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BURDICK, DEBORAH ANN, 1956-

Pl.KASK TYI'I': PLI'ASI': PI. ACM THESE SHEETS AT THE FRONT 0 1' T
FAMILY HISTORY.

SECOND COPY OF YOl

Dear Ci)niributor to the Rock Valley College Family History Collection:

I So that your family history can be made more useliil to historians
ihers study in)', Anierii-an families, we are .isklnK >ou to fill out the f(
below. This will take you only ca few minutes, and will bv easily made
Into an index which will permit archive users ready access to just iho:
kinds of family histories needed.

SURVEY

Your name Deborah Ann Burdlck

Date of for m April 26, 1976

■ o I lege: Rock Valley College
Rockford,llllnois

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Check the earl iest date for which you have been able to
about your family in your paper.

Before 1750
"1850-1900

1750-1800 1800-1850

1900 or later

Please check a 1 1 regions of the United States in which members of
your family whom you have discussed in your paper have lived.

N e w E n g 1 a n d ( Ma s s . , C o n n . , R . i . ) Middle A 1 1 a n t i c ( N . Y . , P e n n a . , N

Va.) __.'^"uth Atl antic (Ga . , Fla . ,N .C . ,^S .C . ) East South Central

(l,a . ,Miss . , Al a . ,Tenn,Ky . ) Wcjst South Cent r a 1 ( Ark . , N . M . , Te x . , Ok . )

East North C e n t r a 1 ( Mi ch . , Oh i o , I n d . ) P a c i f 1 c (Ca 1 . , V>/a s h . )

(llawa i I ,A 1 aska) x (fll-> Wise.,)

Please check ■'2_I_L o c: c ii p a t i o n a 1 categories in whi
family wliom you have discussed in this [laper ha

m e m b c~ r s c
found th<

X Farming

__T ransportation

i'rofessions

Mining

Big Business

Industrial Labor

Shop keeping or small bu;

Manufacturing

Other

L n e s s

6. Please check a 1 i religious groups to which members of your family
you have discussed in this paper have belonged.

X Roman Catholic Jewish Presbyterian Methodist

Baptist Episcopalian Congregational ^ Lutheran

Quaker ^Mormon X Other Protestant Other (name)

7. What ethnic and social groups arc discussed in your paper?

_Swedish Other Scandinavian German French

Blacks Indiana Mexicans Puerto Ricans Jlastern 1

Jews Central Europeans Italians Slavs

Irish British X Native Americans over several generations

East Asian Other(Name) __^

B. What sources did you use in compiling your family history?

2.1nterviews with other

family members
^ Vital Records
Photographs X Maps

Family Bible;
Land Records

Family Genoa log:
The U.S. Census

FAMl LY DATA
A.

Grandfather (your father's side )
Name Glenn Otis Burdlck

Date of birth c May, 1908
Date of death

Current Residence Wautoma« Wisconsin

_PlacG of birth Spring Valley, Wisp,nnRln
Place of burial

Kducation(number of years);
g r .-. d e s c h o o 1 8th high school

<)c :-upa t ion (s )

Is I: Farmer

vocational

college

2nd Lumberer

Dates
Dates
Dates

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

3rd Genral Motors

Church Furniture Factory
Ath Night Wfttchmfln Dates__

Religion

Ist

-^"^ Wautoma
_3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates

Political parti(

civil or social clubs, fraternities, et-

1929

Place of Marriage to your grandmother Redwing, Minnesot^^ ^^-B-Se^tember,-
NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather of anoth(/r
relative give that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

Grandmother (your father's side)

N a me Esther Otilia Gilbertson C urrent Residenc e jg^ioffyjl 1 e,- Wi sc&ns in - -

Date of birtli 6 Sept.. 1908 Place of b I r t h j3alias,__WiscQnsln

Date of death Place ol burial

Education (number of years):

grade school _8 high school

college

vocational

Occupation (s)

PLACE OF RESIDI.NCE
(after leaving home)

1st Grocery Store

Dates

1st Ja

.nesvi]

Lie Dates

2nd Factories

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

3rd

Dates

4th

Dates

4 th

Dates

Religion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

I'l

o f m a r r '

to your Kr;ind fn ther^e^y

tta-'^'^'-'S -S€i>t., 1929--

NOTi:: If your father was raised ;io aj'c 18) by a stepmoLl
another relative give tliat data on tlie back ol tlil:
(A-2) .

A-2 S tepgrandf ather (your father's side)

Name Karl Karlson Current Residence Janesvllle, Wlsconsj

Date of birth 28 October, 1912 Place of b ir th Stoughton, Wisconsin (

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school § high school 3 vocational

c„ 1 lege

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Occupation(s) (after leaving home)

1st Janesvllle pates

Dates

Dates

Dates

1st Molder

Dates

1st

2nd Truck

Driver

Dates

2nd

3rd

Dates

3rd

4 th

Dates

4th

Rel igion

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Tface of marriage to your grandmother Janesvllle, Wis. datel J^Y * 195^
B-2 S tepgrandmo ther (your father's side)

Name CurrentResidence

Dateofbirth Placeofbirth

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years):

grade school high school vocational

coll

ege

Dates

0 c c u
ISL

p a t i 0 n ( s )

1st

2nd

Dates

2nd

3rd

Dates

3rd

4 th

glon

Da tes

4th

Rel i

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Dates
Dates
Dates

I'olitlcal party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandfather

Grandfatlier (your mother's side)

Name John Martin Jacobs Current Residence

Date of b i r t h ^5 November, 1902 p i a c e of b i r t h Benson, Illinois

Date of death 9 June, 1937 Place of burl a L Janesvllle, Wisconsin

Educ-atlon (number of years):

grade school 8 high school u vocational college

0 c 0 u p a t i o n ( s )

1st Factory Worker

Dates

1st

2nd
3rd

Dates
Dates

2nd
3rd

4th

Dates

4th

Religion Luthern

Political parties ,

• i V i 1 or s o c: 1

il clubs

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Janesvllle

Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates

r a t e r n i t i (

Place of marriage to your grandmo th er JaneJSV_lll.e-,- Mi£L,_ '^''^ '^ '-'28--Sept,^--1927

NOrK: If your mother was raised by a stepfather or another relative (to
age 18) give that data on the back of this page (C-l)

Grar.dmo tlier (your mother's side)

Name Sthel Emily Kath C urrent Resld ence Janesvine, WlBcond-n^

Date of birth ?3 Dwc«°mber^ 190? Place of b i r th Janesvllle, Wisconsin

Date' of death _Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school 8 high school Ij, vocational college

PLACE OF Ri:.S i Df;NCi:
(alter 1 e a v 1 n g, home)
Ik t Jane_SVille _ .. Dales

Dates
Dates

Occupation (s)

] s t Factory Worker

Dates

1st

7nd Housewife

Dates

2nd

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates

3rd

4th

Religion Luthern

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororit

Place of marriage to your 8 r a n d f a t h e rg^^yj^^.^2_T|^^ ]ili.g, I''» I '■ 2A Sept . ,192'

NOTi:: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (I"

■^' *^'' tStVB th»-t data on the back of this page (IJ-:';

C-2 S tepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)

Name James Joseph Delaney Current Residence^

Date of birth 20 May, 1908
Date oi" death 12 March, I960

Place of birth Janesville, Wisconsin
Place of burial Janesvllle. Wlsconsl

Education (number of years)
grade school ^ high school_

Occupation(s)

voca t iona 1

col lege

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

1st RalTroftfi

Rftpalrman

Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates

1st

2nd
3rd
Ath

Janesville

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

4th

Dates

Religion

Catholic

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmo ther Janesville, Wis«
D-2 S tepgrandmo the r (your mother's side)

Name Current Residence

Place of blribh

Datc28 J

Date of birth_
Date of death

Place of burial

F.ducation (number of years)

grade school .high school

vocational

Occupation

(s)

1st

Dates

1st

2nd_

Dates

2nd

3rd_

Dates

3rd

4 th

gion

Dates

4th

Rel

•

<> I lege

PLACE OF RESIDKNCK
(after leaving home)
Dates

Da tes_

Dates

Dates

'olitical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

Place of marriage Lo your grandfather

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:HI LDREN of A & B (or A-2 or B-2 ) - your father's nnme should appear below

I . Name Glenn Russell Burdlck

Place of birth_BeloltL^jLaW^IZl„date i^ January ,-3^32—

Number of years of schooling: ^ ___0c c up .rt 1 o <£^SS^£nslneer

Residence j^q^ ford, JU. Marital Status Married

Number of children 1 Death

!. N.m( QriLinft I3uan&_:BurdlclL

r 1 ,1 c c> of h i r t h Jftnesvme^ Wis. d a t e 4 August. 19'^'i

Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation

Res i dence Milton, Wig, Mari tal Status Married

Number of children 3 Death

Name___

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling__ Occupation

R e s i d e n c e ^M a r j t a 1 Status

Number of children Death

N n ill e

Place of birth ' ' d.itc

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status_ '

Numb er o f ch i Idren death

Name

1' lace of b i r t h d a t o

Number of years of school ing_ Occupat

K e side n c e Marl t a 1 Status

Number ol children Death

N a m e

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence__ Mar i tal Status

Number of children dea th

N a m e

Placeofbirth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

R e s i d e n c e Ma rital Status

Nur.be r of chi 1 dr en death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling_ Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Name

Place of birth

Number o t years of schooling

Resi

lence

M a r i t .1"

Status

Numb

• r of c h i 1 d r (>

1

death

Name

P 1 a c

• of birth

(

late

Numb
Res 1

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1 e n C I-

schooling

Mar 1 1 ,■

I 1 Slat UK

Niniili

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CHILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below

1. Name Beverly Ann Jacobs

Place of birth Janesvllle. Wis, datel5 September, 1930
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation Secretary-
Residence Rockford. 111. Marital Status Married

Number of children 1 death

2. Name John Jacobs, Jr. (Jackie) '•■•'•.
Place of birth Janesvllle, Wis. date2Q May, 1933

Number of years of schooling 5 Occupation_

Residence^ Marital Status ^_

Number of children death 4 June, 19^

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation^

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Re s 1 d e n c e Mar i t a 1 S t a t us__

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children^j death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status ]

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation^

Residence Marital Status

Number of childrenji death

lace of b ir th

Number of years of schooling ^ Occupation

lU-sldc-nce _ Marital Status

NuiMbrr of children death

Your Father

Name Glenn Russell Burdlck , Current Residence Roc^ford, Illinois

Date of birth 4 January. 1912 Place of bitthBelolt. Wis.

Date of Death Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school 8 high school 4 vocational 2 college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1 s t Church Furniture PteatHH-y is tjanesvile. Wis. Da t e 8=to 1965

2nd Chief Process EngifttetKs

3 rd Process Engineer d ate s

4th Cost Estimator Dates

Religion Luthem

2nd Rockford,

111.

Dates

3rd

Dates

4 th

Dates

Political parties, cS.vil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your mo ther Janesville, Wis.date 11 May, 1952

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data
on the back of this page. (E-2)

Your Mother

Name Beverly Ann Jacobs Current Residence Rockford, IH,

Date of birth 15 September, 1930 Place of b ir th Janeavin e, tftfi.,

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade s chool 8 high r s chool 4 voca t ional co liege

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)

1st Secretary Dates 1 s t _JanftaTilLfi*.vas, l^lates^

2nd Dates 2nd Rockford, 111. Dates

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

4 th Dates 4 th Dates

Religion Luthern

t'olitlca] party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your father Jane SV ill e. Wis. date 11 _MatY.._L9.5-2 !

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data^
on the kack of this page (F-2).

E-2 Stepfather
Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation(s)
1st

2nd

3rd
4th

Dates
Dates
Dates_
Dates

Place of b ir th_
Place of burial

vocational

college

_lst_
_2nd_
.3rd_

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Dates
Dates_
Dates

PLace of marriage to your mother
S Lcpmo the r

Name

Date of birth

Date

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
_Dates_
Dates

Place of birth_
Place of burial

voca t i onal

college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates

.2nd
3rd
4th

Dates ^_

Dates [,

Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororitie;

Place of marriage to your father

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CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW

N a me Deborah Ann Burdlck

Place of birth Janesvllle, wis. Date of birth 7 May, 195^

Number of years of schooling 14^ Occupation Student

Residence Rockfordt 111. Marital Status Single ^^

Number of children 0 death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation^

Res i dence Mar 1 tal S tat us

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Name

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

ASSIGNMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are willing)

I hereby donate this family history, along with all literary and
administrative rights, to the Rock Valley College Family History
Collection, deposited in the Rockford Public Library, Rockford

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SOURCES

1» Interviews

a. Ethel Delaney

b. Esther Karlson
e. Karl Karlson

d. Glenn Burdlck, Jr.

e. Beverly Burdlck

2. Letters

a. Glenn Burdlck, Sr.

b. Mrs. Robert Blank (Myrtle Burdlck)

c. Mrs Roger DeYoung (Nellie Burdlck)

3. Army Discharge Papers

a. Karl Karlson

b. Glenn Burdlck, Jr.

c. James Delaney

k. High School Year Books

NOTE

Due to divorce and family problems, it was
difficult to obtain all information. I was
also unable to obtain pormisslon to use any
original pictures or documents.

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GREAT-GRANDFATHER
Orvllle Burdlck

Orvllle Burdlck was born 25 March, I87O, In New
Centervllle, Wisconsin. He died 28 October, 19^+8 in Wood-
vllle, Wisconsin.

Orvllle worked In an Iron ore mine. He had one brother
that was killed in these mines, in an explosion. Orvllle
continued to work there throughout his life. He was very
well knovm as a drayman. A drayman was a person who made
deliveries with horses. He was also a well knovjn horse
trader.

Orvllle Burdlck married Lillian May Osborne in I9O6.
She was born 15 February, I889 and died 19 November, 1957.
They had six children; Myrtle, Glenn, Gladys, Melvln, Nellie
and Laverne. Two other children died at birth and Lavernc
was born mute and crippled.

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GRANDFATHER
Glenn Otis Burdlck

Glenn Otis Burdlck was born 5 May, 1908 In Spring Valley,
Wisconsin. His father, Orvllle Burdlck, was born In New
Centervllle, Wisconsin, and his mother, Llllle May Osborne,
was born In Brookvllle-Eau Galley, Wisconsin. The Burdlck
family originally came from New York.

Glenn had seven brothers and sinters. Two of them died
at birth and one was mute and crippled.

When Glenn was a child, some of his friends and hlra
would play In an old cave. They loved to explore through the
cave. Years later, this cave was made Into a big tourist
attraction In Spring Valley.

Glenn remembers his grandmother smoking a clay pipe
all the time. He also recalls the Eau Galley river flooding
every spring. After the flood there would be four feet of
mud on the floors in houses and stores. Today an earthen
dam keeps the river from flooding.

When Glenn was thirteen years of age he began working on
a farm. He would work from sunrise to dark. After supper
they made ice cream to be sold at the store. At the end of the
day he received one dollar for his work. One winter he worked
in the woods as a cooks helper. That summer he drove a
team of horses, building a highway from Eau Claire to Knapp,
Wisconsin. While working for the lumber company, Glenn met
Esther Gilbertson in a store where he bought supplies. They
dated for a short time and were married 8 September, 1929.

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1

They had two sons. The first was Glenn Russell, born
k January, 1932 In Belolt, Wisconsin. The second son,
Orville Duane, was born k August, 1935* In Janesvllle,
Wisconsin, Then in 19^5* Glenn and Esther were divorced.

Later Glenn married Irene Menegeard Chipman on 2 October,
19^5. Glenn and Irene had three children; Thomas born 18
September, 19^+6, Linda born 20 September, 19^9 » and James
born 20 November 1950,

Glenn worked at General Koters for seventeen years,
then he had his own oil station for about three years. He
then went to work for Ossits Church Furniture factory for
fifteen years. He retired at the age of sixty-five as a
night watchman at the Rock River Cotton Mills,

Today, Glenn and Irene live in Wautoma, Wisconsin,
They traveled acrosa the United States for about five months
in I975-I976. He is enjoying his retirement.

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GRANDMOTHER
Astrld (Esther) Otllla Gllbertson

Astrid Otilla Gllbertson was born 6 September, 1908 In
Dallas, Wisconsin, She was the third child of four to be
born to Asta Myhre and Ole Gulbrandson. Astrid was originally
named after the Queen of Norway. She changed her name to
Esther vjhen she began school. Her father's name was changed
from Gulbrcindson to Gllbertson when he came to the United
States from Norway.

The family lived on a small farm for several years, then
bought an eight room house In Dallas, Wisconsin. The house
had five bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, lights
and outside plumbing. The family never had a radio while
Esther v;as at home. Her parents bought one in 1932.

Esther slept with her brother until her two sisters
left home, then she got a room of her ovm. The childrcns*
Jobs were to make the beds, clean the house, bring in wood and
water and scrub the floors,

Dallas, Wisconsin was a small town. All the neighbors
looked after each other. When someone was sick, the neighbors
would al-ways help. Whenever there was a wedding or a funeral
the stores would close and everyone v^ould attend.

- -Every Sunday Esther went to Sunday School. She sang in
the choir, always attended Young People's Society and took
part In each Christmas and Easter program.

In school, Esther studied all the required courses such
as reading, writing, arithmetic and history. She also played
center on the basketball team In school.

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V/hen Esther was seventeen years of age she started working
in a grocery store. While working there she met Glenn Oiis
Burdick, who was a customer. He always stopped in to pick
up supplies for the lumber camp where he worked. Esther and
Glenn dated for about seven months and were married 8
September, 1929 in Redwing, Minnesota. They moved to Beloit,
Wisconsin, where Esther gave birth to her first son. Glenn
Russell was born ^ January, 1932 and Orville Duane was born
i| August 1935, In Janesville, Wisconsin.

Esther and Glenn were married about sixteen years, then
in 19'^5 they were divorced.

In 19^8, Esther was introduced to Karl Karlson through
a good friend. They dated for about one and a half years
and were married 1 July, 1950. This past July they celebrated
their tvjenty-fifth anniversary.

Esther was employed at Rock River Woolen Mills until
1962, when the corapany moved out of tov-m. She then went to
work for the Hough Shade Company in Janesville. She worked
there for about eleven years and retired in May, 197'+.
Today she Is a deaconess and active member of her church.

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GRANDFATHER
Karl Karl son, Jr.

Karl Karlson, Jr. was born 28 October, 1912 In Stoughton,
Wisconsin, His father, Karl Karlson, Sr, , was employed as
a molder. His mother, Dagmar Johanson, was a housewife,
Karl had three brothers, Barney, who was recently transfer ed
to a home; Henry, who was killed at Angela Beach; and Erllng,
who died about eight years ago.

The family lived in a two-story house. The house contained
two bedrooms downstairs, one bedroom in the attic, kitchen,
living room-dining room combination, bathroom, basement,
and a porch. The boys always slept together. The chores
were typical of the times. They had to keep up the yard,
bring in v;ood and water, etc.

Most all of the relatives lived in or around Stoughton.
None of them lived with Karl and his family. They always
celebrated birthdays and Christmas, and attended weddings and
funeral s .

In school, Karl studied the usual sub;5ects such as reading,
writing, history, arithmetic, etc. He also studied bookkeeping,
typing, and played the coronet in the band.

Karl's main occupation was a molder. He made molds for
steel castings and used tools such as riddles, shovels,
trowels, slicks, lifters and mallets. He mixed sand and
made facing washes, also did bench, machine and floor moldings,
plate molding and core making.

As a secondary occupation he was a light truck driver.

He drove a one and one half ton truck with straight and
soml-tank bodies. Ke hauled cattle and gasoline at night.
He worked for Highway Trailer Company In Edgerton, V/lsconsln
and Ralph Knight Company In Stoughton, Wisconsin.

Karl was drafted Into the army in 19^2, during World
War II, He went through two months of basic training. In
the service Karl was a light truck driver. He drove two and
a half ton trucks and four ton semi-truck and trailer attached.
He carried aiMiunltlon and rations to the lines, in all weather
and during blackouts and nights. He also made first echelon
maintenance on vehicles.

He fought in the battles of Tunisian, Naples-Foggla,
Rome-Arno, No. Appennines and P.O. Valley. He received the
European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, a silver star,
one service stripe, five service stars and a good conduct
medal. He was eligible for the purple heart but never claimed
it. He was discharged in October, 19^5«

Upon return from the service, Karl was divorced from
his wife. In 19^8, Karl was introduced to Esther Burdick.
The dated for about one and a half years and 1 July, 1950,
they vjere married. This past July, they celebrated their
twenty-fifth anniversary.

Today Karl is still working for Highway Trailer. He has
been employed there for about thirty-five years.

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Karl^^on

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Glenn Russell Burdlck, Jr.

Glenn Russell Burdlck, Jr. was the oldest of the two boys
born to Glenn and Esther Burdick. He was born ^- January, 1932,
in Belolt, Wisconsin,

When Glenn was young, he almost completely severed his
tongue. It was sewn up on their kitchen table. Doctors did
most of their business in the patient's home.

The most popular games at that time were war games.
It was right after World War II, Commandoes was among the
most popular games, but they also played cowboys and Indians
and kick-the-can. Glenn and his friends spent most of their
day at the swimming beach in Janesville, Wisconsin, Radio
was the only other form of entertainment they had. They
did not have a television.

Glenn attended school until tenth grade. He then got
his first full time 50b working for Rex Photo Company, devel-
oping film., Wisconsin has a state law that each child must
attend school until eighteen years of age. Because of this
law, he attended a vocational school one day per week after
work. There he learned woodworking, machine shop, auto
mechanics, drafting and mathematics.

Glenn quit the photo company to get a better Job at
Libby's Canning Company. There he put the cans in a labeling
machine. From there he went to work for Midwest Housing
where he built prefabricated housing for the army, Glenn
also worked as a spray-painter for the houses. Later he

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went to work for Osslts Church Furniture Company. He
repaired furniture and ran a sander.

While in high school, Glenn met Beverly Jacobs. Their
dates were usually to movies, ice skating, bike riding or
playing cards with Beverly's mother. Glenn always took his
brother with him on dates. Since his mother did not know
Glenn was dating, it was a good cover-up. On double dates
they usually went to movies, out to eat or on a picnic. On
11 May, .1952, Glenn and Beverly V7ere married,

5 November, 1952, Glenn was drafted into the army. He
served almost two years. Nine months of the two years was spent
in Korea. While in the army he received a National Defense
Service Medal, Korean Service Ribbon, United Nations Service
Medal and an Honorable Discharge.

When he returned from the service, he went back to work
at Osslts Furniture Company. Between 1955 and 195^, he worked
part time at Shell Gas Station in Janesville, In May, 195^,
Glenn and Beverly had a daughter. Later Glenn went to work
for Yates American, He started on a sheet metal Job and
worked his way up to Chief Process Engineer. Whl^e at Yates
American he went to school to take a few classes that would
help with his Job.

From Yates American, Glenn went to Atwood Vacuum Machine
Company in Rockford, Illinois. He began as a cost estimator.
In 1965, he moved his family to Rockford, Illinois to be
closer to his Job.

After moving to Rockford, Glenn went back to school to
get his high school diploma. On 28 May, I969, he graduated

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from Rockford Evening High School. He then took a few class€
at Rook Valley College to help better himself at his Job,
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Six Janesville

Men in Contingent j

to Report Wednesday

Twent>'-six Rock counU' indue- '
' tees will be sworn into the Himcd;
I forces Wednesday in Milwaukee.!
I They will repoit at the Beloit post[
t .office at 7:30 a.m. that day, to go
to Milwaukee by bus. j

The contingent includes the fol-1
lowing :

Janesville, — James A. Ba'la.«s,[
route 1; Richard Langer, MB N.i
Garfield avenuo; Walter .licaborg
Jr., route 2; John F. Butlers. 2220
Pleasant street; Harold Rogers,'
78 S. Main street; Glenn R. Bur-'
dick. 450 Glen street. !

Beloit— Douglas Noss, route 3;j
Ronald Marsh, route 1; Marvin f
Mauel; Kenneth Posey; William i
D. Atkinson, route 1; Richard Ren-5
ly ; Gordon Tucker , Carl Edwards ; '1
Duane Freitag; David Panek;*
John Patterson; Leon Sweat. !

Milton— George H. Gray.

E\ansvil!p linmer Hefty; Roger'
Sell; Kenneth Moore, route 1.

Clinton— Kdwin Peterson.

Milton Junction— Russell Zastou-
pil, i-oute 1.

Brodhead— Robert Blaser.

Cflbb, Wis.- Roy Willis.

A group will be ordered to re-
port for physical exams late in
No\ember,

26 Young Men^
Begin Army Duty

, Twenty-six Rock county youth.?!
.began army duty Wednesday when'
jthey were sworn into the armed
iforces in Milwaukee. The contin-
gent of selectees included young
men between the ages of 20 and
22, according to Tom Walljn, chief
clerk of the Rock county selective
service board.

A group has been ordered for'
pre-induction tests Monday, Nov.
24. These men range in age from
MOto the older men who have re-*

cently been reclassified for various'
reasons. j

Men inducted Wednesday were
the following:

Janesville — James A. Bar-
lass, route 1; Richard Langer, 819;
:N. Garfield avenue; Walter Sea-.
borg Jr., i»ute 2; John F. Butters,''
2220 Pleasant street; Harold Rog-;
lers, 78 S. Main street; Glenn R.
jBurdick, 450 Glen street.
I beloitr- Douglas Noss, route 3;
Ronald Marsh, route 1; Marvin
Mauel; Kenneth Posey; William
D. Atkinson, route 1; Richard Ren-
ly; Gordon Tucker; Carl Edwards;
Duane Freitag; David Panek;
Jghn Patterson; Leon Sweat.

! Mr. and Mr.s. 0;frn P., Pun-;rk'
have moved from 4M Glen .street'
to an apartment at 3*5 N. Chit-
ham street. Mr. , Burriick wn-? *'v'
ducted into the armed forrr-,
Wedne.-sday ivifh a contingent of.
RocJc county selectees.

Mrs. Beverly Burdick.

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[Chatham street, and Mr.i. William
|Atkinson, route 4. have returned
from Fort Sill, Okla., where they
ispent the holidays with their hus-
iband.s, Pvts. Glenn R. Burdick and
IWilliam Atkin.son. The men are u
'taking their_ basic training. |

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t>vt. Glenn R. Burdick, husband
of Mrs. Beverly Burdick .'.3S N.
g^i^U street, is tokin^h.sbayo|

Sill, Okln. He
was employed
Bt the Ossit
Church Furni-
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to his induction
Nov. 5. . , I

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Twcntv-six Rock cnunty yo\mR men left Beloit this morning for induction in the armed service. The group
represented one of the county's largest draft calls under the currefit selective service program. Pictured
here arc (from left) row one— Richard P. Kort. Kenneth L. Moore. Gordon E. Tucker, John F. Butters,
Harold L. Rogers, James A. Barlass, William D. Atkinson, Roy E. Willis; row two— Roger 0. SeU, Rich-
ard D. Langer. Walter O. Scasborg, Jr.. Douglas E. Noss, Homer L. Hefty, Edwin Peterson, Duane T.
Freitag; row three— John W. Patterson. George H. Gray. Richard L. Renly, Glenn R. Burdick: fourth
row— Rolx>rt 0. Blazer, KciUieth B. Posey, Carl L. Edwards, Russell R. Zastoupil: row five— Ronald L.
Marsh. Leo Swent and Marvin R. Mauei. The group w-as given advice and a "bon voyage" talk by J.
Randall Mechlin;;, a memb. r of the Rock county selective service board. j(BDN photo by Bill Behlmg)

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GREAT-GRANDFATHER
Albert VonKuth

Albert VonKuth was born In Germany on 2? December, I876,
and died 195^» He had two sisters and three brothers. When
Albert was six years of age, 1882, his family came to the
United States. His father, Lev^is VonKuth, dropped the Von
to make the name easier, but when the immigration papers
came back the name v?as printed as Kath,

Albert married Emma Weckwerth 11 April, I9OI, He was
employed as a bricklayer. He built factories, churches,
houses, etc. When the weather was nice he often worked six
to seven days a week.

GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
Weckwerth

Emma Weckwerth was born in Germany on 11 June, I883 and
died in 19^3. She had two brothers and one sister. At the
age of four, Emma, her mother, and her brothers aid sisters
came to the United States. Emma's mother, Freda Hulda, came
to live by her brother who V7as already in the States. Emma's
father remained in Germany. The family first came to Milvraukee,
Wisconsin and later moved to Janesvllle, Wisconsin.

Emma married Albert Kath 11 April, I9OI. They had ten
-children: (in order of birth) Margaret, Carl, Ethel, Verne,
Hilda, Ellsworth, Lillian, Lorraine, Raymond and Albert.
All are still living today. Margaret was a weaver at the

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Rock River Woolen Mills In Janesvllle and is retired today.
Carl was a cab driver. Ethel wor]:ed for Rock River Woolen
Mills and Norwood Mills, both in Janesvllle. she is also
retired. Verne was in the service, was a farmer, and works
at the Yates American Factory. Hilda became a housewife.
Ellsworth worked at Rock River Woolen Mills, and later became
a steel worker. Lillian Is a saleslady in a clothing store.
Lorraine is a supervisor of a dry cleaning business in
Rockford, P?- and Albert -ere both in World War II axid Albort
was a prisoner of war in Germany. Today Ray is a salesman
and Albert works at General Motors.

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John Martin Jacobs

John Martin Jacobs was born 25 November, 1902 in Benson,
Illinois, He came from a family of average wealth, John was
employed by Rock River Woolen Milfe in Janesville, Wisconsin,
as a machinist.

When John was twenty-four years of age he met Ethel
Kath, They dated for about ona year and ^-tere raarrled 28
September, 192?.

John never served in the service because it was during
the time of the great depression.

Most of the time John worked at the Woolen Mills, but
when he was not working he would go to a farm to work. He
vrould have to get up early and walk to the highway. There a
bread truck would pick him up and give him a ride. At night
he would find a ride home. By working on the farm, John was
able to bring home some vegetables that were not the best,
plus the bread man would give him some old bread. There was
alvrays food for the children to eat but this was only poseible
Bometimes, if Ehtel and John did not eat. Then on 9 June,
193?, John was killed in a factory accident.

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JANESVILLE

VOL. 86. NO. 55. 92ND YEAR

ASSOCIATED PRESS AND TRANSRA^IO PRESS REPORT

CIBCIJLATION XVESUW

J A N E S V I L L E , W I S C 0 >

Employe Killed
at Woolen Mills

John Jacobs
Is Crushed
in Machinery

Dies 15 Minutes After Ac
cident; Funeral to Be
Held Friday.

Dragged into a fulling mill at
the Rock River Woolen Mills when
his right arm became caught m
the gears, John M. Jacobs, 34, oJ
502 Lincoln street, was fatally m-
jured about 7:30 a. m. Wednesday^
,He died in Mercy hospital about 15
minutes after the accident.

No one saw the accident happen
but it vvas believed that it occurred
when he was wiping grease or oil
rtfthe gears or shaft w.thou^st^p-

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crushed. ., ,

He was taken to Mercy hospital
In^e^lice ambulance by Officer
^ovilnn lames Fireman Alex An-
S SarHodge, 413 North Ter-
race street, and Garth Manz, route
2 the latter two fellow employes

V^'As was born on Nov^ 25^
l»o" at Ben.son, 111., and had been
» resident of the city since 19^7.
He was ntaried to Ethel Kath on
Sept 28, 1927. in the parsonage of
St PauVs Lutheran 'burch, of
u^^ich he was a member. He had
been'^Sloyed at the woolen mills
since St reopened in July, 1933

Surviving are lus widow, two
chUdren. Jackie. 4. and Bev-erly
■ Ann. 6: his mother, two '^/°^'^!^'
Edward and Ernest, and two s.s
tvTs Lena and Zena, all of Ben;
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Ethel Delaney

Ethel Emily Kath was born 23 December, 190?, In
Janesvllle, Wisconsin. She was the third child out of ten,
born to Albert and Emma Weckwerth Kath.

As a young girl, her family noved to Emerald Grove,
tfisconsin. There they lived in a seven room home. The house
conclct-d of four bedrooms, dining room, large kitchen, living
room and bathroom. Most of the living was done in the dining
room vihere the stove was.

Ethel and her sisters slept together and the brothers
slept together, Albert and Emma Kath slept downstairs.

There were six children born before the family moved to
Emerald Grove^ The other four were born in Emerald Grove.

There were no other relatives that lived with them.
It was Just the family. All other relatives and parents
remained in Janesvllle, Wisconsin.

The chores around the house were split between the girls
and the boys. The girls were responsible for helping to make
the beds, do the dishes, help with the housework, ironing,
gardening and canning.

The boys were responsible for the "mens*" Jobs, They
consisted of mowing the lawn, shoveling the snow, bringing
flrev7ood and water into the house, feeding the chickens and
and working in the garden. Both the boys and the girls were
responsible for keeping track of the children.

On holidays the family enjoyed many activities together.

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On a nice summer day, they would have a game of baseball or
go on a picnic. During the fall they enjoyed hay rides, and
during the winter months they would go ice skating, sledding
or on sleigh rides.

Emerald Grove was a relatively small village. Across
the street from their home was a church, Ethel spent much
of her leisure time at the church. She belonged to the choir
and frequently sang in church. The church also sponsored
volleyball games, hayrides and slelghrldes* picnics, suppers,
parties, and box socials. Box socials were vjhere the girls
fixed lunches in a box. At the picnic they put numbers on
these boxes. The boys would then draw a number and that
was the lunch they got and the girl they v:ould eat with,

Ethel attended a Luthern school until she was thirteen
years of age. It was a two room school house. There she
studied reading, writing, arithmetic, history, geography and
religionc They played games such as Jacks, Jump rope, played
on the swings and the teter-totor.

When she was thirteen her family moved to Emerald Grove.
In Emerald Grove she attended a one room schoolhouse that
contained all eight grades. The on:.y thing between her house
and the school vras a large garden. In the school she studied
reading, vnriting, arithmetic, history and geography.

Religion played an Important role in her life as a child.
Everyday there were prayers before meals and before retiring
to bed. Her mother would read them Bible stories and they
attended church every Sunday,

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The first car and radio the family had was bought In
1920 or 1921. They also had a record player that played only
one record at a time and that needed to be wound by hand.
They got much enjoyment out of listening to it.

When she was seventeen years of age, Ethel went to
work for Rock River Woolen Mills. There she met John Jacobs,
In 1926, they began dating. They spent most of their time
at movies and dances and were never required to take
chap er ones.

Ethel and John were married 28 September, 192? in
Janesville, V/isconsin. After marralge, Ethel quit her Job at
the Woolen Mills and became a housewife.

They had two children, Beverly Ann Jacobs and John Martin
Jacobs, Jr. Beverly vjas born 15 September, 1930. John
(nicknamed Jackie) was born 20 May, 1933* Her husband died
only four years later. He was killed in a factory accident
on 9 June, 1937. Ethel was then promised a life-time Job
with Rock River Woolen Mills until 19^2, when the factory
moved out of town.

On 4 June, 19^3, Jackie drovrned while attending a school
picnic at Riverside Park in Janesville. There he fell off
what is known as the Devil's Staircase.

In 1938, Ethel's brother-in-law introduced her to James
Delaney. They dated for about seven years. Their dates
consisted mostly of dances, movies, ball games and playing
cards.

James went into the service in 19^1 and was released in
19^5. Ethel and James were married 28 June, 19^5. After

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his discharge James worked on the railroad In Janesvllle,

Wisconsin and also sang commercials for Colvln*s Bakery on

that
the radio. At-^time all commercials were live and he had

to report to the station everyday.

On 12 March, I96O, James died of cancer.

In 1962 after Rock River Woolen Mills moved, Ethel

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Delaney went-'-work for Norwood Mills, Norwood Mills is a
company in Janesvllle that makes fake fur and fur rugs.
During her time there she worked in the rug department as an
inspector. At the time of her retirement, 1973 ♦ she was making
$2,80 per hour which is relatively low for today, for factory
work.

Today Ethel is living in Janesvllle. She belongs to
the Senior Citizens Club and the Railroad Auxiliary Club.
She plays cards with some friends once or twice a month on
Sundays and also enjoys embroidery, crocheting and yard work.

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LATEST!

2:45 r. M.

A 10-year-old boy believed to
he 'Jackie Jacobs, 326 Park ave-
nue, was drownctl (his after-
roon in Rock river near the
north end of Riverside paric
Police were informed that four
boys were playing on the Devil's
Staircase when one of them, be-
lieved to he Jacobs, slipped and
fell into the water.

Xhe boy was attrnding St.
Paul's Lutheran school picnic.
He is the sou of IMrs. Ethel
Jacobs, whose husband, John,
was killed in an accident six
years aj^o.

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Services Held
for River Victim

Fourth giadt^ pupils of .^^ Paul's
Lulheian school acterl as lionoiaiv
pallbearers and plavmates were
active bearers at the funeral of
John (Jackie) Jacobs, 10. son of
Mrs. Ethel Jacobs, 326 Park ave-
nue, held at 2:30 p. ni. Monda\ in
St. Paul's church. Jackie 'was
drowned last. Friday while attend-
ing the school picnic in Riverside
park.

The Rev. B. C. Gumz. .S(. Paul's
church, officlalpd and the .school
children provided the song service.
Pallbearers were Richard Schu- 1

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Jackie Jacobs Dies
After Fall Into Rock
River Near Park

The body of .lackie Jacobs, 10,
ihe Ihu-d Rock counly drowning
victim in a week and the fourth
I this year, was recovered from Rock
\-ev near llie Devil's Staircase at
'the north end of Riverside park at
4-20 p m Kridav.
The boj -.on of Mrs. Ethel Ja-
cobs, 326 Park |
ivenue. slippedJ
liom tlie rocksl
\nd fell intol
ilie river at^
about 2 p.
while playing^
with three oth-
er boys who at- |J
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long sticks.
WRen they.wert
unable to read
Jackie Jacobs hmi, they ran
latk along a iiver path to the,
531 k and lepoited to Mike Melan,
.aietdkei who called police. '

Eignt boats weie immediately
dispatched to the scene and drag-
gmg actuitits weie started. Dep-
police and firemen dragged
tilt ii\er fiom boats until the body
was recovered by Deputy Lorenzo
Cain at 4:20 p. m.

The Jacobs boy was playing on
the rocks with James Schiefelbein,
in, route 2, Edwin Goede, 10, of
403 Linn street, Donald Manthei,
j n. of 261 S. High .street, and Allen
Burkheimer, 9, of route 2. All
v\cre attending a picnic of St.
Paul's l.utlieran .school.

The Devil's Staircase, a rock
formation, is in the extreme nortli
end of the park along the west
shore of the river. It is reached
by a trail that goes along the river
bank, the patli in many places be-
ing 8 to 10 feet above the water
level. The place where the boy
fell into tlie water was alon;
trail about 25 yards below tlie
Devil's Staircase, a drop oi: about
six feet straight down a rock ledge.
The bodv was recovered from

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pir.s. Albert Kath, died May 2 thisl
fyear. i

I He Is survived by his mother; I
lone .sister, Beverly Ann. 12; hi.s' '
[grandfaiher, Albert Kath, Emer-
ald Crovc; his grandmother, Mr.'i.
Ella Phillips. Benson, 111.; six aunts
and seven uncles.

P'uneral services will be held at
2 p. m. Monday in the Jacobs
home and at 2:30 in St. Paul's
' Lutheran church, the Rev. E. A. L.
Trcu. assi.sted by the Rev. B. C.
I Gumz, assistant pastor, officiating.
Fourth grade pupils will be hon-
oiary pallbearers. Burial will be
in Oak Hiil cemetery.

The body will be remo\ ed to
the Jacobs home from the Reining
funeral home at 3:30 p. m. Satur-
da\ and friends may call at the
home. ^

Boats used in the search for the
body were obtained from the fire
trlepartment, city beach, ■sheriff:
rlepartment, Leo Spangler, Denni
Icasey and George Babco
youths also assisted
from a canoe

langler, Dennis ,
Babcock, Two
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GRANDFATHER
James Joseph Delaney

James Joseph Delaney v;as born 20 May, I9O8 In Janesvllle,
Wisconsin.

He played football, baseball, and basketball In high
school. He also played the violin and the piano. In 1932
and 1933 James and his brother. Gene, sang commercials for
Colvln's Bakery in Janesvllle. Each day they had to report
to the V'CLC radio station. They were knoivn as "Jim and Gene,
Honey Curst Harmony Team."

James was a repairman for the Northwestern Railroad in
Janesvllle. In 1938, he met Ethel Jacobs. They were intro-
duced by Ethel »s brother-in-law. Their dates consisted mainly
of movies, ball games, dances and playing cards,

2 March, 19^2, James Delaney was drafted into the army.
He served in the United States Army for a total of five and
a half years, two years he was on call. James served seven
months and twelve days in foreign service. V/hlle In the army
he received a good conduct medal, Asiator Pacific Theater
Ribbon, five oversea bars, and one service stripe. He was
a Corpral Technician 4. He drove ammunition trucks in Guam,
and in Hawll he vjas a mechanic on trucks and field maintenance
on all vehicles. James came home in June, 19^5 • James was
released from the army in September, 19^+5 and received an
honorable discharge 22 July, 19'+7. He married Ethel Jacobs
28 June, 19^5.

After his return from the service, he went back to work
for the railroad. On 12 March, I96O, James Delaney died of
cancer.

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Beverly Ann Jacobs

Beverly Ann Jacobs was born 15 September, 1930. She had
one brother who was born two years after her and died when
he was ten. Beverly's father died when she was six years of
age. After that her mother went back to work and Beverly
was very independant. Prom the age of ten or slightly younger
she kept houss and did the cooking.

As a child Beverly was sick quite often with bronchial
asthma. Most treatment was always done in the hone. Even
when she had her tonsils out, it was done on the kitchen
table. In 1975* Beverly went into the hospital for an
operation. One week after the operation she developed a
blood clot in her lung and almost died. Today she is doing
well.

Each Sunday Beverly and her brother were allowed to go
see a movie, but only if they would get up in the morning
and go to church. Movies at that time only cost ten cents.
They each got a dime but there was not enough mon^y for
refreshments, Beverly sang in the choir at her church, belonged
to Young People's Society and later she taught Sunday School
for three years.

Most of the time she played in large groups of about
fifteen to twenty kids. They enjoyed playing cowboys and
Indians, paper dolls, making doll clothes, leaf houses, forts,
playing marbles, hopscotch, Jacks, and Jump rope. In the
winter they always went ice skating and sliding in the street.

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played cut-the-ple (a game where you make a pie In the snow
and cut it. You then play tag vjlthout going out of the llnec.)
They also made angels in the snow and had snowball fights,

Beverly attended St, Paul's Luthern School for grades
one through eight. There was a graduation ceremony and each
student received a diploma. She then attended Janesville
High School for grades nine through twelve, graduating in
19^9. V/hile in high school, Beverly had a pen pal In Turkey.
They corresponded frequently and he sent her pictures of
himself and his country.

In 1947, Beverly met Glenn Burdick on a hay ride. It
was much later before he asked her for a date. When they
went out they went to a. movie, ice skating, played cards with
Beverly's mother, or went bike riding. They always took
Glei-m's brother, Orville, with them. When they double dated
it was usually to a movie, out to eat or on a picnic. Since
they were still in high school, they walkecyeverywhere they v;ent,

On 11 May, 1952, Beverly and Glenn were married in St.
Paul's Luthern Church in Janesville. On 5 November, 1952
Glemi was drafted into the army. Beverly regained in Janes-
ville until 1953 when she Joined her husband in Ft. Sill,
Oklahoma. They returned home again that same year. Glenn
was liome for about three weeks and vxas then sent to Korea.

They made their first home on Glen Street In Janesville,
Wisconsin. They later moved to 333 N. Chatham and 462 N.
Chatham, in Janesville. It was in 195^ that they had their
first and only child, Deborah Ann. In 1959, the family moved
to 1550 South Wlllard Avenue in Janesville. They remained

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there for several years. In 1965, the family moved to Its
present location. 63IO Beech Street, m Rockford, Illinois.

After graduation Beverly got a Job working for the
Chamber of Commerce In Janesvllle. She was fired In I952
because she got married. From 1952 to 1953 Beverly worked for
the Boy Scouts of America but quit when she went to Ft. Sill,
Oklahoma to Join her husband. She returned to Janesvllle
and went to work for Lewis, Jensen and Arthur Insurance Company.
There she worked for two years until her daughter was born.
Beverly remained a housewife until 1969. During this time
she cleaned house for people and took In Ironings. In I969
she got a job as a secretary In the library at Harlem High
School m Loves Park, Illinois where she is still employed
today.

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I, Deborah Aim Burdlck was born 7 May, 1956 to Glenn
and Beverly Burdlck. I was born at Mercy Hospital In
Janesville, Wisconsin. I lived In Janesvllle until I was
ten years of age, then my family moved to Rockford, Illinois,

When we lived In Janesvllle, my family had a swimming
pool In the back yard. It was small, about six feet across,
but all the neighborhood kids loved to play In It, We also
played house and dolls, Jump rope, hlde-and-go-seek, tag,
loved to crack rocks open, rode bicycles, loved to make forts
out of leaves and snow and go on picnics. Also In the winter
we would make angels In the snow, have snowball fights, make
snowmen and slides. There was a planter in front of our
house that was always fun to jump off and land In leaves
or snow.

I was brought up In a very Christian fashion, I attended
St. Paul!s Luthern Church and Sunday School each Sunday.
There were prayers before each meal and before going to bed
at night. I waf? confirmed 17 Kay, 1970, at Concordia Luthern
Church in Rockford.

I attended Lincoln grade school in Janesville, Wisconsin.
At that time we would walk through a big open field. Today
the field is a subdivision. In grade school we studied the
basic subjects such as, writing, reading, mathematics, music,
art, etc, I also sang in the choir.

When I was ten years of age my parents moved to Rockford,
Illinois, There was three months between leaving Janesville

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and moving to Rockford In which v;e lived with my grandmother,
Ethel Delaney. In Rockford I attended Windsor School for
grades five and six. For grades seven and eight, I went to
Marshall Kiddle School. I joined the band then, I played the
clarinet and usually held first or second cl;alr. V-y closest
friend and I always changed chairs each week. I played my
first solo then, and \Jon a first on it. I also studied
English, Mathematics, History, Science, and Spanish,

For nlneih, tenth, eleventh and tvrelfth grades, I attended
Harlem High School. I was moved to the Symphonic Band, which
is the top band, the second semester I was there. I also
belonged to many clubs; Future Homemakers of America,
Library Club, Future Teachers of America, Girl's Athletic
Association and Foreign Exchange Club for a short time. I
was an aide in the library and a teacher's aide. The first
year I worked at Windsor School. The last three years I
worked at the high school with the learning disabled and at
Hamilton School with the mentally handicapped. In my Junior
year I was the Girl's State Representative for Harlem, and
in my senior year I was r-.ccepted into National Honor Society,

It was in tenth grade that* met my fiancee'', Tim Stolberg.
At the time of this paper wg have been dating for four and
one half years, and plan to be married in three years. Dates
consisted mainly movies and bowling with an occasional dance.

Last year my family hosted a foreign exchange student
from Brazil. Her name was Satle Okada. We enjoyed it but
would not have, another. It was a lot of work and we did not
get along with her very well.

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Presently I- am attending Rock Valley College and will
graduate 20 May, 1976. I intend to teach the mentally
handicapped after graduation from Northern Illinois University,
I am worlcing ^art time at nights as a salesclerk in a depart-
ment store, and before that I worked for McDonald's Inc.

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FULL NAME OF CHILD EthelL EHiilie Kath

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(Signature) .?.♦ B, Famsworth

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Address Janetvi31e, Tis.

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W. D, Merritt

Local Registrar.

State of Wisconsin, /

Rock County , J, MAURICE W. SMITH, Rcgist.r of Deeds in and for said Rock County, do hereby

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Coniributor to the Rock Valley College Family History Collect! mi

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below. Tlii;
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II ('. American families, we

iiade more useful to his tor
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will take you only a few minutes, and will be e a s i 1 v i
which will permit archive users ready access lo just

kinds of family histories needed
I. SURVKY

Your name

Date of forr

Debra Luane Canode
April 26, 1976

Rock Valley College
R o c'k f o r d , I 1 1 i n o i s

Office Use Code

(ID // )

(II) // )

Check the earliest date for which you have been able to say things
about your family in your paper.

JC_Before 17 50
1850-1900

1750-1800 1800-1850

1900 or later

Please check a I 1 regions of the United States in whi^
your family whom you have discussed in your paper ha-

memt)e r:
lived.

X New Fngland (Mass . ,(:onn . ,R . I . ) X Middle A t I a n t i c (N . Y . , I'l' n na . , N

Va.) South Atlan tic (Ga . , Fia . ,N .C . ,S .C . ) liast South Central

Cl,a . ,Miss . ,A1 a . ,i'enn,Ky . ) _; _W(3st South C:cn t r a 1 ( Ar k . , N . M . , Te x . , dk . )

X K a s t North C e n t r a 1 (Mi ch . , Oh i o , I nd . ) Pac i f i c (Ca 1 . , Wa s h . )

(Hawa i I , A I aska) X(fll., Wise.,)

I' lease check .i 1 1 occupational categories in wh
family whom you have discussed in this paper h

membe r s of y (
found tliein.se

X Farming
X T ransportat
Professions

Mining

Big Business

Industrial Labor

_S hop keeping or
Manufacturing
Other

1 business

Please check all religious groups to which members of your family whom
you have discussed in this paper have belonged.

Roman Catholic Jewish Presbyterian y Methodist

Baptist _Fp is copal ian Congregational y Lutheran

Quaker Mormon Other Protestant Other (name)

What ethnic and social groups arc discussed in your paper?

X Swedish Other Scandinavian German French

Blacks Indiana Mexicans Puerto Ricans

Jews Central Europeans Italians Slavs

Irish British y Native Americans over several I'c

East Asian Other (Name)

What sources did you use in compiling your family history?

; s t e r n I .
a t i ons

y I n te rviews with other
family members

_X Vital Records

_±. Photographs Maps

Family Bibles
Land Records

Family C e n e a logics
The U.S. Census

FAMl I.Y DATA

Grandfather (your father's side)

Name_

Date of birth
Date of death

Canada

taad

April 1952

Kduca tion (numbe r of years);
grr.de school ? high school

Oc(-upation(s)
1 s t Farmed

:'nd

Plumber

3rd cattle buyer

Ath

Dates
Dates
_Dates_
Dates

Religion

Current Residenct
Place of birth

Deoeaoed

Place of burial
voca t iona 1

RQchftllp, TlUnals

!emftt<^-ry

college

_2nd_
3rd_
Ath

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Dates
_Dates_
Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of Marriage to your grandmother

.517-

NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another
relative give that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

Grandmother (your father's side)

Name Eva Esther Lee Caned e Current Residenci

Date of birth NoV. I6, 1 89? Place of blrth_

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years):

grade school ° high school

— Merrlmao, Wisconsin-.
JLrenff ♦ _ILL»

vocational

college
Occupation (s)
1st Housewife

Dates

1st

PLACE OF RES 1 DI.NCE
(after leaving home)
D a t e s

2nd

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates
Dates

3rd

D a t e s

Ath

Ath

Dates

Place of marriage to your grandfather _?

dat

^ 1^7-

NOTE: If your lather was raised 'io age 18) by a stepmother
anotlier relative g.Ive L li a t data on Mie back of this i).
(A-2).

A-2 Stepgrandfather (your father's side)

Current Residence

Date of birth_
Date of dea th

Place of birth_
Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school high school

college

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

lei i gion_

Dates
Dates
_Dates_
Dates

_lst_
2nd_

_3rd_
4th

voca t ional

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

Da tes

Da tes

Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmother

B-2 S t e pgrandrao ther (your father's side) ^

Name CurrentResidence

Date of birth_
Date of death

Place of birth

Place of burial

Education (number of years):

grade school high school_

col lege

vocational

0 c c u p a t i o n ( s )

1st

2nd

•Jrd

4 th

Da tea
Dates
Dates
Da tes

.lst_
2nd_

.3rd
4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Dates
Dates
Dates

Re] igion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandfather

Grandlather (your mother's side) 4

N'^""-' Berger ^EvAld Swftn.snn Current Residence Deoeased-

Dntc of birth__£^tx^. 4^^_^_aa5 Place of b i r t h __vilska-JClefva^ .Sweden

Date of death January t4. 1975 ^i^^^ of b u r i a I j,Uj^l„,;^ ^^^^^^^^_

Education (number of years):

grade school 6 'ligh school vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1 a t. Stocking FactT.y Dates 1st Da t e s___ ^

2nd Bartender Dates 2nd Dates

3rd Truck Driver Da tes_ 3rd Dates

Ath Plant Engineer Dates 4th Dates^

R e 1 i g i o n T.utheran

Political parties, civil or sot:ial clubs, fraternities, (• L c . _ _

N I) '['!■', : If your mother was raised by a stepfatlier (j r another rel.iLJv(
ag.e 18) give that data on the back of this page (C-1)

Grar.dtuo tlier (your mother's side)

Name Dolercs Carrie Hill Swenson Current Residence Belvidere, TIT,

Date of birth April 6. 1 899 Place of birth Capren , TH.

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school B high school _vocational col] e g u

Occupati()n(s)

l^t Telephone Co,

Dates

1st

PLACE
(after

OF r):,sidi:nce

leaving home)
_ Da I us

Da 1 es _

Ua I es

2nd

Dates

2nd

3rd

Dates

3rd

4th

Dates

4th

Dates

Religion Lutheran

clubs, sororiti

OS, etc.

Political party, civil

or social

-

Pla.e of marriage to your grandf a th e r_Bj.3jrliere-, Xll, "'■^'^'' July 21, 1 Qg

NO'i'i;: n" your mother was raised by a stepmotlier or another re I alive ((<> 2

'^ ^' gUve that da-ta on th'e back of t li i s page (D-:';

C-2 S tepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)

Name

Date of birth_
Date o L death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation(s)

lst_
2nd_
3rd_
4th

Da tes_
_Dates_
Dates_
Dates

Current Residence
Place of birth

Place of burial

voca t iona 1

college

Ist
_2nd_

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENC
(after leaving home

Da tes_
Dates
Dates
Dates

R e 1 1 g i o n

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmother
D-2 S tepgrandmo ther (your mother's side)

Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Current Residence
Place of birth

Education (number of years)

grade school high school

0 c c u p a t i o n ( s )

1st

2nd

:5rd

4th

Da tes
Dates
Dates
Dates

Place of burial

vocational

.1st
2nd
.3rd_

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENC
(after leaving home
Dates

Da tes
D a t e s
Dates

Religion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

of marriage to your grandfatlier

.1)RJLN of A & B (or A-2 or B-2> - your father's name should appear belov

Name Vemon Elmer Caned e

Place of birth South-Dakota date Nev. 3, 1 Q1 R

Number of years of s c h o o I i n gi jeleven__ U c c upa t i o n^M^agftT- Tebal*

Kesidence^,Cicf^^_IliyaritaI Status_ IfarYled To^is

Number of c h I 1 d r e n 2 adapted D e a t h ~ owers

N a nu Wajrri_e_J)0nald_Can •de___

;; I •■'-• "^ •' i^-th _^rene^ll. date jmy 13, 102^

Number ot years of schooling eleven 0 c c upa t i« n_Insurance sales.

Residence Beivldere 111. Marital Status married '

Number of children two Deatli ~

Name lola Rena Can ode

Place of birth South Dakota date Oct. t5. 1921

Number of years of schooling twelve Occupation_ '_

Res idence Merrlmac wise. Marl tai Status married

Number of children el^ht Death

Name

I'lac/'^ of

K umber of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Ma r iTaT "s~t a t u.s _ "

Number of c h i 1 d r e n death

Name

Place of birth_ ^'^'ite

Number ol years of schooling

Kes 1 donee Mar i ta 1 S tatus

Number of children ^ Death

Name

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence__ Mar i tai S tat \vs

Number of children death

N a me

Place of birth 2L"Jate

Number of years of schooling Occupation

R e s i d e n c e Marital Statu s___

Nunber of children death

ame

N

Place of birth

Number of years of schoolin g 0 c c u p a t ion

Re s 1 d e n c e Ma r i t a 1 Statu s '

Number of children death _

Name'

Place of birih date

Number ot years of schoolin;', Oc c iipa t i o n _

Residence Marital Status

:'iumb<T o( children death_,

Name

Place of birtli

N u 111 b L' r of years of schooling

l^es i .\v\-\,-v _ _ Mar i

Number ol childc'eV. '

CHILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below

1. Name Lucllle Marg;aret Swenson

Place of birth Rpcl^ferd Til . date Mamh \3, 1924

Number of years of schooling twelve Occupation

Residence Belvldere 111. Marital Status married

Number of children two death

Name

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Res i dence Marl tal Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children' death

Place of birth date

Number of years of s chooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status_

Number of children death

lace of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation^

Residence Marital Status

Number of children\ death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

K e s 1 d c- n r e M arltal Statu s

Number of children death

Your Father

Name Wayne Donald Canode

Current Residence Belvldcre 111.

Date of birth July 13. 1920

Place of bitth Irene 111.

Date of Death

Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school eleven high sch

ool

vocational college

Occupation(s)

PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)

1st Dates

1st Dates

2nd Dates

2nd Dates

3rd Dates

3rd Dates

4th Dates

4th Dates

Religion Protestant

Political parties, cM.vil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

V.F.W., Masonic, Shrlners.

Place of marriage to your motherNew Mllford 111, date AuPTUSt 29, 1 Q42

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that dat
on the back of this page. (E-2)

Your Mother

Name Luollle Margaret Swenson Current Residence Belvldere 111.

Date of birth March 13, 192^ Place of birth Rqc

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school twelve high--school vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
Dates

1 s t_ Typist-General office D a t e s 19M-19^5 l s t__

2nd Billing ClerTc-Water Deptgtes^g^. g^,lQ6^|nd Dates _ .

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

4th Dates 4th Dates

Religion Protestant

t'olltical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. .

V.F.W. AglllJLyyv . ^- -.

Place of marriage to your father M,>w Mn'fi>rd ''^te AugUSt^ 29,12^2 _..

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data
on the kack of this page (F-2).

E-2 Stepfather
Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

_Dates_
_Dates_
Dates
Dates

Place of birth

Place of burial

vocational

college

_lst_
_2nd_
.3rd
4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

D a t e s

D ate s

Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your mother^
F- 2 Stepmother
Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Da tes_
Dates_
Da tes_
Dates

Place of birth

Place of burial

voca 1 1 onal

college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates

.2nd
3rd
4th

Dates
Da tes_
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, et<

of marriage to your father

CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW

Name Rlckl 'iayne Ganode

Place of birth Belvidere 111. ''ate: of birth March 19,1 9^0

Number of years of schooling twelve Occupation Vocational Rehab,

Residence Oak Park 111. Marital Status Slnpjle

Number of children

death

Name Debra Luane Caned e

Place of birth Belvidere Til. Date of birth Jan. 01, 1 957

Number of years of schooling thirteen ^ -».j~_ — 1-

ResJdence Belv

Number of children

0 c c up a 1 1 o n Sales and stud ent

Marital Status single

death

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schoolinj

Residence Marital Status

Date of birth

Occupation

Number of children

death

Name

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling

Residence M arital Status

Occupa t ion_

Number of children

death

Date of birth

Name

Place of blrth__

Number of years of schoolinj

Residence Marital Status

Nuraber of children death

Occupation

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling
Res i dence

Date of birth

Occupat Ion

Number of children

Marital Statui
death

Name

Place of birth

Date of birth

Number of years of schooling

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death_

Occupation

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling

Date of birth

_Occupatlon_

Res i dene e

Number of children

Marital Status

[I. ASSIGNMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are willing)

and

I hereby donate this family history, along with all literary
administrative rights, to the Rock Valley College Family History
Collection, deposited in the Rockford Public Library, Rockford
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1, Interview with my grandmother (Dolores Swenson).

2, Interview with my mother (Lucille Swenson Canode)

3, Interview with ray father (Wayne Canode).
k. Fox Family Genealogy.

5. Photographs.

6. Vital Records.

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DEBRA LUANE CANODE

DEBRA LUANE CANODE - Daughter of Wayne Donald Canode and Lucille
Margaret Svrenson Canode,

MOTHERS FAMILY HISTORY:

Mother - Lucille Margaret Swenson Canode, daughter of Berger Evald
Swenson and Dolores Carrie Hill Swenson, Born March 13, 192'+ In
R©clcf(J3>i, Illinois.

Berger Evald Swenson born in Vilska Klefva, Sweden February
1.9, 1889, son of Fran's Johan Swenson (Frand Swenson) and Selma
Wilhelmina Anderson Swenson, Frank Swenson was born in 1 B59 and
died in 1932. Selma Swenson was born in 1.86ij' and died in 19'^?.

Dolores Carrie Hill Swenson was bom in Capron, Illinois on
April 6, 1899 daughter of Herbert Arhter Kill and Mabel Simpson Hill,

Herbert Hill was born March 21., 1873 the son of Henry Hill and
Didama Petrle Hill.

Mabel Simpson Hill was bom July 12, I876 daughter of Robert
Simpson and Carrie Simpson,

Frank Swenson and Selma Wilhelmina Anderson were married in
Sweden and three of nine children were bom in Sweden, they were -
Olga Victoria Swenson - born in Vilska Klefva on November 2^, 1885
and died 1972j Berger Evald Swenson - born in Vilska Klefva on
February 19, 1889 - died January 17, 1975; Frank Ragnar Swenson -
born In Vilska Klefva on June 28, 1892.

