Emma Frances
(Minard) Dumars
(1861-1945)
Emma Frances 'Frankie' (Minard) Dumars was born on Nov. 29, 1861 in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, OH, the daughter of Nathan W. and Sarah Jane (Woodruff) Minard.
As a young girl, she moved with her parents to near Stanwood, Cedar County, IA. Later, they migrated to Caldwell County, MO. Finally, in 1879, the Minards moved again to Richland, Monmouth Twp., Shawnee County.
On Nov. 4, 1879, in or near Richland, Frankie married Leroy J. Dumars (1850-1923). They had 3 children -- Mattie Gleason, Kenneth W. Dumars and Rhey M. Dumars.
When the federal census was taken in 1880,
the Dumars family lived in Topeka, where Leroy was a plasterer. By 1890, he was
working as a carpenter and building contractor. Seen here is a bird's-eye
view of the city, looking northeast, from a rare old photographic image
postmarked 1911.
Said the Manhattan (KS) Republic, Frankie "was a member of the Beulah chapter, Number 34, of the Order of the Eastern Star in Topeka, and a member of the United Brethren church...."
Leroy passed away in 1923. Specifics are not known.
In 1928, following Leroy's death, Frankie moved into the home of daughter Mattie in Manhattan, KS. It's thought that Mattie also was widowed by that time.
Frankie passed away at age 83, in Mattie's
home, on July 25, 1945, after an illness of 10 months, said the Republic. She was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka,
Shawnee County.
Daughter Mattie (1882- ? ) married J.J. Gleason in 1902. By 1930, J.J. was dead, and Mattie worked as an abstractor in a Manhattan real estate office.
Son Kenneth married Annie ( ? ), a native of Louisiana. They resided in Iowa and Denver, CO. Their three children were Erminie I. Dumars, Kenneth W. Dumars Jr. and Anna Maye Dumars.
Circa 1945, daughter Rhey was unmarried and living in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Copyright © 2001-2003 Mark A. Miner