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McANARNEYV LARRY FRANCIS. 1956-
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PLKASK TYI'l': I'LEASK IM.ACK THKSE SHEETS AT THE FRONT OF Tllh; SECOND COl'Y OF YOUR
FAMI I.Y H 1 STORY .
Dear Contributor to the Rock Valley College Family History Collection:
So that your family history can be made more useful to historians and
others s t u d y 1 n j-, American families, we are askinK you to fill out the forms
below. This will take you only a few minutes, and will be easily made over
Into a II Index which will permit archive users ready access to just those
kinds of family histories needed.
I • -SURVEY Office Use Code
1. Your name Larry Franri r M^Arigrrr^y (I^ ^^ )
Date of form April 23," 1976
(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 X 1800-1850
1850-J900 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.
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Va.) South Atlantic (Ga . ,Fla . ,N .C . ,S . C . ) _East South Central
(l.a . ,Mlss . , Ala . ,Tenn ,Ky . ) Wast South Central(Ark.,N.M.,Tex.,()k.)
East North Cen t ral (Mi ch . , Oh 1 o , I nd . ) P ac i f i c (Ca 1 . , Wash . )
(Hawal 1 ,A 1 aska) _X_ ( i 1 1 • , Wise . ,) x Kansas
Please check a I J occupational categories in which members of your
family whom you have discussed in this paper have found themselves.
X Farming x Mining , x Shopkeeping or small busines;
__T ransportation Big Business M anufacturing
X Professions Industrial Labor Other
Please check all religious groups to which members of your family whom
you have discussed in this paper have belonged.
y_ Roman Catholic Jewish Presbyterian Methodist
Baptist Episcopalian Congregational Lu theran
Quaker Mormon _0ther Protestant Other (name)
What ethnic and social groups arc discussed in your paper?
Swedish Other Scandinavian x German French
Blacks Indians Mexicans Puerto Ricans ICastern Euro)
Jews Central Europeans Italians Slavs
_x Irish British Native Americans over several generations
East Asian Other(Name) Luxembourg
What sources did you use in compiling your family history?
X Interviews with other x Family Bibles Family Genealogies
family members Land Records The U.S. Census
Vital Records
_x Photographs x Maps Other
FAMILY DATA
Grandfather (your father's side)
Name Harry Edward MCANARNEY Current Residence
Date of birth ^arch 29, 1900
DECEASED
Date of death Dec. 8, 1971"
Place of birth Little River, Kansas
Place of burial Reading, Kansas
Edaca tion (numbe r of years);
grade school ° high school 0 vocational 0
college
Occupation(s)
Is t mi nar
Dates
-1914-
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
.1 s tFaEoersvilltjjXl^D a t e s 1914
2nd farmer
3rd
Ath
Dates 1918
Da tes
Dates
2nd Reading, Ks. Dates 1920
_3rd Dates
4th Dates
Catholic
Religion_
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Democrat Knights of Columbus
Place of Marriage to your grandmother Reading, Ks, dateSept« 1, 1920
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)
NameHelen Elizabeth O'Mara Current Residence Osage City. Ks.
Date of birth June 2, 1901
Date of death Living
Place of birth Reading, Ks.
Place (jf burial
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school 4_
college 0
vocational
_a_.
Occupation (s)
Is t housewife
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
1st
2nd
3rd
4 th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving hiome)
Dates 1990
D a t e s
Da tes
Date s
R e 1 i g i o n Catholic
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Democrat Church Sodality
I'lace of marriage to your grandfather Reading, Ks. date Sept. 1 , 1920
NOTE: If your father was raised ' i o age 18) by a stepmothiT or
another relative give tliat data on the back of this i).i;',e
(A-2).
A-2 S tepgrandf ather (your father's side)
Name
Current Residence
Date of birth
Date of death
Place of birth
Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
c w 1 1 e g e
Occupation(s)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Religion
Da tes
Dates
Dates
Dates
1st
2nd_
.3rd
4th
vocational
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
D a t e s
Da tes
Dates
Dates
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmo ther_
B-2 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_
col lege
voca tional
Occupa t ion (s)
l8t
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
_lst_
2nd_
3rd
4th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving homt-)
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Religion
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc
Place of marriage to your grandfather
Date
Grandfather (your mother's side)
Name Albert Joseph HAAG
Date of birth Sept. 20, 1903
Date of dcat h Living
Current Re s i d ence Hartford, Ks.
__Place of birth Qipe, Kansas
Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school 8
h igh s chool
vocational
college
Occupation(s) ^°°^ ^ business^fter 8th grade in typing and ^Pg^l^P^ residenck
lst_
2nd
3rd
laborer
(after leaving home)
Dates 1921 1st Chicago. II. Dates 1921
farmer
farmer
Marshall
Dates 1922,1 Q^.92nd Pipe, Ks.
1949-62 Reading, Ks.
Dates 1962- 6S 3rd Hart.fnrrt, Ks.
^th water maintinence man Dates 196^-76 4th Hartford, Ks.
R e 1 i R i o n Catholic
Dates 1928-49
1949-62
Dates 1962-6^
Dates 1965-76
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, e t c
Democrat
Knights of Columbus
Place of marriage to your grandmother Olpe, fyyian, Ks. (U.FlJ)-i t ^ Ja"« Hi 1^$ _
NOTE: If your mother was raised by a stepfather or anotlier relative (to
age 18) give that data on tlie back of this page (C-l)
Grandmother (your mother's side)
j^^j^^ Helen Rose BROWN
Date of birth
Date of death
March 22, 1909
Current Residence Hartford, Ks.
Place of birth Olpe, Ks.
Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school
high school 4_
vocational
coll e g e
Occupation(s)
] J, J housevri.f e
Dates
2nd
13 a t e s
3rd
Dates
4th
Dates
Religion Catholic
PLACE OF Rl'SIDKNCE
(after leaving', ho m e )
1 s t Pipe, Ks. I) a I C! s 19228-49
2 n d Reading, KS. _
3 r d Hartford. Ks.
4th
Dales 1949-62
Dales 1962-76_
Dates
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Democrat Church Ladies Aid Society Church Sdality
P 1 a c .
NOT !■:
ITT'inarria g e t o your g r a n d f a t h e r__ piBe,_i^";,^^sas_(U.^7l) aTV Jan. 11 ^ . 1928
If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (lo
HI
give thflrt^ d*ta on the back of t li i s page (\)-2)
C-2 S tepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)
Name Current Residence
Place of birth
Date of birth
Date oi death
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupa t ion (s )
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Place of burial
vocational
college
1st
2nd
3rd_
4th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Da t es_
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
Date
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupa t ion ( a )
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Date8_
Da tea
Current Residence
Place of birth
Place of burial
vocational
col 1 o >;e
_l8t
2nd
.3rd
4 th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
Dates
D .1 1 e s
Rel Iglon
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of mnrriagu to your grandfather^
D a t u
CHILDREN of A & B (or A-2 or B-2) - your father's name should appear below
I
Name Harry KHmat-H vmaNflRMTCY, .Tt.,
Place of birth Rftariing, K!,n^»^
-date ,T„-|y /,J9?1.
Number of years of school in g^ ^g
Residence Manhattan , Ks, Marital Status Married
Number of children o Death
Occupation
iJIrofessor
Name Leonard William Mr.ANARNT^,Y
V 1 a c e of h 1 r th Reading, Ks.
NumbL'r of years of schooling
Residence Qsage City, Ks. Marital Status
Number of children 5 Death
date Jan. 21, 1923
19 0 ccupatio n Lawyer
Married
N a in e James Arthur MCANARNEY
Place of birth Reading, Ks.
20
Number of years of schooling
Residence Reading, Ks. Marital Status
date Sept. 13, 1925
Occupation Superintendent of Schools
Single
Number of children
Death
August
Name Alinft Kather-ine
Place of birth Reading, Ks.
d .1 t ^
Number of years of schooling_
Residence
0 c c u p a t 1 o n
193i^
Number of children
Marital Statu s
death
_Died as infant 1936
Name Hharlfts A1 f rftd MHANARNFT
Place of birth Pp.ading, Ks.
Number of years of schooling
R e s i d e n c e Rockf ord , II. Marital Status
Number of children 5 Death
d a t e Fp.h, pq, 1Q?Q
19 0 c c u p a I i o n Director of Purchasing
Married
Name
Place of birth
date
Number of years of schoolinj
Residence
Number of children
Marital Status
death
Occupa tion
Name
Place of birth
date
Number of years of schooling_
Residence
Number of children
Marital Status
death
Occupation
8 . Name
Place of birth
Number of years of schooling_
Residenc e
Number of children
date
Marital Status
death
Oc c upa t ion_
Name
IMacL' of birth
Number of years of school ing_
date
Occupation
R I ' s i d e n c e
Number of children
M a r i t a 1 Status
deatli
Name
Place of birth
d a t e
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marilal Status _ _^_
Nuinhrr ol children _dealli
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CHILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below
1 . 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
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
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Res Idence Mari tal Status
Number of children death
6 . 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
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
10. Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Rfs 1 dence Marl tal Status
NiimbiT of children death
Your Father
Name p.harlp.s Alfrftd MHANARNEY , Current Residence Rockford. II.
Date of birth Feb. 25, 1929 Place of bltth Reading, Ks.
Date of Death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 high school_
'3
4
voca t ional
college 4
Post graduate
Occupation(s)
1st Teaahing
2nd Teacher
Dates 1950-51
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Lament t Ks. Dates 195(&-51
Dates 1953-55
2nd Bri^oria,v K5^_
3 r d Insurance Salesman D ate s 1955-58
3rd Osage City, Ks.
Dates 1953-^
.Dates 1955-58
4th Superintendent of Dates i Qc;fi_Aft
4th
Rockford, 11^^'
Directo§c&?°?>Srchasing I968-I976
Religion natholic
Political parties, cfi.vil or social clubs, fraternities, etc
Dates l9$?^-^8_
Dates 1968-?6
Republican, ^ions Club, Knights of Columbus, Phi Sigma Kpsilon, many School Rijs. Ass.
Place of marriage to your mother Reading, Ks. date Dec. 27, 1951
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or anotlier relative give that data
on the back of this page. (E-2)
Your Mother
Name Shirley Ann HAAG
Date of birth May 3, 1932
Current Residence Rockford, II.
Place of birth Pipe, Ks.
Date of death
Education (number of years)
grade school ft highj- s chool_
Place of burial
voca t ional
college
Occupa t ion (s)
1st Housewife & Mother
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates 1951-76
Dates
Da tes
Dates
1st
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
iporia^-Ks> Dates 1953,5^
2 nd Osage City, Ks. D ate s 1955-58
Lamont,Ks.&
3 r d Ottawa AGarden Plaifla t e s I959-68
4th Rockford, II.
Dates 1968-76
R e 1 i g i o n
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc
R epublican. Sweet Adelines, Church Sodality, Birthright and Winn. County Right . 1 0_lif e
Place of marriage to your father T?paH-ing, K^. ^^^^-Dec. 27-y-X951-
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
Occupatlon(s)
1st
2nd
3rd
4ch
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
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 1 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
Occupa t ion (s )
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Date
P 1 ace of b ir th
Place of burial
voca t ional
college
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates
_2nd
.'Jrd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Religion
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc
Flare 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 .TamPS AT^t-hin- MnAMARMTilY
Place of birth Emporia, Ks. Date of birth Sept. 26, 1952
Number of years of schoolAftg l6 Occupation Salesman
Residence Wichita, Ks. Marital Status Single
Number of children death
Name Gregory A MCANARNEY
Place of birth Emporis, Ks. Date of birth April 3, 1954
Number of years of schooling 12-|- Occupation Student
Residence Rockford, II. Marital Status Single
Number of children death
Name Bradley Alan MCANARNEY
Place of birth Emporia, Ks Date of birth June 5. 1955
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation Laborer
Residence Rockford, II. Marital Status Single
Number of children death
Name Ann Patrice MCANARNEY
Place of birth Emporia, Ks. Date of birth March 31,1958
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation Student
Residence Rockford, 111. Marital Status Single
Number of children death
Name Larry Francis McAnarney
Place of birth Emporia. Ks. Date of birthOctober 9|1956
Number of years of schooling 14 Occupation Student
Residence Rockford, 111. Marital Status Single
Number of children death
Name
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
Name
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
administrative rights, to the Rock Valley College Family History
Collection, deposited in the Rockford Public Library, Rockford
Illinois
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Father Charles Alfred HcAnamey
Mother Shirley Ann McAnamey
Paternal GrandEXJther Helen o'Mara
Maternal Grandfather Albert Joseph Haag
Maternal Grandaother Helen Rose Brown HAAG
Third Cousin Mike ?
Cousin Justina Schapler
1.
vy paternal grandfather was Harry MC.y>IARNSY. Hs was born ::-rch 29, 1900 on
a farm in Little River, Kansas. Shortly after he was born, they moved to Farr.ersville,
Illinois. After bu^ang a farm there, they raised corn and small grain. Harry
helped with the farm work after school and during the summer months. After graduating
from Sth grade he went to vrork in the coal mines in Southern Illinois for two years.
He then moved back to Little River, Kansas with his family and farmed there for a short
period of time before moving to Reading, Kansas in 1918. After they moved to Reading,
Kansas all the other brothers and sisters moved back to the Jacksonville, Illinois
area. Harry was the baby in a family of four. They are as follows:
William HCANARNEY deceased
Leonard MCANARNEY deceased
Gertrude MCANARNEY living
Harry MCANARNEY deceased
My paternal great grandparents on my grandfather's side were Edward MCANARNEY
bom December l6, I865 in Farmersville, Illinois and his wife, Katherine Fireman
was bom in 1872 in Farmersville, Illinois. Katherine died in 1900 after the birth
of my grandfather, Harry. They had four children, which I already mentioned. I
have no more information except that they were farmers.
I'!y paternal grandmother is Helen Elizabeth O'MARA, born Jime 2, 1901 at
Reading, Kansas on a farm. She always lived in Reading rural township on a farm
until 1971- She graduated from Reading High School in 1919. She was married ths-.
following year in September, She was one of a family of four girls and three boys.
Genevieve O'MARA
William O'MARA
Helen O'MARA
Anna O'M.'UIA
Mary O'MARA
Edward O'J-IARA Deceased
Charles O'MARA
My grandmother only sent me information on her parents and grandparents, so I
could only go by what my father could recall.
M;.- oaternal great-grandparents on my grandmother's side were 'ftilliam O'MJLRA
ai^d Ali:a aAUGH.^,. ;;illia.. ..-.z born J-nu -ry l', l^*^? ani Alice on August I3 , 1^"7.
They had seven children, vrilliam v;as a postmaster and fa' mer. Alice was a house-
vfife. She died in her fifties and '.villiam in Ms seventies.
M^' paternal great-great grandparents on tn^r grandmother's father's side v;ere
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O'MARA. I don't knov; her given narae or his occupation. They
lived in Chicago and died before my paternal grandmother was old enough to remember.
They moved from Chicago to Kansas in the eighteen hundreds with eight children.
They were from an average income family, and there standard of living increased
through the years. They and another family from Chicago established the first
Catholic Church at Reading, Kansas.
My paternal great-great grandparents on ny grandmother's mother's side were
Edward and Margaret GAUGHAN, They both were bom in Polo, Illinois, and married
there before moving to Reading, Kansas. Reading is a small town, which then had
as it's main purpose to supply the farmers and ranchers. The Edward GAUGHANS had
six children. His occupation v/as a rancher and she was housewife. Their standard
of li"\,TJig was a little above average. They lived in a big two story white house
with six bedrooms. Edward had two brothers that stayed with him and helped out
with the farming.
I4y paternal grandparents were Harry and Helen MCANARNEY. They were married
September 1, 1920 at Assumption Catholic Church, at Reading, Kansas. This is the
same church that William O'l^ARA established October 11, 1897.
During Hariy and Helen's courtship, Hanry was reputed to have the fastest and
finest horse and buggy in the area. They v;ere considered to be the best dance couple
around. Harry bought his farm from his father, V7hich is a mile and three quarters
northeast of Reading, Kansas, He began farming and raising his family. They were
of average economic status and socially sound. During their marriage, when Harry
was a school board member, the one-room country school burned down as a result of
a polker game. The remainder of the school year vfas finished in the parlor of their
home. After that year, Reading consolidated, so there wasn't a problem anymore.
B>jring the depression tines were hard. Three of Helen's brothers and Harry's father
and steor:other (Harrj^'s father remarried after his natural mother died) lived with
thsm during the depression. His father only stayed a short time, but Helen's
brothers lived there on and off for six years. To s^jppleT.ent the income during
the depression, Harry also worked for Reading Tovmship fixing roads. Altogether
during the depression he supported eleven people for several years. Harry and
Helen MCANARNEY had five children vAio are:
Harry Edward MCiilJARMKY JR. July 4, 1921
Leonard Willia::i HCAHARJJEY January 21, 1923
James Arthur HCAJIARNEY September 13, 1925
Charles Alfred MCAIJARNEY February 25, 1929
Alice Katherine MCMARNEY Died as infant in 1936
My father is Charles Alfred MCANARNEY, born February 25, 1929 at Reading,
Kansas. He went to the District 81 country school before it burned do-.*n. He
finished that year of school in the parlor of his parent's home. The follovdjig
years he attended school at Reading Grade and High School. He rode his horse a
mile and three quarters to school every day through eighth grade. After school
he would help his father and brothers with the chores. Every summer from 1942
through 1946 he -vrorked for the state highway conanission at Salina, Kansas. During
these years when V/orld War II v/as in progress, all the boys would get out of school
to help the farmers with planting the crops in the spring and the harvesting in the
fall, because help was scarce with most of the young men fighting the war.
During Charles high school days he v/as very atheltic. In his senior year in 1946
he received All-State basketball honors. He graduated from Reading High School
in 1946. After graduation he went directly to Emporia State Teachers College in
Emporia, Kansas, where he played basketball for one year as a Freshman playing
Varsity, He v/as active in the Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity. He graduated from
Enporia State in 1950 vdth a Bachelor of Science in Education. His first job vras
in Lament, Kansas teaching commerce and coaching basketball and baseball during
the school year 1950-1951, but was drafted for the Korean War in May 1951. He was
drafted twenty days before his first full year as teacher and coach was to be com-
pleted. He went to boot camp at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, then was sent to Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Indiana for schooling. At Fort Benjamin Harrison over a Christ.'^s
leave he was married. After his furlough was up he took his bride to live in
Indiana for tvro months until he received his overseas orders to go to Salzbuj-gi.
A-;3tria v/here he vras secretary for the commanding general. His wife vnant hone
to live vri-th her parents, while he finished his tour of duty in the Army.
V/hile serving in Austria, Charles was also the coach of the United States
Armed Forces Championship Basketball Team in Europe.
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My r.aternal grandfather is Albert Joseph Haag. Albert was born September 20, 1903
on 3 farm in the rural tovmship of Olpe, Kansas, He lived there until the age of
eight. He then moved '.vith his family into the to\!ti of Olpe, Kansas, His older
brother Jn2<e continued to live on the farm and home place, and Albert v.-ould spend
his spare time helping with the farming. Albert attended the Catholic school in
Olpe for eight years. After eighth grade he took a business course at the public
school in Olpe. His mother died from Bright 's Disease at the age of 57. \{hen
Albert vz-as a young teenager he went to Iowa to shuck com. This was the vnjiter
after his mother died. VJhen he was eighteen he and a couple of friends journeyed
to Chicago to try and find their fortune. Albert worked for the American Car Foundry
Conpany building box cars for the railroad. He came back to Olpe, Kansas after a
year or so, and started dating regularly Helen Rose Bro'.«i, ray maternal grandmother.
He had dated her some before he went to Chicago.
Albert's parents and family v^ere staunch Catholics, and so were all his relatives.
Religion played a very important role in their social life. I'luch family and relatives
attended baptisms, wedding^, funerals, First Communions and other affairs. They
v;ere a very close knit family. Although there were 12 children in Albert's family
they had an average income. Albert was the second youngest child in the family and
so his older brothers and sisters v/ere considerably older. Everyone shared in the
household duties. Boys helped vrLth the chores and farming and the girls helped
care for the smaller children and help with the regular housework. Disipline was
administered by the parents. The children didn't know their grandparents as-they
hadn't come to this country.
Albert's family lived in a very large white frame house \-rith ample room for
sleeping, -.-.•orking, playing and living.
The tovjn of Olpe, Kansas was and is today pretty much a German Catholic
Settlement -.vlth a population of UOO people. Host of the people were related
to each other in some way or another.
i havs only the names and no dates of Albert H.UG'S family.
Frank HAAG Deceased
Mary HAAG Deceased
Jake HAAG Deceased
Barbara HAAG Deceased
Katherine HAAG
Margaret HAAG
Ida HAAG
Mike H.UG
John HUG
Elizabeth HAAG Deceased
Albert HAAG
Sylvester HAAG Deceased
My maternal great-grandparents on my grandfather's side were Michael HAAG
and Ida WEJI'lAfl. Michael was born December 8, 1354 and settled in Olpe, Kansas.
He vfas a farmer of average income. Michael came to the United States from
Lxixembourg, There were eight children in his family, five girls and three boys.
They all came to this country except Matthias. The children are-
Matthias HAAG January 15, I84O
Barbara HAAG February 15, 18^2
Elizebeth HAAG April 23, I845
Barbara HAAG August 15 1847
Anna HAAG December 28,1851
Michael HAAG December 8, I854
Frank HAAG March U, IS^?
Mary HAAG July 28,1860
Matthias died about 1866 after a droivning accident. Children were named for
their godparents, as you probably noticed two Barbaras. The first Barbara was
married to Matt DCXD4 in Luxembourg about i860. The second Barbara Married a Peter
ESPELDING. She v/as called BAPE in their language and the other Barbara was called
Bearbel. Anna vjas never married, and Frank and Mary moved to Atchison, Kansas
where they both raised families. Elizabeth married John Weber. Most all of my
great-grandfather's brothers and sisters settled in Kansas and many were farmers.
Wnen. this family lived in Luxembourg, Grevenmacher was the largest to-.vn near
thera. They lived in Bin/er. (pronounced Beaver)
I.ii VEIIl^^'S parents were John V/EIMAiN and Catherine BUGHEIT. Her father was
fro:- B.^V-ria. I don't know where her mother was from or •>%'here Ida was bom.
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There v/sre 10 children in Ida VffiIMA>I'S family. Their names are:
Pete 'rtEIMAI^
Mary WEIMAJI
Ida ffilMAN
Jake ViEIt4AN
Kate I'EIMAN
William '.ffilMAN
John i-EIMAJJ
Ann '/TEIMAN
Minnie '-•lEEMAN
Nicholas Iffill^AN
Pete rnarried Maggie Kaiser, and they had seven children, whose names are Mary,
Michael, Pster, John, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Catharine. Mary carried Pete Weber
They had four girls and one boy. They were Catherine or Kate, Mary, Ida, Ann and
Jake. Ida married Michael Haag and they had twelve children. (Ida and Michael are
my maternal great-grandparents ) and I have mentioned there children' s names pre^/iously.
Jake married tvriji sisters. The first one died and later he married the other t'.-ri.n.
Kate marric;! Garhardt Seeger . They had one daughter and some sons. The daughter's
name was Catherine. Willie Weiman married someone but Idon't have her naae. John
never marrisd, Annie married Matt Beina. They had five children, Pete, Mary, Ida,
Matt and Jake. Nichola^ed as an infant. Minnie died as a young girl.
My maternal great-great grandparents on ny grandfather's side were John HMG
and Margaret BEZEM, They lived in Luxembourg before moving to the United States
and settling in Kansas. They lived in a village called Birver, Luxentiourg, before
rnoving to Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, where they lived in an old house, which vras
owned by the Didelinger fairdly . The John HAAG family rented it. The land in
Luxembourg is very hilly and very green. The house was on the side of a hill,
al.TX)st like a bam. There is no record of a HAAG in the baptismal records from
1S53 to 1855, but and entry record was found for Frank H.VAG in 1857. They probably
roved from Bir-zer, Luxembourg to Grevenmacher, Luxembourg about 18 56 or 57- The
above is taken from a letter that a second cousin of m^' rrothsr's sent from Luxe.riourg
in Juno of 1971. He was working on a fari-ly hisLory too. These people v;ere all
Roman Catholics.
I'!^" maternal grandrrather is Helen BI^O'.'iN. She was bom on a farm March 22, 1909,
at Olpe, Kansas. When she v/as still very young she rnoved v/ith her parents into the
tcivn of Olpe, and lived in her paternal grandirother' s house for a couple of years.
In 1912 her parents built a new home in Olpe in the east part of town, and she lived
there until 1920- Her parents then sold this home and bought another home in QLpe
north of town. Helen lived here until she married.
In 1916 at the age of seven Helen and her little sister Veronica, age three
got food poisoning from eating spoiled tomatoes. Veronica died from this sad mis-
fortune, and Helen recovered after a close call with death.
Helen attended the Catholic Grade School and High School in Olpe, Kansas.
Helen and her first cousin Mary Brown were the first graduates from St. Joseph
Catholic High School. They were the only students in their class. You see Olpe
was a very small town of only several hundred people.
Helen was the oldest of nine children. She was like their second mother as
it was her job to take care of the children, while her mother did the housework.
Her mother ;vt)uld pack them a picnic lunch during the summer months, and Helen
would take the children out into the country with the horse and buggy for the day,
while her nxither worked at home.
Helen's desire to be a school teacher never materialized, because she met her
love and they were married when Helen was only eighteen.
The naraes of Helen's brothers and sisters are as follows:
Helen mom March 22, 1909
Veronica BHC'-'W August 8, I913 Deceased
Vi^^ Catherine mOWN Jan. 2, I917
Jacob BROW Jr. Oct. 2, I9I8
Virginia mO'WN Nov. 2 1920
Norbert BRO'//N Feb. 22, 1922
Justin BROWN May 21, 1924
Francis BRO',^ March 21, 1926
Harry BRO'/W Sept. 28, 1927
AUTOBIOCEAPHY
OF
JOSEPHINE KREBECK BROWN
( My maternal great-grandmother)
I was fifteen years old when my father bought a farm in Kansas,
five miles south of Emporia, Kansas. We came from Fairbury, Nebraska.
There were four of us girls and two boys and my father. We girls were
Mary, Agnes, Rose and myself, Josephine. The boys were Edward and
Frank. We arrived in VJhite City» Kansas on the Union Pacific rail-
road and from V/hite City, Kansas to Emporia on the Katy, a small train.
When we arrived at the Katy Depot , we heard men calling, taxi, taxi,
They were cab drivers and we thought someone was having an auction
sale. It was our first ride on a train for us younger girls. After
we alighted a well dressed man stepped up to us and asked if we were
the Krebeck girls. It was the real estate agent viho had sold my father
the farm. His name was Mr. Frank Warren. He took us to his large
surrey -.vith a beautiful team of horses and drove us to his lovely home
on State St, We were treated royally and given two lovely bedrooms on
the -^ecc-id floor with silken coverlets on the beds and the loveliest
drapes I had ever seen on the v^dndows. We were asked to freshen up
for dirjier by the maid, which to us farmer girls was supper. She
asked us to be down to the sitting roo' by six o' clock.
Vfe were set up to a lovelv di.rask covered table with beautiful
china and a lovely dinner. To this day I dan't know, what we had to eat.
It was all 50 wonderful to us. Of course we were not allowed to help
with the dishes and were sent to the living room until bed time.
Oixr eldest sister Mary had all she could do to heep us in trim.
Thg n9"t d-^v on March l6 v;s ir^re to go out to t---^. farm south of
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toViT. which is nov; High V/ay 99, which then vfas a very nuddj rutty road
just full of deep ruts. V/e jogged up and dovm and finally had to gat
out and valk so the horses could pull the surrey out of the ruts.
My father and brothers had come in or. a freight tr.ain ivith the
stock, implements and furniture. They also had a neighbor man with
tham to help. We girls ceiled him applesauce, because he always ate
all the applesauce. They were there to greet us and unload and
arrange things.
It was a great large house with four large bedrooms upstairs
and one do^vn, a nice large living room and pantry and two large porches
a full basement. There was a lovely pond to the west of the house,
which today is called a lake. We had a circus running through the
house to pick out our room. Our father had told us he was reserving
one room for a jabber room, because we all talked so much.
Vlhen my l6th birthday came that first summer my brothers threw
me in the pond and then fished me out.
After we got aquainted in the community we were quite popular.
You know 4 new girls in a community we had wonderful times. Rose
and Frank were attending school in the country school on Coal Greet
and they had literary programs. They asked us girls to be on the
program to sing. Of course we were happy to oblige and wanted to
help. We got new dresses and wanted to impress someone so we starched
our petticoats (slips today) real stiff to make our dresses stand out
and so they would rattle. We worked all day ironing them, of course
we were foolish as the girls of today only worked harder at it.
Well as time went on I met the man of my life. His name was Jake
Brovm. We met at a dance out in the country. I fell hard and I guess
He did too, but his folks didn't lil<e it so v/ell, because there was no
mother at our house and of couv ? they thought we girls didn't know
very nTUch. Jaks seldom got to come to see me so we met at church and
parties for a long time. One day he did get to come '.-rLth his top
buggy and horse, and we went for a drive. We took a long ride and
;vant through Emporia. Jake wanted to t.ake me to supper so we went
into the "Old Mit V/ay" to eat. The waiter brought the menu, and on it
I saw shredded wheat biscuits, thinking they were hot biscuits, that's
what i ordered. That ;vas my first meal in a restaurant, remember,
'iften I saw the waiter coming I knew at once it was a breakfast food,
but I ate them. We often had a good laugh afterwards, (The little
green country girl)
Finally his folks rather gave in and Jake got to come once a month
for awhile though often times his father would go out and unhitch the
horse when he was ready to leave. I often looked in vain until finally
at 10' 0 clock I'd give up and go to bed.
In 1907 April 10th we were married in St. Joseph's church at
Olpe, Kansas, by the Rev, Samuel Gelting O.F.M.
We moved to a little farm a few miles west of Olpe, which then
belonged to a Mrs. Connely. She was a very nice lady and a wonderful
landlady. We thought our little home was a dream land.
One bedroom, a large living room, a large kitchen and pantry and
a nice closet, no csrpets or linoleum, but v;e were happy.
?'!rs. Connely had a sister a Mrs. Jobjn Langely. They often came
from Enporia to see us and spend the day.
In 1908 my father took sick so we had to go back home to care
for him. The other girls had married and Mary had gone to the convent.
We stayed mth him a year then my father sold us 80 acres of land
a.1oirJ.ng his farm, so '-Je built a little new house on it and moved there.
This little home is now just a few miles from the Emporia Airport.
He enjoyed this little home so very inuch and were very happy there.
In 1919 our first little daughter was sent to us. VJe were indeed
very happy. Helen was a treasure to us and was so very sweet.
Then on day Jake came from the field cind was quite ill. The Dr.
said it was a sun stroke and had advised hira to quit farming, so he
went in with tv/o other men and bought the hardware store at Olpe, Kansas,
We sold our home and lived in his roother^s house for a few years in
Olpe, Then in 1912 we built a new house in the east part of town and
moved there. This house now belongs to Fred Hohne.
Soon "Our Dear Lord" sent us another little girl on August 8, 1913.
Her name was Veronica. Little Veronica wasn't very strong and quite
delicate v;e only had her 3 short years then God took her home to hira on
her 3rd birthday August 8, I9I6.
My father had died in 1912 in Neleigh, Nebraska, and the next
few years was rather a blank. Then the 1st World War broke out and
many of our friends and neighbors had to go.
In 1917 January 2 God sent us another little girl, Mary Catherine,
who ra'OiP' to us when we were very sad. She brightened our home so much
^ut was not very strong and she took a lot of care, but kept us from
being so lonely, and we knew "God is Love. "
In 1918 October 2, Jacob Jr. arrived just after the 1st Vforld War
ended, our first boy. We felt blessed, then we had a few hard years
and money was tight so we had hard times for awhile.
In 1920 v;e sold our home in toivn and bought the Francis Rossilion
place north of town. The spring of 1920 came and went and in the fall
on November 2, 1920 another little girl came to us Virginia, our last
little daughter. In 1922, Norbert arrived February 22. Justin on May 21,192/4.,
Francis was born March 21, 1926 and Harry September 28, 1927.
W'r ail had many good times together up on the farm. The children
had ponies and all worked hard at times. It was also rough at times
getting the family through sch-^ol. God had been good to us and our
family and the only great tragedy we had was the loss of our little
girl in infancy.
Time went on and years passed and the 2nd World War came and
our boys were gro'wn. Between the times we had had a crop failure in
1936 the grasshopper seige, Norbert had joined the Navy, Bud, (Jacob, Jr.)
was in the army and Justin joined the Navy, Then we moved to Hartford,
Kansas. Harry was still in High school. Francis went into the Navy in
1944. Harry joined the Merchant Marines in 1945. The girls h'Jsbands
were also in service, but all returned and we were ever thankful.
Time went on and in 1954 on July I4, Jake was called to his eternal
reward. I had often prayed we would be spared to one another until our
family was grown. I alv;ays felt my prayers were answered and now I'm
alone, but I do have much to be thankful for and have the pleasure of
seeing my children happy and secure.
Mother
Josephine Krebeck Brown
Josephine Krebeck Bro'.'m
Born July I6, 1886
Blue Springs , Nebraska
Died July 13, 1972
Daughter of Joseph Krebeck & Mary Frietag
Jacob L, Brovm
Bom February 1, 1S81
Atchison, Kansas
Died July 14, 1954
3on of Nicholas Bro'.vn
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Mj- rraternal great-great grandparents on my great-grandfather's side were
Nicholas BRC/iJJ and Barbara yASIER- Nicholas sailed from Luxembourg and landed
in New Orleans. Fro.-n New Orleans he journeyed by boat to St. Louis, Missouri.
He went to Atchison, JCansas from St. Louis to live. It was in Atchison that he
ni=t and eventually married Babara WAffilER. Nicholas wa .^ a Civil War Terteran.
Ke fought with the North. Barbara sailed to the United States with her family
from Luxembourg and the family settled in Atchison, Kansas. When sailing to
this country and infant brother died on ship, and not wanting to bury the infant
at sea, ray great-great-great grandparents placed the small body in the bottom of
a trunk, which later passed customs and then they buried their baby on land.
Several other members of this family died of the "Black Plague" after they landed.
All of these people were Roman Catholic. Religion was big factor in their lives.
My maternal great-great grandparents on try great-grandn»ther' s side were
Joseph KREBECK and Mary FRSITAG, Joseph and Mary both came from Lujxembourg and
landed in New York where they managed a hotel until they moved to Fairbury, Neb. They
had heard a lot about going West and thought that's where they would find their
fortune. They were farmers. They had six children, two boys and four girls. Mary
died when she "was only 36 years old of blood poisoning from a needle that had gotten
into her knee. Her daughter, Josephine, (ray maternal great grandmother) was only
six years old at the time. This left the raisir.g of the snallsc children to Joseph
and the older children. After about nine years after Mary's death there was a fore-
closure on their farm and Joseph nxaved his family to farm five miles south of Enporia,
Kansas. My great grandmother, Josephine, was 15 years old when they moved to Kansas.
On April 10, 1907 Josephine married Jacob ElOWN. Jacob's father, Nicholas ElOWN
died on their v/edding day.
M^ maternal grandparents are Albert HAAG and Helen ERCVJN. They were married
January 11, 192S in St, Joseph's Catholic at Olpe, Kansas. They both grew up in
Olpe. Helen was going to skating party one evening vdth a group of x"riend3 and
they were to meet down town. Albert v/as dov.Ti to;-m sitting in his Model T car.
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and Helen invited him to go along. They dated some after that, then Albert went to
Chicago to •.-.•ork and it wasn't until he came back home that they started courting
seriously and eventually married '-•rtien Helen was 18 and Albert vras 24.
Albert and Helen had fifteen children, 5 boys and 10 girls. The third child
in their family is Shirley who is my mother. They lived on various farms in the
Olpe and Reading Kansas vicinity. In all the years they farmed they owned only
one farm and rented the others. Even though they had a large family there was
always enough to eat, Helen was an expert seamstress, so the children were always
dressed very nice, even though a lot of the clothes were made over from hand-tne-downs.
Everyone had certain chores and jobs to do so the workload was shared. The girls
helped with the small children and the regular housework, cooking, baking, ironing,
washing, cleaning, canning in the summer. The boys helped with the chores and the
farming. There was always enough time for playing too. This family is a very
close knit family. Holidays, birthdays, First Communions, baptisms, funerals, and
picnics v/ere celebrated '.vith grandparents, aunts, uncles. V/eddings took place
in church and the receptions were either at the church hall or at home '^jith family,
friends ar.d relatives invited. This is a' very good staunch Catholic family and
religion played a big part in their lives. This family ^vjould spend many Sundays
eating dirjier vath the grandparents for many years, vihen there were about 7-8
children. In the afternoon on S'ondays, they wuld also visit relatives or friends
and also be -.i.sited by relatives or friends. The children were in 4H for years,
Albert and Helen always lived in modest farm homes always being able to have
enough room for the size of family they had at the time, 3y the time some of the
younger children were bom, some of the older children were gone or married.
In 1949 they moved to Reading Kansas and continued to farra until Albert
semi retired in 1962. They iiad an auction sele and sold out all their farm equip-
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In 1962 Albert and Helen '.vith the fainily they had left at ho me^ raved to Hartford,
Kansas. They bought Helen's mother's house, and her mother lived with the.ii for a-
•.mile until she bought a small horae of her own. Albert was hired as the Marshall of
this small town for a few years. Since then he has been vrorking part time for the
to'.vTi of Hartford for the water department.
In the early years of this family there was no radio and television. It
probably wasn't until around 1942 or so that they had a radio. Of course living
on farms, they didn't have electricity for many years, and no inside bathrooms.
It was about the year 19^8 that they first had electricity. They finally had their
first indoor bathroom in 1958f a^nd maybe had their first television a little before that.
In their present home in Hartford, Kansas , the same one they bought in I962
Albert and Helen live alone now as all their children are gone and married, living
in six different states, Kansas, Missouri, Colorada, New Mexico, Nebraska, and Illinois.
They have sixty-tvro grandchildren and three naore on the way at this time. At
the present time their children range in ages from 22 to A.7. Their children are:
Howard KAAG December 10, 1928
Rose Marie HAAG September 20, 1930
Shirley HAAG May 3, 1932
Thouret Lea HAAG June 1, 1934
Ida Jo HAAG April 21, 1936
Charlotte HAAG Feb. 11, 1938
Arthur HAAG August 30, 1940
Roger HAAG June 17, 1941
Catherine HAAG Sept. 26, 1942
Virginia HAAG April 28, 1944
Mary Helen HAAG April 26, 194c Stillborn
Constance HAAG Sept. 24, 1948
Alberta HAAG April 12, 1949
David HAAG 1951 Died at birth
Mark HAAG January 15, 1953
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Mj- nother, Shirley Ann IIAAG was bom May 3, 1932 during the depression. She
vras tha ^hird oldest of fifteen children. She lived most of her childhood and
adolesent years on various farms with her parents and family at Olpe, Kansas.
She attended St. Joseph Catholic Grade and High School, all of her school years
except she attended a one room country school during her fourth and fifth grades.
Then she finished her second semester of her junior year and full senior year at
Reading High School in Reading, Kansas where she graduated, after moving to Reading
with her parents and family in 1949.
At a very early age Shirley developed a very good ear for music and would make
up little pieces on the piano. Whan she was a little older, like in first grade
she was chosen to sing a solo in the Christmas play, and many other times through
the school years. She sang in the church choir from fourth grade through high school
and has sung in numerous choirs throughout her married life. She also did a lot of
singing in high school with trios, sextets, chorsus and ensembles. She and her sisters
performed at comfflunity meetings for the program when they went to the small country
school, singing with their mother accompanying on the piano.
Being one of the older children in the family Shirley had a lot of experience
caring for the younger children, and helping with housework. . At times she even
helped her dad in the fields in the summertime. There vras always time to play yard
games, sv/ing in the homemade hammock each summer, climb trees, swim in swimming hole
in the creek, ride the pony and bike, attend the high school basketball games, base-
ball games and go to mo'^/'ies and dances, and all school activities.
The summer after she completed her junior year she and her older sister worked
keeping house and cooking for an elderly couple and his brother. Each week they
took turns giving their pay check to their parents. After Shirley graduated from
high school she worked for eight months keeping house for some parish priests who
shared a huge rectory. All her hard v;ork as a girl at home learning the skills of
housework was a big asset to her wh-;. S::8 reluctantly took on this job. She dii'rit
want to do this but her parents felt sorry for the priests after loosing their
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housekeeper so she obediently obliged. She quit the job v;hen she got married,
Ky father, Charles Alfred MCATJAPJIEY and n^y rother, Shirley knn HAAG were
nurried December 27, 1951. They were carried when Charles was home on leave
from the Army. My father was 22 and my mother was I9. They met at a night spot
with dancing called the Sunset Inn in Emporia, Kansas. They each had dates with
other people. Shirley's date was a fraternity brother of Charles, and he intro-
duced them. It was some time before they started dating, but when they did it
was steady and before long they were talking of marriage. It was only a few days
more than a year after they began dating that they were married. They were
married at the Assumption Church (Catholic) in Reading, Kansas. They spent their
first 2 months together in Indianapolis, Indiana where Charles was stationed, at
Fort Benjamin Harrison. After that Charles received orders to go to Salsburg,
Austria, so his wife went home to Kansas to live with her parents while he
finished his tour of duty. A baby son was born to them while Charles was over-
seas. They named him James Arthur MCANARNEY, He was the first grandchild for
both of their parents. Charles didn't see his son until he was discharged from
the Army. James was 6' months old by that time.
Charles had a job with Montgomery Wards in EmpoiT.a, Kansas when he got out of
service. He worked there for the summer and got a teaching and coaching job that
fall at Allen, Kansas, a small tovm about 20 miles northea'^.t of Emporia. He
commuted to Allen from Emporia. During the summer months he worked on construction
building the Kansas Turnpike. After t'^o years at Allen, Charles moved with his
family to Osage City, Kansas about 34 miles northeast of Emporia, and started
selling State Farm Insurance. He worked at this job about three years before
taking a teaching and coaching job at Lament, Kansas. Lamont is about 30 miles
southeast of Emporia, Kansas.
During the years Charles was at Allen and Osage City three more boys and one
girl were born, Gregorj-, Bradley, Larry and Ann.
The family lived at Lamont, Kansas for a year and a half, and then Charles
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took another job at Princeton, Kansas as Superintendent of Schools, ■.•fnile serving
on this job the faniily lived in the country outside of Ottawa, Kansas, only 3ir
miles frorr; Princeton. After one year at Princeton the four schools in the area
consolidated and Charles was hired as Superintendent of the new school district,
He-staj'^ed for two years and then took a Superintendent job in Garden Plain, Kansas,
which is a small town of around 65O population 25 miles west of Wichita, Kansas.
Only two years later the schools in this area unified and Charles was hired as
Assistant Superintendent in charge of business affairs. After being released from
his contract he moved his family to Rockford, Illinois in January of I96S, where
he became Director of Purchasing and Transportat.'toji for the Rockford Public Schools.
He is presently Director of P^irchasing. In addition to this he teaches a night
class in purchasing at Rock Valley College,
My mother, Shirley has been a homemakei^ all these years and only in the last
fewtsince we're in Rockford has she had any kind of a job. They have only been
part time jobs off and on. Through the years she has been involved in outside
activities such as Mother's Club, Sweet Adelines, Church Sodality, church choirs,
Cursillo Movement, quartet. At present she is involved in volunteer work with
the elderly and the pro life groups (Birthright and Vjinnebago County Right to Life)
She also sings with a quartet, and the church choir. She and dad have taken up
square dancing and round dancing this past year. They have done a lot of ballroom
dancing in their married life.
Charles and Shirley's children are grown now with their youngest being a senior
at Guilford High School, in Rockford, II. There children are as follows:
James Arthur MCANARMEY September 26, 1952
Gregory A HC.iLNARNEY April 3, 195.',
Bradley Alan MCANAPJ^EY June 5, 1955
Larry Francis MCAJIARNEY October 9, 1956
Ann Patrice HCA^N^RNEY March 31, 1953
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I, Larry Francis MCAIJAP^rEY, was born October 9, 1956 in Emporia, Kansas.
The first couple years of my life I lived in Osage City, Kansas- Then iiy family
moved to Larmnt, Kansas in 195S and it is here that I can remember the first events
in my life. As a s.Tiall boy here in Lamont we lived in the country and I played games
with my brothers in the yard, rolled dowr. the hill in the pasture on pasteboard
boses, played with our dogs, played house with my little sister while my brothers
were in school A3J. of us kids played Mass so often my mother made vestments and
seirver surplus and a nun* s habit so it would seem more real. We played ball v-dth
our parents and each other often. We went to m.any school events since ray father
was a school superintendent,
■■/hen I was five we nx)ved to Ottawa, Kansas and there again we were fortunate
to find a place in the country I'ri.th a big two story white frame house with a big
bam, chicken house, garage, storm cellar, a fenced in orchard, v/here we kept our
Shetland pony, which had been given to us by our landlord's sister. My maternal
grandfather had given us a collie that looked exactly like Lassie. His name was
Laddie. Us kids v;ould go down to the creek and kill snakes, and fish all ^^^ithout
our mother's permission. In the summertime mother would m.ake sack lunches for us
and we'd love to climb the trees and eat our lunch. We also took swimming lessons
the summer vje lived there. Our major pastimes were playing baseball and riding
the pony. The spring we lived there we had a terrific hale storm that ruined the
north side of the house, stripped all the trees of their leaves, and by the time
the storm v/as over we had frozen strawberries in the patch.
Vlhen we lived here I attended first grade at Princeton Grade School, >;hich
was only about 3^ miles away. My teacher '.vas ¥irs, Davds and I really liked her.
Most of the students at Princeton were from farms. Then v^e moved into the city
of Ottawa, a city of about 10,000. I attended Sacred Heart. Catholic School there.
I was in second grade. Mj^ teacher's name was Sister Walters.
I", the city of Ottawa us kids vrould play in "Skunk Hun" which was a drainage
ditch that the storm tunnels drained ir.to. It was very close to our house and
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when our parents found out v:e pla2/'ed there we always got into trouble.
When I v/as going to be in third grade we nnved to Garden Plain, Kansas a
s.Tiall to-.vn v/est of Wichita, Kansas. I went to St. Anthony Catholic School there
for tv.-o years before it becanie a part of the public school system. I-!y third grade
teacher was Sister Gabriela,
While I lived in Garden Plain I was on the grade school basketball team, base-
ball and track teams. I played the French Horn for awhile in the band and then I
played the drums, I v/as a High Altar boy at St. Anthony Church for three years.
'We lived in t'.vo different houses in Garden Plain, which were both average
size. We had huge gardens at both places in which I worked very hard.
Vfhen we moved to Rockford in January of I968 I was in the second semester of
my sixth grade.. I attended Bloom Elementory School for the remainder of that year.
The house we moved into was a huge two story house with 11 rooms and we had
six acres of land with a big wooded area, stable, chicken house, old four car garage,
;d.th a huge recreation room attached behind it and a large patio, with fireplace
and terraced flower beds on either side. It vras a very beautiful setting with
many different kinds of evergreen trees, and bushes and trees of every description.
'We all spent hours keeping the grounds mowed and the flower beds weeded. Also we
helped our mother with some of the housework. This home was close to Forest Hills
Country Club so my brothers and I all had caddy jobs in the summers.
\'Je all really enjoyed living at this place and so did our friends. He had so
much room to play ball that all our friends were always over, and the house was so
big we could all find our own little private place. In the summertime we'd sleep
either on the sunporch upstairs or in the recreation room behind the garage.
I attended Lincoln Junior High School and played the drums in the band. I
vfas a diver on the swim team, but never made it on the varsity team. After junior
high I vient to Oiilford Hish School. I v/as on the s';-d.m team there and received
many 3v;ards for diviJg and also Tszelyp.i av.-ards for outst'^nding achievement in
diving. I also received honors for gaining entry into the finals of the Illinois
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High School Associatiori State 5\Nrira Meet- in 1973 where I took 12th. I graduated from-
Guilford High School in Rockford, Illinois in June of 1974.
'ihen I v;as a junior in high school ray parents bought a home and we moved from
the big house we viere renting into our present home, at 3823 Crosby St. , Rockford,
Illinois. I live here '.^th my parents , one brother and my sister. My oldest
brother is living and working in Kansas, and another brother is living in an
apartment here in Rockford and working.
Besides ray caddy jobs at the country club, I have worked for Triple A Tree
Ser^/ice and Iv'e had my current job for three years working as a custodian for the
Rockford Board of Education. This is a part time job as I am attending Rock Valley
College.
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MACKETY, CAROLYN JEAN KRUYF MARTIN, 1932-
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FAMILY DATA
A. Grandfather (your father's side)
I
Name Fredrick Kruyf
Current Residence
I f dead, date of death April 10, 192^"
Place of birth Vinkeveen, Netherlands Date of Birth t^ovember, l85U
Education (number of years):
grade school high school x vocational ^ college
Occupat ion(s)
1st Carpenter apprentice
2nd Carpenter
3rd Drafting
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates
2nd
3rd_
kth
Dates
Dates
Dates
Religion Reformed Church of America
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc^^publician, Carpenters
Union, Friendship and Faithfullness Club.
Place of Marriage to your grandmother Chicago Illinois '^^teio/y/oi
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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 Johanna Wayer ( Jennie ) Current Residence
I f dead, date of death November 2$, I960
Place of birth Hiddelbect P. Groningen NetherlanBate of birth August 18, 1868
4 Education (number of years):
grade school x high school
vocat ional
col lege
Occupat ion (s)
1st Dressmaker
2nd
3rd
'4th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
1st
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Re 1 i g i on Reformed Church of America
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Hepublician
^'^*=^ °^ '^a^'-'age to your grandfather Chicago Illinois DAY^ October 7, 190T
^°*^' ll^ana^PSP.»fh^^Ba£^'&1>^tl^i§ pigi^^A-^)? stepmother or another relative give
3.
irandfather (your mother's side)
lame T^hn Rin'c; Current Residence
lame .y^v.^ R,n> Cur
M dead, date of death November 11, 1929
lace of birth Zealand Netherlands
ducat ion (number of years):
grade school high school
Date of birth January 13, 1866
vocat i onal
col lege
Iccupat lon(s)
St ^;erchant Karines
Dates
nd Fanner
Ird
ith
Dates
Dates
lst_
_2nd_
3rd
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
^th
Dates
:e 1 i g i on Reformed Church of America
'olitical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Republican, Church Elder
'lace of marriage to your grandmother g^ Annaland ZeeLand Netherlands date 6/7/ 1»^'9
lote: If your mother was raised by a Stepfather Of anoitier relarlVG (tO age \B)
give that data on the back of this page (C-I)
Irandmother (your mother's side)
tome Gertrude De Vos ^Current Residence
n dead, date of death 10/ 15/ 79
'lace of birth Netherlands
ducat ion (number of years)
'grade school high school
Date of birth October 16, I869
vocational
col lege
•ccupat ion(s)
1st Housework
tnd
Ird
_Dates
Dates
Dates
lst_
_2nd_
3rd
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
_Dates
Dates
e 1 i g i on
'olitical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
lace of marriage to your grandfather bt Annalana zeeiana neuit-'rlaiiaa date
lote: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to age 1 8)
give that data on the back of this page (D-2)
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CHILDREN of A & B (or A- 1 or B-1) - your father's name should appear beJow
Name Marie Kruyf BlaaiiW
Place of birth Ci.icago Illinois date September 2, 1902
chool inq 167^ Occuoatibn Libarian
I Number of years of school ing 16.^ Occupation Libarian
' Residence 179 E. 28th Holland Mi Marital Status''^ rrieri
Number of ch i Idren None
Name Catherine Kruyf Pollock
P 1 a ce of bi rthchicago Illinois dateAugust 26, 19Qh
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupatibn Uft'ice worK
Res idenc^unana Hills Califorr
Number of c(i i Idren 2 adooted
Name Geraldine Johanna Kruyf
Place of birth Chicago ill mo is jjate^^g^^"^ ^^» ^5*^^
Number of years of school ing Occupation
Residence Marital Status
Number of ch i Idren ~
Name Gerald Jatr.es Kruyf
Place of birth Chicago Illinois date August 26, 190?
Number of years of schooling 10 Occupat I Oh Governrr.ent
Res i dence 61S W. 2hth HollancTTir Marital Status Married
Number of chi Idren 2 "~"
Name
Place of bi rth date
Number of years of schooHng Occupation
Residence Marital Status "
Number of chl Idren
Name
Place of bi rth Jate
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Mari tal Status "
Number of chi Idren
Name^
Place of bi rth date
Ni^mber of years of school ing Occupatiort
Residence Marital Status '
Number of ch i Idren
Name^ ^
Place of birth ^date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status [
Number of chi Idren
Name
Place of bi rth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Res i dence Marital Status "
Number of chi Idren '
. Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of school ing Occupation
Residence Marital Status
Number of Llll lUlUll — .
CHILDREN of C and D (or C- 1 D-D-vnnr mr,tii,>.-ic , i ■ i , ,
^ > ^ '' your mot nor s name should oppe.ir below
'■I.M ,^TT},], II,
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,),,(,, January 1 I683
m,-.yu-ncv Died Marital Srar..s KarTTM
Nuiiilir r ol en 1 idren ]_2
housewile
N.irric Cornelius Buis
Pl.u.'- of hiitti Chicago li.iinois ' date September I8, 1865
Number of years or schooling Occunat ! on RtPPl H.r^lpr
Residence died Marital Status NaTFIgd
Number of ch i Idren
J.
Name Patrnella Buis DeWarrd
Place of birth Chicago Illinois — ^^^^ September 11, 1P87
Number of years of schooling tfccupation M.,.pwifp
Residence died Marital Status narrlid
Number of children ^ — ■
Name Cornelia Buis Menzemer
Pkicc o( birth Chicago Illinois — j^^ October 7, I889
Number of years of schooling Occupation Housewife
Residence Pheonix Arizona MarTtTTstaM.^ Widowed
Number of ch I Idren p ~ —
^ianie Thomas Buis
Place of' birth Chicago IixmoiiJ — ^^^^ June 7, 1893
dumber of years of school ing XO Occupat loff^'^ Duisueaa
■-"sidence California Marital Status Married
mber of children 3 ■ — —
iamc John Buis
Mace of birth Chicago Illinois ~~ ^^^.^ April 11, I898
lumber of years of schooling 6ccupatio~
Residence Chicago Illinois Marital Status marrtHd-
lumber of ch i Tdren 2 ~ ' ~~
lame Gertrude Buis Jager
'lace of birth Chicago Illinois date December 2$, 1905
lumber of years of school ing ~~
!es i d^nce died ~~~
lumber of ch i Idren T ~ — ' — ~
Occupat i On Houg.ewife ,
Marital Status >'^i ^ -^eJ
lame Minnette Buis Kruyf
ce of birth Chicago IllinoTs — dg(.g December 31> 1908
umber of years of school ing 9 ??cc"upation SwilL'liliuardOperator
, ichigan Marital S
umber of children
es I dence Holland Michigan Ma rTtaT Status maTTtett-
:;h i " *~"
Lorraine Buis Reininga
lace 0/ birth Chicago Illinois — date September 7, 1910
umber of years of schooling Occupation
esidence died HariTTT Status MaiTt^
umber of children 2 ' ~
ime Henrietta Buis Coney
lace of birth Chicago Illinois — ^^^^ August 7, 19l6
umber of years of schoo I i ng 12 SFHITpat ion HoUSfeWIte
h ■ mkl^." ^ ^c '"'l^.^n"" Michigan Marit'a 1 Statu s married
0
lumber of ch i l<iren
our Father
|me Gerald James Kruiy^F
f dead, date of death ~
Current Residence^l^ W. 2Uth St Holland Mi
lace of birthChicago Illinois
ducat I on (number of years)
grade school ^ high school ^
Date of birth August 29, 1907
vocat ional
col lege
ccupat ion(s)
bt Hartman Furnitiire Dates
nd Railroad office Dates
Dates
lst_
2nd
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
DAtes
rd Post Office
th
Dates
3rd 8126 Indiana Ave Chi. Ill Dates
^th Dates
eligion Reformed Church of America
olltical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.Republician , Nat ional
sscciation of Letter Carries ^^^
dateJ^c. ii xy.
lace of marriage to your mother Chicago 11^ 'r ois ______________
GTE: if you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)
our Mother
Ime
f dead, date of death
":'_rxette l' is Kruvf
lace of birth Chicago Illinois
ducation (number of years)
grade school 8 high school
Current Resldence6l5 W 2l4th St Holland ^i
Date of birthDec 31, 1908
vocational
col lege
'ccupat ion (s)
St Switchboard Op
nd -*
rd
Dates 192^
Dates
Dates
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st ShlxO Whipple Chi, 111 Dates
2nd 8126 Indiana Ave
3rd
Dates 1929
Dates
lei JgionRe formed Church of America
'olitical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.Republician
'lace of marriage to your father Chicago Illinois ^ dateuec j±, xy^V ""
lOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
this page (F-2).
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ILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below
me Caroiyn Jean Kruyf Mackety r-^K^v^r-v 71 1912
^V.f^hirrh K.ve.r.reen ParK ill D^te of birth February 27,1932
Ifb^r of years or|chooling ^ ^ . -—^'^^XJ^^l^^^^^'^^'^ ''"^'^
c;iHenceRockford aiinois Mar i tal Status ^larriea
mber of ch i Idren U
me Gerald James Kruyf Jr. __^ u:^thMay 22, 193U
.r. of birth Evergreen Park ill Date of ^''"■^.-J-^.J-^-^^^j^
mber of y.ars of schooling 17 Occupat . on^ft-^;^ Specialist
sidence Fremont Michigan Marital Status _ _
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Fredrick Kruyf was born in Vinkeveen, a villa-^e in the
province of Utrecht the Netherlands, on November S, 185U. His
father, Gerlad James Kruyf, was a county sheriff, his mother's
name was Marie horning. He went to the village school in Vinkeveen
until he was twelve years old when ne had to go to work. He left
his home town and went to another village where he worked as an
apprentice for a carpenter, l^en he was a young man he went to
live in the city of Utrecht where his older brother lived.
In Utrecht he worked during the day as a carpenter and in
the evenings weri to school to get m.ore education and to learn
to be a draftsman. Later he went to work for a contracter and
helped in the construction of some very large buildings. Since
Fredrick was a trustworthy man, he was given additional respon-
sibixities and traveled extensively over tne country.
Fredrick Kruyf was engaged to a minister's daughter. She
had two brothers who lived in Chicago and who would write
interesting letters telling Fredrick how nice it was in Chicago
and how much opportunity there was for him there compared to
that in Holland. Being convinced, he came to the United States
alone in I652, but to his dismay, found that tnings in Chicago
were not as good as his girlfriend's brothers had written they
were. However, liking the freedom he had there, he decided
to stay.
Fredrick wrote to his girlfriend telling her just how he
found it here, rie told her that she would have to do her own
housework here, whereas in Holland she had a maid to do the
housework. She wanted him to come back but he said noo " I
have gone for you to America and I like it here and I am not
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coming back," he declared.
He worked for awhile in a mill but had an accident which
cut off part of tne thuir.t frorr. his ri^rht hand, Peing out of a
job and making no money, the engagement was broken off.
In 1^95> Fredrick returned to the eld country for a visit.
WTien he came back ae started to work for H.P.. Dodge and Co.
where he worked for 3ii years when he died.
Fredrick Kruyf was a devout christian and a great church
man. He met Jennie Wayer the first time at the Sunday School
of the First Reformed Church of Englewood where he was conducting
a young ladies class. They were married on October 7, 1901 by
Rev. Henry Kospers.
In 1902 Marie was born. At that same time the Second
Reformed Church o"" Englewood was organized. ( K'ow the Hope
Reformed Church.) They were both charter members. Fredrick was
one of the first elders of the church and remained an elder for
over twenty years. They both taught in the Sunday Scnool, she
teaching the Women's Pible Class, he teacning a Bible Class
for men.
Fredrick and Jennie had four children. One baby died from
pneumonia when she was six months old. The otners are Marie,
Katherine, and Gerald. Of these three, only Marie had a college
education. She attended Hope College in Holland Micidgan.
