Mary Ada (Taylor) Lauchner (abt. 1897 - 1978)

Born about 1897 in Oklahoma, USA [uncertain]

Wife of Clarence Milton Lauchner — married 22 Apr 1912 in Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1978 at about age 81 in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Mary was born in what became Vinita, Rogers, Oklahoma about 1896, daughter of Chester Taylor. On her marriage record, the race field is entered as "Cherokee." She was sixteen when she married Clarence Lauchner; her father gave his permission.^[1]

In 1910, Mary A Taylor, 14, and Emma Taylor, 11, are enumerated as the Indian grandchildren of white William and Talitha Nair in Township 8, Craig Co., Oklahoma. In the same household is Maggie Nair, white, 38, a daughter of William and Talitha. Candidate for Mary's and Emma's mother?

There is a Chester Taylor in Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma in 1910, enumerated as white with a first marriage for five years with Allie.^[2]

In 1920, Mary and Clarence lived in Craig County, Oklahoma with their first two children, Chester and Evelyn.^[3]

By 1930, they have four children: they are still in District 8, Craig County, Oklahoma.^[4]

In 1940, they have an additional son, Clarence.^[5]

She died in Vinita in 1978.^[6]

Children included: ^[6]

1. Chester Francis Lauchner (1915–1994)
2. Evelyn Talitha Lauchner Alumbaugh (1919–2005)
3. Charles Robert Lauchner (1922–2016)
4. Raymond Eugene Lauchner (1924–1969)
5. Clarence Lauchner, b abt 1932^[5]

Research Notes

Rogers County was formed in 1907 out of Cherokee Nation while Oklahoma was still a territory.^[7] There is no 1900 census for this region.

Sources

1. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8BDV-3YB?cc=1709399 : 1 December 2014), > image 1 of 1; various county courthouses, Oklahoma.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RNB-9WHX?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-NDC%3A133642201%2C136512901%2C136662001%2C1589089286 : 24 June 2017), Oklahoma > Craig > Vinita Ward 4 > ED 34 > image 12 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJ9H-D5W : accessed 18 Jul 2014), Mary A Lauchner in household of Clarence M Lauchner, Township 8, Craig, Oklahoma, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821458.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRZP-Q8C?cc=1810731&wc=QZFW-G2V%3A649794601%2C650121101%2C649115501%2C1589282389 : 8 December 2015), Oklahoma > Craig > Township 08 > ED 17 > image 13 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MR-GQND?cc=2000219&wc=QZXP-7WZ%3A790104801%2C791847401%2C791905601%2C791908101 : accessed 10 October 2021), Oklahoma > Craig > Township 8 > 18-17 Township 8 outside Big Cabin Town W of Big Cabin Creek > image 21 of 31; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178225801/mary-ada-lauchner : accessed 9 October 2021), memorial page for Mary Ada Taylor Lauchner (31 Jan 1896–25 Jan 1978), Find A Grave: Memorial #178225801, citing Big Cabin Cemetery, Big Cabin, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Shane (contributor 48869130) .
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Rogers County, Oklahoma," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rogers_County,_Oklahoma&oldid=1031655063 (accessed October 10, 2021).