Generation No. 1
1. PETER1 LAPIER was born in Paris, France. He married FNU WIER. She was born in Ireland.
Notes for PETER LAPIER:
Peter could have been
born in either France or Germany depending upon which country claimed
the land at the time
of his birth.
Child of PETER LAPIER and FNU WIER is:
2. i. JOSEPH2 LAPIER, b. 15 Apr
1857, Rochester, Monroe, New York; d. 30
Sep 1935, Jesse Lake, Itasca, MN.
Generation No. 2
2. JOSEPH2 LAPIER (PETER1) was born 15 Apr 1857 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, and died 30 Sep 1935 in Jesse
Lake, Itasca, MN. He married ELEN JOHANNA EILERTSDTR SHELDE 26 Mar 1902
in Turtle Lake, Beltrami, MN, daughter of EILERT SKJELDE and JUSTINE LØVØYNESS. She was born
28 Apr 1877 in Skjelde in Flatanger, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, and died 20 Feb
1942 in Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN.
Notes for JOSEPH LAPIER:
The Death certificate
states Joseph was born in 1857. Most of
the birth records of his children indicates
he was born in
1858. His headstone says 1857.
According to an
obituary in the Deer River News, Deer River, MN, Joseph was born and lived in NY until the age
of 12, when his parents moved to MI, and lived in Harrisville and Alpena. In the late1890's he came to MN, where he
was first employed as a cook in the lumber camps near Solway, west of
Bemidji. In 1904 Joseph and Elen moved
to Deer River, and in 1907 homesteaded south of Spring Lake.
More About JOSEPH LAPIER:
Burial: Greenwood
Cemetery, Jesse Lake, Itasca, MN
Cause of Death:
pnumonia, heart exhaustion, old age
Notes for ELEN JOHANNA EILERTSDTR SHELDE:
Ellen was sponsored
into the US from Canada by the Bengaard
family in Fosston, MN.
Jens Bengaard
Anne Elizabeth Mikalsdatter
b) May 24, 1859 in
Norway
b) Dec. 1846 in Norway
d) November, 1946 in
Frazee, MN d) March
1, 1940 in MN
m) 1882 in Norway
Came to Fosston, MN in 1893
Anne was Ellen's blood
aunt. Anne had a surviving brother,
Kristian Mickelson, and a sister,
Mrs. Marie Overland,
in Norway. Baptismal records for Anne in
a Lutheran Church in Flatanger,
Norway. According to records found by the Heritage
House in Fosston, MN., Ellen was a neice,
and was brought up by
the Bengaards.
According to the
obituary in the Deer River News, Deer River, MN, Elen came to America in 1899.
According to a
Norwegian researcher, Anne Hildrum,
Ellen was born Elen.
More About ELEN JOHANNA EILERTSDTR SHELDE:
Burial: Greenwood
Cemetery, Jesse Lake, Itasca, MN
Cause of Death: 3rd
degree burns of legs, back, and abdomen
Marriage Notes for JOSEPH LAPIER and ELEN SHELDE:
Marriage Certificate
of Joseph LaPier and Elen indicate she was married as Ellen Bengaard.
Children of JOSEPH LAPIER and ELEN SHELDE are:
3. i. ARNOLD H.3 LAPIER, b. 21 Mar
1903, Fosston, Polk, MN; d. 20 Apr 1967,
Fosston, Polk, MN.
ii. ALLEN RUSSELL LAPIER, b. 17 Jun 1905, Deer River, Itasca, MN; d. 19 Jul
1992, Gladwin, Gladwin, MI; m. (1) ELSIE V. SWITZER; b. 29 May
1894, Cleveland, Ohio; d. 02 Mar 1977, Covina, California; m. (2) EVELYN SUBLETT, 01 Jun
1977, Gladwin, MI; b. 12 Jun 1912, Daviess Co. KY.
More About ALLEN RUSSELL LAPIER:
Burial: Billings Twp.
Cemetery, Beaverton, Gladwin, MI
Notes for ELSIE V. SWITZER:
Elsie was born either a
Hammel or Hamilton. She was adopted by the Switzer family.
