NameLaurence Hobart Presnell
Birth2 Oct 1895, Tennessee
Death5 Jan 1993, Boone Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1919, Ludlow, Kenton Co., Kentucky
SpouseKatherine Klonne
BirthMay 1896, Ludlow, Kenton Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth18 Jul 1929, Bromley, Kenton Co., Kentucky
Death1 Jan 2011, Florence, Boone Co., Kentucky
Notes for Laurence Hobart Presnell
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Lawrence Hobart Presnell, age 21, residence 82 Ash, Ludlow, Kenton Co., Kentucky, born 2 Oct 1895 in Ervin City, Tennessee, occupation fireman, employer Southern Ky, single.
The Kentucky death index lists Lawrence H. Presnell, age 96, died 5 Jan 1993 in Boone Co., residence Kenton Co.
Census Notes for Katherine Klonne
1900 census of Kenton Co., Ky, town of Ludlow, enumerated 28 June, lists on p. 34B as family #637/722, at 9 Poplar:
Klonne, John, 26, b. Nov 1873, Germany Germany Germany, immigrated 1890, naturalized citizen, day laborer for railroad; Kate, wife, 24, b. Feb 1876, Germany Germany Germany, immigrated 1886, married 7 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Harry, son, 6, b. May 1894, Ohio Germany Germany; Kate, dau, 4, b. May 1896, Ky Germany Germany. Kruse, Kate, mother-in-law, 64, b. Aug 1835, Germany Germany Germany, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living, immigrated 1886.
Census Notes for Laurence Hobart & Katherine (Family)
1920 census of Kenton Co., Ky, Ludlow town, enumerated 15 Jan, lists on p. 20B as family #126/203, at 146 W. Linden St:
Hobert, Laurence, 23, b. Tenn Tenn Tenn, fireman for railroad; Katharine, wife, 23, b. Ky Germany Germany. Schrever, Frank, boarder, 44, b. Germany Germany Germany, immigrated 1892, naturalized 1904, car washer at railroad.
1930 census of Kenton Co., Kentucky, Bromley town, enumerated 21 April, lists on pp. 5B-6A as family #118/132, at 203 Boone St:
Presnell, Lawrence H., 33, age at first marriage 22, b. Tenn Tenn Tenn, engineer for railroad; Catherine, wife, 33, age at first marriage 22, b. Ky Germany Germany; Hobart, son, 9; James, son, 6; William, son, 9/12. All sons are listed as born Ky Ky Ky, although that conflicts with the birth place for Lawrence.
1940 census of Kenton Co., Kentucky, Bromley town, ED 59-63, enumerated 3 April, lists on p. 3A as family #54, at 203 Boone St:
Presnell, Laurence H., 33, b. Tenn, fireman for steam ry; Catherine, wife, 43, b. Ky; Hobart, son, 19, errand boy for jewelry co; James, son, 16; William, son, 10. All sons born in Ky, all living in same house in 1935.