A year after Marie's graduation, Fredrick and Jennie had
planned to visit the land of tlieir birth once again. However,
the Lord did not will it to be so for the last part of March, 1925,
Fredrick contacted an illness which proved fatal. He died on
April 10, 1925. Instead of her father, Marie took the trip to
the Netherlands with her mother. The family in Holland was
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anxious to see them since they had never met Jennie before.
After her husband's death, Jennie resided with her three
children in her home at 6625 South Aberdeen Street in Chicago
Illinois. Being Particially supported by her children, she also
took in boarders as a means of additional income. During this
time her children were married: Marie to John Blaauw, Katherine
to George Pollock, and Gerald to Kinnette Buis. In the early
19^0*3 Jennie sold her home and went to live with Gerald and
his family.
At the age of 80, Jennie Kruyf was still active as a
cliurch member. She attended church regularly and often attended
the meetings of different ladies' societies of the church. She
was a devout christian women and had a deep unshakable faith in
her Lord and Kaster. Just knowing her teaches that " to dwell
always in the presence of eternity, to live consciously in the
ambience of ultimate things, is to be spiritually orepared for
abundance or abasement. It makes one invulnerable."
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The remainder of the Kruyf and Wayer families stayed in
the Netherlands.
Fredrick Kruyf and Jennie Wayer meet when they were both
teaching S'jnday Sciool in the First lleforr.ed Cnurch of Englevood
in Chicago Illinois. They were married October 7, 1901. After
being irarried one year their first child was born. Marie Kruyf
was born on September 2, 1902 in Chicago Illinois.
Shortly ater this Fredrick and Jennie Kruyf were asked to
help organize the Hope Refomed Church, then known as the
Second Reformed Church of Englewood. The church needed guidance
and stablization. Marie Kruyf was the first baby baptized in the
new church»
Two other children were born to Fredrick and Jennie Kruyf,
Katherine on August 26, 190h and Gerlad James on August 29, 1907.
Another child Geraldine born August 18, 1905j died at the age
of six months from pneumonia,
Marie had the usual childhood diseases of measles, mumps, and
chicken pox and all were quarantined at that time, Karie, also
had spinal meningitis at the age of six months. Doctors made
house calls in those days.
Marie began school in 1908, there was no kindergarten at
that time. She -.vent to Perkins Eass grammer school. Katherine and
Gerald also attended the same grammer school. The school housed
grades one through eight. The school was a three story brick
buildihg with a small playground as the children could play
in the street at that time. The school was within walking distance
from home. Marie and Katherine attended Parker High School in
Chicago Hiiro is, and Geradd attended Tilden High School which
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was a technical and vocational schoclo
Marie attended Parker High School in 1916 and walked to
school or took the street car and the fare at that time was 5^.
Marie worked while she went to high school and used the money for
her own needs. Marie Graduated from Parker High School in
February 1921. She worked for six months before attending
college. She attended Hope College in Holland Michigan and began
school in 1921. Tuition at Hope College at triat time was S55.00
per year and room and board was $5«00 per week. She took the
educational curriculum and graduated in 192li with a Bachelor
of Arts degree. Her first job was a teacher in Michigan and
then another year as a teacher in the Christian School system
in Chicago Illinois. After deciding she did not like teaching
she took a job with the Dearborn Chemical Company in the
laboratory office. She gradually work her way to the library
where she work as both a technical and academic librarian.
Marie Married John R, Blaauw on November 25/ 1935* and
did not work for a few years. Dearborn Chemical Company called
her back to work as a librarian from 19U5 to 1953* She then
changed jobs and worked for Acme Steel Company now InterLake
Steel Company, She set up the technical library at InterLake
and worked tnere until I960. After that J'arie helped her blind
husband r.t his concession stand he had at Hines V.A. Hospital
until 1968 when she took a job witn Seslon High School in
South Holi-nd Illinois as a pr.rt iJrne librarian, she work
there for two years until she retired.
Marie Kruyf Flaauw now resides at 179 E 28th street,
Holland Micnigan.
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(1) Gerald James Kruyf was born in Chicago Iliinois on August
?9j 1907. Ke attended the Perkins Bass elementry school and
attended Tilden High School through the tenth grade. He left
school in 192? to go to work shortly before his fathers death.
At the age of 12 he had diptheria and the family had to
be Quarintined with the exception of Karie and her father.
Gerald had diptheria in I9I8 at the time of the signing of the
Armistice, which was the end of World War !•
He worked at Hartmans Furnitiire Store as a stove repair man,
and then went to work in the railroad office. In 1927 he took the
civil service examinations and passed with a very high grade. He
recieved an appointment to work for the Post Office Department.
His first job with the Post Office was as a carrier in the Chicago
loop. He worked for the Post Office Department continiously until
his retirement in 1962. He retired at the age of $5 with 38
years of service with the government.
Gerald meet Minnette Buis at Hope Reformed Church where
he was the church organist for 25 years. They were married on
December 31, 1929 at Minnette 's sister Patrenella De Waard's home.
On February 27, 1932 their first child was born, her name
is Carolyn Jean. Their second child Geraid James Jr. was born
May 22, I93U.
1. Katherine Kruyf Pollock is living in LaGunna Hils California
and was not available for interview at this time.
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Gerald and Kinnette lived in Chicago until his retirement
in 1962. At tnis time they moved to Holland Michigan and now
reside at 6l5 W 2Uth Street,
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TKZ FAMLY LIFE
The socio-economic class was considered to be the middle
class, but at that time there was not much class distinction.
There was no family car and the mode of transportation used by
the Kruyf family was that of street cars tne fare being only 5^.
Fredrick's income is described as more than adequate, although
money matters were not discussed in the family. Fredrick Kruyf
bought a home at 6625 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago Illinois for
the sum of $2,i400.00 in the early fall of 1908,
Fredrick Kruyf belonged to the Carpenter's Union and was
on strike. There was a treansportation strike at tne same time also.
The street cars and elevated trains were not running. There was
also a race riot at the same time during the years of 1918 and
1920. The only service to the loop at that bLme was the Western
Indinia line, the only suburban train service.
The Black population in Chicago at that time was contained
in a boundry line from 29th to 35th Street and from Halsted to
State Stree. Crime was not very high dxiring these years and it
was usually safe to wlak alone on the streets at night.
Family decisions were made by both parents, with the
exception of one decision in which Fredrick decided to move from
one house to another. Most major decisions were made when the
children were no around. The rule In most Dutch homes were that
children should be seen and not heard.
Discipline tnat was used with the children in the Kruyf
family was not severe buTfirm. Grandparents only disciplined
the children when ti.ey were in their iiome. Both parents
disciplined with a heairy hand but the most effective discipline
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THZ FAMLY LIFE
The socio-economic class was considered to be the middle
class, but at that time there was not much class distinction.
There was no family car and the mode of transportation used by
the Kruyf family was that of street cars tne fare being only 5^,
Fredrick's income is described as more than adequate, although
money matters were not discussed in the family. Fredrick Kruyf
bought a home at 6625 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago Illinois for
the sum of $2,1|00.00 in the early fall of 1908.
Fredrick Kruyf belonged to the Carpenter's Union and was
on strike. There was a treansportation strike at the same time also.
The street cars and elevated trains were not running. There was
also a race riot at the same time during the years of 1918 and
1920. The only service to the loop at that tLme was the Western
Indinia line, the only suburban train service.
The Black population in Chicago at that time was contained
in a boundry line from 29th to 35th Street and from Halsted to
State Stree. Crime was not very high during these years and it
was usually safe to wlak alone on the streets at night.
Family decisions were made by both parents, with the
exception of one decision in which Fredrick decided to move from
one house to another. I^ost major decisions were made when the
children were no around. The rule In most Dutch homes were that
children should be seen and not heard.
Discipline tnat was used with the children in the Kruyf
family was not severe bilTfirm. Grandparents only disciplined
the children when ti.ey were in their home. Both parents
disciplined with a heavy hand but the most effective discipline
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was to send the cnild to bed vithout supper.
Household appliences such as the icebox reouired the delivery
of ice by tne cieman. His wagon which had a large tarpolon
covering the ice delivered everyother day. To notify the iceman
each family had to put a sign in the window indicating how many
pounds of ice was needed.
When the iceman came with his wagon load of ice about 300 pounds,
he would measure off the required amount and chip it out with his
ice pick, grab it with his ice tongs and swing it on his shoulders
and bring it in and out it in the icebox. The icebox was quite
inadequate but it kept things from spoiling for a few days.
The Bakery wagon would come every Saturday and every one
could buy bakery goods. The children would try to get the baker
to give them a free cookie. The baker was a very cantankerious
man and did not give the children cookies very often. One time
the boys thought to get even with the baker who carried his pies
in a trough under the wagon and picked up some horse turds and
scattered them all over the pies and of course ran like "hell."
The Grocery man would come in his horse and wagon and collect
the gorcery list in the morning and deliver the groceries in
tne afternoon. In Saturday's groceries there was always a bag
of peppermints for church on Sunday.
Street Cleaners cleaned the street of horse apples and
other debris. He had a cart that he pushed along with a
broom and shovel.
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The first radio was bought by Gerald, it was a Crystal set
with one dial to find the hot spot. The Crystal, with an arial
hooked up to a large tree in the backyard and had to be listened
to with ear phones provided the only home entertainment at that
time, 'rfhen Gerald worked at Hartman's Furniture Store he was
making $35.00 per week working about hU hours per week. He
bought another radio a Atwater-Kent for about $69.00. This radio
had three dials and a horn for a speaker. A baby grand piano was
also bought at this time by Gerald in 1922 for $700.00 which
he still owns and plays today.
Religion played a big part in the lives of the Kruyf Family.
The Kruyf ancestry stems from the French Huggnots from the time
they iinigrated to the Netherlands to escape the French persecution.
Faith in prayer with obedience, an example of which is when Gerald
had diptheria, a very severe case. Diptheria at that time was a
severe disease to have. Also, another time when Gerald was 17 years
old he was involved in an automobile accident in which he sustained
a skull fracture. He was in the hospital in a coma, the family
urged the congregation to pray for his healing both times and he
recovered. These healins seemed to reinforce the families faith.
The family feels that their faith is a gradual growth as things
happen in life.
Vacations and holidays were big times. The men would take
days off from work to go to the church picnic. Transportation to
the picnic grounds were made on chartered street cars. Vacations
were taken to Kuskegon Michigan to visit Grandmother Wayer.
The mode of transportation to Michigan was either by passenger
boat from Chicago to Muskegon. This boat would be either a day
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boat or an overnite boat. The trip cost about 22,00 per person.
The boats made regular riins from Chicago to Kuskegon or Holland
Michigan or to /'ilwaukee Wisconson. The boat took other merchandise
besides passengers. The other way t o travel to Muskegon was by train.
>'arie and Katherine would stay for +he summer, Stepgrardfather nad
some money and owned auite a bit of real estate.
Family reunions where held on alternate years at Christmas,
this was with the Wayer side of the family. Her sister Anna and
her family and her brother James who was a minister in the
Reformed Church of America,
Wedding- customs were normal for that day. Birthdays were always
a big celebration even today birthdays' remain a big family event.
Baptisims, all the children of the Kruyf family were baptized in
the Reformed Church of America, The Reformed Church believing in
infant baptisim. Marie Kruyf was the first child to be baptized in
the newly founded hope Reformed church in Chicago Ilxinois. The
baptisimal fount in now in her posession as the church has merged.
Funnerals, Fredrick Kruyf was buried from the church, also,
Jennie Kruyf was buried from church, Poth funnerals were very
large as they were both prominent members of a large congregation.
After the death of Fredrick Kruyf, Jenrie Kruyf supported
her family by continuing with her dressmaking business and
took in boarders in her home.
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THE VJAR YEARS
World War I
Germany declared war on Czechoslovakia and at that time
the Netherlands was nutreal. In America the slogan of President
Wilson was " keep us out of the war." President Wilson was
re elected. In 19l6 war was declared.
Fredrick Kruyf told his family of the war. The -first
war seemed to have no lasting effect on the Kruyf Family.
'When the Armistice, was declared Marie was dismissed from school
and called her mother to get permission to go downtown to
celebrate the Armistices The health department was concerned
about all the people going downtown because there was a flu
epidemic at tnat time. The children in school had to wear their
coats because all the windowa were kept open. It was thought that
the cold air would destroy the flu germ. Gerald had diptheria
at this time.
No relief was given to the Netherlands during World War I.
Sugar was had to find during this time. The family was happy
the war was over, no relatives were involved in World War I.
In tne fall of 1929, Marie worked for Dearborn Chemical
Company and had plenty of work for a long time. The depression
only effected the Kruyf family to the point of only being concened
how it would affect them as individuals. Most people felt that
the depression would be over quickly.
The 1932 ELECTIONS
There were strong opinions in the family about the days off
from work. Ths peonle called tnese days off from work " Hoover
Days". The Kruyf family did not suffer too much during the
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the depression. Marie worked all through the depression although
she took several cuts in pay,
Marie married during the depression and took a honeymoon
in Kentucky.
In 1936 Germany became powerful. In 1938 Germany invaded Poland,
Chamberland' s agreement with Germany made the people of England
fe^l as though he chicken out and left England hanging.
The papers were filled with war news.
Franklin D. Roosevelt slogans before re-election in 1936
was " American boys would not become involved.
The American people felt we sho'jld help England at that time.
The Netherlands were invaded and that hit home hard because there
were relatives there, Jennie Kruyf recieved some mai during that
time but it was censored by the government. Jennie also knitted
and assisted'" in many activities for relief in the Netherlands
during World War II.
There was a cousin Dirk Kruyf that was in a concentration
camp, either Belsin or Dakow. He survived and his wife who was
as nurse assisted him back to health after the war. He has since
died.
During the occupation of the Netherlands by Gemiany the
letters that were recieved had Hilter stamps on them.
When France fell in a mater of a week no feelings were
expressed by the family.
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Pearl Harbor Day
The Kruyf family was in church when the announcement
was made. In the afternoon the family was visiting relatives.
When they found out everyone was shocked and much discussion
ensued. They had a special prayer session at church that evening.
Rationing was put into effect. Marie went back to Dearborn
Chemical Company to work and it became a war plant during this
time. Marie's husband was also working in a war plant so they
were allocated more gas. Gerald felt during World War I J gas
rationing was enforced because rubber for tires was hard to get
and that gas was plentiful.
Food rationing encouraged the fa-nily to plant victory
gardens. Everyone did a lot of canning and if you canned you
were allowed extra sugar.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was not supported by Karie. Gerald
felt you had to go a long way to beat him. He was in office for
foiir terms, and the people felt he was a' slick operator. ^.D.R.
started the W. P.A. and we are still paying that debt.
Gerald felt that the war with Japan was inevitible and
Marie said " F.D.R. felt the war would help us get out of debt."
Marie also felt F.D.R. was to ill to serve his last term.
No loss was felt by his death and it was also fet he was selling
us down tJie road. Gerald feels each president never wants to
get out of the war economy, even now without war we still have
that tjpe of economy.
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FRANKLTN D. HCOSEVELT DIES
A national emergency was declared, you couldn't even use
the phone lines. F. D.^, dictated the Air.erican policy in Europe
before he died. Gerald felt that if the United States would have
let Russia defeat F.ilter then the United States coiild have defeated
them both. This way we wouldn't have the protlems we have with
Russia today.
TRUMAN TAKES OFFICE
The war in Europe is ended. There isn't much of a celebration
at this time. When World War II ended. the whole family went
downtown to see the celebration. It was thought that this celebration
was not as big as the celebration wnen World War I ended.
The A-Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and everyone had some
mixed feelings about it. Gerald was delivering m.ail at the
University of Chicago and had some inkling that a secret project
was going on. This was when the atom was first split behind
Stagg Field at the University of Chicago. Everyone that came into
the building was carefully searched. This turned out to be the
Manhattan Project. A friend of the family's worked at the Argonne
National Laboratories and was sworn to secreacy about the project.
Everyone that worked in the project had their background carefully
checked,
Many people felt that after tlie atom bomb vras dropped
it was the end of the world.
The American economy was up at this time and all were
effected by it. The Post Office continued at the same job rate
of Uh hours per week with straight pay for overtime hours,
July first, just before V-J day a bill was passed that Postal
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workers would get paid time-and-a-half for their overtinie
hours. During the war wages were frozen. To get a raise the
boss would have to send a letter of justification to the
war production board for review.
When everyone had to register for the draft Gerald recieved
a classification of 1-A, even thaugh he had a wife and two children.
Each comnany had to ask for deferment for their employees', and
each individual had to be reviewed. The Post Office finally did
recuest deferrment for their employees'.
FUTURE PRED:ICT]CNS GERALD KR'UYF.
Nothing in the future would change their lives to any degreeo
The inflation status is the worst problem, because they are on a
pension. Since they went on a pension 12 years ago their pension
has increased h^%. The only other income is social security and -,
that from a part time job, so he is making end meet.
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PRESENT GfcNEPlA.TJON
Bringing this history to the present generation the
following is an interview with Carolyn Jean Kruyf Kackety,
Born February 27, 1932 in Little Coroany of Mary Hospital
in Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois. She was baptized at
Hope Reformed Church on July U, 19?2, a record setting cold summer
day.
Carolyn attended Clara Bartonelementry school from
kindergarten to eigth grade and graduated in Jur»e 19U6,
During Worxd V/ar 11 we lived at, 7508 South Wood Street,
Chicago Illinois, next to the Wabash railroad tracks and observed
many troop trains beihg moved. The vacant lots in the area were
divided up among the neighbors who alL planted victory gardens.
When President Roosevelt died there was a special assembly
held at school and then we were dimissed until after the funneral.
When V-J Day oc cured the whole family went to the loop to
celebrate. We had to Indian lock our hands so we didn't become
separated. The soldiers and silors were kissinji everyone.
Religion played a large part in younger years being
most of the social activities, young peoples, chior, Sunday
School and church. /Iso the high schoolattended was supported
by the Reformed Church of America.
Carol;yn graduated from Chicago Christian High School in
June 19^0. She began nurses' training in September 1950 at
Englewood Hospital, Chicago Illinois, In October 195? she quit
nurses' training and married Robert Fartin.
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There were four children born to Carolyn and Robert Martin,
Daniel Trent, April 2U, 1953, David Paul and Steven Keith, Kay
31, 195^ and Laura Feth September 5, 1957. Caroij-n divorced
Robert Kartin in April 1959, and moved to Holland Fichigan,
In June of I966 Carolyn returned to school to finish her
nursing at hackley Hospital, ?^^iskegon Michigan. She graduated
August 1969. Carolyn went to live and vjork in Grard Rapids Michigan
where she met Armand A. Mackety in May of 1971. Carolyn and Armand
were married at the La Grave Christian Reformed Church on
April 15, 1972 in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Armand and Carolyn Mackety reside with Laura at 1355 3rd Ave.
Rockford Illinois.
For further information concerning this history of the
Kruyf family please contact:
Armand A, Mackety
1355 3rd Avenue
Rockford Illinois 6IIO8
3965698
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A . Grandfather (your father's side)
Name :Ti ph?)p1 Hnllptti Current R e s 1 d e n c e ___£ig^CLaasad
Date of birth Oct. 20, 1997 Place of birth October 21, i;62 y.
Date of death AugUSt , 1946 Place of burial CalvPTy npmpf.R-py, J^a?
Ednca t ion (numb e r of years); riOCtCIord, lii,
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2nd Grocer Dates 1927- 1946 2nd 909 Corbin Datesi927 - 1946
3rd Da t es 3rd Da t es
4 th Dates 4 th Dates
Religion Catholic
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Name Catherine Geraci COLLETTHurrent Residence 1209 Cunningham St.
Date of birth "'lay 29, 1893 Place of birth Roccamena, Italy
Dateofdeatli Place of burial
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2nd housewife Datesl924 - 2nd Rockfofd Dates 1914 - 1924
3rd Dates 3rd 827 Corbin Dates 1924 - 192?
th Dates 4th 909 Corbin Dates 1921..-_iai5
„ , , , . 5th 1209 Cunningham St. 1975 -
Religion CathollC
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Da tes
Dates
3rd Enrwinville. d a t e s 1952 - I960
Louisiana
4th Dates
Religion Methodist
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, (;tc:
Re publican Party
Place of marriage to your grandmother Rockfofd, 111. date Au^st 28t._1900..
NOTE: If your mother was raised by a stepfather or anotlier relative (to
age 18) give that data on the back of this page (C-l)
Grandmother (your mother's side)
COREY
Name Amy Ruth Maybelle Snyder Hitt/current Residence __. _.
Date of birth October 26, 1880
Date of death November 15, 1956
Place of birth Bnglewood , Illinois
Place of burial Rockf ord , Illinois
Education (number of years)
grade school fj high school_
voca t iona 1
Occupation(s)
^ s t Housewife
2 n d
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
coll e ge
Religion Methodist
PLACE OF RF.SIDKNCl':
(after leaving', home)
. 1 « t__ jj 1 5 Sanford i) a t c^ s 190 1 _ 1937
2nd 1115 WinnebagQi'ai (■S1937 -1956
3rd Erwinville. Da t e si332 -.19.5.6..
Louisiana Summers
4 th Dates onlyl
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Republican Party, "Daughters of American Revolution
pTai-e of marriage to your grandfather Rockford, Illinois Dan- Aug. 28,.
NOTi:: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative ^'"-iqqq
"^' '^^ give thart da-ta on the back of this page (D-l')
C-2 Stepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)
Name Olgponoo ili^t Current Residence
Date of birth Place of birth ninnlintb] Tlliiiirrt
Date oi death Place of burial RnfilifflrrI ,, ^''^' — --
Education (number of years)
grade s choo 1 ■Q' h igh school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates_
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
A th Da tes 4 th Dates
Religion
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother Date
D-2 S tepgrandmo ther (your mother's side)
Name Current Residence
Date of birth Place of birth
Dateofdeath Placeofburinl
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational i()Mej'e_
0ccupatlon(8) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home) |
Ist Dates 1st Dates ,
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3 r d D ate s 3 r d D a t e s
Ath Dates 4 th Dates
Religion
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Plato of marriage to your grandfatlier l)ate
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CH I hPREN of A & B (or A-2 or B-2) - your father's n.-ime should appcir below
' • Name Anthnny ^auri (^e Onll fitti
Place of birth Rockf Of d ^ Illinois date ^ulv 10. 1Q25
Number of years of schooling'' 14 Occupation Circuit Clerk
Residenc e Rockford M arital Statu s Married
Number of children 3 Death April 27, 1973
2 . Name Lawrence Colletti
p lace of ii 1 r t h Rockford, Illinois d a t e
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation Grocer
Residence Rockford Marital Status Married ~
Nuinbrr of children 3 Death
N a me
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residenc e M arital Statu s
Number of children Death
N a m e ___^__
Place of birth _<^'-'l''
Number of years of schooling Occupatlon_
Residence Marital S t a t u s_
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
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_
Res i dence Mar i ta 1 S ta tus_
Number of children death
N ;i me^__
Place of birth date .
Number o\ years of schoolin;^ Occupation
Residence Marital Status
Numbi'r of children death
Nam e
Place of birth _date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence ^ Marital Status
Nuiiilicr (1 I children death
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CHILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below
1. Name Clarence .^orey
Place of birth Rockf ord . 111. date May 26. 1901
Number of years of schooling 8 Occupation Carpenter
Residence Rockford Marital Status Widower
Number of children 10 death
Name Vesley David Corey
Place of birth Roc'cford, 111, date October 16. 1903
Number of years of schooling 8 Occupat ion Piaster Contractor
Residence Rockford Marital Status Married
Number of children 2 death FebrUciry
3. Name Alice Mary Corey SC!^gLISCT^I'"T
Place of birth Rr.nVfr.-rd, 111. date Frbruary 16, 1906
Number of years of schooling 8 Occupation 'lousewife
Residence Rockford Marital Status Widow
Number of children 2 death
4. Name ^7^6 Russell Go^^ey
Place of birth ROCkford, IIT7 date :iay 2, 1908
Number of years of schooling 9 Occupation Carpenter
Residence Rockford Marital Status Mameu
Number of children" 2 death
5 . Name Walter LeRoy Corey
Place of birth Rockford, 111. date January 3. 1910
Number of years of schooling 9 Occupation Cnrpenter
Residence Tampa, Florida Marital Status Married ^_ ' '
Number of children 6 death
Name T-pris Rozella Corey SMITH
Place of birth Rockford, 111. date,1ul, IS, 19ni
Number of years of schooling 2_Q Occupation
Residence Rockford Marital Status Tarried
Number of children death
i. Name Margaret Clarenda Corey COCHRAN
Place of birth Rockford. 111. date Hay 11. 1914
Number of years of schooling 9 Occupation Housewife
Residence ErwinvJlle. louisianaMar i tal Status Married
Number of children- 1 death
8. Name Richard urnuth 'loreY
Place of birth Rockford. 111. date July 23. 1913
Number of years of schooling 11 Occupation Carpenter ^^ RepaJrma:
Residence Rockford Marital Status Married
Number of children ^ death
9. Name Virginia Ruth Corey lUNTER
Place of birth Rockf ord , 111. tiate October 26, 1916
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation Housewife
Residence Rockford Marital Status Married
Number of children^ 2 death November 2T, 1971
10. Name Robert John Corey
Place of birth Rockford, 111: date March 14, 1920
Number of years of schooling 11 Occupation Electric Repair
Ri-sldencc Rockford Marital Status Married
NiimbiT of children 4 death
N a m e Wjnona Isabella Corey GOl.LBTTI
p 1 a .• .• of bin h Rockfofd, 111. d a t e Sept. q, iq2S .
NtiPibcr ol years of schooJiri}; 12 Occupation Sales. clerk
Residence 903 Clover Marital Status Wjdow
J^'umbiT of children 5 death
Your Father
Name Anthony Maurice ColletAiCurrent Residence deceased
Date of birth ^uly IQ . iq25 Place of bitth Rockfofd. 111.
Date of Death April 27, 1973 Place of burial Calverv Cemetarv. Rockfoie
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 high school 4 vocational 2 co 1 lege
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Grocery Store Dates 1950 1st 909 Corbin St. Datesiq50-56
Clerk
2nd Salesmen Dates 1950 - 1953 2nd 903 Clover Ave. Dates iq56-7'5
3rd Grocery Store Dates 1955 - 1968 3rd Dates
Owner
4th Circuit Clerk Dates 1968 - 1973 4th Dates
Religion Catholic
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. ReDuhlican
Party, ;'lusician local 112 AO , AIWETS, Plug & Pellet Club, Sacred Heart Soc*
Place of marriage to your mother Rockford. Ill, date A^ril 23. 1950
* Young Lions, Republican Club, and Senior Holy Name Society.
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 Winona Isabell Corey COLLETTI Current Residence q03 Clover Ave.
Rockford, 111.
Date of birth September 9« 1925 Place of birth Rockf ord , 111.
Date of death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 highr school 4 vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Office V/orker Dates 1948 - 19501st 909 Corbin St. Dates iq50-
56
2 n d Housewife D ate s 1950 - 19732 n d 903 Clover Ave, d a t e s iq56-
3rd Sales Clerk Dates 1973 - 3rd Dates
4th Dates 4th Dates
Re 1 i g 1 o n Methodist/Catholic
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Republican Party,
Republican Club (Women's) and Plug & Pellet Club.
Place of marriage to your father Pjnr>Vf n-rH ^ T1 1 , "JatG AprJ l-2J-^-l-9t5Q
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
Occupatlon(s)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Place of birth
Place of burial
vocational
college
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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
Occupa t ion (s )
1st
2nd
3rd
Ath
Dates
Dates
Da t es
Dates
Date
Place of birth
Place of burial
voca t ional
CO 1 lege
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates
-2nd
,3rd
4th
Dates
Da tes_
Dates
Religion _____^
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc
Flare 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 -Dphnrah AriTi Coll stti MCKIWNEY
Place of birth Rockf ord , Til . Hate of birth .^uly 18. 1951
Number of years of schooling 13 Occupation Student
Residence q08 Shenandoah Marital Status Married
Number of children 1 death
Name Michael Anthony Colletti
Place of birth Rockford, 111. Date of birth March 12. 1955
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation Shoppers Aid
Residence 903 Clover Ave. Marital Status Single
Number of children — death
Name Amy Katherine Colletti
Place of birth Rockford, 111. Date of birth February 15, 1958
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation Sales Clerk
Residence 903 Clover Marital Status Single
Number of children — death
Name Elizabeth Mary Colletti
Place of birth Rockford, 111. Date of birth May 1. 1960
Number of years of schooling 10 Occupation Student
Residence 903 Clover Marital Status Single
Number of children — death
Name Celeste Marie Colletti
Place of birth Rockford. 111. Date of birth A-'ril 12. 1964
Number of years of schooling J Occupation Student
Residence 903 Clover Marital Status Single
Number of children — death
Name
Place of birth Date of birth
Number of years of schooling __Occ upa 1 1 on_
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
Name
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)
T 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 F.ibrary, Rockford
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v/ould need a book if I v/ere to include them all.
My mother's side of the fa;7iily kept very good records
as well as a family bible. Over my Easter vacation I v/ent
to Erwinville, Louisiana to see that bible andxerox the
copies of documents contained herein.
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much information. The oldest member of that family, my
grandmother, Katharine Geraci COLLETTI, was unable to recall
names and dates. In addition, she speaks with a heavy Italian
accent which made it very difficult to understand her.
Also, there are no surviving members of my grandfather,
I-Iichael Colletti's immediate family.
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A. P. MATHER, JR.
(Great Great Grandfather)
Alfred P. Mather, Jr. or A. P. as he v/as called, v/as
horn October 17, 1830 in Unica, Kev/ York. At the age of 8
he and his family moved to Rockford, Illinois. They came
overland on rough roads and trails v/ith a wagontrain. The
family settled on the east hank of the Rock River where the
Ransom Sanitarium v/as later built. Here A. P. lived until
manhood.
A. P. took up the profession of a mason and belonged to
the United V/orkmen's Organization. He was also a fireman in
Union Engine Company 3 for the City of Rockford. He was
later employed by the John P. Manny Reaper Company and worked
there xmtil his death on February 14, 1907.
Alfred was a iletncudist and attended school until the 6th
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Susanne V/arfield was "born in Rockford, Illinois on
July 2, 1835. Her education was through the very low
grades of school. Susanne was the oldest of seven children
horn to ^ohn and Ruth V/arfield. She was a methodist and
never worked outside the home. Susanne V/arfield died on
Hay 11, 1893 in Rockford.
MR. & MRS. A. P. MATFiSR, JR.
Alfred and Susanne were morried on August 25, 1855.
They took up residence at 1125. S. V/innebago Street in
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Murrnuth Charles Snyder, nickname Frank, was horn in
Medveay County, Hew York.. As a child he lived in Missouri
and Chicago. }Ie was vetran of Conpany K, 100th Regiment of
the Illinois Infrantry. ::ur'auth died in Missouri in 1929.
(See discharge Papers) Tate of birth, October 14, 1846.
CLARA EUniCE MATHER
(Great Grandiaother )
Clara Eunice Mather was born on August 28, 1858 in
Rockford, Illinois. She v/as a laethodist. Like her mother
her education v/as only through the very low grades of school
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On r.ecern'oer 51, lvo76 Clara ^^iunice lather married riuri'auth
C. Snyder. They v/ere married in Rockford, Illinois but soon
afterv/ard moved to Snglev/ood, Illinois. Chey rented an
apartaent above the Englewood Railro?.d Station. liUrmuth began
working as sales coordinator for the Daily Newspaper. Nurmuth
became an alcoholic and Clara, while still pregnant with her
second child Amy began divorce proceedings. A family in
Englev/ood took Clara, and her three year old son Charles Alfred
in. The family paid the medical expenses of Amy's birth.
Clara left the new baby with this family and told Murmuth the
child had died in childbirth. Murmuth in a fit of rage stold
his young son Charles from Clara's parents home where he \ras
then staying. The little boy had been sick with the measles,
caught pneumonia and died. When divorce proceedings were
finalized, ..urmuth ,ioined the navy. He learned to speak seven
languages. Murmuth never remarried.
■ \Taen Amy graduated from hi^h- school she contac-ted the .
navy and found her father was stationed in Missouri. She wrote
to him and asked him to return to Rockford to visit her. This
was the first '.urmuth knev/ that his daughter had, in fact, not
died in childbirth as he believed all those years. Murmuth came
to Rockford sometime in the early 1920 's.
Clara Eunice 'tather Snyder re-narried s' ortly after
her divorce from 'lur/nuth Snyder. She mo.ri'ied Clarence Hitt
of Elizabeth, Illinois. Clarence v;as r. aethodist. le
legally adopted Clara's child Amy, hov/ever, he v/anted
children of his own. Clarence threatened Clara v/ith divorce
if she v/ould not bear him a child. Clara, unable to do so
devised a plan. She v/ent to Chicago under the pretense of
visiting relatives. Once there she wrote to Clarence telling
him she v;as pregnant and unable to return home until their
child \/a3 born. Clarence v;as delighted. In reality Clara
had located a vaudeville dancer in Chicago v/ho v/as pregnant
and did not v/ant her child. The v/omaji signed a paper giving
her new born child to Clara. The child, Clara Bell Hitt,
v;as born June 20, 1888. Clara returned to Rockford v;ith the
baby. Through his entire life Clarence believed Ms to be
his own daughter.
( Grand Tiother)
ATi.y Ruth Maybelle Snyder wo.s born on October 26, 1880
in Znglev/ood, Illinois. She was legally adopted by her
mother's second husband, Clarence Hitt. Amy graduated from
Kent School in Rockford and from Rockford Business College,
v;ith a certificate to teach business in September 1900. Amy
was a I'lethodist. She never did teach school.
WILLIAM MONKS COREY
(Grandfather)
Born V,"illiam 'onks, -Tr. on •"anunry 17, 3-878 in Rockford,
Illinois. The Monks family lived in Mason City, lov/--.. His
father, V/illiam Monks, Sr. was a wheat farmer. '.villiam had
a brother 'ri'alter -and a sister Rlora. -vrhen V/illiam v/as .4 years
old a late winter blizzard wiped out the wheat crop and forced
the fp-mily to return to Rockford to secure help from relatives
here. V/illiam 's mother, i'[ary Fcilconer I'lonks was very ill and
returned to Rockford by train. The children and their father
loaded their belongings on a v/agon and began the trip back.
The mare pulling the wagon gave birth xo a colt in ^-ubuque,
Iowa. This held them up for several days. Shortly after their
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v/as unable to crre for the children .md put t>ie;n up for
adoption. '/illiam v/3.s legcslTy adopted on -ia.rch ?3, 1919 to
Williajn R. Corey and bis v;ife Rosella M. Corey. (-S-e-e— adaution
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p^r&ers). V/illiara kept his last name ionks as his niddle na.Tie,
thus becoming V/illiani .'lonks Corey.
L-iis stepparents v/ere the ov-iiers of the property in Rockford
known as Corey's Bluff. William worked as a farm h^nd on his
stepparents farm. L^ter he secured a ;oh v/ith the Brandingham
Co'ipany which was later called J. I. Case Company.
V/illiajii was a Methodist and attended school through the
6th grade. His grade school was 7 miles from his home and he
v/alked to and from school every day.
William died in Erv/inville, Louisiana on June 28, I960.
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.■illiam VlonV.s 'Jorey r.nd A'ny Ruth M^ytelle Snyder Hill v/ere
married on August 28, 1900. They had met at a church service at
the Court Street Iiethodist Church in Rockford. They honeymooned
atV/hite Fish Bay in V/isconsin. V/hen they returned to Rockford
they stayed with relatives until their home was finished at
1215 Sanford Street. (See article "House At 1215 Sanford Street".)
V/illiam ojid Amy had 11 children:
Clarence Corey
V/esley David Corey
Alice Corey SCHELLSCI-E'ilDT
Lyle R. Corey
V.'alter L. Corey
Doris R. Corey S IITH
I-Iargaret C. Corey COCHRAN
Richard I-I. Corey
Virginia R. HUIITER
Robert r. Corey
V/inona I. Corey COLLETTI (mother)
Their- daughter, riargaret and her husband moved, to Erwinville,
Louisiana. Amy and William also bought property there and in
1952 began spending their v/inters there and their summers in
Rockford. Amy Ruth ?'Iaybelle Snyder Hitt Corey died in Rockford
on Ilovember 15, 1956. ¥illiam ^"onks Corey died in Srv/inville,
Louisiana on ^une 28, I960. (See map of Louisiana)
KOUSS AT 1215 SAJJFORD STREET
By Kathy Paris
The house at 1215 SanTord Street was built in May of
l'?01, and ic3 first owners, Mr. and Mrs. Wlllian Corey,
novad into It in 1'302. Originally, the house had one story
whic-h included nany rooT.s . Then, in 1920, a second story
was added, and the house had eight rooms and a bath. Three
years later, inside plura;j l.-;.: was installed.
On liovember 17, l'-''2i;, Clgrence, one of the Corey's sons,
married and moved nwgy. In 1^!;0 he bought the house and
moved back. 'Ae lived there until l-x^7 when he moved next
door to 1219 Sanford, and rer.tcl t.e house at 1215 to his
daughter Jean and her husband, ?■-.:- "!<.rchar3.
In i"^53 the house was rence^ oo i-!...-. Corey's oldest son.
Bill, an-i his family, who lived there until 1962, at which
■;l-'-5 LfTfa Sartino and another lady moved in. They cared
iCr children -.'ho were orphans or who came from broken
hf-i93. Th^y remaine ; thsre until March of l^oL).. After an-
o':,r--?i- occ':pa2''.cy by a nemb'^r of the Corey family, this time
y.T. and T-'rs . Clarence Corey, Jr., the house was sold late
in 1=65 to Mr. and Mrs, Alfred Parson, the present owners.
The house has survived sixty-seven years and has grown
with the nei.Thborhocd in which it is situated. At first,
it WES the only house on the block, but now it is In the
middle of a cluster of h.oiises. Cattle used to graze near-
by, but now automobiles pass it many times each day. The
street wes probably naned after Goodyear Asa Sanford, a
prcninent ?ockford businessman who died In l8'3i|..
TAKEN PROM THE RCCKEOKD PUBLIC LIERARY'S HISTORY NEWSLETTER
ENTITLED "NUGGETS".
The author of the article, -^athy Paris, is a second cousin.
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'ilOnAEL COijj.;ETTI
(ilr."!.nd father)
^'icaael Colletti v/as born in Viccory, Italy on Cctolier 20,
1887. He v;as the youngest of three "boys born to Antonio and
i'largareta Colletti. his brot'iers, j^ugene and Joseph re:Tiained
in Italy whil i;ichael came to the United States. He v/as about
20 years old at the time. He took up residence v/ith friends
from his village in Italy who had settled in Chicago. -le became
a salesmen for a spagetti company. Part of his route took him
to Rockford. Here he met 'lis first v/ife. (I do not know her
name). I'hey bought a home at 827 Corbin Street in Rockford.
They had two sons Anthony and Sam. V/hen Anthony v/as 12 years old
he became very ill and died. Michael's wife blamed herself and
took her ovrn life.
Michael then married ray grandmother, Xatherine Geraci. They
also had tv;o sons, Anthony laurice Colletti, my father, and
La\"a?ence Colletti.
After the birth of his first son Michael opened a small
wholesale grocery store in the front of his residence. He ovmed
and operated this -store until 1956. "lichael was very active in
the Republican Party, Senior -oly Hame and Sacret :iea,rt Societies,
"ichael died on October 21, 19'52.
CAT'iERINS GEFiACI
(Ci-randmother )
Catherine Geraci v;as born on May 29, 1S93 in Italy, the
citj'' of Roccarnena in the orovidence of lalerno. Her "oarents ,
Lav/rence Garaci and Antoinetta Armato Geraci had G children.
Their n^-mes were: Tony, Mary, Angelina, Mosalie, Catherine
and Frank.
Catherine attended school through the 2nd grade. She
was forced to quit because of an eye defect. Around the age
of 7 an army doctor took an interest in her case and within
a year here eyes v/ere healed. Her parents v/ere very v/ealthy
they owned a large vinyard. They lived in a villa with many
servents.
Cat'ierine ' s oldest brother Tony had gone to the United
Strites and had written home about the availa.bility of .Ijobs.
In 1909 Catherine came to America. She could not read or
write English. Her relatives wanted her to attend school but
because she v/ould be so niuch older than her schoolmates, she
refused. Instead she paid her way by v/ashing and cooking
for relatives. In 1914 Catherine began working at the Helson
Knitting '"'ompant here in Rockford. She worked until her
marriage to Michael Colletti in 1924.
Today Catherine lives with her youngest son lav/rence at
1209 Cunningham Stree ' , Rockfoi-d, Illinois,
P:R. x MRS. aC'TAEL CCLLICTTI
;;y .^T and parents were 'T-rried at Gaint Anthony's Church
in Roc'vford, Illinois on A.oril ?:> , 1924. ^'hey lived for a
time at 327 Corbin Street. Later they built the home at
909 Corbin Street. The front lortivon of the hone v/as con-
verted into a grocery store.
Michael an:; Katherine had two boys by their marriage
and ;licha.el a son, Samuel by a previous marriage. Because
of the circuiTistances involved in his first wife's death, I
could not find any relat;ive who would give me any information.
Michael and Katherine continued to reside at that
address until "-lichael's death in 1962. Katherine closed
dovm the store but remained in the residence until 1975.
AITTIiOKY MAURICZ, CCLLETTI
(??.ther)
Anthony "aurice Coll etti was born -^ulj 10, 1925 in
Rockford, Illinois. He v/as born in the house at 827 Corbin
Street. Tony attended St. Anthony of ?adua grade school,
St, Thomas High School, and studies music at The Chicago
Conservatory of Music. He began playing the tru;npet at a very
early age and formed his ovm band at the age of 14. The band
"Tony Colletti Orchestra" existed until his death in 1973.
Tony was already interested in politics at the age of 22.
He ran for, and was elected precint, committeeman for the 5th
ward that year. Like his father he was a sto.unch Republican.
In V/orld v/ar II and in the Korean '.."ar Anthony v/as placed
in Array Intellagence. 'lis job was to decipher Communist
Chinese propaganda v/ritten ir. Italian.
On April 27, 1950 Tony wo.3 m.arried to my m.other, Winona
I. Corey. He was then em.nloyed as a salesman for Heinz baby-
food. In 1955 he and his brother Larry opened a grocery store
at 1323 Loomis Street in South. Roc'cford.
In 1963 Tony was elected Assistant Tovmship Supervisor.
Ke also served as chairman of the E::ecuative Comm.ittee of
Winneb^^'go County Forest -Preserve Toard and on the Building &
Grounds and Pees o: Sa.laries Comm.ittees.
In 196s Tony was elected Circuit Clerk of "/innebago County.
He head been ap^.ointed clerk pro tern tlie previous year follov/ing
the death of Clerk Claypool. At this ti-i:e he sold his share of
the "Col.lotti rotherc iroctry", to ;i . partnor/brothor Larry.
Ill yovenber 1971, Tony v/as rios vitalized. It v;as
deterr.ined he hp.d cancer. From liis hosoit-il bed he conducted
the husLness of his office. In 197? he v/as out of the hosoital
and v/ell enough to actively ca-irj- ign for a second term as
Circuit Clerk. ;{e v/as reelected that ifovember but only
served five months before his death on April 27, 1975.
WIr:Ol!.\ iSAE3V,LS COxEY
(f-iother)
Winona I. Corey v/as born Seotember 9, 1925 in R.ockford,
Illinois. She, v/as the YOun;^est of 11 children. Winona
attended 0. F. "arbonr School and graduated from rtockford's
West -ligh School. She took tap dancing lessons v/hile in
grade school and appeared in :7i:-'ny productions a.t the Montague
House in Rockf ord . She later v/orked as a clerk in the Ben
Pranklin Store on 3. Main Street on weekends and after school.
After her high school graduation she secured a iob in the
office 3t Barbor Colei.aan Coinpany on Rock Street. She lived
v/ith her parents until her marriage to my father, Anthony
Colletti on Ai^rll 23, 1950.
After her ■larriage V/inona. never worked outside the home.
Occassionaly she v/ould help out at the grocery store but drev/'
no salary.
Ily mother v/as raised a Methodist, but several 3/ears
after Mner marriage converted to Catholism.
After my fathers death in A^^ril 1973 she bego.n v/orking
at D. ■^. Stewart £• Company as a sales clerk. She is still
emoloyed there today.
■IR. a: 'IRS. A,yT;iOiTY C0LJ.1:;TTI
i'^y ir.o t'ler and father had 'ciiovrn each other for many
years a.s my ;:iot';ier's older brother Richard lived next door
to the C:lletti'3. 'I'hey v;ere married at 3aint Patrick's
Church on April 23, 1950. After the cere:Tiony they v/ere
off to the South for a honeymoon in Iiev/ Orleans.
Upon their return to Rockford they took up residence
v/ith rn.y father's parents. They remained there until their
Qi/ra home v;as built at 903 Clover Avenue.
There are five children in the family, myself - Deborah
Ann Colletti MGKINNEY, Michael A. Colletti, Amy K. Colletti,
Elizabeth M. Colletti and Celeste >I. Colletti.
Lly niother, brother and sisters continue to reside at
903 Clover Avenue.
McMULLENV DANIEL BURTONV 1957-
I'AM1I,Y DATA
A . Grandfather (your father's side)
Name './alter Fz?Jlklin MQ'IUT.T.^JTM Current Residence
Date of birth June 28.1899 Place of birth Beresford. South Ifeikota
Date of death Auffust 24. 19^1 Place of burial Lincoln, Nebraska
Educa t ion (numbe r of years);
gr.-ide school p, high school jj. vocational -tiollege t^
()cr-upation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving horae)
I s t Teacher Dates 1921-1941 IstBowena. So. Pa,k. Dates 1921-24
2nd Dates 2ndLincoln. Nebr Dates 192^41
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
Ath Dates 4th Dates
R e 1 i g i o n Protestant
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, et.c-._
Republican^ Phi Batta Kappa
Place of Marriage to your grandmother SJOXlX ^Eklls, So. E&kjate August 25, 1921
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 Mabel Sykes Current Residence Stanwood, ^ashin^ton
Date of birthJ'mie 26, 1900 Place of birth Waubay , South E^Jcota
Date of death Place of burial
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school 4 vocational
college _2;
Occupation (s) . PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1 s t Teacher D ate 51921-1933 1 s t Rowena. So. Dak. D ate s 1921-1924
2nd Housewife Da tes 1933-1 943 2nd Lincoln, Nebr. Dates 1924^1945
3rd Minister D a t e s 1 94>1 945 3rd Mcpherson, , Ka. D a t e s 1 9^5-1 953
4th Teacher Dates 1945-1968 4th Seattle. Wash Da tes 1953-1968
Retired 1968 Stanwood, Wash. I968
Religion Protestant
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Republican, Seattlean Service Club, A. A. U. W.
Place of marriage to your g rand fa the r^i0VS_IkllS-»_-SQ_^_X^.tL'__,Ailg*_ 25^921
NOl'E: If your father was raised ' i o age 18) by a stepmother or
another relative give tliat data on the back, of this paj',e
(A- 2) .
Grnndfatlier (your mother's side) /,
NameArthur Smanuel Jensen. M.D. Current Residence Mountain^ Hest _S.C^
Date of birth I^vembeir 11,1 BQS , Place of b i r t h_3i.a(Jgata>_Iova
Date of death Place of burial
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school 8
vocational
*
Occupation(s)
1st Farming
2nd Student
CO 1 lege 8_
comliinad high, school and college
TLACE OF RESIDEtTCE
(after leaving home)
_D a t as 1918-1921 1 s t Bode. Iowa D ate s 1931-1932
d
Dates 1921-1 930 2nd Humliol^t, Iowa Dates 1932-195^
3rd Itoctor - general practiq$&tes 1930- 3rd Winter. Park, Fla, Dates 195^1966
4 1 h Largo, Fla.
4th
Dates
Religion Protestant
Dates_l?66-1_97_1.
Mountain Best, S.C. 1972-
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Republican, Alpha Omega Alpha medical fraternity . _
Place of marriage to your grandmo th er Qmaha, Nebraska 'l-itejune 6,_193Q
NOTK: If your mother was raised by a stepfather or anotlier relative (to
age 18) give that data on the back of this page (C-l).
Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name Bertha Yiola Flesher
Date of birth_Ju1y I5, 1908
Date of death
Current Residenc e Kountain Rest, S.C,
Place of birth Qmaha., Nebraska
Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 high school i+_
voca t ional
coll ege 2
Occupation (s)
PLACE OF RESIDKNCK
(after leaving home)
Is tRece^iioniat^JiJiJ^ of flutes _i222L-_1_228 l-s t_Bgde, Iowa Da t es 1931-1932.
d
2 n d lecher nates _1928-J 93Q____2 n d_^Humbolt^ fowa_ d.-.i es 1932-195^
3rdHomemaker
4th
Dates 1930-
Dates
3 r d same as above D a t e s _ same
11 It n
4th Dates
R e 1 i g i o n Protestant
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Republican, P. E. 0. , iq-iq-,i
IMare of marriage to your g r a n d f a t h e r Omaha^_Nebraska_ Da L e June iy,l yjjl
NOTE: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to
'"^' -"^ gtvB th»t- d»ta on the back of this page 0)-2)
6
1111, DRKN of A & B (or A-2 or B-2 ) - your father's name should appear below
Place of b i r t h Tiinnnln, Ke"braska d a t e Jan, lit 1930
Number of years of s choo ling[J2 Occupation School Principal
Res i dene e Seattle^ \'Jash. Marital Status married ^
Number of children 3 Death
Name Walter Barton Md'Iullen
1' lace of 1> 1 r th Lincoln, Nebraska d a t dfc>v. 5. 1931
Numbt-r of years of schooling 20 Occupation clergyaain
Res i dence Bjckford. Illinois Marital Status married
Nuinbi-r of childrenij^ Death
N a m e Mary Belle Mcl^iallen
Place of birthLincoln. Nebraska dateSept. 1, 193^
Number of years of schooling 13 Occupation housewife
R e s 1 d e n c e Ft. Sam Houston. Teai^a rjtal statu s married
Number of children_^|; Death
N a m e .^
Place of birth , d.it(.'_
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residenc c M a r i t a 1 Statu s_
Number of children death_
N a ra e __
Place of birth date .
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Res idence Mari ta I Status
Number of children __..._ Death
Name__
Place of birth _.date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Mari tal 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
N a me
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Oc<:.ipation
Residence Mari tal Status
Number of children death
Namt
Place of birth ^ date .
Number of years of schooling Occupation,
Res idence Marl tal Stal.is _
Number ot children death
'7
IILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below
Name ,Tna.n Ma.ry .Tpsrisen
Place of birth Bode, Iowa. date Oct. 22, IQ-^I
Number of years of schooling 16 ; Occupation housewife
ResidenceBoclcford, Illinois Marital Status married ■
Number of children if death
Name Vem Arthur Jensen
Place of birthBode, Iqt^ ■ ■. date Aug. 4, 1932
Number of years of schooling Ph.,D- Occupation clergyman
ResidenceMorriHtot^m, W ,T. Marital S t a t u sjjjarriad -.
Number of children ^ death
Name Kathleen C. Jense
Mame KatHleen C. Jensen
Place of birthHnmlyilV Iowa
Number of years of Schooling 16
dateyab. 6, 1937
_Occupat ion housewife
Residence Tnng^.-nnf^ , 1^^. Marital Status married
Number of children 2 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
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 sphooling__ 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
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation_
Residence Marital Status __
Number of children death
i; Your Father
Name Walter Barton Md^hiLlen ^Current Residence Eockfordm Illinois
Date of birth ibvem"ber 5 » 1 931 Place of birth Linco In , Nebraska
Date of Death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade s chool 3 high " school 4 vocational co liege
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Tn=itmf>t.nr, TT,.S.A..TP. Dates IQM-IQ'^l 1st y/aCQ & BllOXl. 1QI3.S '^^ te s 1 951,33^
Lawrence, Kansas 1953-55
2nd .qtiifjent Dates 1953,1959 2nd Miadison, New Jersey Dates ^955,5^
Clearwater, Florida 1959-62
3rd C3.ergym;tn Dates 1959- 3rd QnecQ, Florida D a t e s 1 962-64
Clearwater, Florida, 196^71
4th Dates 4th Glenview, Illinois Datesl97l-74
Ibckford, Illinois 197^
Religion Protestant
Political parties, cM.vil or social clubs, fraternities, etc
Place of marriage to your mo therHum"boldt, lowa d a t e August 30t 1953
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that datfl'
on the back of this page. (E-2)
Your Mother
Name Josm Mary Jensen Current Res idence Bockford. Illinois
Date of birth October 22. 1931 Place of birth Bode. Iowa
Date of death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school 4 highrschool 8 vocational college ^
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Iteacher Date si 95^1 956 1st IawrQnee,_^ggag__ Da tesl953:i55.
D a t e s 1956- 2 n d same as atove o a t e s same
2nd Housafwife
3rd
4th
Dates 3rd " " Dates
Dates 4 th " " Dates,
Religion Protestant
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
P1-... nf mprrlpge to vour f a t h e r Humboldt , Ib^//a ..;__date^jt^Ogj_l?53 :
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that date-
on the hack of this page (F-2).
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CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW
N a m e Daniel Birtnn Mt^T-hillen
Place of birth Qrlajicln, Florida Hate of birth Feb. 19. 19*^7
Number of years of schooling 13 _Occupation student
Res i dene eRjglcTord, ILlinQiS Marital Status single
Number of children death
N a nelawreace Scott Ma'-iullen
Place of birthNevf York, N.Y. Date of birth May 9. 1958
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupation student
Residence Ibckford» Illinois Marital Status single
Number of children death
Nameitoa Kathleen Mcl-lullen
Place of blrthClearvfatej; Florida Date of birth December 12. 1959
Number of years of schooling 11 Occupation student
Residence Marital Status
Number of children death
Name David Arthur Md-hillen
Place of birth ^lusota, Florida Date of birth September 2?. 1963
Number of years of schooling 7 Occupation
Residence Marital Status
Number of children death
Name
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
Name ______^
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 Occupatlon_
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
administrative rights, to the Rock Valley College Family History
Collection, deposited in the Rockford Public Library, Rockford
Illinois
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Paternal Grandfather
J Walter Franklia MCMULLEN
Walter Franklin McMullen was torn on June 28, 1899 in Beresford, South
Datota.and grew up in that state. His ancestors came to Qinada during the
period of Protestant persecution in Scotland, Eventually three brothers came
to live in the IMted States. One of these, George W. Md-Iullen, moved to
Wisconsin. He bad three children, one of whom was Wallace D. MaMullen, Walter's'
jkv-.father. Little else is known ahout the early history of the McMullen family
as no records were kept and more recent family members have not had an intrest
in the subject, Wallace D. McMullen was a clergyman in the Free Methodist
church. Ihis denomination rotates the assignments of its ministers periodically
adn consequently Walter lived in various small South Dakota towns in his
childhood. The family lived in parsonages provided by the churches Wallace
McMullen served. Because of his early death little is known about the specifics
of Walter's firsi; years, but it can be said with some confidence that he lived
the typical parsonage life of the time. The earliest memoiy my grandmother
has of him is at a summer Cfeunp Meeting. These were religious gatherings vrtiere
families camped togetheo:. Tents and straw filled sleeping bags served for
:-:.acconx)dations. At one such gathering Walter and Mabel Sykes, about four or
five years old at that time, got into a fight. Tears later there were many ^
.-.vj; laughs over this incident, j^ '^^ ■:';;■,,/■:.-,/,- ::^J'\-'-
V Walter pursued his education ani attended school at Wessingto Springs,
•.Sbuth E&kota. where there was a private combined highSchool and college
:Vv- associated with his father' s church. When his father was transfered from
We ssington Springs to Sioux Falls Walter stayed^. on at Wessington Springs and
cam© home in the summer to work in Sioux J^lls. Eventually, after completing
the college work necessary to teach, Walter married Mabel Sykes and began his
career.
Paternal Grandmother " : 'vr'- •:'
..Mabel^ SYKES
Mabel Sykes was bom on June 26, 1900 on a f^nn near Waubay, South E^kota.
Her father's background is obscure and confined to the fact that he came from
f.: New Ibrk. Her mother was origionally from Christiana, Norway (now Oslo) and
:^ immigrated when she was 16. Mabel lived near Waubay til the age of five when
Henry Dehart Sykss, her fathert moved his family to Sioux i^lls where he worked
for a fruit company in that town. Here Mabel began school, but little is
remembered about those years. Some five years after moving to the town, her .':
father decided to return to farming, and the mamily moved to a farm about five
miles out of Sioux iklls, Mabel continued to attend school, and walked- one and
a half miles to the schoolhouse each day. At the same time she helped with farm
work. The eldest brother had hired out to a neighbor, and Mabel drove the hay
rack, herded cattle, and-helped harvest potatoes. Henry S^jrkes decided in 1912
to move again, this time to Oregon and so the fann was sold and the family rode
i;-^the train to the town of Salem, only to return to Sioux i^dls a year later when
:<;*- Mabel's father decided that that move, too, was a mistake. In Sioux J^lls,
^"- HenrySykes finally settled down and lived there the rest of his life.
In, Sioux BkUs Mabel started High School, but after two years she eapressed
a desire to go to a church related private school at Wessington Springs, South
E&kota. Privately, she harbored a desire "to see the same boy with whom she had
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favight many years a^ at Ckrap Meetings, who vra.s now attending the Wessington
Springs school. She olDtained her father's permission, although with great
difficulty, and in the fall of I9I7 took the train to Wessington Springs.
Unfortunately, upon her arrival she discovered that the "boy she admired, Walter
Mddullen, was already engaged to another girl. Although sorely disappointed
■fay this turn of events, Matel managed to develop friendships at the sdbool that
would last the rest of her life.
At the end of that year Walter's father was transfered from Wessington
Sip rings to Sioux Skills, and Mabel's hopes rose. She was not disappointed, for
Walter called and they Ijegan to date, that summer. Before the season ended ha
broke his engagement to the other girl. During the next three years Mabel ajid
Walter saw each other as often as possible. In 1921 they became engaged and
were married that same year on the 25th of August, by Walter's father. It was
a small wedding - about thirty-five guests - and was held in the Sykes' -house.
During the courtship Mabel finished her highschool education. At that time
she could obtain a teaching certificate with her high school diploma, and so
began to teach in a school thirty- five miles outside of Siouz Falls, aie earned
sixty-five dollars per month that year - reportedly well above the average for
that time, His nest year fouhd her at the same country school she had attended
years ago when she had first lived on the farm in Sioux B^Us. She stayed
there two years while Walter finished college.
Paternal Grandparents* 'Life Tbgether
-; Walter Franklin MO'IULLEN and Mabel SYKES
After their marriage and a honeymoon Mabel and Walter Mc^hillen imnediately
moved to Eowana, South Ifetota hwers they had si^od contracts to teach in a ' g^
siuall, two room, sdaool, Bieir home was two upstairs rooms,, and all their
fumature was 'boiTowed. Biey stayed there three years until, during a visit
to Walter's parents, who had moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, they investigated
teaching posts in the town, Walter decided to take a position teaching for
Whittier Junior High School, He began teaching there in \°flk and stayed
eighteen years. While he taught classes Walter conipleted a Master's Degree
. by taking night and sunmer courses. at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln,
Mabel also attended the University and did enough work to qualify her to teach
in the Lincoln schools. After she completed the necessary two years, she too
taught in that school system.
After five years in Lincoln Dee Ma^-fullen was bom in 1930. About two
years later Walter Barton arrived, and three years after that Majry Belle was
born, the last of the family' s children. J^unily life was contented and happy. i
Although income usually only met the day to day needs, this money was budgeted
and there was ho heavy indebtedness. Entertainment was generally within the
family in those early years. Waiter's job left enough time for him to develop
^ -a close relationship with his children. Sundays eapecially were spent doing
.' things with his children, and often he could be fbund reading stories to them.
;> .-.Qiristmases were spent visiting with grandparents, alternating between Kansas ,.
■ C 2uid South Ifeikota, Walter held a job daring the summer, but' the family still ;"
found time for church camp. All tolled, everyone in the family was satisfied
-; and happy. - , .. ' ^^ l^vC .
