Wensel Le Sar1

#27429, (24 July 1890 - 21 October 1946)

Family 1

Claire T Holmgren b. c 1897

Family 2

Catherine E Connolly b. 1898, d. 1987
Child 1.Elizabeth Jane Le Sar9 (1929 - 1980)
Birth*24 July 1890He was born on 24 July 1890 at Cape Town, Union of South Africa.2 
12 October 1911He migrated to San Francisco, California, from Cape Town on the Aorangi on 12 October 1911.2 
Marriage*4 August 1914He married Claire T Holmgren on 4 August 1914 at Los Angeles Co., CaliforniaG.3 
before 1920He and Claire T Holmgren were divorced before 1920.4 
Marriage*3 November 1924He married Catherine E Connolly, daughter of Francis X Connolly and Sarah Jane Teasdale, on 3 November 1924 at Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CaliforniaG.1 
12 April 1930He and Catherine E Connolly appeared on the census of 12 April 1930 at 174 41st Street, Oakland, Alameda Co., CaliforniaG.5 
2 April 1940He and Catherine E Connolly appeared on the census of 2 April 1940 at 1549 Filbert Street, San Francisco, California.6 
Death*21 October 1946He died on 21 October 1946 at Alameda Co., CaliforniaG, at age 56.7,8 

Citations

  1. [S1730] California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, online FamilySearch.com, Film 5706888 (1841869), img. 1210/1623, No. 392, Local No. 870. Wensel Le Sar, age 32, b. CA, son of Wensel Le Sar, b. France, and Elizabeth Hickley, b. England, res. Merced CA, occ. window-display man; and Catherine Connolly, age 26, b. MO, dau. of John Connolly, b. Ireland, and Mary Tesedale Film 5706888 (1841869), img. 1210/1623, No. 392, Local No. 870. Wensel Le Sar, age 32, b. CA, son of Wensel Le Sar, b. France, and Elizabeth Hickley, b. England, res. Merced CA, occ. window-display man; and Catherine Connolly, age 26, b. MO, dau. of John CoFilm 5706888 (1841869), img. 1210/1623, No. 392, Local No. 870. Wensel Le Sar, age 32, b. CA, son of Wensel Le Sar, b. France, and Elizabeth Hickley, b. England, res. Merced CA, occ. window-display man; and Catherine Connolly, age 26, b. MO, dau. of John Connolly, b. Ireland, and Mary Tesedale Film 5706888 (1841869), img. 1210/1623, No. 392, Local No. 870. Wensel Le Sar, age 32, b. CA, son of Wensel Le Sar, b. France, and Elizabeth Hickley, b. England, res. Merced CA, occ. window-display man; and Catherine Co[sic], b. MO, res. Marysville, Yuba Co. CA, occ. nurse; both first marr., marr. Stockton, an Joaquin Co., 3 Nov 1924 by Albert C Parker, J.P.
  2. [S2320] Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1940; M1524, Record Group 21, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, Roll 5, Declarations of Intention 18-21; 7101-9100; 10/3/17-7/8/18 > img. 216/1009, Original No. 431, No. 7531, 27 Dec 1917. Wenzel Maurice Le Sar, age 27, occ. salesman, res. 143 N. Daly St., Los Angeles CA; b. Cape Town, So. Africa, 24 Jul 1890, emig. from South Africa to San Francisco CA onboard the Aorangi 12 Oct 1911; husb. of Claire H, b. Los Angeles CA.
  3. [S2234] California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, online Ancestry.com, Los Angeles > Marriage > 1913 - 1919 > img. 215/3407, p. 253, ref. File 4402, Vol. 222, p. 199.
  4. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Claire listed as divorced.
  5. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Wensel M (39), b. and parents b. South Africa, department store sign painter; Catherine (32), b. and parents b. MO, housewife.
  6. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Wensel M (49), b. Cape Town, U. of So. Africa, department store show card writer; Cath42), b. CA; res. Napa in 1935.
  7. [S384] California Death Index, 1940-1997, online Ancestry.com, Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Wensel M Lesar, father Lesar, mother Hichley [sic], b. 24 Jul 1890, d. Alameda Co. 21 Oct 1946.
  8. [S1655] Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California.
  9. [S384] California Death Index, 1940-1997, online Ancestry.com, Elizabeth J Kohn, father Lesar, mother Connolly, b. CA 23 Jan 1929, d. Los Angeles Co. CA 9 Apr 1980.