The Names We Share

Below is the immediate family and descendancy of Walter Clarence BLUE (1883-1950), my 2nd great-grandfather. Living people are not listed for privacy. I have only included information I have personally verified through documents like census, birth, marriage, and death records. The photograph above is from the back of a law enforcement ID that belonged to Walter. He was 58 years old in this photo. That would mean the year was 1940 or 1941. This was shared with me by the great-great-grandson of Lestina ARCHER, Walter's wife at the time of this photo. Parents Father: Henry BLUE (1855-1927) Mother: Mary J DILLMAN (1861-1943) Siblings Delbert BLUE (1879-?) Ernest BLUE (1881-1951) Ada E BLUE (1888-?) Clare Celeste BLUE (1891-1953) Edith BLUE (1893-1968) Viola Mae BLUE (1897-1981) Spouses & Descendants Walter Clarence BLUE (1883-1950), m. Mabel Adelia WALKER (1886-1936), m. Lestina ARCHER (1886-1974) Kenneth W BLUE (1908-1977), m. Hazel HELENIUS (1910-1965), m. Saloma BROWN (1906-1994...

Over the years, I had been told my Grandpa Kenneth D. BLUE was born in Los Angeles, California, because his parents moved there so my Great-Grandpa Kenneth W. BLUE could go work for his dad who owned a funeral home. Stories like these are fascinating, but they are just stories until you find proof. Recently, I did a deep dive into the life of Walter Clarence BLUE, my 2nd great-grandfather. And I found proof that lends to the validity of that family story I had been told. When the census came around to Walter in January of 1920, he lived in Los Angeles and listed his occupation as undertaker at a mortuary. This verified the part of the story claiming Walter worked at a funeral home.  Walter Blue's 1920 U.S. Census record To lend to the part of the story that he was still working in this field when my grandpa was born in Los Angeles, his occupation on the 1930 U.S. Census was a funeral director. Also, he still lived in Los Angeles. Walter Blue's 1930 U.S. Census Record And about ...