'^'■^.-\ . The summer of 19^1 brought tragedy and despair to the McMuJlen family,
"^ -While Mabel had taken the children to church camp, Walter had stayed in Lincoln
-to finish the work week. When the family had left he had had a slight cold, :4-
_•: "but had intended to come irp for the weekend. Ihe cold became worse, but
Walter pursuadsd his wife to stay out th© week at canip. Whe the family did
arrive home the cold had "become very severe and was diagnosed as serious
I pnemonia. WsJ.ter was taken to the haspital where his condition seemed to i':
improve. On August 24, 19^1 this improvement reversed itself as complications
r set in, and Walter F, McMullen died at the age of forty- two./
His death had a terrible impact on his family, "both emotionally and -
; financially. Ma'beiL intended to return to teaching hut a hearing defect-, which
f^baA worsened recently, seemed to preclude this possihilty. One doctor, who
f -knew of the families circumstances, suggested a new type of surgery, and
refered her to a Chicago surgeon, , the only doctor in the country performing
this surgery, Eventually Mabel made the agonizing decision to undertake the
operation, agonizing bath because of the risk involved and because of the
cost, Iher operation was partially successful, and her hearing was improved.
In later years however, the scar tissue which arose because of this operation
made farther surgery impossible when Mabel's hearing again began to deteriorate.
At the time though it was a blessing, especially in light of the fact that the
surgeon who bad performed it charged only one htindred dollars for the entire
proceedure.
Unfortunately the lincoln school system had at this time an overflow of
teachers, and there was no work in this area. Mabel took a temporary job at
the Lincoln ^tchery to consolidate her position and evalxiate the options
available to her. It is significant to note at this point that Mabel McMullen
was a deeply religious person. Her convictions and her readings from the Bible
., had made the death of her husband bearable. At this point her fath had convinced
her that possibly she should enter the church. Subsequently, vriaen both
superintendents from the two Nebraska conferences of the church wrote within a
single week asking her to fill in as pastor at different churches, she made the
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decision to accept one of theni. She began work in the sunmer of 19^3 as a lay
minister in a church in Laisville, Nebraska, where the family stayed for .three
years. Ihe salery was only ten to twelve dollars per week, but many people
left fresh produce for the family. The parsonage had only four rooms, and the
facilities were crude compared to what had been the family^ s standards before.
•'Still, ' thay persevered, and all survived.
In the fall of 19^5 Mabel was offered a job as Dean of Women at Central
Cb liege in McPherson, Kansas. It was a church affiliated school and Dee, the
oldest boy, had been attending high school there for a year already. She had
hoped for a position there so that both of her sons could attend. Her post as
'Dean did include freg tuition and half board:- in addition to eight hundred
dollars for each nine month scholastic year. Bila job signalled the beginning
of twenty-three years on college campuses for Mabel Md'hillen, as when she left
Central she moved to Seattle Pacific Cbllege in Seattle, Washington where she
worked til her retirement in I968.,
J^ther
Walter Burton Ma^IULLSN
After his father's death, Walter B. Mc^iullen began to assume responsibility,
for himself. As soon as possible after the move to Louisville, he took a job .'
working in a drugstore. This was the befinning of a series of jobs - including
;.^work at a nursery and jobs in house construction - through which my father
provided for his own- support in most areas from age thirteen on. It is also
significant that ftx)m the time he began high school he lived in dormatories at
the collegerwhere his mother worked rather than -in a house with the rest of his
family. 'Home life' v/as nonaxistant for him during these years.
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When he had completed high school and two years of collage, Walter dscided
to enlist in the Air Jbrce. A number of factors combined to catalyse this
decision.- he really did not know at that time what his career intentions were,
ho was out of money, and he wanted to avoid heing drafted into the Korean
conflict. His enlistment was for three years, during which time he taught
electrical engineering. .
It was in the Air Ibrce that he made his decision to enter the ministry,
Ihis decision was greatly influenced "by his chaplain in the service. Subsequently
he was granted an honorable discharge one year early in order for him to pursue
a ministerial career, '
Maternal Grandfather
Arthur Baanuel JMSEN
ArthTir S. Jensen was bom on Ebvember 1, 1895 on a fsmn near Bradgate,
Iowa. His parents both immigrated from Dennark in their teens, met in Iowa,
and married. His father, Hans Jensen, homesteaded a one hundred and sixty acre
farm suid was given the land by the government. One of Arthur's early manorias
was of the furrows of virgin soil ready for planting. The farm was nestled in
between many trees because Hans Jensen got credit for planting them. Water came
from a 'dug' well walled around with stones and pumped to the surface by
windmill. ,,
Arthur .attended a one room school near the farm until he was old enoi;igh to
drive a team in the field. At that time he stopped attending school except for
winters. Eventually he quit school, completely before finishing the eighth
grade. '
Hans Jensen and his wife did not get along well and eventually they
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arraLngad a ssjjarate maintainenco agreement. Hans moved to town and Arthur
then in his late teens, was left to work the farm alone. Ihe task he faced
was moniomental - working one. hundred sixty acres alone with no motorized.
,:; equipment. His day "began early and lasted til after dark. Hunting and fishing
i.-j3ccasionally broke his routine, hut these trips were more for food than for
fan.
Civilization was a far off commodity. Ihe nearest town was three and one
^ -half miles awa^y and had a population of only one-hundred and fifty people.
s^'.Even it was only at grocery store, hardware store, and a grain elevator, where
^' crops were sold. It was an exciting occasion when in 1912 the family lx)ught
a new car - a Hapnxjhile. ibrtunately, Arthur was blessed with a natural
aptitude for mechanical equipment and could serve as his own repairman when
things broke down.
After several years working the fields Arthur made a critical decision
concerning his life. He conmited himself to the goal fo becoming a doctor.
On the face of it this seemed an impossible task, considering the social and
educational background Arthur had. But at the age of twenty-six Arthur loft
the farm, selling the stock and equipment, and moved to Blair, Nebraska
where he completed his high school education and began preraedical trainong at
^rlho Dana Academy and Cbllege., Subsequently he went to Omaha, Nebraska to
complete his premed training at' the University of Omaha. He was then accepted
'r at the -University of Nebraska Oollege of Medicine. Eight years after leaving
the farm he had completed a course of study that usually takes eleven years,
and recieved consistently perfect grades throughout. He graduated with honors
and was elected/into- the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. Ihese years
of study had been financed from money saved out of farm incxarae, both irfhen he
worked it and income derived from tenant farmers who rented the acreage after
Arthur Isft, It seans incredibla that such a task could b© possible, but
Arthur iraposad t^wn. himself a severe discipline in order to accoraplish it. His
social life, as mi^t be expected, was almost nonexistant, -but two years before'
his graduation he met Bertha Flesher ajid they soon became engaged. They were ngt
>; married til after Arthur had finished school and had started his internship.
. Maternal Grandmother
^V Bertha Viola FLHSHSR
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: Bertha Flesher was bom in Omaha, Nebraska on July 15. 1908. Her father
and mother had immigrated from Norway and Denmark at the ages of sixteen and
twenty respectively. Ihey met in Oaaba, and were married, Bley made thier home
in this sity until they died. Her father was a carpenter by trade and found
work with no difficuly in the city.
Bertha grew up in Omaha and enjoyed a happy childhood. Even though income
was limited, especially with eight children In the family, carefal management
^■helped it go far. A cow and a garden , helped provide some of the food. Bertha's
mother was an exc^tionally good cook and always mad nourishing meals. As time
■ progressed the family wa§ able to obtain many of the machines which tod^ are
taken for granted.' In 1 91 3 they bought a Buick, the first in their neighborhood.
Eventuallly the got a crystal radio, and later a tube model. Bertha's mother
was -finally able to get a wringer typo washing machine and a refrigerator, ..later
other, labor saving appliances were added - a vacuum cleaner, a gas stove, and
.- smaller appliances. Hard work made possible an entirely adequate standard of
living for all,
Iho families house was two stories high and built by Bertha's father. when
she was three, Sven though there was no indoor plumbing, the house did have a
fixmaco, a telephone, and electricity.
Entertainment v/as mostly homemsuie. Eecreation was popular -ice seating,
sledding, "baseball, etc. Church life was often the center of these and other
activities.
IXiring those years Bertha attended elementary school and high school,
both of which could he reached by walking or street car. Because she was the
yaungest fo the eight choldren she was fortunate enough to be able to attend
college, unlike her older brothers and sisters who had had to get jobs to help
support the family. She attneded Central College in Mcpherson, Eansas for
two years. This qualified her to teach in Iowa, Her first job however, was
as a receptionist and assistant to a doctor in Bode, Iowa which paid forty
dollars a month. Ihsi was a teraporary position thovigh and when a teaching
position became available in Perry, Nebraska she took it. Her first years
salary as an elementary school teacher was nine-himdred dollars for the year,
and it rose to one- thousand -hilars per year the second year she ta;ight.
Bertha met Arthur Jensen when her sister's fiance, a med student with
Arthur at the University of Nebraska, introduced them. Ihis was just before
she left Omaha to teach, but the two corresponded frequently. Very quickly
they were engaged as a result of their letters and two years later they were
married. ■; ..,.'.
Maternal Grandparents' Life Tbgether ■ ■. .\"'
Arthur Emanuel JUISEIT and Bertha Viola FLSSHER
,.::,,"Arthiir's internship occurred dxiring the depression years. His saleiy
as ah intern was thirty dollars a month,' of which twenty-five dollars. had to
be used to pay the rent. Daring the six months after their marriage that he
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held this position the grocery bill was on* himcLr«d and twsnty-four dollars,
and in ordsr to meet these costs it was necessary to rely on savings and some
torrowed nioney. Bertha kept exacting records of their expenses, and every
penny vfas used. Bread was five cents a loaf and five cents worth of liver was
too much for a meal for two,
. After Arthtir's internship, they decided to return to the area fix)m vrfaich
fj&o had come origionally, and they moved to the small Scandanavian community of
|B6de, iowa. It was during this time that my mother, Joan Mary, and her, "brother
'.Vem were 'bom. Although the economy was still caught in the depression,
-things improved somewhat for the Jensens. In a good month Arthur earned
one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars, hut often the farmers alsomade
payments in kind as well, Ibod for that year cost three hundred and sixty-five
dollars. Bent, for their apartment and Arthur's office, was twenty-eight
dollars a month.
After learning that a position in Humholdt, Iowa had been vswiated by the
death of a physician, Arthur moved to that community in 1 932 and was to spend
twenty-three years there with his family. Sbr the first two years the family
rented. . Then "Arthur called Bertha's father, then out of work because of the
depressed housing market, and his sons to Humbolt to build a home for his
'family. The total cost for both land and; construction was about eleven
■^thousand dollars. The -house was a two story brick structure with nine rooms.
The lot it stood on was fairly large, about one hundred aby two huncred feet.
It was definately one of the finer houses in town at that time.
As the years progressed, Arthur's prgu:tise grew in both size and esteem.
He was highly respected both by his patients and by other doctors. It is
notable that the Mayo Clinic often refered patients to him that were unable
to go to the Clinic itself for treatment as inpatients. As one of five
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doctors in Hmnbolt he had a "busy practise. Typically h© would leavs for his
office at 8:30 or 9:00 in the morning. Between housecalls and appointments he
kept "busy til late in the afternoons, usually arriving home after 6:00. As
a doctor in a rural area he was on call at all times and often he would he
called iroon to leave late at night of during foul weather. With the nearest
hospital eighteen miles away, and transportation some what less than speedy,
he had to deal with emergencies or childbirth without sophisticated equijanent
in many cases. It is interesting to note that rates for office visits were
raised only once during his twenty-three years of practise - from one dollar
to two dolars in 19^. It was a heavy load, and their wasn' t much time for .
recreation or the fanily. ."',::- .:^,' .'' ' ;■ ■
Bertha Jensen v/as a good homemaker, and most of her time was spent in
performing household tasks. Her ^are time was often spent in reading hut
she was active socially as well. Much of this activity was centered around
the church. She was president of the women's association and also taught,
with Arthur, and adult sunday school class. Bertha lived a good life and she
appreciated that fact.
As the years passed the work load that Arthur was called ij^xDn to deal
with increased dramatically. Eventually he decided to take on a partner, "but
• the demand for caxe only increased that much more. When he came to the
.■•'.conclusion in 195^ that it would "by impossihle to decrease the work considerably
'without quitting completely, Arthur decided to move to Florida. Eventually, ha
?r'; found some property in South^ Carolina that he liked and so he "built a house on
it. and retired to that state.
m
Mo ther
Joan Mary JENSEN
Joan Marj Jensen was "bom on Octotor 22, I93I in Bode, Iowa. Soon sifter
her birth the Jensens moved to Humlxjlt, Iowa and it was in this town that Joan
grew \ip. Her early life in Hum'bolt was ai fairly sliiple one. Her parents lived
^ a frugal life, bat this vra^ more by choice than because of need, and the family
never felt any finacial strain. Decisions in the family were always made by the
'.'parents and the children were expected to agree. ^Ihey never questioned this and
V for the most part relationships between parent and child were peaceful.
Humboldt, Iowa is a farm community, not an urban area, and Joan's life was
shaped by this fact. Commercial entertainment \fa.s confined to one small movie
house and most of the other buildings in town were, directly or indirectly,
farm related. Ihere v/as a grain elevator of course, and several farm equipment
outlets.
As a result of this rural environment, entertainment was mostly created
among friends. Joan did take advantage fo the theatre, but more often her
recreation was a slumber party or a picnic trip to the park. Summers saw a week,
sometimes two, of cairiping with the family, but her father had to return to his
practice and this ivas all too brief an interlude in the long stretch between
school years. ■. . '. ■
School :was the primary activity, if not always entertaining, in which. "; ; " :'\
Joan was involved daring these years. She attended a single school system,
-all on the same block, from elementary school to senior high. In -per suit of
-a degree in music, she attended four different colleges. It was at one of
'"^' these. Central Cbllege, that she first came to know Walter MciMullen. They
did not date though, and in fact each was involved romantically to some extent
with other persons. After Joan left Ctentral, they did not see one another for
a year. They first dated when Joan returned to visit cammencement, excersizes
at the college. This pronipted them to "begin writing each other, Joan at
college finishing work on her degree, Walter in the Air ibrce. They became
engaged and were married when Walter came out of the Air Ibrce.
CParents' Life Obgether
X Walter Burton MCMUHM and Joan Mary JENSEN
liimediately after they were married, Joan "began svtpporting Walter as he
finished his college education. Using the G, I. Bill my father "began attending
the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Joan worked in the Bookstore at the
University. They lived in a trailer together. Tha second year at the
University of Kansas './alter accepted a student charge in the Methodist Church
as a minister in a nearby rural community, Melvernv Because Joan could take
a position teaching in the Melvem school system they moved to the parsonage
in that city, beginning a long line of sruch temporary homes.
After completeing his college work Walter chose to enter the Drew IMversity
Seminary in Madison, Ne^-^ Jersey. During the three years at Drew they lived in
'i* various different places. The first year, while Joan was teaching, they lived
in a student apartment. Qhen, the sec6nd year, Walter accepted another student
charge in a nearby town. Joan gave birth that year to me, Daniel B. M(i4ullen.
They moved again the third year to a different j better paying, student charge in
Bayone, New Jersey.. Bayone then became their home for one year after Walter
finished seminary vriiile he decided where to pursue his ministerial career.
'■T^'t-'' j^ they decided to move to Florida and the corresponding conference
of the Methodist Church. Ihey were assigned to a church in Clearwater, Horida
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and in Juna of 1959 Walter McNIullen formally began his career in the church.
Unfortionately, church politics and some coriflicts within the denomination
caused him, after five years with the Methodist church, to break with that
organization. He took a pastorate at an interdenominational church in
Clearwater. Ihere he began his association with the l&iited Qiurch of Christ.
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Afteir trying unauccessfully to persijade the church he was serving to affiliate
with the denomination, may father left that chxarch to take an assistant
pastorata- at another. United Church of Christ affiliated, church. Daring
!f" these years though, he v/as primarily employed teaching at a local junior
V: .college. Eventually Walter moved to Illinois to take a position in another
church. After, three years in Glenview, Clinois he again moved, this time
to ibckford, Illinois and Spring Greek Cbngregational Church, another U.C.C
affiliate. At this writing he. is happily employed there and aspects to remain
in Bockford for a long time.
Me
Efeniel Barton MCMULLE2T
I was bom on February 19t 1957 in Ilorida. Although ray parents were
^.vliving in New Jersey at the time, my mother was visiting her parents in the
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instate and 1 decided to 4rriv^ daring the visit. 'By the time I was old enough
f„ ta con5)rehend where I was, we had moved to ilorida on a more permanent basis.
, I spent twelve years in Florida and lived in the general area of the Hampa^
,'. St. Petersburg- deariTatej?' 'triangle' on the Gulf of Mexico.
S'-f :-, IhQsa years were not outstanding in any respect. I managed my way
i'^ through eight years of school, fecieving good marks. Escreation was, of course,
abundant. The beaches of Clearwater and the islands just ofCher coast were
perfect for picniciog, swimming, and having fun in general.
As the years progressed, I "becaffle more and more interested in science
and math, Apparently I vra.s naturally talentled in these areas and did
particularly well in the associated subjects in school. ^Vhen we "began attending
th.8 local U.C.G church I was "brought into contact with a whole new realm of
, experience. That church was quite liberal, especially in contrast to the
-..^prevailing political philosophy of the area, and most of the membera I knew
^-vWere young and active in social concerns. Here I began to to become cbncious ■
of the many social issues vfeidi faxie the nation.
This awareness carried over into hagh;iSchool when we moved to Illinois.
After I became involed in interscholastic debate my concern grew with regard to
the^many problems vrtiich confront this country. It was at this point that I
made the decision to vrork towards a career in government and practical politics.
Our family moved to Sockford, Illinois about two years ago. I have been
completeing a progran of general education at Bock Valley College in preparation
for transfer to a four year school in 1 976-77 where I hope to obtain a degree
majoring in political science. .
MAGNUSONV BRUCE ALLEN. 1954-
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, FAMILY DATA
\, Grandfather (your father's side)
Name r.iAR'^TN ?>' A C M U S ON Current Residence Rockford, Illinois
Name map'ptn rAnrtlSON
I f dead, date of oea th
Place of birth Rnnkford. Illinois Date of Birth Augpst \?., I906
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st r^echanic DateslO?6-19^1 1st 2902 11th St. RkfH. Dates^ Qp.;7_iit.
2nd Pantnrv ^npr>T-iri c:r.r- Datesl9il-iq/j,H 2nd ^-:ti r.hapin r.t. RU-fd . Datest 215-/^.9
3rd Fnntnr-v Ov-ynpr- Dates 1 QJi,R-i Q71 3rd 6t3 Conefre Avp RkfriPatest^g
Uh Dates '«th Dates
Religion Romf^n Gf^t.hnlir.
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.|v;,^^c:o r.iii}-> npmnn-i"a +
Rookfnrd_. Illinois Way 12, 1^92?
Place of Marriage to your grandmother Rockford. TllinoJs ^^^^^ i/ay 12,192-,
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 Janet Keenan Wagnuson Current Residence
If dead, date of death October 5, 19'6?
Place of birth Whitehall, Scotland Date of birth r''ay 21,1901
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school vocational col lege_
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Miner( in Scotland) Dates 191 '^^-19 1st Glasf-ow. Scotlnnd DatesM'^-IQ
2nd [."aid ( in Canada) Dates 1Q20-23 2nd Quebec. Canada Dates '20-2'^
3rd Housewife Dates 1927-6^ 3rd same as p:rand father Dates
( above )
Ath Dates '♦th Dates
Re 1 i g i on Roman Catholic
I Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. I.loosc 01 uB
MtcT & Rosary of St James
Place of marriage to your grandfather Rocl:.1ord ,, XllinoiLi q^YI i;,ny , T2~, iy'<J7
^°^^'- i^anatPSf:»fhi^^8a£f'§?^^f? $'^gl%-h^. stepmother or another relative give
3.
j-andfather (your mother's side)
U .r.n.o. So.v.orth Current R.OH.nr^ock River Terrace Byron. 111.
F dgadr date of death
iace of hirfh Rnrkford. TlTinois Date of birth Au^^^st 4, 1913
jducation (number of years}:
jrade school ^' high school t vocational college
^i„„/,\ PLACE OF RESIDENCE
:cupatlonts} , , . t l \
' ^ (after leaving home)
Dates 193^1-37 IstOhnnn, Tllinoir; Dates 3 ^-3^'
Dates 1<^^7 2nd l^nckrord, Tllinoir: Dates^^^^^
it ^''n.rrnor
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idT^'nolii ni rA'.
,^ . „^.,TT^ Dates 10'l?-ir; 3rdoont,tlc, War.hxn" Ion P»^e^!'^lz!lL^
rd ^! pv^r ( Du r 1. n ^ V^ ■ / T 1 ) uates i ^ ^'- jra f . — _ .
Dates t4th Rocl^rord, lllinoi-- Dates '^^^"^^'^ '
" '. ^±h P.vron. Tllinoir: •68-presen-
ell g ion Romnn Catholic
olitical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. r^-.^mr.>,i n r.lnh __
,T;,rP. of marriage to your grandmother Rochollo, Illinois ^ date f/;ay 12,193^
ote: If your mother was raised by a i^mprdLllHI or ariULllBt HiUllVH (lU dye 181
give that data on the back of this page (C-1)
.randmother (your mother's side)
n fj RnrV River T^^rrace Byron, 111
l;,mo. T.oir^ ,Tonn? Seaworth ^Current ResldencePocK Kiver j ^r ,.. y_ ;
ji f dead, date of death
!.,ace of b.rth _ Rochelle. Illinois Date of birth September 13, 19l'>
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 high school ^ vocational college
. , X PLACE OF RESIDENCE
)ccupat.on(s) ^^^^^^ ,^^^5^^ ^^^^j
IstJ^aid Dates 1928-32 1st same as ^^;^'f^'- ^^ates
Znd HoiioGwife
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People Interviewed include Martin Magnuson, James and
T,oin Seaworth, (Grandparents) Alice Garlock Fafrnuson,
('Step-Grandmother and very f;ood friend of Janet
Marnnson in earlier life), Ronald and Shirley
MarjinscnC Parents ) , and Marf^aret Hughes( friend that came
to the U.S. with Janet Maf^uson from Scotland.
Resources include articles from the Rockford Morning
Star and Register-Republic and records and documents
kept by the family.
Janet Keenan was born in Whitnhall, Scotlfind,
a Rmall farminp; town south of Glasgow on May 21, I90I .
Her parents were poor farmers and Doth died while she
was very younp;. Prom then on, Janet and her sister,
Margaret, lived with their aunt.
When Janet was fourteen, she and her sister
went to work in the mines for just pennies a day in
order to make a living for themselves. The hours were
long in these deep mines and many days they would
stay down in these mines so long that they didn't
see daylight. They worked in the mines for about
three years when they decided to come to the United
States to find a better life. But they had little
money and could not afford to pay their fare.
Canada had a law at this time, called the Canadian
Maid Act, in which wealthy Canadian families would pay
for European girls to come to Canada and the girls
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would work as maids for these families until thoir
fares wore paid in full. So Janet, her sister, and
three rrirlfriends came to Canada in 1920. After
workin."- as maids for three years in Quebec, Janot
and her three girlfriends came to Rockford in I923
while .lanet's sister stayed behind in Canada and
later rot married.
After arriving in Rockford, the girls again
worked as maids. Janet went to work for the Shanhoune's,
a wealthy Rockford family who owned a clothing factory
andf resided in a large house on Harlem Boulevard. She
worked for the Shanhouse's for three years until she
met Martin Magnus on.
Martin Magnuson, known as Mike, was the fourth
of seven children to Emil and Matilda Magnuson, recent
Swedish immigrants. Emil delivered butter for the Cherry
Valley Creamery in Rockford while Matilda stayed home
to take care of the children,
Mike "went through the eighth grade and then quit
school to get a job. He held numerous jobs as a teen-
ager and in 1926 was able to secure a job as a mech-
anic at a small service station because of his interest
in and experience around engines.
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Tn 1925 Mike mot Janet while she was working"; as
a maid and two years later, on ''-ly 1.2, 192?, thoy
were married at St. -lames Cathedral in Rockford,
Recently after marriaiR;e, Mike started a canoe
rentnl service on the Rock River with his brother,
William. Hov/ever, it was difficult to support a fam-
ily on such an in come so in 1931- he went to work
for Ervhwinf:; Manufacturing in Rockford where he quickly
advanced to supervisor.
r/leanwhile, Janet stayed home and "brought up the
family. They had four sons in their first six years
of marriage. Janet was a very religious woman v/ho
brought her family up the same way. They all attended
church together every Sunday and drinking and swearing
were never permitted. The family always went to church
together and then came home and ate a large dinner
together on holidays.
The Magnuson family always went on vacations
together. Every August the entire family would head
up to Red Cedar Lake in Northern Wisconsin to go
fishing for a week. This tradition still goes on today.
Now, however, the family and their families go during
the first week of fishing season in May.
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Tn 104R Mike decided to f;o into biu-niness for
himneir. So he rented a buildin.T at. the Ebloy Foundry
on Cunninf^ham Street in Rockford and opened up Forest
City Inlishinf^ and Ruffinp;. It v/as a small business
v/ith about six employees but it v;as fairly successf\)l
and provided the family with a moderate income.
Janet also worked at this time to help support
the family. She first started as a waitress at the
Lafayette Hotel, and when it was closed, she went to
work at the Faust Hotel. She was an excellent banquet
waitress and was often called upon to work large parties
at various country clubs in the Rockford area.
By 1962, Mike and Janet had a sizeable income
from Forest City Polishing and Buffing so Janet quit
work in order to relax since all of her children were
married. Two years later she became very ill and on
October 5, 196^ she died.
Three years later, on Defeelnber 27, I967, Mike
was remarried to Alice Garlock, a friend of Janets'
who she had worked at the Faust Hotel with and the
first woman alderman in Rockford.
In 1972, Mike sold his business and retired.
Now they enjoy traveling frequently .
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T.ois Jones was the third child of six to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles E. Jones. She was born on her parents -'^
farm near Rochelle, Illinois, Her mother, Anna SammB
doners, was born on an Indian reservation in Oklahoma
on June 13,1890 and her father was born on an Iowa farm
on September PI 5, I885.
Lois had a very misfortunate early life. Even
though she loved school very much, she often had to
stay home to help her mother take care of the others
since she was the oldest. Her father was a poor farmer
and at times even the necessities of life, such as
clothing, were hard to come by. Her older and closest
brother, Ralph, died of Lockjaw in February 1928 after
stepping on a rusty piece of a clock. In 1929 t after
only nine years of schooling Lois had to quit to get
a job and to help her mother take care of the family.
In 1932 she met James Seaworth.
James Seaworth., called Jim, was the youngest
son of George and Mol.iy Seaworth, bom on August 4,
1913 • His parents were a moderate farm family from
Ghana, Illinois, a small community of about five
hundred people east of Oregon, Illinois, who had moved
to Rockford in 190? so that George could work for
Mullers-Pinehurst Dairy. He had driven the first engine
run dol ivery truck for Mullors-Pinehurst and in 19^1
he drove the first cross country truck from Rockford
to New York for Rockford Lumber and Fuelt
After Jims' birth, the family moved back to the
farm in Ghana. Here Jim attended Stone Hill School,
a one room school with p:rades one through eight all
in this one room. Jim didn't like school particularly
well and skipped as often as he could get away with it.
But his mother was very strict about his going to
school, and when she would find out that he skipped,
he was taken out to the woodshed.
After ninth at St. Thomas High School in Rockford,
Jim quit school and farmed with his dad. In 1932 he was
introduced to Lois Jones through her boyfriend and on May
12, 193^ they were married in Rochelle, Ill.lnois.
Jim continued to work for his dad on the farm
after marriage but during the hardest part of the
depression, he woked for the WPA digging ditches for
about one dollar a day in Rockford. They had a daughter,
Shirley Marie, on October 23, 193^ and on September 10,
1938 they had a second daughter, Janet.
In 19^0 the family left for Seattle, Washington.
Jim had a job lined up as a machinist for Boeing
Aircraft. They lived in a government housing project
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while .lim worked days and Lois worked nights in the
cafeteria. After being in Seattle about a year, the
United States entered World War II. Jim wanted to
join the Navy but the West Coast a^lready had their
quota of men for the Navy. Afraid of getting drafted
into the Army, Jim decided to come back to Rockford
and join the Navy. So in January 19^2 the family
sold all their possessions and spent every last penny
they had to get back to Rockford. Here, Jim joined
the Navy and was stationed on the USS Grady in THe
Phillipines throughout the War.
Meanwhile Lois and the children lived with Jims*
parents on Rural Street. Lois worked as an inspector
at Rockford Wood Products to support the family.
After Jim returned from war, the family moved in a
house behind his parents on Rural Street and Jim
went to work as a machinist at Matteson Machine Works.
The family then enjoyed a somewhat moderate income
and it was about this time that they got th.eir first
television set. It was one of the first televisions
in the city of Rockford and every night their living
room would be full of friends watching it. It was even
a color television - they had bought different colored
pieces of cellophane to put over the screen and this
was knovm as color television.
In 19^9 Jim went to work at Rockford Machine
and Tool where he still works today as a machinist.
Lois went to work for Roper the same year and worked
there until 1953 when she went to work at Goldblatts
as a sales clerk. In 1958 they bought a house at 1124
Kingsley Drive in Loves Park. Both of their daughters
were married so Lois quit work and stayed home more
often. In I963 they bought a summer cottage on the
Rock River near Byron, Illinois and spent their summers
there. They enjoyed the outdoor life very much and
loved fishing and boating. In I968 they sold both
their home and their cottage and built a permanent
home near their cottage on the shore of the Rock
River between Byron and Oregon, Illinois.
Shirley Marie Seaworth was the oldest daughter
of Lois and James Seaworth. She was born in Rockford
on October 23, 193^. Her parents moved many times
while sha was in school so she never stayed in one
school very long. She attended ten different schools
in twelve years. Consequently, she did not enjoy
school very much. She and her sister were brought
up to obeey their parents since tbheir father felt
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that r;irls needed more discipline than boys. Shirley
quit hi^h school in the eleventh grade to get married.
Ronald Daniel Magnuson, called Ron, v/as the third
of four sons to Janet and Mike Magnuson. He was bom
on September 1, 193^ in Rockford. He lived most of
his early life in a small two bedroom home on Eleventh
Street. When he was nine years old, the family moved
to a larger three bedroom house at 63I Chapin Court in
Rockford. It was here that he met Shirley Seaworth.
The back yard of his house on Chapin Court met with
the back yard of the House that Shirley lived in on
Rural Street. They attended Jackson School together
while she was in third grade and he was in fourth.
They later became interested in each other while they
were in high school. She attended Muldoon and he
went to St. Thomas. During their last year, they
both attended East High School in Rockford.
Being from a family of four boys,Rbn put pleasure
ahead of school. The only subject he ever cared for
in school was arithmetic. However, he did play many
sports in high school including wrestling, football,
and baseball. He was close to his brothers and they
always did things together.
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On July 1'*-, 1951 Ronald and Shirley were married
at St, James Catholic Church in Rockford. Ron p;ot a
job at National Lock. In I952 Ron was drafted into the
Mariiies and left for basic training at San Die^o,
California. Meanwhile Shirley moved back home with
her parents. After Ron returned from basic training
they moved to Jacksonville, Florida. During the next
two years while Ron was in the service they also
lived in Memphis, Tennessee and Fredericksburg, Virginia.
In 1953 Shirley came back to Rockford to have twin sons.
They v/ere bom on January 15p 195'+» "the same day that
Ron was discharged from the Marines. Ron and Shirley
and their sons Randy and Bruce(myself ) fthen moved
into a small apartment on N. Day Avenue in Northwest
Rockford and Ron went back to work at National Lock.
In 1956 Ron and Shirley had a daughter, Jill Ann,
on January I3. Shortly after they moved on Fifteenth
Avenue. They then built a house at 3220 Hanover Drive
which they moved into in 1957* Shirley held numerous
secretary, and part time sales clerk jobs to help support
the family. In I96I she started working as a small
parts assembler at Barber-Colman and is presently
still working there as an inspector.
Ronald.dwas trained to be a tool and die maker
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at National I,ock v/here he still works today. Their
son Randy is in the Army stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.
Bruce is a student at Rock Vallc'y College and Jill
is a senior at Boylan High School.
MAGiIUSONV SHARON r^ARIEV 1955-
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grade school high school vocational college
Occupat ion(s)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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Dates
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3rd
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Dates
Dates i4th
Re I i g i on
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Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
f'lace of marriage to your grandmother ' ■
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Place of marriage to your grandfather \ '' ■ \<L -r,\ t ^^
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Grandfather (your mother's side)
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If dead, date of deatn ' -> '
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grade school '^ high school \ vocational 7X college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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Place of marrriage to your grandmother T^ ,(- \,^ C^^_^ — »- .i ~Z date -r- [ -.<^
Note: If your mother was raised by a bUipraUlBr Ur ahOLTTBr' V'^lail VH (tO age 18)^^^*^' '
give that data on the back of this page (C-1) 1^33,
Grandmother (your mother's side)
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Place of marriage ttf your grandfather"R,.c\^-!,-,-,-i'-tvA.n,..^. / dateTune^4 \V^^
Note: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to age To)
give that data on the back of this page (D-2)
C-I Stepgrandfather (your mother's side)
'^'*"* ____^__ Current Residence
I f dead, date of de.ith ~~
IM.it.- ..I »»i»H. n.ilo of l)ii||i
( «llK.ll MMI (liiMiilii' r iif yen . ) ~~ ~~
•ir.i.lp mIi.k.I l,i<|li school vucolion.il coIUmk
>ccupat ion(s)
'it ^ Dates Jst
Occupatlon(s) PLaqe OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
2n<l^ Dates 2nd
3rd Dates 3rd
**^^ Dates kth
Dates
Oates_
Dates
Dates
Re I i g i on
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother — — _ — _ ^__.
0-2 StepqrandmothcT (your mother's side)
Name
• f dead, date of death
Current Residence
Place of birlh^ Date of birth
tducation (number t>\ years) ~^
grade school high school vocational
col lege
Occupation(s) PL^cE OF RESIDENCE
, , (after leaving home)
''^ Dates 1st
^"'^ . Dates 2nd
''■'^ _Ddtes 3rd
Dates
Dates
Dates
Re I Igioo
Political pnrty, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather
Date
CHIbDREN of A & B (or A- 1 or B-1) - your father's name should appear below
Place of birth A^oc kVr. ;rl "i \ ^ . .. . .\ date£Q^i^_J____^£^J^_^
Number of years of schooling \-:i - n ..y\p;..0ccupat)Sn\,l^,J^:;'C7
Res i dence \^yc.^ M^rJ taTsTatus .^,,p ,- ' /,h ^' "^ ^
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Number of chi Idren E ■''"■^ ^ — **^-'
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';^"« Ognt -rCA VoM. ;w \ ^oc.x ^u -.e ■.-. - Up rA r.r k s
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Kesidence Koc UVqshA \_U ,,,,..., Marital Status.^ ^ .. : ^
Number of chi Idren \'
jiiiut: r ui i,ri I laren \
Name „__^_^_^
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Residence^ Marital gTatus ^.,^7^^
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Name
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Number of years of school Ing Occupatiort
Res i dence Marital Status
Number of ch i Idren — — —
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Name
Place of bi rth "date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status "
Number of chi Idren
Name
Place of bi rth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Res i dence Marital Status "
Number of chi Idren ~
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of school ing Occupation
Residence Marital Status
Number of Lll I l(Jr«ri — — — ^— ——____
CHILDREN of C and D (or f-l n-ll . .
lo-- r- 1. 0 l)-your mother's non.e should oppear below
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Nuwber of ch! Idren
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Number of years of schoo
•'es idence
Number of" children
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If deacf. date of death -* "i— — —
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Education (number of years)
grade school *? high school ^^ vocational ^college
)ccupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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Religion V^,,-,vV ^e<>A
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. voTCis tr- tV> <. vy-vca v\ ^
Place of marriage to your mother -Q,^.ckfc-.>\:;^\V\o..Vs / date-N\,\„ \<( . ri 6 Q
*JOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)
/our Mother
lame'Q.aY^e. f \>7oV.e^V^^ Yoi^^ac" "^^ Current Residence (Sa r^ ■It' v ^ \r..>f -.€ ■ 1 II
f dead, date of death o
Place of b i r th_^c c \< ^ .-A , "T U . n o ; o Date of bl rthT^-c^ yy, V^e r \'7, 1^1^*4
Education (number of years)
grade school S^ high school M vocational 1 ^college
|Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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!2nd ho^s^ o^.Sx Dates\^\sLl - 2ndi ^-r^r-^^p rx \ra>riV, J\\.),usDates K] /o<( '
'3rd^,,.,c.V ,^^^cr.-^. Datesvi(.g-iS7o 3rd Dates
Re 1 i g i on V. ui~^ V -e r g \-i
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. y-crt, Vl.' ^nt? , Y>\a Ti ^
Ht;m-^ mrA;e 'T^ c V.u > . V^ f > <' s k,r _ ^ _ ^r- ^ , ,
Place of marriage to your fathfer-^v^ck^^ ~c\ X U . r. c^ . ^ date: , .\y ix^ 1 n s ^
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
Name
If dead, date of death
Place of birth ^__ Date of birth
Education (number of years) "^ ' """" — — — —
grade school high school vocational college
Occupation^) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home]
'st Dates 1st Dates
2nd _Dates 2nd Dates
3'"d Dates 3rd Dates
^th Dates ^ith Dates
Religion
Pol i t ica+ part les , civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your mother ~~ Date"
F-2 Stepmother
Name ^__^
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Oate of birth
Education (number of years) — — ^— — — _
grade school high school vocational college
)ccupat ion(s)
'5t Dates Ist
Occupation(s) PL^cE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
2"d _Dates_ ^2nd
^'''^.^^ f^ates ^3rd
Religion ' — ' " —
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your father date
Dates
Dates
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^|LDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below
ame.SVjarc.^ \^ar>f rr\ao.o i . -\( , ,
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jmber of chi Idren (j ^
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Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois
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For this paper T interviewed the following people: Mrs.
Carl Magnuson, Mr. Edwin Young, ^t . Robert G. Magnuson Sr.,
Mrs. Robert G. Magnuson Sr., Mr. Robert G. Magnuson Jr., and
Mrs. Robert G. Magnuson Jr.
For this paper T wrote to ray maternal grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. Bert George Young Jr. I also visited the Scandinavian
Cemetery of Rockford to get the dates for deceased relatives.
One of my maternal great-great grandfather's was Anders John
Ereraer. He was born in Gudheni, Sweden on July 15, 1P59. He
married Kva Rebecca Lundberg in Sweden. Eva was born in Sweden
in 1^53.
Anders and Eva had three chi Idren born in SwoHen. Their
first, a son, Algott was born in 1(84 . As a younc man he ran
away from home and travelled with the circus. He came home when
he became ill and died in 1915 of T3. Their second child, a
daughter, Ellen, was born in iBfil, She spent all of her 21 years
at ho3e. She died December 24, iy08. Her father, Anders was so
upset from her death that he threw out the Christmas tree and
forbade Christmas to be celebrated that year. Their third child,
alsc a daucihter, was Marie, born in 1890. Marie grew up and
■arried, having three children, one boy- Jack, and two girls -
Eva and Marilyn. She and her husband attained some wealth.
Marie died in June of 1' 54.
Anders and Eva's fourth child was the first to be born in
the U.S. Their fourth child was my maternal yreat-grandraother
Agnes Johanna Elizabeth Breraer, Lorn August 30,ltt3, Their fifth
and last child was Bengt, who was born in 1895. oengt died
three days after his birth of pneumonia.
Anders am; Eva came to the 'J.S. from Sweden in 1691. They
case to the U.S. because they had heard that it was the land of
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of plenty. Anders received his naturalization papers on October
21, 1^96. His naturalization papers give his name as Andrew
John Bremer, but he continued to use his name Anders until his
death,
Anders and Eva caae to Rockford the year they immigrated.
They had cousins living in Rcxrkford. That same year, 1P91, they
bought a hone in the Swedish part of Roclford. The house is still
standing today, and in the same place, at 1454 Woodruff Avenue.
Anders occupation was that of a cabinet maker and woodnaker
in both Sweden and the U.S. Anders was an extremely religious
man, as is evident when you see his Bible. He believed that no
work was done on Sundays. Sunday raeals were prepared by the
women the day before, and no form of entertainrnent was allowed
on Sundays. The family's religion was Swedish Lutheran.
Anders education was in the form of apprenticship. He was
an apprentice to his uncle as a cabinet maker and voodraaker.
Eva's only education was the domestics of the home. The only
hooks they were allo\<ed to read were religious books which
their parents taught them ^o read.
Anders and F.va never declared a political party, but voted
for the man. Anders voted regularly once he received his
citizenship - somethinf he was very proud of - ami Eva voted
after women got the right to vote.
Fva Rebecca Lundberg Bremer died in 1931. Andrew John
Bremer visited Swet'en in 1932, 1935, ann 1936. He never wanted
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to stay in Sweden, he only went back to shew off.
In 1936 on his last visit to Sweden he built a houcp for a
favorite feriale cousin who had eleven illegitimate children.
Also in 1936 Anders' daughter Agnes and her husband moved into the
family home on Woodruff to take care of the hone and provide fox
Anders when he returned fron Sweden, After moving into the hOTse
Agnes and her husband bought the house frore Anders for one dollar.
Anders John 3rener died in the middle of Mav 1950.
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One of my maternal great-grandniother 'r was Agnes Johanna
Elizabeth Srener - Peterson - 3erg8trom. She was born in
Rockford, Illinois on August 30, 1P93. Agnes married Charles L.
Peterson in 1» 12. Agnes and Charles had two children. Their
first w.-is, a son, Alyot Frank Andrew Peterson born July IR, 1^13,
Algot married Alvida Elnora Flood on DecemVer 31, 19 ?2 and they
had two sons James '^urdette Peterson, born August If', 1< 3fi and
John Bremer Peterson born Augurt 1^, 1^39. Algot was very proud
of his Swedish heritage. Alvida Blnora Flood Peterson died on
March 10, 1971 and Algot Frank Andrew Peterson died on April 16,
1971. Agnes and Charles second child was my maternal grandmother
Katherine Fva Marie Peterson, born on April 17, K 15.
Agnes received six years of piulic education at Turner
School, She was also well trained in domestic responsibilities.
Agnes was a devout Swedish Lutheran carrying on somf-, but not all
of her lather's practices. Sunday meals wpre prepared the night
before except for the meat which was cooked on Sundays. Uork
was not allowed on Sundays but the children were allowed to play
quietly.
Agnes worked outside of her home after her divorice from
Charles Peterson, which she received in 192 5. She worked as a
waitress and a cleaning lady, until her marriage to Carl Ewald
Bergstroro in 192P.
Agnes voted regularly, but did not vote party. She voted
for the man. She belonged to the Rebecca Lodge and sht- also had
and attended afternoon parties in her social group.
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Carl 3crgstron was a Swedish Lutheran. He wns coMfirraed in
Sweden and came to the U.S. when he was seventeen. Carl was a
cabinet maker and woodniaker. after cciaing to the U.S. Carl
belonged to a Swedish organization known as Svethoid where reen
gathered to play cards and ha»'e a drink. In politics Carl did not
always vote party but quite often he voted as a Oeraocrat,
After buying the house on Woodruff Avenue from Agnes' father
Anders, Carl and /xnders completely renovated the house. They
laid new wood floors and put up new walls, altering the whole house.
Agnes Johanna Flizabeth liremer- Peterson- iiergstrom dies
August 4, I960. Carl twald Bergstrora died in September lv70.
Charles L, Peterson is still living at this time.
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My np.ternal grandmother is Katberine Eva Marie Peterson -
Young. She veas born in Rockr'ord, Illinois on April 17, 1*15.
Katherine married Bert Gporye Young Jr. in Roc'-;ford on June 2^ ^
19.?2. 3oth Bert and Katherine's parents disagreed on a Gerraan -
Swedish Marriage. Kathr^rlne and Bert had two children. Tneir
first was ray mother Diane EliZsTiLeth Young, born on Decf mber 17,
1934. Their second child was, a daughter, Katherine Filcncre
Young - Larson, born Septeae.er 1*^ , Vr^3^ . f<iithGrine lias three
children, one son - Scott Anderson, and two dauQhtrrs Le Anne
Anderson and Linda Anderson. Katherine is now married to Murray
Larson.
As a child Katherine Young received doll toys carved out of
wood. Her grandfather Anders curved her a dollchpst, cradle and
other ite-ns, T have the dollchest and 'se it as a jewelry chest
today. It is a very fine and detailed iten.
Katherine had eleven years of public schooling. She quit
achcol because she didn't w .nt to attend any more, but her brother
Algot graduated from hich school, VCatherine's people lived
along the same street and in the same neigh orhood. There were
boarders in her parents hcne, but they were relatives looking
for work. 'Vith the live-in relatives the household was a
crowded one.
Birthdays, weddings, baptisms, patriotic days - all were
inportant days. They w re ccle >ratcd with big meals and large
family get togethers.
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All major dfcisions concerning Katherine whi Ip she lived at
hOTBP were for her to make. Mtez she raarrie<1 all major decisions
for the bora«» w«?re made jointly by her and Ver husband, Bert.
Katherine and Bert raised their rhildren ty themselves, except
for interference by Katherine' s parents.
"Black sheep", like the wealthy stayed away frOT>i the res-t of
the fa'nilv. The richer relatives - once they got their w.^ilth -
broWe off family relationships and then ignored their family.
No financial aid or responsibility was exchanged between parents
and children except when a sick or dependent fanily jne!abcr was
taken care of by an undprstandino daughter.
Women did not rtceive dowries and there was nothing left to
inherit. Sons chose their own occupations. IVomen were allowed
to work outside of the l-'orae until they married.
As far as "success" in anything or "good marriages" the only
thing that happened was bragginy by the fanily rarmbers involved.
Children were always loved and always considered children, even
after they married. They w re expected to take on adult respons-
ibilities when thev were married.
Katherine worked in a factory on an assembly line from the
time she was sixteen and until she had her first child. She met
her husband at the factory where they were botn employed.
Katherine is a Swedish Lutheran, who believes that things
can be done on Sundays, bhe is the one feraale on ray maternal
side who does not ote regularly, but when she does she votes
for the man.
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Another maternal great-great grandfather was Andr*»w Poterson
wh Or cane from Sweden - but when we don't know. He married '^rie
Erlandrr in the ".S. Marie carne from Sweden wben she was a year
old.
They bar two children. My qreat-c^randfather Charles L.
Peterson and another son Frank Peterson. Frank "eterron narricd
and had one dauchter, "at she never married . My great-orandfather
Charles L, Peterson is Scill living today.
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One of my naternal great-grandfathers was Berthold George
Young, Sr. He was born in Kleinschnalhalden, Germany in 1876.
In Germany he received an education equivalent to that of tbp U.S.
eighth grade. He imraigratcd to the U.S. hetwepn IFEO and 1» 90,
Berthold and his older sister, Anna, cane to the ''.S. with
their passage beinc paid by two sponsors fror^ Wisconsin. After
reaching the 'i.S. Berthold and Anna travelled to Rdgerton,
Wisconsin, where they lived with their relatives and paid back
their sponsors. After paying back their sponsors they saved money
to pay for the passages of another brother and sister, who in turn
when reaching Edgerton saved their money to bring over more
relatives. If Berthold had not immigrated when be did, he would
have joined the German arny, becausr it was compulsory.
Berthold* s father wove baske*s for a livino. He also rented
some land or which the fan- ly raised geestand potatoes, but
the land was rented under the feudal system. They were allowed to
farm but could not hunt in the woods or fish for the fish in the
stream running through the rented land.
Berthold George Voung Sr. married Fleonore Klinger. Bleonore's
parents were farmers from Germany and Prussia, but she was born and
raised in Edgerton, Wisconsin. Eleonorc was born in 1P76.
Bleonore received an eiahth grade education in the p»;bl;c schools.
Her only occupation in life was that of a housewife.
Berthold and Bleonore had five children. Their first child
was, a daughter, Brnistine Sedonia Fredrickae horn on March 2, 1903.
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It is not known whether Ernistine had any oducation. Their
second child was, a son, Max Carl Custaf born on January 21, 1905
and he died on June 12, I960. '^x went to public schools for
ell ht years and then had v/ocatirnal training. Their third child
was, a son, Fdwln v/illiam August born on October 30, If'Oe. Since
he has become an adult Edwin has dropped the name August in all
legal proceedings. Edwin had eight years in gradeschool and
three-and-a-hal/ years of hi ;,h school. He finished high school
at night school. He has even taken some college level courses.
Their fourth child was Berthold George Young Jr., ray maternal
grandfather, born on July 11, ICll. Their fi^'th and last child
was Eleonore Amelia Marie born on April 7, l'"lfi. Eleonore
graduated from high school.
Eleonore Klinger Young died on April 10, 19 IP. Berthold
George Young Sr. was a devout German Lutheran. Th*' religion was
practiced daily in the home. All five Youncj children have leait-
iraate sta-nprd on heir birth certificates. He was a farTiier in
Edgerton, V-'isconsin until her remarried and moved to Rockford in
1926, where he worked for the Barber Coleman Company, Berthold
also belonged to the Republican party.
After F-leonorc's death, Berthold' s eldest daughter, Ern-^stine,
raised the faj^ily until her father's remarriage. The boys had
domestic chores as well as. outside chores on the farn. Most of
the children had two middle names bccaus<- in following tradition
they were named after their sponsors and/or relatives.
Pace 11
Berthold remarried to a wo-a.-in natRecl Vinnie and they had a
son Robert. Berthold Oeorge Young Sr. died in February 19'' 5,
n
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My maternal arandfather is Bert George Young Jr. He was
born in Bdgerton, fVisconsin on July 11, I'JU. iiert George Young
Jr. married Katherine Eva Marie Peterson in Rockford on June 24,
1932. Both Bert and Katherine' k parents disagreed on a German -
Swedish marriage. Bert and Katherine had two children. Their
first was my mother Diane Elizabeth Yoimg, born on December 17,
19 34. Their se.ond child was, a dauchter, Katherine Eleonore
Young - Larson, born Scptenber 18, 19 3F. Katherine has three
children, one son - Scott Anderson and two daughters •> Le Anne
Anderson and Linda Anderson. Katherine is now T»)arried to Murray
Larson.
Bert was christined Berthold George Young Jr., but the court-
house and its records burned down and 3crt was reoistered as
Bert George Young Jr. Bert had nine years of education in public
schools, and two years vocational trainin*; as a tool and die
naker. Bert helped his father with farrain^unti' they moved to
Rockford in 1926. From 1926 mtil bis retirement in 1973 Bert
worked as a fool and die maker. Bert's family was not a cIosp
unit. He is a German Lutheran and he votes, regularly, voting for
the man.
Bert's relatives lived in his parents home "hen they were
looking for work, and his grandparents lived with them after they
became dependent.
During WWI one of the papers of Pdgerton, ^^isconsin was
against Germans, drowning the Germans on every occassicn. The
people of the town did not down the Germans though.
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The deprppsion left the t iggest mark. Employed throughout
the depression - sometirnes only part time - it was important to
have a jVb and keep it. Steady employment became iTportant. They
made things? do and went without. WWII was entirely different
than tWI. The feelings were also different. Durincj UVI Y the
feeling was anti-Jap not anti-Gcrnan.
Before the TV became co»ninon the radio was the only major
source of immediate communication, but the radio was very biased.
When TV became common it brought in many , various, and conflicting
views.
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One of my paternal great -grandfathers was Emil Magnnson. He
was born on June 6, IP 76 in Weatergotland, Sweden. He inmigrated
with his wife, Matilda, to the n,S. around ir93. Matilda was
born in Sweden in 1H?0.
Emil Magnuaon worked in a creamery, he also sold butter and
eggs door-to-door and delivered milk in a horse-drawn wagon.
He beloncied to the Independent Norden Lodge, and was of the
Lutheran faith,
Emil and Matilda had seven children. Their first child
was, a daughter, wilman born in 1^01 and she died in 1971, They
had five sons: John William, Martin, Walter, Victor - not
necessarily in that order -, Robert Gustaf Magnuson Sr., my paternal
grandfather born on February 25, 1910, and Carl born on March 25,
1913.
Matilda visited Sweden in 1931. She died in Rockford on
December 9, 1932. She was ill and in the hospital and after
learning cf ? er gra.nd£on's birth she died. Emil Magnuson died on
March 13, 1941.
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My paternal grandfather is Robert Gustaf Magnus on Sr. He
was born in Rcckford, Illinois on February 25, 1910. Robert
narried Grace Kreps in 1?30. They had tu-o children. Thtir first
child was, a daughter, Muriel May Magnuson - O'Rourke born on
May 1, 1G31. Muriel graduated from hich school and married a
serviccnan. She died on April 1;\ 1955 after surgery. Their
second child was, a son, ^ay father, Robert Gustaf Magnuson Jr. He
was born on Oece'nber 9, 19 32.
■^'im*-'-'"- '^o^'"* ^r. had eight years of public education and two years
of vocational training. He worked as a clerk for two years and
was promcted to supervisor. A position he held for f orty-fo ir
years until his retirement. While a supervisor he also f<-»rmed for
six years, and for a number of years he rented canoes and speed-
boats for use on the Rock Piver. He has also been a petshop owner
for tie last tvrnty years.
He is or the L4itheran faith, but reli ion does not play an
i'Ttportant part in his life. He beloncs to no political party, but
votes for the man. He travels all around the U.S. to visit his
youngest daughter.
Robert Sr. divoriced Grace Krens in K36. He married Mildred
Louise Lingenfelter in August 193P. Mildred was born on Jnne IF,
1915 in Canton, Illinois. Mildred dropped out of school two
months before gradiiatmn from twelth grade. She had six months
traininc: a? a beautician. She js a Lutheran, !)ut religion does
not play an important part in her l^fe.
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Shp has been a pf>t8h. p owner since 1^^54. She votes for the
man. She travels all over tht' U.S. to visit with h^r younoest
daughter.
Robert Sr. adtjpted Mildred's son Paul Lee. Paul Lee was
born on February 13, 1935. Paul graduateii from hi^h school and
had alnost one full year of coilt?ye. l?obert Sr. and Mildred had
three children. Thtir first child was, a yirl, Bcnita Louise
riagnuson - Henricks, Uonita graduated froia high school, and
beauty school. She has one son - Mark. Their socond child was,
a girl, Rebecca Gean Magnuson, born on August 14, 1<;47, Rebecca
died on July 26, 194<;. Their third and lasr child was Victoria
Jean ^'acnuson - Shively i>orn on December 15, 1^50. Victoria
graduated from higli school and she and her husband are prcfeESional
dancers.
During the depression Mildred made thr^e dollars a week as a
beautician. She gave a shaxpfo and set for 25 cents, hair was
still set in pin curls then. The charge fcr a permanent was one
dollar. Mildred and Robert t-r, celi^brated tic end of ("Wli with
the rest of Rockford, down on iiroadway.
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My father is Robert Guetaf Magnuson Jr. He was born on
December 9, 1932 in Rockford, Illinois. He married Diane Elizabeth
Youmi on July 18, 1954 in Rockford. Tb^y had five children.
Their first child and only daughter is, Sharon Marie Magnuson
born on October 10, 1955. She graduated from high school in June
1973 and is the author of this paper. Their second child, a son,
is Robert Gustaf Magnuson III born on November 4, 19 5fS. He is in
12th grade and is to graduate May 31, 1C74. He is already
enlisted in the Marines. The-'r third child, a son is David
William Magnuson born on January P, I'JSB. Their fourth child, a
son, is Jeffrey Lewis "^fagnuson, born on October 9, 1<^5<>. Jeffrey
is in the 9th grade. Their fifth and last child, a son, is
Stuart Wade Magnuson, born on August 16, 19'i2. Stn«rt is in the
sixth grade.
Robert Jr. had eleven years of public education and received
his G.E.D. in 1968. Robert's parents were divoriced when he was
four. His sistetV^uriel wiis given to his mother and he to his
father. His father boarded hira out until he remarried. Then
Robert lived with his stepmother's parents.
While living with his step>-grandmother and step-grandfather
he learned to farm and farr^od until he entered the service in
1951. Whrn he was seventeen be beoan working as a machine operator
for Sundstrand. He worked there until I'^Sl. From 1951 to l*-54
Robert served in The Army. From 1951 to K 53 hf owned and oper-
ated a trench-digger.
'•Htm-
Page 18
Robert is a ronflrwod Lutheran, but religion docs not play
an Important part in his daily life. Robert votes for the man and
belongs to the Moose club. With his free timp he farms thf five
acres he owns. He did time in the st^rvice, and this took him to
Alaska and Kentucky.
Robert Jr. always felt that a whitp - collar worker and a
factory worker were equal. Everyone ha« n job to do. The elders
were treated tvith respect and lived in their hones unti^. they died,
Very few were pLiced in nursing hones.
As a child holidays were big events where all the relatives
got together for a largp neal. There were and still are family
reunions, which everyone tries to attend.
Robert's parents always had a radio, and always had a car.
They e^^en had a new car. The fanily practiced joint ownership,
man and wife. Women could definitely go out of the home to work.
At a very early a_'e, the children were expected tc ta'ic on adult
responsibilities.
Robert's only school activity was FFA. He was only allowed
to use the car when doing errands for his parents. He was
seldon allowed to date. His dates were often chosen for him,
Robert's fa'nily got electricity in K'50. Also in K/50 they
went fron the ice box to the refrigerator. They bad outdoor
plumbing. Trains tvere a aajor means of transportation. He
travelled in a plane in irSl and found it an exciting adventure,
Man on the moon was also very important. His con'^any paid him to
stay home and watch man's first walk on the moon, and he did.
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My laothcr is Plane Elizabeth Young - Magnuson. She was born
on December 17, K34, in Rockford, Illinois. She married Robert
Gnstaf^ Magnuson Jr. on July IF, 19 54 in Rockford. They had five
children. Their first child and only daughter is, Sh.iron Marie
Magnuson born on October 10, K55. She graduated fro-Ti high school
in June 1973 and is the author of this payjer. Their second child,
a son, is Wobert Gustaf ^'lagnuson III born on November 4, 19 56.
He is in 12th grad« and is to graduate May 31, 1974. He is already
enlisted in the '''arines. Their third child, a eon, is David
Willian Magnuson born on January 8, 1958. Their fourth child, a
son, is Jeffrey Lewis '-teignuson, born on October 9, 19 59. Jeffrey
is in the 9th grade. Their fifth and last child, a son, is Stuart
Wade Magnuson, Born on August 16, 1962. Stuart is in the sixth
grade.
Diane graduated from high school and religion plays an
important part of her life. She is a Lutheran and was very close
to her raatprnal grandmother. Diane has been a housewife since
her marriage and before she was married she was a bokkceper.
Since her marriage she has worked in banks - as a proof operator
and as a teller. At the present time she is a bookkeeper accountant.
She votes regularly voting for the roan, not the party. She
belongs to Homemakers and to a church circle. With her leisure
time she sewF, knits, and gardens. Oefore her marriage she took
a trip to New York.
Ag a child her family took trips and the grandparents and
even her great-grandfather woulfi come along. Holidays and family
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occassions ere always celebrated with big get togcthers and big
neals. After grandni<;ther iier^strom's death there weren't the huge
family gatherings. Christ nas Hve was celebrated with a big
dinner, present^:, and attending churci). Sunday iseals were fancy
neals, Diane ami her sister learned dowestics from chores at
heme. The family had a radio and got the first car when Diane
was two.
There wore sorae conflicts in the spbringing of Diane and her
sister. The grandparents thought the girls weie receiving too
much freedom. Diane lived in an apartment until she and her
husband bought a hone.
Diane was active in high school attending all the yamcs , and
raost the dances. She was in the orchestra and took violin and
piano lessons up to tenth grade. She was allowed to ijse the car
for school related events once she got her license. Her dates
had to 90 through a meeting ritual and her night life was
restricted until after high school graduation.
Diane's family always had electricity and they 901 a refri-
gerator in the early 1940' s. They also had indoor plumbing.
Ulien Diane was little children were seen but not heard. The
train was the main means of transportation. She was very excited
when she took her first plane trip in the early l^iSO's.
MARINELLlV BRIAN MARK, 1957-
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^MIEY HISTORY.
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Sn that your f .i m 1 1 y history can be made more useful to historians and
thers studying American families, wo are .isklng you to fill out tlie forms
L'low. I'll is will Lake you only a few minutes, and will be easily made over
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1. Your name Brian Llark Llgri-nfilli (in // _„_ )
Date of form April 26. 1975
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2 . Your college: Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois
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Please check a I 1 occupational categories in which members o I ycjui
family whom you have discussed in this paper havi^ found themselves.
