Ethel May Land was AKA as Dot or Dottie.

According to Helen Land:

• Mrs Frank Currier died in 1964 in Miami, Florida and was cremated
• Frank Courier was born 1880 and died 1945

Frank Courier And His Family In The Censuses And Other Records

• Civil War, Rufus Courier, senior: Rufus M. Courier served on the Union side in the civil War,. He enlisted as a Sergeant on 20 August 1862 at the age of 21 Company K 173rd Infantry Regiment New York on November 10, 1862 and received a disability discharge on 24 January 1864 New Orleans, La.

• 1880 Census Rufus Courier, senior: Davidson Ave Brooklyn Rufus Courier, father, age 66, steward, born Portugal, Elizabeth Courier, mother, age 59, Josephine Dickenson, age 37, no relationship listed, Lizzie Dickenson, age 14 grand daughter,. All the rest born New York.

• 1880 Census, Rufus Courier, junior & Frank Courier: Stamford, Fairfield Co., Conn., Rufus Courier, age 39, carpenter born New York, father born Portugal, mother born New York Amelia wife age 36, born Prussia, Josephine, age 7 daughter, born Illinois, Amelia, daughter age 5, born New York, Clara daughter age 3, born New York, Franklin, son age 3 mos., born New York

• 1900 Census, Frank Courier: Farifield, Conn with William Brown, head, born Oct 1873, New York, bolt cutter factory, his wife, Josephine Brown, born Aug 1872, born Illinois, and Frank C Courier, brother in law, born March 1880, born New York, bolt cutter factory. Josephine and Frank's father was born in NY and thier mother was born in Germany.

  William and Josephine had been married for 4 years. No children born to them.

• 1900 Census Rufus, junior and others: Wilson Street Brooklyn, King Co., NY, Rufus Courier, head born Dec 1840, married 33 years, age 59, born New York, Father born Spain, mother born, New York, carpenter, Amalia, wife, Oct 1844, 9 childrren 6 still living, age 55, born Germany, Amelia, daughter age 24, Nov 1875, New York, upolsterer, Clara March 1877, age 22, born New York, no occupation, May May 1882, age 18, born Conneticut, copyist, Herbert E son July 1886, age 13, born Connecicut, at school.

  Note Herbert E Courier died in California: COURIER, HERBERT EDWIN Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 20 Jul 1885 Birthplace: CONNECTICUT Death Date: 19 Dec 1944 Death Place: KERN Mother's Maiden Name: LOHRS Father's Surname: COURIER

• 1910 Census, Rufus, junior, Frank & Ethel Courier, and others: Smithtown Long Island, quite fuzzy and hard to read, Rufus Courier on Hauppauge Rd. Rufus head, age ??, born New York, __ office, Mildred wife, 66, eight children 6 still living Franklin, son age 29, painter, house, Ethel daughter in law, age 21, no children.

• Rufus Courier, junior in 1920 Census: San Diego California, Rufus M. Courier, boarder, age 79, born New York father born Portugal mother born New York. Next door was the family of Silas Pur--ar. In that household was Amelia Courier housekeeper, age 42, born New York, father born New York mother born Germany.

Marriage

I could not find a marriage on the New York State indexes for Ethel Land to Frank Courier, under either Land or Courier between 1908 and 1910. They were listed in the 1910 census with his parents. They were not listed in the NYC grooms index.

Children

1. Grace, February 10, 1911, Hauppague, cert # 7268.

   According to Helen Land, Gracie married Jimmy Johnson. They had:

   1. Jennifer

2. Ruth, circa 1915

3. Averil, circa 1917

Draft Registration

Franklyn Charles Courier Hauppauge, Smithtown Suffolk, NY, age 38, March 4, 1880, white, native born, carpenter, Peckworth Bros. Camp Upton, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, Etherl Courier, wife, Hauppauge, height, tall, build, medium, black eyes, brown hair, September 12, 1918.

1910 Census

See Rufus Courier.

1920 Census

Smithtown Township: no street

• Frank Courier, head rent no amount, age 39 born NY, decorator painter
• Ethel Courier, wife age 29 naturalized born English Canada
• Grace daughter age 8
• Ruth daughter age 5
• Averil daughter age 3 8/12

Children all born NY

1930 Census

Smithtown Township, Hauppauge: Hauppauge Road

• Frank Courier, head, own $10,000, age 49, married at 29, born NY, painter, building contractor
• Ethel Courier, wife age 40, married at 20 naturalized 1908, born English Canada
• Grace daughter age 19
• Ruth daughter age 15
• Averil daughter age 13

Children all born NY

1936 Fire

History of the Smithtown Fire Department 1956 listed the F. C Courier's home on Hauppauge Road caught fire January 29, 1936.

Death of Frank Courier

1945 per tombstone Hauppauge Cemetery.

Death of Ethel Land Courier