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BIRTH Erma Cornelia Thompson, b 14 June 1913, 12 mi N of Corvallis, Benton co, female, 4th child; father Marion M. Thompson (26y, of Benton co, b Missouri, farmer); mother Elsie May Liggett (25y, of Benton co, b Oregon)
1920 OR CENSUS Erma C. Thompson (6y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Marion M. (33y, b Missouri, laborer) and Elsie M. (31y, b Oregon) and 4 siblings, all born in Oregon, Raymond M. (12y), Lula B. (10y), Velma G. (8y) and Dortha R. (3y7m)
1st MARRIAGE Elbert Baker (18y 12d, of 1147 N Commercial, Salem, b Oregon City, Oregon, laborer) and Erma Thompson (16y 7m 27d, of 1147 N Commercial, Salem, b Corvallis, Oregon) md 1 Feb 1930, Salem, Marion co, Oregon
1930 OR CENSUS Erma C. Baker (16y, b Oregon, married at age 16y) enumerated with husband Elbert E.F. (18y, b Oregon, married at age 18y, laborer in butcher shop)
NOTE husband Elbert died 8 Dec 1933 in Salem and was buried in lot 836
2nd MARRIAGE Clarence L. Gosser (25y, of Eugene, Oregon, b Salem, Oregon, son of Thomas Gosser & Mary A. Krites) and Erma C. Baker (21y, of Salem, Oregon, single, b Corvallis, Oregon, dau of Marion Baker & Elsie Liggett) md 2 Mar 1935, Vancouver, Clark co, Washington
NOTE several errors in marriage record. Erma Baker was a widow and her father was Marion Thompson
1940 OR CENSUS Erma C. Gosser (26y, b Oregon) enumerated with husband Clarence L. (30y, b Oregon, butcher) and 4 children, all born in Oregon, Raymond E. (9y), Donald E. (6y), Mary A. (3y) and Shirley L. (11m); family was living in Eugene, Lane co, Oregon in 1935
NOTE Raymond and Donald were sons of Erma by her first husband Elbert Baker
1950 OR CENSUS Erma C. Gosser (36y, b Oregon) enumerated with husband Clarence L. (40y, b Oregon, meat cutter) and 3 children, Mary A. Gosser (13y, b Oregon), Shirley Gosser (11y, b Oregon) and Donald E. Baker [step-son of Clarence] (16y, b Oregon)
NOTE second husband Clarence Gosser died 12 Oct 1971 and was buried in lot 958
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