Gazlay Family History
Jesse Peter Niswonger, Sr.
Parents
| Father | Givens Owen ‘Gib’ Niswonger (29 December 1874 - 3 February 1965) |
| Mother | Radie Catherine Niswonger (28 February 1880 - 12 July 1966) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 August 2014; Last Edited: 29 August 2014 |
| Person ID | 6881 |
| Name | Jesse Peter Niswonger, Sr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 28 May 1905 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 23 November 1926 to Eleanor Kate Lorey5, 6 |
| Died | 3 January 2001 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri5 |
| Buried | in Russell Heights Cemetery, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri5 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Eleanor Kate Lorey (daughter of Abraham Lincoln Lorey and Mary Francis Loftis) |
| Born | 4 January 1909 in Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri |
| Married | 23 November 1926 to Jesse Peter Niswonger, Sr. |
| Died | 17 December 2003 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| Children | of Jesse Peter Niswonger, Sr. and Eleanor Kate Lorey: |
| +1. | Jesse Peter Niswonger, Jr. |
| Born | 29 August 1927 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| Married | 30 December 1944 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas to Dorothy Jane ‘Janie’ Peel |
| +2. | Billie J. Niswonger |
| Born | 3 March 1931 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| Married | 3 March 1951 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri to Mary Allen |
| Died | 9 December 1985 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| 3. | Joann Mildred Niswonger |
| Born | 2 May 1940 |
| Married | to Arlo Chris Curtis |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Hubble Township, Enumeration District 25, Sheet No. 15B, family of Givens O. Niswonger (34, Missouri, farmer, general farm); wife of 10 years Radie Niswonger (29, Missouri, 4 children, 4 living); daughter Jewel Niswonger (9, Missouri); son Harlin Niswonger (8, Missouri); daughter Ruby Niswonger (6, Missouri); son Jesse Niswonger (5, Missouri).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Whitewater Township, Enumeration District 37, Sheet No. 6B, family of G. O. Nieswonger (45, Missouri, farmer, gen. farm); wife Radie Nieswonger (39, Missouri); daughter Jewel Nieswonger (19, Missouri); son Harlan Nieswonger (18, Missouri); daughter Ruby Nieswonger (16, Missouri); son Jesse Nieswonger (14, Missouri); daughter Opal Niewonger (6, Missouri); son Glenn Nieswonger (3, Missouri).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Jackson City, Enumeration District 16-6, Sheet No. 18A, adjacent families of: 1. Givens O. Niswonger (55, Missouri, laborer, farm, first married age 24); wife: Radie C. Niswonger (50, Missouri, first married age 19); daughter Ruby A. Niswonger (25, Missouri, stitching, shoe factory); daughter Mary O. Niswonger (14, Missouri); son Glen O. Niswonger (13, Missouri); son James W. Niswonger (8, Missouri). 2. Jesse Niswonger (24, Missouri, vamper, shoe factory, first married age 21); wife Eleanor K. Niswonger (21, Missouri, stitcher, shoe factory, first married age 18); son Jesse Niswonger, Jr. (2 7/12, Missouri).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Jackson, Enumeration District 16-6B, Sheet No. 7A, family of Jesse P. Niswonger (34, Missouri, sole moulder, shoe factory); wife Eleanor Niswonger (31, Missouri); son Jessie Niswonger Jr. (12, Missouri); son Billy J. Niswonger (9, Missouri).
- Obituary, The Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, Missouri (website: www.semissourian.com), 4 January 2001, Jesse Niswonger, Sr., died: 3 January 2001 at Jackson Manor; born: 28 May 1905 at Millersville, Missouri. The article gives vital and biographical details and the names of his parents and surviving relatives.
- Obituary, The Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, Missouri (website: www.semissourian.com), 18 December 2003, Eleanor Kate Niswonger, died: 17 December 2003 at Jackson Manor; born: 4 January 1909 at Doniphan, Missouri. The article provides vital and biographical details, and the names of her parents, husband, other surviving relatives, and place of burial.