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Kit Carson County Pioneers:

Ora S. (Shinrock) Hayes, 7 South 49 West

Gurdon Fred Hayes was born 5 Dec 1906 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois to George Fred Hayes and Edith Ora Shinrock.

Omaha, Nebraska, April 21, 1910

In 1910 Kit Carson County, Fred T. Shinrock is 60, Edith H. Shinrock 54 Wife, Vernon Shinrock 16 Son, Ora Hayes 30 Daughter, widowed, Edith S. Hayes 4 Granddaughter, and Gurdon F. Hayes 3 Grandson.

Ora claimed a quarter in section 20, 7S 49W in 1914.

On 12 Jun 1918 in Pottawattamie, Iowa, Earl Carson married Ora S. Shenrock, Age: 37, born in Omaha, Nebr. to Fred T. Shenrock and Edith Stewart.

In 1920 Omaha, Earl Carson is an auto repairman, 33, Ora Carson 37 Wife, Edith Hayes 14 Daughter, and Gurdon Hayes 13 Son.

December 29, 1924 " Mrs. Edith Shinrock, 69, who was ordained a minister of the People's Church in 1909, in order that she might do missionary work in Kit Carson county, Colorado, died early last night in a local hospital. She had been i11 since Christmas day.
Mrs. Shinrock was born in Omro, Wis., coming to Omaha at the age of 19.
She is survived by her husband Fred. T. Shinrock, two daughters, Mrs. Ora Carson and Mrs. Ruth Kilgore, both of Omaha, and three sons, Lyle of Terre Haute, Ind.. and Howard and Vernon of Omaha. "

August 30, 1927 Omaha "Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Corson announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Edith Sally Hayes, to Leonard Jakes of Cleveland, formerly of Omaha, The wedding took place at the Immanuel Episcopal church at La Grange, Ill. on Monday. Present at the ceremony were Mrs. Corson and her son Gurdon Hayes.
Mr. Bakes and bride will reside in Cleveland."

In 1930 Omaha, Earl H. Corson is 44, Ora S. Corson 50 Wife, and Gurdon Hayes 23 Stepson.


Ora Edith Shinrock Corson BIRTH 11 Sep 1879 DEATH 17 Jun 1930 BURIAL Prospect Hill Cemetery Omaha, Nebraska, MEMORIAL ID 176041182 .

Earl Harrison Corson registered for WWII in Randolph, Nebraska, born May 18, 1890, wife Ruth.

Earl H. Corson Birth Date: 18 May 1890 Birth Place: Manilla, Iowa married Ruth Tentland in 1932 in North Platte, Neb. Residence Place: Parkston, S.D. Obituary Date: 18 Jul 1968 Obituary Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
GORDON

In 1940 Omaha, Gordon Hayes is a price clerk, 32, Margarette Hayes 30 Wife.

EDITH

In 1930 Toledo, Ohio, Leonard J. Pahes 27, a bookkeeper for farm produce, Sallie H. Pahes 24 Wife born in Illinois.

They are in Omaha in 1940 and 1950.

Leonard Pakes BIRTH 23 Dec 1902 DEATH 2 Apr 1995 BURIAL Kearney Cemetery Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, PLOT 242-8 Memorial MEMORIAL ID 53432588.
Edith 'Sallie' Pakes Birth Place: West Grossdale IL 25 Jun 1905 DEATH 7 Oct 2002 BURIAL Kearney Cemetery Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, PLOT 242-7 Memorial MEMORIAL ID 53432546.

"Sallie H. Pakes, 97, of 5616 Fourth Ave. died Monday, Oct. 7, 2002, at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Tom Hansen officiating. Burial will be at the Kearney Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m. today at Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary. The casket will be closed at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the church.
She was born June 25, 1905, in West Grossdale, Ill., to George and Edith (Shimrock) Hayes. She grew up in Illinois.
On Aug. 29, 1927, she married Leonard Pakes in Chicago. They lived in Omaha until they moved to Kearney in 1967.
She was a member of the church, was active in the Altar Guild and was a former member of the church vestry.
She enjoyed cooking and entertaining.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1985."


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