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SOMERS, CHARLES W 1957-
PLV.fvSK TYI'IC: PLKASI' FI.ACK THI'SE SIIKKTS AT THE FRONT OV Till'; S [■ CON 1) Cdl'Y OK YOl'K
FAMl l,Y II I STORY .
Dear Contributor to the Rock Valley College Family History Collection:
r,<i that your family history ran be ma do more iiselul to historians and
others s t n d V I M )', American families, we arc .i s i< 1 ni; you to fill out the forms
below. This will take you only a few minutes, and will be o a s i 1 v made o v e t
Into an index wh 1 c li will permit archive users ready access to Just those
kinds of family histories needed.
survi;y
Your name ( Jcq-^Ia^ C^ ^P7>'g-6<-<;^
Date of form '7)/,7-0/7^
Your coll e (^ e : Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois
Office Use C o d e
(ID //_ )
(ID // )
Check the earliest date for which you have been able to say things
about your family in your paper.
Before 1750
y 1850- 1900
1750-1800
1900 or later
1800-1850
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.
New Kng land (Mas s . , Conn . , R . I . ) ^ Middle A t 1 a n t i c (N . Y . , I' c n na . , N.J
Va.) j/ South At 1 an t ic (Ca . , Fla . ,N .C . ,S . C . ) i: a s t South Central
(l.a . , Miss . , A 1 a . , lenn , Ky . ) ^^ Wast South Cen t r a 1 ( Ar k . , N . M . , Te x . . Ok . )
X '"as t North C e n t r a 1 (M i ch . , Oh i o , I n d . ) \/ Paci t ic (Ca 1 . ,Wash . )
f llnwa i I , A I aska) |/' /111., Wise.,)
Please check <\\^ o c- c ii pa t 1 n na 1 categories in whii-li members o I youi
family whon? you have discussed in this [laper hav.- found themselves.
farming
Tr ans po r t a t ion
Professions
_Mining |/
Big Business ,/ '
Industrial Labor
_S h o p k c e p i n g or small b u s i n e s i
Manufacturing
Other
Please check a 1 1 religious groups to which members of your family whom
you have discussed in this paper have belonged.
\/ Roman Catholic Jewish
Baptist
Ouake r Mo r mo n
Episcopalian
P resbyterian
Congregational
Method! s t
Lutheran
Other Protestant
Other ( name)
What ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper?
Swed 1 sh
Blacks
lews
'l rlsh"
Other Scandinavian _
Indiana Mexicans
fJe r ma n
F r e n c I
i;a s t e r n I, u i' o p
1' u e r t o R i c a n s
Central Europeans ^ Italians Slavs
British Native Americans over several r, e n i> r a L i on
East Asian
Other (Name)
What sources did you use in compiling your family history?
v' Interviews with other
family memb e r s
V ital Records
y Photographs Maps
Family Bibles
Land Records
Family (Genealogies
The U.S. Census
Other
FAN1 LY DATA
A
Grandfather (your father's side)
Name l^J QulZm '^r^o^^
Date of birth 1/ 1-// \T' i,
Date of death ^/ fc/^"7
Current Residence
Place of birth CjjJJj
Kdacation(number of years);
grr. de school Q high school Q vocational
Oc !-upa t ion ( s )
_P_lace of burial f..^},iJ, s^
col 1 ege O
, '(Ci.f ^-^A
lst_
n
3rd ^c^^^Y^ i^^-Zw
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Date s //y.r-/f/3 1 s t /f^/^xA D a t e s f?'2^irsi
Dates /"l/Z-f^'M 2nd f-'^J_^^f Dates /?3^~/^s-
th
Dates /?r^' ffJ'^" 3rd
Dates 4th
_D a t e s
Dates
Rel igion
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, et
Place of Marriage to your grandmother ip,r<J.iXi.
NOTE: If your father was raised (to a'"" ^'^^
r e la t ivi
,, ,^,^^ d a t u _
ge 18) by a stepfathe
'2/^
tather was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another
o give that data on the back of this page. (A-1)
Grandmother (your father's side)
Name /^.'yu J^jUf (/^/^u.^ '^ trr^^"^ Current Residence ^^^/-g/^/fy^ 'y/^ __
Date of birth S^/Z^f /f'rl Place of birth f(o(J,LL
Date of deatli Place ol burial
Education (number of years)
grade school r")
college (^
liigh schoo] 0
vocational ;^
Occupation (s)
1st
■^^IUL'^J^.
PLACE OF ri;.sidi;n(;e
(after leaving home)
/^r.^t^W. Dates /?/-/- r^f 7 1st /r^^./u D-' t e s__/f/:
2 nd /P^y^^ D a t e s _/1£±-jI12l__ 2 n d f^ ^, ^■J^/ D a t e s //]l-/fK<
Dates_ 3rd
Dates
3rd
4 th
I ,\ha^.uJu-^/:7^ i).-j t e s /Tf^-/f7l.
4th
Dates
Religion (^^^<;,W;^
Political party, civil o
social clubs, sororities, etc
I'lace of marriag.e to your gr.indlathcr /x'aiJ^U.Li. date /_fji^_
NOri'.: If your lather was raised [ < o a);e 18) by a ste[)mothi-r or
another relative i; Ive that data on t li e back ol this [).i;'e
(A-2) .
A- 2 S tepgrandf a ther
Name
(
yourfather'sside)
Current Residence
Date of birth
er
of
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of burial
Education (numb
grade school
college
Occupation(s)
1st
years)
high school vocational
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates 1st Dates
2nd
Dates 2nd Dates
3rd
Dates 3rd Dates
4th
Dates 4th Dates
Religion
Political parti
es
y C
Ivil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marria
ge
(
er
to
you]
of
your grandmother date
B-2 S tepgrandmo ther
N ame
rfather'sside)
Current Residence j
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of burial
Education (numb
grade school
years) :
high school vocational
college
Occupation (s)
1st
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates 1st Dates
2nd
—
Dates 2nd Dates
3rd
Dates 3rd Dates
4 th
Dates 4th Dates
Religion
Political partv
'
civ
11 or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marria
ge
to
your grandfather Date
G rand la til er (your mother's side)
'^•""'-' fl^ //^ f_Myi^M/r/i Current Re s i d c n ce_/^^^2^ ^^
''-^£&&.
0 a t e of b i r t h ('o/l//90/
Date of death
Place of birth _
Place of burial
Kducatlon (number of years):
grade school '^ high school__ ^J_ vocational O college O
0 c c u p a t i o n ( s )
1st 'i^^..T^,^/J^,tn^ Dates_/fZ^. 'j ^ 1st
PLACE OF RESIDENCK
(after leaving home)
Dates
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Da tes
Dates
_2nd_
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
R e 1 i g i o n
I' o I i I i c a ] parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, (-■ t c- .
l'!ace of marriage to your grandmother /^ ^<^<</^^<'^^f _date )_T^Q
NO'I'K,: If your mother was raised by a stepfather or another r (.■ I a t i v e (t
age 18) give that data on the back o\ tills page ( C - 1 )
Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name /L (.( L^^-^. /_y,ry>?^-i^t-^ Current Residence ^^^f^/x^..^^
Date of birth
Date of death
J-UL
Place of birth f[/ Z/^ /^^
Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school^ high school_
vocational
' o 1 ] e g e
0 c c u pa t i o n ( s )
1st 'y^^^2^^ cJi^A^i Dates ////^ " ^.y 1st
2nd 1) a t c s 2 n d
3rd Dates 3rd
4 th Dates 4 th
PLACE OF RL.SI DI.NCI-:
( a iter 1 e a v i n ;■. ho m e )
Da 1 es
Da I i-s
Da t es
Dates
R e 1 1 g i o n
Tolitii-al party, civil or social clubs, sororities, elc._
I' lace of marrla^',e to voiir grandfather J^^jr^d^_^^^</_ Dali- Jj Z.C
NOTL: II your raotlier was raised bv a stepm'other or another nl alive (I
■^' ^' ylve th»t d*ta on the back of this par.e (1)-;')
C-2 S tepgrandf a ther (your mother's side)
Name
Date of birth
Date o£ death
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupation(s)
lst_
2nd_
3rd_
4th
Dates
Da tes_
Da t es_
Dates
Religion
Current Residence_
Place of birth
Place of burial
vo cat iona 1
col lege
Ist
2nd_
_3rd_
4th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
Da tes_
Dates
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother
D- 2 S t ep grandmo t her (your mother's side)
Name
Date of birthj^
Date of death
Date
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupation(s)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Current Residence
Place of birth
Place of burial
vocational
col lege
Ist
2nd_
_3rd
4th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
R e 1 I g i o n
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather
n a t e
HII.DREN of A & B (or A-2 or B-2)
\
Name /"^ .. ^:X^ /^/T, ^. J ir<?^My^
Place of birth ^'[^^jj^c
your father's name should appear belos
"" date / ?2u'
Number of years of schooling'" / 2-,
K e s i d e n c e (^ J,,^/_^^_^ [J / ..■ M a r 1 t a 1 Status iaJuUc^:
Numb u r o f ch i 1 dr e 11 'S Death
0 c c u p a t i o n ^o^r^ /^-yf^^,
Name _^/^x.
Place of birth /^^X7/
d a t e /' A^ 2.ii
Number of years of schoolin
Res i den
N
0 c c u p a t i o n 5"^.^^ii^j-»>— r^
es i d c ■ n c- e ///^^ y.^^ , /V/.^V;<^ Mar: tal S t a t u 3 -.^ifefc^ <:.-^,
uinher of children Death '^
Mace 6i b i r t
^^cv( ^,;r-y^x.^ .
^ /fr^x.//.<.
date /f^^ 7
Number of years of schooling / Z-
Residence /9..^*^/a^, t'/^y? ^ Marital Status 7?^ jl-i.,a^
Number of children < Death
i> 1 a c . -'^h 1 r t \r~jr7^^7^ ~
Number ot years of schooling / -^^
0 c c upa t i o n "T^-^j-
Residence ^^^r^J J^r/ -^
Number of children <>
Occupal Ion /^..^.c^.^
Marital Statu s ^.lys^-J^K^")
d e a t ii
Name
lace of bifth .^vC^/<
Number of years of schooling
date /f^/
Oc c upa t ion
K e side n c e y J/^Ji^u^ , C^y^y'
N u mil e r of ch i 1 d r v n
Mar i t a 1 Status
Death
Jl^-^
^■-^■<^3^,-<^;^
Mace of birth ,/,^/(l^^
date
'Jj^
Number of years of schooling / -p_
Residence ^y/^^^//.^ Mari tal Status p^,
Number of children 2~ death /' / ;p /J
Occupa tion
^ 1 ;:.
Name
Place of birth
N u mb e r of years of s c h o o 1 i n g_
R e s 1 d e n c o
Number of children
date
Occupation _
Marital Status
d e a t h
Name
Place of birth
date
Number of years of s c h o o 1 i n g_
Residence
Number ol children
Marital Status
death
Oc c uoa t ion
Name
Place of blrih date
Number ol years of schooling
Res i d e n c e M .1 r i t a 1 Status
Number of childri'n deaLh
0 c ( II pa I ion
N a me
P 1 .ice' of birth
da t
Number ol vears of schooling
Kesidence _ Marital j; I a t u s
NuiMhe |- o I cil i 1 ilreu dea I
()<■(■ u pa I ion
CHILDREN of C and D (or C-2, D-2)-your mother's name should appear below
1 . N ame
name x^/ ^^^ ^ ,^-
Plac^of bftth
date
Number of years of schooling_
Residence /<^.r-r yfy> ■ ;^ Marital Status /^^^,t^-^9
Number of c h i 1 d^r e n ^
Occupatio n / ^-^
death
^■^.yr^ ^,r.
6f blrt
'^^^-
.^■^A^^
-/
date
-^l-J-L-
Name_
Place
Number of years of schooling ,^ Occupa t lon^.-
Residence y^ ■t^^^^.-f-/ Marital Status /P^ , ; <^<^/ 'V '
— y-^ — r '^t' I" ' - ' ^ — — -
Number of children ^
death
Name
/^
— ^ ^^< . <^ 'T^^ ^/v/^
Place of birth /cT^.^vt^ ^
Number of years of schooling / ~Z_
Res i dence
date /92.f
/^■rjf-< ^^
Occupation^
Number of chiTdren
Name
^:^
Marital Status /Lj^2^ aj^-U^'
death
Place of birth
date
Number of years of schooling
Residence Marital Status
Occupatio n_
Number of children
death
uj<4-^
^
Name
Place of birth
date
Number of years of schooling
Re s 1 du nc e
Number of children
Marital Status
death
Occupation
Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling
Residence Marital Status
Number of children
death
Occupation
Name
Place of birth
date
Number of years of schooling_
Res Idence
Number of children.
Marital Status_
death
Occupation
Name
Place of birth
date
Number of years of schoolinj
Residence
Occupation
Number of children
Marital Status
death
Name
Place of birth
date
Number of years of schooling
Residence Marital Status_
Number of children\
death
Oc cupa t ion
10
Name
Place of birth
date
Number of years of schooling
Residence Marital Status_
Numb or of children death
Oc c upa t ion_
Your Father
Name '[^//(rc^^y^^-C ~)^,'u.'^ , Current Residence /,: .^J^ ::/
Date of birth / f ^^- f Place of birth Tj)-llJ? . J^ '^ J
Date of Death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade schoo 1 'y" h igh school 7" voca t iona 1 c o 1 1 e ge_
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1 5 t ■T.Jj.^.^y.yi^.--^ Dates /?rJ- T<{/ lst_ Dates
2nd T7.x>^ ,^'^.^^ Dates /'^/-'-/'^^ 2nd Dates
3rd (L/zA^. Dates//^z£__2kl 3rd ^ Dates
4th Dates 4th Dates
Religion ^yr^y^A^
Political parties, cB.vil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.__
Place of marriage to your mot her /z^y-t/'^O^'c^ date ifj/ .
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 (^ y:l.-\,■■^.^,~^,^^e^ <"ji>?-.-C(^^^_-- Current Residence ^^4tyf-r"J
Date of birth /^Z.^ Place of birth /fV,^^^^-^
Date of death Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school "T' highvschool _<-^ voca t ional col lege
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving', home)
1 s t -n-yy-X^^
2 n d
3rd
4 t h
Dates
/?r2-7^'
1st
D a t e s
Dates
2nd
Dates
Dates
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Rel i g 1 o n ( ^T/a-i^'--^
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc
Place of marriage to your father /^^V.^ ,x- -■ / date J ■? _jt<-y _.
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give t li a L data
on the hack of this page (F-2).
E-2 S tepf a ther
Name
Date of birth
Date of death
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupation (s)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Place of birth
Place of burial
vocational
college
Ist
_2nd_
_3rd
4th
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
R e 1 i g i o n
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc
Dates
Dates
Dates
PLace of marriage to your mother
2 Stepmother
Name
Date
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of burial
Education (number of years)
grade school high
school_
Dates
vocational college
Occupation(s)
1st
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates
2nd
_Da tes
Dates
Dates
2nd Dates
3rd
3rd Dates
4th
4th Dates
Religion
Political party, civil or
social
clubs ,
sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your
f ather_
date
CHILDREN OF E AND F (or E-2,F-2) -YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR BELOW
Name /V^yw^^>-_^ 'S'^U--^ —
P 1 a c e ' o'f birth /^^rj-i(^ -^
Number of years of schoollft]
Residence /y.^^^ji^ Marital Status
Number of children death
Date of birth 17 -.<- ~'
/ 5~" 0 ccupatio n /HZ^l'-^-U'^J
10
Name ^ J ^.. .. /.rT^ry^j^^
Place of birth ^/P-^J'^.r^J-' Date of birth /7S^~/
Number of years of schooling /
Residence /f^ v^_^^ r/ Marital Status
Number of childr'en death
Occupa t i o n yJ/z^^JjA-J
Name
r^^'Jy-u,
Place of birth ^ <f,r'/'^ ^V Date of birth /"yfr
Number of years of schooling / z. Occupation x-^z&^x/-^
Res i d e n c e /f^;Tr>A^^ -rv'
Number o f chllaren
Marital Status /,
death
-^-^
Name /^^n.^.^
P lace of birth yY'r^-^'-^
Number of years of schooling / S'
Residence /f'r'^4.^^J Marital Status_
Number of children death
Date of birth / 7/'
0 c cupa t ion /^T^,^--^/-^
J^/"
Place of birth /f^/r>^-^
Date of birth /7'^"^
Number of years of schooling ^,
Residence j/^rzjLy^^rJ Marital Status <T^^^^
Number o f children death
Occupatio n x^^'-rZjy-
Name
Place of birth
Date of birth
Number of years of schooling_
Res i dence
Number of cliildren
Occupation
Marital Status
death
N ame
Place of birth
Date of birth
Number of years of schooling
Residence Marital Status
_0 c c u p a t i o n _
Number of children
death
Name
Plac.e of birth
Date of birth
Number of years of schooling_
Residence Marital Status
Occupation
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, Rockfurd
1 I 1 i no t s 1 I -"^
S 1 g n e d ( K-(< -Ao \f\ . QfrP-uY
In lat« 1686, John and Maria Feron« along with their
daughter Clemencia, arrived in New York City. They had
travelled all the way fr»rn Fabrlano, Italy, to start a new
life in America, Knowing alaost no english, they lived in
the Italian district 9f New York, amongst their own language
and customs, John Fersne was able to get a Jab in one of
the factorys, but the hours were long (60-70 hrs. per wk.)
and the pay was literally pennies a day« Maria and Cle-
mencia when she old enough (eleven yrs. ) also worked in
factories. The hours were just as long and the pay Just as
low as John's.
Clemencia worked at the factory for several years, dur-
ing which tiaae she had met a young Italian Immigrant by
the name of Joseph Capriola, They eventually married in
I89B, They both continued to work at the factory, but they
were saving every penny they could so they could Join Jo-
seph's brother in the little Mid-Western town of Rockford,
Illinois, Before they could afford to move to Rockford,
Clemencia had given birth to two girls and two boys: Lillian
in 1900, Rose in 1902, Joseph in 1903, and Daniel in 1905.
In 1906, the CApriolas made their Journey westwaed. After
living in New York for nearly twenty years, corning to Rock-
ford was almost like coming home. It was a small town like
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theirs had been back in Italy. Joseph got a Job in a cabinet
factory. The hours were'nt much better but he was making a
little more money; almost ten dollars a week. Clemencla also
had to work so they could feed the children. It is not known
where she worked nor how much money she made, it was'nt too
much.
In 1908, tragedy struck. Three year old Daniel died of
typhoid. Though the living conditions were better in Rockford
than in New York, Rockford had its share of typhoid, smallpox,
and typhus victims.
When they were old enough, the other children went to
work to help support the family. Like their parents they
would get no formal schooling. The two girls. Rose and Lil-
lian, got Jobs with the General Electric Company, Joseph his
father at the cabinet factory.
Political events had no meaning to the Capriola family.
They were Just glad to be living in America. They felt that
who ever was mayor, governor, or president would do a good
Job, When World War I broke out in I9lkt their only concern
was their reletives back in Italy. Even in 1917 when the
United States entered the war it meant nothing to them.
They thought that the President would take care of everything.
In 1920, Lillian Capriola married a man by the name of
Anthony D omino, Anthony D oraino was a native born Rockfordian
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Df Italian origin. Lillian continued on at General Electric
while Anthony worked at ono of the local stores. Their first
child was born in 192^. It was a girl; they naaied her Mary.
Things were going pretty well in the 1920's. Their second
child, another girl, was born Carmella Clemencia Domino in
August of 1928. A son, Joseph, was born in 1930. The De-
pression was hard on them as it was on almost everyone. For
the first time they took an interest in politics. It turns
out they were avid fans of Franklin D, Roosevelt. Roosevelt
took office in 1932 and things started to get better, Lillian
and Anthony's marriage. They were evantually divorced in 1936.
Lillian being a devout Catholic, sent her children to
St. Peter and Pauls Catholic School. After completing the
eigth grade at St. Peter and Paul's, Carmella attended Bishop
Muldoon High School. Since it was an all girls school, to
S'2e boys their own age, tht girls at Musdoon would have to
visit St. Tnomas High School. St. Thomas was an all boys
school and their basketball and football teans did'nt have
any cheerleaders. Several girls, among them Carmella, vol-
unteered to be their cheerleaders. When she was a senolr
at Muldoon High School, Carmella and several friends his
overnight in the school. Muldoon was run by Dominican Nuns
and it so happened tnat the s&aic right they chos<? for bhcir
escapade was the same night the Mother Superior from Michigan
came to inspect the school. 1.i" Ciirls escaped detection by
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My grandparents could'nt aff»rd t» send my mtther to
Cftllege, but she took typing and shsrthand courses In highschsol
Her first job was that of a secretary and she's still a sec-
retary todayo For many years she worked for Attorneys David
and Frank North. When North and North took on a partner, Larry
Ohlsen, she quit because she was diong tne work 8f k.11 three.
Her next Job was with Thomas, Thomas, and Thomas. She worked
there for twa years but quit for a better Jab vith Attorney
John Graves. Right now she m^kes appraximatly eight thouseand
dollars a year.
Mr, and Mrs. William J, Somers came to the United States
In 1890. They were originally from Ireland, the County of Clare
They came to the United States beleiving like many people that
the street? were paved of geld and everyone was a millionaire.
When they finally settled down in Creston, Illinois, they
were far from being millionaires. They made their living on
a small farm. They grew enough corn to feed their stock and
still have a littls left over for them to sell. They also
sold the fattened hogs and a few steers in Creston f3r what
supplies they needed. In l893, they gave birth to two sons,
Walter and Gayle. The next year, they had a daughter named
Rose. As Walter grew up. It became apparent tnat he did'nt like
farming. At the age of nineteen, he moved to Roche le where
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sure what he wanted t» do for a lining. Me had s»me money
saved up, s» he opened a restruant. Two years later, with
the restruant doing well, he married Loretta Grace, All in
all, Laretta was to give birth to five sons: Walter, V/illiam,
Jack, Charles, and George; also one daughter, ?^arietta. With
the exception jf Charles, all the children were born in Rochele.
While on a trip with her husband, Loretta gave birth to Charles
in the small townsof Sublett, Illinois, in 1929,
When the depression came, the restruant went out of bus-
iness and Walter Somers and his family were forced t3 move to
Rockford to seek employment. Walter Somers eventually gat
a job at Woodward Governor in 1938. On« year later World
War II broke out. The oldest son, Walter, (alss known as DeKe)
Joined the Air Force in anticipation of U.S. involvement in
the war, 'When the family first moved to Rockford in 1936
they livedin a house on N. Church So,, n year lat»r they
moved to another house one block down on the smae street.
That house was to be occupied by members of the Somers family
for a period of twenty-two years. Everyone was concerned by
the war of course, especially since Deke, the oldest son, was
in the Air Force. Deke was a pilot; he flew an amphlbioas
aircraft called the PE-Y, Deke survived thr war, but was net
to be the last of the Somers' boys to fight in a war. When
the Korean wa** ^roke out, Charles, fourtn son of V/alter and
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»f verlC05e veins he was rejected, W»t one to give up, he went
t» the Chlcagn induction center »f the Marines where the phys-
icals were'nt as thorough. He passed the physical and was sent
to Pairs Island S, C. for boot camp. After two months training
he was sent to Korea. He was stationed there far two years until
he was discharged v/itn bn? rank Si ijucri sargent. Walter and
Loretta were Catholics and dutifully sent their children to
St. James. A r^sport card of ray father's shows that the tuitin
was one dollar a mont*^. After Charles graduated from St, James
he went to West High SchoDl, He had a hard time at West. He
did manage to graduate, although it took him five years in-
stead of four. He had friends who went to St, Thomas High School.
Through these friends he met a young girl named Carraella Domino.
They dated pretty steadily for two years until he went into
the sevvice. He wrote her many letters and sent many pictures.
When he got back to the States in 1953# he married her. They
were married an August 21, 1951+. They lived in an apartment
on 21st St, ftrthe first four years of their marriage. On
July 7, 1955, their eldest daughter Denise was born. She was
to be the first of five children,, I was born on April 22, 1937.
I never knew my grandfataer on my fathers side. He died *n
Ap*"*! ''■), 1957» A year after I was born, w msved into our
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newly i3uilt heuse an Seward Ave., "he heuse is lacated only
a half bl»ck f r am the then Thenaas Jefferson Jr. High Scno»l.
Even th»ugh we were located less than two blocks frsm a public
school, we attedned St, Edwards Cathslic School. All courses
were taught by nuns who lived in the C9nvent across from the
schoBl. At ST. Edwards, the students have to attned church
services oefore class. Altogether "".hats six days of ci^urch
a weekl The oldest ef «y y»unger sisters was born on March
17» -'95s. My only brother was born on November 20, I960.
One exciting thing that happened when 1 was three was the
assassinateed, I can remember watching television and the
network cutting telling of the assassinati en.
ive always been an average student. The only time 1
ever got straight A's was when I was in Fourth grade. My
teacher was a nun who was hard of hearing and her eyesight
was'nt to good either. When I was in fifth grade, I did what
all boys the of 11 do; 1 ewnt to summer camp. It was al-
right I guess. We did all the usual stuff; canoing, archery,
cookouts, etc,. ^n -'xth grade I was a patrol hty. About
that time i joined the boy scouts. I never made it past
tenderfoot. My sister Colleen was a girl scout. She's the
only one I know who got kicked out of the girl scouts. It
seems she started selling cookies a day early.
Dad had had several Jobs since he got married. The first
Job he had was with Cadilla'- Glass. He was'-^^ ■^•'t'-'ied
with that job and quit in »39 to become a truck driver for
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the Schultz & Eirch C»., which is als9 kn swn as Flav»r-KIst,
They make c»»kles and crackers. He was with that company
from I960 ts 1966. in 1966, he started aut warkin^j an the
assembly line at the Chrysler plant. After three years 9n
the line, he became a qual ity-contr» ' receiving clerk. With
the recession and all, many pesple were layecl olT at Chryslec.
My father was retained, but now he's ba-'" »n the lin*.
When I graduated ''rom St. Edwards Sch»»l, I went to
Jefferson High Scaaol. I nevp.r had jisrc fun in schawl.
DuriHij my freshman year at Jefferson, I met my now best fried.
We did a lo^- of cfary things while at Jefferson. I remember
when streaking was the craze. My friend decided to streak,
so I drove the car. Another time we were standing by the
'•sbt ■• 0 the cafeteria kitchen. There was a rack by the door
that was loaded with pies. The door was spen so we took a pie.
My older sister Denlse went to Jefferson too. She majored
In Spanish, v/ith a raenar in special ed . . She attened Rock
Valley for two years and now is in her Junior year at NIU.
My younger suster Colleen, is a senior at Jefferson. She
also attends Rockford Beauty Acadamy.
Grandmother Domino still lives here in Rockford, Bath
her sister Rose and Brother Joseph are living here too. My
Aunt Mary lives with her husband. And my uncle Joe also
resides in Rockford with his wife and family.
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STAHL, STEVEN RICHARD, 1955-
•LEASE USE INK; PLEASE PLACE THESE SHEETS AT THE FRONT OF THE SECOND COPY OF YOUR
FAMILY HISTORY
)ear Contributor to the t^ock Valley College Family History Collection:
So that your family history can be made more useful to historians and others studying
kmerican families, we are asking you to fill out the forms below. This will take you only a
ew mintues, and will be easily made over into an Index which will permit archive users ready
iccess to just those kinds of family histories needed.
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1 . Your name
Date of form
S:tevgn Richnrrl ^tah^
May ^, 1974
2. Your college: Rock Val ley (.ol lecje
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k. Please check all regions of the United States in which members of your family whom you
have discussed in your paper have lived.
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^Pacific (Cal., WashJ (Hawaii, Alaska) _x_ Mid^West (111., lowa)
5. Please check all occupational categories in which members of your family whom you have
discussed in this paper have found themselves.
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Profess ions
Mining
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Manufacturing
Other
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The U.S. Census
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FAMILY DATA
A. Grandfather (your father's side)
Name
f dead, date of death
Louis, St.a]al
Place of birth r^y,^ No+ho^l nn,^ p
Education (number of years):
grade school g high school 0
Current Residence Winnebag:o. Illinois
Date of Birth j^no 0<^ _ 1 ft«^
vocational 0 college 0
Occupat ion (s)
'^t Parmer
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates 1902-1952 1st Freeportt Illinois DatesigOZ-
2nd
3rd_
ifth
Dates
Dates
Dates
2nd Adeline. Illinois; Datesiq23
3rd Winnebago, m inni n Datesig-^ |
^Ih Dates
Re 1 i g i on Methodist
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Hone
Place of Marriage to your grandmother
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)
Preennrt. Illinois
date-Lo_28_ll
B. Grandmother (your father's side)
Name
Name rrrapg -[.^m^y^r- Pj-hahl
If dead, date of death
Current Residence Winnphagn^ T11-rnn-.c.
