Paul Meridith Menard1,2

M, #32279, b. July 1899, d. May 1986
Father*Charles Warren Menard2 b. Oct 1867, d. 20 Jan 1921
Mother*Ethel Linsby Leonard2 b. 2 Mar 1868, d. 26 Jun 1961

Family 1

Beatrice M. Marland b. c 1903, d. 25 Feb 1998

Family 2

Evelyn Lucille Corliss b. 5 Apr 1906, d. Apr 1978
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Paul Meridith Menard was born in July 1899 at Massachusetts.2 He married Beatrice M. Marland in 1919 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. .3,4,5 Paul Meridith Menard registered for the military service draft on 15 February 1942 while living at Old Cambridge Turnpike, Lincoln, Massachusetts, and was described as having light complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair, 5' 8", 140 pounds. Person who would know his address was Mrs. Beatrice M. Menard.6 He and Beatrice M. Marland were divorced. Paul Meridith Menard married Evelyn Lucille Corliss in 1944 at Waltham, Massachusetts. . The marriage was also recorded as being in New Hampshire.7,8,1,9 Paul Meridith Menard died in May 1986 at age 86.10

     Obituary from The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 20 May 1986:
MENARD In Effingham, NH, Paul M., 86, formerly of Southboro, beloved brother of Mrs. Marjory Jaquith and Mrs Geneva Campbell of Stoneham, MA. Graveside Services at the Cambridge Cemetery on Tuesday, May 20, at 2 p.m. at 76 Coolidge Ave., CAMBRIDGE.11

Census Summary

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1899
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1986

Census, Residence

Census1900Paul Meridith Menard appeared on the census of 1900 at 16 Lawrence Street, Medford, Massachusetts, in the household of Charles Warren Menard and Ethel Linsby Leonard.2
Census1910Paul Meridith Menard appeared on the census of 1910 at 326 Main Street, Medford, Massachusetts, in the household of Charles Warren Menard and Ethel Linsby Leonard with Geneva Ella Menard, Elmer Dalton Menard and Marjory Helen Menard.12
Census1920Paul Meridith Menard appeared on the census of 1920 at 44 Princeton Street, Medford, Massachusetts, in the household of Charles Warren Menard and Ethel Linsby Leonard with Geneva Ella Menard, Elmer Dalton Menard, Marjory Helen Menard and Beatrice M. Marland.5
Census1940Paul Meridith Menard and Beatrice M. Marland appeared on the census of 1940 at Concord Avenue, Lincoln, Massachusetts.13
Census1950Paul Meridith Menard and Evelyn Lucille Corliss appeared on the census of 1950 at Woodland Road, Southborough, Massachusetts.14
Last Edited15 Sep 2025

Citations

  1. [S792] New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, "New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947", Paul Meridith Menard; Marriage; Marriage Date: 28 April 1944; Marriage Place: Nashua, NH; Father: Charles Warren Menard; Mother: Ethel Linsby Leonard; Spouse: Evelyn Lucille Peacock.
  2. [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Medford Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 663; ED: 0866; Page: 3.
  3. [S992] Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court, "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951", Paul M Menard; Marriage Date: 1919; Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spouse: Beatrice M Marland.
  4. [S992] Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court, "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951", Beatrice M Marland; Marriage Date: 1919; Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spouse: Paul M Menard.
  5. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Medford Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_715; ED: 326; Page: 3A.
  6. [S879] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", Paul Merrdith Menard; Registration Date: 15 February 1942; Registration Place: Concord, Massachusetts, USA; Birth Date: 30 July 1899; Birth Place: Medford, Massachusetts.
  7. [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", Paul Meridlth Menard; Year: 1944; Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 79; Page: 568.
  8. [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", Evelyn Lucille Peacock; Maiden Name: Corliss; Year: 1944; Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 79; Page: 568.
  9. [S792] New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, "New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947", Evelyn Lucille Peacock; Marriage; Marriage Date: 28 April 1944; Marriage Place: Nashua, NH; Father: Joseph Herbert Corliss; Mother: Clara May Catlin; Spouse: Paul Meridith Menard.
  10. [S3] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", Paul Menard; Birth: 30 July 1899; Death: May 1986; Last Residence: 03814, Center Ossipee, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Year: Before 1951.
  11. [S2] Paul M. Menard Death Notice, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 20 May 1986, p. 55.
  12. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Medford Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1374615; Roll: T624_602; ED: 0934; Page: 2a.
  13. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01607; ED: 9-207; Page: 9A.
  14. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 5090; ED: 14-339; Page: 37.