Frank came to America and was later Joined by hos wife Solma and
three children, Olga, Borger, and Frank. Selma came to America on

April 13. tB93. They settled In Rockford, Illinois where Frank was
employed In a furniture factory on the southeast side of Rockford.
Frank spoke some English but Selma never learned the English language,
thus Swedish was spoken among the family although all the children
went to schobl In Rockford and learned the English language.

Frank Swenson became and American citizen April l8, 1R99,
(Copy of these naturalization papers at the end of this report.)

There were six children born to Frank and Selma In Rockford,
Illinois, they werej Henry Swenson - born June 23, 189^4- - died 1973j
Walter Andrew Swenson - born December 13. 1^97 j Lillian Swenson Englund
bom Februry 9, 1900; William Swenson born 1902 - died 1927j Vera
Carolyn Swenson Paganl bom January 19. 1905; Roy Theodore Swenson
bom February l5, t90B - died 1931.

Berger Swenson (my grandfather) was second oldest and the oldest
son of Frank and Selma. He went to work at a very early age, around
I3i to help support the family. He worked at Nelson Stocking Factory
in Rockford, Illinois and lost part of his fingers on his left hand In
a machine there. He helped the younger ones through school and helped
them get Jobs. •

Berger served in the Army during World War I for a short time and
the Armistice v;as signed. During his service he was stationed in Texas,

After his service in the Army he worked for August Johnson and
Sons Gravel Co. driving and repairing trucks. He was a charter member
of the L.L.L. Club and was a bartender for the club for several years
and was very active in the club and also sang with the L.L.L. chorus.
He later went to work for Skandla Furniture Co. In Rockford and later
became Chief Engineer of the factory, Skandla Furniture was sold to
. Superior Sloeprlte and he stayed on as an Engineer for them. After

retirement Berger was self employed as a carpenter and cabinet maker,

Berger married Dolores Carrie Hill July 21, 1922 at the Court
House In Belvldere, Illinois, Dolores has on? son, Donald McCardle,
by a previous marriage, who Is now living In Hlllsboro, Oregon.
Berger raised Donald as his own when he married Dolores, Donald was
four years old At the time of their marriage,

A daughter, Margaret Lucille, was born to Berger and Dolores on
March 13, 1.92^, The birth certificate Is Margaret Lucille but she
was always called Lucille and all through life has gone by Lucille
Margaret. Lucille was born in Rockf ord , Illinois and at the age of
four the family moved to New Milf ord , Illinois for health reasons
for Berger as the Doctor told him he would have to move out of the
city because of the factory smoke. The house they bought was the "..
first schoolhouse in New Mllford but i^rhen they bought it there had
been additional rooms added to it. They lived in this house from
1.928 until Bergers death in January 1975. Dolores sold the house In
vTuly of 1975 and moved to an apartment in Belvldere.

Henry Hill was born January 5, 1830 - died June2, 1898.

Dldama Petrle Hill was born November 20, 1833 - died February
17. 1905.

Henry Hill and Dldama Petrle, Hill were husband and wife.
There were ten children born of this marriage, Including Herbert
Arthur Hill who was born March 21, l873. Herbert died In 19^7.

Herbert married Mabel Simpson, daughter of Robert Simpson and
Carrie Simpson. Mabel was born July 12, 1876 - died 19lB,

Herbert Hill and Mabel Simpson Hill had four children, Harry
Hill was bem September 5, 1893 and died June 27, I898 at the age ef
H of spinal mcnegltls, Ray Arhtur was bom January 12, 1897 and

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dlod In i960 J Dolores Carrie Hill Swenson was born April 6, l899j
Evelyn Hill Splolraan was born July 30, 1903 and Bessie Stacla was
b«rn November 16, 1906.

Dolores and all the other children were bom at home In Capron,
Illinois. They are of Scotch-Irlsh-Enffllsh and Canadian decent.
Dolores attended schools In Capron, Belvldere, and Rockford, Illinois,
(Dolores is my grandmother).

Herbert Hill was a self employed carpenter and built several
houses In the Capron area. Mabel died In 191 8. Herbert remarried
several years later and lived with hl'S second vrlfe until Wbs death.

Dolores was first married r4ay 6, 191 6 to. Lllburn McCardle and
they had three children. First born, Robert McCardle died soon after
birth - was premature. Second child also named Robert was born
February 15» 1919 - he died at six months from obstruction of the
bowel. Third son, Donald, was born January Zk , 1920. Dolores
divorced Lllburn in 1921.

Dolores married Berger Evald Swenson July 21, 1922. A daughter
Margaret Lucille was born to then on March l3i 192^, in Rockford,
Illinois. The family moved to New Mllf ord , Illinois In 1928 and
Lucille lived there until she was married In 19'^2. Lucille went to
school in New Milford form first grade through eleventh, her senior
year she went to East High School In Rockford and v;as in the first
graduating class form that school In 19^.

Luclllo met V/ayne Donald Canode In 19^+1 and they were married
August 29, 19^+2. On October 15, 19^2 Wayne (my father) went Into tho
Air Force and Lucille lived with him part of the time when ho was
stationed in Florida,

Lucille worked at National Lock Company in Rockford UlinoiQ

upon graduation from high schoal and after marriage until she was
able to go with Wayne when he was In the service In Florida.
While he was overseas she worked In the office at Superior Sleoprlte
and worked there until Wajme was discharged from the Army, , On
December 26, 1961 she went to work for the Belvldere Water Dept, and
worked there until October 1, 1975.

Lucille and V/ayne lived In Argyle, Illinois upon Wayne's return
from the Air Force, dn 1950 they moved to Belvldere and are still
residents of Belvldere, (Lucille & Wayne are ray parents.)

A son Rlcki Wayne Canode was born to Lucille and Wayne on March
10, 1950 at St. Joseph Hospital in Belvldere Illinois. Rlcki was
born blind with cataracts and at the age of five months had his
first eye surgery. He was two years old when surgery on both eyes
was completed. He has partial sight but is considered legally blind,
He went to regular schools and used special large print books for
some of hes classes. He spent third grade at sight saving classes
in Rockford and he spent his junior year in high school at the
Tlllonis State School for the Blind in Jacksonville, Illinois,
He graduated froin Belvldere High School in 19^8, He is now living
In Chicago and x;orklng at vending stands through Vocational Rehab-
ilitation,

A daughter, Dobra Luane Canode, was born to Lucille and Wayne
Canod"e on January 3, 1957. I was the New Year's baby of Boone
County for 1957. 1 attended first and second grade at Lincoln
Elementary Scho". I attended Washington Elementary School from
third through sivth grade, Belvldere Junior High School for seventh
and eigth grade and Belvldere High School for ninth through twelfth.
I graduated from Belvldere High School May 28, 1975.

I am a part time employee of Pranp;e's Department Store In Cherry-
Vale riall and attend }\oc\ Valley College, I am transferring to
Eastern Illinois University for the i 976-197? school year.

FATHER'S FAMILY HISTORY:

Father - Wayne Donald Canode, son of Donald Edward Canode and Eva

Esther Lee Canode. Born July 13, 1920 in Irene, Illinois.

Donald Edward Canode was 'born in Rochelle, Illinois. Parents
and early history are unknoi^i, he was raised by an Aunt. He took
his life in April of 1.952.

Eva Esther Loe Canode was born November t6, 1.897 daughter of
Emery Ulysess Leo and Anna Lorena fox.

j First known descendant of the Fox family was Thomas Fox who was
born in England and came to America prior to March l64^. Because-
of the large family and the many descsnaants it is imposdijle to
Include all of this in this paper at this time. A complete history
of many pages is held by one of the great grandsons of Anna Lorena
Fox Lee. I will try to go back to the parents of Anna Lorena Fox
Lee and bring the family up to date from there.

Allen Fox raai'rled Sarah Abba Drake on November 2^, tB25 in
Meredith, Delaware County, New York. Allen Fox was born February
28, 179B at Kortrignt, New York. Allen Fox built the Fox Church
(Flora Community Church) between Rockford and Irene, Illinois,
Allen and Sarah arc burled in the churchyard at the Flora Community
Church,

Sarah Abba Di.'ke's ancestory goes back to Charleraangne, Wllliain
the Conquerer, and in Kingly line down to Edward I. Allied royal
lines are Scottish, Spanish and French.

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George Fox was vorn of the marriage of Sarah Abba Drake Fox
and Allen Fox. He was born May 17, l83l and died April 8, 1900.
He married Martha Cummings In Joplin, Missouri. Martha was born In
iBJij-O and died November 6, tB73. They had three children who were
Anna Lorena Fox, (ray great grandmother), Allen Fox, and Edward Fox.
I Anna Lorena Fox married Emery Ulyses Lee October 23, 1 889.
Anna was born October 15, l868 and died May 27, 19^9. Emery Lee
was bom April 29, 1869 and died February 23, 19^7.

Twelve children were born to Emery and Anna Lorena Lee: twins,
Elmer and Ellsworth Lee; Martha May; Fay Edgett; Arthur Emery; Rattle
Arllla; Eva Esther(my grandmother); Oscar Edward; Frank Allen; Mabel
Roxle; Florence Elizabeth; and Charles Fox.

Most of Eva Esther Lee Canode's youth was spwnt in Irene. Eva's
father was a farmer but hes ancestory and early years are not known.
VJe have been told that Emery L^e was related to Robert E. Lee but no
concrete evidence of this has been found.

Eva Lee married Donald Canode in 1917. There were three children
born of this marriage, first born Vernon Elmer Canode, November 3,
1918; second born was Wayne Donald Canode (my father) who's birth
certificate is Donald Wayne but has always been Wayne Donald, born
July 13, 1920 and Tola Rena Canode, born October 15, 1921.

Wayne Donald Canode married Lucille Margaret Swenson Aug-ust 29,
19M. Two children were born of this marriage, Ricki Wayne Canode
and Debra Luane Canode. Information on those children is previously
stated in Lucille «s part of this family history.

Wayne entered the U.S. Air Force on October 15, 19^*2. He v-ias
sent to Sheppard Field, Texas for basic training then sent to Chanute
► Field, Rantoul, Illinois for training as a machinist. From Chanute
Field he was sent to Louisiana he was sent to Hlllsboro Air Base at

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Table of Contents

. .- , /Arthur Irwin Clark Sr.
. . . Jerald James Clark
. . . James LeHoy Clark
Geneolo::y Chart

Birth Certificate Jerald James Clark
Yolanda Lynn Clark
James LeRoy Clark
Ricky David Clark
Crals I'^itchell Clark
Jerl and Kerl Clark
U.S. Arm.y Discharg-e
^.partment Floor Plan

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/^rthur In«;in Clark Sr.

In Liberal, Kansas just eleven days after Kildre'^ Brown ha'i given
birth to a son in I9O8 she rave him up for adoption.

This child was given a home by a couple named Heth. They had not
been able to have children for sone unl:no:'m physical reason and vranted
a child badly.

Four years later Mrs. Heth became pregnant and therefore gave
their son whon they named Oscar fleth back for adoption once again.

A man and his vrife named Clark adopted and raised Oscar till he was
sixteen years of age when he ran away. In the course his being raised
by the Clarks they .changed his name to i'irthur Irvjin Clark which he vras
very glad about.

He had run ar^at sixteen only to end up joining the "Peace time
Army" In Kansas in 1929. There he served one year , three months, and
seven days at twenty dollars a month. He was discharged on November ii-,
1931 with an Honora,ble discharge. During his days in the U.S. /^rmy he
was stationed in Des Koines, Iowa. One day J^rthur (/rt) and a fellow
soldier friend were in town, Des Moines, off duty. They were walkin-g
through the snow when all of a sudden bam, they vrere hit with snow ba.lls
by two young girls. The girls were sisters, one was Irene V/idner Ulrich.
The two couples started throwing snow balls back and forth but
then sto:^^o get acquainted. Nothing developed with i^rt's friend and
Irene's sister but in 1929 '''rt was eighteen and Irene was sixteen they ■
married. By the end of 1929 Irene gave birth to a son who was named
Leroy David Clark. /:long with the birth something else hit. the Depression

The W.P.A. had been developed, so -Arthur joined without m„uch choice
in the matter because 1^ 1931. the early part, another son Robert Eugene
Clark and in 1932 Jerald James Clark was born.

The rest is covered in chapter of Jerald Jam.es Clark.

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Jerald Jar.es Clark

Jerald James Clark was born 11:28 am on July 9, I932 at Broad-
lavms General Hospital in Des Moines , Folk County lovra. He wei~hted
in at 8 pounds and I5 ounces and measured I9 inches long. (See birth
certifif icate) • He became the third birth and third boy to a faclly
which later grevr into that of seven childern; five males and two females.

His two older brothers were Leroy David 5 years old and Robert
Eugene 2h years old at the time of Jerry's (Jerald) birth.

1932 vjas in the earlier part of the Depression of the 30's made
him a Depression Baby as sometim.es classified.

> When he was about three or four years old the federal governm.ent
under President Franklin D. Roosevelt had administered a program called
W.P.i^. (Work Public ^Administration) this created jobs such as repair
of public streets and roads. During this program lunch, which consisted
of soup, milk and bread, was given free ■ and daily to the men on the
W.P.A. projects. Jerry one day got into the lunch line with-two Karo
Syrup Buckets. He filled on^with milk and the other with soup and
took them home to^he family. The people who ran these lunch lines
liked Jerry a lot and, even though it wasn't allowed as such he was able
to get away with it plus his father was a V/.P.iU worker.

This all took place in Des Moines^ Iowa* Until Jerry was seven years
old and the family moved to California.

His father ilrthur Irwin Clark was making sixteen to eighteen dollars,
a week on the projects of the W.P.i^. which just barely got the family
by, or at least they "existed" as Jerry puts It "not really living".
Yet families were much closer then.

During the p^ression kids just didn't have toys, so pretend became
the most popular game. Gifts for birthdays v:ere usually a candy bar
or a pack of gum. Christmas gifts vrere a little better like a puz?.le
or a game of some type.

One Christmas Jerry vras given a box of ten toy soldiers. He Just
loved those toy soldiers and thought they v:ere the greatest thing in
the v:hole vrorld. He says"he played with them for years."

He along with his family during those years in Des Koines never
lived in anything more than" a one bedroom house or apartment. The
living room V7as used as a bedroom, family room and dining room.

The children of the family most usually had one pair of pants And
^Wti^shirts along with one pair of shoes for school and play. Most
families and their children were in the same situation. Jerry's mother's
(Irene V/ider Clark) father (Henry /ildrich) owned a bake shop vrhich was
set up in hj.s home. He had eleven children vrho vrould take basket loads
of pies and sell them to people and the men on the V/,P.i>. projects.
Or where ever else they could be sold. They sold whole pies for five
cents each. Kost children sold them even after they were m.arried ,
and no longer living at home. Vlhlle in Des Moines from 1932 to 1939
Eva Belle Clark and i\rthur J. Clark Jr. were added to the family.

In 1939 Jerry was seven years old, the family now with five children
and one on the way looked toward California. His father had some relateve
there already plus the news that jobs were available becam.e the major
factors in leaving the mid-west where most of the relative lived.
Jerry's parents always had affectionate memories for Des Moines and
returned m.any times since but only as visitors.

Grand father Ulrich drove the whole family to California, beings
he vras the only relative that owned a car.

Well lobs weren't as. easily to f^ind as news ha^^ said they were.

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and his father jumped fror: job to job. •'

Just T-hen things looked real bad V/orld War II was declared and
his father recie\'ed a job with a construction to salvage ships sunk in
Pearl Harbor. For one year his wages increased fron fourty dollars a
week to one hundred and twenty five a week. He sent home a hundred
dollars and kept tvrenty five for living expences each week.

V/hile his father was in Hawaii his next brother was born. Donald
Clark. With the salvage fob only lasting a year his father vras home
with a job in another construction and lumber company. The Clarks now
lived in Ocean City, California. In 19^3 they m.oved to Venice, California
and stayed there until 19^-9. It vjas during these years the family
grew again in numbers and also in unity. Judith ^Inna Clark vxas born
in 19^-^-. She beca^ie the last m-ember of the family.

In Venice they had rented two apartm.ents side by side to accomadate
the large family. These were one bedroom apartm^ents, which had only
one bathroom for every tvjo apartments anyway. V/hen the bathroom, was
empty they would lock the door to the persons apartment next to them
and unlock it when they were finished, but this didn't involve them.

The one living room of the second apartment vias u5ed as a bedroom
for the boys. (See diagram on page ). Jerry as f^^r as he can remember
says "the family was alvrays crowded into small places. Five boys in
one small room wSsitight. But better than the whole family in a living
room.

Their grandmother on mother's side came and visited during the winter
months after her husband (Henry Ulrich) had died.

i\ll the work around the house vras done by mother and the girls Eva
and Judith (Judy). The girls had jobs outside of home if it didn't
cause conflict to the rest of the family.
I His mother staved at home, father worked and their tim.e other than

that v:^s spent together vratchlnr television and playing cards. Their
just wasn't enough noney to do a lot of thin-s. By this tiir.e it v:as
just habit to sit around hone after so many years of it durin- the De-
pression,

The whole family, even after all were married always spent Christmas
toeether. The family of Ciarks had a thine about openinr all cifts on
Christmas Eve, this has been broken, by which part of the family I'm
not sure.

Up to 1950 the family as a whole traveled back to Des Moines every
two years. This was the biggest and m.ost enjoyed activity of the his
family.

Kost the activities for the children centered around school and
after school activities. Such as sports and clubs. Jerry was a bis kid
in High School as a freshmen and'-played Varsity football and was consider-
ed very good. He lettered in 19-^9 and graduated in 1950.

The. ^family grew in unity but not althgether. Bob (xiobert Eu2:ene)
was consider some what of a black sheep in that he vras the different
one from the rest. He liked to travel at an early age. He did alot of
traveling to the mid west at the ^S^ of fourteen. I/hich worried his
mother to no end. Yet the children grew a bond to each other that I
sav: as I grevr up.

Birthdays were celebrated also with much joy even thought not much
was given in the way of material gifts.

The running of the family has always been, up till his becam.e seriously
111, a mutual consent and agreem.ent of both his father and mother.
They always discussed decisions out first and always up held each others
decision. They both involved themselves in the discipline of the children
Usually by spanking and restrictions or both.

i'ge put everyone in ^. close catagory with each other to make it
where no one vras out above another.

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His mother at meals alvrays sat close to the kitchen and father sat

at the other end. The children nould sit on either side vrith no special
place for anyone.

At this time_ family problems vjere discussed and law was laycd
dovm. His mother says Jerry was the only one who never gave them a bad
time abouVanything.

When ever a new addition came into the family everyone wanted to
and would take turns in sharing the responsibility of taking care of
the baby.

Children were considered just that children until they were fourteen
years old. ^Adolescence was reconized as a special stage in so much as
everyone started working, left home and married before any of them were
eighteen years of ^ge. In the lomrun this wrecked everyone of his
brothers and sisters lives.

Even if his parents' could have afforded to help in the m.atter of
college or business, which they couldn't, no one wanted to put their
selves forvrard enough to try. Only after Jerry had beejj married for ten
years did he decide to start a business. In a sense they did followed
their fathers foot steps. They all became middle or lower unskilled
working class people, Jerry says that his parents nor grandparents
had any influence on the occupation of the children. Yet I see that
because of the lack of their encouragement this was an influence in itself.
Not one person in the family has to this day elevated theirselves any
higher than their father. V/hether it was education or financial luck
in business and none of them have really m.otivated themselves any more ■
than their father did.

The wom.en of the family married very young just their mother did at the
age of sixteen, iUl Jerry's brothers m.arried women that were under
seventeen years old. Jiist as their father had.

Maybe it was the times and the coming from harder tim.es plus the fact
that financial success was the priority of those days that brought
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bhen to follow their fathers and mother footsteps. i\t any rate his parents

^ere still considered very youns when all the children had left hor.e.

Yet throuch the years everyone except Jerry has returned back home
bo live vrith their parents and even sone of the grand children have taken
ip residence "because of a broken hone or a personal self problems.
Chis is interesting because through the years till now Jerry's parents
lave had a more stable home and marriage life. And have been financially
setter off in the long run. Jerry is the only exception to the rule.
[f there are such a thing as a black sheep in a family then there is
urely a white one.

In January of 1950 Jerald James Clark graduated from Bell High School
In Bell, California. The family had moved there in 19^9. Yet in that
nonth it wasn't graduating vrhich no other in his family had done, nor
>fas it leaving school as letterman and captain of the football team.
But just two 'is-eeks pior to this he had married Yolanda Lynn Pettit. His
nigh school svjeetheart.

He was for working for Yolanda' s (Lynn) father who owned a gasoline
station in DoT-jney California, activity in sports and still attending
school up till time of his graduation. They lived around Downey so Jerry
could stay close to work. They rented a small apartment and lived there
even after the birth of their first child.

In 1951 on June 30th at 9:30pm Lynn gave birth. Jerry was presented
with a son. /although Jerry had older brothers who were married none
of them had yet had a male child. This stayF^his way for nine years.
Jerry had two more boys during this nine year period.

The first child was James Leroy Clark. The James cam.e from Jerald ' s
middle name and the Leroy after his bldest brother's name, who had com-
altted suicide at the age of twenty one.
F Money became an issfte so he looked for other work. He didn't quit

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at the gas station but wante-d another job besides.

Two years later the little family Increased. Ricky David Clark.
The David again was fron Jerald's brother Leroy David. Then t-rc yeirs
later Craig Mitchell Clark was born.

This too is interesting that Jerry was the third birth and third
male in his family, His son Crai^ was also the third birth and third
male born. \'.

\-rhen James their oldest child became ten years old.Yolanda Lynn
wanted girls real bad but didn't want to take the chance of having
another son. Through the courts Jerry and Lynn adopted two baby girls.
These had been by birth Jerry's sister Eva's. She couldn't handle any
more children than she had and the many personal problems with her
second marriage.

The girls were named Jerilyn J. Clark and Kerilyn X. Clark. /'. t this
time the family was living in Korwalk, California in Los /^ngeles County.
They continued to live in Norwalk until 1972. James was out of the
uU.S. Array and living in Rockford, Illinois. Craig was in the U.S. .Army
Ricky ,Jeri, and Keri were the only children living at home. So the
Jerald Clark family moved to Versaillies, Missouri where they presently
live.

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James LeRoy Clark

Downey Community Hospital gave vray to the start of the third -e^neratlon
r Clark. Because 'of .Arthur Clark Sr. was not his original name or Clark
as not really in his blood. So this was really continuing a new breed
f Clarks,

This hosoital also help-continue this new line. Both Brothers Ricky
avid and Crais Mitchell were born there also.

In 1951, during the first "Cold War" of the United States or called
he Korean Conflict, on June 30 at 9:^6 am I was born. Coming in at a
lim tvrenty two inches and vreighing six pounds.

ather had missed the armed force as for the activite part was concerned,
nd found him.self in the Navy Reser^/es. I was too young to remember
■ver seeing him in uniform or any week-end trips from home.
fe lived in a small apartment this too I don't remember. From there we
lOved to a house. It was yellow and had a fence around it. We didn't
;tay there too long. We moved to Norwalk which is the city right next to
bwney My dad's parents lived in Param.ant which was on the other side
Of Downey. Mother's (adopted) parents lived in Dovmey close to grandfathers

jusiness.

The only relative that ever lived with us was my aunt Lois. V.^o is
ny mothers' fathers sister. She and her husband I think were having maritial

problems,

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The first house in Morv^alk was a flat rooi i^nrt t

laa thought that ™. great. My folks slept In one bearoo. while By brother

aic. and I Slept In the other. The thlr. bedroon .as used a worK and play

i-'oom.

I started school .hlle .e lived there until the third srade. The school

I '^ ^ 1 Jt was kind of far from home or it seemed

jwas Hoyie Avenue Grammar School. It was kina o.

to be ^tfive years old so ,1 didn't play round there much until I got a

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Lke.

My brothers and I were too 3/ouns to do any chores around the house
ccept make our beds. My brothers and I had a favorite playlnr area called
le river bed, which really was a giant size aquaduct for rain and sewage.
; was about five hundred yards wide and ten miles lon^;. Sand and plants
re in patches throughout it which made it look like the desert. Kany
jnmer days and many hours during the school year was spent along with
iny of our friends. t

Then we packed up and moved to the other side of florwalk in a new
3using development. We moved into this neighborhood with only a few others
3r the first year we were there. Kany filled it shortly though.

Father and Mother discussed key decisions with most things running
ader a mutual agreement and understanding between them. Can't remember
lot of fighting, but we knew when they had had a fight because they
ont talk to each other. I don't think it ever lasted more than a day.

They both engaged in the discipline by spanking and restriction mostly

oth.

Mother handled the things but if it was more than Mother could

andle dad took over.

The only time anyone beside mother and dad who spanked us wag crand-
.other on my father's side when our parents had gone on a trip. My brothers
:ave my grandmother a bad time in obeying her and they didn't believe her
hreats of what would happen if that didn't do as she told them. Grandmother
,as really loved by us so it was really a surprise to them when she turned
;he belt on them. I was a little shocked myself.

Most of my adolescence was spent in that area so I began to do a lot '
,f work chores around the house like yard work and cleaning out the garage
hated the yard vrork.

sports ,.ere the thln^ "e got Into .ost around the neighbor hood foot-
nil, m the su._»_er when .ve could stay outside late we would play '■Klo.
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I'awps the oldest in the family, so ny b:"0th8ro ;jere ?lwrys' chFlleng
Ijig me to fight. They never won but rever stopped trying even after
I had left home. This scpred our sisters to see us fight. We love
the girls Jerl ai.d Keri and gven fought over vmo vjould take cere of
them.

We alvjays look forward to Christmas fijI birthdays in our family.
My dad was pretty liberal in giving to us even if he really couldn't
afford it. I know that he even sr.opped payment on some bills durii.g
Christmas. He would alwys be in a bigger debfc situation after Christmas
then before. Which would take months to recover from. Probably just
in time to start Christmas again.

If there were any special events to take place in any of our lifes
5veryone possible in the family cane no matter what it was.

I really like our sitting arrangement because we had a round tablp.
rhe only difference here was two chairs, mom and dad's, had cushions the
rest didn't.

I don't feel any of us kids were put higher than the other until age
became a factor. My parents thought it was great that their first son was
a young man. They let me work at age fifteen at a liquor store until I
ran away from, home at seventeen.

I finished ^ramjT'ar school at Doland Gram.mar School. Then went to a
Centinnial Junior High School. From there John Glenn High School. Namcdr
after John Glenn the astronaut. I didn't finish there but left in the
lithe grade because I couldn't take the system. I graduated form John F. .
Kennedy High School in Fremont. California. Which is in northern California
jln the San Fransico Bay area. This was an experlwental school ran under
'a system called the Kofflt System. I enjoyed it very much and a new interest
in educating an-^ learning grew inside because of the that school.

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I graduated in June of I969 fror hirh school and decldeto travel the
)ads of the V.S.A. which lasted atnout a year. This ended by flndln~
jself in the U.S. /»rmy in March of I97O. In that same year I was sent
rerseas to Southeast /isia, Vietnam, I was stationed in the northern most
irt of the country c.alledrthe-'B.M.Z. (Deinillterl?!ed Zone); I was awarded
Brons Stsr for saving a group of people's ll^'es. I never talk about it
)r wear the ribbon in the States at Fort Hood, Texas where I vras discharged
1 1972. Only to serve one year in the National Guard of Rockford with
.'lend from Fockf ord . '/^fhich is how I came here in the first place.

The i^rmy was trying to cut down it members and let people vrho had
ilisted for three years, that was lye, to serve their last year in the re-
rves or National Guard .

I have veen in Rockford and the surrounding area ever since then,.
was -discharged from the Guard in i">pril of 1973.

The greatest thing that has happin t^^ in February of 1972. I asked
esus Christ into my llfr and became a real born again believer. My life
as changed so radically since that first night that people who knew re before
on't recognize ne. I was real heavy into drufs and was super strong into
ot. It v;as the major reason for me running away at seventeen.

I met my wife Mary Jane Korris on Karch 2, 197^ at G.C. Electronics
here we were both working. Mary had just asked Christ into her life the
Ight before. The next day I met her. Because a friend told m,e about her
antin- to know m.ore about Jesus so I gave her a new testament and some
jamplets. From there I started helping her find a deeper relationship
llth Christ by taking her tfe meetings. We didn't start dating until the
irst of iprll but we became engaged on i^pril 27. Kary Jane Morris from wa
alnut Ridge, .Arkansas at the age of 20 becam.e Mrs. Jam.es Leroy Clark on
ugust 1?, 197^-. Our wedding took place in Versailles. Missouri were m.y
arent.s live. Me were married in my parents church and the wedding becam.e
ot just a joyous Qccaslon for us but for other people because you could
'eel the .presence of God so very strongly there. You see God put my wife

id I together.

Presently ny wife and 1 a^e expectln. to have a third person In our

,3ily for God is blessing us with a child.

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CLARK, JAJIES LEROY

SOCIAL SECURIT

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PLACE OF BIRTH ICiIv ond .Smi, or ,_ouni.~

Downey, California

30

Jun

51

SELECTIVE SERVICE NUMBEF

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STATE AND ZIP CODE

DATE INDUCl

115 51 l602

LBi? 115 Downey, CA 90600

NA

lo TYPE OF TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE

Released to ARNG (See l6)

STATION OR INSTALLATION AT WHiCH EFFECT

Fort Hood, Texas

HORiTY pa^a_ 5_3 ^ 635-200 & Part V DA Msg
DAPE-MPP 102035Z Dec 71, SPN ^32 (See 30)

REASON AND ;

20

Mar 72

"UM MV^Arty ''^a^S-mf TDiv ''°
Fnrt Hnnd.TpyaR FTFTT T!S ARMY

CHARACTER OF SERVICE

VPE OF CERT

None

■RICT AREA COMMAND OH CORPS TO *HICH RESERVIST TRANSFERRED

Co A 1st Bn 129th Inf 605 North Main St Rockford, IL 61103

15 REENLISTMENT CODE

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Mar

76

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Dreenl.

DATE OF E^

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70

8 PRIOR REGULAR ENLISTMENTS 19 GRAOt RATE OR

TO CURRENT ACTIVE SvC

Nons

20 PLACE OF Eh

TO CURRENT ACTIVE SERVICE iCiy c^ i

Los Angeles, California

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12979 Foster Rd

Nn-rualk (l,n^ Angeles) CA 9Q650_

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Spec (See 30)

to CIVILIAN OCCL

DOT NUMBER

. TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE

NA

. FOREIGN AND/OR SEA SERVICE TTQA'DpAf'

16

16

16

■ECORATiONS. MEDALS BADGES. CC

^DATIONS, CITATIONS AND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS AWARDED OR AUTHORIZED

National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal w/2 Bronze Service Stars:
Bronze Star Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Expert (Rifle)

25- EDUCATION /

MING COMPLETED

NON PAY PERIODS TIME LOST iPrfctdinf

None

ACCRUED LEA^/E PAID

None (See 30 )

I CLAIM NUMBEF

NA

□ YES 0 NO

AMOUNT OF ALLOrMEN

NA

29 SERVICEMEN S GROU
0S15.OOO D'

> LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE

10,000 n»5.000 D NONE

0 REMARKS ^^ YeaTS School Blood Group: "A Pos" Q^

Item lie: Enlisted personnel who volunteer to serve one year in an active ARNG^
or USAR Unit ^

Item 23a: 3 Jul 70, P'lOS Eval score: None ^'

Item 26b: Excess Leave k days from 30 Dec 71 thru 2 Jan 72 ^,
'Vietnajn 31^Jin^70^thj^^^^^l^Au^^

fStr!,l,RFD.CUy.C.^nty.Sai,a^ZIPCadrl /^ /' , ,7/ ^

12973 Foster Rd

Norwalk (Los Angeles) CA 906_50

33, TYPED NAME, GRADE AND TITLE OF AU . -iDRlZiNG OFFlCEF

I-IARY M. PURCELL, MAJ, WAC, Act Asst AG

DD , 7.T.0 214

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ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES |

REPORT OF TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE ■*

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(GIRLS) 2

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CONVERTED
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(FOLKS)

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CLAUSON, TIMOTHY JOHN, 1958-

'LEASE TYPE: PLEASE PLACE THESE SHEETS AT THE FRONT OF THE SECOND COPY OF YOUR
fAMILY HISTORY.

)ear Contributor to the Rock Valley College Family History Collection:

So that your family history can be made more useful to historians and
-•"hers studying American families, we are asking you to fill out the forms

)low. This will take you only a few minutes, and will be easily made over
Into an index which will permit archive users ready access to just those
tinds of family histories needed.

SURVEY

Office Use Cod<

1. Your name Tinothy J oka Glaus on (ID //_ )

Date of form A nri 1 1, 1Q77

(ID # )

2. Your college: Rock Valley College

Rockford, Illinois

3. Check the earliest date for which you have been able to say things
about your family in your paper.

Before 1750 1750-1800 ^ 1800-1850

1850-1900 1900 or later

Please check al_l regions of the United States in which members of
your family whom you have discussed in your paper have lived.

New EnglandCMass., Conn., R.I.) Middle Atlan tic (N . Y Penna . . N.J

Vn South Atlantic(Ga.,Fla.,N.C.,S.C.) East South Central

(La.,^U^.,Ala.,Tenn,Ky.) ; Waist South Central (Ark . ,N .M . Tex , Ok . )

East North Cen traUMich . , Ohio , Ind . ) ^Paci f ic (Cal . , Wash . )

~*~(Hawaii, Alaska) (111., Wise.,)

Plea
family

ase check all occupational categories in which '^^"'^^'^^ J^^ J°"^^
ily whonry^^have discussed in this paper have found themselves.

Mining _J^Shopkeeping or small business

-Transportation ZZsig Busin.'ss Manufacturing

'Professions X industrial Labor Other .

6. P

y

lease check all religious groups to which members of your family whom
ou have discussed in this paper have belonged.

Roman Catholic Jewish ''-^''y'V^'\-^''ll\ltlVn

Baptist Episcopalian ^°"^^"^"^'°"xoI^ (name) Free Church

Quaker Rormon Other Protestant _£_Other (name)

What ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper?

East Asian Other(Name)

What sources did you use
X
X Vital Records

in compiling your family history

interviews with other Family Bibles Family Genealogies

family members Land Records The U.S. Census

, Mans Other
Photographs Maps

FAMILY DATA

Grandfather (your father's side)

NameTVinrRt.nn Pani nir.-iipn-^ Current Residence Rockford 111,

Date of birth Feb.. 23, ISQ"^ Place of birth f\vjnr\p>-n

Date of death PJ,ace of burial

Edacation(number of years);

grade school 6 high school vocational ~ tiollege

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
Tst ppn-hn-ry V/n-rl-PT' Dates I913 1st Dates

2nd Storn nvmP.-r Dates 192I 2nd Dates

Dates 3rd_ Dates

3rd

4th

Dates 4th __Dates_

Religion_

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of Marriage to your grandmother Kociciora IXX. dateOct. Z{,lW
NO?E- If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or anoth.

relative give that data on the back of this page. (A-1)
Grandmother (your father's side)
Npme ftay Llarie OlailSon Current Residence _

Date of birth
Date of death_

April 19,_1896jiace of hirth Rockford 111.

ITuVeuLtii- 18,197]^ace of hiir-ial pif7(^,Vfnr(^ Til .

Education (number of years) :

high-school

grade
colle

s chool i

^ ^

ee

Occup
1st

ation(s)

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

4th

Dates

Relie

ion

vocational

lst_
_2nd_
.3rd

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Dates
Dates
Dates

Political party

ivil or social clubs, sororities, et.

^^-T^^rriTInd father nool:forr1 JIX^— ^^'^^ Oci. 19

Place of marriage to your gi cuu.c ...v-.. ^uu^.^uxu j . ■ . ^^^6

• ^^ 'in lee 18) by a stepmother or

(A-2) .

A-2 S tepgrandf ather (your father's side)

Name Current Residence

Date of birth_
Date of death

Place of b ir th

Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school _high school_

college

Occupation (s )

1st

2nd

3rd

4 th

_Dates_
_Dates_
_Dates_
Dates

Religion

lst_
2nd
_3rd_
4th

vocational

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

Dates
_Dates_
Dates

Political parti(

civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmother
S tepgrandmo ther (your father's side)

date

Name

Date of birth_
Date of death

Current Residence_
Place of birth

Place of burial

Education (number of years):

grade school high school_

college

Occupation (s )

1st

2nd

3rd

4 th

vocational

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

1st

Dates

Dates

2nd

Dates

Dates

3rd
4th

Dates

Dates

Dates

Reli

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandfathi

Grandfather (your mother's side)

Name LLoyd V/. Stephenson

Date of birth Qct. 28. 18'j9

Date of death Qct. 25^ 1968

Education (number of years):

grade school

high school

Current Residence

Place of birth '.ndoVGr T^-It
Place of burialAndovpr Til ,

vocational

Occupation (s)

1st Farmer

Dates

1st

2nd Machimst

Dates

2nd

3rd

Dates

3rd

4th

Dates

4th

Relieion Lutheran

college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st AndnvP-r Til. Dates

Dates
Dates
Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmother Anr^nvp-r Til, date S'q^^^ 22, 1923

NOTE: If your mother was raised by a stepfather or another relative (to
age 18) give that data on the back of this page (C-1)-

Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name P.l r j. a ;■; t r ph ftr> h nri

Date of birth

Date of death IPph, P7 , iqAQ
Education (number of years)

grade school_

high school

Occupation (s)

1st School -beaclier

2nd_
3rd_

4th

_Dates_
Dates_
Dates
Dates

Religion MethodJst

Current Residence

Place of birth Chicago 111.
Place of burial /ndov^r Illi

voca tional_

college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
,1st ATKlnvpr Til. ^^^^^

_2nd_
_3rd
4th

Dates_
Dates_
Dates

Political party, civil or

icial clubs, sororities, etc

.atei'eb. 2Z

Place of marriage to your grandf a ther^^^^^n relieve (to

NOTE: If your mother was raised by a stepmotner

«g- - =91 ^V* <*J*tK'^ll*M» •«>"

the back of this page (D-2

c

C-2 S tepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)

Name _Current Residence

Place of birth

Date of birth_
Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school_

Occupation (s )

lst_
2nd_
3rd_

4th

Dates
_Dates_
_Dates_

Dates

Place of burial

vocational

college

_lst_
_2nd_
_3rd_
4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmother
S tepgrandmo ther (your mother's side)

Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)

grade school high school

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

_Dates_
Dates_
Dates_
Dates

Current Residence_
Place of bir^h

Place of burial

voca tional

college

Ist

_2nd_
.3rd
4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Dates
Da tes_
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, et(

Place of marriage to your grandfath*

6

CHILDREN of A & B (or A-2 or B-2 ) - your father's name should appear below

1. Name MargRK^'t^'ClC-USCn

Place of birth Rockford 111, date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children Death

Name Johu T. Clausoa

Place of birth KOCKXord i2.1f date Sept. 4. 1932

Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation Carpenter

Residence Rockford 111. Marital Status Married

Number of children 4 Death

Name Marilyn LxuidTaer;?:

Place of birth Rockford 111. date Marilvn GlausOn

Number of years of schooling 13 Occupation HousewiJe

Residence KiBgs'burg Gal. Marital Status jvlarrigd

Number of children 2 Death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling _Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date ,

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children^ Death

Name_

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling, Occupation,

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death_ _

Name —

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence

Marital Status^

Number of children, death_

Name

Place of birth_ date_ ,^,^„

Number of years of schooIi^rT^ _ Occupation.

Residence Marital Status

Number of children __death_

Name

Place of birth

Niambcr of years of schooling .

Residence Marital Status,

Number of children . death.

Occupation,

Name

Place of birth ^-TTT; Occupation

Number of years of schooling.

Marital Status

Residence ^ ^^^^^

Number of children

7
CHILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below

Name

Clarence Stet)heiiQon

Place of birthi Andover 113,. date Jnnr 25, 1924

Number of years of schooling Occupation^

Residence OSCO 111, Marital Status Mn^rriec'^

Number of children 2 death

Name lols Stepliensoii

Place of birth AUd^^Ver 111. date June ??j IQ^R

Number of ^ea,rs of a^cJiooling 12 Occupation housnTi-r1 f r

Residence ^^^^^^^ ^11, Marital Status carried AQUSOw-^^e-
Number of children 4 death

Name

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children.- death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Name

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status . ^

Number of children^ death

Name

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence__ Marital Status '_

Number of children death

Your Father

Name .TnhTt T'hnrf^t.nTi r.l rur.nrs Current Residence Koclvfort^ 111

Date of birth SepteilbGr 4, IQ^P Place of bitth r^noV-fn-p'^ 111 .

Date of Death

Place of burial

Education (number of years)
grade school 8

high ■ school

vocational

:ollege

Occupation (s)

ist die sinker

2nd carpenter
3rd_

4th

Dates L952-5j6
Dates April 1956

Date s

Dates

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

1 s t 1319 3rd ave d ate s_1956.

Religion Free Gkurch

2nd 2234 11th ave.
3rd 2204 11 til ave.
4th 7564 Ivory Ct.

Dates 1957
Dates 1939
Dates 1964

Political parties, cftvil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

riacc -f r 2- ^- -"-"^ anther Roclcford 111. date _0ctoMrL20. iq'?6

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data
on the back of this page. (E-2)

Your Mother

Name T,n-i R y.orraine

Date of h.-rth June22, 1935

Date of death

Education (number of years)

Current T^esidence Ilockford 111.
_Place of K-■•r^h Andover 111.
Place of burial . —

rrade school

highr school

voca t ional

college

Occupation (s)

1st BO^^PPP^T"

2nd^

3rd

4th

_D a t e s 193;^
Dates

_D a t e s
Dates

_lst_

_2nd_

3rd_

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

_Dates_
paites_
Dates

Bpiipion T.nthfiran, p,0^<.T,^T.t. , VrrP Church

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. _

r pochioi'd 111.- ^,r^ C^^o5er~20. 19^

ur father R"^ ^

»OTC: H ,..Zr. raised .y a s.ep.o.Ke. o. a„o..„ relative .Ive t.ac .a..
on the kack of this page {Y-l) •

Place of marriage to yo

S tepf ather
Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
Dates_
Dates

Place of birth

Place of burial

voca t ional

college

.lst_
2nd_

.3rd
4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n^

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Dates
Da tes_
Dates

PLace of marriage to your mother
F-2 Stepmother
Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd_

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
Dates_
Dates

Place of birth

Place of burial

vocational

_college_

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates

2nd_
_3rd_

4th

Dates
Dates
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n^

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your father

10

CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW

Name Scott Alan glauson

Place of birth ROClCIorci HI, pate of birth July ^R. 1 0^7

Number of years of schooling 13 Occupation

Residence Rockford 111. Marital Status SJn.crle ^

Number of children ^death

tjame Timothy Jolm Clauson

Place of birth KOCKlord ilj. pate of birth July 27 , 1958

Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation

Residence -^OQ^^Ord 111. Marital Status Sin^^qe

Number of children death

^3P^e Debra Ljmi Glaus on

Place of birth ^^QC^^^ora ill, pate of birth liovember I'j. 1960

Number of years of schooling iQ Occupation

Residence RockfO^^ ^-^^arital S ta tus Single
Number of children death

Name y7eady Sue ClaiinnTi , ^

Place of birthRoGlrfnrfi Jll^ Date of bir thFebruary 24,1967

Number of years of schooling 4 ^__Occupa tion

Residence B-OCkford 111. Marital Status Single

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence^ Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupatlon_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children ^death

Name

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children_^ ^death

ASSIGNMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are willing)

I hereby donate this family history, along with all literary and
administratiye rights, to the Rock Valley College Family History
Collection, deposited in the Rockford Public Library, Rockford
Illinois

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1. la-terviews

a. Joliii Jlauson
B» Lois Glaus on
c, 'ichors ton Glaus on

2. ObittLo.ries

3. llevispaper clippings
4* Photograpghs

Paterria.1 Grandfather

•Tliorstoa. Paul Clau30]i v;aa laorn. iii V/esterjuland
3\7edea, -.vMcli is located In Kouth central Gv/edon, iu
the jear 1395 ► His parents vrere Glaus and Sopkia Jo-
se ilison. Thorstoa and his Father had different last
nases because of the S^:redish tradition of taking your
fathers first nase and, adding son to it. Glaus farm-
ed for a living until he died in 1896, when Shorston
was onlj four jears old, Thorston's three brothers and
onlj sister then left b';?eden and cane to America. His
sister tksa weat back to Sweden and brought Thorston
and his siother back to the States in 1912. Thej had
trouble fretting through custoas because Thorstons*
mothers nane was different "than his, so she changed
her name to Glauson too,

Thej settled in Rockford Illinois whera Thorston
got a job in a furaitusaa factory. After vrorking in the
factory for a few years Thorston got a job in, the
Carlson Eardvj-are store, vrhore he v/as an apprentice
learning t-ie trade, xhen ±i\ 1921 he opened his o'.vn
hardTraro store on the comer of Broadv/ay and 9th street.
He also opened up a sheet netal shop in the back part
of the store. But then during the depression he was
hit hard, and lost his shop and the store. Then in
193n Thorston and his brother Polke opened oj:\other
store called Glauson Brothers Sheet Lletal. But then in
1942, there ras a shortage of -materials due to the
second .Yorld ,/ar. So ha -aas forced to sell his shop

again^ After thai: he v/orked for Barber ColerJia:^!, J.I.
Case, and fiiially Oscar I.iagnuson sheet netal imtil he
retired in 1959.
Paterzial Grandmother

Any Llarie .,'etterstroa was 'bom on April 19, 1396,
in Ro ckf or d. Illinois, Her parents Jolin and Erma ;7et-
terstroH cane over fron Sweden and settled in Rockford^
John and his son Bert built a house on 2239 17th ave^
and the fanilj then nioved into the house. Jolui and
Enna had five children, Roj, Bert, Helen, Ruth and Any^
John was a r^achiiiest in factories, where he was very
radical in trying to get factory workers to join
unions. He was also a very strong Denocrat, Any fin-
ished schooling thjrou^ the eigtli grade,.

Thorston Glauson and Any Wetterstron w-ore narried
on October 27, 1925, at First .Evangelical ?roe Church
of Rockford,. They nov-jd into an apartment which they
owr^ned along vri. th Thorstons brother Carl,. The apart-
Hent was located on 16th avenue. Then in the depres-
sion the J lost their apartnent, and noved to another
apartnient on 11th avenue close to B>.'oadway. Then tlioy
noved to Anys fathers iiouse located on 17th avenue.

They >-ad one dau^v-ter i.iargaret who vras born in
1926, aLnd then died v/hen she was three ;/ears old in
1929, Tne-n in 1932 they had another child, Jolin ,and
a daughter Llarilya in 1935, I-r. and urs, Thorston
Glauson were both active neabers of tiie ?irst hvan-
gelical Free Church of Rockford 111, Tjiej celebrated
their 5oth wadding aneversary or October 27, 1976,

A:i>/ di3d Oil l-ov--ber 15^ l^iTG, in ^v/jdish An^ric;^ Hos-
oital, 'Tliorstoa "co-.v resides at thi Valley Vicv7 Aoart-
nents on otat- str?-:'t,

Jo}iji TAorston. Clauson wao "born on Soptenter 4,
1932, la. :iv79di3h Anerica:a liospi-tal, ue attended Hall-
stron grade school in Rockford tAro\ig>i the sixth grade.
He then attended Lincoln Iliddle School for t;70 years,
Then he v^ent to East High School, and graduated in 1950,
He then started a joh at Rockford products for 85 cents,
an hour. 2hen he started working for Rockford Forging
tool and die. Then in. 1952 he vras drafted into the
ArvLj during "the Korean conflict. He -jas stationed in
the United States for his first year, and then he \7a3
sent to Alaska vrhsre he repaired refrigeration tmits.
He vras released frors the Amy in 1954, and he went
"back to work at Rockford Forging Die and Tool, His v :
wages were 31,75 c-:si hour now. He worked there until
1956, when, he started working for I]or"beg Siding, He
worked for ITor"berg for nine years. Then he changed
profesions, and started working as a carpenter for
Shaver and Avans Builders, lie worAod v;i"i:'. t:^?n until
i.:7.-, vAien he started wjrAin ; for wern"berg ijuilders.

Ua-tc-mal Grandf :?.t!ier

Lloyd otepiieason v/.-s bcrn jj-i Andovar Illinois on
October 23, 13Q9» He vras one of ttrelve children "born
-co Jolin and Alna Stoplienson. 'Tlxe Stephensons famed
olie claj xam near G-aleabxirs, then noved to the "Ajers
Place" located near Andover Illinois » John Stephenson
-.ras "bom in 3v;eden on April 17, 1350, Tv70 years later
ha and his parents Stephen and I.iary Stephenson loft
Sweden enroute to /jserica. Another son Gust Oscar was
"bom during the trip over the ocean^ which, took ap-
pro:cinat8lj fourteen weeks, Stephen and I.iary had 198
descendants as of August 10, 1952, 168 which were still

iving^

This snail fanily then cane to /Ladover Illinois
by Doat, wagon, and on foot. Kere they lived in log
cabins v/-ith three or four fanilys. Then through ri^id
self denial self denial, and adherence to ieeo relig-
ious convictions, Stephen and Lary prospered. They
then purchased a honestead four niles north of V/ood-
hull Illinois, The church was an. inportant part of
•g:: . pioneor ccuolcs lives. St-phsn hauled the first
load of brick for the present ijutheren Church of
Andover Illinois, and also contributed ■>685.00 tov/ard
its erection. Tliis couple had seven sons and-one daug-
hter. L:arj Stephenson passed away llovenber 4,1330 and
is buried in the fanily lot in the Andover conetary.
In 1832 -John narried I.irs, Augusta Erraanuelson, and had
another daughter, Isadora Haric. Stephen Stephenson
di.:;d J.anuary 9, 1902, and is buried in the Andover Cen-

o-fcarj, V/hilo Jobii uteplieiisoa died on Llay 4, 1926, and
Alna utephenson passed av/ay April 4, 1945. Both are
buried in the Andover - Gc^etarj,
Maternal G-r^jid aother

BlsiG Stephenson ^ras the daUf^htar of J, Dnil
Sa-Tdalson, and Clara 3anuelson» L;m.l wn.s bom October
1968, in onoland ov/eden. At the age of I'j he cane to
Anerica, and settled in Chicago, He married tliss Clara
ilorlin v;ho T/as living in Chicago, They had one Daug.i-
ter v:hile liYing in Chicago, While living in Chicago
he vrorked in a factory v/hich nanuxactured carbon paper.
But the conditions were so bad in. that factory, that he
had becone contaminated v/ith the dyes, that his pers— -.
peration \7as blue. The doctor told hin, that in order
to live, he ^oiild have to quit working at the factory.

So the family noved to Andover Illinois and pur-
chased a xam on IJarch 4, 1912. They paid $3500 for
the 10 aero farn and fana house, \7hich v/as thought to
be used duriiig the civil v;ar as part of the imder£;rovjid
railroad, l-.is wife died in 1904, c.nd he then ruirriad
<'endla Joimson. They had one con, Harold SaiJiuelson,
and ./endla died during childbirth of another cliild,
Llr. oaauelson was very active in the Ilethodist Church,
having often served as p^.stor. iimil died in 1868 at
the a,gQ of 67,

L.Loyd and Elsie xrere na.rried on the tenth of
February, 1925, in Andover Illinois, LLoyd and hlsie
-than lived on the Stephenson honestead, ,and farned.
They had a son, Glarance, on June 25, 1324 o.t Andover

Illinois. Tl-y iiud another daughter Lois Steplienson,
V7lo v;r.3 born Jime 22, 1936. ::.lsie Stephenson passed
a-.7r.j Februarj 27, 1936. LLoyd then farr.ed v/ithout his
v.-ife for a. few years until I946 v;hen he sold the fara,
2^id noved to the farni Dought "by E:iil Sanuelson 'back in
1S12. He then -vvorlced in the Jokn Deere factory \intil
he retired. j,:r. 3 ■ . . passed away Ccto"ber 2':., 1968,
Lois ^orrane Stephenson 3oved to Oak x^arh Illinois
in 1949 to live v.-ith ner Uncle, .larold Sanuelson, She
attended Oak park River Forest High School for four
years. She then noved to Rockford Illinois, and lived
vrlth her boy friends fanily, the Jos llilsons. She liv-
ed \7ith then for alnost two years, and then noved back
to Rockford and v/orked as a bookeeper for American
national Bank, She a:l^t4iided a year at the Rockford
school of busiiiesG, v/iile sharing an apartncnt vrith
a girl friend.

Joliii Glausoii c.nd Lois o^ta plie'iiGQn v/ere narried on
Oc-tooer 20, 1956, at tlie First Evr^-aselical Free Church.
'ulieri. thsj were first narried they lived at 1319 3rd
avenue, xhoj lived -there for 6 nonth:;, and then novod
to 2234- 11th Ave* va.oj had tv/o co:i3 v;hil-j livin5 there,
Scott ..Ian "born on Jxilj 2d, 1957^ and Tinothy John,
"born on July 27, 1958, ia^'n in. 1959 they noved do-ra
the street to a different apartnent located at 2204
lltli Ave. while there they had a daughter, Detra Lynn,
"bom on hoven'ber 15, I960,

Then in I964 they "built a house at 7564- Ivory Ct,
The faiflily iiioved in. on. OctolDer 20, and are still living
there. They had another daughter on February 24, 1967,,
V/endy Sue, The fa,:3ily is active in the First Evangelical
Free Glrurch,. vrhere Lois teaches Sunday School, and Joha
sings in the Hale Ohorus, The eldest son, Scott, is
\7orkin, : v/ith Johji as a carpenter,, and is attending
Hock Vall:-j College. i]ehbi3,.,is attending Guilford
High School, and is v/orking TTith _)re-'School children,
Vendy is a fourth grader at V/hite Swan School, and is
ytroui f t.ie fact that she has shaken the nana of
.^rssidont ;' ;rd, v/hil . sincii^o f^>'^ hiu Y/-ith the ..rownies
in 1976.

Tinothy John. Glauson v/as horn on July 27 ^ 19^,
at S-;?3di3b. Anerican Hosoital, He started school at
liallstron Grade School,, "but cfter a fev; nonths he noved
to V/hite Swan School, He v/ent to Wliite Swan Sohool
throuith the seventh grade, and then a-ttonded I.Iarsh

Uiddle Scliool 2or OiVj jear, 1 11 1976 'I in. {-ro.duated
fron Guilford Kigli ocliool. He is kno.; atteuding Rocli:
7?.lle7 College, ar.i is xiovy.^A^ at Llauli-ITala-Toe-oee
Cciia"trT Club on tb.e grounds crGw*

COHEN. JEFFRY ALAN, 1954-

"■''rLn V m.'iopl;''''' ''"'' '""' '""'' ^' ^"^ ^^O*^^ ^^ ^'^^ SECOND COPY OF YOUR
FAnlLY rllblUKi

Dear Contributor to the Hock Valley College Family History Collection:

So that your family history can be made more useful to historians and others studying
American families, we are asking you to fill out the forms below. This will take you only .,
few mintues, and will be easily made over into an Index which will permit archive users ready
access to just those kinds of family histories needed.

'• SURVEY ***-.V-.':A)'tA)VA***:'.-,'!AftAAA**-.\A;V;V '

, r.^ „, •' OFFICE USE CODE

I. Your name Jeffry Alan Cohen a

Date of ^°'''"jlay_6^_1974 '' ('D #_

Your collccje: Hock Vdl ley (-ol lege (ID //

FoTRTbrT, nTTnoTs"

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3. Check the earliest date for which you have been able to Sciy things about your family in
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^Before 1750 1750-1800 1 800- 1850

X 1850-1900 1900 or lateT

^. Please check al 1 regions of the United States in which members of your family whom you
have discussed in your paper have lived,

He\fi England (Mass., Conn., R.I.) Middle Atlantic (N.Y. , Penna., N.J., Va.)

South Atlantic (Ga. , Fla., N.C., S.C.) X East South Central (La. , Miss. , Ala. ,Tenn , K%

West South Central (Ark., N.M. , Tex., OVrr~ y East North Central (Mich., Ohio, Ind.

Pacific (Cal., Washj (Hawaii, Alaska) 111- Wis.)

Plains (ND.SD, Neb., Kan., Iowa, MS)

5. Please check al 1 occupational categories in which members of your family whom you have
discussed in thi 5 paper have found themselves.

X Farming Mining X Shopkeeping or small business

X Transportation ^Big Business x Manufacturing

^Professions Industrial labor ^Other

6. Please check al 1 religious groups to which members of your family whom you have discussed
in this paper have belonged.

Roman Catholic X Jewish X Presbyterian ^Methodist

Baptist Episcopalian Congregational Lutheran

Quaker Mormon Other Protestant ^Other

7. What ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper?

^Blacks Indians ^Mexicans Puerto Ricans

X Jews X Central Europeans I tal ians X Slavs

Irish ^British Native Americans over several generations
^East Asian Other

8. What sources did you use in compiling your family history?

X Interviews with other Family Bibles Family Genealogies

fami ly members

Vital Records Land Records ^The U.S. Census

Photographs ^Maps ^Other

FAMILY DATA

A. Grandfather (your father's side)

Name Louis Harry Cohen Current Residence

I f dead, date of death May 5. 1969

Place of birth Bucharest, Rumania Date of Birth February 25. IbBy

Education (number of years):
grade school 1-8 high school vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Butler Brothers Dates 1912-1921 1st l^Jew York, New York Dates 191Q

2nd General Merchandise Store pates 1921-1924 2nd St. Louis, Missouri DatesL911-21

3rd Elsie Mav Stvle Shopoe Dates 1924-1934 3rd /.jp^risr, niinni^ DatesL92l-24

^th Elegant Fashion Shoppe Dates 1931-19S3 ''th st. Louis. Missouri DatesL924-69

Re I i 9 1 on Jewish

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. B'liai Brith, Republican

Political Party

Place of Marriage to your grandmother g^^ ^^-3^ Missouri ^^^W 30. 192o"

NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another relative give
that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

Grandmother (your father's side)

Name Mary Bonder Current Residence

If dead, date of death Jigy 7. 196O

Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri Date of bi rth July 19. 1901

Education (number of years):
grade school 1-8 high school 9-12 vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Housewife Dates 1920-1960 1st ^t. Louis, Missouri Datesl920::21

2nd Helped in the stores Dates 1920-1953 2nd Ziegler. Illinois Datesl92jU24_

,^j Dates 3rd St. Louis, Missouri Datei924-60

i4th Dates '♦th P^tes

Re I i g i on Jewish

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Republican Political Party

Place of marriage to your grandfather gt. Louis, Missouri DATE May 30. 1920

'°'"= [LrratHP>*ihrf^ai^'h^^tin $rgl%^-lf, stepmother or another relative give

A- 1 Stepgrandfather (your father's side)

N.inic

I f dead, dale of death

Current Residence

Place of bi rth

ite of Bi rth

Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college

Occupat ion (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

^th

Dates

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

/ith

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

_Dates_
_Dates_
Dates

Re 1 i g i on

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, et<
Place of marriage to your grandmother

datF

A-2 Stepgrandmother (your father's side)

Name

I f dead, date of death

Place of bi rth

Current Residence
Date of bi rth

Education (number of years):
grade school high school ^vocational ^college

Occupat ion(s)

' 5 t Dates

2nd Dates

3rd Dates

lst_
2nd_
3rd

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

Dates

Rel igion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

lace of marriage to your grandfather

Date

3.
Grandfather (your mother's side)

Name Leonard Lawrence Dickman Current Residence Rural Route #1, Freeport , Illinois

I f dead, date of death — ^

Place of birth Freeport, Illinois Date of birth September 20, 1897

Education (number of yearsj: ~ — — — __ — -__—_____«______

grade school 1-6 high school vocational college

Occupatlon(s) PL^CE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
^5t Farming Dates 1910-1971 1st Freeport. Illinois Datesl897-?

2nd Pilot Dates 1925-1932 2nd ^Dates

3''d Dates ^3rd ^Dates

'♦th ^Dates '♦th Dates

Re 1 i g i on Presbyterian

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Republican Political Party

Place of marriage to your grandmother Freeport, Illinois date Dec. 21, 1932

Note: If your mother was raised by a sLHptatner or anotfier reiattw (to age \B) ■

give that data on the back of this page (C-l)

Grandmother (your mother's side)

Name Elsie Hedwig Schmoldt ^Current Residence Rural Route #1, Freeport, Illinois

I f dead, date of^ death ————————————

Place of birth Monroe. Wisconsin ^Date of bi rth May 22, 197^

Education (number of years)
grade school 1-8 high school9-12 vocational college 1 year

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)

1st School teacher Dates ^-928-29 1st Monroe. Wisconsin Datesl928-29

2nd Office Work Dates 1930-31 2nd Freeport. Illinois Datesl929-''

3rd Mewell Factory VJork Dates 19^2-73 3rd ^Dates

Re 1 I g I on Presbyterian

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Republican Political Party

Place of marriage to your grandfather prftftnort. Illinois datePec. 21, 1932

Note: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to age TE)
give that data on the back of this page (D-2)

Stepqrandfdther (your mother's side)

Current Residence

I f dfNid, <l,iic of dfinth

,,M (nnM,l...r of y,,c.)

