TORNEY, Lola M. (Mosher) 1867-1938

MOSHER, TABER, TORNEY

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 11/17/2014 at 10:27:30

Lola M. Mosher (Mosier) was born December 14, 1867, at Wisconsin to Edgar Lazelle Mosher and Ursula Taber. Her family moved west to settle in Iowa.

Found in the 1880 census at Douglas, Mitchell, Iowa: Edgar Mosier 34, Ursula Mosier 32, Lola Mosier 12, Alma Mosier 7, Elines Mosier 7 mos.

Lola married Richard Edwin Torney on December 31, 1890 at Douglas, Mitchell, Iowa.

The couple had 8 children:

Hazel A. (1892 - 1987);

Marion Anna (1894 - 1968);

E. Ralph (1896 - 1967);

Edna L. (1898 - 1993);

Opal M. (1900 - 1993);

Ilif Ursula (1904 - 1988);

Gerald (1907 - 1968) and

Lavone M. (1909 - 2001).

Found in the 1900 - 1925 censuses at living Jamestown, Saratoga, Howard, Iowa:
1900: Richard E Torney 41, Lola M Torney 32, Hazel A Torney 8, Marion A Torney 6, Ralph E Torney 4, Edna L Torney 2, Opal M Torney 1, Minnie Prinz 19.

1910: Richard E Torney 51, Lola M Torney 42, Hazle A Torney 18, Marion N Torney 16, E Ralph Torney 14, Edna L Torney 12, Opal M Torney 10, Olif M Torney 5, Gerald Torney 3, Lavonne M Torney 1 yr 1 mo.

1920: Richard E Torney 61, Lola M Torney 52, Hazel A Torney 28, Ralph S Torney 24, Edna L Torney 22, Opal M Torney 20, Ilif W Torney 15, Gerald R Torney 13, Leone M Torney 11.

1925: Ritchard Tarney 66, Sola Tarney 57, Ilif Tarney 20, Gerald Tarney 19, Dena Tarney 16.

Lola M Torney died July 19, 1938 at Mitchell Co, Iowa and is buried at Riverside Cemetery, Riceville, Mitchell, Iowa.

There is a memorial for her at Find a Grave #53895380.

(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors.)