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Please check all religious groups to which members of your family whom
you have discussed in this paper have belonged.
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X Swed i sh Other Scandinavian "; German French
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What sources did you use in compiling your family history?
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FAMILY DATA
Grandfather (your father's side)
Name Jore'Ph Lui-'j -M^^IilZLLI Current Residence
Date of birth December 1'3, 18P6 Place of birth ^arertinn , Italy
Date of death February 1". loij-'^ Place of burial Rockford. 'in^. , , "1"t .
Education (numbe r of years);
grr.de school high school vocational ti o 1 1 e g e '/.
()c(-upation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Glass 31o-.'^er Dates iqoZ|.-1qi2 Istl.lt. Vernon. OH Da tes 190^'— 1912
2nd Presser (Clother ) Dates lol-^-lo?-^ 2ndRockford. XL Dates 191'^-Death
3 r d DieTnaster D ate s 1923-19*^^ 3 r d Da t e s
4th
4th
Dates
Dates
R e 1 i g i o n Rornan Catholic
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc
Place of Marriage to your grandmo ther Mt . Vernon, OK date October 1,1^0^
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 Francis ROOP Current Residence Rockford. 'Jinn.
Date of birth Aug:ust 5. 1890 Place of birth M t . Vernon , OK .
Date of deatli Place of burial
Education (number of years):
grade school " years high school
college
vocational
Occupation (s)
1st Head Cool-c
2nd
3rd
4 th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates 1Q-^n-l960 1st Rockford. XL Dates 1913^192^^
Dates
Dates
Dates
2nd
3rd
4 th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Religion Catholic
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
I'lace of marriage to your erandfatherl.lt. Vernon. OH da teQctohgr^J-^ — tSmg
NOTE: If your father was raised ' / o age 18) by a stepmother or
another relative give that data on the back of tliis paj-e
(A-2) .
A-2 S Cepgrandf a ther (your father's side)
Name
Current Residence
Date of birth
Date of death
Place of birth
Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Cwil lege
Occupation(s)
1st
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Da tes
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Place of marriage to your grandmother
B-2 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
voca t ional
col lege
Occupa t Ion (s )
1st
Da tes
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Place of marriage to your grandfather
Date
Grandfather (your mother's side) 4
Name Alfred John LANTZ Current Residence
Date of birth April 12 , l^.P'^ Place of birth Cherry Valley, XL
Date of death June 2 , 1^6'^ Place of burial Rockford. V/Jnn. , IL
Education (number of years):
grade school 6 vear^high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1 s t Farm Hard D ate s 1900-1917 s t Rockford. II D ate s lQi7-gppt,h
2nd Foreman DatesiQi:"'-iQc;'32nd Da tes
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
4 th Dates 4th Da tes
Re 1 i R i on Lutheran
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc:. T£tala-_Slirin.e_
and Greenlee Craftsman CluTo; Royal Arch I-iasons of IL
Place of marriage to your grandmother Rockford. IL date Harch 28, 191?
NOTK : If your mother was raised by a stepfather or ancjtiier relative (to
a).\e 18) give that data on the back of this page (C-l)
Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name Edna Tlae PETgRSON C urrent Residenc e Rockford. ".."inn. , IL _
Date of birth September 21, l-*^? Place of birth Rockford. ./inn., IL
Date of death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school "' yearshigh school_ vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF Rl'.SIDKNCE
(after leaving home)
^ « t. Office Girl Dates 100^-101? 1st Rock^nr-ri , TT, _. Da t es X917-1926-
2nd Choclate Dipper Dates 19i;^-191^- 2nd Dales
3rd Hade Piano Pieces Dates IQ1Z1.-IQ10 3rd Dates _
4th Dates 4th Dates
R e 1 i g i o n Lutheran
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather Rockford, '.'inn., TT. "nte March 2°.,191"]
NOTi:: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another relative (to
'^' ^^ fiflve tha* d*ta on th'e back of this page (\)-2)
C-2 S tepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)
Naae
Date of birth
Date oi death
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupa t ion (s )
1st
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4th
Dates
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voca t lonal
col lege
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D-2 S tepgrandmo ther (your mother's side)
Name
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Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupa t ion ( 8 )
iBt
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Ach
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col 1 e);e
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HI LDREN nf A & B (or A-2 or B-2 ) - your father's name should appear below
. Name Rug^rH Lovis HARI"!;!!!
Place of birth ;.;t . Vernon. OH date June 22, 1909
Number of years of schooling'" 9 yearg Occupntion Retired
Res idencBAOChf ord , IL Marital Status i iarried
Number of children Two Death
Name A.5Ties Zsther r.mRINELLI
iMace of birth ?,It. Vernon, OH date r.arch 31 . 1^11
Number of years of schooling 10 years Occupa t ion 'jchool Cafeteria
Res i denceSan Bornadino Cal Marital Status Harried
Number of children Death
Name Ariedea Chic IH^RIHHLLI
Place of birth Rockford, IL date Hay "0 , I'^l'^
Number of years of schooling 10 yearr Occ upa t ion Heauty 0r)er'~t6r
Residence "'outh Gate, Cal. Marital Status H.arried
Number of children One Death
Name :::ttore Lor.is IIARIHELLI
Place of birth Rockford, IL d.itc April 29, 1916
Number of years of schooling 11 vears Occ upa t ion Auto ilechanic
Residence 5'ockiord, IL M a r i t a 1 Statu s Harried
Number of children 3i:: death
Name Leonard Jo-e-ph "lARIHHLLI
Place of birth Rockford. IL date July 11. 1918
Number of years of schooling 12 years Occ upa t i on TqqI & Dje Maker
Residence Rockf ord , IL Marital Stat us Harried
Number of ch 1 1 d ren Four Death
Name Roraona Irene IH4RIH2LLI
Place of birth Rockford, IL date June 22, 1920
Number of years of schooling 11 year3 Occupation Hougev/ife
Residence H^OCk.f ord, IL Mari tal S tatus Hlarried
Number of children Three death Decerifper 10, 197? __.
Name Albert 3up:ene H^ARIHHLLI
Place of birth Rockford, IL date July 3, 1922
Number of years of schooling 12 year'"'- Occupation Elevator Business
Residence Roc^'ford, IL Marital Status Harried
Nur.ber of children Three death
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation_
Res 1 dence Mar i ta 1 S ta tus__
Number of children __death
N a m e
Place of birth date_
Nnnbtr of years of scIiooling_ Occupation
Residence Marital Status
Humbi'r of children deatli
Nam e
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status _
Niiinhrr ol children death
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1. Naae "-r-hall Cli-,-?r LA?"''"
Place of birth Roc^forJ.. II date A-pril 2S. l^^l^"!
Number of years of schooling Vc-ar- Occupation '^ruck Driver
Residence Roc'tfor '■ , , II Marital Status arried
Nuaber of children death
2. Name Ro'r^-r"^ ■M^'re:: lA
Place of birth Rockford. IL date Au-iirt .^1 . 1o?n
Number of years of schooling 1^ vorr Occupation :T-iphim'i^t
Residence Iq-v^ rpr':. II Marital S ta tus__2XlliilJ
Number of chi Idren o death
Name C^rol " -• LA" Z
Place of birth Roc]: ford. IL date ?ph-riiQ-ry 13, ^Q?P
Number of years of schooling 11 '^ggr"^ Occupation Seoretpiry
Residence Rcc" dor". II Marital Status niv-prf^pd
Number of children death d-i' ,-" 1 ^ 1 '^7.^
Name Rolar. i Ro"?r LA' ,
Place of birth Roc':f ord , IL date A-prll 1 ': , 1 '^?il-
Number of years of schooling 1^ ^ e?.rp Occupation Managpy nf !^hop
Residence ~.oc':ford, IL Marital Status Lurried
Number of children dour death
Name d.r-ri?-r. ■."'■ar. LAd^T""
Place of birth Rockford. IL date qy '^ , 1 oc
Number of years of schooling 11 yenr- Occupation 'dgxtress
Res IJcnce Rock'"'ord. IL Marl tal S tatus I.inrripd
Number of children Seve."* death
Same larc^r: doa.': LAdiTd
Place of birth Rockford. IL date .'.-nri 1 1 ? , 1 OPO
Number of years of schooling 1 /, vq;~-p~ Occupa t ion nT^yp-p for ^1 potroniq
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Name
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Number of children death
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status
humber of childreni death
10. Name
Place of blrth_^ date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
RtH idence Marl tal Status
Nii«bi>r of children death
^
Your Father
Name Leonard Joseph '"lARIM'^LH, Current Residence Rockiord, VJinn. , IL
Date of birth July 11 . 191"^ Place of birth Rockford, '.^j-nn., IL
Date of Death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade s chool h igh " school 12th ;:rade vocational co liege
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st ':a.ried. Jobs Dates 1935-19'^'^- 1st Rockford, IL Da tesl9''''-197<
2nd Tool "■ Die liaker Dates l"3"-197c 2nd Dates
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
4 th Dates 4 th Dates
Religion Catholic
Political parties, cM.vil or social clubs, fraternities, etc
Place of marriage to your mother Belvidere. IL date April 12, 1 "^^l-?
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 Barbara Joan LANTZ Current Residence Rockford. ".'inn.. IL
Date of birth Aipril l"^, 1929 Place of birth Rockford. .'inn.. IL
Date of death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school highrschool 12th .^-rade voca t ional college_
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving htjme)
1st Summer Job? Dates IQliU-igLi'? 1st Rockford, IL Da tesi ol-.?-i o'
2nd Bookeeper Dates 19^^-7-l"67 2nd Dates
3rd Tiuyer for ZllectroniCFj Dates 1957-1'^76 3rd l^ates
4 th Dates 4 th Dates
Religion Lutheran
Political party, civilor social clubs, sororities, etc
Place of marriage to your father Jelvidere. IL date April 12. 19^7_-
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data
on the hack 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)
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4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
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Place of burial
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college
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Da tes
Religion
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc
Dates
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P-2 Stepmother
Name
Date of birth
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grade school high school
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CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW
Name Candice Loe IIARINELLI
Place of birth Roc!-ford . IL Date of birth -'r- 1 , 1 qZlP.
Number of years of schooliftg 12 vp.p.rr, Occupation Sf,e\:nrclf^.r.'-
Residence :-OC::f ord , iL Marital Status i iarried
Number of children T'VQ death
Name Bradley Joseph riARi::Z:LLI
Place of blrthRockford, IL Date of birth Decen'ber 12, 1Q^?
Number of years of schooling 1'^ years Occupation 1'rnn1<- T)-rivp-r
Residence Roc^ford, II Marital Status^
Number of children death
Name Brian Mark r.TARircSLLI
Place of birth Roc''': ford . II Date of birth j-tmr^ 7 tO'^9
Number of years of schooling 1"- --og-p -|- Occupation Stock Cleric
Residence Rockford, ILMarital Status 3 j -p ~1 p
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Name
Place of birth Date of birth
Number of years of schooling Occupation_
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Name
Place of birth Date of birth
Number of years of schooling Occupation
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Name
Place of birth Date of birth
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Place of birth Date of birth
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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
Illinois V
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SOURCES OV INFCRi:ATIOn
a Gr-niv-ther - Joseph Luigi LIARINELLI- born: Dec. 13. 1"^>6
died: Feb. 18, lO'J-B
born: AufT. 5, 1'''90
Tnt^rviti-: vith paternal grandi'iother
!' 1 n r^.' •'' ran c i '"'■ rlO 01^ .
FaternnT ' rand'^o-'.lier - i-ary Francis ROOP-
■ , ■•■ "• lt]i paternal j;^rand!iiother
::;- :Vanclr ROOP.
--:ernrl '^randparcnt:^ Life Together
^-■r-r- i-- • v'ith paternal grandmother, Mary Franci- ROOP,
,-:--d '■''' father Leonard Joseph liARINSLLI .
"ather - Leonard Joseph rlARINSLLI -
I r t e r "' i e v ' e d rn.y f a t her.
1,^+gT^^jg-j rj-ar.f^, -'''ther - Alfred John LAITTS, -
Interviev/ vn.th p3,ternal grandmother
Fdna riae FFTFRSOM.
Fjf ornal Grandmother - Fdna f^ae FETERSOiT -
Intorv jev/ed my maternal grandmother
born: July 11, 191''
born: Apr. 12, 1^^?S
died: June 2, 1965
born: fept. 21, 189'
laternal Orandioarents Life Together
Inter^/ieved mv maternal grandraother , Edna Mae PETERSON,
and '(i:r '"Other Barbara Joan LANTZ
lother - Jarba.ra Joan LAnTZ
In t -^ r\' ?.-:' ■'■■' ' '' " ■! o th 9 r .
^rian luark MARIUEIiLI -
born: Apr.. 13. 1929
bom: June 7, 1957
PAT3RnAL GRAiIDFATHBR
• -^^-GTih Lr^i'-^i Llarinelli was born in Farentino , Italy on
'.•-_;nc ,:'ar 1"^, 1'^''-'^'. Joreph or Giuseppe (which is Joreph in
Italian) -ts.": th? first of nine children torn to Lui;r:i and
■'-iovauna flarinelli in r'arentino, a small village by Rome.
■'fo'=!enh '••a':' a full-blooded Italian and attended the Roman
;"'hollc Chii.rch. }Ii'- nost v;anted desire ^.vas to become a "Driest,
".■f ••iv~n ]-^^i- r ^':.:'ipts failed, he decided to moA'e to the United
I' l^"^'', at tb.e a.-ze of 1^, Joseph and an unknovm cousin
crossed the ocean and settled dovm in tit. Vernon, Ohio, v;here
he ;.i9t iipry .Francis Roop, who later became his './ife. His first
;^"rll-ti-ie :lot was vorkinp: in a Glasshouse as a frlassblower*
■•here n';i unfortunate accident occurred. A small piece of glass
fie:,' into hi~ eye v/hich resulted in a loss of sight in one oyo .
'-le then had to './ear a glass eye for lifetime.
PATERDAL GRAriDMOTH:]R
: r, ' i"j.ncis Roop v.%as born on August 5» lo90 in lit. "ernon,
-o.--' Count;'^, C'lio, to John Ivesley and -Esther Ann Roon . Ghe has
onf; brot.her, Michael Ora, and one sister, Myrtle Mary.
ilary's father, an Irishman, v,'ho's occupation v.-as as a
h-''ij-;e contractor .also ovmed a small farm and became a slcilled
:■:■. '.^i.rrj '"or'ced on her father's farm and atter.'J
. ' 4.-
^ry school im.til the eighth grade. Since Mary's? father
.other vr^r''; both strong believers in the Baptist faith,
-. ht up v/ith a strong religious "baclcgroun ; .
The family enjoyed entertainment but becauE-.
ovrn a television or radio, they spent nuch of their spare
the nickel shov/s on Saturda;/ afternoons .and in the
uti~ul outdoors.
On Cctober 1, 1908 Joseph Ilarinelli and Mary Roop Viere
ed by the -Ju.c-lce of the Peace in a small courthouse', i ' - .
^mon, -o:: County, Ohio. Joseph vras still einployed at the
la.-.shou?e vfhile Kar;/ did the chores around' the houce.
Cr. June 22, 1909 Ru^-^ell Louis, the first of sever, child-
tocvi. Their second child, Ag:ie^ Esther,
aliiiost tv7o years l^-ter on March 31 » 1911 •
':>hen the fa^iily c3J:ie to Rockford, Illinoi "red
ar_d r!a'areon J'A;C03tin; Josenh's sister and . - '.-.ey
' " to n^jTe Rockford their pem^ " '.:'.'. I;, "bruary
Ij they noved to Rockford and tonyh^ a home on Kort'
t -treet. Jo-sph found a .ioc •..'orkingr as a presser ir.
cleaninf: -tore. On T-Iay 30, 1913i their "hird child, Amedea
IXC, .'as bom.
~he next ten years v.ere hard busy ones for the liarinelli
f" il . Joseph fou:":d hinself valking:. riding a bike, or taking
' street car to v.ork because of the money problens they faced.
^■■•■.r:-i.3r. ''-Iciry "'or'eed on her father's farm and attended the
couiitry fichool until the eighth grade. Since Mary's father
-".nd I'-.other vere both r'trong believers in the Baptist faith,
'ary '-vas broup.ht xxp v/ith a strong reli{';ious background.
The family en.joyed entertainment but because they did
Mot ov.'n a telo\'"iGion or radio, tl:iey spent much of their spare
-'.'v.v.a at the nickel shov/s on Saturday afternoons and in the
^■eaiitifu]. outdoors.
PATTRriAL GRANDPARENTS LIFE TOGETHER
Cn Octob='r 1, l';^08 Joseph Marinelli and Mary Roop v/ere
■7=d by the Jusxice of the Peace in a small courthouse, in Mt.
:::-.iO"', 'o:-- County, Ohio. Joseph v;as still employed at the
la.-^i'houre v/hile I-iary did the chores around the houce.
On June 22, 1909 Russell Louis, the first of seven child-
■ . :; :"•-'• born. Thai].-' s^acond child, Agnef Esther, v;as born
alrao-'t v..'o years later on March 31. 1911.
':Jhen the family came to Rockford, Illinois to visit Alfred
and riai'reen D'Agostin, Joseph's sister and her husband,- they
:;_■'■" -'o ro:^.ke Rockford their pemanent home. In F'^bruar}/
of l''-^13 they noved to Rockford and bourh't a home on North Mad-
ison r-treet. Jo^'eph found a .job '..'orking as a presser in a dry
cleaninf-; "tore. On May 30, 1913, their third child, Amedca
Ohio, was born.
'"^he next ten 7/ears were hard busy ones for the iwarinelli
family-. Joseph found himself v/alkinfr. riding a bike, or taking
^ street car 'co -.'/ork because of the money problems they faced ^
( the^'- could not afford an automobile.)
They soon had their fourth child, Ettore Louis, v/ho was
born on April 29, 1916. In 1918, on July 11, Leonard Joseph
■■:as torn. Romana Irene v/as bom on June 22, 1920 and their
r_;eventh and last child, Albert Eugene, v/as born on July 3 » 1922.
In 192.'"-' the large family moved to 82? Ferguson Streei;,
v'here Joseph became a dieraaster in the Busy Bee Knittin^;^ Fac-
tory until 193S. During 192.8 the family moved to PM\- North M
First Street. Because of the changing times and the depression,
''ary -"ent to v/ork as a cook at Stadium Inn.
The ia-.:ily moved again to 1225 Cunninghaxi Street in 1931.
Joseph v/as forced to quit his job in 193^ because of an :' '
v/hich made him bedridden. In 19''-^6 the Marinelli's moved foi-
the last time to 810 Blake Street, where Joseph died on Febrv
18, 19 '!-:'^' fro"; a :-tro]:e. (His obituary may be seen on the follov;-
in:; page . )
FATHER
Leonard Joseph I.farinelli v/as borii on July 11, lOtP in tl;.,
home of his parents, Joseph luigi and I'^ry Francis, on ■^oi'Lli
"adison Street, Rockford, Illinois. Leonard v/as the fifth out
of "eve^ cliil^''re:n .
Russell Louis June 22, 190Q
Agnes Esther March 31, 1911
Amedea Chic May 30, 1913
Ettore Louis April 29, 1916
Romona Irene June 22, 1920
Albert Eugene July 03. 1922
i
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Leonard plup all the rest of the family was^of the Catholic .
reliirion, and attended regularly at Saint Anthony's Catholic
Church on the corner of Montague and Kent.
In 1^?J'- , Leonard v;as enrolled in the first grade at Kent
School (which is nov.' Booker T. Viashington) . Like the rest of
the children- in his family, he had to walk to and from vschool
every day. Tor seventh through ninth grade he attended
Roosevelt Junior High School and in the fall of 193^» he started
at P.ockford Central High., At Rockford Central High he played
on the foothall team for three years, and also took up many
courses in drama.
During his last year at Central High, at the age of
seventeen, Leonard got his first joh at Rockford Coca Cola as
a packer and bottle inspector. After he graduated from Central
High, he quit Coca Cola and started at George opangler's as a
full-time machinist.
In 1937, he quit Spangler's and v/ent to v'ork at Good ■..•ill--
Green Box Factory making pre-fab houses. On March 27. l^'-'
;aarried Ann Todora and moved to 112:3 South Independence.
In 193^, at the age of t^/enty, he quit Goodv/illy' s and started
in the tool and die trade at McHugh Brothers. Leonard and
Ann had t'V^ir first child, Cynthia Lynn, on Decemher IS. 19^M.
In 19''-i'^J-, Leonard joined up v/ith the Marine Corps and
was stationed on Maui, Hawaii with the fourth Marine Division.
During training he was injured and v/as taken to the hospital.
k'hile his stay at the hospital, the fourth and fifth Marine
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-ivisioTKs v;ere moved to .Iv/o Jimo an island by Japan. All of
hir tuddler.; in his division v/cre killed. In 19^1-6, he v.'as
jipchar.^ed fron the Marine Corps and returned home. On
^obruary 23. 19'''-^ Leonard and Ann filed for divorce. Leonard
r^eceived cu;:tody of Cynthia and raoved iDaclc to his. parents; ho-T-^
on Blake '3treet.
fUTERNAL GRArroFArH5-R
•'Ifred John T/ants v^/ac born April 12, 1885 on a farm
hour;" jn Cherry Valley, Illinois. Alfred was the oldeiSt child
of eleven, born to John and Christina Lantz.
Alfred John April 12, 18P-5
^:ila 1886
311a 'c; twin Died at birth
'-■'a] lace Arthur 18^9
C-ustav Harry October 2^-, 1890
Florence Emma March ^i-, I892
Roy Carl April 7, 1893.
Edna Evelyn April 27, 1895
Arthur l-Zallace I896
Oscar Martin 1899
Esther Margaret September 22, 1900
John v/as born in Go'tebor/;, Sweden and came to t'--'
in 1869. Before John came to the United States, ho ... . ;l i:'-:-.''-
the trade of furniture making and fininhing in a trade school
owned bv the government. When he entered the school, he was
oermii.ted to change his name (which was the custom at that time)
John changed his name from Lans (meaning lands) to Lantz . It
is generally understood that the name Lantz means ."landowner"
in Sv/edish and the name meant "wise fool" in German. When John
meved to the United States he settled dovm in Rockford, Illinois,
where he met ChristinjS Mary Flood, his future v/ife.
Pape 6
Christina v.-as born in Ssterland, Sweden and came .to the
''nited States in the iByo's with her tv/o 'bEothers, Charley
-and John Flood. Christina was a domestic for a wealthy fam-
ily in Chica.'TO, and met John while visiting Rockford.
John and Christina were good parents and they are remem-
hored by their decendents v/ith pride because of their considerate
nature, ,?:oodne3s and being gentle, kind people. They would
nack up th.e family and would have picnics at the old Shirley
bridge which was for many years a favorite picnic area, along
'i.jdivau''-ee River. That v/as a favorite place with the boys be-
cause they could dive off the top of the bridge into the old
sv.'imming hole. All the children helped v/ith the chores on the
farra and. attended the one room Powell School at the present
day corner of F^lulford and Rotary Road.
Alfred v.'orked on a farm as a farm hand until 1910 v.'hen bo
rnoved to Rockford to live with an aunt. In April of 191'^'.
a"!" a dance in Rockford, Alfred met Edna Ilae Peter>5on. -The 3/
■■Toth v/ere good dancers and danced together all night Ion":.
After a year of dating, Alfred and Edna eloped on I'ai'ch Zf} , 191?.
r.^ATERNAL ' GRAiroMOTHER
Edna Mae Peterron v;as born on September 21, 1P93 in Rock-
ford, Illinois. Edna was the fifth of six children born to
•'rank Adolph and Hilda leterson. Edna had three brothers.,
^'d^'fard, Martin, and Oliver. She also had tv/o sisters, Francis
and Ester, who \vere all "born in their parents' home, '.■.'hich 'vas
located on 120.? Second AA^-enue. Frank and Hilda were both born
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in !^v.'eden and were of a strong Lutheran faith. '^dna'f, family-
attended church regularly and were confirmed at the First
Lutheran Church in Rcckford.
VJith the six children helping out and Franks job in the
factory, Piaking farm machinery, the family had a staljle but
average income. Fiost the kids left school at ai'i early ago to
go to v/or> and help the family out. Sdna Tlae left school at
the end of eighth grade and started to ".'orlr at the a:-e of fif-
teen In Schu.mway's Seed Store as an office gir]. .
-F: Fii>/ ■"-;a of tv/enty, Edna quit Schuraway's and worked
for F.olina'- Chocolate Shop dipping chocolate. Edna quit dip-
ning chocolate after two months and started working for Piano
■ Lotlon making pieces for pianos. Edna Fiae Peterson met Alfrerj
John I'Sntz at a dance in Rockford in April of 1916. They
eloped one year later on March 18., 191?.
rjATFRNAL ^^RArfDPARENTS LIVES TOG-EyKFR
On March 28, 191? Alfred John Lantz ancl Edna :Aac Peter-
son eloped and v/ere F.arried in their ministers homo. Tlieir tv.-o
I'.'i • vere Alfred's brother, Roy, and Edna's sister, Ester
Peterson. After they v;ere married they purchased Alfred's
father's dairy farm and had their first of nix chilc^r^i^.
riarsball Oliver was born on April 25, l?!'^- in Snint An-
thony Hospital. The last five children vere all born in the
1920' s in Saint Anthony Hospital also, in the follo^ving order:
Bob Alfred August 21, 1920
Carol May February 12, 1"^22
Roland Roger April 1-? , 19?''-:-
Marian Jean r-Iay ?, 192?
Barbara -Joan April 1"^, l'^29
Paro "
"he -^..Ix children went to the farm school and helped their
\'/ith the chores. The hoys milked the cov/r, ploved the
■fio] - drove the tractors. While the girls fed the chicken:-
,, ^ i'iel-i-)ed their mother v/ith the house v.'ork. Although the Lant:r
,! vorked hard on the farm, their income was only average.
They did not own a television so their ni^^htly entertainm.^nt
was limited to a radio, v,'hich the children '.vould sit and li--ten
to until hedtir.ie. Alfred's first car v/as a ."'ord Mo'c'l V v/hach
-■■■•-emely cold in the winter months because it had curtains
_ of flass v/indov/3.
In 1937, the Lantz family moved to Rockford and settled
down on 220^^ Jackson Street. Alfred found employment at Green-
lee Brothers Manufacturing Company as a polisher of drill bit^.
Yri 1 ••■',) a-:d unfortunate industrial accident occured and h? was
■r-i!d^;red blind in one eye. During 1953 Alfred retired fro^.
Greenlee's as a foreman.
In 19^6 Alfred and Edna moved from Jackson Street to a
small house on Oak Street. By I960 Alfred went totally blind
and on June 2, 1965 he slipped in the bathtub and died on the
-7ay to the hospital. Sdna Mae is still livin:- in her homo at
511 Oak Street. (Alfred and Edna's marriage license, picture,
ard Alfred's, obituary are on the following pages.)
MOTHER
Barbara Joan Lantz was born on April 13. 19^9 in Saint
Anthony Hospital to Alfred John and Edna Mae Lantz. Barb vas
rhe last of six children. Like her brothers and sisters, sh-
■fe
•^ik;^««w«isri*>y
helped do the chores on the farm until the end of her fifth
,rrade ,■ when the family moved to 220^!- Jackson Street in Rock-
' ■ ford, Sh6 attended Highland School for sixth ^<:;rade and Lincoln
Junior Hip;h for seventh through ninth grade. Durin=^ her hi-'zh
school' years at "-"^ast ^ligh she Avorked at many different Funnor
iohr- nn^l "Iro during the OhristmaR season.
In the cummer of 19''-^6, Barbara graduated for-; -W^r.t liigh
■''chool and found a- full-time job at Jane Lee's as a bookeeper.
' ■ r;.rll 1? , 19^1-7 > the day before her eighteenth birthday, Barbara
■Toan and Leonard Jo-^eph Marinelli vmre married by the Justice
of the Peace in a county courthouse in 3elA"idere.
FAREIITS LIFS: TQGSTHEPv
On April 12, 19^7 Leonard Tlarinelli and Barbara Lant-,
v/ere v/ed by the Justice of the Peace in the county courthou'^e'
in Belvidere. . Because of their differences in religion, leonard
a Catholic and Barbara a Lutheran, they decided to get married
by the Justice of the Peace in Belvidere. Because of financial
problems, they decided to live with Leonards parents on BIO
Blake Street.
In 19^1-8 Barbara quit Jane Lee's so she could r:ive birtri
to their first child. On May 1, 19^1-B Gandice Lee •v/as born and
turned the couple into a family. Leonard was not progressing^-
at Mcliugh Brothers Tool and Die, so in 19'^0 he quit and v-ont
to' Advanced Tool and Die on Eighteenth Avenue.
Money situations V/ere improving so the Ilarinelli family
T)uilt a nev/ home on 210 Skylark Drive during July of 1952'
Pap;e 10
Their second child, Bradley Joseph, was "born shortly after
j^ ■". "■:i'-. built on Dece-iiber 12, 1952 in Rockford Memorial
1= In 1953 Leonard left Advanced Tool and Die for a better
'inneba-'';© Tool and Die on North Madison Street. He then
■ii-'^. ■ :"'d his first car, a 193? green Chryrjler, :f^or $100.00.
In 1"5'5, TBarbarp adopted Leonard'.^ first child, Hynthir?
Lynn, ape fifteen, and she moved in with thei^i nt 210 ^kylnri:
■■. Their third and last child, Brian Mark, v-'as born on
1957 in '-'iockford nemorial Hospital. In 195'"^. v;hen Brian
■ ' ' : io left v/ith his grandmother, Edna Mae , Earbs-ra
' back to v/ork as a bookeeper for Superior Rockford on
■ ''th Street. In 19'^0, Leonard quit his job at './innebago
^1 "ind Die and started v/ork for Service Engineer in;"". Barbara
also left Superior Rockford and started at I'lelvin Electronic^
■ ■ n bookeeper. In 1965. Barbara left Melvin Electronics and
v/ent to work, for riidv/est Association .as a buyer for electronic^-.
Tjeonard and Barbara were having difficult tines and their
maritial relationship ended v/ith a divorce on April '!•, 195?.
Leonard Joseph Marinelli remarried to Dona Hastert on October
2"^, 1969 • Thejr are now living v/ith Dona's daughter, Shelby
Hastert, on 5'3^'-0 Garrett Lane. Leonard is still enp].oyed by
iorvice Engineering.
Barbara Joan Marinelli is still employed by Mid^vest Associa-
tion and is living at 210 Skylark Drive vith her tv.-o sons, Bradlr-"
Joseph and' Brian i'ark.'
ra:':e 11
MY LI?E
Bj'iari Mark F'larin'elli v/as born on June 7, 195?, in Roc'.c-
-"ni"r] ^/ip^norial Hospital,, to Leonard and Barbara Llarinelli.
3rian v/as the last of their three children and v;as born of
the Lutheran faith.
In the fall of 1962, Brian attended kinder:-n:' r. :■;
'"'lud ". -Tohn^iion "chool on Rnral 3tr3ot. ''"'ho r-ohool "■ ■■ •'•lo' '^
•^nou.rh so all .three children could v/alk. Brian 5;raduated frora
rade school in l^'oS and started at Abraham Lincoln Ju.nior High
in the fall of 1969 . In September of 1971 he c-tartod at Sa.-t
High School in the ninth grade .
Brian's first job v/as v/hen he v/as fourteen in liovr-raher
of 1971 at D'A.<?;ostino's Restaurant by five pointo . Durin/-
•Tanuar^/ of 197?-, he .joined Sun Institute of Tae li-'von-Do •■'.ere
he advanced up to the position of 1st de.-«;^ree brov/n belt (one
degree lo^'ver than a black.) In June of 19?.'i' on h.is sixteenth
birthday he q^iit D'A;?^:ostino' s ■ and found a full-ti"ie surriiner job
at Octopus Car I'Jash on East Sta.te Street". At the end of the -■ ;•.-
raer, he left the car v/ash and found employment at Union Hall, Inc.
Brian graduated from. East Hif:h School in June of 1975 and
is nov.' a full-time student at Rock Vallev Golle^-'e.
MAUK, LORRI JEAN, 1955-
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FAMILY HISTORY
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* OFFICE USE CODE
I. Your name Lorri Jean Mauk
Date of form 5/3/74 * ('^ ^ )
2. Your college: Rock Valley (.0 liege •■ (ID // )
Rockford, IT linois •■-
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1850-1900 1900 or later
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Please check all occupational categories in which members of your family whom you have
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^Professions X"! ndus t r i al labor X Other
Please check al 1 religious groups to which members of your family whom you have discussed
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-^ Irish ~^ ^British Native Americans over several generations
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FAMILY DATA
A. Grandfather (your father's side)
Name r^o.Hr^ v-i o + ny^ Mo,,v Current Residence p-^-, /[ y j^^fp^^^^ q +
'f dead, date of death Rockford, II.
Place of birth Ki nde 1 ( Monroe-Co . ) Misq)^te of Birth T?(,y,^,T^^y pq^ 1904
Education (number of years):
grade school ' high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
longshoreman (3^^^^ leaving home)
l3tinr.pector/te1ephone parfe^^ 1st Chicago Dates
cab d T- 1 V e I ^
^t^rted machine shop (JOS.g^^lHR, Rkfd.) 2nd Rockford- Dates
apprentice on conveyei — fcre "
Yt'
Dates
ir.ci , . J. Dates 3rd
TNight foreman
l^^chinistCOwn busi-ness an^3 ^^^^ __Dates
worked to\ — others)
Re 1 i g i on Rom?n Catholic
^ Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Tipmnn.Tpf. '
Alter & Rosary Society j
Knights of ^C^IumMis. Holy N^-^pie SocietVp Inter. Mac|ii nist_. A s s o c , ,. .: ^ ~ I
Place of Marriage to your grandmotherDarl i ng ton , Wisconsin "^ June 2, 192£|
^
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) |j
i
B. Grandmother (your father's side) ;;
i
Name Mary Helene McKillip Mauk Current Residence 2314 V. JefferFson St. ■
If dead, date of death Rockford, II.
Place of birth Darlington, Wisconsin Date of birth Novem'ier 3.1905
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school 4 vocational 1 college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Teacher Dates 1924-25 lst717 Seminary St. ^Dates_
2nd S^lesclerk Dates 1954-63 2ndl726 7th street Dates
3rd Dates 3rd 1506 7th Street Dates
i4th Dates 4th 315 W. Moreland Dates1931-35
'ZoH La Clede 1936-60
Re 1 i g i on ^^^
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Dprnnprpf
Knights of Columbus (Ladies), Alter & Rosary society , Ho ly N
ame Society
''!^^ o^ carriage to your grandfather n..l,.ntnn. wi .r on . i nPATE ,„,, ,-7^77
Note:
ih%raa'tPSP.»fhl^^^a£l'8?^tl(f? $rgl%%^, stepmother or anoth
er 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) PL^qE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st
2nd
3rd
'.th
Dates
1st
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
'4th
Dates
_Dates_
Dates
Dates
Re I i g i on
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother 'daft
A-2 Stepgrandmother (your father's side)
'*^"*__^ _^ Current Residence
• 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)
'*' . Dates 1st
2"<^ ^ Dates 2nd^
3''<< Dates 3rd
Rel i g i on
Political pdrty, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Date!
Dates
Dates
Place of nvirriage to your grandfather Date
3.
Grandfather (your mother's side)
Name T^^-^^iPf^t. MprniiF! TCq-npenm'^n Current Residence RR#2 V/lnne"h^g^O, II.
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth piorence Twns-p.. Stenh. Co'.Date of birth March 6^ 1898
Education (number of years) :
grade school 8 high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Farmer ^Dates 1st same as ahove Datesl923 —
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3 rd ^Dates 3 rd ^Dates
'♦th Dates 4th Dates
Religion Preshyterian School board, District
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc, TreSjti'blican. Fa rrir bureau
Sr^otted Poland Ghirip Breeders' A^soc. , ^l"" X t^ --'■'V 2 •'- 7Z , -n-, -,
J:i 11^ , , , ffi rstt Prfgfsh-rtgriia"' Cihiirrb airier. .. ,.-
Place of marriage to your grandmother ^gnf Riyer IllinoiR date V[r>y 26, 1923
Note: If your mother was raised by a iJiHpfatner or^ another relative (to age ]Q) — ^
■ give that data on the back of this page (C-1)
Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name Katherine S^m^le K'^T^r^enm^n Current Residence
I f dead, date of death Jnlv R. 1967
Place of birth South Diyon Tvrpf^-n.^ Til, Date of birth June 13, 1897
Education (number of years)
grade school " high school ' vocational 3 college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
'st Furse Dates 1921-23 1st Rockford (Apartment) Dates J_921-23
— '^'^*^^ ; Uidkehs6ri koad
2nd Dates 2nd RR#2 Winnebago, II Datesl923-67
3rd Dates 3rd ^Dates
Re 1 i g i on Pres">"^yteri -n
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. -gprinhl -j ppti . Rkfd. Memorial
HosDJtpl Alumni Asroc. , Nurses Cl^^^> Dorcas GirulU^ . -
Place of marriage to your grandfather Leaf Rlver^ ll l. date Mqy 26. 1923
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)
^^"^ Current Residence
I f dead, date of death ~~ ~
Pl.ic- Ml MmI. ^_ 1).,^. .,, |,i,,,,
( 'IllC.li i'MI (iMIIIllii'l of ye, I . )
(jr.iik s(liiN>l hi
Occupat ion(s)
1st
2nd
3rd
llth
cllool
vocal
ion.i
1
col 1
n)('
Dates
1st
PLACE
(after
OF
1
RESIDEN
saving h
CE
ome)
Dates
_Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
'4th
Re 1 i g i on
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother ~~" — — g_
0-2 Stepgrandmother (your mother's side)
**^"^ Current Residence
I f dead, date of death — —
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school h i yh school
Occupat ion(s)
l-.t
2nd
3rd
vocat
iona 1
1st
col lege
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
_ Dates_^
Dates_
Dates
Dates
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Re I i g i on
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather ~ ~~ bate
CHIkDREN of A & B (or A- 1 or B-1) - your father's name should appear below
Name D^vid John Mauk
Place of birth BnoVfoT-^ Til 4.^-;. date j„r,P f. . 1 q?7
Number of years of schooling ly Occupatibh Pharmp6iSt
Residence 2412 Harlem Blvd. Marital Status Vi^TTX"^ '■
Number of chi Idren one ~"
Name Robert ¥. M?nk
I ' ace of birth Rpckford _ Tlli^nis date February 14.1929
Numbe r of years ot schooling I-5 Occupatibn -y^ p _ v a vh i tn ev T?k f d
Residence 3318 N. Main S^. Marital Status rn..ried^'^' '' ^' '^^'' ^' ^^'^''
Number of chi Idren one * "^
Name MRr.-iorie Mauk Owens
Place of birth Rockford Illinoif^ date April 9, 1931
Number of years of schooling ip ~ Occupatlbn Housewife
Residence 1407 Lil^c^ T.ane. Marital Status married
Number of children 5 Loves Park. II.
Name Lewi^ James Mauk
Place of birth Kbcirtorrt. Illinois date December 19, 1933
Number of years of schooling 8 gTccupatlbh AUtO-^Orty tech.
Res i dence Rp#2 Pengtnnica. II. Marital Status married
Number of chi Idren two ———————
Name Jnpn M^nV a-i 1 h>^T-+,
of birth Kor' ^ -
Place o^ birth KOCKi--ra, Illinois date jon^or... q iq^c
Number of years of schooling 12 Occupat Tbn H'ous'ew'lf e"
Residence 1110 Charlotte 13r. Marl talTtatus „o^J7r^ '
Number of children b ITocTcford, II. — '^^^^^^"
Name Anna Mr^uk Cooline:
I ' ace of birth Rorkf n-rH ^ TV-ipni... date July 22. 1940
Number of years of school Ing 1^ Occupation u^,;^^..,^^
Residence Dnr^nd, Illinois Marital Status mJ-.TlT'^^
Number of children ^n5 ^^^^^ ^^
Name
Place of bi rth date
Number of years of schooling Occupatioh
Res i dence Marital Status "
Number of chi Idren — —
Name
Place of bi rth date
Number of years of schooling Occupatioh
Residence Marital Status "
Number of chi Idren
Name
Place of bi rth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Res i dence Marital Status "
Number of chi Idren ~ — .
0. Name
Place of birth date
Number of years o^ schooling OccupaTTorT
JCmierSf-crrmrnr ZZZZ^^FTt^TTFatus "
CHILDREN of C and D (or C- , . 0-l)-your .other's n.n.e should oppear below
N.i.m- I-ois (Je-^n) K?.-p-enni^n De Gnti?
Number of ch ! I d re n :^ , .j^ " ^ ^" ^^'^'^^^I Status rnnrrle d ^
'^" o' birth Jock-^ord JT -i^-noi Q — J . -
Number of years of school fng iV K date , oyem er 12. 1934
• — .»,^, u, ycdts or scnoolinq 1^ ■ — jr^ r-:— n— 7 7/
Residence TJ^a ^ ^oc^t-^v, .• Jl— m; — n—' _ Occupation Hunsewiie-
Number of rWii'H.. "^ x..? . ~ __ Marital Status mnrrie^
Number of ch i Idren tv
Name
Place of birth
dat<
Number of years ol' schooling — ^ :
Res i dence ■ . Occupa 1 1 On
Number of children Marital Status [
Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of schooling jr ''^'^-,
Residence Occuoation
Number of children Marital Status '_
6. Name
Place of bi rth __
Number of years of schooling x "^^^^
Residence Occupation
Number of chiTdren Marital Status_
7. Name
Place -jf bi rth
Number of years of schooling -J^^^^—,
Residence — . Occupation
Number of ch I Idren ~ ■ Marital Status
8.
"irth
"""*>«»• Of years of' schrx^Knq —jr~ ^^te_
Residence ■ ■ Occupation
Mutter of children " — Marital Status
rtn
Nurnber of years of schooling ^ate
Residence ■ — - Occupation
Marital Status
10. Name
Place oi birth
Number of years of schooling ■ , date_
Residence — Occupa t ion
Number of children ' Marital Status
Your Father
Name T.ewJ!^ Jprnes T^auk Current Residence RR.j^2 Pecstonic?. II.
If dead, date of death
Place of birth Rockford. II. ^Date of birth Decem'ber 19. 1933
Education (number of years)
grade school a high school vocational ^college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Auto-Body Tech. Dates 1949 — 1st RRf2 Pecptonic? (V/inn-Dates 1955-196;r^
e>)?£^o Rd. )
2nd Dates 2nd RR '^2 Pec^tonic? (Ceme-Ddtes 1962 —
tpry Rd.)
3rd Dates 3rd ^Dates
ttth ^Dates ^tjth ^Dates
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. j^Ho-r,ov,^or.+ T.r-i+v^ nr^rr,.^^ro-^-i■0
tendencies, tt. g. power Sqiipdron . .. . ^ . . , . .^ . . .
Place of marriage to your mother Wlnne''?,cro, li 'moo^s ■ date n^,-,„-,^c,+ ij, -\Q^/\
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the badk
of this page. (E-2)
Your Mother
Name Y^+.h■r^m K p-nT^PnTn,on ManV Current Residence pi?^? j,^^^^^^^ ^^^ ji
If dead, date of death
Place of birth Ronkf nrd T] 1 inoi s Date of birth Nnypmher TP^ 1934
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 high school 4 vocational college l
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Tel'^-phonerQ-perator Datesl950 1st RH^P Pecatonicp (Winn-Dates 195S-19^2
eha^o Rd. )
2nd Salesclerk Datesl951 2nd RR j^2 •Pec^tonic-- (Geme-Dates 1962—
tpry Rd .)
3rd Office era-olovee Datesl9^2-4___ 3rd Dates
4th ShOT) work 19(^3-3
Re 1 i g I on Preshyterian
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Independent with Democratic
tendencies, T^.s. Povrer Son?^dron - WARP^
Place of marriage to your father V'inne"hago, Illinois' ^ date August 1^, 19'54
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
this page (F-2).
E- \ Stepfather
Name
If dead, date of death
Place of birth^ Date of birth
Education (number of years)
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 I i g i on
Pol i t i ca I party , civil or soc i a I cTubs , sororities, etc.
grade school
—
high school
Dates
vocat ional col lege
Occupation (5)
1st
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates
2nd
Dates
Dates
Dates
2nd Dates
3rd
3rd Dates
Mth
^tth Dates
Re 1 ig Ion
fraternities, etc.
Pol 1 1 icai" Part
les
, civil
or
social clubs.
Place of marri
age
to
your
mother
Date
Step.TXDther
Name
1 f dead, date
Place of bi rth
of
dea
th
—
Djte of bi rth
Place of marriage to your father date
;HILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below
jame Lorri Je-^n Mpuk
>lace of birth Rocl^ford. Illinois DaTe of birth Fe^ruqry 28, 1955
Jumber of years of schooling 15 Occupation Student
^es i dence 'RR ^2 ""ec- toni ~, II, Marital Status Sin"le"
(umber of chi Idren none
lame T^iiTi'^erlv Ann Mpuk
>lace of birth '^QCcTora, 11 inois Date of birth Septein'^er 10, 1956
lumber of years of schooling -'-^ Occupati Oh' Student
(es i dence HR ^2 Pec^tonlt;?, 111. Marital Status sln^-le
lumber of chi Idren none
lame
Mace of birth ^Date of birth
dumber of years of schooling Occupation
\es i dence Mari tal Status
dumber of chi 1 dren
^lame
Mace of bi rth Date of birth_^
^lumber of years of school ing Occupation
las i dence Marital Status
dumber of chi Idren
iame
Mace of bi rth Date of birth
lumber of years of school ing OccupatiOn_
^es i dence Mari tal Status
lumber of chi 1 dren
HaiDe
Place of birth Date of birth_
Number of years of school ing Occupation_
Residence Marital Status
Number of ch i Idren
Mame
Place of bi rth " Date of birth
Number of years of school ing Occupation
Residence Marital Status_
Number of chi 1 dren
Name
Place of bi rth Date of birth
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Res i dence Marital Status
Number of ch i Idren
111. 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, Illinois
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DAVID VICTOR MAUK
My Grandpa Mauk, the youngest of nine children,
was born February 29, 1904. His father was a farmer.
As a boy he trapped the furs of small animals such
as skunks and muskrats. He would then take the train
from Monroe to Galena where he would sell them to the
Galena Fur House. He was forced to ride outside of the
train car because of the scent of the skunks' hide.
My grandpa went to school for seven years. In 1921
he studied at the School of engineering. He studied there
for one year. While in Chicago, he drove cab for the
Yellow Cab Company. During the time he drove a cab,
the cab war between the Yellow and Checker Company was
going on. One day he was driving, and two Checker Cabs
crashed into his cab. He got oiit of his cab, and walked
away -- he never drove one again.
During this time all the men who were later notorious
gangsters, were young men like grandpa. He said they
frequented the same restruant -- which was later taken
over by Al Capone.
The day of the family picnic, where my grandma and
grandpa met, my grandpa started from Chicago with three
girls. Outside of Chicago, his car started on fire.
The girls went back to Chicago, and grandpa went on to
the picnic.
A group from the picnic, l^^ncludfng my grandpa and
grandma, went into Galena to see a fireworks display.
On the way home they were riding in a Wescott. Thp
spare tire rolled off its carrier. Being a precious item
they stopped and searched high and low for it. They couldn't
find it. Some twenty years later, the farmer who owned
the land where they had searched, had cut down one of ;e
his trees and found the tire, still inflated.
Grandpa worked in the Blackstone Mine in New Diggings,
Wisconsin for awhile. They were engaged in zinc mining.
When an electrical storm would be seen brewing the mine
would be shut down. One time the storm wasn't seen soon
enough and the power went off down in the mine. Well
the pump couldn't work without electricity; the mine
began to fill up with water. The men were pulled up
one by one in a large bucket-type affair. My grandpa
was the last one out -- the water was chest high by the
time the bucket was dropped down for him.
In 1950, Grandpa started collecting coins. He now
has complete sets of Lincoln pennies, Washington quarters,
Jefferson nickels, Washington dollars, Franklin and
Kennedy half-dollars, some Mercury dimes, Morgan Dollars,
proof setE, and other odds and ends such as the commem-
erative medal that goes with the Lyndon B. Johnson stamp
the first day of issue.
Certificate of ^erbice
9i:f)c ^tatc ^iitotital ^ocittp of Wiitoniin
Archives Division
This is to Certify, That records in the state archives shoiv that
.--l-^^JA-R-. -STRONG
late a ?Fiyate in Company B of the l^th Regiment
of Wisconsin In_£antry Volunteers was enlisted
on the --?P:th ^j^y o/__. Sept ember IsAl.,
_.bj?_Asa_.Worden at Waupara. , Wis.,
for the term of ^ .yejirs ,t,(jg mustered into the military service of the United States
on the---XQXh day 0/ _-_ January iS62__,
at --?9D^--4.^.Vi?j
. _ _? is_ bJLr t*lEla??_ w_a_s_ JPenn gy ly_an iai _ _H iii. re s id e_nce. _wa§ _ g iy^ji. _^s, .Town. i)f_ je.lQ ver. Jjl _ . _
Portage County.
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In Testimony Whereof, / hare hereunto set my hand in the city
of Madison, this 2Uth day of November ,
■*wj/ic yciir of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred 70,
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lARY HELENE McKILLIP MAUK
My Grand.a Kauk was born November 3, 1905. in Darl-
inqton, Wisconsin. She was
the oldest of six children
She has
farmers .
four sisters and two brothers. Her parents were
„hen she was five years eld, ahorse carriage tipped
over on top of her and she barely escaped death. Her
t „f tho rarrUoe to fix the horse's
mother had gotten out of the carriage
harness For some miraculous reason she took the new
baby, Anise, with her. The horse was spooked , probably
by the flapping of her .other's skirt, and he took off
.nh .y nrand.a and the hired girl still 1 n the carri age .
The horse made a sharp turn, breaking loose and upsetting
Ar,^ fpll nn mv grandmother's chest,
the carriage.. The edge fell on my y-
• ^^ ,,n nff of mv grandma,
The hired girl held the carriage up, off ot my g
until helD cawe.
My grandmother gra
duated from high school in 192^
During her senior year, she took teacher's training.
She remembers getting six strings of the long beads that
^.nf n.rt Of B girl's wardrobe in the
were such an important part or q yi-
, ^- QWo alc;n aot silk stockings;
twenties, for graduation. She also got
. A th.t ;, oirl who had silk stockings had
she commented that a gin wnu
everythi nq .
The next year ,rand« taught school. I asked her
„hv She decided to teach - she decided that It was a
combination of lUIng children and thattit was the only
opportunity open at the time. The school year of 1924 - 25
was her first, last, and only year of teaching. She was
paid $80 a month. Durtiicj this time she remembers paying
$60 for a winter coat. She also commented tk^.t food pricfes
weren't that much lower than they were a few years ago -
eggs were only 40(t a dozen and butter was 60(t per pound--
its been tn the last two years that prices have gone sky
high -- it has not been gradual.
"My grandma and grandpa met at a Mauk family picnic.
It was held at Council Hill, Wisconsin which is along
the Galena River. The reason they met is very simple --
my grandma's Aunt Jane is married to my grandpa's
brother Bill. My grandma went to the picnic with her
auht.
They we<i"e married June 2, 1926 in Holy Rosary Church
in Darlington, Wisconsin. Their witnesses were Jane and
Bill Mauk. Fifty people attended the ceremony. At the
reception there were two cakes -- the groom's cake which
was chocolate and the Bride's cake which was white. My
grandma's wedding dress which was purchased in Rockford,
cost $25.
The first child, David, was born roughly one year
later on June 6, 1927. David recieved many presents.
The next affordable fuss was made over my dad in 1933.
My grandma's sister - in - law planned a surprise
baby shower. Granpa knew so as to keep her from buying
anything. Grandma said she was a nervous wreck wondering
what si.° would cover the baby with. In 1940 there was
a shower given for my dad's youngest sister, Anna.
My grandparents have fifteen grandchildren. The
first-born was married a year ago in May. Anna is
expecting the sixteenth grandchild is July.
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LEWIS JAMES MAUK
My dad, born December 19, 1933, is the third of six
children. He has two brothers and three sisters.
When he was in fifth grade at Lincoln Park School,
his teacher found that he had Mirror Vision. This means
that the word S A W is W A S to him. He then started
studying at Keith Country Day School where the teachers
there helped him overcome this learning disability. There
he was taught to first look at the letters in the word
and then read the word. (Today this problem is caught
much younger in children.)
At age 14 he started working after school at the
Sunset Body Shop which was on West State Street. It
was there he learned his trade of body man.
When he was in ninth grade he dropped out of school.
He had repeated several grades and was much older than
the other kids.
He has worked most of the time as a body man, but
also does some electrical work. He worked at Elco Screw
& Tool Company for three years (around 1965) and five
years at Pierce Chemical Company where he was the Super-
visor of the Maintenance Department. He is currently
employed as a body man for City Hembrough Body Shop.
He has lived all of his life in this area, and always
worked in Rockford.
My dad had the reputation of the Neighborhood Terror
as a boy, He once robbed a watermelon patch with some
of his friends. He ate so much watermelon he was sick
and hasn't touched one since. His neighbor in the back
had a tin shed and one day when the neighbor went inside
my dad threw rocks on the roof, making a terrible noise-
inside.
When Lewie was ten years old, he caught the Illinois
State Champion Rainbow Trout. It was caught in a stream
in Stiles Pasture which is now Park-er Woods Estates.
When I was looking through my grandma's old photo album
I found a picture of dad and his fish.
My dad is presently building a boat. He describes
it as a 32 foot inverted-V house boat, powered by a 283
cubic inch hydrolic out-drive Chevrolet engine. (In its
present state, it would not float.)
My parents do a lot of camping. They are the type
of campens which go with a trailor, which is air condi-
tioned and take a television also. They hope to move
to Colorado when my sister and I are independent.
THE MATJKS
MilUKS - Frederick Henry Hauli v/as born in Exter-Ghannel,
England in 1847. His mother's maiden name was De Baose;
she was French,
STRONGS - Lewis Strong v/as born in Pennsylvania. He was
of the Pennsylvania Dutch line. He had five brothers;
all of thean (and he) fought in the Civil War. Two
fought for the Confederates and four fought for the Union.
Grandpa Strong was the only survivor. Before the Civil
War, Grandpa Strong also did battle with the Indians
from Pennsylvania on into V/isconsin.
THE MAtJKS
lyiAUKS - Frederick Henry liauli vms born in Exter-Ghannel,
England in 184-7. His mother's maiden name v/as De Baose;
she was French,
STRONGS - Lewis Strong was born in Pennsylvania. He was
of the Pennsylvania Dutch line. He had five brothers;
all of them (and he) fought in the Civil '."/ar. Two
fought for the Confederates and four fought for the Union.
Grandpa Strong was the only survivor. Before the Civil
War, Grandpa Strong also did battle with the Indians
from Pennsylvania on into V/isconsin.
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THE McKIILIPS
McKILLIPS - Andrew McKillip came from Ireland in 1848.
Ke married Sarah Doan who v/as Pennsylvania Dutch.
MSYLORS - James Meylor came from Ireland also. Both
he and Andrew McKillip came here after the Potato Fam-
ine.
Grandma's mother's grandmother's maiden name was
Snell. She was French.
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ERNEST MARCUS KAPPENMAN
My grandfather was born March 6, 1898, the second
of five - he has four sisters. His father was a farmer
and his parents believed in hard work.
As a child my grandpa was taken to see Buffalo Bill's
Wild West Show and heard Theodore Roosevelt give a
campaign speech in Freeport, Illinois.
Ernie went to school for eight years at Rocks ide
Township School in Ogle County, Illinois. He tried his
hand at auto mechanics, working in a shop - at National
Lock in Rockford, and carpentry before settling down to
farming.
He entered the service in 1917. He was in the 342nd
Tank Battalion of the U. S. Army. He served at Camp Green
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Early in his -life Ernie started showing vegetables
at the Ogle County Fair. His parents were opposed to
this - they felt it was a waste of time.
In 1922, Ernie started showing pigs - Spotted
Poland Chinas. He showed them every year at the Ogle
County Fair, off and on at the Winnebago County Fair,
several times at the Illinois State - National Swine
Show, and for sixteen consecutive years at the Wiscon-
sin State Fair. He ended his career in the fall of 1966
at the Ogle County Fair - the year before my grandmother
died. In 1964 my grandfather won the Herdsman Award at
the Wisconsin State Fair. This award is given to the
herdsman who has the best group of pigs. In 1939, the
Illinois Breeders Association sent a train-carload of
pigs to the World's Fair in San Francisco. Two of the
pigs were my grandfather's, a male, which placed first,
and a female, which placed second. He once shipped
two pigs to Italy. One of the pigs he sent into Chicago
to market was the largest - and possibly still is -
that ever weighed in - 1135 pounds.
My grandparents met when my grandmother did private
duty nursing for my grandfather's Uncle for three weeks.
They were quietly married in 1923. The Kappenmans-, who
weren't too fond of grandmother didn't even know of their
plans until afterwards.
They settled on a farm on Dickenson Road in Burritt
Township, Winnebago County - where my grandfather still
lives. In 1924, my Aunt Jean was born, in 1927, my
Aunt SHilrJey. My mother was preceded by the beginning
of what my grandfather terms "Hoover's Depression."
During this time his oats sold for lOt a bushel and hogs
were $2.75 per hundred pounds. To make matters worse,
inl934 my mother wasborn.
The first grandchild was born in 1948, he is the
only boy. The fifth and final grandchild -- my sister
was horn in 195fi. We all call my grandfather Ernie
because he decided that Grandpa would make him feel too
old. It seems that we; all spent a lot of time "at the
farm." My cousin Steve helped show pigs with my grand-
father when he was in his teens.
After my grandmother died, my grandpa gradually sold
all 6f his pigs, cows, and my grandmother's chickens.
In the summer of 1972, my grandfather remarried.
This woman died in February of 1973.
Ernie has now built up a sizeable flock of sheep --
well over 100. He spends mo$t of his time puttering
around with them.
KATHERINE SAMPLE KAPPENMAN
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My grandmother was the second born of four children
Only my great-aunt and my grandmother reached their twen^
ties. The oldest child was a boy who died shortly after
birth. The youngest child -- a girl, Roberta -- died
at age seventeen of an infection which would today be
cured by penicillin.
My grandma was born in South Dixon Township, illin-
ois. My grandmother's father died when she was 14, in
1911. Grandma Sample stayed on the farm after ht^s death
They were terribly poor. The neighbors, who were better
off, lent them their magazines so they could know what
was going on. They drove a horse carriage into Dixon
to check out books from the library. She went to a
"country school" for eight years. She then went to high
school for one year, and then took a test given by the
County Superintendent of Schools. The students which
lived out of town had to pay to attend the high school,
and had to furnish their own transportation.
After passing the eouivalancy test (only one
year of high school was required) my grandmot'ier entered
Nurses Training at the old Rockford Hospital when it was
on Chestnut Street. That area, now a part of Urban
Renewal, is a parking lot. My mother said the only one
who felt bad when it was fcorn down was Grandma. She
graduated from Nurses Training in 1921.
My grandmother and grandfather half eloped. (Grand-
ma's family Knew -- my grandpa's didn't.)
Before she got married, my grandmother worked as
a Registered Nurse -- mostly for people in their homes.
One man paid her for taking care of his wife by giving
her his wife's Singer Sewing Machine. My grandmother
earned enough to put money away for a feW"pieces of
furniture.
My great-aunt feels that the real depression started
in 1920 for farmers. Therefore, when my grandparents
were married in 1923 and the children were born from
1924 - 1934 -- gifts were out of the^question -- and
she felt I was ridiculous to ask about any. However
my grandfather would not allow my grandma to work.
My grandma's parents were farmers. Her mother took
in sewing for some extra money. She also sold eggs and
butter to the people in Dixon.
My grandmother "peddled" eggs to people in Rock=
ford. She had four-hundred chickens when she died at
age seventy. She got thirty -five cents per dozen for
small to medium eggs, and fifty cents per dozen for
large to extra-large eggs. (ESch egg was candled --
held over a light to check for bad spots, and then put
on a scale -- the weight of the egg moved an arrow which
pointed to the egg's size.)
