Rena Belva Hagerdon

1916 - 1988  (72 years)

• Name	Rena Belva Hagerdon
  	Father: Frederick Joseph Hagerdon (1880–1949) Mother: Lois C Warner (1891-1946) [2, 10]
  Birth	13 Jan 1916	Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A.   [6, 7, 8, 10]
  History	6 Apr 1917 (1 years)	US Enters World War I
  Census	1920 (3 years)	Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1920 US Census, she was recorded as age 4, living on Fiar-Plains Markham Rd, Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, with her parents.
  Census	1925 (8 years)	Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1925 New York State Census, she was recorded as age 9, living in Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, with her parents.
  History	24 Oct 1929 (13 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (13 years)	Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1930 US Census, she was recorded as age 14, living at 76 Buffalo Jamestown Road, Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York with her parents.
  Census	1940 (23 years)	Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1940 US Census, she was recorded as age 24, living on East Main Street, Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York. She was single and boarding with the Berger family. She was a practical nurse.
  History	7 Dec 1941 (25 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Census	1950 (33 years)	Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded as age 34, living at 138 Dexter Corner Road, Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York.
  Second Marriage	7 Mar 1959 (43 years)	Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A.   [7, 9]
  She married second on 7 March 1959 in Perrysburg, New York William W. Traber. He was born in 1919 and died in 1970.
  History	20 Jul 1969 (53 years)	Moon Landing
  Death	22 Apr 1988	Jamestown, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A.   [6, 7, 10]
  Burial	Aft 22 Apr 1988	Markhams German Lutheran Cemetery, Markhams, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A. Markhams German Lutheran Cemetery, Markhams,  New York   [7]
  	Gravestone of Rena B. (Hagerdon) Traber
  Person ID, Branch	I25807
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Norman William Burnett,   b. 30 May 1903, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 16 Nov 1980, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  Other Partners: Dorothy Verda Nims  m. 27 Jan 1956
  Marriage	1941
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 24 years and 11 months - He : ~ 37 years and 7 months.
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1942 to 1948  [5, 6]
  1. Charlotte Burnett (1942-____) 2. Fanny Rose Burnett (1944-____) 3. Joan M. Burnett (19445-____) 4. Norman William Burnett Jr. (1947-____) 5. Norena K. Burnett (1948-____)
  Family ID	F9382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jan 1916 - Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1925 - Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A. Second Marriage - 7 Mar 1959 - Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A. Death - 22 Apr 1988 - Jamestown, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 22 Apr 1988 - Markhams German Lutheran Cemetery, Markhams, Cattaraugus County, New York, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: T625_1087; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 53. [S330] New York State Library, 1925 New York, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 01; City: Dayton; County: Cattaraugus; Page: 17. [S20] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341144. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Westfield, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02512; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 7-137. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dayton, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: 4230; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 5-17. [S105] Burnett, Robert. Email: 2003-10-19 "F W Burnett Vermont Info" , (Email to Robert Roy from rburnett61 (at) hotmail.com, 19 October 2003). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 74025735 Rena B. Hagerdon Traber . [S2044] New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018). [S2184] New York State Department of Health, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, (ehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 201). [S101] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).