Evelyn's Birth
Evelyn "Effie" Gertrude Lamont was my maternal-great-grandaunt and the youngest of Thomas and Mary Lamont, three children. She went by the name of Effie and was born on 23 Oct 1875 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. This is based on her death certificate and Thomas Lamont military pension file.
Effie Before Marriage
Effie was two years old when she moved with her family by train from Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania to Great Bend, Barton, Kansas in Jan 1878. She stayed in Great Bend with the family while her father established the homestead in St John. In February 1878, she moved with her family to the newly established homestead in St John. The 1880 census shows her on both St John and Great Bend with her family, as the family resided in both towns for a period. While in Saint John, she graduated from eighth grade from School District #38 in Kenilworth, 1891. After graduation, she continued her education at the Stafford County Normal School in St John from 1892 to 1893. 8 Apr 1893, she received her Normal School certificate. No information has been found about Effie after receiving the certificate in 1893 and when she was married in 1898.
George Barger and Effie Marriage
Effie married George Barger at the age of twenty-three. The next eleven years they resided in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, living at many rental homes. City directories show Effie working as a Stenographer and George as a delivery driver. During October 1909, George was making a delivery to Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri and was severely injured and died on 13 October 1909 at the age of 37. He is buried in the Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson, Kansas.
Gideon Butler and Effie Marriage
A few years later, Effie met and married Gideon Butler. They moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK. Effie worked as a dress factory seamstress and Gideon as a salesman. The 1917 Oklahoma City Directory lists the couple living at 1015 West Park Place in Oklahoma City. Effie and Gideon purchased three lots in the West Lawn Park Addition of Oklahoma City at 2016 NW 26th Street on 29 Jan 1921. On 27 July 1927, they bought two additional lots in the area at 2015 NW 27th Street.
A few years later, Effie met and married Gideon Butler. They moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK. Effie worked as a dress factory seamstress and Gideon as a salesman. The 1917 Oklahoma City Directory lists the couple living at 1015 West Park Place in Oklahoma City. Effie and Gideon purchased three lots in the West Lawn Park Addition of Oklahoma City at 2016 NW 26th Street on 29 Jan 1921. On 27 July 1927, they bought two additional lots in the area at 2015 NW 27th Street.
Effie and Gideon Butler at a park in Oklahoma City, OK in the 1920s
Death of Gideon Butler
During the winter of 1928, both Gideon and Effie contracted the deadly flu. Gideon did not survive and died on Christmas day 1928 at the age of 69. He died at their home on NW 27th Street. The Watts and McAtee Funeral Home held his remains until Effie recovered from her illness. She worked with the family to have his remains buried in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas at the Thomas Lamont plot in the Oak Hill Cemetery. This was the last grave in the Thomas Lamont plot. Effie returned to Oklahoma City after the funeral and continued to work as a seamstress.
During the winter of 1928, both Gideon and Effie contracted the deadly flu. Gideon did not survive and died on Christmas day 1928 at the age of 69. He died at their home on NW 27th Street. The Watts and McAtee Funeral Home held his remains until Effie recovered from her illness. She worked with the family to have his remains buried in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas at the Thomas Lamont plot in the Oak Hill Cemetery. This was the last grave in the Thomas Lamont plot. Effie returned to Oklahoma City after the funeral and continued to work as a seamstress.
After Gideon Butler Death
The 1940 census lists that she had moved back to Gideon and her original home on NW 26th Street and was not able to work because of her health. She died at Saint Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma on 12 February 1966 at the age of 90. At the time of her death, she had no children. Her only known living relatives were two nieces, Hazel Lamont Heizer of Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado and Margaret Lamont Westerhouse of Eudora, Douglas, Kansas. Friend, Norma Warner, and her mother, Mima Warner, both living near Effie at 1832 27th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma arranged and paid for a small funeral at Watts Funeral Home Chapel. The two ladies purchased a grave in the Moore Cemetery, Moore, Cleveland, Oklahoma where Effie is buried in an unmarked grave.
The 1940 census lists that she had moved back to Gideon and her original home on NW 26th Street and was not able to work because of her health. She died at Saint Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma on 12 February 1966 at the age of 90. At the time of her death, she had no children. Her only known living relatives were two nieces, Hazel Lamont Heizer of Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado and Margaret Lamont Westerhouse of Eudora, Douglas, Kansas. Friend, Norma Warner, and her mother, Mima Warner, both living near Effie at 1832 27th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma arranged and paid for a small funeral at Watts Funeral Home Chapel. The two ladies purchased a grave in the Moore Cemetery, Moore, Cleveland, Oklahoma where Effie is buried in an unmarked grave.
I have ordered a headstone for Effie, and it is scheduled to be installed next month. I hope to share that with you soon.
Photo of Effie's unmarked grave, with flowers that I have placed
George Barger worked as a delivery driver and was close to his mother and family in the Kansas City area. He did not have alot of money and moved from apartment to apartment often.
Gideon Butler was a salesman and was very friendly and outgoing. He was not close to his family and died with no living family other than his wife, Effie.
Evelyn "Effie" Gertrude Lamont was an excellent student, always receiving excellent grades, and advanced to get a Normal School certificate in 1893. Effie preferred living in large towns rather than rural living. She had an occupation, stenographer and clerk, in Kansas City. Effie worked as a dress factory seamstress in Oklahoma City. She struggled financially when she became a widow in 1928. She was not close to her family and died with no family knowing of her death.