■ .,|,ool lii(jli scliool vocoLion.il

f)tc.,p.,lion(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)

1st

2nc)_

3rd

Dates

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

^th

Dates

Dates_

Dates

kth Dates '4th Dates_

Re 1 i g i on

Pol i t i ca

1 parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandmother date

D-? S tepqrandmotfu-r (your mother's side)

Current Residence

1 f dead, <\mr of death

f'lacc' of bi rth Date of

birth

Education (number of years)

grade school high school vocational

col lege
OF RESIDENCE

Occupat ion(s)

PLACE

(after

■ leaving

home)

Is I Dates 1st

Dates

2nd Dates 2nd

Dates

3rd Dates 3rd

Dates

Re 1 i rj i on

Political party, civiTor sociaH clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandfather

Date

CHILDREN of A s B (or A-, or B-,) - your father's nan. should appear below

I . Name Ralph Cohen

Place of birth St. Loiiis, Missouri

date April 29, 1921

Number of years or schooling ^ ..»^r7^T|p Occupation WKWL J-rUperalions Manager
Marital Sta tus Divorced

Residence Rockford, Illinois
Number of children TWCT

2. Name Dorothy Cohen Friedman

P 1 ace o f b i r t h St Louis Missouri
Number of years of school Ing 1 ye

date February k, 1926
g 1 year college Occupation Houiewii'-^'

Residence Olivette. Missouri Marital Status Happily IflirFT^

Number of chl Idren 7^ ^ • —

TOO

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of school Ing

Residence

Number of chl Jdren

Name

Place of bl rth —

Number of years of school Ing
Residence

Number of chl Idren

Name^

Place of birth

Number of years of schooUng

Residence

Number of chl Idren

6. Name

Place of birth

Number of years o^ schooling
Residence

Number of children

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of school Ing

Residence

Number of chl Idren

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of school Ing

Residence

Number of chl Idren

Marital Status

date
Occupation

date

Occupation
Marital Status

Marital Status

date
Occupation

date
Occupation

rtarital Status

date

__,„„^,____^ Occupation
Marital Status

date
Occupation

Marital Status

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school ing

Res i dence '

Number of chl Idren

10. Name

Place of birth

Number of years of school Ing
Residence

Number of Llll tllPHri

Marital Status

date
Occupation

date

Occupation
"arital Status

CHILDREN

N.ii

f C and D (or (.-1, D-l)-yoiir mother's nome should appeor he I

Dorothy Dickman Schatz Aldrect
of I'Tt lii Freeport, Illinois

«<••, i

Niirnhnr f

■r ..( /. •.,,•, of school inq 1-12 grade
Icncc Freeport, Illinois

EFTTJi

THREE

Phyllis Dickman Cohen

f I ric" of tiirth Freeport. Illinois
Nurnher f)f years of school i ng 1-12 grade"

Res i dence Rpckford, Illinois
Number of ch I Idren TWO

3. Natrx; Leonard Dennis Dickman

Place of birth Freeport, Illinois

Number of years of schooling l_10 grade
Residence Freeport, Illinois

Number of ch i 1 di

.l.ilf March 22, 1933

OccupatiopSecretai7~

Marital Status

married

date ^iay 18, 1935

Tccupatlon Saleslady at weise's

Marital Status Divorced

date April 17. 1937

Occupation Farming

Marital Status Single

k. Name

Pi. H.p of birth

Number (jf years of school i ng
Res i dence

Number of ch i 1 di

date

Occupatidh

Marital Status

S. Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of schooling
Res i dence

Number of ch i Idren

6, Name

P 1 ace of bi rth

Number of years of schooling
Res i den I

Number of ch i Tdi

Marital Status

TTccupat ion

date

Occupa t i drt
Marital Status

Name

P I ace"77?njirtK

Number of years of schooling

Res i dence

Number of chi Idren "

Occupation
Marital Status

Name

P lace of birth

Number of years of schooling

Residence

Number of ch i I dren

"date

Occupat iort

Marital Status

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school ing

Residence

Number of chi Idren

10. Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school ing
Residence

Number of chi Idi

date
OccupatiOrt

Marital Status

date

Occupation

Marital Status

Your Father

Name Ralph Cohen Current Residence Rockford. Illinois

If dead, date of death ...

Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri Oate of birth April 29, 1921

Education (number of years)

grade school i_8 high school 9-12 vocational col lege ^ y^a^s

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

Kl\fTO Radio 19^5 (after leaving home)

1st KGBX Radio Dates 19A-$-1930 1st Springfield. Missouri Dates 19^5-50

weKZ Radio 1950-1951 Alton, Illinois 1950-51

2nd WFRL Radio Dates 1951-195^ 2nd Rreeport, Illinois Odtes 1951-5^

KWRT Radio xy:3H-j.ypD Booneviile, Missouri 1954-1956

3rd KSIS Radio Dates 1956-1957 3rd Sedalia. Missouri Dates 1956-57

WROK Radio 1957-1964 Koc'ki'ord, lllih'6Tte ~ T757-^ "

^th WJRL Radio Dates 1964-1965 i«th WCEE Television Dates 1965-1970"

Re Ug\or\ Jewish WKWL FM Radio 1970- '<

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Jewish Community Center,

Democratic Political Party ^^^^^ ■

Place of marriage to your mother Kewanee . Illihois ■ ■ date May 17. 195^

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)

Your Mother

Name Phyllis Dickman Cohen Current Residence Rockford, Illinois

If dead, date of death -——-_——— "^

Place of birth ^eeport. Illinois Date of birth May, 18. 1935

Education (number of years)
grade school 1-8 high school 9-12 vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Housewife Dates 1953-1966 ist Booneviile. Missouri pates 195^-1956

1956-1957

2nd Saleslady (0\^NS) Dates 1966-1971 2nd Sedalia. Missouri pg^es

3rd Saleslady (WEISES) pates 1971-1974 ^^d Rockford. Illinois 03^^^ 1957-?

Religion Presbyterian

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Republican Political Party

Place of marriage to your father Kewanee . Illinois ^ ^ date May 17. 1953

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
this page (F-2).

E-l Stepfather

Name

1 f dead, date of death

Place of birth J)ate of birth_

Education (number of years) "
grade school high school vocational college

0ccupation(5) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates

2nd Dates 2nd Dates

Dates

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

itth

3rd ^Dates ^3rd Dates

Ath Dates '4th Dates

Rel ig ion

Pol i t icai" part I'es , civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your mother Date

F-2 Stepmother

Name

1 f dead, date of death

Place of birth Date of birth

Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Dateb 1st Dates

2nd Dates 2nd Dates

3rd __Datcs ^3rd Dates

Re 1 igion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

P^ace of marriage to your father _________ , date

CHILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below

5^e of birth May 28, 195^

Name Jef^ry Alan Cohen

Place of birth Freeport , Illinois

Number of years of schooling p ^^^^^ ^~^:^

Res [ dence Rockford, Illinois

Number of children l^^^E

Occupat i on Student

Name Douglas Neil Cohen

Place of birth Sedalia, Missouri

Number of years of schooling I-IQ grade

Res i dence Rockford, Illinois

Number of chi Idren NONE — —

Marital Status Single"

Date of birth August Zk , 1936
Occupation Restaurant Cook"

Marital Status Single

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of Schooling
^ Res i dence

Number of chi Idren

Name^

Place of bl rth

Number of years of school Ing
Res i dence

Number of chi Idren

Date of bi rth

Marital Status

Occupation

Date of bi rth

Occupation

Marital Status

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school ing
Res i dence

Number of children

bate of birth

Occupation

Marital Status

N ame

Place oT FIVIFr

Number of years of school ing_

Res i dence

Number of chi Idren

TTate of birth_
Occupat ion
Marital Status

P 1 ace of bi rth

Number of years of school ing

Res i dence

Number of chi Idren

Date of bi rth

Occupation

Marital Status

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school Ing_
Residence

Number of chi Idrert

Marital Status

Date of bi rth_
Occupation

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TffiS FOLLOWING PBOPLh; i;SRE INTERVIE'JED FOR IKPORi'iATIOH CONCERNING
THIS PAPER:

Ralph Cohen.

Phyllis Cohen

Leonard Dickman

Elsie Dicki.ian

Dorothy Priedman retui-ned riy letter with information on the Cohen
Grandparents tliat vrould have tiade the paper impossible to write
without.

m FAMILY HISTORY

ELSIE HEIXaG SCmPLDT JDICKI-JAN

Elsie Hedwig ochraoldt Diclaaan iras born on liaj'- 22, I9O8
in a farm house in Itonroe, .isconsin. bhe was the oldest of
nine children in the Gus tav and iinna fViedrich ochmoldt family.
Gustav and Anna iiniaigrated from Gerraany in the mid I890's. They
settled on a farm in Green County, i .Isconsin: near ijonroe.

Elsie spent luost of her free time helping Gustav with the
chores around the farm and taMng care of her yomiger brothers
and sisters. She went to the Green Covuity Schools for the first
six yeai-s of a;,r education and went to Juda High School; located
in the little toimn of Juda, ..isconsin; for her Idgh school educa-
tion. ,SliO graduated with high honors in 1926.

In 1927, Elsie enrolled in the iionroe Teachers College and
studied for one year and received a degree. In 1928 and 1929 1
she taught school for the Green County School system in l-^onroe,
Wisconsin. She taught first through sixth grades with a salary
of 100 dollars a niontli.

In 1930, Elsie laoved from Iionroe to Freeport, Illinois and
got a job in the office of the Crum and Forester Insurance eom-
pany. She was paid 50 dollars a inonth. In i.ugust of 1931. Elsie
met Leonard Dickrnan at his airstrip during one of his bamstom-
ing fliglits. .

LEONARD UV;REICE DICKMAM

Leonard Lawrence Dickman was bom on September 20, 1897 in
a iTDuse located on Kiclcapoo Street in Freeport, Illinois. He was
the second child of tliree in the Hemy and Catherine ^tilamp

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Americans. Henry was a locomotive engineer for a passenger train
imtil he took up farming and truck gardening. Tnick gardening
was raising vegetables on a farm and then peddling your vegetables
with your horse and vragon from house to house. 25 dollat-s a day
was a good days v/ork. You coiild buy three bionches of radishes or
three bunches of carrots for a dime between 1902 and 1915.

In the spring of I898, the Dickmans' moved to i>ilver Creek
township. Leonard went to school until the sixth grade in the
Silver Creek Tovmsliip school. In 1910, the nLckmans moved to a
large farm of fourteen acres located on S. Kdaais otreet and High-
way 20. Leonard helped on the farm by milking the cows, planting
crops, and truck gardening.

In 1915, Henry Dickman purchased the Charles Rosenstiel pro-
perty located on Rural Route //I in Freeport. Rosenstiel immigrated
from Germany and bought large tracts of land in the Freeport area
and eventually sold them for profit. Farming and truck gardening
continued as it did before on the other farm.

An interesting note can be r,iade here. Before 1915, Highway
20 was just a gravel roadt. In 1915, the road was made a two lane
brick road and in I936 was made into a four lane brick highway.

Around 1925, Leonard built an air strip and a hanger and
began to fly airplanes. He was the first pilot in the Freeport
area to go barnstorming. Bemstorming was the practice of flying
passengers from tovm to town on sight seeing tours. He would charge
a passenger five dollars a ride and sometimes make a couple of
hundred dollars on a busy day.

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All of his planes vjere of the open-cockpit type. The first
plane was called a "Jenny" made by the Curtis ,, right Company. It
was used as a training plane in vorld vJar 1. The next two planes
were called "Pheasand "planes with a 90 horsepoiver engine. In 1929,
he bought a ..aco J5 with a 225 horsepower engine.

In Avigust of 1931. Leonard met Elsie ijchmoldt on his air-
strip during one of liis bamstorming flights.

After seeing each other for a little itrare than a year, they
got married on December 21, 1932. They were married at St. John's
United Church of Christ in Freeporb on 3. Galena Avenue. Ito family
members attended, but some very close friends were present at the
ceremony.

Leonard and Elsie Dickman lived on the family farm on rural
Route #1, but in their own separate cottage from 1932 vintil 1937 •
The cottage had tliree rooms and a basement. They had their own
separate outhouses and v;ell for v/ater. The stove burned wood and
they used coal to heat the house in the winter.

Leonai'd stopped flying in 1932 because during the depression
there was no money for such extravagances. The plane was sold •aik;
he never fleif again.

Eorothy Jane lickr.ian was born at Freej-Xirt I-xermrorial Hospital
on March 22, 1933- Phyllis Joanne Eickraan was bom at the DickraaB
oottage on iiay 18, 1935. Leonard Dennis Dickman was born on April
17, 1937 at the Dickman cottage. In November of 1937. Henry Dickman
died leaving his estate to Leonard.

In 1937, the Leonard Dickmans moved into the big house vrith
mother Catherine. The house haxl thirteen rooms and to^ ^^^^^^^

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Catherine would rent out rooms to tourists for the night with an
occasional gypsy renting out a room. Elsie compared the idea be-
hind it to that of a modern hotel of today.

In 1952, Catlierine died. After her death the house was re-
modeled. Half of the house was lived in by "che Dickmans and the
other half was rented out like an apartment.

In 19^2, Elsie Dickraan went to work at the Newell Company
factory in Freeport. Leonard stayed home and farmed the land and
did scMiie chicken and. liog faming. Leonard retired from farming
in 1971 because of cancer of the prostrate gland. Elsie first
made belt links for machine gxms and batteries for walkie talkies
in the war effort of VJbrld i.ar II. After the war, slie made drapery
hardware. Elsie never joined a union and started out in 19^2 at
a wage of kO cents an hour. She retired in 1973 at a wage of
three dollars an hour.

Leonard considered the family to be of average income. The
family income was used for food, clothing, taxes, utilities, med-
ical expenses, ax 1 the upkeep of the farm. In 19^2, one covdd
buy a week's supply of groceries for five dollars. Today a vzeek's
supply of groceries costs about thirty dollars.

Farm life was fairly routine. At nj-ght the newspaper vras read,
the radio was listened to, the kids vrould do their homework, and
everj'-one would go to bed by nine o'clock. Dorothy and Phyllis took
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On Christinas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and July 4th, the
family would usually gather at the Edckman farm for a big
fanily dinner that all the family would attend. It would be
the only tines during the year that the whole family would be
together at once.

ReQj-gion was instrumental in facing everyday problems. Elsie
stated, '*V/e went to church every Sunday and kept the faith and con-
tinued day to day existence with a strong belief in God. " They
went to St. John's United Chiirch of Christ which moved from S.
Galena Avenue to Park Boulevard in 1945.

All faroily decisions were sliared equally by Leonard and Elsie
Dickman. Both disciplined the children usually by a strorr' "tong
lashing. " Only on occasion was the "belt ti-eatment" usee on the
children. Tliere were almost no occasions when the cliildren were
disciplined by others than their parents.

The fijrst radio was purchased in the 1929- Ivhat kind of radio
it was is not known. The first television was purchased in 195^.
It was an iioerson black and white set. iiorses and buggies were
the major source of transporta.tion until 1935 in the f'reeport area.
However, Leonard was ahead of his time by owning a Buick in 191?.

Freeport in 1935 had many stores. Sears, l-ontgomery V-ards,

and many \A>olvK>rths stores v/ere in town. There was a Blue Front

Food store on otevenson Street as well as a National T Foods and

an A&P Pbods. The E&>,; Clothing Store was in the town then as it

There were several churches and for dancing one could go
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to the Terra Aqua Gardens on Walnut Street Road in Freeport. There

also many county fairs and farm shows.

Pitching horseshow, Ijorseback riding, and bicycling are the

major forms of sport that v;as participated in by the lUckraan

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family. There was very little interest in baseball, football, or
bowling.

The most spectacxilar avents that were well remembei'ed by Leonard
Dickraan was the depression which stai'ted in 1929 and the 1934
Chicago lJorld*s Fair which he personally went to see himself.

The two riiost spectacular events that were well remembered by
Elsie Dickman vras the depression which started in 1929 and living
to see man land on the moon.

i-IARY BONDER COHEN

Mary Bonder Cohen was bom on July 19, 1901 in St. Louis,
Missouri. She was the fourth of five chile r en in the Jacob and
Rose Bonder family. Jacob and Rose Bonder immigrated from Russia
in the 1890s and settled i. .st. Louis. Jacob opened a men's haber-
dashery. A haberdashery is a store which se]-ls mens clothing.
The Bonders five children (listed from oldest to yoiingest) are
Lilly, Sara, flora, Mary, and Abe. All died before the age of 60
except for Abe, vxho in his 70s, is in a nursing home. Flora died
in a flu epidemic when young.

l-iary spent her teenage years lonely. She completed high school
and kept house for her father after the other children got married
and left home. At age 18, mutual flriends arranged for a meeting
an ice cream shop where ilary met Louis Cohen.

LOUIS HARRY COHEN
Louis Harry Cohen was bom on February 25 1 1889 in Bucharest,
Rumania. He was the second of three children in the Kenjamin and
Leah Cohen family. liot long after his birth, the Jewish community
to which he belonged was moved to Tulcha, Rumania, due to the anti-

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semitism of the pogroia era. L3.ter still the entire village was
moved to Ankara, Tvirkey.

In 1910, Ixjuis iraniigrated to the United states by himself.
He lived for a very brief time in New York City before coning- to
St. Ixjuis to take a job in a factory that manufactured metal chains.
Then in 1912, Loxiis started as a stock boy in the toy department
of the Butler Brothers .v'holesale Dry Goods Company. bVentualiy
he becajne the manager of the department inspite of the "NO JEWS"
esmployxaent policy of the firm. Louis soon brovight his parents to
America after he becarie manager of the depai-tment.

Louis became a naturalized American citizen. He was very proud
to have volunteered for sei-vice in the amy during Viorld War 1.
He advanced to the ranlc of supply sergeant in the coapany and served
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After tlie vjar, he returned to his job at the dry goods canpany.
In the fall of 1919, some mutual friends arranged for a meeting
in an ice crean shop wiiere Louis met I-ary Bonder.

They uere married the following V,ay 30» 1920. On April 21,
1921, their son Ralph was bom. '

Li/hile Louis Cohen hsd a future in the dry goods business, he
startod his own business, iie moved his family to Ziegler, Illinois.
Ziegler was a coal mining town that vcs rough and underdeveloped.
Loui? oiJened a general merchar.dise store here. During his stay
there he x-rais offered the opportimity to £0 into the business of
bootlegging alcohol vrhich he declined. IxLso because of his like-
ability, he was invited to join the local Ku Klux Klan because
he was a different type of Jev/. He also refused to join the Klan.

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Louis opened up a ladies ready to wear shop called the ELsie

May Style Shoppe \ihxch was located at 3604 west Florissant Avenue.

On February 4, 1926, Dorotljj' Cohen was born. Tlie four Ctohens
lived in a one roooi apartiaent behind their dress shop.

iJfi 1933 » Louis opened a second shop that was much larger than
the first shop called the Elegant Fashion Shop. It was located at
West Florissant and Adelaide Avenues in St. Loiiis. Both stores
were operated for about a year until Louis closed the Elsie May
Style Shoppe. The faitiily then moved to 4562 Adelaide Avenue. It
was a two family flat with five rooms and a bath.

After approximately thirty years in business, Mary and Louis
Cohen retired from business and bought a small house after the
children had left laome. The hone was purchased in University City,
Missouri. It was located on 7373 Trenton btreet. They spent the
next several years traveling tlirough the United States in their
like new 1953 Buick. They lived quietly and modestly for several
years.

Early in I960, Ilary Cohen v;as diagnosed as having a brain tvuaor.
After two brain operations, and months of hospitalization, she died
on July 7, I960.

Loiiis Cohen lived nine more years keeping house for himself
and maintaining a garden. He had one major operation for an ulcer
and tvK) cataract operations. On i'iay 5, 1969, Louis Cohen was ld.lled
in an automobile accident.

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' Oiyllis Joanne Diclanan Cohen was bom on May 18, 1935. She
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Dickman. She was bom at hone in the white cottage her parents
lived in on Rural Route rl in Freeport, Illiix>is.

She went to oouthside Grade Scliool located on Rural Route ir 1
for the first eight years of her education, ^he then went to Freeport
Senior High .x^hool fron the ninth throi:igh twelvfth grade.

ftiyllis participated in many activities. She was in the Girl
Scouts sponsored by St. John's United Church of Christ. She v/as
ax3tive in iicrseback riding, bicycling, pet raising, gardening, and
wrote poetry. V.Tien she becane sixteen, she took up guitar playing
eventually sang on IJFRL radio.

She worked at a Dairy Dream Drive-In on Soutta Galena Street
for awhile early in 1951- Later in 1951 • ihyllis went to xrork as
a nurses aid at St. Francis Hospital in I'^-eeport. Later yet in
1951 » she switched to Deaconess Hospital (now Freeport iJemorial
Ibspital) as a nurses aid in the afternoons. She went to sciiool
in the mornings.

Phyllis gradiiated from Freeport Senior High School in 1953
and was in the upper quarter of her class.

In Iiay of 1952, Phyllis v;as in a contest for Dairy Queen
sponsored by tiie local dairy farroers- This contest was covered by
radio personality Ralph Colien. It is here that PliyHis aets Ralph
Cohen.

PulLPH COHEN

Ralph Cohen v/as bom on April 29, 1921 in St. Lotiis, Missouri
at I'iissouri Baptist Hospital. lie v/as the oldest of two children
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in Ziegler, Illinois and then moved to St. Louis approximately
1924. Here Ralph lived behind the store of his father, the
tisie May Style Shoppe.

In 1926, he attended kindergarten at Patrick Henry icleraentary
School located on Goodfellow Avenue. He was transferred to Bryan
Elementary ochool after half a year at Patrick Henry.

Ralph was an honor student and allov/ed to jump ahead of other
students at a faster pace. Therefore lie graduated in seven years
rather than the normal eitjht flora eleiientary school. He graduated
from Bryan liill School in 1933-

In the fall of 1933, Haljdi entered Beauiaont High School located
on Natural Bridge Road in St. Louis. Ralph graduated as one of the
top three students in his class at age 16 in 1937- IJuring high
school Ralph was interested in school dramatics and was instrumental
in forming the first dramatic club the school had.

During the sumaier of 1937, Ralph held a job working at the
Pbod Center of St. Louis store located on V/ame Avenue, lie earned
25 cents an hour starting wages. -^ -"■•"■• ' ' ' -'"' ''

In the fa-11 of 1937, Ralph ..ntered VJashin4:ton University in
St. Laun^. Hi'.' courses were directed at business administration
studies in law. Ralph continued to work part time at Food Center.

He was active in the Order of Deltolay and also active in Temple
youth work. Because of hj.s interest in tiie Temple, he was projected
into Hebrew Union College to study for the Rabbinate. He was
supposed to enter in the fall of 19^1 after completing four years
of college at Washington University. However, the Draft board
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to the Rabbinate.

Ralph was drafted in Itoverober of 1942 and took his basic
training in librt luiox, i^entucky as part of the arraored force.
Ralph ended basic training in February and caught pneumonia. He
was hospitalized and severe damage to the left lung was caused
with occasional heinorraging. After some recovery, he was transferred
to a military police unit for duty.

Ralph was discharged from the army in October of 19^3. He
returned to employment at Food Center in a semi-administrative
capacity.

In 19^, Ralph went to Barnes Ifospital located on Kings Highway
in St. Lotiis for removal of Iiis lower left lobe of his lung. Surgery
v/as performed by Dr. Evart Grahasi, who pioneered in chest surgery.
He was mider treatment for six months.

In 19^5* he became active in the Roof Top Coraniunity Theatre
and became manager of the group until the fall of 19^5 when he
entered the field of broadcasting.

In October of 19^5 » Ralph became an announcer at ra^dio station
Ki\/TO in Sprln^:field, iissouri. .In December of that year he took a
job at KGBX sjmo in Springfield.

Early in 1950, he left radio for minor surgery in St. Louis
at Jewish iiospital on Kings Highway for the removal of a cyst on
his spine.

In Iiarch of 1950, Ralph took a job witli V;OKZ in Alton, Illinois
as an annoiuTcer.

In Hovember of 1950, he v/ent to the Veterans Hospital in St.
Lotris for the removal of the remainder of his left lung.

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After Ralph was released, he went to Freeport, Illinois in
I'lay of 1951 to work for ITFBL radio as the program director for
350 dollars a month. He also was active in the VJinnishiek Players
in acting and directing. He also was active in the Community Chest
program and taught two semesters of radio dramatics in the FVeeport
Adult Education program.

In liay of 1952, Ralph was covering the local Dairy Queen Contest
and met Phyllis Dictaaan.

They dated for about a year before deciding to elope to Keifanee,
Illiirais and vjere maxried by a justice of the peace on May 17, 1953'
In July of 1953, a religious ceremony vrxs held in Temple Israel
in St. Louis.

The first home Phyllis and Ralph lived iji was a studio apart-
ment located on Van Buren Street in FVeeport. The liviJig conditions
were crowded and in September they moved to a downstairs apartment
on Douglas Street in Freeport. It had three rooms and a bath. In
December of 1953, the Cohens movsd to an upstpdrs apartment with
six rooms and a bath on Walnut Street Road. On liay 28, 195^. Jeffry
Alan Ochen was bom at Eeacones Hospital in Freeport.

m October of 195^, the family moved to Booneville, .Missouri.
Ralph went to work as an aiinouncei^ newsman, and a copywriter at
mm for 75 dollars a week. Tliey lived in the Seventh Street
apartments in a four room plus bath apartment.

In March of 1956, the Cohens moved to Sedalia, 1-iissouri where
Ralph became an announcer and nei.sman at KSIS radio for 80 dollars
a week. On August 2k, 1956. Itouglas Neil Cohen was born at Bothwell

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i-ieraorial Hospital in ijedalia. The femly lived in a one story liouse
with four roons and a bath.

In May of 1957, Ralph novcd the famly to Rockford. Illinois
where they moved Into a hoiise at 45^ Cleveland Avenue after a
brief stay in Freeport with the Uickmans. The liouse has five
rooms, a bath, and a garage. Ralph went to vjork for .'iROk as an
announcer holding various duties such as newscating, ffcrm reporting,
statiwi protion, and merchandising. He started at a salary of &$
dollars a week and ended at 133 dollars a week wiien he left the
station in 1964. (August of 1964)

Pnyllis did some light volunteer Iiospital vjork between I960
and 1962. Stxe worked in pediatrics and the infonuation desk.

In August of 1964, Ralph did a promotion for Fairview ^hoppin^"
C«nter that yielded 400 dollars in earnings.

In Dec^Dber of 1964, RaJ^h went to v7ork as a copyi/riter and
producticm manager for l.JPX radio in Kockford (vrliich is nov: wyFL;)
for 135 dollars a week.

In vSeptQK^iber of I965, Ralph v;ent to woi-k for ..Ct:-h. TV in Rock-
ford as a copywriter, production Eanager, and sales ser-vice co-
ordinator for 90 dollars a week anci when he left in 197'C for I50
dollars a week.

In 1966, Phyllis took a job as a saleslady at Owens, Inc. at
the Rockfbrd Plaza. In I968, she was transferred to the Owens store
at ColOTdal Village as a saleslady, iiventually she becaeie manager
of the aceesoiy depajrijaont.

On Deeeniber 6, 1968, a divorce was finalized between Phyllis

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Middlebury Avenue in early I969.

In the summer of 1970, Ralph went to Swedish American hospital
in Rockford for lainor hernia repair.

5? In Ftebruarj- of 1971, Ralph started vrork at V/KwL W radic in
Belvidere. He is presently eniployed at ,Xi as Operations ."-ianager.

In March of 1971, Phyllis left Owens and went to work at Weises
in ColxMiial Village as a saleslady and is presently nana^ei of the
Bridal balon and living on Cleveland Avenue in Rockford.

Ralj^ is presently living at I603 Benton c.treet in a house
with seven rooms and a bath with his eldest son Jeffry.

VJhile fbyllis and Ralph were married, the family considered
itself of average Incotite, The family income was iised on necessities
such as groceries, clothes, housin^^, and then mai/be some luxuries.

Religion played a ina.jor part in tlie family life. There were
maxQr oonllicts over religion. There was a basic difference in
piiilosophy between Christianity and Judaism that eventually led
to the divorce of these tvro people and the splitting up of a family.

>iutual decisicais were made on moving, schooling, and occupations
with the aujeption^the jobs Phyllis ha.Ay'^eft her little time to care
for the children and therefore was objected to by Ralph.

Both parents disciplined the children, usually by sending the
children to their rooiis and by talking to the'.. Only on minor occasions
was spanking necessary. The major discipline problems were handled
by Ralph while Phyllis handled the minor rUscipline problems.

The first television was purchased in June 01 l''-y53- It was a
Magnovox Table model (black and wliite) for ^0 dollars M±th 'the
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The First auUM/iobile owned hy Ralph was a 19^ Studebaker
ChaB5)ion that cost luOO dollars. The second car was a otiidebaker
V-8 which cost 2100 dollai-s and in 1953 he bought a Studebaker sports
car (eventually called the Plawk) for 2500 dollars. He owned tliis
car when he married rhyllis.

Vihen asked what spectacular eveiiin are of special memory to
Phyllis, she said the birth of her children, the end of iJorld War U,
and the tomadoe that hit Bolvidere in 196? were events tliat stuck
out in her mind.

riTien asked what special events are of particular memory to
Ralph, he said that his surgery, the birtli of his sons, the bombing
of Pearl Harbor wliich signalled the beginning of .,orld ,:ar II, and
the assasination of John F. Kennedy were events that stuck out in
liis mind.

Jeffry Alan Cohen was bom on I-iay 28, 1954 at Deacones ifespital
in Freeport, Illinois at 500 P.m. in the aTtemoon. He is the
oldest son of Ralph and Phyllis Cohen.

In i960, Jeffry vjas enrolled at Rolling Green Elementary .School
located on Louisiana iuoad ...i Rockford. in 1966, Jeffry entered
Jefferson Junior High located at 2525 Ohio Parkway, in 1970, Jeffry
rojiained at Jefferson when it was converted into a high school.
Also in 1970, Jeffry got a job as a dishviashei- at the Dog N Sxids
located at 2404 5. Alpine road in Rockford. In 19?2, Jeffry grad-
uated from Jefferson Pligh 2choi i.. xhe "tep I/3 of Ms class.
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at Rock Valley Junior College in the fall of 1972. At the presesent

he lives with his father at I6O3 Benton Street in Rockford and is

an assistant manager at Dog N Suds. He will be leaving in the fall
of IS^h to continue nis education at the University Of Illinois in

the Ch^japaign-Urbana area.

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COLETTA, DAVID P 1954-

PLEASE USE INK; PLEASE PLACE THESE SHEETS AT THE FRONT OF THE SECOND COPY OF YOUR
FAMILY HISTORY

[)ear Contributor to the

Kock Valley College Family History Collection;

So that your family history can be made more useful to historians and others studying
\mer\can families, we are asking you to fill out the forms below. This will take you only a
few mintues, and will be easily made over into an Index which will permit archive users ready
access to just those kinds of family histories needed.

I. SURVEY

1 . Your name

Date of form

Mar^ck 30j 197'/

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OFFICE USE CODE

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2. Your college: Rock Val ley (oJlejcje

Rock ford", iTTTnois

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3. Check the earliest date for which you have been able to say things about your family in
your paper.

Before 1750 1750-1800 I8OO-I85O

l^]Q^0-]300 1900 or later

k. Please check all regions of the United States in which members of your family whom you
have discussed in your paper have lived.

^New England (Mass., Conn., R.I.) Middle Atlantic (N.Y. , Penna. , N.J., Va.)

"~P^uth Atlantic (Ga. , Fla., N.C., S.C.) East South Central (La. .Mjss. , Ala. ,Tenn , K%

West South Central (Ark., N.M., Tex., OVTVl y-^'tast ^^''^^ Central (Mich., Ohio, Ind.)

Pacific (Cal., WashJ (Hawaii, Alaska)

5. Please check al 1 occupational categories in which members of your family whom you have
discussed in thi s paper have found themse 1 ves^^^

'-^Farming ^Mining __^^Shp(>keepi ng or small business

Tp^nsportat ion ^Big.,^s iness ' — ^Manufacturing

//Profess ions /^xfruJus t ri al labor ^Other

6. Please check al 1 religious groups to which members of your family whom you have discussed
in this paper have belonged.

Roman Catholic ^Jewish ^Presbyterian ^Method ist^

Baptist Episcopal ian Congregational (..--"^Lutheran

^^uaker ^Mo rmon Other Protestant ^Other

7. What ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper?

Blacks
"Jews
jrish '_

East Asian

/indi ans ^Mexi cans/'^ ^Puerto Ri&ens

"Central Europeans jy Italians t-^ Slavs
"British Native Americans over several generations
Other

What >ources did you use in compiling your family history?

'y Interviews with other
f^i ly members
tal Records
Photographs

Fami ly Bi bles

L^nd Reccjrds
/ Maps

Family Genealogies

e" U.S. Census
ther

FAMI LY DATA

A. Grandfather (your father's side)

Name A/'^ ^ //'/t/AAr ^" i ( Aj/^ //<: Current Residence /j J^.}^ /\Cr i :, /S -J ■/ ,
I f dead, date of death T't'/i/ "7. /T< <^"

Place of birth / ■.-:■- :^^ " '^ t }" Date of Birth^ , p / / , / J J }

Education (numbej- of years):
grade school / i, / ^ , high school vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

I I ■•. . x'^,-, ,, (after leaving home)

^^^//ikCK^rciJJ L/J'-^< Dates ' ' .X:i-SC 1st / ,f ;>V /jc.v,/, S-h Pat^^^Z^-Nt-

2nd Dates 2nd Dates

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

'4th Dates kxM Dates

Re

ligion/C/y/yc'/-

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. ':/'/■■-{ h pJ^ -^ y_ V_, ' - \i:7

Place of Marriage to your grandmother <^y 7~77~~i~~~' ( /; ( 'i<Cl; '.TV/j'^'® t/Ji'^L /^'^/*

NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another relative give

that data on the back of this page. (A-1) ^

Grandmother (your father's side)

Name j/ljc. S Ml) Ic // /W C^'^^ ^^ Current Residence ^^ ^ "^ )^l\\'^ :.C St t
If de'ad. date of death //> r. ■ I / -T 'y,: /

Place of birth /( '/'/,, f-' -/ //V/ Date of birth /A/u ' ^ 7, / O/C

Education (number of years):
grade school - ./ ^ high school vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(aft^r leaving home)

St If/i- -^^ ^^ y c" Dates ' / y ^- \%t / \ J i

r < / - - Date//-/^^/

2nd Dates 2nd_

3rd Dates 3rd_

Ath Dates '♦th Dates

Re 1 i g i on

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc._

n

^m In n-^'i Lhi-

Place of marriage to your grandfather ^ . -^ l'"''[i fy's- -/ 'rrS^'^^ ./ /' ///'i ' <' ' ^' ■ /'■
^°'^= ih%natl^SP.»fh^e'^Ba£l'§?^|^f§ ^ifiV^)! ^^^P'^"'^^^^ °'' ^'^^'"^^ relative give

A- I Stepgrandfather (your father's side)

N.inic Current Residence

I f dead, date of death

Place of birth Date of Birth

Education (number of years)
grade school high school ^vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home) '
I St Dates 1st ^Dates

2nd Dates 2nd Dates

Dates

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

Hh

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandmother date

A-2 Stepgrandmother (your father's side)

Name Current Residence

If dead, date of death

Place of birth Date of birth

■Hi

Ath Dates ^th Dates '

Re I i g i on

Education (number of years):
grade school high school vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st ^Dates 1st ^Dates

2nd _Dates ^^ 2nd ^Dates_

3rd Dates 3rd ^Dates_

Re 1 i g i on

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandfather Date

Grandfather (your mother's side)

Name ///;; , / -f^. ij J '' ' ^ Current Residence/' /J " /^ ' /W r// ^/
I f de^d, date of death 7-6/ A'' -^ Q t p y ; ^ '^ ^ -^ ^

Place of birth /-,;,. / / /^ / J p,,, of birth SV /- i . ^ /; / V .? j^

Education (number of years) : " /

grade school ' > y .' ^'^^ school vocational college

Occupation(s) • PLacE OF RESIDENCE

7 //-r-^ // ) r r' \ — / ■ • (after leaving home) /r . .',r\

2nd^//,yo,-7rV/r /r^,^..//, C:))ates/::^Jri' <^2nd j I I / / Dates( /Til^y^

3rd ^Dates ^3rd ^Dates

^th ^Dates /4th Dates

jaxties, ci,vi 1 or social clubs, fraternities, etc. ^^ " ^'' Hl p^'^^'-^^ (^ f v/)

Re 1 i g i on^

Pol itical parties, .cj,vi 1 or social clubs, fraternities, etc,

Place of marriage to your grandmother /////;/,/ 'r C/l /,v/ - jrf/^/j/ditc I / K ///"J^'OAj

Note: If your mother was raised by a i>LepfaiMer Pr anottier reiacive (tO S^e 1 Sf^*" ^

give that data on the back of this page (C-1)

Grandmother (your mother's side)

Name/; / ' -^ , --. : ' ;: v : (' i: /e^H/' Current Residence / /^'/C ^ /7^-?H:\ ^

I f dead, date of death // \.-r - -r ,- / C ^ /

Place of birth / ^ < /^//^ -^ / ^Date of b i rth Ml/], /?^^ ^ ! ^ ^'^ '^

Education (number pf years) ' / ' ' -
grade s choo 1 ly \/l/ S^i i gb school vocational college

Occupation(s) ^ PLACE OF RESIDENCE

l!

2nd Dates 2nd Dates

/ . ^ -, f C p->^^ >- "^ /'//-> (after leaving home) /'^^/-^<fj

1st .//-/^'^^ '^ /^-//i. Dates" 7;^; 1st / y< -/-^ ^^> //' ,■ Dat^s ' ^^.>/

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

'■' /

Religion / /r 7 ; V ' ri, C I /j I f li

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. - J> / J /j Hi n /CO S <L ^^ — I ^ U

/ .) >■ , X ^ f ' /■ /.'/ • •_

Place of marriage to your grandfather -- - ■' ' ; ' ■ / .Z ' y '^-■■•^ate''IA^^/i^/?^^yA^
Note: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to age 18)
give that data on the back of this page (D-2)

C- I Stepgrandfather (your mother's side)

Name

If ,,-—) — J— ?— 1 — -r- ^Current Residence

ir dead, date of death

!..<.• o(

D.ilc of hi,

f'liH.ition (numh,., of yr.,7~) ~ "

'"'"'" ■■''"'"' ■ ''''j'' ••cliool vocjt ion.il coll(

Occupat ion(s)
c, t n->^^. (after leaving home)

Dates

2nd
3rd_
'^th

.Dates 2nd

.Dates 3rd

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
mi
Dates

Dates

Dates /,th

_Date5
Dates

Re 1 i g i on

Political parties, civil or social' clubs, fraternities, etc.
^lace of marriage to your grandmother ' ~"

D-2 Stepqrandmother (your mother's side)

Name

I f (iead, date (jf death

Place of bi rth

Education (number of years) '
grade school '' i yh school

Occupat ion (s)

'''"^ _Dates

2nd

Current Residence
Date of bi rth

col 1.

ge

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st

■ ^Dates 2nd

3rd

.Dates 3rd

Dates
Dates
Dates

Re I i q i on

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities,

Place of

lace ot marriage to your grandf'athei

Dat(

Name ///// , /7/^'/ f /// C O
Place of birth //6 /^^ J ~f
Number of years ot schooling /

•/ '-y -o-Mcr s name snouid appear below

H / date /7/ 0> / I /^^^
r,i(l . Occupati-tirr ,/^ ,-"/-% ,{; ^^ /■: '

1
1

Residence / ; / -/ S' ^ '' /)~Hi
Number of children /y/i ^

Place of birth X ' i ^^ - "^"T
Number of yeac^s of schpoling
Residence /^ /^- - A /:/ /.-T"*"
Number of 'children i^ l'^' t

^4rltal status //.^.'//UV ' ' '

7. /A . , ..,

M I'V date/-^ t,; ^c ^/ y y-(^

^^ U ^'' •- uccup^tidn /^r^hdP^^n

ijf_i^arital Status /,; r C ^^^'C 4: c// l^.^^K /^A^O.

3.

Name ,?//._ '- ^ /^ // A/^

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Place of birth ^,-Ar^ ^-y^y/^ "H^f. 7/./. //, V/^V

Numoer or yeap, yf ^hoolTng '

Occuoatlbn ^A / ^' ^ .. //,

Residence / i '/ ( /^/-•/.•A_i ■. /-•

_>arital Status /'/,.////^' ■" "

Name

Place of^ bi rth

date

Numoer or years of schooling

Occuoatlbh

Marital Status """ "

Number of chi Idren

Name

Place of bi rth

date

Number of years of schooling

Occupatibn

kesidence

Number of chi Idren

Marital Status

Name

Place of birth

date

Number of years of schooling
Residence

Occupation

Marital Status

Number of ch i 1 Jren

i

Name

Place of birth

date

Number of years b7 scliooling
Residence

Occupation

Marital Status

j

Number of ch J Idren

Name

Place of bi rth

date

Number of years ofscViooling

Res idence

Number of chi Idren

Occupation

Marital Status

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Place of bi rth

Number of years of schooling

Res 1 dence

date

-

Occupation

Marital Status

Number of chi Idren

0.

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling

date

Occupation

1

Marital Status

CHILDREN of C and D (or f. - 1 . D-.)-your mother's na.e should appear below

Numhrr n( ch i Idren -^- '''- - ~ ^

■^^TT

Occupation //'^- ,v -' r ,.^/./'-

Marital Status

/if^^n:

P I 0 CO or bi rtPi
Number of years, of school inc
Residence ^ Y J /
Number of ch i Idren

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P I ace of birth /f r /^; f / r >Cw :>

Number of years o^ school i ng ' • --

Res idence /'/ / '
Number of ch i Idren

date //y-// //^^S

^^lln;^^;Ar> ^ '/'-J ... ..

/ -^ -J - ■ Occupation ^y

• /'^ - • ^ ///.' ' /V -Marital "^fAfnc /'-; /z' ,K' A

P 1 ace'o'f birth ' / .

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Number of ye^rs., o,
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Number of yeajsyot scbop U ng 7 , ' " "
Residence / / N ^ // / ^ '' ''^ '
Number of chi fd

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6. Name

Place of bi rth /

Number of years of. schooling y ,,

D,. _ r j_ . / , , X -J_, ,/ /rt

Number of years of schooling

Residence

Number of chi Idren

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of schooling

Residence

Number of chi Idren

Name

Place of' b i rth "

Number of years of" school (nq

Residence

Number of chi Idren "

date

Occupation

Marital Status

10, Name

Place of bi rth '

Number of years of school !nq
Residence

Number of ch i | d

date
ccupat ion"

Marital Status

Name , ■/ /I / ^''/i^ /' ~ ' ^ - ' '/- Current Residence

I f dead, date of death

Place of birth J(^r r-If__ S 7 A /-/ ^Date of birth /J i^7y C t / ^

Education (number of years) _ / ,/ y '

grade school ,_2_ high school -^^ /sT vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

/ , L?,r>^t7 I A. ^- . /? ,■ ir-y ■ • '- (after, leaving home) , ,- ^ ^.

1 5 1 A ^ ^i ^'^'' *^ ^°' '- ^ "< - Dates/^ - f/h 1/^^ ■ ''// 1st IX -' - '-' " / /; Dates ^^^^ ^^

2nd/j-v/yCv-'/;yy-^/^. f^;- SMlO^i, U,. M/:' // VyZnd/^ ^ ■/ / ^-, ' ' ^r<^ - Ddtes /' ^ / ' //

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

'♦th ^Dates ^^ith Dates

Religion ^ // T // ^ / / ( ~ '. ~~ ~~~

Politica)l parties, fivil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. ^i / / h '' f^/''^' ^^ih^^

pn^jfch N'f/\ ■ ■■■ ■; -.,..,...

Place "of marriage to your mother -' ^/ . , / ^ • > ' /. ' / / date / ^. / / '

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)

Your Mother

Name/^Ai: /^ ^S/''^ C rh 71 /i Current Residence^^ / /^ ''• '

If dead, date of death

Place of birth //'"/^/>,- ' ^W > Date of birth / ^ l^ ' ^ J , / / ^

Education (number^ of years) 7 -^

grade school '^ high school ^-^ vocational / col lege

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

/ / urr r ,-. t (after -.leaving home)0^>— ' "^ 3

m^ LU'-.^.^^^<^ Dates />-/r-7V2nd / ^ 't/ C ^ "^ ^ ^^ • Dates A^VVy
3rd ^Dates 3rd _Dates

Religion^ '/, 7"/,.- ,/, <. / /Ll^Lpc^^ { ( Jd

Pol i ticarparty, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. ^ r / /l' '^'^ ^ . .

Place of marriage to your feather . - ^^ - v - _ J >i ^.Cv k n^rA/^date ^rC , ry /r^j-
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
this page (F-2).

E-1 Stepfather

f dead, date of death

Place of birth ^__ ^Date of birth

Education (number of years) ~~
grade school high school vocational college

Occupation(5) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates

2nd Dates 2nd Dates

Dates

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

^th

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

'ith Dates ^th Dates

Rel igion

Pol i t icai" part les , civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your mother " Date

F-2 Stepmothe

Name

Date of bi rth
col lege

i

1 f dead, date of death
Place of bi rth

—

i

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

vocational
1st

Occupat ion(s)

1st Dates

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

2nd Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd Dates

3rd
sorori t ies ,

etc.

Dates

Re I i g i on

Kolitical party, civil or social clubs,

Place of marriage to your father

date

CHILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below

ame /// , JJh ^ ' fJ C C / ,^ ////
lace of bi rth /' C v /C /' c ,t r'j JT ^^
umber of yearjs of schooling ' -/' j .-^ ~

Place -of 'b'i rth /'' C V /C V c >t n '/ '^L- , Date of h\rX.\^_/}! Ay /'7 ,/ /'-I"'/

Number of yearjs of schooling ' -/' ? /■ ' Occupation

Residence ■- ' ' - ~^ ' • Marital Status

Number of ch i Idren '' - .. '-■ _

Res i dance

Name

Place of bi rth Date of birth

Number of years of school Ing Occupation

Res i dence Marital Status

Number of chi Idren

Name^

Place of birth ^Date of birth

Number of years of school ing Occupation_

Res i dence Marital Status

Number of chi Idren

Place of bi rth Date of birth_^

Number of years of schooling ~ Occupation_

Res i dence Marital Status

Number of chi Idren

Name

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Ma r i t a 1 Status

Number of chi 1 dren

Name

Place of birth Date of birth_

Number of years of school ing Occupation_

Residence ^ Marital Status

Number of chi Idren

Place o^ birth Date of birth___^

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of chi Idren ~~^

Place of birth ^^^ °f t.irth_

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Marital Status

Number of children

ASSIGNMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are wilHncj)

111

Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinoi^-^ i A ^ J U^

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ppl)a David Coletta **»****»*«*

r^'p2)a A.'i^Grico CnleLta FAT".:,?,

pp3)a alsa Coletta MOTiliiH

pr)4)b Italo Luchetti UKCLE

pp5)b Mar;,- Luchetti AJilT

pp6)v. Tliom.-is Luchrtti JOUiJiI' 1st
PP7)l Katheif-ine Lu'-hetti CCi'SIli

pp)Bc Phillip Picchi UNCLi;;

pp)9c Th -resa Picclii aUiiT

piOlOc Dennis Picchi CuUoIil

pp)lld Anp:elo Sefcneri UliCLE

pp)l.?d Lena Segneri AUNT

pp)l3o Dario Reali LhiCLc;

pp)l4'. Marraret Reali AUNT

D-D)l5f Joe neali U.-CLJi
pp)l6;?- Janes Fal;;iat,-ino U'ir^.hi^
pp)l7g Evel-.-n Falrlatano AUNT

pp)l8g Bob Falgiatano COUolN Itjt

pp)l9g Pat Fal-^iatano COUilN

pn)20h Peter Coletta UNCLE

pp)21h Emily Golet a AUNT

pp)22h D-nnis Col-_;tta JulJoIN Ist

pp)23h Jerry Coletta COJii:. Irt

pp)24i .Ambrose Coletta f,HA'.DF&ThER

pp)25i Antonia Coletta 'jRyu.LiNOTNER

pp)26j Enil R<:ali OlwL DFATiiEH

pp)27.i Gertrude Reali GRA..Di'-;OTHEK
pp) 23 CNARICTERISTICS OF ai FA-'^IILY

TjKX ;0':t.

pp)29-Cont. of pp)23

Dp) -'O Granf'.parontr, ( H'.'al i )

pp)31 Grand narents ('Jolotta)

pp)32-Cont. of pp) 51 IIOUoi:^ :..^P OY 1 .: i Loonis ot. oo, j-] o th. Avei.U'j,

pp)33 liy Parents -.nd ISo.-!. HOU^ic; •.'..■^F OF u54-l">t'i :ive.

pp)34 ^■^ri of Italy.

ACKNOWLi^DGEM.m'TS:

Thank you for mal-cin/, n:y fnniily history, for '.-ithout Ine coopor-ition

of my Aunt Mary Luchetti and all of ly r-.; l.-'.tivon I woulcJ not been

atle to complete this. Thanks to my father rid ,:iotne]- for yiore help.

SPECIAL THA1;KS TOO-St. iuithon:' Church in l<0'.:l:f ^rd 111.

Oi'LERS: Mr. James ?al.-iatar:o a: Family
&
-".r. Joest)h R^ ali

;l>-2)a

'■'AME: ^.r. A-nerico Joreph Colettn

ADDHh:3S; 634-nth Avenue

CITY: Rockfor'i Illinois

i-IRTHDATo: A.),'nast 6,1';\"'0 irORi;; In hone ii. hone, I 'niy .

AGri ; 53./rn.&9month3

COLOR HAIR ; :lack

iliiJiS: Brown
RACE ; White

IIATIONALITY; Italian (American Citi",..'n an of I'VU) (Cijne to J. 3. in 1914)
WEIGHT; 1701bs.
KEIG^iT: ^^'oin.

CHILDRfJIJ; One, David Coletta.
RELIGION : Ron -ai 'jalholic
I APTIZi:.D: at. Mary's Cii-irch, Rone Italy
COMMUIJION RITE; 3t. Mary's Church, Rome Italy
CONFIRMED; St. Anthony Church, Rockford 111.
SCHOOLING; lOyrs.

GRADE SCHOOL: l-8th completed in Home, Italy at St. Marj' ' s School.
HIGHSCHGOL; St. Thonas Hif^hSchool in Rock:'ord-9^10th Reason for not

continuing:: Had to work to help his family
OCCgPATION: Foreman at Rockford Produ-' t-. Emnloyed tliere si::ce 1941.
>.LSO WORKED AT; Weinan Furniture Co. for five years.
I-:ARRIED; To Mi::^s Elsa Reali in St. An'.'iony Churcli/April ;i, 194S
HOLBIES; None

RELA^^ATION TIME; Listenirr to the Cu. s ,■ a-ies. Doin^: yardwork.
SOCIAL GLUhS! St. Ambrose Society

POLITICAL PARTY; Votes for the man but usually Democratic in opiiiion,
FIHAIICIALLY ; Middle Class

pp. 3) a

■■'AME: Mrs. Elsa Carmella C'olitta formerlv fii-a .'Jl.sa K-al.i.

ADDRi'SS; 6;M-15th Avenue
CITY; Rockford Illinois
BIRTHl.ATE; Fetuary .^'y,l^c:2
AGE; 52.yrs(i;2raonth3
COLOR HAIR;B1 ack

EYrJ3; Brown
KA;E ; V/hite

KATIJN;ix.ITY; Italian (A:neT-i^-an Citi:^.!: ru> of l-j/[-0 (Ca-ne t.; J.S. ; p. ;t)t. 30.192))
*VEIGHT; 1401b 3.
H.'JIGHT; 5'4in.

CIIILDREM; One, David Joletta
Rh^LIGION : Catliolic

BAPTIZED; 3t. Mary's C'lurch, Hone, Ital;
COMHUIIION RITE; St. Anthony's Churcri, Rccl.forn 111.
CONFIRMl'JD: St. .Inthony's Churoh, Rnokf-^rd 111.
SC:?OOLi:,'G; lOyrs.

GRADESCHOOL: 1&2 completod in ot. I'arv's School in Rorr.e,! laly. :5-8/st. Anthony ' s.
HIGHSiJHOOL; 'Jth grade finished at Lincoln Jr.hirc I'Hh -rade -it East hifho
VOCATIONAL TRAINING; lyr. nt Ho-dcford Husinoss Coll.;, c.
OCCUPATIOM; Secretary at J.L. Claik Co. Kockford 111 . (l->", 2-4'?)
JOhS HELD WHILE SILGLr];

1) J.L clar;^ CO.

2) NELSON KNITTING CO. (l}?3-42)

MARRIED; To Mr. Ain^.ri -•o Coletta at St. Anthony's Ch';rcji on /ipril 5of 1945

HOBBIES; Knitting, rardenin;:.

RELAXATION TIME; Readin/^ m3.=--zineG and \ni\.Sriur. t.v.

SOCIAL OLU':S; St. Ambrose Soci-ty, Rockiord 111.

Position as mernber; Secretary of Tre'.; ury jc n )W a Council Mer.ber,
POLITICAL PARTY; Lomocratic
PRESENTLY: A hou:;.ewife .and nartime c:nploy.-d -: a sales lady at Lillian's Co,

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NAME ! Italo Luchetti

ADmtESS: 605-15 th ..venue
^'ITY; Rockford Illinois
BIRTHDATE; April 18,1908
AGE; 66vrs.
COLOR HAIR: Blond

EYES: Blue
RAGE; White

NATIOMAi.ITY: Italian [U.^. CITIZEN as of 19,^7) (Caine to U.S. in IJ^O)

WEIGHT: lS21bs.
HEIGHT: 5'6in.
CHILDRr.!': one Thomas
RELIGION: Catholic

BAPTIEED; St. Mary's Church Ro.iie I--aly
COHMUniON RITE; St. Mary's Churcti Ror.e It^Iy
CONFIRf^ED: St. Mary's Church Rone Italy

oCHOOLIKG: 1st thru 7th
GRADESC-XOL: """"-m, „,.„,.

HIGnSCHOOL: None
OCCUPATIOI.'; Laborer

JOBS: Winnebap:o Cabinet Co. Rockford III. ( l".19-74)

2) JOHN BARNES DRILL CO. Rl'CKFuRL 1j1\I. (i-JM-Al)
MARRIED: To Miss Mary Reali at Jt. Aji hoMv'-, Church on
HOBBIES; Likes to make furniture at .'O-ne.
RELAXATION; Giirdeninc

SOCIAL CLUBS; St. Air.bro.ce Society Club and The Verdi Club
POLITICAL PARTY: Repuuiican
FINM.'CIALLY: Middle claims

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NAME: Mrs. f^'ary Luchotti for-.erly Mi^s M.-iry Rc-ciii

ADDRESS; 60S-15th Avenue

CITY; Rockford Illinois

nIRTilDAT.:.; March d,190']

AGE:65yrs.

COLOR HAIR : hrown

:iYE3: i-rown

RACE ; White

HATIOkALIT; ; Itcliati (Came to U.6. in Jopt. ^O, H;:j) (U.o. ---i ti iieii in 19;-;b)

WEIGHi' ; 17211s.

HEI^inT ; 5'3in.

CHILDREN ; One, Thomvs

RBLIGIOn; Catholic

BAPl'lZED ; ot. Mary's Churoh Ro.-ne Italy

COMMUNION RITE ; St. Marv'c Church Rome, Italy

COi.'FIRMED ; St. Kary's Church Rome, It.l"

SCHOOLING ; 127r.

GRALESCH'JQL; St. Mary's ScJiool Hom^, Italy

HIGH SCHOOL ; 9th-lk coni'leted i:; K.):r.e.

OCCUPATION ; """""""

JOBS; Worked at Ropers Co. in Rockford. (l951-40)

MARRIED ; To Mr. Luchetti at ^t. Anthony's Chui'ch on .<ov. 27, 1941.

HOtjBIES ; ""•"""

RELAXATION TIME ; Gardening, «:;-! worki-r aro'i-.d the house.
SOCIAL CLUbS; St. A:nlro:.e Society Club in Rockford 111.
POLITICAL P,,RTY: D.-noc ratio

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KAMaJri-ir. Thomas Dominic : Lui-hetti
ADDRESS ; 1?20 rjptselraa Driv-
CTil: Ul^iii Illinoi:;
A'iE; 26.vr3.

LIKTHDATiJ; July 2J,lJ4d Forr: UNKIvO.vrt (Adopted cnil :)

COLOR ;iAIR; hrown

EYcjSrBlue
RACE; White
:;ATIOi.ALITY; American
WEIGHT; ZyOlbs.
ilEICiJT; 6"jin.
CHILDREN; i'ione
RELIGIOi.'; Catholic

i; A FT I ZED; St. Anthony's Cliurch kockfoi-.i 111.
C0M:-'TIJNI01J; St. Antho!iy's Church "„,-„„„>..,„„.. m^

GO --IRMED; St. Anthoriy'a Churcli ■-m,,,,,,,,,,,.^

SCHOOLING; 17yrs.

GRADESCHOOL; St. Stanaslaus Scnool Rorkfnrd 111.

HIGHSCHOOL; boyl,-.n Centrjil Catc.ylic iliKhscliool

COLLEGE; l)Kockvalley Jr. College 2yrs.

( Was voted Presid^? it of LjtudenL body in 1 ibf)

2)Rockford College 2yrs. R"Cei-''-?o b.A. Decree in 196-.=.

3)Precenbly attendiig i^yo^;! University m Cnica.'o. ( 2n.!yr. )
QCC I PAT I OH;

JOBS;l) Taur:ht at i.ast HirTi in Rnckf.nl for2/rs. [I[j6\!)
2) Was drafted in 1T6?,, joined th^? National auard.

HARRIED; To Mi;:s Katherine Pierce of Ohio at the Old Stone Church in

(in Rockton 111. on August 8,197l)
RELAXATION TIME; NONE

SOCIAL CLUBS; '.'ONE

POLITICAL PARTY; Democratic, usually votes for the man.

FUTURE PLA.iiS; Inter.d:j to beco lo a lawyer after rinishivf; law school.

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NAI^E; Mrs.Kathorinq Li;chotti formerly Misj Kat.i.-riiie Pierce.

ADDHESS ;1320 Getsel-na ]>'i\'e

Ar;^'; 27 Born November r?.,l')47 in Clovr?J;rid, 0,>io

COLOR i:AIR; Ulond
t,Y iilS: Blue

RACE; ./hite

NATIONALITY; Anglo-3e>:on

M|Gin_: 1231bs.

HhJlGHT: 5 'Bin.

CHILDKii;iI:none

Ri-JLIOION; Protestant

I- 'PTIZa'D; Clevelands Lutheran Church of Chri st , ClevclJi/id Ohio.

SCi:OOLi:iG; Ifiyrs.

GRADESC!;OQL; Clevol 'ir.d ' s ^le.nentary Jchool ];i:-.'3t)4 CleveLand Ohio.

HIGHSCHOOL; Roosevelt ir-ii School Clevoi.-.iid Ohio.

COLLEGE; Rockford CoUero-4,vrs aLt.,',d-; for >:er iiA. de,'-ree and

two -lore years for hor MA. de.f:re'-. in Ai-t,
OCCUPATION ;

JOBS; l) Teaches i:.nglish and Art in ElgiriL- r. L{'-tiSclioo U
HOBBIES; Likes to p-ir' t, needle poiut.aad -r r:e voLtf'ry.
POLITICAL PARTY; REPUi-.lICA;;

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."<AHE: Mr. Phillip Picchi

ADDRE33; 44^-16th Avenue

blRTHDAI'i^ ; April -50,1908 i i F^rentino ll.:.iy

AGE;66.Yr3.

COLOR KAIli ; Drown
li^YKS: lirown

RACii]; White

;;ATIJ .Ai.ITi ; Italian

WEIGHT: 15511s.

HEIG::T; 5'7in.

CHILLRc;;!: On", Dennis Picclii ^Adopted)

RKLIGIQ::; Roman Catliolic

BAPTIZED; At St. P.-ter's Church, Per. .. I i no Italy

SCHOOLI.-'Gtl tf:ru6th

GR.ADESGHOOL; """""" "comp ieted in I taiy , Prr,.iitino.

OCCUPATION; Retired from J .L. Clark/wo }-ked i iior.i tor jlyrv.. (1942-73)

MARRLciDiTo Kiss Theresa R^ali onJune .''), 1-J3'» "t ot. An tiio.'i./ ' s Church.

RELA:<ATIjN TIMa;_ Wat.Mi',/- thu wear's i;: the wi- ';fjr a:.d L:ie tVai tebox in summer.

HOBBIES; garde:ing and doirif odd jobs aro..: i his ho'::e.

SOCIAL CLUB; St. /.rabrose Club, Rockiord 111.

fi;ia;;cially: upper midijle class

POLITICAL PARTY: LiiHOCRATIC

KAMElMrs Th resa Picchi for:::erly Ms.s Theresa K.,ali ^^ ^^ ""

A_DDR^oS_: 445-16th Avp-m.

i;IRTHDATE; October 8,ljl7 BOKK:I:. Hom-^ It.-ily.

AGE: STyrs. D.^Oi.Ao..l;^a:-cn .MyVO (huried in Calvery Cem.)

COLOR nAI[{; Brown
^'YES: Brown

RACE; White

r.' AT I ON A LIT' : Italian

WEIGHT; l'^71h3.

HEIGHT; 5'6in.

