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Estella B. Gardner was born in Feb 1875 in Missouri
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4,5,6 Estella married first William S. Clark, son of Isaac Clark and Mandy Buchanan, on 25 Jan 1893 in Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa
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2,7,8 Estella and William appeared on the 1895 State Census of Eden Twp., Decatur Co., Iowa
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15 Estella and William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa
G, enumerated 16 Jun 1900, reporting that they were renting their home. Their children Hazel and Cleo were listed as living with them.
16 Estella married second John W. Culp, son of G. H. Culp and Sarah Mullinax, on 25 Sep 1901 in Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa
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9,10 Estella and John, and her daughter Hazel, moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, by 1909, when they were living at 202 E. Kansas. She was working as a cook in a restaurant owned by Sample Watts.
17 Estella and John appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri
G, on Third St.
18 John is found in the St. Joseph city directories as late as 1916, residing at 239 W. Colorado Ave. in 1910, and boarding at 6313 Sherman in 1911, 6421 Carnegie in 1913, and 6417 Sherman in 1916. There is no indication as to whether she was living with him.
19 Estella married third
Ira Oscar Imel, son of
Thomas Imel and
Violetta Riegel.
11,12 Estella and Oscar moved to 116 Pauline St.
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20 They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri
G, at 116 Pauline St., enumerated 9 Jan 1920, reporting that they rented their home.
21 By 1924 Estella and Oscar had moved to 517 N. 5th
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22 Her husband died on 30 Apr 1927 in 827½ Sourth 8th St., St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri
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23 Estella appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri
G, in the household of her daughter Hazel and her husband, Charles A. Clevenger.
24 Estella appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas
G, in the household of, her daughter and her husband, reporting that they had lived in the same town in 1935.
25 Estella died on 8 Dec 1947 at age 72.
14 She was buried in Mt. Muncie Cemetery
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