White, Donald Thomas

Dale married Jones, Laurel Ann [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Starkebaum, Doris Mae 17 Jul 1942. Doris (daughter of Starkebaum, Arthur William and Hardt, Elsie Jenney) was born 19 Nov 1920, Sterling, Johnson County, Nebraska, USA; died 8 Oct 1992; was buried , Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1930, Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska, USA
• Census: 1940, Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Doris Mae Starkebaum, age 9 and attending school, lived at 2111 Chase Street with her parents, Arthur and Elsie J. Starkebaum.

Census:
According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, Doris, age 19, who had finished one year of college, lived with her parents, Arthur W. Starkebaum and Elsie J. Starkebaum. The family had been living in the same house since at least 1935.

Other Events:

• Occupation: a minister and a teacher
• Degree: Jun 1916, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Bachelor of Sacred Theology; Address:
  Boston University

Notes:

Occupation:
At the time he registered for the military draft in 1917, Arthur was a minister in the Methodist Church at Oakville, Iowa. According to the 1930 U.S. census, he was a teacher in the public school at Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska. By the time of the 1940 census, he was principal of the school.

Buried:
His wife, Elsie, was later buried beside him.

Arthur married Hardt, Elsie Jenney 24 Jun 1915, Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Elsie was born 17 Apr 1891, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA; died 13 Sep 1955, Haxtun, Phillips County, Colorado, USA; was buried , Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
In 1915, on the application for a marriage license and on the marriage license, she was identified as Elsie J. Hardt. Apparently later in life she was known as Jennie Elsie.

Buried:
Elsie was buried beside her husband, Arthur.

Notes:

Married:
According to marriage records in Warren County, Missouri, Arthur W. Starkebaum, of Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, age 26, and Elsie J. Hardt, of Warrenton, Warren County, age 24, applied for and received a marriage license at Warrenton on 22 June 1915 and they were married on 24 June 1915 at Warrenton by F. [H?] Wippermann, Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Residence (family):
According to information on his World War I draft registration card, filed on 5 June 1917, Arthur William Starkebaum resided at Oakville, Iowa. He reported that he was a preacher at Oakville, employed by the Methodist Church and that his wife was dependant upon him for support. He claimed no exemption from the draft. The Registrar of the local draft board, C. D. Krug, described Arthur as a tall man of medium build; with blue eyes and light brown hair. There were no other physical characteristics that would disqualify Arthur for military service.
     According to the 1930 U.S. census, Arthur was not a veteran of the U.S. military.


Census (family):
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 2111 Chase Street consisted of Arthur Starkebaum, head of household, age 41, a teacher in the public school; his wife, Elsie J. Starkebaum, age 23; and their daughter, Doris Mae Starkebaum, age 9, attending school.

Census (family):
According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, the Starkebaum family rented a home at 2111 Chase Street. The had lived there since at least 1935. The household consisted of Arthur W. Starkebaum, age 51, principal of the city school; his wife, Elsie J. Starkebaum, age 48, keeping house; and their daughter, Doris Starkebaum, age 19, who had completed one year of college.