On 30 Jul 1938 when Margaret Lavern was 21, she first married John L. Schrader, son of Raymond Oliver Schrader (7 Dec 1891-) & Winifred McGibbons (ca 1891-), in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Born on 30 Jul 1918 in Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan. John L. died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 7 Aug 1966; he was 48. Buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Wyoming. They were divorced on 29 Nov 1941 in Kent County, Michigan.

John, also known as Jack, Schrader. He first married Margaret Langland, divorced; second Eleanor Botwinski.

1937 Grand Rapids City Directory
John L (Margt L) Schrader, elect welder, h509 Scribner av NW
    John L Schrader, spot welder, r 808 Davis av NW
    Mrs Winifred Schrader, h808 Davis av NW

1941 Grand Rapids City Directory
    Jack Schrader, driver, r1067 Bridge NW

Jack enlisted as a Warrant Officer on 2 Jun 1942.

1942 Grand Rapids City Directory
Mrs Margt Schrader, r 623 Scribner av NW

1943 Grand Rapids City Directory
Jack (Margt) Schrader, r623 Scribner av NW

On 28 Mar 1949 when Margaret Lavern was 32, she second married Robert Wendell Williams, son of Richard Henry Williams (25 Feb 1875-26 Mar 1962) & Mary Jane Huddy (15 Oct 1876-19 Dec 1929), in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Born on 7 Apr 1912 in Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan. Robert Wendell died in Brookshire, Waller County, Texas in Apr 1981. They were divorced in Mar 1956 in Seminole County, Florida.

1951 Grand Rapids City Directory
Robt W (Margt L) mach opr, Am Seating, h215 Lyon NW apt 706

Margaret Lavern third married George Gaits, son of Jacob Gaits (25 Jul 1884-14 Jul 1938) & Gertrude Balog (29 Jun 1887-aft 1940). Born on 14 Sep 1916 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. George died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 22 Jul 1981; he was 64. Buried in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

1920 Federal Census. Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Roll 807, page 70A
567 Cody Avenue
    Jacob Gaits, head, 36, imm. 1910, b. and parents b. Hungary, language German
    Gertrude Gaits, wife, 32, imm. 1910, b. and parents b. Hungary, language German
    Jacob Gaits, son, 10, imm. 1919, b. and parents b. Hungary, language German
    Andrew Gaits, son, 8, b. MI, parents b. Hungary
    Mary Gaits, daughter, 5, b. ditto
    George Gaits, son, 3, b. ditto

1940 Federal Census. Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Roll 1877, page 3B
Edgewood Avenue
    Gertrude Gaits, head, 53, fourth grade, b. Hungary, housekeeper, private home
    Andrew Gaits, son, 28, 2 years HS, b. MI, laborer, automobile factory
    George Gaits, son, 23, 2 years HS, b. MI, cook, reforestation project
They lived in Detroit in 1935.

1944
Beer Thief Begins Term
    George Gaits, 28, of 10329 W.Fort, today began a sentence of 5 to 15 years for breaking into the Howard Distributing Co. garage at 2412 Twentieth street, Aut. 331, and stealing a truck loaded with 277 cases of beer.
Detroit Times, (Detroit, Michigan) 24 October 1944) Tuesday, Page 3.

George Gaits was born 14 September 1916 and died 22 July 1981 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. He lived in Grand Rapids when he died.
Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.

Social Security Death Index
George Gaits, b. 14 Sep 1916, d. Jul 1981, last residence 49503 Grand Rapids MI

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
    George Gaits, d 22 Jul 1981, æ. 64
    Margaret Gaits, d. 14 May 1995, æ. 78

On 23 Jul 1938 when Virginia Adele was 19, she married Stanley Stephen Szymko, son of Stephen Andrew Szymkowiak (12 Dec 1885-27 Feb 1971) & Victoria Agnes Cieslewicz (30 Sep 1890-1963), in Paris Township, Kent County, Michigan. Born on 3 Jan 1919 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Stanley Stephen died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 3 Oct 2003; he was 84. Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids. They were divorced.

Stanley Szymkowiak, also spelled Szymko.

