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The Genealogy of Robert and Christina Barritt
James Ethmur ISBELL
1905 - 1981 (76 years)-
Name James Ethmur ISBELL Birth 7 Apr 1905 Coy, McDonald, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Also Known As Jim Also Known As Thomas Ethmur Census 16 Apr 1910 Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, USA [3] - Gillmore Ave.
Residence Jun 1981 Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona, USA [2] Occupation Hotel Work Death Jun 1981 [2] Person ID I13105 Dyal and Speckels Last Modified 10 May 2011
Father Luther Lionel ISBELL, b. Jul 1879, Missouri, USA d. 1950 (Age ~ 70 years) Mother Anna Scott HOPKINS, b. Oct 1877, Missouri, USA d. 1963 (Age ~ 85 years) Marriage 29 May 1898 McDonald County, Missouri, USA [4] Divorce Yes, date unknown Family ID F9180 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Dolce Lee HORNBERGER, b. 13 May 1917, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 6 Feb 1962, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 44 years) Marriage 11 Nov 1943 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA [1] Divorce 1948 Dade County, Florida, USA [5] Children + 1. Dallas Ann ISBELL, b. 12 Dec 1944, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA d. 2 Jan 2022, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 77 years) Family ID F9178 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 May 2011
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Notes - “Jim was raised by his mother and stepfather in a small town in Missouri. He attended school until the eighth grade and helped on the farm. His first job was the Connor Hotel in Joplin, not from where he grew up. In the late 1920’s he was working in Chicago, Illinois and was there during the time of the St. Valentine’s Day massacre. He made a career of hotel work and in 1947 went with this daughter to Tulsa to be close to his ailing father. During his stay in Tulsa, Oklahoma he worked at the Mayo Hotel and was a member and moved back to Arizona where he spent several years at the Westward Ho in Phoenix. Hotel work was seasonal in Phoenix because of the hot weather so Jim would work in Las Vegas, Nevada during the summer returning to Phoenix when the season started again. He moved permanently to Las Vegas in 1957 to work at the Flamingo Hotel. He eventually became assistant manager of the hotel and remained there while the hotel was owned by Bugsy Segal of mafia fame. Upon the sale of the hotel, several of his associates and he moved to the Frontier Hotel where he worked until his retirement in 1971. Jim was an avid horse lover and loved horse racing. He also loved music and was an avid reader. His favorite books were westerns, especially those written by Louis L’Amour. He liked to cook, especially fried chicken, for his friends and family.” [6]
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Sources - [S371] ed., Charles Wilburn von Rosenberg, The Von Rosenberg Family Record, (Texian Press (Waco, TX, 1974)), p. 68.
- [S82] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 321-07-5578;Issue State: Illinois;Issue Date: Before 1951.
- [S13] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Lawrence County, Missouri, ED 93, p. 3A, line 11.
- [S657] Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriage Records, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).
- [S1079] Ancestry.com, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Certificate #3296.
- [S335] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network Inc., 2005), p. 51.
- [S371] ed., Charles Wilburn von Rosenberg, The Von Rosenberg Family Record, (Texian Press (Waco, TX, 1974)), p. 68.