Etta Mae was born 8 Oct 1907 in Grand Rapids, MI. Louisa Jones was born 1 Aug 1903 in Utica, IL. To John Pomroy Jones (1872-1963) & Lydia Margaret Rouston (1878-1965).
The girls were arrest on 7 Apr 1934
Inmate #6473 Grand Rapids Jail
Rec: 7 Apr 1934
Crime: Shoplifting
Sentenced 1 Year delayed sentence
A delayed sentence is where a guilty plea is entered, but sentencing is put off for a period of time. Usually, the deal is if the person does what they are directed to do, pay their fines and restitution, if applicable and has stayed out of trouble then the matter is closed with a dismissal.
Inmate #6474 Grand Rapids Jail
Rec: 7 Apr 1934
Crime: Shoplifting
Sentenced 1 Year delayed sentence
Etta married 2 Jan 1923 to Jacob "Jack" Hansma (1902-1949) They had 8 children then divorced 17 Apr 1944. She then married Roland Woodrow Buckle(1916-1995) 22 May 1945.
Etta would died in 1981 in Ionia, Michigan.
Louisa married at age 17 on 4 June 1921 to Archie Ryan they had 8 children. Louisa died 3 Oct 1999 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Why were these married women shoplifting? What was going on in their lives? What did they steal?
Some questions we may never know the answers to.
The girls were young when the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 hit, and WWI came in April of 1917. Were these factors that shaped their lives? you bet they are. Their father John was an orphan at age 7 sister Eliza was 12 they were living their 28 year old married brother Thomas, at age 38 he was working in a Stationary factory and married and had 5 children in 1910. He had a second wife Cecilia Anderson, his first wife left him and divorced by 1920, she left the kids.
Children from first marriage:
Robert Jones 1899-1933
Sarah Sally Jones 1901-1991
Louisa Jones 1903-199
Lydia M Jones 1905-1991
Etta Mae Jones 1907-1981
I didn't find any children for the second marriage.
Mother's second husband:
George Steven Tappin
1889–1956
Mother dies 1965, Father dies 1963.
Guess there were hardships on all of them. Sad to see but they did stick together as a family in the end.
The girls were arrest on 7 Apr 1934
Inmate #6473 Grand Rapids Jail
Rec: 7 Apr 1934
Crime: Shoplifting
Sentenced 1 Year delayed sentence
A delayed sentence is where a guilty plea is entered, but sentencing is put off for a period of time. Usually, the deal is if the person does what they are directed to do, pay their fines and restitution, if applicable and has stayed out of trouble then the matter is closed with a dismissal.
If you notice she did have a second conviction Larceny of a Store (Shoplifting) 17 Sep 1938 and was sentenced to 60 days in jail.
Inmate #6474 Grand Rapids Jail
Rec: 7 Apr 1934
Crime: Shoplifting
Sentenced 1 Year delayed sentence
Etta married 2 Jan 1923 to Jacob "Jack" Hansma (1902-1949) They had 8 children then divorced 17 Apr 1944. She then married Roland Woodrow Buckle(1916-1995) 22 May 1945.
Etta would died in 1981 in Ionia, Michigan.
Louisa married at age 17 on 4 June 1921 to Archie Ryan they had 8 children. Louisa died 3 Oct 1999 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Why were these married women shoplifting? What was going on in their lives? What did they steal?
Some questions we may never know the answers to.
The girls were young when the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 hit, and WWI came in April of 1917. Were these factors that shaped their lives? you bet they are. Their father John was an orphan at age 7 sister Eliza was 12 they were living their 28 year old married brother Thomas, at age 38 he was working in a Stationary factory and married and had 5 children in 1910. He had a second wife Cecilia Anderson, his first wife left him and divorced by 1920, she left the kids.
Children from first marriage:
Robert Jones 1899-1933
Sarah Sally Jones 1901-1991
Louisa Jones 1903-199
Lydia M Jones 1905-1991
Etta Mae Jones 1907-1981
I didn't find any children for the second marriage.
Mother's second husband:
George Steven Tappin
1889–1956
Mother dies 1965, Father dies 1963.
Guess there were hardships on all of them. Sad to see but they did stick together as a family in the end.
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