Fernande Leone Dubief Silver was born in Paris, France on February 9, 1905, the middle daughter of Marius and Marthe Dubief. Her widowed mother ran a small café near Orly airport during World War I and this is where she met her future husband.
After the war, her mother decided they should emigrate to the United States to keep the family together as the older sister had married an American soldier. Since they could not all come at the same time, Fernande, in 1920, age 15, made the trip alone to join her sister and husband in Indianapolis, Indiana. She and Ralph had kept in touch and when he went to Indianapolis to visit relatives they renewed their acquaintance. They were married there on June 4, 1924.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph, Lamoni; sons Bob, San Francisco; Ray, Tipton, Iowa; Maurice, Lamoni; Gary, Madrid; daughter Jacqueline Flowers, Cody Wyoming, also her younger sister Leone Ivars of Denia, Spain; twenty-six grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren and numerous grandnieces and nephews.
Fernande was a community-minded person and very interested in nature and conservation. She was a member of H.N. Club, American Legion Auxiliary, American Red Cross, a worker in the American Cancer Society for forty years, the Smithsonian Associates, the Audubon Society, the Cousteau Society, American Forestry Association, and the Nation[sic] Geographic Society. In her younger years, she was a willing worker in PTA and a cub scout den-mother.
Her many interests included bird watching, quilting, knitting, crocheting, and many other handcrafts. Her grandchildren have a quilt to treasure attesting to her skill as a quilt maker.
Her many friends and relatives will treasure her memory.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, September 24th, 1980, pg. 13
NOTE: Fernande entered the county hospital on the 17th, so her death occurred between then and the 23rd.
2.) Annual bird survey to be held here
Mrs. Ralph Silver reminds Lamoni residents that local members of the Iowa Ornithologists Union plan to conduct their usual mid-winter survey of bird species before Jan. 1. Last winter a total of 37 species were observed in this vicinity.
Mrs. Silver would appreciate getting reports of any of the following birds that may be seen: robin, bluebird, screech owl, mockingbird, purple finch, cedar waxwing, mourning dove, and red-headed woodpecker. Other more common winter species would also be of interest.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, December 21st, 1961, p. 1
MOTHER: Marthe Maria Robert
FATHER: Louis Jean Emélien Marcus Dubief
HUSBAND: Ralph Edison Silver
m. 4 Jun 1924 - Marion County, Indiana
CHILDREN:
Robert Marius Silver
Jacqueline Maude Silver
Raymond Joseph Silver
Maurice Clair Silver
Gary Elmer Silver
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941
Name: Fernande L Dubief
Spouse Name: Ralph E Silver
Marriage Date: 4 Jun 1924
Marriage County: Marion
Source: Marion County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1920 - 1925 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 123; Page: 529
2. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Fernande Dubief
Arrival Date: 8 Jun 1920
Birth Date: abt 1904
Birth Location: France
Birth Location Other: Paris
Age: 16 Years 4 Months
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: French
Port of Departure: Le Havre
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Rochambeau
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2777; Line: 20; Page Number: 15
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Fernande Silvers
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birth Place: France
Residence Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Ralph Silvie
Father: Marins Dubief
Father Birth Place: France
Mother: Martha Robert
Mother Age: 46
Mother Birth Year: abt 1879
Mother Birth Place: France
Parents' Marriage Place: FRA
Household Members:Name Age
Ralph Silvie 30
Fernande Silvers 19
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
4. Missouri, Western District Naturalization Index, 1848-1990
Name: Fernande Dubief Silver
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1905
Source Information: Naturalization Index for the Western District of Missouri, compiled ca. 1930 - ca. 1986, documenting the period ca. 1848 - ca. 1986. ARC: 572253; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; The National Archives at Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
After the war, her mother decided they should emigrate to the United States to keep the family together as the older sister had married an American soldier. Since they could not all come at the same time, Fernande, in 1920, age 15, made the trip alone to join her sister and husband in Indianapolis, Indiana. She and Ralph had kept in touch and when he went to Indianapolis to visit relatives they renewed their acquaintance. They were married there on June 4, 1924.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph, Lamoni; sons Bob, San Francisco; Ray, Tipton, Iowa; Maurice, Lamoni; Gary, Madrid; daughter Jacqueline Flowers, Cody Wyoming, also her younger sister Leone Ivars of Denia, Spain; twenty-six grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren and numerous grandnieces and nephews.
Fernande was a community-minded person and very interested in nature and conservation. She was a member of H.N. Club, American Legion Auxiliary, American Red Cross, a worker in the American Cancer Society for forty years, the Smithsonian Associates, the Audubon Society, the Cousteau Society, American Forestry Association, and the Nation[sic] Geographic Society. In her younger years, she was a willing worker in PTA and a cub scout den-mother.
