Walter John Ainsworth (1885-1958)

Walter John Ainsworth was born in September 1885 in Rush County, Kansas.  He was the son of James R. Ainsworth and Martha E. Sinnet. 

John married Orestus Gertrude “Ora” Stansbury 1908 in Harper County, Kansas.  She was 20 years old and he was 23 years.  Ora was born on May 19, 1888, the daughter of Samuel Stansbury and Josephine Stewart Wilson.

Walter and Ora had two children:

Erma A. Ainsworth               born September 17, 1910

Arthur Glen Ainsworth        born 1913

After their marriage, the couple settled on a farm next to Ora’s parents in Chicaskia, Harper County, Kansas. 

Walter and Ora separated sometime between 1912 and 1915.  Ora and her children were living with her parents in Chicaskia from 1915 until at least 1925.  In the 1925 Kansas Census, Ora’s marital status was listed as “divorced.”

By 1930, Walter had moved to Laramie County, Wyoming, where he was employed as a cook on a sheep ranch.  He was listed as “divorced” and also a veteran of the First World War.

Walter remarried sometime between 1930 and 1933.  His new wife, Eulah, was born in 1894 in Missouri.

According to the Cheyenne, Wyoming City Directory, Walter was living with his wife, Eulah Ainsworth, at 014 East Lincoln Highway in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1933.

In 1940, Walter and Eulah were living at 3320 Cribbon Street in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, where Walter was employed as a bus driver for Cheyenne City.

By 1947, the couple had moved to Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas.  The Chanute, Kansas City Directory lists their address as 823 South Central in Chanute.

Eulah Ainsworth died in 1952 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas.  She was buried in the Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.  She was 58 years old at her death.

Walter John Ainsworth died six years later at the age of 72 years.  He died on January 1, 1958 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas.  He was buried next to his wife in the Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. 

Notes for Walter John Ainsworth

Birth & Residence in 1900:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Rush, Kansas; Roll: 498; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0240; FHL microfilm: 1240498.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Marriage to Ora & Residence in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicaskia, Harper, Kansas; Roll: T624_441; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0221; FHL microfilm: 1374454. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Residence in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Election District 10, Laramie, Wyoming; Roll: 2623; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0026; Image: 583.0; FHL microfilm: 2342357.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

Marriage to Eulah and Residence in 1933:  Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.  Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.

Residence in 1940:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming; Roll: T627_4572; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 11-17.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012

Residence in 1947:  Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Death:  Ancestry.com. Web: Kansas, Fraternal Order Death Index, 1873-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Original data: Fraternal Order Death Notices. Kansas Historical Society. http://www.kshs.org/p/fraternal-order-death-notices/10988: accessed 2 May 2012.

Burial:  Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

Notes for Orestus Gertrude Stansbury

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Notes for Eulah

Birth:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming; Roll: T627_4572; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 11-17.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012

Death:  Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.