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Edwin Laverne Race

Male 1895 - 1971  (75 years)


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  • Name Edwin Laverne Race 
    Birth 24 October 1895  Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 January 1971  Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Edwin Laverne, known as Vern, Race.

      Return of Births in the County of Kent
      Edwin L. Race, b. 24 Oct 1895 at Grand Rapds, son of Lester Race (b. MI, policeman) & Anna T. Race (b. IL), residence 131 Wealthy St.

      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Registered in Lake Co., Indiana. 10/5/17
      Edwin Lathine Race. 149 Clinton, Hammond, Indiana
      Age 21. b. 24 Oct 1895, Grand Rapids, MI
      Occupation: clerk, I.H.B.[?] R.R.Co, Gibson
      Single
      5’8 1/2” height, slender build, brown eyes, brown hair

      Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index
      16 May 1918
      Edwin L., Race, 22, & Minette Smith, 18

      1920 Federal Census. Hammond Ward 10, Lake County, Indiana
      Roll 445, page 3B
      1195 Van Buren St., dwelling 63, family 64
      William Smith, head, 56, b. IN, parents b. IN, trackman
      Mae Smith, wife, 44, b. IN, father b. Ireland, mother b. IN
      Earl Smith, son, 12, b. IN, parents b. IN
      1195 Van Buren St., dwelling 64, family 65
      Edwin Race, head, 23, b. MI, parents b. MI, switchman, railroad
      Ninette Race, wife, 20, b. IN, parents b. IN
      Leslie Jane Race, daughter, 10 months, b. IN, father b. MI, mother b. IN

      Obituary: An email from Georgina Race on Wed, 7 Feb 2001 regards George's brother Edwin L. Georgina asked, “One thing I thought was neat was the line that said he was an accomplished musician, I wonder what he played and/or did that made him considered "accomplished".
        An obituary in either a Hammond, IN or Port Charlotte, FL newspaper, The Herald News, tells more about Edwin.  It reads:
      "The Herald News Monday, Jan. 11, 1971
        Edwin L. Race
       Hammond, IN.-Edwin L. Race, 75, of 161 N.E. Midway Blvd., Port Charlotte, died Saturday (Friday) in St. Margarets Hospital in Hammond, IN.  He came to Port Charlotte nine years ago from Lansing, IL.  He was a retired railway conductor for the NY Central Railroad; a member of the Port Charlotte Civic Association; an accomplished musician; a member of American Federation of Musicians Local 730; Retired Railroad Club Unit 13; World War I Barracks 714; Loyal Order of Moose 2121; and Illinois Club all of Port Charlotte.  He attended the First Christian Church of Port Charlotte.
      He is survived by his widow, Louise Race; one daughter; four step-daughters; and several grandchildren all residing in the Chicago area; and one brother, George of Port Charlotte.
      Burial will be in Hammond, IN today.
      The funeral services were announced through Kays Funeral Home, Port Charlotte."
       
      The parenthesis around Friday at the beginning of the article indicates that the article had been read Saturday, but Minnie wrote over it saying it was Friday.

      US Department of Veterans Affairs
      Edwin Race, b. 24 Oct 1895, d. 8 Jan 1971, Army, enlistment 22 Jul 1918, release date 7 Dec 1918

      Social Security Death Index
      Edwin L. Race, b. 24 Oct 1895, d. 8 Jan 1971, issued through Railroad Board before 1951

      Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Lake County. Indiana
      Edwin L. Race, b. 24 Oct 1895, d. 8 Jan 1971, Pvt. Co. C. 138 Engineers, Indiana, World War I
    Person ID I19129  Schirado
    Last Modified 14 November 2018 

    Father Lester James Race,   b. 29 November 1867, Potter, Yates County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 March 1913, Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Anna Theresa M. Hennessy,   b. 22 April 1868, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 September 1941, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 12 July 1893  Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8316  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family/Spouse 1 Ninette Albertina Smith,   b. 10 August 1899, Cass, La Porte County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 December 1972, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 16 May 1918  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F92566  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family/Spouse 2 Marie Kilinski,   b. 2 December 1898, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 February 1942, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Family ID F108970  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family/Spouse 3 Louise Muriel Beebe,   b. 1899, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1990, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage before 1954 
    Family ID F8914  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart


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