NameJohn J. Houle
Birth1 Jul 1888, Moose Creek, Ontario, Canada6
Death? 31 May 1951, Dade County, Florida
BurialBay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida?
OccupationU.S. Army in World War I; laborer for a construction company--1920.
Notes for John J. Houle
Source:
Ancestry.com—Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; and
www.findagrave.com.
He immigrated in 1912 and became a naturalized United States citizen.
In 1920 John Houle resided as a lodger in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
Source:
MyHeritage.com—MyHeritage Family Trees: O’Keefe Web Site;
Ancestry.com—FamilySearch Family Tree; Ohio and Florida, City Directories, 1902-1960; U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989;
newspaperarchive.com: Elyria Reporter; and Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952.
In 1900 when she married George Botamer she lived in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. In 1903 she lived in Elyria. Her name in the city directory was Mrs. Fern E. Botamer. The 1910 census reported that she had had one child and that child was living.
In 1928 she lived with her son Edward in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
When she was divorced by her husband in 1931, her name was “Edna Fern Morse Botamer Bonenfant.” The 1940 census reported that she was a widow.