Juanita Ala Reigel1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 5711, (1911 - 2000)
FatherRalph Orzben Reigel4,5,6 (14 Feb 1875 - 4 Jun 1957)
MotherEdith Jennie Roberts4,6 (3 Jan 1876 - 18 Apr 1956)

Key Events:

Birth: 20 Dec 1911, Arrow, Lake Co., Oregon7,8,9
Marriage: 22 Jun 1929, Leland Renallet Silver (19 Jan 1906 - 5 Jun 1971)10,11,12
Death: 20 Jul 2000, Jackson Co., Oregon13,14,15
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon16
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Juanita Ala Reigel was born on 20 Dec 1911 in Arrow, Lake Co., Oregon.7,8,9
     She moved to Deschutes Co., Oregon, with her parents, probably before 1917. She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Terrebonne, Deschutes Co., Oregon, in the household of her parents, Ralph Orzben Reigel and Edith Jennie Roberts.5
     She apparently moved to Jackson Co., Oregon, with her parents, by the time of her marriage in 1929.17
     Juanita married Leland Renallet Silver, son of Theodore Perry Silver and Catherine Elizabeth Renollet, on 22 Jun 1929.10,11,12
     Juanita and Leland appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon, at 763 (rear) B St., enumerated 3 Apr 1930, reporting that the family rented it's home for $4 per month, and owned a radio. They lived in the rear of the home owned by his mother.18
     Juanita and Leland appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon, at 763 B St., enumerated 25 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $500, and had lived in the same house in 1935. It was the same house his parents had owned since they moved to Ashland before 1910. Their children were listed as living with them, as was his mother.19
     Juanita and Leland appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon, at 763 B St., enumerated 5 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in the same house the year before. Five of their children were listed as living with them, as were his mother, and his brother George.20
     She was a worker at a fruit packing company in 1950, reporting in the 1950 census she had worked 40 hours the prior week, and that she had earned $1,000 in wages and $240 in other income the prior year.21
     Her husband died on 5 Jun 1971 in Jackson Co., Oregon.22,23
     Juanita died on 20 Jul 2000 in Jackson Co., Oregon, at age 88.13,14,15 She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon.16

Children:
     Children with Leland Renallet Silver

The other children of Leland and Juanita are still living.
  • Catherine Silver24,25 (18 Dec 1930 - 13 Aug 2021)
  • Juanita Ala Silver24,26,25 (24 Feb 1933 - 1 Mar 2013)
  • Clifford Wayne Silver27,28 (4 Apr 1939 - 4 Sep 1939)
  • Donald Duane Silver29,30,31 (25 May 1943 - 21 Sep 2008)

Citations

  1. [S682] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows name as Juanita Ala Reigel.
  2. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Juanita Reigel Silver, Soc. Sec. No.543-20-6489, shows signature name as Juanita Ala Silver, and father's surname as Reigel.
  3. [S153] Ralph Reigel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Deschutes Co., Oregon, shows name as Juant** A. Reigel.
  4. [S682] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows them listed as if parent and child.
  5. [S153] Ralph Reigel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Deschutes Co., Oregon.
  6. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Juanita Reigel Silver, Soc. Sec. No.543-20-6489.
  7. [S682] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows date.
  8. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Juanita Reigel Silver, Soc. Sec. No.543-20-6489, shows date, town, county, and state.
  9. [S153] Ralph Reigel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Deschutes Co., Oregon, shows age 8 and state.
  10. [S6153] Ralph Reigel Family Bible, shows date.
  11. [S1840] Leland R. Silver household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows married, and that he was age 23 and she age 17 when married.
  12. [S6241] Leland Silver household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows married.
  13. [S4085] "Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008," Ancestry.com, record for Juanita Ala Silver, shows date and county.
  14. [S131] Interview, unidentified woman at home of Leland Silver, 21 Jul 2000, said Juanita had died the day before.
  15. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Jaunita A. Silver, Soc. Sec. No. 543-20-6489, viewed 12 Mar 2004, shows date and last residence as 97520 (Ashland, Jackson, OR).
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 138959884, Juanita Ala Regiel Silver, includes tombstone photo.
  17. [S6065] "Parent-Teachers at Terrebonne Elect," The Bend Bulletin, 15 Jan 1920.
  18. [S1840] Leland R. Silver household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon.
  19. [S6241] Leland Silver household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon.
  20. [S12611] Leland R. Silver household, 1950 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon.
  21. [S12611] Leland R. Silver household, 1950 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows occupation as worker and industry as fruit packing co.
  22. [S4085] "Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008," Ancestry.com, record for Leland Ren Silver, citing cert. no. 71-08697, shows date and county.
  23. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Leland Silver, Soc. Sec. No. 540-12-7108, shows month, year, and last residence as 97520 Ashland, Jackson, Oregon.
  24. [S6241] Leland Silver household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows the girl as daughter of Juanita's husband.
  25. [S609] Roberts, "Adin Roberts Lineage."
  26. [S12611] Leland R. Silver household, 1950 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows the girl as daughter of Jaunita's husband.
  27. [S12609] Clifford Wayne Silver, Certificate of Death.
  28. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66327307, Cifford Wayne Silver, shows Leland as his father, and includes photo of marker disk apparently affixed to a larger stone.
  29. [S12611] Leland R. Silver household, 1950 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows him as the son of her husband.
  30. [S12491] Returns of Marriage, Oregon, Jackson Co., Sep 1964, no. 1040894, Donald Duane Silver and Carol Bernice Hudson.
  31. [S48] Stuart, Family File "reigel2.FTW," 6 Dec 1998.