Geneva Ella Menard1

F, #32280, b. 30 April 1901, d. 10 September 1993
Father*Charles Warren Menard2 b. Oct 1867, d. 20 Jan 1921
Mother*Ethel Linsby Leonard2 b. 2 Mar 1868, d. 26 Jun 1961

Family 1

William Henry McKinley

Family 2

Lusher Earl Campbell b. 31 Aug 1889, d. 5 Jul 1941
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Geneva Ella Menard was born on 30 April 1901 at Medford, Massachusetts.1,2 She married William Henry McKinley in 1926 at Somerville, Massachusetts. The marriage was also recorded in Malden.3,4,5,6 Geneva Ella Menard married Lusher Earl Campbell on 1 July 1939 at Steuben County, Indiana. She was 38. He was 49.7,8,9,10,11 Geneva Ella Menard died on 10 September 1993 at Wakefield, Massachusetts, at age 92.12,13,11

     Obituary from The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 13 September 1993:
CAMPBELL -- Of Stoneham, Sept. 10, Geneva E. (Menard). Wife of the late Lusher Campbell. Sister of Marjory M. Jaquith of Stoneham. Also survived by a niece Jeanne Bourque of Medford and 2 nephews, Robert A. Menard of Andover and J. Menard of Revere.

Funeral service will be held at the Anderson Bryant Funeral Home, 4 Common St. STONEHAM, Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours 2-4, 7-9.

Retired Bookkeeper for the B.L. Makepeace Company, Inc., of Boston.11

Census Summary

1900
Birth
1901
1910
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1910
1920
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1920
1930
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1930
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1940
1950
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1950
1960
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1980
1990
Death
1993

Census, Residence

Census1910Geneva Ella Menard appeared on the census of 1910 at 326 Main Street, Medford, Massachusetts, in the household of Charles Warren Menard and Ethel Linsby Leonard with Paul Meridith Menard, Elmer Dalton Menard and Marjory Helen Menard.2
Census1920Geneva Ella Menard appeared on the census of 1920 at 44 Princeton Street, Medford, Massachusetts, in the household of Charles Warren Menard and Ethel Linsby Leonard with Paul Meridith Menard, Elmer Dalton Menard, Marjory Helen Menard and Beatrice M. Marland.14
Census1930Geneva Ella Menard appeared on the census of 1930 at 14869 Stansbury, Detroit, Michigan, as a boarder in the household of David Dilks (38) and Mldred Dilks (40).15
Census1940Lusher Earl Campbell and Geneva Ella Menard appeared on the census of 1940 at R 2 Dieton, Barry, Michigan.16
Census1950She appeared on the census of 1950 at 13 Amaranth Ave., Medford, Massachusetts, in the household of Marjory Helen Menard with Ethel Linsby Leonard.17
Last Edited16 Sep 2025

Citations

  1. [S939] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915", Geneva Ella Menard; Birth Date: 30 April 1901; Birth Place: Medford, Massachusetts; Father: Charles Warren Menard; Mother: Ethel L Leonard.
  2. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Medford Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1374615; Roll: T624_602; ED: 0934; Page: 2a.
  3. [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", William Henry McKinley; Year: 1926; Somerville, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 47; Page: 232.
  4. [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", Geneva Ella Menard; Year: 1926; Somerville, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 47; Page: 232.
  5. [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", William H McKinley; Year: 1926; Malden, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 30; Page: 220.
  6. [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", Geneva E Menard; Year: 1926; Malden, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 30; Page: 220.
  7. [S1136] Indiana State Board of Health, "Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012", Lusher E Campbell; Age: 44; Date: 1 July 1939; Place: Steuben, Indiana, USA; Birth Date: 31 August 1894; Birth Place: Clarion, Pennsylvania; Father: Andrew Jackson Campbell; Mother: Harriet Jane Chambers; Spouse: Geneva E McKinley.
  8. [S1136] Indiana State Board of Health, "Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012", Geneva E McKinley; Age: 38; Date: 1 July 1939; Place: Steuben, Indiana, USA; Birth Date: 30 April 1901; Birth Place: Medford, Massachusetts; Spouse: Lusher E Campbell.
  9. [S1028] FamilySearch, "Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001", Geneva E Mckinley; Date: 1 July 1939; Place: Indiana; Birth Date: 30 April 1901; Birth Place: Medford, Massachusetts; Father: Charles Menard; Mother: Ethel Leonard; Spouse: Lusher E Campbell; Page: 639.
  10. [S1028] FamilySearch, "Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001", Lusher E Campbell; Date: 1 July 1939; Place: Indiana; Birth Date: 31 August 1894; Birth Place: Clarion, Pennsylvania; Father: Andrew Jackson Campbell; Mother: Harriet Jane Chambers; Spouse: Geneva E Mckinley; Page: 639.
  11. [S2] Geneva E. Campbell Death Notice, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 13 September 1993, p. 20.
  12. [S742] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts Death Index,1970-2003", Geneva E Campbell; Death Date: 10 September 1993; Death Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts; Certificate: 045601; Birth Date: 30 April 1901; Birth Place: Massachusetts.
  13. [S3] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", Geneva E. Campbell; Birth: 30 April 1901; Death: 10 September 1993; Last Residence: 02180, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Year: Before 1951.
  14. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Medford Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_715; ED: 326; Page: 3A.
  15. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; FHL Film: 2340802; ED: 0837; Page: 22B; I am not 100% confident that this is the correct Geneva (Menard) McKinley.
  16. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Barry, Barry, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01726; ED: 8-3; Page: 11A.
  17. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 3246; ED: 24-8; Page: 4.