CHILDREN: One Dennis ricchi (Adopt. <i) (...came a Housev/ife)

RELIGIO -i Ronan Cali:olic

BAPTIZED: At St. Mary';- Church Rome Italy.

C Oh FIRM ED; """" """ ""-"

COMMlhilON RITE; ■"•""""••"" "" ■•„ „„.,„„„„

SCHOOLING; Completed 1st thru 7th in Italy.
OCC:;PATION ;

JOBS: Worked for ISyrr. at ..el:;on Anittiiifj Co. in Rockford.

MARRIED; To Mr. Phillip Picchi at St. Anthony's Church on June ^5,1339.
RELAXATIO;: TIME; Sp riL loLs of ti.na h;../.inr a. d ,_,^a-(ie:!i!ig.
SOCIAL CLUBS: St. Anurose Society Club.

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'■■^'''-^' Mr Dennis David Picctii

ADDRESS :ddR-1hth Ave.aie

3IR.KDAT1^ January 2'^,]'j6^ fcO:i:.; IK.Ki.u./., (a.:o;>tcd .-hiia)

Ann: 14" 7-3.

CJLOR iJAI..; hrown
i^l'^S Blue

i'. AT I ON At. 1 1 1 An eric an
W5I0HT; 1-55103.
HEIGHT: 5'5in.

■-'^LIGIOK: Roman Catholic

h.^FilZiX: At Jt.Anthoiiy 's Cuarcn, r;ncki'ord III.

^0^!Kji-I i-l laTcJ; "MMMM. , ,„ ..„ , ,

COhFIRM^D: t,.M.,Mt..M.n.,.M.M- „-,„„„,.,. ,.„-,,.>, „ „„

S';.?00LII.(J;8yrs.

0RADSSC400L;Nnw attending ot. Anlnony Jc;:do1 in Kockford 111.

Activety's: Likes to play baseball and footbijll .

Future Jr^lars: Does ;iot yet know what he wants to do -■•iter higi: oCnool.

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NAME; Mr Angolo Serneri

ADDRESS; 4944 Olcott Avenue

£l_J± East Chica.-o Indiana (Lived in E. Chica.-o I;ui. for 43 years.)

BIRTHDATE; May S,1910 {aorn in R .me Italy)

AGEi6yvr;i. DECEASED; Nov. ^ 1970 (rUlil aL: by :iuber Euneral service in E.Chicago)

COLO.. .AIR; Black
EYES: Brovfn

RACE; V/hite

NATIONALITY; Italian

•//EIGHT; 1701bs.

HEIGHT; 5'9in.

CHILDREN; Two-both married- Vick Se^'neri and J.-an Set:neri, Dotli live in Indiana.

RELI'-ION;Cat}ioliG

BAPTIZED; St. Era cin Catholic C!:urrh in R(iine Italy

SCHOOLING; 3yr3. Completed in Rome Italy.

OCCUPATION; Worked for Inland Steel Co. for 25yrs. as a laborer.

KARRI ED; To Miss Lena R'ali on Kov.29,t'T^b at St. Anthony Cnurcn in Rockford 111

HOBBIES; Liked to work in his flower .';:;ri;en.

RELAXATION SPENT DOI..G; Fishinr

SOCIAL CLUBS; Was a member of St. Mary's Holy i^ame Society in E.Chicago Ind.

POLITICAL PARTY; De^iocratic

FINANCIALLY; Middle Class

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NAME; Mrs Lena Segneri-Form-^rly Mir.s Lena tieali

ADDRESS; 4720 Rail Road Avenue

BIRTIIDATE; November 14, 1911 in Rono Italy

AGE: e^yrs.

COLOR HAIR; Black

liTES: Broim

NATIONALITi : Italian

RACE; White

WEIGHT; 1551bs,

Hi^IGHT; 5"3in.

CHILDREN; Two-bcth marri'.'d -Jick Se;;neri and Jean Jegneri. Doth live in i:..Chic;

RELIGION: Catholic

BAPTIZED; At St. Anthony Church in Hockford Illinois.

COMMUNION; " " ' " " " " " " " " " " ' ' ' " " " " " " " •

CO:; FIRM ED; " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ' " " " ' " " " " " " " " " " " " •

SCHOOLING: 9yr3. Completed in Rome Italy

GRADESCHOOL; St. Mary's Catholic School in itome Italy.

OCCUPATION; Preaently lives alone.

JOBS: Worked from llyrs. at Contour Hosiery Co. in Rocklord 111.

MARRIED; To Mr. Angelo Sep.'neri on Nov. 29, 1936 at St. Anthony ' s Church in Rkfd,I

RELAXATION; Likes to vicit Immi-culate Concention Church in Ind. and talk to

* the Sisters there. Mostly lik.-s to play with her Grandchildren.
SOCIAL CLUi^S; Was once a member of St. Ambrose Society in Rockford.

POLITICAL PARTY; Democratic

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NAME: Mr. Dario Reali

ADDRESS; 1615-ii;ast Morll-ind lirive

CIT7; Rockford Illinoin

•fJRTKDATE! Au.-ust 16,1929

AGE; 45yr3.

COLOR HAIR: Llfht hrov.-n

Ex ES; Bl^jj/ec iv
RAGE: VOiite
NATIONALITY; Italian
WEIGHT: leOlbs.
HEIGHT; 5'8in.

CHILDREN: Two-Maria(l2yrs. ) and Micheal (7yrs) both are adopted.
RELIGION; Catholic

BAPTIZED; At St. Antiiony's Church in Rockford-now niemDur of St. Edward's Church.
SGHGOLirC; lOyrs.

OCCiIPATIl'-,': Worker at Barnes Drill Go. in Rockford. for I'.iyrs.
MARRIED; To Mins Karf^-ret Revera on Sept. '5, 19^? -^.t lit. Anthony's Church.
HOBbli'^S: Like's to nake thinrs in hi j wood workinf- shop in nis basement,
RELA.XATIOi]; Likes to hunt and fish.
JOGIAL CLUBS; St. Ambrose oocicty Club
POLITICAL PAR'IY: Repu bl i c an
FiriAI'ICIALLY: Upper Middle class
Also served in the Air Force durring ,.orld ..ar jJ.

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NAME; Mrs Mar aret Reali formerly Miss Mar, .-i ret Kevera.

ADDRiJSo; 16 1-3- Bast Horllsnd Drive

CITY; Kockford Illinois

BIRTHDATL-.; Novumber 14,195)

ACE; 44yr3.

COLOR HAIR; brovm
EYES; Brown

RACE: Meyjcan-Ainerican

;;ATI0NALITY; Mexican

WEIGHT; 14olb3.

HEIGHT; 5'4in.

CniLDRENj_Tv7o-Maria(l2yrs) and Mi(-}ieal (7yrs) botli adopted

RELIGION; Catholic

BAPTIZi^D; Unkno^fn Wliere

3CH00LII:G; Unknown Where

OCCUPATION; Works as a secretary at RockforH Producls Co.

HARRIED; To Mr.Dario Reali on 6ept.:5 19^5 at Jt. Anthony's Church Kockford 111.

HOBBIES; None

RELAXATION; UnKnown

SOCIAL CL'IBS; None

POLITICAL PARTY; Republic 'm

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NAME: ;r. Joesph Re;:.ii

ADDRi!;SS; 6A3-l,sth Av. nue

CITY; :{ocl-:r.-^rd Iliinoi s

i-.TRTHDATK; D'^ocrri er l'^,!')!?

AG a: 57

CObOR iiAIR; i;lack
EY E3 ; '.rown

RACE: White

NATIONALITY: Italia;. iAviericw. CLtir.en as oi'lji) (Camu to U'.o.ir. 1^129)

WEIGHT; lo51bf..
H:iIGHT; '7 in.

CHILDREN; 0

RELIGION ; Roman Cit hjlin

'- \PTIZED; St. Mat-y's Churcli Uo . cH^ly
COMMUNIjN; 3t. -lary's ..t.ii'rh Rome, Itily
CONFIRMED; L;t,>i;T hoj'v ' s Chiirc'. Rockf o rl, III .
SCHOOLING: lthru9th graae

GRADESCHOOL; let thru 7th .-raios co:^Dletod in It:ly ;:t ot. /.arv ' s ;3chool
HIGHSC-"C0L; Jr. Hi g.n rrades d-Jtn complot.'d at Li. .coin Jr. hiru, Rockford ,111,
VOCATIONAL: None

OCCUPATION : Foreman At General ::.lectric Furiture Co.
JOBS;

l) Ger.ci-al Electric Co. Employed as lai orer and tnen made boss.
MARRIED: Single
HOBBIES : Gardening

RELAXATION! Playing pool a.-id bowlp.
SOCIAL CLUBl St. .-.mlrose Socie y.
POLITICAL: Republican
PRESENTLY: Working at General Electric Co.

FINAI-ICIALLY; Upper Hiddleclass
Also served in the Arn'.y durring World ,;ar JJ.

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KAME;Hr. J.-iines i-'alri-i'ano

ADDRESS; 1104 Candlowood Drive (Wo'/ed to r'lorida in l9T-^.)-»
CITY: Hollyv.'ood Florida

AGE;62yrs. £11 TilbAT.'.; {^/l.'/ll in ;va,;les Italy)

CuLOR HAIR lilnck

b^TES: Grey
RACE; \7hite
IIATIl/'nA^ITY; Italian
iii;iGHTi2801bs.
HEIGHT; 5 '6in.
RELIGION; Catholic
BAPTIZED; St. Th-roGa Church in ..u ^les Italv

CQMUhIO!.; '""" "" '

SCHOOLIJ.q; 8yrs. of ^rad -school in Italy.

OCCUPATIO!<; Worked at ArT.oneon i''urnitur':^ oo. for l^yrs.

JOE.i; "•" """" "MM,,,,-., „„„ ,„„M^

MARRI::.D; To Miss Evelyn Coleita on Sent. I, l:r5'^, at ^i. Ai.thony Church.
HOBBIES: LikeG to do ttiint:s and build furi.iture in ::is basement shop,
REvAXATIull; Likes to hunt and fish. Does a lot jf traveling.
SOCIAL CLUBS; Belonged to the Ver^U Club.
POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic
FI;:ANCIALLY: Hidd^J-cl;•s^3
CHILDREN: Robert

***Lived in Rockford for /*5yrs. and noved recently to Elorida for health
***reagon3o Formerly resid' d at 1828 Loomis Street.
Also served in the arr.y in .7orld War 2.
Retired.

iiMSl MrsEvelyn Falgiatrino the fo/mor Misc .v/.i.-lyn Coletla
ADDRESS; 1104 Candlovrood D-ive
CITY; Hollywood Florida

A^>vJ; January 4,1914 (60yrr,0

gOLOR HAIH; Black

1;;YEo:B1 ire-Grey

RACE;Vfl-iite

BIRVHDATK; January 4,191'- Born in Rome It -ay.

NATIONALITY; Italian

V/EIGHT; 1451bs.

HEI ;HT; 5'5in.

RELIGION; Roman Catholic

BAJIIZ:;:D; At St.M-.ry's Ciiurch in Rome It r,y

COMMUNION RITE; At St. Mary's Church Koine Italy

CONFIRMED; At St. M'lry's Church in Ro-no Italy

SChOOLIifC; 6yrs

GRADE3CH00L; Conpleted in Rome Italy.

HIf:HSC;!C0L; None

OCCUPATION; V/orked for llyrs at Arnonson rur-.iture Co. (houoevjil'e)

MARRIED; To Mr. Jaiies Fal, lata ,o on S-nt.l.l^-j^ at St. A-iChony's Clmrch.

CHILDREN; One, Robert vfho is miirfied.

HOBBIES; Gardening

RELAXATION TIME; Travolinp to Canada and ouier places >vi Ui hur husband

SOCIAL CLiiES; Once a member of St.Ambro:-e Club of Rockford III.

POLITICAL PA:-:' : Democi'atic
Retired.*

NAME; Mr. Robert C. r'aJriit-io
ADDRESS! 815"; Roy -J Oakr,

^ITi: Rockfnr:i Illinois

_AG^ 3-3yrs. Born in ^t. .^nthony Hospital
COLOR HAIR; Brown

RACE; Vftite
ATIOI ALITY: Italian Americ^u.

BIRTHDATE; 8/23/36

WEIGHT; lyOlbs.

HEICHT;'5'9in.

RELIGION; Rom-'n Catholic

bAPTIZED ETC. At St. Antiiony Church in RockTord.

SCHOOLING: 12yrs.

GnjVDESCIIOOL; lthru3th praaes corapleteti at oi. Anthony's school.

HIGH 3C:.00L; Conplot..-d at ipst Hi,:h Sc'iool m Rocl-ford 111.

VOCATIOi.AL; Trainine done at Park Plu^nbinf r.aJ TV Repair onop. (Plumber^tv man)

OCCUPATIONzPlumber and TQlevi:-ion rep.-.irmaii.

JOBS:

l)Works for Park Plumbinr and Appli;,r;ce Co. in Lovespark 111.

2)

HObBIEo; :/ork around His rardeainr

RELAXATION TIME; Spent traveling, fii:hinf: a.nd liuntinp.

SOCIAL CLUBS: None

POLITICAL PARiY: Democratic

FINANCIALLY; Middle-Calss

MARRIED; To Miss Patricia Kimpel at St. Anthony's Church on Ju..e 1,1957
CHILDREN; Deb r.;ie(l4yr3.) and (Ci.-.dy ,5yri-.)

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iiM^il I'rs. Patricia Fal;.;! a Ur:o formerly .>;i. s P-tricia Kimnel

ADDRESS; I'i^^ Royal O-Jc;-,

CITi; Rockford Illinois

AGEj_:^7yrs.

£IHT."DA'fh:; 3/2-^/37

COLOR HAIR; . Brunnette

JiA'JE; V/'^ite

:IATI0:;ALITY; German Anu-rican

WjJIGiJT; I33I0S.

HEIGHT: 5 '6in.

J^ELIGIlIi; Catholic

2A?Ti:.aD ETC. At St. Rita'p Church in Kockford III.

SC>:OOLIi:G; 1 2y rs .

GRADESCdOQL; At St. Rita's ociiool

niGHSC;iOOL; At East Hirh School

OCC'JPArio::; Housev/lfe

INTEREST; Likes to pait.t.

POLITICAL PAHTiS: De-iocratic

'.AHRIEL: To Mr. Robert F-l "iatano -t Jt, A:: '.: oiiy ' s Church on Ju-e 1,1'J^>7.

C; I LP re; J; Two-Debbie(l4yrs) .-'nd (Cindybvrr.. )

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^^AME; The late Mr. Peter Coletta

ADDRESS; 1216 :aake oi.rcfit

CITY; Rockfoj'd Illir.ois

laRTHDATK; Au,.-Uh-t 6,1920 (Twin 1, -other to Mr. A."!..rico ;oletta)

A3B:31vrs.

COLOR HAIR; E 1 ack
iviES: Brown

RACE: -./hite

NATIOIIALITY: Italian (^orn In Hume ItaJv)

•//EIGHT: 1601b3.

H::]IJET; 5'llin.

C?iILDREK; Two-Dennis and Jerry both married.

RELIGION; Roman Catholic

PAPTIZED; St. Har-.- ' ? Church In Rome Italy.

COMMII.'IO" RITE; " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " .

CO:.FIRKED; "" " " " " " " " " " " " " " ' " " " " " " " " " " " " .

SCH00LIT:C; lOyrs.

GPJIDESCHOOL; IthruSth completed '.t ot. Mary's dc.ool

HI ;:i SCHOOL; St. Thomas Hif-hscluoi in Ko ^''tiord 9thrulOth. Roa-on

for not continuj •■£-: Had to n to v.ork to r.eip faiiy.
OCC'JPATIl, :

JObS; Worked at i{oc:;ford Produ-t:- <:o. I'jr 2y rs -ntil ;ie passed away.
MARRIED: To Kiss Enily Leourabruni on Sent. 2H, 1>: '1 .-'t St. .••. t-io':y's Church.
SOCIAL CLUBS; Once Presi'!erit of St. A:"Lro. o -Jlub.

* A.lso served in the Arr.y durriii; ivorld /lav 1 1 .

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NAMEl_N>s limil;. Coletta formerly Hiss ..x , .- Leou.bruni
ADDRESS: 12Tft hlake Strp.-t
CITYj Rockf ord Illinois

:^IRTHl)A-;.;Au^u.t 22,1922 Hor-, ir v.ri - U „ ■■ Italy.

AGE; '^Avrs
COLOR HATR; Brown
E'l ES: Brown
RACE; Vmite
:;ATI0NALTTY! Italian
WEI.IJT; 14'ilbR.
HEIGHi;SMin.

CHILDREN; Two-DennJ s -md Jprry both married
RELIGION; Roman Catliolic

^^P^'^Z^^; In St. Peter's .'hurch In Perintio Italy.

S^nmdjl!}: Completed in St. Peter's school in Eerenhino Italy. (gy^a.)
QggupATJONt Took care of her chlLiren until tl-ey ,;ot married.
ILmmh To the late Mr. Peter Coletta on oeot.2rf,1941 at St. Anthony Church,
SOCIAL CLTThS; Memoer of St. Ambrose Club.
PQi.ITICAL PAR Y; Democratic
FINANCIALLY: MiddJe Class

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-NAME! Mr. Lennis ■^. Uolnlta

ADDRESSi 912 Ker^uron otr.-et.

■PITY! Rockford Illinois

:'IRT;iI)ATK! Ueoembor 50, 10 SO

AGE; 24yrs.

BORN: At. St. Aiithony Hospital ir ho--vford

i(ACEj_ Italian-American

r;ATIQ:;A,^ITY: Italian

;/^IGHT:1701Lr,.

HEI;riT! 6'Oin.

RELIGION; Roman Catholic

JaP'JIZEDj_ At St.Ajithony's Church lh Kockf or-i^Il 1 .

comhu:jion RI;E: " "" " " " " " " " ' " " i' " 'I .r M „ „ H „ ., „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „

CONFIRJ^IED: immm,,,,!-.,, „„„ „ „,t„ „„ ,„„„„ ,„„„„„ ,,„

SCHOOLI'.C; l-lyrs.

|;RADESCH00L;lthru8th rrades compl-ieu •,[, at,. Antiionv Jchool.

liia.!ISCK00L?_^thrul2 com d..-ted at s.o Ian }ix,: k ochool.

HOLLEGEl. Two years at RockValley CoIIp .e maiorinf, in business. (AA.Derroe)
Ono year at Xilton Coll-e. \-^. i^i-, r„€;

CCCUPATIO:.; Manager

JO: S: ;;i'io Steak Restuarant in Loves Park.
MMim^ To .ins Kin Paz.inski (3/27/7-0 at K.cklsland Lutheran Chu.-ch.iVKID.Ill,
CHILDREN; Gne.Mich^al who is tv:o n^onths ol.;.
Rr^LAXATION TIME; Spent wacthinr tolcvi :-,ion .-..nr' ruadin .
POLITICAL PAKTi; Democratic
FINANCIALLY; Middle-Class

*Wife was a Protestant whom ."onverted to Cathol i cis-T.

P!'23)h

i.'AT-'S; Mr Gerald O'oletta

ADLRSSj; ini o.Cc-.Lral Avenut-

CITY; H 0 c ;■■ f 0 r (1 T 1 1 i r c> i s

- IftTHDATE; Au;-ust 31,194-;

AGE; -^Oyrs. •

liOR\: At St. Anthony Hospit-;! ; :j Rojkford 111.

RAC'ii;; White

■ ATIO..ALIiY; Itali-in-A.-erira;.

HEIGHT; laoibs.

HiiJIGHT; r:'2in.

HKi^IGION; Ro^an Catholic

rA.TIZ^D; At St. Anthony ':hur-':-i i -i liocklird III.

GQ-n J'JIO:: RITE; " " " " " " " " " " " " " " '' " " " " " " " ' " " " .

Go:'yiRKh;D; " " " " " " " " " ' " " ■■ " '

3G'ii00LI:;G; Ibyrs.

GjiAL)i^.;CI:O0L; Ithruath f-rades corr.oleted at St. Anlnony Sch.joi.
HIGHSCI.OOL; 9thrul2 co;npJ;ted at Hoylan Hi^h School.
OGG'JPATIOL'; Bank liana^-er

JOjSrWorks at Park otat. ^ uiuc in Loves Park 111.
KAKRI^D; To Hiss Mary Gicalizca at ot. n;:ttiony's Ch-n-'-h on say 1,1965.
CHILDREN: Two-Pqter(7yrs old) and {j-^ar-.^jTS Old)
i< .:.LA Ux'y I Of .' T I v". c ; Spent fisliinF arui huntin^:.

OLITIGAL PaR Y; De-.ocra tic
FIMAI:GIALLY; Middle Glass
*Also v.'en t to collcKe in Indiana State and rr-,:'i'jved a i.Ade. ree it; business.

^p24)l

"JAI-IE; The lito Mr. Amoroyr, Colotta

AiJDR^jJ;1823 Loomis 3tre' t

CITY; Rockford Illinois

LIRTI'DAVi;:; September l,l-)d9 _A_c^61yrs.

I'ORN: In Rone Italy

I^I -D; July 7,1950 At 3t. Anthony lionpi l,,-il.

KA-rLY 'S f n:i.'.R;iL HOr^ii; Gaspari.-i .Olivf ri i-'ui..T.-ti Kom'.>

Cil-l^TARY v/HERE _.URIl^D; At Calvory 'Jalholic ۥ --lary
'color IIATR; Black
r.T -iiS: ; rown

RACE;lfliite

I.'ATIOl.AxJTY; Italian (Now a U.S. Citir.enj

^Inll^HTi ISSlbs.

Ilia-:HT! 5'7in.

Ch'ILDRii^N: 5-Mr. Vraerico Colulta .i Peter both twins-i-irL;. Evelyn Fal^iatano

SCHOOLIj:';; 9yrs. -completed in Rome Italy

RELIGIO::; Roman — Catholic (lielon^ed to Sr. Anthony Churcn in Rockl'ord 111.

EAPTI2ED ET':.; In Rome Italy at St. Mary's Church.

OCCUPATIO::: Laborer at J.I. Case Go. of Rockfoni 111.

MARRIED; To Miss Antonia jsor.aouiGti at St. Marv'c Churcli in Rome Italy

SQGIAL CLI-HjS; Was a member at ST.Arabroiie Society in Rockford ILL.

POLITICAL PARTY; Democratic

Fli ' a;: C I ALLY ; Lower-Midd 1 e Class

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I.A'li:. ; Late/lrs. Ani.onia Coletti. Formerly Miss Antonia iion-iquisti.

AI)DREJS;ia23 Loorais .street

CITY; Rcckford Illinois

EIRTHDATE; Januaiy 24,1890

BORN; Rone Italy

DI-^D: April 13,1961 A^^^rayrs. Died at .;p;ne.

rA.';iLY'o FUr::-;RAL HO -.d; Gaspnrini.'coli veri Funoral iiome in Rofkford 112.

CEMETARY JHijRg; h'JiarlD; 'Jal very Catholic Cemelaiy in Roekrora ill,

COLOR HAIR; Black

EYES: Brov.'n
RACE; White

NATI0:;ALITY; Italian (U.S. citizen)
HEIGHT; 14511s.
HEIGHT: 5'4in.

GHILDRE:;;?- Mr. Americo cc Potojr Coletta -Mrs. Evelyn i''algiatano.
SCHOOLIJJG: 8yrK -coT.plet< li in Rom'^ Italy.

RELIGION: Romin Jatholic -:ember of St. AnthotiV Cliurch ii) Rj kfrrd.
BAPTIZED ETC; In Rome Italy at St. Mar;, 's Church.
OCCUPATION; Housewife

HA;-,RIED; To Mr. Ai-brose Colotta at St. r;.:.ry's Jinirch.
SOCIAL CLUBS: r'lember jf ot. Annrose Society
POLITICAL PARTY; D e " o j r a t i c
KI..;j-;CIALLY:Ljwer Middle C1'..es

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NAI4E: The 1 te Mr. hlmil Reali
ADDRESS; 64'5-l6th Avcnu.-;
CITY; Rockford Illinois

i:JRTHDATrJ; Sex^te^t-r 11,]SJ3 A^e: S5jtj
HORN; Rome.Itvly

DIED; June ^O.l'iM'? at St. Autiiotiy ilosoi t -l, Koi;!-: Cord .
FAMILY'S y'livERAL iiOimE; •;-ispa.-in i .:01 i vpci Enner.-jl ilomo
CEMETAnY WHERE J^UKI^D; St. Mary's Catlioiic Coiinetary in Hockiord.
JCLOR HAIR; black
EYES: Hrown
i>ACE; White

:.Ailo;,ALITY Italian (u.S. Citizen)
WETCTT: ISOlbs.
HEIGHT; 3 '9in.

CHILDREN ;6-MrG Hary Luchetti.Mrs Ltiia Serneri.Hrs Tlicresa PiKchi.Firs Elsa
Coletta,Mr D-.rio Reali and I-Ir. Jo.-uph R(,ali,

SCHOOLI .G; ?y-s all comnloted in Rome It-ly.

Ri'JLIGIQN; Ro"inn Catholic nnd member of St. •inthony's Cuurch , Rockford 111.

j^APTIZED ETC.; In Ro-ne Italy at ot. s-y's Church in Ro").; Italy.

OCCUPATION; Worked as a InLorer qt Rop'-rs Co. -nd Gunitc Eouiid'Tius in Rockford.

r''ARRIED;To Miss Gertrude uurehotti m ot. .-.ary's Cfiui-ch in done Italy.

SOCIAL CLUiiS; MemPer at .Jt. Anlrose Clu:. in Rockford 111.

POLITICAL PARTY; benocratic

FINANCIALLY; Lovfer Middle Class

PP^V)j
NAKi:.;' The late t«:T-s Gortrudo H'jaii I'ormerly Kiss Gcrtru.iu iiurchetti.

CITY ; Roe'ki' ji-(1 Iliinoi:;

^IRViiUATiiiKa-C:. 8,1388

•:OKf:; Rom.- Il:'ly

DIclD; j'iovehi: ej^ 8,1357 at her home AGtl: 747 rg«

.-■'AMILi 'S i-'Hiv^HAL iiO:!:^; GacpariniaOliveri Funeral Home in Kockforci 111.

CE:: ... TAR't ...'iiLRh; I'.Wiv I ■i.D; ot. Mary's Gatiiolic Cemetary in Rockford 111,

■JOLOR HnIR: lilack

ii aS: brown
RACE; White

iJATIONALITi:; Italian (U.5. Citizea)
Wu^IGIiT; I'^-Glls.

Hr:ic::T;5"3i".o

CliILDRiii.: h-Krs M--;i-\' Liu-het ti ,I':rs Lena oef:iieri,Mrs Theresa Picchi, Mrs Eli

Colrtta,;':r. Dario Rcali md Kr. Joesph Keali.
3C OOLI. G; byrs-AI 1 completed in Rone Italy.

K^-^I': 10 : Ro"i-ui C.n tholi c; nem. er of 8t. Antnony Church of Rockfoi'd 111.
j:A -^I'/j-^d I'.TC.; I'l Rome Italy at it. .■lary ' s Church.
OCCUPATI-'f-.; Housewife

CARRIED; To NroE-iii Reali in ot. Mary's Church in Rome Italy.
oOCIAL JLi:..o; Men' '-r of St. Arabrose Club of Rockford.
POLITICAL PA'.r : D. nocratic
FI'wT.CIAlLT: Lower Hi;dle Cl'^ss

(pp28)

CilAK..CT:!jRIoTlJ'5 OF MY r'AMILY

It is usually cliarac t^ristic ii; almost .;very rarail;' i.^ h;!V'o
disDutes and ouarrels with ono n!'„-mlK r of tlie I'arnily and anotlier, tnis
is true in r-\y family. Thou! 'n. misunderstandinf-s anions' ny family
r.emh'?rs ar-e not numerouc, i t can oe -otri -..•nLal in collL;ctiii,, facts
about ore's family history. Another pro! lem is thai a lar>:e
segment of my family vfas born in another country and various
information is not availacli?. Still a :nore i-:rortant facxor
lies on the size of my family which is anytliin;-; i ut snail.
To elaborate on m.y family and it':: history I would
start from the Depression of the thirty's, i^oth of ;.;y ,::rand-paren ts
lost all ti:eir money in the banks. This !uipn 'n.ri in one day, ti--:-
ba ^ks haii sirns stating that they wont Lankrupt. N"odl<jss to say,
it was tlie worst period in my family's hirt-.ry i.e.t to a o'jath of a f.-nnily
memijor. Of course I lost a lot of information whon i^oth of my
rrand-parents passed-away. Some of the napnunin ,'s to my own
parents and close relatives was that they had to quit scnool to earn
a living for their family. Times where hani, and you didn't buy
anythinr i^ut the essential's to custain you ar i your fa-nily.

In evei'y family, members are subjoct to rief and suff ,vrin;;
due to a loss of a close relative. rfeil are family is no di f f .i-ent,
we had to many. When one memuer of our family '"iosjit unites
us... all the inner turmiol and disagreemen tc- ai'e for/otton.

My family taught m..- to ae reiirious and to ue morraly
good. On holiday's and snccial occassions the word of God is mentioned
at least once at the dinner table. Agnosticism and atnesism are
non-existent in my family. I :r,'self take th-re opinions tut
I must admit that my fajniiy is not pe :-i'ec t, but in my opinion
I tnink I grew up in an environment of love, reJ i,-:ioa .-ind liaru workers.

'For en'.ertainnent durriiir tlio lite thLi'ty's and lorty'p
m.v fathpp and :nost of ny r -l-'Livos urtrl to iiston Lo the raoio.
\7hen television first appeared nooular i :i t'.o .--iriy fifty's
my parents boi4^ito;.e. 'riu>re wac n^iy^e ■ .i;, fi\'e i.-.iv rai;.t; a da".

On some »eraeral ar-;rects on my fa i 1; '. .eli'-fs taev
tend to believe that the prei-.ent ec..'nui;uc ^jLtuntLon is
h'.^adi '■;,-• for a;. other fieriresr;ion. They are .^;ry en.,.;' rvai i v'e w."
it, comoL: to 1 ;j,-ali 7e'l aloiMion a',d otht-r reJat^^d ;.o;:,ic:;.

F." Grand parents, j:;mil and Gerlrude vrl.oro ..orji in r{on.e It-ily
and grew up tocether like ny ;-.:ir.:i;ts did. ThG-- whore m.'irriod
in St. W-^ry's Church in Itily. My '^viir d.fnthev was in : usiiirss
with -ny otr.er Grandfather, Ar.brooe Coletta. They u:-.nlo;/-ed
ap-nro-imately twelve people w -o were skilled in m iJciiif; uricks.

The situation of hov.' my par jiit. , narenti: met is ideitica.
to rr.y p-rents. Since they lived or. t;.e ot;L;j!;irts of itome,
they where ncic-hlors. H," (Jrandf atht^r'j fath'/r wnc a wealthy rrm
who had one child(Eniil) ,his first wife died ;ind he remarried.
Later vfhen my Great Grandfather diea i:ii:;il,his son was supposed
to inherit the wealth. The story poej that iLniil'.-; otep-mother
did not {rive him his raonev, disrusted at tiiis he left for America,

The situation in America fnr cimil was quite different,
Sack in Italy at one time he ran a faciory .■nid doin, very well,
now in America he was v;orkin;' for Roper's Co.

Meanvjhile my Grandmother was raioi.'- -ix children cllsa,
Warv, Lena, Theresa, Dario and Joe. 'Ay :no ther> parents lived at
643-16th Avenue in Rockford. They oelon.-ed to Jt. Anthony Ghu:-cn
in Rockford, Life duri-inc the d-^pression was Lad. My grandfather
became ill and had to r-uit wo?'k,thats ■.-.•'■en niy mother quit school.
All the famil;,'3 children started work. My mother worked at
Nelson Knitting Co. in Rockford, slie war; e:T|i-loyed f.s an incpector.

Family p-atherinr's wrre ^bout the onl;, 'ood thinf tiiat
h^Dpened durri; ;; the deuressi :^. .^.specially around the Christmas
season.

The family's first car wan a 1956 Ford Co ipe tnat both
Joe and his other brother bouht ajid slmred. Tne first radi-j
was boi</iAn>efore the Depression, it was a Zoinm.

There house was a two otoiy buildin,. in v/hich the upstj.irs
was rented out. It had sr.v. n roo:,ni, i^o th upsLairs and do-./i.-jtair levci;

^PP31)

My Grandoarentc, kmh-jse a;-:-; Antj.ii;; Jol-'tta lived in no e Italy
on the same street named "Via C-^nrre" . T :ey \in?vf nuirried at tne same church
as my other Grandpar r.ts were nr.rried at and that church v/as named
"St. Mary's", My father .-ememi.. ra little auout hie cnildriood as
I'ar as -.hen he be^an school at St. Mar;. 's. .Vnat he does recall is
that the country-side was jeaulifiil and full :f ^mall villaf.cs
such as Ferintino. Mountains \v.:ere covored v/i Lh vinsyardu and
shoepherders where prevailinr along: snail p.-'Lliwayr,

As in .joth of my parents f a:nilyi.=^the latiier made the decisions
relavent to the family. My fatho^/s t'ather(Am. i^L^e) decided v.'hen
and where they would move and send their cfiiiiron to school and
how Ion;' they would attend. .Hien my other (irandfather decided to
Irave Italy and '^ive up his faciDry, n.y otiier vjrancifath^r Am:, rose
also sold his share in the husiruiss and cavi' to Anierica since his
partner came here.

My Grandparents settled in Rockfor'd at 1^2^ Loomis otreet.
The chil'ire;!, Peter and my fathei' A:;urico, attended .■'radeschool at
St. Anthony's Jchool a: d latr nt St. :'ho-as iii-.'-n .jchool. i,V( lyn
Coletta helned arounci the house until i.er brot}iers )iad to Mut school
and find a job because of their fathei-s failin ■ iiealth.

Just like my other Gra:idpar';-n Is tney lost ;'.ll tjieir savin.^'s
at thie bank. .il'/en thou,;h times w-.re very difficult I'or thu-n arid many
more peonle dnrri.i^j tne Denression thev kept each ol.hert morale up ey
inviting: otlicr relatives vjho cane to tlio j.S. oeto>-e them to tueir
liome for special occass • ons such as holidays and for Sunday ainners.

The home in 'jhi^n 'hey ; rew up in was a two-story
home in vfiiich they re ited liie up^-,tai:-s. The hou:-,c' had fi.c rooms
includinr; a bat::room as did nnst iii-s.

The first car vras on '"c- sod ii l'.h''> it was a FVidi V— r •.

The firnl ran Lo was pnrchatuxl L ofcre the i.^i^

rear-: ^n.

lPPi2)

1823 Loomis Street R->c< ford ^lii oLn

,/^LJ.l/-''.f

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FLOOR PLAN OF 64:-16th Avenue. (DOW.-ji'aIKo)

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- My father, Anerico in3t mv Mother vhen they v;lic-re in Italy as
children. Th.y m-jrried on Anril ^, 19r5 at o^. A.-;t.-iony ' r, Cnui-cii.
They moved upstairs at ir: Gr;in:'l'at-if-r.; lioc. e on l:i2J wo-Sn ::>tv et. 1945-51)

They both v/orked an.i -uilt t'le iiouce i'.at I nrcjonlly reside at
on Rockford'r; South Kast side, 6 ;4-l-; ih n.oiiuc. 'I'r.e iiousc that
I live in has tvfo bedroonis, one den, one Lf.li;i-ooi!i,ki tc!i..;n, living;- room, patio,
cloned norch and a tv/o car /rara e. It was :uilt ir. 1 ^^l. (Coni, leted)

As for me, David 'Joletta.-I was raised in a reli.-ious surriundint;
and ny father made the decisions for me n ill ± was l'.)yrs. old. At
that aj-e I received more rcsf ansiti Lity. kow that I am l^yrs. old
I'm not confronted witii the usual rules applied to aie v.hen I v.'as
little. Even thont^h I -ijn ari adult i st; 11 must do s )mc> of the things
my parents request yne to do as lon/^' a.- I liv^^ un.der their roof,

I started work whr-n I was 17yrs old,tnat is Locause I owned
my first car at 16 and I needed money to kt.'ep it novin; . My

parents decided foi

that I would have to : o to hi.di scaool iut

not if I wanted to attend a colle,q:e. As far as"Gei^ei-ation Cap" f^^ioes
there is none with my paP'-rts and 1; oxcfjpt :;ayb9 for my hair ?tc.

I rememtif;.'- whe-n "V mrents "U '.l.eir first television in
1959 it was an RCA. I al:-o can recall my two Grandmc tncr ' s ;:eforc
they ^'ied. The first fu-.nral that I attaiied was -'y f ather ' s, motaer,
in 1961, I was only seven.

My future' ^--oaln that I nope to acheive is that of uein^:
a Political Science teacher. I plan to attend itockford College
and work nartime at ..'innebaro ruriiture I'actory ns .. lai orer.

m HOME AT o3'i-l''th ^.venue.

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COOK, CORALEE JANE, 1951-

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FAMILY DATA

A. Grandfather (your father's side)

I f dead, date of death ^_i~

?.-1^47.

Place of bl rth

HftTitrnlin, TTi

Current Residence
Date of Birth

1-5-1895

Education (number of years);
grade school p high school

vocational

col lege

Occupat ion(s)

1st ^

2nd Interior house painter q^^^. 1924-35

■ IfekJBg gpin powdar.

Dates

1923

PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
3( Moora) Idwa

3rd lathe operator
iith

Dates 1935-47
Dates

2nd_
3rd_
4th

Rockford, IL

_Dates
_Dates
Dates
Dates

Re I i g i on

Christian Church

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Usually Democrat

Hace of Marriage to your grandmotKer

Keakwlii lawa

date

l?g2

NOTE: If your father was raited (to age 18) by a stepfather or another relative give
that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

Grandmother (your father's side)

Name Sebelia Elizabeth Garrison
If dead, date of death

Current Residence Bildahl St., Rockford, IL

Place of birth

Hamilton, IL

Date of birth 4-23-1399

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school 1 vocational 2_ college

Occupat lon(s)

1st stenogjrapher

2nd sales clerk

3rd

4th

. D*tes 1917-^5 I s t ivfaora, Iowa
Dates 1955-60 2nd Rockford, IL

Dates 3rd

4th

__Dates_
Dates

Dates

Dates

Dates

'^•"9'°" Christ

iZR.

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororlt?es, etc. Belongs to various
groups at Ken-Rock Community Center in Rockford, IL

Place of marriage to your grandfather R'aflRUR, iuwa y^ipp- laaa

Note

"BaTT

^^al''^'atl^iP,*ihrhBEft^bf\iH $iSi V^)f stepmother or anothe,

relative give

A-1

Slepqrandfather (your father's side)

N.IIIK-

Current Residence

" f

1 ( <lr.TfJ. (I.itp of death
P l.ice of birth

Date of Birth

i

Edticttion (number of years)
qrjde school high schoo)

Occupat lon(s)

Kt Dates

vocation!)

col lege

PLACE OF
(after
1st

RESIDENCE
leaving home)
Dates

2nr) Dates

2nd
3rd
itth

fraternities, etc.

Dates

3rd Dates
Ath Dates
Re 1 i g 1 on

Dates

Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs,

Place ot marriage to your grandmother

date

A-2

Stepgrandmother (your father's side)

NarT>e

Current Residence

If dead, date of death

Place of bi rth

Date of birth

Education (number of years):
grade school high school

Occupat lon(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

Dates

Dates

Dates

vocati

onal

col leg

^ 1st

PLACE OF
(after 1

RESIDENCE
eaving home)

i 2nd

1 3rd

Dates

Dates
Dates

Re I igion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandfather

Date

Grondf ather (your mother's side)

Name Daniel Lee Kins on Current Residence

I f dead, date of death ^..-i^.Tq^q

Place of birth qo..^n>, Tnwo Date of birth 4-16-1894

Education (number of years') :

(number of years')
grade school y high school vocational i college

Occupatlon(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
''^ EacBw: Dates 1st F»rin m Hnxtflr Urt. ^^t".

2"^^ carpenter ^Dates ^2nd m.^^ TTxrn^-si.gs R»rt»r n. Dates

3rd insurance agent Dates 3rd ^Dates

'(th Dates <«th Dates

Rop.ihH.^nn

Re I I g i on .>-.li.,jj -j.

Political parties, crvTr or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandmother j, :£.iford IL iate

Note: If your mother was raised by a SlBpfaOlir U> ^Ullier telJllVK (iP age l8f
give that data on the back of this page (C-1)

Grandmother (your mother's side)

1916

Name 7oHo .Tor,« nnrnfl-rnn Currcnt Resldence_

If dead, date of death •;^_t4--|<

Date of birth 11-10-1894

Education (number of years)
grade school r high school 4 vocational college

Occupatlon(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)

1st ^,,^_.^ .^..v... Dates ign-if^ '»t ^^^^^^^ .^^.t l^Q^gyrd ^Dates_

2nd Homemaking ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

Re 1 I g i on ^t.4.i^.j4 -i.

Political party, cTvll or social clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandfather Nbw -Alford. IL '*'^*.„.^^^^

Note: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another rAi-Mw- f»« --^ T?^
^l-.t ::.oi Jeio «n tne oacK ot this page (0-2)

Stepgrandf ather (your mother's side)

H.iine Current Residence

I f <\i',-t(i, <laip oF death

I'l.M. Ml l,ii III D.ilc of l>ii Ih

,ln. ..I I.M, („uml...r of y.,,',)

i|t.i'lc -.(liool liicjii school vocal iooiil collrij*'

()Ltup,illf,n(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)

?n(l Dates 2nd Dates

Dates

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

lith

Dates

3rd ^Dates 3rd ^Dates_

'4th Dates ktb Dates

Re I I g i on

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place oF marriage to your grandmother date

D-? S te()C)r.)ruimothfr (your mother's side)

Nome Current Residence

If (liMti, <l,jtr oF death
I'Kicc- of birth

Date of
vocational

birth

Education (number of' years)
grade school fi i gh school

col lege

OF RESIDENCE
leaving home)

Occupal ion(s)

Ist Dates

1st

PLACE
(after

Dates

2nd Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd Dates

Re li (J i on

3rd
sororities, etc.

_ Dates

Political party, civil or social clubs.

Place of marriage to your grandfather

Date

z.
3.
k.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10

CH'.hDRLN ot A & B VOr A~ 1 or B- U

' your fether's name should appear below

Name Raymond V7ells Cook

Place ofti-' Moora, Iowa

— ■" date 2-26-1923

Number of year . •> 15

Occupation if'armng

Residence RockforJ, IL

Harltallutu* J^rried

Number of cKrfcJrr 3
Nanie wmi,am Altman Cook

Place of* btrtf Moora, Iowa ^
Number of yc ■

■"date 2-20-1924

Residence Rcjckford

Mantel St«tU8 Married

Numbe r of "cHTWe" 5

flarfve Betty Ifergaret Cook 'Ellison

P'dce or blr Rockford, IL

date 4-4-1927

Number of yc -„..^
Residence Rockford, IL
Number of chM'cJV. 2

Name jr^np G9ok Dean

Occupation Office worK

—

Place of birth Rockford, IL
Number of years of school! fig 12
Residence Relvidere, XL
Number of ch! Idren 3

^^"* Jpmfjs Cook

"" "" 'date 12-21-i9iU

flccupa'tlon omce wAk'Jf
Merltel Status Marriaa

>

Place of Urth RficUyrd. IL
Number of years of schooHng 11

" ■"■ "■ date 7-3-1938

Occupation

Residence Nea. ,J.sr.asy
Number of chl Idren 4

Merita! Status iJarriea

Name

Place or birth

(fate

Number of vcars o7 s'choolTn'g
Residence

liiccupatlon

Mar'f'£«1 Status

Number of children

Name

Place of birth

date

Number of years oF schooHflfl

occupation

Residence

Marital Status

Number of chl Idren

Name

Place of birth

■' date

Number of years 0? scRooHng
Residence

6ccupatlon

Harltai Status

Number of chl Idren

Name

Place of birth

■" ' date

Number of years or'scKooling

Occupation

Residence

Marital itatus

Number of chll'tTren

Name

Place of birth

"■■" ■ djvie

Number of years oT'icRoollng
Residence "■ ' "

Occupation

Herltal Status

__

(HII.IJKIN

»( (. and D (or (.-I, l)-l)-your mother's name should oppf.ir hclc
Francis Lourane Kinson Bartholomew

il ill' XU*'^^'"-*-^ -^ "^

.T In , 1 1 < Hew Mi 1 f 0 r dT IL
'il y.ir . of s( hool Itu)

12

Rockford> IL
1 1 IdrPn 2

TTl,T7iT

New Ml ford, IL
y..n ', of school Inq 12

, , , , Rnnkfnrti. H^
NuinbcT of ch I Idren •:

Occupation tiUUbB-.virtj

Marital Status ^^rrtW

norjg Lucille Kinson Cook

dato 10-31-1923
TccupatTo;^ Piaiiu LaaUim-

Marital Status Mamea

P I jcc of 1)1 rth

Numb«!r o( years of school ing

Mj.-s i<)enco |

Number f)f ch I 1 dren

Marital Status

"Cccupat ion

N.jfni-

P i ,n ■• of \,\riU ^ ^ _ '

NiirntxM of yeors of school ing

Number of ch i idren

Marital Status

^ate"
Occupation

P I .icr of birth

Numbfir of ye.irs of school Inq

Kesider

Nui.ib.-r of chi Idi

Oc cupatlon_
Marital Status "

6. N.I

P I .Tcc of bi rth ~

Number of years of schooling

Res idem

Numlx.T of chi Tdren

NariK;

Place of birth

Ntjmbp r of years of schooling
Residence

Number of chi Idrei

Name

P I ace of birth

Number of years of schooling
Residence

Number of ch i 1 di

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of schooling
Res i dence

Number of chi Idren

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school Ing

Residence ^____

Number of chi Idren

date

Marital Status

'O'ccupatlOrt

date

"Occupation
Marital Status

date

ftccupat ion

Marital Status

date

Occupation

Marital Status

dat(

Occupation

Marital Status

Your Father

■ rdead. Mri^ '^%\\l """^^ '"'•^'"^ Residence Rockford, IL

Place of blrth^ M»nr». T» « Otte of brrth 2-26-1923

EducatJon (number of years) ' ' ' i i

grade school R High school 4 vocational 3 college

Occupatlon(s) PLAcg OP RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
'st__faj-Uicj)LjBaj:k Dates iq41-74 1st Rockford, IL ^Datcs

^"^ farming Dates iqA7-74 2nd Dates

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

'♦th Dates ^th ^Dates

^^''9^°- Tfethodist ~

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Republican •,■•''•■ '■ '^

Mace of marriage to your nK)thitr ^ftw Mili'ordr JL . ■ ■ j,te ll-30-lQ*0'

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)

Your Itother

f dead, date of death

Current Residence Rockford, IL

Place of birth Nsw I&lford, IL Date of birth 10-31-1923

Education (number or years)
grade school 3 high school 4 vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st nPfir.A work Dates 1940-46 1st Rockford, IL Dates

^"d pi.^n t.nflfihflr Dates 1960-74 2nd Dates

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

Place of marriage to your fathfer naw tftlford. IL '' <^«te 11-30-1946 ""

NOTE: If you wer« raised by a stepmother or anotner relative give that data on the bacl< of
this page (F-2).

E-l Stepfather

Name

I f dead, date of death

Date of birth

Place of birth

Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college^

Occupatlon(5) PL^ce qF RESIDENCE
, . (after leaving home)
'^^ Pates 1st Dates^

2nd___ Dates 2nd

^'"^ . Dates ^3rd__ Dates

^^^ Dates ^^th Dates

Dates

Religion ~~

Pollticaf pdrtles, civil &}r ?6ilSl clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your mother 'fta't^

F-2 Stepmother

Name

1 t dead, date of death

"~~~"

Date of

birth

col lege

OF RES ID!
r leaving

Place of hi rth

tducation (number oY years)
grade school high school

__ vocational
1st

Occupdt ion(s)

l^t Dates

PLACE
(aftei

ENCE
home)

Dates

2nd Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd_ Date?;

3rd

Dates

Ke 1 1 g I on ~"

sorori ties ,

etc._

Political party, civil or social c"

Pubs,

riace OT marriage to your father

date

CHILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below

Name Charles Daniel Cook

p I a ce of bi rth "" Ro c k f o r d , IL "^

Number of years of Tr" _ _12

■ Res i dence t, Rockfordt IL

Number of ch i Idns^i

T5Steof bIrttf-9-1948

Occupation farming and factoiTr
Marital Status S^"6^»

Name Coralee Jane Cook

Place of birth " Rockford, IL

Number of years of 5 Vi

I Residence Rockford, IL

Number of chl Idren

TTTe of birth_l-3°-A^^
Occupation

Marital Status Single"

Secretary

Name

P 1 ace of bi rth_
Number of years
' Res i dence

Chriff-*--^-"* T.niirfil Cook

- Rorkfnrri, IL , ,
of schooling i

•^•^ ' dence p^.i,<>»^H, TT.

Number of cnl laren

"DTtTof birth 12-20-1957

Occupation

Marital Status Single

Name

P 1 ace of bi rth "^

Number of years of school ing_
Res i dence

Number of chl Idren

Marital Status

Date of bi rth__^

Occupation

Njnte

Pldce of bi rtK

Number of years of school lng_
" Res i dence

Number of children

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of school ing_
Res i dence

Number of chl Idren

-Rirr:._

"RSTTI

rth
-cupatTon

! rth
jatiofi'

Name

Place of birth "

Number of years of school Ing_

Res i dence

Number of chi Idren

Date of birth

Occupation

Marital Status

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of schooi lng_

Res i dence ^^

Number of chl Idrert

~Ri>'

^t ion"

ASSir.NMtNT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If vou and your family are willing)

1 hcrohv donate this family hv
riuhis.' to the Rock Vailey Col i-. ^
Rockford Public Library, Rockford. Il.iooib

literary and admini'.trdlivf
,i lection, deposited in the

Signed y ^^ (• {^-ojp
Date \V\.aLl-y-.

1. .y r&tiier 11-b-l'^f in^ervi v.ed
,'y 'othLT 10-20-7'.', intervio od
.y K-ter-nl .riti;;'' otihor li-l;-7':, i.r:t(jf viewed
"^-^ory i Linda "'-.ts-^r. 11-19-74, intorvi^i.ed
Pfd -'^(i rro'^g'.t "in-- "- ,;!o vOvrTy, j,J, ylur<3 pul^iic-hing co^vpsi^y, 100b, p.

Ch-vles dtni'in Cook
Pt-ternuJ. Jrundf ii.er

Charles AIti-r.n waa borr in 1-J5, in . ■ t io-n .ourLy, Jer/;!--' j.iQ, Illinois, the
tl.ird 8 n of '.ev. S. ». u^d ..-t ia " slie ^ook. iot'r of lis parents ..-ere born in
Cr«-A'ford County, '^ncyr-us Ohio; is f r - :er in 1363, ..xr. ; othor on nrch 23, 136:^,
the duughter of Jos.^e - • nd i'ry i>. Ic ;r:uc..<ei:, uiu '/bib rtirried t.ere ..ove.nbcr 22,
1P90. .lis fcither died in 1j ^y v/;.iie living on i. iii jti eat in l.cr.k^ordf 'H d his
mother died "^ebniary 15, 1933 rn ..le it,::-; cf (jur daughter, Slura , in ionroe Cyntsr,
Illinois at -e "5,

iiis fat.:er v.-&s the r.ev. ooi^onion /atn.t;ii Cook. eing; u clortiyar..:, ..cv. Cook and
his f- ily : oved vex-y often, ..le first sen i iiul .•oCrcLcken v/as ooi-ii it.tBtmbcr 2 J,
1-'91 in Cato, ;..'/. | ;.lie second so;:, Aiti.ur oi ilisie, Jouary 1, 1^9:-!, in Ohio; tnd
my gr nuf trier Cii.-.s. Alt).-.n, J-huty 5, 1' 05, in ^tiTor-.. lie, illincj.s. i;iiee daugh-
ters nrd atxitiier son were also born in Illinois.

Durinp his ednc tlon. Grandpa attended .'.iny acl.oola. ne v.ts ver ini.olli;u-ent
pnd T/hile 'ittendinp sciiool in '^or~ins, iov/a, tnc tcicher nuuid cill upon hit-.' i'or
assistance. After nhout eir-^t ye'irs of -.^chociinf-, thou:u, nc ctoj-ped. Ji'indpe
rer'^rked that )e went throv>'h '.•nllr-p-e in Jnid, Ok-ahrvin — in one door and out the
other.

H* eng«^ed in f^ir^^ncr, wjim he enjcy^d, until, teing called into !:iiitft!ry
service '^^t the ■'e of 22. ^n Au,n.i t 22, 1317, he le it <±8 fr 'ily, ;xw li.ing in
Fclo, Illir; is, anri cn.^red tr,e 10th :;o. r-ns -ort' tir.n :ory8. He served overse s
in FVpTce rvs a rdv^te in t':e 67t}) -.n, infers , wor-iing on loconoii/es. un July 11,
1j19, lie received -is v'isci; rr;e, upposedly he v/ss to i:'ve oeen diacsv rged at
Cnmp Ir-rrt in le- iIf*ord, Illincis, cut bGc:)u:e of overcrov ding, w: s sont inste d
tc Cr"p "cCoy, ''ircrns^ri. e ret'irned t'- .is p^trcnt's 'lo^oe, vi o then v/ere -i/ing
in RosGvillo, Illivis, -h. re he n>-"in took un f-^r :^nz-

Sebelifi. Elizabeth Garrison r^ook

Raternal Gr&ndaotijsr

Sebelia Sliaabeth was born in ld?5, in Hanccok County, Hamilton Illincis,
the daughter of Mr. and Jdi-s. -Joim .^ells Garrison. Her father was born ia
Eamilton March 15, 1670, the son of John W. Jarrison and Eli«»beth isThitlock
GaiTison (fiorn f5arch 6, l83k in Franklin Co., Indianna and died November t, 1910),
and died ii\ Keokuk, Iowa, on 14arch 23, 19$0. Her mother was the daughter of
Benjawin Arnold (born July 13, lfc33, in Indianm, and died October 26, lt91), and
Isa be Ife Kendall Arnold. Mre. Arnold vas born I'isrch 12, 183? in Engl^nJ and
left frosn Liverpool at i.he deat-h of her fattier, ssitb her mother and infant sister
to the United States. They settled near Hsuvoo, Illinois, where her moiiher died
nine years later. She died at the home of her dau^-hter, Mi's. Johip. Garrison,
on November 12, 1927, in Keokuk, Iowa. Ker aaughter Viola (^^rs. Jolm Garrison)
was born February C, lv70 in Hamilton, Illinois, i^iarried in Hamilton on
February ?-6, 1695, to Jolin Garrison, and died on Fekiruary 9, I960 at the age
of 90 years at the hoviie of her daughter Ruby in Tomah, Wisconsin.

Grandaia las brouglit up )3y her grandtaother, Isabelle Arnold, who lived with
the family. Her father had contracted typhoid fever, which, required her mother
to devote her ti^ie in ni^rsing hj-n tack to health. The birth of her si?ter Ruby,
also took up her taotter's attention. Qi-andna -war closer to her grandraotiier
than to her mother. Because of her unbringing by tier grandmother, G andnia at-
tended the Church of Reorganisied latter Day .=«lnts, though her parents were
memters of the Christian Church.

The family left Ha'allton when grandma ub? eight years old and -noved to
Keokuk, Iowa. She ^laci tereLatively simple family life. Grandpa Garrison was
a carpenter and millwright, which gave them their income. Grandira Garrison was
a homenaker. The girls weren't required to do baking or sewing, so they r;ainly

played with toys and whatnot. wTher. Gxandaa was about 13 ysar? old, construction
of tlie Keolcuk Dam was stai-ted, and at variouis time t,hey would put up workers i'or
t£s8 evenirit^.

ai^ndma riad her TlfPt year of scnooling ixt rfamilton, ^na begsn at L.ie Lincoln
School in Keokuk in the aeccna ^rsid. She alno went to Wells School and graduated
froei the ei,'?hth grjcle a" "Wasaijrjgton School, Cirandrna took one j'ear at Keokuk
High School, then entered in the Tri-v'itate Cowiaerlcial College. For :wo years
siie took secretarial classes and thea for ore year aftervrards, worked in the
office at the school. At age lO, she started working for the Duncan Schell
Furniture Compare as a ptenograpner and stayed there for five yT^SiVt until she
was inarriec.

Grandpa and arMidn^s Cook

Grendm^'e slater, ";uby Ind .-'Tir' led ar-.ndpa's . iOt,;er ;.rt, in 1919. I'iu-.ugh
then .iry grr-.ndp'^rents ':et. 'n June I'i, 19'v2 in :ni evendni: sori-iojiy, Chr.rlie and

Sebelii^ v-ere 'ved in the hcine of Ivji- pyceiita, /M.'; i.is fother pei for ing the
corer.ony.

They roved to oorj., loiv. , rich was t: few :.ixes i:r:i:u Koo.-cuk uiid resiced in
a five-rooT^ house, ■■rich jrf.norjii 3aia v/av the r,ic..Et in lh& nc-w ow'-Lleiaent, rei.tin,
for .j^8.00 a r.ontft, Urondpa w©:.t -ic ./orK at ihe .■:.!. Du^ont i o-, der .ill ijaking
blasting .^O'^der. y dad, :■.;.>' ond, wt.s corn ii; I'JL'L- : no his brct..er, ..'511iM-. in
19'34. The farily left oora and :r.o-'/BQ to .ioc:;rorc, j^ilanjia in ^he aU' :Li.r of 19.i4,

The farily no -ed qui^t- Kbii, atnyiiig ■riainly in rural -no. -iuburcan i:Xti s in
Rockford. Jn ig?/', ctty tfarsr-'i-et w-'S born - nd lu I'bSC, xrer.e wt.s Lorn, \;'r.ile
they -.ore li in,-: .-in .'ernon itrjet. ;hu t. ird 3.'jn, J-j.us, -'•■la oorn in 1338 -jvijiie

they ore ^.i ing sout. of :.e%v alfo:d on i^indeirvood .od. Jii^: hi^s the v.i8-
tir.cti -n of being '.he only chil'i born in a hos;->it:ii, he first four Leint^ tern
it ti-e ho'-G.

The fp-nily lived on -in Vvi- -e inco^«, but our ui;; xh© aepresai -n .-randpa
VHs out of work raakiiig times difficult. inndpa .orhed as an ini-oricr aouse
painter ui.til 1j35, ■ -hsn uo v.ent to : rk -x Gotta -ru:ir>. isaiou as a spray ,.uinter
ind 1 tor r.3 a 1 tiie ci.cn;tor. ."e stsy-d tiicre for 12 ycu's until nia uo- tn in
1947.

The fardly would k-ep 1 rgo )<;p.vdon3 in tne surnnr, w- ii;h %he cndlaren helpt^d
tend. Irandpa '-.-culd tpke -:he boys hunxin,;r; r.nd fisl^.ing in 9p;u e uouB*. The
children ere isoi: lined by t.'-.eir fe.t :er, being r-b rirn-.nded f-irat, Inen follov.'ed
by a switch or his h- nd if they didn't take heed. Thunkac-iving -.vould bring tne

fariiii:.8 terete, er, :i3 woul;: :iirl<i,n,-i _ nd reunions, taking turns i.^vlng t'ie
group rt their hemes in lelcs-iirt;, K.OKuk -:;d -. : '?:::crci. oince r'-Q-t -r- nuf- t,.er
Jook .-••as ?. minist.or (: L .""eni-rjil 'Zhrljilnn ."..u ch, .. 'Jiiurcii ^t., .-.oc.-.ford, 19 5-37}
the faridly v ool j {':o Lo oijuiCii : ost ^i.nu.'y^. ^■■o x'irst c•^i• watj n tv/o lib ter ooel
T, folio -'rd by ■;. .;o']<.il •". Touring Zf,.r. I'hfn in 19-7 :ra2idi-u boUb'it u uih-iid new
Ivash L-afayetLe Tor ■-'ucut v7''0,00,

Ti.Q T'lUlbeiT/ tiee iii front of .-Ujciiorc - liuic on I,, i-.ockt'.n .-.venue 6\,oou
ri_>'. outsiue ^^lG faidly'y rr^icl^ea v.'j.p.a0.v, j.-c '.'ua .i:..re u;; J'.ue 1-d, IL'i? «. u rk
cloud lo.t-i'ar on the ?■ dly. -,-r: jjuije. suLi'ortd a r;'.ital atrc/.o. /lo wua cuj itd on
r'o.ther'a i?p.y in Arlir.^.n CrneTory ith r^jiny f r _ r i.e.' 3 ,nd relcitives lr» uttonQ^'.ncc,

■Jindma rcu.-ined in io-kfoi-'J, t in^iing up Uao two youii^er ci.ilaren. i3et..'een
19r.5-fin al:o ■oT-.-ed t 2-'J, 3---v.' iLa in the ^ji-.cd ijuoos dCf. rtcic.t. ^ii« currci.tly
resiHf^y en 'ilri'-M Itrett, li in." in t,ie i~v.cdi:rie riei-.-iiuoriiOoa oT ..tr ol-Jsi
J9U 4iter, v.-l-;ore s':e h^s lives; .'or tl;e l-sst ter, /e: i-s. --"or a yaiu uo-tf irttnutia
h?s been very -ct^ve In vcliint -.ry .or-, at Ken- ock .u:.. -unity vcnxer aOi'vin,-, on
v^.rious ccnmittees 9>'c surrlyin- oaked ^rcods fc its r'ur.c'.j, jns.