Place of birth The fTetherl ?ind3
Education (number of years);
grade school 6 high school 0
Date of birth May PI , 1 RQ;^
vocational 0 college 0
Occupat ion (s)
1st Housewife
2nd
3rd
'♦th
Dates 1911
Dates
Dates
Dates
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Freeport, 111. DatesigOT
2nd Adeline, 111. Dates 1923
3 rd Winnebago, 111. Datesl931
'4th Dates
Re 1 • g i on Methodist
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. None
ace of marriage to your grandfather Freeport, Illinois DATe^ Qciober 2B, l^H
^^- lh^aHatPSfl»fhg^Saf^'§?'^tl^f§ $^1%%^ stepmother or another relotiv,
^'C q I vo
A- 1 Stepgrandfather (your father's side)
N.inic Current Residence
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Date of Birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
Dates
1st
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
'.th
3rd Dates 3rd ^Dates
iith Dates '»th Dates
Re I i gi on
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother date
A-2 Stepgrandmother (your father's side)
Name Current Residence
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number of years):
grade school high school vocational col lege
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st ^Dates_
2nd Dates 2nd ^Dates_
3rd ^Dates 3rd ^Dates__
Re 1 i g i on
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather Date
3.
Grandfather (your mother's side)
Name l^r^wprd r-ir^kPT-nRn Mr^Lnr+v Current Residence
I f dead, date of death November 18, 1954
Place of birth m^^ Mil-fort^, Illinois Date of birth Anril 9. 1883
Education (numoer of years):
grade school 8 high school 4 vocational ^ col lege
OccupationCs) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Ist Farmer Dates 1906-1939st npw Milff^rdp Illinois Dates iqOto
2nd Odd-Jobs (Day by Day) Pates 1938-1954nd Guilford, Illinois Dates 191T
3rd Dates 3rd Rockford, Illinois Dates 1920
'4th Dates '4th Dates
Re 1 i g i on Methodist
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Republican Party
Place of marriage to your grandmother Wgw Miiford, Illinois '^ate 12-9-11
Note: If your mother was raised by a stHpTatner or anotner reiactvg (tO age 18) *
give that data on the back of this page (C-1) i
Grandmother (your mother's side) j
Name R.gdip QjanP Vink^rs KcLartv Current Residence l(
I f dead, date of death V\p,rr.h 31. 19^3 u
Place of birth Calidonia, Illinois ^Date of birth ^^^7 ^5, 1390 \
Education (number of years) J
grade school 8 high school 4 vocational 0 col lege ^ |
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Ist Housewife Dates 1911-196|st New Milford, Illinois pates ig-^-'
2nd Dates
2nd ^^Uford, Illinois ^ates ^^^''
3rd Pates 3rd Rockford, Illinois Pates ^920
Re I i g i on Methodist
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. PoT^nhl i <^nn Pa-rty
Place of marriage to your grandfather t^j^, Mil f nrd . Illinois date 12-9-11
Note: 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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S tepg randf athe r (your mother's side)
Name
1
1
Current Residence
If dead, date of death
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2nd Dates
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PLACE OF RESIDENCE |
(after leaving home)
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3rd Dates ;
Ath Dates
Re 1 i g i on
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f raterni ties, etc.
Political parties, civil or soci aT c 1 ubs ,
Place of marriage to your grandmother
S tepqrandmother (your mother's side)
Name
1 f dead, date u( death
Place of bi rth
Education (number of years)
grade school liiyh school
date ;
D-2
Current Residence
Date of bi rth i.
vocat ional col lege
Occupat i on (s )
1st Dates
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates
2nd Dates
3rd Dates
I
2nd Dates
3rd Dates
Re 1 i g i on
Political party , civil or soc i a 1 clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather ~ "~~" Da te
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/ears of sch
Number ofi^m^^^
Name Ma-r-r^ (Marv^ Stahl Kloster
Place or birth j?rP(^por-h. Illinois date January 19. 1912
Number of years of schooling 8 years Occupation Housewife
Residence ,.„._,._^ "^ Aarital <;t.t.,. M^T^ffi^^^^^^
Married
-4-
Name -Lucv Stahl Viel
I ' T"^'"'"^^ FrPPT^nYt. Illinois date j^n^R. IQT^
Number of years of schcJoiing 8 yeJTi Occupation Housewife
Residence Wr^^^-^c^r^ ^Marital Status HarrTea
Number of chi idren j^
Name
Place of bTrth Freeport. Illinois date April 30, 1915
Number of years of schooling ^ yo^TT" Occupation Farmer
Residence u^nneTaaco Jlarltal Status MarTiif
Number of ch i Vdrin r ~~~ • —
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Pl^e of bi?^^-Ct^^^l2tl^A'^"VVn^^,
w.„K °'°'^^^ p-TRPTty^^-- T11inn1s date February 2S, 1Q19
Number of years of schoo'ling d years Occupation ^x::. L.J I-,
Residence 9^.^..^ jfeTTtiTTtatus MarriSd ^^^'^^ ^"
Number of children -z " — ' ■
Name
^por^.'^ld Stfih\
er
Place or birth Ac^siine. Illinois date
Number of years of sc'
Adeline. Illinois date a^^^i pr tqp^
- _ schooling 8 ^re^^Y"" . . O^cupatidn Factory Worktx ,
Residence Winneha^n Marital Status MarrTid \
Number of cni Idren c *— v
\
Name V}~<^-\^ Robert Stahl __>_ ^!
\ ' ace of birth Winnphpfrn, Tll-inm-tn date August 26, 1926 J
Re^^M^nce ^^^ °^ ;choorPng_^_^,^^^ Occupat lon^^^^^j^,^^,,^^, 3,^,^,1
r^esiaence — Ptoyg^^ Mar ! tal Status Married
Number of chi Idren 7 ■
^a*"^ Lflwr°ncg Albert otahl I
Place of birth Freeport, Illinois date A^^gust % 1932 !
Res?dencl ^'"'^ °' schooflng g " Occupation Mai'ntence Work
Ml? I. I, -Pnnntnni-n-LLL Marital Status Married 1
Number of ch 1 Idren ^^ ' ""—■' — *-''■= — 1
Name
Place of bi rth ~~date
Number of years of schooling ftccupTtm^T
Residence MaTTTal Status "
Number of chi Idren
Name
Place of bi rth ^^3^^
Number of years of schooling OccupirmFT
Residence MaritTTTTatus
Number of chi Idren "^
0. Name
Place of birth
Resid^ncI V^^^^"^ schooling -Qccupan^
Number of till IHrun ^narital Status
CHILDREN of L and D (or f,- 1 , D- I) -your mother's nome should appear below
[^•""•' Tihim-op -EvRlvn McLarty Kloster | f
-'■■■''-'•'' /'!''!' ^^'^I'^i^fi:^ ^^"!"^ ^^''-^^^^^ — .,""" '-^— >-- ^s ^QT?
N.inif Ruth IFilpgnor McLarty Stahl (moth*r)
PldC' of hiVih New MlTford mamp iif^mt) — ^j^^g April 16, ''914
Number of years of schooling S^'^ars flccupalT^ HoUi^cW^T*
Residence Winnoba^O. IllinoJg Marital' Status WUrrl^d
Number of children f, ' —
3- ^'''"e Trv-'ng LaVerng WcLarty
P lace of b I rtn
Gi^-rifprd date K^rch 8. 3Q1Q
ReTMence '""? °^ school in^g -, p ^,,^, — ^ccupaTi^ MoTor Worked
Residence V^'nnetagO, Illinois' Marital Statue
y, , ; — •■( i.).^^yjH.t^yj* j-^.u.Lxxw...p naritai btatus Widower
Number of ch I Idren ^ F-tuuwei
Name Gladys I-Iarie McLarty Brick
^'-^^^ ^^' ^'''^" .Rockford date March 11, 1923
Number of years ot schooling ±Z years - Occupation HOuStiWire
Residence Rpckford. IllinolS Mar i taT-St.t„s man led
Number of ch i Idren V ~~
Name
Place of bi rth ~ -~ ■ .
Number of years ot schooling Ocr.un^T-TTTT
Residence ~~
Number of ch i Idren ' ~~
Marital Status
6. Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of schooling g^THnatiQ-
'"'•'^""-r-.^- Marital St.t,,.
Number of children
7. Name
Place of birth
I, , ^ . I . _^____ date
Number of years of schooling ^Or rnr,Trr7:;r
\K^r.\A^^.^ ^ ~ Occupation
Res i dence
»j..„t,„ c — I'll ~ Marital Status
Number of childreTi -
Name
P I ace of birth ' ' ~ ,
Number of years of schooling ~~ TwTu,^:.^\T^
o„, : J ^ uccupat on
Residence "— n r- — j- ^ ^
.. , ^ — r-r-j — Marital Status
Number of children ^
9. Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of schooling " — Orr, .n^tiA,.
Rps;Hf.nr« ^ Occupation
Res i dence
Number of chi Idren
Marital Status
iO. Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of schooling ' -r '^l^.^—
Residence — rr—^ Occupation_
M. , , ■ I I ■ Marital Status
■^u-^ber of children
Your Father
Name Henry S'^ahl Current Residence Winnebago
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Freeport. Illinois Date of birth April 30> 1913
Education (number of years)
grade school R ytt^^TFi high school Q vocational Q college Q_
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
'st Farmer Dates iQ-:^o 1st Rpckford. Illinois Dates ig-^y
2nd Dates 2nd Pecatonica. Illinois Dates 1944
3rd Dates 3rd Winnebago. Illinois Dates iq56
^th ^Dates kth Dates
RelTgTon ., , , ~"! 7
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Democratic Party
Place of marriage to your mother Dp-hiiqiief Tnwg date Sept. 7, 1<~>-^T
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 Ruth 'Rleanor McLar-t^y Stahl Current Residence tfinnebago
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth ypg-w Milfnrd (Gamp Grant) Date of birth April 16. 1914
Education (number of years)
grade school 8 -years high school 1 year vocational ^college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Housewife Dates 1937 1st Rockford. Illinois Dates iQ'^^y
2nd Dates 2nd Pecatonica. Illinois Dates 1944
3rd Dates 3rd Winnebago. Illintis Dates 1956
Re 1 i g i on_^ Methodist
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Democratic Party
Place of marriage to your father Dubuque. lowa date Sept. 7^ l'^'^'^"
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
I f dead , date of death
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
OccupationCs) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
'tth Dates ^'tth Dates
Re I igion
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your mother Date
F-2 Stepmothe r
Name
If dead, date of death
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
. (after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd ^Dates ^2nd Dates
3rd Dates ^3rd Dates
Re I I g I on
Political party, civil or social c lubs , sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your father date
CHILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below
Name ITancy Ruth 3tahl Peter
Place of birth Kocicford
Number of years of schooling ']_2 years
Res i dence Loyes Park, Illinois
Number of ch i 1 dren 3
Date of birth November 21, 1938
, , Occupation HgunfiWlfft
Marital Status Marrieo
Name Carolsrn Lee Stahl Trickel
Place of birth Hockford
Number of years of schooling 12 years
Res i dence Freeport, Illinois
Number of chi 1 dren 2
Date of birth April 26. 1945
Occupation Housewife
Marital Status Married
ViriE;in*a Kay Stahl
Name
P 1 ace onTTrtF Rockford
Number of years of schooling -[-t^ vpara
^^^ ' '^^"^^ , W-Innfthagrn, Til ^•nn^g
Number of chi I dren
^^^^ °^ i^'^th March 22, 1949
, , Occupation Se^ptorlpl riprk
Marital Status Single
Name Debra Jean StaJil
Place of hi rth ROCkford
Number of years of schooling 13 years
Res i dence Winnebago, Illinois Marital Status Single
Number of chi Idren
Date of birth September 13. 1953
Occupat I on Warr^ HI PrV
Name Steven Richard Stahl
Place of birth Rockford
Number of years of school i ng
Number of children
13 years
Date of birth August 6, 1955
Occupation student
Single
Ma r i t a 1 Status
Name Joann Sue stahl
Place of birth Rocklord
___^ Date of birth September 15, 1956
Number of years of schooling 12 years Occupation c^-^^^^p^^-f.
Res i dence Winnebago, Illinois Marital Status Single
Number of chi Idren
N ame
Place of bi rth
Number of years of schooling
Res i dence
Number of chi 1 dren
[Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of school ing
Res i dence
Number of children
Date of bi rth
Occupat I on
Mar i ta 1 Status
Mari tal STatus
Date of bi rth
Occupat ion
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rights,' to the Rock Valley College hamily History Collection, deposited in the
Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois
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!• Garelt Stahl. ^;.,.
2. Paternal great grandfather,
3. Bom In 1841 in the Netherlands and married the
former Myria Loogan bom in 1843 In the Netherlands
died in 1893 at age 30 of tuberctaosia,
4. Garelt was a farmer all his life and came to
America in 1397 with his youngect eon Louis (my
grandfather). Earlier in 1897, Garelt 's three other
sons Lawrence, Carl and Albert came to America to
look for fann work. ^ .? .y-iy *; 1-^ u?-- - ..v,
5. Garelt Stahl died in the Preeport area of Illinois
in 1902 at age 61 of tyjdioid fever.
6. Garelt and Myria Stahl* s childera. 12
5 daughters (names unknown)
7 sons (3 names unkno\*n)
Pour of the sons cane to America while the others
staged behind with families of their own, fsunilios.
1. Lawrence Stahl married the former Tina Debore.
4 childem. '
a. Mary Stahl Doeden lived in Shannon, 111.
b. Lawrence Stahl married the former Ruth
Peterson, 2 sons
David Stahl married the fonaer Pat
Brown. 3 daughters
Gary Stahl married the former Joyce
nfbcu:I"S©.'io''&i4' mii at f^-SX ni cnroo' tte^t^oc-i j«iT<^l leaiol
c-f r^'mo ttj-i s'ii'I bIu lis •ZB'/A'T.isl a risiv ;.Mo-t£.!) ,^
SX .in(^>ylr.(» ?. • ijii'-j •:i riX-SY^ Bo..- JX^Iiiv) ,'d
{a-.or.'Ac.i.t (?®j2ck) eno.t-rijjsb ?
.XIJ ,norif.in.d;- ni bJ5Vi:X a»os»ou Irffi^t.' vti/t^'^- ..s
iii'l -lecncl eKt I>© inaec: X/terfS blYBQ
iJovosL 'rf':jTr:l oxi-t Bsi^iecn Xtia^f-: -^it^wO
page 4
;. Al:-f Anderson. 4 chlldem
atA- iQ^ Garelt Stahl married the former Evelyn
^ ^'^ Baker, 2 chlldem
Katrlna Nelle Stahl Sheltdon.
Oarelt Stahl married the former Lois
Lyford. 2 daughters
d» Jenny Stahl Lameyer married ChrlB Lameyer.
1 daughter '■^•^'■f-- ■^■-'- v-^i^^, ,:, ,..;>. '.
Zatherjm Lameyer Poppin 2 daughters
e» Grace Stahl Moth married Henry Moth.
2 eons - :.
Lawrence Moth
Ernest Moth 2 daughters
2, Carl Stahl moved out to South Dakota and
married. 10 chlldem,
a, Annie Stahl
"b, Louis StpJil
c, Gertrude Stahl
d, Ben Stahl ■■'"'' ' ' "
e, John Stahl • -.
f , Lawrence Stahl
g, Garelt Stahl
^"^^ h, Carl Stahl ' '■
^'' 1, Mary Stahl
j, Jenny Stahl
page 5
3« Albert Stahl married the former Tina Debore
Sti^l (widow of hie older brother Lawrence),
1 child
Oferelt / a, Albert (Oppie) Stahl married the former
Oct'j-j*«r- Tillie Sneak in 1930. 3 childem, -- ^
ril, 109'' ic« Albert (Skip) Leroy Stahl bom March
aod l'!.^;- ;,i^>' 21, 1934 and married the former Eveljm
•I, louls &t' Marie Hopkins bom March 3, 1938.
in+ll tl«- x> 4 childem U- .■.vr:. :^ •.:•:, ■ ; ,
r^thcT --.t a,-' • i^ June Marie Stahl bom January 23,
5- ^-o\\i& 'u.i^ Qf«: 1955 and is now a student at P.VC.
^It'.-yi.ctt^o.^ c:^^^ Albert leroy Stahl torn December
^". i.v ;.. . .: K-\ 7, 1962. ... . .
i::cy bu' I.'. :: r Tiamy Leroy Stahl bom August
Vini-*:t;: •, . . -:.. 2, 1955.
?. -\i:)\ "••.•''■., «/ Tammy Marie Stahl bcm July 4»
Xii .i^rK-;>r'-v ■■■ 1968,
La.5!f 0! n- Thoodoro Stahl married tlae former
K^'ii. vh.>r ^ -( Carol Jones. 4 childem
.?.';.; rw^c?^, !•} Barbara Kay Stahl Little married «Joff
/.■C-!it».'l /.'./■'?; Little. 1, ,> ."-', *.; •..,:.■ ■ .v
r 4. Louis stahl bom Jtxne 25» 1383 and married
* the former Grace Laneyer. 7 childem 3ee page
6; Stahl, Louis. My paternal ^rrandfather.
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lo-isi^! f?xoo XrteJ-B xct^i^l (qi^ci ) JtsoilA
.c3CX ,r :;''riflM cxto<i aaiilqcli oii.sK
todimof/l .TSoi Xi-z-.tS -^O'iel trt'^JI\
.tern, if A .cnod Xiictt; 'joioX 'cRiuiT
,^ 'ilu\i aiod Idx-^i-B ©i-xsi-l Ytfosl
,fiaex
is.'jiol 9:;.:.' ivoi-fifis; liisJ"- etot'OatlT
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1. Louis Stahl. lo,/,/ ; ,jr, i s i ^ j
2, Paternal grandfather.
5. Bom June 25» 1885 in the Netherlands the son of
Garelt and Myrla Stahl, one out of 12 childem. On
October married the former Grace Lameyer bom May
21, 1893 in the Netherlands the dau^ter of Henry
and Lucy Lameyer, -Ije. >'i'-r}\^-'- ;-'!'>-!r • -;
4. Louis attended public schools in the Netherlands,
until the 6 grade. He came to America with his
father ?t age 14 in 1897, i^^- ; ^- .: <-
5. Louis has been a farmer in the Winnebago and
Stephenson county area until he retired in 1952.
6. Louis and hie wife Crace live in a small house
they built in 1952 locR+ed on Hosington Road in
Winnebago Coimty,
?• rflieh Louis and Grace were first married they lived
in Preeport and then in 1923 they moved to Adeline,
Later on in 1924 they rented a farm on hosington
Road where their eldest daughter Harie now lives
and owns. The Stahl 's in 1931 after leaving that
rented farm moved across the road to njiother farm
where they stayed until they built their small house
in 1952 on the property of their daughter. After
Louis and Grace moved to their present house their
son Lloyd stayed on the farm with his family and
a *>y>jRr
'10 ac.3 &d-j- g.'-nsltef!^©!: ari^ a.f ?!88i ,'35 sityl. t/ioS ,^
iTO .n-tsfiXtvSo ""iX to two «f!0 .Xtlfii'i str{/. b'^-i j-IsiirO
,n.bfrgX'x«ji.i--ii''i ^'M r;i aXoorf-^c aiXdaii' boba»>t^B ssiuaJ. »t^
£).:.■ o^;:i;'.if5a':.t*' Oi^a' r.i t9£:.*t«l c i-Jo^sd Esarf aluci »?
.5ai;od X.I.jj!3ti ':• ni ©vll ♦ojRTt'ii G":Jtw ai;.! &j^ ei/'oJ .d
flKotr-jiJiaoH no mts?: i^ Se+no's ^atW' >S<-"I ai no •x^&bI
weifaff IlntsB "xi^JJv jiit/d" ■<?T»tfrf" lifiw ds-^s^s ■^ri;* iSTsrfw
•:rsvt1t/ .x^fd'^nAib tieri* ^o '^pHstto^q eri* no Sc*?! ni
page 7
and farmed the land until 1967 when they moved to
Seward, Illinoia,
8, Louis and Grace Stahl*s chlldem, 7
1. Marie (Mary) Stahl Kloster bom January 19,
1912 and married Heik Kloster In 1953, Occupation
Housewife. 4 childem P -v- . v -: ..- - -.
a. Joyce Marie Kloster Stiles bom Sept-
ember 11, 1938 end married on June 6, 1970
Bob Stiles. Occupation Bank Secretary.
b. Shirley Ann Kloster Cole l:;om February
9, 1940 and married Lob Cole in February
of 1961, Occupation Housewife. 3 daughters
c, Linda Lou Kloster Brick bom Au^st
12, 1941 and manried a man named Brick,
d, Betty Jean Kloster Nordman bom Sept-
ember 25, 1942 and married Bob Nordman.
Occupation Housewife, 2 childem
2. Lucy Stahl VI el bom June 8, 1913 and married
on March 17, 1934 John VI el. Occupation House-
wife. 1 child ' -
a. Janice Lou VI el Reinders bom November
10, 1938 and married J«hn Reinders in
1959. 2 childem, '
3. Henry Stahl (father) bom April 30, 1915
and married the former Ruth Eleanor McLarty on
ct t^T^'iz ^^©ria- xrsriv YV f. S-ktasj bas&l ©fit to.'niijsl- bcufi
,PI vTrtvf.'.l* m-Mj Ts^Bo.QI .WsJE f\ri«^) i*lt«H .5
cnra.MMo« -^ .»'i:iwf>B.cioH
-t^.-.'/Oi! aot&yiqUf>'jG .IfniV HfToL >?1?5 ,"I riof«K KO
.m?>bLhio !5 .e?C^X
?Xt.: .O,'^ IliflrA mod <i«..4^«l) Irf«!*S Tsri-iH .?:'
page 8
September 7» 1937. Occupation Farmer. 6 childem
a. Nancy Ruth Stahl Peter bom November
21, 1938 and married on December 10, I960
Larry Peter. Occupation Housewife living
in Loves Park, Illinois. 3 childem
Caprice Kenee Peter bom September
22, 1961. r-rx^r ^^■": ,. .^
Kar«i Lynn Peter bom Hay 12, 1966.
Stephaine Ann Peter bom July 5, 1970.
^. b, Carolyn Lee Stahl Trickel bom April
v 26, 1945 and mai'riaa on April 16, 1966
Arlo Trickel. Occupation Housewife living
in i'reeport, Illinois. 2 childem
Scott Arlo Trickel bom December 16,
1968.
Angela Lee Trickel bom February 19,
1973.
c. Virginia Kay Stahl bom March 22, 1949.
t« Occupation Secretarial Clerk.
j_,rj : a. Debra Jean Stahl bom September 13,
1953. Occupation Ward Clerk.
e. Steven Richard Stahl bom August 6,
1955. Occupation Student at HVC.
f. Joann Sue Stahl bom September 13,
1956. Occupation Student at WHS.
iaif0s»o'-q9o mod i^&&'l -3«ii<i ^oJ^iqAi^
,"^ jojj-?,i.O, mod X.«-|£!*5 Ivs.irfoJtH ftGkVfa.tS ,3
page 9
A- Margaret 3tahl Smith 1)0171 February 25 1 1919
and married John Smith. 3 childem
a. Larry Allan Smith "born ^eptemher 5»
1943 and married the former Linda «
1 dau^ter •-■' '-■^'^■^ ^ > "- -••-
b. Robert Lee Smith bom October 16, 1944
7» > and married the former Virginia Hun son on
. nt September 14» 2 childem ^/.i* vcm::
c. Brenda Kay Smith bom January 7, 1954.
5. Gerald (Bud) Stahl bom April 7, 1923 and
married the former Mary Jane; Groves, 5 childem
r, ,-i, t.>.T4T„ a, Pamela Jean Stahl bom October 13, 1950,
3. Siofn '■■ b, Sharon Ann Stahl bom October 17, 1951.
of irii,oTr-> c, Sandra Marie Stahl i)ei trick bom November
i'oTT.;.'.^ Lm 25, 1952 and married Terry Dei trick. 2
Iu2;''8 ' childem , ^,,
in 10;;- d, iiugene Russell Stahl bom August 1954.
4. " •• Cynthia Kay Stahl bom June ^9, 1958,
6, Lloyd Robert Stahl bom August 26, 1926 and
married the former Iris Watts, 7 childem
cd hy the a. Patrica Ann Stahl Matlock bom June 6»
Titicy br'.ni 1949 and married on May 8, 1970 John Matlock,
5. .'.'erjry ,■ b, Vicky Jean Stahl Lawson bom August 2,
6. I trry 1951 and married on August 26, 1972 Gregg
Lavson. 1 son
PXC'X , i v^fixsiQe'i xsxt/'f rf^iKiS .Criev^ ^<9T»^itfi.M «■?*
,r •£tiidKS'>f''5<-S fttoci" 'iiJ'.tw^ fi&lSJ>. 7*r«!riT!u: .ic
.^,__^^ ijiJiiiu. idinxpA od;!' f:'Gi'xT«K: b«s ?^€X
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,0^21 t^-i i^ci'orf-yO .c«:o;< Ijifete fwaL ^iX^ijob^ ,j5
•r^} ffaa-vTOli «toJ 3bX'.t*J:c?Ct IfLs-i'f- ©i'i«K s^lxttac »o
at©i>Xi:rIo
.3^(^X ,^^ e^if'-. mcci lifeS-H Y,/»X sMd-jn-^O .©
.-^of.&sP. mii»l> OVQl if T^i cc b»J:'zi£iBG.' fcRs ^^t*X
rl;^o•ID SWX rf^S imri^fA «o fc^iTtsw ftfte l^^l
fK)e X ,«o8ws.I
page 10
X. ( c. James Louis Stahl horn August 17, 1952,
rsrr d, Judith Kay Stahl bom September 15, 1955.
1 daughter
e. Candy Lee Stahl bom December 17, 1956,
?^ '^ f , Eddie Lloyd Stahl bom December 17, 1956*
*•'■« g. Carl Todd Stahl bom August 21, 1958,
7. Lawrence Albert Stahl bom August 7, 1932
and married the former Marge Holeton. 2 sons
a. Terry Lee Stahl bom November 8, 1953,
4» b, Ronald Gene Stshl bcm July 7, 1956,
1, Henry Laneyer. t >jj* dts u: v'^; ^.^ .':■•-_ : ■>.: -
2, Paternal great grandfather, '^ -r:-i.A;a ■•
3, Bom November 15 » 1864 in the Netherlands the son
of George and Grace Mullcr Lameyer and married the
former Lucy Viel bom February 22, 1865 in the Kethex^-
lands the dau^ter of Henry and Ellis Maas VI el and died
in 1922 of a gall bladder operation,
4, Henry was a farmer all his life coming to the Pree-
port area from the Netherlands in 1907, Earlier In
1907, their oldest son George came to America follow-
ed by the father Henry and one of his sons. The mother
Lucy brought the following 8 childem with her,
5, Henry Lameyer died in the 1940' s,
6, Henry and Lucy Lameyer' s childem. 11
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.?ic' X ,V xl'Jl- rrsc<i Xif«s-S 9iTTj<3 &ijafic>t ^cf
«»da 6oiT'sB.r; feri? 'i-t9v>»!;u3l •jollwi! ©cstC bits s-^iof*-? ^o
-'s-oi!i>'eJl Qii& ni f^\)fil ^'.-S ▼T.s.tnri'.-j'? aprocf I®xv YOJ^'i T['=*cno!t
♦ro r.t;S*to«o t»ii£>iild! tSjf^ s to s;S?I at
-5e*:r^ siid- p^ v,.' irsioo vstiX a iff lie t&astJt'i « a«v T^angii ,^
at toj li-Ts;:. .V'">?X i-f &]f?!:ialT:*.;iJ©?i ff.i';? «c*rl S57S T^oq
-oXXol *j^l-*y©<fiA c;l ^-'mo ®^4toef) isos i-aaI;Xo iladi ,VC^L
page 11
^» ^ 1» George Lameyer bom 1887 and married the
'-« '* jTormer Mayme •
':?* '■• a. Henry Lameyer married • 4 childem
arvl T'^'" Ta» Hargaret Lameyer married,
tc— w 2» Alice Lameyer Deiterman married IS^o Deit>
"J'^ erman. 3 daughters • ■■■•'-■ "<• ■> < .j . .;
T ^'lO 3, Henry Lameyer married , 2 childem
-^i«'Ard ci a, Betty Lanieyer -^'Jt.- },■.- 'v: ;>;..> ...