1930 Federal Census. Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Roll 1000, page 3B
451 Second Street
    Stephen Szymkowiak, head, 42, m. age 25, b. Poland, parents b. Poland, imm. 1913, fireman, foundry
    Victoria Szymkowiak, wife, 38, m. age 20, b. Poland, parents b. Poland, imm. 1913
    Stephanie Szymkowiak, daughter, 16, b. MI, parents b. Poland
    Stanley Szymkowiak, son, 13, b. ditto
    Jennie Szymkowiak, daughter, 10, b. ditto
    Gertrude Szymkowiak, daughter, 8, b. ditto
    Florence Szymkowiak, daughter, 6, b. ditto
    Harry Szymkowiak, son, 2, b. ditto

Grand Rapids City Directory 1948
Stanley S (Virginia A) Szymko, eldr Nash-Kelvinator, r1145 Sigsbee SE

Grand Rapids City Directory 1955
Stanley (Virginia) Szymko, wldr Kelvinator, h445 5th NW

Grand Rapids City Directory 1959
Stanley S (Virginia A) Szymko, wldr, Kelvinator, h1114 Broadway av NW Szymkowiak

Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
    Stanley S. Szymko, b. 3 Jan 1917, d. 3 Oct 2003
    Stanley S. Szymko Jr, b. 8 Feb 1945, d. 26 Mar 2004

Howard Frederick first married B. L. Cudney (Private), daughter of LeRoy Cudney & Priscilla Johns.

On 4 Oct 1957 when Howard Frederick was 29, he second married Marie A. Gavette, daughter of Ralph Henry Gavette (17 Feb 1899-31 Aug 1958) & Marion Esther Place (ca 1900-), in Old Orchard Beach, ME. Born on 5 May 1919 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Marie A. died in Longmont, Boulder County, CO, on 10 May 2005; she was 86. Buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont.

Marie first married Benjamin Lantaigne, second Howard Langland.

1920 Federal Census. South Portland Ward 1, Cumberland County, Maine
Roll 639, page 12A
372 Cottage
    Philip T. Place, head, 21, b. ME, parents b. ME, [can’t read word] dentist
    Ruth H. Place, wife, 43, b. ME, father b. MA, mother b. ME
    Ralph Gavett, brother-in-law, 21, b. ME, father b. ME, mother b. [M?], commercial [some word], dry goods
    Marian E. Gavett, sister-in-law, 20, b. ME, parents b. ME
    Marie Gavett, niece, 8 months, b. ME, parents b. ME
    Edward S. Hatch, half brother, 58, b. ME, parents b. ME

1930 Federal Census. South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Roll 832, page 1B
    Ralph H. Govett, head, 31, m. age 19, salesman, textiles
    Marrion C. Govett, wife, 30, m. age 18
    Morrie A. Govett, daughter, 10
    Sussie M. Govett, daughter, 9
    Franklin P. Govett, son, 7
    Ralph H. Govett, son, 5
All were born in Maine as were their parents.

Social Security Death Index
Marie A. Langland, b. 5 May 1919, d. 10 May 2005, last residence 80501 Longmont CO. Issued NH before 1951.

Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald, 14 May 2005
    Marie A.LANGLAND of Longmont died Tuesday, May 10, 2005, in Longmont. She was 86. Mrs. Langland was born May 5, 1919, in Portland, Maine, to Ralph and Marion Gavette.
    She married Howard F. Langland on Oct. 4, 1957, at Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
    Mrs. Langland was a member of Longs Peak Baptist Church and taught Sunday school for years. She enjoyed camping and church activities.
    She moved to Breckenridge in 1966 from Norfolk, Va. She then lived in Thornton and Dacono, moving to Longmont in 1983.
    Mrs. Langland was preceded in death by two brothers, Buster and Ralph; her husband in 1995; and a daughter, Catherine Brunet in 1988.
    She is survived by three sons, Steven Langland, John Lantaigne and Robert Lantaigne; two daughters, Judith Cooper and Barbara Clark; a sister, Susie Hamblin; and 22 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
    Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, May 12, at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Longs Peak Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Nowlin officiating. Private interment will take place at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com/~ahlberg to leave condolences for the family.