More About ELSIE V. SWITZER:
Burial: 05 Mar 1977,
Forest Lawn, Covina, California
4. iii. GEORGE HAROLD LAPIER, b. 07 Dec 1906, Deer River, Itasca, MN; d. 13 Dec
1981, Bigfork, Itasca, MN.
5. iv. LESTER LAPIER, b. 12 Jan 1909, Spring Lake, Itasca, MN; d. 09 Jan
1984, Bigfork, Itasca, MN.
6. v. ROY ALEXANDER LAPIER, b. 08 Dec 1911, Jessie Lake, Itasca, MN; d. 29 May
1984, Buffalo, Wright, MN.
7. vi. FLORENCE KATHERINE LAPIER, b. 02 Aug 1914, Spring Lake, Itasca, MN; d. 29 Nov 1988.
Generation No. 3
3. ARNOLD H.3 LAPIER (JOSEPH2, PETER1) was born
21 Mar 1903 in Fosston, Polk, MN, and
died 20 Apr 1967 in Fosston, Polk,
MN. He married GERDA JOHNSON 05 Aug
1925 in Gonvick, MN. She was born 27 Sep
1900 in Clearwater county, MN, and died
13 Feb 1981 in Fosston, Polk, MN.
More About ARNOLD H. LAPIER:
Burial: Kingo Lutheran
Cemetery, Fosston, Polk, MN
Medical Information:
heart trouble
More About GERDA JOHNSON:
Burial: 17 Feb 1981,
Kingo Lutheran Cemetery, Fosston,
Polk, MN
Cause of Death: heart
attack
Children of ARNOLD LAPIER and GERDA JOHNSON are:
8. i. ARVID4 LEPIER, b. 04 Apr
1926, Fosston, Polk, MN; d. 31 Oct 1993,
Fosston, Polk, MN.
9. ii. EDNA LEPIER, b. 10 Oct 1927, Fosston, Polk, MN; d. 27 Dec 2004, Reno, Washoe, NV.
10. iii. HOWARD H. LEPIER, b. 30 Nov 1929, Fosston, Polk, MN.
iv. ROBERT WAYNE LEPIER, b. 1944, Fosston, Polk, MN; d. 1944, Fosston, Polk, MN.
Notes for ROBERT WAYNE LEPIER:
Robert was stillborn
per Howard LePier.
4. GEORGE HAROLD3 LAPIER (JOSEPH2, PETER1) was born
07 Dec 1906 in Deer River, Itasca, MN, and died 13 Dec 1981 in Bigfork, Itasca,
MN. He married (1) HARRIET ELNORA GRAVES 02 Jun 1937
in Grand Rapids, MN, daughter of HORACE GRAVES and LILLIAN STRAKA. She was born
15 Jan 1912 in Plymouth, Cerra Gordo, IA, and died 27 Nov 1963 in Spring Lake,
Itasca, MN. He married (2) ALICE MARKUSON 09 Jan
1969 in Bigfork, MN, daughter of NILS MARKUSON. She was born
22 Jun 1906 in Alvarado, MN, and died 01 Dec 1995 in Bigfork, MN.
More About GEORGE HAROLD LAPIER:
Burial: 16 Dec 1981,
Greenwood Cemetery, Jesse Lake, Itasca, MN
Cause of Death: COPD
Medical Information:
Emphyzema
More About HARRIET ELNORA GRAVES:
Burial: 02 Dec 1963,
Greenwood Cemetery, Jesse Lake, Itasca, MN
Cause of Death:
carcinoma of the lung
More About ALICE MARKUSON:
Burial: Bigfork
Cemetery, Bigfork, MN
Cause of Death: G I
Bleeding
Medical Information:
two heart valve replacements
Children of GEORGE LAPIER and HARRIET GRAVES are:
i. GERALDINE ANN4 LAPIER, b. 19 May
1938, Deer River, Itasca, MN; d. 19 May 1938, Deer River, Itasca, MN.
