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Subject: SAM LUFKIN: dysfunctional family?: sources


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JARVIS---Chicago (Delighted)
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Date Posted: Thu, May 23 2019, 14:35:32
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Sam's Dad, Samuel Henry Lufkin (1863-1920) was variously a laborer, teamster and piano mover. He married Sam's Mom, Martha Alice Yates (1866-1944) in 1887. They had Sam's older sister in 1888 and his younger brother in 1894. The sister died at the age of 3 from a form of malnutrition (marasmus) the year Sam was born and the brother died from drowning at the age of 5 when Sam was 8. His Dad didn't work most of that year and no telling how these incidents affected the family's psyche. The Mom may have become overly protective as Sam lived with her most of his adult life until she died in 1944.

Some time between 1903 and January 1907, Martha divorced Sam's Father but for some reason she listed herself as "widow of Samuel H." in the 1907 SLC City Directory even though he was very much alive for another 13 years. Sixteen year-old Sam listed himself as "student" at his Mom's address.

In January 1908, Martha married Clarence A. Hendershot (1871-1933). He was a title abstract researcher for a title insurance company. In April 1909, Sam was sent to reform school (juvenile prison) as documented above but served a year or less of the possible 4 year sentence. His behavior must have been good enough to satisfy the authorities that he had "turned around" and learned his lesson because in the 1910 Census (SLC), he is living with his Mom and step-father with the name of "Hendershot" and working as a "building engineer". I found no further evidence of Sam having "trouble with the law".

As noted above, Sam was being investigated for the theft of a diamond stick pen while working as a hotel bellhop (1912 Dec.12th newspaper article). It may be coincidence, but on Dec.13th, he married Gladys E. Slater (1894-1925) and they "beat a path" to Los Angeles where his natural Father was already living and working.

In 1916 Sam is living with wife Gladys (1916 LA Voter Registration).

In June 1917, Sam is still in LA, working as a salesman for the Wilshire Oil Co. and claiming an exemption for his dependent wife.

In Jan.1920, his Mom and Step-father are living in LA and Sam lives with them as "married" but without his wife. He is working as a laborer for a city surveying crew. His natural Father died this year and his wife, Gladys died in 1925 and we don't know if they were in the process of getting a divorce or her death ended the marriage. (undocumented Family Tree).

In the April 1930 LA Census, Sam is listed as "married"; living with his Mom and step-father; working as a movie actor.

In 1931 he marries Libby Drahos (1904/1911-1973 undocumented Family Tree) and their son Samuel William Lufkin Jr. is born on 26 Sep.1931 (documented). Nothing further is found of the son in records or Family Trees.

In the 1940 LA Census, Sam is living with his Mom as "married" and no wife or children present. Libby Drahos, (undocumented wife) is living in Iowa as "divorced" with her parents and no children present.

In 1942 (WWII Draft Card), Sam is living with his Mom and lists her as the contact person who will always know where he lives. (She died in 1944).

In Oct.1951, Sam marries Maude L. Anderson (1903-1974) in Los Angeles, 4 months before he died (documented).

In Sam's Feb.1952 "LA Times" obituary, his wife Maude and her children are noted but no mention is made of a son or previous wives. Since 1947 he claimed to have been a member of the original "Keystone Kops".

Sources:

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/19995769/person/1025826520/facts 1887 Parents' marriage.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6967&h=240195&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=5232 1891 Death of sister.

https://wiki2.org/en/Marasmus Marasmus definition.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6967&h=293846&ssrc=pt&tid=19995769&pid=20301527748&usePUB=true 1899 Brother drowns.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&indiv=try&h=61718209 1900 Census SLC.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&indiv=try&h=145692230 1910 Census SLC.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&indiv=try&h=720360 1920 Census LA CA.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=90184570 1930 Census LA CA.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&indiv=try&h=75416324 1940 Census LA CA.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=wxa59&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=2469&gsln=lufkin&gsfn_x=1&gsln_x=1&_83004003-n_xcl=f&msrdy=1907&msrdy_x=1&msrdp=5&msrpn__ftp=utah,%20usa&msrpn=47&new=1&rank=1&uidh=1c2&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=37&fh=6&h=930774886&recoff=&ml_rpos=7 1903 City Dir.SLC: parents living together.

https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2469/13601987/825745064 1907 SLC City Dir: Mom is "widow".

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60198&h=1011175&ssrc=pt&tid=19995769&pid=20301527737 1908 Mom marries Hendershot.

https://newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune-dec-17-1912-p-9/ 1912 Marries Gladys: moves to LA.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60201&h=427187&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=5186 1912 Marriage record SLC.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61066&h=30263486&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60201 1916 with wife Gladys; LA Voter registration.

https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6482/005240915_02773/19509636?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/19995769/person/20301527747/facts/citation/74291257124/edit/record 1917 Draft Card: married: salesman.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW3-26SL?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=K2Q5-PXD 1920 Jul Father's Death Cert.

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/19995769/person/20302874194/facts 1931 CADI birth of son to Mom Drahos.

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/19995769/person/20301542878/facts 1940 Census IA possible divorced Mom Drahos.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1002&h=13652550&ssrc=pt&tid=19995769&pid=20301527747&usePUB=true 1942 Draft Card: with Mom.

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5186&h=151442&ssrc=pt&tid=19995769&pid=20301527747&usePUB=true 1951 Marriage to Maude.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/380935734/?terms=%22samuel%2Blufkin%22 1952 Obit LA Times.

http://www.classicvideostreams.com/BCVS/docs/Lufkin-S_de.jpg 1952 Death Certificate.

http://www.classicvideostreams.com/BCVS/favs/Lufkin-S_idx.htm 1952 bio links.
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