When my mother worked, my sister and I stayed with
my grandma and grandpa. My grandma gave each of us a
dime for doing chores while my grandpa would give each
of us a quarter .
What I remember most about when my grandma died is
that the church was packed for the^funeral . The funeral
procession headed out of Winnebago to Route 2G --
when we got far enough away from the corner that I barely
could see it-- cars were still turning the corner
heading towards the cemetary -- the whole town of Winn-
ebago was there!
KATHRYN KAPPENMAN MAUK
Kathryn Kappennan Mauk was born November 12,
1934. She was born ten years and three days after
her oldest sister - Lois Jean. Her mother was around
thirty -seven years old at the time of her birth and did-
n't quite consider her a blessed event - though she was
to comment later that she dreaded her the most, only
to enjoy her very much once she was born.
This feeling, however, was not shared by her oldest
sister who considered my mother a real trouble and tried
her best to ignore her. This feeling was not shared
by the sister in the middle - Shirley Ann - who carried
her around and acted as a sort of second mother - doing
her best to spoil my mother.
Her activities during the first years that she can
remember included going to the mill with Ernie (her
father). This is the process which the shelled corn
or oats, or both, goes through at a place called a mill
where the grain is made into ground meal to feed the
livestock. (My grandfather was still making tin is trip
when I was a young girl and my cousins and I rode along
many ti mes , )
The other activity she remembers most is one that
is still going on in our family - going to the county
fair. My grandfather was a great competitor and the
tradit!ion of exhibiting homegrown - homemade things has
been passed on from my grandfather to my mother and to
mysisterandrfie.
My mother attended a country school which would
today be considered close by. Way back then, however,
when she either walked, rode her bicytle, or rode with
the milkman (the man who picked up the cans of milk from
my grandfather - not the kind who drops it off), depend-
ing on the weather - it seemed like a long distance.
She attended this school for seven years during which
for several years her teacher was her sister Shirley
who had gone into teaching when there was a shortage.
(She only taught for those few years.)
My mother spent grades 8 t'lrough 12 at Winnebago.
While in high school she belonged to the Future
Homemakers of America (FHA) and Chorus.
The summer my mother was sixteen, she worked as a
telephone operator for the Telephone Company that was in
Winnebago. That winter she worked at Block and Kuhl
(later Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company). The next summer
she worked as a secretary for Vandenburg Plumbing Supply.
My mother was a member of the Class of 1952 of
Winnebago High School. The next fall she was a freshman
at Carthage College, Carthage, Illinois. She decided to
go there because this is where her high school Home Ec-
onomics teacher had gone to school.
Starting out as a Home Economics major, my mother
was soon discouraged by Chemistry - she had had none in
High School so she was forced to withdraw in the first
week, and quickly changed her major to Business.
At semester, she transferred to the University of
Dubuque, in Iowa, because she was very homesick.
When school was out in the spring, she went to work
at J. L. Clark in the shop. She then decided not to
go back to school -- feeling that she was not cut out
for it. She then took a position in the office.
My father "and mother met when she was a Senior in
high school, on a blind date. The only reason he got
to be my father was his persistence. My mother decided,
after she had been away to school for awhile, that she
didn't want to see him again. Easter Break ro'liled
around and dad called to ask when she would be home.
Everyone was told to tell him they didn't know except
my grandfathfer, who happened to answer the phone -- and
let the cat out of the bag. He called my mother when
she got home and asked her for a date -- she accepted
and things were never the same.
Being the daughter of a farmer, there is only one
outstanding thing to note -- the family never went any
place. In fact, my grandfather did not even attend my
mother's high school graduation. They got electricity
in 1940 and television in 195^.
THE KAPPENMANS
KAPPENMANS- My grandfather's father was born in Germany
in 1871. his name was Frederick. His brother Adolf had
sailed for America in 1870 to avoid serving in the war
between Germany and France over the provinces of Alsace
and Lorraine. Frederick's uncles John, Jacob, and Charles
Kappenman came to America in September, 1858. Charles
settled in Evansville, Indiana, Jacob in Leaf River, Il-
linois, and John in Dolton, South Dakota. Jacob and
John kept in touch, but Charles's family was never heard from
until my grandfather's cousin Mil ford's son was listed
among the casualties of the Korean War and the family
wrote to see if they could possibly be any relation.
These three had a brother Marcus (Frederick's father)
who stayed in Germany. Marcus lived in Hunseller,
which was a small country of united Germany. They
(the husband and wife) were butchers and took meat
up to the castle in Hunseller.
Frederick came to the United States in 1885. He
came-''to Leaf River where he worked for an Irish family.
They made him sleep in the barn. He earnsd room and
board during the winter and this, plus $7.50 in the
summer .
My grandfather's aunt, Katherine, had two sons who
served in Hitler's army in the Secret Service troops,
in Norway. One of the boys was captured by the Allies
and was held prisoner by them for five years after the
war was over. When Frederick died in 1941, after money
could no longer be sent to Germany, he requested that
money be sent after the war was over. My grandpa's
cousin, Freddie was in touch with them. Many times
things were sent to them, including wedding presents
when one of the children was married.
BORGMANS - My grandpa's mothers father was a sailor.
He started sailing at age 14 and quit at 24. He worked
on a passenger liner. He was a full member of the crew
at age 24. It was at this time that he was 'shi pwrecked
at the horn down in South America. All of the 365
passengers drowned, only six of the crew survived. They
waited for six days before help came. They were finally
rescued by another passenger liner which took them to
New York. There he recovered and vowed to never sail
again. He then settled in German Valley, Illinois.
There he bought his first forty acres for fifty cents
an acre. He married Emma Brunes'.who was alredy settled
in this area.
My grandfather's people were ail from Germany.
THE SAMPLES
SAMPLES - My grandmother's great - grandfather came from
Scotland (his name is not known) and settled in Connect-
icut. Ih^re he had a flax mi]]. He lost his investment,
then came to Illinois.
My grandmother's grandfather, John Samnle , lived
on a farm west of Walnut, Illinois on Route 92. He
had nine children. His wife's people were from. Virginia.
John Sample's cousin George went to Oalifornia, but was
not heard from after the earthquake in San Francisco.
My grandmother's father, Robert Sample, was born
in 1861, and died in 1911.
WHITES - Jane Elizabeth MnMurtrie - grandmother's grand-
mother, was born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. There
was a great disagreement over the Civil War between
Jane's sinters Katie and Kramer. (My mother thinks
we ended up as Rebel sympathizers.) Jane died in 1911.
Grandmother's grandfather, William White's people
came from Northern Ireland. They were Scots - Irish.
His cousin in Dixon sold him his farm of 80 acres.
He, Wtlliam White, had four children, Elanor, Will,
Carrie, and Anna. Elanor died at age 19.
Anna V/hite married Robert Sample June P^, 1S94.
They lived with Anna's mother on the 80 acre farm.
In 1911 the mother died and within a few months po did
Robert Sample. The farm was worth $12,000, and each
child was given one-third. Anna V/hite decided to
stay on the farm, so she had to pay off her sister and
brother. Will was out in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
where he was homesteading. Every time Anna got a five
or ten dollar bill, she would buy a money order to
send to Will to pay off the debt.
Anna's cousin John served in the Civil War(North) ,
He took the Ivory from the keys of a piano that was
smashed in the South. He walked from Atlanta to Wash-
ington D. C. Where he was discharged, and the Ivory was
stolen, and then to Ohio where he lived. (My great-aunt
feels that the piano was smashed when he came upon it.)
Cousin John stayed with Anna when he vras ill and left
his property to her for taking care of him. This left
her pretty v/el] off for the first time.
Anna White was stricken with noljo when she was
seven years old. She was strapped to a board as this
was still the method of treating nolio. She recovered
enough to walk with a cane and a crutch. SVie fell when
she was an older woman, though, and was confined to a
wheelchair.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ethel Mc Ginnis, Dolt on, South Dakota
Ernest Kappenman, Winnebago, Illinois
Freddie Kappenman, Byron, Illinois
Bessie Kent, Harmon, Illinois
Jean De Gutis, Rockford, Illinois
Shirley Jiihlin, Roclcford, Illinois
Helene Katik, Rockford, Illinois
David llaulc, Rockford, Illinois
Kay Ilauk, Pecatonica, Illinois
Lewis Maiik, Pecatonica, Illinois
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Date of form , * ( I D # )
Novembar 2S. ^97k ,,.
?.. Your college: Kock Valley rplleqe (ID // )
]r6cT<ford, Illinois '•=
3. Check the earliest date for which you have been able to say things about your family in
your paper.
X Before 1750 1750-1800 1 800- 1850
1850-1900 1900 or later
k. Please check al I regions of the United States fn which members of your family whom you j'
have discussed in your paper have lived. I'
y New England (Mass., Conn., R.I.) X Middle Atlantic (N.Y. , Penna., N.J., Va.) ;_'
^South Atlantic (Ga. , Fla., N.C., S.C.) East South Central (La. , Miss. , Ala. ,Tenn, k"
X West South Central (Ark., N.M. , Tex., Ok.) y East North Central (Mich., Ohio, Ind.
Pacific (Gal., WashJ (Hawaii, Alaska) HI- Wis.)
t'laina (ND,SD,Neb. .KanTTTowa, M8)
5. Please check al I occupational categories in which members of your family whom you have
discussed In this paper have found themselves.
Y Farming Mining ^ Shopkeeping or small business
Transportation Big Business x Manufacturing
X Professions x Industrial labor x Other
6. Please check al 1 religious groups to which members of your family whom you have discusse
In this paper have belonged.
X Roman Catholic ^Jewish ^Presbyterian y^ Methodist
Baptist Episcopal ian Congregational Lutheran
Quaker Monnon OTher Protestant Other
7. What ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper?
jB lacks Indians Mexicans ^Puerto Ricans
^Jews Central Europeans I tal ians ^Slavs
X Irish y British y Native Americans over several generations
East Asian Other
8. What sources did you use in compiling your family history?
X Interviews with other X FamI ly Bibles y FamI ly Genealogies
fami ly members
X Vital Records y Land Records The U.S. Census
X Photographs Maps Other
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I, FAHI LY DATA
A. Grandfather (your father's sida)
Name Henry Mainyillfi
If dead, data or death ^qk?
Place of blri:h Ogdensburg. New Y;qy\
Education (number of years):
grade school high school 12
Current Residence
Data of Birth
1878
vocational
col lege
Occupat lon(s)
' 5 t Baker
2nd Coach
3rd
'<th
Dates
Dat«s_
Oatss^
Dat33
1st
PLACE OF RESIOENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
2nd
3rd_
Ath
Dates
__Dates
Dates
Ra I i g i on Catholic
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fratarnltlas, ate.
Republican Party
Place of Marriage to your grandmothar
Qgdensburg. WewYnrl^
date
191^
NOTE: If your father was ralsad (to age 18) by a stapfathar or another relative give
that data on the back of this pag^, (A-1)
B. Grandmother (your father's sIda)
Name Bl^nnh.. T>>r.h^
if dead, data or death Mav IQ68
Current Residence
Place of bl rth
Qgdensburg. New Yrn-k
Date of birth i8q4
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school
vocational
col lege
Occupatlon(s)
I s t Housewife
2nd
3rd
kth
_D3tas_
Dates_
Dat35_
Datas
1st
2nd_
3rd_
^♦th
PUCE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
Dates
Datas
R3I iglon
Cathbiic
' Political party, cIvM or soda! clubs, sororltlas, etc. Very active in card and
nV^,,-.^V. o1,,Ko
Mace of marriage to your grzindf^thar pgensburg. New Y^ DAr^ 19 A
note* !f w,^,.- i-^.. ■ -rr
"'•■ ^^nal'^ratHP.HhrhaW^d^'^tin ml%%'. stepmother or anoth
er ralative give
3.
Grondfather (your mother's side)
Narne Albert Hyde Current Residence
I f dead, date of death szpy /■*-. /96o
Place of birth Bangor, New York
Education (number of years) :
grade school high school
_ Date of bl rth March k, 1
vocational
col lege
Occupat lon(s)
Ist Mail carrier
2nd
3rd
'♦th
Dates
Dates
l3t_
2nd
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
3rd
Dates
Dates
Dates
^Ith
Dates
Re I i g i on Methodist
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc._
Place of marriage to your grandmother Ft. Covington, New York date July 29, 191^}.
Note: If your mother was raised by a aLti[JfJlll*r Ui dllUllier IdldLlve (lU dt)e l8^ 1^
give that data on the back of this page (C-1) '•'
Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name T,p-iR .gnprp-
If deao, date of death
Current Residence Malone, New York
Place of birth Ft. Covington, New York
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
^Date of birth March 31 , 189^
vocational col lege 1 year
Occupat ion(s)
'^^ Hnnnfvrifft
2nd
3rd
Dates
1st
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
_Dat«s_
Dates
_2nd_
3rd
Dates_
Dates
Religion Methodist
Political party, cTvl 1 or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather pt; Covihgtori, New York date July '^, 191^^"
Note: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another r*»?»fi»/- (to zz~ -5,^
wn ints Dacx or this page (0-2)
■ b UBbO
CMiljiDHhH or A G a vor A~) or a-'.} ^ ycur r^^th^r's nan^* should appear below
Place o^ b,rth_Qg^^.,^„^g.^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ jai-g August 7. iqi6
Number of years cr --^-^^^o]T^irj;^ZI^^S. OscupisTor^ Teacher-Coach
Resioenca_£cjjj3Wu£g^^jEg^ij^a««____„ ''3ri ts^ bcJtu3 Married"
Number or cfiflcfran ^^_li^ "
P 1 a ce of bl rth"" " ~ ~ ~~~ ^2 i
Number of yaar3"'^T"Tchoorrn^'"''~"'^"''"^' 0£"cu.-)ati6il' ——
Rasldance _MarTfc"(3i :^t¥tu3 ——————
Number of chf id ren ' '
3. t'^arr/S:
Place of birth " "" ' "" jjgt^
Number of years of' schco ! jng ~~— . ^^^^---.j--.
Raildenca "" ka^ital SM^ua "
Huntser of chl FdrJn =— — —
^. Name
Place of birth " 'data
Number of yeara^oi"' schooKng "' GccuoaFrSrT
Res I dance ____^NaFTi^i 5tatU3_ "
Number of ch N dran — — —
5. Name
Place of birth data
Number of years of^ achool'Jng Oc-su^aTTSn"
R23 1 dance ?T^"f I Sag Status '
Nurrbar of chi Jdran — — — -
5. Nam*
Piaca or birth •— .-^ ^^^^
Numbar of years or sehooi jng'"' '' "" "~^'°~^ gge'-jpaVion'
Rgsldance ' "" f^arJSai Status "
Numbs r of chl Idrsn '
h Name
Place of bl rth """" data
Number of years of school ifig " ""* Occuoasisirt
Res 1 dgnca Harita! ^tgty^ ' "
Nurnbar of chl Idrsn — — —
I . H 3rr>i
PlacTof birth ' ' "" ' data
Nun*ar of years of schooling Cfccupatibrt
Residence J^arltiSi Status "
Numbar of chl Jdrsn "~~
Name
Placa of birth daje
Number of years oi schoonng OccupaFfofT
Residence '"" M^r/taJ Status
Humbar of ch i id ran — — — —
0. Narre
Place or birth ■ .- ■ ^^^^
Resld'n^ct ^*''" °' aci^oo) {ng__ _"^ Ucc^J9aI757
Nu.-nber of >:f'l ) PJ.'^y- . ,,...^ -^ '^ » i^ ^ ' o;^nu3__^^ ^
Hil-OHtN o, i. and 0 (or (,- 1 . D-l)-your .other's n.nu. sho.ld opp.-.r below
j.'l'"" --■■Dojqothy Hjrde . ^
,, ■',' " " , " ' "' North Bangor. Mow Yn^v
^ ' ' ' ' ' ■' October Q, IQ^f^
''' "• ' '''■'" '■ Edinburg. Texas
" '"■' "' 't^^^'irnn 4 (3 boys-l gjrlT
"■""• . -Polly I. Hyde
'''■'"■ '^^^^'^'' North Bangor, New York
N.;inl,.r ,,( y.itS ol Schoolln
«t'.'. i iJrnce
Number of ch i Idren TT"
-T- O^c.upjtion Teacher
nari ta I Status mArried
-^ tidto August 10. IQIQ
g 4 yp^r<^ rnllpyo Occupation T^p^.T^tT"
^ _ MarrtaT Status Married
N.ifiK
P
'"" Loj^s Joan Hvdf
cjcc (;f br rth m^itH-Vi
Kj u , North Bangor. New York
Nu,nb.r of years ol schooling' 4 vrs c^Tl^
"^"^ ' ''encc Ma lone. New York
Number of ch i Idren g ^„y\, ' ~-
date February 26. 1Q2$
ccupatiOn Teacher
Nrir™-
P 1 ■!(.'• of birth
NumbfM <;r years of schooling
f<«.". i dence
Number of ch ! Idren
P I cicc of' birth
Number of years of school ing
«esi dence
Nui.i()er of ch i Idren
6. NrlftK-
Pioc^~7l
i rth
Number of years of schooling
Res i dence
Number of chi fdren '
7. Natiie
P lace of b i rth
Number of years of school Ing
Ke'j i dence
Number of chi Idran ~
J. HdiTve
P I ace of birth
Number of years of' schooling
Res i dence
Number of chi Idren ~
'. Name
P lace of bi rth
Number of years or schooling
Res 1 dence
Number of chi Idren '■ '
0. Name
Place of" birth"
Number of years of schooling
Res i dence
^^^t)er of children
Marital Status Married
Marital Status
date
Occupation
Marital S'tatus
^ date
ccupat Ion
Marital Status
date__
OccupatlOh
date
__ Occupation
Marital Status
date
Occupation
Marital Status
date
^ OccupatlOrt
Marital Status
date
ccupat ion
Marital Status
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Your Father
Nafr>e Arnnlri Hpr^rv Mavi 1 1 p
If dead, date ot death
Place of birth
Education (number or yaars)
grade school
(l&ri.f'nrilnirg. N'^'w yaj:]?.
Currant Rsaldanco Edinburp;. Texas
_0.3£e of btrthAugust 7. 191 6
high school
vocational
col lege 4
yr^i
Occupation(s)
^^^ Tflan-har/fTaairh
2nd
3rd
_Dates
_Dates_
Dates
ftth
Rel Igion
Dates
2nd_
3rd_
iith
PUCE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving hor«)
Dates
Dcites
Dates
Dates
Pfi-t-Viol-; r.
Political parties, civil or social clubs, f raterni Has , ate.
Place of marriage to your moth^rgnion citv: New Jersey' • ■' '' ' ^'^^- August^l 1Q4i
NOTE: If you were raised by a stspfaiher or anothar r'aJativa give that dala on the oack
of this page. (E-2)
Your Mother
Name Dorothy NMI Hyde
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth North Bangor, New York
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupat ion(s)
1st Teacher
Currant Rsaldenca Edinburp;, Texas
_ Date of bl rth October 9, 1916
vocational college k yrs.
2nd Housewife
3rd
Dates
1st
Dates
2nd
Dat35
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PLACS OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
DatiS
Re 1 i g I on Methodist
Political party, civM or social clubs, sororitiea, ctc«
Mace of marriage to your fath'^r Union' City, New" "Jersey date August 31 , 194l"
NOTE: If you wer« raised fay a staprroShsr or anos-'ser rsTaTi va glv5 that data on tha back of
this page (F-2).
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CHILOREM of E and F (or £-2, F-2) - yoijr narne should sppear balow
Name John Henry Mavllle
Place of birth utica. New York '-'ate o." b i rth_jui^r_6^,^_l_2it2_
Number of years of schooling 4 yrs . undergraduate "5 law Occup::'- ' 6n Lawyer
Residence627 W. 9th Belvidere. 111,. _. '^aritBl Status Married
Number of children 2~(l boy, 1 girl)
Name Minhapl Ar-nnld Mavi 11 e
Place of birth nt.-i pa New York i-'^^^ of b i rth__Qgj.,n|^p^ pQ^ ^cjlj-^
Number of years of schooling j, y:c_a..,..qQiUege , ^ - ^'^'^'-'^''^ ' ^'^ rr)mmpT^o-i ai flT-t-.i .g-H.
Reb i dence poAV-FpT-ri, Tllinnis _2__^i^rital Status__gjjQg2je _
Number of ch I I dren p
Name R-j f^bard, pvde Maville ^ . . • .^
Place of birth utica. New York P^te of b i rth^Qpooynhpr 19, 19^^
Number of years of 3ShooHng ^ yrs college Occupa 1 1 on_ jnvpc)t,-j g^tnr
Res i dence y=, Lvnne Ln. Belvidere. 111. i^arltal Status Ma.C£ied
Number of chlJdren 2 (1 bov 1 girl)
NanDe Merry Lee Maville Hayden , . , „,„
Place of birth Streator. 111. ^^^ "^ ^ ' '' ^ '"^-JhJ. Y :^1 . 19^9
Number of years of schooling 4 hrs High school lyy,^ coll. Occupa £ 1 0n__g^CEgiaj3;;
Residence Fontana, Wisconsin Haritas Status Married
Number of chi Idren 0 ~~
Name
Place of birth '->^te of birth_^
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Res i dence Harital Status
Number of childrert
Name
Place of birth -'ate of birth_
Number of years of schcoi ing , . ' Occupa tion_
Residence l^antai Statci5__
Number of ch i Idren ______
Name
Place of' birth Oata of birth
Number of years of school ing Occupation —
Residence _Harita1 Status
Number of ch 1 Idren
Name
Place of birth g-^te of b;rth_
Number of years of schooling " Occupation
Res i dence . Harltal Status
Number of ch i Idrert I_L___
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'\sSir.NMENT OF I.ITLRARY RIGHTS (K you and your family ani willincj)
1 iH>r(4>v donate this family history,
r Mjhls," to the Rock Valley Col legs Fi
Rockford Public Library, Rockford, I
, „,„.„,., donate this fa,„i!y InUorv .|o„, wUh all Ijt.r.ry a.d a*.ni...r.,tiv..
,ujhts,'to the Rock Valley CoHegs fffj VM'^tory Col lecuon, depo..t..l
GENEALOGY CHART
LChard Hyde Maville
n December 19, 19^^
ried April 1, 1967
d
Arnold Mavill,e
Father
B August 7, 1916
M August 31, 19^1
D
Dorothy NMI Hyde
Mother
B October 9, 191 6
M August 31 , 19^1
D
Grandfather
B 1878 - rtoy 1
M 191^
D 19^7 - March if
Henry. Maaille
Blanche_.Derby
Grandmo t h e r
B 189 V July 17
D May 1968
Alhpy-t- T.yman Hvr!?
John Mainville
1 Great qrandfather
B l847
M
D 1924
_Caroline....Scott _..,
Great grandmotlier
B1844
DI902
Edward Derby
& July 12, 1865
M 1883 ;
D December 19, 1948 ['
Grandfather
B March 4, 1883
MJuly 29, 1914
D September l4, 196O
Mary Walker . , , "
B
D 1935
William T.ealj,e }\yA(^.
B April 29, 1850
M May 12, 1874
D May 24, 1925
Electa W. Bamum
B September 1 , 1 853
D November 16, 1920
Eugene Sperry
B September 17, I871
T,nif^ T,. Sperry
Grandmother
B March 31 , l894
D
M
D July 8, 1949
Polly S.
B June 4, 1874
D December 27, 1942
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SOURCES
1. HYDE, Albert Lyman
2. HYDE, Lois Sperry (Mrs. Albert)
3. MARTIN, George
k. MAVILLE, Dorothy Hyde
5. f'lAVILLE, Arnold H.
6. TOWLS, William Mason
7. VERlMO^iT HISTORIC SITES COMMISSION
8. WALWORTH, LLD. , Rueben H.
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History of the Hyde Log Cabin
Built 1785 — Restored 19S6
rhis ancient structure, built by Jedediah Hyde,
, in 1783, is considered the oldest log cabin in
: United States still standing in its original con-
ion.
several years ago it was acquired by the Ver-
nt Historical Society and moved from another
rt of the Island to its present site. Public funds
re raised at that time to restore and move it and
ne repairs were made. In 1952, because the
:iety was not able to put the cabin in shape, it
s turned over to the Vermont Historic Sites
mmission which is responsible for the state's
icial sites.*
Since that time the Commission has completely
tored the cabin, saving as much of the original
ucture as possible. A new roof was added for
jtection, and there was rebuilt of local field stone
; original fireplace, as near as possible to the way
(vas in 1783. We also built public facilities here,
Dvided water, graded the grounds and added a
1 fence. In 1956 the Cabin was formally dedi-
ted by a public ceremony, and by a lease agree-
;nt it was turned over to th& newly formed Grand
e County Historical Society. This group is now
ing the cabin as a meeting place, museum and
;al information center and the responsibility for
s furnishings belong to them. The cabin is
med by the State of Vermont and maintained
' the Vermont Historic Sites Commission.
)lheT sitf! owned by the Commission are the Huhbardton Battle-
d, !he Bennington Battle Monument, the Calvin Coolidge Home-
ad and the Wilder House in Plymouth, the Chester A. Arthur
ime, and the Daniel Webster Memorial Acre.
History of Captain Jedediah Hyde, Jr.
Jedediah Hyde, Jr., was born in Norwich, Con-
necticut in 1761, the son of Captain Jedediah
Hyde, who later became the prominent and hon-
oured resident of Hyde Park, and for whom that
town is named. Young Hyde was in school when
came the stirring news of Lexington and Concord.
The boy of 14 was thrilled and he enlisted (not an
unusual age in the Revolution) in Captain \Vm.
Coit's Connecticut Grenadiers, in which his father
also fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He served
in various capacities through the war. One of his
assignments was in Capt. Rufus Putnam's Corps
of Engineers and was doubtless where he learned
something about surveying, for at Bennington,
from among the spoils of war, he was given a sur-
veyor's compass and a theodolite which he would
use later in surveying Grand Isle and other parts of
Vermont.
In the summer of 1783 he and his father came
to Grand Isle as surveyors of this Island. Four
years earlier Ira and Ethan Allen had modestly
named the Island "The Two Heroes," and with
Governor Thomas Chittenden, they parcelled out
grants to the Green Mountain Boys. Most of the
grantees sold their rights and Captain Hyde pur-
chased several in the part that would later be
called Grand Isle. The deeds are in the South Hero
town clerk's office and were recorded June 12th,
1783. On this property of his father's on Road 1,
district 4, Jedediah, Jr., built a house (this cabin)
and it has been a home of various members of the
Hyde family for nearly 150 years.
In the cabin today are maps of the original
grants and marked in red ink are the original sites
of the Log Cabin on Road 1, district 4, and of later
built Hyde houses on Hyde Point Road.
The Vermont Historic Sites Commission
MONTPELIFR, Vt.
Vrest Orton, Chairman Perry H. Merrill, Executive Sec'y
Graham S. Newell Burton F. Smith
Clifton R. Misrelly Richard G. Wood, Ex-Officio
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HrsToiirc Hvde Log Cablx
Euilt 17J3 _ Restored JOo'i
Gr:.\.ND Is(.E, Vl-r.mo.nt
buiU by Jedediah Hvde Tr in itc-^ •.■
oldest lo.:; cabin in the United St^Vo '.rif ^^^i^'^'ed the
ori,i,'inal condition It is nou a mn L •'^t'l'/tandm.i; in its
sion of the Historic S,tercon,n"ls^'or '''"' '" '"^ P^^-'^^^"
POST CARD
Placi;
Stami'
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DEys Nosis a?c otia fecit
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FAMILY OF HYDE
ARMS: Azure, a chevron between three lozenges or.
CREST: An eagle with wings endorsed sable, beaked and membered or.
MOTTO: Eeus nobis haec fecit. (God Does Things thru Us)
AUTHORITY: Burke's "General Armory", ^8kk edition.
Tinctures as shown by description;
The shield is of blue.
The chevron is gold.
The three lozenges are of gold.
The eagle is of black, beak and legs of gold.
The mantle and wreath are of blue and gold.
NOTES: The family descends from Robert Hyde, of Hyde Knight in the Coiinty of
Chester, living in the reign of Henry 111. Norbury in Cheshire, also belonged
to Sir Robert. Branches of the family settled at Denton and Urmeston, in
Lancashire; Westhatch in Wilkshire; and at Castle Hyde in Cork, Ireland. Great
Hadden in Hertfordshire, belonged to the family, and a line of this branch
settled in Shropshire. The Hydes, Earls of Clarenden, and the Hydes, Earls of
Rochester, were of this sbock. The name originated by reason of ownership of the
estate of Hyde, which surname was originally written "de Hyde".
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Genealogy of William Hyde of Norwich, prepared
by Rueben H. Walworth LLD., about 1856
The first William Hyde of Norwich, was contemperary of Sir Robert Hyde and of the Earl
of Clarendon; but was of humbler origin. No record as to what part of England he came
from, to what family he belonged, or where he first landed in this country, of the
precise time of his arrival here. He probably came over in 1635 with Thomas Hooker,
the first Minister of Hartford, sojourned a short time in Newton, Mass., and removed
him to Hartford in 16^. The time of his removal to Saybrook is not ascertained, but
he owned lands in Hartford as late as 1639^ He probably went to Saybrook soon after
that, and his daughter was married there early in I652.
No information concerning his wife, or when she died is obtainable. From the age of
his son when he died (^0) he must have been bom in 1636. His mother, of course, was
living at that time and must have died in Hartford or Saybrook before the removal of
her husband to Norwich, as no account of her death is listed in Norwich records. The
daughter was either borssL in England or was married very yoiong; the date of her birth
or her age at her death in 1703» have not been ascertained.
The name William Hyde first appears at Hartford, Conn, in 1636. His name is on the
monument in the old cemetary as one of the original settlers; and he had lands assigned
to him there.
Record in Hartford State House
Eneas Evanice Allawanhood Jackenis sold in 1639? land at Norwich, Conn, nine miles
square to thirty-five original settlers, William Hyde being one of the thirty-five.
Norwich was settled in 1660. Among the thirty-five proprietors of the town were
Rev. James Pitch, the first minister of that place, William Hyde, his son Samuel, and
son-in-law John Post and others whose descendants were among the early settlers of
Hyde Park .
Samuel Hyde, bom at Hartford, Conn, about l637» the only son of the first William
Hyde of Norwich , was a farmer and had lands assigned to him at Norwich West Farms.
He married Jane Lee of East Saybrook in June, 1659. She was the dai.ghter of Thomas Lee
who came from England in l64l with his wife, Phoebe Brown, and three children. He,
Thomas Lee* died on the passage. His widow and the three children came to Saybrook.
His son tha first Thomas Lee of Lynne, was a brother of Jane. He came to Norwich in 166O
and his eldest daughter Elizabeth, bom in August 1660, was the first white child
bom in Norwich.
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I luive been for some time carlecling materials for a genralogical lii.^tory of the desceiidaiits of tlio first William
TTydk of Xorwicli, who caine to Hartfoiil aliont \C^M^, went from tliero to Saybrook, aaJ was one of the tliirtv-Kve
proprietors of Norwicli in liJGO, and Jieu tlieri^ in IGSl.
Samuel liis son, born at Hartford aliout 1G37, inanieJ in IT.'jO Jan.' Lee of Lyme, and died ;tt Norwich West
Farms, now Franklin, in 1G77. He left tivo sons and two dar.ghicrs: Samuel the 2d, John, William, Thoniiis, Jabez,
Eli^,abeth, rhcl)0 and Sarah ; all of whom niarriod and iiad f.mille.:. Elizabeth married Richard Lord of Lvme ;
Pliobe, ilathevv Griswold of the same place; and Sarah, Joshua Abel of Norwich. From these five sons of Samuel
the first, most of the ilydes in the United States are descended.
I wish to obtain the times and. places of the birtii, marriage, and death of each of their descendants, in the female
as well as in the male line; with the christian and farail}- name and tlie residence, and other particidars, of the person
he or she married; and the placei where those descendants who are dead resided; and the present residence of each
descendant who is living. W here any have been professional men or have held important public ofKces, or been
otherwise distinguished, I wish to obtain those particidars also; so as to make the genealogical history as interesting
as possible to their numerous relatives.
To enable me to connect th^ different branches of the family, I wisli each persoft who receives this, to state the
3©aea*^3f- -!:is- jvarent and grand patent nf t.lie Hyde descejidaats, and who such parent and
grand parent married \ and when
and where, if possible. But tiiose who have heretofore sent me all those particu'
lars, I do not wish to state them'igain.
I want all the particulars 06 every family, so as to be able to make up the genealogical record something in the
following form :'■',' I
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The Rev. Jedediah Hyde, (36) born at Norwich, 1712, the fourth son of William Hyde the second, (G)
was a Baptist clergyman, ordained in 1746. He always resided at Norwich, where lie died Gth September, 17G1.
He married, 17th July 1733, Jerusha Perkins of Norwich, born 1st September, 1711, and died at Norwich 1st
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or their present- residence if alive; the names of your lirothers and .sisters, and the dates and places of their births, and
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such of them as have died; and the present residences of such of thera as are still living.
J. If any of your children have married, I want the same particulars, as to when, where, and who they married ;
the times and places of the births of their husbands, or wives, and whose sons or daughters they were; and the
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MAI3WILLE TO MAVILLE
It will be observed in the Genealogy Chart that the name Mainville is used in one
generation, John Mainville, and the next generation has it spelled Maville, Henry
Maville. It appears that the reason for this difference in spelling is Henry
Maville, my grandfather, was a baker by trade and at one time in his profession he
purchased a new delivery truck for his bakery goods. The sign painting man who
was going to put the name on the side of the new truck found that there was not
enough room to paint the name "Mainville" in the size lettering that my grand-
father wanted. To solve this problem, the painter simply shortened the name to
"Maville" to fit the allowed space. My grandfather liked the name as such and we
have kept it that way since that time.
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THE MAVILLE FAMILY
Not much is known about my paternal side of the family. My grandfather, Henry Maville,
lived in Ogdensgurg, New York all of his life and ran a bakery there during his
working years. When he wasn't baking he was coaching local boys in various
sporting activities. He enjoyed sports and spent much of his time in playing and
coaching football and baseball.
When he married Blanche Derby she was l6 years younger than he. They had only one
child, my father, Arnold Maville. My grandfather died in 19^7 and my grandmother
remarried several years later. He^second husband died after only three or four years
of marriage and she never remarried again.
My father, Arnold Maville grew up in Ogdensburg, New York, and like his father took
an avid interest in various sports. After completing high school he enrolled in
Clarkson Tech. College. While attending this school he met and married my mother
Dorothy, and together they produced three sons, while continuing their education.
Upon completion of college he took his family and moved west. We settled in
Streator, Illinois where their only daughter Merry Lee was bom. My father contracted
polio there in 1951 which set the family back economically and physically for
several years.
When dad was able to return to an almost normal life, he chose to teach and coach.
By this time my mother had her certificate to teach also so they taught together
in several different high schools in Illinois for the next 15 to 1 8 years. My folks
retired from teaching in 1970 and purchased a motel in Edinburg, Texas. They
operated the motel for only three years, sold out and retired and have continued to
reside in Edinburg.
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Man u i
FAMILY OP MAVILLE
i960
The family crest on the foregoing page was drawn by Michael A. Maville, middle son in
the family, while still in high school, at the age of 15. The crest represents the
family and their interests at that time in their lives.
The top right of the crest represents Dorothy Hyde Maville, the mother of the family.
It is an open book to show her interest in books and her desire for knowledge.
The middle right represents Michael Maville, the middle son. in the family. It shows
crossed drawing pens. He was very interested in art and now he earns his living as
Art Director for a firm in Rockford, Illinois.
The lower right portion of the crest represents the only daughter in the family and
the youngest child in the family. Merry Lee Maville, who was only 4 years old at the'
time of the drawing.
The lower left section represents Richard Hyde Maville, the youngest son in the family
and the editor of this family history paper. The rifle and ball demonstrates my
interests in guns and hunting, and my activity in sports. I am now employed by the
State's Attorney's office in Boone County, Illinois as a Special Investigator.
The left center section represents the oldest son in the family, John Henry Maville.
It is a drawing of a T-Square, showing his course of study at that time, while at the
University of Illinois. He was studying architecture but his interests turned to
law. After graduating from law school, he became the State's Attorney for Boone
County, Illinois at the age of 26 years.
The top left section of the erest is a drawing of a football between two goal posts,
representing the father of the family, Arnold Henry Maville. He was a teacher/coach
in high school for approximately 16 years and his greatest interest in sports pertained
to football.
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MEDEARISV MICHAEL ELDON, 1955-
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FAMILY DATA
A. Grandfather (your father's side)
Name Eldon JjgteKNedearii
If dead, date of death '
Name Eldon JjgteKNedearis Senior Current Residence Pearson, Florida
Place of bl rth Peking. IL Date of Birth September 24, 1903
Education (number of years):
grade school 6 high school vocational college
Occupatlon(s) PUCE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Ranch hand Dates 1st Dates
2nd Drove coal truck Dates 2nd ^Dates
3rd Electrician Dates -1969 3rd Dates
^th Dates 4th Dates
Re 11 g I on Lutheran
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Democrat
Place of Marriage to your grandmother Rpckford.IL ^^^^ June 25, "1930
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 Floris Eliza Boss fedearis Current Residence Pearson, Florida
If dead, date of death
Place of birth P.ockford. IL Date of blrtl^iarch 14. 1913
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school 3 vocational col lege
Occupation(s) PIJ^CE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Mother and Housewife Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
'tth Dates 4th Dates
Re 1 1 g I on Lutheran
« Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc, Democrat
Place of marriage to your grandfather , -^^^y^^^^ .. j^ DATg June 25. 1930^
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A- I '^lepqranJfathcr (your fother's tide)
N in«"
1 1 ilrnd. il.iir of death
Current Residence
Place of bl rih
Educ.it ion (number of years)
grade school high school
Dete of 6lrth_
vocational
col lege
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2nH
3rd
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Oates_
Oates_
Dates
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PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
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_Dates_
Dates
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Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc._
IHace of marriage to your grandmothtr
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I f dead, date of death
Place of bi rth
Current Residence^
Date of birth
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vocational
col lege
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2nd
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(after leaving home)
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Date
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Grandfather (your mother's side)
Name Everett Chapman Current Residence Indianolia'; Iowa
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Lucas County Date of birth December 31, 1912
Education (number o^ years): _„_._««_______________
grade school p high school '^^ vocational college
Occupatlon(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Ut Navy Dates 1930 1st San Diego Dates 1930-''932
2nd Auto Salvager Dates 1935 2nd Russell, lowg- Dates 1935
3rd Factory Worker Dates 19^1 3rd Rockford Dates ^9^^-1956
^th Mechanic Dates 1956 Itth Rockford Dates 1956-196°
Re I 1 9 i on
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc,
Place of marriage to your grandmother Ar' ansas tJate July i i| , 1935
Note: If your mother was raised by a SlBpfaiMir or inUlTier relative (co age 1 8)
give that data on the back of this page (C-l)
Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name j?:ilen Lav^na Terrell Current Residence Indianolia. Ipwa
name v^^g^^ j^^VAUZ l\r
If deao, date of death
Place of birth Tipperary, Iowa Date of birth Sept. 24, 1919
Education (number of years) ———————
grade school 8 high school 2 vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Housewife Dates 1st Dates
2nd Upholsterest Datas 1972- 2nd ^Dates
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
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2f™ Janet Klizabeth Lanning
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^^"* , Marge Lee Bloomguist
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Name Sue Charolette Thurow
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IHILUREN <»l (. and 0 (or (-1, D-l)-your mother's name should apptvir hel(w
;^Qna GTa.ce Chapiaan i.edearis
'■'■"•■ "• '"'"' res .Xoines . Iowa
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Kay Francis Xorris
r • .11 '• «»r III I I h Rockford
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Resiik-Mce Pes :-:oines. Iowa
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d.iti- April 1. 1936
_^__^__^ Occupatibn Beautician
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date September 10, 19^8
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Name. Eldon Medearis Current Residence Rockford, IL
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your Mother
Name Leona Grace Chapman Current Residence Rockford, IL
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Place of birth Pes Moines . Iowa Date of birth April 1, 193^
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grade school 8 high school 3 vocational college
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•^^"^ Tf^rrv Everett Medearis
Place of birth Roekford Date of birth January 9, 195^
Number of years of schooling i -:; Occupation Maw
Res i dence Roekford Marital Status Single
Number of ch i Idren
Name Michael Eldon Medearis
Place of birth Lexington. KY Date of birth November 1, I955
Number of years of schooling j-^ OccupatlOil Student
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Jll. AsblC.NMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are willincj)
1 horobv donate this family history, along with all literary and adiinnistr.itivf
rujhLs.'to the Rocl< Valley College Family History Collection, deposited in the;
i^oclcford Public Library, Roclcford, Illinois
Si gned "^KrivxA'^^VAuM^
Date _ismmlsJx^lS^I5
.on Glee Medearis Jr.
arHed 5,0^1153
led
PirniGRFE CHART
EJ-dgn-G. Medearis Sr.
Father
Floris Medearis
Mother
B March 14, 1913
D
(j*. ^ rt^WwL0UUi>3
Grandfather
[\cuCk \fy\eAsu^.Jl^^
Great 3randfat igr
B
M
D
•5 x/wtX.<a_
Oauts
Grandmother
B
0
Albert Edward Boss
Grandfather
B October 30, 1873
M
D May, 5, 19^5
Anna Josephine Boss
Grandnxither
B July 24, 1879
D May 8, 195^
Great Grandii*
F.{ilkrsOa§s.,,.
M..,,Edna Boss
John Danor Shaber
B January 30, 1844
M
D May 7, 1904
Anna Eliza Shaber
B June 20, 1849
D July 2, 1917
GENEALOGY CHART
ia Grace Medearis
©^^-eteei^ 1, 193? 6
ried April 8, 1953
i
Everett E. Chapman
Father
B Dec. 31, 1912
M July 1^, 1935
D
Ellen Lavina Chapman
Mother
B Sept. 24, 1919
M July 1^+, II 935
D
Milton Filmore^^^^t''*^
■ Great grandfather
Grandfather
B 1878
M
D 1950
Isaac E. CHApman
Grade Adella Chapman,
Grandmother
1883
1973
B
M
D
Nancy May ^ , ,
Great grandmother
B
D
JIathian .Piarftg.
B
M
D
Mary Emiline Fierce ...
BeSriieo Connell Terrell
Walter Winfield ptrrtilf M
Grandfather
B October 12, 1892
M
D 1950
__Anna
B
D
Jessig .Caviness
. Iva Grace Terrell
■■i« ■ —
Grandmother
D
Laura Harper Caviness
FORWARD
Vifhils writing my report, I found out a lot of things I would
have probably never have known. Most of my information was from
my parents . My great grandmother Terrell was also much help ev©n
at 80 years old she has a very sharp memorial, the information on
both sets of grand parents came from them and a great aunt on my
fathers side, Niost of the pictures have been given to us by
family at different times. Although I have the names of my great
grandparents I was unable to find any information on then.
List of sources
Eldon G. Medearis
Leona G. Kedearis
Everett E. Chapman
Ellen L. Chapman
Iva G. Terrell
Alta Binginam
Marine Gravlin
Floris E. Medearis
^IXTN -HD^^-TG S),.
L-;!'^!! was bor.. in F'-iV.lr.-, T!. r,r. t.n<9 'P''-*'h :,^ GerteTiber I9C3.
His rather L. Z, J'.edear-s was ^ Ca;a>il.ari .-^itizeii. '.-'!';« .ve-?r his
wife Laura wo'il'-' ;;e^ T-.regi.ar' L. 11. .c -Cd brlri; hlL, wife rioiiT-
into the U, 3. , n^ostly t--^ Illl'.ols, ■ nave t:.-j ts.by. That way
ali tin kios woun C'« ocr.. 1.3. oi'.ize;ib. Ai'ter they Wf)u7d i.ave
thf? ba'oy th-^y v.x-i1i tjo bac/. jf to Canad-i '.o his far.'?;, L. Z. also
rar\ a =jrainry in '.^'■'i Uf-.-sr, .-vli.crta,
Li-ic. oterit ."lOst of ui s Lin.e or. t:.-. far;, anci around horses.
'.•'ho.'the was ."boi^t six year; ol .i lis mother and f^'-..'irr ;;c t a iiv.->rce.
His mother tried L.._. ta'.:e r^ldo-. wit,, her bat L. Z, wt^.-it a.nd pot hini
bacc, Nur^h of his yi.irg^r lif-? he li\red with his old^r brrther,
Chick ^r,d his wife in Car.ada. .4e sje.'it mos^. 'f r/1 5 young aialt
15 '"p on a ranch, breai-.tn;^ horses. '.-.'hen iie was in h.' s 20' s Chuck
and his wife j.o-.ed to i-or.kford, and Lldon folic) A?ei the.m jovvin.
After ir^oving to Rockfcr-^ he ,^ot a job drivirij: a o.aa?, truck.
FTC? IS ELIZA 3:Z3
Floris Eliza Boss was borr .'arch 1^, \'?\'}. She was the
youngest of five girls aH 2 i::>i.s. She wa: horn on the east
side, by Teffersor! Street bridge r,ow. La' er :v..ved to the south
end of town wer"? s.ie attended the put "lie scnools. VTrile she was
still young they moved to the west end where sie and her brothers
and sJs''ers attended a little one room school hoi;se. Her father
worked as an iron wori'er and later he becaTy^ self "employed as a
painter. After grade school she attended Central High School
until she was 1? when she ^^ct marr'e.^.
VAriRlrD LIFE
Eldon u] ee i-.ede.irl s was 2° and Floris Sliza joss was 1?
when they decided to =^<=t T.arried in 193^. lildj.! was livint^ with
Chuck arid they were neighbors of t^ie Boss's when they ;net. TWhen
they both ^ot a job shortly after they were married working for a
doctor named Osborii until their first child Janet was born.
They workeci for the doctor during the depression and then he got
a job working with the V. P.A. Then they moved out on North Second
and aldon and Chuck got jobs working for Charlie Hines, in 1933
until about 19^2.
Then he got a job working for Woodwar-d Go\^nor. He quit
there and got a job working different places as an electrician.
Tnen he rot a job vjorking at Swedish /L-nerican Hospital for 13
years until he retired. Meanwhile Floris had had five kids and
got them all through school as far as they went. After they
retired they moved to Florida where Eidon does a lot of fishing.
MTSPNAL GRANLFATH5H
Everett. Cnapman
Kverett. Chapman was born on December 31 » 5912. lie was
one of two childre;-, both bo;>5, borr to Isa^ic Ernest Chapman
and his wife jrat?ie Adella Fierce Chapmin, He was born on a
farm southeast of Fussell in Lucas County, Iowa.
His father worke-d the 1?0 acre farm, and also did carpenter
work. He made fairly descent Tior.ey for the times. They pur-
chased their first radio in 191? w'len Everett was 5 J'ears old.
Their first automobile was a 191 ''^ model T Ford. When Everett
was 12 his family moved int" the town of Russell, wTiere his
father worked as a carwnter.
In 1925 when Everett was 13 his father and mother were
divorced and never remarried. Everett and his brother Earl
movei with their mother, to their grandmother's farm. 'Vhere
he finis'ied hii^h school and also worked part time with his
father as a carp^enters' helper.
In 193^1 when he was IP he Joined the Navy for two years.
He was stationed in 3an Diego on the '•. S. S. Ai-izona, rie got
out of the Navy during the depression and went to work with the
Civil Conservation Corps (CCC) for about 2' years. After- that
he went to wcr- in the Ford garage in Chariton, Iowa.
MATERNAL 3RANDM0TriER
Eller. Lavina Terrell
Ellen Lavina Terrell was born September 2U , 1919. She
was one of 10 children, 3 gi^^ls and 7 boys, born to '//alter
Winfield Terrell and his wife Iva "-race Caviness Terrell.
She was born on a small farm in Tipperary, Iowa, Her father
worked the small far:Ti with his 7 sons, while the 1 daughters
and the mother did the ho'Jse r.old duties.
The income of the Terrell s was pretty good for those
days but with 10 kid"^ trie fa;nily didn't have many of the luxuarle?
of the day. Ellen went to school while she li-/ed on the farm
and helpe<i her mother arourid the house. When she was 12 her
family moved into the town of Chariton, where her fa+'her ^ot
a joD worKin^ in an ice ho ^se making and delivering ice.
Since this was in tne first .\'e'ars of the depreston the waeies
weren't much bit the family being close worked together grow-
ing their own food and Ellen of course being one of the eldest
was responsiable for he''ping can the food that was grown. Of
course there was their lighter times when they played games an^d
fought as all big faifd];es do. VJYirfT' I ask v.y great grandmother
if th.ey were poor since there were so many in tne famil;/ she
laughed and .-aid "pcor, r.o of course not v.-e hid food and just
as much as any one "^l 'le naa." Tney got tneir first car in
19?^ it was a Xodel T wnVc!- they tooK many trir.s in. It took
hours to ho u-s to make sV.orL trips liV.e *■ -^ the farm to ^/isit
their families. But it was sue i a rare occation when they
took these trips they were enjoyed by a^l.
.^•:.Jit>:'
MAJ-tRIED LIFE
In 1935 Ell^n 3T^ Everett •neet, Everett was working in
a garage in Charitor: when they met they married shortly after.
Since they were both young it was nrit liked mucn by either family.
But since they eloped the family didn't fight it, young marriage
was excepted m<->re readily bacK then. After their ;r.arria^e they
lived itiP-Ussell, Iowa, Lli^rett continued working in the Ford
garage and thev boUp:;ht a house for 1^00.00.
i'-'y mother remembers their first house. It was a one bed-
room liome with a living ro'jrr; and a kitchen. She remembers this
because after they moved to Rockford in 19^1 her Orandpa Chapman
lived there.
They lived in this house from their marr":age in 1935.
Their first bcrr; child, Leona Grace was born in 193^'. Since
Kile:! was ^javinp; problems viith her pre^'nacy she had to go to
Des Koines to have her child. In 193' their second child was
born. The doctor tnougl.t he could handle the birth at iiome.
Things didn't ^'i well an:^ their second baby girl was born dead.
Things were pretty hard, jobs were iiard to get and salaries were
small, so in 19^1 R'verett and Ellen decided to go to Rocriford
on vacation to visit Ellens' t-other ar>c sister-in-law. Everett
found a job =irj-.! they r-jturned to Iowa to pic'-; np t'-ei>' daughter
Grace ^ir<] rrioved to Rockford. T> *-;■. ''^-.•rrd tl'.e ■.•.-ages were bet'er
arid 1 i vintr easier.
-iOHWvMSC. -^:««Ri.
E. G. yEDEAP-IS
Born on October 1, 1933 and lived in Lovbs Park from early
age to around four, there upon moved to a house on Harlem Road
where the house still stands, (an old cheese factory). After
about a year there was a slight difference of opirioii, his father
bought six acres out in the country in the south east corner of
North Second Street and 173. The family lived there until 19^*3.
While living there 'attended first^ Harlem School which was located
at the corner of North Second Street and! Harlem Road. While in
the second grade transfered to Love joy School which he attended
until the middle of the fourth grade when his father sold the 6
acres and the family moved to the west end. Here Jerry went to
Lincoln Park school, finished grade school then went to Roosevelt
Junior High and then to Vest High where he quite in the 10th grade
in 1950 to join the U.S. Marine Corps when the Korean war started.
In his early life the faxnily had live stock and big
garden's which x^emectsted him to care for animals and work in the
gardens. When the family moved to an urban area he did what most
kids do. They lived close to a golf course and in the summer time
he-would caddy at the golf course. After the summer was over he
worked as a paper boy for a couple of years while fiaishinp grade
school. >/hen he started Junior high he got a job after school in
a clothinc store in dow+,own Hock ford. After working from 3 to 5
at the store he would go to the Ccror.ado Tneater and take' tickets
until 9:30 then go home. Midway thrcugn the 10th grade due to
physical problems had to drop out of high school, this was early
in I95C'. After qulting high school on South i^ain Street, worked for
two weeks making womens' stockings. Thro'igh mutual agreements
he quit that job. The nert. job was with Ropers, the company that
makes gas cooking sto\'es, pumps and ammunition, located on Blackhawk
Avenue in Rockford , IL,
In October 1950 he took a leave of absence froTi Popep Cor-
poration and joined the U.S. Marine Corps.
He was in the Marine Corps three years when he was rriarried.
■^r,r>ri 0:1 April 1, -9r"- i^ '^'S ■.rir.es ' c rv»re-tt arn.i
Fllen Ch-'pmai.. ^i.e l^vei in hussell 'a;. til 19-1 v.tien f.';-?
rr.cvei to Fockfor;; , iL 3:ie Atte'-Je^'i ^;.rq.ie sco.-l at i-iversidp
School. 5he was a' -:2.y cr;:! n .qt lh]=; tirr.p r ,t nad {;laj ir.at-e;-.
ind livfr-i ^ .'.orfri.! ■'- 'ppv childi.'~ :■' . Si-e .-u. ve j to 'own in 1,9'*'?
and att--ct;d chare;. _;hro"l. In 19'-? lif-r :iit-r- v35, '-orn.
She v;-!.'' "-'P'^„.' r-.'^ppy Ij''Cpv'-p V-^i*-,-. r.r. •:n''y child is '.""Ty 1 or.escrr.e,
Gf course lir.c ther-: A'as i .Ig arv ": ifrar?::^'? they werer.'t
tc c"'o5». Cr^'.ct; atto-ined P.oosev'jlt. Jr. ;:i,;r and '/."est Higl.
soi'.col. She quit highj sc:ic..:l in .Vo"" j-.r^or year i.mi wfi.-.t tc
work at 'VoAlwortts in * he jmcts. I". ..'ani a^y 1953 S' ^- n.eet
r'xdv-n J, :'edaari? arn In April r^.arrie"! pLf,.
F.ldcr (Jerry) Meoearis airi lej.':a C:•.^pxati ;r.et :r, ■".^..'■.uarj-
'f 1933» St. * he Ins; i-S'^/inij ri-^K Tiify '^ated st frsl tim»^s
until Jerry had tn i^c back to !.''.:rth Carolir.s he'^auy-' he wai;
in the 'Aar''r\e Curps. Tnry wrote lack and forth to f^acr' other,
■intil -lerry C3xp horr.e -".: ]^. = -/e. sie ask'^a her to r:arry him and
on April P, 1953 th>;y fe"-:>ped to '.'valriut -:dge, Arka'-sas.
After they were marri'=o they rcved to Le>lngtcn, Ke!*uck#y
where Jerry \-a.s stat;.o-.ed r.n I and I sta^f at t;:e Marine Reserve
training center, Ir late 1953 jrace v:enl back to ■.•■ c "''frrd
because ner firs' baby was due. ; n January '-!, l'.,-5'-'- Jr-a'^e had
a bab./ hoy. Sne* r.a.r.e,i nim Terry iverett after his prand fath;er.
She vent tacK. to '■entucl'y w.e.'.' Terry was '': weeks old. Tl;ries
were rn .ch bccaast a sar.-^ent =, p.^y was not that rnjchi, Almos''-
two ye^irs "at?^r tt- = y h?d ano^hfr son. ile w#3 borr; in L<^xington
Cfi !Jo"e.T.b«=r 1, 195'5- ■ T'le;.' named him Micnael Elder;,
In 195^' they .mov^-d bick to l^'ocK^ord v;her>> .'erry ve'-.t tc
■jrea' Lakes tc sohojT, ^'nlle Crraoe took csj"-= nf the kids and
worked at '.■Jarner Lai-nbert, Jerry fi^■^. shed sc:iovil in Great Lake^.,
and they move J 'o Sar Jio^o wnere Jerry ^'ent *.•>• ariither schoL'l.
A'hen Jerry vas done vith ichool there he got orders for
Okinawa, so '.e ^«ved, his fa;'iily tiack t-,j rook''o'-ci In t9i^^.
Fiere they bo !_%:; a ■' :«:-• ., 1 .^-^ s la-i,. Af'r-r a year iri CKinawa
he catne back and ne hsd r rdc rs tr .'io-t-.err; California, whe-e the
the boys bc1' ^t.Tr*e.-! o^^,y^^^ -r-
^ .. ..-ir.ed ..hco.. T.-:ey were .tat^o.ed in various
ot'-.er plaoe.-- antli !t.''i v'--.-.- ;<:.,-.,.
. v.„ . .erry r..t.reo fr>.rn tK«, Marion Corps.
'^^e moved his fam'-lv b^oV » r- ,,.,„:..• j .
..y cacc .c .U.C. orJ wr:-. the kids wou^d finish
Vai:«y H^. J-,:r;«- the Vav^
.1' i arte- q year at Rock
attending i;oc-- Vall-y.
• erry is vorkiri:; ^-t A;
and
ie r V : CO .'oa r: i : e r T- 1
;an - i^ep as j art
■rsoe -s a r.o is^.nT^ a->d beauti^iari and
are living h^pp^ly in their r::,-ase
n»=r TT V'^r,
BK^&li \ .
Michael ^'.edea^is
I was born November 1|1.955 at 303 ^^ if' centeral Baptis*
hospital In Lexington Kentucky. Iwas the second son born to Sgt.
and Mrs Eldon g. Medearis. The family stayed in Lexington for
about one and ahalf years after I was born. We moved to Rockford
and liv©d in a mobil home in grandpa Medearis, s back yar<3 while
my father attened school at Great Lakes for about 6 months, We
leftRockford in December of 1957 and pulled the trailer to San
Diego. He was stationed there for 6 months during this time my
mother my brother and I spent many hours on the beach while dad
studied.
'A^hen we left there we sold the house trailer and moved to Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina, During the year we were there my father
went on cruises and spent most of the time away from us. In
December of 1959 we moved back to Rockford and bought a house
on Marquette Road in Loves Park. We sTvpd there for 13 months
while my dad went _to Okinawa, During this time my brother Terry
and I became each others best friends. Because of the constant
moving it was quite hard to keep friends, and were often left
with only each other as playmates. After a year in Rockford we
moved to Camp Penelton California. Where my brother started school
then I was all alone untill I got my first puppy Boots.
We left there 6 months later and moved to San Diego where my
father went to school again. I also started school in San Diego.
In Feb. of my Kindergarten year we left SanDiego and mo'/ed to
Hawaii, '-.'e lived there for 3 years 'Vhile living in Hawaii I made
many friends which we still keep in contact with. We spent many
■■o^tWWKIf^^
week ends on the beach with family and friends. This was really
a great place to live, "he weather was so nice the year around,
We left Hawaii after 3 years and moved to 29 Palms Calif,
where I went to 4th grade. Since this was in the Desert we spent
a lot o** time at the swimming pool. This was also where I started
playing Little Leauge Baseball, '^fhile in the Desert we took a lot
of trips to the coast to visit friends and we also made 'trips to
Disney Land. After a year in the Desert dad had orders again.
So we were packed and moved again. Since he was to go over seas
back to Hockford we came.
Wepought a house in Rolling Green an I attened 5th grade at
ntlliig Green School, Dad was in Viet Nam and it was real hard
on all of us but when your in a situation like this you all pull
toghether and get throuhh i'. some way.
Dad got home in Nov 1966 and again we moved this tirne
to Camp Lejeune \'orth Carolina. N^hile in North Carolina I went to
6,7|S:P grade. We Meet many of the people that we had been in Hawaii
with . Thats whats nice about moving with in the military circle
you always meet friends again. In 197^ It was time for dad to go
back to Viet Kam and he had 20 years in the corps so he deciced
to retire he did so and we returned to Rockford , VJe moved back
to our home in Rolling Green anu I finished high school at
Jefferson .'While at Jefferson I played football and track. I
a Zot of friends and it is easer to keep them even though we
have all chosen different fields and different directions.
We have moved again bat not sc far this time wd all love
the river so xv'e bought a ho.ise on the river. Ky brother joined the
Navy and will be stationed aboard *"he Aircraft carrier US>)TSNNEDY.
And I hope to be a Veternarian so 1 have along period ahead of me.
it
MICRO. JAMES DAWIEL 1956-
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I . Your name James Daniel Micho
D.itc fif form
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5"ther
FAMILY DATA
\. Grandfather (your father's slda)
Name Anthony Micho
I f dead, date" of death
Current Residence
Deceased
■-^^Pg. 21.1 065 ■
^'«" °^ t)lrth rTRliria, ftus-^r^a 0«t« of Birth Novemhpr 1«^,lb92
Education (number of years):
grade school p, high school
i\
vocational
col lege
Occupat lon(s)
'st iackhammer OTPerator Dates ?_
2"d trucking Dates ?