ESiniel Lee Ktneon
Maternal C-randfathcr

The following is an excerpt froir. tJae book Past am PreBent v;iimeb3,^o

County, which gives th<a backjpr-oiaici h-^^torj- c-' :i^- i^randfather'E family.

Daniel Kiiison, now retired from active business life and living on his farm on
section 33, ffew Miliord township, was born in the town of Eden V'srniont, August 21,
1627, his parents 'Teing John and Malijvja (Laiaphere) Kinson, trie former a native
of llew Hampshire, and the latter of Verniont. Comin.: •hceet they Si.>ent a few montlis
at Whitewster, Wise, while the father and son Danils looksd over the country
enjbraced within the borders of 'rfirAneoa^o County, Being impresreu with this part
cf the state they decided to locate ."-jere, for land could be secured at a nominal
rate, tnuch of it still being in possission of the government, The homes at
tiiat time were widely scattered and iTaiQf- of tho now thrivir^j tovm? and vill^r^s
had not yet sprung into existence. Arrangements being perfected for securring a
faru, Jchr. Kinson Brought his family to WinrtekatiO County and here JT9n+ hit re-
gaining dayc. He casie into possession of what is now a part of Daniel Kinson's
fai*m, securing it as a preerription claim, and continued its cultivation and ir,i-
provement throughout the ressainder of his active businost, life. Ke reached a
vdnerable age, ^jassintj; *\«y in New Milford, Dece^iber 2£, 1591, after attainir.^
the eighty-eighLh s::ilestor»e of life's journey. His wife died September 7, 1669,
alro at the age of f?;. In the familj- of thie worth;^ counle were the following
named; Daniei| Lewis, who became a member of the 7Uth 111. Vol. Regimen c-, and
died while in the arrny; and Cynthia, the wtfs of VJinslow Bordwcll, a resident of
the village of New Milford.

Daniel Kins on spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the Jreen MountiAn State
and with his jarsnts came tc the west. As before stated, he accoin;-anies nis
father on a orcspecting tour of this county and here he preempted a claim on
^ich he hus since made his honje. He married Miss Joanna Baxter, who was bom
in the Einjaire state, in 1631*, ard caiiie to V7iiirieba^o County here with r^arentT.
She was to her husband a faithful uoiapanion aid helornsta on life's jO'^rney for njany
years, and sl^e passed avay in 1&9?, at the acfe of 6$. Nine children had been
born unto them, of whom seven are yet livin,j;: Asa H,, wuo trtirried Miss Loorane
Graha-u of this township, owns .^ far-a near his latajr's notn^. I'irs. Clara
Fitzgerald is residin^^ at flew Mllford. Slla is tne wife of Albert McEvoy, of
Ottawa, IlliiioLs. John, who ajarried 2va Eastman, is en^ged In were land is ing in
New Hilford tovnship. Rena, the wife of ailbert Thoir.pson, a resident farT?er of
New rlilford Township. Ora narried Miss Rose Lyman, and ].ives at Ebvis Junction.
Rose is tlie v;ife of John Dui*t, who residas near Clarion, in Vifright County Iowa.
Fred died in childhood, and one other son died iv. early life.

Politically Ilr, Kinson is « republican, mvint- continuously supported the r>arty
since j-ts or^nizatir>n and he ms served as school director and highway con-
miss ioricr. h© formerly iiad fraternal relations but is not identified with any
lodge at the present time. He nas alvays attended the Kethodist church although
not a raeaber now. He continued active farming until two or three years a^o,
when he del es^ ted the more srduou.'i work of the fields to others and is now en-
joying a well earned rest. He retains his residence, however, upon the old
hoaiest.«ad farw, corm:>r-is.iri£ two hundre-.-; and twenty-four acres in New Kilford town-
shi-i, one hundred acd sixty of which he entere.^ from the government In early
pioneer days. Few re«?idents of the county fiave lon^oT resirjed here.

The Daniel KlnsoK raentionecl in this article ^.? ray grandf«lhpr's grandla tter,
and the date of the homestead was in 181+6.

Daniel Lee vras born tsi Clarion lowi, Aoril l6, lb9h, the second ciiild and
only son of Asa ana Loux-ane Kins on* Thay moved back to New Hilford when he
WIS one of two years old, stafrtiiig oi. the Voinestead farra, where ir^ family
curi'eritly resides.

He went to KL:i&on School^ wivich iisie. miiied after his grandfather, Iftniel.
Kot graduating, he started working to earn 'aoney in this teen-i. His father let
him use his team and vragon to naul ^nes frora a quarry for road building, earning
about $.$0 an hour. About age 17, he went to Brown's Business Tchool ii^ Rocicford.
Ke knew grandmother from childhook, the two farailies being good friends, and
Vihilc he was at orovrti's, tie would escort her hetxveen her claspes at Central Pliftfe.

After Brown's, he took up as a carpenter's aporectico. Ke later started
farmiiig as a i.vachelor on a farai oifined by his father ^ mile frons the home farni.
On February 2, 1916 he married his childhood sweetheart Zadn Jane Car'-eron.

2ada Jane Caaexon Kinson
Ma terns 1 arandciothsr

Zada Jane was born or. i/ovefaber 10, lt9Ji, on a farm in Ivew nilford Towr^hip,
the first child oi Janies Alexanuer and Cora Francis Conkliij Caniei'on. T!ie i'aniily
stayed at tiiat farni until I696, during whicn ti«ne Wary Ivanelta and liea trice
were born; tlie fornier in 1596, and the lait.er in 169&. Thej' then moved to the
Cameron hotae farri,, wliich i? located about one mile asray, located on Rotai^ Road.
Here the tvjo bo--s were born; Alexander James in 1900, and »*/illis in 1901. The
laraily was very inaas^/rious, vorkini^ hai"d to iinorove their farpi. Ciiantifia Cameron
ms a very strict Methodist, arid tiie children v.-ere brought up as such.

ClraivinB vrent -.0 school at Kiiison School; where one of her classciates was
that likeable rfennj' Kinson. She went there foi* eit^ht years and then went to
RocJcford Central High, ^^hers she took subjects relisting to teaching, and graduated
in 1913. She took a 'x-axa TroK Hew Milford into Rockfcrd to attend high school,
or at timep vrould stay ai an Aunt's houee in the city, grandM began teaching
at Kinson School. She taught her two brother, 'salcing them call iier Miss v^iieron
so th^- would be rerriinded that sh';, -was tneir teacner and not ju&t their sister.
She renairjed as a teaclier until her marriage tiiree yeai'f. later iii 1916.

Grandpa r.nJ ir-ndrra .arson

rriied in her pRrert's hc;,:e, Dn .nd 7. i'x -tntod hou -ekeo.^i nj- or ths f-rm
■ f .ndpp- lived in befcreliand. This v.-as ^lao the hou3 e .-r^nd^a w s bor:: in. A yerr
1 ter Cr^ndpa's parents raved into le:; ilford und ry grsr.dpr.renta i.oved to Liie
here f«\r~. ".r^nd]-? built up a vure bred Jersey : i.kiiif hard ■ nd f r:::e: wixh roi ses.
rrrgndnna h^d a butter »nri cgr rev c, -jS -.ell rs atllir.^; boquets of i tera ind sv/eet
peas in Rcck^'ord.

Don nl"-!^ys S'l"- to i-^ thet ; y gr Jid'' otl;er n^^d convsriences tc -.voik wit::. ie
h^d g g9S otor to pur.p ^■.•'ter to -^r. overi e d t-^rJc in tr.e kiucher), so ti'.oy h-^d cold
water fror; '•i frtuc^.t, :Ie f>laO .) .d b 32 volt ?elco lunt ru by a gcs rotor to gen-
erate clectricit--. 'J~(ire wt's onl} three sucb 3et vy-s in the nei'n oriiooc 'it t.iis
tire, jibput 1525| I'.nd 'jr^uidroa's pcrer.ts being one of -lie other tv/o.

In 1919 their first d-v-riter Fr^ncir, Loui >: re v/- 3 born, enj in 1923 rrjy ;uother,
Doris Air 3 lie v-^s born. ■:.otr, firls -.-ere born in ■■■•i-t is today our f-i;nily*.5 living
roon. 'TTie fn'-^ily 7,'culd tr.KG turns vi riting ti.cir crL;ndp'.rc-:nta. dr-.nfime Kinson's
in rev ilford or. one Sunray; -i-re x;.e gr'~v/rups AOvld h^'otg politics pnd the like
and the jrounr-ters cculd lay ^nd «ir<J5e t;i-^'i;3clve8. The next ounday would be to
Cranipa 'ird ''ir'jrd'r^R ^Jri'^^eron's f-ir'^', •■'■;;re jund"]/ -/'s s'.rictly observed. Thje
children • d ^ht w«?lV- in the croods, tut sevvinp, playing coquet or gares v^asn't allo-.ved
'jrTindpn Ct; eron, thourh, gl-vtys got a ounday papsr fter cnui-c! ind the chil^'red
looked f or"-: rd to residing Ine funny p-*:,er8.

Both grandpt-rents v/ers very active in ''^rcnfe -ork, .JrL-jidn-i bea:ig e chorter Ti&iri-
ber n^ the hvrri-rvjUe Jr'.n:;e in 1315, eri6 irt.jiopa Joining one ye'ir I'-ter, Both
held offices in locpl vrd county Lrr'^n :e, /r^ndrotnor serviijg as ti.e only *om"n
master of Harri^ville :ron-e. Jr?-ndpa orpi.ni^ied the first .inncMiro Jounty corn
husking contest in 19 b. he ulso °t-rxed fi ;:-r-.nge aoftb'iil league, on rhich he

pl'iycd and co:.ched, • s v/ell as aturtiug a bf.ketl-ai lcui,:ue. :>^n the Uarrisville

- ^nge hall turnt down in 1:40, '^r- ndpa -.>:s xhe cl.Kirc.vn for tne rebuilding pnd de-
signed the floor pl-ns for t::e resent dry /I'^irrisville hall.

Grandpa eng" ^ed in nan activition during ids ife. ^.e v/ys an insurance f"^ent
For Rockford Tornado 1937-1969. In !i950, he retired fror, famine^ urid did b-^rn

spraying until 1960. .le v/as hnnd -..Ith iiis !::nds -.-.d .id uld ouila just at out any-
thing he wanted. In 1940, vrt.ndffitler ran for styte senii.tor Ui/cn tUe urging of
many friends, running as a Hepui/li cin, his ilfitforrs backing a blanket b -Hot. In
fact, "Xixny of his Jeirocr tic friends voted r^e^Jiijlicun to getiiliin on the ':ick^t.
Ae lost the slecticn, but -t i- st g-:;ve hii o;^, onont, .'in. . t.ker, soaie eo-pc-ition.

. hile not as ruch rjuniicned iis .jr-.napa,, 2r-in'.lma was ji;-.rcly ova rshd owed uy hini.
She wss ' n excellent horr.i -ork' r and yna i-./clvbd in cowrr^nity tctivit-ies. tioth
vere preptly liked ■-•nC re- peeled.

After his >-eti'e'-c;;t Crc::. fan. ing, tiie grandp rents did riuch traveling, -hey
would p-c to l^Jrida ith frisnJs on fishing trjps, vh.ich both enjcyed doing. Tluey
had a sn;nll hcv 3e trailer ;ind did r -^ke use of it in ti:eir tr vols. It carje to
rest st Lake "ilia, ''iscnsin, v.hc-re tuey kb.t it ye. r rc-urid I'cr uhcir uje as \/ell
as th-t of t,;:6ir Ciiildren.

In 1960, ^rrndma developed c?ncor. .ftcr u io;:g i^ainful sui'ug^le, she i^aa^jed
away on arch l^t, 1962. After a.reda.ta, •j.-a..di.a uafi'ared a rcntail breakdown and
died fror y heart tt^ck on .■^ohrusry 3, 1559. '^ )'.t. ai'a buried in Lhe fa-iiy lot
in the 'Jew il'ord J-rretcry.

■ ti.^r

-jsyjaond ells w;,s ben-; in ^oi- , lowu on Toori^ry 26, 1923, t.e firut Ci.ild
of ;ii3 p rents. Diey .owd to .'•.oj:;:'"crd ..l.er. ;2y fatiier t'f.s .r.t ye r old. .ue
•V ;ly i-Qoved several tiT^s, teying cainiy in iiortjvoat ..'icKt'oro. o.t of t;i«
uouses -^ere I'^rge, nb ut h .If of zu©;=i wit-, izidoor facilitiee.

^fc36 '.uer.tly Dad .Gi-t t -.iny sc :col:i. .-'ivjt tc r.A, ioters ri -<.:.ool, tnen
to the old .irrleit- school, zzii ho ..t--endod ;ui,- iili _c.;oll for -jixtii nd suventti
grades. A nov© to Lind'jr:iood c .d ut \. my., in :lis i-xv liii'ofd did^ri-t , v/iiere
h© went fcr eighth gri.de. They livod aocuL i^.ce^ i.dlet) fr-,. t^ie aaool <.ad -ii«
children T.ouid wuik or rico s- cms. .^iiiCc iiciv J.l:'ord .-.t tist ti-je u'as oIbo a
high echool) dad took ;:id fira^ v-»irec yu rs of 30 ; :.u ly oai; xji:ii tneie. T;.o
ftiwily ; oved b!:Ck to " oc-.Totu tc . , ocistori .v-ziUi- in li/40. Intire i)?.d entaied Lie
Btiwly built ■■est i.gh -Jrchool :na was in ^ue ^1 sa cf i-"^ri, '..iie i'ii wt fjrou. to gwil-
uete fror. est. >;d took required siiojects in 3c;.>-!ol, m joring in taDta, i<af:li8.i,
che-istry "^ind ustory. hst of rds books i-ie . r vijed i'or. ..ve^; t-jougu h>i is
cnly 5»'t", Jad pl-iyod bas xtbull at -ov.- iiioid u«i also jlayed on u aix-nt-.r. foot-
ball tear.

Duriiig auBCJer:! arxl foils, Jud woi.ld ^leaii ceaspooi:. fjrjd ru*;© U vee foi" opeiiuiag
ncney. risht r.fter grtrdu-t rig, :e -orKed on tLo JoiiXi'a fbrm, wnicl. .r s two ijieo
KOith 3f .lis lione on .-.ocktor ,\v^rsuv, for .,1.CC a d..,, plus rooii -jac bo.rd. i:e
would r'-et ui. t 4»0: -.i.m. to nili cc s. t VsSO L..m., ne woulu be C!,lied for vi\.uk-
fB8t. A vary lQr,i-« brei.Kfsct c: r.si-.aif^ of -« t, os e, .^licunuo, -ot toes, etc.,
wriich :'Rd re-rked ecturlly surprised bin:. In thm fall of 1.^41, ne 3t-.rted aa a
5-fichiBe o-f«atcr r.t Hockford -olt . ^tecl, w.:ore at , res^-iut ae ia cue olue-^t ©.,-
ployee in the 8.>op on -i ho books, n-virig oeon vitr. ^u& co^^'Otrj for 34 ye. re.. .ii»

:t-rting pny was 0,40 an hcuB, 12 hours i^ d-y, six days e v/c-k, grossing about

•^.60 a v.'eek with overtipie, and .vith this D-d 3"id he Lad r:oney in his pocket.
He now works en a part-t'ro oisis, co-rintj t.nd goiiig as he •.visl-.as. iie stayed at
the 3olt "orks until 134*^ > vriiG.n he quit tc join ho oervice.

Dad hnd wanted to enlist in tne ..arines, tax v.c.s fcund to le color blind and
rejected. A few -^eokg later, ho'.ever, he wi^s dr fted ir.to L.ie Ar.y Air 7orce where
he entered the 3Clst /vircoi-i;e Glider Di i-ion. In ^krch 'of 19x4 he Itft the ^t tea
on the sii'tGr siiip of the iUean Liny Knd ufter a f i e day voyf.ge, landed in ucotl' nd.
?ro'- tl'ere he -ver.t to .'otinghan. ingland i'cr crc-iidiig in flyii;g and ..eintijir.irig
gliders. I'.e was sent tc 'Algiers to irf-n;.; ort trccps for a ^jObGi'le soutnern Fr nee
invrsioa, but was returned to ;.r;glHnd r.fter two n'ecKS. in r,rr land, he resLvned
training preparing for the D-Day irivasicn. -n ^une G, 1044 , Ihe 301st "Division,
carrying in the 101st Vroops, 1-riUe'd iol nd ori <j.-::.a<i 36j.c1j 'i/id ::t: rtad ti.e gruelling
drive bsck to the sea. it -v-'as ^*elv^ d lys before he f.-a cble to return xc ^j:glo nd,
where they picked up ncv. gli: ors -j-M flev bacr; to ."r.-nce vit;] sup lyes -^nd rettirred
with wounded.

Dad' fought in much of the l.-ter iTrance ca paigr.s. -is was one; of the co ,-4;ar.ie8
trenped at.Bfistogne 'ey the ^lerrans during tiie Buti-le of luxt iiulge. .-is spent the
ensjing 3- ristfiias ?t Dreux PV-nce on red alert v.-Aiting for poasiule attack. Two
days f^fter the Jeniun surrender, ne \res in Berlin being i:rei)-.-:red for duty on the
Asian front. Instead, oi'ders were received for j.is co-,r,j^?ny to egin :=r;jy' occup'-.tion
in 3erimny, In llovercer ef 1945, he got his disoii r^re papers nnd ;ie.aed back to the
3t-te.on a i'ai:-er Mbert;. s:-.ip. After 27 days, tney landed in liew York aiid Dad re-
turned home. In two weeks ti-.e, he vras br.ck at 7/ork L.t :.ockford :^olt and vteel.

Ztsring i.is tirse in t:ie service, i^ad srw iid was a'v.le to crxchan^e voros v.lth ate
of the gref't le- ders of the d«y. iis con.pany w>.s ^raised by hatton for supplying
his troops v-ith gasoline during the Bat^.le of xhe r,i.lre. .^fter the w-.r, they ininrdod

J.iurchill's ;.lane -.-hile he v." s in Berlin for .v. coiu'erence. ile mot :.ener.-l .^-iaen-
hoer also in Berlin. A jeop cirrying the (general didn't stop at a checkpoint, and
Dad fired e warning siiOt over their liGjds. iegul'iti' ns are Just tnat _nd Dud v;:.s
doing his duty. I'eedloss xo say, he was rvii,ev ov:rv/.celnjed 'i-hen uenorij. Lisenlio-ar
stepped out of the jeept.

Dnd's brother ^ill was going .vith .ry r other's cousin (with vi'hom she was great
frienus) when h? returned fron the service. Tirouj-;;i tier^i Dad ■.nd on st-;i-ted
Beeing ench other in Jim'-'ry of 194^i. In J-'ly, tlic • -.Gre ongr. red, and on iioveirber
30, 19'i-6 they '-ere -j-rrred.

Dort Lucille Kins or. Cook
Mother

Doris Lucille was born on Octooer 31, 1923, in New MilTord Township on the
home farm, the second and last child uf Can and Zada Kinson. 3he was brought
up in a rural sett in-?, en;joying the everyday routines. She went to church,
going with her mother, attending Sunday Scnool. Ker r^other was a ii-H leader and
she s-^4irted se!-;ing through clubwork. She belonged to the fferrisville Juvenille
Grange and would sing at some oi" its functions. Kom started piano lesstoa when
she \BiS about ten, aalking across the I'ields so her Auntie Boa ("ler mother's
sister) could instruct hex. Shewis also about ten when she contracted Scarlet
Fever, which put her in quan-atine for foiu.' x^eeks.

Mom vjent to 5.chool at Kinson, taking 2-U grades in tv.-o yeirs. During this
time, people in the neighborhood i-roulc t^ke tarns board in^i; the teachers. Ono
of these teachers, Clara Cook, Mom especially admired and liked. Several years
later. Mom saarried her Kephew. Actually Dad and Mom's first meeting came when
they were about six, because Aunt Clara brought Dad to visit Kinson School on
one occasion. Mom jj^aduatecj from eighth grad in 1936. She went to hi^i school
at Rockford Central High, studying a general course, graduating iXi 19ii0 at age
16, TheHrst two years, Mora rode a private bus, which her dad paid $5.00 a
week for services. The last two years, her mother brought her to the bus line
at ferrison Avenue and llth Street, where she took the bus on to school.

Mom al^-rays liked music and todace and sing. She would go to ar«3a dances
every weekedd. Ghe sang at scho*l and church functions, and would sing for
local and county Orange programs. BAtween 1939-U2, Mom sang with a six piece
band from Belviders called the RythmiAres for no nay. She sang at the Rockford
Armory, the old S>irir;e Temple, and otnei' area e.->ous wnere the bank played. The
start of '/ii'Hl brought about the oreakup of the group.

In October of 19l;05 Moia wenL to work at the S*ate Stree' di^ris store, •^rnrlng
$12.UC for six days. Siie quit iri July, 19kl and went to Illinois i\iational Dank,
where she worked as a file clerk and an IBM opemtor. She was fVald $23.00 cash
per week. During this \ime. Mom Loa|ihi a 'iS2S Ford for .^12b,UG. She left tne
banlc to viork for Herb Conklin at Rockforci Tornado InsLirance earnitig $52.00 every
two weeks. Mom worked there for four year:, as iiead of the claim dopartnent.
After she was rarried, Moa caip^ in one / ■ -.sk to work claimrs, being |Daid

about $7.ii00a 'dciy.

ita:iTttond and DorLr Cook

On November 30, 15'ii6, .ccayaioiid and Doris were inarried in the home of her
parents, in -t:mt is now our family's living rooj. The newlj-^z/eds had to cancel
their noneyv.oon :lar-s, for lad >?e.it straigjh;; x'ron; tlie alT-er to St. Anthony's
Hosoital to tiavQ his a^ioendics reraoved. They set uo househee.iing in the ud-
stairs of the 'lome farm, which iirandL-a liad converted into an apartment. Ifed
continued working at Rockford 33olt & Steel for one year. Then he started
farming on 50/50 basis with i^ gi'andfather. He started with a orand new tractor
and plOK, in ^^eneral, i-.dth equipment lialf new, liaif used.

Between l9h?-S'i-3 lad went xo a 3,1. Veteran's Sc ool ir. ..o.hclle, Illinois^
where he took a four -year agricultoxal coui'se in ti'.ree years. In I'PiiC, he
started a? leaaer of the liarrisville Hustlers it-H Clu;.., a oosition iie held for
23 years. During this time, hs was al.so on the Illinoip U-H State Extension
for tiiree j^ears, which revievjed sll county U-H projects. He whs a volunteer oi'
the liew I'iilford Fire 'Dcot. £ox' three years ^ arid alto rervea as .ountj^ ASCS com-
mittee uian for tlu:'e2 years. Dad vcao on the Kin^on Scr.ool foara ii-om ly^iSS'd,
and sejrvea two years as ^resident of the "P.T.A, Ke han ceeii a d-ar-^e r»an for
2£ years, holding yariouc offices at dii'ferent tMss, olayinti on soi tball and
bovling leagues, and t-ei I'lng on v-arious coniinitxees and programs.

On January 9, 19i4i-, Charles Daniel was Lorn, l ollo^vt^d uy ^oraj-ie Jahii, ai:d
seven years later by Christine Laurel; the former born January 50, 1^51 , and the
latter born December 20, 1957. The family moved in 195£, to a hoae 1^ miles
froTi the r.ome fariu, Lu^. Cuivin^ oeckieu to c/o back to .:i.o^. .vork. iileven nionths
later, he rstorned to larain^, .lovin^ to a farm acroti i.he roacs iroa bhe v,r.'5nd-
parents. we saw so.ie lean days at tnis farm, for Dad naa to rebuy all his
equipment vo staro far^iiit a^ain. On Se^^tetnt^er 19, 1?60, while vre ;v-ere sitting
at the supper table, a blazin^i niass broks t.;jrou<^n ^ne skies ana crashed just

ea£t of OLU- carTi. Tw-o jets lad rad a mio-air -jolliston ai;d orr fielJ vss the
landing strip for one. It ■.■sis estimated, tlat if the plane Iiad been two 'degrees
lower, it ;rt)uld hav* hit oiir buildl-g:-;. The crash drev* inanj'- niaii^- people arid
car headli^nts line the road froai botli directions. These curious soectators
rainei' our ^rdens , broke dosTn fences and fui'ther i-rjooked the aninalr. . The
array sent nien jue;-^ to heir v.s keeo thou a^jsy. It toot? one x-?5ek for the uleari
up crews to do their- work. All that was left vjas a Fcar iii the .Tsstin-e and
cows that wouldn't i;ive milk. After the desth of tny tTandmother in 1962, '.■je
moved back to the hrtne farm— i4om has never lived off Baxter lioad — and after vtiy
grandfather's death, -kje bought the farm in 1;70.

Kom during tliis time vjas busy oringing U'-. ua three kids. She played the
organ for the Kev/ Milford Metbodist Gni^ch. froin J-y53-65. The children vjould
accomi^iarjy her, try brother on a novj and then ba^is. Mom has been with the
Harrisville Grange since a chilo.;, aolding offices, working with the junior
grange, and Fei?vin,_ or. cotii'iittoe?. She helped organise a local li-H club and
was a leader fiOii; lS'66-6t. She ras been a nvsniber of the Y.-JCA for ten years,
making use of the swiaming facilities f-rhenever pocritle. In I960, jf-lota started
tMching piano and today '^^z 25 putjils, wiio keeo her busy five days a week. A

We three children have taken cart in actlvitiee a-^sociated wit:; thi? in+erests
of the oarentir. All ^.'-ree of us vent, to Kin^on Schook^ l-^ve been in Orange
and h-H activities. Ky brother farr^is oart time with tted and works full time at
Rockford Bolt and Steel. In 1966, 'Chuck was drafted into the armj', making htni
the third generation to serve. His tour of duty took him to Korea and .jermany.
He was discliarged in 197L froiu the Big Red I Infantry ElviPion, as a Soec. 5 In
rrstintainance, wbesbl and track. >iy si'^ter Si-ris i:^- c"arrently a senior at .vuilford
Sr. Hife)-; in Rockfoi'd, and is con>? iderir.g a carser in the field of art. I rave
been living in P^ocklord for t\fO years now and au employed as a secre+^i-y and a

part-time iaitr©s>=;, and attend Rock Valley noll«ge ^-art-time.

At pr&seno, the farm is plov/ly being improvea. A new machinery shed was
erected in 1973. The old -iarn is being torn do-'n. Dad and Chuck are raising
hogs and beef cattle. «e always iiave had floirer and vegetable ^^ardens. , and niany
pets and animals. '-le ijava our third ".ollie-shopard dag, and ''ike his oredecessorsj
is called Jack, The five of us enjoy our- rural hone and life and plainly would
not trade it for anything.

rr

: and •..v^mn^Fvt.chas A. cogk ^

^^.^.^^Any. rat.S7thEngro

-irn ITant. 3. Franco,

uut}iori::ed to VjQ absent from liis
?r-^>Srt Jron 9 A.LI, to 9; 30 P*ia.
' ;an dut-,witliin the liciits

BUNK No. _ ^;^ 0 C O M P T,

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vYour ABANDON SHIP STAl ION is i
ZL on the

Life Rati Group

fetftr'^nar-l 1

You Mess in Compartment „

[OVER]

GEN. FERDIXAKD FOCH

FoM, ^ho has .iu^t been appointed
.en,e Con'unanacr of the AlUed torces
Viis sixtv-sfventli year, tie is iiui"
tJrrFi;n:e/"a mhe . nionntaineeis
1 encrsy, speed and decision and a
ionality like Xapoleon. «« ^„^';^,\''
at enthusiasm in the soldiers. He may
judged as the master genius that ^ on

the ilavno. It looked bad for the
ics and Gen.-Foeh sent a t^'^-^S^^^ ^
rre, ":^rv right has been driven m, niy
has been 'driven in. Consecmently
[h all that is lett of my «^"**'^ %,,■„„

ack." That was one of *'>?,;"; I'le
•nta in the world's history- Ho is the

-Among the large number ofi
"doughboys" who received their dls-1
charge at Camp Grant Sunday wa3J
William Huggans, who reached his
home in this city early Monday
morning. - Mr. Huggans was one of
the trio of Polo boys, which includ-
ed Charles Cook and Wm. Forsyth, i
who left Camp Merritt for France in!
November 1917 with the 503rd Ser-I
vice Battalion. After several months,!
of service there, the boys were trans- j]
ferred to different companies, Mr.i^
Cook joining the railway engineers,!,
Mr. Huggans the 3rd Service Co. andj
Mr. Forsyth the 37th Co., both of;
the 20th Engineers (Forestry). Mr.
Cook is still overseas, Mr. Forsyth
reached home In March and Mr. Hug-]
gans landed about ten days ago at|
Newport News, from which place he;
was sent to Camp Grant, and there
discharged after about _eigM£.en.l
months service overseas.

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ings

whic

the
tuicss and integrity of his soul. Ono
"In wars between nations, victory is
rtain to the cause that is just and sleep-
A coramanocr sIiouki

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Diitv Status Leave Card

Leave is Granted, on a Duly Status, to:

Charles A. Cook, 191511,
Name .

Rank??:i?."t?. , . .Co. or Unit. ^.^'!^. . ^.m'^^

Regt. or Orsaniz^tion.^^-J>^'^:^^^^9^.^.'^^P.^:.:

To visit St.MaLo,. Illet et Vilaine_ _ ^eave Area

Reservation No.. . ^47^. Through the Leave Areas Bureau

Mr:^?}].}r:'^^t}r:}^. 1919

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Signature of Commanding 1yf/i/~:i J X^^ /-ni

Officer Granting Leave .]K./':x'i/^^/7<1^U7l.J. . .

fept , T ran s . C o r o s .
Rank and Organization

G. O.lStli 'O'cs. Trans. Corps.

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LE PORTEUR DE la PRESENTE permission NE FARLtHPSSEffiWVNgAIS
(7/ the hearer ipeahs French, strike out the irords NE and FAS)

See other side for instructions

. .Mm, .

'7^ / "k;

CHARLES A. COOK

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1. PLACE OF BIRTH

County of.. .Ha<n.c..Q.c.l5:

Hamilton,

Registration
DIsL tiiSAB...

STATE OF ILLINOIS ORIGIN

HENRY HORNER, Governor
Department of Public Health— Division of Vital Statlctli

CERTIFICATEOF BIRTI

V^aJa"" I Primary

,^'Pity„ .( 3239

(Specify whether years, montha. or dayo)

RESIDENCE OF MOTHER: (a) STATE...Ill.inOiS (W County HaiLC OClC.

(uflual place or abode)

(d) Township - (e) Road Plat.

3. FULL NAME OF CHILD

Sebella ElizalDeth Garrison,

..(c) city or wimtir— HainlX.I?. on ,

,April 25,1899j^

(Month, day, year)

B. Sox of Child

J email

Number In order

7. Number months of

8. Lejltimato?
Yc 1^'

^FATHER.

9. Full John W. Garrison,

10. Color or race, ....;

^ite "-MS 30

12. Birthplace (city or place).. .Ham.ll.t.On,

(State or country) IllinOii

kind of work done, 03 epinncr, /-»_„_ _-^j. __,

tav/yer, bool-J;eepcr, etc SjixJ. pclLUtir .

14. Industry or tuelncsa In v*lch
work was done, es Ellk mill,
eav/mill, bank, etc

One

21. (a) Including Ihia child, number of

children born alivo to Ihia mother?

(b) Includln!) this child, how many of One
these children aro now Ilvino?

(c) How irany were born dead to

this mother, I.On Stillborn? .7.

rViola Elizabeth Arnold

Color or race White

IB. Blrthplaco (city or place) llaUT.O O..,

(State or country) UlinOiS

19. Trade, profession, or particular kind
of v/ork done, as housekeeper,
typist, nurso, dork, etc

20. Industry or business In which
done, as own home. Qwn ...HOme..

HoiJsewife...

lawyer's office, silk r

22. Mothcr'a mailing address for registration notice:

jJX^What Ueatmonl was civen child's eyes at birth?

Ho

NOTE: Result of the test must not be etated on this certiflcato.

24. I hereby certify that I attended at the birth of this child which was BORN ALIVE Bl.il.y .....A •«. on the date etatod above.

.F., V/. Pease..,

. e.,nedAp.r.iI 5..^ l.Ml Address .^6 Ofajk, I^OVTa,

4Q,0...

, D.to Filed .Aprilia, 1941

s,,,,„„„ T,n1i. O'TTorjT

DWI&MT M. SRttN. tiovernor . ;
Dspartmon* of Public Health— Divition of Vital Staiiti

CERTIFICATE OF BIRT

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1. PLACE OF BIRTH
County of .Ir?.':.?:.?.?.

Dist. No .?££.

Centralift

Primary - /, cr. Street ar
Dist. No .^.ff.'lL. Number..

2. FULL NAME AT BIRTH.

3. Sex

..C.lxax:.lg.s..Altnan..C.Q.Ql:

4. Twin, Triplet, or

other?

(To be anmrered only ii

Number In order

of birth

« of plural blrtha)

6. Legitimate'

FATHER

Name Solomon Altnan Ccok

Residence at time

of this birth Centrnlif

Illinois

Vvhite

11. Age at time „.

of this birth....V.:i.....yre.

12. Birthplace (City or Place). ...arm7fQ.rd...a.0.Uniy.

C^hio

(Name State, If In U. S.)

(Name Country. If Foreign) -

13. Occupation

(Nature of Industry)-

I\inistor

Januai-"

1895

birth .,

(Month) (Day) (Y«»rj

14. Full Maiden
Name

'attie Bolle ITcCraclcGn

15. Residence at time

of this birth Centralia, Illinoi;

17. Age at time „ „

of this birth.^.v>..._...y

18. Birthplace (City or Place) Craytf ord Courij

(Name State, If In U. S.) £}?.?

(Name Country, If Porelgn)-

IIouEowif e

20. (a) Number of children bom to this mother at the
time of and including this birth .ThUQ.Q

(b) Number of children living ai,the^

and including this birth

21. I HEREBY CERTIFY that I was the Attendant at this Birth. This space only for signature of

Signed...

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IF SIGNATURE OF BIRTH ATTENDANT IS OBTAINABLE, AN AFFIDAVIT IS NOT REQUIRED.

Illinois

Cook

County of..

I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have knowledge of the facts as stated in this RECORD OF BIRTH and believe the

to be true; and that I am related to this person as .Q.l..ds.st....Br.o±hDr

Signature Paul ..•::--..Co.9k

Present Address ....2.1^^0. ;:ai3l9.Hd.,.JjOTQwpod^..Jllin^^^

Subscribed to, and sworn before me this....^..?^.': day of v^yno , 19..4.

Jlij3har.d..-P.,-aaris-lw>F'^;«F Notary Pub

My commission expires

SEAL

Jul-' 2nd

22. FUe4..

Post Office Address..

.., 19.

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Contralia, Illinois,

..Regis tr

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CERTIFIED COPY OF A DEATH RECORD ^ToITh^Z.^^

PLACE OF DEATH.
WINNEBAGO

Rsglitratl
Dl»l. No..

County of

.('City 'Rot&Gin.iDl»t.No..r.'.fTr.

•(C»Dccl Iho llirw icrnm nol api.lical.le-Uo nol tnlor "R.R.." "K.F.U.." or olb«r P. 0. »ddr«».)

STATE OF ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

526

Reglitend No..

SU... Ward f.l.r ANTHONY'S ^ (Con.»cuti™ No.)

(If lirath occjrrvd ID a bospitaloriDjUiulioD, giToita NAM£ioate4d of atrcet and Qumbef.) ' * " '

I

LENGTH OF TIME AT PLACE V/HERE DEATH OCCURRED? yr..

2. PLACE OF RESIDENCE: STATE [h^.T County

Wl NNEBAGO

-TownsMp Road I

ROCKFORD _ Str«ManJNumb=T .230?. .N...R9.C'<.T.qN . AVE,

3. («) FULL NAME
3. (I.) II Volcran.

CHARLES A. COOK

19. LIST NO.

3. (c) Social Security
WO RLD WAR q NE Ho. ...■??. ! .~05-57.?.?.

I S. Color or

6. (b) Namoof husband or wife..
SEBELIA COOK

6. (c) Ago of huaband or wife If
4H

.yeara.

7. Birth date of deceai

od J'"^« .

5 1895

(Month)

(Day) (Year)

B. AGE: Yeara
52

1 Month.

i 5

Day,

7

II less than one day
hr. mln.

CENTRALIA

ILL.

county)

(Stale or foreign country)

RATOR

JL Industry or^busine,, .. ^OTTA TRA:g
g( 12.Namo "^ . A . COOK

SMISSIOrj CO.

i;

UNOBTAINABLE

OHIO

(Cu. town. ..r county)

(.State or foreign country)

|)l4.M.idonnan,
1") 15. Birthplace...

^ HATTIE UCC

RACKEN

ifiiy." inwn.'oV county) "

OHip

(Slate or foreign country)

IB. INFORMANT....

RAYfJiOND A. C

OOK

(UTSonal signature wim pen ana mi
R. R, iFl R(5CKF0RD, ILL.

with pen and inic)

ARLI NGTON
ROCKFORD
WINNEBAGO

(b) DATE
JUNE I 5 ,-47

la funeral t

F, C. LONG
LONG-KLDNTZ Fl/nERAL HOME

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

20.

Dataordtath: Month

year J.9.4.7

JUNE

...day.

.mlnuta

■45

2

A,

g

,

21.

1 hereby catify that 1 attendad tht dacaaaad from.
J;JNE II ,g 47 ,1, JU

NE

l2

oil:

thatlMWh.J.UtlWton .J.^.NE .1.2

and that datb ocancd on the data and hour stated above.

acldiath CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
RIGHT TEUPORaL'lOBE

A«oc,a,.ddl.«a»...".*':.'.?.'.^.^^T...".^f.^.«.T.^.S.'.0.^..

(generalized arterioloneurosis

0«,.rcondl.Ioni^.r.'!.??.T.^.^.Sl.y.E...^^R..*"TER lOSCLEROT 1 C ^^^
(Include pregnancy within 3 months of death) HE A ftT DIBEASlt UNffNDVN

Waa in operation perfaniied7..

Waatharsan atitopty?.

CONFIRMED ABOVE

23. II a cammunli»t)le dlaaaaa: where contracted?.

NO

V/aa disease In any way related to occupation of deceaaed?

If ao, specify how:

24. (Signed) .J9.HN..«.,..6.H.E.AGREN y q

Addraaa .8.2.Q..G.A.S-ELECT. .BLp?.

Data A^.^.^....[?. L.!.""Z"."lrf?Q.Tde,.ione"^^33l

P. O. Ad^eaa .R.0..C.'<.f:?.?.P*...!.4-.?

1 HKRKliV L'lCIiTlFV TH.\T ihc foregoing is a true and correct copy of the death record for the decedent named at item 3a and
liial iliis rivor.i w;is csl.iblisiicd and filed in my office in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois statutes relating to the regis-
tration of births, stillbirths and deaths.

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AT ?OC!<'\9«Pj....!.ll!.nois luinois. OFFICIAL TITLE....??GI^6TRar _

DEPUTY RECrsTfiATf

id IocaI resi^tr&n are authorurU
' the DejArimeoi of Publjo Uealib ur tbe IucaI t%c^

The original n^ord of ihu death is permanently filed with the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HE.\LTH ftt SpnngSeld. County (
10 amkt- et-nitications from copies ol the original record. The Uliaois statutes pro^idt that the oerufisAtioo of a death rvoora by I
tru-or thecuuuiy clerk shall Ix' prima facie evideooe ia all courts and pUcei of die faou lher«ia sut«d.

3 copies ol the original record. The UUi
all be prima facie evide

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PIJ-.ASK TYI'I': I'l.KASI'; PI.ACK THESE SHEETS AT THE FRONT 0 E 'V\{V. SEc:OND COPY 01
FAMIEY HISTORY.

^Denr Contributor to the Rock Valley College Family History Collection:

So that your family history can he made more uselul to historians am
Ihers studying American families, we are asking you to fill out tin- foriii!
below. This will take you only a few niiiiuLes, and will be easily made ovi
Into an index which will permit archiv(> users ready access to just those
kinds of family histories needed.

SURVEY

Office

;e Cod(

1 . Your name /)c c, ' ^ 6 A 5 /' t C U fi ] C-> /-) >0
Da t e of form

(in //_
(11) //

r college

Rock Val ley Coll ege
Roc'kf ord, Illinois

Check the earl iest date for which you have been able to say things
about your family in your paper.

Before 1750
18 50- 1 9 00

1750-1800 ^1800-1850
1900 or later

Please chock a 1 1 regions of the United States in which members of
your family whom you have discussed in your paper have lived.

New England (Mass ., Conn ., R . i . ) ./ Middle A t 1 a n t i c (N . Y . , I' e n na . , N.

Va.) South Atlant ic (Ga . , Fla . ,N .C . ,S .C . ) East South Central

(l,a . ,Mlss . ,A1 a . , I'enn ,Ky . ) _J Wast South Ccn t r a 1 ( Ar k . , N . M . , Te x . , Ok . )

E;ist North C e n t r a 1 ( Mi ch . , Oh i o , I nd . ) Pac i f 1 c ( Ca I . , Wa sh . )

' ( II a wa i 1 , A 1 a s k a) 1: (J.J 1 . , W i s c . , JT, z;^ -)

Please check -a^lj^ occupational categories in which members ol v""'
family whom you have discussed in this paper have found themselves.

/

__ /^Farming Mining ■ Shopkeeping or small bus in

i/' T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Big Business / Manufacturing

,y Professions Industrial Labor Other __^___^__

Please check a 1 1 religious groups to which members of your family whoi
you have discussed in this paper have belonged.

'/ Roman Catholic

Bap t is t

Quaker

Jewish

_Presbyterian Methodist

__Ep iscopa 1 ian Congregational Lutheran

Mormon Other Protestant Other (name)

7. What ethnic and social groups arc discussed in your paper?

Swedish Other Scandinavian j- German French

Blacks Indians Mexicans Puerto Ricans I'astern \\

Jews L^Central Europeans Italians Slavs

i^Irish British Native Americans over several generations

East Asian Other(Name)

8. What sources did you use in compiling your family history?

J Interviews with other

f ami ly memb er s
•Vital Records
iy_Pho tographs J Maps

Family Bibles
Land Records

Family Genoa 1 o^ ic^s
The U.S. Census

FAMILY DATA

Grandfather (your father's side)

Name ^V;-. ,£p/V 0 i'>)yl-;/^3 (in^^^^lG'-i.L Cur rent Residence

Date of birth J..VU, 5. /<?V,^ Place of birth j^pc A- /\-:^/?>0

Date of death C.f, 7 -^ , / 7 <^ 7 Place of burial /{ji',Lck,r ^,A} ci^^ ^-i i^T^^/i^/

Kdnca t ion (numb e r of years);
grnde school _^ high school

vocational

college

;iipation(s)

1st
2nd_
3rd

^ thSir ^: A f- JL\ J^c

Dates ;,

Dates

Da t es

Dates, ,

PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)

.Is t /H(- L ;/, . - UL Dates /^//0 - C^-^"

2nd X'Zjck 'iixM^^

_3rd

4th

R e 1 i g i o n j-'^r^^^y- f
Political partii

civil or social clubs, fraternities

Dates/9v-> ^gq'^.

\) ate s

Dates_

etc ./^Z/T^ CLlaS,

^.

iZV

>'^^- 'c. /] ,

Place of Marriage to your grandmo ther ,'Vo(: X" ?~c ^^w^ d a t c />,-: t . ^'^ ^ 1 ^9"^ ^

NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another
relative give that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

Grandmother (your father's side)

-5?/0

Name /7on£-,<.'o r N. ('S/^lO ,c ) ('^•■iii^'^' Current Residence oi»i< </ ill ^ Jo /J f^Of^
±^P__^j.Ml£. 1' l^t:^ "f birtli Z, /-)«-/£- A , (S^AlS

Date of birth
Date of dcatli

Place of birtli L A k. i E_
Place of burial

Education (number of years):

grade school /^ high school

college / vSi. .vi .

vocational

Ucc upa t ion (s )
1st T>r /-)<- /-//g- K

2nd

3rd

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates/7^/ V - -X^ \stCi^P!Afi iij\f^ t^^^th.'^s.t^^ f<^_/'^ zJJt^

Dates
Dates
Dates

2 n d /3,'Jug./C Po.'vr^ I A D a t e s i<^n Qr - rjt-r

3 r <^^K±o<^Di 1^ •■•' t f » i±^.l^:J^Ji£:S_j_

4 th Dates

R e 1 i g i o \\ C r',! /Vo ^ / <^

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

I'la
NOT

of marriage to your ^', r a n d f a L h e r jOc:, c t^ To .V ^

d a t e^'r.c^. Q C- ^ /■9<S 3

If your lather was raised '; io age 18) by a stepmother
another relative g 1 v >.• that data on the back of this |j .
(A-2) .

A- 2 S tepgrandf a ther (your father's side)

Current Residence

Date of birth_
Date of death

Place of birth_
Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school high school

College

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

Ath

Rel igion_

_Dates_
Dates_
Da tes_
Dates

_lst_
2nd_
3rd_
4th

vocational

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

Da t es__

Dates__

Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandmother_
2 S tepgrandmo ther (your father's side)

Name

Date of birth_
Date of death

Current Residence

Place of birth

Place of burial

Education (number of years):

grade school high school_

c o 1 1 e g e

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4 th

voca t ional

ates

1st

ates

2nd

ates

3rd

ates

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Da te;

Re 1 i gion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandfather_

Grandfather (your mother's side)

Name (2: t= /\ i^-^ l^ A . ) Vs g S :■ I iZ K Current Reside nee

Date of birthM/^A^A/ c/ ^ / .<r •> ^ /
Date of death .J,. .I'g il / ^/ ""^ V

Place of birth^:^7\a£_6^/<ZZ£X-
Place of burial AC'.g. /I H c L rE^ I ^ L

Kduration (number of years):
Srade school ,"S high school

vocational

col lege

(.1 c c u p a t i o n ( s )

1st kx^LL /^^^^:^i^

9 n rl -^ .'i 1 J" .1 ,: ;

?■ Dates/0'"^
Dates / -

/f 1st
2nd

3rd;.,x7J ^r ;.//k 4 r-- r- '

/ 3rd

4th

Dates

4th

Religion i\\ t^^l hh' .:

^ / ^ /

.;- J.:

PLACE OF RESIDENCK
(after leaving home)
..- //,-. c D ate s u,'jf^/jc>i^ aJ

Dates_ 1

Dates '

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternitii

h

g.UCcl.'Qi

Place of marriage to your grandmother_

-it-

A -i <- "^Ac^L y - ^c^JSL/j':

NOri: : If your mother was raised by a stepfather or another relative (t
aj'.e 18) give that data on the back of this page (C-1)

Grandmother (your mother's side)

^f\r-So^E.<^

Nami

Date of birth

Date of death

/ /I /i ^t-j, C^^v/^ (-',,{: .■^g^urrent Res i dence "^Z .^ (^ AT L I

(V^

Voc)^

\ l^^-l ij Place of birth J/^/^^^A liJ^^>^

Place of burial

Education (number of years)
grade school >;^ ^. high school

vocational

•ollegc

PLACE OF RF.S I UI'.NCi:

(after leaving home)

Dates //^/-^t - r'U-Sr 1 « t J )^ c_ rS_. 1 L^\.A i. I > a t e s / 7 /. h-^

Occupation(s)

1 ^ t . dl£ fl H

2nd iSl/jr -sr/l/V ,;-./i7o^C/^;.:^3ates^V/_^^£jl_2nd_^K^ /^£V:_^i:). . . Dales

3rd Dates 3rd Dales

Dates 4 th Dates

4th

Re 1 i g ion_^. .£ ' r ■ .. / ^' /
Political party, civil oi

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)OU.iGES 0? INFOriWATION:

?LO:i^;\Gii GG.triIGAN

BiLti'i'HA Biuj^o^L-iili

.'■iAiilANW-iJ CO.iAlUAN
LYLi£ COr.AIGAN

Due to circu.nstances beyond oJr contrril so^e
of t'as InforTiatlon was not availaole.

a .n .i L Y CO ri , i I C'r -. i^i Hl^'HOiiY

iorae tlirie in ths .uia^le of iSOO's xry c;reat-p;re?.t
grand fa'31'ier J^mes ■\iid his tvjo brothers came to the onlted
States fro.a Cork, Ireland. In Irel?nd Corri-?in was spelled
with the i'ic in front of it, however, it was dro.;. ed when they
CTi^ne here. J-.-ne's two brothers st iyed in Aew York while he
oiovea on to r^uffalo, i-iew York. 'H'aere he aiet his wife-to-oe and
around 183'^ were morried. '^ney Dou^ht a farm outside of the
city. It wasn't much of a farm, a log cabin, a lean-to in
back and a oarn, out it was ho:ne.

On .'larch 17, 1^55 tney nad a son, whom they na.r.ed .-.ndrew.
Two years later in 1357) Jair.es had to walk into town for so.iie
supplies uhnt he needed. 'jMhen he arrived home later, he found
his wife lying dead oy the bwrn. >:>he had oeen gorged ana
tranjpled on oy a bull while she was bringing in a herd of
cows, however, before she did this, she had locked the baby
in the nouse. '.^hen Ja-nes saw what had happened, he 'went
into the house and got his rifle. He then went to the oarn
and shot the bull between the eyes.

James couldn't raise little Andrew alone so he hired
a .;',a;Tuiiy to take c 're of him. ihe took care of nim until his
father remarried. Andrew was 10 years old at this time. x^s
a young boy, Andrew would r^ither hang around the olacksmiths
shops instead of t^oing to school. '^'raen Andrew was 28 years
old he rnet jnd later in-rrried nis wife-to-be Julia btauch.

(father's sidei

Andrew Cori'-iP_-m -ind Julia Stauch were iaarried in
r^v^^nston, 111. in 1S33 luid thP:y Viter maved to nockford, 111.
around lo35. They first :noved to a house ut 100? L-ixch ."^^t.,
then they ,aoved to 1214 Benton ^t.. This house is still
standing, althou£-h re.riodeled. While they ware livlnr there
they had nine children, Mary - Aug. 5? 1334; .-i.r-nes - June jO,
1336; John - Nov. 10, 1339; ^xi.nu - Oct. 25, 1333; f^ndrew -
I'iay 29, 1393; Joseioh (my grandfather ) Jan. 3, 1393; Edward -
i-lay 14, I9OO; Julia - ?eo. 2, 1902; Gwendolyn - Nov. 11, I905
died Feb. 22, 1906.

As the children grew uo, religion got to be a vf-:ry big;
part of their lives, because the name Corrigan being Irish,
it was associated -with being Catholic. However, there was
a change in their beliefs and they all went their separate
v;ays.

In 1904 Joseph, (ny grandfatner, started school at the
age of six. He attended Jackson graae school only up tnrough
the eighth gr^de. In I913 four of the children e.nd tneir
parents moved into a home in North Park near where the old
Harlem High School once stood. Sometime in 191^ one of Joe's
brotfiers went to v;ork at Ingersol. «.Gout tais tiir.e Joe met
a couple whose last name v/as Zim .erinan. Later he iaoved down
to Holine, 111. to live with them and he found jobs in such
places like motorcycle and machine shops.

G'^r^,j/.CP}i2.A: ^'LC?.S:i-Z.-. ( ;:>I.']C:\S) C0.1aIGA\

In 1393 ?r-jnk Simon and Liz--. Goss were married and they
had eight children. -''ly grandmother, Florence, being tne second
oldest. She was oorn on Sept. 7, 1895 in Lawler, lova , uaickasTW

o-runty. The fa.:.ily lived -.n g forra aboat chree ;nile3 iiort'r.
of L-iwler. Tney never had >^ny real money probleiuS bec-u^e of
tae farm which kept the-n busy. However, discipline wixj rather
strict. .:..ll the children went to a one room country school,
which was ne-rby. In 1902 my ^r-ndmother st=.rted cr..,de school
■at Che a£-e of seven ynd finished thru the ei^nth £,r-de.

x-'rom 1910-1;^^ she went to Lawler Hi.h School; after
draduatin- from hi^h school she taUi:ac country school ground
Lawler for aoout two years. In I916 Florence went to visit her
sister, Pearl, who was living in Cedar Hapids, Iowa and where
sne worked as 3 steno.'^r'^pher .

i'iy grandmother rot to li'^e it so much that she decided to
stay. :ihe found a Job as a teacner in another country soaool
around Cedar Rapids. 'Two years later she and Pearl moved to
Davenport, Iowa, where my grand nother got a job at the Rock
Island r.rsenal during the last year of w..V.i, 1916. .^fter
working triere for about a year, sne was laid off. Ahile Pearl
and Florence were living in Davenport, they went to a lot of
dances at what was r.hen called the "Colosseum".

JOE r-, fi.or^ach's ltjz T03;:rHH;R

In the spring of 1925, a girlfriend of my grandmother,
i^arie Crossen asked my grandmother to go to the Silvaa Race
Track, in ii-ast .-ioline, with her and hsr boyfriend, who was
going to try out a new race car. He wanted her to come to the
track and watch him race, also; he wanted aer to br\nr a girl-
friend Deo'iuye he had a friend, '.-rilch turned turned out to oe
my grandf atiier, Joe Corrlgan. Joe -y. Florence went together
for six months, then on Nov. 26, 1925 they were married.
'^ o o n ■_; f t e r t a e m a r r i a ire .

t'ney moved to G?.lesour^, 111. bec-?.ase of ?. job my £^r:',naf -jtljer
t:aG in a rn?.calne Poop. After living there for aoout one yaur
they iiioved to Rockfoi^a In Au^unt 1926.

When they ;:.oved to Rockf ord , they rented a furnished house
near 'the old Harlea Hi^h School ond my grandfatner found a job
as a tool and die m^.ker for one year. In 192? Joe ;nd his
brother Andrew sta^'ted build inij; houses. One house they had
built was locates at 57'^^ Wilson Ave. in vjhat is now Loves
Park. Later th-a same year Joe v>nd Florence moved inuo that
house wnich ic now my ^^randmorher 's present home, ^i 'j^\-'^
earlier they had their first child, Janice bor::, on Nov. 3'^, 1926.

There v;as one thin^ that iny grandfather had always wanted,
and that was his own machine shop. In the su.n,:.er or fall of
1928, Joe and .-.ndrew built a two car garage. Later in Jan. of
1929 my grandfather started his own business in whicn the
garage was intended for any way. Then the "cr-ash" came in
Aug. of 1929. rlay grandf-^ther gradually worked the business
back up and l^.ter expanding it by adding a portion on to the
east side. On Aug. ?, 193O they had another child, a son
this time and they named him Lyle, (my father). Three years
later Sally Ann was born on Sept,l4, 1933-

As the B-usiness grew, ray grandfather earned the reputation
of oeing tops in his field of work. In 193^, Joe built a
midget race car, but he did not drive it, ha hired others to
drive it for him. Aoout two years later, he ouilt a better
and faster car, but had to sell it in 19-^1. ^.Iso my grandfather
used to riiie motorcycles for enjoyment.

rly f-^ther, Lyle /.'-is born on ^.u^ust 7, 1930 to Joe
■Siua i-'lorence Corri^an. He went to Loves pjrk ^r:-inde school
from ly3o - 1944. After rr-,de scTiOol he went to the Old
Harlem Hi;__h School fro:;; 1945 - 19*^0. He had plyed O'l^Gket oall
in £;.rade school anc then clayed oaoketball, footoall and was
on the tr:.ck tearr: in hi^h school. He then went on the the
University of Illinois after ^raduatinr from hi£h school.
He attended the University fro;n 1948 - 1950' During: the
ti:r.e he was at the university he was in the xi.O.T.G. reserves
and in 195^ '^--^ drafoed into the Marine 'Coras. Because of
an accident his w.^s T:edically discharred in 19:?2. He vias then
stationed in California, af t ^r his discharge he stayed out there
for four months. Upon his return to Loves ?ark ne went to worK.
for his fatner. His favorite pass time was to race r.otorcycles .
He has allways had his fathers love of racing and in now involved
in ouildin? midget race cars.

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On I'lay 24, 1831 George W. Bressler and r'reelove ^ustlne
were united in Holy i^l-^triu-iony . Tney then moved to a farm near
nonroe Center, Illin_.ia, wiiere tney had four cnildren - Mazel,
natty, Harve and Geor-e Jr. (luy ^randf atner ) , born on I'xay y,
1834. The children spent most of their tiine on the farm doin^
taeir cnores and studying for school. iince they Uvea on a
farm, school was attened in or near nonroe Center. iiy grand-
father, George, only w=;ni: unrough tne ei^hcn grade ana started
to work for his fatncr after tnat, (not mucn is known aoout
nis jrother ana sisters).

From 1900 to 191:J, when George was a young man, he would
help his father drill wells and fix pumps tnrouguout tne
countryside. At harvest and tnrashing time, George would run
tne thrasaing macnines and saell corn in the fall. Cntil ne
married my grandmother ne worked on the railroad, first as
as orakeman and later as a conductor.

Grt.K:"D.-.O^n.i-(: i3:i if Hn ( A.-^z.G-:.:l j lidc^z^Lii?.

i-'Iy grandmother, Bertha Kreger was corn to Barney and
Cora i^ffh'iuJsY on Novemoer 23, 1394 on a farm near Ghana, 111.
Binca der parents were farmers, they moved to a fnrm e-ist of
Aocnell9,Ill . in 1900, rvfter living there for only two years,
her f atfier i:'arney Kreger was taken sick with f.iD. , a typical
farrn disease, and passed away at the age of 56 years, on
April 2, 1902. He left (iis wife witr. five children, Haude,
Artnur, Bertha, .-luriel and Btanton, my grandmotner was only

seven yr-yjvs old. The f'i.ally szHy-d on che far.n for uocut
one ye^.r ;ift-^r his ae-ith out it wis to much for her mother
■-:is i=,he h3d to have hired helf to r\jir\ the place.

Cor::i had q brother who looked after her nnd the children
and helped her iuake Decisions. In 190^;, after tne farm had
been sold, he moved everyone to a tenant house on another
farin aboiJt a half irdle from White Hock, 111., vjhich 'naa a
i^eneral store, church and about ten houses. While tney lived
in White Hock, the c'nildren went to scliool and church.

Her mottier kei^t a team of horses, a carriage and two
cows. In those days the only way tney could j_et anyplace
vjas to take the liorse and carriage. I'lany trips were made to
Grepon farras and they would take many hours to ^et there so
tney would have to spend the ni^ht and return home the next
day.

AS rny grandmother and her brothers and sisters ^o, t older
their uncle bougat a home in Holcomb, 13 1., where tney went
to school till the el£;hth &-r,--.de. Then they either had to
take a train to high school in Hockford or not continue their
educaoion any furttier. Tneir laother could not afford to send
them at that time, however my gr^-md mot hers older brother and
one sister did go to Browns Business College in xiockfcrd in
later years. ks you can see it wasn't that easy to get an
education t'Cien as it is now.

In 1>11, wnen my grandmother was seventeen she came to
.■ioc<<ford to work with two other ^irl friends. They worked in
a diu-e store for 2^y an 'do-.iV. They were aole to find an
apartment for v5.^>^ .^^^ we-k. oince it was a li.,('it nousekeeplng

roo.r. zaey shared expariSes 'nd did Lheir o'wn cooklnr.

Later on the t;hrse of tnerr. went their separate vjayE.
.-ioout oiiio ti,iie aiy grandir.ottjar ' s youn^^er siste.", r.jriel, O"^ .e
to iiocivfora so ctiey '/.ere 'iol.e co oe together. /.uriei worked
for Ciie ipen^ler LoomS Pencil ofnrpener Co. and my ^r^Hnd.T-ocher
worked for Hockford Dry Goods for about two yeors where she
was a cashier ?nd salesl'-idy.

In chose days, n.ei£hoorin^ towns usually held dances.
It was at one of these dances tl'i-^t my grandparents T.et , the
dance 'was held in .'ionroe Center wijere George grew up. Gn
July 20, 1915, George Bressler and Bertha Kreger were T.arried,
they lived with her mother for about one year. r.t this time
George worked as a bag^ageinan and later he worked on the
railroad oetween Savanna and Chicago. In I9I8 they moved
to Gavis Junction, 111. where tney had seven children,
Eugene - ?eo. 1,191?; George - Jan. 2?, 1920; Harry - ?eb.l^,
1925; Jack - Apr. 15, 192?; Shirley - Feb. 13, 1929; oeverly -
Jan. 11, 1932; and narianne - Dec. 2, 1933.

/.'nen the depression hit, chey had to move to isensonville,
111. 30 George could oe close to work. Tney nad only lived
there six monche when George took sick with the flu and passed
away on June 9, 193-^. He left her with seven children, the
oldest being seventeen years old and the youngest (my mother)
six montns old. In 193^, -^fter he passed away, my grandmother
moved back to Rockf ord , When the move wgs made the fa..ily
first lived on Second Ave., later they moved to i4adison Street.

v."nlle t'oey lived on i-i?dison Street, nay pranaoriocher cleaned
houses so she could ke--^: hsr youni^est children vjich ner.
In 1939 they oioved to 2302 Fre.r.ycz oi:reat and she rot a joo
v-orkinp- ?.t the Blue Star ^^ocato Chip factory vihloh W3.s z'oen
only, two blocks away n ?re;.iont St. ?roii) the tl.rie she worked
there, till she retired in 1953 the fa.riily :aoved once r.ore
into their own home, which she and ner oldest son oou^at with
one help of the resu of the fa-iily, at 312 Caolin ^zr-,z .
.•;y £.rand. mother retired at che age of 63 after .vorkinfr
for 23 yeard at i^lue Su^r Foods and sne is now livin-/ on
social oecarity. However, with the help of aer children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren she aas a very rewarding
and full life at the -: ge of 81 years.