Her many interests included bird watching, quilting, knitting, crocheting, and many other handcrafts. Her grandchildren have a quilt to treasure attesting to her skill as a quilt maker.
Her many friends and relatives will treasure her memory.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, September 24th, 1980, pg. 13
NOTE: Fernande entered the county hospital on the 17th, so her death occurred between then and the 23rd.
2.) Annual bird survey to be held here
Mrs. Ralph Silver reminds Lamoni residents that local members of the Iowa Ornithologists Union plan to conduct their usual mid-winter survey of bird species before Jan. 1. Last winter a total of 37 species were observed in this vicinity.
Mrs. Silver would appreciate getting reports of any of the following birds that may be seen: robin, bluebird, screech owl, mockingbird, purple finch, cedar waxwing, mourning dove, and red-headed woodpecker. Other more common winter species would also be of interest.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, December 21st, 1961, p. 1
MOTHER: Marthe Maria Robert
FATHER: Louis Jean Emélien Marcus Dubief
HUSBAND: Ralph Edison Silver
m. 4 Jun 1924 - Marion County, Indiana
CHILDREN:
Robert Marius Silver
Jacqueline Maude Silver
Raymond Joseph Silver
Maurice Clair Silver
Gary Elmer Silver
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941
Name: Fernande L Dubief
Spouse Name: Ralph E Silver
Marriage Date: 4 Jun 1924
Marriage County: Marion
Source: Marion County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1920 - 1925 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 123; Page: 529
2. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Fernande Dubief
Arrival Date: 8 Jun 1920
Birth Date: abt 1904
Birth Location: France
Birth Location Other: Paris
Age: 16 Years 4 Months
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: French
Port of Departure: Le Havre
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Rochambeau
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2777; Line: 20; Page Number: 15
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Fernande Silvers
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birth Place: France
Residence Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Ralph Silvie
Father: Marins Dubief
Father Birth Place: France
Mother: Martha Robert
Mother Age: 46
Mother Birth Year: abt 1879
Mother Birth Place: France
Parents' Marriage Place: FRA
Household Members:Name Age
Ralph Silvie 30
Fernande Silvers 19
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
4. Missouri, Western District Naturalization Index, 1848-1990
Name: Fernande Dubief Silver
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1905
Source Information: Naturalization Index for the Western District of Missouri, compiled ca. 1930 - ca. 1986, documenting the period ca. 1848 - ca. 1986. ARC: 572253; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; The National Archives at Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
Fernande Leone Dubief Silver was born in Paris, France on February 9, 1905, the middle daughter of Marius and Marthe Dubief. Her widowed mother ran a small café near Orly airport during World War I and this is where she met her future husband.
After the war, her mother decided they should emigrate to the United States to keep the family together as the older sister had married an American soldier. Since they could not all come at the same time, Fernande, in 1920, age 15, made the trip alone to join her sister and husband in Indianapolis, Indiana. She and Ralph had kept in touch and when he went to Indianapolis to visit relatives they renewed their acquaintance. They were married there on June 4, 1924.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph, Lamoni; sons Bob, San Francisco; Ray, Tipton, Iowa; Maurice, Lamoni; Gary, Madrid; daughter Jacqueline Flowers, Cody Wyoming, also her younger sister Leone Ivars of Denia, Spain; twenty-six grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren and numerous grandnieces and nephews.
Fernande was a community-minded person and very interested in nature and conservation. She was a member of H.N. Club, American Legion Auxiliary, American Red Cross, a worker in the American Cancer Society for forty years, the Smithsonian Associates, the Audubon Society, the Cousteau Society, American Forestry Association, and the Nation[sic] Geographic Society. In her younger years, she was a willing worker in PTA and a cub scout den-mother.
Her many interests included bird watching, quilting, knitting, crocheting, and many other handcrafts. Her grandchildren have a quilt to treasure attesting to her skill as a quilt maker.
Her many friends and relatives will treasure her memory.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, September 24th, 1980, pg. 13
NOTE: Fernande entered the county hospital on the 17th, so her death occurred between then and the 23rd.
2.) Annual bird survey to be held here
Mrs. Ralph Silver reminds Lamoni residents that local members of the Iowa Ornithologists Union plan to conduct their usual mid-winter survey of bird species before Jan. 1. Last winter a total of 37 species were observed in this vicinity.
