Erma June Christiance^[1]

1916 - 1999  (82 years)

• Name	Erma June Christiance  [2, 3]
  Birth	21 Jun 1916	Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1935	DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Residence	Aug 1936	Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Census	1940	Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Residence	Oct 1940	Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  	918 2nd Avenue
  Residence	Jun 1969	Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [9, 10]
  Residence	Mar 1999	Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Education	Dixon High School  [4, 6, 11]
  Research Notes	Social Security Applications and Claims Index implies another marriage (to someone named Ayers) in about 1949. Obituary of Burton Foster does not mention Erma, yet his children were born before his marriage to Sylvia. Curiously, the Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index shows a marriage between an Erma Foster and a Burton C. Foster on 12 June 1950, ten years after they appear together in the 1940 census. This is explained by the divorce notice published in the Rock Island Argus on 30 November 1956: Burton and Erma were married and divorced twice! Find a Grave entry quotes an obituary that appeared in the Rock Island Argus, 8 March 1999.  [1, 3, 6, 12, 13]
  Burial	Mar 1999	Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [4, 6]
  	Plot N - 1063
  Death	6 Mar 1999	Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  	At Home
  Person ID	I7979	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	9 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Harry C. Christiance           b. 5 May 1885, Melugin Grove, Lee County, Illinois, USA           d. 26 Jun 1969, Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Maude H. Dysart           b. Abt 1892, Franklin Grove, Lee County, Illinois, USA           d. 10 Jun 1953, West Brooklyn, Lee County, Illinois, USA (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F8777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Burton Clinton Foster           b. 12 Apr 1914, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA           d. 12 Jun 2007, Silvis, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1935	DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA   [2, 4, 6, 11, 14]
  Divorce	Nov 1956  [13]
  Notes	Burton and Erma were married and divorced twice. The first divorce was before the 1950 census. Their second marriage was on 12 June 1950 and their second divorce was granted in November 1956. Erma’s obituary gives marriage year as 1936. [4, 13, 15]
  Children	1. R. Foster   2. C. Foster   3. Charles David Foster           b. 20 Nov 1937, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA           d. 18 Jul 1977, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F5439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Harlan E. Peters           b. 26 Feb 1917, Durant, Cedar County, Iowa, USA           d. 12 Oct 1976, Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1961	Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [4, 6, 16]
  Family ID	F8778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Jun 1916 - Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1935 - DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 11 Feb 1935 - DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA Residence - Aug 1936 - Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Census - 1940 - Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Residence - Oct 1940 - Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 26 Feb 1961 - Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Residence - Jun 1969 - Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Residence - Mar 1999 - Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Burial - Mar 1999 - Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Death - 6 Mar 1999 - Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Erma was adopted by Harry & Maude Christiance. [9, 17]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2320] 1940 US Census - Household of Burton Foster. [S3859] Ancestry.com (DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder), DeKalb County, Illinois, Marriages, 1864-1962. [S5] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S5709] Obituary of Erma Peters. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S4887] Paul Mack, Find A Grave memorial for Erma June Christiance Peters, #1074284. [S5954] Birth Announcement of [Clinton] Foster. [S6520] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Burton Clinton Foster. [S5708] Obituary of Harry Christian [Christiance]. [S5951] Obituary of Harry C. Christiance. [S5952] Marriage Announcement of Burton Foster, Jr. and Irma June Christiance. [S540] Ancestry.com (Cook County Clerk’s Office), Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960. [S5955] Divorce Notice of Burton C. Foster and Erma J. Foster. [S5953] Marriage Announcement of Burton Foster, Jr. and Irma June Christiance. [S7879] 1950 US Census - Household of Burton Foster. [S5713] Obituary of Harlan Peters. [S5707] Obituary of Maude Christiance.