I'ly mother, Z. ;rianne Bressler, was born o-^ Dec. 2, 1933,
in Davis Junction, 111. She went to grade school at d. K.
V.'elsh, then on to Linccln Junior High and East High School.
The first job she got after ouiting school at z'ae age of lo
was with the Gener:il Electric Cabinet Co. she worked zhere
for two years zheri she went to work wltn 'n-r aiother at Blue
otar Foods. ner next job v;a3 with .■ri.merican Cabinet Hardware
Co. where sne started h^r career in office work, she was
tnere for anotner tvjo year^-, then went to work for 3 years at
Joseph Behr 6: Sons. der last job was with riockford ::icrew
?roducts in the purchasing de^-art aent . /Aiile sne was working
tnere she beca:ne engaged to Lyle Corrigan. rafter a l^ year
en_ag:.ent she r.arried Lyle on A.; gust 6, 1933-

■A';^r.i rn-iM-Ied at 9:15 .-.;■.. in L>b. Anc'ticny'.^ Church In iockf oru,
111. They sliar-ct-d taoir ii-rrifKi life out in a little house
it ?:?13 :5U:rrr>crvill2 £t. in North P?rk. .-.t this time Lyle vjas •
v;orkln^: for his father, Joe Gorrir^an and Mgrignne v::^3 working
for .iooi'ifor. ,icrev\i Products . Their ilPt;t child, Dourlas
Pocrlck, was oora on uac. 25, 1956 and brought hoine to live
there for iix months. in nay of 195? ^'^ey moved
into the home of /h-rianne ' s inother, 512 Catlin st., .'.'here they
stayed for one ye^r. Their tnlrd u.ove was made in April of
1953 to 229 -iiver Park rioad , Loves rark, II]. where their
sec'-^nd son Joseph Kevin was born on iept. 16, 1959 and their
first daughter, v;er:dy :i^e v;a3 oorn on Jan. 19, 19^1. --..t this
time in their Tiarri^re Lyle 'was -working for Dohrn Transfer
Trucking i-'irui. Tney then moved to their present home at
206 Aiver Pdrk ioad in February 19^2. . There the rest of their
children were oorn, Kelly Gene - Feb. 10, 1963; nichele .^nn -
Jan. 23, 1965; ^""-ozer Tir.othy - Oct. I3, 19?1. All of their
children attended St. Bridget Cath':lic Grade School and are
presently attending boylan Central Catholic High School.
Lyle rem--iined at nis job at Do'tirn Transfer until the time of
r.ls futners death in Octooer of 196?. He then took over his
fatners business in ly63 and wiilch now he owns.

DOUni.A:^ CO-^IGA

Born to Lyl B and /I~.,rianne Corrl^an on Leceir.oer 25, 1956,
at 6:^3 A.i-;. in Sr. Anthony's hospital. Lived all his life
in th-e Hockf ore , Loves Park area. Went to School at ^z . i^ridrets
in Loves Park from 1962 - 19?1. Graduated froiTi Boylan Central
Catholic Hi£h School in 1975. Joined the Phantom Re-^iment in
Sepc. of 19?0 and h'^s m-^rcned ivith them for uae last six seasons.
Is novj actenainp Hock Valley College and is majoring in art.

COWAN, RAYMOND JOHNV 1950-

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FAMILY DATA

A. Grandfather (your father's side)

Name C\M\Si}fS J^p^u/nctoC) COU.:a>C Current Residence_

Date of birth Place of birth CkicftcyC ^ X/A

Date of death U JSrc \^\(,C; Place of burial Ch.c^io^ rM

Ednca tion (numb er of years);

grade school high school vocational 2_*^oll^8s

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates

2nd Dates 2nd Dates

3 r d D ate s 3 r d Da t e s

4 th D ate s 4 t h D ate s

R e 1 i g i o n

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc,

Place of Marriage to your grandmother date

NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another
relative give that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

Grandmother (your father's side)

Name_ W'TtSoCl '^^■P>-N:)V>r^K G.'>---'^^^Cur rent Residence

Date of birth Place of birth

Date of death ^'^ Tr^>^ XSIM^ Place of burial CLv;^p>6c. ^-L\V>

Education (number of years):

grade school high.' school vocational

college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1 s t D a t e s 1 s t D ate s

2nd _Dates 2nd Dates

3rd Dates 3rd Dates_

4th Dates 4th_ Dates_

Leligion_

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandfather date

NOTE: If your father was raised .'io age 18) by a stepmother or
another relative give that data on the back of this page
(A-2) .

A-2 S tepgrandf ather (your father's side)

Current Residence

Date of birth_
Date of death

Place of birth_
Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school high school_

c vj 1 1 e g e

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4 th

Rel igion

_Dates_
_Dates_
Dates_
Dates

vocational

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

4 th

Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmother
2 S tepgrandmo ther (your father's side)

date

Name

Curre

nt Re
of b
of b

1st

sidence

'

Date of b

irth

eath

(numb er
ool

n(s)

of

y

ears) :

high sch

Dates

_Place
_Place

ool

irth

Date of d

urial

Education
grade sch

vocatio

PLACE
(after 1

nal

college

Occupatio
1st

OF RESIDENCE
eaving home)
Dates

2nd

—

_Dates

_Dates

Dates

.2nd_

_3rd_

4 th

Dates

3rd

Dates

4th

Dates

Religion

clubs ,

sororities, etc

Political

party ,

civil

or

social

ii

Place of

marriage

to

y

our

grandf a

ther

Date

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Grandfather (your mother's side)

N^Tne F-J-/r\LR :^l>titJ ^ECAf./^ Current Residence.

Date of hTrth ^ P^ , /d> ^ 1^8? Place of birth ^^^ff^

Date of Hp^ th y)7r. y Qd ^ l9i^ Place of burial U^

Education (number of years) :

grade school 8 high school_Ji vocational cl college

,. PLACE OF RESIDENCE

Occupatxon(s) ^^^^^^ leaving home)

T.^r r^Tlc. ri&wfvtg>r Dates 1st _ Dates

2nd f^k./^Pr Dates 2nd Dates

Srd Sole.smON; Dates 3rd

Dates

4th _Dates.

Ath Pro4^gJ:>&>ftr Dates

Religion f* Q i-hr>l i <*.

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

FlfePoV^iV/raU to yoJr^V^ai±ther_Limt.,S;^.l.^

NOTE: If your mother was raised by a stepfather or ano ther re la tive (to
age 18) give that data on the back of this page (C-i>.

Grandmother (your mother's side)

M.^. ^^V^KX^ vX.^.W^VsT.Vx^V- Current Residence (V.<^^0,XU'

Date of birth__A^_£^^£^^Sfii P^^" °f birth, VvKo^O, XW-

Date of death ^^^^^ °f ^^^^^^

Education (number of years)

grade school high school.^/ vocational, college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Occupation(s) (after leaving home)

l.t C x.cV^-W^ttfe;^ VcJCDate
2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

Ist Dates.

_2nd Dates.

3rd Dates

4th

Dates

4th

Dates

Religion^fizgc^b^yimOi.!^^ CoN Cert )

Political party', civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. _ _

FIITrVf marriage to your grandfather r.n>M.)rt, '^^L.u.r relative (to
NOTE: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to
«fe' - =9^ ^V*^*W«6-d«»=^oi». ttte b«clc of this page (D-2)

C-2 S tepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)

Name

Date of birth_
Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation (s)

lst_
2nd_
3rd_

4th

Dates
_Dates_
Dates_
Dates

Current Residence
Place of birth

Place of burial

vocational

college

-lst_
_2nd_
_3rd_
4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

_Dates_
Dates
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmother
D-2 S tepgrandmo ther (your mother's side)

Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)

grade school high school

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates

Current Residence
Place of birth

Place of burial

vo ca tional

college_

.lst_
_2nd_
.3rd_

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

Da tes_
_Dates_
Dates

Place of marriage to your grandfather_

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CHILDREN of A & B (or A-2 or B-2) - your father's name should appear below

Place of birth CV .^f^. c. TW. ,^^^^^ ^^ "^^ ^ '^'^'^^

Number of years of scho'oling T^ Occupation rNo:,v,<;^v^rc ^.V , vi5^i-

ResidenceLc ■~\^fA<'<uV^ri\- Marital Status tVvosV r M a l X nsj^ ^

Number of children .2, Death

Place of birth__ date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children Death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children Death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children Death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation^

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth _date

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth date

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

CHILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below

1- Name f / noer- S. b tC-^tr^ :Sr ,

Place of birth T Afl/6 date H folH/i^^L.

Number of years of gifchooling / <ft Occupation v£)<£unJ^^sJu
Residence /^e^xn^jji Jj^ Marital Status )yte^^-n■-^/J^^JL.
Number of children ' .^ death

Name /J}CUXJ09)
Place of bii.th
Number of
Residence

ears of schoolMig

date Q.i:^r\\ /9y ^

Occupation

Marital Status

Number of children

Oo roth u jr\c\ rC(Ci re^i Oec-Ke

^ birth :i_a-h6n ■

Number of years of schoolan

Name_
Place

Residence /-Omhc>rr\^ Xll

Number of children 3

k^

death CLpr. ( i^l^

date Qex^. ^ iqiq

Marital Status /Tjcirpip.cl
death

Occupation jP^rrifOC.U SgoreTQi

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling^

date

Residence

Number of children

Marital Status_
death

_Occupation_

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling
Res idence

Number of children

Marital Status
death

Occupation

Place of birth

date

Number of years of schooling

Residence Marital Status

Number of children

death

Occupat ion_

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling_
Res idence

Number of children.

date

Mari tal S tatus_
death

Occupation^

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling

Res idence

Number of children

Marital Status
death

Occupation_

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schoolinj

Occupa tion_

Residence

Number of children^

Marital Status

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling_

Residenc e

Number of children

Marital Status
death

Occupat ion_

Your Father

Name C_V-?v^\c:> \\. CoViotvtO Current Residence Lcvv^\£^ft,Rc\, XW

y Date of birth 4 I V^cV^, 1^"^:^ Place of bltth Cv.«^f\v,0 X\\.

Date of Death Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school ^ high " school ^/ vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st CV\t,<\ii tl , T//. Dates

CVn<,<^<.0 ) Hi. Dat,

2nd Dates ^ 2nd '^oc-jVo'^, TcKA^ Dates I'^S^ j

3rd Dates 3rd VXftUTf V^^^ , V) ,sc Dates y^S"Z.

4th Dates ^ 4th Lc..>^Vpsft<\^ -tH- Uates_J^^jJ_

Religion CXCx ^\ \f\ i^) Sc ^'t^-^cX

Political parties, cSvil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

\^-C-^v^V>\'^rvK,>

Place of marriage to your mother C)/-^)C ?.'--\LK1^I>. date S.-.^j. '^|/'9W'^f

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data
on the back of this page. (E-2)

Your Mother

Name V><o,TcNX-^ \\ V (o\a-:^cVv^\Jl Current Residence i_c^r.v^Ol'^gJL\, XW >

Date of birth /^ 3" \>gc^ . \^\'^\ Place of birth Cv ^ c .^c o , X\\>

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school fe highr school ^/ vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1 s t D ate s 1 s t ChtCfi^oO f'X /^. D ate s

2nd Dates 2nd WoyxV-VoK) ^xft3 Dates /95/

3rd Dates 3rd V.f p,v\/rf \So,iKj lv\| <;<, Da tes /?^A

4th

Dates 4th Lc^^ktl ^ T/l. Dates n_$jL_

Religion C^V>,-^^V\A v't ^v^>o<^<:

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. X-i ^ vjV\ v C >\Vo

Place of marriaee to your father C^r^"^ Wt^V , T W. date ^!^^:. ^. J'lH^

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data
on the back of this page (F-2).

E-2 Stepfather
Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation (s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
Dates_
Dates

Place of birth

Place of burial

voca tional

college^

_lst_
2nd_

_3rd_
4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Dates
_Dates_
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your mother_
F-2 Stepmother
Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school_

Occupation (s )

1st

2hd_,

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
_Dates_
Dates

Place of birth

Place of burial

vocational

college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates

2nd_
_3rd_
4th

R e 1 i g i o n

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

Dates_
Dates_
Dates

Place of marriage to your father

date

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CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW

Name \vj;:ac^'v- v:^. W-v^^t^raO^

Place of bjrth C V .< .w^ r-, ^^ VV I>ate of birth ^b,IS^KWf \SHZ-,

Number of years of scSiooUiftg X'A Occupation ^Vt--irjc.vy:3€.vr~ ]

Residence ITs^.'^vJttV XC>\s<~.- Mar i tal S ta tus \^'^.'^?^ \'.cS.

Number of children [ death

Name V»v-x t<N.<L-.v:^^

Place of birth- CVsvci^v.o A \\, Date of birth ) i ^^)^ /9S'C> _ |

Number of years of schooling IZ ^ Occupati'on VAkVikc. ( T r^v^t.^^ K^-tww^jg^ ,

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Number of children / death

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Name

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status__

Number of children _death

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Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status__

Number of children death

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Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status^

Number of children death

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Number of years of schooling

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LIST OF SOURCES

1. My seven year baby book.

2. Persons that I interviewed:

a. Charles Raymond COWAN III (my father)

b. Dorothy Margaret DECKER THOMSON COWAN COWDREY (ray mother)

c. Elmer DECKER (uncle)

d. Anna FLETCHER DECKER (grandmother)

e. Ella DECKER (Great Aunt)

PART I. Father's side

A. My Great Great Grandparents
1.

a. Henry Thomas COWAN was born in Ireland
and nigrated to Chicago.

b. Catherine BONFIELD COWAN was born in Ire-
land and moved t) a city outside Chicag)
named Bonfield.

c. This couple was married in Chicago ani
were of the Catholic religion.

d. Their aon Charles Raymond COWAN I.

2.

a. DUNN (This is the last name no other in-
formation) .

b. No information.

c. No information.

d. Their (feughter Mary DUNN.

a. Fredrick PAPENBROOK was born in Germany
and aised Presbyterian. Later he migra-
ted to St. Louis, Missouri.

b. Marie KOHLMEYER PAPENBROOK was born in
Germany and raised Presbyterian. Later
she migrated to St. Loub, Missouri.

c. No information on their life together.

d. Their son Fredrick PAPENBROOK

k.

a. Werner KUKART was born in Duren, Belgium
and mised Presbyterian. He raigr ated to
Fort Madison, Iowa where he was a carpenter
and saw sharpener. He built churches in Iowa
and was an ecpert on building stair cases.

b. verona STAMM KUKART was born in Switzerland
and migr ated to Fort Madison, Iowa.

c. Werner was Veroaa's second husbamd. Werner
is buried in fort Madison, lowa, aid Verona
is buried in Rose Hill Cemetary in Chicago,
111..

d. Their daughter Matilda KUKART PAPENBROOK.

E. My Great Grandparents
1.

a. Charles Raymond COWAN I was torn in If 61 in
Chicago. Hems raised Catholic. He was a
postmaster in Chicago's South Side Branch.

b. Mary DUNN COWAN was born in Chicago in 1861
and aised Catholic. She ves a housewife as

many women of her ^y were .

c. This couple was married in 1880 in Chicago
and spent all their married years in Chicago.
Charles died of cancer in 1915 aid is buried
in Calvery Cemetary in Chicago. Mary died
of an old age heart attack in 1927 and is
buried vith her husband.

d. Their son, Charles Raymond COWAN II.

a. Fredrick PAPENBROOK was born in 1864 in St.
Louis, Missouri aid raised Presbyterian.

b. Matilda KUKART PAPENBROOK was born in 1864
in Fort Madison, Iowa aid raised Presbyterian.

c. Fredrick met Matilda in Nauvoo, Illinois where
he was a delivery boy for a grocery store.
They were married in I883 in Fort Madison,
Iowa. Later moved to Burlington, Iowa where
they had their two children. They moved to

Chicago, Illinois where Fredrick became a free
lance accountant. He was a 32nd degree mason,
a master and chaplain of his lodge. He was an
accountant for Chicago's West Park District
when he died of a stroke in 1926. Matilda

KUKART PAPENBROOK was a housewife and died in
March of 1966 at the ripe old age of 102 of a

stroke.

ft

d. Their two children were Helen aid Florence,

(Florence was my grandmother). The Children
were nameless until they were able to choose
their own names from a variety of names tiat
were xi a hat.

C. My grandparents
1.

a. Charles Raymond COWAN II was born in Chicago
on 29 f May, I89I and aised in the Catholic
religion.

b. Florence Marie PAPENBROOK COWAN was born in
Chicago on 7. April, 1892 and aised in iie Pres-
byterian religion.

c. Charles married Florence on 7. June, 1919 in
Chicago. They lived all but three years of th-
eir married life in Chicago at 1108 N. Lockwood
Ave.. They lived >ith Florence's mother Matilda
and aster Helen, where they raised their only
child. Charles spent most of his life working
in real estate and insurance. When he retired
he ves a shipping and receiving clerk at Utah
Radio in Chicago. Florence worked part of her
married life as a secretary in The Furniture
Mart in Chicago. Gregg, the author of Gregg
Shorthand personally taught Florence shorthand.
Charles died on 6, Dec, I960 in Chicago of an
enlarged heart. Florence d ied on 19, Jan.,
1974 of oldqge. Both were buried in Rosehill
Cemetary in Chicago.

d. Their son Charles Raymond COWAN III was born
on 22, Feb., 1921 in Chicago, 111.. My grand-
parents and Ather resided at 1108 N. Lockwood
with my Great Grandmother PAPENBROOK aid Great

Aunt Helen for about five years. My grand-
parents then moved my father to Boloxi, Miss-
issippi, where my grandfather ms in the Real
Estate Business. They Ksided tiere for ±> out th-
ree years when they moved back to Chicago
beacuse "he business folded due to the de-
pression. My g-andparents moved back to 1108
N. Lockwood where my father lEsided until his
adult life. My father attended tie John Hay
Grammar School thru the dghth grade. He then
attended Austin Senior High School ma.ioring in
non-college technical courses. As a boy he
loved to tinker vith mechanical things, and he
started to drive cars when he was six or sev-
en years old. After graduating Austin High
in 18, June, 1939 he anlisted in tie Navy with
his childhood buddy Jack Milen, on 12, Oct.,
19^2. He became a crash dity giurd at Glen
view Naval Air Station for three of his four
yeeirs of duty. His last year of duty was spent
on Siapen, where he was a Warehouse Supply
Manager. Hie t>ur of duty ended on 5, Feb. ,
19^6 when he returned t) Chicago and went to
work for Austin Motor Sales on 8, Feb., 19^6.
He wrked fcr this company until he married my
mother in 19^9.

PART II. Mother's side

A. Great Great Grandparents
1.

a. o'ohn DECKER was born in Luxemberg, of ger-
man decent.

b. Anna HENGLE DECKER also born in luxemberg
of french decent.

c. They were married aid settled in Belgium,
Wisconsin. Both were of the Catholic re-
ligion.

d. Their son Frank DECKER.
2.

a. GOIWA (last name) born in Luxemberg of Ger-
man decent.

b. Anna SCHUMACHER GONWA born in Luxemberg of
german decent.

c. When they immigrated from Luxemberg the imm-
igration office mispelled their name, supposed
to be (GONOEVA) and became (GONWA). They set-
tled in Belgium, Wise, and were of the Catho-
lic religion.

d. Catherine GONWA DECKER.
3.

a. James FLETCHER was bom in Pennsylvania of
English decent.

"b. Mary VANNESS FLETCHER was born in Pennsylvania
of Dutch decent.

c. Both were of the Presbyterian religion.

d. Their son George FLETCHER.
4.

a. Joesph BLAIR was born in Lancaster, Pennsyl-
vania of Scottish decent.

b. Anna DOWNEY BLAIR born in Lancaster, Penn. ,
of Irish decent.

c. Anna and Joesph moved west from Pennsylvania
planning to settle in Chicago, but seeing it
as nothing but a mud hole they settled in
Sterling, Illinois. Joesph died in Colora-
do of tuberculosis.

d. Their ckughter Heneritta ELAIR FLETCHER.
B. My Great Grandparents.

1.

a. Frank DEKCER was born on 9. June 186? in Bel-
gium, Wise, of the Catholic religion.

b. Catherine GONWA DECKER was torn in 1862 in
Dakada, Wise, of the Catholic religion.

c. Both were aised on farms, where only german
was spoken as iiey were both of german decent.
They were married in Wisconsin and came to
Chicago where Frank opened a grocery store.
Frank and Catherine had four children, the
first died in infancy, Elmer and Ella were
twins, and Fred lived to maturity. Frank
died in 1946 of old qge aid Catherine died in
1953 of old age.

d. Their son Elmer DECKER.
2.

a. George FLETCHER was born in I858 in Palmyra,
111.

b. Henreitta BLAIR FLETCHER was born in I669 in
Sterling, 111.

c. Both were of the Presbyterian religion.

They were married in Sterling, 111., and later
moved t) Dixon, 111.. George introduced elec-
tricity to Dixon. He ovmed a saw mill aid did
interior woodworking, mainly in churches. He
eventually became a dealer in diamonds. Heneri-
tta was an artist, aid she died in 19OO of tuber-
culosis. George died in 1926. Both buried
in Dixon, 111. .

d. Anna FLETCHER DECKER.
Grandparents .

1.

a. Elmer DECKER born on 10, April, I889 in Chicago
of the Catholic religion.

b. Anna FLETCHER DECKER born on 10, Feb., I889
in Dixon, 111. of the Presbyterian iKligion.

c. They were married in Crown Point, Indiana on
1, Nov., 1909 and then moved to Chicago where
Elmer studied anbalming and eventually became
an undertaker in Chicago. During the days of
Al Capone, it is believed that my grandfather
had dealings with Capone, because whenever he

went into one of Capone's neighborhoods,
Capone's men were told to leave his car alone.
My grandfather was lelatively rich, but lost
most of his wealth during the depression. El-
mer embalmed Mother Cahrini, the first woman
saint cannoized in iie United 'States. He al-
so embalmed my Great Grandfather Fredrick PA-
PENBROOK. Before his (feath he taught anbalming
at Warsham College of Embalming in Chicago.
He died on 20, May, 19^9 of cancer of the bl-
adder, snd is buried in Mt. Caramel in Hill-
side, 111., where Al Capone and gang is also
buried. Anna is still alive and was converted
Catholic from her husband Elmer. She raised
two children, Elmer Jr., and Dorothy and
lost Marshall at age one. She was a musician
and presently lives with my Great Aunt Ella
DECKER (my grandfather's twin sister) at 2937
N. Long Ave., in Chicago,
d. Their daughter Dorothy Margaret DECKER THOM-
SON, COWAN, COWDREY was born on 25, Dec, 1919.
As a young girl my grandparents moved Dorothy,
(my mother) around quite a lot, from Chicago to
Oak Park to Chicago to River Forest to Chicago
again. She attended a variety of different
schools, mostly Catholic schools. She mar-
ried her first husband Joesph THOMSON in 19^0

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and had my older brother Roger THOMSON on
25. June 19^2. After they were divorced in
1947 she went to work Jbr a factory in Chi-
cago that made d.ectrical components. She
met my father in 19^8 at a lunch counter,
and they were married on 5, Sept., 19'^9.
PART III.

A. My parent's life together.

My parents met in Chicago and were married on 5»
Sept., 19^9. My father worked fcr Parkside Motors from
19^9 to 1951 as a service manager. They moved me and
my older half brother Roger THOMSON to Houston, Texas
where my father went to work for L.B. Foster Steel Co.,
in the inventory department. He then worked for General
Insurance Company as a claims adjuster. In October of
1952 we moved to Beaver Dam where my ftther worked for
Hoag Motor Company as a service manager.
After spending two years in Wisconsin, where ray younger
brother Richard Allen COWAN was born on 22, Dec, 1952,
we moved to Lombard, 111. . We bought a home at ^30 N.
Garfield in Lombard and my father went to work for Bi-
tuminious Casualty Insurance Company until 1962 when
he went to work for Bell Casualty Insurance as a claims
manager. In I963 he went to work for Progressive Gen-
eral Insurance Company as a claims superintenaent.
In 1967 he vent to vork for Chubb and Son Insurance as

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Workmens Compensation Supervisor. In 1973 he went
to work for Underwriters Insurance Company as a Workmens
Compensation Supervisor. On 5, Nov., 1976 he went to
work for L.W. Biegler Insurance in Chicago's New Sears
Tower as a Casualty Claims Adjuster.

My mother and father sire divorced ajid have been since
1967. My mother is »married to my stepfather, Thomas E.
COWDREY and they reside at 3^9 N. Lombard Ave., Lombard,
111.. My father is also remarried to the former Carol
Iversen and they reside at Point West Apartments, I331
S. Finley Rd., in Lombard, 111.
B. My Life

I was born on 11, July, 1950 in Loretta Hospital in
Chicago, 111. We then moved t Houston, Texas in I951.
From there ve moved to Beaver Dam, Wise, in October
of 1952. On 25, June, 195^ we moved to Lombard, 111.
I began St Pleasant Lane Grammar School in Sept. of I956.
I then altered Lombard Junior High in Sept. of I962. I gr-
aduated Junior High in 1964 and entered Glenbard East
High School in September of that year. I graduated High
School in Jan. of I969. Then I enlisted in the U.S.
Navy in April of I969 aid \ent active duty in June.
After spending nine veeks in Basic Training at Great
Lakes Naval Station, I spent four months in -training at
NATTC Memphis, Tenn. in arcraf t hydraulics. Upon ^adu-
ation I was sent on duty to Meridian, Mississippi, where
I worked the next "Wo years on pilot training aircraft.
In August of 1971 I was transfered "b Beeville, Texas

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where I did the aune vork in a new squadren. In Wiarch
of ]973 I ms BBleased f rom ective duty returning to
Lombard, 111.. After a month of getting aquainted with
divilian life I went t) work for Flick Reedy corporation
and worked on machine lathes. On Good Friday of 1973
I had a blind dite vith my wife, Vicky. We were married
on 26, July, 1973 and moved d)wn to Meridian, Mississippi
where I worked vith a Navy buddy setting up mobile homes.
Business wasn't so good so we moved t> my wifes' home t)wn
of Park Falls, Wisconsin, where I went t) work for St.
Croix a fl.shing pole factory. After eight months I was
hired at the Flambeau Papar Company (in Park Falls)
where I drove a fork truck. I vorked steady up to Jan-
uary of 1975. On 19, August, 197^ God blessed my wife
and I vith our (iughter Tricia. In Jan. of 1975 I was layed
off from the paper mill due to a paper shortage. Tired of
being out of work fir seven months, we moved lack to
Lombard where I landed a job with Famous Footwear as
a Manager Trainee. I then began college, part-time, at
college of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Working my vey up I
was transferred t) Rockford, 111. as an Asst. Manager
in January of 1977- In March of 1977 my manager quit aid I
was promoted to Manager and here I am in Mr. Schou's
History class.

CRAVE, DANIEL JAMES, 195^1-

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A. Grandfather (your father's side)

Name Victor Peter CRAVp Currant Residence

If dead, date of death -tj.Tnno iqJx?

Place of birth Newark township Dat« of Birth ^^ j^^p IRQ?

Rock Co. Wisconsin
Eduration (number of yean):

grade school 6 high school vocational college

Occupatlon(») PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after le.wing home)
1st Farming Oate» ^atparm on So. i^nff .st.D^'-e'^

2nd Chicago, Milw. RailroaBites 2ndFarin pn Madison Rd. Dates

3rd Farming O**"...-.; Srdparm on Aftnn Rd . Dates

^th Pates ^th 7S2 Mof^rs St. Dates

Religion Catholic '^H of these residences

were in Beloit, Wisconsin.
Political parties, civil or toclal clubs, f ratarnltlea, etc. Republican

F^lace of" Marriage to your grandmother^, , ' ,. , TT 7^, dat/L , 7^77

^ ** nt. .Tiif1,fiii, Hplnit,, wl«. '^Zi.June.JJll

NOTE: If your father was relied (to age 18) by a stepfather or another relative give
that data on the back of thii page. (A-l)

Grandmother (your father's itda)

Name r/arv P^Hyj^hPth r.FRWApn'P Currant Residence _______________«_„

If dead, date of death 27. w^r-rh 1Q71

Place of birth nermantnwn. WiHPnn«.in Date of blrth__3^ j^^^f^ t^^;^

Education (number of years);
grade school 8 high school vocational college

Occupatlon(») PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home) .
1st Housekeeper 0*tes Ut Dates

2nd Housewife Dates 27, June 2nd Farms w^th husband Dates

1911
3rd Dates 3rd Dat>!s

^th Oatas ijth ^Dates

Re 1 1 g I on Catholic

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Republjyan

Marian Guild &. Lefjion of Mary, Exatension Club

Place of marriage to your grandfather™ j^dfts. Beloit ,Wis?ATr27 . June 1911

'^°''= iU*'a;tI^Sfi»fh8«fta«'8f^|(l? M?i VK)? •**P"«t^«'- °'' «"°^'^'' •"*'^""* ^'''

Grondfather (your mother's side)

Name Sweet 3RAYT ON Current Residence

If dead, date of death 21. January 1Q21

Place of birth Kagspn. Minnesota Date of blrth26. October 1877
Education (number or years) :
grade school b ^'Iflh school vocational college

Occupatlon(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)

1st Farming Dates IstBrayton homestead at Dates

2nH Dates ?Na White, So. Dakota Dates_

3rd Data s 3rd Dates

kth Dates ^th ^Dates_

Re II g ion Catholic

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Republican

Place of marriage to your grandmother,.,. . , t^v,^^^-; v,n-r, r-^ c^ nob-^+o ^***
Note: If your mother was 'alsed by a '^^Jut^tfl^liP^ ^ W\§M ' I i\^\ I WH'i^hlie iSf
give that data on the back of this page (C-I)

Grandmother (your mother's side)

Name Mary Elizabeth MOLONEY Current Residence

If dead, (fate of death 6. ^ulv 1958

Place of birth Baraboo. Dane Co. Wisconsin Date of birth 7. April 1879
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 high school vocational college

Occupation(5) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Housework Dates Ut Dates

2nd Housewife Dates 2nd Dates

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

Religion Catholic , , ^^ ^ ^

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Democrat, Royal Neighbor Lodge

hace of marriage to vour grandfather White. Brookirtgs Go. So. Dakot^ete
Note: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another r«i*ftu. itr. -j- Tffr
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bieiigrandfather (your nujther's side)
If flfod. <latf of death 6, August 1956

I

Current Residence

i'l.i(< .,1 In I III Copenhagen, Denmark

I ,|„( .pl i-..i (niiml).T oT yr.,rj

0( mp.il lon{«.)

D.'U- ..r l.inl. y. ^pr-il 1R71

liiyli school vocolion.it ^^d '<''.)«'

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
• (after leaving home)

l»t WM^:o, c;n nplrnt.Pi t^^t**-

2rid 1'^'^7 Pn-rt.p-r Ava

I s I Helped hir> father make Dates

wooden shoes in Denmark.
?n.i wnrkftd \n coalfields in Dates

Penn.
^f() Farmftd in [^inn.and So

Dakota,
^th Fairbanks Morse Co. .

Beloit, Wis.
Religion Luthern. Qatholic , , ,

Political parties, ciVll or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Rpfill^l 1 r.fln

_Dates_
Dates

3rd_
'♦th

Dates_
Dates_
Dates

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(your mother's side)

Ste[)(|r.MuJmotf

Current Residence

I f (Ii'.hI. (I.itc> of death

N.icr of Mr.h

Education (number of years)
qradc school Migh school^

Occupat ion(s)

Ist

2nd

3rd ^^________

D«tt of birth

vocational

>l lege

PLACE or RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

_Date8_
Dates

1st

Dates

_2nd_
3rd_

Dates_
Dates_
Dates

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Tfate

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Number of year- of scnoo- Itigjj^Qtia
Res I dence2630 Skokie Dr...'
Number of~rM Idren Three "

^''t*?9<,f?by^arY 1912
OeeupatI.6rt Manager at Front

[sFTtal Statue Married

ier Ford

NanK-^aJ:herine _Las t ine . CRAV£;. ,

Place r rTTrtrBeloit , . Wis . .__^ date 5^ February 191^

Number of yes' s e rTcfioo i'ln g'THTT'^a^ _^ QccifpatlOrt SaleS Gler

Res i d<>nf;eRockfprd, 111. ^J^iVaPJrtatm Dlycrced'' ""

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"■■"" Marian Blanche BRAYTON :— r—

CI M . .;r I,, , 'ii^hite. Brookings Co. So. Dakota .i.n.- 15$ July ^917

u I. 'I ii /.-.If, fiT sdiool Irifi Twelfth' grade Occupationi^raperv seamstress

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M.iiin' i^oroxnv .francj.B gnax'ui'' .r^«r-,

n jc( <Tr l.Trthwhite^ Brookinfis Go. So. DakoTa"-^ date 1. June 1907

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Name Potp-r Tieorge CRAVE Current Re-^ I rfencc 2630 Skokie Dr.

ame Ppt.^r- Ceorge CRAVE
f dead, date of death _____

R o cH^rTT 111"

Place of birth QnRfiloit. Til. Pate of b!rtK 20, February 1912

Education (number ot^ years)
grade school f] high school 2 vocational college

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Your Mother

Name Mar 3 an Blanche BRAYTON _^ Currant. Xa»;dcnce2630 Gkokie Dr.

If dead, date of death _: .. Rockford, 111.

Place of birth White, Brookings Co. So. DakcOlWc of birth 1^, July 1917

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Name Michael Edward GRAVE

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GENEALOGY CHART

Fa the r

Peter Geo. Crave
n 20, February 1912
M 28, January 1939
D

riiel James Crave

21. July 195^

ricd
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Mother
Marian B. Crave

B 15, July 1917
M 28, January 1939
D

Grandfather
Victor Peter Crave
B 5, June 1882
^ 27, Juno 1911
^ 3, June 19^2

Great qrandl'athor

Peter Crave

n I8ii6

M 1872

D 13, June 1939

Granclmo'th'or

Mary E. Gerhardt
B, 3, jime 1883
° 27, March 1971

:^wnnt Rrayt.ftfv.

_ Grandfather

D 26, October 1877

M

^21, January 1921

Grandmother
Mary E, Moloney
B 7, April 1879
^ 6, August 1956

Great qrandmoLhcjr ',
Lastine Ramboldt

B 1852
^ 1913

^ Geor-ge - J .-• G^rhajrdt-
B 28, March I857
M 2, November 1882
u 10, June 193^

Eli/.abeth Norton
B 2, April 1860
D 8, December 19^0

Frank Srayton
B

M 1887
I) 1910 ■

Clara Chase
B 6, January IB60
D 2, December 196O

B 31, March 1853

M 1876

D 27, June 1922

Margaret Murphy
B 2k, March 185^4-
^ 9, December 1935

List of sources.

1. Newspaper clippings and obituaries.

2. Interviews with parents' and older relatives.

3. Family birth dates, death dates and marriage
dates kept by my Grandmother Mrs. Victor Crave.

4. Cemetary,

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Interviews.

1. Cecilia Crave (paternal side)

2. Mrs, Sam Poppham (maternal side)

3. My parents, Mr, & Mrs. Peter Crave

4. I wrote to Mr. & Mrs. Thos. Monahan of Watertown,
So. Dakota for information on my Mother's side.

Peter Crave was my paternal grandfather. He was born in
l&^b in the village of Aggenue, near Belfort in Alsaace-
Lorranie, France,

lie received a f^d^ school education. When he waa just a
youn.'^ boy his father was killed in a gold mine where he
worked, leaving Peter and his Mother alone. They v;ere very
poor and Peter horded cattle and swine to help support them,
liiG mother decided to remarry and if she did, Peter would
have to go into tiie army. He told her if she didn'-t marry
he v;ould work hard euid save until they could both go to
America. In 186^ they sailed for America. They had relatives
and friends there. They arrived in Eeloit, Wis. in August
lQ6H-t and eleven days after he arrived in this country he
.ioi)ied the Army of the North in the Civil War, Peter at
that time could hardly speak a word of English. His mother
went oufc to Newark township west of Baloit to live with
relatives and friends in a French settlement while her son
was in the Army, He told her v/hen he came back about
talking to President Lincoln who came in their camp and
talked to them about voting in the coming elections. He
told the President he wasn't old enough to vote. President
Lincoln said "if you are old enough to carry a gun you are
old enough to vote" which he did. He served under General
Sherman and fought in the battles of Atlanta, Savannah,
Bentonville, and Averysboro, They didn't have enough
food and clothing in the Army and there were times when all
they had' to eat was field com.

V/hen the war was over and he received his dicharge it was
a long time before he could get back to Beloit and his
people. When he did f;et to Beloit, he was -=30 tnin he could
hardly wallc. He v/ent out to the French settlement in Newark:
township where iiic Mother wae. He worked and bouglit a farm
out there, and began farming for himself,
He met Lastine Ramboldt and they were married in I872 in
St. Thomas Catholic Church in Beloit, Wis, She came from
the same place in France as he did. To this union v/as born
ten children. Peter's mother about this time married a man
by the name of Vincent Cousin who also came from France,
They had lots of good times in the French settlement.
New Years Eve was a time planned weeks ahead. The women
baked and fixed food and then on New Years Eve they all
got together. There was plenty of goodn things to eat and
drink. Peter had a real art for wine making and alv/ays
had plenty of wine in his cellar.

In 1902 their family was raised and they moved to Beloit,
Wis on West Grand Ave, Peter was always very active in the
G,A,R, (Grand Army Republic) he went to their national
encampments from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon and
all their state encampments. In later years he played cards
nearly every afternoon at the G,A,R, club rooms with his old
war buddies. Sometimes the card games got pretty heated,
but always ended friendly. He held most all of the offices
in the G,A.R, Post,

In 1913 hin wife Lastine died, Peter spent hia later
yeara v;i th his youngest oon and wife, Mr, 8c Mrs. Charlec
Crave, lie could be seen marching in many of the Memorial
Day parades. He died on June 13, 1939.

George J. Gar hard t was my paternal great grandfather, he
was born March 28, I857 of German parentage. He grew up
around Germantown, Wis, As a young man he worked in the
logging camps in northern Wis. His job was that of a log
roller on the Wis. river. He later met Elizabeth Norton
who was born April 2, i860 of Irish parents. They were
united in marriage November 2, 1882. To this union was
born nine children. They lived on a farm called the
"Bluffs" northeast of Mauston, Wis. The road leading up
to their home was so steep that the first cars had
difficulty making it up to the house. Later as the
family was grown my great grandparents moved into a
small village called Lyndon Station, Wis.
My great grandmother was of Catholic faith and he
was proteatant and after the family was raised, unknown
to my Grandmother he took instructions from the priest
in the village and was already to become a(£atholic
before he told her. This of course made Grandmother very
happy.

Grandfather and his wife went for their daily walk and
on June 10, 193^ returning home, they had come to cross
the railroad tracks and he caught his foot in what the
railroad calls a "frog" in the tracks and a fast train
was coming and hit them, killing my Grandfather, My
Grandmother was injured, but recovered. She lived with
her daughter and husband, Mr. & Mrs, Sam Allen until
her death, December 8, 19^0, . ^ ,' -,

Great Grandparents.

My Great Grandparents on my Mother's side were Daniel J.

Moloney and Margaret Murphy,

Daniel Moloney was born in New Burgh, New York March 31, I853

and when a youn^; boy, moved with his parenta to Lodi, Wis,

where he grew to manhood,

Margaret Murphy was born to Mr. & Mrs Charles Murphy et

Cold Springs, New York March 2^, 185^. She moved with her

parents to Lodi, Wis.

Daniel and Margaret were united in marriage in I676, To

this union were born five children.

They were among the early pioneers of Brookings Go, So.

Dakota moving there from Lodi, Wis. They settled on a

farm near White, So, Dakota, Later they moved into White

and operated a hotel. In the spring of 1909 they moved to

Reeder, No, Dakota where he operated Livery stable and drove

the stagecoach from Reeder, No, Dakota to Milescity, Montana.

He died June 27, 1922, She died December 9. 1935.

Great Grandparents

My Maternal Great Grandmother Mrs, Clara Brayton lived
to celebrate her one-hundreth brithday. She was a great,
great, great grandmother of sixty-one heirs.
She was born January 6, i860 in Dodge County, i-.linnesota.
to Warren and Hannah Chase. She grew up in this ar*ea and
v;as married in 188? to Frank Brayton. The couple had two
children Bessie Brayton (Mrs, Douglas Monahan) and Sweet
Brayton.

They operated a hotel in Canby, Minnesota for two years.
They moved to Watertown, So. Dakota and homesteaded on a
farm fourteen miles northwest of Watertown in 1892,
In 190^ they moved to Watertown where he did house painting
and she became a very talented seamstress. She did dress-
making for many of the Watertown familes for over fifty
years. Until 195^ she kept her own home sind garden, f'rom
then, until her death, she made her home with her Grandson
and wife, Mr, & Mrs. Tom Monahan,

My paternal grandfather was Victor Peter Crave born in
Newark township Rock Co. Wis. June 5, 1882. The son of
Peter and Lastine Grave. He went to grade school in
Newark which wao known as the French settlement, lie had
to quit school at an early age to help his father on the
farm. As a young man he met Mary Klizabeth Gerhardt who
was born June 3, 1883 at Germantown, Wis. the eldest
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. George Gerhardt.

Victor and Mary were united in marriage in Eeloit, Wis. on
June 27, 1911. Their first home was on a farm in So, Eeloit,
111. Their son Peter George Crave was born on this farm.
In 1917 niy £Trandfather bought his first car a Ford touring
car, The.v moved to another farm north of belojt on the
Madison Rd. Their second ohild was bom here a daughter
Catherine Lastine Crave. In 1917 they bought their first
farm on the Afton Rd, Beloit, Wis. This farm was eighty
acres and they paid $8000.00 for it. They lived here
until March 1923 1 when they traded the farm for property
in Belvidere, 111. At this time they moved to 1203 West
Grand Ave Beloit, Wis, which was owned by Victor's father
Peter Crave, My grandfather went to work for the Milwaukee,
St. Paul railroad in the freight office.
They traded the Belvidere property for a 2^J-0 acre farm
at Lyndon Station, Wis. which they rented to John Gerhardt.
Later Victor's father-in-law George Gerhardt bought the
farm foir $2500.00 The land was poor and untillable and
mostly woodo.

In 1925 they bought a nice home at 752 Moore St. Beloit, Wis.
They lived here until Maroh 193? v/hen they traded the Moore
St. property for a farm on the Manohester Rd. in Winnebago
Co. Ill, lie farmed here until his death in June 3, 19J^2.
My ^andmother sold the farm and lived with my parontn
for a year. She bought a home at 757 Eleventh St. Beloit,
Wis. She lived hero with her daughter and husband Mr, r^ Mrs.
Edward Hochstein. My grandmother kept house at this time
for Father Hanz at St, Judea rectory. .
She sold her home on Eleventh St. and moved into an
apartment where she lived alone until she fell and broke
her leg. She wasn^t able to live alone after that. She
went to a rest home where she lived until her death
Maroh 27, 1971 at the age of eighty-eisht.

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Maternal Grandparents

My iviother's father Sweet Brayton died when she was a
baby. She was raised "by her step-father James Jensen.
He was born in Copenha^Qn, Denmark April 7, IP7I.
He and his father came to America when James was seven-
teen. He and his father found employment in the coal-
fields of Pennsylvania where they v/orked until thoy
saved money enough to send for the rest of their family.
At that time they started to move westward stopping in
Trosky, Minnesota where he worked as a farm hand. It was
here at Trosky that my Grandfather received his citizen-
ship papers on the 23rd day of December I89B,
He worked hard and saved his money until he had enough
to buy a farm of his own at White, So. Dakota. He married
a girl named Julia Welch who died a fev/ years later with
cancer. On August 2^, 1924 he married my Grandmother
Mary E. Brayton.

Mary Elizabeth v/as born to Daniel and Margaret Moloney
April 7, 1879 at Baraboo, Wis, She was the eldest of five
:"♦< children. She moved with her parents to White, So. Dakota.
She was united in marriage to Sweet Brayton at White,
So. Dakota. To this union was born three children. Dorothy
Brayton (Mrs. Fredrick Roehl) Daniel Brayton v/ho died at
fourteen months with a mastoid infection and Marion
Brayton (Mrs. Peter Crave),

They made their home home with Sweet's grandparents
Horace and Francis Brayton, taking care of the old couple
until they died. Upon their death Sweet and hid wife
inherited tlie farm, one-hundred and sixty acres.
In January 1921 the family got scarlet fever. Sweet
was putting up ice in the ice-house when he (P;ot-, sick.
He lived only a few days, dieing on January 21, 19:^1.
As said before on August 2^, 192^ James Jensen and-
Mary E. Erayton were united in marriage. They lived
on his one-htmdred and sixty acre farm at White So.
Dakota. It was a beautiful farm home, quite modern
compared to other farm homes at that time. Grandpa had
- I\i3 ovm Dolco lif^ht plant in the basement. Thir; is
where my mother grew up having a very happy childhood.
Grandpa Jensen was so good and kind to everyone. He
was a very talented violinist and taught violin to
many young people.

In 1937 they sold the farm and moved to Beloit, Wis.
Living at 133? Porter Ave. My grandfather went to work
at Fairbanks Morse Co, in Beloit until he retired in
19^+8, They bought a small house on St Lawrence Ave
[ wliere they lived until they wore no longer able to care
I for themselves. They moved in with their eldest daughter
Mrs. Fredrick Roehl when my grandfather died August 6,
1956, My grandmother had to be moved to a nursing home
in Brodhead, Wis v/here she died July 1958.

My father is Peter George Crave, born February 20, 1912 in
So. Beloit, 111. His parents were Victor and Mary Grave,
His family were farmers in Winnebago Co. 111. He went to
a country school called Nye school in Rock Co, Wis.
His family moved to Beloit, Wis. where he want to Gaston
school and Beloit High school. In 193I he went to work
for Standard Oil Co, as a station attendant for seven
years, in February, 1938 he started working at Fairbanks
and Morse Co. in Beloit, Wis. as an assembler for .35 an
hour. There was no union at that time. He learned how to
run several machines.

On January 28, 1939 he married my Mother Marion Blanche
Prayton. She was born July 15, 191? at White, So. Dakota
the youngest daughter of Sweet and Mary Brayton, She
went through the eighth grade in a country school near
White, So, Dakota, In ninth grade she was sent to a
^tholio boarding school run by the Franciscan Nuns in
Elkton, So. Dakota, She graduated from White High School
in 1935. She moved with her family to Beloit, Wis. in
1936 where she went to Beloit Vocational school for one
year. She went to work as a sales clerk at Woolwortha
Dime store for ,25 an hour. Later she worked for Dr.
J.L. Lemmel as a receptionist for one year. At this
time she met my father and soon afterwards they were
married.

Their first home v/as at 229 St Lavrrence Ave, Beloit, V/is.
From there they moved to 558 Highland Ave. Their first
child i.Iichael Edward was born on January 15, 19^0. On
Michael '3 first birthday ray father left his wifo and
son and went into the Navy, United States wcs in the
Second world Var. He v;as stationed in Boston and my
Mother and Michael went there and lived near his base
until he finished store-keepers school. My fatner brought
Mother and Michael back to their home in Beloit and he
reported to Norfolk, Va. Mother went to Norfolk and
stayed near him until he shipped out. He went to North
Africa where he v;as based until the war was over. }Ie
got back to the States in October, 19^5 and was stationed
at Great Lakes. Hie rata was froze po he didn't receive
his discharge until February 4, 19^6.
The family v;as happy to be reunited again and living
at 558 Highland Ave. My father went back to his job at
Fairbanks and my brother John Victor Crave was born
August 16, 1946. My two brothers went through the eighth
grades at Brother Button Catholic school and on to
Beloit Catholic High school. Michael and John both
served four years in the Navy. On July 21, 195^ I Daniel
James Crave v/as born and in August 1954 ray family bought
their first home at 1213 Vine St. Beloit, Wis.

My father quit his job at Fairbanks, after 29 years with
the company and took a job as General Manager of Chiles
Catering in Rockford, 111. My father and mother bought a
new home at 263O Skokie Dr. Rockford, ill. and moved
into it March, 1967, where they are living at the present,
My mother has v/orked as a drapery seamstress for about
fifteen years. She now works for G.E.M. Interiors of
Rockford, 111.

Daniel Jamen Crave

I was born July 21, 195^^- at Beloit Memorial Hospital.
My parents are Peter and Marion Crave. At that time
we livod at 1213 Vine St. in Beloit, Wis.
I ntarted school in kindergarten at Burdge school, I
went to Brother Button school through second grade
returning to Burdge were I completed the fifth grade.
We had a very happy home life, my parents and my two
brothers Michael and John, My brothers graduated from
high school and they both joined the Navy and were gone
for four years. During this time they both married.
I found it rather lonesome at home at this time,
Tn 1966 my father went to Rockford, 111. to work and
they bought a house at 263O Skokie Dr. I started sixth
grade at Sv/an Hillman from there I went to Jefferson Jr,
High, which later became a high school. In September
of my j^lnior year I got a job at Forest Hills Country
Club as a bus boy. That year we started going to school
half days and I went in the forenoon. I worked at the
club at the noon hour and at night at the dinner hour.
I was able to work this job and go to school my last
two years in high school. I graduated in June 197^. ■;
And in August 197^1- I started at Rock Valley College
where I am at the present time. I am still v/orking as
a bus boy at Forest Hills Country Club and putting
myself through college.

PEDIGRFE CHART

' PoLor Geo. Crave
i'^, 20. February 1912
t''' 28, January 1939

r.o.-:- 21, July 195^

MothGv

Marian B. Crave
B 15, July 1917
D

Granci rather
Victor Peter Crave
^ 5f June 1882
M 27, June 1911
f) 3, Juno 19^+2

['rsc-t v"/! no ■■-;:■ -yr
Peter Crave
:•■ 1846

. 1?' 1872

•> 13 f June 1939

TirandniOther
Mary E. Gerhardt
B 3, June I883
D 27, March 1971

LaBtine Ramboldt

I; 19^2
•^ 1913

pG^^y^e "J^ Gerhardt

[: 28, March 1857
' 2, Nov. 1882
10, June 193^

[Eljjjabeth Norton
-2, April 1860
'-^8, Dec. 19^0

Jxaais. -firayton

Gran<ifcither
Sweet Brayton
B 26, October 1877
M
D 21, January 1921

rjranciror.her
Mary E. Moloney
3 7, April 1879
'^^ 6, August 1956

n 1887
" 1910

'Giara..Cljiase _

l! 6, Jan. i860
^ 2, Dec. i960

F; 3l7 March 1853

M 1876

I 27, June 1922

Marear.et- -ii/?urphy

■ 24, March 1854

■ 9, Dec. 1935

DAVISV JoELLEN DeVAIIL 19^8-

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^South Atlantic (Ga. , Fla., N.C., S.C.) >^ast South Central (La, , Miss. , Ala. ,Tenn, Kyi

West South Central (Ark., N.M. , Tex., Ok7)~_j^ast North Central (Mich., Ohio, Ind.)

,^^^ci fie (Cal., WashJ (Hawaii, Alaska)

5. Please check all occupat i onal categories in which members of your family whom you have
discussed in this paper have found themselves.

i^^Farming Mining Shopkeeping or small business

^Transportation ^Big Business ^Manufacturing

Professions ~^7"l ndus t r i a 1 labor ^/(5ther

6. Please check all religious groups to which members of your family whom you have discussed
in this paper have belonged.

^Roman Catholic ^Jewish ^Presbyterian w^Methodist

V^apt i St Epi scopal ian Congregational Lutheran

Quaker Mo rmon Other Protestant ^Other

7. What ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper?

l/ Blacks v/lndians ^Mexicans ^Puerto Ricans

Jews ^Central Europeans Italians ^Slavs

Irish ^British ^Native Americans over several generations

East Asian Other

8. What sources did you use in compiling your family history?

V^nterviews with other Family Bibles Family Genealogies

f ami 1 y membe rs

Vital Records Land Records ^The U.S. Census

Photographs Maps ^Other

FAMILY DATA

Grandfather (your father's side)

Name /C^^^^/V (LZ/fyTorJ be, ^^M
I f dead, date of death

Current Residence
Place of birth Cy/iiA/'dO^, jZ// /•^ / ^ Date of Birth

Education (number of years): iA.-/^/i/A'i>o/^
grade school high school

Occupat ion(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

kx.\y

Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates

Re 1 i g i on

vocational

col lege

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates

2nd_
3rd_
'4th

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Dates
Dates
Dates

Place of Marriage to your grandmother

date

NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another relative give
that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

Grandmother (your father's side)

Name £//^/\/ jSojertAJ 0)^ tjkcu, /1/L.L. J Current Residence /£^ / Le^AC ^

I f dead, date of death

Place of birth C^'rr/?&^^ ///^^, ^W,o Date of birth /^/€/^ /57y///

Education (number of years):
grade school ^ high school

vocational

col lege

Occupation(s)
1st

2nd

3rd

Ath

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates
Dates_
Dates_
Dates

lst_
2nd_
3rd_
^♦th

Dates

Oates_
Dates

Dates

Re I i gion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc._

Place of marriage to your grandfather

"oaTT

Note: if.yoi

aHatPSfl^fhl^^Satl'Sf^tl^^? ^S|i^^A-^)f stepmother or another relative gl

A-1 Stepgrandfather (your father's side)

I f dead, dale of death '

Place of birth // /f J>>/»V L^ ^ ye/J/^^iS <f ^

Current Residence

Lt=mAiC_^

Date of Birth /"SfS

Education (number of years) ^ . ■/
grade school high school vocational

col lege yy^

Occupat ion(s)

1st

2nd

3rd
^.th

Dates
Dates_
Dates
Dates

lst_
2nd_
3rd_

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving homel
Dates

Re 1 i g i on CY^P/jSl

^/

_Dates
_Dates
Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. ^tSm^-^t/^T/C^ /)/9<^c/ (^
Place of marriage to your grandmother /7 / "T^ ^ — x/

date

/93^/

Stepgrandmother (your father's side)

Name

If dead, date of death

Place of bi rth

Current Residence
Date of bi rth

Education (number of years):
grade school high school vocational

_col lege

Occupat ion(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

Dates

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

_Dates
Dates

Rel igion

Political party, civil or social clubs

Place of marriage to your grandfather

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

5, etc.

Date

Grandfather (your mother's side)

Name L^^/^A'dc^ M^^aJ/')^^ Zurrer\t Resi

If dead, date of death /^,'Ai/ //, /9(:C

ce of birth l^jCeU-PhsS iSSifiPi Date of birth /V^ i>c"/7)S^/:, ^/^^

cation (number ^f years) P

Place
Educ
grade school

high school

Occupation(s)

»5t

2nd

3rd

^th Il/J/T^D Sr£^L. Cvo/^ld>fe-S Da

Oates_

Dates

Dates

tes

vocational

lst_
_2nd_

col lege

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates_
_Dates_
_Dates_

Dates

Re 1 i g i on /^fi-fr/^f^

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandmother /Y)£(r)p^iS_^Z^,'^/,^ei^^ . . . ^^^'l.<7iLuKj /^/Z^>

Note: If your mother was raised by a !> mprifTtier'tfP anuiher relative (tO age \o) ^ ',

give that data on the back of this page (C-1)

Grandmother (your mother's side)

ame ^/^6^/:j,a/^ (Cjfi^ )/^/4^/»Apg;C- Current Resi den
f dead, date of death /^clST^ 3, /'^7'3

rth ffle.

Place of birth // /E/np/^i^, / ^r^ a/
Education (number of yfears)
grade school (^ high school

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

_Dates
Dates
Dates

vocat lonal

lst_
_2nd_
3rd

Date of b i rth T/jU- >/ /<^ / / ^'^' -^
col lege

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

_Dates_
Dates

Religion j^^r/Sr^

Pol i t i cal party, civil or so

cial clubs, sororities, etc._

Place of marriage to your grandfather /Y)em/P^i^ A'7T/\JrJ£S:^if ^^^^.„,

Note: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to age 18)
give that data on the back of this page (D-2)

Stepgrandfather (your mother's side)
Name

1 t- dead, date of death

i'l.i<,<- ,,\ hi , II,

l).)U-

of hi 1 Ih

'M.hI.- •.,ho„l |,,,,|, ..cluK.I

vocat ion.)

co] leije

Occupat ion(s)

'5t Dates

1st

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

2nd Harp.

2nd

Dates

^rd Dates

3rd

Dates

'^th Dare.

iith

Re 1 i g ion

fraternities, etc.

Hohtical parties, civil or social clubs,

Place of marriage to your grandmother

date

D-2 Stepgrandmother (your mother's side)

Name r

,, , , ] Current

Residence

bi rth

I

Place of birth ,^,^^,

grade school high school vor.tJon.l

1]

i
_ Dates ^

_ Dates

_ Dates i

i
j

Occupat ion(s)

^'^^ Dates 1st

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

^""^ Dates 2nd

''"^ Dates 3rd

Re 1 i q i on

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

f'ldce of marriage to your grandfather

Date

l«

CHILDREN of A & B (or A- 1 or B-1) - your father's name should appear below

Name ^6c£f>^M (^l//oro/J i^-f^/W- — - .

Place of birth &/df/)/c^]r -?'////;Av^ date -J/^/v.u/>/Cj^ ^^/p-/-

Number of years of schooling / ■7^r/O?Z)^3^/^^0ccupat iOn ^v?Cr^ />ri^^ /ig=/^^
Residence ^efi-rfaf, l.oASu-,/\jcraAJ Marital Status /in^£y^/£D
)f chi ' ■

Number

ildren ^Z^

Name A/6^f}^ /^Anl^/k- 2)^ l/^O-

Place of birth C^ <-.At:%~o^ ^/(,rJoS

Number of ye^ars of schooling y — /),CMS<if/<>t.'^

"3a"te JoLc<£ /^ / '^,;i-0

Res i dence ^^/^J/^/t// JT/A^^./j
Number of chi Idren^

0 ccupati6n //)c^eAAf'C'. ^X'^r//Cc'/> ^.^ ^/ <l5^J /^/W

Marital Status /^/hC/C/<s£)

/ fip,frirD

Place of birth C~/^iC^<^, ^T//, aJ^/.^ date JAnJuA^^ po , /92-2^

Number of years of schoonng /^l^ Occupa 1 1 6n />/?,Are'/L ^uTrz^-De!^-.

Residence /y^^'^t'/r'^j2/^/i///.S Marital Status /?y/M^^/i^c^

Number of children <^

Name /AcU/hC-Q />^/;^z_

Place of birth 6''//g,/^c4r^,_^///-^v/i ^ ^^^^^ V/ ^^ ^-^^

Number of yea rs of s choo 1 i ng ^/C /J-S^^c l (seyfj^czwpa^. \ tt\ /Ce/-//2^s::> ^i^/^k^

Res i dence '7/90f/r>/h Uj/^5M>/i'6rb/i/ Marital Status /TO/iie^^c>

Number of ch i Idren / ,,^,Qp^;rg'^?

Name /^Se^^J^ S/Q /i/tTiJ Z^o//9iOi— j, /

Place of birth G/i ,<^'<>p ,j:r//,^U'/^ date C/<^ '/^/SeC^ /^/'^^Y'

^

Number of years of schooHng /^y(^/ag£^.S.!^^<gyccupatiOn /&er7/A^/o Sa/^/t£ytj (^/g-/^/^<ger)
''-//^oA/i'i ^ Ma r i t a 1 Status AnAeAt^Q

Res i dence /yJ^O^D^jy C/^^p^o/
Number of chi Idren ■^■CT'

Name

Place of b

f birth (LA>c/) ti-n .rL/AAjl.b

r schooling // ^j

"Tate y)d2^me-^^ /Jy/9^

Number of years o ^

Res i dence jy"/W^ ^al,,^^^,
Number of cni Idren -f

Qc c u pa t i On ^iO<n^/^- CS(^/i>^Sr?eess )
/? Marl taT Status /r?A^,(fO

7. Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school ing
Residence

Occupatioh

Marital Status

Number of ch i Idren

Place of bi rth ~

Number of years of school inc
Residence

Number of chi Idren

date

Occupation
Mar i tal Status

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school ing

Res i dence

Number of chi Idren
>fL Name £icfr7/ /JZ&e'/^^A 7^^/^7>^.i

<J P 1 a r p of h I r fh 7>^ —r' // ,

date

Marital Status

Occupat ion

P 1 ace of birth c* /> ,c^£ g :Z^//^/J77i
Number of years of schooling / "
Res i dence <^/^/<^g^. Z//.yt/!7T<
Number of till lUr till <?^^'<'^^'^^

"Mil

date '2^/yy/r)e^/2'/9 /f*^

Occupat ion /^ccSe^i^//V
ital Status ,r)MA/£^?

CHILDREN of C and D (or f.

