LARSON, Emma (nee Whitaker) 1874-1937

LARSON, WHITAKER, MUHLBACH, WHITLEY, WILKINSON, BENEDICT

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 11/29/2010 at 09:59:23

Emma (nee Whitaker) Larson 1874-1937

#1:
MRS. LARSON OSAGE, DIES
HAD BEEN HOUSEMOTHER OF RAWSON HOUSE AT GRINNELL

Osage – Mrs. Emma Larson, 62, died here Wednesday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. R. L. Whitley. She had been in very poor health since Thanksgiving.

Emma Whitaker was born here in Osage in October, 1874. In 1894 she was married to Anton Larson. They spent 11 years in Michigan, two years in California, and the remainder of the time here is Osage. Mr. Larson died in 1930.

For the past three years Mrs. Larson had been housemother at Rawson Hall in Grinnell. She was forced to resign from this position at Thanksgiving time because of poor health.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Walter Muhlbach of Newark, N. J., and two grandchildren, Walter and Eileen Muhlbach of Newark; two sisters; Mrs. R. L. Whitley of Osage and Mrs. J. B. Wilkinson of Hollywood California.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, January 21, 1937
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#2:
Emma (Whitaker) Larson was the daughter of Daniel Whitaker and Allene (Benedict) Whitaker. She married Lauritz Anton Larson 1871-1930.
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#3:
1900 US Census: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa:
Lauritz A. Larson 28 born October 1871 Michigan
Emma J 25 born October 1874 Iowa
Allene L 2 born August 1897 Iowa
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#4:
Osage City Cemetery, Mitchell, Iowa:
Larson, Emma …January 22, 1937