ArKi'li^T! t), Lester Lameyer, • ' - •• - - ■•
-Vill 4, Grace Lameyer Stahl "bom May 21, 1893 and
married Louis Stahl on October 28, 1911 » 7
';•, childem. Seepage 6 (paternal /p^andmother)
h*3r<s 5, Albert Lameyer married, 2 childem
"iC-ir^-e, Tina Lameyer i'Yey married Richard Prey, 4
daughters
7» John Lameyer married Mary 3 childem
8. Harm Lameyer married Grace ^ , 5 childem
9» Jennie Lameyer Deiterman married George Deit-
erman, 2 childem
Henry Deiterman married the former Sue .
2 childem ^--^ ^<<ri: c v ' ^t . c.c- .- - .
i'^4 Kstle Deiterman married, "' ~::\-
10. Reika Lameyer married, 4 sons
11, Annie Lameyer Bolnan Conly child bora in Araerica)
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.ftel't-isffi 'X€--H;:s.nu8.i #»-xjs7>-t-'»8 ,cf
sTKJtffi^itBsfc ?' .nasi'?
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.(«oii»?jA ni moo Miro -^Xacl jcv.a?l«>ji -jissiwiadL «1imca ,11
pa^ 12
1, Edward McLarty* ",7:
2, Maternal great-great grandfather.
3. Bom Septemljer 26, 1814 In Argyllshire, Scotland
and married tha fbmer Catherine Shaw "bom 1824 in
Scotland and died January 24, 1841 at age 17, having
one son John McLarty bom 1841 and died February
1350 at age 9 in Barloo, Ohio. In 1844, in Ohio
Sdward married the former Isabella McParland bom in
Argyllshire, Scotland Hay 22, 1822 and die4 In Rockford,
Illinois May 11, 1911, at ag« 89. > •. -o-.-
4. Edward died in Rockford August 31, 1887 at age 73.
5» iidward was a farmer and lived In Ohio before coming
here to Rockford after leaving Scotland, All the
ficXarty childera were bom in Celpre, Ohio,
6, Sdward and Isabella HcLarty's childem, 11
a* Joannet ricLarty bom March 4, 1845 and died
July 20, 1847 at age 2 In Barloo, Ohio,
b, Margaret Jane McLarty Drain bom May 18,
1846 and died August 2, 1932 at age 86 in Vin-
cent, Ohio, . — ..>f.>v*«
c, Isabella McLarty Ferguson bom September 15»
1848 and died November 1906 at age 58 in Rock-
ford, Illinois. • )- \o-.-'^^s\:er ^'' . ' ' "'- -
d, Edward McLarty bom October 28, 1349 and
died August 17, 1861 at age 11 in Durcham, Ohio.
f.i: f-.'sSf ri"jod' vmdb (ms.t&dii'.O -r«ac?o1t ^rfc*- ftei-ttij?-! ban
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Mit XTA „ii£JRXvOi^e gfs,hr**i tailiP, .'>?9t3fe><^ o* ^-larf
XX ».<^'i:'ybiiii!:i a 'x^xsaoM .<?XI&d'seI tav, b^sMtHi ,d
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,<^X nedf<':':s;3-q*2 mtod aoao^'S©'? t;*^'®*^*^ AtXiediBsI ,?
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pag« 13
--.^1
«, Walter McLarty bom January 16, 1852 and
died November 9f 1919 at ag« 67 in Hockford,
Illinois* 3e« also pag* 13 (maternal graat
^ grandfather) -ij-^^ ■•■.'*--•>*-'.-,. „ .> »
f, John McLarty bom October 27, 1853 and died
Hay 2, 1932 at age 79 in Monroe Center, Illinois,
g, Andrew McLarty bom June 25, 1856 and died
August 8, 1861 st age 5 in Durcham, Ohio,
h, Daniel P. McLarty born June 26, 1858 and died
May 5» 1953 et aga 94 in Somerc Point, New Jersey,
i» George G, KdiArty bom September 15 » 1860
and died August 30, 1861 at age 1 in Durcham,
Ohio.
j, Janet Agnes McLarty Shepherd bom October
7, 1862 and died November 11, 1915 at age 53 in
Rockford, Illinois,
k. Eliza McLarty bom July 12, 1867 and died
August 30, 1867 at aga 1 month in Durcham, Ohio,
1. Walter McLarty,^ ■" "'^ '-'..!■»*« ,.,
2, Maternal great grandfather,
3» Bom January 16, 1852 in Belpre, Ohio the son of
Edvard jmd Isabella McLarty and married the former
Ella Kate Dickerman bom November 13» 1857 in Jcwett,
New York the daughter of Joel and iiiunice Dickerman and
died on August 31, 1920 in Rockford at age 62 of a
^r..k(^f.ii£x ^taffirr,: Qonno'i' ni. PT sjv^ t5 S^fl «£ ■?«?•
hztb bi'n dc?&X ,?S 9ncfl> mod •^d'TCiIn:M %f^ibfti\ ,3
.ecii) fen:*? Scit I ^dS <>rt</X. ri-ioci ■?;;f*t«OD&K ,'<i l"itsx^.J ,xi
,;t;j'-^d[n'^M nx I ®t^3 ta XtDSX ,0?: ^^a«3r/A .boi/? Sna
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page 14
gall bladder operation,
4. Walter died in Rockford, Illinois on November 9,
1919 at age 67 of tuberculosis.
5. Buried in Cedar Bluff Ceaotary along side his
wife ELla Kate. ^<-5-v:r -.^■rj-.J .::^■':. -• -^ . ■■
6. Walter xms a famer in the Rockford area after
coming here from Ohio, Walter owned a farm on the
land which is now called Camp Grant. Leaving the
farm to his eldest son Bdwaird (maternal grandfather)
in 1906, Walter moved to a farm near Cherry Valley.
In 1908 Walter retired rmd moved to a house on East
State street whore :tha Burger King is flow located.
7. Walter and Ella Kate McLarty's childem. 3
1. Edward Dlckerman MoLarty bom April 9, 1883
and died November 18, 1954 at age 71, See also
page 16 (maternal grandfather)
2. Prank Jilarl McLarty bom 15, 1836 and died in
1945 at age 59. See also page 20.
3. Florence Eunice McLarty Hal.ley Konkle bom
June 26, 1889 and is piresently 84. See also
page 22. ">■■■'' • ^-^ " ■'■■■■■ ^ '• '
1, Joel Dickeraan, -; '•• -
2, Maternal great-great-great grandfather. ''
3, Bom 1735 and died 1865 and married the former
Catherine Atwater, ,. -
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i-c^ fe- ib hit*- dfifX ,?I rrtoif ^s^'^a-loM Xnn'^. ^usri ,'\
.cc f>st-Bc 03 Lb »ro ,e;? ©as ts ?ik??X
c-norf oX-lricTi 7;!aII«P r^'V^-ZoK eeixttja hos-orror? .t"
oe/.>'. :-'f?& ,^8 ''tXtaaagftrq a/ fen*. C^BX ^tJ?^"* eri-'U
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pag« 15
4. Joel and Catherine Dickerman's childem, 1
1, Joel Dickerman, -je :>
2, j'-Iatemal great-great grandfather.
3, Bom January 10, 1818 the son of Joel and
Catherine Dickerman married the former Eunice
Bailey bom 1819 and died January 3» 1887 at
age 58» -."*<». ''iiVa' "Uricr^rn. '-Ic"-;-?' v '. ■■. y- - •
4, After hie first wife's death, Joel married
the former Helen Hammond on October 22, 1889.
5, Joel died January 3, 1895 at a^e 77.
6, Joel Dickerman* s ancestors came to the New
England area in the late 1600' s and early 1700' s.
All of the Joel Dickerman childem were bom in
Jewett, New York.
7, Joel and iiunice Dickerman' s childom. 8
1. Putnam B. Dickerman bom July 1840 married
2. Mnterri the former iinily Pick on September 12,
3. hoxT. A 1865 and died August 31» 1919 at ae« 79.
cf v/i<lt.yT 2. Micah L. Dickerman born June 8 1843
:>»''}(* vVrfl married the former Prances HcLean March
i'hxi^htr'.r 28, 1867 and died February 6, 1924 at age 80.
and ileC 3. limaerrett Jane Dickerman Bailey bom
1^63 at a October 9, 1846 and married Uorton Lailey
(cr .'^maJ on February 14, 1367 and died April 23,
^,, MvarC 1929 at age 82. . j :. -.:..- • .. ••
^.e Vc?.oi ,-^ fSJBWiasL 5©ii> Sit': PX8X iTCoo Y«#i.ita«:
PwiiiiBfu Xeot ,ilt.»»£s o'stll'i/ ta-fil old ^let^ »*
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f>C;X « autil fi'joi rseters^sii? ia ,a. iisoirk ,=;
>^siiii : flod-ioi-' voivtaK ijzifi «^0X ,C 'xa4otaO .
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page 16
4. Mary Humpry Dickerman bom December 5»
1850 and died August 26, 1852 at age 2.
5. Carolyn Ambea Dickernan bom May 11,
1852 and died Harcfi 22, 1867 at age 5.
6. Elizabeth Sanford Dickerman bom March
26, 1853 and died April 2, 1857 at age 2.
7. Ella Kate Dickerman McLarty bom November
13, 1857 married Walter McLarty February 10,
1881 and died August 31, 1920 at age 62,
See also page 13* (maternal great grand-
mother)
8. Cora Alida Dickerman Blackstock bom
March 26, 1860 and married Richard Black-
stock on August 14, 1901 and died May 27 »
1935 at age 75.
1, Edward Dickerman McLarty.
2. Maternal grandfather,
3» Bom April 9, 1883 in New Ililford, Illinois the son
of Walter and Ella Kate McLarty and mairried the former
Sadie Grace Vlckers on December 11, 1911 bom the
daughter of Robert and Lucy Vickere on July 15, 1890
and died in Rockford Convalescent's Home on March 31,
1963 at age 72 of Parkinston diease. See also page
(maternal grandmother)
4, Edward died November 18, 1954 in 3v;edish Amerlcam
p«g« 17
Hospital after suffering a stroke 3 weeks before
at hie home on Willard Avenue.
5. Burial et Cedar Blviff Cemetary with his wife,
Sadie and his parents, ,r.
6. Edward graduated from Rockford Central High —
School and attended Brown's Business College for
2 years, ^i rurtT-. Ht>nA_.h} i cf^n .
7. Edward was a farmer all his life in the Rockford
area hcginning by himself in 1906 on his father's
farm on Gamp Grant until he and his wife, Sadie , -
and their two daughters Eunice and Ruth (ny Mother)
were forced to leave -^t the beginning of World War I,
The McLarty's then rented a farm in the Guilford
area where their son Irving was boni. After the owner
died Edward bought a farm located rit the corner of
Springfield Avenue and Safford Roads across from
what is now Page Park, formerly the Howard Welles
farm, '<fnil» living on this farm their 3^^ daughter
Gladys was bom. In 1938, Edward retired from farming
and sold the farm, and moved to a house on 25*^
street. After retiring from farming Edward worked
for Arlington Cemetary as a gravedigger and later
worke* for a Coal Company in Rockford. Moving again,
the McLarty's lived in a house on Elm Avenue in Loves
Park, Later Edward and Sadie bought a house on Lawn
,*jjnav,. i>ij(jll£tf flo •.'SOI-; airi *js
,s't.fv id ill rftiw i^x^i^affioC' IttsLS. TedsD to JLsjtiiJa ,c
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fTv.vJ. iio ©sifC'f .•■; J'f(«i;od' ftiftaS frnr; rTewM ttstevl ,3lia?
page 18
Drive but moved for the final time to a house on
Willard Avenue. Just before his death, he worked
at day work, doing yard work for many people,
8, Edward didn't travel much except down to Texas
to see his son Irving who had been flown there from
overseas with a gun shot woiind to his leg,
9» Political Party- Republican.
10, Edward and Sadie McLarty's childem, 4
1. Eunice Evelyn McLarty Kloster bom November
IS), 1912 in New Milford and raarried on Decenber
15, 1934 Jake Kloster bom September 15, 1912.
4 childem
a. Ronald Gene Kloster- bom December 14,
1940 and married the foritior V/anda Woodin
on October 20, 1973.
b. Roy La'/erne Kloster bom f'.oy 27, 1242
and married the former Julio Lupps in 1964.
1 child,
Michael Roy Kloster born April 19,
1965.
Roy divorced Julie and married the former
Norma Sitton in 1971, 1 child
Gp.i'y Allan Kloster born September
24, 1972.
c. James Edward Kloster born Decenber 30,
y-t «t:;;.fort' ft of '^(aii lv.nlJ. 9t^t 'toJ bsvoti &vd sivitC
R??x;;^'? 0:^ i^-fo^ tcrf^oy.9 doiJiTi j!?>--//?t> t'n&l^ f3n:st^rb& .,B.
.^ ..TT'^'.A./;! ) ■.^*-.;;v'-:.8J.dM 9i:.t»s8 bas> btfi»i«fM .CT.
•14>JiK5VOil MOi:' TJ^fgu -iJi v:^'£AIoH JTTffa^^ ftOiflcS .1
r.iboo:-! zb<-vii> Tocirol iJifi" Bril?ctAJi; has Oh^l
Stjl ,?" 'i£"j^ mod 'xoieoIX j».'?nt' .el ^oH *cl
.N^PI nt ^^qcriji ■^)t:.r!;;l T^mol; ®ri.t hnt'i-rs^ &rf«
-rtr-io';. i,- O.I-?i.r;.r bits siXiO ^»^^•J:cvlD \;ofl
page 19
^^ Q 1948 and married the former Rowen* Craven
]i32r ^^ ^*y 27, 1972. Occupation Farmer.
.jo'jjf d. Darlene Joan IQoster Milroy bom Au^rust
^fj^-i 28, 1951 and married Ray Milroy on June
28, 1971. Occupation Secretary. . j/,-
2. Ruth Eleanor McLarty Stahl bom April 16,
1914 in New Milford and married on September
7, 1937 Henry 3tahl bom April 30, 1715. 6 ,,^,,
childem See also page 8. (mother) ;!,:;<;•*
3. Irving LaVerne McLarty born March 8, I919
in Guilford and on December 27, 1945 married the
former Marie Alice Andersen born August 17,
1920 and died June 22, 1973 of cancer. 2 childom
a, Linda Marie McLarty Doty bom June 5
1947 and married George Doty on August
10, 1968, Occupation Housevrife. 2 childem
Dawn Marie Doty bora August 11, 1970.
Brlnn George Doty bom January 30,
1973. - - - , ^
b, Raymond Irving McLarty bom December
15, 1948 pnd married the former 3ue Lotzer
on June 12, 1971. Occupation Teacher, 1
1. rr child r'-,
2. irot:i-;r 'V Mark Raymond McLarty bom January 16,
3. LOT^. -;v -^ 1974. n ■ ■
91 «y>;:Q
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,TX S'QysJ'^A isnod ff««"i')'^5.a;\ sr- MA sjfsi*?^ wcnol
■^ ^oyl. f£-rocf vrfoQ Y^ "sjstiof'' atnjKM nhnll ^
. .iVtrX ,J.X tfJif^t* xnctf xi^oQ •XTcai; mirAjCf
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i .ifdns&T oo-W^qiraoO ,XTt/I ,SX «!iirC. no
hLtdo
pag© 20
4. Glsdys Marie McLarty Brick bom March 11,
1923 in Rockford and married on August 17, 1944
Joseph Daniel Brick bom December 27, 1912. 7
chlldem,
a, Sharon Marie Brick bom July 27, 1945.
Occupation Techer.
b, Thomas Joseph Brick bom September 17,
1948 and married the former Laurie Hudson
on August 22, 1970. Occupation Student.
1 child
Nathan Lax'O'enca Brick bom February
15, 1972.
c, Mary Sue Brick bom November 20, 1953.
Occupation Student.
d, John Daniel Brick bom February 9, 1955.
Occupation Student at RVC,
e, William James Brick bom October 13,
1957. Occupation Student.
f, Donald Hathev Brick bom June 6, 1961,
Occupation Student.
g, Gordon Edward Brick bom May- 11, I965,
Occupation Student.
1, Prank Earl McLarty.
2, Brother of maternal grandfather.
3, Bora May 15, 1886 in New Milford, Illinois the son
pag« 21
of Walt«r and Ella Kat« McLarty and married the former
Bessie Grlsell Robinson born 1886 and is presently
37.
4. Earl (Prank) died in Rockford, Illinois in 1945
at age 58,
5. garl is buried In Arlington Cemetary.
6. Earl was a farmer on the east side of Rockford
near the Guilford area and before that in the Monroe
Center area,
7« Political Party - Republican,
8, Earl and Bessie McLarty* s childern. 7
1. Eugene Robinson McLarty bom May 1, 1913
rnd died Au^^st 31, 191? .^t a^e 4 months.,
2, Donald V/alter ^TcLarty bom October 16, 1914
and died April 14t 1915 at age 6 months,
5. Luella Pearl McLarty Pepper bom Kb^ 11,
1916 snd married Bob Pepper, 2 childern.
a, Barbara Jean Pepper Cummings bom May
16, 1941 rnd married Roger Curamlngs,
b, John Pepper bom September 2, 1943 "Jid
married, 2 daughters.
_ .. Amy Pepper
Darcey Pepper
4, Prances June McLarty Green bom June 1, 1919
and married Bob Groen, 2 daughters.
pa^e 22
a* Carol Ann Green bom July 19, 1954.
Occupation Student.
b. Margaret (Peggy) Elaine Green born
May 1954* Occupation Student at RVC.
5. Harold Burton McLarty born March 12, 1925
and married ths former Bueleh Robinson in 1961*
1 child
a. Rex McLarty bom 1962 and died 1962.
6. Raymond Earl McLarty bom March 4, 1926 and
died May 20, 1926 at age 2 months,
7. Alice May McJ^arty Pencock bom May 4, 1928
end married Russell Peacock. 1 child
a, Beverly Diane Peacock bom Axi^st 22,
1951.
1. Florence Eunice McLarty Ilalley Konkle,
2. Sister of maternal grandfather.
3. Bom June 20, 1889 in New Gilford, Illinois the
daughter of Walter and Slla Kate McLarty and married
on October 12, 1926 David Hallcy vho vras born in 1869
and died September 14, 1942 at age 75. Florence later
married on October 6, 1955 Clarence Konkle bom in
1886 and died January 16, 1969. Florence is presently
84 years old,
4. Florence lived with her father and mother all her
life until their deaths in 1919 and 1920. Being bom
pag« 23
on the Walter McLarty farm, now Camp Grant, vhcn in
1906 she moved with her parents to the Cherry Valley
farm after leaving the home place to ray ,i;randfather.
Leaving in Cherry Valley for 2 years, her parents
bought a house on East State Street, where the Burger
king is nov7 locatsc!. After her father's death, her
mother and herself shared a small house on Pearl
Avenue. Moving from that house after her mother's
death in the early 1920' s, she "bought a large house
located on North Horseman vrhprc she was living at
the time of her marriage to David, After David's
def.th in 1942 ;:he continued to live in the large
house until the early 1950' s v/hen she cold the house
on North Horseman ?nd bou^t another large home on
HufjPtaan Boulevard, Owning the home at the time of her
aarriage to Clarence Konkle, she continued to live
there "fter his death in 1969. In 1973 decieding
the hoise 'ras too big, she had a sale of both the
house and of most of the furniture she had collected
over the years. Florence is now living in a 3 room
apartment located on North Main,
5. Religion - Presbjrterian.
6. Political Party - Republican.
7. Florence has trf'vcled with David to the south,
east and west and with Clarence to the south, north,
and vrest.
page 24
!• Robert Vlckers,
2» Mat •mad. great grandfather.
3. Robert married the former Lucy Horton bom in
1865 and died in 1940 at age 75. Robert died when
the childem were just young. Robert owned a farm
out by Calldonia and when he died he left the farm
to his wife, mcy for lifetime use of it. Lucy cr>ne
from a family of six chidem Amos Horton, Floyd
Horton, V/ert Horton, Grace Horton McEvoy, herself
Lucy, and a yoxinger brother Wade Horton, Lucy having
to support her three childem kept house for many
people, one being my grandfather Edward thus intro-
ducing her only daughter Sadie to him. After Robert
Vlckers death Lucy married Doctor Van Voris of Rock-
ford and If^ft the use .of the farm to her youngest
son Robert, nfter her second husbsjid's death Lucy
married Darwin Chandler for the third £j:i6 final time,
iiftcT Lucy Chandler's death in 1940 the Vickers
farm was sold,
4, Robert and Lucy Vickero* childem, 4
1. Asoy Vlckers bom 183_ and died at a^e 1,
2. Sadie Grace Vlckers McLarty bom July 15,
1890 In Calidonia, Illinois and married Edward
Dickerman McLarty on December 9, 1911. Sadie
lived on the farm in Cflldonla xxntil her marriage
pag« 25
to Edward when she moved to the farm on Camp
Grant, She moved with Edward to Guilford, to
the farm at the comer of Springfield Avenue,
to the house on 25'*'^ street, the house on Elm
Avenue, the house on Lawn Drive, and to the
house on Wlllard Avenue, After Edward's death
in 1954 she stayed on Willard Avenue for a
short time and then moved to a trailer on
the property of her son Irving (the land form-
erly owned by Sadie's brother Raymond Vickors),
After a fall in her trailer Sadie was placed
in a nursing home and later transferred to the
North Rockford Convalescent's Home where she
she died on March 31, 1963 at age 72 of Park-
inston diease. 4 childem See also page 16,
3. Raymond Vickers married the former Agnes
Martin irtio was a court reporter for inarjr years
in the Rockford Court House, Raymond was a
policeman for Rockford until he bought the farm
where Irving McLarty now lives, Raymond died in
1962.
4, Robert Vickers bom 1899 and married the former
Helen Philips a former school teacher, Robert
like his father own father died in 1925 of a
appendix operation when his childem were Just
page 26
young • 2 chlldtm
Annabel Vickers bom 1923 and married,
1 daughter
Robert Vickers bom in 1924 and married,
Helen Vickers after Robert's death married Harry
Sudds of Holcomb and they have 2 daughters.
pa^e 27
1. Henry and Ruth E, Stahl.
2. Parents,
3. Botlr my mother and father come fr^rdfarm badcgroiinds.
My father moving aroxind from Preeport, Adeline, and
Winnebago until his marriage on September 7» 1937
to the former ftith E, McLarty who had moved with
her fsjnily from ITew Milford (Camp Grant), Guilford,
and Rockford, Meeting for the first time at Henry's
istrr Marie's house, who at that time lived up the
road from the McLarty^ Fai^w • Eunice Kloster sister
of Ruth lived ner?j* by also and she had married J vice
Kloster the brother of the man Marie Kloster HemT^'s
sister had mai*ried. Knowing each other for about
a year Ruth and Henry go to Dubuque, Iowa to be
married,
4. Henry has been a farmer all his life stairting
for his father at a very young age. Throughout the
years my parents have lived on many farms with my
mother being a housewife,
5. In 1937, Henry worked far Dan Dow living in a
small house for 2 years until they moved into a
large farmhouse still working for Dow, This is
where their first dau^ter Nancy Ruth was bom.
Going out on his own the Stahl* s rented a farm owned
by Prank Martin but only stayed a year. Leaving that
paga 28
they moved to a farm owned by Hank Moth where their
their 2^^^ daughter Carolyn Lee was horn. In 1943 they
were living on a farm owned hy Archie Smith but
stayed there only one year. Leaving the Smlth*farm
they moved to a f«rm owned by Howard Guilford aJIways
nikfsnanjed "The SWAMP" because it had so much water
on the land. While living there their 3 daughter
Virginia Kay was bom. Leaving the Swamp, Henry
moved to the Albert Peterson farmmwhere their 4*^
daughter Debra Jean and their first son Steven Richard
(me) v;here bom. Due to illness Henry v/as forced to
have a sale and then moved to the Harold Bridgeland
farm for one year where their 5^^and final daughter
Joann Sue was bom. Leaving that fann Henry moved in
1958 to the Clarence Sherman farm. After working for
7 years on the Sherman farm we moved in 1965 to the
Harold Smith farm where we are presently living,
6. Political Party - Democratic
1^ Henry 8>nd Ruth StaJbl's childern, 6
See Page 8.
1. Steven Richard Stahl,
2, Bom August 6, 1955 in Rockford, Illinois and is
the son of Henry and Ruth Stahl,
2, Graduated from Winnebago High School after attend-
ing there all 12 years, lam now attending RVC .
page 29
I^y parents and their famili'ss have come from c
long line of hard v/orking farmerse They would work
six days a. week at long hours and then on Sunday
would go around and visit their relatives. The
families are run by the mother smd father and not
"by a grandparent, aunt, or uncle. Nowadays there
are very littl» tradition carried on. as I say each
family "does thoir o\ni thiug". The family is always
there to help but then again for the most part it
is left up to the individual family,
3TAHL-LAMEYSR (father's side of family)
The tradition of naming babies after their
parents and grandparents is quite conmon on mji father's
side. The names Henry, George, Lawrance, Garelt, anl
Albert are quite common for males among the older men.
TH» names Jennie, Grace, Lucy, and Mary are common
for tftie girl's.
Both my father's parents came from the Netherlands
but the name Siahl comes from the german langage
getting me to suspect there was some german back-
ground in it since my grandfather's family lived
right next to the German boader.
My grandfather attended a public school til the
6'''^ grade and ray grandmother attended a Chrlstisn
school til the 6"** grade. The School v;ent year round
pag« 30
and they "both wor« th« wooden shoes except on S\mday
\ihwa. they had leather ones. My grandmother was very
religious until She married my grandfather who was
not. My grandparents met after coming to America
and working on a farm near Preeport, Illinois snd they
married October 23, 1911. Most of the dates and in-
port ant history was nover written do^m. and sinca
alot of tho older people are dead the Inforncition
is lost.
McLArcIY- VICKERS (nothar's side otf family)
The ricLarty name is slowly clieing outj aftar
having so atany people nameif McLarty. My grandfather's
name comes from Scotland where h£s grandfather was
born. My grandfather's mother Ella Kate Dicksrmssii
McLarty comes from a family came to New England in
the late 1600' s and early 1700' s from England. The
Dickerman's have supposely had 3 books written about
their history the latest one, I saw stopped at 1389»
Ella Kate always had the proper table setting? (
(silverware with her name on it, chinaj and the
oldest of family furniture and many things her son
Edward and his wife, 3adle could not afford. Many
of the furnishings the Dickerman's had went to
Florence E. KcLarty (HALLEY,KONKLi^ since she lived
v/lth her parents all the time.
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The only tradtlon which is from the McLarty's
that is still going on is to have a picnic on the
second An Jxme, The picnic started many yaars ago
has been going on since as long as Aunt Florence
Konkle can remomber. The picnic held at Blackha^^k
Park has been narrowed down to Just the childem and
grandchildem of ildv/ard and 3arl ( Prank) McLarty and
to Aunt Plorenvo Konkle, The picnic has been post-
poned !♦» irain and in 1973 canceled because of the
illheasof Marie McLarty, The McLarty* s were ilethodist
in faith "but nav^r attended church very afton.
The Vicker's havo all died out except for may-
be a few people down south who are unknown. The
Vicker's history Is lil:« the otahl siie \Aore no-
one wrote anything down and now they are all dead.
My maternal grandparents meet when my grandmother's
mother Lucy was cleaning house for my grandfather.
Early in the 1920* s Robert (my grandmother's
younger brother) moved into the farmhouse at Spring-
field Avenue because Robert becaino sick and had no
money so they had to rent out the farmhouse his
father had left to his nother, Robert died in that
house of anappendix operation in 1925» Helen his
widow stayed on a while before lOving,
My grandmother loved to collect nicknakes for
P«€« 32
and pictures for th« house instead otf going to a
movie or theater as most people did in the 30 *s and
40»s.
STAHL (Henry and Ruth)
Today, our family has no real tradtions it
follows. Each one kind oilT goes their o\m. way. Each
wedding, graduation, or child birth is something
special but there is now tradition involed.
STEVENS, TERRY PIARIEV .1955-
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I received most information for my faxaily history from my
mother and ^andmother, luarie (Caralin^) Thomas.
My grandmother was especially helpful by giving me interesting
information on her side of the family, by lending me a boolt on the
Biographical Reooril of Ogle Coiinty, Illinois, published in 189!D,
which contained inf ox-mation on William Camling and Jacob Kappenman ,
my great-great-grandfathers and their families.
iuy grandfather, Pranlc Stevens, provided me rith a boo';;
History of the Juniata YcJJ.cj , t^eniisj-yvahia) , which contained
inforraation on his father, Qliver Stevens and his mother, Lillie
Jamison and their families, vrhich interested me much as I had
never had much knovfledge of his family until doing mj'' familif^'s
histor; .
I<iy mother provided me with the history on her side of the
family. I was able to trace the_Jaistoyy' bacic to my grandparents,
the Hoverlands. Because both grandparents are deceased and my
mother being their only child, I was able to collect information
on their family by only my mother's memory. I was fortiinate to
find several pictures of my great-grandparents, the 'i'homas' and
some of their children, but I v.-as unable to find any information
on my grandfather, George Iloverland's family, but I will still
continue searching for the history of the Hoverland's and hope-
fully extend this history someday.