D-l)-your mother's name should oppeor below

Number of chi ifreT" 'If'- ^'' ' ''' S^^^tus ^;^^v^./ ^

^'^'"'"^'' "r children ^ ^j,-,„j^

Plac; of birth T^A/CA^a T 7/ T

Number of years ol" school Tng
Residence

date

Jccupat ion

Number of ch i Idren

MarTTaT Status

Place of birth rTJ^n"^ , <" V . ■ ^ >"
""-^er of years {.Yrctia'.ng '"';/"?■
Residence <?^,,^,„ 7//^,. ,7 '^^'^
Number of children \i'~,/<j^

^. Name A^. .-^^ /T^^ ^- A^^.^S

te ^^7^ /^^ /^^V

Occupation /j/p/l'^

Marital Status jSj'Aftc^

Number of years of schooling // ,y^<

Number of ch i Idren

Occupatfon A c uSc:^,<j: 7P^

Marital Status ^/)^j.,^^

5- N ame (JWa .^^ /? z)r Z;^.. , /
Place of birth (^//,TTr~
3rs of sc

Number of years o~f 'schc^Trng ' ' ^ /J,,,.
Residence /V/t^^oc^y /"V '^/ V^ ■
Number of ch , I drin ' V^ ' "^^ ^ '^ "

— date ^/^^<2-// 6^. y<^/Qf
Occupation Aocu^^,.J^
:atu5 ^To xi^ ^ ' ^ ^ t'^

Marital Status ^^^F^^^T^

^' Name v./^/t?^^ /~£c aJ/^QA /^/^/^^c^

Number of years of schooling

Res i dence ^^.^^^c^,-,., , T//..—
Number of ch i Idren 9

^' Name L^^r^^ l_^^ Z^/. . . .. r.^ r .

'ace of birth d/j^c./oL-i --/'~. — '-

Number of years of s choo ling ' ' ./? /> ",
Residence C-^.c^^,. ^,/,!. . . ^^/^^^
Number of chi Idren \^,,,/e-~

8. Name ^IA^I

date -^Ami.^/ .^(^>j/fj/
ccupa t i o?r^

/>7^^/^y)

ate Aoc^iF/ve^£^ ^^ /X^

Occupatibn

Marital Status Sz/f'--''^^

• of ve^r<; r,f c^kV,^ _ ■_ '^'^"^ -^^

date

Number of ye^rs of schroi ! ng ^^^^U^ .

Residence y^/^/jr^^,. T // , ^ ^ , . °

Number ofcVTdr^^"^ "^^ t:.' ^^"^^^ ^^atus .^^^^^

Jccupat ion

/k5eMAr..<^, ^,/9-^

/'-'<:/'■'&-■

5- N^-"^ 4^/, A.^.v-.-;^ /?-..■.--

Place of birth /;>;,.,..,, — -r^/,^,^.^ s

^-^^f-^^-.<.

Number of years orschooTlng .'^'^'^c/-.^ ; s^^^^ -y.^vtc^ / .f^/

Res i den ce ^/>/_
Number of chi Idren

^-/l'-ac- / .f'//

.^lC

Marital Status ^^^,^-y^

'°- Name Ur^^,^^,^ /j^^rr/,^ ^^/-^^/.
Place of bi rth ZL /n, ^,,

Number of year, ul sji^M n^^^''%' . , ■• , ^-_ date /-^^uy^ ^ <^0 , /9y^

date /^^u/JK u c?6> /9/^

'^S^e f/l^^ycc^ ^'^c-^^a:^. //^ ^^St-^a.)

Your Father

Current Res i dence c7^t??6 ^S /

^ /^^.

'uJc'O^',

Name /T^yV SiU^fil j)e j/acl. Sc^

If dead, date of death ~7y/i/)ici(t

Place of birth C/)<i/?4i:', ^////^d/S. ^Date of birth J^a'cC/^tCJ /3y /9^

Education (number of years) ~i ''

grade school q_ high school 'f- vocational A'c'/Zf? coW&q^ /ifd/)/^

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

/) , ^ ^ / /o <^ (after leaving home) ,

lsty(^Z)/X^ZV/^^A.r//Qgr/^ Dates /9r/ W- /9ri> \st tc'/^/^^rc/'.\ jr//,AJ<:.^ Dates />^;»t'- (^

_ ^/vcS-

2nd ril-L/nfif\: Sm/^DMJ> Om. Dates /frS^S"/- 2nd ((/j/iL/P&^'JT/l^Je/S Ddtes /9^-^^

BrdyalrA^^c^/'^^^AJ^) Dates /9S/ Sir' 3rd /^>^^^uvi'/:) ^//0'^JoiS Dates ^^^^T^gV^J.

4th nOj^'>' Sn^Tt.o^ r //,/fp,<^ Dates /,^^J"^-73c^g^-^th ^Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. /'//hSd/\/

Place of marriage to your mother /jji/Hl f^ C^C/J-f^'j p^J/z/Qo/S, ^^^^ -Jiij-tJ / 2 . . / 9 /<^

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on tfhe back
of this page. (E-2) ^^clS M'T' /9^^/

Your Mother

ame_Crj
f dea77

Name
I

eAiiSi^^

W£)L/Hli>^jC) nti^A

'AvU-

date of death

Current Residence ^oli:^ S / 7-^/J:'^ /7//^a kcO.

\ Place of birth (^ /C.^(U>, ^T/l/iJo/^
Education (number of years)
grade school (S high school

/

Date of birth /^/hCci^ ^. /^J^9
vocational ^college

Occupation(s)

\sX.Sre'/i^ft</ /^ y^/<^A^ Dates_
2nd '\/c^oJtrL. H>o£) Sm^e^ Dates_
3rd/^^79 /r)M/<f^rei^^ Dates_

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home) ^ ^^ <,
1 s t /ro^',Sn>AJ . ^y/z/^z-S Dates /yr^ C^/^SJ

Dates /f^- ^6J2_^

2nd (''^/laMff. ./,///AJo/i
3 rd_^^^^^^££^^^^^^AJ_

Dates /^'l^'/^/:^^.

Re 1 i g i on

Political pal-ty, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

mr

"3at<

Place of marriage to your father

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
this page (F-2). J^Oe^ rJoT /V>^-t-/

E-1 Stepfather

Name

If dead, date of death

Place of birth ^Date of birth

Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college

Occupation(5) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home]
1st Dates 1st Dates

2nd Dates 2nd Dates

Dates

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

z+th

3rd Dates 3rd Dates

^th Dates '4th Dates

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates

2nd Dates ^2nd Dates_

3rd Dates ^3rd Dates

Re 1 igion

Political party, civil or social c Tubs , sororities, etc.

Re I ig ion

clubs, fraternities,

etc.

Hol 1 1 1 cai" part les , civil or soci'5'1

Place of marriage to your mother

__ Date

Date

F-2 Stepmother
Name

of bi rth
col lege

1 f dead, date of death

Place of bi rth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school

vocat iona 1

Place of marriage to your father ~ date

6
HILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below

rth ^/)/c./^<', j://,A.Ci^ Date of birth htrSjCufiCi^ .^^, / S^//

lumber of years of schoo]ing /^\/aL /^y^ c~//i.c't) Occupation /tSTTXtJ C/e"^^.

j.esidence /llthjtt^C oj:>. -/ ////QdiS ' Majital Status -S/aC^c

umber of children ^^ / Ag^-S 3 /^Z) S)

31) f^
oTblrt^

,^o of birth CJ,/C-/;^\ -Zr//j/iJOfS> Dat'e of birth //aCcL^j' /^,/9r-^

iber of years of school fng /3 yjC^ (Jifii/^^^-Teo /6'r/^c- /q/7£»a/iteOpcupat ion CU/d/:^

, i dence /tsCMro/U>. ZQ/^ ^o /S - - ^^^;^^^ Status /r)AiC£,eJ^^

iber of chi Idren ,^^2—^

ame
lace

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esi

[lumber of chi Idren cp^ ^

^ame /^^/V S^TVaI ^e^ /^-/ ^XT^ /) ^ ^

'lace of birth C-^ /c/t(^' ^ ZI^//y/i/v,^ Date of birth /^/^,i- ^, /9^0

[lumber of years of schooling /'^ oc/v/'c<£r£0 Occupa 1 1 on .S7U£)c7l^r'

<es i dence A)^u.^e^ , ^//7^/S Marital Status J./x'6 <^^

dumber of children /iW^v's'

Jame J^CQut,^/ aJ^ //]p^, if V7t~^c^^ -^ .^ , , , ^^n

>1ace o^ birth (U,,ua<^c. JT/^.^^cS D~e of birth -//hMU/^^M', /9SJZ-.

Juraber of years of schooling /A~^ Occupa t i On .^<it^773^ Ci/^^/C

<es i den ce pl/U^jOocp, JT//^ ^- o ,_<, Marital Status /r}/^/2A/^^

dumber of children 3 (^<Z^ Jij ^/ -^ )

^ame J>0^'^^ Pfir/l/c.,^ J)^l/mi^ ^ J

^ 1 ace of b { r th C/) ^,fiC^c , Ty/ , aJ . d> D^e of birth A>^^^ /^/fST

Slumber of years of school in'g Occupation >^^y9c--V/^"''

Res i dence /^/^9cl'oc^J^/,a'c/S Marital Status ^>/A'^^cr

Mumber of children / //tCc^ 3^

Name jtfii^£if^u^ S^u^C^ J^cO'/UU- XL -^ ^ ^ a <-^

PlacF-^rETTtF (!/,.c.A6c,J-^/..'^'S bate of birth U^^c'^A/j /9^ /

Number of years of schooling >/ ox)^^^ c-7e£L Occupation ^7lU).--/i 7^

Residence A)^aJu^ /i ,:Z/// ^'^ ,S Marital Status 3/A'iL.^ _

Number of children V^/Vg'

Name ^/\//h-So ^AOVa/ A"^^^ ^

Place of birth ^A ,cA e o. -^// ^^'o.s Date of birth Z^^/^//^,//

Number of years of schooling Occupa t i0n_^57^^^c^t/^

Res i dence /^^'^v^. JT/Z^^Q^^ Marital Status ^,A'e.c^^

Number of children /\^j A>(f

Name /l/^g ^l^ TT^MS^ ^/^^- ^^-.u /2y^.<r-0^

Place of birth y^/^^^c^^ /ic< . ^A^^^^-^ DaTe of birth /^^^/-^^

Number of years of schooling Occupation _

Res i dence Marital Status

Number of children

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May 13, 1974

Sources: Paternal Uncle- Kanvel De YsmI
Father- Ralph Le Ya.ul
Mother- Geneva De Va\il

Introduction

Part I: Father's Side of the Family
Partll: Mother's Side of the Family
Part III: Father and Mother and their Children
Part IV: Myself aiid Children and Hushand
Conclusion

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Introduction:

Tracing one's family history can be a difficult task
or at least I have found it to be. There are several
things that have made this history a brief and vague
one which 1 will elaborate on :

1. I am basicallyfrom a Black heritage in which
the older generations are not proud of and

will not elaborate on.

2. My grandparents are either dead or senile and
the three sources which I have used are not
sure about dates or facts.

3. My parents know very little about their own
parents and seem somewhat reluctant to answer
at lot of what my questions.

4. My parents, which I sho^old point out are my
main sources of information, do not see any
real inportance in this project and therefore

seem to leave somethings unsaid for whatever reasons

5. Even though 1 was promised full co-operation
from all, I never received replies from some of
my relations who might have been able to shed a
little light on some \jnclear or unkno\m facts.

Part I:

My great-granfather, who's full name is not known,
was bom in Canada of French aiid Blackhawk Indian
parents. Who he married and when, if he did indeed
get married, is also not knov/n, hut it is a fact
that he fathered one child, rtudolph Clinton De Vaul.
Rudolph Clinton Oe Yaxxl was bom sometime in the late
1800' s. He was supposedly a college educated mcin
who frequently travelled and who also spoke eight
different languages, some of which included French,
Italian, English, German, and various Indian languages.
He was a jack-of-all-trades, who could do most anything.
Some of his jobs included carpentry, mechanical work,
electronics, and pipe-fitting.

How and why he migrated to the Midwest is another puzzler.
But at some time, he did come to Chicago where he met and
married Ellen Burton.

Ellen Burton De Vaul, my paternal grandmother, was bom in
Cottage Hill, Ohio on April 15, 1889 to a poor farmer and
his wife, iihe was one of twelve or fourteen children,
and when her mother died in 1901, she v/as forced to leave
school after only completing the eight grade. Chis she
had to do in order to help her father support the yoxmger
children. After about four years of hauling slop on farms,
she resented xhe position she was put in aiid left to come to
Chicago at the age of sixteen.

Three years later, in 1906, she married my grandfather, her
first husband a.ad to this iinion were horn six children.

I'm not really sure how jotx would describe the overall
family relationships. I guess they were like most Black
family's during that particular time in our history, who
were struggling to make ends meet. Because my grand-
died while his children were still fairly yo\mg, the
five hoys of the fymily were forced to find odd jobs in
order to try and support themselves.

This might be a possible reason why only one of the six
children, my father I'm proud to say, completed high
school. Three other boys later obtained a high school
education in the military service, v/hich brings me to
another matter.

Although all five of the boys were in one branch of service
or another, three chose to make a career out of the military,
One served some 27 years while another served 22 years.
The third son quit/g after some ten years of service. All
six children are now married and have families of their own.

As 1 mentioned earlier, my paternal grandfather, l^dolph
Clinton De Vavil died at a relatively young age. According
to what my mother has told me of wh; t she knows, he died
in a mental institution suffering from veneral disease.

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He died in January of 1954 and three years later my grand-
mother remarried. Her second husband, John Hill, was from
Nashville, Tennessee and had come to Chicago at the age of
fourteen. He had been sick most of his young life, suffering
from malnutrition and therefore did not attend school. To
this day, he still cannot read or write, other than VTriting
his name. He first left home at the age of twelve and
travelled on the Ohio river working on a boat. At the age
of nineteen, he left for service and fought in the first
World War. Ko children were bom of this marriage.

Iviy grandmother and step-father are now living in Evanston,
Illinois v/here they have resided for their entire marriage.
This incidently was where my father and his brothers and
sister were raised for the most part of their life until
marrying and going their own separate v;ays. Mo.tt of the
children live on the Pacific Coast with the exception of
my father and one of his brothers, who still resides in
Evanston.

Part II: My Mother's Family

My mother's family is one which you might describe as a
hardship family or maybe just a hard-luck one. For what
I know of them, and what I have seen in my own lifetime,
has been nothing but grief. Not grief brought on by
unavoidable situations, but those brought on by ignorance
and self pity. This maybe the reason why my mother will
not discuss them to any great length.

To begin with, my grandfather was the sole head of the
household and my grandmother had little if anything to
say about any family decisions. On top of this, my grand-
father was a very stubborn man and could not be told right
from wrong even if he already knew what was right. I don't
know how my grandfather attempted to raise his children,
but out of eleven children, one of which died at an early
age, only four completed high school, one has never worked
a day in his life, two have been in state mental institutions,
and on daughter has had thirteen children, only four of
which the state did not take away fromf^for being an unfit
mother. Only my mother and one other sister have managed
to attend school other than high school and four have sound
family lives.

As I look back on what I can remember as I was growing up,
I strongly feel as though my grandfather was to blame for
his family's failuire. One might say this was because of his
lack of education, but for some reason, I don't believe this.

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I don't know how he himself was raised for I know nothing
of his parents, I do know that he was bom in Lowell,
Mississippi in November of 1897 and attended school through
the eight grade. He was raised as a Baptist although he
never believed in going to church, nor did he encourage
his children to go. He married my grandmother in July of
1920 in Memphis, Tennessee.

My grandmother, Josephine Clark was bom in Memphis,
Tennessee on July 10, 1903 and attended school through the
sixth grade. She also was of the Baptist faith and strongly
believed in attending chiirch and also encouraged her children
to do so.

My mother describes my grandmother's short-comings as not
being able to stand up to my grandfather for what she
believed was right and also for failing to guide her three
boys (after the death of the fourth) to do the right things
when she indeed knew they were doing wrong. But not
knowing the full details, it is unfair to judge her.

My mother has also told me of the favortism shown by my

grandfather towards so of his children over the others.

It seems as though he favored those of fair skin over the

darker complexion ones. This is very puzzling because I

often remember my grandfather saying how he hated Whites,

and his own mother was of the Caucasian race.

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Nevertheless, toth my grandparent's are now dead, my
grandmother dying just'^Augast of last year, and my grand-
father passing away Hay 11, 1966. Whatever their short-
comings might have "been are far from important now, hecause
all of their children are grown now. They, in my opinion,
are very gifted people but are weak ones. I have loaown of
cases of famiJdLlies of similiar backgrounds, who manage to
make the best of what is available and lead fairly normal,
happy lives. My own mother did. And she was from the same
family.

Par-b III: lily Father and Lother and their Children

Before I begin this part of my family history, I must
admit that it will much easier for me to discuss and
go into more detail as to family relationships.

I would like to start with father, who as I mentioned

earlier in first part of the history, was the only one

of six children to graduate from high school within

the puhlic school system. This , I must admit has been

a strong inspiration for me and other members of my family.

My parents always encouraged their children to strive to

go further m education than they themselves did.

Nevertheless, my father admits that his eighU grade teacher

had a great bearing on his completing high school. Upon

graduation from grade school, she told him he wo\ild be

like all other Black children and would not get farther than -^^^

door of the high^. In order to prove to her that he could

indeed finish, he strived even moreso. It should pointed

out that this was quite an accomplishment in that the school

systems were verj'' segregated. I have to underline the word

segrated because most school systems are still very much

segrated.

Upon graduation from hi^ school in 1940, my father went
to work in a wine and liquor complex for several months.
He later went to work for his oldest brother, who had
established a body and fender repair shop. In October of

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1942 he entered the United States Air Force, where he
served -umtil March of 1946. Several months after leaving
the service, he met and married my mother, then Geneva
Alexander.

My mother was a young girl of seventeen, who had just
completed high school. She was one of eleven children,
as mentioned earlier and life at home was not exactly
happy. Her father had been very strick with his girls
and far as dating and he had done little with the boys
in the family and one can guess from part two of this
family history. For these reasons, she viewed marriage
as a way out of her unhappiness.

Between February of 1947 and January of 1971 i my mother's
life has been primarily that of raising and caring for
her nine children. Off and on, between pregnancies, she
attended jjmior college in an attempt to get a degree
in elementary education. After completing two years,
thus forcing her to seek a four year college, she foimd
it virtually inpossible to continue. Money was scarce for
one thing, and secondly, she was unable to leave her children,
As it turned out, this was the end of her education.

In the early part of my parent's marriage, they lived in
Chicago, Illinois in a large apartment complex owned by her
parents. Also living in this apartment house were two

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married sisters and their families and a brother of my
father, who was then single. Living arrangements were
less than comfortable, in that we livedin two rooms. To
make matters worse, my grandparents bought another large
apartment house and everyone moved right in as before,
along with several cousins. They went as far as to even
live in the basement, which was hardily sxii table for
living quarters. These were basically their living habits
until 1954, when my mother could no longer stand it. She
had married to get away from her family and here she was
in the same manner as befoite she had gotten married.

It was at this time that she went and fo;md an apartment
and told my father she would not remain in her parentis
house any longer. Discipling her children had become a
problem because of family interference. I should, at this
time, point out that my mother has alv/ays been the "iron
hand" in our family. I.Iy father was always too sensitive
to punish or paddle his children. I can remember one
incident in which my father was to whip me for something
I had done. Because he didn't have the heart to whip me,
he told me to pretend as though I were crying and he v/ould
hit the chest in the room. Well, my mother, knowing how
he v/as, sneaked up on him and as things tamed out, we all
laughed. You would have laughed too had you seen the look
on his face when my mother walked into the room.

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Prom 1954 on our fajoaily progressed well. I saw very little
of my father, who was always working two jobs to make life
better for oiir family, rhis was probably one of the reasons
my father seldom took part in the discipling of the children.
In 1962, we moved from Chicago to Mayv;ood, Illinois v/here
my parents boiight their first home. (As things have turned
out, it was their only house because they are still living
their now. )

All of their children have done v;ell in school and have
never been a real problem for them. In fact, all those who
that have graduated from high school thus far, have done so
before the age of eighteen. I, myself, graduated at the age
of sixteen. Pour of the five that have graduated from
high school, have attended college for some time, and three
of us still attend.

In general, our family life has been very compatible. V/e
have had had our arguments, between parents and children
and amongst children, but on the hold, we £ill have a very
good relationship. In fact, it seems as we get older, that
is the children, we have more and more respect for one
another.

We are still a young family and have not ventured far away
from our home tov/n. Only the three oldest girls have left
home and the others still remain either at home with my parents
or away at school. All of the children have been treated the

same and their were no " Black Sheep " of the family.
It sometimes semms as though mj parents will do more
for some, at one time or another, hut the older I get,
the more I understand. It seems that parents will do for
th ose in need first.

Like most families, there have been good times as well as
bad times. The bad times, which I am just becoming av/are
of, were those times when my father was forced to work
at more than one job in order to support his family. But
the good times greatly outnumber the bad ones. During
holidays, we usually try and get together for fun and
reminiscing. Because v/e are such a large family, and there
are eight great-grandchildren for my parents, it is some
kind of reunion.

Part IV: My Family (Hustand and Children)

This being the last part to the history, will prehaps "be
the shortest part in that I have such a young family.
There is, myself, my husband and two children, one boy
and one girl. My husband and I were married on June 17,
1967 in Kaywood, Illinois. We lived in that general
vicinity for the first five and one-half years of our
marriage at which time v/e moved to Rockford.

In going back over time, I shall begin with the days after
my graduating from high school. Perhaps I should begin
with my sophmore year in high school because this is when
I first met my husband, who was a senior at the time.
We both attended Proviso East High School in taywood,
Illinois. I graduated in 1965 and he in 1965. After
graduating, I went to the neighborhood junior college for
only one semester. I can remember my father's disappoint-
ment when I told him I would not return to school for the
second term. I was tired of school and it wasn't easy
trying to go to school and hold a full time job. But this
was the only means I had of going to college except maybe
for going on a schlorship, which I didn't have the good
sense to apply for. At any rate, my parents could in no
way afford to send me. And besides having to work in order
to siipport myself, I had decided I wanted to get married.

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My hustand, after he graduated from high school, went
to work in the Maywood Post Office in order to save money
for college. He v/orked for one year before entering the
Chicago Conservatory College of Music. He continued to
work full time, which was a necessity in order to go to
college, and also attended school taking a limited number
of hours. As the years went on, he added more hours at
school. One main reason for this was to avoid being
drafted by the army. He graduated from college in 1971,
with a degree in music education. It was not until October
of 1972, hov/ever, that he began teaching because he had
been unable to find a teaching job before then. This was
our reason for coming to Rockford.

As I mentioned, I have two children, Eric Carlton, who is
five, and Gina Ivlielon, who is two. After the birth of Gina,
I decided that the full time, all aromid housewife and mother
was not enough for me and that I wanted more out of life.
It v/as then that I decide to go back to school and continue
my education, in an attempt to gain a teaching degree in
the accounting field. This is where I am, at this point
in life, and as I foresee my future, God willing, it can
only be a happy and prosperous one.

Conclusion:

In concluding my family history, I would like to say that
I didn't learn nearly as much about my family as I would
have liked to. In fact, I feel as though I knov/ very
little. I know I am a Black person, but what other ethnic
groups might be found in my background or from where my
family originated is still a mystery.

But maybe this will serve as an inspiration for me to keep
a better record of my family as I know it now, for the sake
of my own children. At least they wouldn't have the same
problems that I have encountered. Who knows, maybe their
history teachers will ask them to trace their family tree.

JoEllen Davis

2105 Ashland Avenue

Rockford, Illinois 61105

Dated: May 15, 1974

DAVIS, RONALD DEAN, 1956-

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Pli-ase check a 1 1 occupational categories in which members ol youi
family whom you have discussed in this paper liavi' found theiiiselve

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Transportation

Professions

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Please check a 1 1 religious groups to which members of your family whoi
you have discussed in this paper have belonged.

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U'hat ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper?

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Jews Central Europeans Italians Slavs

Irish British X Native Americans over several g.ene ra t i on s

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Other (Name)

What sources did you use in compiling your family history'

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Photographs Maps

Family Bibles
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Family Genoa I ogi ^
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FAMILY DATA

Grandfather (your father's side)

Name Axel ^irhard DmO^ Icurrent Residence BpT ..^^crc .IllinoiG

Date of birth January 26, I910 Piace of birth New Auburn, Wislconsin
Date of death Place of burial

Kduca tion (numbe r of years);

grr.de school 'j high school vocational College

ncrupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

^ (after leaving home)
1 s t ?3T>Tm- no; D ate s J_926-19o^l g t Bel vide re p a t es 1965

.,nd trapping ^^^^^ 1926-1965 2nd

Dates

3rd Dates 3rd_ Dates

4 th Dates 4 th Dates_

R e 1 i g i o n Lutheran

i'olitical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of Marriage to your grandmother Tjpw Auburn, *Ji sp da teAngn^J-PA" f 937
NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather" or another
relative give that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

Grandmother (your father's side)

Name Ellen Oer^l"' Current Re s i den c e r;h1 npewa FpiIIk. Wlsc.

Date of birth j^.nril 21 , 1 Q1 '"^ Place of b I r t h J^Q^ixieXL^-.WisCJQnsin

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years):

grade schoo 1 high school 10 voca t iona 1

college

Occupation (s) PEACE OF RESIDIiNCE

(after leaving home)

1st jjousewlfe

2 nd

3 r d

4th

Dates

1^37-1

070

1st

\) a t e s

Dates

2nd

Dates

Dates

-

3rd

Dates

Dates

4 th

Dates

R e 1 i g i o n Luthern

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc._

I'lace of marria,;e'T^) yo u r Tr ■■rndTTtlT^^T^eW-Tluburn ~d7r37^U|US;f^"g;7l 937

NOTE: If your lather was raised ' i o age 18) by a stepmother or
another relative give tliat data on the back of Llils p.i;',e
(A-2) .

A-2 Stepgrandfather (your father's side)

Current Residence

Date of birth_
Date of death

Place of birth

Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school high school

College

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Religion

_Dates_
Dates
Da tes_
Dates

.lst_
2nd_

.3rd_
4th

vocational

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

Dates

Dates

Dates

Dates

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Place of marriage to your grandmother_
B-2 S tepgrandrao ther (your father's side)

Name

Date of birth
Date of death

Current Residence
Place of birth

Place of burial

Education (number of years):

grade school high school

college

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4 th

vocational

Dates

1st

Dates

2nd

Dates

3rd

Dates

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Dates
Dates
Dates

Religion

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandfather

Grandfather (your mother's side) ^

Namej,-^ltei^^.ae^j:^etter-:ind Current Residc.nce^^^_^^^^_^^ ,^^^^^^^_

Date of birth^,,,,^y 1,^ , oni Place of b I r t h_^^^^ ^^^^^ .^^^

Date of dcath^ Place of burial

Kdur<ition (number of years):

grade school 8 high school vocational college

Ocfupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDKNCE

(after leaving home)

1st Forralng Dates 1 927-1 QM-3ist New Auburn, 'Jisc.pates '927

2nd Sa\^^nill Operator Dates 1 9^3-1 96%nd Alaska Dates_1 9^+3

3rd Dates 3rd I' ew Aubur n , Wl S C .p a t e s 1 9^'f

4 th Dates 4th_ Da tes_ ^_

R e 1 i rJ o n Lutheran

Political parties, civil or soc;ia1 clubs, fraternities, etc. _

i'^Hice of marriage To 'To'ui^ grali"d^VrhTr"TTrorpr^lSC'' "~ d'^TT^OV' _27p 92^ _ ' '_ ^

If your mother was raised by a stepfather or another relative (to
av, e 18) give that data on tlie back of this page (C-l)

Grandmother (y our mo ther ' s s ide )

Name Helen '.viggert . Current Residence Iv'eW Auburn, WlsC.

Date of bir th Decenberl 7, 1 "^^6 _Place of birth 3prlng:volley, Wisconsin .

Date of death Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade schoo 1 h igh schoo 1_ _9 ^ o cation a 1 col] eg e

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RF.SIDKNCE

(after leaving, home)

] s t House wife Dates 1 928-1 976 i s t Thorp, Wise. __ Da i e s 1 928

Znd Dates 2n d HewAuburn^WlSC . Da 1 e :; 1 928

3rd Dates 3rd_ D.i l e s

4 th Dates 4 th ^ Dates

Re 1 i g ion Lutheran

NOTl', : 1

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. __

Place of^'marria^e ~t77To u r gVa n dTaTlTe r~Th. orp , Wl SC OnsTn" " I) a t c- Hov . 2 7 , 1

NOTE: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relalive (t(
■^- ^* fftve thflrt d»ta on the back of this page (D-:')

928

C-2 S tepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)

Name

Date of birth_
Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd_
3rd_
4th

Dates

_Dates_
Dates
Dates

Current Residence
Place of birth

Place of burial

voca t iona 1

college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

_lst_
2nd_

.3rd_
4th

Dates

Dates

Dates

Dates

Religion

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Place of marriage to your grandmother
D-2 S tepgrandmo ther (your mother's side)

Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)

grade school high school

Occupa t ion (s )

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
_Dates_
Dates

Current Residence
Place of birth

Place of burial

vocational

Ist
_2nd_

4 th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
D ate s

D ate s

Dates

Dates

R e 1 I g i o n

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

lace of marriage to your grandfather

! ■ ^

Children of a & B (or A-2 or B-2) - your father's name should appear below

Name panel Axel Davis

■ Place of birth New Auburn, Wise. date Dec. 3I ,1 9^7

Number of years of schooling"' 12 Occupation Of f iceworker

I Residence jlT-in^ri.q Marital Status Married

Number of children ? Death_

1. Name _ I'p'-rl "DpivI fi

! Place of i>irth rpw Auburn^ Wise, date ■June2^,19H^

Number of years of schooling 1? Occupation Machinist

Residence Illinois Marital Status Married

Nuiiih.T of children 0 Death

;^iame Darlene Davis ,

Place of birth TTew Aubum, Wlsc. date Jul'/ ',3^1 ^"^i

Number of years of s choo 1 ing____V] Occupation Cashier

Res idence Illinois MarJ tal Status Harried

Number of children 1 Death

N.I mi' Emma Hazelton i a i nh cr

p 1 ac.'" o f b irth New Auburn, Wlsc. da i e £;OV. J_/^,J_.^^ ^ ^

Number of years of schooling 12 Occ upa t i o ujCashler_._ .

Residence Eau Claire^ Wisconsin Marital s tal us_Karried

Ntimber of childre n 3 '^ '^'^^ ^'— - — ^ -

Name Gary Davis , .Q,„

1' 1 a c r of birth New Auburn. V^lsc. date ilHlH£L J_l^ll!l_,_

Number of years of schooling^ ^2 Oc c upa t i on l.'ai]^Glerk

iu:s idence Rose_K ojLin t j^_Wi s c j>4 a r i tal Status married

Number of "childr'eii 1 Death .

Number of years of s choo 1 ing HentalVlTr Occupation

Residence Bethsada Luthtern Mari tal Status_^rigli.

Number of children 0 death_ _.

Nam(

lace of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence

Marital Status

Nunber of children death

Name

P 1 a c7"of birth c^ ^ t e

Number of years of schooling

Residence Marital Status.

Number of children death

Occ uoa t ion

Na

Place of birth "'"'<^'

Number ot years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status _

Number of children death _

Name .

Place' of birth 'I ''•-'-■ :-

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status _ _ .

Number ol T^ri'l^reVi ' ' __dealh __....

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CHILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below

1. Name Kr^e Keen

Place of birth I'ev/ Auburn, Wis, date December 27, I927

Number of years of schooling '' ^ Occupation college student

Residence r^raiivjlle, Il]}^arital Status married
Number ofchildren T _death

2. Name Donna Kelson

Place of birth I'.'ei^/ AuDurn, V/is. date Jsnuarvl 931 ■ ■ ■

Number of years of schooling 1 1 Occupa t ion ^oU36^'''^l^Q

Residence "6--^ Auburn, Wis^arital Status n-rrled

Number of children ^ death

3. Name Clifford Vetterkind

Place of birth i^e^'^-^^^^^n; 7ji-s . ^^^^ June 19, 1931

Number of years of schooling ^ '^ ~ Occupation I'''"achinist

Residence ''^^"' '^^^ri, Wis. Marital Status earned

Number of children death

Place of birth New Auburn, Wis, date I-Sy ^ '^■i 1935

Number of years of schooling I.? Occupation Secretary

Residence Ghippewg Falls, \tfe5r»ital Status married

Number of children 0 death

Name June Davis

Plac^of birthi-ev AubUrn, Wis. date ^'^7 13, 1937

Number of years of schooling 1^ Occupation clerk-HoUSewife

Residence Rockf ord , 111. Marital Status carried ^

Number of children '^ death

Name ^^.gry TTpttprkind

Place of birth j-^^ Auburn, Wiff. ^^^^ 3^^^' 12, 1938

Number of years of schooling IQ Occupa t ion mechanic

Res idence g^n CI C ire, T-j^frital Status ^"^arried

Number of children ^ death

NameDarlene Pearson

Place of birth^rfiv; ^uhnrn :4i ^ . date Cct.^,1939

Number of years of schooling ±2 ;; Occupation ^ -j, .

Residence Ijockf cr^ , Til. Marital Status '■'^^^^^'^ rTw^o^wxx^
Number of children.' 1 death

Name Tracy Vetterkind

Place of birth ?Iev/Auburn, Wis. ^ate jp^^ l^ -jr.^.-]

Number of years of schooling •]? Occupation ngcMni'-t

Residence Bruce, Wis. Marital Status rnarried —

Number of children If death

Name Corrine Wo3:' thin "'ton

Place of birth

Number of years of school in

Residence

Number of child ren_\

Name i;^^,!^^^^-; Yef/-pr'n\-\f

Placc of birth Tipvj Auburn., ,.n .q , date Sept. 1^+, 1 9^+^

Number of years of schooling n^ipp Occupation none

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Lavren Vetterfcind

Name

Place of birth -Hew.Auburn^-Wi^^- - °^^^ ~\^^^-'^l\ ^^^^ machinist

Residence ^^

Number of children death

jlame — lack-Vetteykind-

Place of birth -New-AubuBfi5-WDatcp— -Juae-SS, 19w ^^v.^. ,4.

Number of years, of schonlin?? —It Occupation -ffiSCDlQisr.

Number of children \

Your Father

NameDarrel t.xel Da^is

Current Res idenceHockf ord , 111.

Date of birth December 31^ 1937 p^^^^ ^^ birth Tlev Auburn, Wis.

Date of Death

Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school 8 high school k vocational

college

Dates1952-1955

lation

Occupation(s)

1st farrner

2nd Group Supervior Patesl 955-1976

3rd Dates

4th Dates

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)

1st New Auburn, Wis. Dates 1955

_2nd_
_3rd_
4 th

Dates
Dates
Dates

Re liff ion

Political parties, cS.vil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

Na s on

Place o£ marriage to your mother ]\|eW /Jn^j^npn ^ ; WT ^? te flpril 7, 195<^ _^__.

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that dal.
on the back of this page. (E-2)

Your Mother

Name june Audrey Davis

Current Res i dence Rockf Ord , 111.

Date of birth Kay ^3-, 1937
Date of death

Place of birth New Aubum, WJS.
Place of burial

Education (number of years)

grade school g high;- s choo 1

vocational

colli

Occupation (s)

1- s t_ ..clerk —

2nd bousfiwi fe

3rd

4th

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving homo)
Dates

Date s 1953_1 955 Is t

Dates 1Q%- 1 976 2nd Rpckf ord, 111.. »<'tes

Dates 3rd Dates

Dates 4th Dates

Religion Luthern

'olltical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. y^Q^e

-TTFT^pi-H 7-, 1956-

Place of marriage to your father FewAubufn, WJS.

NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data
on the back of this page (F-2) .

stepfather

Name

Date of birth
Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates

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Place of burial

voca t iona 1

;o liege

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PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

Dates
Da tes_
Da tes

R e 1 i g i o n

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc

PlLace of marriage to your mother^
Step mother

Name

Date of birth

Date of death

Education (number of years)
grade school high school

Occupation(s)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

_Dates_
Dates
Dates
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Place of birth

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voca 1 1 onal

college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates

2nd
.3rd
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Da tes_
Dates

R e 1 i g i o n

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc

of marriage to your fathei

CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW
Name Pnnntr! Qpar navj q

Place of birth niiipnaw^ VpTI ^ -..M^^ate of blrthTune 17^19^6

Number of years of s choo ling___L2 Occupation College Student

Residence T1 1 inni p; Marital Status 3int?le

Number of children q ^death

Place of blrthi^jnfVfnrd^TII . Date of b Ir thpct ♦ 7 . 1 96"^

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Number of children 0 death

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Number of years of schooling Occupation

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Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

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Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation^

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Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

Place of birth Date of birth

Number of years of schooling Occupation_

Residence Marital Status

Number of children death

III. ASSIGNMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are willing)

I hereby donate this family history, along with all literary and
I administrative rights, to the Rock Valley College Family History
Collection, deposited in the Rockford Public Library, Rockford
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the present. All of ny research cr.me fr-:T-. interviev;s
with ny {grandfather because of ny p^randncther ' s ill-
ness on my notricr's side of her fanily. Family
problens on ny father's side of the fanily did
not give na nuch help. I used pictures and scrap-
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SARAH RILEY DAVIS

Sarah Riley was born Deceriber 2?, l380 In th(
town of ocnpson, Wisconsin. She quit scho-^l when
she w?s to have storted the second frrade. VJhen
she was thirteen she had to ecrn her own kee^:;.
At that tine, she st-rted housekeepin?: Jobs which
lf,sted seven yer.rs. She earned one dollar and twenty
five cents a week plus her bo.^rd.

Mien she was twenty years nld she narried Sam
Davis on July 26, V^2, They lived on a farr, in
what is now called Kud Brook. Sarah Davis had three
children, including; a set of twins. Her hi.-.'^JLfThts
in life v/ere a couple of fi^iits v/ith neirrhbors.

In 1951, Sai'ah Davis started writing for the

Blooner Advance nevjsnapcr. She wrote what is called

the Highland Hews. She said her reason for writinc

the four to seven inch colunn was "to tell the Truth".

Her rain method of cor:inunic,3tion with the newspaper

was by nail. Two of her original "ri^ht fron the heart"

columns are perr:anently sealed under -lass and are on

display at the University of Wisconsin Library v;here

they will renain forever. Pelov/ is a sanple of her

v/ritin?;s.

January 30, 196U: "It is ry oldest son's
Birthday today. Another quite cold day
and we aren't feelinq very n;cod here now
at the present tine. Kr. lielvin Taylor
Isn't feelins^ any better rif^ht nrw. Ke
has been u-^ tc Chetek to sec the Chlro-

praetor for his bnck and c^ot awful
lane. ''

She wrote up until she died November 25, I970.

Sam Davis was born I^ay 22, I877. Sam v;as fron
a setllenent east of .lew Auburn, Wisconsin called
Tillinf^hast. Sam v/-"s twenty-five years old when
he met Sarah Riley at a dance and v/?-s married five
days after. Two weeks after bein^ rarpried Sam and
Sarah moved to a small plot of land which he home-
steaded and Icter farr.ed. San was a farmer for his
entire life.

SI-'MA E. LAIIGE OEMIG

Emma "^.Oeni!! v;ss born in r.llbrnk, South D£-kotc,
the daughter of I'r. and I'rs. Frederick Lange. She
was narried to V/lllian Oeiai?^ of AbGrdeen, South Dakota
on t-ay 9, 1910 and resided for ten years in the western
United States. In 1922 she ; oved to '/.'isconsin and
In 1950 noved to Chi->^eva, Wisconsin. In her later
years, I-:rs. Oerii? was a resident of the Eap;letcn
Nursin? Hore. She v;as a r.eniber of the Zion Lutheran
Church.

Mrs. Oemis h^d nine children, six daughters and
three sons..

ELLEN OEKIG DAVIS

Ellen Oemig was born April 21, I91S in Cornell,
Wisconsin. Ellen lived in Cornell until she ir.et
Axel Davis and --oved to Hew Auburn, Wisconsin and
was married. They were married Aup;ust 26, 1937.

She had to keen a snail house in order for her
husband and six children in the back woods of Wiscon-
sin. The nearest tov/n was twelve miles away. Her
days v.'ere lon-^ and hard with her husband beinr rrone
workinp; most of the day. She would zo into tov/n
once a month to get the things they needed. She
moved to Chippewa Falls in 1963? v/here whe still
lives. She v;ords in a sm.all dim.e store in Chin-oev.'a
Falls, Wisconsin.

AXEL RICIIAi^.D DAVIS

Axel Rlchprd Davis was a fr'rr boy all of his
life. He has a twin sister which still lives in
Wisconsin. Axel WcS one of three children. He
vas born in his nother and father's hor^e on Jan-
uary 26, 1^1''^. In 193^ he bought 80 seres of land
and 8 do-^en cows and becrr^e '. farner on his own.
He met Helen Oerr.i^ in 1935. They were r.iarried On
August 25, 1937. He .^ot his first err in 19?^.
He Dec-ne a very ^ood trapper at a very youn? ajre,
as furs wrre in great derand on the nar^-et for r.any
thlnp's. .."hen winter c' ?\e the road r,;c.y ho"e been
closed for a week or two so he v/ould have to take
the nilk out to the r.ain road ten rdles av/ay on
a horse and sleigh.

BARREL A":EL DAVIS

Darrel Axel Davis v;as born December 31, 1937?
in New Auburn, Wisconsin. He cttended Hip;l:ilancl rirade
School first Vnru eighth tirades. He then attended
New Auburn Hi^h Schbol until he graduated in 1956.
He rr:Oved from hone vhen he v/as sixteen years old.
He lived and -.•.-orked on a farn near New Auburn. He
worked on the farm until he rioved to Rockford, Illinois,
Darrel was married on April 7, 1956. He started work
at Sundstrand Corporation in 1956 and has v/orked there
for tv;enty years.

His first car was a 19'h9 Ford tv;o-door hard top
that he bought in 1953. He has had several different
jobs at Sundstrands, but is now er.pllycd in the office.

V/alter Ennest Vetterklnd v/as Born in Thorp,
Wisconsin Jsnuary U, 19^1, son of Kr. nnd Krs.
Charlie Vetterkind. He lived in Thorp until he
was twenty- seven yesrs old and narried Helen
Vvinc^ert.

In 1926, '.valter had his first car, a Model T
coune. His father Charles, bou-ht it for hin for
$6^0. '^O.

He was a farmer and a saw mill ov/ner fror, 1927-
19^3. He sawed most of all th^ v/ood that was used
for niles around. In April of 19^3, he left to ^o
to Alaska to work for a larse lunber cor.pany. He
was in Valdez for three and a half :;onths end in
Ska-way for four and one-half nonths. He returned
to Bruce, v;isconsin in December to his wife and
children, v/here he farned, used his saw mill on the
side, until 1^6^. He is now retired and lives in
Island Lake, 'vi scons in.

HELEN WlrlG^RT VETTERKIND

Helen Wina;ert vns born in Sprin.p; Talley,
Wisconsin Decenber 17, 1906. H'rlen v/es the
dau'-hter of Jacup f nd I'.inne Win^ert. She had
a tv;in brother Billie. Plelen v/as a housekeeper
for sone peo^ile that lived a" out two r;iles fron
where s^e li^ed. Helen lived in Spring Valley
until she met ''.'alter '^etterkind at a birthday
r)arty. T^.ey knev; each other a" out one r.on^h
before t'^ey wer^ narriec.on Hoveiiber 27, 1928.
They then r.oved to Isl:=nd L- ke , V/isconsin v:here
they have lived ever since. In 19^3, v;.?.lter left
to ^o find sore work. She stayed v/ith the children
until he came back in Dec-i'.ber, 1953. Walter
and Helen have twelve children, six boys and six
f^irls.

JUITE AUDREY '7ETTEFj:iKD DAVIS

June Audrey Vetterlclnd v;as born I'ay 13, 1937,
at her T^srents hone at i^ew Auburn, '.visconsin. She
v;as the fifth child born to V.v. and I'rs. '.-.'alter
Tetterkind. June v;ent to Island Lake Grade School.
She wclked five riles to and ^rcr school. June
attended V.'eyesh- user Ki^h School, four years, which
v;as a trenwy-ei^ht nile ride one way on the school
bus.

V.T^ile r^rov;in~ up she helped v/ith the fsiT, v;ork,
V/hen in the eir^hth and ninth f^rades of school she
worked at a resort on Lonf^ Lake. Durin?^ her last
three years of high school, she v/orked at a grocery
store. V-T^en she graduated fron high school she wss
narried- April 7, 195^.

vVhen she v/as Karr-'^ed, she roved to Rockford,
Illinois v/here she still resides. She has two
children, Ronald "oorn June 17, 195" and Sheila
Davis horn October 7, 1963. She v;orked osrt tine
in a brkery for fi^'-e years. She nov; vorkks at a
dry cleanin? nlant v/here she has veen employed for
four years.

RONALD DEAN DAVIS

I was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on
June 17, 19^6. I lived with rrj Grandparents
(Walter and Kolcn Vetterkind) for about a year
and a half so my not her could finish hi.Th school.
Ky father was then v.'orking in Rockford, Illinois
at Sund strand Gornoration. After ny nother finished
hi "-h school, we then nnved to Rockford, where I
have SDent the rest of ny seventeen and a half yenrs.

I have done a bit of traveling — Nev; York, Denver,
Los An?:eles, London, Paris, and Ge-^eva, Switzerland
to rr.enLion a few. I atte^ided P. A. Peterson Grade
School, kindf:resrten thru third grade, Rolling Green
School for fourth ?:rade rnd fifth and sixth rrrade to
Sv/an Hillnan, and seventh thru twelvcth grades to
Jefferson Eieh School. I graduated fro:^ Jefferson
in I97U and ar now attending Rock ValleyCollegc-.

"^feSTr-lfi??^/

DECKER. NORI^IAN QUINTEN. 1933-

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7. What ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper? X Pentecostal

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FAMILY DATA

A. Grandfather (your father's side)

Name ^rank Gullen Decker

'f dead, date of death T7^

Current Residence Deceased

Place of birth Randolph. Co., Ark Date of Birth 1881

Education (number of years)-
grade school ^ high 'school

Occupat ion(s)

1st Farmer

vocat iona

2nd
3rd_
^th

Horse-trader

Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates

college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE

^^M^®''* leaving home)
1st NE Arkansas

1881/1968

2nd
3rd_
Ath

_Dates
Dates

Dates

Religion Baptist '

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Democrat

Dates

n

ace of Marriage to your grandmotht

Randolph Co. . Arkans;^.^ date

B. Grandmother (your father's side)

Name Olive Roseann Pickett De^nVor- ^ r>

If de.H d.^. ^l J^"" I ; !:u n.'r^,^'' ^"'•'"^"t Residence Deceased

f dead, date of death 1/ Feb I^gJ
Place of birth Randolph County, Ark

Date of birth Approx I876

Education (number of years):

I grade school

high school

vocational

Occupation(s)

Housewife

col lege

PLACE OF RESIDENCE

1st

2nd
3rd
^th

- ^ until death XxK^ltl^er leaving home),_,ti i ^^o + u
.Dates Ist NE Arkansas Tatei" ^^'^^^

Dates_
Dates_
Dates

2nd_
3rd_
ijth

Dates

Re I i g i on Bapt ist

Dates

Dates

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

^-ace ot marriage to your gra„d('dther RanHnlnh r TT

Note: If w«.._ r... KandoiDh. Co., Ark

If vniir f,^K nauauipn, >^0.,ArK L

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^Grandfather (your mother's side)

Name Walter Newton Shelton
ff dead, date of death 2k!, {Jov".'

Current Residence Deceased

Place of birth Mt Vernon. Illinois
Education (number of years): ~"~~~~

grade school approx 8 high school

Occupation(s)

!st Farner

_ Date of birth 8 January I879
vocational

col lege

Dates

PLACE OF RESIDENCE

Ist Mt Verifn?''lfe^('SSr'aTi

2nd Farmer

ji.j Retired Farmer
'.th

Dates ^° 1917

Dates 1917/56 2nd ^^ Ravenden, Arkansas Oates^^^''/^^

1956/64

Dates -^^^^^^^ 3rd ^^ ^'^^ Vernon, 111

Dates

/♦th

_Dates_
Dates

Re I i g i on Methodist

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Republican

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Grandmother (your mother's side)

Name Jessie Green Clifton Shelton r,...^ ^ d -^

If ^TTr~~T^ 1-1 I . „, , Current Resident

It dead, date of death 1564

Deceased

Place of birth Tennessee
Education (number of years)

Date of birth ^0 February 1886

grade school

Occupation(s)

jjj H-^usewlfe

2nd

}rd

high school

vocational

col lege

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
„ , 1903/64 Rp ^,^ u^*^'®"" 'eaying hpme)

Dates ' 1st ^^ Mt Vernon, IlliTioiSnl

Dates

Dates

2njj RR Ravenden, Ark
3rd

Dates ^0 1917
Dates^917/64

Dates

ie I i g i on Methodi s t

'olitical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

■lace of marriage to your grandfather WT V'^l'imi'l, 111>

lote: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to ageT^T
I give that data on the back of this page (0-2)

date 1 UL'L lyuj

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CHlfcOREN of A 6 B (or A-1 or B-l) - your father's name should appear below

)hn Q. Deckftr

Name ,,^,,,. ... .

' L^ei7ffl(ye gg^ntVf ArK . date 17 j^n lon^
Number of years of schooling &.; OccupatUh J?armer

Residence Deceased Marital ^f^t..^ ^^^"^^^

Number of chl Idren I4. -— ^— — — — — __

. Name Cecil Decker

Place of birth Randolph County. Ark "Hlte Deceased
Number of years of school ing * -

Res i dence '

Number of chl Idren

r— — Occupation

Marital Status

. Name Carl C, Decker

Place of birth Randolph County, Ark date Aug;::1913

Number of years of schooling i2 Occupattbn P^^ MHoF

Res 1 dence Little Rock, Ark Marital §tatus^_Decea5ed

Number of chl Idrftn —————-____

. Name E-^rl H. Decker

Place of birth Kandoiph Jpunty, Ark ^datelg .Feb. I915

Number of years of schooling 1<! Occupation jaeohanic "

Res i dence Pocahontas, Ajrk Marital Status married

Number of chl Idren <; ———_——.«__

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling

Residence

Number of chl Idren

Name ^

Place oi birth

Number of years of school ing

Residence

Number of chi idren

Name

Place of birth

Number of years of schooling

Residence

Number of chi Idren

Name

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school ing

Residence

Number of chl Idren

Place of bi rth

Number of years of school ing

Residence

Number of cfi i Idren

Marital Status

date
Occupation

"Hate

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Marital Status

date
Occupation

date
Occupation

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Marital Status

Occupation

Name

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CHILDREN of C and 0 (or f-l n- n

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N.iirK- Iva ^Helena Madden

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Residence

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Died of whooping cough at ^ mos

Name Gr-^-ce Novella McGoldri c k

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date 8 M^r-f^h ]QnO

J f^ ^^Inrp.nc.f^. Pearl Deck e r

Place of birth i^it. Vernon. lllinoVs "

dumber of years of schooling 5 f. .

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- date 1-:, ar.f.^Yi^y 1 QfYQ
Occupation housewjfe

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Pauline Fielden

. . ^ - ./It. Vernon. Illinoig

lumber of years of schooling — 8*

^^ ' dence Rural Rt., Pocahontas. Ark'
'umber of ch i Idren " 1 ~~

ame Paul C li ftnn Shelton

lace or birth Mt. Vernon, Illinois

umber of years of schooling

umbe'r^f^^incire^n^"--^"^^^^^^- ^^^

ElmoP f^j-^p] fnp

IJpYd P^lmoe

e of birth Mt~Vp^^ rM^.,^^..
)er of years of schooling F

none

i'^ ^Cofa Ka^hrvn Rott^^

lace of birth R^ypndPn, Arkansas

imber of years of schooling IQ —

'* ' denceCrystal Lake. Illinnic;

™ber of chi Idren ~~

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'"^ Glen Eu?Tene Shelton

ace of birth Ravenden, Arkansas'

mber of years of schooling 12

^' dence Paducah. Kentucky

"iber of chi Idren

none

'^ Earl Leon Shelton

^" "^ birth Ravenden. Arkansas

Tiber of years of schooling S

sidence New Milford, lilin n^

"iber of childi

none

date 16 Sept. I9II

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— y. date 9 Sept. IQl ?

— ^ — OccupatiOfTFactorv worker/farmer
Marital Status married

date 28 August I9I6

_____ Occupation disabled Veteran
Marital Status divorced

^"da t e 19 Feb I919

Occupation hou5§Wl JS/iaCTOPV Worker

Mari tal Status ma^TT^STT

da t e 10 Aug 1924
Occupation Automotive ^SaiSr

Harita) Status marr'i^d

date ^7 June I929

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l?"^ead; "d'a't'e If ge^a^A^^ 14 Mar Ivb^ ■ • ^"'"'"'"' Residence Deceased

Place of birth Lawrence County. Arkans^':? n^tc «f ks »u ,

Education (number of years') ■' '^ ^rKansas Date of birth 17 jan 1 QnA

grade school 8 hlah «;rhnrti

— "'9" schooI____ vocational ^college

Occupation(s)

PLACE OF RESIDENCE

1st Tpams^.er/Trucker Dates 1Q2Z^/ 1932 Uf r..^ l^l^V '*^^'"9 ho(T«)

— — '^'-e5_LV£My_ivj£__ 1st Randolph Gountyf AR Dates 1Q2^/-t2 ;

2nd__£arnier Dates 1932/1935 2ndRandolph Co.. AR n.... ^_._^^^

3rd y.ctorv Worker Dates 19^5/1936 3rd Craighead County, .p n...^._^^^^^

'UhHeqyy Equip. OPR Dates 1936/194? i^th r^..^ i k -

^ellg.on Church ^FThTTs t -^^^^^^^^^^"^ ^th Randolph .0, AR Datesi.<^^^/i c^^p

olitical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Democrat

lace of marriage to your mother Arkansas ' date JU JUiy IVj^

of this"page.'"(E-2)' ' ''^''^^^^^' °' ^"°^^«^ ■-«•«*'-« 9'^* that data on the back

our Mother

^"* Florence Pearl Shelton Decker Current Residence Imboden, Arkansas

f dead, date of death """ ' ' — — -■

ace of birth Mt. Vernon, Illinois q^^.^ ^f birth ^^ October I909

ducation (number of years} ~~" ——————___ — .

grade school___8 high school vocational ^college

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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ccupation(s)

St Maid [)3(gs 1930-32 ,sj. Rural Rout^e ^'^avenSerV^^l^^g, Ark.

d Housewife Dates '^"^^ ^^^^^nd ^^^^ ^^ Father

Dates

,, Factory Worker pates ^942/45 3^, ^^^^^'

th Factory Worker 1951/59

iliglon Methodist ^^^

Jlltical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.

ace of marriage to your father i^^riv^fiibas j^^^ jU July lyjvj

)TE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
I this page (F-2).

ith'^r's Occupat'on and Residence Continued

ith F'-ctory Worker 1942/45 Kemper, Illinois 1942/45

'th Farmer 19^^5/5! Randolph Co. Ark. I945/5I

'th f'q-tory Worker 1951/59 Rockford, 111. 1951/59

ith Farmer (D=iiry) 1959/63 RR Ravenden , Ark. 1959/63

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ig^ Norman Quinten Decker

lace or birth Havenden Arkansas' ' rtt- . . . ,^ ^n r .

umber of years of schooling l^" " °^^^ °^ birth 30 July 1933

esidence_Rockford^Illin5Ti~ fT...!. 1 - ■ °^^7,^^'o^^^itary

umber of children Five ^^ Marital Status Married

Mary Josephine Ryman

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Perd Brady Decker

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"•ber of years of schooling Occupatio-

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mber of years of schooling Occupation

SI dence

liber of chi Idren

Marital Status

liber of years or schooling Occupation"

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nber of chi Idren ~

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Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois

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GRdlAT GRANDMOTHER (MOTHER'S MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER)
AMANDA J. MARTIN

My great grandmother, AMANDA JANE MARTIN, was born on 14
December 1845. Place of. birth is unknown, but her early-
life WTS spent in Tennessee. Her parents were apparently
fairly well off financialy because she attended a private
e:irls academy and had a, "better than average education for
that time". One of her grandfathers came from England.
Date of arrival in United States cannot be determined,
nei ther can the location of his home in Ens^land from which
he migritated.

Amanda J. Martin was married three times. The first at the
aee of 15 to a man bv the name of Sewell. This marriage was
arranged by her parents. Tiie day of her wedding she ran
off and hid in a cementary. Her uncle Daniel Scott found
her qnd took her back home. Mr. Sewell was financially better
off th-'n average -^Iso. One child was born of that marriage.
The marria~e was a short duration and was terminated by Mr.
SewRll's death. I suspect he was considerable older than
Amanda.

Her second Tiarri^Pie was to a man named McGuire. In con-

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of love". Thrpe or four children were born of this union.
McGuire served in the civil war, (Confederate Army), and
was either killed during the war or later died of wounds
recieved. *

After the death of her second husband Amanda taup;ht school
to support herself and her children. Eventually (date un-
known), she :uarried for the third time, "a marria^re of con-
venience," she told my mother, since both she and my grei.t-
srqndf Tther , Jessie Clifton, both had childre'..

Mr. Clifton was a Union Veteran, I have been unable to put
together any other information about him.

Iviy o-r-c^ndmother was born to Jessie, and Amanda Clifton on 10
Febr.nry 1886. She was christianed Jessie Creen Clifton.
■Vhen she was a child they moved from Tennessee to -Southern
Illinois nea-i" the town of Mr. Vernon.

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MA'^SRNAL (CREAP GRANDFATHER)
WILLIAM SHELTON

My Hre.t grandfather, William Shelton, a resident of Tenn-
essee married Catherine Shelton also of Tennessee. They
-ere not related, my great grandfather's family was known a.
the tall Sheltons and my -reat grandmothers family was the
short Sheltons.

They migrated to southern Illinois near Mt. Vernon in the
later o.rt of the 19th century before I879. They traveled
by covered wa :.on and at least par- of the trip was in the
sprin.^- or fall durin- the rainy season. Roads were few and
t-ave] w.s m.de more difficult with the extreme muddy con-
i-'t^-^ns. My cr-^ndf^ther remembered stories related by his
P-rents about the diffi'-ulty of travelin- in the mud. After
arr-/in? in 111. they lived on a farm in a two story house.
My mother remembers the yard as bein- a Jungle of flowers of
"11 kinds. At least seven children were born to v^illiam and
•Catharine Shelton. the youngest being my grandfather, //alter
Newton Shelton. Several members of the family died of
Typhoid fev^r including my great grandfather William Shelton.

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FAIVIILY HISTORY
MATERNAL GRAiNDFATHER - /SALTER l^iEWTON SHELTON
GRAIN DIVIOTHER - JESSIE GREEiW 3LIFT0N

Walter was born 8 January 1879 near Mt. Vernon, Illinois,
died 22 November 1964. Jessie was born 10 Feb. 1886, died
l^SU. They were married in Mt. Vernon, 111, 1 October 1903.
He had b-^en able to purchase a kO acre farm a'^nut the time
of m^rriTS'e upon which he built a three room frame home.
Seven children was bo^n in this home before my grandfather
moved the family to Arkansas in 1916. Grandfather traded
his 40 at-^res in 111. for 120 acres in the foot hills of the
Ozarks two miles south of Ravenden Station, Ark. in an area
called, "Flat Woods". In the sprinp; of 191? he chartered
a railroad box car, into which he loaded nis furniture,
far-m tools, chickens, a team of horses and some hay. His
brothe'" Rvtfus rode in the chartered box car vi-^-h the family
!^o5sessions to protect them and care for the animals.
Grandfather and his family rode the passenger train arriving
in Ravenden Station in the nin;ht. The rest of the ni?:ht was
sftent in =i hotel at Ravenden Station. Upon arising the next
mnrn'no' they found the box car and uncle Rufus hnd arrived
iij'-in? the ni?ht. The car was unloaded, furniture placed upon
the wai^^n and with the family loaded atop that the trip con-
tinued to their new home. My mother remembers the trii^ and hou^

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insnired the children was at the rocks, forest covered
hills and fresh water sprln.^s. The new home was an intro-
duction to a lot of hard work .nd hardsnips. Grandfather
had to clear most of the land before he could farm it. Three
more children was born to frranimother and grandfather after
arriving in Arkansas makin^^ a total of ten. Thru hard work
bv an members of the family an adequate living was earned.
G-ndmother and grandf-^ther wQ^^ood christian parents of
t-p -ethodist faith and raised their children in the fe.r and
-•d~orntion of God. Every Sunday the te-im was hitched to the
A'- -on and they drove to the community ch-rch about four miles
aw^y. The schools were different from Illinois sohools. Phey
v-ere divided into two short terms three months in the winter,
be-innine in November and two and a half months ir midsummer.
The term was split so that the children could help with the
nlantin- -nd harvesting of crops. The school con^-lsted of
one room and housed ^radest^ru eight. fhe teachers sometimes
onlv had eight vears of education themselves. In Mt. Vernon
Illinois ir iqi? the method of transportation for most people
was -^rriages or buggies, and there was beginning to be several
cars. In Arkansas neople mostly drove farm wagons pulled by
mules. There was very few autonobilies in I017. Grandfather
bouc-ht his fir-cjt pqr in 1924_,a second hand 1921 Ford touring
car. By that^time several families had one. They did not
get their first radio until sometime in the 1930's, Grandmother
r,f^.rer did have a television and possibly never saw one.

