Laura Minnie Kochert

1899 - 1992  (92 years)

• Name	Laura Minnie Kochert
  Born	26 Apr 1899	Willow, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Feb 1992	Dickinson, Galveston County, Texas, USA   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I71951	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	John Kochert,   b. 4 Aug 1863, Bethel Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1938, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Julia Augusta Rose,   b. 13 May 1870, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1912, Willow, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA  (Age 41 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1889	Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F28981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ephraim Robert Cardner,   b. 30 Mar 1899, Texas, USA ,   d. 11 Oct 1993, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Shirley Lee Cardner   2. Robert Dean Cardner,   b. 30 Jun 1940, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Dec 2000, Dickinson, Galveston County, Texas, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F32860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  L/lurll Kochert Ion he ~ ... ther .... hen she "as 13 years old . She tral ne.! as an LPN il, Sioux City , I"""" On F"ehr""ry 2 . 1918. she moved via train to the Rio Grande Va lley of Texas .... Ith he r father, John )( ochcn . her brother [I.er and a number of her aisters. She .... as employed st the McAllen Methodist Hospital . M<'Allen, Texas , fo r 20 years, In 1967 she reports she retired to ho~ dut y . "8uck" Ca rdner l ost hla father when he was 13 aho, The fsmily resided on a fano and as a young laJ he had t o carry the load . He recalls troubles he had In harnessing the team to .... or~ . but proudly r emembe r s he had t he best cotton har"e&[ in t heir Ok hh""", neighborhood! At the age of 18 he .... ent to a n unc h in Kansas and I.'Q rked h1& a pprenticeship a s a Blacks.,ith. In Enid. Oklahoma , he had elOplo)""ent ... Hh Longbell Lumbe r Company. Then in 1922 he carce t o the Rio Grande Valley ... lth his IIOthe r and s tep-hther. He has had II life of ..... ny lnterestttlg ad"entures and is being encouraged to put the .. into ~ ... Laura and "Buck" have built th re" I>o""'s . she repo r ts. He retired In 1981 after 52 years as a 1-Iechant" for t he Wa t e r I r rigation Distr ic t at San J uan. Texas . At th~ir San Juan ho~ (sold l ate su~ r in 1982) t hey had fruit t rees and plants involving much yard work. They moved In la t~ 1982 t o 2~11 Pecan Ac rps . Dt"ltneon, Texas. 77539. to be near their son Robert and his f am ily.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Laura M Kochert Age in 1910: 11 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899 Birthplace: Iowa Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: John Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Name: Julia Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Home in 1910: Willow, Woodbury, Iowa Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Laura M. Cardner SSN: 461-44-7899 Last Residence: 77539 Dickinson, Galveston, Texas, United States of America Born: 26 Apr 1899 Died: 7 Feb 1992 State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951 ) [S192] Texas, Death Index, 1903 - 2000, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Laura Cardner Death Date: 7 Feb 1992 Death County: Harris Gender: Female [S716] Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900. Name: JOHN KOCHERT Spouse: JULIA AUGUSTE ROSE Marriage Date: 5 Mar 1889 County: Woodbury State: IA