More About GERALDINE ANN LAPIER:
Burial: 1938, Jesse
Lake, Itasca, MN
11. ii. KAREN GEORGEAN LAPIER, b. 04 Jul 1941, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN.
12. iii. GERALDINE ELNORA LAPIER, b. 13 Jul 1942, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN.
5. LESTER3 LAPIER (JOSEPH2, PETER1) was born
12 Jan 1909 in Spring Lake, Itasca, MN, and died 09 Jan 1984 in Bigfork,
Itasca, MN.
Notes for LESTER LAPIER:
Lester was first in
the Navy CB's and then the Seals in WWll
Seabee's Motto:
"We Build, We Fight"
The Seabees have built
entire bases, bulldozed and paved thousands of miles of roadway and airstrips
and many
more construction
projects from the islands of WWII, Korea, Vietnam, to the mountains of Bosnia.
In December 1941 after
the attack on Pearl Harbor, Rear Admiral Ben Morell, Chief of the Navy's Bureau
of
Yards and Docks
established Naval Construction Battalions. During WWII men were recruited from
the civilian
construction trades
and placed under the Civil Engineer Corps.
Sea-Air-Land (SEAL)
Teams trace their history back to the first group of volunteers
selected from the Naval Construction
Battalions in the spring of 1943. Their mission was
to clear obstacles from beaches
chosen for amphibious landings, which began the first
formal training of the Naval Combat
Demolition Units (NCDUs). The NCDUs distinguished
themselves at Utah and Omaha beaches
in Normandy and in Southern France. In the
Pacific, the NCDUs were consolidated
into Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs).
More About LESTER LAPIER:
Burial: Greenwood
Cemetery, Jesse Lake, Itasca, MN
Cause of Death:
cardiorespitory arrest Congestive heart
failure
Children of LESTER LAPIER are:
13. i. ROBERT JOSEPH4 LAPIER, b. 23 Sep
1933, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d. 18 Jun
1987, Gladwin, Gladwin, MI.
14. ii. JAMES HALL LAPIER, b. 27 Apr 1938, Detroit, Wayne, MI.
6. ROY ALEXANDER3 LAPIER (JOSEPH2, PETER1) was born
08 Dec 1911 in Jessie Lake, Itasca, MN, and died 29 May 1984 in Buffalo,
Wright, MN. He married GERTRUDE LENA LUBINSKI 28 Feb
1938 in Plainview, Wabasha, MN. She was born 07 Dec 1909 in Plainview,
Wabasha, MN.
More About ROY ALEXANDER LAPIER:
Burial: St. Francis
Cemetery, Buffalo, Wright, MN
Medical Information:
Emphazema
Children of ROY LAPIER and GERTRUDE LUBINSKI are:
15. i. SHARON KAY4 LAPIER, b. 28 Oct
1940, Plainview, Wabasha, MN.
ii. CAROL ANN LAPIER, b. 25 Sep 1945, Plainview, Wabasha, MN; d. 02 Oct 1958, Duluth, St. Louis, MN.
More About CAROL ANN LAPIER:
Burial: Buffalo,
Wright, MN
7. FLORENCE KATHERINE3 LAPIER (JOSEPH2, PETER1) was born
02 Aug 1914 in Spring Lake, Itasca, MN,
and died 29 Nov 1988. She married DARREL SMITH 12 Nov 1933
in Deer River, Isasca, MN. He was born 03 May 1901 in Dunlap, Harrison,
IA, and died 23 Jun 1981 in Crivitz, Marinette,
WI.
More About FLORENCE KATHERINE LAPIER:
Burial: 03 Dec 1988,
Forest Home Cemetery, Crivitz,
Marinette, WI
More About DARREL SMITH:
Burial: 27 Jun 1981,
Forest Home Cemetery, Crivitz,
Marinette, WI
Child of FLORENCE LAPIER and DARREL SMITH is:
16. i. LOISRAE ELLEN4 SMITH, b. 06 May
1938, Deer River, Itasca, MN.