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Grandmother p.^sed .way in 1954. Grandfather remarried in
1956 to a woman with when he went to school ..ri^+K in Illinois,
After his marriage he sold the farm to my father and moth(
John Q. and Florence P. Decker and moved back to rural Mt,
Vernon. ] tL. where he died^w-?^ November :96/+.

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FAMILY HISTORY
;REAT - GREAT - GRANDFATHER
JOHN JEFFERSON DECKER

Born qni reared in Illinois near Golconda. Five sons
w4s born to him and his wife prior to their move to Ken-
tuc'<y. Two none sons w4^born in Kentucky and after a short
stay there they moved to Fulton County Arkansas in 1350,
where they settled on a farm located on South Fork River
ab-^ut three miles northeast of Salein, Arkansas. John
Jefferson Decker died soon after the family settled in
Fu'ton County, Ark. His wife and seven sons remained on the
farm in that county until the boys were all 3;rown. Later
the family scat;tered, some jroinf?; to different pa'-ts of the
country. Five of the boys .ioined the Confederate A-my,
one of whi'^h was my s^reat srandfather, Abe Decker. One of
the hoys, Geor?;e, ioined in Tennessee and wa;'^ killed at the
battle of Shiloh. The other four, Abe, John, Frank, and
Jim, ioined at S^lem, Arkansas.

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GREAT GRANDFATHER

A-SE DECKER

Abr Decker son of John Jefferson Decker was born in Illinois
^ni later was moved to Fulton County, Ark. in 1850, by his
f-^-^.her while still a young; boy. He f^rew up on the farm on
South Fork River near Salem. i/Vhen the civil war waa started
he ioined the confederate army at Salem. Durin-'" his tour of
duty he served under General Joe ^helby. He admired General
Shelby so much that when the war was over he married and
named one of his sons after him. After the war Abe and three
of his brothers moved to Randolph County, Arkansas. After
'^^'"rivin-'^ in Randolph County he met ^nd marriej Wary Land.
Af-er the m^'"rla?e they purch-^sed the land Homestead from
Mary's grandfather. They became the parents of seven children.
.Valuer, Evallne, Joe Shelby, Frank Cullen (my grandfather,)
J. v.. Homer, and Corbett.

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GRANDFATHER
FRANK CULLEN DECKER

Bor-. in IRm on ., farm in Randolp County, Arkansas on J.nes
Creek about fn„r .iles southeast of Ravenden Springs. Grand-
father Frank ..rew up^^ the farm and was an excellent farmer

f?3rms

himself. He rented and operated small family '; y,.
no.er ^wn^n.^ one nimself. He w.s also a well known and res-
pe-ed horse trader in the community. The business of buying,
sellin.7 and trading finally occupied so much of his time it
bp^ame a full tim.e occupation and remained so for many years
until illiness (hi.^h blood pressures) forced his retirement at
.n early a^e - (In his early 50's I think). Education beyond
re-^dir- and writing was not considered important in those days,
consequently .n^ndfatner only went to the fourth .^rade. Even
so he was excellent in basio math and had the ability ^c figure
r.pidly and exactly in his head. He vas also active in pol-
itics and worked hard for his choice of candidates. He was
^ democrat, as was everyone in that community. I remember .ee-
ip.. ,v,^ hea-ino politicians come to talk with him and try to
persuade h •• m to support them in their candidacy. l-rank married
0-ive Roseann Pickett, daughter of James E. Pickett and Emily
Galoraith Pickett. Four sons w*if born to them, John Quint
(n^.y father) . Cecil, (died in infancy), Carl C. and Earl H.
Gr":.ndf^ther passed away in I968.

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F4Thp:r and mother
JOHN 3. ds::ker / Florence (shelton) decker

John Quint Decker first child of Frir.k C. ^.nd Olive Decker
born on 1'' jTnu-^ry l'^()6 in Lawrence County, Arkansas where his
p--rent3 v/os f-^r^-nnr' at that time. Hifs entire boyhood was
B;-)erit on the farm, he worked in the fields alo'vside hiu father
nie. -^bout ei^'ht years of a°;e and was drivine; a team doinf' the
work of T rrown man by the time he was twelve. by the'fimo he
reached his late teens the lumber industry was boomin.-?. ^Y\e
railroads w#^ also buying all the railroad ties they could t;et
at Rave-den Stataion, Arkansas. Dad was an expert teamster,
since the demand was so great for lumber he wer.t into
the los: haulinr business. He developed a reputation, that
still <=xist3 among the old H^BSft- around Ravenden Sprin.^s, of
beinp" thp best teamster in that part of the or:untry.

Flc-ence Pearl Shelton was born in Illinois near Mt. Vernon

•■o '.'-liter and Jessie Shelton, 13 October 1909. She was the

fou'-th of ten children. At the -p-e of eight the f--.mily

moved from Illinois to a community called the Flat .V^ods, four

miles south of -avenden Station, Arkansas. She wasfexce Ilent stv^c^e-"''

in school ^nd completed eight grades of school in a one room

country school. Since high school was not available to her she

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•Jo.n ... Decker ;,nd Florence P. Shplfnn , ,o

^helton was married July 30.
'•93^. ,'his was during thp denre=;o;,^

^ ^"'"" ■^"^'"^ ^'-'^ -^ey had a hard
r t..e e.rn^n. a IWin.. r.ey tr^ed farmi.

I «^or;on- for o-^er farmers for a:

^"d timber wcrk and
, ,.,.. '''^^ ^^ fif' cents a day.

;^^ ^-5 they moved to .onesboro. Ar.. Where dad secured wor.
;V ^^^"^ "^^-^- ^^ ^•— -- -e economy .e.t .oin.

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i-f^'.e.ly, tnis was m I936, I r, h i
not be found . o ^ad and h

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s cousin, FeM Brady, decided to
o toeir way to CaMfornia in

search of work. Humor painted

- .low^n. mcture of iobs for everyone out the.e. To.v h .

^.,^. '-nere. 1 ney hopped

'"" '"' '''^""' '"^'" ^" ^onesboro and neaded west with

'--MC..U- nn.oney in their poc.et. Theymad^ it^o^^al

but .0 wor. could be found, so they had

3-1 ••■oved his family back to R-.

to bum their way oack:.
avenden Springs and finally went

Ke...., ru,. „„e„ a,. .„rted on a f,.„ .or a».ile. .erone
.n.n. to won. ron Soon OU Kefinery in .=,st AUon. In 19.5

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two or three years -^ 'spent on a hill farm near uavenden Grrinrs. In 1951
da. a.ain moved the fa.d.y, this tiue to Rockf-orc, lUinois. V:hile in 1-ockford
rtac underwent two surgical orerations on his back(.', inal fusions), in an
effort to repair rurtered niscs. The first o-er-.tJon was consioered successful,
the secor.d was only parti..lly so. In 1959 dad purchased .-y .atern.l grand-
father's farm in .-rkansas and returned there where he began a cairy f .ni..
:.ad ana mother lived on this far:;, until his c^eath on li, March 19o3. Four
chilored hac been born , Norman C. , ..ary Joosethine, Ferd brady, and Bobby
.Shelton. „11 were narried excert bobcy at the ti..e of cad's ae.th. ..other
and Lobby re.^ined in Arkansas for about six ;i.onths until Bolby finished hi^h
school. ..ctherrii..Oe her horn, with .^ry Jo and her fa.. : ly until the spring
or 1972. ...t th.t time she was atie to rent a home built by the city of Imboden ^rfe.
vith recen.,! Governi..ent funds for the elderly. She lives there at this time.

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FAMILY DATA

A. Grandfather (your father's side)

Name John J. DeWeerdt Current Residence

I f dead, date of death j^n. 14. 1^66

Place of birth Ful%Qii, UlXnQi,^

Date of Birth iMnypmhPT- ?(^ , IQO?

Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school vocational college

Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE

(after leaving home)
1st Implement - farm Dates 1919 'st i6th ave Fulton Dates ^qiq

2nd Grocery store Dates \'\T^^ 2nd Prairie ^ 113 Dates

14th Ave
3rd Railroad Dates i*\^le-lc(o 3rd Fulton. 111. Dates

4th Ave
'<th Dates ^th Fulton. 111. Dates

Re 1 i g i on Rpfn-rmpri

Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.

Railroad Brotherhood

Place of Marriage to your grandmotner

r.l i Tin±r,n J nwa

date

Nnv 1919

NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another relative give
that data on the back of this page. (A-1)

B. Grandmother (your father's side)

Name Dina Sikkema DeWeerdt
I f dead, date of death ~

Place of birth T^.ast Clinton. Ill

Education (number of years):
grade school fl high school

Occupation(s)
1st Housewife

2nd

3rd

4th

Dates
Dates_
Dates_
Dates

Current Residence 4th Ave Fulton. Ill

Date of birth Qc^tOhfir 16, 1901

vocat ional

col lege

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home]

1st

Dates

2nd pyairig. Ill

Dates

3rd ynj^ton^.ju

/ith Pl-^Tow. X

_Dates_
Dates

Re 1 i g i on

Reformed

Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc._

Place of marriage to your grandfather Clinton, 111./ DATE Nov I919

'^°^^= lLrratHP,»[hrf^a[^''hf\i\^ $%ll\^^^^^^ stepmother or another relative give

A- 1 Stepgrandfather
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(your

father's side)

Current Residence

1 f (load, cTale of d
Place of bi rth

eath

Date of Bi rth "•

Education (number
grade school

of years)

high school

Dates

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„ 3rd_
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vocational college ,.

Occupation(s)
1st

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates

2nd

Dates

Dates

3rd

Dates
Dates

Dates

i»th

Dates

Re 1 i g i on

rnities, etc.

Political parties,

civil

or social clubs.

Place of marriage

to you
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date

A-2 Stepgrandmother
Name

father's side)

Current Residence

If dead, date of death

Date of birth

Place of bi rth

Education (number
grade school

of yea

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high school

Dates
Dates

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Occupation(s)
1st

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
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Joiin iiuizenga

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Name Grace .iujzenfe-a DeWeerdt
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date Aug 3. 1924

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Name Arthur Do
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Name Robert J.
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Name Leon R

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Name Gene A

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Number of years schooling 10
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Name Larry L

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Judith L

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Same Jimmie W
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Number of years schooling 12
Residence Clinton, Iowa
Number of children 3

date Feb 27,1934
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date Sept 1 , 1936
Occupation Food
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date Oct 19, 1938

Occupation Electrician
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date Nov 23, 1939
Occupation store owner

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date July 10, 1941
Occupation Construction
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date Sept 6, 1943

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date Aug 11, 1944
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I Your Father

Name Marvin L. DeWeerdt
If dead, date of deatn

Current Residence

r:n1nrado Spjingo> Oolc

Place of birth Fulton. Ill ^Date of birth Febo 9. 1920

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Your Mother

date April 25. 1942
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Name Grace M. DeWeerdt
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Erie. Ill

Current ResldenceColo » Spgs. Colo

Date of birth Aug 8. 1924

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'3'"^ „ Jphn L. PeWftftrtit,

'lace of birth Miami. FlnT^i^a Date of birth July 6, 1944

jjumber of years of schooling ^q Occupation Attorney

"es i dence Arlington. Virginia Marital Status Married

(lumber of ch i Idren 1

'^■^ ■ .^gf^rgy P« PeWegrdt ,

'lace of birth Rpckford. Ill Date of birth cjRpt PQ, 1Q/lff

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111. ASSIGNMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are willinq)

I herebv donate this family history, along with all literary and administrative
rights/ to the Rock Valley College Family History Collection, deposited in tfie
Rockford Public Eibrary, Rockford, Illinois

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Sources of Information ;:

1. Interview - Dina DeWeerdt {

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2. DeWeerdt Family Bible |

3. Birth Records-- VThiteside County Courthouse '

4. Interview - Mary Huizenga

5. Huizenga Family Bible

6. Interview - Marvin DeWeerdt

7. Interview - Grace DeWeerdt

8. Interview - Katherine Huizenga Hamilton

Dlna Slkkema DeWeerdt

In 1885, the families of William J, Slkkema and Henri-
etta Wllklna Immigrated to the United States from the Nether-
lands. V^llllam was born Hovember 24, 1865, In Petersburg,
Netherlands, and Henrietta, June 25, 1870, In D'Nantel,
Netherlands. Both families moved to the Pulton, Illinois area^
On August 9, 1889, William Slkkema and Henrietta Wllklns were
married, and they started their family In the Pulton - East
Clinton area, VTllllam's primary occupation was farming, and
for many years worked for various farmers as hired help until
acquiring his own farm,

William and Henrietta had two sons and two daughters,
the second eldest born on October 16, 1901, and was named, Dlna,
The family lived on the extreme edge of the fulton city limits
In a large rented home with three bedrooms upstairs, a kitchen,
dining room, living room, and a pantry, domstairs. The living
room was sealed off In the winter so that it wouldn't have to
be heated. Much of the family activities took place in the
dining area with games being played on a large table.

Life was fairly simple , with the children helping with
the chores such as cleaning, washing dishes, etc. The children
attended a small country school about one mile from their home«
At that time, most children attended school for about six to
eight years before leaving to work.

The children were then expected to gain employment and
contribute to the support of the family or help on the farm.

Since relatives from both sides of the family were living
in the same general area, family reunions and gatherings were
common. These gatherings took place at either of Dina's
grandparents homes. Weddings were usually held In the small
church, the family attended in Prairie, Illinois, as were
baptisms and funerals. Sunday picnics were quite common.

Most decisions concerning moving were primarily a Joint
decision betv;een the parents. However, the disciplining of
the children was left up to Henrietta primarily since William
was working much of the time.

There was no set age limit for the children to leave
home, but most did leave between 17 and their early 20's,
Both of the boys followed their father's occupation In farming.
These decisions In occupation were not made by the overt In-
ffuence of either the parents of grandparents, but merely accepted
facts due to the boys farming backgrounds. Dlna w«>cxt€<i.ln East
Olinton'^t home up until the time she was married.

rfli>r^j;7/.y.-T»*.*'gw^r5»'r*i;*fey •-

John DeWeerdt
• 1902 - 1966

John DeWeerdt was born November 26, 1902, to Richard
and Dora Buirst DeWeerdt. Both Richard and Dora had been born
in the Fulton, Illinois area to Dutch immigrants. John was
the second of two sons. There was also one daughter, Agnes.

The family lived on a farm which Richard had taken over
from his father. The farm was situated south of Fulton,
Illinois. There were other relatives living in the area, and
they would often come for visits.

Family life was a simple one. The boys, as soon as they
vxere able, helped their father on the farm. The daughter,
Agnes, helped her mother with the houseworlc, such as cooking,
cleaning and sewing. The children were also given specific
duties before they went to school and after they returned.
The family attended the Reformed Church in Prairie, Illinois,
and their background was considered religious. The children
attended a rural school, south of Fulton, Illinois. John,
his brother, and sister completed eight years of education. , .

The family had reunions and celebrations with relatives, .
and Christmas was always held at the grandparents home. After
the grandparents died, the holiday dinners were held at Richard Vb"V
and Dora's farm. All weddings, baptisms, and funerals were •>
usually held In the church at Prairie, Church functions, such <*s
picnics, were attended by the DeWeerdt family.

Major decisions were usually made by both the parents
and this included disciplining the children.

By the time he was fifteen or sixteen, John was working
full-tlmo for his father on the family farm and living at
home.

John and Dlna DeWeerdt

John DeV^eerdt and Dlna Slkkema first met at a Sunday-
School function at the Reformed Church In Prairie, Illinois.
After a brief courtship, they were married in that same church
on November 11, 1919.

The two took a small rented home in Prairie, Illinois,
while John continued to work for his father on the farm. On
February 9, 192O, their first of seventeen children was born,
a son V7hioh they named, Marvin. It was at this time that John
with the help of his father, went into the farm implement busi-
ness. The family grev/ with the addition of three more children
and he moved his family into a larger home which was situated
directly across the road from his business in town. In 1924,
John sold the farm implement business, and purchased a grocery
store in Fulton, Illinois. The family stayed in the same home
during this time, and there were thirteen more children born
in the DeWeerdt household. Tragdy struck the family in 1930,
when the third eldest culld, Lois was burned to death while
playing near a fire.

John kept the grocery store for twenty-two years until 1946,
when he sold the business and went to work for the Burlington
Railroad. John worked for the railroad as an engineer until his
retirement in 1966. He died of a heart attack on January 14,
1966.

Dina's years as John's wife were understandably taken up
with child-rearing and house duties. She gave birth to seven-
teen children with in twenty-four years and was mainly pre-
occupied with her family.

J-

Mary Hussong Hulzeng^a

Mary Hussong tfulzenga was born in Charleston, Illinois
on February l4, 1895. Her parents were Pete Hussong and Ida
Parklo Hussong. Helther of their birth dates are known, how-
ever, it Is known that Pete was eight of nine years older than
Ida. Both of Pete's grandparents were immigrants from the
Netherlands and had settled in the area in southern Illinois,
around Charleston.

Mary was one of twelve children, though two of the children
died in childbirth. Mary's father was a hired-hand, and worked
for one farmer in southern Illinois. The farmer supplied the
family with a three bedroom house which was situated on his
farm. After Pete and Ida had four of their children, the farmer
for whom Pete worked , sold his farm and moved North to Erie,
Illinois, where he bought another farm. Pete, Ida, and their
children moved with him and stayed on for about three years
until Pete had the capital to buy his own farm. Pete Hussong
maintained the farm until his death.

In it's earliest beginnings, the family was considered poor.
It v/asn't until they were able to acquire their own farm,
that they were financially better off.

Since the family had moved North, there weren't any re-
latives in the Erie-Fulton, Illinois area. Any celebrations
that dld-ta"ke plac^ were in the family home. The family was
religious and did take part in church functio^ia at tho Meth-

odist Church in Erie, Illinois.

Pete and Ida were hard working people and strict disci-
plinarians. Each child was given specific chores to do ,
and the girls filled their days with sewing, canning, and taking
care of the babies. The boys helped their father with the farm
chores and crops. As soon as the women were old enough, they •
took part-time Jobs babysitting and doing domestic work for
neighbors and people who lived in town.

The house jOn their farm was a relatively small three bed-
room house and was crowded after a few children were born,
Pete and Ida had one bedroom, the boys another, and the girls
the third room. At times, there were two or three children in
one bed.

Both Pete and Ida made the Important decisions concerning
the family, but Ida was the disciplinarian for the children,
and was considered quite strict. It was a custom in their
family that no one was to speak at the table when eating. There
was a definite seating arrangement at the table, with the parents
at each end and usually the youngest nearest the mother.

Usually by the age of sixteen or seventeen, the children
were working at full-time Jobs. The boys followed their father's
Occupation. Kary had attended seven years of schooling before
starting to work doing domestic work in Erie, She continued
to live at home and work outside the home ^until she was married.

< -^ ; Earl Hulzenga

* 1894 - 1951

Earl Hulzenga was born January 28, 1894. His parents,
Herman and Grace Hulzenga, decided to move their family and
Immigrate to the United States when Earl was seven years old.
Earl's parents came to this country seeking greater economical
opportunities, something they felt Holland could not offer.
There v/ere five boys and four girls In the family, and they
settl<i4. on a farm near the predominately Dutch town of Erie,
Illinois.

Not much Is knovm about his early childhood. He completed
six years of schooling before working for his father full-time
on the family farm.

When he was fifteen or sixteen years old, Earl started to
hire-out to neighboring farmers as a farm -hand, besides working
on the family farm. He continued these occupations until he
was twenty years old, and then he married.

, . V Earl and Mary Huizenga

Earl Hulzenga and Mary Hussong met In Erie, Illinois
in the latter part of 1913. They courted and were married on
February 29, 1914,

The couple moved Into a rented three bedroom heme in
Erie and Earl continued his occupation as a hired-farm-hand,
and he also started a custom butchering service. Their first
child, Donald, was born September 15, 1915. The family then
bought a larger home in Erie, which they maintained until
1945. There were a total of eight children born. One, John,
was killed during his senior year of high school, and another
died at birth.

In 1945, with the advancement in commercial refrigeration,
Earl and Mary moved to Pulton, Illinois, where Earl built a
locker plant and started a custom butchering service. Both
Earl and Mary worked at this business until Earl's death in
1951, when their son, Donald, continued the business,

Mary Huizenga still maintains the same home in Fulton,
Illinois that she and her husband moved into in 1945.

Marvin L. DeWeerdt

Marvin is the first of the seventeen children born
to John and Dina DeV/eerdt,

Within John and Dlna's first ten years of marriage
they had eight children, whclh undoubtedly put an economic
strain on the family. Being the oldest, Marvin carried the
responsibility for caring for the older children while his
mother cared tfea for babies. As each child grew older, he
was given areas of responslbllty and expected to perform
their duties before and after school.

Because of the closeness In age between the first eight
children, they naturally are more close than with the last
nine children. In my interview, It became apparent that the
children pulled together as John, the children's father, be-
came less a dominant figure. Marvin was expected to work In
his father *s grocery store, and he also worked part-time at
the Fulton Journal.

There were many family celebrations and reunions with
visiting relatives but this was restricted mainly to the
Slkkesia side of relatives. Apparently, there was a family
disagreement between John and his father and most communication
stopped.

Their home consisted on the lower floor of a living area^
a Bitting area, John and Dlna's bedroom, and a large kitchen-

eating area. The upstairs had three bedrooms where all the
children slept.

During his childhood, Marvin had several Jobs after
school, the pay from which he gave to his mother for the
support of the family, as did each of the older children.

During his later teen years and after graduation from
high school, Marvin took an apprenticeship at the Pulton
Journal to learn the printing trade. After the start of Vforld
V/ar II, he enlisted in the United States Navy as a Yeoman.
He married Grace Huizenga on April 25, 19^2,

Grace Hulzenga DeWeerdt

Grace M. Huizenga was born on August 8, 1924 in Erie,
Illinois. She is the fifth of eight children born to Earl
and Mary Huizenga. All of her childhood until she was eighteen
years old was spent in Brie, Illinois,

The family was considered lower middle class. The home
in which she was brought up consisted of six rooms. The
upstairs had three bedrooms. The girls shared one bedroom, as
did the boys, with the last being Earl and Mary*s. Usually
the youngest child slept in the hall nearest the parent's
room. Downstairs there was a sitting room, a dining room,
and kitchen. Most family functions were either in the kitchen
or the dining room. The dining room table served as the center
of activity and the homework was done there as were games
played.

As soon as she was old enough, Grace like her brothers
and sisters, was given specific chores to be done such as
bringing in coal and wood and carrying iut the ashes. The
girls were responsible for washing the dishes and housework,
which was to be done before school. All of the children
held after school Jobs as soon as they were old enough. In
their sparetime, the children would play games in one of the
pastures near their home, i ' ,. V i "

There -were many family celebrations and the Hulzenga
home was the center for them. Relatives from the Hulzenga
side would come for holidays and picnics. All weddings,
baptisms, and funerals were held In the Methodist church
in Erie, Illinois, There weren't any long vacations as the
only vehicle the family had was the truck that Earl Hulzenga
used in his butchering service.

In Grace's childhood, her mother was the disciplinarian
of the family. Most major decisions were made jointly
concerning the family business. And at no time did a grand-
parent or other adult outside of the immediate family, with
the exception of school teachers, discipline the children.
Also, at noxime did married children live with their parents.
The children weren't encouraged to leave but most were married
within three years of high school graduation.

Grace was the first of the children to leave Erie and
move by herself to another city to gain employment. Though
not the first to marry, she left Erie and moved to Sterling,
Illinois. Later, she moved to Pulton, Illinois and worked
in Clinton, Iowa, It was while she was working in Olinton
and living in Pulton that she met her brother-in-law's
cousin, Marvin HeWeerdt,

Marvin and Grace DeWeerdt

Marvin and Grace DeWeerdt met while Marvin was home on
leave from the Navy during World War II. Grace's sister,
Edna, had married Wayne Slkkema, Marvin's cousin. The court-
ship continued until April 25, 19-^2 when they were married
in the Methodist church in Erie, 111, The couple then
returned to Key V7est, Florida where Marvin was stationed.
In 19^^, Marvin was transferred to Miami, Florida and their
first son, John, was born on July 6, 1944.

Following discharge from the service, the family moved
to Mt, Morris, Illinois where Marvin resumed an apprenticeship
in the printing trade at Kable Brothers printing plant.
The couple bought their first horn In Mt. Morris, a small
two bedroom house. In 1948, their second son, Jeff, was born
on September 29. Marvin continued working at Kable until 196I
when he became a special representative for the International
Typftgraphlcal Union. In 1962, the family moved to Rockford,
Illinois. At that time John, attended Shlmer College as an
early entrant. Jeff graduated from Rockford East High School
in 1966 and began attending Rock Valley College, Marvin and
Grace moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado due to a promotion.

Grace DeWeerdt has worked at outside Jobs throughout her
marriage, while still maintaining her family.

The family has always lived away from it's relatives
and at no time has a relative lived with the family, except
for extended visits. Although this Is true, the family quite
often attended several family reunions, celebrations, and
gatherings and would always visit their relatives in Fulton.

Illinois.

Decisions concerning moving were always a Joint decision
but more often than not dictated by Marvin's employment.
Since Marvin was travelling for the union to a great extent,
much of the discipline fell upon Grace, as did the responsib-
ility for the raising of the children. Both Marvin and Grace
took an avid Interest in their children and tried to provide
better living conditions, home life, and educations than
had been provided by their parents. They always encouraged
their children to work towards success In the accepted fashions
of schooling and hard work, but never encouraged either of
their sons to enter the same occupation as their father.

The family has lived in some thirteen different homes.
The cause of this has not always been readily apparent, how-
ever it is known th^t Grace has an interest in designing
homes and Interior decoration.

The Children had quite an average childhood and were
supported by their parents In school, sports, and church _

functions.

At the present, Marvin and Grace DeWeerdt live In Colo-
rado springs. Colorado where Marvin In employed as Director
of Organization for the I.T.U. and Grace is employed In
real estate.

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'LKASK TYIM': I'LKASK
'AMII.Y HISTORY.

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administrative rights, to the Rock Valley College Family History
Collection, deposited in the Rockford Public Library, Rockford
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Sources of Information

A. Interviews with;

1. Rose Egland

2. Mrs. Robert Ashley

3. My Aunts, Blanche and Leta

4. My Mother and Father

B. Previous research by;

1. Rose Egland

2. Mrs. Robert Ashley

C. Other Sources

1. Family Bibles

2. Death, Marriage, Birth, and Baptismal records

3. Census records

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Descendants of My Grandfather Diehl

My family has found research information on eight of my Great
Great Great Great Grandparents.

Ludwig Horst married Anna Margaretha Rath, who gave birth to my
Great Great Great Great Grandfather, Johann Heinich Horst in 1784, in
Sellenrod, Germany. Nothing else is known about Ludwig and Anna Rath.

Johann Heinrich Muller married Anna Elizabeth Muller. Anna
Elizabeth gave birth to my Great GreatGreatGrandmother , Anna Elizabeth
Muller in 1790, in Sellenrod, Germany. Nothing else is known about
Johann and Anna Muller.

Johann Conrad Appel married Anna Elizabeth Tunk, on December 10,
1802, and Anna gave birth to my Great Great Great Grandfather, Johann
Conrad Appel. Nothing more is known about Johann and Anna Appel.

Werner loiob married Anna Barbara Schmeidmul ler on September 29,
1804. Anna gave birth to Anna Kathanna Knob, ray Great Great Great
Grandmother.

This is all the information we obtained concerning my Great Great
Great Great Grandparents.

The following is all the information we obtained about my Great
Great Great Grandparents:

Johann Heinrich Horst, the son of Ludwig Horst married Anna Elizabeth
Muller on January 26, 1809. Johann was 26 and Anna was 19. Anna was
the daughter of Johann Heinrich. Anna gave birth to Johann George Horst
on April 12, 1824, in Sellenrod, Germany. Johann was my Great Great
Grandfather.

Johann Conrad Appel Jr. married Anna Kathanna Knob on November 6,
1828. Johann was the son of Johann Conrad Appel, Sj-. Anna was the daughter
of Werner Knob. Johann was 25 at the time of their marriage and Anna was
24. On February 25, 1828, Anna gave birth to my Great Great Grandmother,
Anna Mararetha Appel, in Sellenrod, Germany. Sometime after 1850, they
all moved from Germany to America, but it is not known when or precisely
where they moved. The only thing else that is known about them is that
Johann died on August 25, 1879 at the age of 77 and Anna died on October 22,
1895 at the age of 91. Both were buried in the West Grove Cemetery which
is located in Mt . Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois.

This is all the information that could be gathered concerning my
Great Great Great Grandparents.

The following information concerns all four of ray Great Great
Grandparents :

Johannus Diehl married Catherine Fisheller in 1838. Both were born
in Hesse-Darmstaat , Germany, which is 18 miles from Frankfort. The exact
date of birth is not known for either one. Their parents names aren't
known. Catherine gave birth to my Great Grandfather John Henry, Sr. on
September 26, 1843 in Germany. He was the eldest son. Nothing else is
known about Johannus and Catherine except that they both died, along with
a son named August and a father, in a typhoid epidemic in Germany in 1869.

Johann George Horst, the son of Johann Heinich Horst, married Anna
Mararetha Appel on September 13, 1850. Anna was the daughter of Johann
Conrad. Johann was 26, and Anna was 22 at the time of their marriage.
Anna had already given birth to my Great Grandmother, Anna Elizabeth
(Appel) Horst on November 1, 1849 in Sellenrod, Germany. Sometime after
their marriage they moved from Sellenrod to America, but it is not known
precisely when or where they moved. Little else is known about Johann
except that he died on October 22, 1914 at the age of 90. Anna had died

33 years prior on May 23, 1881. Both were buried in the West Grove
Cemetery in the Mt . Morris Township.

This is all the information we obtained on ray four Great Great
Grandparents .

Tne following concerns my Great Grandparents:

Anna Elizabeth Horst, daughter of Johann George Horst, carried John
Kenry Sr. Diehl after noving to Arr.erica with her family. She gave birth
to my Grandfather John Henry Diehl, Jr. on Septerriber 13, 1887.

John Kenry, Sr. was the eldest son of Johannus Diehl. As I
mentioned earlier, he was born in Gernany ir. 1843. He attended school,
as all Gernan boys did, it being an inflexible law of the land. Around
1851 when John was seven, his brother Henry moved to the United Spates.
In 1851, when John was about 18, Henry returned to Gerr.any for a visit.
John decided to go back with Henry to the United States to escape the
Military draft in Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm. The trip took about six
weeks and harbored in New York. The two brothers, along with some other
German men, came to Carroll County, Illinois. Tney all became citizens on
June 21, 1862. John eventually bought a farm in Mt. Morris Township, Ogle
County, Illinois. As I m.entioned earlier he married Alizabeth .-.nna Horst
while in America. Altogether John and Anna had five children survive to
adulthood. At least two of their other children died in childhood from an
epidemic of some sort. John Sr. farmed all of his life in Illinois. He
ow^ned two farms at the tim.e of his death. his largest was 142 acres. It
is believed he lived on that farm all the while he owned it. His other
farm, which he acuired later, joined the 1-2 acre farm.

On ::ovemi>er 1, 1922, Anna passed away at the age of 74. John Henry, Sr.
tassed awav on Januarv £, 1923 at the aee of S4. Tnev both died and were

buried in Ogle County, in the West Grove Cemetery. Little else is known
about their lives.

My Grandfather, John Henry Diehl, Jr. was born on September 13, 1887
in Mt. Morris, Ogle County Illinois. He was born on the 142 acre farm
of his father's. He had some formal education. During his childhood
and adolescence, he helped his father with the farm work.

He met Elizabeth Blanche Rambough at a local dance, when he was in
his early twenties. Elizabeth had come from her home in Kintyre, North
Dakota, to be a housekeeper for her sister who lived in Forreston, Illinois
On August 20, 1914, he married Elizabeth in Kintyre, North Dakota.

Descendants of My Grandmother Diehl

My Great Great Grandfather, Charles Rambough was born in Germany.
Nothing more is known about his life except he married a German woman.
His wife gave birth to a son, George Charles Rambough, my Great Grand-
father, on May 1, 1853 in Germany.

My Great Great Grandfather, Christian Paul was born in Germany
in 1819. At the age of 14 he married Anna Mary Zumdahl . She was born
in Germany in 1817. She was 16 at the time of their wedding. Three
vears after their wedding, Anna gave birth to their first child, Louise
D. Paul. Christian C, their second child was born November 15, 1847.
At this time thev were living in the Province of Lippe-Detmold , Germany
and presumably farming. In 1848, less than one year after Christian's
birth, Mr. Paul and the entire family set sail for America and located
in New York that same year.

In 1849, thev moved from New York to a farm located in Mt. Morris
Township, Ogle County, Illinois. His occupation while in New York was
not known. The same year he moved to Mt . Morris Township, he was
involved in a serious farm accident. He was crushed in a threshing
machine, having his right shoulder and arm and four ribs badlv fractured.
He was unable to farm for the following two years, from 1850 to 1852.
In 1850, his wife Anna gave birth to twins, John and Henry. In 1852
Mr. Paul returned to farming. That same year, Minnie, my Great Grand-
mother was born. In 1856 Fred was born and in 1857 their youngest child,
Lewis was born.

Christian Paul came to this country a poor man with a young family.
By industry and perseverance he accumulated 380 acres of land worth

S20,000.00. Both Christian and Anna were members of the Reformed Church
since childhood. Mr. Paul served part of the time as deacon. He died
in 1899. The place of his burial is unknown. Anna's time of death and
place of burial are also unknown.

George Charles Rambough, my Great Grandfather, son of Charles
Rambough, was born May 1, 1853 in Macklenburg, Germany. Sometime be-
fore his marriage to Minnie Elizabeth Paul, on October 28, 1878, he
moved from Germany to West Grove, Ogle County, Illinois. Minnie
Elizabeth Paul, my Great Grandmother, was the daughter of Christian and
Anna Paul. She was born on May 1, 1852 in West Grove, Ogle Co. Illinois.
She married George Charles Rambough at the age of 26.

Sometime between their marriage in 1878, and the birth of a
daughter, Elizabeth Blanche, my Grandmotlier , in 1891, they moved to
Dickens, Clay Co., Iowa. In 1900, nine years after the birth of
Elizabeth, records show the Ramboughs still living in Clay Co., Iowa.
Sometime during the next decade they moved to a rural area near Kin-
tyre, North Dakota.

George was believed to be a farmer most of his life. He owned at
least two farms in his life. One in Iowa, another in North Dakota. It
is also believed he worked with a Rail road company in his later years,
but his exact occupation is not known. He died August 26, 1926 at 2:35
p.m. at his home in Emmons Co., North Dakota. The cause of death was
cancer of the liver and stomach. He was 73 years old. His wife Minnie
lived until April 10, 1941, at Steele, North Dakota. Tne cause of death
was listed as senility. She was 87 years and 11 months old and was
buried at the Kintyre Cemetery in Kintyre, North Dakota. They had five
children, Charles, Mary, Amanda, Lewis and Elizabeth, respectively.

My Grandmother, Elizabeth Blanche Rambough was the daughter of
George Charles and Minnie Elizabeth Rambough. She was born on September
23, 1891 in Dickens, Clay Co., Iowa. Sometime in her early adult life
she moved with her family to a farm near Kintvre, North Dakota. Is is
thought she graduated from the eighth grade. After her graduation from
eighth grade she began teaching young Russian immigrant children how to
read and write English. Probably sometime in her late teens or early
twenties, around 1910, she moved to Forreston, Illinois to be a house-
keeper for her sister. She met John Henry Diehl at a local dance when
she was in her early twenties and they were married August 20, 1914.
She was 23 at the time of their marriage.

My Paternal Grandparents Life Together

After John Henry, Jr. and Elizabeth were married in North Dakota,
they returned to John's home and he continued to farm the 135 acre
farm that his father owned. John and his brother George continued
farming their fathers two farms after he retired.

On January 5, 1916, Elizabeth gave birth to Don, my father. She
gave birth to Minnie and Lois in 1919 and 1921.

In 1927, two years after John Henry Diehl, Sr. death, his two farms
were actioned off. John Henry, Jr. bought the 142 acre farm, which was
his father's first farm. He paid S107.00 per acre. The following year,
1928, Rosie was born.

In the year 1929, the depression hit. For the next seven years
John struggled to pay off the farm debt. Their fifth child, Betty was
born in 1934. Finally in 1936, the farm was morgaged. He still owed
$7000.00 on it, so lost the farm., in 1937

After he lost his farm, the banker who was forced to foreclose,
gave him a job on one of his other farms. Charles Wishard, the banker
paid him $100.00 per month. In 1938, their last child Marcia was born.

In 1949, after managing the farm for 13 years, the familv moved
to a farm near DeKalb, owned by T.E. Cortney. By this time, Don, Minnie
and Lois were all married and had homes of their own.

John stayed at the Courtney farm for a few years, working as a mana-
ger and then moved to a nearby farm. He grew soybeans and corn on all of
the farms he managed.

In 1953, John retired from farming. In less than a year, not liking
the boredom of retirement, he found a job at DeKalb Ag. Company. He
worked as a night watchman 12 hours a night, seven nights a week. He
got one day off per month and no vacation. In 1967, he retired from
DeKalb Ag. He had saved about $75,000.00 from that one job.

It is interesting to note that in 1953, Charles Wishard, who had
morgaged John's farm in 1936, bought him a house in DeKalb in apprecia-
tion of the endurance and understanding John had shown during the de-
pression years.

In the spring of 1967, John and Elizabeth purchased a house in
Mt . Morris, Illinois.

On December 2, 1969, John died from arteriol sclerosis .

Elizabeth is still living at the house in Mt . Morris. Her hobby
is gardening. She could be of no help in compiling this family history
because her memory is now very faltering.

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You are hereby authorized to join in marriage

JOHN HENRY DIEHL

of

Foreston Ogle Co., Illinois

aged

years who has not been divorced and

ELIZABETH BLANCHE RAMBOUGH

of

Kintyre, Logan Co., N. Dak.

aged .?.? years, who has HPt been divorced; the Application

for the within license was accompanied by the physician's certificate and the laboratory
statement as required by law, and of this licence and your certificate you will make due
return to my office within five days. No marriage may be solemnized under this license
unless so solemnized within 60 days of the date hereof.

Dated at

Napoleon

North Dakota,

NOTE: The ori^nal copy of the certificati-«D<Hi.'.-nse shaU be returned to the County Jud«e who issued the Ucense within FIVE DAYS
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Certificate

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, )

County of.__ ^.^^. [^^' ^N COUNTY COURT

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I, Dennis D. Schulz

„,.,,. , ' " - Sole Judge of the County

Court within and for the County of Logan c* » / >t .,_ t. ,

of the records a„d files .hereof, do hereby certify th.,Sei..-.r„„en. on wh'Lt.ht SScJi" a°pX » aX

copy of the original Marriage License and Certificats of Marriage of.„..Jo^M:'.. Henry Diehl

and Elizabeth. Blanche Rambouqh j xu i, , .,

file and of record in the Court aforesaid.' " ' ^'^^' ^ *^^ ^^™^ """^ ^^'"^^ O"

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court of

said County, State of North Dakota, this 16t:h /7 j of Decs

A. D., 19.74 , ^^/'^ • ^

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— ... County, State of North Dakota.

Document #674

Recorded in Book "C"

Marriage Records

Logan County, North Dak;ot:a

Page 225.

Fee: $2.00 Paid

ITATE OF ILLINOIS )

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Wn OF OGLE )

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the

death record of John Diehl

tnd that this record was established and filed in my office in accordance
'ith the provisions of the Illinois Statutes.

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)ATE: July 31, 197^ Signed

>. Oreeon. 111. "II Ogle County Cler^

of Butler Cotmty , Allison, Iowa
eed to Mirmie E. EamboTjgh/on December 7, l88l page N-381
^ mt andVt NEi 8-96-3?

xi to Minnie E. Rambough on January 11, 188? Book T-iiiL2
Wkw? and V^rff SWt 8-96-35

iimie E. R^bough and C-. C. Ran'oough to Frank Gallagher Bond for Deed January 28, 1888
\i^ of St}^ 8-96-35 Bk U-211i

innie E. Rainbough and G. C. Ranbugh to Charles Leach December 31, 1888
I WfN^ and Ei»IW| 8-96-35 Bk R-521

'rank Gallagher to !-'dnnie E. Rambough Kay 1, 1888
w|w| SV.^ 8-96-35 Bk u-328

innie Rambaugh & G. G. Ranbough to Margaret v;ood August 18, 1891;
pt EiSEt 12-96-37 Bk 1 U62

jinie RaTibough & G. C. Rarbo-ugh to Jones, Jones and VaJters October 6, 189U
pt EjSEf 12-96-37

. M. Fi.sher to Minnie Rambaugh Au£Tist 17, 189U
pt -^-^ 12-95-37 Bk 1 U59

irgaret Woods etvir to >!innie Rairiaugh August 25, 189U
pt ElSEt 12-96-37 Bk 1 U72

, H. Reeves to Minnie E. Ranbeugh Noveinber lii, 1900
Pt SEt 18-96-35 3 acres Bk 9 372

)rai Corke to Minnie E. Ranbeugh March 27, 1901
9 acres 18-9^35 Bk 9 Ii91

icanas Kenderdine to Minnie Rarbough Sertenber 3j 1901

2 acres 16-96-35 Bk 9 pg. 575
Jinie Rambeugh and G. C. Rambetigh to Mary Kinderdine August 30, 1901

pt ^SEt IB -9 6-35 Bk 9 57U

-rmie Rambaugh and G. C. Ranbeugh to Samuel Cutshall February 17, 1906
part lb-96-35 bFITTO

■arl, p^^'lo Rambough and Gengya_Ives and Irene Sijnps en /etvirl to B. R. Warren
pt NE^s^-?i 18-96-35 Bk K 531

;arl, Philo Rambaugh and Geneva Ives and Irene Sijapson etvir to BarbajsDerry March 3, 1920
pt NE^Swl 18-96-35 Bk K 53li

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Case No. 9-221-514

Re: George Charles Ran±)Ough

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2. Name of the township, town, village, district, precinct, beat or other minor civil subdivi-
sion, or the direction and number of miles to the nearest town, if living in a rural area on
the Census date.

3. Names of parents or other head of household with whom residing on the date of the Census.

(Over)

June 13, 1975

ad 9-221-5U

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Social and Economic Statistics Administration

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Washington. DC. 20233

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Rose Diehl Egland
416 Avenue D
Rochelle, IL 61068

Re: George Charles Rambough

The follovrmg information, including spelling "of J3ame,rre age, etc.,

is an EXACT COP! /of the census ^record-as ^reported by -.the census^ taker on the
original schedule. *--,^ " "^ """- ■ " _^

/^ ,7 «i'-. Census of 1910 , taken as of April 15 W._,

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Kroeber Sehoni District: Nitmhpr \\^ > '_

Co\mty_

Logan

:State_

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Name

Relationship"^ "'•Age^ '^vPlace 'of birth '■ Citizenship

Rambough, George C ^
Minnie
Elizabeth.B..

and family

Head

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D If checked, refer tor^ootnote(s).

.on reverse side of form.

"Bureau of the Census

The above information is furnished in accordance with Title 13, United States
Code, Section 8.

The Bureau of the Census does not issue birth certificates, but this record is often accepted in place of one.

FOOTNOTES

1. As reported to the Bureau of the Census.

2. Given name not reported to the Bureau of the Census.

3. Relationship not reported to the Bureau of the Census. • .: - --
A. Age not reported to the Bureau of the Census. .. ,~'f

5. Place of birth not reported to the B\areau of the Census.

6. The name of the person for whom the search was reqiiested was not
found listed in the area given during the Census of 1900.

7. The name of the person for whom the search was req\iested was not
found listed in the area given during the Census of 1910,

8. The name of the person for whom the search was requested was not
found listed in the area given during the Census of 1920.

9. The name of the person for whom the search was requested was not
found listed in the area given diiring the Census of 1930.

10. The name of the person for whom the search was requested was not
found listed in the area given during the Census of 194.0.

11. The name of the person for whom the search was requested was not
found listed in the area given during the Census of 1950.

12. The name of the person for whom the search was requested was not
found listed in the area given during the Census of I960.

13. The name of the person for whom the search was requested was not
found listed in the area given during the Census of 1970.

FORM BC-6SS

^- CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

; ^^- -^,_^ "l/l^^^ ^"^ No... ^^.

of Northrjoikota. -/W|l Registered No./!7^_.
Village -._.^L£li^---/-N/' _ __ _

(Usaal place of abode)
1 of T«sMo«e in tAj or town whfre death occnrred
mg in tic IRiited States, if of foreign lirth.

PERSOXAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS

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Married. Widowed, or Divorced
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16. Date of Death rmonth, day, and year^^^^^^_^^ ^^ ^

I HEREUY CERTIFY. That,^attended deceased from

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I last
and that death occurred, on the date stated,
The CAUSE OF DEATH' was as follow!

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operation precede death "{.^^J^r^rfj '.
Was there an autopsy? S^DrT^ri^.'
What test f/afirm^ifpdiaKnn!

rr — Date oilt:::^ 'i

/State the DiseaseX^ausing Death, or in deaths from Vide
itfc'(l) Means and Nature of Injury, and (2) whether Accidental
>mtriHal l*^ee reverse side for Additional space.)

19. I'Jace of Burial, Cremation or Removal

Date of Burial

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AfIB EXACT REPRODUCTION
OF A RECORD FILED. KEPT AND PRESERVED III "THE DIVISION OF VITAL
STATISTICS, NORTH DAKOTA STATE OEPASTMEHT OF HEALTH, BISMARCK,,
NORTH DAKOTA 56505. " ~ J . . "

twvreissuEb^ MAY 21 1975 :

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EXECUTIVt OFFICER AND STATE REGISTRAR

SISTRAR A

DEfUTY STATE

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CERTIFICATE OF DEATH r^'iN'rr !<*•-

fiTATE DBPABTMENT OF HEALTH

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te) If foreign born, how long In O. S. A.T ;

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P^SONAL AND STATlSTIOJ^/PATtTICULARB ' -

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that death
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urred on Ihe date a"^ve slated at
luse of death and Important

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What lest confirmed diagnosis?-

22.' If death was due lo external -cause, fill In the following:

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<c) Locality of lojury?.

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Was-there an autopsy ?.r::_. 1 1';;

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<b) Date-

. . - (Toirathlp or eltj) - (County):^ (SUU) ~l^
^ (d) Did injury occur In or about home, on farm, In IndustTlallj'.::
" place. In public place? — — -^:__— ": — . WhUe'at^.worJt? -^- |1

(Bpetlfy)

Witness my

Signature

Address

cans of.lnjury?— . .yO.

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CERTIFIED COPY

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THa,T TMIS tS A TRUE »D EXACT REPROOUCTIOM
OF A RECORD FILED, KEPT A^C PRESERVED IN THE DIVISION OF VITAL
STATISTICS, yOP.TH CAJUDTA STATE OePART>€NT OF fCALTH^ BIS>»ftCK,
NCRTM DAKOTA 58SD1. ...

, ..OVTE issued:- -- -

0EC16 1974_ -.

:Cc' VL- :.TATE R£GiSTK;*l

DcFVTY STAV^ REGISTSAH \

(LvtmujuC/

OCT VALID WITM3UT RAISED IMPRESSION SEAL)

Descendants of Grandfather Ballard

Little is known about my Great Grandfather Ballard except that he
married a girl named Rachel. They gave birth to my grandfather, William
Ballard on July 5, 1862 in Dandridge County, Tennessee. Great Grandfather
left home to fight in the Civil War, before his son William was born,
and never returned home. -It isn't known when Rachel Ballard died.

My Grandfather, W^illiam Ballard worked on the farm throughout
his childhood and early adult life. Little else is known about his
life in Tennessee, except that he married Leonor Williford in 1889 in
Dandridge, Tennessee when he was 27 years old.

Descendants of Grandmother Ballard

My Great Great Grandfather Meredith Williford was born in North
Carolina in 1789. He and his family moved to Hawkins County, Tennessee
when he was about 14 years old. Around this time he married a widow
named Shanks. They had one son and two daughters , the son serving as
a soldier in the war with Mexico. Tlie length of time his first wife
lived isn't known, but he married again in 1834 at the age of 35, to
Elizabeth Churchman Hankins (Summers). She bore him six sons and four
daughters. Four of his sons served in the Civil War. Mr. Williford
had moved from Hawkins County to Jefferson County when he married
Elizabeth. He professed faith in Christ at the age of 30 and joined
the Missionary Baptist Church. It is believed he farmed all of his life.
In 1873 he crushed one of his hips in a fall and remained bedridden for
the remaining nine years of his life. He died in 1882 at the age of 93.
His wife Elizabeth died six years later in 1888.

After his death a neighbor wrote, "(I) visited him frequently
(after his fall) and although his suffering at times was very intense,
yet he was not heard to murmur, but I always found him cheerful and
ready to talk of death and his future prospects and always expressed a
strong hope in Christ, 'having a desire to depart and be with Christ which
is far better. He frecuently said that he was only waiting for the
summons and sometimes would get a little impatient waiting the call."

Very little is known about my Great Great Grandparents, Thomas
Phillips and Sara (Dyer) Phillips. They had three children. Sara gave

birth to my Great Grandmother, Mary Ann Elizabeth, on October 11, 1851.

My Great Grandfather James Williford was born October 13, 1847 in
Jefferson County near Morrison, Tennessee. He was the son of Meredith
and Elizabeth Williford. He married Mary Ann Phillips on March 4, 1868.
He was 21, and she was 17. They had five girls and four boys. Mary Ann
gave birth to my Grandmother Leonor Williford on April 20, 1873, in
Dandridge, Tennessee. James Williford died on June 22, 1883 at the age
of 36 from tuberculosis. His wife Mary Ann remarried and had another
child before her death on August 3, 1893. Both James and Mary Ann were
buried in a Brethren Cemetery in Dandridge, Tennessee.

Little is known about my Grandmother Leonor' s early life except that
she lived on a farm near Dandridge. She had four sisters and four brothers
When she was ten years old her father died from tuberculosis. At age 16
she married W^illiam Ballard.

My Maternal Grandparents life together

William Ballard and Leonor Williford were married on May 26, 1889
near Dandridge, Tennessee. It is believed William worked as a hired hand
on neighboring farms after their marriage. Later He and Leanor rented
land to farm. Leanor gave birth to six children while on the farms in
Tennessee. It is believed William farmed tobacco and other assorted crops.

In 1905, William sold his farm equiptment and he and his wife and
six children moved to a farm near Mt. Morris, Illinois. William felt that
he wasn't making enough money and getting ahead farming in Tennessee, and
felt he could do much better in Illinois.

They first rented a farm north of Mt. Morris. In 1907, they moved
from that farm to a farm east of Mt . Morris. This farm was sold, so they
moved again to a farm west of Oregon, Illinois. Around 1912 they moved
north of Mt. Morris. This farm was too small, so in 1914 they rented
a farm south of Mt . Morris. During this time they had four more children,
including my Mother^ Ada. They had 10 children altogether.

They stayed on the farm south of Mt . Morris, known as the Watts
farm until 1924.

While on the different farms in Illinois, William farmed corn and
oats and various other crops. They also had milking cows to bring added
income.

In 1924, William retired from farming and moved into Mt. Morris.
He began work at Kable Printing Company at the age of 62, as a night-
watchman and boiler room attendant.

Shortly before the depression, he got a job with Mt. Morris Township.
He drove a maintainer and other equiptment to keep the roads in good

Shape in the Township. He stayed at that job until 1938.

In 1938, he was elected road Commissioner for the Township. He
stayed on as road Commissioner until 1942, when he retired at the age
80. He lived at his home in Mt. Morris, until his death in April 1950.
He was 87 years old when he died.

LL

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February 23, 1976
"Vital Statistics Records '

Jefferson Co. Court House
Dandridge, Term. 37725

Dear Sir:
9s^ 1 am interested in a photostat copy of any records you might have on a
RACHEL BALLARD (birthdate around 18A4) and a WILLIAM BALLARD (birthdate July 5, 1862)

If you have any records of a birth or death of any Ballard from 1842 to 1900, I
would gladly pay for a search fee.

I am enclosing $2.00 for a search fee and would be willing to pay $2.00 each
for any other copies of records that you might have that would be of interest to me
in my genealogy study.

Sincerely yours.

I

Alan W. Diehl

12 Orchard Lane

Mt. Morris, Illinois 51054

We have no birth or death records on file in our office. Our
records are of will and marriages only, ^I was unable to find
either for the persons you mentioned'ln your ie1;ter." "Time only
peimits us to check the index. If you had an approximate date
of marriage, we could possibly find' a -re card that' way ,-'*_^ ^ v

"Births lind fled ths"^aF§ Tiled Iti 1;he 1)e'p a rfane'nt ^xrf 1>ubllc" Health,
Nashville, Tennessee, but they only date back to 1908,

C. F. Hardy :-.iE i^sa .

This Indenture, mcuic ihis.R^^^^^^ jay o/......722a<v^. ^

the year One Thotisand, Nine Hundred and. ^^^^l/U(jt^

PitnrS5rtl|, Thai the MOUNT MORRIS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, of the

(\mnty of Ogle and State of Illinois, in consideration of the sutn of..P^-rMjuCK^'..<^^

— - .^^-f::*...L^^^rr:7^^Dolhirs., the receipt whereof is hereby acknoirledycd, do hereby grant,

bargain, sell and convey to.JA'^^,^^--^^ heirs

and assigns forever,:^lpiece brlp.arcel of .land i7iHhe Cemekr^.oflsaidyissoQiaiiq^^ ealled]iPLAUf-l
VIEWU^EMETERYf'UtudledpT^th€^Toivn.of=Maunt3Idrins ^H ihe CbmUy and Stale '^ or esaid,'^

j;^ f_£ •? -5 = = "-^ =£ = ••? r _'r-.c9_'c-:= -Tf.-

//if prixnhgeland ristridimS specified ir^th^ Rulesland^egulatiom lieret.Q.d7hiexcd,kmdhe}iich ^'tI
/?MC?e a part of this coJiveyanee, or ichich the said Association may liereafter .tnahe in conf or/nil y
icith the corporation- laws ^-ihe State of Illinois, or with any amcyulment^ tlwrelo.

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!^n ^ihieis'ibhevtoi^lli^ Rrejident and Secretary of said Association haiu

e Jicreiinto set

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JJieir hands and affixed the^seal of said Association, the dmj and year first above irritfen.

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PLAINVIEW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

(Formerly 15hc Old (^cmctery)

Mount Morris, Illinois

'S' ^Lt^^ ^ -<^ ^ — JX5IIARS in Trust, to be

iirrastad in sefe intorest-bearir^ sscrorties by the Plainvifssr
Cenieteiy AssooiAtion. and the incccrie of said so/a shRll b© used
by the above Asnoci&tlnn for the i>3rpetual care of the lot ^

c in tho Plslmdew Ceasatsry.
Uount Harris, Illinois- Should tcc^ inccsie remain it shall bs
sKpanded rroon the rei^ral fyounds and roachfEy.

puiiai^ caniTEnr associuTTor

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CO Tenn. .hen about 14 years old^^hlr^h So^rl d h<. r? w ?
IZIJ '?"J '■'? '^ ■■■'■^°^ '^^" ^^^^1 -^^i^?' the son having ^^

to tV .Utll n ^t' marriage to :,:r. ■.Vllllford is not known

to th. .vrit3r,cut ne was again rr.arrisdjn the vea^ic24 to °noth-r
wiao^by the na.T.s of Su.-.:r.3rs ( Elizabeth Churchman Hanklns Surrl^rs)
who is still living ana In the vvch y^ar of her ase, being th-^
mother of ten children, osons and 4 daughters, 8 of whom are still
living. (Tnomas, L-^is, Simeon, Jacob, Jpir.es, Ch rJschaney, Jane
and baran),ana four of the sens served in the late 'var.f"ho<^
Lev-is, Jacob , Jarr.es ) .J.'.r vaiiiford had moved from Ha;vkins co'. to
Jeflerson Co. near -Morris tov.n where he rr.:-rried his iast wife end
where her cnildren v.ere born, nearlv all of -.vhom are still living
in said Co. ;..r .■Villiford has been knov-.n to the -.vriter for mor'- than
25 years and reaving had freauent conversations with him on r-lle-
ious subjects, he told me that at acidt the ace of 30 years he
professed faith in Christ and joined the L'issionarv Baptist Church
and since that time as far as ia known to the writer he has liv-d
a very consistent life. About 9 -earss eso he cot a fall bv which en-
:one of his hlv.s was badly crushed and from which hs never recovered ^
:ao as^ to be able to walk a single step, and was compelled to lie
^n h©3 bed most of the time until his days were fulfilled, durlne

rthich time the writer visited him frequentlv an.: althourh his

suffering at times was very intense, yet he ,vas not heard to mur-
mur, but I always found him cheerful and reedy to talk of death
and his future proapicts and alwavs expressed a strong hope in
Christ, "having a sl^^r??;, desire to depart andbe with Christ which is
far better." "For to r-lm to live is Christ and to die is gain".
Ho frequently said that he was only waiting for the summons and
sometimes woulfi t?et u little impatient awaiting the call. He felt
that/there was laid up for him a crown of rlchteousness , which the
Lord the trighteous judcre should rivehim in that day. "Blessed are
the dead which ale in tie Lor^J.^ea saith the Spirit, they shall
rest from their labor and their' works do follow them."

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o^ 5"29 19 61 , ond deofh occurred ol_

DATE SIGNED

5-31-61 H.J. Stengel

fi . -o 5-31

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111.

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My Parents Early Life

My father, Donald Lee Diehl, was born on January 5, 1916 on his
father's farm near Mt . Morris. In his childhood he divided his time
between school at the Coon Creek country school and chores around the
farm.

During the school year, Don had to walk about three- fourths of a
mile to school. The school itself had one room for all eight grades.
There were about 20 children altogether at the school. There were two
other children besides Don in his grade.

Some of the chores Don had to do were gathering eggs, chopping
wood, pulling weed in the garden, milking, errands and other farm chores.
In his free time he liked to hunt and fish with his cousin Eldon Diehl.

After graduating from the eighth grade at Coon Creek, he began
going to school in nearby Mt . Morris. His father allowed him to drive
the 1925 Ford when he started school in town. He completed high school
in 1933. In 1934, he found a job working for the Kable News Company.
He worked as an addressograph operator. He helped to print addresses
to be pasted on magazines.

My mother, Ada Lucille Ballard Diehl, was born September 25, 1915
on the Watts farm south of Mt. Morris, Illinois. She was the tenth child
her mother Leanor had, and the last one. VJhile living on the farm, she
did odd iobs like gathering eggs and carrying water. She attended two
years at the Pine Creek country school. Wlien she was eight, the family
moved to Mt . Morris. TTiey bought a house located 209 E. Hitt Street.
She completed High School at Mt. Morris and graduated in 1933, the same

class as her future husband. In 1934 she started work at the Kable News
Company inMt. Morris, in the addressograph Department.

My Parents Life Together

While they were working together at Kable News Company, my parents
began to date and on October 26, 1940, they were married at a Brethren
Church in Dixon, Illinois. My mother continued to work at Kable News
until 1946 when she become pregnant with my sister, Diana. During her
years at Kable News she earned from $12.00 per week when she started
to $16.00 per week in 1946.

My father ruit at Kable News in the spring of 1941', and went to
work at Woodward in Rockford. He continued to live in Mt. Morris,
however. The\' lived in two different apartments on East Main Street,
from 1940 to 1947.

His work at Woodward consisted of inspecting final products. He
also worked in the maintenance department. In 1945, after four years
of deferment, he was drafted in the army. After completing basic
training in South Carolina, he was stationed in Maryland, then in Jan.
1946, he was sent to Italy for eight months. During his service in Ital;
he worked nights in the machine records department as a key punch
operator. He was overseas when their first child, Diana was born.

In 1946 he was discharged and returned home. He worked at Wood-
ward for a short while and then quit and bought a milk route. In
June of 1947 they bought a house at 503 East Hitt Street in Mt. Morris.
He hauled milk to farmers until 1952, when he sold out and bought a
cement business. Their second child, Brian was born on November 2,
1950. In 1953 they decided to build a house just one block south of

their old house. In the spring of 1954 they moved into their new house.

From 1952 until 1960, my father poured cement for people in the

surrounding area. On October 21, 1957, I was born in Freeport Memorial
Hospital.

In 1960, he sold his cement business and formed a partnership with
Kendall Myers, of Oregon, Illinois, in the road rock business. They
formed a company called Mt. Morris Stone Company. They are presently
in the same business with the size of the business continuing to expand.
They have leased many quarries in the years since they started, but are
presently working quarries in the Polo Area.

My mother started working at Kable Printing Company in 1962 and
is still working there in the Personnel Department.

My Life

I was born October 21, 1957 at 7:10 a.m. in Freeport Memorial Hospital.
I have lived at 12 Orchard Lane all of my life. At the age of four I
started going to kindergarten. My best friend through most of grade school
was Brad Claussen. My one hobby in grade school was watching television.

My grades in Elementary school and Junior High were average. In
Junior High, I went out for track. In seventh and eighth grade, track and
football. I played fullback on the football team and threw the shotput
and discus for track.

In High school, I went out for football my freshman year and track
my freshman and junior years. My grades in high school were average,
except my senior year, when I made high honors. I graduated from High
school with the class of 1975.

In the fall of 1975, I began attending Rock Valley College in Rockford,
Illinois. I am presently in my second semester at Rock Valley.

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irm my Father was born on, north of Mt. Morris, Illinois (outlined in red)

PINE CREEK

Farm my Mother was born on, located south of Mt. Morris, Illinois

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