Ernest Edward SOUTHARD

Male 1901 - 1979  (78 years)


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  • Name Ernest Edward SOUTHARD 
    Born 6 May 1901  Neillsville, Clark Co, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Aug 1979  Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3436  adkinshorton
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2013 

    Father OLSON 
    Mother Anna,   b. Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beryl Audrey PURDIN,   b. 12 Aug 1902, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1988, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Dorothy Bernice SOUTHARD,   b. 29 Sep 1921, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1996, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F22054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Notes for Audrey Purdin and Ernest Southard:
      There Honeymoon was spent in Seaside ,Oregon. They first wedding night
      was spent in a barn in the
      hayloft on the way

      Cause of Death: Heart Attack
      Notes for Ernest Edward Southard:
      Ernie was born in 1901 to a Norwegian immigrant Anna Olson. He grew up in
      Neillsville Wisconsin.
      He had a sister Ada Amanda who was born in 1899 and died 1901 or 1902. He
      said he used to make a
      money on the Jewish Sabbath by lighting there fires for a nickel as they
      were not allowed to do so.
      His mother had been married before in Norway and had a son his half
      brother. She married Marion
      Southard here in the US. He moved to Portland,Oregon and attend Kellogg
      elementary. He never went to high School.
      Ernie owned a gas station for a time. Ernie was a Truck driver for
      Safeway grocery stores. He later
      moved up into management. He raised Shetland ponies and would bring them
      to the company
      picnic and let the children ride for free. Ernie loved horses and the old
      west. He read everything
      Zane Grey ever wrote.


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