Lawrence Phillip Fern

     Lawrence Phillip Fern was born on 2 May 1913 at Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas.³ He was the son of James E Fern and Mary Ellen McCormick.

Lawrence was enumerated with James E Fern on the census of 22 March 1920 at Ross Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Lawrence Fern. He is a single white male 6 years and 7 months old. He was born in Kansas. His father wss born at sea and his mother was born in Pennsylvania.⁴

Lawrence was enumerated with James E Fern on the census of 12 April 1930 at Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Lawrence Fern. He is a single white male 16 years old and born in Kansas. His father was born at sea and his mother was born in Pennsylvania.⁵ Lawrence was the writer of the following article which appeared in the _Scammon New Herald_ dated 4 May 1934: Joe Rice entertained a few of his friends with a nice quiet little stag party last Saturday night, and Sunday morning. The evening and following morning was spent in playing bridge, the boys staying with it until 6:oo Sunday. Rice and his partner, Harry Daily, completely humiliated and annihilated their opponents, Eddie Pryor and Lawrence Fern, who know little or nothing about the game the winners taking twelve of the fourteen games. Fern and Pryor, taken unawares by the superior, uncanny skill displayed by their opponents, got excited and spilled ash trays and grape juice on the floor. Outside of some dirty dishes no other damages was inflicted on the house itself, although one of the boys, a novice at the game was in danger several times when he wasted a trump or went on his partner's king with an ace, or something. Light refreshemnts, salami sandwiches, fig cookies, dry banana cake and coffee, and grape juice, were served daintily by the host, who thought when he fed'em that maybe they would accidentally go home. Bridge is a great game: we love it. --Contributed by L. Culbertson Fern and E. Lenz Pryor. P. S. I'm a good loser, as this news story testifies.--Fern.⁶

Lawrence Phillip Fern married Maxine Joyce Sherrat on 8 August 1936 at Waterville, Le Sueur County, Minnesota.³
The following appeared in the Scammon paper dated 25 Sep 1936: Miss Maxine Sherrat, of Waverly, Minn., and Laurence Fern of Scammon, were married at the home of the bride on July 30. For the present they will make their home in Waverly. Lawrence is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Fern and is will known here.⁷
The following appeared in the Scammon paper dated 7 May 1937: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fern have been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Fern, and left May 2 for Valley Falls, Kan. where he has employment.⁸
The following appeared in the Scammon paper: Lawrence Fern of Washington D.C. and Frank Fern of Kansas City, spent the week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs James Fern.⁹
Lawrence was a Personnel Director for the U.S. Navy and Marine Hospital in Washington D.C.¹⁰

Lawrence Phillip Fern died on 23 April 1967 at Greenbelt, Prince Georges, Maryland, at age 53.³ He was buried on 26 April 1967 at Washington, D. C..