Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameRaby PLANK 
[3127]
[3127]Birth27 Aug 1865, Adams County, Pennsylvania [3128, date only], [3180]
Removal1882, Minnesota [3520, p 6] Age: 16
Death12 Aug 1958, Minnesota [3180] Age: 92
BurialLakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota [3180]
FatherSamuel PLANK (1830-1918)
MotherSarah Margot BOWER (1831-1895)
Individual Notes
• 7th child. [3129]
Census
• 1900 Census: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 34, b Jul 1865, soliciter-printer. [1438, p 1]
• 1905 Minnesota Census: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 38, b PA. City Solicitor. Parents b PA. [5694]
• 1930 Census: Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 64, b PA. Pres/Treas., Harrison Smith Printing. Parents b PA. [5695]
• 1905 Minnesota Census: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 38, b PA. City Solicitor. Parents b PA. [5694]
• 1930 Census: Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 64, b PA. Pres/Treas., Harrison Smith Printing. Parents b PA. [5695]
Directories
• Minneapolis City Directory
1905 Raby, salesman Mpls. Paper Co., r 3439 1st Ave So. [1438, p 1]
1905 Raby, salesman Mpls. Paper Co., r 3439 1st Ave So. [1438, p 1]
Spouses
Birth25 May 1867, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio [9, p 9; date only], [3179, place only]
Deathaft 5 Apr 1930 [5691] Age: 62
NicknameAunt Bell [6425]
Residenceliving in Buffalo, NY, 1904 [9, p 9]
Residence680 Lafayette, Buffalo (1913) [3256], [3520, p 29]
FatherMeade Woodson Clay CARLISLE (1828-~1913)
MotherEmma Valeria BARR (1838-1919)
Individual Notes
• 11 Oct 1907: Isabella was served with a summons and complaint in Los Angeles, CA.
25 Nov 1907: Summons, complaint, affidavit and order limiting time to answer were filed.
During the divorce hearings, Isabella never appeared or appointed a lawyer to represent her. She did not respond to any of the papers, including the Jan. 9, 1908 Judgment and Decree which decreed that Raby pay Isabella $40/month until January 1, 1910.
Raby Plank (as indicated in the Findings and Order for Decree) declared that Isabella left him June 2, 1906, and Minnesota, September 29, 1906. (Raby never moved from Minnesota.)
Family stories passed on the information that Isabella Plank mysteriously disappeared, never to be heard from since. [There was also a rumor within the family that Isabella might have been murdered.]
In 1902, Raby Plank Publishing Co. published Isabella Carlisle Plank’s book of poems, A Woman’s Voice. Mr. Plank was employed by Harrison & Smith, the company which printed A Woman’s Voice. As of April, 2001, this book was owned by seven libraries across the country, including the Library of Congress, University of Minnesota Library, Minneapolis, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, and Oberlin College Library.
The dedication in the book is as follows: “To those who have so ardently wished for me death of the mind, and heart, and soul; as well as to my beloved Living and Dead.” The Author. Eaglehurst, Jan. 1st, 1903. [3127]
• Isabella mysteriously disappeared, according to court papers filed by my [Kate Plank Sage] grandfather, on Sept. 29, 1906. (They filed the papers in L. A. city and county, CA. However, Isabella never appeared or even had an attorney to represent her. She was due alimony, however, never having showed, it seems she never got any. I hired someone in LA to look for her in LA around that time. He said there was no record of her having lived there.)
I find it most interesting that no one in my family - sibs or father - knew much of anything about her - including her name. [Rumors were that she was a prostitute, went after my grandfather with a butcher knife, disappeared off the face of the earth mysteriously, and was possibly murdered by my grandfather.] Those rumors inspired me to begin research last spring just after my mother died, only to find - my grandfather was married to Isabella for 17 years! (My dad didn’t know his dad had been married until he was in his mid to late teens. I doubt he knew how long.) During their marriage, Isabella authored a book of poems called A Woman’s Voice, which my grandfather, through his company, published and printed! [3180]
• Among the children announcing their parent’s Golden Wedding Anniversary, 1 Sep 1909. [6407]
• Age 46 in 1913. [3256], [3520, p 29]
• When I was young my mother and I went to Buffalo every year to stay with my Aunt Bell and Uncle Bob. Do you know what relationship they were to my grandfather? I have Uncle Bob’s stamp collection and a grandfather’s clock from Aunt Bell. [6425]
25 Nov 1907: Summons, complaint, affidavit and order limiting time to answer were filed.
During the divorce hearings, Isabella never appeared or appointed a lawyer to represent her. She did not respond to any of the papers, including the Jan. 9, 1908 Judgment and Decree which decreed that Raby pay Isabella $40/month until January 1, 1910.
Raby Plank (as indicated in the Findings and Order for Decree) declared that Isabella left him June 2, 1906, and Minnesota, September 29, 1906. (Raby never moved from Minnesota.)
Family stories passed on the information that Isabella Plank mysteriously disappeared, never to be heard from since. [There was also a rumor within the family that Isabella might have been murdered.]