3rd millwright Dates ?_
'•th Dates
PLACE OP RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Ist Syracuse New York Dates 1912
1965
2nd Dates
3rd_
Ath
Dates
Dates
Re 1 1 g I on Catholic
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Independent,
Ukrainian National Club
Place of Marriage to your grandmother syr-a
cuse, NcY,
oate 2-1/1-1916
NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another relative give
that data on the back of this paga. (A-l)
. Grandmother (your father's sid«)
- Name Tillie Dobreski Kicho Current Residence Deceased
If dead, date of death ^^"^^ i5> i^^^ ^~
Place of birth Gallcia, Austria
Date of birth November 5, I896
Education (number of years):
grade school 8 high school vocational college
Occupat I on (s)
Ijt factory worker
2nd cook
3rd
iith
Dates 2.
Dates 2-
Dates
Dates
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
jjt Syracuse, New York oates 191^
2nd_
3rd^
kth
Dates
197^
Dates
Dates
Religion Catholic
» Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Non-citizen
Sacred Heart Society
Place of marriage to your grandfather Syracuse < N.Y
Note:
DAVe 2-l^-i9To"
' i^al'^aatl^Sfi'fhl^^gaM'S^^^titl? 55Se^A-^)f stepmother or another relative give
3.
Grondfather (your mother's side)
Name Frnpc^t ,1 n^r-, Dgniol ^f^i-^ Current Residence De^paRPd
If dead, date of death Feb n P^l. 1Q62
Place of birth Spiypf. lar.r, g
ucatlon (number of years):
Ed
grade schoo
high school
_ Date of birth June 1^. 1890
vocational college
Occupat ion(s)
1st Farmer
2nd
3rd
lith
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates Life 1st Spicer, r.linrio Dates 1890
19c2
Dates 2nd Dates
_^Date8_
Dates
Ath
Oates_
Dates
Re 1 1 9 1 on Lutheran
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Democratic, Lutheraj
Men's Club
w^.. „. — ..wg- .^ ,^>-, g. ^. — brnc^P'^. Mr'^o date i9_o,
Note: If your mother was raised by a il Lfeipf/CTlBr' tyr'II^OLlier reijtIVtf (tO age 18) — '
I'lace of marriage to your grandmother 3^,-;,
If your mother was raised by aTTTOpi
give that data on the back of this page (C-1)
[Grandmother (your mother's side)
.22
'Hame Effie Elvera Akerson Berg
If dead, date of death ""
Mace of birth Graceville, Minn.
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 high school
Current Residence Spicer, Minn.
Date of birth J^^Y 29, 1901
vocational
col lege
Occupat lon(s)
.1st HOisewife
jZnd
Ijrd
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates 1922-nowi8t Spicer, Minn. Dates
1922
_Dates_
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
Religion Lutheran
Political party, cIvM or social clubs, sororities, etc. Democratic, Lutheran
Ladies Aid
"lace of marriage to your grandfather ■^P-1-^'^^* '■^-'-"^^°' date ^""-*'^
■iote: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another r»i»rtw« {^^ z~z IZ)
"Ive that H«»- ^, jnc DacK of this p«se (D-2)
CHiljj£RfcM Of A e, B ^or A- I or a-u - your father's n£,me should appear below
N a r>e Michael Wicho
P 1 ace~oT b i ''tTTs^/racuse^ N o YT
Number of years of^'nooilng
Residence Syracuse, NoY,
Number of cri I Id ran tlTree
datftKarch 11, 191?
_Ha? 1 1 a FTTa t u$_f^f£^;*^^
Name Mary Micho
r of years or scnool inq
Place
Number or ye
Residence S
12
Numbc"- of^cmTdfren
Lacuse. N,Y,
cateFebruarA;^ 2. 1919
Ozcupa t i 6n Factory Ins-pec tor
r.?pg
3arTtinutua_^j,^2^y^
'•''• -^ Anna Micho God z a c
P^aca of blrtTTsyracusp N,'
Number of years of schooling ^g"''"'''^'
Resld^ance' Syracuse....N.Y, ?^rnrrtatur''wrH"-.,
Number of cnTTdren two ■*™""-— —
^a '•-Novernbej:JJ.aU22i2.
Occupa tion Sjnore clerk
NameSteve Micho
Place of' birth Syracuse ► N.Y,
Number of years of school 1719*"
Residence Syracuse, N.Y, ""
Number ofTnfTcfren --j ■'■■■-•
T?
_d3t a January Ik^ 192^
Occupatlcrt ForenarT
Haritel Status marriVd' "'
ei^nt
Name John Micho
P lace of blrtfTTyracjose,. THTT
Number of years of scnooTTngV^
Res I dence Syracuse, N.Y. —-"—
Number of ch] tSr^n none •■ ■■ '
TT
l^rital Status sine-le
date February 7, 1927
Occupation' i'^achine set-up
Name Nickolas Micho
Place cr birth ^yi^Sc"use7"
TTTT
Number of years or 'I'cn'oolTng' l^
Residence Syracuse, NoY,
Number of
^ate December 9, 1928
TccupVt I on '-' enen-.i i\&n5.g'er
TierTtaT Status ma.tTT^rr
Place of Dlrth Svr^ou-^o N'
'-S^m^Qii
Number of years ofschool irig
Re5ldence__Syraipyse^ N.Y
Number o f en ITdnsn
"n^rital Status .marri'eri
^^ ^«J5£f£m^-er 9. 1Q28
'Name William Micho
Place of b(rth_^ra£^gp-J.Y
Number of years ofscnso 1 1 ng jy] °A ."
Residence Syracuse. N.Y.
Number of chNdren four
dste_Ai?ril 22. 1Q?1
.^^^Occupatiohyetir^d A^y force Major
f>4ritai Status marri'^c^
Name Paul Micho
Place of birth Svyacuse. N.y,
Number of years of schoo'jlng
Residence Syracuse. M,Y.
Number of c^Mdren ^~*
date Septembpr Q. 1936
fouip
^ , Occupat i c>n_Print e'r'
r its] Sta tus .married
Name three dec;;?a.qpd
Place of bfrth
dumber of years o^ »choorTng"
Resldsnce -
Number oP CHI Itfreil
?^rltal Status
date
Occupation
CMtLOMtN ol r. and 0 (or (.-1, D-l)-your mother's runu; should apptMr heU-w
"•'""■ „Ka:^grLe_Eli_zabeth Berg H'icho
'''"'■ "T Im f II, Spicer. r-'inn,-
TF
N.ii.ilir, (il ( h I Idren ei'^ht
N. MM- J) or is Lucille Berg Mullane
I'l.ic <• TTTlTTTih Spicerj wlinn,
N.jiiih.f >,\ y.'.it •> of school Ing
Number nf children four ■
TZ
*^-'^'0- Audrey Linnea Berg;
P Ijcc of birth SriJcer. Kir
Stark
Nijinb«;r of years of sch'ool ing VZ
Hfcsidencc Lake Minnetoka. Kinric
u ._L - _ r I'll . ■ ' I
Number of ch i Idren three
No^"- Manley Ernest, Berg
P 1 ..(..■ of l.irUi SPicer. i.:ir.n/
Niiinbci (<r yenrb of school i nq
Hi:-, i denf.e SpJcer, ivrinn.
Number of ch i Idren three
12
Nanx^ Gerald Verdell Berg
^ I <icr- of hi rth -Spicer , iVinr.»
"iumhHi of yCiirs of school ing VI
<es i dence Lake Minnetoka, iviinria
'JuMbrr of ch i Idren two
N.i»n- Anna Maxine Berg Miller
' I .ICC of birth bpicer^ ivunn.
dumber of years of schooling 1'=^
^•-•b idence Lake Minnetoka, ''■'iViYlo
■dumber of ch i Tdren llhree
' lace of b i rlh
Jumbpr of years of school ing
<es i dcnce
Jumber of chi Idren
<ame
Mace of birth
lumber of years of' school ing
les idence
lumber of chi Idren'
lame
lace of bi rth
umber of years of schooling
es I dence
umber of chi Idren
ame^
lace o/ bi rth
umber of years o^ school Ing
es idence
i'«^'"ber of children
■ »t.' July 3, 192 /j-
_^_______^ Occupation Factory Asser'bler
Marital Status married"
date June 17, 1926
OccupaFlon I^eat packer
Marital Status married
date Octoctber 29b 1929
OccupaTion Store clerk
Marital Status married
Ja'te January 25» 193^
Occupation VsYner
Marital Status married
date January 26, I936
~~Ce c up at ton i-iu.i.mer
Marital Status marrfST'
dateSeptember 4, 1933
Marital Status ™arrt^^
_ date
Occupation
Marital Status
date
Occupa t i on
Marital Status
date
Occupation
Marital Status
date
____^_^^ Occupation
Marlt'al Status
Your Father
name Steve Micho Current Residence Rockford, IL
If dead, date of death
Mace of birth Syracuse, New York r),tr, ©f birih January 1^, 1924
•ducatlon (number of years)
grade school 8 hIgH schcol___^ _ vccational J colleg*
)ccupatlon(s) PL^rg q? R^SIOINCE
St Taxi cab driver 03^^^1944-45 ,,^ Minneapolis ,'l.linr?o^°*^C,,^P5 1944
indOffice Macho Repair [,3^^5 1945-48 2j Minneapolis, Minno' q..^^^ 1948
,rdT,V. Leader Dates ^948-65 3,. Syracuse, N,Yo p,,^, 1948-65
thForeraan Dates 1965-present jj^i, Syracuse & Rockford p^,^,^ 1965-gre
lie llgion Catholic '"^' '^^" ^^ ' "^^ ' "
[olltlcal parties, civil or social clubs, f ratarp I ties , etc. Democratic
lace of marriage to your mothar Minneapolis.^ Mi nn"«- (J3te_ 1 -.19,46"
OTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or anotl "? r.^riTtrve gl v?. that data on tfic'B'ack
of this page. (E-2)
our Itother
a^ "^^^y"^^ Elizabeth Berg Micho r.u-rer.t H^]d'-nct'^^^^^°^^» ^^
f dead, date of death
lace of birth Spicer, Minn,- Dete of birth „ ^uly _^,^^ 1924
ducat I on (number of years) "
grade school 8 high school 4 vocational college
ccupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(?fter leaving hooie)
St Office work Dates 1943-4? 1st Minneapolis, Minn, " Dates 1944
nd Housewife Dates 1948-63 2nd_Syracuse, NcY, Dates 1943-63
rd Factory & Office 0 ate 5 1963-pres en-t Syracuse & R ockford D a t e s _ 1963-now
eliglon Catholic
olltlcal party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Independent^^
lace of marriage to your father MinneapolTs^'^Mimio' dat fi__l^l 9-46
OTE: If you were raised by a stcpnwther or anot ler re lati ve give that data on the back of
this page (F-2).
CHliOREN of E a.d F {or i-2 , F-2) - yo.r name should appear below
fJdtrs; Robert Steve Kicho_
Place ot- bir". r^inneaponsVMnnT
*Jumber of yaars or schcoiing - — — ^g-
^esidefice Syracuse, N,Yo '
iJumber of~ch i idren
Ta*t"e of birth May 13„1947
Occupatloii" Accoilrylanx
none
Marfta^ Sta'tus sinfrle
Jame_David_Anthony Micho
Mace () r~b ; r : [.'inneapoTiiispo Minnv
lumber of years or sc^ooiTng" "^
,e^ide(ice Syracuse, NbYb
lumber of ch ! i dreri ^WO
TT
Tite of birth April 1, 1943
Occupatlori l«;arketin2:
lan^e Judith Marie Micho
lace of bT7tTrS"yracu"s e , iM,Y,
lumber of years of School ing
;es i dence_Fulaski, N«Y. "~"
lumber of chiTdrf.n none
J^^,
ame Diane Louise Micho
lace ot- n7th_gy_racusei, N.Y.
umber of years of school I ng '
esidence Pulaski, N,Y,
umbe r o f c^i i Fdren
TT
none
anie James Dan i e 1_ M i c h o
lace of bi rth Syracuse ir,Y7
umber of yea r s" of 5 en o'ol Tna
esidence Rockford, XL '""'
umber of ch I ] dren
IT
none
anv Mary Elizabeth Micho
lace of bi7Tr;^ra6(i5er'i^nrr
umber of years. of schcoTrng
esidence Rockford, XL
umber of child ren'~~Tf^fi'e~" "
TD"
ame Joseph Paul Micho
lace of birtFT^Tra^USS, N.T
umbsr of years oT scKooi Ing'
es i denceRockford, XL
umber of ch i 1 dren none
ame John Michael _Micho
1 a ce of bi rth Syracuse, N.Y.
umber of years o?~sc'Sool ing
esidenceRockford, XL "
Marital Status marriea
Marit
_Date of birth January 3, 1951
-r-? Occupation S~r-.1-?l..hov.
al Status sinsrle
Date of birth February 14, iQ^h.
■M . , , ., Occupation Lab Teg^rOaiklL.
narital Status single
)ate of birth July 12„ 19 ^^6
Occupation Student
Marital Status sinpjle""
Marital Status
Date of bl rth July 4, 1959
Occupat lorTStudent
single ~"
Date of bIrthNovember 21, I96O
0 c c upatlonStudent
Marital Status c-irip-lp
Date of birth July 21. 196?
Occupation Student
umber of children none
^ Marital Sta t u s sinigl e
111. A^SKiNMtNT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are williny;
1 liLToby donate this family history, along with all literary and adiiiini'.tr,iliv<
rights, to the Rock Valley Cd'ege Family History Collection, deposited in the
Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois
Signed JJ^/m^g<^ WO/v\aj£ ^^./^k^ .
Date _Z^,a/r_J^_27j^
GENKALOGY CHART
3 D, Micho
Tuly 12, 19^6
3d
Steve T'licho
Father
3 Jan.- 14,1924
j^ Jan. 19,1946
D
Mayme Ber^ Micho
Mother
B July 3, 1924
M Jan. 19, 1946
D
Anthony Vi nh.n
Grandfather
B Nov. 15, 1892
4m Feb. 14, 1916
D June 21, 1965
Tillie Micho
wmi I 11 ■!■ I IT r in -T- - ■
GranajTiOther
bNov. 5, 1896
DJune 18, 1974
Ernest Ber.sL
Effie Berg
Grandmother
gJuly 29, 1901
D
.J/illiam Micho
Great grandfather
Great qrandmotlier
B
D
-Jii^Jiael-Dobraski —
B
M
D
J/!ary Dohreski ^ !|]
Grandfather
BJune 15,1890
jvPec, 9, 1922
l/eb. 23, 1962
B
D
Gustaf 3er,
B July 30, 1849
MOct. 5, 1889
D 1905
_ Mathilda Berg,
BApril 24, I86I
D 1933
Carl Akerson
BAugo 2, 1875
MMar, 24, I90I
DMay 14, 1946
*-Arrna- -A k e r s 0 n
B
D
Note to the Reader
My family History was written up in tlovember of 1974.
V.y family had moved from Syracuse, New York, to ^ockford, XL.
Because we moved, it was difficu t to obtain direct first hand
questions about my f9ther's parents, the fichos. Both had
passed av;ay years earlier. I had to write to my aunt, vjho had
lived with them, and she said much of the information on my
grandparents was destoried because they came from Austria in
1912 and 1914. As a result of the Boshivek War in Russia, in
1917, all contact was lost bet\jeen iriy ^^rpndparents and their
parents, and brothers and sisters.
I therefore have plenty of information related to my mother's
side of the family. (Berg' s ) . Here I have gone back as far as
records permit me to. I hope this is as interesting to you as
it was for me research on.
Sincerely,
Q^io^x^^ bOo-vui 9^ j^A^-^
(0
Anthony T^icho -..'.tS bcrri cr, i.cver.,ber 15, lf'i2, in ^-^.jicl-T,
Austir^ia . i^e vins t:.o fourth of nine children bci'n to ••illi-.M and
V-Rvy r-'!icho. Anthony '.-as r^i-ed on a larn in Europe in ■..r.ich his
father h-io ;;orkec for a ni.rTiber of j'-ears. Life at the ti:;.e
in Europe, vv^s difficult an^ ".nthony h-o no forr.al education.
He helpe.: his father '..ork the f -rn in ,.hich they lived en. In
1912, v;b.en Anthony vvao 2C years old, he and his older sister,
left Europe,' for the Uniteo Ztc^tes, seeking better cpf c.-^unites .
He arrived in i.ev; York City by pass^n^er ship, tie lived in
Troy, i.'ev; York, and -..crked for the American 3rid?:e Company,
as a riillv/ri-'ht . A few years later, he n.cvea to fyracu:-e, L'ow
York v.dth his sister. Here he met Tillie Dcbreski. Cn Febuary
14, 1916, Anthony I-'icho and Til] ie ]]ol"i"eski wer'e narried at
St. John Ukranian Church in Syracuse, i«.Y. 5oth v.ere Ronan
Catholics. Eurins this period, he h^d several jobs, but nothing
definite. Durin?; the Depression, he had a trucking business.
At the time of Frohioition, he bootle.-.-.^.ed licuor a fe>j cit.es for
extra none}''. Cne tir^ie he had a loaa of liquor that -vjas to be
hauled from Canada to the U.S. At this tine, a group of men
tried to hijack his truck and shot at him. That incident turned
out to be the last time he did an]'' of that kind of v^ork.
Later, he had jobs at Crusible Steel Ccmpany in Syracuse,
as a millviright, and at a cu^rry as a jackhamm.er operator.
Even though he may not have had an education, it was said that
he could repair anything. If he couldn't get the needed parts.
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he scmeho\/ '"i-de th:-; r-^rts.
Anthony ^s q c'nild h-a no educ"ticii, but '..hen he c^-ne to the
U.S., he v.ent to iii"^ht school to le^irn the En-'^lish iTn.-^un-e snc.
receive his citizenship. In l>3c, Antiicny Kicho, tBCP.me h
citiren of the U.-". He v.-is very ■ rcuo as an Americin citizen,
and \JTS a honest r;.an.
''e rehired in l^^'"^ fror; all fornal v.ork, but on the side,
do
he v.cula'^cqrpenter v.crk. Cnce iii f.'..hile he v.culd beccr.ie de-
pressed, and have a f'-'Vi drinks. He clair.ea to be a failure
because he h -d no education and couldn't spc-ak English "jell.
He h:-^a nine children, ano every siiirle one cf his children re-
ceiver at least a hif^h sci:col education, and all have 3 ^^coa
job, and none have a police record.
Cn June 21, 1965, Anthony 'iicho died of a heart attack at
the a~e of 72. He 'v^as buried in the Ukranian Cemetary in Syr-
acuse, I.'."^'. He died a proud American citizen.
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Tillie robr^^ski I'.icho, v.as bcrn i.cvecber 5, lE'^o, in
Galici^, Austria, "^he v.as crecJ' fiv^^ children t,c I'ary ana
V.illiaiTi Cobroski. She v,9s bcrn a twin. She ffre\v up on a far:Ti
in Europe, and at the a'-^e of lfc\ ?he c^riO to the U.S., sekin^^
a better v;ay of life. In I'^l^. , she arrived in t«evj York City,
by carp-o shir, ihen she lived in Auburn, Ke\i York, for t couple
years. In Auburn, she ;yorked at a factory, -no lived v.ith other
imri'.i,?:rants fror; Europe. She vjas the only one of her fqrr.xly to
come to the United States. After livin^ in Auburn fci" a couple
years, she r.cved tc S3''r''cuse , I^evj York, vjhero she v,crked as a
cook at a lar'.'e hotel.
Cn Febuary 1^. , ]. 916, she was n-rried tc Anthony T'lchc, :,hc
also v;as frcr, Calicia, Austria, but the^^ did net r,:eet until their
arrival in the States. Fror.: this rr.arria?:e canie six bo^'^s and three
girls. r;ich9el, Steve, John, Nickolas, 'Villiar.i, Paul, Ti^iry, Ann,
and Eva. Eva and I":ickolas are t\.ins. Three other childi en died
at childbirth.
Tillie as a child didn't have any eduacticn in Europe.
V.'hen Anthony ana she ;;ere rr.ari^ied, they both attended niTht
school. Tillie lost her passport after entering the United
States. Therefore, she v;as never able to obtain her citizen-
ship papers.
Cn June 18, 1.-974, Tillie Dobreski L^icho, died from a
heart attack. She is also buried in the Ukranian Church Cem-
etary in Svracuse. ' She v.'as a r.;eriber of the Ukranian Fuor.an
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Catholic Church.
Cne of her favorite p-sttirres was to cook hu?;8 neals
during- Snst-r ni.u Christn.^s, ciurin- wiiich tne entire ''ache
Fr^rii.ily ',;culd ccne tc-tether.
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Steve r.icho v,-s bcrn January 14, 1:^24 in Syracuse, Hew Ycrk.
He wa'=: a tv;in, but his ti-in died at birth. He is the fourth ci
nine children. He ^riv; up in the city ci Syracuse curin?; his
childhood, ^^e lead the life of a tyrical child in the city,
riarly in the r.crniii-z, he '.-cula net up an- r:c th school. After
school, he v;culc. hel!> v.ith }iis : arents around the house. At .the
ap"e of 1m- , he •'^ot a job durir.::; the; sur.irr.er n.onths v.crkinr for a
flcurist ir. Freerort, lleM Ycrk. The ",cney he earned here, he
p-^ave to !.is laother to help buy clothing for the other chilcren.
He graduated frcn, hi-^h school in l';*42, and enlisted in the Arrr.y.
Eurir.iT basic trainin?-, he v^as injured and received a I-'edical
fischar^^e. 'because of his injuries, he went to I-'ayo Clinic in
Rochester. I'innescta, to receive treatment. Durin?; this tir.-e ,
he v;orked in i'--inneapolis as a taxi cab driver, anc became inter-
ested in boxine; at the Boy's Club. As a result of this, he
became the Regional runner uc for the Golden Gloves in Kinnesota.
Afterwards, he acquired several C'.^d jobs, but nothing pei'nanent.
Then at a dance in 19^5, ^ie r.et his future vjife. On January 19,
1946, he Darrieii Tlayme Ilrylte Berg, in r'''.inneapolis , Tdinn. After
t\;o years of living in T'lnneapclis , he and his family moved to
Syracuse, New York, where he acquired a job at General Electric
in the Television Plant Division. ■'•hrcugh the years, he '.jorked hif
\:ay up to a television technician, and later a group leader.
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Later the ccrr.f-Tny p.fpointeci him as a foreman v.here he was in ch.sr^e
of ^C-ICC people. Because of hie kncViled -c as a televisicn
technician, he e-rr.ed extra money refairin'" televic-icns a.'ter
hours .
■ xHe has al'.Jays been ac'.ive in scftball and bc\,lint; and still
is. ne v.as kncv/n "^s one of the better knc\.n fast Softball
pictch-'-rs in Central I.e'.; York. "tj has alv;ays helped coached his
sens baseball and football teams, --nd has lead them to a couple crf
championships .
Due to the clcsin." of the G.E. television asser/oly planl
in Syracuse,' he v;as transferred to the G.'^. Rcckfcrd Cabinet Plant
in l^'^l, v.here he is presentl-"- er.rlcyed. "his is his 27th year
with the company.
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Kayras I^^rylte 3or-^ '".ichc v.^s born Jul}'- 3, 192/+ in Spicer,
I'iniiescta. "he v,a3 thp fir-t of six children tc "rnest -^n^ "ffie
3yrr;. She v.ss rais-ia on the f'-rv: her parents c"./r.ed . '"^er child-
hood V/^^s much like nil ether -:irls '..'ho lived en farms. She v/ould
o;et u- at 5:C0 s.r.. and do chores before bi'e-.kfast, "nd tl'.en leive
fcr sch.ocl. After school, she \.ould do mere chores ap;ain before
suprer. After -radu^tin?; from ,.^r-vde sc'nool, she v;ent on to hi^h
school in i^ev; London, Tinnesota. In the fall and sprin--^, she
vjould have to vjalk tv.o r.iles to 2;et the bus tc ?iet to hi~h scl'.ocl.
During; the \. inter r.onths, she st-^yed at the home of a raidv.ife,
v;here she worked for her room "nc board. After hi?;h scho 1,
she vns av;qrded g schol"rs:iip for Business College. She then
moved a^-ay from home in order to attend college, '..hile she
v<ent tc schocl , she lived and v.orked in Minneapolis, T-'innosota.
After graduating from collef^e, she v;ent to liork in an office
as a billin?- clerk, for a T'dnneapolis fii'm.. During this time,
she v/as active in U£C v;ork. In 'Minneapolis, she \<a3 intrcouced
to her future husband. Shortlv afterv/ards, on January 15, 19'^c,
Steve r'icho -.nd I-'ayT.e ICrylte Berg were m.arried in liinneapolis .
Both v;orked for a year before their first child, Robert v/as born.
Eleven months l^ter, David vjas born. Then in Nover;ber of 19A-^,
they ricved ^.^ 33Aracu3?, Nev; York. where Steve was employed by
General Electric, by which he is still employed. From, the years
1947 to 1963, eight children v;ere oorn to this marriage. They are
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Robert, no;, 26; i^avid o; Jucith 25; Eiane 2C; J^n.es 18; ;.ary 15;
Joseph 14; and John 12.
Following the birth of Jchn, J-ayne vjent orck to v.crk. She
was ersplcyec by G.-. as a rayroll clerk. Mer intentions ;.ere tc
provice more incoae for the faraly. At this -.h e T-cbert and Lavid
v;ere -oin^; on to colle-e, so Koney ;,':3 needed.
In Au-ust 1971, General i.lectric tr^insferred Steve ano his
family to fockford, IL. His t;vo older sens anu Uvo oloer aau^hters
stayed -.ehind in Syracuse tc live in their house.
^r^sently, tr;^- r'icho farr.ily is livin.: in hockfcrd, IL.
5oth r:aynie and Steve are v,orkin- at General Electric. Llay-e is
a factory assembler, v;hile Steve is a fcrerr.an.
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The Children of Steve ^.nd Mayme I'-'icho
Robert Steve richo v;3.i born in r'inne.= polis , I'^nnescta
on I'-PA' 13, 19L7 . At the p.^e of tuo , he r.cved with his parents
to Syracuse, Nev; York. Here he ^rev; up and attended St. Patrick's
elementary and hip-h school . In high school he v>as active in
baseb-^ill , .solf, and football. Afterwards he attended Lemoyne
College where he najoi'od in business. While in school, he
played intermural football. He f^raduated iii 196f*. Presently
he is err.ployed by Carrier Corporation, as an accountant fo:' tne
accounts payable division. Ke is unmarriec.
■ David Anthony P-'.icho vjas born in ?"inneapclis , T-'innesota
on April 1, 194-c. At the age of eight nonths , he noved with
his family to Syracuse, ^""ev; York. Here he grew up and attended
St, Patrick's elementary and hi-^l; school. V/hile in high school,
he played basketball, baseball, and eolf with his brother.
After graduation from high school, he \ient on to OCC , Cnondaga
Community College. After one year of college, he enlisted in
the United States Kaval Reserves. After fulfilling his duty,
he met Crystal Ann Piger. Cn August 16, ly69y he and Crystal
were married. Frorr, this marriage, two children were born, Lori
Karie, age four, and Katthev; David, age two. He also, is er.iployed
by Carrier Corporation as an overseas inventorv controler.
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Judith I-'.arie '"icho vms born in Syracuse, New York, on
January 3, 1951. She attenc'e^i 3t. Patrick's elementary and
hic;h school. She v;as active in cheerleading curin' her hi.~h
schorl years. After graduation, she continued her schooling
at Buffalo Stgte University, v.here slie m:.-jored in Elemen' ary
Education. Presently she is te--chint^ sixth &;rade at Sandy
Creek -^lement-ry School, ^andy Creek, Nevj York. She also
attends classes at Csv;e?;o State Ccllee^e, in order to ,r;;et her
I-'aster's De;Tree. She is unirarried, but is planning on rmrria'^e
next sunmer.
Eiane Louise Micho ;/as born in Syr^^use, i^eVi York, on
Feburary 1/,, 1954. S:;e attended St. Patrick's elerner.t-ry and
hip-h school. Upon graduation, she v^as awarded Valedictorian
of her f^raduatinr class. Aftervjarcs she went to Morrisville.
State University College at Korrisville, New York. She gradu":ted
with honors after tv;o years of cclle.j;e, v,ith an Associates
De?:ree in the field of i^^edical Technclof^y. Presently, she is
employed b^/ Bristol I'yers -Labortories , in Syracuse, II. Y. as a
lab technician. She is urii.iarried , but will be married on
Feburary 1, 1975.
James Daniel Kicho was born in Syr. N.y., on July 12, 1956.
He attended St. Patrick's elementary and high school until
ninth grade. In Aurrust of 1971, he and his family moved to
ii-ockford, IL, leaving behind his two older brothers and two
older sisters. Here he attended Thomas Jefferson Hicrh School.
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'i.hila in hi,?:h schocl, he played basketball, baseball, and foct-
ball. He was elected to the National Honor Society in 1974,
and graduated in Juiie of Lhat year. Fresontlv, he attends
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Rock Valley Junior Colle=;9, and is^tends to najor in Business.
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He is nov: er;:rlcj^ed part-tir.ie by f^-JLart.
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I-'ary Elizabeth Tachc v;as born in Syr. K.Y., on July 4, 1>59.
She attened St. Patrick's elen.ent^r^/ schocl until sixth prade.
'.-.'ith her family, she moved to Kockf cr'd , XL. in 1971. -3he attendee
T'crris Kennedy '-^icdle School, and \,as active in cheei'leadinr;.
She presently/ is a sophor.ore at Thor.as Jefferson H.S., and
is also a n:en;ber rf the Sophomore cheerleaaini^ team.
Joseph Faul ?-'icho vj--s born in Syr. N.T. on ilover.iber 21, l^fcC,
He attenoed St. Patrick's elementary school until fifth p:rade.
In 19'^!, he moved v;ith his family tc Rcckford, XL. He attended
New r''ilford elemientary school for sixth .^rade, and then con-
tinued on to J'orris Kennedy for seventh and ei-^hth. He is now
a freshman at Thomas Jefferson Senior H.S. He enjoys pla^^ing
junior tackle footbal and basebrll.
John T'ichael r-.icho \i&s born in Syr. IJ."^. on July 21, 1962.
He attended St. Patrick's elementary school until fourth parade.
Xn August of 1971, he moved with is family to Rockf ord , XL. He
went to Nevj r.ilford elenientary schocl for fifth and sixth grades.
He is novv a seventh rrader at I-'iorris Kennedy Paddle School. -'"'e
enjoys playing baseball.
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;taf Berg vjas born en '^uly 30, 15^49 in Kroncberg
Smaland, Sweden. He was rsiseu on a srmll i3rr. in Sweden.
Around 1 ?7G he emigrated to '^nierica. At the age of 21 , he
came to Pinnesot;? v;here he v;orked as a farm hand until he
married lielena Sv^enson a widow in 1872. They settled on the
f=:rm she had lived on in Dovre Township, Kandiyohi County
'•"innesots. :-'rs. r-elena 3erg passed aviay in 1888. From this
marriage there v;ere no children.
Cn October 5, ''t?9, Gustaf Berg married Mathilda Chris-
tina Bengstcn. From this marriage there were three children,
In the year 1 9C1 , Gustaf Berg had a stroke and after
beins paralyzed for many years, he died in "^905.
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I'athilda Christina Henestcjb. Eerg was bcrn April 24, 1'?61
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in '-'icheia, Sn.aland 3v;eden. 3he gre\J up on a small farm in
S'.jeaen. In 1 SS4 or 1?-5 she came to America at the are of 23.
3he came to Kandiyohi C-ounty, T.innesota and Mcrl'ec as a maid
until =^he married Gustaf 3er?: in 1S^9. They settled on the
farm, he received from, his first v;ife after she had died in
Betv.een 1?9C-1£97, three children v;ere bcrn to Gustaf
and r-'athilda Eerg. They vvere Ernest John Laniel bcrn June 15,
i?9C, Cl,^a Elizabeth bcrn r-:ay 29, 1?93, and Esther Rubina
bcrn Aufust 6, 1?97, but she died in 1912 at the age of I5.
F.athilda Eer? vias a very short lady of 4' c" tall. But
it has been said that vjhen she 3c t miad it was best to just
stay aviay fromi her because she v;ould pick up anything in
sight and swine it at you,
Kathilda Christina Berg died in 1933 at the age of 72,
After her death Ernest Eerg and his sister Clga inhierited
the farm. Ernest bought Clga's share of the farm allowing
him to have full ownership.
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Ernest John Daniel 3ery; v;.ns bcrn en June 15, l^^C, in Dovre
Tovmship, Kandiyohi County, linnescta. Ke \i9- the first
chilli of three to Gustaf and T.athil I'a Berg, he vjas baptized and
confimed in the Leborion (novj Peace) Lutheran Church at ''.e\-i
Lender, Mr.nesota . '^.rnest \ias raised en the farm in •v-hich his
father (Gust-f] had '.-crked fcr 17 ye'^rs. ^^rne^t's child life
consisted of the aver^-^e f-rni boy's life, '"^e v;cula ret up at
5:00 in the ncrninp" to n,ilk and ac chores around the b^'rn, ar.c then
eat breakfast. 'ifter eatint^ breakfast, usually a lar-e one,
he Moulo ^,0 to school. After he returned fr'--n: school, he \;culd
do the chores that ha i tc be done br-for-e sur r erti e. Ernest
;.'ent to school as far as ein:hth grade. Finishin^-^ up at about the
age of 16.
His father passed a'..ay vihc^n he \ias 15 years old. So, he
helped his rx-ther run the farr^. Until in 1916, \-hen he then
started renting the place.
He bought his first car, a Ixdel T Ford, in 1^17, and he
also bought a 191^ I-'odel tractor (I'ogul) and v;as used for some
farriiing, but mostly as pcv-er for ^rinding feed, fill silos ana
shreadinp- corn.
The farm consisted mainly of dairy farraing. They had hogs,
chickens, and 12 horses at one tirie, besides the covjs. In l':911,
he built the barn and in 1912, the silo.
On December 9, 192''-, Ernest John Daniel Berg, and Effie
Elvera Ackerson, v;ere married in Spicer, Minnesota.
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Because the fnrtK vips ifuri'ouncied by L^ke Rin'^o en three si':"?s,
it becar-ie useful ciurin?^ the Depression and the bad sand stcrn.o
of tha 193C's. The L^ke h^d i-ri^idually dr'ieu uy during the drcu.-^ht
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vear;-. Because of the drought ,1 and the sana , the farci lane •..as
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useless. Ernest decided to cul,tivate the L"ke bottom. People
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laughed ^t him because they thctip;ht it vj^jS i-.icractical , out
he man'^^eci to harvest enou^-h crops to feeu his cninal "^nd the
faniily while others v/ere forced to sell th.eir live stock anc stru-
ggle for survi^l.
Because of ^rnest's belief in rrc^ress ?nc iesire for a
better ;.ay of life for farmers, he helped prcnote the K.E.A (
Rural Electric Association). Cn '^January 25, 194C, Ernest Ber-^'s
farr, received the fir'St source of electric power th^rou^h the
R.E.A. in this ar->a.
Ernest v,as a r.'err!' er rf the Carrier's Co-op, 'which is an or-
gani2:ation for f"r[r;ers to ?^et cetter prices for their farrr. product;
At one point in his life, he v^b.s kicked in the head by a
hor=^e. From this incident, he received a crushed skull. The
doctor at th.e time, rer;.oved the fra^^mients of bones, and seweo
his head as best he knew. Evei'vthin^^ was alri^tht until 19^6,
when he started gettin?^ terrible headaches and gmdually becarie
parali^ed. The doctores couldn't detemine \jhat the cause of the
problem* A specialist vias visiting Spicer, .'-annesota , ana maae
an appointment to see him. The doctor operated to ren.ove an
abcess frori his brain, which in turn cured his problem. During
this time though, he nearly died because of fevers of 1C7.
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Curin?- his leisure txn.e, they v,oulc c-c fishinr;, hunting;,
listen tc r-dio rro.^r-n.s and have picnics in the sur.;mer. Lur-
ino; the '.winter nicnths, he \;culc gc ice slcatin^ snd sleigh riding,
Ernest \i9.s V"rv r,ccd at tal] in^; stories of vjhat the
eni°T"nts frcn: Svjeden use to do here in America that seer; per-
culi9r tc us. The reason for l.'hiis is that his nxther tool: tne
er..io;rants in, fror: '^■'..^den until they found a rerCiant residence.
Cn t ebur-,ry 23, 1J62 , ?]rnest JohPx faniel Ber^, died of a
he-.rt attack '..'hile ^oin;^ to jet th.e nail, v;hich v;35 a r..ile .Tv-'ay.
He is buried in the Leij'iion Lutheran Church Cemetary, in Spicer,
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Effie Elvria Akcrson '^erp; i,'"s bcrn on July 2-}, Ij'l at
Grsceville ^^i<7;st:orie Ccunty, linnesota, ne-.r the Scuth Eakot--
brrd'?r. She v;^s th-^ first criilc of seven to Carl snc; Anna Akerscn
She v;?.s b-^.ptized -^.t wraceville , r'inne.~ctp., in the Lutheran fqith.
Effie v.-s raised or. a l?r^e f?rn. '..hen tiiree r.cnths old,
she moved v.ith her parents the Akerson's, to Willr.ar, I'innesota.
After a ccurle 3/aar£, they r/.cveu to r'?mre Tcwnshii , Kandiyohi
County, in T'lnnesota. She v.-^s ccr.firr.ed in the riar/ireland Luth-
eran Church. She le^a the typic-'l life of a youn?; fa:Tn -^irl.
She atter.d'^d school up until the eighth .7,rade.
After her scricclintT, sh.e '..ork-'ia as a sear.;st i ess until her
narria^^e. Cn Decenber 9, 1^22, she and Ernest John Daniel Her?;
vjere married in Spicer, I'innesota. They had rr.et three y&'^rs
earlier at a church ■ social ^atherin^.
They lived on Frnest's r.other's farm, until she cied in
1933, then the^^ assur.ed full ovmership.
Fror.i this marria?,e, there v-ere four ^irls, and tvio boys.
Mayme , Doris, Audrey, Maxine , I-"anley and derald.
It has been said that she v.as a hard \.crker. It it vjeren't
for her anbiticus eoals, the family r.ay not h^ve been as prcs-
perious as it is. She ur^^ed her children to be successful.
Ernest and Effie bou^^^ht their first radio an Atv.'ater Kent
Battery set in 1929, v.'hich \.gs one of the biggest events in thair
life. They ;,'ere able to listen to r-dio pro?;rams in their lei-
sure time .
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In 1936, thev Disc boucrht their first tractor, an Int..rn9ticn.l
Farn-l to replace the hor-es for farriin-. It nace life easier
on the farn. .
In 196C, they boucrht their first television set.
Since ^rnest passed av.ay in 1;^62, and she sold the f-rn:
to her son, T'anley, she has teen on several trips to yoricus
P'^rts cf the country, v.nich is ^.hat she has al;.ays wanted co do,
but had never been able, because Ernest never cared to travel.
Presently, she is living v;ith her son T-'anley, on the
fai^m in Sjicer, I'innesota.
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Carl Gu?t3f -Mcerson vias barn in Varrnlanc Sweden, Aurust
2, '"75. ^'e emigrated to Anerida in I^JI at the are cf 13- He
received his schcclin/ in Kan-.re Tovmship, Kandiyohi County,
rinnescta. After finishing the Sth prade he vjent to v.ork in
a lumber camp in northern T!inn. and also did farm work. Later
he took up brick layinf and masonary wcrk. In r?l6 he bou:~ht
a farm, but did not begin to farm it until '^9^b\
He ovmed a threshing rig and did custoci threshing in
his early da^/s. 1
He married Anna Alida Carlberg on I-'arcr. 24, 19C1. From
this marriare there ^=ere seven children. Effie (vho is r;y
p-rar.dmother ), Helena, Charlette, r.aybelle, Carl, Eljincre,
and vihich all are still living.
Carl G. Akerscn had a stroke in 1939. After being par-
alyzed for 7 years an:- also losing his speech the last 3
years, he died on I'ay 14, 194-6.
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Anna Alida Carlcerg Akerson v;as bcrn in Eerp' Parish
Sahaborglan, a Frcvince cf Vasterrctland , 5v,ieden on oepteri-
ber 3, 1-75. ''Ct much is know about her chilc'hcod. She eni^-
rated to America in 1^:;^2. She worked as a maid in .'-'inneapclis ,
Ivinesota, for the lov; v.'a?:es of 01. 5C a v;eek and if they fot
02. CC to 02.5c a week that was considered very rood vjares.
Ann= Carlberr came over from Svieden with her father.
V.hen she was visiting her father for Christnas, she met
Carl G. Akerson whom she married on March 2i. , 1 9C1 . There
were ei~ht children to this miarriage.
Cn J'ay 25, 19^+^ Anna Alida Akerson died at Fenncck,
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
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STATG" 0-? MiMMesc^TA
MILLER, DONALD JAMES, 1955-
llEASf. l/SE INK; PLEASE PLACE THESE SHEETS AT THE FRONT OF THE SECOND COPY OF YOUR
I FAMILY HISTORY
Car Contributor to the Hock Valley College Family History Collection:
So thai your family history can be made more useful to historians and others studying
erican families, we ore asking you to fill out the forms below. This will take you only .1
rtminiues, <ind will be easily made over into an Index which will permit archive users ready
cess to just those kinds of family histories needed.
SURVEY ***)VjV*A*AA***i',-AAAft><rft**A,V:'
^ , * OFFICE USE CODE
D-itc of form 7 .7^ * {\o n
2. Your (,oii(:qe: Kock Va I ley College (lo H
KocK vji ley 1.01 ie<
ITockTb rT, Illlnol!
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kit**** A A A A A A A A ,\* A A A A A AAA u ;V A .'<
3. Clujck the earliest date for which you have been able to say things about your family in
your paper,
J{ Before 1750 I750-|800 I8OO-I85O
1850-1900 1900 or later
k. Please check al I regions of the United States in which members of your family whom you
have discussed in your paper have lived,
X New England (Mass., Conn., R.I.) y Middle Atlantic (N.Y. , Penna., N.J., Ma.)
^South Atlantic (Ga., Fla., N.C., S . C . } East South Central (La, , Miss. , Ala. ,Tenn, Ky
West South Central (Ark., N.M. , Tex., Ok J j( East North Central (Mich., Ohio, Ind.
Pacific (Cal., WashJ ^(Hawaii, Alaska) "^ 111. Wis.)
Plains (ND,SD,Ncb. ,Kan.,towa, M0)
5. Please check al I occupational categories In which members of your family whom you have
discussed In this paper have found themselves.
y\ Farming Mining y\ Shopkeeping or small business
t Transportation Big Business Manufacturing
It ;><, Professions ^ Industrial labor ^ Other
6. Please check al I religious groups to which members of your family whom you have discussed
In this paper have belonged.
Roman Catholic Jewish Presbyterian ^Methodist
^Baptist Episcopal Ian Congregational Lutheran
^Quaker ^Mormon Other Protestant ^Other
7. What ethnic and social groups are discussed In your paper?
^Blacks Indians Mexicans ^Puerto R leans
Jews ^Central Europeans I tal lans ^Slavs
Irish ,\ British Jx^ Native Americans over several generations
^East Asian ^Other
8. What sources did you use in compiling your family history?
X Interviews with other __^_Fami ly Bibles j>^ FamI ly Genealogies
fami ly members
X Vital Records Land Records ^The U.S. Census
^ Photographs ^Maps Other
FAMI LY DATA
A. Grandfather (your father's side)
Name Arthur Reube: MILLER Current Residence
If dead, date of death -| p ^ ?ehrup.^v'~llbA
Place of birth Harrison Twp.. V/inn.ILDate of Birth 9. XTr-ch 1880
Education (number of years):
grade school p high school vocational college
Occupatlon($) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
'5* ?RrfnRir Date»iQnn-iQ?R Ist Oates_
2"*^ Fnrpst PaT>V Ti^r^^fr^ Date»i q^i,i qc^fl 2nd ^Dates_
3rd Datei 3rd ^Dates
^th Dates ijth ^Dates
•*« " 9 1 on Methodist
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Republican.
.'■'Icdern V/oolman, National Grange Association
Place of Marriage to your grandmother \:^p(,yfQ>.i vinn., Ill n-s datep5 -^eh.
' f^nT* —
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 ^':thel Jpv ZA.T-j Current Residence _^________________^
f dead, date of deathl-^. Julv l^S'^
Place of birth Shirlanl Twp . . Winn. IL Date of birth '^1 . March 1884-
Educatlon (number of years):
grade school 8 high school 2 vocational college
0ccupation(8) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home).
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
'•th Dates kth Dates
'^"9'°" 'ilPthniJRt
t Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. pppuhi ^ ror>
National Grgn^-^e Association, Church Groups
Place of marriage to your grandfather o, ^,7^^:,;. ,,,^. ^^ . ^^ tt^fl 23. l^eb l^'^
°*"' i^a)^'*yita^S(!*fh)f(*8aW'Sf<^l/ll? Plji^^^^jf)" stepmother or another relative give
3.
UVnndfather (your mother's side)
<ame TT^wg-ri Pn-r-tppg ,-;HC^T,i yx,- Current Residence
I f deao, date of death ^5 lec.l'C )
'lace of birth ^noVtnn Wi nn , j1 1 i nni <:] Date of birth ^'~' , •.'ovember 1^^ I
[ducat Ion (number of years) :
grade school p, high school a vocational ? college
)ccupatlon(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving hotne)
' t FqirhanVq ■yln^-c.p DateSj qi 4-I qi 6 I S t_^_ Dates
"^ OaRhiPT- Rnnktnn B^nV Datesi q 1 7- 1 q-^.^2nd ^Dates
ird Ngyy Dat«»i qi 6-1 91 73rd Dates
"^ Insurance Arent Data »1 93 Viq6q^lth ^Dates
;e I 1 g i on Methodist
olltical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Republican, American
Lef^ion. School Board. Lions
'lace of marriage to your grandmotherppgi^ton, '.Vinn, Illinois . date 5 ^ I^ov . \c>-^o^
lote: If your mother was raised by a StipfSlllVr or Ihomef relative (C0 fl^e 18^
give that data on the back of this page (C-l)
.randmother (your mother's side)
lame Lyle Lizette LIDT)LE ^Current Residence Hockton, Winn, Illinois
f dead, date of death ————————————
''^" of birth p^ov+^r. ivnnn l^^^r^n^^ ^Date of birth ?6 . ^pnpmhpr 1 RQS
ducatlon (number or years)
grade school pj ,-ht ^\gh school four vocational college three
lccupatlon(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
St s^hnoi +^o^>.ov^ Date^oiq^>|qpi 1st ^Dates
nd Dates 2nd Dates
' '' d Da t e s 3 rd Da t e s
;e 1 I g I on /ethoiist
'olltical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. ReBublican. New Qenturv Club.
A'pmpn'p CTnh r.nlf :]^iiih. ?:p.qtprn ,St?^r. Lpgiqn /Vuxil'larv _. _^
'lace of marriage to your grandfather Rockton; Wiiih. Illinois ' ■ date t) , :^ov. lVi9
lote: If your mother was raised by a stepmother or another r«»i»M"- f^c :;c ISJ
:,'.;> liiai d«ie on cne oactt 07 this page (D-2)
CHUORtN ot A fc b ior A-! or t)- u ' your father's name should appear below
Name Vrpfst, (wtru^ ITTiTiYi
Place of birth shirland. Winn. IL data 190"^
Number of years of schooling 10 """ Occupatl6h ^tore) Lwner
Re s I de n ce Garien Prairie Marital Sta t ut i.larriea
Number of chMdren two
Name ,!q^c^q Pt /'.grv IILLZR
P I ace of birth Shirlanl, Winn, iL "^te 191^
Number of years of schooling >T/5 Occupatl6rt Elem ^0^1 Tppnhpr-
Res i dence .^,hi r1 pnd Marital St«tu$ iferried
Number of children three
Hame rrancis rJurene lILL^^'-l
Place of birth ,.|.i^.,^| -f-^^ -fj, date ^0^^
Number of years ot schoCinfl p-^^ ~ Occupatlbn -.student '
Res I dence ■nr.r.o Marital Statut
Number of chl Id'ran —————————
** g"^ Lelavl Kthelbert .IILLER
P lace of birth -h[r.1 n li^'wn. "'inn. IL date ^C , Novembe- l^?"^
Number of years of schooling .^ /t *^ccupatl6rt y^hi -rmrrigctor
Residence ocVtnn. ■"inn. IL Marital Status '.^^rrie^' '
Number of chi idren v^ ,,^
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooj^ng Occupatlbrt
Res I dence Marital Status
Number of chl Jdren "" — — — — —
Name '
Place Of" blrtK ' date
Number of years of ichooJlng OccupatlOrt
Residence MarJtaT Status
Number of children
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupatlbrt ""
Res 1 dence Marital Status
Number of chl Idran .
Name
P 1 ace of birth "date
Number of years of schooling Occupatl6rt
Residence HarlTal Status
Number of chl Idren
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years o^ schooling Occupatl6rt ""
Res I dence Marital Status "~
Number of chl Idren '
Name
Place of birth date^
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence — Harltal Status
Number of CHMUrwt ^^ricai status ^_
our Father
awe x..elq 1 Kthelbert >IILiiE" Current Residence ^^ocT^ton, V'inn, IL
f dead, date of death —————— —«.«i
lace of birth -hi-I-^ni, iM.nn. iL ^D«t« of birth ^^ . llove-nber 1^^^
ducat I on (number of years) -.—»-««--»—---—--—---———
grade school eifrht __fil9h school four vocational college fjys
ccupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
^^ j^armer Dates iq-^o_iq.^i l»t Air ynrnp Dace&i q4?-i QdS
nd Ingersoll Dates 1Q^1 2nd Qhlcapo DAtesj g^s-l QdQ
rd Air ?orce Dates 1942-1945 3rd Rpckton DatesiQCjn-
th Stulent Dates 1945-1949 5th Chiropractor ^Da te a 1950-
*^^g^°" .lethr.iiRt
olltical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. 'g^'pn^'"' ^ ^^^ti , gnhnoi •RpQ>"^.Q,
- Lions. American Legion. Americas. .Chi ro.. AssV: IL Ohiro-: 'fobietv ;
lace of marriage to your mother locVton'/ V/ihn.'IlTinois '' ' date P, Aup:ust 19^5^
OTE : If you were raised by a steptafcher or anothsr reiatlve give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)
our ttother
lame lav-M Ar' ene :r:CTLIF7 ^ Current Roldence Hockton, ''vinn, IL
f dead, date of death ]^
•lace of birth Polpit PnnV , v;iRc.nnRin Date of bl rth_21i_^iJiljL«L22I
iducatlon (number of years)
grade school o high school 4. vocational college 2
>ccupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
'St Sr^hn^1 T^^ohor- P^tcs -| q^ ^^ . 9^ ^ ]st gaYa^ipia ^ Dates ^ q j p. >| q^^
Ind Housewife Dates 1946- 2nd Chicago Datesi 946-1 949
Ird Dates ^rd Rockton Dates 1950-
le I i g I on 'ptholT st
'olltical party, civl! or social dubs, sororities, etc. ??ppnh'l i nap , :Jpw "i^ri-hii-ry "^Ii.iK^
'lace of marriage to your fathftr ''O'rj'-^ov.; ^^''DnnQt^p'O, Illinois dateS, AugV-st 1^-15
lOTE: If you wer« raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
this page (F-2).
:HILDREN of E and F (or E-2 , F-2) - your name should appear below
'lace of birth '^^■loi 'no'--, -j i^r^rp o ^ n Pate of birth ir. Aijp-u.st 1
Juniber of years of schooMng /'J^ Occupation Co^Jv
Residence .VQ^:;--- ton, -•.ro. 'ill^ric^s Marital Status :?rriei.
lumber of children one"""
lame Jesri ^lizy^beth jiILLER
'lace of birth Beloi t , ^.ocV, v/iscons-'n Date of birth 10. Aor^'l l^S"^
lumber of years of schooling Sixteen Occupation "to^e Cler>
;eb i detiQ^ ^ooVt-n^ Vvinn. Illino'r Marital Status £ino;le
lumber of ch i I dren "Tero
lame ")g-i^1^ Jp'^es ''.Iiii:^"^.
lace of birth ' rIo' \ , \or> , V'isc^nsin Date of birth 11, Jamipry 1'~'5'^
lumber of years of schooling ^ if teen Occupation vtuion^"
les i dence "?oc>'i'-i, ''ina. 1^^ Marital Status .jlnp:lp
lumber of ch i I dren zern
lame John Thcri"^ '"ILLT"'
lace of birth r>^"".!oit, -a.-C'-:, ,'ipconsin' Date of birth '^1, Cctober.iq57
lumber of year's of schooling Twelv Occupation Stu'lent
iesi dence Rockton, 'l'inn,~lllin6i 5 Marital Status Slnf^le
lumber o>^ ch M dren zero
ame Siwarl DrvjI MILLER
lace of birth -deloiTT" Rock-, Wisconsin Date of birth 7, October 1^5^
lumber of yejrs of schooling Eleven Occupation Student
tes i dence Rockton. '''inn, Illinois Marital Status Sinp-le
lumber of ch 1 1 dren zero
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Mace of bl rth Date of birth
<umber of years of schooling . Occupation
<es i dence Marital Status
ilumber of ch ! Idren
ilame
Mace of birth ' ■■ — ■ |^^^^ ^^ birth
dumber of years of schooling Occupation
^e%i dence ~TTarl tal Status
'lumber of ch i I dren
'<ame
*lace of bi rtK ~ Date of blrth_
\lumSer of years of 's'c'fi'ool ! ng Occupatlon_
Residence Marital Status
dumber of ch 1 Idren
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AsMi/iiMiNT OF LiTLRARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are wmincj)
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GENl'lALOGY CHART
Rueben
MILLER
Id James .HLLER
n 1 1 , Jan. 1955
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Leland
mM^.
Father
r>26, Movember 1923
M 8, Aurust 1Q45
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Arthur R. .'-nLLER
Grandfather
b9, March 1880
M25, Feb. 1903
D12, Feb. 1964
Great grandfather
5th el Mav 2AHM
randmotner
' B 2, Ausrust 1852
M12, lee. 1876
Dl6, Nov. 1905
£y.a^liar:y CAPHCN
Great grandmother
B,30, April 1854
D21, Sept. 19^5
Frank_ Z AHM
b22, April 1856
^ October 1881
'^ll, Dec. 1916
B 31 , jiarch 1884
Dl3, July 1953
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Edward p. SHQT^XFg, M H] ^ {IT,
Grandfather D 28, March 1Q38
B28, Nov. 1894
M 5, Nov. 191Q
D15, Dec. 1969
Dawn Arlene SHOTLIF
Mother
21, July 1923
8, August 1945
[Marv RTlf^KROV;
B 1, Dec. 186C
Dll, June 1CI45
y.a^^y^ri p. .qHOTT,T?F
.Elena. ELLIS
^16, Sept. 1865
^13, Feb. ^^fX
Lyle Lizette LIDDLi
Grandmother
^ 26, Dec. 1895
D
Walter W. LIDDLE
B28, Feb. 1865
M14, Feb. 1894
D Jan. 1949
Laaiie.GLSASMAN
Bq, Sent. 1874
^27, Feb. 1961
LIST CF SOURCES
Interviews: Leland S. .iiller
Dawn A. Miller
Lyle Shotliff
The Shotliff Family Scrapbook
Geneology of Mller family
Family Bible of Florence Shotliff
Photographs owned by:
Shotliff Family
Miller Family
Photographs will be turned in at later date
WESTV/ARD ^tOVS'ENT-
Paternpl Grandfather's Si'le
Banfield Capron was a stcwavay on a boat from England 5_n the
year 1660. He settled in Aitleboro, Mass. His ."reat Fr^ndson
Eenjamin Capron, Jr. in the year 173'^ -noved his fa-nily v^est to
Rutland, Vemont. Joseph Oapron, Benjamin's son, ncved to Broome,
Canada in 1795. The f=m-'"ly remained in Canada until my rreat
grandfather came to the Roc-:ford area in the year 155'^.
Paternal Granlmother ' s Side
*1y granlmother ' s father's family came +o the United States from
France in about 1S2?!. They lived in Chic '^'or-ia short ti"ie, but
settled in Shirland, Illinois ?5round 1856. C-ranlmother ' s mother
came to the United States :^rom Scotland in 1^20 p.nl settlei. in
Ryegate, Vermont. They lived in Pennsylvania for a ''hort time around
1835, but then moved to Shirlani, Illinois.
'Tatemal Grand-father's Siie
My great grandfather, Ziwari P. Shotli-^"^, c = me to the ^^nitei
States from Ene^l^nd in =bout 1860 ani settled in '"ilmot, Illinois.
"aternal "I" randmother ' s Si'^e
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that they came from England befor^^ 1°65.
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PATERNAL aRAN^FAT""^^R
Arthur Ruben Miller (1880 - 1969)
My Gran-ifather ,p;rew up in the country slie arouni the town
of Shirlani, Illinois. He was borne4- and raised on a farm. '^he
farm house was a very hir, place and contained many rooms. The
house wasn't cowded at all with }iis two sisters and brother
occupyinp: it too. The immediate family was all that lived in
the house.
Relip:ion played a big part in his family life. The church
in v/hich his family attended was built sometime before the Civil
V/ar and still stands today.
Arthur worked during his younger days on the farm with his
father and brother. There was plenty of work to be done on the
farm. At the time most of the Shirland area was predominently
rural. In fact, Grandpa married the rirl on the farm adjacent
to his.
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Py^.TERNAL GRANDMOTHER
Ethel May Zahm (l884 - ^95'^)
■•4y G rani mot her, as dii my Granifather. lived on g hip. farm
outsile of Shirlani, Illinois. She was horned and raised nn
the farm with her two brothers. With only the immediate family
livlnf in the bip: farmhouse, thus the house was never crowded.
(irnrndraother was ^levev employed because of the tremenlouR
chores she had to do on the farm. However she always found
time to play t}it piano, as she was an excellant pianist.
ReTif^ion was an important part of her entire life. She
spent countless hours as a little flirl helping:, however she
could at the ^vlethodist Church.
Ethel Zahm ani Arthur Miller
3thel Zqhm ani Arthur Ivliller were neifrhborhooi fqr-ners.
They frew up torether ani their -families helped ench other out
on the two rnrmr. . Thev themselves leciled upon marriaf^e ani
the fa'nilies ful ] v anproved. The couple movel into the villap-e
of Jhjrianl, where Grandiia was a housewife and Grandpa continued
to work on tfif-* farm.
ActYnr continued to work on the far:i until ''Q''^. Then he
became caretaker of the Sup;ar River Forest Preserve, which is
just outoiie of ohirland.
Holidays were spent back on their parents farms. The couple
raised four children, three boys and a srirl and as time passed
holidays were held at heme. Both Grandpa and Grandma shared in
'\l'Scion makinr and all discipline-matters.
Besides beinp- deepily involved with Church organizations,
both were involved in the National Grange Association.
Lelsn-i h'theibert Miller (l^?'^ - )
:"y Father, p.s ?ii s pprents, livel most of his life in
Shirlp.ni. He w^p born on s. farm, but shortly afte"^ hi^ birth
the family movp1 into the town. He lived in Shirlani until
after hiph school ani then joined the Air Force, after work-
inr pt Inrersoll in Hockford for one year. He was a tail-
runner in a B-?'t bomber durine the war. Cn December ?^, 19A4.
his nlane wrr shot down over Jhina and he was on the missing
persons list until January 18, 19^5 when he made it back to
our lines.
As a boy he worked on the farm up until he put in one
year at Inp:ersoll. He then joined the Air Force and went over
seas. A.fter coming back from over seas he was graduated from
chiroprpctin?^ school.
After -iraduatinf^ from !Tational Hhiropractinq; Clinic, he
started uracticinr in "Rockford. Dad has been very active in
community services. He belonp;s to the American Lep"ion and Lions
Club. He served eipht years on the Rockton jfade School Board
of Eiucation, and is oresently servinp- his sixth year on the
Hononerah Rirh School Board of Education and has held the o.-^fice
of Secrptary his l-st two years. Dad, as the whcle family, has
been active J n the iethodist church. Dad is a sports enthusiast
and attends many of the are^ snortina; events.
