Loraine Sylvester and John A. Samelson

JOHN A. SAMELSON was born April 5, 1864,⁴⁵⁶ and died September 21, 1934 in Casper, Natroma, Wyoming.^{456, 8856} He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona, Wyoming.⁴⁵⁶

He married LORAINE SYLVESTER on June 27, 1890 in Ipswich, Edmunds, South Dakota,⁸⁸⁶² daughter of EMILY IONE PHILLIPS and HENRY SYLVESTER. She was born March 5, 1874 in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin,⁴⁵⁶ and died July 13, 1951 in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona, Wyoming.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Loraine Sylvester)
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Loraine Sylvester)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Loraine Sylvester)

Children of LORAINE SYLVESTER and JOHN A. SAMELSON:

1. FAY LORAINE SAMELSON, d. July 5, 1911, Perkins County, South Dakota;⁴⁵⁶ bur. Greenhill Cemetery, Lemmon, Perkins, South Dakota.⁴⁵⁶
2. BERYL ELIZABETH SAMELSON, b. May 22, 1900, Ipswich, Edmunds, South Dakota;^{56, 8859} m. ARTHUR RAYMOND CARLSON on February 24, 1917 in Perkins County, South Dakota⁵⁰¹; d. December 25, 1986, Casper, Natroma, Wyoming.⁸⁸⁵⁹
3. IONE ADELE SAMELSON, b. May 29, 1906, Milbank, Grant, South Dakota;^{6979, 4532} m. JOHN CLOYD GRISINGER on December 27, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah⁸⁸⁶³; d. June 28, 1988.⁴⁵³²

Obituaries

Casper Tribune-Herald, September 21, 1934⁸⁸⁵⁶

JOHN A SAMELSON DEAD AT AGE OF 70

John A. Samelson, 70, died this morning at the family home, 125 West A street, following a lengthy illness.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Loraine Samelson, and two daughters, Mrs. A. R. Carlson and Ione Mitchell, both of Casper. Mr. and Mrs. Samelson came to Casper 18 months ago from Thermopolis.

He was a charter member of the Masonic lodge at Ipswich, S. D., and had been a member of the Modern Woodmen of America for 40 years.

Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Conroy Mortuary with Rev. Charles S. Bream, pastor of the Grace English Lutheran church, officiating. Interment will be at Highland cemetery.

July 15, 1951⁸⁸⁶²

Rites Monday for Mrs. Samuelson

Funeral services for Mrs. Loraine Samuelson, 77, of Casper, who died Thursday at Memorial hospital following a short illness, will be conducted at the Horstman-Gay chapel on Monday at 1:d0 p.m. The Rev. A. G. Johnson of Trinity Lutheran church will officiate.

Interment will be made in Highland cemetery beside the body of her husband who died in 1934.

Mrs. Samuelson suffered a stroke in Thermopolis on June 30 and was brought to the hospital here by ambulance. Two daughters, Mrs. Beryl Carlson of Casper and Mrs. Ione Grisinger of McCook, Nebr., were at her bedside.

She was born in Munroe, Wis., on March 5, 1874, and was married to John A. Samuelson at Opswitch, S. D., on June 27, 1890.

Surviving besides her daughters, are a brother, Howard Sylvester of Eau Claire, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Christian of Aberdeen, S. D., and Mrs. Clara Hall of Casper; three grandsons, Capt. John R. Carlson, now stationed in Japan, Warren R. Carlson and Loren Grisinger, Omaha; a granddaughter, Audrey Grisinger of McCook; and a great granddaughter, Carol Anne Grisinger, Omaha.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
May 3, 19108860	Lemmons, Perkins, South Dakota	John A. Samelson Loraine Sylvester Beryl Elizabeth Samelson Ione Adele Samelson
January 6, 19208857	Hot Springs County, Wyoming	John A. Samelson Loraine Sylvester Ione Adele Samelson
April 1, 19509511	Casper, Natrona, Wyoming	Loraine Sylvester