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| Waltzing Matilda |
| Residence of Matilda in 1941 Hubbard Co. Helga Township, MN Residence of Art McLaughlin 1941 Beltrami Co. Bemidji, MN Rt.3 |
| 1908-1910 Matilda is living with John Drury in Tenstrike/Hines area Taylor Townshp. MN. One of their children had died. her siblings: Nelson, Fred, Alice, Eli were living with them on their farm because Armenia had died of pnuemonia.. |
| 4-1911 Matilda is living by herself up in BigFalls, Koochingching Co. MN (It seems she left her siblings with John...there are post cards written to her up there, by them.). 8-1911 John/Jack Drury is living in Hines, Beltrami Co. MN |
| 11-1912 Court papers say Matilda wilfully left JE DRURY in 1911. 1913 Divorce papers were drawn and served to Matilda in Big Falls. 6-6-1914 Matilda made no response. DRURY was granted the divorce. Papers said no living children between them. 6-30-1914 Matilda gives birth to Winnifred Beatrice Lorabelle Drury. Said father: John E. Drury b. IA. |
| From Big Falls Court House: Mother: Tille Floura Father: ? (not named) Baby: Joseph Floura (Matilda's #3 child) b. 8-5-1915. d. 12-30-1915 menengitis.Buried at Big Falls Koochiching Co.MN |
| It is said Winnie was sent to Matilda's sister Angie Floura Fleury Hagen in Bemidji, MN from age 6 months to 8 years. 1920 Census has Winnie age 5 with Angie Hagen 33, son Earl 10, Lewis Shadiow 43 divorced lodger who worked at Mill Right and his son Clyde Shadiow 17, and Matilda's brother: William Floura 27. |
| 1920 Koochiching Co. Henry Twp, MN Lumber Mill Camp Line #29:Matilda "Tilda Floura" was there as a Personal Servant: |
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| Armenia BERRY Fleury Olmstead Co. MN 1861-1901 RedLake Falls MN (Matilda's Mother) Died of Pneumonia at age 40 Was married in MN 1882 to Theodare Floura Fleury 1855-NY-1939OR son of Nelson & Delia Fleury of Canada |
| Mathilda Tilda Fleury Flora Floura Drury Dury McLaughlin.... 1882-1941 MN m. DRURY 4-1904-1914 #1 child ? died before 1910 #2 child Winnie b.6-1914 #3 child Joseph b.8- 1915-1915 m. McLAUGHLIN 4-1921 #4 child Ardella b. 1926 |
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| 1906ish Matilda F. DRURY |
| Matilda (or Winnie) had a scrapbook with lots of clippings saved about a prominent black activist Lawyer Charles W. Scrutchin b.9-11-1866 Richmond, VA. Raised til he was 10 in GA...Moved to Spokane WA (Graduated HS in Spokane) went to for a degree in 1890 for 3 years, at University of Washington. In 1893, Scrutchin began his practice in Chicago IL. Went to Ann Arbor, MI in 1894 to get his Masters. In 1898 started his practice in Bemidgi, MN. He was a Republican, Unitarian, Mason &. Member of Odd Fellows. (From Who's Who of the Colored Race p. 234, 1915 by Frank Lincoln Mather.) In 3-19-1906 registered with the MN Land Office for Cass Lake, MN (Hubbard or Beltrami Co.) One of the newspaper clippings referred to an aquittal in a Bemidji Murder Case with DOG FACE JOE. Judge Martin resided over the case. ("BlackStone") This was from the Grand Forks Herald Newspaper. Matilda and Winnie referred to Mr. Scrutchin as "James or Jim". He married 8-27-1900 to a white gal Laura P. ARNOLD Scrutchins b.12-9-1866, of Bemidji MN.. d. 12-18-1928 Beltrami Co. MN. cert. # 128 MN 000665. She was 62 years old. Housewife with heart and kidney trouble for the last 3 years of her life. Her father was Wm. ARNOLD. Charles W. Scrutchin died 7-14-1930 in Beltrami Co. MN of dropsy/apoplexy. His mother was Barbara Grafrene, his father was William Scrutchin. All born in VA. |
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| 1920 Census 41/6 47/60 Koochinching CO. MN: Albert McLaughlin age 44 b. WI was living with John Hamilton age 20 b. Poland. |
| [Matilda F. D. McLaughlin late 1930's |
| Charles W. Scrutchins 1911 |
| wife Laura Arnold Scrutchins 1911 |
| Ok..this really isn't Matilda...but I thought it was funny, and looked like her! |
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