Marjorie E. Churchill1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23182, (1907 - 1990)
FatherRolla W. Churchill4,5,6 (10 Jun 1875 - 1 Dec 1963)
MotherEthel A. Wisner7,8,6 (14 Sep 1882 - 14 Feb 1964)

Key Events:

Birth: 9 Dec 1907, Grayslake, Illinois9,10,11
Marriage: 14 Feb 1931, Waukegan, Illinois, William John Baumgartner (23 Mar 1898 - 10 Jul 1977)12,13,14
Death: 6 Mar 1990, 500 Franklin Ct., Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana15
Burial: 9 Mar 1990, Riverview Mausoleum, South Bend, Indiana6
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

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Narrative:

     16 Marjorie E. Churchill was born on 9 Dec 1907 in Grayslake, Illinois.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Grayslake, Lake Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents, Rolla W. Churchill and Ethel A. Wisner.4 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Grayslake, Lake Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents.5
     She was a teacher at a public school by 1930.17
     Marjorie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois, at 315 No County St., enumerated 2 Apr 1930, as a lodger in the home of George Elsbury and his wife and young daughter. There were four other lodgers, three of them also teachers, including her sister Edith, and a plumber.18
     Marjorie married William John Baumgartner, son of John H. Baumgartner and Emma H. Kuhlman, on 14 Feb 1931 in Waukegan, Illinois.12,13,14
     Marjorie and William settled in Rockford, Illinois, after their marriage. They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Rockford Twp., Winnebago Co., Illinois, enumerated 20 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $8,700, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their children were listed as living with them.19
     Marjorie and William moved to Niles, Michigan in 1947, where they were living at 1714 Bond St. at his death.20
     Marjorie returned to teaching about 1953, as an elementary teacher in Brandywine and Niles schools. She retired in 1973.21
     Her husband died on 10 Jul 1977 in South Bend, St Joseph Co., Indiana.22,23
     Marjorie moved to Terre Haute after the death of her husband.24
     Marjorie died on 6 Mar 1990, at her residence, 500 Franklin Ct., Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, at age 82.15 She was buried on 9 Mar 1990 in Riverview Mausoleum, South Bend, Indiana.6

Children:
     Children with William John Baumgartner

William and Marjorie's other children are still living (Dec 2021.)
  • William John Baumgartner25 (30 Oct 1932 - 27 Jan 1936)
  • Ann Baumgartner20,26 (abt 1942 - 14 Feb 2019)

Citations

  1. [S11222] Rolla W. Churchill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois, shows name as Marjorie Churchill.
  2. [S11224] Rolla W. Churchill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois, shows name as Marjorie E. Churchill.
  3. [S11221] Marjorie C. Baumgartner, Medical Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Churchill.
  4. [S11222] Rolla W. Churchill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois.
  5. [S11224] Rolla W. Churchill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois.
  6. [S11221] Marjorie C. Baumgartner, Medical Certificate of Death.
  7. [S11222] Rolla W. Churchill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Ethel's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S11223] Ethel Churchill obituary, Chicago Tribune.
  9. [S11222] Rolla W. Churchill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois, shows age 2 and state.
  10. [S11224] Rolla W. Churchill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois, shows age 12 and state.
  11. [S11221] Marjorie C. Baumgartner, Medical Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  12. [S11218] William J. Baumgartner household, 1940 U.S. Census, Winnebago Co., Illinois, shows married.
  13. [S10910] William John Baumgartner, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows her as next of kin.
  14. [S11219] William J. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows date, city, and state.
  15. [S11221] Marjorie C. Baumgartner, Medical Certificate of Death, shows date, at residence, address, city, county, and state.
  16. [S10909] William J. Baumgartner, Medical Certificate of Death.
  17. [S11225] George Elsbury household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois, shows occupation as teacher and industry as public school.
  18. [S11225] George Elsbury household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Illinois.
  19. [S11218] William J. Baumgartner household, 1940 U.S. Census, Winnebago Co., Illinois.
  20. [S11219] William J. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune.
  21. [S11226] Marjorie Churchill Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune.
  22. [S10909] William J. Baumgartner, Medical Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  23. [S11219] William J. Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows died Sunday, and city.
  24. [S11226] Marjorie Churchill Baumgartner obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows she lived in Niles 30 years.
  25. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for William John Baumgartner, citing cert. no. 4918.
  26. [S11220] Ann B. Puzzello obituary, The South Bend Tribune.