Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameReuben Smith ISENHOWER 2010,4241
Birth16 Oct 1879, Milford, Barton, Missouri4239,4240
Death17 Jul 1952, Riverside County, California4240,5722 Age: 72
BurialIndio, Riverside, California4239
FatherRuben ISENHOWER (1836-1912)
MotherHannah Melissa BROADHURST (1841-1917)
Individual Notes
• He was the natural father of Virgie Lee Cross Houseman Mills. His grandfather was a judge in Lamar County, Missouri. He was a cousin of President Dwight David Eisenhower.4239

• Reuben Smith Isenhower is 4th Cousin, Once Removed from President Dwight David Eisenhower.
Source: research by DWM, 30 Jul 2004.
Census
• 1880 Census: Milford, Barton, Missouri. Age 7/12ths, b MO. Listed as Smith Isenhower. Father b TN; mother b MO.4243
• 1920 Census: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Age 40, b MO. Salesman; Hardware. Father b MO; mother b KY.5723
Spouses
1Willy Clyde MAJOR 2010,4241
Birth13 Apr 1888, Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas4239,4245
BaptismPittsburg, Crawford, Kansas4239
Death22 Mar 1956, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California4239,4245,8209 Age: 67
BurialSanta Maria, Santa Barbara, California4239
FatherWilliam H. MAJOR (1854-)
MotherSusan TAYLOR (1858-)
Individual Notes
• The estate of Willy C. Cross, who died March 22, 1956, in Santa Maria, has been appraised at $44,784.34 in Superior Court.
It consists of cash, personal and real property. It is willed to his [sic] sister, Mary E. Riley of Santa Maria; Pedro T. Flores of Santa Maria; a daughter, Virgie Houseman of Santa Maria; great-nieces Sheila and Wendy Higby of Studio City, and a grandson, Robert Cross Houseman of Santa Maria.8209
Census
• 1900 Census: Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas. Age 12, b Apr 1888, KS. Parents b KY.4789
• 1920 Census: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Age 31, b KS. Parents b MO.5723
• 1930 Census: Highland Park, Lake, Illinois. Age 42, b KS. Age 22 at 1st marriage. Parents b MO.4787
MarriageJan 1911, Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas4239
Divorceabt 19222010
ChildrenVirgie Lee (1911-1997)
Last Modified 29 Jul 2007Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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