Frank Edward LAWS

1889 - 1966  (76 years)

• Birth	6 Mar 1889	Gravity, Taylor, IA   [1]
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Hellgate Township, Missoula, MT   [2]
  	1930 census at Hellgate Township, Missoula, MT shows Frank E. Laws, 41, first married at 21, b. IA, parents b. IL/IA, farm laborer; Mabel L., 21, first married at 19, b. MT, parents b. SWEDEN; children b. MT: Ernest E., 1 6/12; Leona E., 3/12.
  Military Note	5 Jun 1919	Loma, Chouteau, MT   [1]
  	WWI draft registration for Frank E. Laws states he resides in Loma, MT, was born March 6, 1889 in Gravity, Iowa. His occupation is listed as farm hand for John Kennel (Kernil). He states he has a wife and 3 children under the age of 12. The registrar notes he is short and slender with blue eyes and light hair.
  Death	12 Jan 1966	Sanders Co., MT   [3]
  Burial	Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, Missoula, MT   [4]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  Father	William Thomas LAWS,   b. 20 Jan 1865, Galesburg, Knox, IL d. 17 Sep 1951, NE (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Ellen Louise COLE,   b. 6 Mar 1868, Henry Co., IL d. 13 Aug 1946, Bedford, Taylor, IA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bessie HASTINGS,   b. 30 Jun 1891   d. 10 May 1919, Great Falls, Cascade, MT (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1910	Marion, Marion, KS   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F6246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mabel Leona NELSON,   b. 13 May 1908, Sunset, Missoula, MT d. 6 Nov 1946, Missoula, Missoula, MT (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1927  [2]
  Family ID	F4808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Mar 1889 - Gravity, Taylor, IA Marriage - 29 Oct 1910 - Marion, Marion, KS Military Note - 5 Jun 1919 - Loma, Chouteau, MT Death - 12 Jan 1966 - Sanders Co., MT Burial - - Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, Missoula, MT  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] National Archives and Records Administration, WW I Draft Registration Cards, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.), 201. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S676] Montana Genealogical Society, Montana Death Index, (2009), 676. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S1155] Newpaper Articles and Obituaries, The Peabody Gazette-Herald (Peabody, KS) Oct 27 1910, p. 4., 1155.