Genealogy of Moody LaPointe Schnell Beyers - Person Sheet
Genealogy of Moody LaPointe Schnell Beyers - Person Sheet
NameDale Gardener VOROUS SR , 19280
BirthSep 8, 1887, Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin
DeathOct 24, 1959 Age: 72
Burialaft Oct 24, 1959, Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
FlagsNon-Relative, Unconnected Person
FatherOkey Joy VOROUS , 19259 (1862-1929)
MotherOkey’s Wife Emily Adeline VOROUS , 19260 (1864-1916)
Spouses
BirthApr 25, 1889, Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA
DeathSep 28, 1970 Age: 81
Burialaft Sep 28, 1970, Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
FlagsNon-Relative, Unconnected Person
FatherIvar Edward SKAVOLD , 19284 (1856-1908)
MotherMarie T. ORFELT , 19283 (1861-1938)
MarriageJul 4, 1911, Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
Family ID13693
ChildrenDale Gardener , 19281 (1918-1990)
 Vaughn Okey , 19298 (1912-1974)
Notes for Dale Gardener VOROUS SR
On 8 Sep 1887 Dale Gardner Vorous was born at Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin
On 1 June 1900 Dale G., 12, born September 1887 in Wisconsin lived with his parents, Okey J. Vorous and Emily A. Vorous, and sister Ellen [sic] G. Vorous on Minnesota Avenue North in the City of Duluth, Ward 4, Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
On 1 June 1905 Okey J. Vorous, 45, Emily Adeline Vorous, 41, Edna G. Vorous, 19, and Dale Gardner Vorous, 17, lived in the Town of Bayfield, Wisconsin. Okey was the Manager of the A. Booth Fish Company. Dale was a marine fireman.
On 15 April 1910 Dale G. Vorous, 22, born in Wisconsin, single, a salesman lived on 3rd Street in Bayfield, Wisconsin with his parents Okey J. Vorous, 49, a merchant born in New York, and Emily A. Vorous, 44, born in Wisconsin. Okey and Emily had been married 24 years. Emily had 2 children, both still alive, so Edna had left home.
On 1 January 1920 Dale G. Vorous, 31, born in Wisconsin, lived at 1402 Belknap Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin. Dale was now married to Laura Skovald Vorous, 30, and worked as a foreman at a coal dock. Dale and Laura had two children, Vaughn, 7, and Dale G., age 1, both born in Wisconsin.
On 1 April 1930 Dale G. Vorous, born ca 1888, lived at 2707 North 22nd Street, Superior, Wisconsin, which he rented for $25 per month. He worked as a foreman in a coal dock. Laura J., 40, Vaughn, 17 and Dale Jr.,16 lived with him. Dale had first married at age 24 and Laura at age 22.
Between 1930 and 1940 they moved to Laura’s home town, Bayfield, Wisconsin.
On 1 April 1940 Dale Vorous, Senior, 52, born in Wisconsin lived in the City of Bayfield, Wisconsin with Laura Vorous, 50. He owned his house worth $1000, had a 7th grade education and worked as a trolling boat operator. Laura, 50, born in Wisconsin, had a ninth grade education. No children lived with them. They had lived in the same place in Bayfield in 1935.
Dale and Laura lived in Flint, Michigan in 1959.
On 24 October 1959 Dale Vorous, Sr., died in Bayfield, Wisconsin
Research notes for Dale Gardener VOROUS SR
The marriage of Dale Vorous, SR. and Laura Skavold on 4 July 1911 in Bayfield is the only connection I can find between the Vorous and Skavold families.
Notes for Laura Josephine (Spouse 1)
On 1 June 1900 Emily had born 2 children, both still alive; Ellen B.,[sic] born November 1885 in Wisconsin and Dale G., born September 1887 in Wisconsin. Okey J. born January 1862 in New York and Emily A., born February 1864 in Wisconsin had been married 16 years and they all lived on Minnesota Avenue North in Duluth, Minnesota. Okey worked as a marine captain. The 1900 US Census clearly spells Skavold for Iver, Marie and all seven children.

Dale and Laura lived in Flint, Michigan in 1959.
Research notes for Laura Josephine (Spouse 1)
The marriage of Dale Vorous, SR. and Laura Skavold on 4 July 1911 in Bayfield is the only connection I can find between the Vorous and Skavold families.
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