Marie Alta HUMPHREY

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 17 May 1888 - Salem, Indiana 4 5
    Christening: 
          Death: Sep 1968 - Portales, NM
         Burial: Sep 1968 - Longmont, CO
 Cause of Death: 
          AFN #: 
                 

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Parents

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         Father: John HUMPHREY (      -      ) 
         Mother: Mary FOSTER (      -      ) 

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Spouses and Children

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1.  *Levi Wesson PARK (29 Nov 1873 -       )  6 
       Marriage: 22 Sep 1921
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Genevieve HUMPHREY (1903-1973)

2.  CALDWELL (       -       ) 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living

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Notes

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Research:

Name on application: Marie Humphrey Park
Address: 523 Emery St, Longmont, Colorado
Age at last birthday: 54
Date of birth: May 17, 1888
Place of Birth: Salem, Indiana
Father: John Humphrey
Mother: Mary Foster
Date signed: June 12, 1942
Social Security#: 523-22-4761

On May 20, 1922 Marie A Park purchased from J. E. Ersham and Mabel R. Erscham a property in Sterling. Marie held this property alone. It was about 1/2 block from the home she and Levi shared. The property is described as: The north one hundred and thirty feet of Lont one in Block ten, Packard's addition, town of Sterling. and having a frontage of seventy feet on Platte Street and a depth of 130 feet facing on North Third Ave.

On June 20, 1923 Marie A and Levi W Park purchased from C.J. Lindstrom the property in Sterling that was to be their home. Property description is All of lot 7 in Block twelve in Packard's addition to Sterling.

On Mar, 2, 1942 Levi Wesson Park conveyed to Marie A Park his interest in in the home in Sterling. This transaction was made in the Boulder County. The home was in Sterling. By this time they were evidently living in Longmont.

On Feb 10 1944, Marie A Park sold the property in Sterling that comprised the home of her and her husband Levi. This was evidently after his death. Property is described as Lot seven, block twelve Packard's addition to Sterling. ]]

Marriage Notes (Levi Wesson Park)

It is at present unknown where Levi Wesson and Marie Alta married but they lived for a time in Sterling, CO at 127 Platte Street.
Levi died of cancer of the larynx in the 1940's and from their Marie moved to Longmont and then to Denver where she owned and operated a boarding house in the old Belvoir Hotel.
Marie lived at 523 Emery St in Longmont prior to moving to Denver. At present it is believed that both Levi and Marie are buried in Longmont, CO.

August 29, 2003
Leonard Smith and Julie Chandler visited the Logan County courthouse in Sterling Colorado to determine the location and duration of the residence of Levi and Marie Alta Park.
Levi and Marie Alta Park purchased the residence at 1127 Platte, in Sterling, on June 20, 1923. The legal description of the residence is "All of lot seven, block twelve, Packards Addition to Sterling."
Records were also found that indicate that they owned an additional property at 301 Platte Street, Sterling, Colorado. The Deed indicates that the property was sold to Marie Alta Park only. This event occurred on May 20, 1922. There is no indication as to whether there was a home on this property or not.
On March 2, 1942 Levi Park sold his interest in the property at 127 Platte to his wife, Marie Alta. Levi may have done this during his illness with cancer. At the time of this sale Both Levi and Marie are indicated on the Deed being of Boulder County, Colorado. No city of residence is noted. However it is known that Marie is known to live at 523 Emery in Longmont, Colorado. Longmont is in Boulder County. It does seem that they moved to Longmont prior to Levi's death from cancer.
This property was subsequently sold to Frank A. Mentgen by Marie A. Park on February 10, 1944.

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1 Recollections of Leonard W Smith Sr., Michael Smith (Information derived from an interview between Leonard Smith Sr and his son Michael in Seattle. Information is contained in an email from Michael Smith to David Smith on 11 Feb, 2001), Interview with Leonard Smith Sr.

2 Social Security Application, Social Security Application.

3 Ibid.

4 Ancestry.com, Mark Street, Street Family, Ancestry database for Street Family on Ancestry.com.

5 Beard (Walton), Linda Walton, Beard (Database on Rootsweb.com), Marriage and children of Adam Beard and Delight Smith.

6 Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

7 Logan County Courthouse, Logan County Colorado (Records held by the Courthouse of Logan County Colorado), Warranty Deed, Book 225, page 313. Warranty Deed dated June 20, 1923. Details of Deed convey the property at 127 Platte street from C.J. Lindstrom to Levi W and Marie A Park.

8 Logan County Courthouse, Warranty Deeds Bood 340, page 521. Warrnanty Deed in which Levi Park conveys to his wife his interest in the property they held jointly at 127 Platte Street in Sterling Colorado.
It is assumed this was done during the time he was dying from cancer.
Legal description of property is "All of lot 7, block 12 in the Packard's addition. in Sterling, Logan county, Colorado

9 Ibid, Book 340, page 521. This deed sells the conveys the title of the home at 127 Platte from Marie A Park to Frank A. Mentgen on February 10, 1944. This follows the death of Levi.

10 Ibid, Warranty Deeds, Book 212, page 342. The north one hundred and thirty feet of Lot One in Block Ten, Packard's addition of the City of Sterling Colo. Property is 50 feet wide facing on Platte Street and 130 feet deep facing on 3rd Ave. This Deed conveys the property at 301 Platte Street, from J.E. Graham and Mabel Graham to Marie A, Park on May 20, 1922.