CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameFreda Leona HAWLEY 
[2541]
[2541]Birth PlaceCable, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memosource = Freda (this Freda)
Census Date6 May 1910 [2542] Age: 1
Census PlaceCable Twp., Bayfield Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date30 Apr 1940 [2750] Age: 31
Census PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memo504-1/2 Avon St., 15th Ward
Reside Date1943 [4004]
Reside PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memo1815 Charles St.
Death PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Burial Date19 Feb 1992 [349]
Burial PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoCampbell Cemetery
OccupationSchool Teacher [2557]
EducationHayward High School [2557]
EducationRiver Falls Teachers College [2557]
FatherJoseph HAWLEY (ca1883-)
MotherNettie EWING (ca1886-)
Misc. Notes
I visited her in La Crosse, 18-JUN-1984. She was at 415 SOUTH 7TH, LA CROSSE, WI.
Spouses
Birth Date14 Apr 1899 [8062], [263], [268], [105], [1498, Memorial# 31030403]
Birth PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date7 Jun 1900 [287] Age: 1
Census PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoRose Street, 9th Ward
Census Date5 Jan 1920 [290] Age: 20
Census PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memo1813 Liberty St., 20th Ward (Campbell Town)
Census Date5 Apr 1930 [2049] Age: 30
Census PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memo817 (possibly Logan Street, but not certain), 9th Ward
Census Date30 Apr 1940 [2750] Age: 41
Census PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memo504-1/2 Avon St., 15th Ward
Reside Date14 Feb 1942 [8062] Age: 42
Reside PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memo1815 Charles St.
Reside Date1943 [4004]
Reside PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memo1815 Charles St.
Death Date18 Nov 1973 [263], [105], [1498, Memorial# 31030403] Age: 74
Death PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoInformant was Freda L. HAWLEY
Burial Date21 Nov 1973 [252], [263], [1498, Memorial# 31030403]
Burial PlaceLa Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoCampbell Cemetery
Alias/AKARobbie
OccupationLife Insurance Agent [2049]
OccupationRetail lumber
OccupationService Station Operator [2557]
FatherTheodore Elon BRINSTAD (1862-1930)
MotherAnnie Mathilde HANSON (1869-1904)
Misc. Notes
Ran for City Clerk of La Crosse, in 1925, but was defeated. [2566], [2567] (see 2nd source for his political ad)
Military
Robert was a member of "Co. M, Third Regiment Wisconsin National Guard," on the Mexican border, 1916. This unit transitioned to "Co. C, 121st Machine Gun Battalion, 32nd Division," with service in France & Germany in WW-I. After the war, he was a member of the "Company M Last Man's Club." Robert was involved in organizing the 25th anniversary reunion of the group in 1956. [2561], [263]
A report on the 32nd Division indicates that the 121st Machine Gun Battalion saw combat service as follows:
• Haute-Alsace sector, Alsace, France, 18-MAY to 21-JUL-1918.
• Aisne-Marne Offensive, France, 30-JUL to 06-AUG-1918.
• Oise-Aisne Offensive, France, 28-AUG to 02-SEP-1918.
• Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France, 16-SEP to 11-NOV-1918.
[8068, p.41]
The U.S. Army Transport Service records show Robert embarking on the following ships during WW-I:
Sailing from Hoboken, New Jersey, 18-FEB-1918, on a vessel only recorded as “10.” Private First Class with "Company C, 121st Machine Gun Battalion, National Guard.” [8064]
Sailing from Hoboken, New Jersey, 04–MAR-1918, on a vessel only recorded as “22.” Private First Class with ”Company 11, Casual Detachment, 32nd Division, National Guard” and “121st Machine Gun Battalion.” [8065]
(Note: the numbered ships were probably vessels leased from civilian fleets)
Sailing from Brest, France, on the “U.S.S Virginia,” on 26-MAR-1919. At the time he was a Corporal with “Company D, 330th Machine Gun Battalion” (85th Division, 170th Brigade Infantry). His serial number was 2,307,171. [8063] From other sources, it has been determined that the destination of the “U.S.S Virginia” was Newport News, Virginia, and that it arrived there on 07-APR-1919. [8067]
He was reported as wounded in action ("degree undetermined"), in a 1918 newspaper listing of casualties, which also stated his rank as Corporal. [2562]
A report on the 32nd Division indicates that the 121st Machine Gun Battalion saw combat service as follows:
• Haute-Alsace sector, Alsace, France, 18-MAY to 21-JUL-1918.
• Aisne-Marne Offensive, France, 30-JUL to 06-AUG-1918.
• Oise-Aisne Offensive, France, 28-AUG to 02-SEP-1918.
• Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France, 16-SEP to 11-NOV-1918.
[8068, p.41]
The U.S. Army Transport Service records show Robert embarking on the following ships during WW-I:
Sailing from Hoboken, New Jersey, 18-FEB-1918, on a vessel only recorded as “10.” Private First Class with "Company C, 121st Machine Gun Battalion, National Guard.” [8064]
Sailing from Hoboken, New Jersey, 04–MAR-1918, on a vessel only recorded as “22.” Private First Class with ”Company 11, Casual Detachment, 32nd Division, National Guard” and “121st Machine Gun Battalion.” [8065]
(Note: the numbered ships were probably vessels leased from civilian fleets)
Sailing from Brest, France, on the “U.S.S Virginia,” on 26-MAR-1919. At the time he was a Corporal with “Company D, 330th Machine Gun Battalion” (85th Division, 170th Brigade Infantry). His serial number was 2,307,171. [8063] From other sources, it has been determined that the destination of the “U.S.S Virginia” was Newport News, Virginia, and that it arrived there on 07-APR-1919. [8067]
He was reported as wounded in action ("degree undetermined"), in a 1918 newspaper listing of casualties, which also stated his rank as Corporal. [2562]
ChildrenRobert Ewing (1937-2000)