Nora Alverda (LePage) Decker (1878 - 1959)

Born 19 Jul 1878 in Spencer Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of James Millard Debord — married 4 Jun 1898 (to before 1906) in Pawnee, NE, USA

Wife of Frank L Decker — married 5 Apr 1906 in Douglas, ND, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1959 at age 81 in Union, GA, USA

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Biography

1878

Nora was born on July 19, 1878 in Spencer, Guernsey, Ohio. She was the daughter of Samuel LeMesurier LePage and Charlotte Josephine Cassill^[1][2]

1879

In 1879, Nora's younger sister, Eliza LePage, was born.

1880

In 1880, Nora was 2 years old. She and her family were living in Spencer, OH ^[3]

1898

At 20, Nora married James Millard Debord on June 4, 1898 in Pawnee, NE. ^[4]

1899

At 21, Nora became a mother. Her daughter, Adeline Debord, was born in Pawnee, NE.

1900

Nora, James, and Adeline were still living in Pawnee in 1900.^[5]

1901

When she was 23, Nora and James had a second daughter. Mildred Margaret Debord was born March 22, 1901 in Pawnee, NE.

1902-1906

According to the memoirs of their grandson, James L. Johnson, James's alcoholism caused problems in his and Nora's marriage, leading to their divorce. Nora took the children and headed north by wagon; she planned to immigrate to Canada and start a homestead.

Along the way, Nora met Frank L. Decker in Minot, ND.

1906

When Nora was 28, she and Frank got married in Douglas, ND on April 5, 1906. Frank adopted Adeline and Mildred as his step-daughters.

1910

The Deckers still lived in Douglas in 1910 and were recorded in that year's US Census.^[6]

1911

At 33, Nora gave birth to her and Frank's second daughter. Frances Decker was born August 14, 1911 in Douglas, ND.

1914

In 1914, the Deckers immigrated to Canada.

1916

The Deckers were living in North Battleford, SK and were recorded in the 1916 Canadian Census.^[7]

1917-1920

At some point between 1917 and 1923, the Deckers purchased a homestead 30 miles north of Shellbrook, SK on Sugar Hill Road.

1921-1923

Nora's daughter, Mildred, and her husband, Andrew Johnson, also bought a farm on Sugar Hill Road sometime after 1921. They brought with them their two children, Charles and Nora.

1924-1930

In the years that Mildred and Andrew lived near her homestead, Nora saw the birth of two more grandsons; Dallas Frank (1924) and James Linnus DeBord Johnson (1926), and a granddaughter; Charlotte Johnson (abt. 1927).

According to James, Nora and Frank primarily raised him and his older brother during that time. He recalls being with her more than his own mother and even running away from home in an attempt to visit her.

1931

In 1931, Mildred and Andrew sold their farm and moved to Lytton, BC in search of gold. They took Charles and Nora with them. They left Charlotte in the care of Frances and her husband, Oscar Larsen. Nora and Frank were left with James and Dallas Frank.

1932

In 1932, Nora sent her grandsons to live with their parents and other siblings in Lytton, BC.

1941

In 1941, her grandson, James, returned to the homestead. She put him to work on the farm. During the winter, the rest of Mildred's family followed him before all going home to Vancouver in the spring.

1959

Nora passed away in 1959.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q238-L6N5 : 9 March 2018), Norah Alverda Lepage, 19 Jul 1878; citing Birth, Spencer, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,166,763.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q238-FQX4 : 9 March 2018), Norah Alverda Lepage, 19 Jul 1878; citing Birth, Spencer, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 894,962.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MK-7CG : 13 September 2017), Nora A Le Page in household of Samuel Le Page, Spencer, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 77, sheet 240B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1020; FHL microfilm 1,255,020.
4. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X58H-3M9 : 16 March 2018), Millard Debord and Alverda Lepage, 04 Jun 1898, , Pawnee, Nebraska, United States; citing ref. ID #it2, p167, cn2618, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BF-235 : accessed 11 December 2018), N Alverda Debord in household of Millard Debord, Pawnee Precinct Pawnee City, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 130, sheet 10B, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,935.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPM-XFS : accessed 11 December 2018), Alverda N Decker in household of Frank J Decker, Douglas, McLean, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 21B, family 275, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1144; FHL microfilm 1,375,157.
7. ↑ "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPP-FY9 : 11 March 2018), Alverda Decker in household of Frances Decker, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 5, line 16; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,956.

• Memoirs of James L. Johnson