Elfie Ann Laurence

  Research Notes:

7 Apr 2022;

As with many Family Trees (FTs] on Ancestry, most are not complete and thus do not reflect the complete story. Albert Asp's wife had been previously been married twice. In her first marriage, she had 5 children. Although it is not certain, it appears that her first husband, Anthony Witke, had died before 1938. However, there is no birth or death record on MN Historical Society "birth/death index". Effie was married a second time to Clarence Ekberg but they later divorced prior to the 1940 US Census where she is recorded as "divorced". According to the Iowa marriage record for Effie Witke and Clarence Ekberg, Effie is recorded as a widow and the her maiden name was "Laurance" [father Moses]. The FTs recorded that her father was born in Canada (and on one census record, it is recorded that Moses was born in French Canada).

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Re; Effie A Laurance/Witke/Ekberg/Asp
- 3 marriages: [1] about 1915 to Anthony Witke, 1895-1938; 5 children. [2] In Iowa, 14 Jul 1938 to Clarence W Ekberg, 1917-1979; divorced before 1 Jun 1940. no children [3] 20 Oct 1951, Minneapolis to Albert Victor Asp, 1895-1960. no children

2 Family Trees on Ancestry support the above 3 marriages
Laurance FT [Jeanne_Laurance]; access 7 Apr 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/76555652/person/34365447686/facts
and
Adams FT [johneliz1209] ; access 7 Apr 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26506555/person/290161241070/facts

Iowa Marriages, 3 Jul 1936, Osage, Mitchell Co, IA;
- marriage of LeRoy Witke age 22 born at Winstead [McLeod Co. MN];father - Anthony Witke; mother, Effie Lawrance

another Iowa Marriage, 14 Jul 1938 at Osage, Mitchell Co, IA
- marriage: Effie Witke, "maiden name if a widow" Effie Lawrence; age 35 on next birthday [abt 1904?],
born at Winstead, MN [McLeod Co]; her 2nd marriage
- father Moses Lawrence [born in Canada]; mother Maria Delma Bergen
- marriage to Clarence Ekberg, a steam fitter from Minneapolis,
born at Webster, Wisconsin, age at next birthday 24 [b abt 1913 or 1914; his 1st marriage


US Census

Effie Ann was previously married to Anthony Witke about 1919
[1920 US Census, Hutchison, McLeod Co, but her age as 22 yrs - born abt 1897 - ie, enumeration date 1 Jan 1920]
- with 2 children recorded

1930 US Census, Minneapolis ...., ED 0204; sheet 6A; fam/dw 64/132 [line 70]
Anthony Witke, age 35 b in MN [abt 1895]; labor with City
wife, Effie Ann, age 31; married at age 18 [thus marriage, about 1915]
.... with with 5 children
then,
Albert Asp, a boarder, age 34 b in MN; works in a Bakery ** this is interesting -

1940 US Census, Minneapolis ...80-363; sheet 11A [ line 36]
Effie Witke, age 39, Divorced
.... children

1950 US - might be interesting


.... short OBIT .......... The Minneapolis Star, issue 15 Oct 1964, page 52
...from Big Lake, formerly Minneapolis
- mother of LeRoy Witke .... and others

Elfie married Albert Victor Albin Asp, son of John Asp and Carolina Nilsdotter, on 20 Oct 1951 in Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States.⁹⁵⁸⁰ (Albert Victor Albin Asp was born on 17 Aug 1895 in Meeker Co, Minnesota, United States, died on 21 Jun 1960 in Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States.)