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The History of V/illiam Gamlinf;
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Great- drec^i (Lrona^aiher C Po-i-K^rbS/de.j
William Gamling was a native of Holland, "boru near Zealand,
Aoigust 10,. 1842, but was only two years old when brought to
America by his father. Gyrus Gamling, who was probably a farmer in
the old \Torld and served for several years in the army of the
Netherlands. In the United States he \7as employed as a day laborer
and made his home near Grand Rapids, luichigan, where his death
occurred about 1876. He held a membership in the Lutheran church
in iuilwaiojcee , V/isconsin, and in political sentiment was a Republican.
He had by his first wife one son, and by his second had thi-ee
children.
On first crossing the Atlantic the family located in Buffalo,
New Yprkj^ where they made their home until William Gamling was six
years of age, and the removed to Milv;au_icee , Wisconsin, where he
vras .reared and educated in the public schools. At the age of
fourteen years he left home and begaia the battle of life for himself,
i.±c j-'irst employme^t being in the hay field, vrhere he vroriced for
three months. He was only seventeen when he joined the boys-'in blue,
enlisting in January, 1862, at Cold Sprongs, Wisconsin, in Gompany
P, Second (Visconsin Calvary. The regiment first V7ent to St. Louis,
r.iissouri, VThere it remained for about three months while being
equipped, and then proceeded to Springfield, that state, -under
' command of Colonel G. C. Washburn, while Company P was under the
command of Captain Forest, The summer was spent in fighting
■""bushwhackers on the road, from Springfield to Helena, Arkansas.
Arriving in the later place in the fall of that year they vrere
engaged in many skirmishes and also participated in the siege of
Vicicsburg and in the battle of Jackson, L.ississippi. Returning
to Vicksburg they were on garrison duty there during the winter of
1363-64, and in the spring of the latter year went up the Red river,
finally landing at Austin, Texas, where they vrere kent on the look-
out for hostile tiexicans until the fall of 1365, when they were
mustered out at that place and sent to Madison, Wisconsin. In that
city l..r. Gamling received his discharge T)apers and arrived home on
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During the following winter he v/orlced as a day laborer, and
then hired out to a farmer for a couple of years. He continued
to make his home in Wisconsin until 1869, vrhen he came to Illinois
and located at Rochelle , where as a teamster, he entered the employ
of the Chicago and Iowa Railroad, then in course of construction.
For seven years he followed teaming, three years of which time he
was in the employ of Joseph Strom in delivering coal, and for the
same length of time was with Liles Braiden, who was in the coal,
lumber and ice business. In 1876 he purchased eighty acres in
Roclcvale tovmship, to vyhich he added from time to time as his
financial resoui^ces increased, including tracts of forty, forty-
eight and eighty acres, he had a valuable farm of t\T0 hiondred and
forty-eight acres, vfhich he placed under excellent cultivation
and improved vtith good and substantial buildings, that stand as
monuments to his thrift and industry.
On the 23d of April, 1864, I-ir. Caniling was united in marriage
with Miss Ivlary Colditz, who was born Kay 6, I846, a daughter of
William and I.iina (Shmutzler) Colditz, in whose family were five
children. Lr. and krs. Camling had seven children, namely:
V/illiELA, Clara, Cj'-ru-s , Charles, James, Belle, and Harrison. All
of the children were provided with fair coranon-school educations.
In his political affliations Mr. Camlinp was a Republican,
and he seized his f ellov/^-citizens as road commissioned three years
and school director tvfelve years.
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The History of Jacob Kappman
and family
Jacob Kappinan was born in Hohenzollern Prussia, February 23,
1828, and was there reared to maniiood, but was self-educated in
German as well as in the English language. Before leaviniT the
fatherland he was married, in 1856, to Miss Iviary Schetter, who
was also of German birth. In his native land he continued to
carry oii farming until 1858, when he crossed the Atlantic and came
direct to Illinois, joining his "brother, John Kappraan, who had
located here a few years before, but later removed to South
Dakota.' Mr. Kappraan arrived in Ogle county in October, I858,
and at first rented land, which he piirchased a tract of forty
acres.' The land had been broken, but no building erected, and
his first hone here was a small house which he erected, i'o the
further improvement and cultivation of the land he devoted his
entire time and attention, but for a few years it was a hard
struggle to support himself and family. As his financial resources
increased, however, he bought more lend from time to time,
until he ov/ned seven hiondred and forty-seven acres. His hor.ie
farm, comprising two hiondred and forty acres, is improved with
a comsiodious and comfortable residence, supplied with luxuries.
Good bams and outbuildings were also erected, and the place was
one of the most desirable in the locality.
I.Ir. and lilrs. Kappman had a family of eight children,
naraely: Adolph, Christian, Joseph, William, Christian, Lary,
Susan, and Anna.
In his political views I«Ir. Kappman was a strong Republican,
and cast his first vote for Abrahara Lincoln in i860. He served
as school dii-ector in his district for several years, but never
cared for official honors. In religious faith he and his vfife
vfere devout Catholics, ajid hel-oed to build the church of the
denomination fit Seward. He was the possessor of a handsome
property whicli enabled him. to spend ;;ir declining years in the
^)lGas\irablc! enjoyment of his accuiniAlationa He came to thir:
country in liiaited circumstances, and with no capii-m. started oirb
in a strange land to overcome the difficulties in the path to
prosperity.
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The History of Oliver Stevens
and family
Oliver Wilson Stevens, of Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania,
decends from an honorable Irish family that has contribiited
by its valiant deeds and steadfast adherence to the Protestant
religion much to the history of the Emerald Isle. There is
scarcely a battle of note, since the first Irish kinfts , that a
Stevens was not in the forefront , fighting for the cause that he
deemed just. There was a Theodore Stevens, from Ireland, anong
the Crusaders, and a John Stevens v/aged war in Prance under
Heniry V. When he was complimented by Henry and called a
"redoubtable Englishman," he modestly disclaimed being an
Englishman, and said proudly that he was a native of Ireland.
Prom this Jolin Stevens decends the Stevens family of Pennsylvania,
of which Oliver Wilson Stevens is a member.
David F. Stevens was bom in Ireland, April 6, I808, and
died in Huntingdon coumty, Pennslyvania, January 15, I883. He
immigrated with his family to the United States, and after locating
in various sections finally settled at Satillo, Huntingdon
covinty, Pennsylvania. He \Tas a man of means before leaving Ireland,
and on selecting Pennsylvania as his place of abode he purchased
two hundred and ten acres of lajid, which he cleared, improved,
erected a dwelling and out houses thereon, and cultivated until
the day of his death. After reaching the United States he became
a naturalized American citizen, and thereafter took a keen
interest in politics and all matters pertaining to the general
welfare, not only of his o\Tn comm.unity, coixnty and state, but the
country as well. He held the office of justice of peace for naxxy
years, and became famous in that section for administering' justice
impartially to all who came before him for petty misdemeanors. He
was one of the influential men of his neighborhood, and was much
esteemed by those who knevr him. He married, in Ireland, Elizabeth
Fisher, bom June 21, I3l7, died in HTxntingdon county, Pennsylvajaia,
June 28, 1838. Like her husband she was of a distinguished Irish
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at that time in England or Scotland. Scotland was torn assunder
by clan feuds and England v^as in the throes of political revolution.
In Ireland only, at that time, could peace be found for those who
did not mingle in politics nor take part in the ever-recurrinf^
changes in the other two co-ontries. Children of David F. and
Elizabeth (?isher) Stevens: 1. Jesse P., a butcher in Montana,
where he died. 2. Jarnes H. , a retired farmer in Illinois. 3. Allan,
a miner, in Bedford covinty Pennsylvania. 4. Harriet, married
W. P. Grissinger, and lived at Mt. Union, Pennsylvania. 5. Joseph,
a carpenter in Orbisonia. 6. David, a veterinarj'' surgeon in
Illinois. 7. Kate, married Benjamin Horton, lived at Broad Top
City, Pennsylvania. 3. Fletcher, lived in Rockford, Illinois.
9. Oliver Wilson, of whom further. 10. Elizabeth, died in infancy.
11. kartha, twin of Elizabeth, died in infancy.
Oliver Wilson Stevens, son of David P. and Elizabeth (Fisher)
Stevens, was born September 27, lo57, in Saltillo, Kvaitingdon
co\3nty, Pennsylvania. He received a fair education in the public
schools in Clay township, Huntingdon county, and on reaching adult
age engaged in farming on the homestead, which he managed for his
father. In 1890 he changed his place of abode to Spruce Creek
to^Tnship, where he purchased forty acres of land, aftentard adding
to it two hundred and sixty acres. He erected nevr and modern
buildings and continued his improvements until he had one of tiie
model farms of that section. He did a highly sucessful general
farming, bringing his tillable acreage to a remarkable state of
productiveness. He supported the Republican party with his
franchise, and has served as school director. He was a member
of the Presbyterian church, as was his wife, and gave it substantial
support. He ranked as one of the leading men of his community,
was progressive, generous, honorable and thorough going and esteemed
by his neighbors. He married, February l9, 1885, Lillie Iiiay
Jamison, bom December 2, 1865, in Center county, Pennsylvania,
a daughter of John and Catherine (Carter) Jamison. Children of
Oliver Wilson and Lillie Kay (Jaiaison) Stevens: 1. Neva Ethel,
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born July 3» l3o6; married Clair Stev^art; lived in Juniata,
Pennsylvania; no children. 2. Lula Catherine, "born Au.ciust.l,
1333; married Harry Bathurst , lived in 3iniiin{rham, Pennsylvania;
three children. 3^ Oliver, born November 17, 1892; died June 17,
1894. 4. John Stewart, born November 29, 1394. 5. Pranl<:lin
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John Jamison, father of Lillie kay (Jamison) Stevens, was
born in Center county, Pennsylvania, karch 1, I832 . He was educated
in the public schools of the day, and descending from a scholarly
Scotch family he absorbed easily the knowledge afforded him in the
primitive schools of that time. He engaged in farming at an
early age in Center county; and in 1875, with his family he moved
to Saltillo, Huntingdon covuity, where he engaged in the same
occupation, continuing it until five years before his death,
which occurred in November, I898. During the last five years of
his life he vras the proprietor of a hotel, vrhich he ran success-
fully. He married (first) Elizabeth Markle, by whom he had nine
children. He married (second) Catherine (Carter) Bathurst, a
widow of Reuben Bathurst , by whom she had two children. Catherine
(Carter) Jamison was born in Center county, I.'iay 22, 1833. She
was a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Bathurst) Carter. John
and Catherine (Carter) Jamison were the parents of nine children,
of whom Lillie Lay (Jamisoni) Stevens was the eldest.
Joseph Carter, iuatemal grandfather of tire, Stevens, while of
straight English descent, was borriwand reared in Center county,
Pennsylvania. He was a man of wealth and influence, and was an
iron master in Center county, where he lived and died at a ripe
old age. He married Elizabeth Bathurst, born in Center covinty,
and who died at Pine Grove Imills, where she was interred. Her
father VTas Sir Lawrence Bathurst, who came from England to America
in the early part of last century, located in Pennsylvania, and
became a gentleman farmer. It is related of him that he grevr
disgusted with the manner in which the laws v.'ere administered in
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after with his family and servants to iLmerica.. He was an educated,
culttired f;entleman, and soon after he established himself in
Pennsylvania his nei£rh"bors recognized him as their leader. In
taking out his naturalization papers he gave up his title and
thereafter was known as Iwr. Bathurst. He reared his children in
a democratic manner, although furnishing them with means for
exceptionally fine educations which distinguished them from their
neighbors. His decendants are among the prominent citizens in many
portions of the state today.
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Leaf River, Illinois ovmed by her father William Gamling.
Marie lived with her parents and did much of the farm worK
and gardening along with sewing, quilting, and crocheting. She
was an articulate seamstress and made much of the families clothing.
In 1920, Marie married Prank Beck Stevens. They lived on
the farm with Marie's parents. Prank took Larie to Pennsylvania
to meet his family and he wanted to settle there, but she refused.
A short time later, after the birth of their son, Arthur LeRoy
Stevens, they were divorced.
Marie continued living on her parent's farm with her son
Arthur \Yntil the death of her parents. A year later Larie sold
the farm and bought a house in Rockford, Illinois on Custer Ave.
where she resided for two years.
In 1949 Larie married 31va Hovcrland's cousin, Willis Thomas,
a minister. They moved to Leaf River to live in the Christian
Church parsonage, where V/illis preached. Larie and Willis were
married by an old acquaintance, Rev. Pittman at Polo, Illinois.
In later years, Marie bought a house in Leaf River where she
and Willis still reside. They have lived their entire lifes
together gardening both vegetable and flo\.'t;rc.
Prank Beck Stevens
Father's Side
Franlc 3eck Stevens was bom August 21, 1397 in Center County,
Pennsylvania.
Pranic moved to Mt. Morris, Illinois in 1919 to work on a fana.
He met and married Marie Camling. Frank took Marie back to
Pennsylvania to meet his family and wanted his wife to settle there
vfith him. To no avail, Marie refused and went back to live witli
her parents and help work the fari:.
Prank and Marie soon had a son, Artliur Leroy Stevens and were
divorced a short time later. PranxC frequently flew his own plane
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After Pranic woriced the Mt. luorris farm, he quit and went
into detective work in Des Koines, Iowa for the National Detective
Bueau for a counle years and later went back to Pennsylvania to
(Work in the Altoona Railroad shop.
:- Prajo.: later bought a farm near Spruce Greek, Pennsylvania
-on the side of a mountain. and remarried, but divorced again.
Pranic nov; spends his vfinters in Florida and his summers back
in Pennsylvania.
Ge org's 3rovm Hoverland
li'other's Side
George Brovm Hoverland vras born October 20, 1886 in Leai River.
George attended Horth Grove School and {graduated from Leaf River
Higii School. He went on to Mt. Morris College for a year and had
to quit and operate the family farm because of his father's ill
health.
Georfee married Nellie Highbarger at Seward, Illinois in 1912
and they had a daughter, Genevieve, bom May 23, 1913. In 1915
George's wife passed avtay while giving birth in which the baby
died, also. George continued living on his parent's farm with his
father until he remarried. He married Siva Thomas in January 29,
1919. His father died after this marriage and he inherited farm
land and a house. George and illva had one daughter, Lola, born,
September 13, 1927.
In 1923, they built a new house on the front lavrn of the old
" ouse . Part of the old house was moved to be used for a chicken
liouse and the rest of the old house was torn dovrn after the new
one was built. George was one of the few fariners to have olectri-
■iL;;;,'. He generated his ovni electricity v.'ith a Delco Light Plant
.hick consisted of three rows of batteries charged with a motor.
George was an avid sports 1^,1. spending his spare time fishing
and hxinting. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Organization,
affiliated with the Leaf River Sportsman's Club, served on the
high school board and on the Light sville Cemetery Association
for many years.
George o\Tned a building in Leaf River that he rented out as
an auto repair shop and gas station. He also had a house in
Leaf River he rented out and in later years bought a second farm
adjacent to his farm. He also o\med a house in Rockford, which
^-e rented to Lola and her husband.
George retired in 1944 only to have a tennant live on the
second farra and do all the farming on both farms. George and his
family continued living on the farm vmtil the sale of the farm.
George and Elva purchased a home in Leaf River in 1965 and
moved in it in 1966. He resided there till he died in 1963.
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Elva Lae Thomas was bom, February 17, I836 in Adeline,
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After the death of her father, Killard Thomas in 1303, she
had to quit school after completion of the eighth grade and help
the faraily v.-ioh ulic farming.
Elva \Yas married on Ja^iuary 29, 1919 at the age of tvrenty-
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daughter, Lola, born, September 13, 1927.
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and passed away in September, 1975.
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The History of
Lola Mae (Hoverland) Stevens
Lola Mae Hoverland was born September 13, 1927 at home on
the family farm near Leaf River, Illinois.
Lola went to North Grove Christian School the first eif^ht
years and went on to Leaf River High School where she graduated
in 1945. Her father, George Hoverland was president of the school
board that year. Georfre served on the school board for ei^-ht years.
Lola went to the neighborhood church, the Evangelical Church,
where sunday school, began at 1:30 p.m. and church began at 2:00 p.m.
She attended many sunday night church f-unctions, such as potluck
suppers, ice cream socials on the church lavm, and sunday night
entertainment was provided by the people from surrounding churches.
Lola's family in later years transferred to another neighborhood
church, the North Grove Christian church of which her mother's
cousin, Reverend VVillis Thomas was minister. Sunday school and
church vfere held on sunday mornings.
Satvirday night was a special night for her family, particularly
in the summer time. The town was busting with dances and the
merchants sponsored free movies on the side of a garage building.
There would be acouple hundred people sitting along the curbs of
the barricaded streets for the movies. There was always a popcorn
machine in the street VThere a bag of fresh popcorn could be purchased
for only five cents, and an icecream parlor where a large cone
could also be purchased for only five cents.
Basketball games and other school functions kept Lola very
busy. Football was not organized tmtil the fall of 1945. In the
early 1940's Leaf River had an excellent basketball team team,
even defeating Rockford's Central High. Leaf River played regu-
larly in the Route 72 conference.
There were annual family reunions, which was the only means
of icnowing cousins.
Immediately after high school graduation, Lola's commercial
teacher recommended her for a job as a billing clerk and typist
at Kable News in Mt. Korris, Illinois where she worked until she
married .
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Arthur LeRoy Stevens
Arthur LeRoy Stevens was born on Ilovember 19, 1922 on a rarni
near Myrtle, Illinois. He lived with his mother and grandparents
on the fariii.
Arthur attended kyrtle liethodist Church and Myrtle school
for eight years and then went on to Leaf River High School where
he graduated in 1940, going on to Coyne Blectrical School vfJicre
he ('graduated in 1941 as an electrician.
Art}iur enlisted in the Air ]?oz*ce the day after his tvtentyeth
birthday, NovcmbGr 20, 1942. He vrent through training detachment
of- tho Air Force at .Hiram College, Hirarn, Ohio and he ccwipleted
equivlancy tests of two years college. He vrent to Army Air Force
Pilot's School until he daraaged an ear drum at high altitude
while in trainixag and wentl on to complete radio, electronics,
and radar school and vroriced in the radar experimental lab until
the end of World War II. He received a honorable discharge on
February 1, 1946.
Arthur went back to Leaf River after the war where he met his
wife to be Lola Hoverland.
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Arthur L. Stevens and Lola lu. Stevens were married November
30, 1946 in the Leaf River Ghristiaji Church.
Arthur and Lola moved to Rockford, Illinois and lived in a
house on South Forth street owned by the bride's father. They had
three daughters while living there, namely: Linda Lou, born in
1947, Cynthia Sue, born in 1948, and Janet Lee, bom in 1950.
They bought their first house on West State and had twin daughters,
namely: Terry fcarie aiid Cherie tlae , bom in 1956.
Arthur worked in various shops for about four years and was
not content at malcing a family living working in shops. He took
the test for the Rockford Fire Department, which he nassed and
went on tho Department in Jvme , 1951. Re -served as a firefigliter
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and Lola also o^vned acouple apartment houses and a svuomer cabin
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sTomraers.
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they still reside. In 1970 they bought a campground in Spooner,
Wisconsin, which ^ras piirchased not only as a business, but a place
to enjoy summer months avray from the city.
i'he Stevens enjoyed several hobbies together such as flying
planes o\'med by Arthur, , motorcycling, scuba diving, camping,
boating, snovimobiling, skiing, and raising registered Irish Setter
dogs.
Arthur became a member of the Masonic Lodge in the early 1953' s,
the Consistory, the I'ebala Temple and later both Arthur and Lola
joined the Order of Eastern Star in V/imiebago, Illinois.
Lr. and krs, Stevens originally were the first to get petitions
signed for pushing a junior college in the Rockford area and now
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Terry Elarie Stevens
Terry Marie Stevens was born May.?, 1956, six lainutes before
her twin sister Cherie Mae at Swedish American Hospital in Rock-
ford, Illinois.
Teriy attended Highland, Lincoln, and Guilford school, and
is presently enrolled part time at Rock Valley College and working
part time for Rockford Cleaners.
As a child she was kept busy with piano lessons, and spent
several years studying Ballet, tapdancing, acrobats, and gymnastics
and in 1968 she vfas initiated into the Rockford Order of Rainbow
Girls.
Terry v^as baptized by her step grandfather, V/illis Thomas at
Ilorth Grove Christian Church near Leaf River, Illinois. She was
a member of her family's chtirch, , Grace United Kethodist Churcli.
Terry spent the svunmers with her family at their cabin in
Spooner, Wisconsin and enjoyed water skiing and scuba diving with
her sisters on Long Lake. She has enjoyed traveling and went on
several trips with her family and friendr- ■■ -^^-r^i^.r-- +-,,,-,, ^■■, -^jj^g
country and visiting Madrid, Spain.
Terry is the fourth daughter of Arthur and Lola Stevens.
The oldest daughter, Linda Lou (Stevens) Anderson; bom in 1947,
married Peter Anderson in 1965, and has four children. Second
bolTij Cynthia (Stevens) Linder; bom. in 1948, married Cameron
Linder in 1971, and has two children. Third born, Janet Lee Stevens;
bom in 1950, and her twin sister; Cherie llae Stevens, born in
1956.
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j,:a^e JOSEPH ErvGS STEWART current residence
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Place of birth Terre Haute Ind. Date of BirthJanuary 9i 1681
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Grandmother { YQurfathers side)
Crrent residence 60 5N. Main
Date 1920
NamePaisie Marie Stewart
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D-? S tc[)C)r.indmothifr (your mother's side)
N .ime
I f dead, d.jtc of death
f'l.icc of b I r I h
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupat ion (s)
1st
2nd
3rd
Dates
_Dates_
Dates
Current Residence
Date of birth
vocational
1st
2nd
3rd
Re 1 i g i on
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
col lege
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
Dates
Place of marriage to your grandfather
Date
CH!i£M°^ A & B ^or A-i or B- 1 ; - your father's name should appear below
Name Joseph Elmer Stewart
!'■!!!. °!..'"'"^^- ^f^^i."^:Y ^'^- -"^^^ date La Harpe 111.
Number of years of schoo tlq v QeeunafliSA c
'^ • L ■ . - "CC»P*tl6rt Serviceman
MarltalStitui '
Res I dence
Number of chl Idren
DECEASED
Name Billie Tvlaurice Stewart
Place of birth Burchard Nebraska'.'
Number of years of school Ing
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i.a£LiL-l_££an dc h i 1 d
gate October 21, I925
ss^erohw^p^
?CT7n5t7turTa'rrxeS""'^^'^'^'^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^
Place Of birth La Harne IL
Number of years of school I hfl
Res I dence Rockfod IL
Number of chl Idren ^ "
_________ date xxjcg^ax I928
■U I, I 1 Occupation jrpnsinesRTnWfT
warltal St> tm ^larriga^'^ "'
"date 1931
Name MaX Elroy Stewart
Place of birth Burchard {Nebraska/ '
Number of years of schooling ~~" — — OccuDatlort^T^
Residence Michigan Harltal Statu/ marrtM
Number of children 3 ■■
iccupatl6rt .Cons true tioTi
Name Larry Dee Stewart
Place of birth Burchard hebradka
Number of years of schooUng' 12
Res I dence Rpckf ord "
Number of chl Idren 2
^ Occupat<eft- rirei-'ighter
narital Status
marTTTTT
Name
Place Gf birth
Number of years oi* schooling
Residence
Number of children
date
„ OccupatJbn^
HirTtiT Status
Name ^
Place of birth
Number of years of schooling
Residence
Number of chl Idrin
Marital Status
date
Occupatlbh
Name
Place' of birth
Number of years of schooling
Residence
Number of chl Idren
date
'ccupatlon
"WFTTal Status
Name
Place of birth
Number of years oV schooling
Residence
Number of chl Idren
Narital Status
- <**te
Occupation
Name^
Place' of birth
te^d^nti ^•-"o'^choollngl
Number of till JUHIl
.JUrltal Status
. <**te
'ccupatlon
iHll.URtN <>i (. and 0 (or (.-I, D-l)-yoiir mother's name should appoor below
"■""'■ Mary Jean Stewart
M.i, ,' ,;r Im , II, Rockford
Niiriilxi III ycir ■, of school i tU) 1 2
I''-' i 'I'-""- Hockford
HMi.i)..-t ol .liHttrcn 2/
N. ■ _ Sally AjEjnes Geary
I' I.I. - ol l.i iih "Rockford
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Rp'. i
Number of children t.
P lace (jf hi rth
Number o( years of school ing
Res i dencc
Number r)f ch i 1 dren
~~~~~ .l,>tr 1935
"Occupation -boan oJilcer"
Marital Status mafrTTTI
date
1937
TTccupatlon none'
Marital Status married
date
Occupation
Marital Status
N.irm'
P I .ii.<- of l.irtii
Niiiiibei t)( yeors of schooling
Ke-. i derir.e
Number of ch i 1 dren
Nanie
Pi;ice of birth
Numbet <jf yeors of schooling
Kes i ficnce
6.
7.
Number of chl Idren
Nrum'
PI. ICC of bi rth
Number of years of schooling
Res i dence
Number of chi Tdren
Name
P I ace of b i rth
Number of years of schooling
Res i dcnce
Number of chi Idren
Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of school ing
Residence
Number of ch i 1 dren
9.
Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of schooling
Residence
Number of ch i Idren
Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of school Ing
Res i dence
Number of chi Idr
"3atl
^^^^^^ OccupatiOri
Marital Status
date
Occupation
Marital Status
Marital Status
^__ date__
bccupatloh
date
"Occupation
Marital Status
date
Occupation
Marital Status
date
Occupation
Marital Status
^_ date_
Occupation
Marital Status
Your Father
Name Larry Dee Stewart
If dead, date of death
Current Residence
Rockford
Place of birth Burchard Nebraska
Education (number of years;
Date of birth 193^
grade school
Occupatlon(s)
1st Construction
high school ^
vocational
col lege
Dates 1952-60
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st fischer Rockford Datesl955
2nd FireFighter
3rd
_Oates_
Dates
2nd S.Johnston Rockford Datesl958
3rd Independence Rockford Date»l964
kth
Dates
^th _Dates
Religion protestant
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Hprnnr^-rci + i n ,.■....
Place of marriage to your motherRnf Wf r.rri ■■•■■■■.••.■ jate jnnP? '; . 1 Q^^"
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on thebacV
of this page. (E-2)
Your Mother
Name Mary JeanStewart
I f dead, date of death
Current Ratldence fiQc^fprd
Place of birth Rockford IL
Education (number of years)
grade school 8
Occupat ion(s)
1st sectetary
2nd
3rd
high school
Dates_
Dates_
Dates
Date of birth July 16. 193'^
vocational ^coi lege
1st rockford
2nd
3rd
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
Dates
^e I i g I on Protestant
"olltical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
^ democratic ■:■■■•'
^lace of marriage to your fathfeiRockf ord/Il date June a^ijQ-^c
^OTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the b'acVSf
this page (F-2).
E-l Stepfather
Name
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number or years)
grade s choo I h i gh school vocational college
Occupatlonis) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
't t h_^ Da tes ^> t h Da t e s_
Re I tglon "
Polltlcat pSi'llei, dl^M fif 564181 clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your mother Dat<
F-2 Stepmother
Name
I f dead, date of death
Place of hirth Date of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving honne)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
Re I i g I on
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your father date
CHILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your nam should appear below
Name^
Place o
r bl rth Rnr-Vrnrri 11
Place of birth fingKfprl.T].
• Number of years of scnool mg
Res idence
Residence R.qrKfnrfl
Number of children
JLL
Name;
lirhplp Marip St.Pwap-t,
Place of birth Rnckford
Number of years of schooling 7"
Res I dence Rgckford
Number of c^illdren
Name
' Place of bi rth
Number of years of School ing
' Res i dence
Number of chi Idren
' Name
' ^ ' ace of birth
Number of years of schooling
Res idence
Number of chl Idren
Nanie^
Place of bi rth
Number of years of school Ing
Residence
Number of chi Idrert
Name
Place of birth
Number of years of school Ing
Residence
Number of chl Idren
N ame
Place of birth
Number of years of school Ing
Res i dence
Number of chi Idren
Kame^
Place of bi rth
Number of years of schooling
Res i dence
Mumber of chl Idrert
TaTe of birth June 11 ,1956
Occupation salescierk
Marital Status single
Date of birth Feb. 20 I962
Occupation
Marital Stat u s single
Date of birth
Occupation
Marital Status
Marital Status
Date of birth
Occupation
bate of birth
Occupation
Marital Status
Marital Status
TJa'te of blrth__
Occupation
bate of birth
Occupation
"Rarltal Status
Marital Status
Date of bi rth
Occupation'
ill. ASSIGNMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family are willincj)
1 hL'r(?l)y donate this family history, along with all literary and adiinrii'. tr.it ivf
tiijlits, to the Rock Valley College" Family History Collection, deposited m the
Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois
Signed jrtt-^^jp/ij \6f^^.:>au/: .
