Wilma Mae McClellan

1908 - 1936  (27 years)

• Name	Wilma Mae McClellan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	2 Nov 1908	St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Alice and Frank McClellan
  Census	1930	Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Harry Libby
  Death	24 May 1936	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Cause: Suicide with Oliver's Gun
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Robinson, Brown, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I16342	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Harry Lendle Libby, Jr,   b. 22 Jul 1907, Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA d. 1 Apr 1975, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1928  [3, 7]
  Divorce	Nov 1935  [7]
  Family ID	F7853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Oliver Lewis 'Ollie' Armbruster,   b. 12 Mar 1894, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 5 Apr 1948, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Abt Mar 1936  [7]
  Marriage End	May 1936	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Death of Wilma by suicide
  Family ID	F11118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Nov 1908 - St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA Census - Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Alice and Frank McClellan - 1910 - St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Harry Libby - 1930 - Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, USA Marriage End - Death of Wilma by suicide - May 1936 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Death - Cause: Suicide with Oliver's Gun - 24 May 1936 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News » Slide Show		Homicide-ARMBRUSTER Oliver (Dare Suicide)
  		Homicide-ARMBRUSTER Oliver (Freed)
  		Homicide-ARMBRUSTER Wilma (Death)
  		Homicide-ARMBRUSTER Wilma (Suicide)

  
  

• Sources

  [S515] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Marysville, Marshall, Kansas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340445. 1930 United States Federal Census [S3] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), Publication Date: 8/ Mar/ 1928; Publication Place: Marysville, Kansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/341719214/?article=8712553e-7b39-4dda-9e21-c2cebb94bf7b/482cace7-562d-428f-a112-5bcb2ee7245c&focus=0.8169388,0.76713306,0.97745335,0.85066605&. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: St Joseph Ward 9, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: T624_771; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374784. 1910 United States Federal Census [S1084] Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). [S66] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S1618] Suicide of Wilma Armbruster - Marshall County News 28 May 1936, (Name: Marshall County News; Location: Marshall KS; Date: 28 May 1936;), Former Local Lady Kills Herself on Dare -- Mrs. Wilma Libby Armbruster Pistol Victim In Chicago. Making good her husband's dare to commit suicide, Mrs. Wilma Libby Armbiuster, 27, bride of two months and former Marysville resident, shot and killed herself Sunday in Chicago, her second husband, Oliver, 42, told police. A police captain quoted Armbruster as saying he believed his wife, the former Mrs. Harry Libby, jr., was "bluffing" when she threatened to end her life following an all-night quarrel, according to an Associated Prtss dis-dispatch received by the News. The second husband, a salesman, said his wife fired a shot into her right temple after he had shown her how to use a revolver. He was held for investigation and released after he had twice been questioned under a "lie detector." Libby, federal court reporter, and former Union Pacific office employe here, who was divorced from Mrs. Armbruster last November, told police his former wife had severU times threatened to commit suicide while intoxicated. Has A Small Daughter Mrs. Armbruster is the mother of a seven-year-old daughter by her first marriage. The child, who until recently was living with its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hariy Libby, sr., 406 Calhoun street, is visiting with her grandmother, Mrs. G. Mohler of Robinson. Mrs. Armbruster was born in Robinson, and was living there at the time of her marriage to Libby. Mrs. Armbruster left a note with the apartment hotel clerk addressed to her former husband. It concerned their daughter. It set forth: "To Libby from Wilma: Leave Lindell Mae where she is-and see that she is taken care of." Finding his wife drinking in a tavern with another man, Armbruster told police a quarrel with her followed. After rebuking her, the two went to their apartment where the quarrel was resumed. , Armbruster said he slapped his wife several times, left the apartment, and returned about 4 a. m. - Mrs. Armbruster threatened to kill herself as the quarreling was resumed. The salesman said she took a revolver from a'dresser, and cried hysterically: "I don't know how to use it." Shows Her How To Shoot ' Taking the weapon from her, Armbruster, said he released the safety catch and,. fired into the floor. . "That's how to work it," he said he told her, "now go ahead. I dare you." Armbruster said he dropped the weapon on a couch, and turned hia back, believing his wife was bluffing. An explosion followed, and turning, he saw his wife drop to the floor. She was unconscious to the end. -. A marriage license was Issued to Harry Libby jr., here March 3, 1928. The couple was married by Rev. Walter C. Green, Robinson Methodist pastor. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80616544/marshall-county-news/?xid=637 Homicide-ARMBRUSTER Wilma (Suicide) [S1619] Death of Wilma Armbruster - Springfield Leader and Press - 26 May 1936, (Name: Springfield Leader and Press; Location: Springfield IL; Date: 26 May 1936;), Held in Dare Suicide -- Oliver Armbruster Questioned. Oliver Armbruster, 42, (right), shown being questioned at Chicago by Assistant Bute's Attorney Morris G. Meyers (left) in the death of the former's wife, Wilma Libb Armbruster, 27, who he said committed suicide after he had shown her how to fire a gun. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80585188/springfield-leader-and-press/?xid=637 Homicide-ARMBRUSTER Oliver (Dare Suicide) [S1620] Trial of Oliver Armbruster - The Charleston Daily Mail 26 May 1936, (Name: The Charleston Daily Mail; Location: Charleston, West Virginia; Date: 26 May 1936;), Freed in Wife's Death. Oliver Armbruster was cleared of criminal intent today in his too-convincing demonstration to his bride of how to commit suicide. Lie detector tests convinced police that Armbruster's wife snatched a revolver from his hands to kill herself after he showed her how to use it. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80585926/the-charleston-daily-mail/?xid=637 Homicide-ARMBRUSTER Oliver (Freed) [S230] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995