Continuation of tree (3rd child of Pierre Pitre/2nd Wife Marie Angelique Bergevin); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Louis Lajambe b: 7 September 1878 St. Timothee, Beauharnois, Quebec; d: 16 October 1948 Toppenish, Yakima, WA
+Antoinette Bergevin b: 10 May 1885 Lambert, Red Lake, MN; m: 9 February 1903 N. Yakima, Yakima, WA [Sylvain/Marie Lea Gendron ]; d: 16 August 1949 Yakima, Yakima, WA
10 Irene Marie Lajambe b: 5 July 1905 Wapato, Yakima, WA; d: 24 April 1994 Wheeler, Tillamook, OR
+Rosalio Daniel Houle b: 18 June 1900 Moxee, Yakima, WA; m: 4 September 1923 Toppenish, Yakima, WA [Daniel/Annie Riel]; d: 24 October 1993 Wheeler, Tillamook, OR
10 Virgil Joseph Lajambe b: 22 November 1906 Wapato, Yakima, WA; d: 22 May 1970 Yakima City, Yakima, WA
+Louria Clara/Cora Houle b: 8 January 1909 Moxee, Yapato, WA; m: 10 January 1928 Toppenish, Yakima, WA [Daniel/Annie M. Riel]; d: 30 July 2006 Federal Way, King, WA
10 Evelyn Joan Lajambe b: 17 September 1917 Toppenish, Yakima, WA; d: 9 May 1988 Toppenish, Yakima, WA
+James Patrick Harn b: 1 July 1904 Chico, Butte, CA; m: 26 July 1935 Franklin, King, WA [Hugh/Margaret Sherlock] (divorced); d: June 1977 Nampa, Canyon, ID
*2nd Husband of Evelyn Joan Lajambe:
+Lloyd Rinehart b: 21 May 1906 Summerville, Union, OR; m: 22 November 1946 Toppenish, Yakima, WA [Eugene/Amy Hug] (divorced); d: 8 November 1973 Summerville, Union, OR
*3rd Husband of Evelyn Joan Lajambe:
+Lee Melvin Lappier b: 18 October 1915 Henry, Codington, SD; m: 8 July 1967 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, ID [Roy/Esther May Parker]; d: 15 February 1994 Toppenish, Yakima, WA
10 Lorraine Bergevin (Antoinette's niece) b: 9 July 1924 Tieton, Yakima, WA; d: 5 April 2006 Molalla, Clackamas, OR
+Robert Wassemiller b: 31 January 1921; m: 3 June 1943; d: 20 November 1996
Notes for Joseph Louis Lajambe:
Census
- 1910 Wapato, Yakima, Washington: Jo. Lashome 30 (farmer), wife of 7 years Antoinette 22, Irene 4, Antoinette 3 (sic Virgil), & boarder Charles Tizzons 37.
- 1920 McKinley, Yakima, WA: Joe La Jambe 39 (general farmer), wife
Antonette 33, Irene 14, Virgil 12, Evaline 2 years 5 months.
- 1930 McKinley, Yakima, WA (Yakima Indian Res.): Joseph LaJambe 50
(farmer), wife Antoinette 45, Evelyn 13, & Antoinette's niece Loraine 5.
[Provided by E. Bresette: Obituary of Lorraine Wassemiller, 9 July 1924 - 5 April 2006, Born in Tyton, Washington, to Raoul and Ester (Beddoe) Bergevin. She was raised by her aunt, Antoinette and Uncle Joe in Toppenish, WA. She married Robert Wassemiller on June 3, 1943. Her mother died in 1924 when she was 2 months old. Raoul Bergevin kept the three oldest children at home, but placed the other three, Alma, Alice and Lorraine with relatives.]
- 1940 McKinley, Yakima, WA: Joseph La Jambe 59 [$1500 house value] farmer/own farm, wife Antoinette 53, Lorraine 15, lodger Peter McCoy 36.
Misc.: Yakima Herald (WA), Wednesday, 27 May 1908: Building Boom at Wapato - Two Business Blocks and Many Homes under Construction - Wapato, Wash., May 23 - The large brick building of the Wapato Trading company is up one story and will be completed in another month. The frame store building of Henry Kohls on Wapato avenue is completed and occupied. The new residences of Loran Groves, A. Paulen and J. Lagambe are also completed. A.C. Ness and H.A. Grater are building homes. The Bussell Land company has material on the ground for an office building.
WW1 Registration Record: Joseph Louis Lajambe, b. 14 Nov 1879; contact Antoinette La Jambe; medium height, stout build, grey eyes & grey hair; Yakima, WA.
WWII Records: 1942: Joe. L. (Lewis) La Jambe, b. 9 Sep 1878 Valley Fill, Canada; res. Rt. 1, Toppenish, Yakima, WA; contact Mrs. Joe L. LaJambe, Toppenish; 6'6", 180 lbs., gray eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Zillah Cemetery, Zillah,
WA: Mother /
Antoinette / 1886 - 1949 / father / Joseph / 1879 - 1948 / eternal rest grant
them o Lord / La Jambe
Obituaries for the children:
Irene Marie Lajambe: Tombstone Inscription, Zillah Cemetery, Zillah, WA: HOULE / Rosalio D. / June 18, 1900 / Oct. 24, 1993 / Irene M. / July 5, 1905 / Apr. 24, 1994
Virgil Joseph Lajambe: Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Yakima, WA: LaJAMBE / Virgil J. / 1906 - 1970
Evelyn Joan Lajambe: Tombstone Inscription, Zillah Cemetery, Zillah, WA: Lappier / Evelyn J. / Sept. 17, 1917 / May 9, 1988 / Lee M. / Oct. 18, 1915 / Feb. 15, 1994 / in God we trust
Lorraine Bergevin: Lorraine Wassemiller, 11 April 2006: Lorraine Wassemiller passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at her home in Molalla, Ore. She was 81 years old. Lorraine was born on July 9, 1924 in Tyton, Wash., to Raoul and Ester Bergevin. At three weeks old her mother died and she was sent to live with her aunt Antoinette and uncle Joe in Toppenish, Wash. She lived in the Yakima Valley for nearly 40 years. She married Robert Wassemiller on June 3, 1943. Together they moved to Prineville in 1962. On November 22, 1996, her husband of 53 years passed away. She moved to Molalla in 2004 to live with and be cared for by her daughter and son-in-law, Mike and Gail Towner. She lived the last 18 months of her life enjoying time with her children and grandchildren. Lorraine was an active member of the Eagles, both in Prineville and Toppenish throughout her adult life. She also enjoyed bowling, gardening, cooking, and was an avid card player. Lorraine is survived by: her three children, Sandra Nelson of Prineville, Ore., Robert Wassemiller Jr. of Spokane, Wash., and Gail Towner of Molalla, Ore.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and daughter Linda Marvin. Services will be held at Prineville Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 12, at 2 p.m. with a visitation from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 12, at Prineville Funeral Home. Arrangements are in the care of the Prineville Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription: Juniper
Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook, OR: beloved mother & grandmother /
Lorraine E. Wassemiller / July 9, 1924 / April 5, 2006 // father /
Robert Wassemiller / January 31, 1921 / November 22, 1996
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Louis Lajambe
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Washington deaths in RED from Washington State Death Records (online) or Washington Death Certificates (Family Search - online).
Last updated: 22 December 2022.