Date ::7g^>ej^HMn..ja.^-^J12^L-
GENEALOGY CHART
T^pla Kpiv Stewart
I June 11, 1956
ied
Larry D. Stewart
Father
B april 12, 193^
MJune 25, 1955
D
Mary Jean Stewart
Mother
Bluly 15, 1935
MJune 25, 1955
D
€iA Mlt .6J?.u3<\«r
Great grandfather
Joseph Enos Stewart
Grandfather
1881
1920
19^8
I __afiu)^Qift{^xussiii.t^
Daisie rna-.rJ-g Stewarj: m
Grandmo'tner
1897
Great grandmother
B
D
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nnO{?.hft^fTfaG^f:^^Or>C
^nV^p)
Sidney FURRIAN
Grandfather
B
M 193^
D
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B
M
D
Carrije Furman
Vanderl i nde
B 1894
D 1974
Brid-~et Rita Furman
Grandmother
1911
Lists of Information
Interviews, - Daisie Karie Stewart
Larry Dee Stewart
Mary Jean Stewart
Bridget Rita (Kc Ging) Furman
Family Fhoto Albums- Donated by Daisie Karie Stewart
Family Records Book "" •
Family Date Book ""
Baisie iv^arie (Cox) STEWART'S parents;
ly Great-Grandfather;
Elmer Sutton Cox
•born - I869 in Alpha
Illinois
died-
Ky Great-Grandifiother ;■
r.'argaret Eugene (Simpson) CoX
born - 18^
in Stubenville
died - 1916
picture of both
great-grandparents
on their peanut farm
in Iowa . ' a.
Josheph Enos Stewart's parents;
KY GREAT -GRANDFATHER:
ELAHUE STEV.'AHT
As I noted once before in the report, I received the
majority of inf onr.ation from my Grandmother Stev^art. as she,
did not remember to much about the lives of her husbands parents,
I did not get an exceedingly large am.ount of informaion about
fchem. .
Ky Great-Grandmother;
ELANOR ( FRArvCIS ) STEWART
I have no information of when either of them were
born or m.arried, nor the dates of their death. They were
wed in La Harpe Illinois. They had six children , The first
a girl, named Gertrude, then Charlie, then^Frank, then Joseph
(my grandfather), then Bob, and.^lastly Eugene.
Eugene is the brother of m.y Grandfather who married
my Grandma's sister Stella.
Ky Grandmother could retrace some of the important
facts of her history to her parents, bithdates and deaths,
but could not give in detail information of their
life before they Vv'Bre married and she v/as born.
She could recall her fathers' fathers name, or
her grandfathers name. All she could remeber v/as his
nam.e , Joseph Franklin Cox, not any da-^es however.
She could also recall the names of her mother's
parents, her m.others fathers' name was Alexander Simpson,
Ke lived in Stubenville as long aS she can remem.ber, but
she does not know if he was born there. He was a minister,
and also owned a small grocery store. Kis relations date
back to Scotland in 12^3.
Her mother's mother's name v/as Julia (Kurphy) Simps on.
She v/as born in Stubenville »
Pictures of my GrandTTiother's
mother, f.'y great-grandmother
Stewart, in background of peanut
farm and hom.e in Iowa.
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PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER:
DAISIE MARIE (COX) STEWART: Born July 18, 1897
BURCHARD, NEBRASKA
Notati on :
At the spry age of 77 years old, my grandmother is the
most admired woman by me. Most of the information in this
report was souly the recollections of this fabulous woman.
All of the documents, pictures and possessions were donated
to this report by her. I realized by making this report
how careless one can be with one's possessions. When I saw
the things my grandmother has saved for over 60 years I was
thoroughly amazed. Many items in this report were things
she held '^ery close to her heart, and it has made me feel
^ery honored to be able to share these experiences with her. •
With all my love, I give all my thanks to her.
Daisie Marie Cox was born on July 18, 1897 to Elmer
Sutton Cox and Margaret Eugene (Simpson) Cox. She was the
fifth child, and had two older sisters, two older brothers,
and one younger sister. Her oldest sister, Minnie Estella
(Cox) Mapes, born September 2, 1891, called by Stella (Deceased'
second older sister, Jessie Mae (Cox) Cook, born November 16,
1892, living in California with son and family, third, older
brother, Lyle Elroy Simpson Cox, born February 27, 1894, called
Roy for short, (Deceased), fourth oldest, Wilford Franklin (Cox
THIS CERTIFIES THE ABOVE TO BE A TRUE COPY OF AN ORIGINAL
CERTIFICATE ON FILE WITH THE DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WHICH IS THE LEGAL DEPOSI-
TORY FOR SAME. , <n ^, // ^^ —■^V)
^'"'STATE REGISTRAR
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA : >^ 1 5 10 :.l
born March 28, 1896, called Bill for short, and younger sister.
Alberta Bernice (Cox) Goodale, born October 27, 1906, (Deceased)
Daisie lived on a farm in Burchard, Nebraska for the first
few years of her life, and at age four they moved closer into
town. On the farm they grew peanuts and raised chickens.
Picture of farm and her parents on Page . At age five, she
started school, her worst subject was mathematics, and her
favorite was reading. She was a typical little girl, she
disliked any type or form of dresses, she liked climbing trees
and playing with the boys, she was an A-1 tomboy, and an excellent
accident prone victim, constantly breaking and spraining arms and
fingers.
Amongst her favorite hobbies were roller skating, and
needlepoint or sewing. She was crowned Champion Roller Skater
of Burchard, Nebraska. Some samples of her needlepoint and
crafts are shown on Page .
Her family was Methodist, and every Sunday morning, all
of the children went to church. Both of her parents attended
church also, but not as often because they worked all week and
for them it was a day of rest. At the age of twelve, she was
baptized Methodist.
Family life was very hard with six children and shortage
of work caused them to skimp and save. Every member of the
family was a hard working person, and all of them supported
themselves when they were old enough to get a job and graduate
from high school .
School in the 1900's was \jery different from what it is
today. My grandmother graduated in May, 1915, from the 10th
grade of Burchard High School, Burchard, Nebraska. Tenth
grade was the very highest one could go to get a high school
diploma. The town population was 200, and the school adhered
with this. The school was a square wooden building, heated by
pot belly stoves, with two rooms up and two rooms down. The
1st through 3rd grades were in one room downstairs, and 4th
through 6th grades in the other room downstairs, the 7th through
8th, in one room upstairs, and 9th through 10th, in the other
room upstairs. In 1915 on Easter Sunday, there was a cyclone
and the school building was destroyed.
In 1914, their family home burnt to the ground, and they
in turn became renters. After Daisie graduated from High School,
she worked for her cousin in a weekly newspaper office. In
1917, the war began, and every eligible young man enlisted into
the service. When everyone went to war, she and a girlfriend rah
the whole production of the Burchard Times. Together they
collected news, reported it, printed it, and distributed it.
The hardest was the printing, which they had to do by hand
setting foot press type printing.
In 1918, she left Burchard, Nebraska and went to live with
her older sister, Stella and her husband, in Davenport, Iowa,
for a change of work. She worked for the Government at Rock
Island Arsenal. She was making $31 per wee, full time, working
oil machinery. She paid rent of $9 per month to her sister and
brother-in-law. When the end of the war was announced, all of
the employees at the arsenal celebrated, and those hired for
v/ar-time duty, were laid off. The following job was a printing
job at Lecair-King Printing Establ i shment , ' maki ng $17-18 weekly.
There she did advertisements and ran a printing press (electric)
She worked at Lecair-King for approximately one year, and then
transferred to another printing company of which she could not
recall the name, here she made $30 a week.
She met her future husband while boarding at her sister's.
He was the brother of her brother-in-law, who was also boarding
at the same house. Jessie Cox, Daisie's other sister, boarded
there also. In the early 1920's, both Dai si e and Jessie moved
because of poor cooking, to live with Mrs. Byrd Briggs. On
Saturday, December 11,1920, at 3:30 P. M., Daisie married
Joseph Enos Stewart. The ceremony was performed by Dr. Frank
Cole, Minister of the Methodist Church in Davenport, Iowa. The
attendants of the ceremony were Mr. & Mrs. Roy Cox, Jessie Cox,
and Mrs. Briggs. The ceremony and reception took place in the
Briggs home.
PATERNAL GRANDFATHER:
JOSEPH ENOS STEWART: Born January 9, 1881
Deceased February 26, 1948
Joseph Enos Stewart, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on the
9th day of January, 1881, was the son of Elihue Stewart and
Eleanor (Francis) Stewart. He was the 4th child, having three
older than he, Gertrude, Charlie, Frank (closest brother), and
two younger, Robert and Gene. He finished the eighth grade.
highest one could go in a small country school. He lived on
a farm a short while and moved to a town , , "LaHarpe, Illinois."
his favorite hobby was ice skating, he also liked dancing, squirrel
and rabbit hunting, and music. His favorite song was' Listen to the
Mocki ngbi rd . '
MARRIED LIFE OF
JOSEPH ENOS STEWART & DAISIE MARIE STEWART
They were wed on December 11th, 1920. There is a xeroxed copy of the
marriage certificate on the following page. They were married in Davenport,
Iowa, and stayed as residents there for two or three years. My Grandfather
was employed by French and Hicks Iron Mill at the time. Work was scarce,
so they moved to Rockford, Illinois. They took a new residence in an
upstairs apartment at 2611 West State Street. Neither of them had
any experience in a special field, just took the type of work
they could find, times were hard, and they were classified as
the lower class hard working citizen.
In 1924 they moved to LaHarpe, Illinois, because of a
chance at more work. My Grandmother was expecting her first
child, my Grandfather got a job for a telephone company as a
lineman. Their first chila was born on February 17, 1924,
they named him Joseph Elmer Stewart. My Grandfather's new job
often took him away from home a lot. They laid lines all along
the Rockies in the West and Central States. Shortly after my
Grandmother had 'little Joe', she was expecting her second child.
My Grandfather was out of State working, so my Grandmother decided
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MARRMGE CERTIFICATE
This Certifies, that U'^^^^-J^^ C ^iiC^^^i^zn^of
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by vie, according to the Ordinance of God and the Laz:s of the State of Io'j:a, at
_ /;; the County of Scott, and State of loira,
on the ~J*^ day oj X^^'^-'^J^^^^^'S^t^'^
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STATE OF IOWA,
County of Scott
COUNTY REGISTRAR
Vital Statistics
Olertifkatmit oi jEcirrkg^
JOSEPH E. STEVJART
and
DA IS IE M. COX
^ge next birthday—. __3m. Yrs.
^ge next birthday_ 22 Yrs.
were married by £llank___Cilla., Minister
on nac£j!ib.e.r__ll.^_lS2.Q at Davenport, lovja
I, ELMER JENS, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the District Court in and for said County,
and as such official I have the possession and control of all such records, in and for said County, and am
charged with the duty of keeping such records; that in Book 22 Page____ii8_Z
of said Marriage records is found and appears the entry from which the above is taken.
IN TESTIMONY \VHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my hand and the seal of said
(SEAL)' *>
Court, at Davenport, Iowa, this ^k^'^^^J August fX ^ jg 59
By.
Clerk ofihe District Court
u
Deputy
to visit her Mother and Father. She was there when she had her
second son, Billie Maurice Stewart, born October 21, 1925, in
Burchard, Nebraska.
My Grandma just loved girls and she had two boys, so I
guess they decided to try again. On February 26, 1928, she
was blessed with her third son, Delmont Couver Stewart. He
was born in LaHarpe, Illinois, while my Grandfather was still
working for the line company. When Delmont was eight or nine
months old, they moved back to Burchard, Nebraska because of big
line work opportunity.
On December 14, 1931, again my Grandmother gave birth to a
boy. Max Elroy Stewart. Shortly after she had him out of
diapers and walking, she gave birth to another boy, Larry Dee
Stewart, on April 12, 1934. When she had her last boy and
the doctor told her he was only about 5 or 6 lbs. she claimed
she didn't want to see him because she thought he would be
all wrinkly and skinny. She gave birth to most of her children
in their home, with a midwife assisting the doctor.
Even with five small boys, she remained very active in
social clubs. She taught the adult class of Sunday School, and
belonged to the Lady's Aid Society. The pass times of the church
circles were having bazaars and quilting parties.
Their home had no electricity, neither did any home in
Burchard till the lines went up. My Grandmother made 90% of all
the boys clothes and hers by an old tredal machine (pedal power)
washed all clothes on the washboard, and ironed with a flat iron
that one had to heat by setting over hot coals. The town also
had no city water, all water was fetched from the well. In order
to vote, they had to go to a different County. My Grandfather
was a Democrate and my Grandmother a Republican.
In about 1940, my Grandfather got another job in Hastings,
Nebraska, at a Government plant. My Grandmother was living in
Burchard alone with all the boys. They rented a home at $5.00
a month. She got lonesome in Burchard and decided to move them
all to Pawnee, Nebraska in 1941. By this time, 'Little Joe'
had graduated from Burchard High School.
'Little Joe' tried to enter the service after he graduated
from High School, but he was too young and they wouldn't accept
him. He worked for Civil Service for about 3 years. In 1941
Joe decided to join the Marines. Bill joined Merchant Marines
in 1943 and reinlisted in the Army in 1945. Delmont, the third
oldest son, quit school in Nebraska and came to Rockford in
1945 to work at Woodward Governor. On March 26, 1945, he enlisted
in the Navy. In 1946, the whole family moved back to Rockford and
stayed. Bill married Charlotte Quackenbush (also from Nebraska)
in Kansas on March 7, 1946, while he was in the service.
Shortly after the family moved back to Rockford, my Grand-
father became sick, in early 1948. My Grandmother went to work
to help support the family while he was so sick. She was employed
by an Advertising Printing concern making $69 a month for about
6 months, until he was so sick they couldn't keep him in the Nursing
Home. My Grandmother stayed with him constantly for the last 2 or 3
months to take care of him. He died at the age of 67 on February 26,
1948 (also Delmonts birthday) from hardening of the arteries. The
doctor claimed he just worked himself to death.
In 1950 Joe died in active duty in the service. His
papers are shown on the following page. Max quit school and
joined the Navy in 1952. Larry graduated from West High School
in i952 anc! went to work with his oldest brother (then) Bill
doing construction work.
My Grandmother got a job working at a small grocery store
after her husband died. An old man owned the store on the corner
of West State and Day Avenue, Rockford, Illinois. He was going
in debt so she helped him out of it. In 1950 she worked for
Illinois Cabinet (now General Electric) on 11th Street. She
was fired because she went to see her son, Delmont and Daughter-
in-law Geraldine's wedding in Plattsmith, Nebraska. She had
asked her foreman for the day off, but he did not okay it with
the manager of the plant.
In 1955 her youngest son, Larry (my father) married Mary
Jean Furman (my mother) and a few years following her second
youngest boy Max, married Mary Lou Gaspari.
On December 31, 1947, she became a Grandmother, her first
grandchild was a boy, named Dannie Lee, born to the Bill Stewarts.
Her first grand-daughter was born on June 11, 1956, Pamela Kay
Stewart, born to the Larry Stewarts.
She continued working various jobs until she was past
retirement age. She has had a very hard life, but one wouldn't
know it by looking at her. She is now living in the Senior Citizens
High Rise on North Main Street. She has a clan of grandchildren, two
of her boys and their families , Max and Bill, live in Farmington.
Michigan. She became a Great-Grandmother for the first time in
March, 1974. Her other two sons, Delmont and Larry, and their
s&
families live here in Rockford. Her favorite pass time is
playing cards, sone of the women and her get together every
day and every single Saturday to play cards. She loves the
apartment, because its so much like their own little community
She loves flowers and birds, and when she was younger, and had
her own home, I can remember the back yard being a patch of
flowers.
OFFSPRING OF DAISIE MARIE (Cox) STEWART - and
Joseph Enos Stewart (Deceased)
JOSEPH ELMER STEWART - born February
17, 1924, in LaHarpe, Illinois, Died
in the service (Korean War) in 1950,
Billie Maurice Stewart - born October
21, 1925, in Burchard, Nebraska,
married Charlotte Quackenbush , December
31, 1947. They have three boys, two
married and one grandchild, all residing
in Michigan.
Delmont Couver Stewart - born February
26, 1928, in LaHarpe, Illinois, married
Geraldine , in 1950. They
have a high school freshman boy, and a
grade school girl. They reside on Gorham
Place, Rockford, Illinois.
Max Elroy Stewart: Born December 14, 1931
in Burchard, Nebraska, married Mary Lou
Gaspari in 1957. They have two girls and
a young boy, all residing in Michigan.
Larry Dee Stewart: Born April 12, 1934, in
Burchard, Nebraska , married Mary Jean Furman
in 1955. They have two girls. All reside
on Springcreek Road, Rockford, Illinois.
THE IMMEDIATE LIST OF GRANDCHILDREN
OF
JOSEPH ENOS STEWART & DAISIE MARIE (Cox) STEWART
(in age grouping)
DANNIE LEE STEWART (Karen Stewart - wife)
MICHAEL STEWART (Terry Scott Stewart - wife)
STEVEN STEWART
PAMELA KAY STEWART (1st ever to attend college)
LAURA ANN STEWART
GUY LESLIE STEWART
MICHELE MARIE STEWART
CHERYL KAY STEWART
NANCY STEWART
WILLIAM JOSEPH STEWART
GREAT - GRANDCHILD
ERIC SCOTT STEWART (Son of Michael Stewart)
Father; Larry Dee ^tewart
Born - April 12, 193^
He vvas born in his home in Burchard Nebraska to
Joseph Enos and Daisie iv.arie Stev;art. Ke was the 5'th
child of the Stewarts, he had four older brothers, Joe,
Bill, Delmont, and Iv^ax. Kis nickname was "pee-wee" because
iT-ie was the smallest of the bunch. They lived in a four
room house, in Nebraska, it had tv;o bedrooms, a kitchen,
and a living room. Three of the five boys slept in one
bedroom and the other two in a bed in the living room. There
v^as no running vvater in the house, and no inside toilet.
They heated the house by a wood burning pot belly stove
in the center of the living room.
Ke left Burchard in 4th grade and moved to Pawnee.
There they lived in a two-story house, this house contained
the essential item.s such as running water, toilets, and
electricity. Ke attended Pawnee Elementary School for
4th through 8th grades. Then they moved to Rockford Illinois,
T-.here he finished 8th and 9'th 'grades, at .Roosevelt . Then he
went to V/est High School, where he met his future wife, and
graduated from West in 1952. He got a job in construction
with his brother Bill in 1952, and worked construction until
i960. Ke then went on to work for the Rockford Fire Department,
He iTiarried Kary Jean Furman, in 1955.
MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER:
BRIDGET RITA (McGING) FURMAN: BORN March'22, 1911
COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND
I could noL gather wery much information on my mothers
parents because of broken ties, but I could gather a few
essential items. Bridget was born in County Mayo, Ireland
on March 22, 1911. She has one living sister by the name
of Mary Margaret (McGing) Frowan, now a widow, with no
children. She came to the United States at the age of 18
years old, she was sponsored by her Aunt Dehlia McGing,
wh3 lived in Chicago.
Living was bad in Ireland and when one had a relative
who lived in the States, one usually applied for a sponsorship.
Within a few minutes of interviewing her, I found that it is
very difficult to try to immigrate to another country. First
she had to apply to the States for permission to come, then she
had to go through health exams over and over. When one applied
to go to the States, one couldn't say that one was trying to
get to the United States for a job and a better place to live,
but just claimed for a visit, or under full responsibility of
sponsor. Her sister, Mary Margaret, came over under sponsorship
of Dehlia McGing, first, and later they sent for Bridget. She
came over on a ship, and landed in New York with no one to meet
her. She took a train from New York to Chicago and there met
her sister and Aunt. She was employed as Domestic Help several
years, and was married in 1934 to Sidney Furman.
"other: I'ary Jean (Furman) STEVi'ART
born - July 15, 1935
She was the first and oldest child of Sidney
and Bridget Rita(r.c Ging) Furrran. She was born in
Rockford Hospital. She was two years old when her sister
Sally Agnes Furir.an was born. They lived Furman Street
till she was four years old, and then moved to arline
Avenue .
She attended Whig Kill School for 1st through 8th
grades. Then she went to Roosevelt Jr. HighSchool. They
move to the 2500 block of Auburn and then she attended
V/est High and graduated from there in 1953.
At the age of 14 she v/orked in a drive-in, she lied
about her age and told them she was 16. Then when she was
15 she v/ent to work at a restaurant, The Paul Bunyan,
and worked hours after school and weekends. The Restaurant
went out of business, and she then went to v/ork at the
Green Shutters. She worked at Green Shutters until her
Junior year of High School, then she went to v;ork for
Johnsons Pharmacy, and remjained there her whole junior
and senior years of High School.
When she graduated from West High in 1953 she left
home and took an apartment v.'ith a girlfriend , in the
500 block of Fischer Avenue. The she went to work at
Rockford Realestate Board.
She ^rarried Larry Dee Stewart on June 25th, 1955 »
as a result of going steady with him for 4years (off and
on) .
LARRY DEE STEWART and MARY JEAN (Furman) STEWART
They lived in a tiny three room apartment on Fischer Avenue,
Rockford, Illinois, for three months, when my mother spor'.ed a
mouse and demanded to leave. They went to see a duplex for rent,
by Mary & Vito Carnelli. When they went to rent, the Carnelli's
told them they wanted no children, because it was bran new. My
parents agreed because they had no plans for children for five
years. The following month, my mother became pregnant. Vito
and Mary accepted it, however, and doted on the fact that they
had a baby to play with.
When I was two years old, they moved out of the duplex.
My mother returned to work after my birth as Legal Secretary
for Attorney Stuart Nordquist and worked there for three
years. My father was then employed by Venice Tile Co.
My mother then quit this job and went to work for the City
Legal Department, and in the same year, my father joined the
City Fire Department as an Alarm Operator. In 1961 my mother
became pregnant with Michele Marie Stewart. She quit work on a
Friday and had her on the following Tuesday.
By then they were living at 208 N. Independence, Rockford,
Illinois. Then she went to work for Attorney Tuite, part-time,
which later developed into full-time. She worked for Tuite for
three years. Then she changed jobs and went to work for Rockford
Title Company. My father then became a firefighter for Rockford
Fire Department, Eng. Co. 8.
In 1972 my mother quit work at Rockford Title Company and
went to work at Home Federal Savings & Loan as a Loan Officer.
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PAMELA KAY STEWART Born June 11, 1956
Pamela Kay Stewart, born in Swedish American Hospital in
Rockford, Illinois, on the 11th day of June, 1956. Daughter
of Larry Dee Stewart and Mary Jean (Furman) Stewart. The first
child of Larry Stewarts, having one younger sister, Michele Marie
Stewart, born February 20, 1962. The first granddaughter of
Daisie Marie Stewart and Mr. & Mrs. Furman. Born and lived in
Rockford, Illinois, all her life.
The first home I ever lived in was a duplex at 215 S.
Johnston, Rockford, Illinois. Parents were renters of Mary and
Vito Carnelli. I was very spoiled and fussed over by both my
Grandmother Stewart and Mary Carnelli, because I was the first
girl they ever had to cater to. I was the best dressed fattest
little girl that ever breathed fresh air on, this earth. My
Grandma worked at a baby shop and seldom came home without
a gift for her "little girl", and Mary was an a-1 "best Italian
cook I ever knew." When I was old enough to walk, talk, and eat
at the table, I would eat one dinner at home and walk next door
and pound on the back door of Mary's when I knew she and Vito
would be eating, then I would conive for myself a second dinner.
My mother returned to work when I was four months old, and
my Grandmother and Mary Carnelli shared the rearing of me. My
Grandmother also worked during the day, but I would always spend
nights with ner if Mom and Dad went out. I stayed under Mary's
keeping all day long five days a week till I was two years old.
Whenever Vito came home from work he would always read to me.
I absolutely loved to be read to and my ^ery favorite story
was "Tom Thumb". Another pastime I awed at was to watch Mary
let her hair down. She had long black waist length hair and
would always wear it in a bun. I would always know when Vito
was coming home because Mary would let me help her take all the
pins out of the bun and brush all the long hair, and then she
would put it all in a bun again to look extra nice for Vito.
0 ther than my Grandma Stewart, Mary and Vito were like
my other set of Grandparents. They all watched me grow and
struggled with me to become what I am today. Vito was always
so intelligent and he used every bit of intelligence and
commonsense he had right up to the day he died. He was the
most patient, gentle, man I have ever known, and he took the place of
tha Grandfather I never had.
My life in nursery school was an estatic joke. The
couple, Mr, & Mrs. Johnson, who owned the nursery school "Happy
Day Hour" on 631 North Court Street, would come aroung and pick
the children up. The first time he ever came to get me I screamed
all the way there, because I wanted to stay home with Mary. Once
I got used to all the children, you couldn't drag me away from it.
very best friend was Diane Quinn, her Grandma and Grampa owned the
nursery, and we were both spoiled rotten. We got away with murder,
and in turn, everyone wanted to be our friends for security sake.
My
If there were ever two little devils in this world, we
certainly came under that heading. We were. tomboys all the
way around.
I especially recall one incident, perhaps because its
the one of many I can remember being scolded for, that in most
nurseries would take the cake. The girls bathroom had a lock on
the door, and Diane and I would ruin all the boys art work during
art, or steal all the crayons and run into the girls bathroom
with them, because the boys couldn't get in. One day, however,
we couldn't find the crayons and figured that the boys had hid
them in their bathroom, so we raided the boys bathroom, with the
boys in them and all. Chances are, we wouldn't have gotten in
trouble had we not asked why the toilets were different, but
girls will be girls, won't they?
For two of the best friends in the world, Diane and I fought
like cats and dogs. VJhenever we were mad at each other, we would
slide up and down the hallway with our backs to the wall just
eyeing each other without a word said. Once we even fought because
we did not agree on a game to play, so we got mad at each other and said
naughty things about each others mother. Which her mother overheard
and made us each apologize to each other. Our fights always ended
with embraces and tears.
When I was four years old, I graduated from Kindergarten at
Happy Hour Nursery School. Diane and I graduated together. We had
red crepe paper gowns and caps and I remember when we stooped over
the water fountain, we smeared water all the way down us. After we
were presented our diplomas, lunch was served in the cafeteria. The
children had peanut butter sandwiches, and the adults something more
elegant. But Diane and I decided it would be fun to get everyone
together and toss our peanut butter sandwiches up in the air
as a celebration. The only downfall was that some stuck to the
ceiling, and once again, we were in hot water. The best part
of nursery school was the ego trip one got when it was ones birthday.
The birthday child got to stand on the table before lunch and have
everybody in the whole school sing Happy Birthday. Needless to
say, I enjoyed nursery school tremendously, Diane and I were
the envy of everyone in that school because we had the blood and
guts to do things even the normal devious boys didn't think of.
When I was about 4 or 5 years old, we moved to 208 N.
Independence. Then I lived just three houses away from my
Grandma and I could go see her any time I wanted. I was one
of the very few girls on the block, and so my best friend
was Mark Washburn who lived acrossthe street. Well he was my
best friend until one day I bet him he couldn't punch me in
the nose and I went home with a bloody nose. We made friends
again, however, and continued climbing trees and playing together.
We lived directly behind Sunset Park and every winter we went
ice skating in the back, and in the summer we made mud pies. I
even remember the day my Dad got mad at the paper boy because
he ran over my toes with his bike. (chances are I deserved it,
from what I've heard, I was a devil).
At age Five, I started Kindergarten at St. Paul Lutheran
School on Kilburn. I guess my parents figured a perochial school
would reform my wild streak. I absolutely loved it. You didn't
fight or argue with friends or you would sit in the Chapel with
whomever you disagreed with and pray for forgiveness, instead of
having phonics with the rest of the class. Every Wednesday, every
grade from Kindergarten to 8th grade would go to the Chapel for
services instead of religion within the class. I honestly admired
Pastor Fritsch for his sermons, if anyone ever preached so con-
vincingly to a child, I'm sure he was the best. His voice was so
strong and demanding he could scare the devil out of sinning but
personally, he was the sweetest and gentlest old man.
When I was six years old, my sister was born. When my mother
went to the hospital she asked what I preferred, and I stated that
I either wanted a puppy dog or a sister. My mom says she thought
she did quite well, considering.
I attended school at St. Paul Lutheran for five years, till I
was in 4th grade. We then moved to 3309 Spring Creek Road into a
house my father built and I attended 5th grade at Bloom School.
