Laird Arthur MINSKE

Notes:

He registered for the draft in Minneapolis on June 5, 1917. At that time he was married with one child and lived in north Minneapolis. He was a truck driver.

In the 1920 census, he and his wife Meta and son Donald lived in north Minneapolis. He was an automobile mechanic. Living with them was William Taubert, brother-in-law.

In the 1930 census, he and his wife and two children lived in the village of Crystal in Hennepin County. He had an automobile repair shop.

In the 1940 census, he and Meta and Donald lived in Robbinsdale. He was the manager of a garage and Donald was a mechanic at a garage.

Birth:
from his draft registration

Died:
14 Jan 1944 in Georgia according to the PACF Family Tree

Laird married Meta C TAUBERT on 22 Sep 1915 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. Meta was born on 29 May 1893 in Minnesota; died on 13 Apr 1969 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
MOMS has the marriage performed in Hennepin County (#01860082). Minnesota Marriages in FamilySearch says it took place in Northfield.

1. Donald Laird MINSKE was born on 3 Aug 1916 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 1 Aug 1996 in South Carolina.
2. Helen Margarite MINSKE was born on 12 Jan 1920 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 25 Apr 2005 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
3. Unnamed MINSKE was born on 8 Nov 1928 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 8 Nov 1928 in Crystal, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1951-MN-003114

Notes:

In the 1900 census, he and Martha and their two boys lived on Lyndale Avenue North in Minneapolis. He had no occupation.

In the 1910 census, he and Martha and the boys still lived on Lyndale Avenue North in Minneapolis. Ernest had an automobile repair shop. Living with them were Arthur and Lydia Bonnin, “brother” and “sister” and a roomer named Louis Archer.

In the 1920 census, he and Martha lived in Morristown in Rice County. He had no occupation.

In the 1930 census, he and Bertha and his granddaughter Dorothy live on Lyndale Avenue North in Minneapolis. He has an automobile repair shop. His parents were born in Germany.

In the 1940 census, he and Bertha lived in Barclay Twp in Cass County in the same house in which they’d lived in 1935. He was a farmer. Both he and Bertha had an eighth- grade education.

The informant for the information in his death certificate was not named. Ernest was a farmer who lived in Pine River. He died from tetanus resulting from frostbite or frozen toes and hands.

Birth:
This is the date in the 1900 census, Other sources say Apr 1864. His death certificate says 19 July 1869.

Died:
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd

Ernest married Martha BONIN on 14 Dec 1892 in Morristown, Rice County, Minnesota. Martha was born in Jun 1872 in Minnesota; died on 19 Feb 1923 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1900 and 1910 censuses, she had had only the two children.

She is probably the Martha Minske who died in Rice County on 19 Feb 1923.

Birth:
the date in the 1900 census