In 1902, Raby Plank Publishing Co. published Isabella Carlisle Plank’s book of poems, A Woman’s Voice. Mr. Plank was employed by Harrison & Smith, the company which printed A Woman’s Voice. As of April, 2001, this book was owned by seven libraries across the country, including the Library of Congress, University of Minnesota Library, Minneapolis, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, and Oberlin College Library.
The dedication in the book is as follows: “To those who have so ardently wished for me death of the mind, and heart, and soul; as well as to my beloved Living and Dead.” The Author. Eaglehurst, Jan. 1st, 1903. [3127]
• Isabella mysteriously disappeared, according to court papers filed by my [Kate Plank Sage] grandfather, on Sept. 29, 1906. (They filed the papers in L. A. city and county, CA. However, Isabella never appeared or even had an attorney to represent her. She was due alimony, however, never having showed, it seems she never got any. I hired someone in LA to look for her in LA around that time. He said there was no record of her having lived there.)
I find it most interesting that no one in my family - sibs or father - knew much of anything about her - including her name. [Rumors were that she was a prostitute, went after my grandfather with a butcher knife, disappeared off the face of the earth mysteriously, and was possibly murdered by my grandfather.] Those rumors inspired me to begin research last spring just after my mother died, only to find - my grandfather was married to Isabella for 17 years! (My dad didn’t know his dad had been married until he was in his mid to late teens. I doubt he knew how long.) During their marriage, Isabella authored a book of poems called A Woman’s Voice, which my grandfather, through his company, published and printed! [3180]
• Among the children announcing their parent’s Golden Wedding Anniversary, 1 Sep 1909. [6407]
• Age 46 in 1913. [3256], [3520, p 29]
• When I was young my mother and I went to Buffalo every year to stay with my Aunt Bell and Uncle Bob. Do you know what relationship they were to my grandfather? I have Uncle Bob’s stamp collection and a grandfather’s clock from Aunt Bell. [6425]
Census
• 1880 Census: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio. Age 13, b OH. Parents b OH. [3784]
• 1900 Census: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 35, b Feb 1865, OH. [1438, p 1 & p 3]
• 1900 Census: Evanston, Cook, Illinois. Age 33, May 1867, OH. Single. No employment. Father b OH; mother b DE. Living in parents’ household. [5693]
• 1905 Minnesota Census: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 36, b OH. Authoress. Parents b OH. [5694]
• 1906 Buffalo Census: living at 47 Trinity. [3250]
• 1908 Buffalo Census: living at 346 Virginia. [3250]
• 1910 Census: Buffalo, Erie, New York. Age 42, b OH. Single. No employment. Father b OH; mother b DE. Living in parents’ household. [5507]
• 1920 Census: Buffalo, Erie, New York. Age 50, b OH. Single. No employment. Father b OH; mother b DE. Living in household of older brother, William W., together with younger siblings. [5692]
• 1930 Census: Buffalo, Erie, New York. Age 62, b OH. Head. Single. No employment. Father b OH; mother b DE. [5691]
• 1900 Census: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 35, b Feb 1865, OH. [1438, p 1 & p 3]
• 1900 Census: Evanston, Cook, Illinois. Age 33, May 1867, OH. Single. No employment. Father b OH; mother b DE. Living in parents’ household. [5693]
• 1905 Minnesota Census: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 36, b OH. Authoress. Parents b OH. [5694]
• 1906 Buffalo Census: living at 47 Trinity. [3250]
• 1908 Buffalo Census: living at 346 Virginia. [3250]
• 1910 Census: Buffalo, Erie, New York. Age 42, b OH. Single. No employment. Father b OH; mother b DE. Living in parents’ household. [5507]
• 1920 Census: Buffalo, Erie, New York. Age 50, b OH. Single. No employment. Father b OH; mother b DE. Living in household of older brother, William W., together with younger siblings. [5692]
• 1930 Census: Buffalo, Erie, New York. Age 62, b OH. Head. Single. No employment. Father b OH; mother b DE. [5691]
Directories
• Minneapolis City Directory
1905 Isabella C., authoress, r 3439 1st Ave So. [1438, p 1]
1905 Isabella C., authoress, r 3439 1st Ave So. [1438, p 1]
Marriage4 Sep 1890, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota [3520, p 6]
Marr MemoEpiscopal Church
Divorce9 Jan 1908 [3127]
No Children
Birthabt 1889, South Dakota [3520, p 31; date only], [5695]
Residencefrom Redfield, South Dakota [3520, p 31]
Census
• 1930 Census: Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota. Age 41, b SD. Father b PA; mother b WI. [5695]
Marriage7 Oct 1908, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota [3520, p 32]
Family Notes
• There were 4 children to this union of which Raymond was the youngest. [3180]
ChildrenMaud R. (~1910-)
Rebekah (~1913-)
Raymond Norwood (~1922-)
Marriage4 Jul 1942 [3180]