Mrs. Silver would appreciate getting reports of any of the following birds that may be seen: robin, bluebird, screech owl, mockingbird, purple finch, cedar waxwing, mourning dove, and red-headed woodpecker. Other more common winter species would also be of interest.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, December 21st, 1961, p. 1
MOTHER: Marthe Maria Robert
FATHER: Louis Jean Emélien Marcus Dubief
HUSBAND: Ralph Edison Silver
m. 4 Jun 1924 - Marion County, Indiana
CHILDREN:
Robert Marius Silver
Jacqueline Maude Silver
Raymond Joseph Silver
Maurice Clair Silver
Gary Elmer Silver
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941
Name: Fernande L Dubief
Spouse Name: Ralph E Silver
Marriage Date: 4 Jun 1924
Marriage County: Marion
Source: Marion County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1920 - 1925 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 123; Page: 529
2. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Fernande Dubief
Arrival Date: 8 Jun 1920
Birth Date: abt 1904
Birth Location: France
Birth Location Other: Paris
Age: 16 Years 4 Months
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: French
Port of Departure: Le Havre
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Rochambeau
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2777; Line: 20; Page Number: 15
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Fernande Silvers
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birth Place: France
Residence Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Ralph Silvie
Father: Marins Dubief
Father Birth Place: France
Mother: Martha Robert
Mother Age: 46
Mother Birth Year: abt 1879
Mother Birth Place: France
Parents' Marriage Place: FRA
Household Members:Name Age
Ralph Silvie 30
Fernande Silvers 19
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
4. Missouri, Western District Naturalization Index, 1848-1990
Name: Fernande Dubief Silver
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1905
Source Information: Naturalization Index for the Western District of Missouri, compiled ca. 1930 - ca. 1986, documenting the period ca. 1848 - ca. 1986. ARC: 572253; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; The National Archives at Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
After the war, her mother decided they should emigrate to the United States to keep the family together as the older sister had married an American soldier. Since they could not all come at the same time, Fernande, in 1920, age 15, made the trip alone to join her sister and husband in Indianapolis, Indiana. She and Ralph had kept in touch and when he went to Indianapolis to visit relatives they renewed their acquaintance. They were married there on June 4, 1924.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph, Lamoni; sons Bob, San Francisco; Ray, Tipton, Iowa; Maurice, Lamoni; Gary, Madrid; daughter Jacqueline Flowers, Cody Wyoming, also her younger sister Leone Ivars of Denia, Spain; twenty-six grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren and numerous grandnieces and nephews.
Fernande was a community-minded person and very interested in nature and conservation. She was a member of H.N. Club, American Legion Auxiliary, American Red Cross, a worker in the American Cancer Society for forty years, the Smithsonian Associates, the Audubon Society, the Cousteau Society, American Forestry Association, and the Nation[sic] Geographic Society. In her younger years, she was a willing worker in PTA and a cub scout den-mother.
Her many interests included bird watching, quilting, knitting, crocheting, and many other handcrafts. Her grandchildren have a quilt to treasure attesting to her skill as a quilt maker.
Her many friends and relatives will treasure her memory.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Wednesday, September 24th, 1980, pg. 13
NOTE: Fernande entered the county hospital on the 17th, so her death occurred between then and the 23rd.
2.) Annual bird survey to be held here
Mrs. Ralph Silver reminds Lamoni residents that local members of the Iowa Ornithologists Union plan to conduct their usual mid-winter survey of bird species before Jan. 1. Last winter a total of 37 species were observed in this vicinity.
Mrs. Silver would appreciate getting reports of any of the following birds that may be seen: robin, bluebird, screech owl, mockingbird, purple finch, cedar waxwing, mourning dove, and red-headed woodpecker. Other more common winter species would also be of interest.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, December 21st, 1961, p. 1
MOTHER: Marthe Maria Robert
FATHER: Louis Jean Emélien Marcus Dubief
HUSBAND: Ralph Edison Silver
m. 4 Jun 1924 - Marion County, Indiana
CHILDREN:
Robert Marius Silver
Jacqueline Maude Silver
Raymond Joseph Silver
Maurice Clair Silver
Gary Elmer Silver
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941
Name: Fernande L Dubief
Spouse Name: Ralph E Silver
Marriage Date: 4 Jun 1924
Marriage County: Marion
Source: Marion County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1920 - 1925 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 123; Page: 529
2. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Fernande Dubief
Arrival Date: 8 Jun 1920
Birth Date: abt 1904
Birth Location: France
Birth Location Other: Paris
Age: 16 Years 4 Months
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: French
Port of Departure: Le Havre
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Rochambeau
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2777; Line: 20; Page Number: 15
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Fernande Silvers
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birth Place: France
Residence Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence Place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Ralph Silvie
Father: Marins Dubief
Father Birth Place: France
Mother: Martha Robert
Mother Age: 46
Mother Birth Year: abt 1879
Mother Birth Place: France
Parents' Marriage Place: FRA
Household Members:Name Age
Ralph Silvie 30
Fernande Silvers 19
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
4. Missouri, Western District Naturalization Index, 1848-1990
Name: Fernande Dubief Silver
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1905
Source Information: Naturalization Index for the Western District of Missouri, compiled ca. 1930 - ca. 1986, documenting the period ca. 1848 - ca. 1986. ARC: 572253; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; The National Archives at Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
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