Dorothy L. YETTER
- BIRTH: 24 Feb 1895; Stephen, Marshall Co., Minnesota, USA
- DEATH: 14 Oct 1967; Tyler, Smith Co., Texas, USA
- BURIAL: Roselawn Memorial Gardens; Mineola, Wood Co., Texas, USA
Father: Herbert Irving YETTER
Mother: Jane RENNY
Family 1: Lee Franklin LECHNER
- MARRIAGE: Abt. 1916
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_John YETTER_______________|
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_Herbert Irving YETTER_|
| | _Caleb Barker SYLVESTER_
| |_Abigail Frances SYLVESTER_|
| |_Joanna WHITNEY_________
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|--Dorothy L. YETTER
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| _John RENNY________________|
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|_Jane RENNY____________|
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|_Jane //___________________|
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Notes
Updated February 9, 2018. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) 1900 United States Census for Minnesota, Marshall Co., Tamarac Twp.: Supervisor's District [blank]; Enumeration District [blank]; Sheet 9A, June 26, 1900.
Dorothy YETTER is the daughter of Herbert and Jane YETTER. She was born in February 1895 in Minnesota and is 5 years old.
(2) 1905 Minnesota State Census, Marshall Co., Stephen Village: Enumeration District 29; Sheet 1, June 1-22, 1905.
Dorothy YETTER is the daughter of H. I. and Jenni YETTER. She is 10 years old, born in Minnesota, and has lived in this enumeration district her entire life.
(3) 1910 United States Census for Minnesota, Marshall Co., Tamarac Twp.: Supervisor's District 9, Enumeration District 111; Sheet 4A; May 14, 1910.
Dorothy YETTER is the daughter of H. I. and Jane R. YETTER. She is 15 years old, born in Minnesota and is attending school.
(4) U.S. City Directories via Ancestry.com; Dallas, Texas
- 1923: LECHNER, Lee F (Dorothy G) state agt Great Northern Life Ins Co r 608 N Mont Clair
- 1925: LECHNER, Lee F. (Dorothy Y) state mgr Great Northern Life Ins Co rIrving Tex
- 1928: LECHNER, Lee F. (Dorothy Y) state mgr Great Northern Life Ins Co h Irving Tex
- 1929: LECHNER, Lee F. (Dorothy Y) state mgr Great Northern Life Ins Co r Irving Tex
- 1930: LECHNER, Lee F. (Dorothy V) h627 Woodlawn Av
- 1931: LECHNER, Lee F. (Dorothy) ins h627 Woodlawn
- 1932: LECHNER, Lee F. (Dorothy) genl agt Great Northern Life Ins Co h627 Woodlawn Av
(5) 1930 United States Census for Texas, Dallas Co., Dallas City, Justice Precinct 7 (part of), Voting Place 104, Block 2143: Supervisor's District 10; Enumeration District 57-84; Sheet 25A; April 7, 1930.
Dorothy [YETTER] LECHNER is married to Lee F. LECHNER, head of household.
- Address: 697 Woodlawn
- Age: 35 years old at time of census; 21 when first married
- Birthplace: Minnesota, with her father born in Minnesota and her mother born in English Canada
(6) 1940 United States Census for Texas, Wood Co., Mineola, Justice Precinct 2: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 250-5; Sheet 61B; April 16, 1940.
Dorothy LECHNER is married to Lee F. LECHNER, head of household. Dorothy furnished the information to the census taker for this household. Three other household live at the same address, all working for a retail dairy (all apparently working for Dorothy).
- Address: 1012 Graham
- Age: 44, married
- Highest Grade of School Completed: College - 3rd year
- Birthplace: Minnesota
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same Place
- At Work: Yes
- Number of hours worked per week: 48
- Occupation: Milk, Retail Dairy; working on her own account
- Occupation Code: 156-62-3
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
- Salary: $0
- Income Other Than Salary: Yes
- Number of Farm Schedule: 7
(7) Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 via Ancestry.com
- Name: Mrs. Dorothy L. LECHNER
- Father: H. I. YETTER
- Mother: Janie RENNY
- Date of Birth: February 24, 1895
- Birthplace: Stephen, Minn.
- Place of Death: Medical Center Hospital, Tyler, Smith Co.
- Length of Stay: 5 days
- Usual Residence: 622 Graham, Mineola, Wood Co., Texas (inside city limits; not a farm)
- Date of Death: October 14, 1967; 6:05 am
- Marital Status: Married
- Usual Occupation: Housewife; Homemaking
- Informant: Lee F. LECHNER
- Cause of Death: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (immediate cause; 6 days before death); due to head injury from fall (8 days before death)
- Autopsy: yes; accident
- Injury: 3:30 pm on 10-5-67; turned in bathroom and fell, striking head against door facing; at home
- Burial: Removal October 14, 1967; Rose Lawn Memorial Park; Mineola, Texas
(8) Find a Grave via Ancestry.com
- Name: Dorothy YETTER LECHNER
- Birth: Feb. 25, 1895; Stephen, Marshall Co. Minnesota, USA
- Death: Oct. 14, 1967; Tyler, Smith Co., Texas, USA
- Father: John YETTER (1836 - 1883)
- Mother: Abigail Frances SYLVESTER YETTER (1839 - 1895)
- Spouse: Lee Franklin LECHNER (1887 - 1978)
- Burial: Roselawn Memorial Gardens; Mineola, Wood Co., Texas, USA
(9) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC., p. 6.
(10) Castle, Henry A., "MINNESOTA Its Story and Biography, Volume I." Chicago and New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1915. Page 1374.
- Dorothy YETTER is listed as the daughter of Herbert and Jane (RENNY) YETTER.
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Additional Notes.
Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; Hope Chipman -3; Samuel Cobb -4; Chipman Cobb -5; Andrew Cobb -6 (DAR/SAR ancestor); Hannah Cobb -7; Joanna Whitney -8; Abigail Sylvester -9; Herbert Yetter -10; Dorothy Yetter -11.