Ethel Helen ARNOLD

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Family 1: Ray NUNAMAKER

  1. Ray A. NUNAMAKER
  2. Kenneth Wilson NUNAMAKER

Family 2: Park Dillon SYLVESTER 

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Notes

Updated March 2, 2024. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1920 United States Census for Minnesota, Wabasha Co., Plainview Village: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 158; Sheet 9A; January 9, 1920.

Ethel H. [ARNOLD] NUNAMAKER resides with her mother Lizzy M. ARNOLD (age 54, b. Minnesota, widow, a dressmaker) and her brother Lloyd L. ARNOLD (age 16). Ethel's children, Ray A. and Kenneth W. ARNOLD also reside in the household.

- Age: 27
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Birthplace: Minnesota, as were her parents
- Occupation: Telephone operator

(2) 1930 United States Census for Minnesota, Wabasha Co., Plainview Twp.; Plainview Village: Enumeration District 79-22; Sheet 7B; April 8, 1930.

Ethel [ARNOLD] SYLVESTER is married to Park D. SYLVESTER, head of household. Ethel's two sons from a previous marriage, Ray and Kenneth NUNAMAKER, are also listed.

- Age: 37 years old at time of census; 20 when first married
- Birthplace: Minnesota, as were her parents
- Occupation: Operator, Telephone (code 9979)

(3) Manzow, Ron, ed., "The SYLVESTER Family of Plainview, Minnesota -- a collection of information taken from the Plainview News, other newspapers, letters, and diaries beginning in 1884" (Plainview, Minnesota: Plainview History Center, 2001).

- 1892 (December 14): Born in Brownsdale, Minnesota, and reared in St. Charles. (page 225)
- 1912: Married Ray NUNAMAKER. They were later divorced. (page 225)
- 1923 (November 7): Married Park SYLVESTER in Rochester, Minnesota. (page 145)
- "She was employed as a telephone operator in Plainview [Minnesota] for 18 years and also was a practical nurse in Plainview for most of her life." (page 225)