In 1966, one day before my 11th birthday, I fell off a trampoline
and broke my arm. I remember this because it was supposed to be
my magic birthday - I was 11 years on the 11th day, somehow it
strikes me as ironic.
During the summertime when both of my parents worked, my
sister and I stayed at my grandma's. We either helped her plant
things in her garden, or played with friends.
In 1967, we moved from 3305 Springcreek Road to 7346 Spring
Creek Road. I then attended Bell School, and my sister began
kindergarten at St. Paul Lutheran.
When I was ten years old my parents gave me music lessons
and let me choose whatever musical instrument I wanted to play.
I chose accordi an . When I was twelve I performed in solo's and
b and competition at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
The highest I ever did in solo was "Superior" 3rd place
White Ribbon, and our band from Guzzardo School of Mucis
placed second. Blue Ribbon and trophy.
In 1970 I graduated from Eighty Grade at Bell School
under the Principal Marcella Maiers. I then attended
Guilford Sr. High School from 1970 - 1974. I graduated
from Guilford with an average of B's, in June of 1974.
My best friend all through high school was Sylvia
Haug. ]/ie met at Hope Reformed Church in 1969 when my family joined,
Together we did several projects for the church. We both attend
Rock Valley College and are still best friends. After I graduate
from Rock Valley, I will transfer to Hope College, in Holland
Michigan, (where Sylvia is going too). After Hope, I haven't
decided on a school to go to. I'm in college now on a pre-law
schedule, and I will choose the law school to which I'm going
according to the state I decide to practice in.
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STITES. JOHN KEVIN, 195^-
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"i.2B.\N0W-, a city of South-eastern ^ Pennsylvania.. a,S,A,
,1' L.ebfc.'ia'n Vsiley, g5 miles ncr thwest of Phil.? '■* ^
Co'inty saat dC l«baron County^ It is served ^
wall,, the Pennsylvan'i anf"- the Reading Railro. ■ ^
ti©n (1950) 2dj,156= 'I960) 27,206,
About, five miles south of the city are the <
xr*n mines, one of the snost '•■-•■■-!>■. five aiagnet; -^
n the world c Limestone;, br <», and br\
obound. The city has iron •„.. ^.,^^1 works anc .... ../u. ..
industries making use ©f these products^
The first settlement wag aade about 1730 and twenty
years later a town was laid out by one ef the land owners
George Steit* ar d named Steiiztown. About 1760^ it bo
came known as Lebanon, It wa^ incorporated ag a borough
:.n 1821 and chartered as a city in 13^5..
The iron deposl:* as Cornwall have been worKed since
L740.. During the Re'/ciution , Baron Stelcel used ore from
ohis area to make cannon for the Continental Anay."
(Fro.a Encyclopedia Brittanica . 1959 Edition. Vol«ame :i3 ,
Paf,e 354)
STITES
I. JOHI'I STITES (1595 - 1717)
Came from England in the time of Cromwell. He came as a phy-
sician and surgeon to the colonists and settled in Hempstead, Long
Island. He was a man of powerful physique being over six feet tall,
and wonde7;ful endxirance, he walked over a hundred miles to visit a
friend when he was very old. He lived to be 122. (From Littell's
"Histo.vy of the Passaic Valley").
II. RICHRRD STITES (1640 - 1702)
He was also born in England, He was an artist.
III. WILLIAM STITES (1676 - 1727)
Was a rich farmer and slave holder. He is buried in a private
burying ground in Somersfe'- County, New Jersey.
Henry Stites
Benjamin Stites
IV. •■iCLIAM STITES JR. (1710 - 1810)
Is buried at Mt. Bethel, Somerset Co., New Jersey,
John Stites
Richard Stites'
Hezekiah Stites
Rebecca Stites
Elijah Stites
Benjamin Stites
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In 1774, George, Isaac, and William Stites^ with their families
iinmigratea to this country from England. William lived at Newton,
Sussex CoTinty, N.J,, until the breaking out of the Revolutionary War
up to the Battle Princeton, January 3, 1778, when he was mortally
wou'ided, and being reiaoved to Paulus Hook, died. His family consis-
'v-^d of a wife and five children, three sons and two daughters.
George Stites:
George reared a log cabin to shelter his family and with no
other surroundings than the red ittan of the forest, lived a number
of years as civilization worked its way into that section of the
country. Log homes were built to relieve the Stites' ccibin from its
loneliness and the village thus brought into existence was called
"Stites Settle", and which as time wore on and the population in-
creased was named Lebanon, Pa.
Isaac Stites:
It is supposed that Isaac settled in southern New Jersey. About
the time of the outbreak to the Revolutionary War all trace was lost
of Isaac.
VI. WILLIAM STITES (1777 - 1865)
Made and sold all kinds of fish nets and fishing tackle. He
lived in Phillipsburg, W.J. and is buried in Easton, Pa. Married to
Sarah Rush, descendent of Benjamin Rush, M. D., signer of the Dec-
laration of Independence. William married her at the age of 24, she
being 15. The frxiits of this marriage were thirteen (13) children,
five sons and eight daughters. In the year 1831 they moved to Phil-
lipsburg, and lived happily together giving their children a lixsaral
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education, considerincr the circumstandes of t>>^ ti:r.3S. Williair. v/as
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In 1774, George f Isaac, and William Stites, with their families
iisffliigratea to this country from England. William lived at Newton,
Sussex County, N,J., until the breaking out of the Revolutionary War
up to the Battle Princeton, January 3, 1778, when he was mortally
wouvded, and being removed to Paulus Hook, died. His family consis-
Vad of a wife and five children, three sons and two daughters.
George Stites:
George reared a log cabin to shelter his fami3.y and with no
other surroxandings than the red man of the forest, lived a number
of years as civilization worked its way into that section of the
country. Log homes were built to relieve the Stites' cabin from its
loneliness and the village thus brought into existence was called
"Stites Settle", and which as time wore on and the population in-
creased was named Lebanon, Pa.
Isaac Stites:
It is supposed that Isaac settled in southern New Jersey. About
the time of the outbreak to the Revolutionazr/ War all trace was lost
of Isaac.
VI. WILLIAM STITES (1777 - 1865)
Made and sold all kinds of fish nets and fishing tackle. He
lived in Phillipsburg, N.J. and is buried in Easton, Pa. Married to
Sarah Rush, descendent of Benjamin Rush, M. D., signer of the Dec-
laration of Independence. William married her at the age of 24, she
being IS. The fruits of this masrriage were thirteen (13) children,
five sons and eight daughters. In the year 1831 they moved to Phil-
lipsburg, and lived happily together giving their children a liberal
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stances. The old lady then made her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Edvmrd Lamb.
VII. GEORGE STITES (September 16, 1820 - April 22, 1887)
Architect and Building Contractor. In 1860 he immigrated with
his family by ox team from Phillopsbtarg, N.J. to Rockford, Illinois.
Designed and built several buildings and churches in the Rockford
area. Of the few of his buildings still standing is the Argule Church
constructed in 1877. The fruits of his marriage were twelve (12)
children. He lived comfortably for his time and deid on April 22,
1887 at the Age of 67. George is buried in Cederbluff Cenetary in
Rockford, Illinois.
Samuel Stites (1816 - 1882)
Physician. Dr. Samuel Stites was married twice. His first wife
was Ann Doufert of Womelsdorf, a.? to them were bom 2 sons and 2
daughters. William Stites of Richfield, Pa., and Mrs. Sallie Gil-
\,A To them were born
Lydia and Clara,
Dr. Harry, Dr. George, and Albert. Samuel Stites was born in North-
hampton County, Pa., June 23, 1816. He chose as his life work the
medical profession, and graduated from the University of Pennsyl-
vania in 1850 suid located in Fisherville, Douphin County, Pa., where
he practised until the year 1857, when he moved to Miller sto«m. Perry
County, Pa. While in Dauphin County he took an active interest in
the State Militia, being elected lieutenant Colonel of his Regiment.
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When the Civil War broke out, bsing beyond the age of military ^.uty,
he nevertheless entered the army of the north as a contract or act-
ing surgeon, and after the war was elected coroner of Perry Count^/,
and at the time of his death in 1882, was serving in that office, av
the age of almost 66 years.
Martha (Margaret) Stites (Dec. 13, 1823 - Nov. 3, 1893)
Lewis Stites
Isaac Stites
Rosetta (Lamb) Stites
Catherine Stites
Anna Maria (Lewis - Phillipsburg, N*J.) Stites
a Sarah Ellen Stites (July 20, 1858 - Oct. 1914)
Harriet Stites (Sept. 16, 1856 ~ April 4, 1858)
William Stites
Ellen Stites
Valeria Stites
VIII. SAMUEL TILDEN STITES (Sept. 10, 1866 - Dec. 1943)
Inventor- Plant superentindent for Bur sens Knitting. Married
to Henrietta (Nettie) Blakesiy, Nov. 17, 1892. Took out (29) patents
on knitting machines, in his company's name. Prom his patents he
maintaind a comfortable income up until the time of his death. He
had six children.
Rebecca Stites? (June 23, 1849 - 1913) Died at Sunberry, Pa.
Married to Peter J. Hower, September 29, 1870.
Anna Maria: (Feb. 10, 1846 - Nov. 22, 1907). Died an Sat. Nov.
22, 1907 at Sparta, Wisconsin. Married to Edward E. Sage, Jan. 2, 1871,
39.
William Farrel (Darxsel) Stitess (Sept. 12, 1844 - July 1916),
Died at Siou2£ Palls, South Dakota, Married to Helen Howard , Sept,
10, 1868. Was in Ford's Theater the night of the assassination of
President LincoJji.
Mary Martha (Mollie) Stitesi (Feb. 5r 1848 - May 10^ 1915).
Died Monday May 10, 1915 at Rockford, 111, Married to Luther Wool-
sey, 1870,
Rosetta (Rose) Stitas: (Mar. 3, 1861). Married to Malcom Love
September 13, 1883,
Sadie Stites: (1858 - 1914)
Joshua Stites: (Feb. 2, 1851 - Nov. 23, 1883)
Carrie Stites: (1862 - 1940)
Alice Stites: (Aug. 29, 1864). Married to Dr. Hohn S. Yar-
ling, July 5, 1900.
Lillian Stites: (Nov, 5, 1868). Married to Charles C. Day,
December (about 1904) , date lost«
George Stites: (Oct. 4, 1854 •- Dec. 23, 1857)
IX, SAt^DEL TILDBN STITSS (1900 - ?;
Chief clerk at Railroad Express. Married to Vera Muidoon.
Lived in Chicago during the roaring tv/enties. Returned to Rockford
to work for the R. R. Express in 1929, eventually attaining the po-
sition of Chief Clerk before his retirement.
Clair Stites (1893 - 1962) . Worked as a machinist in Rockford.
George Stites: Moved to California in 1943.
Raymond Stites; Moved to California, worked for the Aircraft
industry.
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Arthur Stites: (1893 - 1962). Worked as machinist at Rockford.
Martha Stites: Married a number of times, no chifldren. Lives
in California.
X. lAWREHCE STITES (June 3, 1927 - %
Business owner. Meurried March 25, 1949 to Joan Bolander. Had
four sons. Owns emd operates his own Jamitor Contracting Service.
Beamard Stites: (1921 - )
Realestate Salesmen. Was a temk comander iinder Gereral Patton
diiring World War II. Placed in combat two days after D-Day. Did
not leave the front until V-E Day. Married Mary Lou Bacon, had two
children. Lives in Cleveland.
Deloris Stites: Married Eugene Dickenson.
XI. K^RR STITES; (June 3, 1951 - )
John Stites: (March 11, 1954 - )
Tim Stites: (June 29, 1959 -• )
Chip Stites: (May 4, 1964 - )
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I, FAMILY DATA
~ A. Grandfather (your father's side)
Name LZLAaKj VICTOR 3T0ECKLIN Current Residence
' r If dead, date of death 7/26/1960 ^~
Place^of birth ALHAI.3R A , I LLI MO I S Date of Birth [JAY 6.lO0l\-
Education (number of years):
grade school X high school 3 YR3. vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home) 192^^-'
1st RAILROAD Dates 1920-1924 IstRQCKFORD. ILLUIOIS DatesiQ?^^
2ndIiiDU3?r.IAL(lIAT*L LOCK) Dates 192^-1926 2nd ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI Dates iq?^
3rd INDUSTRIAL (FORD r:OTOR) Dates 1926 3rd ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS DatesiQg?
Z,thFOREr.iAN(BURD PISTOrO Dates 192? AIID ON Ijth Dates
Re I i g i on
BAPTIST
N0N2
Pol itical
parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
NON'E
Place of
ktriTc . 1 (
Marriage to your grandmothc." T-i'^Tirvr -■-!--• TTT-rtr^-rr.
^>- r.nnt't^o
— "'" 5/2Q/1.926.,
\ that data on the back of this page. (A-1)
B, Grandmother (your father's side)
Name HELEN(r-ALLICOAT) ST05CKLIN Current Residence ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth YIRuINIA, ILLINOI S Date of bi rth.SEPTEI-IBER27. 1907
Education (number of years):
grade school ^ high school NITJTH GRADfocat ional college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home) 1923-
Ist CLEANS HOrSS DateJ.91B TO NOj'fet ROCkFORD, ILLINOIS DatesN'Q.,
2nd Dates 2nd ^Dates
3rd Dates 3rd Dates
Hth Dates '♦th ^Dates_
Rel i gion
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. NONE
NONE
Place of marriage to your grandfather BELVIDEKii, il,Ll:iUio DATE^ 5/20/1926"
w^*„. 1,- . ■■■.■■ 9 — -^
Note: If
ih^ni:.aHP.n'h^^Ba£i'S?^t(f§ pai^^^A-^)! stepmother or ano
ther relative give
A- 1 Stepgrandfather (your father's side)
N.inK? > - - Current Residence
I f dead, date of* death
Place of birth Date of Birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
ist Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
Dates
1st
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
i»th
3rd Dates 3rd ^Dates
^ith Dates ^th Dates
Re I i g i on
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother date
A-2 Stepgrandmother (your father's side)
Name - f. ■ - Current Res idence g|
I f dead, date of deatll
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number of years): |
grade school high school vocational col lege
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Ist ^Dates 1st ^Date
2nd ^Dates 2nd ^Dates
3rd ^Dates 3rd ^Dates
Re 1 i g i on \
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather Date
i
3.
Grandfather (your mother's side)
Name REUBEN V/ALLACE GUSTAVI30N Current Residence .-,„p,,-nn"n tttt-ot-
I f dead, date of death
\ice of birth cARENGO.ILLIrlQI'-^ ^^^^ °^ birth JUr:E'l.l8Q7
toucation (number of years):
grade school x high school 8th GRAES/^cat ional college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st CREAi.IERY Datesl9l3-I9l6lst ROCKFORD, ILLIiJQIS Dates ipi^nK
, same
2nd TMnU3TRIAL(J.L. GL-AJ^KE) Datesl92l- yr.2nd Dates
3rd INDU3TRIAL(GREEIiLEE) Dates 1921-l95Q3rd Dates
^th TrTnUSTRTAL(FAHL2R) Dates 1950-1972^th ^Dates
Religion LUTHER AM
Political parties, evil or social clubs, fraternities, etc, mpitj 7-
^, . .IQKE ^
Place of marriage to your grandmother ,-,pp pr^r TTTTROI" aate
Note: If your mother was raised by a tttljpfanigf' Or Jnoifie^r rKiarlVH (tO age l8)^"0Vt 16,191
give that data on the back of this page (C-l)
Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name FRANCES (BURllAj}} GU3TAVIS0N Current Residence
\^ dead, date of death SEFTEISERg 21 1 q<i
.'lace of bi rth v^^.|,| j -j +v,nar^i a ^Oate of birth Aup:ust 1^. 1901
Education ( n umber of years)
grade school ^-^ high school '^'^^ '"""A/cfeat ional college
jOccupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
i (after leaving home)
hst ,.^,.,.-., :..p^^o ^Dates 1st RQGKFORD. ILLINOIS Dates 1917
:2nd IinPUGTRIAL (NAt'l LOCIO^tes ^Znd " Dates ^9lS
brd FREE SSVOiNG nACKINE CO Dates 3rd " " Dates ^9^2
Religion ROT :AN GATHtDLIC
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. NONE
Mace of marriage to your grandfather ^;nr, •pn'?n T T TTTJOT ; '^^^^ „\^^* ^^ ' ^^22
Note: If your mother was raised by a stepmotner or another relative (to age 18)
give that data on the back of this page (D-2)
i»
C-l Stepgrandfather (your mother's side)
Name .'Oli ■ Current Residence
If dead, date of death
I'l.itc <)( hiilh I). lie of liiill
FdllC.llioti (iniiiil)i' t (i\ /r.ii.j
H r.iile '.( hoo I h i I
Occupat ion (s)
Is I
2nd
3rd
choo 1
vocat
it)nii
PLACE
(after
OF
1
CO
RESID
caving
llrqe
Dates
1st
ENCE
home)
Dates
Dates
2nd
3rd
'4th
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
Re 1 i g i on
Political part ies , c^i vi 1 or soci al ^clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother datt
D-2 S tepgrandmother (your mother's side)
Name •:Q;y3 Current Residence
I f dead , date tjf death
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
¥
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd
3rd
Re 1 i g i on
Dates 2nd
Dates 3rd
Dates
Dates_
Pol i tica1
party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of
marriage to your grandfather
Date
i
CmtDREN of A 6 B (or A- 1 or B-1) - your father's name should appear below '*'
Name I^^LAMD STOECKLIN, JR . _
Place of birth - -0^-^^'"::" , ILLI^'Ci J ^^^^ 3;rp.l^. 12, 1926
Number of years ol' schooling ^^ Y-A:': — Occupation -^---^ AID TUIDE2
Residence Mari talTTatus
7 Number of ch i Idren — • ■ —
Name^
Place of bi rth gj^g
Number of years of schooling Occupation "
Residence . Mari taTTtltus
Number of children '
Name
Place of bi rth — ^^^^
Number of years of schooling Occupation
S^'u^^"". ■■L-r-r. Marital s'tatus '
Number of c h i Idren
Name
Place of' bi rth ~~~"date
Number of years ot schooling dccupTTT^
^^^'<i^^ce Harlt;.rTf.f,.c
Number of chi Idren —
Name
Place of bi rth ^^^^
Number of years ot schooHng OccuFiTiOn"
Residence — — —
Number of chi Idren
itatus
' Name
P'^^g Of birth — -Tate
Numoer of years or schooling flccupTtTST
g^^'^^"^^ ,.., Maritaf Status "
Number of chi Idren "
Name
Place of bi rth "~ ■ ^^^g
Number of years of schooling Occu^^tT^
S^^'^^^^i MaritalTTatus
Number of chi Idren — ^
Name
Place of bi rth '- "date
Number of years of schooling g'ccupItT^
Residence MariTal Status "
Number of chi Idren
Name
Place of bi rth ^^^^
Number of years of schooling Occup:^tT^
Residence Mar i ta iTTatus
Number of chi Idren '
kName
'Place of birth ^^^^
Residence ^^^^^"^ '^cnool , ng ' --QccupaTi^
Number of Llll Idrt^n ■ ^"arital Sta^Ui
CHILDREN of C and D (or C- 1 , D-l)-your mother's name should appear below
I. N.iin.' > C-TO^aA EIAII.'P. CnjSI'AVI^^Of^ 'iPOV.IJCC CRCS^LAIID
f\'«''- or \,\,\\, ::oci.?g:vD. illiiiqij u.ui- ^ept. ?. .. iq??
NiiiiiIxT 1)1 yr.ir •. fjf school i tu) 1^ Y'JA";/} Occupal ion jEC^-i _ 'A ! 1'
Residence lAVilAZ CITY,~;.G. Marital Status I'ARRII:.D
Number of ch I Idren D
2. Name R2UP;^"!TA ^^2:153 GU3TAVIS0N STOUCIILIN
Place of hi rth i.CC.IOAD, I.LLIfiOI3 date ;;0V. gB, 1928
Number of years of schooling 13 YloAir-J Occupation FOriZI.'A?!
Residence ;:CC.'rC D, IlliiiClJ MariTaT Status Jb'vUKCED
Number of ch i Idren 3
3. Natne JZAIJIIIE;: ADl^LL^ 3U3TAVI30N "■■:013VM\
Place of birth:C(J.^vUKij,lJ.i.li;Ci3 ~ date JULY 15, 1932
Number of years of schooling Ic Yi^Ai'.J 5'ccupation . CD\3I.
Residence l:VA::3TC;:, Ili.ii.Ui ■; Marital Status . .AiliU-^L.
Number of children
Number of ch i Tdren
Number of ch i Idren
A. Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schoo 1 I ng Occupation
Res i dence Mar i ta 1 ^Status
Number of ch i 1 dren
5. Name
P lace of birth """" date
Number of years of schooling Occupat ion
Residence Mar i tal Status
Number of ch i 1 dren '~~~"'~~
6. Name
Place of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status
7. Name
P lace of birth date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status
Number of ch i 1 dren '~~~~
8. Name
P 1 ace of b i rtfi ^date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Mari tal Status '
Number of ch i Idren
Name
Place of birth ~ ' ' ~" ~ date
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status "
Number of ch i Idren
(0. Name
Place of birth "" date
Number of years of schooling Occupation"
Residence Marital Status '
bur Father
' 'yead, date or death r -j^; \ p, _ 1 q? ^
■J ace of birth RQCrFORi:. ILLIHOT.'^
ducat ion (number of years)
Current Residence
_Date of birth Ji^r-T- 1?- ]'^r>r.
grade school 8
iccupation(s)
St U. s. NAVY
high school
vocational
col lege
„j 30DY AND FENDEl".
Dates ic)4?_/j.q
Dates 19^5-6?
lst_
2nd
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
AVAL ^^TA'^'T--:-^ Dates iQZ.?_Zj.c;
vOCKTORE, ILLINOIS odtes 19^5-6?
rd
CAR 3ALS3I;Ai*
Dates 1967-7^
th
Dates
e 1 1 g I on
3rd ORLArODO, FLORIDA Datesl969-73
'♦th Dates
RO^'A^' P-VTIlOLIG
olitical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. VF\; - L'AVY GT.im
lace of marriage to your mother ROGLFORD. TLLT"OT"
- - ■ ^. ^^^ date AFiTT 11. 1 Q'^"^'
OTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)
our Mother
f^ RZITRRTA AGNRS GU3TAVIS0N STORGRT.TT! Current Residence JIOCIO^ORD ITTTNnTl
) dead, date of death ' ' t\V^^^-VIW. IMiIiMM.t
lace of birth R0C;:F0RD. ILLINOIS
ducation (number of years)
grade school 3 high school
ccupation(s)
St PSAT.T.^ GTTT-^T-
Date of birth ::qv. 28. iQp3
J4_____^ vocational col lege \
DatesiQZj,p
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st p.AT.TinA T-T.AMn, r.h-^.Tl^ Dates
1 947»1 9L9
nd B00KI:EEP5R
Date5l943
rd V/irXiE^
'fthTEi:;:--:
el igion
Datesl9lj-2;-Z|'S
" Datesl9^6 -
2nd OGEANSIDE. CALIF.
3rd RCCKFORD. TT.TTROT
_Dates 19Zf9-51.
Dates IQS?-
-IC
olitical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
lace of marriage to your father
I f you were rais(
this page (F-2).
mc ,f -.CG/.FG'R. ILLIRCI^ date APRIL 11, IQ^I
uit: ir you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the oack of
E-1 Stepfather
Name '.'C".:
If dead,- date of death
Place of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Occupat ion (5)
)st
2nd
3rd
iith
Dates
Dates
Dates
Dates
lst_
2nd
_3rd_
Ath
Date of bi rth
vocat iona 1
col lege
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Re 1 ig ion
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your mother
Dates
Dates
Dates
Date
F-2 Stepmother
Name
1:01:::
If dead, date of death
Place of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school
Date of bi rth
vocat ional
col lege
Occupat ion (s)
Ist Dates
1st
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
2nd Dates
3rd Dates
2nd
3rd
soror i t ies ,
etc.
Dates
Dates
Re 1 i g i on
Kolitical party, civil or social clubs.
Place of marriage to your father
date
CHILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below
'iame
^lace^r^irth ::oG::FO;:.. IILIIjOIo Date of birth JULY 16, I954
dumber of years of school ingCUriREIIT - l^th Y~Ar! Occupation J'lUD^M'x'
' ydence ^QniFQi^D. TTLIKQI3 Marital Status Slil'JIJ:
her of cni Idren p —
Jame FnANCEG IJARYS STO'CCKII?;
'lace ot birth r-,ncyYDY:U. "LLIi:CT - Date of birth ■ --. 1 ;, .qck
lumber of years 't^V^^ Tn^ctjMfep - llth YEAR 0ccupati5?r^Trte^7^-^^
^^ ^ ' ^^" ^^ r^nni.FnRfi. TTTJimiS Marital STTt u s .1 N GT!!
lumber of children ■ ■ -
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lame
'■_ . ' "^■l^^''^.i TTT.Ti nr; ^Date of b __^_
Occupation oTUDEfi'I
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lace of birth ^nni:TY^T;r) , TTT,Ti:nT - ^Date of birthpEC. ?.?. IQ'^?
lumber of years of schooling GU;\?.E:!C - 3th YETTI" Occupation iTUDENT
les i dence ~ Marital Status
lumber of chi Idren
''ace of birth — p^g of birth
lumber of years of school ing Occupation'
■es i den ce Marital Status "
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lumber of years of schooling Occupation
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lumber of chi Idren
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lumber of years of schooling Occupation"
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lumber of ch 1 Idren ' "~~
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laceTf birth " Date of birth
umber of years of school ing Occupation
"''^e"ce_^ ^ Marital StatliT
umber of chi I dren
ame
lace of birth Date of birth
umber of years ot' schooling Occupation
^s i dence Marital Status ~~~~
umber of children
Jil. ASSIGMMtNT 0^ LITERARY PIGflTS (If you and your family are willing)
I hereby donate this family history, along with all literary and administrative
rights/ to the Rock Valley Col lege" Family History Collection, deposited in the
. Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois
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PAGE 1
BIBLIOGRAPHY
HELEN LOUISE MALLICOAT
Interview Witht
LELAND VICTOR STOECKLIN
Letters Sent Toj
A) Helen Stoecklin (herself)
5^3^ Dale Avenue
Loves Park, Illinois
A) Delores Harris (sister)
Box 153
Alhambra, Illinois
B) Roland Stoecklin (brother)
Alhambra, Illinois
C) Vernon Stoecklin (brother)
707 Washington Street
Highland, Illinois
D) Marion Stoecklin (brother)
1625 Zurich Drive
Florissant, Missouri
E) Darlene Zude (niece)
1033 St. Louis Street
Edwardsville, Illinois
F) Otis Stoecklin (brother)
Alhambra, Illinois
G) Ealalia Hotz
County Clerk — Madison County
Edwardsville, Illinois
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HELEN anci LELAND STOECKLIN
Interview withi
Letter Sent Tot
LELAND STOECKLIN, JR.
Interview Withi
FRANCES JULIA EURMAN
Letter Sent Tot
Interview Withs
A) Helen Stoecklin (wife)
5434 Dale Avenue
Loves Park, Illinois
B) Reuberta Stoecklin (daughter-in
law)
2009 Brownfield Road
Rockford, Illinois
A) Otis Stoecklin (brother-in-law)
Alhambra, Illinois
A) Helen Stoecklin (mother)
5^3^ Dale Avenue
Loves Park, Illinois
B) Reuberta Stoecklin (wife)
2009 Brownfield Road
RockTord, Illinois
A) Dory Cattaneo (cousin)
2806-6th street
Peru, Illinois
B) Jeannien Grossman (daughter)
9^20 Springfield
Evanston, Illinois
A) Reuben Gustavison (husband)
lll'^-l'+th street
Rockford, Illinois
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REUBEN WALLACE GUSTAF30N
Interview vVith;
FRANCES and REUBEN GUST AVI SON
Interview With:
Letter Sent Toi
PAGE 3
A) Reuben Gustavison (himself)
1114-l^th street
Rockford, Illinois
A) Reuben Gustavison (husband)
lllil-litth street
Rockford, Illinois
B) Reuberta Stoecklin (daughter)
2009 Brownfield Road
Rockford, Illinois
C) Gloria Grossland (daughter)
Kansas City, Missouri
A) Jeannien Grossman
9^20 Springfield
Evanston, Illinois
REUBERTA AGNES GUSTAVISON
Interview With:
Letter Sent Toi
A) Reuberta Stoecklin (herself)
2009 brownfield Road
Rockford, Illinois
B) Reuben Gustavison (father)
Ill4-I4th street
Rockford, Illinois
C) Gloria Grossland (sister)
Kansas City, Missouri
A) Jeannien Grossman (sister)
9^20 Springfield
Bvanston, Illinois
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REUBERTA and LELAND STOECKLIN
Interview With:
FRANCES MARYE STOECKLIN
Interview With*
A) Reuberta Stoecklin (wife)
2009 Brownfield Road
Rockford, Illinois
B) Reuben Gustavison (father)
llli»-l^th street
Rockford, Illinois
C) Helen Stoecklin (mother-in-law)
5^3^ Dale Avenue
Loves Park, Illinois
A) Frances Stoecklin (herself)
2009 Brownfield Road
Rockford, Illinois
ALSO, DOCUMENTS SUCH AS IIRTH CERTIFICATES, MARRIAGE
CERTIFICATES, DISCHARGE PAPERS, DIVORCE PAPERS, DEATH
CERTIFICATES, AND CITIZENSHIP PAPERS WERE USED.
