NameHolly N. (Harry) Midkiff
Birth9 Feb 1891, Lebanon, Meigs County, Ohio6,4,8
Death20 Jan 1979, Hudson, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin
BurialFort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
OccupationClerk--1917; U.S. Army in World War I; sheet metal worker in the building trades--1930; construction laborer--1940.
FlagsMilitary
Spouses
Birth26 Oct 1898, Ohio, United States of America5,6
Death5 Jan 1970, Los Angeles County, California
OccupationTelegrapher for a telegraph company6
Marriage16 Jun 1917, Lake County, Indiana
Divorce6 Feb 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Birthabt 1902, Illinois, United States of America4,8
OccupationCashier at a department store--1930.
Marriage11 Jan 1923, Cook County, Illinois
Notes for Holly N. (Harry) Midkiff
Source: Ancestry.com—Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941; U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942; Web: Minnesota, Find a Grave Index, 1800-2012; Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962; U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; U.S.. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; and www.findagrave.com.
His middle name in the birth and christenings index is “Ulisis.”
In 1917 he lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois with his father and other family members. In 1930, 1935, and 1940 he lived in Chicago with his wife and children. In 1942 he lived in Chicago and was unemployed.
Notes for Leonora Lauretta (Spouse 1)
Source: Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973; Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922; and California, Death Index, 1940-1997.
There are two conflicting census entries for Leonora in 1920.
The 1920 federal census for Chicago, Cook County, Illinois reported that on January 7, 1920 Leonora Midkiff lived in Chicago with her son, her parents and siblings. She was 21-years-old, married, and a telegraph operator.
However, the 1920 federal census for Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio reported that on January 8, 1920 Lenora L. Cichy lived on Prospect Ave. in Cleveland as a boarder. She was reported to be a 21-year-old widow who worked as a telegraph operator.
Leonora’s marriage record in 1920 was from Cuyahoga County. The record states that she lived on Prospect Ave. in Cleveland. The priest who married her was from North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio.
Notes for Laura (Spouse 2)
Source: Ancestry.com--Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942.
She and Holly (Harry) Widkiff had six children: Dorothy E. (b. ~1924); John H. (b. ~1925); Margaret F. (b. ~1926); Mary H. (b. ~1928); June M. (b. ~1932); and Josephine M. (b. ~1933).