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ZU'^vi rortess -hotlif-f (189-^ - 196Q)
:iy Grsnif qther, like my Crani-nother live^l in '^ocVton, prA
spent most of his life there. The ho\ise he live'i in still stanis
today and his two sisters now live there. Granrlpa's immediate
family were the only ones who lived in the house and it was
never crowied. When he was married he moved out, but his sisters
have never married and still live in the house.
iy Great Irandfather was a horse shoer until horses became
scarce and then he became a painter. They were a strictly a
middle-clpss family with his wife beinp a housewife.
The family were very active I-Iethodists, livinp; only a few
blocks from the church. Cn the holidays their relatives came
to visit at their home and also family reunions on both sides
of the fpmily were held annually. Unlike my Grandmother's
family, my Granifather ' s ^.lother was the discinliner .
Grandpa went to Rockton Hifrh School for four years and then
attended the Rockford Business School for two years. At the
Hockfori school he took business courses such as; typinp;, short-
hand, and other oTfice reouirements . Once out of school he went
to work at Pairban^-'s -'lorse in Beloit. Shortly there after he
joined the Navy and foueht in World V«'ar I. While in France on
a pptrol he was shot in the rear while on a motorcycle and
received a purple heart for it.
de then re turiie-i frcm. the "/ar and he ani Lyi e Li'llle -ieciiei
thpt it was ti^if^ to p'F;"! Marriel. Thus their "nn r-rvi -^i life to.""ether
had started.
Ak T EHK A I, ■} RAN mC THER
Lyle bizette Liidle (1895 - )
-Iv Gran-imother r,rev/ up in the villap;e of Rock-ton an1 has
snent the greater percentage of her life there. She lived in
a 1^-^f^e farm hou.se in^iie the villaf^e limits. She lived on the farm
with one brother ani two sisters. The house was not crowded at
all because of the five bedrooms that it hal. Besides the im-
mediate fnnily in the household, there was a "hard man and a
hard woman'' these are similar to what a maid and hired man would
be now. Wayne, a brother, continued to live on the farm when
everyone else moved out.
Livinf on a ^'^O acre farm the whole family had to help out
with the chores. My G-reat Grandfather led a very routine
fy^rminp; life. Early in the morning he milked cows then ate
breaKfast. After breakfast he went to the fields and returned
Rf.ain to eat lunch. After lunch it was back to the fields and
then home for sunner. The cows had to be milked once again
then he could relax with the family. V.'ith the money that was
brought in he nanae:ed to send his four children to school.
The family was Methodist, which was one of the three churches
in the village o"^ Rockton. At this time Rockton had a po-oulation
of ?.'^0 . The other two churches were a Baptist and a Gongrega-
tionftl .
.'■.'ost of the important decisions were made by the parents.
Hov/ever, the chil 'iren ani their folks ieciied v/here ani when
they wouli f.o to school. Granimother decile'l u-oon Beloit Oolleffe
with a major in math. Oisciriline was carried out by the father
ani usually just a "strict tongue lashin.-^" was all it took.
The villa^^e celebrated the 'ith of July in the park, which
was a bir event every year. A settler's picnic was also a big
event in June. Other activities included visitinft and also fairs
were a very popular ■oasstime in the summer. The family received
its' fJrst ohono/3;raph in 1906 and bought their first car, a
Nash; in 1911.
Lyle .'^iiiie and Ei Shotliff
Ivlarriare wq s leciied uvon when Ed 3?iotliff returned from
war. Lyle liiiilp and Ed had boon f^oinp; tc^^eDier fnv cuite a
v;hile and decided it was time to get n-iarried. Per the firet
fou?:^ mcnt','" of i.}:^ Tiarriapie they lived ia a prriall hoi!?e .lext
to Ed ' n 01 1 homo. They then moved to their present day house
on the other side of town. This house was not crowded because
of the thrre bedrooms it had.
Grandmother tdu-7;ht for two years of their married life.
The f i rat year at Cwen C;enter Trade School and the next year
at Caoron Grade school. 'Ay Grandfather returned to PairbanVs
i.lorse after the war but only worked there for about six months.
He then became the cashier at Rockton State Bank. While wcrkinp:
here he was once locked in the vault when Baby Face Nelson held
un the bank. Durinp- the depression the bank closed down and he
set up his own insurance business. The business is now operated
by his vounp;est son, Jim. The income was used to put four
child-r-en throup:h school and for travelling when all of their
chillren were p-rcv/n.
Holidays were spent a'- -.leir own home as they still are
todav. A family reunion also is attended. This year marked the
7fth aaniversary of the Gleasman reuinion (Lyle's Mothers family)
As thei'^ Parents did, they also raised their children.
attending the Metho^Ust church. Both parents took care of the
liaciolinv but never use'3 any Virii of "nhysioR.! ■ounish-nent , All
four of their children, two boys n.nri two p:irls, attended tlip
colle/^e of their choice.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivdwpr'i ,^?iotl.i ^f celebrated their 50th weddtnp-
anniversary on Nove'iiber 2, 19^^9 at the Sweden House in RocV-ford.
All of their four children, fourteen grandchildren, one preat
'grandson and living brothers and sisters were attending.
■)awn Arlene Shotliff (192"^ - )
I'.'r/ .lother, as her parents, lived .most of her life in ^.ockton.
3he lived in the two story brick house across from the school (in
which her Barents moved when they were just married). The house
was not crowded with her two brothers and a sister livinr there.
The immediate family was the only to live in the house. It was
a very convenient place for the house; across the street from
the school, a half mile from downtown and centrally located
between Rockford and Beloit.
Mom stayed at home until 1942, then she attende/Northern
Illinois University at Dekalb. At Northern she took courses
toward a teachinpr dep;ree, and after two years recieved a limited
teaching, decree. During the years of V/orld War II she tauf^bt at
Savanna Grade bchcol . She taught for three years before she
was married to Leland Miller when he returned from the war.
As a younp p:irl she worked at a Dime store and baby sat
for money. She was very active in church activities as a younster
as she still is. She has belonged to numerous church organi-
zation, ivlcm has been a Sunday school teacher for many years
and has put in countless hours of volunteer hours at the Rockton
:/Iethodist Church. She has continued as the third generation to
working har1 at the church making their famous "fried cakes".
She also put in time doing volunteer work with the Girl Scouts.
Dawn Shotliff ha1 been rolnp- with Leland Miller, e Shirlani
boy, during: their hiph school years. Lee then v;ent into the
air force an'H went overseas in 19-^4. They eventually ffot married
on August 8, 1945.
DAWN oHCTLI?? AND uELANO /iILLSR
./larria'^e was leci'lel upon when Lee .liller returned from
over seas lurinp; WWII. Lee, and Dawn Shotliff went top'ether
lurinp- their hip-h school years. After fretting- out of the Air
Force Lee ani Dawn livel in ChicaPio while Lee went to National
Chiropractor Clinic. They lived in a small house on the west
side of town fof about four years. They then moved to another
house in Rockton and finally built the house which we have lived
in for the last nineteen years. Ciir present day house was not
crowded even with five children. It is a two story, four bed-
room house with a larre side lot.
Jlom taufrht school in Rockton their first year back. Dad
set up his doctors office in Rockford, and started practicine'.
Mom only taupiht for one year, but Dad still practice in Rockford.
Holidays were snent at the home of their parents. Holidays
now are scent at our home. They also attend -reunions on both
sides of the family.
As their parents, and grandparents, they raised their
children in the aethodist church. Both parents handle the
discioline but Dad usually makes the bi?; decisions.
Y/e have been a very close family and have travelled a lot.
We have also been fortunate that we have been a healthy family.
Donali J. Miller '
(1955 - )
I was born in Beloit, V/isconsln, but have livei all -^y
life in Roc^ton. j?"or the first four -ncnths ve livei in =>
small house in the center nf town. We then moved to our
present day house. Rockton has just recently gone over the
2,000 population mark. I attended Rockton Grade School, and
Hononegah High School. The high school at this time had 700
students it presently has 900 students. I am now attending
Rock Vally College.
I have 3 brothers and 1 sister. My oldest brother Tom
is 28 years old, married, with 1 child and lived in Rockton.
My sister is 21 years old presently living at home and employed
by Mary Lester Fabrics in Beloit, John, 17 and Ed, 15 are my
younger brothers and are attending Hononegah High School.
We have always been a sports minded family. Tom played
basketball and football at Hononegah and also continued his
basketball career at NIU for four years. After four years at
NIU the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC offered him a contract which
he turned down. My younger brothers and I have participated in
sports at Hononegah and my father and sister have attended many
sporting events.
We have also been a very fortunate family in that we have
been able to travel a lot. In the summer months of the years of
1962, 196'3 and 1964 we traveled west to Oregon. It was a f^reat
trip in which we covered over 2,000 miles and saw many r>oints of
interest. For the last three years we have traveled north to
upper Wisconsin and have enjoyed our lakeside camping: spo-ts,
My futur plans consist of attaining a Major in Biology
Education with a i^Iinor in P.S. I plan on attending Western
Illinois University. I would like to teach and coach a few
years, then go into Biology research areas.
MILLER. LINDA MARIEV 1957-
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FAMILY DATA '^
A . Grandfather (your father's side)
Name F:.':.::ic . .ILlEd Current Residence
Date of birth October I3» 1^79 Place of birth Giiilford Touiship
Date of death Kovonbcr 17, 194?- P_lace of buria]~St. llaiyb'Oeiietery, GalenaV 111
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4 th Dates 4 th Dates
R e 1 i g i o n Jc.tholia
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Democrat
Place of Marriage to your grandmother '.-:,l. ■_'_-., 111. date Jaiiu iry 1 3 y 1 9C7
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relative give that data on the back of this page. (A-1)
Grandmother (your father's side)
Name Bertha QHLGAilT Current Residence
Date of birth Jizly 19, 1S90 Place of birth Galena, 111.
Date of death Aug-^st 15, 1972 Place of burial St. IIar?/'s Jemetery, Galena, "ill
Education (number of years):
grade school '■- high school vocational ___^
college
Occupation (s) PLACE OF Rl-SIDKNCE
(after leaving homo)
1st 'loiiscyife
Dates
1st
Dates
2nd Kousc Keo-jiiig
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
Dates
3rd
D a t e s
4th
4 th
Dates
Religion Gatholic
Political party, civil or socialclubs, sororities, etc.
^ei.ioeru.t
Place of marriage to your grandfather Galena, 111 . date January 13, 1907
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another relative give that data on the back of tliis p.i;',e
(A-2).
A-2 Stepgrandfather (your father's side)
Name
Current Residence
Date of birth
Date of death
Place of birth
Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
c; liege
Occupat ion(s)
1st
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4th
Religion
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4th
vocational
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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Place of marriage to your grandmother
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date
Date of birth
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Place of birth
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Education (number of years):
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col lege
voca t ional
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Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name iv:vf.i-m ■: . .Vm^V/Q-;
Current Residence
Date of birth AUf_^ust "12, 1L9j
Date of death October 25. 19^8
Education (number of years)
grade school
high school_
Place of birth lAibu-gio , lo-tju
Place of burial :t. OlJy.Th, Diihnqur!, Tpija
vocational Guttler Jusi^ol ^ tige
Occupation (s)
] s t Fire ?: liarino InsurancePa tes
2 n d Dubuque mnoln.qnlp. C,-^nc>.o^ tes
3rd W.P.A. Dates
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R e 1 i g i o n J:>.tnolic
PLACE OF Ri:SIDKNCE
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Ual cs
Da tes
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I . Name WM c^nn a.-vtv^^fl.i ..ILL^
Place of birth Scales ..oi:ind^ 111. ^ dateFeb, 4, 190£
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^•1^^ i^o Chixrlos MILLliLi.
I'lace of birth Scales liovo^d^ m. dateAiigust 23, 191C
Number, of years of schooling [■ Occupation Woldor
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Name Francis Joseph lilLLEE
Place of birth Scales Hound, 111* da te October 30 « 1916
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Name Edxjard Albert HILLBli
Place of birth Galena, 111. date April 20, 1927
Number of years of schooling 13 Occ upa t ion Office lianager,
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1. Ha Be ]'jii^ Kathgrinc BirTLSil
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Nuaber of years of schoolinR 13 Occupation Jvcgistercd Murse
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Name EdT'ai-d Albert illLLER ^Current Residence ualena. 111,
Date of birth April 20, 1927 Place of bitth "^alona, LU.
Date of Death Place of burial
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grade school ^ high - school ^- vocational "^ college
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1st U.S. Ar;.iy Dates 1950-1952 1st Dubuque ,. 1o\kx Da tesi ./o-..;9
2nd Battery Factory Dates 1952-«1955 2nd .loclcford, 111. Da te si 9/^9-50
3rd Farly :>: Loetcher Dates 1955-1962 3rd Gerriany DateslS50-52
4th John Westv/ick Dates 1962- present 4th Galena. 111. D a t e s 1 52-76
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Place of marriage to your mother i>ui3^lque, lov/a date^-o^'-Q^-PQ^ 24-, 1956"
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on the back of this page. (E-2)
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Name uary liatherine BUTLER Current Residence Galena, 111.
Date of birth July 19, 1934- Place of birth iJabuquo, loTja
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Dates 196S-1971 2nd Galena, ^1. Date si 957-76
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CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW
Place of blrthPubuquoj Iowa i)ate of b 1 r t hSeptenbor 12, 1957
Number of years of schooling 13 Occupatio natiido -t
Residence Qa.lsna, 111. Marital S ta tussi:!:!:^
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Name Jiidiacl David ijLllcr
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Lll. 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
Illinois
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION
I want to thank the following people, who, contributed greatly
to this family history:
Edward Miller
Mary Miller
Alberta White
Florence Murphy
Mildred Miller
Helen Berryman
Gertrude Webster
Johanna Webster
Lil Parker
Robert Ohlgart
Bertha Dieninger
Velma Miller
Filena Keas
Olive Bussan
Rose Altfilllsch
Edward F. Miller
Ida Meader
OTHER SOURCES USED
Public Library, Rockford, Illinois
Public Library, Galena, Illinois
Jo Daviess County, Court house, Galena, 111
Dubuque County, Court house, Dubuque, Iowa
PLACES WRITTEN FOR INFORMATION:
Bureau of Vital Statistics in Des Moines, Iowa
Bureau of Vital Statistics in Springfield, Illinois
Bureau of Vital Statistics in Chico, California
BURIAL SITES VISITED FOR INFORMATION;
Guilford Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Scales Mound, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Warren, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Key West, Dubuque County, Iowa
Sand Springs, Iowa
Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
PREFACE
This familj' history, I leave as my heritage to
the generations of my family who will come after
my life time. My hope is that they may gain insight
and knowledge of their ancestors, and of their
contributions, great or small, to the formation of
our great country. My goal will be accomplished if
even one person in the future generations can find,
in this document, a name, date, or an event, which
is important or of Interest to them, and difficult
to obtain.
Peter
MULLER
Bom:
1801 in Ge
many
Died:
October 7,
1863
Married: Margare
tha BRUCE
in Germany . |
Childr
en: 7
Buried
Singer C
emetery
Guilford
Township,
Illinois
Margaretha BRUCE |
Born:
June 24, 1798
in Germany
Died:
December 1, 1856
Harried: Peter MULLER |
in Germany
Childr,
n: 7
Buried
Singer Cemetery
Guilford Township,
Illinois
Cat he
Ine MILLER
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Married: a MARK
Margret MILLER
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Married: John GESNER
MILLER
1831 in Gi
Unk
Nicholas MILLER
Born: June 24, 1833
in Germany
Died: May 17, 1918
Married: Mary BRUICE
Buried:
Childre
Jacob MILLER
Born: 1835 in Germany
Died: December 1854
Sophia MILLER
Born: 1839 in G
Died: Unknown
John MILLER
Born: 1844
Died: Unki
Mary Anna BRUICE
Born: November 20, 1842,
Died: March 4, 1925
Harried: Nicholas MILLER
Children: 10
Mary MILLER, Born November 20, 186v,
Died: February 22, 1925
Peter MILLER, Born: Novemb€
Died: , August 28, 1929
John
MILLER
Born
1870
Died
1943
Anna
MILLER
Born
Augua
t 9
1872
Died
June
21,
1967
Joseph MILLER
Born February 22, 1874
Died: March 13, 1966
Theresa MILLER
Born: Hay 22, 1877
Died: August 31, 1957
Frank MILLER
Born: October 13, 1879
Birthplace: Guilford Towuihip, 111
Married: .Bertha OHLGART
Died: November 17, 1942
Buried: St. Hary's Cemetery,
Galena, Illinois
Albert MILLER
Born: August 16, 1886
Died: November 22, 1957
Bertha OHLGART
Born: July 19, 1890
Died: August 15, 1972
Birthplace: Galena, Uli
Married; Frank MILLER
Children: Eight
ena Gertrude MILLER
n: February 4^ 1908
Birthplace': Scales Mound, Illinois
Married; Albert COI.EMAN - Ray KEA8
Charles MILLER
Born; August 23, 1910
Birthplace: Scales Mound, Illinois
Married: Dorothy HANEf
Alberta Mary MILLER
Born; March 6, 1912
Birthplace: Scales Mound, Illinois
Married: Clarence WHITE
child bor
1914
914
Francis Joseph MILLER
Born: October 30, 1916
Birthplace; Scales Mound, Illinois
Married: Velma TEMPERLK
Child Born 1920- Died 1520
Helen Delores MILLER
Born: February 2, 1923
Birthplace: Galena, Illinois
Married: Marion EHRLER - HAROLD BERRYMAl,'
Edward Albert MILLER
Born; April 20, 1927
Birthplace; Galena, Illlhois'
Married: Mary Katherlne BUTLER
Mary Katherine BUTLER
Born July 18, 1934
Birthplace: Dubuque, I.
Married; Edward Albert MILLER
arie MILLER
September 12, 1957
Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa
Michael David MILLER
Born: August 1, 1959
Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa
THE PETER MULLER FAMILY
Great, Great Grandparents ( Paternal )
of Linda Marie MILLER
Peter MULLER was born in Germany in 1801. He was married to Margaretha
BRUCE, who was also born in Germany.
Peter MULLER is listed in the 1850 census as having five children at
home, Peter, Nicholas, Jacob, Sophia, and John all born in Germany.
His last will, made out in 1863, lists the above children and two more
daughters, Margret, who was married to John GESSNER, and Catherine,
who was married to a MARK. The writer can only assume that Margaret
and Catherine were married at the time the census was taken in 1850.
The first official record of Peter MULLER was August 31, 1863 when
he sold seventy-seven and one half acres of ground to his son Nicholas
MILLER for six hundred and fifty dollars. The land situated and being
in the County of Jo Daviess, Guilford Township, State of Illinois,
U.S.A., being the east half of the south east quarter of section
number twenty eight (28) north range number three (3) east of the
fourth (4) principal meridian. The deed shows the transaction between
Peter MULLER and Nicholas MILLER and where sealed, the name MILLER is
spelled MULLER.
The last Will and Testament of Peter MILLER, made on the 27th day of
September, 1863, reads in part; "I give and bequeath to my son Nicholas
MILLER, two horses, one wagon, one set of harness, three cows, one, one
horse plow and one, two horse plow, having the same at present in his
possession. "
Peter MULLER is buried along side his wife Margaretha BRUCE in the Singer
Cemetery, a Catholic Cemetery.
At the time of this writing, Peter MULLER'S stone is broken. The stone
of Margaretha BRUCE is in fair condition. Singer Cemetery is a Catholic
Cemetery, located about one mile southwest of the MILLER farm. It is
a small cemetery, fenced to keep the cattle out, and situated in a
pasture far enough from the road that you see it, only if you are looking
for it.
The MILLER farm is located six and eight tenths miles North of Galena,
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, U.S.A., on the Stage Coach Road. The town
of Galena, laid out in 1826, was the first city of the northwest to
organize under a charter. It boasted of twenty houses and one hundred
and fifty people. Galena's population grew to one hundred houses and
eight hundred inhabitants by 1828 and in 1830 it had one hundred fifty
houses and nine hundred inhabitants. At this time there took a great
influx of farmers into Jo Daviess County, Illinois. In 1849 the population
of Jo Daviess County was about seventeen thousand. The population of the
city of Galena, Illinois, U.S.A. was about six thousand.
The MILLER farm was also located about seven miles southwest of Charles
Mound, the highest elevation of the land in Illinois. It rises 1235 feet
above sea level.
Peter MULLER and Margaretha BRUCE were courageous to move to a new country
with seven children. This move was probably prompted by reports, which
were arousiug much interest in Germany in the 1840' s of great opportunities
in a new land.
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THE NICHOLAS MILLER FAMILY
Great Grandparents (Paternal)
of Linda Marie MILLER
Nicholas MILLER, the son of Peter MILLER and Margaretha BRUCE, was
married in Germany to Mary Anna BRUICE. The first name of Mary Anna
BRUICE'S father is not known to the writer, however, a story has been
passed down through the generations, that either her father or grand-
father served under Napolean, and saw Napolean chained to a rock.
It is believed that Nicholas MILLER and Mary Anna BRUICE were married
in 1858 when she was sixteen years old.
Sometime between 1858 and November 20, 1860, the Nicholas MILLER'S
moved from, Guilford Township, Jo Daviess, Illinois, U.S.A. to Chico,
California in search of gold. While in California their first two
children were born. What prompted their return to Jo Daviess County,
Illinois is not known, but is assumed that they found California
teeming with miners and gold prospectors, who were finding little if
any gold, and due to the heavy influx of people to California, suitable
living accomodations were scarce, and expensive, and the cost of food,
clothing and other necessities were higher than they had expected.
On August 31, 1863, Nicholas MILLER bought a parcel of land from his
father, Peter MILLER, for the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars. The
land was located in the east half of the southwest quarter of section
twenty-eight (28), township three (3), north of range two (2), east of
the fourth (4) principal meridian in the County of Jo Daviess, State of
Illinois, U.S.A. The parcel of land consisted of seventy seven and one
half (Uh) acres.
Peter MILLER, his wife, and two children began a farming career on
this seventy-seven and one half illh) acres, living in a rock house.
Sometime later they built a new frame home, which consisted of ten or
eleven rooms. Ihey were hard working people who realized that seventy-
seven acres wasn't enough land to produce the crops needed to reach
their goals. When neighboring farmers decided to quii. farming, Nicholas
MILLER purchased their land until he had acquired a total of 308 acres
before his death May 17, 1918.
Religion played a very important role in their lives. They were strict
catholics, who would harness the horses and go to Galena, Jo Daviess,
Illinois, a distance of six and eight tenths miles, to hear mass.
Weather conditions weren't important to thera, but when they arrived
in Galena, Illinois the horses were taken to the stables and the walked
the remaining five or six blocks to St. Mary's church. Some of the
MILLER children received a catholic education and to accomplish this
the children lived with the sisters of Notre Dame and Peter paid their
room and board.
When the catholics in Scales Mound, Illinois, which is about three miles
from the MILLER farm, decided to build the Holy Trinity Church, Peter
MILLER helped haul rock and helped build the church out of the rock.
Frequently the MILLERS would see Indians in the area. Mary Anna BRUICE
had a horrible fear of the Indians, in fact, such a fear that she would
hide when she saw them. The Indians never bothered them and it is told
that Peter was a good friend of a nearby Indian. When one of the MILLER
children was a baby, an Indian came to the house to see the child and
Peter let him. When the Indian left the house, he blew a whistle, which
Mary Anna BRUICE thought was a call to other Indians, however, he was
only calling his squaw, who was hiding behind a bush as he wanted
her to see the child also.
Mary Anna BRUICE was an immaculate housekeeper. She could cook and
bake anything, and kept everything and everyone in order in the house.
Nicholas MILLER became a naturalized citizen of the United States on
March 8, 1869.
In May of 1918, Nicholas MILLER became ill. Surgery was required and
was performed on the dining room table in his home. Three or four days
after the surgery he passed away.
After the death of Nicholas MILLER, his wife remained on the farm and
would travel by horse and buggy alone within the immediate vicinity.
She became very fond of the horse she xjas driving, and after the horses
death, she had the hide made into a robe. This robe has been passed
down through the generations and is presently owned by a great grandson
to the best of my knowledge.
On August A, 1919, Mary Anna BRUICE sold the farm to her son, Frank
MILLER. She remained on the farm until March, 1920 when she and her
daughter Mary moved to Galena, Illinois. She purchased a brick home
located at the southerly thirty (30) feet of lot sixty four (64)
(north of Brown Street) on the west side of Gratiot Street, now called
Dewey Avenue.
On February 22, 1925, Mary Anna BRUICE' S daughter, Mary, passes away.
On the day of the funeral it was very cold and the members of the family
didn't want Mary Anna BRUICE to attend the service at Singer Cemetery,
in Guilford, Illinois. However, she insisted that she must attend the
service, and she did attend. She caught a cold which turned into
pneumonia, from which she hadn't recovered, when she died from a heart
attack on March 4, 1925, less than two weeks after her daughters death.
Nicholas MILLER, his wife Mary Anna, and his daughter Mary, are all
buried in Singer Cemetery, Guilford Township, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
The Nicholas MILLER'S had ten children: Mary, Nicholas, Margaret,
Peter, John, Anna, Joseph, Theresa, Frank, and Albert.
Mary MILLER was born November 20, 1860, in Chico, California, she
remained single, lived at home until her death. She is buried in
Singer Cemetery, Guilford Township, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
Nicholas MILLER was born April 20, 1862, Chico California, he married
Nellie TRUMB. He had no children. He lived in the Dakota's for
several years, however, he spent the last years of his life in the home
of Frank MILLER'S daughter Alberta. He is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery
Galena, Illinois.
Margaret MILLER was born, date unknown, in Guilford Township, Jo Daviess
Illinois. She was married to Fred RUHFEL and had two children; Caroline
and Fred. Caroline has passed away and is buried in California. Fred
has passed away and is buried in Chicago. Margaret MILLER is buried in
California.
There is a little story to tell on Margaret. She came from her home in
Chicago to visit in Galena, Illinois. She was picked up in a horse and
buggy when she arrived in Galena. When she reached her destination, she
jumped from the buggy, brushed herself off and said, "Oh, horse feathers!"
Peter MILLER was born November 3, 1866, in Guilford Township,
Jo Daviess, Illinois. He married Lena SAAM who was born in 1877 and
died in 1947. Both Peter MILLER and his wife Lena SAAM are buried
in St. Mary's Cemetery, Galena, Illinois. They had eight children:
O'Tilda, Monica, Mildred, Andrew, Aloyius, Edward, Raymond and Margaret,
0' Tilda was born December 20, 1904 and
died December 20, 1904.
Monica MILLER married Luis SULLIVAN
and had 6 children: Mary, Helen, Timothy,
Dennis, John and Monica.
Mary SULLIVAN married William ABLER and they
had one child Michele.
Monica SULLIVAN married Edward GAROSALO,
and they have no children.
Mildred MILLER remained single and is living in
Dubuque, Iowa.
Andrew MILLER married Irma HASKEN and they had four
children; Donald, Joan, Jean, and Linda.
Donald MILLER married Glenda WALLACE.
Joan MILLER married David HOWELE and had two
children; Susan and Laura.
Jean MILLER married Howard STADEL and they
have six children; Nadine, Lisa, Ann Marie,
Kathy, Debra and Jennifer.
Linda MILLER married Dennis NODORFT.
Aloyius MILLER was born May 6, 1911 and Died September
2, 1923.
Edward MILLER married Liean TURNER and had three daughters
Shirley, Dorothy and Karen. He divorced Liean TURNER and
married Florence KNAUTZ.
Shirley MILLER married George BRADSHAW and they
have three children.
Karen MILLER married Paul ELLIOTT and they have
three children: Kelly, Sherry and Rene.
Dorothy MILLER married John PETERS and they have
three children.
Raymond MILLER married Rose SCHULTZ and had two children:
Janice and Carol.
Janice MILLER married Dennis MASON and had one
child: Jodi.
Carol MILLER married James KNOX and have two
adopted children: Paula and Steve.
Margaret MILLER was born October 13, 1917 and Died December
19, 1917.
Peter MILLER'S occupation was farming. Their farm was located about
one and one half miles east of Galena, Illinois on the Black Jack Road.
Peter MILLER was killed when he fell from Saint Mary's Grade School roof
while doing volunteer work for the school.
John MILLER was born in 1870, in Guilford Township, Illinois. He
married Thresa SAAM who was born in 1876 and died in 1922. They had
two children: Eugene and Camilla.
Camilla MILLER married James MAHONEY and had two children:
Eugene and Patricia.
John MILLER and his wife Thresa SAAM are both buried in Singer
Cemetery, Guilford Township, Illinois. John ran a butcher shop in
Scales Mound, Jo Daviess, Illinois until he retired. John MILLER
was remarried to Ann HOLTING.
Anna MILLER born August 9, 1872, in Guilford Township, Illinois
married John SAAM who was born on June 2, 1869. Both Anna MILLER
and John SAAM are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Galena, Illinois.
They had 5 children: O'Della, Veronica, Gertrude, Rosena and JoHanna.
O'Della SAAM was born in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
and married Mathew ALTFILLISCH and had nine children:
Mathias, Adaline, Alfred, Eveleyn, Olive, Marie, Marjorie
Eugene and Clarence.
Mathias ALTFILLISCH married Dorothy EDWARDS and
three children: Robert, April, and Mavis.
April EDWARDS married Daniel LUNEY and had
two children. Jason and Eric
Adaline ALTFILLISCH married Wayne RYDER and had
two children: Hilton and Quentin.
Hilton RYDER married Patty MCGUEN and had
two children, Jennifer and Scott
Alfred ALTFILLISCH married Birdenna TREZONA and had no
children. He is remarried a second time to Betty DOTZEL.
Evelyn ALTFILLISCH married Lawrence HARNEY, they had one
child: John
Olive ALTFILLISCH married Delbert BUSSAN and had five
children: Martha, Joyce, Andrew, Paul and Darrell who
died in 1942.
Joyce BUSSAN married Paul WILLY and had one
child: Kristin
Marie ALTFILLISCH married Clyde KRUSE and had three
children: Mark, Scott, and Caroline.
Marjorle ALTFILLISCH married Norman GABER and had four
children: David, Jayne, Mary and Jackie.
Jayne GABER married Sherman RADFORD and had two
children: Sherman and Jamie
Eugene ALTFILLISCH never married.
Clarence ALTFILLISCH married Jean FRITZ and had four children:
Michael, James, Mary Jo and Jeff.
Gertrude SAAM was born in Guilford Township, Illinois married Melburn
WEBSTER and had six children: Irvin, Howard, Donna Mae, Mary Ellen,
Shirley Ann, and Marvin.
Irvin WEBSTER married Caroline MOORE and had two children
Lora and Thomas.
Howard WEBSTER married Donna HEIM and had three children:
Wayne, Gary and Marsha.
Wayne WEBSTER married Beverly WRIGHT and had
one child Lisa.
Donna Mae WEBSTER married Frank CULLEIA and had three
children: Sharon, Diane, and Darlene.
Mary Ellen WEBSTER married Elmo WELP and had two children:
Timothy and Daniel.
Shirley Ann WEBSTER married Charles RAY and had four
children: Gindy, Michael, Craig and Jeffery.
Marvin WEBSTER married Nancy Johnson and had three children:
Donald, Thomas, and Michael Ann.
Rosena SAAM was born in Guilford Township, Illinois married Philip
ALTFILLISCH and had six children: Melvin, Ilene, Gleland, Sylvester,
Charles, and Barry.
Melvin ALTFILLISCH married Emma Lou WAND and had five children:
Linda Lou, Bonnie Kay, Kevin, James, and Barry.
Linda Lou ALTFILLISCH married Thomas BUNKER and had
four children: Laura, Michael, Craig, and Nicole.
Bonnie Kay ALTFILLISCH married Kenneth ENDERS
and have two children: Steve and Joan.
Kevin ALTFILLISCH (not married)
James ALTFILLISCH married Susan WURM and had two
children: Jason and James
Barry ALTFILLISCH (not married) .
Ilene ALTFILLISCH married Clinton ROBERTS and had two
children: Larry and Suzanne. Ilene remarried Donald HILL.
Larry ROBERTS married Pam WESTEMEIER and has two
children: Tina and Amy.
Suzanne ROBERTS married Larry SANDERS and have three
children: Michele, Todd and Rebecca.
Cleland ALTFILLISCH married Geneva WAND and had four children:
Dennis, Kathleen, Duane, and Donald.
Dennis ALTFILLISCH married Gen BAUSMAN and have two
children: Carrie and Courtney.
Kathleen ALTFILLISCH married Dale MCCALL and had two
children: Tammy and Amy.
Sylvester ALTFILLISCH married Holly TINDALL and had three
children: John, Sandra, and Charles.
Sandra ALTFILLISCH married Ivan THURS and have three
children: Michele, Amy and Jennifer.
Veronica SAAM was born in Guilford Township, Illinois married Daniel
MORGAN who was born November 13, 1900 in Seymour Township, LaFayette
County, Wisconsin, they have three children: Richard, John and Vivian.
Richard MORGAN married Mary GEHRT and have four children:
Suzanna, David, Crisanda and Michael.
John MORGAN married Janice STANKE and had three
children: Daniel, James and William.
Vivian MORGAN married Robert NOON and had four
children: Thomas, Karen, Debra, and Stephen.
JoHanna SAAM was born in Guilford Township, Illinois,
Married Edmond WEBSTER. They had no Children.
Joseph MILLER was born February 22, 1874 t ti Guilford Township, Jo Daviess
Illinois. He maii'ied Clara EVERETT. They didn't have any children.
Joseph MILLER remarried to Mollie MCALPINE in Paisley, Scotland. They
were married December 24, 1929. They didn't have any children. Joseph
MILLER is buried in East Dubuque, Illinois.
Joseph MILLER lived in Chicago, Illinois working in restaurants. When he
moved to East Dubuque, Illinois, he and his brother Albert ran a restaurant,
Theresa MILLER was born May 22, 1877 in Guilford Township, Jo Daviess,
Illinois, she married Fred MEADER, who was born April 25, 1875. They
had five children: Charlotte, Mary, James, Mable and Ida. Her husband,
Fred MEADER, passed away in September 1906 and is buried at Delhi, Iowa.
On October 4, 1910, Theresa MILLER married Andrew BRUMMER who was born
October 6, 1883 and died in 1950. Theresa MILLER is buried in Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Key West, Iowa. .
Ida MEADER married James BARRY who was born July 4, 1903 and died
September 23, 1962. They had four children: Patricia, James, David
and Bernard.
Patricia BARRY married Kenneth STRONG and they have seven
children: Patricia, Kevin, Kathleen, Kara, Susan, Lisa,
and Keith.
Patricia STRONG married Steven SMITH and they have
three Children: Tracy, Michael and Tina
James BARRY married Carole MEYERS and they have
three Children: Shawn, Michael, and Erin.
Bernard BARRY married Joan MAIDEN and they have six
children: Bernard, Brian, Bret, Brice, Brad, Bruce,
and Brenda.
Charlotte MEADER married Chester SMITH.
Mary MEADER married Robert HOLLENBECK.
James MEADER married Annie FLYNN and had two children: James
and Naomi.
James MEADER married Joyce KIDD.
Naomi MEADER married William GRIFFIN and had two
children: David and Michelle.
Mahle MEADER married Irvin HOEHN and had two children: Violet
and Sonny, who died December 24, 1931.
Violet married Earl BENSCHE and had four children:
Steve, William, Julie, and Donald
Frank MILLER married Bertha OHLGART ( See listing of children under Frank
MILLER story in the next section of this book.)
'Albert MILLER was born in Guilford Tox>mship, Jo Daviess, Illinois. He
married Alice HAMMER. They had two children: Greta and Bernetta.
Brenetta MILLER married George WEIS and had 2 children.
Greta MILLER married a MILLER and had one child.
Albert MILLER farmed in Jo Daviess County, Illinois and later ran a
restraunt with his brother, Joseph MILLER, in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess,
Illinois.
Albert MILLER is buried in East Dubuque, Illinois.
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To //,e /A.n. ^^.^SL^^^n^Mll _ _J„J., of Ihc Coun!^; Court .,/ J.yDuv^c.^s C,::nl,:
ill' I", irium oJ the undcrsuiurd '.ary Anna Miller
rcspt cifii Uij n pn 'scn ts that .'.icholas Hill er
</.iV,/.s,v/. (lied at 'ais hong
County, in the t>tate of Illinois
on fr (l?i,,:,t !l:> 17th
Th.iit tr.i' said deceased left.
late of '"■'Ullfcrci -'o'.v.-wjhip
in .'l^L\^:^J^J^j_Oi[r'^hh i JoLV^v i-f R
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-last IVill and Testament to the kir.irlewije or lieh>';
oJ !,'our Diiitiuner. That said testator v.'as known as ^♦icholar^ ;:iller nnd forr.etir.ee
his riane i^as v;rit' en Nicholas Mueller; tlmt hoth is one ano the fiarr.e jer-
^°^-Th.;t ijuiir petitioner considers the prnbable ealue nf the Personal Estate nj thr said drunsed
to l)e at'oitt I'ltlll.'xRS
Th.at. £ald_decAa_SAd_jievised_J:is.__entire. estate,. to_jthe_ lu.'i ^rai jn-'d r.-iry
Anna ^-iller his •.vido'*; that no aipraisenent of the personal ef^t^-^- '3 "e-
--«— ^^^^^^'^-•:-SJ!JLtiejr.ejit_^:Ll.l^^ testator .InAAz -.vill'
nazea tr.is petitioner, his wido-;v, his executrix without bond and that she
-la-jreac^^^j^nc •7II 1 lji.qi_tQ^.aGGept sn-id tmpt, '_
^'"•-^^ .^^e deviseOy^he heirs dtflnw of said IJicholaM I.^lller are rr^ilcenta
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alien ener.ies of the United States of Am-rica.
That the said deceased left him i?//'r/(7>;5rjtLhia_pifiti.tiQnorJ_:ta-y _Anna.I'lller
js his uidow and :n f^hnl as ^M 11 er_j2L._L:agj;d^e._5Rfi^f eJ^._liary,Lllller^ _x-cter ::iller
_jQ]ia,.L:Llllgr. Annie Saam; Joseph Miller, Theresa pinimrp*r, Trf^n"-'. ''•'Il^r,,^,.::'^
Albert Miller, his onty children and only heirs at law.
four Petitioner liring nOicinated J^xocutrix wi thout hondJ_n_the jyilX_ of said Dxfasrd
here J or,' prays that
Letters Testamentary
^on thr said
_e B t at e of rficholas Mi Her
fCur petitioner as provided: in said nill, without bond.
j:AtiiL_J::nc_^ath ^A. D. 191 Q, .
leeeased. may he granted
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oDaviess County, )
?:ar.v Anna Miller
Pj' mij d'.d'i sworn, deposes and says that the facts averred in the above petition are trueaecordiny ;
I till' lic.^l iif l> jiz knou'li'dge, injormatiun and belief. i
Sirorn and siihserihrd before mc
Ms _ — __- ^ h (ifiy of 2tujie_
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STATE OF ILLINOIS, 1
JoDavicss County, I
In the Matter of the Eslate of NTnnnT.Aq TaT.T.Trp Deceased.
The following is a full and perfect inventory of all the Real and personal Estate of said deceased, so far as the Bame has come to
the possession or knowledge of the undersigned J/.iry t\nnn M^ll'^''', Ti^V<» f^n t r 1 V
nf the T/.Pu 'iVm and Tftptfimftnt nf Mip.hnlAR rT^Tgr, deneanftd.
REAL ESTATE VALUE
J of The East half of the South West quarter of section
• dfi
' 2 g :runber three in Township twenty-eight. North Range Two
Zaft of the fourth irincipal Meridian, containing 77-
1/2 acres.
Occui.ied by deceased as his homestead, at the time of
his death, and since so occupied by his widow.
Title fee simple believed to be perfect and free from
all incumberance .
of Also the South '.Vest quarter of the South East quarter
ds of section number three, in Township Twenty-eight North
ge 557.?ange Two East of the 4th Principal Meridian ;Excei ting
however that portion of said quarter quarter lying East
of the County Hoad , containing over and above exception
Thirty-Sevan acres.
2 of Also all' that part of the North 'Vest quarter of section
Beds three Township tv/enty-eight North, Range Two Kast of
age the fourth irincipal I.Ieridian, lying South and East of
78 the Scales Mound and Galena Road, and also all that j.art
of the aforesaid quarte.r section lying South and V/est of
the road running East on the ridge, containing 54-20/l00
acres, more or less.
5 of Also the North West quarter of the South East quarter
seds -fyf Section Number Three in Township Tv/enty-eight , North
ige Range Two East of the fourth Principal Meridian, contain-
D6, ing forty acres, more or less.
3 of Also the North 'Vest quarter of the South Vilest quarter;
eeds and the East half of the South West quarter of tiie
age South '.Vest quarter of section Number Three; Also the
67. .North East quarter of the South East quarter of section
Number Four, a^l in Township number Twenty-eight (28)
North Range 2wo East of the 4th principal Meridian,
containing 100 acres, moreor less, and containing in all
Three Hundred eight and 70/lOO acres of land, more or
less.
Title to all of the above described real estate.
believed to be fee simple, all free from incumberance.
All above described real estate being situated in the
Township of Ouiltford, in JoDaviese County, State of
Illinois.
Nicholas Mi/I^r l,n'<?/^-t<5^v cj Re^l B:>i2te^
^-' " '■ " "^ ' ^'^^ '^----•« I IficholGr. Mlllor or tho tovm of r...il-rcro
iu r-) ^ :v jit.y of Jo Davlonr nnu tho State of IllinolG. of tlio a^re of
Sixty ;o;;ri?. :.;:,' "boin^ of r.r.xnc\ r-lna ana memory, ao mnV.e und jnjljlirh
thl- ::j l;-t ill and Tortanont, in manner follov;ln>'^, that in to nay
I , Iv:) fin I)cq-:;oath to ny 'Vife Mnry AnnaMiller all of ny Tonl
Jlliito t^rv. ir niy ?arr In ,':oction No. Z- To\7nrhip IIo. 28 rrn-e ::o 2
r.'irt oC '. ■ 4'-.]i, :\ :,I.^in the town of Guilford Jo ])aviepp Co-.nty
an: :t^. .a of Illinois and all of lay Personal l^oporty. Includlnf p.ll
Uov.ejr. X Jre."'lt3, ";elonp;ln3 "^o no.
I al;^o -i-.-. h?r fv.ll i.ov/or to Ilanaso tho property aa hor ov.-n, without
e^"vin ■ ;■; .-;-.: s.
Lastly I l-oi-cbj appoint hor rolo P'jcecutor of this my lart './111 ana
-ectanont Klcholan >!illor (S:ML)
In itriGs- whereof I have hereunto rot my hand and seal this Tourth
Bay of :Gjruary in the Year of our Lord One thousand ol^ht hunured
and ninety for.r. A. D, 1804.
rhe ahove inctruncnt connistlncbf one sheet, vms at tho data thoroof
elgnod, realod, publiched and declared hy the paiqiJlcholaE Millor
aa ana for hir last '7111 and Testament, In profionce of ur, v/ho ot hlr
renuont jn in hlo presence and In the proi^ence of each other, have
Juhccrlhed our namee thereto, an attectlnr\^.ltnepcies
Franoir YKrinp; nerluln,? at Guilford in Jo Laviesr Co:inty
.Eonry Ca&n I^oniuinp: at Guilford in Jo Daviopr. Count.y
Tohn Za:^ Her.idinp: at Guilford In Jo Daviet^r Oount.y
Will 0^ Hicl^6hs Millar
Petition of _^cTohn Miller and Jocepn ',7. Miller, ... .;
i?i (he VHittcr of the Et-tate oj . Mary Anna _-.U. Her, Dccaisal, V
For Letter:^ Ter;tai;ior.truV -^
To the Hon. lHv;;l_'V:i_LL iiF.V.^ ,].i"T, Judge of the County Court of Jo Daviess County:
The pdition of the undersigned . -Toji"."! 'Ti"'." ■ 'i':* and Jon(
,, „ , ,u ^ l{^-^^r kmv\ Miller,
re<p<ctti(lly represents that __: !
.'late of.
deceased, died at her 'noliifi
on or about the 4 t.ji
m __ Galena,Xllirxit;,
._ day of. MuTCll A.D., l!)J
That t)ie said deceased left iKiT. last Will and Testament to the knoir1ed<jc or belief
of yo}(r petitioner. '
That your petitioner considers the probable value oj the Personal Estate of the said drcrascd to be
about 2cvnr,t een-T-iioiLaand ,- - Dollars:
That ■--sai'i porrjor.al o:jtato consisls ox^a note and mor-tgag.c,ao;^c.—
bonds ard other evidences of indebteinoss
her _ _ • .
That the said deceased left -kfin surviving _ no hucband-^^ -
«s-^t*-i£id£M<-and Nicholas Mi Her, Llarg-areu KuhTcl, Peter ItLl-l^r ,^Tohn Mill^-ir,-
_AnM^ ^^^^" Jo sspli AY._JiLLl_QlL, Therein Ririainer and FranX I/dller, ^Vl per t
i.Iiller,her craldren and only hei-gs at law, and who tofrether v/ith
._ Mary J :i: icr, a da^i£:htjDr \vho_ dled_prior_Ao..tlie_daceasiid, are^ iicr solo .
legatees and devisees under the will.
Your Petitioner being ngiV-inateA KcecUtnrs 0\ the IVill
] n.'^tni'i'^rit.aT'y
therefore prays that .
last will and testainent ot said Mary Anna Miller,
of said Deceased
_ 1 on the said
deceased, may be granted
petitioners.
April 11,1925
A.D.192..^ ^
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I t^tltlOn or _John Miller and Jocepn V,'. I.ailcr,
in thf niattrr of the Estate of _ Mary Anna. -Miller, _,_.
For_ Lcttcriij Terjtai.iCiiU.rLiv
ro the Hon. IJiv;ur-rL_LL_JLi£j
DecKisal,
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Judge of the County Court of Jo Daviess County:
The pdition of the undersigned John -MH. Z^'^,^:id Joscph-::^^!^!-.-^
Mn'^y AnruV Miller,
re<p<ettully rcpirsmits that
1ecea!<ed, diid at her 'nnl.;e
■)n or ahrnif tlie <L^
.'late oJ\
._ in _ Galena, mine iij,
_ rfay 0/ MllTCll A.D., 7,VJ •'
last Will and Testament to the knowlcdije or belief
That tlie said deceased left llCIl
■f your petitioner. <
That your petitioner considers the probable value 0/ the Personal Estate of the said deceased to be
ibout _._ 3cvnn.t een-Thoucand , . Dollars:
7 hat .„sal4_XLa^'-;or.al o^jtato consists ox a note-aiKL-niortgaf-c, aouc
bonds and other evidences of indnbte'i.negs
her
That the said deceased left -kirn surviving ^ no liusljand—
iWrt*-i£Mj^- and NiclTolas Mill3r,LIarfi-ciret KuhTclj Peter ]tLl-l4:ir,.Tohn Miller, -
___AniI^ ^!"!' Jo r.opii ,VZ._i.':il_l_er, The res n mirijiner and ?ranX Mlller,iUbort
Miller, her cluldren and only hei-is at law, and v.rho toj^cther v/ith
._ Mary : :±' 1 er , a^dau^htjDr _ vrho^_died_priDrLJLQ _tlie.d.aceaaGii, are, iicr solo
le^atocc and devisees under the will.
Your Petitioner being nni'..inated TCcecutors nx" the V/ill
Iherefore prays that Let trim Teatfjinent.aT'y
last will and testaiaent ox said\Mary Anna Miller,
of said Deceased
on the said
deceased, ynay be granted
petitioners.
April 11,1925
A.D. 192^
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Jo Daviess County,
-J_Qhii iiLLJjar and Joseph V/. Millcr-
lii'insj duly sworn, desposes and says that the facts averred in the above petition are true ;n.-cordini; to tiic
best of h __t»-G^? knowledg-e, information and belief.
Sworn and suV>scribed before me.
Ihis _- . 11 1;... _. day of _- Mril / .^U'-/^^<*^
A. D,. 1'J2 'iL
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rATE OF ILLINOIS, |
Jo Da'i'iess County, )
ttcst: •.:.-• :
In the Jo Daviess County Court, in Probate, li.?./. „ Term, 191 L'..
-■•-•-.'." _ Clerk. PRESENT— Hon....Z;?£Li;5;£T.._.._ County Judge.
rATE OF ILLINOIS, )
[ ss. In the Matter of the Estate of.._.ii?l^„ A0.liii...i4.yj^!l. _ Deceased.
Jo Daviess County, )
The following is a full and perfect Inventory of all the Real and Personal Estate of the said Deceased, so far as the
tne has come to the possession or knowledge of the undersigned..._xJClCU.t.OXii... „
REAL ESTATE
VALUE
DOLLARS . CENTS
f/ii- SratlieTly Thirty (30) foot or Lot Sixty-four (G^. )
(.^'ortn 0^" BTov/n street) en the rccterly side or Gratiot
3tr:v;t,noiT "Dev/y AvGnue",/)|Ltiie City of Galena, '
County o± Jo Daviess, state ox Illinois, or the 7/cet
side o" Galena Si ver: occupied by. the dccca&cd as a i
hoiiiestead; title Tec siiiiiDle belicvoi to be perfect.
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CHATTEL PROPERTY
VALUE
The chattel property decignated in the third clouce
or the will ox' said deceased, except that portion
£'oirig: to Mary llillcr,was divided by the daughters
of the dec cased, mentioned in said clause, araong
thc:.icelves, and hy the Executors, rep^GS(5nting
Mary's share, ag'reeably to thein all: the reet ox" the
chattel proyjori.y beion2;in;^ to the decea3o;!.,and
that portion given to lfeiry,and who died Just prior
to r:aid dcceaccri,vras sold by the Executors at
public auction; and a report of aaid cole made by
the Executors to this Court giving an itemized
list of such artiolrts ko :<old,and the prices
obtained therefore; reforonce to which report or
^ 1. \,r,^ ^«T** the specjj.'xc j.tems of the
sale way be had f orv """ '^^ "^
articles sold, the name of the purchaser avA the
price obtained therefore-said items of chattel
property constitute a long list of articles, and it |
rcr.ld entail needless duplication and cost to again]
i
iter.lze them in this Inventory, and, therefore they |
il
are mode a part of this Inventory by reference to j
said Report of Sale. Said sale being made as directed
in the Fourth clause of the Trill of said deceased.
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Cash on hand at time of decease^ S__ j
PERSONAL ESTATE— MONEYS AND ^REDITS^^^^^_
Money on hand at time of decease, $.^....:Ti^. ../;—•— :—'-—■' •'■■■ ^_
NOTES AND ACCOUNTS DUE DECEASED AND ^DESCRIPTION OF THE SAME
! li li ArrRUED i GOOD. DOUIiTlTL OR I
NAME OF DEBTOR DATE OF NOTE PRINCIPAL j interest desperate j,
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,V. ':..._ do certify that the foregoing is a full and correct Inventory of all the Real and Personal Estate,
^ . ■ / ^. y^ f L ''-y Decease
ie proceeds of the same, which was of /'><^->.:./. ..,/ '-'- c-ic^- -/.<-■--
the piix.u'.u.'i <ji 'in- .-xiiii^-, .....V,.. ..— - - - .
,., , ^ •,, 1 ,„ d^ ,..^>^ .' suoerintendence and management, or which has come to....:f.:..'....
wbc. ,.s >«n "-™-^,;- ^„t;^^e-N;« .T^^^^^ above described are i„ quality as a.ove indicate.,.
hands, pos'>ession or
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day of . >/?-:-'-'.-.<-.':^.. / ,-
•-^•^ .' y,^
TIIE lASI! \7ILIi Aira T:^3TA1[I'2nIT OP LIAi^Y AITIIA ULLLITI.
I, ;.r/ \r.:-.a Miller, o- ^no city of Galena, county o^ Jor^avioc:::,
.inl ct : ' or Illinois, bcinff of iGvrriil aoG,ox' soiind n:ind and dlLurocinc
i... .-cry,a.^.i i'roa Troiii all diiross or constraint, do hereby ;.;a:<o, ordain,
publi'-^. a:vi doclai'O this to be my laot will and toctcuaont ,'noroby
ry^'.:~'^.Z all otb.cr vrillo bo mo horctororo executed, t;;at, io to 3oy:~
^1- z:- l:^ Ic; .iy v,--ll,tliat on liiy death, r.iy remains rcceivo a
crjitablG burial, and that all iiiy ,lust dobta and Tunoral oxponccc bo
paid o':!. ■:" :■■:/ >;;;tato. -
_;^-^__'.-- 7" :";'-r ict i-V Il\'ocutcrJ,hereinaj.''tor named, to o::r>ond tho ClI..i
0.' 77- T-tin-'Te'^ Dollars (,^200.00) or uy said estate Tor private raasccc;,
::o::^ the ropooo or :.iy coul,and for the repose ox the gq-oI or ry
decor.:-": hucbaiUjIIicholas Miller, and said suni is hereby given and
bcc:^e?.thcd yo ry said Executors xor said purpose, and none other.
jThird:- T give, devise and bequeath to my dau^-htor,Mary Miller, ry-
spare bedroom suite, consistinfT of bed, dresser, \7aGh-atand, bed S7.ri;:£;a,
and riatrc's i'or said bed, and also one feather bed,threo cor^Tortables,
one double blanket, one laco bedspread, one white bedspread -^ith frirvre,
four sheets, tv?o pillovs, three pairti of pillov/-cases,one upholstered
rocliing chair, one cane-seated chair, one small round stand containing
rj;' postal cords, and one si.iall staiid;and also all of ^.y clothin.Trtho
reet of i.y bod and table linen,bcddin£;,class-.7aro,china".'.'aro,:jilver-
\7aro,cutlery, Je;7elry,and pictures,! t^^ive, devise, and bequeath, in
equsl pert, to ..r/ daughters, Mary iiiller, Margaret C. rfuohfol,A'^,na Sar'jr;,
and Thereea Prunner, in equal proportion, shojro and sharo alike, to do
divid'j" L.J}.'' J them :.s thoy shall a^ree amon^ themsolvos.
ISIIZIJL'-- ^ have a trunk in r/hich nre contained articles that were
mGstj.y ir,:. ;■.'.:; i.c ;a>-: from .Ji' ion, Joseph V/. Miller, and I also have a
set of diehes he gave me, and this truiH-c, together with all its cont-
ents and Laid sot of dishes,! f^ive, devise, and bequeath to my son,
Jos''-h ■•.'. "_illor,and his heirs forever in fee simi3le;all the rest of
-■ i-ar-.lfarc ant! houschola cooto not Horoinbc.-opo spooi-loQllir
disro.-oi c' sr.ill bo sold oiy ejt Executors hereintu'ter nrcr.o-t, an-t tlK
pro«c-.s thereof shall bo diviaod equally a,i»ng jy ohildron.
■^^^*'"'" "^ ri"o,do'/ioo,ani bequeath to my soils, Joseph 7. lailer and
Jo-".n "lller the sum of Nine Thousand Dollars (Ooooo.oo),in trust,
ho-.v=ver,i'or the follo-.7in(r use and Purpose, and nono othor-ertor eivlnc
a eood and sufflolent bond, as required by lav,-,oald Ti-.;^t,^oo 3hr.ll
receive eald trust funds froin r^ Executors hereinafter na;.ed,ln duo
oo-^^se ef aanlnlstratieniand iny said Trustees shall invect tho car.e In
Socl,safc socurities,preferably in good farm merteage loanfl.and t:-.cy
Shall use the lnoo..e thoreof.or so ™u=h ef _ tho inoe..e as ney bo required
to provide prcp«- care,boara,olothinc,nursln5 and r,,odlcal care and
treatment for ^ said dau.hter.Mary rnier,,.ho is an invalid, and it
13 ^ wish that said eai-e and maintenance be furnished to ny oald
da'^-hter in t:-.e ho^e of her aister,A:™ Saara,if practicable; and .hao
^ sa.d dau5hter,l.toy Uiller,is ma^in,. her ho.e .vlth .„y said da.a,,hter,
Ann^ 3ar,.Vy dm:;hter Ib^ uay assist in doing such ,,-orX as she chooses
to do.but,if She maxes her home at any ether place than with said
Anna Saa.v.,^ said iauchter ,.<ary shall not be required to do ar^ v,o-.:
and,in case the condition ef r.,y said dau^-hter-s health shall be--ono
such that the income from said trust fr-und shall not be s-ufficiont
to provide for :.y said daughter the proper care,maintenanee. board,
nurslrc,and .-.edlcal attendance, then my said Trustees are hereby
autherl.ed and directed te use so .uch of the principal of said trust
fund as c'-i^ h^ -i^-.^,-t.^„^, fc
— . -- ..>,.^^s^y to provide my said dauehter rith said
reTaire.r.er.t^lt beins my desire that my said daughter shall receive
such care, support, and ..Intenance. in sickness and in health, d-uring
tho .c.,. ,.• h.r natural life,ae she shall reasonably require, cu.d t'^e
ItV^^^' '"'"'"'''"'' ""'" ''""°" '"°''^°'' °' '''"" °' necessary to
Prevlao .-ich co;u'orts,as stated, shall be used for that 7.urpose---,o
lnter^.t or inc.e shall bo first used,and,if ti^s is net s-u:^ficient
'..on such portion of the principal shall be used as is necessary to '
Tort o :r/ .-.aid daughter rtth said care and eortforts durins the te--,
of lic?r natural lix^o.
Six*^.:- Out oT the rost and rosiduo or lay oiJtQte, aTtor t'no roro^oin^
proviclona havo been carried out, I givo, devise, and bequoatii to i-y
20:1, Tran-. :iiller,the sujn of Three Hundred Dollars (O300.00):to i:^;-
oon, Peter Miller, the sum of Three Hundred Dollars (0300.00 ),anrl to
uy son,iachola3 :.ailer,the cnin of Three Hundred Dollars (?.S00.00);
and t:\o bala^ice of said residue shall go to, and I hereby c^vo,
cio"ir;c,and bequeath to ny remaining children, namely r^larearot G.
Ruehfcl,Anna Saa..i, Theresa Brunner, Albert l.lillor,Jolu-i Ulller,nnd
Joseph "17. l.{iller,in equal proportion, chare and share aliX0,to them
and to ti.eir heirs forever, in fee simple.
Seventh:- After the d-^ath of my said daughter, Mary Miller,! direct
.my said Trustees to pay, out of what shall remain of said trust fund,
the exper^es of the last illness of my said daughter, the necessary
funeral exi-or^es for a suitable burial for her re;iiains,and a sum not
to exceed two hundred dollars for a monument over the remains of
my said laughter; and -.rhat shall remain of said trust fund after the
fore;iOinp: provisions have been comi^lied v.ath, I give, device and boqucatii
as follo'.rcrtho uiidividod one-fifth part thereof to Kiy daughter,
Harc:arr:t c. raiehfel;the undivided one-fifth part thereof to my dau2:htor,
Anna Saam;tho undivided one-fifth part th.tTOof to my son, Albert i-'lillo.^;
the undivided one-fifth part thereof to my son, John Miller; ai^id the
un'^iviicl eno-fifth part thereof to my son, Joseph Y/. Miller. In iaal:in^
the rore,:ipin;r disposition of my estate, I have tried to be Just and
fair ^,'ith al^ of my Ghil':''j?y"-i, and, while some of them are apparently
rocoivln.T more than others, this is only apparently so, for some of lv
Children have had advanta.'^os and assistance from their father and
fra-j .i.^ trjit others have not had,9nd, in disposing of my property,!
h.v/e endcavorel to taXe that into consideration and to be juct and
impartial ^nd fair to them all.
y^ir.'r.t'n.:- I hereby nominate and appoint my sons, Joseph V/. Miller rc'^d
John :.liiler,Ikccutors of this my last ivill and test£:.ier.t,and,in case
of the '^.oo.th, inability, disability, or the failure of either of them
f
to qualiiV and act,t2io survivor, or tho one who docc qu-iiny.nr.cll act
as n.-le TT'iecutoisbut.^Thcther acting Jointly or othcrv7iGO,thoy,or :;-,
shall ba roquircl to enter into a good «^'^ smTlcicnt bond^aa required
by la.r,-:or the Taitru^il dis'cliarge of their, or his, duties ac cuch
Executors, or E:cGCutor,and with nill :-^ov/cr to my said Executors to
handlo,:aanaGO,tinl C'vatrol lay rjaivi estate, and to sell anl convoy the
sa-..ie,or any part thereof not spoclx"ically disposed of, and to execute all
necccsnr;- deeds, or other instruments, to convey the same absolutely,
without asking or obtaining permission Trora any court so to do, and
to do all other thin^js necessary or c:Qodiont to carry into OxToct
this will and conserve the best interests' of my estate :I do not
believe that any ox :ny children will question the disposition Liado
by r:0 or my estate, and I have only acted arter the i\illest consider-
ation and mature deliberation, and have done what I decnol to bo .-just
and pro-oer, taxing all Tacts and circumstances into consideration :but,
should any or my said children contest this my will, the share oi" t:;o
one, or ones, so contesting shall lapse and go to the rest oi" ry aaid
children in equal proportion.