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BIRTH
MAY 6,190^1
JULY 5,1905
SEPT. 21,1906
AUG. 1,1908
SEPT. 27,191^
DEC. 5, 1916
I9I8
JULY 23,1920
JULY 18,1923
MAY 12, 1928
STOECKLIN
FAMILY OF
EDWARD R. STOECKLIN
MARY LANGE
CHILDREN
1 , Leland
2. Otis
3. Newton
4, Richard
5. Vernon
6, Edward "Shooter"
7 1 Leonard
8, Marion
9. Roland
1(D, Delores
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DEATH
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1. LELAND born May 6,190^^-; riarried May 20,1925 to HELEN
LOUISE MALLICOAT one child Leland, Jr.
A. LELAND STOECKLIN, JR. born September 12,192$; married
REUBERTA AGNES GUSTAVISON April 11,1953. Leland deceased
May 18,1973. Three children. Tim, Frances, and Ellyn.
a, Timothy Robert Stoecklin;born July 16,1954
b, Frances Marye Stoecklinjborn December 1^,1955
c, Ellyn Louise Stoecklin; born December 23,1957
2. OTIS born July 5,1905, unmarried? residing in Alhambra, Illinois
3. NEV/TON ^3orn September2l,l906; married June 21,1930 to ELSIE
KATHERINE WILLE-born July 30, 1903; deceased December 8,1955;
two children, Donald andDDarleen. Married August 20,1963
to to DOROTHY EICHMAN-born July 15,1924. No children.
A. DONALD NEWTON STOECKLIN- born September 3,1931. Married
April 27,1957 to RUTH ANN HAYES, born July 10,1939.
Five children- Donna Jeff, Scott, Pamela, Amy.
a. Donna Katherine Stoecklin-born S^tember 14,1957
(a twin to Donna was stillborn)
b. Jeff Allen Stoecklin- born June 12,1962
c. Scott Dee- born December 28,1963
d. Pamela Sue- born January 27,1968
e. Amy Lynn- born January 17,1970
B. DARLENE JUNE (STOECKLIN) SUDE-bom June 22, 1 938; married
June 18,1966 to HAROLD WILLIAM XUDE-born May 25, 1937; two
children- Craig and Todd
a. Craig William Zude- born January 27,1971
b. Todd Andrew Zude- born February 27,1973
n. EICHARD born August 1,1908, married to CHRISTINE WATSON ?
V DIVORCED? one son Richard, Jr. Remarried? two sons
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5. VERNON born Septeinber27» 191'+{ married June 13,1939 to
DOROTHY KNABELiborn 191^; five children-Duane, Darrel
;^ Patricia, Maryilyn, smd Dennis,
A. DUANE STOECKLIN born 19^1 J married? ; SHIRLEY MEYER born
19^0; four children- Maria, Michelle, Dean, and Denise
a, Maria StoecKlin; born I966
b, Michelle Stoeeklinj born I969
c, Dean Stoecklinjborn 1971
d, Denise Stoecklinjborn 1973
B. PATRICIA (STOECKLIN)BAER born 1920; married ?;to
ROBERT BAER, born 1920 j one child-Erick
a, Erick Baer,born 1971
C. MARILYN STOECKLIN- born dead 19^5
D. DENNIS STOECKLIN- born 1955
E. DARRELL STOECKLIN- born 19$8
I*' 6. EDWARD "SHOOTER" STOECKLIN - born December 6,191 6, married one child
7. LEONARD - born inl 918 {deceased one month after birth
8. MARION- born July 23,1920; married three children
9. ROLAND- born July 18, 1923 5 married two childrenjone child died in infanc;
\Q. DEIORES- born May 12, 1928, married to WILLIAM HARRIS-one child
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HELEN LOUISE MALLICOAT
J HELEN LOUISE IlALLICOAT WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA, ILLINOIS ON
SEPTE?.I3SR 27, 1907. HER PARENTS, EFFIE AI(D VVALi'LER, HAD FOUR
CHILDREN - HELEN, MILE'RED, EARL AND CHRISTINE. CHTUSTINE DIED
AT THE AGE OF SIX PRO?/f SCARLET FEVER.
THE MALLICOAT FAMILY LIVED IN A LARGE HOUSE, A LIVING ROOM
WITH A STOVE IN IT HEATED THE HOUSE DURING THE VOiNTER AND AND ALSO
PROVIDED STEEPING QUARTERS IN THE WINTER BEftAUSE OF THE COLD. THERE
WAS ALSO A KITCliEH WITH A COOK STOVE AW ONE BEDROOM D0V/N3TAIR3.,_
UPSTAIRS THERE v^S A BEDROCK IN 'MraCH ALL OF THE CHILDREN SLEPT.
IN THE BACK YARD WAS A ;VELL FOR DRINKING AND AN OUTHOUSE. HELEN'S
FATPER OV/NED TW HORSES AND HER MOTHER OWNED A COW. FROM THE COW
THE FAI^ILY RECEIVED THEIR MILK, CREAK AND CHEESE.
VIRGINIA, ILLINOIS IS LOCATED BETWEEN SPRINGFIELD AT© BEARDSTOWT^,
ILLINOIS. THE POPULATION OF VIRGINIA WAS LESS THAT^ 1,000 PEOPLE.
y EVERYONE KNEW THEIR NEIGHBORS km TOWNSFOLK. THERE WERE FOUR
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GRADES. THE TOWN WAS LAID OUT IN A SQUARE. THE COURTHOUSE WAS IN
THE CENTER. STORES SUCH AS HARDWARE, DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES WERE
AROUND THE COURTHOUSE AT© AROUND THE STORES WERE HOUSES.
»THE FAraLY WAS METHODIST. SUNDAY SCHOOL ^ND CHURCH WERE
ATTErroED REGULARLY.
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AS SPAI-IKING AT® USING THE BUGGY iVHIP. PARENTS DISCIPLINED REGULARLY -
THE CHILDREN COULD STATE THEIR VIEWPOINTS A3 TO mo WAS ON THE
• IGHT SIDE. HELEN REIvIEI-iBERS ONE TIME HER FATHER CAUGHT HER
-ALKING TO A BOY AND v.liEN SHE RETURNED HO^!E Sh'E WAS HORSE ^VHIPPED.
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HOLIDAYS ^^ERli: ALV/AYo SFEIIT AT HOME i/ITH THE FAKILY. THii;
FAraLY ALSO ATTEI^ED THE STATS FAIRS IN SPraNGFIELD, ILLINOIS,
> CARNIVALS Ar© '.VENT ON PICNICS. FRIENDS AliD NEIGHBORS GOT TOGETH-ER
TO PLAY BASEBALL. ON SATURDAY NIGHT, ONCE A MONTH, HELEN'S FATHER
WOULD GO DOVWTOV/Is TO BUY CHEESE AND CRACKERS AND BRING TliEI-I HOME
FOR A FAIIILY TREAT. THERE WAS NO TELEVISION OR RADIO IN THE
MALLICOAT HOUSEHOLD, BUT THEY OWNED A VICTROLA WiilCH PROVIDED
FAirjLY EfiTERT AI rff.ffiNT .
HELEN ATTENDED SCHOOL AND FINISHED THE NINTH GRADE. VARIOUS
GAT'TES WERE PLAYED AT SCHOOL SUCH A3 HOP-SCOTCH, SKIP ROPE AW TAG.
HELEN STUDIED ARITHr4ETIC, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND SPELLING IN SCHOOL.
THE ELSr^rNTARY GRADES »VSRE ALL IN THE SAT.IE ROOM VftilLS SECONDARY
GRADES WERE UPSTAIRS.
HELEN BEGAN WORKING IN I9I8 AT THE AGE OF ELEVEN. SHE GOOJCED
AI© CLEArfSD HOUSE FOR MRS. SKYLES, A NEl-'-IOR. SHE EARNED FOUR
. DOLLARS A WEEK. SHE USED HALF OF THE MONEY FOR HERSELF Af© GAVE
THE REST TO HER MOTHER TO HELP VCETH THE FAIIILY INCOME.
IN 1923 HELEN MALLICOAT LEFT HOKE AND CAME TO ROCICFORD, ILLINOIS.
SHE WAOTED TO GST AWAY FROK HOI-IE. IN ROCKFORD SHE CLEANED A
WOMAN'S HOME ANT) TOOK CARE OF HER CHILDREN WHICH EARNED HER FOUR
DOLLARS A WEEK PLUS ROOM AM) BOARD. IN 192^ HELEN SUFFERED AN
ATTACK OF KPPENDICITIS AND V/ENT TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE HAD AN
APPEI-JDECTOI.'IY km THEREFORE DID NOT WORK FOR A v/HILS.
THERE WAS MUCH CONFLICT IN THE MALLICOAT FATIILY IN THE YEARS
1922 TO 1924. HER FATHER STARTED TO DRINK HEAVILY. HER MOTHER THEN
DIVORCED HIM AND CAI»TE TO LIVE IN ROCKFORD. MILDRED, HELEN'S YOUNGER
SISTER MOVED V/ITH HER MOTHf:R, BUT EARL STAYED IN VIRGINIA iflTH THEIR
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RSKAiriED SINGLE. AFTER HELEN'S TTOTHER ArxT' 3ISTEH QWiE TO ROCKrCHD,
iiELEN MOVED WITH THEI'l.
HELEN MET LELAND STCSCKIIN ON A DANCE FLOOR IN BELVIDERE,
ILLINOIS IN 1925. THEY WERE MARRIED MAY 20, I926.
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LELAriD VICTOR 3T0EGKLIN
LELAMD VICTOR STOECKLIN WAS BORN ON r.LA.Y 6, 1904 IN ALHAMBRA,
ILLINOIS. LELAND WAS THE OLDEST OF TEN CHILDREN BORN TO f.-ARY AND
EDWARD STOECKLIN. OF THE TEN CHILDREN, ONE CHILD, LEONARD, DIED
SHORTLY AFTER BIRTH.
THE HOFv'E IN WHICH THE FAMILY GREW UP WAS A FOUR ROOM SINGLE
STORY FRAIvlE STRUCTURE. IT INCLUDED A KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, LIVING
ROOr/i AND BEDROOM. OUTSIDE THERE WAS ANOTHER BUILDING THAT WAS
GALLED A SUMPffiR KITCHEN AND WAS LATER CONVERTED INTO A BEDROOi'':
FOR THE BOYS. IN THIS ROOM WERE TWO DOUBLE BEDS WHERE FOUR OF
THE BOYS SLEPT IN EACH BED. THERE WAS NO INDOOR PLUr.IBING BUT
WATER V/AS PUMPED FROM A WELL OUTSIDE THE DOOR AT© AN OUTHOUSE
y WAS IN THE BACKYARD MIDST THE GRAPEVINES.
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LELAND DIDMAfJY ODD JOBS IN HIS EARLY YEARS TO HELP SUSTAIN
THE FAMILY. HE AND HIS BROTHERS HAD A PAPER ROUTE IN T}£E FAMILY
FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. THE BOYS PICKED FRUIT IK A LOCAL ORCHARD,
DELIVERED MILK, CUT GRASS AND ALSO VJDRKED FOR THE LOCAL FARLERS
IN THE AREA. AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, LELATiD WORKED ON THE RAILROAD
LAYirrc- RAILS. HIS CHIEF HOBBIES WERE HUNTING AND FISHING.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE GRADE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL IN
I ALHAIVBRA or.TY OFFERED THREE YEARS. TO FINISH THE FOURTH YEAR
\ND GRADUATE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A LARGER TOWN. LELAND
DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL BEFORE COMPLETING THE EIGHTH GRADE, BUT
THIS WAS NOT UNUSUAL DU'RING THOSE DAYS FOR A YOUNG MAN TO GO
TO WORK AT AN EARLY AGE.
THE SMALL TOWN OF AI.HAI^fflRA HAD A POPULATION OF ABOUT THRiiS
HUNDRED FIFTY PEOPLE. IT WAS MAINLY A FARMING CO ^^V;UNITY. THERE
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WAS AM EVANGELICAL CHURCH A^iD A BAPTIST CHURCH WHICH WAS ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THEIR KGIrlE. THE BUSINESS SECTION CONSISTED OF A
BUTCHER SHOP, TWO GARAGES, TWO BANKS, A EI„\CKS^n:TH SHOP. ONE GRAIN
ELEVATOR. A DAIRY OWMiD BY PEVELY DAIRY OF ST. LOUIS, MO., T«0
BARBER SHOPS Am THREE SALOONS. IN THOSE DAYS YOU BOUGHT YOUR
ICE CREAM, SODA, SANDWICHES, BEER AND OTHER BEVERAGES IN SALOONS.
THERE V/ERB TWO RAILROADS THAT RAN THROUGH THE TOWf. THEY WERE
THE TOLEDO -ST. LOUIS AND THE WESTERN RAILROADS.
SPORTS V/BRE CENTERED AliOUI© BASEBALL IN THE SUMMERTIME AND
BASKETBALL IN THE V/INTER, V/ITK ICE SKATING ON TKE PONDS IN THE
WINTER AND fiVaf^UNG Ii: THEM DURING THE SWLf'ffiR. IN THE SUMKlxiR
THE TOV/N HAD A HOMECOMING WITH A PARADE, BOOTHS, RIDES AND OTHER
GAIrtES. THIS WAS A BIG TOWN AFFAIR WHICH LASTED FOR TV«) DAYS,
HOLIDAYS IN A SMALL TOWN WERE USUALLY CELEBRATED ^/ITH RELAXATION.
j) ) THE 3T0ECKLIN FAI.1ILY CELEBRATED THE FOURTH OF JULY TOGETHER AMD
BOU(iKT THEIR OWN PIREaDRKS. ON SPECIAL HOLIDAYS, SUCH AS
CmiSTWAS AND THANKSGIVING, ALL THE FATIILY RELATIVES TRIED TO
GET TOGETHER, THIS WAS A FAI^IILY REUNION AT THAT Tllffi, BUT
TRANSPORTATION WAS THE MAIN PROBLEM IN GETTING THE FAI4ILIES TOGETHER.
THE FA?.TILY ATTEND THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. RELIGIOUS LIFE
WAS TAUGHT TO THE ENTIRE FAIRLY. THEY WERE GIVEN THE GOLDEN RULE
AND BELIEVED IN THE TEN COMj^ANDMENTS .
F^MILY BUSINESS MATTERS VflSRE TALKED OVER BETV/EEN PARENTS A?©
30rf3. THE FAI.1ILY INCOME WAS AVEIiAGE. IT WAS JUST ENOUGH TO PAY
ALL BILLS AND KEEP POOD ON THE TABLE. THE FAMILY WAS CLOSE-KNIT,
^ICH WITH LOVE, VERY PROUD Am HARD IVORKING.
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A TOUGH TOP SSARdENT AT© SULEL' WITH Mi IRON HAND, TH3Y WEK;i
■;AISING EIGHT BOtS AND ONE GIRL AND 'frtTH A LARGE FAMILY DISCIPLIie;
liAD $0 BE MAINTAINED . MOST OF THE FMULx CONFLICTS THAT OCCUREl!
vv-SRE ABOUT T^iE 3AI/IE A3 AHY NORMAL FAi.tlLY GROWING UP WOULD
EXPERIENCE. ONE OF THE BOYS BlAY THINK HE WAS DOING MORE 'rfORK
THAN SOMEONE ELSE, WHILE ANOTHER WAS RECEIVING MORE PRIVILEGES
THAN THE OTHERS. A FIGHT COULD BE STARTED IF ONE 0? THE BOYS
BECAME ANGRY ENOIKJH WHICH WAS NOT UHCOMIfON AMONGST- A LARGE FAf4ILY.
j_J)F BOYS. IT V/A3 bEST THAT AN OUTSIDER STAYED OUT OF THESE FIGHTS
I^ RET'ISMBERED BY bfiE OF LEE'S BROTHERS, MARION. ANOTHER EXPERIENCE
■REJ«E^BERED BY HilARION IS WHEN THEIR FATHER SET A TIME LIMIT TO BE
HOME AND LEE OR ONE OF HIS BROTHERS CHOSE TO IGNORE IT. WHEN THEY
ARRIVED H0T1E LATE, THEIR FATHER HAD CUT A SMALL TREE LIf-ffi AND
PROCEEDED TO USE IT ON THE SEAT OF THEIR PANTS. THE NEXT TIME
) THEY WENT OUT, THEY WERE DEFINITELY HOIvlE AT THE TIME THEY V'/ERE
TOLD BY THEIR FATHER.
THE STOECKLIN FAMILY NEVER OWffiD AN^ AUTOMOBILE OR TELEVISION.
THEY HAD A RADIO, BUT IT REMAINS UNCLEAR AS TO WHET^ IT WAS BOUGHT.
IN 1924, AT THE AGE OF TWENTY, LEE LEFT HOME AND CAIvIE TO
ROCKPORD. HE WAS EI^IPLOYSD AT NATIONAL LOCK COIviPANY WITH A SALARY
JUST LESS THAN SEVET^rTY-FIVE DOLLARS A KOIITK FOR A SIX-DAY V/ORK
V/EEK. HE WORKED THERE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. IN WJM OF 1926 HE
MARRIED HELEN MALLICOAT. LATER TliAT YEAR HE LEFT ROCKFORD AND
WENT TO ST. LOUIS FOR E^JPLOYP^lENT . JOBS WERE VERY HARD TO GET .\S
THESE WERE THE DEPRESSION YEARS. HE WORKED FOR THE PORD f.'X)TOR CO.
FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR^. IN,. ^927 HE RETUJiNSD TO ROCKFORD WITH HIS WIFE
SND SON, LELArro, JR. \iiiO WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 1926. ^^TER TWENTY -FIVE
)YEARS working as a POREIiTAN FOR BURD PISTON RING HE RETIRED. A
LENGTHY ILLNESS SOON FOLLOVffiD ASK) HE DIED IN JULY I96O.
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LELAND AND HELEN STOECKLIN
HELEN MET LELAND ON A DANCE FLOOR AND MARRIED ON MAY 20,192^
IN BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS. THEY RAN AWAY AND MAERIED WITHOUT
THEIR PARENTS PERMISSION. WHEN THEIR PARENTS FOUND OUT, THEY
DID NOT OBJECT TO THE MARRIAGE,
THE FIRST YEAR OF THETP MARRIAGE THEY LIVED IN ST. LOUIS,
MISSOURI. LELAND WAS EMPLOYED AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY'AS A FOREMAN.
HELEN WORKED AS A FLOOR LADY TN A LAUNDRY. IN 1926, WHILE IN ST.
LOUIS, THEIR ONLY CHILD, LELAND, JR. WAS BORN. THEY LIVED IN A ONE
ROOM ROOMING HOUSE. CONDITIONS WERE DEFINITELY CROWDED. IN 192?,
THEY MOVED TO ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, AND LELAND WORKED FOR THE ViTA.:-..
HE THEN FOUND A JOB AT BURD PISTON RING AS A FOREMAN. HE WORKED THERE
FOR TWENTY -FIVE YEARS BEFORE HE DIED. THE FAMILY LIVED WITH
HELEN'S SISTER MILDRED ON PEARL AVENUE IN LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS WHEN
THEY MOVED UP TO ROCKFORD. THERE WERE THREE ROOMS IN THE HOUSE
AND CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLEEPING, EATING, AND LIVING SPACE WERE
CROWDED. LELAND JR. ATTENDED GRAJ)E SCHOOL IN lOVES PARK. THE
FAMILY FOUND A SMALL HOUSE ON PEARL AVENUE FOR A SHOT WHILE
AND THEN MOVED TO THEIH PERMAPIENT RESIDENCE ON DALE AVENUE IN I^VES
PARK, ILLINOIS. ^
THE HOUSE WAS A WOODEN STRUCTURE WITH A FRONT PORCH, LIVING
ROOM, DINING ROOM, KTTtHEN, BATHROOM, AND TWO BEDROOMS, UPSTAIRS
WAS AN attic' IN THE BACKYARD, GRAPEVINES WERE GROWN. LELAND 'S
BROTHER, RICHARD, BOARDED WITH THE FAMILY FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS,
PAYING FOR THE ROOM AND BOARD AND THE WASHING AND IRONING OF HIS
CLOTHES FOR FIVE DOLLARS A WEEK.
THE FAMILY INCOME WAS USED FOR ThT PAYING THE BILLS SUCH AS
THE HOUSE, 3 CAR , FOOD AND CLOTHES.
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THE FA14ILY V/A3 ALWAYS TOGETHER ON HOLIDAYS. THE FAT-'ILY
ATTENDED BAPTISMS, WEDDIl^&S, AT© FUNERAI.S TOGETHER. TV/0
WEEK VACATIONS WERE. SPgNT DO'.VK IN ALHAIvBRA, ILLINOIS, THE HOME
OF LELAFTD'S SIDE (DF THE FAI.ilLY. DURING THE SUM/iERTIivE THE
FAIIILY WOULD GO ON PICNICS, AND ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, THE FAiVJLY
WOULD DRIVE TO CHICAGO TO BASEBALL GABIES. LELAI® LOVED BASEBALL
AND HIS FAVORITE TEAI^l WAS THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. THERE WERE
NO FAIvIILY REUNIONS BECAUSE THE STOECKLIN FAInlLY GOT TOGETHER OFTEN.
MANY SUNDAY DRIVES WER:^ ^SEW VISiTING FRIENDS AI€) RELA'ITVES.
THE FIRST CAR THE FAMILY OWNED 'WAS A 1925 MODEL A FORD. THEY
ALWAYS HAS A RADIO AND. RECORD-PLAYER, AI^ID THE FIRST TV WAS PURCHASED
IN THE EARLY FIFTIES,
THE FAT.HLY DID NOT ATTEfJD CHURCH.
BOTH LELAND ANT) HELEN SALKHD OVER FARIILY BUSIN^ESS AND PERSONAL
PROBLEMS TOGETHER. THEIR DECISIONS HAD TO BE AGREED ON BY EACH OTHER.
THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH THE FAMILY WITH LELAND AND HELEN,
BUT AFTER HELEN'S MOTHER'S DEATH, HER BROTHER AND SISTER GOT INTO A
BIG ARGUMENT AS TO WHO V/AS GOING TO RECIEVE HER PROPERTY. lOLDRED,
HER SISTER, WANTED THE PROPERTY ON HER MOTHER'S FARI.l ALL TO HERSELF,
SHE TOOK HELEN TO COURT AND HER BROTHER EARL ALSO. SHE WON THE CASE.
TO THIS DAY, HELEN AND EARL ARE NOT SPEAKING TO HER SISTER.
IN 19^^^, THEIR SON LELAIMD JR. WENT INTO THE NAVY FOR T'WD YEARS.
HE RETURflED HOI.rE ATfD LIVED WITH THE FAIvIILY UNTIL HE MARRIED IN 1953.
IN i960, LELArO STOECKLIN DIED IN A NU^RSING HOME IN CHERRY VALLEY,
ILLINOIS IN MAYv HS DIED' OF" SEPTICEMIA. H^g SON LELAND JR., DIED IN
1973 OP LUNG CANCER. HELEN STILL RESIDES AT THE HOME ON DALE AVENUE
IN I^VES PARK ^v ILLINOIS. SHE IS EMPLOYED BY VARIOUS PEOPLE TO CLEAN
THEIR HofvI^S.
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Jfo.
MIL
MARRIAGE LICENSE
ADULT
with
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Married
Filed
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tST" This RetnrD ia to be carefully filled out and returnrd with the Marrlaje
License. This return docs not take the pUice of the Certificate which comes
attached U, the Licence, but is in ADDI ilO.N' THKHLTO.
Illinois state board of health
Pn.£p. (s> 7 of Marriage Record
State Board of Health Register,
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Return of a Mafriage to County Clerk
1. Full name of GBOOyiJ\tll^AA^_jDLrCJLJ^
8. Place of residence i/Ii?Xij'-i-f^. , '^ -^-^ '
8. Occupation ^Q^AJI-CII .
4. Age next blrthdayuAA years. Color _ZL Race_j2^^
5. Place of birth (LLkAAl.kn'L 5./ /-
6. Father's name hAlUlLAJ^ ^OXcLi
7. Mother's maiden name / / \-d.AA^ 0<^ r
8. Number of groom's marriage
9. Full name of BRIDE ^7 fj^-'U. l'//]A'U ^^A
Maiden name If a widow _j'ilJX4l'/jT2Li:LL^ldJ^
10. Place of rfi.ddnnce ((jrCMi i^d. J^LL
years. 'Color_^^__ Race_ZL44t:
...p jr. Ihi J/i/niM.
15. Number of bride's marriage l) ^ '^X^-t-KA-.
16. Married at ' cp-/ iX"U^7.? C In the Oonnty of
la^tTIif.^ _ and State of Illinois the A ^ '
11. AgG next birthday _ev^ years. 'Color jN-
12. Place of birth ]) LJl..Al4^ f- A, ^^
13. Father's name
14. Mother's maiden name
day of _
. and State of Illinois the .
17. Witnesses to marriage .
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N. B.— At Nos. 8 and 15 ttate wtcthcr 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.', marriage of
each. At 17 give names of subscribing witnesses to the marriage CcrtlDcatc./
lino subscribing TJltnesses, give nainos ot two persons who witnessed Vhs
eeremony. - . / ^
~JI\lLJU-'AJL
We hereby certify that the information above given Is correct,
to the best of jin^knowledge and belief.
ii_i_. (Groom.)
-'(Bride.)
I hereby certify that the above is a correct return of a Marriage
at .Qdadijj. this A J}"
Dated
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BI8TM NO
Wlnnebap'o
STATE OF ILLINOIS »'*!,'Jl'« /
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COUNTy, iLunois li Illinois
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CITY, VILLAGE. OR TOWN " Id i.N.r.,u ^. . li . •^. .'y-^^^-^'-^i^'^-J^'^L-'ifa,' °L^J -o,:,, « j^
Cherry Valloy, in .
NLAME Of
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3. NA.«^ Of
DECEASED
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i Yra. i Loves Park
I. STREET ADDRESS
££I_Valley Nur^ .Hm.-j j^ yt.,Jj5454 Palo Ave,
5 RACE
7, MARRIED. NEVER WAtSl'EO
male , Whits I TaTriea^"^^" ""•^'''^
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13. FATHER'S fUU
NAfv^E
Edward Stoeoklin
li. Woi deceosec/ ever ,.i (J S /.^.-d fc^cesJ
J.»i. e..» .. ■ - ((or.i £j le.
8. DATE Of BI5TH
May 6,1904
vcs n NO vs.
*. DATE OF ivONim ,o,i ^t^o,"
"^'" July 23,1960
(•? AGE t|" voo-
11. a,.?THPlACE (Cifyondi,offorfore,9Rcoi,nfo.7
d Pj.9ton RiTigLJAIJiambJba. 111^
M. MOTHER'S FUU
MAiDEN NAME
12 C'l.zea of.
_No
18 CAUSe OF DEAIM
Past i. DCATh y/AS CAU^fn RY Tc . I ti===
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b. AODCESS
5434 Dale Ave .
RElA'iONSmiP to
"life
iMMfOIATE CAUSE. lAI
SeprtlcsitlR
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P CAUSE lAI. iror,,,9
< 'fie UNDfRlYiNG L
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ON..- AND DfATH "r.
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2 "^ "SCRIBE CCUMSIANCES OF INJURY. If ANY.' WHOSE NATURE IS f^EN
TIONEO IN PART I OR PART II ABOVE.
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LELAI-JD 3T0ECKLIN, JR.
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ON SEPTEr©ER 12, 1926 LELAtO STOECKLIN, JR. WAS BORW AN
ONLY CHILD TO HELEN AND LELATJD 3T0ECKLIN, 3R. A3 A CHILD HE
WAS ACTIVE IN BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL AND CADDIED AT FOREST
HILLS COUNTRY CLUB. liE HAD NO FORMAL RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING
A3 A CHILD, HE V/AS USUALLY DISCIPLINED BY HIS MOTHER BY
DEPRIVING km OF SOME PLEASURE SUCH A3 ATTENDING THE MOVIES.
