TUMA, Louis {NMN]^[1]

1897 - 1981  (83 years)

• Name	TUMA, Louis {NMN]
  Birth	21 Jun 1897	Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Last Known Residence	Flathead, Montana, United States
  Military Draft Registration	24 Aug 1918	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  Occupation	24 Aug 1918	Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	on the Frank Radey farm as a laborer
  	Address: RR 6
  Military	28 Oct 1918–21 Dec 1918	World War I
  	buried with military honors, was a private
  	Address: United States Army Pvt. 1 c
  	was buried with military honors
  Occupation	2 Apr 1930	Glacier, Montana, United States
  	grain farmer
  	Address: School District 67
  Death	20 Apr 1981	Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States   [2]
  	Cause: of meningitis
  Burial	23 Apr 1981	Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States
  	Address: Glacier Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I416	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Jindra Family Tree (Mike's fraternal/Ellen's fraternal)
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	TUMA, Wencel,   b. Abt 1867, Wisconsin, United States d. 9 Jun 1931, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 64 years)
  Mother	JINDRA, Anna,   b. 5 Apr 1870, Kossuth Township, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 19 Apr 1943, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1888
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STRAYER, Alice Pearl,   b. 14 Jul 1912, Roseland, Indian River, Florida, United States d. 1 Oct 1988, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1947	Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Photos

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  Documents		TU-Tuma Louis Tuma Bio
  		TU-tuma Louis Tuma Bio 2

  
  

• Notes

  Land Purchase Bureau of Land Management www.glorecords.blm.gov Issue Date 10/13/1919 Land Office Glasgow U.S. Reservations Yes Mineral Reservations: No Acres 320 Accession/Serial #: 712825 Phillips County SE 30/ 31-N 29-E E½SW 30/ 31-N 29-E SWNE 30/ 31-N 29-E SENW 30/ 31-N 29-E Issue Date 4/23/1929 Land Office Great Falls U.S. Reservations Yes Mineral Reservations Yes Acres 320 Accession/Serial # 1026560 S½S½ 8/ 37-N 5-W N½N½ 17/ 37-N 5-W Issue Date 5/6/1954 Land Office Montana U.S. Reservations Yes Mineral Reservations Yes acres 240 Phillips County NWSE 25/ 31-N 28-E SESE 25/ 31-N 28-E W½SW 29/ 31-N 29-E NENE 32/ 31-N 29-E SWNW 33/ 31-N 29-E Issue Date 10/14/1955 Land Office Montana U.S. Reservations Yes Mineral Reservations: Yes Authority: NA Sale-Title 32 Chapter 7 291.42 acres Phillips County E½NW 31/ 31-N 29-E NESW 31/ 31-N 29-E 2 31/ 31-N 29-E Remarks: LOT 2 OR SWNW QUARTER 3 31/ 31-N 29-E Remarks: LOT 3 OR NWSW QUARTER 4 31/ 31-N 29-E Remarks: LOT 4 OR SWSW QUARTER 5 31/ 31-N 29-E Remarks: LOT 5 OR SESW QUARTER Issue Date 2/13/1958 Land Office Montana U.S. Reservation Yes Mineral Reserves Yes Authority June 17, 1902 Sale Bureau of Recl Publ 80 acres Accession/Serial Nr.: 1179603 Phillips County SWNE 31/ 30-N 32-E NWSE 31/ 30-N 32-E In 1930 Federal Census we find Louis as head of household in Montana. He is not yet married, living with his brother Arnold. Brother Harry and family lives in the household next to the brothers. They were in t he occupation of Grain Farming Glacier Township Montana School District 67 Owned and operated Lake Park Grocery. Sons are possibly the sons of his wife. Donald Jones and Fred Jones as appear in news articles in the MT papers.

  
  

• Sources

  [S195] Vital Records - Montana - Cascade County Records, 1880-2002 - FamilySearch, viewed online and dowloaded; 15 January 2023; Louis Tuma; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM7-GVKV : 16 August 2019;Death, Kalispell, Montana, United States, Great Falls Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004964774. Tuma, Louis 83y Kalispell, MT. Great Falls Tribune/Wed 22 Apr 1981 b. Mishicot, WI-Grew up in WI. Military in WWI m. Cut Bank, MT.-Alice Jones d. Mon. 20 Apr 1981 - Johnson FH-Kalispell bur: Glacier Mem. Gardens - (mil. hon) Survivors: wife; 2 step-sons: Frank Ray Jones; Donald R. Jones, both of Kalispell; sister: Violet Mirkis (sic), Manitowoc, WI; g-ch. In 1921 he homesteaded near Cut Bank. After his marriage, they farmed there until 1951- when they moved to Marion. In 1969, they moved to Kalispell. [S201] Vital Records - Montana Death Index, 1860-2007 - FamilySearch, viewed online; 15 January 2023; Louis Tuma; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZ7-VDK : 9 December 2014. Name Louis Tuma Event Type Death Event Date 20 Apr 1981 Event Place Flathead, Montana Age 83 Marital Status Married Birth Year (Estimated) 1898 County Flathead Registration Year (Original) 0 Index Number1833 [S188] Vital Records - Montana - County Marriages, 1865-1950, Record Number 54. Name Louis Tuma Event Type Marriage Event Date 18 Jan 1947 Event Place Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana Sex Male Father's Name Wencel Tuma Mother's Name Anna Gindra (sic) Spouse's Name Alice Jones Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Father's Name Frank Strayer Spouse's Mother's Name Grace Sutton Number of Images 1 Record Number 54