2Tin.tJi:- T hereby nominate and appoint my said sons, Joseph ".7. yJLllor
and John Llillcr, Trustees, as and Tor the purposes designated and
specific?, in the Fifth clause of this my will; and, after entering into
good and sufficient bond, as required by law for the faithful discharge
of their duties, cjaid 'Jrustoos shall receive said tru.-jt find and handle
and r.ianage the same for the use and benefit of said i^Iary Lliller and
to look after her vr elf are, provide for her needs and cor;iforts,as ?rp^ci-
fxcd in said Fifth clause of my v;ill, during the natui-al life of said
I.lary Miller, and, in case of the death of cither of said Trustees, the
nurvivor shall act as solo Trustee, and, after the death of said -tiry
i:illcr,and the payment of her debts and funeral expenses, etc., as
stated,T'^hat remains of said trust funds shall be disposed of by r.r/
Executors a-'J provl^vrl in the Seventh clause ox this :.v '■'^'ill .
Jn Titnoes 7;^.ereof,I have hereunto set iiy hand and seal this
^y.^ f'^/ of July A. D. 1924,
I The fc^e-oirv: instncnent,T7ritten on Tour pa,503,v/ac, at tlio date
trcrcor,ci-;::-v;?f., sc:iloo.,:"'U'.')' :'-::;;;iOvi,and dociarcd by t:::o Gai'il t.-^r:tatrix,
".^.TV A:ina Vallor^asjanri for her last v;ill and tcataiacut,in tho
prc..c:::o of u a, "/ho, fit nor roiuo;3t,and in her prcL.onco,and in the
pre::^.?© or each other, subscribed oiir naiucs aa attesting witno^-co
theroto, believir,^; her to be of luv;rul ace,or souiid ;.ii:icl and dic.-tooln-r
mor.ioiv, and l^reo Trom all duresG oi' constraint at the ti;.io or c:'.ccut-
(7
A/l/Y./^
SALE BILL- PRIVATE SALE, ii i inois
, DANVILLB, ILL.
Estate of ^If.'.' .\ \ : X "III
STATK (^F ILLINOIS. 1
} ss.
J 0 - a-' - ■'- ^ Countv, I To the Hon
Deceased.
Sale Bill of the Estate of I.lory Anna l.LLllcr,
Paul K-i-n,
of the County Court of JoDaviccr:
Deceased
Countv.
The unciersii^no.l. Jo JO] Ot V. I!i-.l01' ic Johll Miller, ILXPS. ol the QCtv^tO
".--\- .^•■"- Villcr
fieceased, would respectfully report t'
of the personal estate of the said dercascd, whiih sale w.i-;
iili.win'^' I'lll of the sale of Qil
laiie at the .late herein stated, at privatu- v\]i , in itinwnnkuLu with mt uitlwp of thisrComt
rrlc :".-vi -—>.--•; ..:v.^^c at /-ubllc auction, under aulhorxty r^vnn in the
•i.-:- . . v-pin~ role of all the c:\rttcl ]>r op i-^rty of tho ricr'c'-rcd r.ot
£-ir-.f- colly cequcethoc^ ly t}iG will, nn4 also of that portion piven
erms'ofsaie:' -'■ - *■"' ''-^-y 'U-llor.and Which lc,'ncy lapsed
Cash, - -II--:;".:.:: i: 'Z'
Name of Purchaser
Hun So
Articles Sold
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Jno. Miller
E.Virtu.o
J. Pifc'cii . ■
J. En.'xlG
J.Eniilo
Mrs. Mg Canen
M. Altfillinoh
Mrs. :T.rdodf:o
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Mrs, Hatter
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lire. 3,nith
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John Pcnn
Jno. J.riner .
V-i. Hams
Mrs. Klapock
P.Altxiiiisoh
stiorrei
p. Altriliisch
1-lrc. laopeck
John SaaJii
'7i.j. Haji'ria
Till. Harris
^-irs. Ilirphy
ipE. mischer
Al Mill or
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lilrs. Hatter
VTi-. Harris
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E, Virtue
VA'u. Harris,
H. Altriliisch
II. jTi'r.en,
l.irs. liurphy,
Jno. l/.iller
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Geo. Lickas
Hrn. Sjuith
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llrs. Schleiker
7ra. Ham^is,
ICPs. Liclas
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T, Spill ano
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.. -11 ...ic, ; In tl^e County Court oi caia Co'-aiUy,
) 03 o
,-...■ . ^- ..ity. ) January- Ter..i thereof A.J.lGLiC.
1-. r., „ . • t J o± liar;,,' Anna. Jlillei",cleceacedo
I'o t":e Hon. Charles I. Cool:, Judij;e of caid Court.
.1 . -j.y.-.ci-zi'^nQd John Lillcr e.nd Joneph './.Lillcr,'oy appoxut: .'... ^ ol
t.-_o i;j..ru _::kjca"oorG of the Last V/ill and Testa;. icnt of said deccr.^.ca ,v."o.;_v.
r-j: ;.ec J ,lly present to the Court the follov/inc as their i:'inal ^Iccrt cf
z. cir ac"_:: ar.a doin,;j^s as such ji'::ecutor3 •
Z.:-y c-.arje themselves v/ith tlie following aiaounts received';
3ala::co z .'. -.a::d,as shov/n by last report, v l^-hr,..::!
-\cc» cclljOLion of the ITolan Parrott note, 2jG0oC0
•* " " " John Saa;.: note, " 1500.ru
" i;. - , .-o.: u on the J. iiaari note for 2 yrs., IJCo :G
" " " certificates of de:;Osit,'; • 20. '.0
« II II II It II M
*^» ■ « wo
i» '1 II II H II -,-^ • n
,.• '.jU • . ■ J
" Gn account of rent, 101.20
" .h'-... sale of real estate on foreclosure of r.iort,i;a :a , 11113 >20
I'OT/vL rL.ChIPxl:>; v iSz'loWf
-r.'^i' as-: credit for the following d i sours enents :
Pa.d .^.-..^.lev--ett,haster, costs on sale, ^ 221.73
" lC-.;-.^y Court costs, 35.3)0
" -.:.;: .^ for 192G, . 152.64
■' " " 1927,estir.iatedrii 12G.55
" C.L.-Jurr3tein,',"ire , 16. CO
' P-t-r hiller,claii.i, 72.00
" ^ • l.-^cevers , attorney 's fees, 600.00
" -.:jc.. tors' Con. S'J on personalty and
2,. en r,al estate, 856.50
" Co _^:.viecs Cou. Aost. Co . ,ahst . , estir.iated , 100.00
fOTAL DISBJlilJ^h-^iriSjas aoove, .,; 2181.52 j21!ll.52_
V 14129'.05
'Jncer tl.e will of said deceased, this balance is
aivic^e'- ,un'..er t-ree separate clauses of tlie v/ill, in the
hn:._:r tne latter part of Paragraph 4 of the \7ill,
t-.e '._a..oe of tn.e househola joods goes to the nine
c..:l...-r. Ox L..e deceased. These household gooas sold for
• ..32 ., ./ .:. j:.r.d,v,':.en divided ar.iong nine children, eacni gets
l'----r L/.e Pifth Clause of the v/ill ,^9000. 00 less
c-szi...:. •;::penr:eG , '"oo;-, to five chilaren,the e;:penses deducted
fr^ . ...iL, c_.ount to ..;) 520 oSO , leaving a balance of 0 8479.50
oo .>-3 '. ivhueu a-.ong five, or 1} 1695.90 to each.
->-f"--r z..e payi.ienu of tiie specific bequests, the residue
<^1 "'- ; - ■ -afj .joes to the six children of the deceased, said
r,:. _c. - -.-ing v 4524. 20, or leaving to each ^ 754.03. This v/ill
:■ -'•.- ",..e ^.is triuution as follov/s:
liller, specif ic bequest,
l/9th proceeds of furniture
To Peter Liller, specific bequest,
l/9th. proceeds of furniture,
To ITicxiol;
.Her, specific bequest,
l/9tii proceeds of furniture
To ILirj;arex, C. Reu]ifel,l/6 th of residue, as
provided in the Sixth.
Clause of tiie will;
1/9 th. from, furniture;
l/5th of bal.of trust
as per 7tli Clause of v
will,
To Anna Saa:3,l/6th of residue, as provided ir;
tile 6 th. Clause of the will;
l/9th from furniture;
1/5 th of bal. of trust, as per
7 th Clause of the will.
To Theresa Brunner, l/6th. of residue, as
provided in the 6th
Clause of the will;
1/9 th from furniture;
To John Lliller,l/6th of residue, as provided
in the 6th Clause of the will;
1/9 th from furniture;
1/5 th of bal» of trust, as per
7th Clause of the will;
ro Jos» i/.Liillerjl/eth of residue, as provided
in the 6th Clause of the will;
1/9 th from furniture;
l/5th of balo of trust, as per
7th Clause of the will;
ro Albert Lliller,bal. of l/6th of residue, as
provided in the 6 th Clause
of the will, after charging
him v;ith y lOOoOO paid him,
as per last report;
1/9 th from furniture;
l/5th of bal. of trust, as
per 7th Clause of the will;'
V 300.00
36.15
V 33(j.l5
300.00
36.15
33G»15
300.00
36.15
754.03
36.15
1695.90
754.03
36.15
1695.90
754.03
36.15
754.03
36.15
1695.90
754.03
36.15
1695.90
654.03
36.15
1695.90
336.15
2486.08
2486.08
790.13
2486.08
2486.08
Totalt
2536.03
V 14129.03
riiey -.vould further represent that tliey filed an Invontoiy m caia czt^
atcc.nu jr.ve notices to creditors , as required by law, and made proofof cucli
notices, anu -.yiiicii Inventory and proof of notices to Creditors has oecn here-
tofore approved by this Court* That they have collected all the assets
belonjinj "to said estate that could be collected^,and have paid all tiie debts
and claius ar^-ainst said estateiand that there are no claims pendinG a;;;ain3t
said estate: that more than one year has elapsed since granting Letters
to the undersigned by this Court in said estate: that all costs have been, or
vail be, paid before the final hearing herein, and that all the resic^luary
legatees and devisees have filed receipts in full for their respective shares
of said estate, and have v/aived notice of final settlement and have consented
to the discharge of these Executors, as will more fully appear by their
receipts here\7ith filed.
They therefore pray for an Order of this Court setting the same for
b.earing,and that, upon the posting of notices to all persons interested, at
the front door of the Court House, for ten days, and the payraent of all costs,
and the filing of all vouchers for the payments to the respective legcteeo
and devisees, as above set forth, the said estate be declared fully administer-
ed accordir.- to law, and the provisions of the v/ill of said deceased; and the
mdersigned be discharged from all further duties and responsibilities as
such xlxecutors of said estate*
All of which is respectfully submitted.
^7<^
^ ^^?/^Qiuy/'^-L^
Executors as aforesaid.
>tate Oi Illinois,)
ro Daviess County.)
Jo/in Lliller and Joseph W. Miller, being first duly sv/orn according to
Law, depose and, on oath, say that they are the Executors above na:;ted;that they
Uive heard read the foregoing report and account, and know the contents
;r.ereof;and that the same, and the matters therein stated, are true and
correct in substance and in fact.
•UDscribed and sworn to before me ^^ ^ ^^ ,mu~^^'< -t t^
^'-'-is J'J.^ ^Jiy oiy^-<^i»^ A.D.;
.1928.
. j,,otary Public.
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WRITE PUINLY, WITH UNFADING INK
- THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
ACE aluHiM tx •iaini EJUCTLT. PHTSICLU^ (laald >1>ta
Day be |>f«p*rl5 clMsitied. Exrct BlsUauit
I OCCUPATION i> T«7 imixrUDU
Htt decedent erer served in mUitarf or naval serrice •( U. S.?
Af'cLU, /^'//^^ 7)e^//^ Oe^-/.^^c^4-
Heinholt OHI.GART
Born : Germany
Bied': Unknown
Children: Unknown 1
more than
one
Lena -
Last name unknown
Bom:
G(;rmany
Died:
Unknown
Chlldr
en: Unknown if
more than one
Tlllma
1 OHLGART
Born:
April 20,
1851
Birthp
ace: Fri
edenberg, Germany
Marrlec
: .lohann
a MUELEIP
Died:
November
21, 1939
Buried
Kenosha
, Wisconsin
Childrc
n: h
Johannc
MUELEIP
Born:
Unknown
Birthp]
are: Ger
Marriec
: Tillma
Died:
Unknown
Buried
Unknown
Childrc
n: 4
2nd wif
e: Augus
3rd wlf
e: Carol
Rosalie OHLGART
Born: December 12, 1885
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Married: John BIRD
Died: May 12, 1967
Burled: City Cemetery, Scale
Mound. Illinois
Bertha Louise OHLGART
Born: July 19, 1890
Birthplace: Galena, Illinois
Married: Frank MILLER
Died: August 15, 1972
Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery,
Galena, Illinois
Arthur OHLGART
Born: October 12, 1893
Birthplace: Galena, IllinolE
Married: Anna JOHNSON
Died: November 4, 1969
Buried: Greenwood Cemetery,
Galena, Illinois
Robert OHLGART
Born: August 2, 1896
Birthplace: Apple River, 111
Children: None
Frank MILLER
Born: October 13, 1879
Birthplace: Guilford Townshi
Married: Bertha OHLGART
Died: November 17, 1942
Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery,
Galena, Illinois
2nd husband: Fred CORDING
Filena Gertrude MILLER
Born: February 4, 1908
Birthplace: Scales Mound, Illinois
Married: Albert COLEMAN - Ray KEAS
Leo Charles MILLER
Born: August 23, 1910
Birthplace: Scales Mound, 1111
Married: Dorothy HANDFT
Alberta Mary MILLER
Born: March 6, 1912
Birthplace: Scales Mound, 1111
Married: Clarence WHITE
Francis Joseph MILLER
Born: October 30, 1916
Birthplace: Scales Hound, 111!
Married: Velma TEMPERLY
Children: 6
len Delores MILLER
rn: February 2, 1923
rthplace.: Galena, Illinois
rried: Marion EHRLER - Harold BERRYMAN
Edward Albert MILLER
Born: April 20, 1927
Birthplace: Galena, Illinois
Married: Mary BUTLER - November 24, 1956
Mary Katherlne BUTLER
Born: July 18, 1934
Birthplace: Dubuque, lo
Married: Edward MILLER
Marie MILLER
Born: September 12, 1957
Birthplace: Dubuque, Inwa
1 David MILLER
August i, 1959
hplace: Dubuque, lo
TILLMAN OHLGART FAMILY
Great Grandfather (Paternal)
of Linda Marie MILLER
Tillman OHLGART, the son of Reinholt OHLGART, was born in Fr i c-d^ p,bi.T- ,
Germany on April 20, 1851. He married Johanna MIIEHLEIP in Germany.
Tillman OHLGART and Johanna MUEHLEIP came to the United States sometime
between 1885 and 1890. They settled in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois
in a small frame house at 503 Gear Street. Tillman was a butcher hv
trade, but it is unknown if he followed this occupation while living in
Galena, Illinois.
Sometime, around 1894, he purchased a butcher shop in Apple River, Jo Daviess
Illinois and his family was moved to Apple River, Illinois.
In 1998, Johann MUEHLEIP passed away leaving four small children: Rosalie,
Bertha Louise, Arthur and Robert.
Rosalie OHLGART was born December 12, 1885 in Cologne, Germany, she came
to the United States with her parents before she was five years old. At
the age of thirteen her mother, Johanna MUEHLEIP, passed away and Rose went
to live in the home of Henry ZIMMERMAN, who was Johanna MUEHLEIP 'S second
cousin.
Rosalie stayed only a short time at the ZIMMERMAN home, until she found
work at the Mark RITZ home where she helped with housekeeping. Rosalie
later married John BIRD and had seven children. She died May 13, 1967
and is buried in Scales Mound, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
Bertha OHLGART, the writers grandmother, was born July 19, 1890, in
a small frame home at 503 Gear Street, Galena, Illinois. She married
Frank MILLER and had 8 children: Filena Gertrude, Leo Charles, Alberta
Mary, Francis Joseph, Helen Delores, Edward Albert and two sons that
died at birth.
Bertha, who was eight years old when her mother died, lived with the
Henry ZIMMERMAN family in Guilford Township, Jo Daviess, Illinois, for
two years. At the age of ten she was placed in the Will DRINK home to
work for her room and board. The Will DRINK'S were neighbors of the
Henry ZIMMERMANS. She lived at the DRINK home until she married Frank
MILLER.
Arthur OHLGART was born October 12, 1893 at 503 Gear Street, Galena,
Illinois. He married: Anna Johnson, they didn't have any children.
Arthur died on November 4, 1969 and is buried beside his wife in the
Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Illinois.
Arthur OHLGART and Anna JOHNSON moved to California, where they were
neighbors of Henry FORD'S mother who got Arthur a job with liur sor in
Detroit, Michigan.
They lived in Chelsea, Michigan, which is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan
until the time of their deaths.
Robert OHLGART, who was two years old at the time of his m.others death,
was born August 2, 1896 in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois. He
married Cora EFFINGER and had no children.
Robert OHLGART lived with the Henry ZIMMERMAN family until he was nine
years old, then he was placed on the John DEININGER farm, East Galena,
Illinois. I'Jhile on the DEININGER farm, he helped with the truck garden,
farm work and orchard. He lived here until he was sixteen years old.
He then ran away, took a train from Galena, Illinois to Scales Mound,
Illinois where he lived with his sister Rosalie until he found farm work.
In 1915 Robert OHLGART joined the National Guard and was called to
serve on April 1, 1916. In June 1917 he was sent to France where he
served on the front lines for three months. In June of 1918 he
returned to the United States and his tour of duty was finished.
Tillman OHLGART moved from Apple River, Jo Daviess and went to Kenosha
Wisconsin. He married a lady who's last name was AUGUSTUS and still
later married a third time to Caroline NOLL.
Tillman OHLGART died November 21, 1939 and is buried in Kenosha,
Wisconsin. It is unknown to the writer where Johanna MUEHLEIP is
buried.
FRANK MILLER FAMILY
Grandparents (Paternal)
of Linda Marie MILLER
Frank MILLER was born October 13, 1879 in Guilford Township. Jo Daviess
County, Illinois. He attended Schoenhard grade school in Guilford Township
and lived with his parents, the Nicholas MILLER'S, on the farm which
Nicholas MILLER purchased from his father, Peter MILLER, in 1863.
Frank MILLER married Bertha OHLGART, who was born July 19, 1890 in
Galena, Illinois.
Due to the death of Bertha OHLGARTS mother, when Bertha was ten years old
she was sent to live with the Will DRINK family, which consisted of Will
DRINK, his wife Rachel, and two sons; Albert and Charles. The Will DRINK
farm was located two miles from the Nicholas MILLER farm in Guilford Town-
ship, Illinois. Bertha was to help Mrs. Will DRINK with the household
chores for her room and board.
The writer believes that Bertha OHLGART met Frank MILLER when she was
sent by, Mrs Will DRINK, to pick berries on the Nicholas MILLER farm.
The Will DRINK family encouraged Bertha to marry Frank MILLER, as the
MILLER family was thought to be financially well-off.
Frank MILLER and Bertha OHLGART were united in marriage, and moved onto
his fathers farm, farming on shares. They lived in one half of a two-
family frame home, which consisted of 10 or 11 rooms. The other half
of the house was occupied by Frank's father, mother, and sister, Mary.
The house is still standing and could be renovated, however it is
vacant now and a portion of the house has been removed.
Frank's father died May, seventeenth, nineteen hundred and eithteen.
The farm was purchased by Frank on August 4, 1919, from his mother,
Mary Anna BRUICE, for the sum of $19,700.00. Frank's mother and sister
remained on the farm until March of 1920, when they moved to Galena,
Jo Daviess, Illinois.
Frank and Bertha worked very hard on this farm. Bertha had six of
her eight children while living on this farm. Bertha took care
of her six children, her home and a large garden, from which she
gathered vegetables for canning. She made the clothes for her children
on a treadle sewing machine, and besides her above mentioned tasks,
she helped Frank with the field work and the milking of cows.
Frank was very strict with the children, and assigned each one, their
jobs on the farm. The children attended school, which was three miles
from the MILLER farm, only when they were not needed at home or by a
neighbor for work. Frank believed work to be more important than an
education. Most of the children did not get past grade school. Frank
did allow his oldest daughter Fllena to stay in Galena, Illinois, with
his mother, Mary Anna BRUICE, to attend Saint Mary's grade school, from
which she graduated.
Transportation was by horse and buggy until Frank purchased his first
car in about 1921. The last memory of this car was the number of times
it broke down, when he was bringing the family to Galena, for the
eigth grade graduation of his daughter, Filena.
For entertainment the older children walked to a neighbors farm several
miles away, to listen to their victrola, which was the only one in the
area, and would spend may hours enjoying the music. The first victrola
owned by the MILLER family is well remembered by the older children.
A salesman stopped at the MILLER farm and Frank traded him a horse for
the victrola.
Frank, greatly bothered with ulcers, and having suffered a sun stroke,
could no longer operate the farm, thus he was forced to leave it, and
move to Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in 1922. Frank rented the
farm to Seve KLEPECK.
At the time of Mary Anna BRUICE'S death, March 4, 1925, Frank still
owed $14,045.75 on the farm. To settle the estate, of Mary Anna BRUICE,
on September 8, 1927, the farm was sold at auction for $11,113.20. It
was purchased by Frank's brothers and sisters; Margaret, Theresa, ANNA,
John, Joseph and Albert.
In, 1922, after leaving the farm, Frank and Bertha rented a home on the
Black Jack Road, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, where two of their children
were born, one of these being my father, Edward Albert MILLER. While
living there, they were Bee keepers and sold the honey. They also had
a truck-garden and sold the produce, which was in excess of what Bertha
canned for the family. Hundreds of quarts of vegetables and fruits
were canned to supply her family of eight.
There was little leisure time, but for entertainment on Sundays, the
family, neighbors, and friends gathered at the MILLER home for a day
and evening of visiting, and card playing. Bertha, who never cared for,
or played cards, would prepare the meals, and join some of the other
wives to visit, and watch after the children. An occasional visitor
to the MILLER house was John WULLWEBER, a cripple, who could play the
guitar, drums, and mouth organ all at the same time.
The MILLER boys belonged to baseball teams in Galena, and would bring
their friends home often, therefore. Bertha kept a watchful eye on
the cellar, where the home made wine was kept.
On December 23, 1932 Frank MILLER purchased a six room frame house at
801 Vine Street, Friel and Townsends Addition, Galena, Illinois. At
this time Frank was still in poor health, but served for many years as
sexton of Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Galena, Illinois. He was
able to work in this capacity, however, it was a family job with his
wife and children helping mow the grass in this fairly large cemetery.
Bertha was a truly remarkable woman. She was a good neighbor, a good
wife, and an excellent mother. She proved herself very capable of
managing the home, and providing for her children, as well as descipling
them. She budgeted, a meager family income, with money saving methods.
She made her own soap, rendered her own lard, raised and canned her
own foods. She took in a boarder, did his wash, and fixed his meals
in order to assure a small weekly income. When Frank died on November
17, 1942, Bertha took jobs cleaning homes for several Galena families.
When somebody would mention "The Good Old Days" to Bertha OHLGART she
would reply, "The only good thing about the good old days is that they
are gone". In later years and until her death in 1972 she was living
in the family residence, with her daughter Helen and son-in-law Harold
BERRYMAN, at 801 Vine Street, Galena, Illinois.
Bertha OHLGART, as a hobby, collected handkerchiefs. Many hours were
spent with the writer, Linda Marie MILLER, explaining the history
behind each handkerchief. Linda Marie MILLER, now treasures, and has
in her possession this handkerchief collection, which was given to
her after the death of Bertha OHLGART.
Frank MILLER was a catholic, but Bertha OHLGART was non-catholic. She
raised all of her children in the catholic religion. She herself became
a catholic on her death bed in 1972 and is buried beside her husband
Frank MILLER in Saint Mary's cemetery. Galena, Illinois. This cemetery
was very familiar to her, because of the many years spent there working,
when Frank was Sexton for Saint Mary's.
Frank MILLER and Bertha OHLGART had eight children; Filena Gertrude,
Leo Charles, Alberta Mary, Francis Joseph, Helen Delores, Edward Albert
and two children who died shortly after birth.
Filena Gertrude MILLER was born February A, 1908 at Scales
Mound, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Married Albert COLEMAN,
divorced COLEMAN and married Ray KEAS. They had two children
Betty KEAS and Marie KEAS.
Betty KEAS married Julian ZWACK and they have four
children; Dannlel, Mark, Julie and Paul.
Danniel ZWACK married Andrea Althaus.
Marie KEAS married Jerry ZWACK, divorced ZWACK
and married Edward BUSCHER. She had four children
all by her first husband Jerry ZWACK. Her
children are; Kathy, Laura, Paula and John.
Leo Charles MILLER was born August 23, 1910 in Scales
Mound, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. He married Dorothy
HANFT. They had three children: Susan, Gary and Herb.
Susan MILLER married Michael FARRELL.
Gary MILLER married Mary Ann WILLS
Alberta MILLER was born March 6, 1912 in Guilford Township,
JoDaviess, Illinois. She married Clarence WHITE. They had
five children; Shirley, Clarence, William, Donald and Nancy.
Clarence married Norma Wachter and they had
two children; James and Gregg.
Shirley WHITE married Verle WINTER and they had
two children; Terrance and Ronald.
William WHITE married Beverly Talmadge and they
had four children; Rose, Randal, Timmothy, and Susan.
Donald WHITE was born October 27, 1936 and died
May 4, 1938,
Nancy WHITE married John WALL and they had two
children; Vonda and Bonnie.
Francis Joseph MILLER was born October 30, 1916 at Guilford
Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. He married Velma
TEMPERLY. They had six children; Richard, Patricia, Diane,
Ronald, Gregg and Mark.
Richard MILLER married Constance BAUGHN, they
have three children; Nanette, Jeffery and Susan.
Patricia MILLER married Harvey TIBBETTS and
they have two children; Anthony and Jacquline.
Diane MILLER married Richard NIEMEYER and they
have five children; Theodore, Kelley, Robert,
Thomas and Richard.
Ronald MILLER married Elizabeth VIRTUE and
they have one child; Andrew,
Helen Delores MILLER was born February 2, 1923 at Galena,
Jo Daviess, Illinois. Married Marion EHRLER, divorced
EHRLER and married Harold BERRYMAN. She has one child;
Thomas BERRYMAN.
Thomas BERRYMAN married Leona BAIER and they have
two children; Wayne and Patricia.
Edward Albert MILLER was born April 20, 1927 at Galena,
Jo Daviess, Illinois. He married Mary Katherine BUTLER
and they have two children; Linda Marie and Michael David,
Edward MILLER, the writers father, was born in a small frame hone on
Black Jack Road, about one and threeforths miles from the city limits
of Galena, Illinois.
When Edward was five years old the family moved from Black Jack Road
to 801 Vine Street, Galena, Illinois. He lived at this address until
he was eighteen years old, at which time he moved to Dubuque, Iowa
He worked at the General Dry Battery Company until 19A9 when he moved to
Rockford, Illinois.
While in Rockford he lived at 1225 North Church Street, in a rooming
house, and worked for the Greyhound Bus Depot as an information clerk
and ticket agent.
On the thirtenth of November 1950 he was drafted into the Army, receiving
his orders to report from the draft board in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
He took his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, after which he was
sent to Germany and assigned to the sixth MM Ordnance Company. While
in the Army he was a requisition clerk, keeping inventory cards up to
date and typing requisitions for spare parts. While serving in Germany
he had the opportunity to visit France, Italy, Switzerland and the Isle
of Capri. He was discharged from the Army on November 19, 1952 and
returned to Dubuque, Iowa.
He enrolled at Bayless Business College, taking and accounting course,
and graduated in 1955.
He worked in the office at Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing Company
until 1962, when he accepted a position with John Westwick Foundry, Inc.
Galena, Illinois.
He was married to Mary Katherine BUTLER on November 2A, 1956.
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SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
ORDER TO REPORT FOR INDUCTION
Dubuque Counky Locat cioard
628 B 6- i Bid?.
Dubuque, Iowa
2 November 1950
(Date of mmilms)
(Locu. BoAn Date Stamp Wrra Cora)
The President of the United States,
To
Edward Albert MILLER
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31
27
19h
(Firatname) {Middle name) (Laat name)
(Selective Service Nomber)
8i|2 N, Main
(Street and number)
Rockford
(aty)
(State)
lois
GREETING:
Having submitted yourself to a Local Board composed of your neighbors for the purpose of deter-
mining your availability for service in the armed forces of the United States, you are hereby ordered to
report to the Local Board named above at ?tiiJcMn_Sts?^ Dubuque^ lowa^ _...
(Place of reporting;)
at .._8:Q0 A _ m., on the -..
(Hour of reporting)
forwarding to an induction station.
13.
day of November .__. , 195_0 .., for
This Local Board will furnish transportation to the induction station where you will be examined, and, if accepted for
service, you will then be inducted into a branch of the armed forces.
Persons reporting to the induction station in some instances are found to have developed disqualifying defects since
being examined and may be rejected for these or other reasons. It is well to keep this in mind in arranging your affairs,
to prevent any undue hardship if you are rejected at the induction station. If you are employed, you should advise your
employer of this -lotice and of the possibility that you may not be accepted at the induction station. Your employer can
then be prepared to replace you if you are accepted, or to continue your employment if you are rejected.
If you are not accepted, return transportation will be provided.
Willful failure to report promptly to this Local Board at the place specified above and at the hour and on the day named
in this notice is a violation of the Selective Service Act of 1948, and subject* the violator to fine and imprisonment.
You must keep this form and bring it with you when you report to the Local Board. Bring with you sufficient clothing
for 3 days.
If you are so far removed from your own Local Board that reporting in compliance with this Order will be a serious
h*rdship and you desire to report to a Local Board in the area of which you are now located, go immediately to that Local
Board and make written request for transfer of your delivery for induction,^ taking- this Order with you.
aas Fona No. lit
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H2A]>;UA.HTERS
KJCOM OBIRANCE SCHOOL
APO 171 US Asm
TGO 352.1?/ 27 Au^-ust 1951
SUBJ^T: Honor Gradaat<9
THSU: Coamanding &«ndrel
Seventh Army
APO 46, US Army
(ATTN: Go Division)
TO: Comoanding Officer
Haadqoartere & HeadquS'rters Detachuent
6th Ordnance M Coiapany
APO 46, U5 Army
1« It is the policy of the EUCOM Ordnimce School to designate
certain worthy graduates as "Honor 'graduates". The title "Honor Graduate*
is neither easily attained nor lightly assigned. To be so designated a
stulent must have achieved a nomerical grade far above average for the
entire course. He must also have displayed to a hi^ degree the qtisliti^s
nost desired in a soldier of the United States Army,
2, In this instance it gives the school genuine pleasure to announce
that Pfc Miller, Edward A., US 55 046 399, -^s desiipia'tad "Honor Gradi^.te"
in Ordnance General Supply Course Class Number 80, which was graduated
25 August 1951.
3, The KJCOM Ordnance School wishes to commend Pfc Miller highly
for his noteworthy performance. Also, in passing, the school acknowledges
the role played by this soldier's unit commander in oarafully selecting
a desir&ble recipient for instruction. It Is only through the proper se-
le-c+.-'nr nf etadenta that the fscilitlss of this installs- tion ca-n be fully
utilized,
4, Heq.uest that a copy of this letter be nadr! a perman jrt aadition
to Pfc Miller's records file.
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K. 5. LAira
Lt Col, Ord Ocrjis
I el: Eschwege 2547 Gomnandant
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AG 352.17 ASEGC-TE 1st Ind
(27 August 1951)
SUBJECT: Honor Graduate
Headquarters Seventh Army, APC 4^, US Arny
THRUt Commanding Officer, 47th Ordnance Group, AFO 154, VS Amy
TO: Pfc Edward A, Miiier, Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment,
6th Ordnance MM Company, APO 46, US Amy
1, It is -with pleasure thst I forv/ard this evicence of superior
performance of duty,
^ 2. Your record at this scl-ooi indicates coumendable soldierly
qualities and appreciation of reeponsibiiities.
^.--' m: s. eddy
Lieutenant General, U,' S, Army
Commarding
ASSGC - Sxt 8159
AG 352«i7 ASMSe^fB 2n(l ^d
(2'/ Aueust IVSl)
neadouarters, 4Vth urdnaxice uroup, ntv 154 l^ Army, ±A September i-?:>i
ihr^U : Conmanditig ufficer, vlst >jrlnance dattalion, .^U b^o uS Army
TO: r'fc iidward A. wilier, 6tn urdnance uuf Company, AR) ^6 Li5 Army
1. This correspondence is forvarrted witn great pleasure, x wish to
add my personal commendation for the outstanding manner in wnich you have
performed your duties as a stucent o.' the j.^ .'C;v urdnanc? -rrhcci.
2, The title "Honor Graduate ' is not only an indication of high
personal achievejuent , but reflects grsat credit upon the entire L.rdnance
svstem.
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Uoionei, i..rd Corps
Commanding
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I'.; rf'c -.dwrrd A. ivijler, 6th Crdnsnce .... >oniper.y, .Af>.. 46, ,.^ irir.v
1. 1 wish to ftdJ my oon^rstulatioris for yo'..r attDi/irisr.t of t-.a
position of "•■'cnor GrHduata" of oupply Course :\U!r.':ar 60 et -.schyv's 5.
2. You have oe.ussd the whole ooven tii ^^n:y to baco:)--? f .<Era c:''
yoj e.o beir-b somoone w'-.c is s.tisfiad with riOtniii^, lass then the b-ot,
3. It io /.• it'ri ^r^c.\, prlaa t!. .., 1 &-rproso my ieeij.n;_;s -.vit.i a
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John BUTLER
Bom: 1826
Died: February 23
Birthplace: Ireland
Married: Elizabeth CONLEY
Children: Four
Elizabeth CONLEY
Bom: 1833
Died: March 7, 1903
Birthplace: County Carlow
Married: John BUTLER
Children: Four
James BUTLER
Born: 1856
Died: 1920
Married: Yes
Children: Two
John
Char
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BUTLER
Born:
Dec
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Died:
May
15
1916
Married:
Ma
ry Donahue
Child
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Four 1
Richard BUTLER
Born: 1864
Died: 1926
Married; Eugenie PLAMONDON
Children: Two adopted
Nell BUTLER
Born : Unknown
Died : Unknown
Married: Luis Morris
Children: Six
Mable BUTLER
Born: January, 20, 1882
Died: November 4, .917
Married: John MURPH':'
Harold BUTLER
Born: September 13, 1884
Died: January 18, 1949
Married: No
Frank BUTLER
Born: September 11, 1887
Died: December 24, 1968
Married: Ida KOEHLER - Flora BALL
Evelyn BUTLER
Born: August 12, 1896
Died: October 26, 1948
Children: One
Mary Katherine BUTLER
Born: July 18, 1934
Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa
Children: .Two
Edward Albert MILLER
Born: April, 20, 1927
Birthplace: Galena, Illi
Children: two
Linda MILLER
Burn: September 12, 1957
Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa
Michael David MILLER
Bom: August 1, 1959
Birthplace: Dubuque, lo
Mary DONAHUE
Born: 1863
Died: 1931
Married: John Charles BUTLER
Children: Four
THE JOHN BUTLER FAMILY
Great, Great, Grandparents (Maternal)
of Linda Marie MILLER
John BUTLER was born in Ireland and came to the United States of America
and settled in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He met an Irish lass, Elizabeth
CONLEY, who was born in County Carlow, Ireland. Elizabeth came to the
United States of America in 1846 at the age of 13 years. She remained
a short time in New York City, New York, then moved to Norristown, Penn-
sylvania, where she was united in marriage to John BUTLER. In 1858 John
BUTLER and Elizabeth CONLEY moved to Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. They
had four children, John Charles, James, Richard, and Nell. John Charles
was a machinist for the Milwaukee Railroad shops. In Dubuque, Iowa.
He married Mary Edna DONAHUE.
James BUTLER was a broom-maker at the F.A. Miller factory. He was married,
but his wife is unknown to the writer, he had two daughters Loretta, and
Bertha.
Richard BUTLER was a Mail Carrier. He married Eugenia PLAMONDON and had
two adopted daughters. Eugenia PLAMONDON was born in 1866 and died in
1952. She is buried beside her husband, in Mount Olivet Cemetary, Key West,
Dubuque County, Iowa.
Nell BUTLER married Luis M/:)RRIS . They lived in Los Angelus, California.
They had six children, Nellie, Josie, Charles, Luis, Margaret, and one
child whose name is unknown to the writer.
The only know residence of the John BUTLER family was 1478 Washington
Street, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
Elizabeth CONLEY'S character was described in her obituary which reads
"A woman of happy temperment, a light and joy of her home, which was a
hospitable one. She was revered for her true womanhood and many virtues.
As a neighbor she was a personification of kindness and sympathy, always
having a cheerful word for those in distress. She was a most charitable
woman, and her deeds of charity were many. She leaves behind her a
family who are an honor to her, and who are among Dubuque's best citizens."
John and Elizabeth were Roman Catholics and beleived to be loyal Democrats.
The cause of the death of John BUTLER was cancer of the lower jaw, and
Elizabeth died with the La Gripped.
John BUTLER and Elizabeth CONLEY, and their sons John Charles, James, and
Richard are buried in Mount Olivet Cemetary, Key West, Dubuque County,
Iowa. The burial place of Nell BUTLER their daughter Is beleived to be
in Las Angelus, California - where she lived and raised her family.
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OF LINDA MARIE MILLER
John Charles BUTLER, the son of John BUTLER, was born December
29, 1859, in the state of Iowa, U.S.A. He married Mary Edna
DONAHUE.
On May 18, 1904, John BUTLER and Mary DONAHUE, purchased a home
at 1876 Washington Street, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, for the
sum of eighteen hundred dollars. This home, which was purchased
from Richard BUTLER, is located in a residential area, on the
East side of Dubuque, in the northerly half of lot number ninety-
eight (98) . The house is a seven room frame home with a large
yard.
John BUTLER was a machinist at the Milwaukee Railroad Shops,
Dubuque, Iowa. He provided an adequate income to support his
wife and children. He was the head of the BUTLER household and
made most of the decisions.
Mary DONAHUE, who was a good housekeeper, took pride in her
home, done a lot of canning and baking and took good care of
her four children. For pastime she enjoyed sewing and doing
embroidery work.
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John Charles BUTLER and Mary Edna DONAHUE both enjoyed visiting
with neighbors, spending many evenings discussing politics, current
news items and activities of the children.
They were Roman Catholics and belonged to Saint Patricks Catholic
Church, located at fifteenth and Iowa Street, Dubuque, Iowa. At
that time, this church was considered to be the, "Irish Catholic
Church."
John Charles BUTLER and Mary Edna DONAHUE had four children;
Mable, Frank, Harold and Evelyn.
Mable Lorretta BUTLER married John Francis MURPHY,
who operated a grocery store from 1913 until his
retirement in 1957. The family residence was 1280
West Third Street, Dubuque, Iowa. John MURPHY was
born January 4, 1879 and died April 14, 1964. John
Francis MURPHY and Mable Lorretta BUTLER are buried
in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Dubuque County,
Iowa. They had four children; Irene, Florence,
Mary and John Jr.
Irene MURPHY, who is a registered nurse,
moved to California, where she met and
married Jack KELLER. They live in San
Francisco, California and have two adopted
twin sons; Patrick and Michael.
Florence MURPHY' remained single and resides
with her sister Mary at the family residence,
1280 West Third Street, Dubuque, Iowa. Florence
worked many years for the Iowa State Employment
Security Commission, Dubuque, Iowa, until her
retirement.
Mary MURPHY remained single and resides with
her sister Florence at the family residence.
Mary worked with her father in the grocery
store until his retirement. Shortly thereafter,
she accepted employment with the Key City Iron
Works, as a bookkeeper and is presently
employed there.
John .MURPHY Jr. married Mary Eileen HITTENMILLER
of Dyersville, Dubuque County, Iowa. John
was a Deputy Sheriff of Dubuque County for many
years and is the sheriff of Dubuque County at
the present time. Mary Eileen HITTENMILLER,
who is a registered nurse, is an instructor at
Saint Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa.
They have five children; Patricia, John LI,
Susan, Kathleen, and Thomas.
Patricia MURPHY, who is a graduate of
the University of Iowa, is presently
teaching mentally handicapped in
Dubuque, Iowa.
John MURPHY II, is employed by the
Iowa Department of Highways.
Susan MURPHY, who is a graduate of
the University of Iowa, is presently
a social worker in Iowa City, Iowa.
Kathleen MURPHY is attending Mount
Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
working toward a degree in nursing.
Thomas MURPHY is attending Wahlert
High School, Dubuque, Iowa.
Frank BUTLER was a machine operator at Carr-Adams and
Collier Manufacturing Company, Dubuque, Iowa. He married
Ida KOEHLER. Frank was catholic and Ida was protestant,
the children were raised protestant. After Ida KOEHLER
passed away, Frank BUTLER was married to Flora BALL.
Frank BUTLER is buried in Linwood Cemetery, a protestant
cemetery, between his two wives. Frank BUTLER and Ida
KOEHLER had four children; Wilford, Luella, Helen and
Gladys.
Wilford, who never married, lived at home until
he passed away at the age of twenty five from a
heart condition.
Luella died at birth.
Helen married William WITTSTOCK and had two
children; William and Ruth. She divorced
WITTSTOCK and married Carl HIRSCH and they had
nine children: John, Robert, Ronald, Thomas,
Richard, Mary, Sandra, Lois, and Dorothy. At
the time of Helen's death, on September 19, 1974,
she had 40 grandchildren and four great grand-
children.
Gladys married Kenneth LONEY and had eight
children; Gerald, David, Allen, Jim, Donald,
Barbara and 2 girls, names unknown to the writer.
Gladys BUTLER and Kenneth LONEY are still living
in Dubuque, Iowa and have over 20 grand children.
Harold BUTLER never married. He worked many years
at the Dubuque Casket Company, Dubuque, Iowa and
he was known as the finest casket liner in the area.
Harold wanted to move to California and on the
presumption his mother would go also, he quit his
job. His mother refused to move to California
after which Harold never returned to work and
became a heavy drinker. He resided all his life
at the family residence at 1876 Washinton Street,
Dubuque, Iowa. He is buried at Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Key West, Iowa.
Evelyn, the writers grandmother, is written up in
the next section.
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Born: Ireland
Died: Unknown
Children : Unknown
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Bridget MCDOUNGH
Born: September 23, 1847
Died: February 14, 1910
Burrled: Key West
Married: DONAHUli 6. FAERRf,).
Children: 3 - DONAHUE
2 - KARRELL
DONAHUE { First
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Children: 3
Mary DONAHUE
Born: 1863
Died: 1931
Married : John BUTLER
Children: 4
Katherine DONAHUE
Born: Unknown
Died : Unknown
Married: Richard MULLEN
Frank DONAHUE
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
John BUTLER
Born: December 29, 18
Died : May 15, 1916
Married: Mary DONAHUE
Children: 4
Mable BUTLER
Born: January 20, 1B82
Died: November 4, 1917
Married: John MURPHY
Children: 4
Harold BUTLER
Born: September 13, 188
Died: January 18, 1949
Frank BUTLER
Born: September 11, 1887
Died: December 24, 1968
Married: Ida KOEHLER _ Flora BALL
Children: 4
Evelyn BUTLER
Born: August 12, 1896
Died: October 26, 1948
Children: 1
atherine BUTLER
July 18, 1934
d: Edward Albert MILLER
Edward Albert MILLER
Born: April 20, 1927
Married: Mary Katherine BUTLER
Children: 2
Linda Marie MILLER
Born: September 12, 1957
Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa
hael David MILLER
n: August 1, 1959
thplace: Dubuque, Iowa
THE DONAHUE FAMILY
Great, Great, Grandparents (Maternal)
of LINDA MARIE MILLER
Donahue, whos first name^ is unknown to the writer, was married to
Bridget MCDONOUGH, who was the daoughter of Frank MCDONOUGH. They
had three children; Mary, Katherine, and Frank.
Mary DONAHUE married John BUTLER, a machinist with the
Milwaukee Railroad Shops in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
U.S.A. They had four children: Mable, Harold, Frank and
Evelyn.
Katherine DONAHUE married Richard MULLEN and moved from
Dubuque, Iowa to Waterloo, Iowa. Katherine DONAHUE and
Richard MULLEN are buried in Waterloo, Iowa. It is unknown
to the writer if they had children.
Frank DONAHUE, who remained a bachelor, left Dubuque, Iowa
at an early age and went Lo St. Paul, Minnesota. While in
St. Paul there was a fire at his place of residence. For
years the family thought Frank had perished in the fire,
however, later a friend of Frank's appeared at the door of
Frank's sister, Mary DONAHUE, and made it known that Frank
was still living. Sometime later, while Mary DONAHUE was
ill, Frank returned to Dubuque, Iowa to visit his sister.
He then moved to Los Angelus, California, where he died and
was buried.
Bridget MCDONOUGH, after the death of DONAHUE married Patrick FARRELL,
who was born in 1843 and died in 1916. The FARRELL' S were originally
O'FARRELL'S, however, they dropped the "0" and the family became
FARRELL. The had two children; Margaret and James.
Margaret FARRELL, who remained single, lived at 1628 Washington
Street, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, with her mother and father.
Margaret FARRELL moved to California where she died and is buried.
It is not known when Margaret moved to California, however, she
was in Dubuque, Iowa on February 14, 1910, to sign her mothers
death certificate, and it is knowWshe returned from California to
attend the funeral of her half sister's Mary DONAHUE'S daughter,
Mable BUTLER, who died November 4, 1917.
James FARRELL, who never married, was living in California at the
time of his death. He is buried in a Veterans Cemetery in
California.
Bridget MCDONOUGH, who died February 14, 1910, was living at 1628
Washington Street, Dubuque, Iowa, at the time of her death. The cause
of her death being an obstruction of the gall bladder and uremia. She
is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa beside her second
husband, Patrick FARRELL.
At 1628 Washington Street, Dubuque, Iowa, Bridget MCDONOUGH was a neighbor,
of a CALLAHAN family. Bridget weNt to the CALLAHAN home when Edward
CALLAHAN was born and Mrs. CALLAHAN died in child birth. Bridget took
the child Edward CALLAHAN home with her as his father was a railroad man
who was away from home a lot. For a time Edwards father sent money for
his support, however, before long Bridget no longer heard from Edward's
father. Bridget decided, when Edward was two years old, they could no
longer financially afford to keep Edward, as they had their own two
children to raise. She planned on placing Edward in an orphanage where
he would be cared for.
Bridget's children cried when they heard of her plans for Edward,
so he was raised by the FARRELL family. When Edward was of age, he
moved to Waterloo, Iowa. He is married and has three children.
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Grandmother (amternal)
of Linda Marie MILLER
Evelyn BUTLER, born August 12, 1896, was the daughter of John
Charles BUTLER and Mary Edna DONAHUE. She resided at 1876
Washington Street, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, with her
father, mother and brother Harold. She had one daughter, Mary
Katherine BUTLER, who was born at 1876 Washington Street,
Dubuque, Iowa.
Evelyn, like her mother, was a soft spoken, kind woman who believed
"Speak well of all you now, or, don't speak at all". When she was
twenty years old her father passed away, and being a dependable,
mature young woman she felt responsible to care for and look out
for the well being of her mother and brother, which she did. She
was a Roman Catholic, and a backer of the democratic party. She
was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America and the Ladies
Catholic Benevalent Society.
Evelyn attended Cutler Business College in Dubuque, Iowa. She worked
at the Dubuque Fire Marine Insurance Company, as a secretary and book-
keeper. During the depression, when she uas unable to find an office
job, she worked for the W.P.A. in the sewing room. After the
depression she worked at the Dubuque Wholesale Grocery Company in
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
Evelyn had a great love for music and was a talented pianist,
she had fifteen years of music instruction from the Music Acadamy
of Dubuque.
Their home was a comfortable one and a source of enjoyment to the
members of the family, friends and neighbors. Recreation for
them was mainly inviting family, and friends in and Evelyn would
play the piano for hours, playing all the songs the guests wanted
to hear. Later the home canned fruit and jam would be brought
up from the cellar and the baked goods brought from the pantry
and lunch was provided.
They were a family who practiced their religion, encouraged education
and stressed the importance of becoming a person of integrity,
possessing compassion for other people, and understanding of other
people.
Evelyn passed away when her daughter, Mary, was fourteen years old.
Mary Katherine BUTLER, the daughter of Evelyn BUTLER, was born July
18, 1934. Mary lived at the family residence, until the death of
her mother, October 26, 1948.
Mary Katherine BUTLER graduated from the eighth grade at Saint
Patricks Catholic grade school, Dubuque, Iowa.
Evelyn Elizabeth BUTLER left no will, therefore, Florence Katherine
MURPHY, a niece of Evelyn BUTLER'S, was appointed by the courts
as Mary's legal guardian.
Shortly after the death of her mother, Mary went to live at Our
Lady of Lourdes, a boarding place for working woman, operated by
the nuns in Dubuque, Iowa.
On July 30, 1949, Florence MURPHY obtained a place for Mary to live
in the private home of Mr and Mrs WINKELHAUS, Windsor Avenue,
Dubuque, Iowa, where she remained until 1953.
The family residence was sold in May of 1949 to settle the estate
of Evelyn Elizabeth BUTLER. Proceeds of the estate were barely
sufficient to obtain a high-school education for Mary.
While attending high school, Mary worked after school and week-
ends, at the L. W. Drug Company, Inc., as a waitress, and later
at Hillcrest Baby Fold where her job was to care for, and entertain
the small children.
Mary graduated from Dubuque Senior High School, Dubuque, Iowa in
1953. She worked the summer of 1953 at the General Dry Battery
Factory. All the places of her employment being in Dubuque,
Dubuque County, Iowa.
Florence Katherine MURPHtS guardianship ended in 1953 when Mary
became eighteen years of age. During the guardianship Florence
MURPHY did more than manage the financial needs of Mary. She
Provided the guidance, love, and understanding necessary to a
young girl. Florence's excellent job of managing the guardianship
funds are proven in her well kept records, which are now in the
possession of Mary Katherine BUTLER. All funds for Mary were
exhausted in 1953. Florence MURPHY, knowing of Mary's desire to
become a nurse, arranged for her to enter Saint Joseph's Mercy
Hospital school of nursing, from which she graduated in 1956.
On November 24, 1956 Mary Katherine BUTLER married Edward Albert
MILLER, at Saint Raphaels Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa.
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THE EDWARD ALBERT MILLER FAMILY
Parents of Linda Marie MILLER
Edward Albert MILLER and Mary Katherine BUTLER were married on
November 24, 1956 at Saint Raphaels Cathedral, Dubuque, Dubuque
Couty, Iowa.
Their first home, was a three room upstairs apartment on Kniest
Street, Dubuque, Iowa. They lived there until they discovered
they were going to become parents. It was decided that the apart-
ment would not be suitable after the child was born, so they
moved Into a larger apartment at eleven ten and one half Iowa
Street, Dubuque, Iowa. This apartment consisted of six rooms and
bath.
Edward Albert MILLER was employed, in the office, at the Farley
and Loetscher Manufacturing Company, Dubuque, Iowa, and had a
part time sales job at the J. C. Penny Company in Dubuque, Iowa.
Mary Katherine BUTLER, a registered nurse, was working at Saint
Joseph's Sanitarium, however, she was advised by the physician to
give up the position because of the heavy lifting. She then accepted
emplo3mient at Xavier Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa, working nights, on
the obstetrical floor and nursery, until two weeks before the birth
of their daughter Linda Marie MILLER on September 12, 1957.
In 1959, while visiting relatives in Galena, Illinois they decided
to go house hunting as real estate, taxes and etc; were much more
reasonable in the Galena area than they were in Dubuque, Iowa which
was fifteen miles west of Galena, Illinois. A home was found on the
Scales Mound road, about one and one half miles from the Galena
city limits. This home, which they purchased, was a frame home with
six rooms and bath on approximately one acre of ground.
While living there a large garden was planted from which vegetables
were canned for the family. A small orchard was started as well
as grapes and berry bushes.
On August I, 1959, their second child, Michael David MILLER was
born. The family lived on the Scales Mound road until 1962. At
this time, Edward MILLER, was working at John Westwlck Foundry, Inc.
in Galena, Illinois. Mary Katherine BUTLER was working, as an
office nurse, for Doctor Ray E. LOGAN, nad Linda Marie MILLER was
about to start school. It was decided it would be beneficial
for the family to move within the city limits. The house was
sold and the family rented an apartment at 614^2 Hill Street,
Galena, Illinois.
After one year of renting they had an opportunity to purchase a
frame home at 611 Ridge Street, Galena, Illinois. This home,
which they purchased, consists of six rooms and bath. It has a
large yard where Edward MILLER plants a large gaiden from which
Mary Katherine BUTLER cans for the family. They also have planted
several apple trees, plum trees, a pear tree, rasberrles, strawberries
and a peach tree.
On April 16, 1966 a misfortune befell Edward and Mary, as their son
Michael, lost sight of his right eye, in an accident, while playing
with a neighbor boy.
My parents, who both work, still find time for recreation. They both
enjoy having friends come to the house for a cook-out in the yard,
followed by games of badminton, jarts, and cards.
Edward and Mary also enioy roller skating, ping-pong and tennis.
They found these activities allowed them to spend time with their
children in recreation the whole family could enjoy. They enjoy
spectator sports and go to basketball, baseball, and football games.
My father, as a hobby, collects coins and stamps which will in later
years be passed on and treasured by my brother, Michael and the
writer, Linda Marie MILLER.
They enjoy traveling, believing that travel is an education in itself,
they took my brother and I on many vacations. The most memorable ones
being, a trip to Washington D.C. to see the capital of the United States
a trip to New York City, New York to view the Statue of Liberty, and a
trip to Niagra Falls, Canada.
My father is the head of our household, he has made the decisions
regarding major purchases, moving and our schooling. He is the
disciplinarian of his children. However, my father discussed his
opinions with may mother regarding all of the above before the
final decisions were made.
My family belong to St. Mary's catholic church, the Elks Club, and
the Royal Neighbors of America.
At the time of this writing, my father is employed by John Westwick
Foundry, Inc. my mother is employed by Doctors Gillies, Hockman, and
Johnson, as an office nurse in their clinic at Galena, Illinois. My
brother Michael David MILLER, is a sophomore at the Galena High School,
where he is actively engaged in athletics, having belonged to the
basketball team two years and presently on the tennis team. The writer
Linda Marie MILLER, is attending Rock Valley College at Rockford,
Winnebago, Illinois.
Bride in Saturday Ceremony
M)s hdward A. MilUr
The maiTiaga o{ Miss Wary K.
Butler of 2705 Asbury St., and Ed-
ward A MUler of 331 Bluff St.,
was solemnized Saturday in St.
Raphael's Cathedral by th« Rt.
Rev. J. V. Casey. i
Miss Geraldino Hanten provided i
the organ background for the 10!
a.m. double ring ceremony and:
accompanied William Finn, soloist.
The bride's cousin, John Murphy 1
of 60 Nevada ,Sl., gave her in mar-
riage.
Kor her wedding Miss Butler
wore a gown of rose point lace
and tulle with lace bodice, vee
neckline and long tapered sleeves.
A lace pcphim accented the vol-
ummous ihvoe-ticred skirt of ny-;
Ion tulle and her veil of French
illusion fell from a sequin encrust-
ed Q\ieen Anne's crown.
Her jewelry was a single strand
of pearls, giift of the bridegroom;
with her colonial bouquet of red
roses and lilie? of the valley, she
carried a silver rosary.
The matron of honor. Mrs. John
McGinn of Cascade, was dres.sed
in a frock of white rose points
lace and coralberry tulle. The fit-
ted lace bodice featured a scal-
loped neckline and tiny sleeves;
diamond shaped lacs inserts ac-
cented the voluminous tulle skirt
«nrt her malcliing crown of lace
and tulle was trimmed with lace
bows.
Misi Loretta Blackburn, and
Miss Kathleen Kress of Du-
buque, bridesmaids, wore dresses
identical to that of Mrs. McGinn'
I and each attendant carried a colon- i
iial bouquet of while carnations and I
I pompons.
j The small coun.sin? of the bride, I
j Patricia and Johnnie Murphy, werft
I the flower girl and ring bearer.
I Maurice Niemers of .1.31 Bluff St.,j
:was the best man; others of the;
bridal party were Lou Lo Bianco
of 687 Alpine St., and John Theo-'
dors of 1627 Dodge St. \
A wedding dinner at Bunker HiU|
was foUwed by a reception at the,
I.ux Club with Mi-is Jeanette'
Krembs, Miss Wary K. Brennan.
Miss Bonnie Mitchell and Miss
; Madeline Leibold as ho.^tesses.
! The new Mr. and Mrs. Miller
[will be at homo after Pec. 3 at
|21l)8 Kniest St,
I Mrs. Miller was graduat* from
i Senior High School and St. Jo-
iseph Mercy Hospital School of
I Nursing. She is now on the staff
iat SI. Joseph's Sanitarium.
! Mr. Miller, son of Mrs. Bertha
; Miller of Galena, 111 , i' a graduate
!of St. Mary'» High School there
'and from Bayless Business College
in Dubuque, Ha is an employe of
the Farley and Loefscher Manu
factiiring Co,
LINDA MARIE MILLER
THE WRITER OF THIS FAMILY HISTORY
Linda Marie MILLER, the daughter of Edward Albert MILLER and Mary
Katherine BUTLER, was born on September 12, 1957 at Xavier Hospital
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
At the time of my birth, the Edward MILLER family was renting an
apartment at 1110^ Iowa Street, Dubuque, Iowa. This appartment
consisted of six rooms and bath, and was one of four apartments
in the building.
In 1959 the Edward MILLER family moved from 1110^5 Iowa Street to.
Scales Mound Road, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. This home
is located about and and one half miles from the city limits of
Galena, Illinois. This home has six rooms and approximately one
acre of ground. It was while living there, on August 1, 1959,
that my only brother Michael David MILLER was born.
In 1962 the home on the Scales Mound Road was sold and the family
moved to 614% Hill Street, Galena, Illinois, where the family
rented an apartment Consisting of five rooms and a bath.
In 1963, the Edward MILLER family moved from 614'-5 Hill Street to
611 Ridge Street, Galena, Illinois. This home, where we presently
live, is a frame home having six rooms and bath. This home is
located on the West Side of Galena, Illinois.
I attended St. Mary's grade school. Galena, Illinois, where I received
ray first Holy Communion and was Confirmed. I graduated from St. Mary's
in 1971. After graduating from grade school, I attended the Galena
High School for four years. While attending the Galena High School,
I was in the band for four years, playing clarinet; belonged to the
tennis team; was on the prom committee; was in the speech contest two
years; belonged to Future Homemakers of America; a member of the golf
team; and a member of the Girl Scouts of America.
During my freshman year 1 was a volunteer candy striper at the North-
western Illinois Coimnunity Hospital, where I worked after school and
weekends.
When I was a sophmore in high school I started working as a waitress
at the Logan House, Galena, Illinois. 1 averaged 30 hours a week during
the school year and worked full time during the summer months. I gave
up this position on May 24, 1975, to accept a position as a sales
clerk at the Book Nook in Galena, Illinois. I remained employed there
until August of 1975 when I moved to Rockford, Winnebago County, 111.
to attend Rock Valley College.
I am presently living at 1538 Broadway Street, Rockford, Illinois, in
a 3 room apartment, which I share with two other girls from Galena,
Illinois. These girls being, Nancy Walker and Mary Dellabella.
In my spare time I enjoy dancing, tennis, golf, skiing, snow mobiling,
motor cycle riding and parties.
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