Oct 2009 to both memorials; citing “Beulah Cemetery (Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA), Blk 55 lot 22 site 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes implicit location (Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA).
obituary-peggy-saddler-2022: Obituary for Peggy May (Lanning) Saddler (2022); Baalmann Mortuary (https://www.baalmannmortuary.com/: accessed 8 Nov 2023), Baalmann Mortuary – Colby (Colby, Kansas)
Comment Detail: Source includes approximate date ("spring of 1941" [estimated as Mar 1941]) and destination (Cumberland farm, Thomas County [, Kansas]). The town (now a ghost town) was probably located near the existing, but not publically accessible, Cumberland Cemetery, just north of Gem, Kansas, and a little south of the old Tully, Kansas post office (closed 1887).
marker-russell-erma-lanning-2002-1997: Gravestone of Russell J. (2002) and Erma A. (1997) Lanning; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 19 May 2021), memorial IDs 27775566 (Russell) and 27775546 (Erma), photograph uploaded 29 Oct 2009 to both memorials; citing “Beulah Cemetery (Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA), Blk 55 lot 22 site 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes implicit cemetery (Beulah Cemetery) and location (Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, USA).
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Attributes
Residence: at Celia Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: at Clinton Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: at Clinton Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: at Clinton Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: at Gem, Thomas County, Kansas, United States
census-us-ks-1915-s1-rawlins-celia-5: 1915 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Celia Township, page 5; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 13 May 2007) ⟩ "1915 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Celia" images 9–11; citing “1915 Kansas State Census, Microfilm reel K-191 (of 271), Kansas State Historical Society” [Each census “page” consists of four book pages, A through D.]
Reference Detail: Line 22, dwelling 34
Comment Detail: Source includes offical census date (1 Mar 1915) and location (Celia, Rawlins County, Kansas).
obituary-peggy-saddler-2022: Obituary for Peggy May (Lanning) Saddler (2022); Baalmann Mortuary (https://www.baalmannmortuary.com/: accessed 8 Nov 2023), Baalmann Mortuary – Colby (Colby, Kansas)
Comment Detail: Source includes birth date (April 28, 1933) and location (Clinton Township of SE Rawlins County, Kansas).
census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 10, household n/a
Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Apr 1935) and location (same house [implying Clinton Township, County: Rawlins, State: Kansas]).
census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 10, household n/a
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1940) and location (Clinton Township, County: Rawlins, State: Kansas).
obituary-benjamin-burkett-1962: Obituary for Benjamin Harrison Burkett (1962); “Benjamin Burkett Is Laid at Rest at Atwood,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 5 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Nebraska ⟩ Benkelman ⟩ The Benkelman Post and News-Chronicle ⟩ 1963 ⟩ 01 ⟩ 10" page 4; citing “The Benkelman Post and News-Chronicle (Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska), 10 Jan 1963 (Thursday), page 4, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date of death (22 Dec 1962) and location (Gem, Kansas).
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Erma was hurt when the horses pulling the buggy she and her grand-mother were riding in, were startled and bolted. Mrs. Dorwin Higley [Arabell] and Erma were thrown from the vehicle and "badly bruised" but were not seriously injured. [periodical-local-news-higley-accident-1911]
Erma was living with her grandparents, Dorwin and Arabella Higley, in 1915. [census-us-ks-1915-s1-rawlins-celia-5]
census-us-ks-1915-s1-rawlins-celia-5: 1915 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Celia Township, page 5; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 13 May 2007) ⟩ "1915 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Celia" images 9–11; citing “1915 Kansas State Census, Microfilm reel K-191 (of 271), Kansas State Historical Society” [Each census “page” consists of four book pages, A through D.]
Reference Detail: Line 22, dwelling 34
periodical-local-news-higley-accident-1911: “The Local News / ⟨The latter part of last week…⟩,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1911 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 02” page 5; citing “The Republican Citizen, and The Atwood Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 2 Nov 1911 (Thursday), page 5, column 1”
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
SPELLING
Given Name: This database uses Erma Arabell. A notebook of family birth and death dates uses her middle name of Arabella as her first name. [misc-spear-date-notebook]
Given Name: This database uses Erma Arabell. The obituary of daughter Peggy spells it Arabelle. [obituary-peggy-saddler-2022]
FOLLOWUP
Erma may have been born in Beardsley, Rawlins County, Kansas and married Russel Lanning in Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas. [research-a-spear-family-history]
Erma may have died in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. [research-social-security-death-index]
misc-spear-date-notebook: Spear birth and death date notebook; multiple contributors; privately held
Reference Detail: Page 9 - July Births
obituary-peggy-saddler-2022: Obituary for Peggy May (Lanning) Saddler (2022); Baalmann Mortuary (https://www.baalmannmortuary.com/: accessed 8 Nov 2023), Baalmann Mortuary – Colby (Colby, Kansas)
(no additional information)
research-a-spear-family-history: {private} Engelmann, A Spear Family History, privately printed 1988, updated 2002, 2005; privately held
Reference Detail: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com)
research-social-security-death-index: Social Security Death Index, Master File; Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA [available from many sources]
Reference Detail: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com)
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