FOR SEVERE INFRACTIONS HJS FATHER USED TO USE A BELT FOR
PUNISHlilENT^ ~ ^. '
HE ATTBNDED GRADE SCHOOL IN LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS AND
GRADUATED FROM HARLEM HIGH SCHO§L IN 19ifi(;, HE LEFT THE NEXT 'DAY
TO JOIN UP'«© SERVE WITH THE W.^* NAVY IN THE PACIFIC THEATER
\ OF WAR DURING WORLD WAR II.
HE V/AS??ELEASED WITH AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE NAVY
IN HAY 19^6. UNDER THE GI BILL HE OBTAl?ffiD VOCATIONAL TRAINING
A3 A METAL lAAN AND PAINTER DOING BODY AND FENDER WORK AT
RECHT-FROSbltJH CHE^OLET IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. LEAVING THERE
. HE. WORKED IN THE ^, LOUIS, MO. AREA BEFORE TO ROCKFORD IN 1951.
i 'HE THEN DID BODY ©ID FENDER WORK FOR \C[LLIAI>1S0N MOTOR CO. FOR
ABOUT A YEAR I||LA3^ , DID THE SOD Y AND FEr^IDER WORK ON TRUCKS FOR
i.ULLER-PINEHURST DAfRY. HE' WORKED FOR THE DAIRY FOR ABOUT
FIFTEEN YEARS BEFORE GOING INTO BUSINESS FOR HIPISELF IVITH A
..y^TNER. 'WHEN THE BUSINESS FAILED HE TRIED 3EILIMG USED CARS.
IN 1952 HE ^1ET REUBERTA AGNES GUSTAVISON. THEY WERE f.URRIED
. -U.-IL 11, 1953 AND '4ERE DIVORCED FEBRUARY 7, 1969. AFi'ER THE
DIVORCE HE MOVED TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA V/HERE HE RETURNED TO BODY
AND FENDER WORK UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH FROM LUNG CAr.'CER
MAY 18, 1973.
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REGISTER-STAR, ROCKFORD Sat., .May 19, 1973
I Death notices
LeJand Stoecklin Jr.
Leiand Stoecklin Jr. '
Leland Stoecklin, Jr., 46, for-
merly of Rockford, died at 10:30
a.m. Friday in the Gainesville,
Fla., Veterans' Administration
Hospital after a long illness.
He lived most of his life in the
Loves Park area, moving to
Florida four years ago. He was
employed as a body and fenda- '
repairman by the Muller-Pine-'
hurst Dairy for 15 years. |
Survivors include his mother
Helen, Loves Park; a son, Tim-
othy Robert; and two daughters, ;
JTPranges Marye and EHyn":
iLouise, all of Rockford; and an '
' aunt and several uncles. I
! Services will be at 9 a.m.!
fMcnday in Delehanty Funeral!
Home, 401 River Lane, Loves '
Park, and at 9:30 a.m. in St.
James Catholic Church. Burial
will be in Sunset Memorial Gar-
dens. '
Gain«villff, F,a., died ot 10.30 a.m. FhV
I day, Moy 18, 1973 Irvthe Veterans' Admin-
Navy In the South PacZ V.'l '"' ^^■
elude his mclher He?.; L~»- o"'! '""
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PARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES ••• STATE OF FLORIDA
■i~\ Emtrelt S. Roberts. Secretary . . Reubin O'D Askew. Governor
' '• I
, i Li DIVISION OF HEALTH Wllson T. SoWder, M.D, M.P.H., Director
nil Alachua County Healtn Deparfmenf
Telephone (904) 378-5321
Drpirlmrnl of HcRllf. nnd Rrl,.l,llll.ll«e Scrvir
■ DlVl'^ION OK llf.MTII
P. 0. Box 1327. Gainesville, Florida 32601
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
FLORIDA
BTATE FILK NO..
REGISTRARS NO.
loot fOI '
(TioKS , Leland
NMN
Stoccklin, Jr.
-Male
Oa7£ Of DtAIH 1 -ONiK, o,
)Mav 18, 1973
04
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l.''"'46
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CITY, TOV.N, OR LOCATION OF DEATH
-. Gainesville
.Sept. ,12,1926 |,. Alachu
COUNTY OF DEATH
,, Yes
-lOSflTAl OR OTHER INSTITUTION — NA.'.'E nP ~0I
,jV. A. Hospital Gainesville, Florida 326C1
STATC Of B STH i.» «
, Illinois
SOCIAL SECUf-.T-f NUMBER
„ 353 18 13 46
CITIZEN Of WHAT COUNTRY
, U. S. A.
MARCIED, NEVER W.ACRiED.
WIOOWEO, OIVORCEO I JPKii
10 Divorced
SURVIVING SPOUSE I
U5UA'. OCCUPATION rO.X •.MD C
,3, 1;?;K laborer
MCJI Of KIND OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY
„i KJn< labor
RESIDENCE— STATE
i<5 Florida
COUNTY
Hi, Oranqe
CITY. TOWN. O; lOCAll!
11, Orlando
Yes
iSTBEET AND NUMBER
L. 8517 Forrest Citv R:
.^O^HEii— MAIDEN NAME
inOC Leland Stoecklln, Sr.
KJ3C Helen
Malicott
INK3R.'AArJI — NA.ME
V, A, Records
AILING ADDRESS iSTitit
V. A. Hospital
Gainesville, Florida
• part I.
DEATH WAS CaJSED 9V:
(ENTER ONIT QUI CAUii PER IINE fC fo). (b). AND (c))
COHOITIONS,
(b)
Bronchogenic Carcinoma
3 month?
XKJC Bronchoe^enic Carcinoma
3 Months
PART II. OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS.- COM0irio~J COwTt
MOT llurcD TO CAUK OrvfN
ALTIOPSY
ITII Ot M01
IS No
IfrobotM ACCirE^T. SUICIDE OR
HOV1C16E1 OR UN'DETERMINtC)
DATE Of INJURY
fc»OHTH, DAT, T(*
HOW INJURY OCCURRED > "■
II, lAOOY, j LOCATION
1 10,
MO., CITY 0« TOWN, HA
CERTIFICATlON-
MOMTM OAT
f^t^GT""-' V A TO
r. ' ;,",a;';°jMol April 8,1973 !;iJ-Iay 18,1973
Ih, !ltf Did
Df ATM OCCU««t3 AT rv( pl*C(. C"- ~?
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CfRTiriCATiCN — V'ED'CAL Eyav.inER or COROnERi
MOuNCtD OIaO
CERTifiER- n;wE in»£ o< '■■•<ti
»3. Michael C. Maeder. M. D.
■ ^<DI0«lf,O> UIU
IDATE SIGNED i-c--^. O".
':„ Mav 21, 19:
MAILING ADDRESS — CfST/P'fR
'M Michael C. Maeder. M. P. V. A. ''ospltal Gainesville Flor-da 32-:0:
BURIAL. CSEMAIlON. REMOVAL CtMEIER T OR CRcM.a;ORY — NA.vf .LOCATION cr. oi io«~ i^"'
^•'"""Removal | ,.» Sunset Memorial Gardens L, Rockford Illinois
Date i.omth o.t .1.«i I funeral MC-JE — nave / iCj'ESi I SIttTI 0« I • o ..0 , CUT 01 lOwM, ll.n, I.. 1
„< May 18, 1973 I,;. Johnson Hay ,s Funeral Hor-.e Ga i-'.esville Florida 32cO.
12 fUNERAL^'REaOR— S.GMATUCf
If,£Gi-S-.j-£ /.;v:i.*f yj .^ f, I Oa"! .ici- to .t icCai .iO.s-...
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE ABOVE TO BE A TRUE ANT EXACT COPY OF THE DEATH
CERTIFICATE FIIJID IN THIS OFFICE.
/
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(DATE)
MYRTLE/ X KG'. .^LL, L,:.?UTY REGISTRAR
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GUSTAF30N
Birth Family of Death
1853-1/8 CHARLES AUGUST GUSTAFSON 1915-12/3
I86I-5/23 AGNES CHRISTINE LANTZ 19i^4
CHILDREN
1881-1/8 1. Minnie 19^+6-12/12
1885-1/7 2. Jessie May 1968-5/12
1886 -1/31 3. Arthur Edward
I889-I/29 ^1-. Annie I893-
I89I-8/2I 5. Gustaf Victor I96O-9/30
1893-3/7 6. Carl Artell 1970-9/20
I894-9/7 7. Chester Etnil
1897-6/^ 8. Reuben Wallace
1897-6/^ 9. Ralphie (twin) 1900-
1 899-9/17 10. Feme
1. MINNIE- Deceased? married Ray Bucklinj no child
@. JESSIE- Deceased; married Arthur Carlson; no child
^. AKNIE- Deceased in childhood
9. RALPHIE- Deceased in childhood
For Families of:
3. ARTHUR - 5. GUSTAF - 6. CARL - 7. CHESTER- 8. REUBEN -
10, FERNE See following pages.
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3. ARTHUR born I/3I/I886; married 9/3/191^ to EDNA Viola
Bishop, born h/2G/lQ9h; three children-
Violet, Tv/yla, Shirley
A. VIOLET (Munger) EASTON- born 6/23/191^; married
12/27/37 to L. .Vesley tiUNGSR, Deceased,
three children- Pamela, Lance, Nicholas,
married 2/22/53 to CHARLES 0. EASTON, born
7/31/1916; three children- Vickie, Charla, Millie
a, PAlvJSLA (r.iunger) BLUI.i- born 3/18/^4} married
5/2/64 to LEROY BLUM- born 2/3/^3; two
children-twin girls born 11/1 9/66
Julie Christine, Jeanette Elaine
b, LANCE V/esley Munger- born 9/1/45; married
11/19/66 to KATHRYN RODGERS. born 4/26/46;
one child- Jennifer, born 7/29/6?
c. NICHOLAS Edward Kunger- bom 9/17/49; married
5/30/70 to GAIL FARKAS.born I/6/5O;
no children
d. VICKIE Sue (Easton) LOOoEl^- born 1 2/7/53 » married
9/11/70 to iHOI^AS LOOSER, born 9/6/49; one
child- Stacey Lj-nn, born 3/19/7^
e, CHJIRLA iviari EASTON- bom' 1/18/55
f . MILDRED Edna L. S-^STON- born Q/r6/S7
B. TWYLA (G) Wrede- born 4/24/18; married 9/^/36 to
CLIFTON J. VVREDE, born 8/13/15; tv/o children-
Ardith and Gayle,
a. ARDITH ?vAY (Wrede) Davis- born 10/l8/39l married
3/29/58 to RICHARD DAVIS born ?; tv/o children
Cynthia Denice, born 2/1 5/61 | Kichael Richard
born 3/31/64
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PAivIILY OF ART & EDNA (con't.)
b. GAYLE LESLEY (Wrede) JACOBS- born 10/22A3
married 2/20/60 to FR/uN/-: JACOBS, JR., born?;
four children; Robyn Rae- born 12/31/60;
Lori Christine- bom k/\0/6'}; r^oelle Tiffany-
born 10/m-/66t Frank Pvlatthew- born I2/I6/7I
C. SHIRLEY (GUSTAF30N) BJERGS- born 8/23/20; married
8/26/38 to LLOYTD ARTHUR BJERGE- born 5/2/1?;
three children- KAren, Lynn, Leslie
a. KAREN ELAINE (Bjerge) Johnson- born 3/I6/43;
married 1st to R, V^iener- one child, Laurie
born 1/26/60 ; 2nd marriage 11/6/6^4- to DGNAIj3
JOHNoOiJ, born ?; one child, Andrew born 8/27/66
b. LYNN ijerge)- born 3/6/48
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c. LESLIE GAYLE Bjerge- born 9/lV58
FAMILY OF GUST"& ALTA
5. GUSTAF VICTOR- born 3/21/1891$ died 9/30/I96O; married ALTA
born 11/3/1399'; ten children- Arlene, Adrienne,
Derwent, Bernita, Berneta, Beverly, Derry, Charmaine, Dale,
and Lynn,
A, ARLEI-S- born 3/29/1919- at home with Alta.
B. ADRIENNE (Gustafson) SIFFRING- born ?; married ? to
ROY SIFFRING I four children- Cherene,r..elody,
LeRoy, and Tina Marie,
a, CHERENE(Siffring) 'HOLMES married Roy HOLfviES
Tour children; Bobby, born 7/3/59} Debra
born 8/3/63; Cynthia, born V19/66; and
Donald, born 6/3/72
b. MELODY (Siffring) HALSTED: married John HAL3TED;
two children, John I. Halsted II, born k/26/65
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b. and Tammy Ann, born 1/22/68
c. LEROY E. 3IFFRING, bom ? at home
d. TINA MARIE, borh 3/3/62, at home
C. DSRV/ENT - born ?; married ? to DOROTHY
five children- Darryl, Gary, Randy Lee,
Bruce, and Craig.
a. DARRYL- born ? ; married to ?
b. GARY- born 7/1 8/^^85 at home
c. RANDY LEE- bom 1/21/50 j dec. 6/8/52
d. BRUCE- born 5/23/51
e. CRAIG- born l/h/5^
D. BSRNSTA(Gu£ i^c^r^on) BOYER- bom ? ; married ?fto Roger
BOYER, one child, Ronald
a, RONALD- born 8/5/55
E. BERNITA (Gustafson) RICHERSON- born? i Married ? to
Robert RICHERSON- born ? one child, Carol
a, CAROL- bom ?; married?to Tommy ELLIOT, tv/o
children, Melinda, born 9/11/6?; and
Tommy, Jr.- born 9/I5/68.
F. BEVERLY (Gngtafson) 3CHUELKE- bom ?; married ? to
FRED SCHUELKEj nine children
a. TERRY LEE- born ?
b. AUDREY (r.lR.& TvlRS. DENNIS BREWER)
C, GLORIA (MR.& r/IRS. ROBERT TURNER)
d. PAT (MRS. PATRICIA FISHER)
e. DONALD
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V/illiam Kichael, Noel, Donna Faye, Robin, and Paul
a. WILLIAP^ MICHAEL- born 5/27/58; dec. 5/12/68
b. KOEL - born 5/28/59
c. DONNA FAYE (dec.)
d. ROBIN - born 3/13/62
e. PAUL- born 9/19/63
H. GK;u-ii.iAINE (Gustafson) Stroup -born ?, married to
ClARENGE STxROUP ? five children, Gail, Wanda,
Jerry, Gordon, ^d Kristy,
a. GAIL (ivIR & IVIRS. EDWARD PETERS)
b. WANDA - born 11/15/55
c. JERRY- born 5/12/57
d. GORDON - born 8/3I/59
e. KRISTY- born 10/3/6^1-, dec. I2/3I/65
I. PALS 0. - born ?j married to JANICE, tv/o children
Victor Gustav and Timothy Owen
a. VICTOR GU3TAV- born IO/3I/6I
b. Tir.iOTHY O'^ffiN- born 2/9/66
J. LYNN- born ?; married to DONNA ? ; two children,
Roberta and Kimberly
a. ROBERTA- born 9/16/64
b. KIMBERLY- born I/I6/66
FAP.rELY OF CARL £c NONA
6. CARL - born 3/7/1893; dec. 9/20/I97O; married NONA PHELPS,
born 3/7/l890,dec. II/II/6O; tv/o children; Isabelle and Chadwick
A. laABELLE (Gustafson) HANSON- born V2/17; married
to CLIFFORD HANSON ; no children
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Fmin OF CARL & NONA (con't)
B. CHADV/ICK - born 12/9/20 married 1st to Frances
(dec) one child^Garyj married to SSTELLE}
no children,
a. GARY- born 5/14/^0 J married to 3USI3 ?, dec.
two children, NttWA Marie, born 9/I3/6O
and Victor Qhadwick, born 5/8/69
FAI.:iLY OF CHESTER & HELEN
?. CHESTER- born 9/7/189^? married 8/31/191^ to HELEN YOWIG,
Three children; Eleanor, Cha'^es, and Donna.
A. BLSANOR (Gustafson) JOHNSON- born 11/3/15; married to
LEROY J0H.:30N, 6/2/?'^ two children, Dick and Larry
a. RICHARD- bom ?; married JULIE , born? ;
tv;o children? Steve, born 5/1/^3 and Scott,
born 11/29/65
■ • !^ b. LARRY - born ? 5 married 6/II/66 to KAREN ? : born?;
two children, Cindy- bom 1/12/68 and Kim
born 8/17/70
B. CHARLES - born ?; married 8/3l/4o/to EVELYN ROCK-
bom?;-o... children, Nancy and Peggy,
a. NANCY (Gustafson) SV/ANSON - born 6/6/41, four
children; Gary- born 5/1 5/5^; Tla- born
•*^' 6/22/57 ;Mark- bom 9/17/59; and Diane-
''^'^''' bom 10/21/6/'-.
b, PEGGY - born 9/23/^2
C. DONNA (Gustafson) 3KEIK - bom ?; married 9/20/52 to
PHILLIP SHEIK- born ? three children, Lori, Jeff,
and Sandy,
a. LORI- born 7/1/57
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C. SANDY - born 7/26/6^
FAI.'IILY OF REUBEN & MARY
8. REUBEN - born 6/4/1897; 1st married to Frances (dec) ; three
children, Gloria, Reuberta, and Jeannien, 2nd marriage
7/18/59 to loVRY bom 2/31/15; no children.
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Tst'marriage to George Marvik (dec); 2nd
marriage to iVILLIA<!\ C'^OSSLAND- born ?; no children
B. REUBERTA 3T0SCKLIN - bom 11/28/28; married to L3K
STOECIvLIN married 4/11/535 three children
a. TIMOTHY - born 7/16/5^
b. FRANCES - bom 12/14/55
c. ELLYN - born 12/23/57
C. JEANNIEN (Gustafson) GR033I.UN -bofn 7/15/33? married
to HAI-IK GROSSMAN - born ? three children
a, ERIC - born ll/lO/5«
b, ELLICE - bom 1/23/6 3
c, LANCE - born 9/21/64
FAT/IILY OF FERNE & ALLEN
IP.FERNE- bom 9/17/1899 married to ALLEN \'<'EDELL - born 6/4 1894;
two children; Athalie and Allen, Jr.
A. ATHALIE (Wedell) (Scriber) NICHOLS - born 5/19/18
1st marriage to William Scriebpr dec. 1941;
one child; Diane; 2nd marriage 1/25/^ to
LA'.7RENCE NICHOLS - born?; two children Judy and fl,,
a. DIANNE (Nichols) HUM-IEL -born 10/24/40; married
to RICHARD HUIv'il'lEL - born ? three children
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FM1ILY OF FERNE & ALLEN (conHj)
a. Shannon - born 5/20/6?, 3tephann5 - berto
11/27/63, and Sanantha Jo- born 5/1 9/68
b. JUDY ANNE (PJichols) DAY- born 8/25/46 married
6/I8/67 to MILTON DAY - born ? ; two children
Brett Allen- born II/I9/68 and Blake Andrew-
born 8/31/70.
c. DAVID born 11/7/^7 j married 2/2/69 to J0YG2;
no children,
B. ALLEN. JR. ,born 5/25/2^^; married IO/20/5I to JEANNE
Bom ?; four children, Bonnie , Robert, Holly Jo,
and Heidi Rae,
a. BONNIE - bom 5/5/^9 (step daughter)
b. ROBERT - born 12/28/55
c. HOLLY JO - born 12/12/62
d. HEIDI RAE - bom 2/1 6/66
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FRANCES JULIA BURMAN
IN THE YEA;^ 1901, ON AUGUST 14, FRANCES JULIA WAS BORN INTO
THE PAr/flLY OF VINCENT AND MARY BURMAN. AT THAT TIME HER BROTHER
FRANK WAS ^ YEARS OLD. SHE WAS BORN IN THE TOWN OF KUTKA, LITHUANIA
\VHICH IN THE YEAR I9OI WAS A PART OF RUSSIA.
THE BURMAN FAMILY WAS CONSIDERED AN AVERAGE INCOME FmiLY.
THii: INCOME WAS USED MAI^aY FOR FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER. DAILY
FAIRLY BUSINESS DECISIONS WERE MADE BY HER FATHER AND KOVHER,:
VINCENT AND MARY BURMAN, BUT KEY DECISIONS WERE MADE ONLY BY THE
FATHER .
THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL MEANS OF PUNISHMENT USED FOR DISGIPLINAf-^Y
ACTION. FRANCES'S FATHER SAT DOWN WITH THE CHILDREN AND TALi;ED OUT
PROBLEMS AND DISOBEDIANCES.
THE FAMILY WAS CLOSE-KNIT. HOLIDAYS WERE ALWAYS AT HOME
WITH THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE FMULY CELEBRATED BAPTISIMS,
HOLY C0r»1MUNI0N AND MARRIAGES.
THE RELIGION WAS ROMAN CATHOLIC. THEY ATTENDED MASS EVERY
SUfHDAY AND RECEIVED THEIR SACRAMENTS. V/HEN IN SPRING VALLEY,
ILLINOIS THEY ATTENDED ST. ANNE'S LITHUANIAN CHURCH AND IN ROCKFORD,
ILLINOIS ATTENDED ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH.
IN THE YEAR I9OI, VINCENT BURMAN (FRANCES'S FATHER) CATHIE TO
THE UNITED STATES OP AMERICA TO MAKE A BETTER HOME FOR THE FAT.IILY.
AFTER RECEIVING WORD TO JOIN HIM, THE FAMILY COMPOSED OF MOTHER
MARY, FRANCES AI© FRANK CAJVTE BY BOAT TO SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS.
THE REASONS THEY CAME TO THE UNITED STATES WERE FOR BETTER
WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS AND ALSO BECAUSE RELATIVES LIVED IN
THE UNITED STATES. THE FAT/IILY SETTLED IN SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS.
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SPRING VALLEY. ILLINOIS IN THE EARLY 1900'S WAS CHIEFLY KNOWN A3 A
GOAL MINING TO\VN. THE T0V7N HAD A POPULATION OF 10,000, STORES
INCLUDED GROCERY, HARDWARE AND SALOONS. EACH NATIONvlLITY HAD THEIR
OV/N CHURCH. SCHOOLS IVERE BOTH PUBLIC AiTO PAROCHIAL.
THEY LIVED IN AN 8 ROOM APARTMENT ABOVE CHARLES BU'RMAN'S
(FRANCES'S FATHER'S. COUSIN) GROCERY ArJD HARDWARE STORE . IN 1912,
HER BROTHER CHARLES .WAS BORN AND IN 191^. THE LAST OF THE FAT-IILY,
JOSEPH, WAS BORN, IN 1916 THE BURIvlANS MOVED OUT OF THEIR APARTMENT
AND INTO A "HOrvIE. WHILE LIVING IN SPRING VALLEY, FRANCES BEGAN
WORKING* HER FIRST JOB WAS CLEANING HOMES FOR PEOPLE, IK 1917,
FRANCES LEFT HOME AND MOVED TO ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, SHE DECIDED
TO M0VE1BECAUSE ROCKPORD HAD MORE OF A VARIETY OF JOBS km THERE
V/ERE NO JOBS LEFT IN SPRING VALLEY. SHE BOARDED IN A DUPLEX
HOUSE. HER FIRST JOB IN ROCKFORD WAS CLEANING AND IRONING FOR A
FAMILY, THEN IN 1919 SHE WORKED AT NATIO :.'.i. iOCK' COMPANT WHICH
MADS DEFENSE MATERIALS FOR WORLD WAR I.
AS FOR SCHOOLING^ FRANCES FINISHED THE EIGHTH GRADE. HER
FAMILY REJ^TAINED IN SPRING VALI-EY, BUT IN 1919 PROBLEMS AROSE IN
THE TOWN AND THE COAL MINES CLOSED DOWN. SINCE THAT WAS FRANCES'S
FATHER'S ONLY OCCUPATION, THE FAIRLY MOVED TO ROCKFORD. FRANCES
llOYm) BACK^V/ITH HER FAT'IILY UNTILSHE MARRIED.
in' 1919, V/HILE BOARDING IN THE DUPLEX, SHE MET HER HUSBAND-
TO-BE, REUBEN GUSTAVISON V/HO LIVED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DUPLEX.
THEIR COURTSHIP LASTED FOR THREE YEARS.
IN 1925 HER FATHER DIED OF CANCER AND IN 1928 |ER MOTHER 'WAS
KILLED BY A TRUCK. AT THAT TIF/IE HER BROTHERS WERE STILL YOUNG
AND FRANCES AND HER HUSBAN'; RAISED THEI-I AS THEIR OV/N.
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REUBEN WALLACE GU3TAF30N
ON JUNE k, 1897, TWIN BOYS WERE BORN TO AGNES AND CHARLES
GUSTAF30N. REUBEN WALLACE AND RALPH WALTER WERE NAIviED BY THEIR
PARENTS. THEIR FIRST HOME WAS A FARM IN MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
IT //AS A VERY LAJRGE FARMHOUSE IN WHICH FOUR ROOMS WERE UNUSED.
FARM ANIKALS CONSISTED OF EIGHTEEN HORSES, TWO HUNDRED CHICKENS,
FIFTY TURKEYS, FIFTY DUCKS, THREE HUNDRED HOGS, AND SIXTY MILK
COWS. THE MAIN OCCUPATION WAS FARMING, IN WHICH ALL OF THE FAMILY
TOOK PART. OF THE 280 ACRES, THE FARM CONSISTED OF 100 ACRES OF
CORN, GRAIN FIELDS, AW PASTURE LAND WITH THE BALANCE IN WOODLAND.
A SMALL RIVER RAN THROUGH THE WOODS AND IN THE SUMMERTIIvlS THE
CHILDREN WOULD GO FISHING. THE FARM WAS LOCATED MIDWAY BETWEEN
WOODSTOCK AND MARENGO, ILLINOIS.
WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS HAD A POPULATION OF ABOUT 1,000 PEOPLE.
THERE WAS A BIG SQUARE IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY IN WHICH THE
COURTHOUSE WAS LOCATED. THERE WAS A PARK AROUND THE COURTHOUSE
AND VARIOUS STORES AND HOMES NEARBY.. MARENGO WAS ABOUT THE SAr»rE
SIZE AS WOODSTOCK IN POPULATION AND FORMAT. THERE WAS A TOWN
PUMP, DRY GOODS STORE, HARDWARE STORE, MEAT MARKET, GROCERY STORE,
CHURCHES, AND SALOONS.
HIRED HANDS '^VHO WORKED ON THE FARM LIVED WITH THE FAI.'^ILY.
AT TIMc:S THERE WAS ALSO A HIRED GIRL WHO HELPED V/ITH THE CHILDREN
AND IN THE HOUSE. ONE SCHOOL YEAR Tlffi TEACHER LIVED WITH THEM
BECAUSE IN THOSE TIMES IT WAS COMT-IOK FOR THE TEACHER TO TRAVEL
AND LIVE '^TH VARIOUS FAI-IILIES. RELATIVES V/HO CAI.IE TO VISIT
V/OULD STAY WITH THE FAIvlILY FOR A V/EEK AT A TIME.
REUBEN ATTENDED A COUNTRY SCHOOL TO THE EIGHTH GRADE. IT WAS
A ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE WITH Th"E TEACHER TEACHING ALL GRADES.
HIS SCHOOL SUBJECTS WERE READING, ARITHf/lETIC, GRAMTvIAR , GEOGRAPHY,
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HISTORY, AND VVRITING. LIKE ANY OTHER BOY, REUBEN SOIiCTIAAES
PLAYED- HOOKEY FROr" SCHOOL. DURING RECESS, GAIyIES WERE PLAYED
SUCH AS CHASE REINDEER, FOX AND GEESE, AND DROP THE HANKERCHIEF.
THE FAMILY PRACTICED THE LUTHERAN FAITH, BUT DURING CHILDHOOD
YEARS THEY DID NOT ATTEND CHURCH REGULARLY.
KEY DECISIONS vVERE MADE BY THE PARENTS. CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO
STATE THEIR VIEV/POINTS. DAILY FAIWILY BUSirJESS DECISIONS WERE MADE
BY THEIR FATHER. THE CHILDREN WERE DISCIPLINED BY THEIR MOTHER
BY SPANKING OR TALKING WITH THEM.
IN 1905 THE FAMILY MOVED TO A SMALLER FARM WHICH WAS DOWI^l
THE ROAD PROM THE BIG FARM. THEY MOVED BECAUSE THE FATaLY WANTED
A SMALLER FARM TO RAISE.
WHEN REUBEN WAS TEN YEARS OLD, THE FIRST PHONOGRAPH WAS
PURCHASED. THERE WAS ALSO A PIANO THAT HAD BEEN IN THE FAMILY
FOR MANY YE^RS. THIS WAS THE ONLY HOUSEHOLD ENTERTAINMENT.
THERE WAS NO AUTOMOBILE. HORSES WERE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION.
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, NEIGHBORS GATHERED FOR PICNICS. MARENGO
HAD A FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION V^HICH THE GU3TAF30N FAf/IILY
ATTENDED REGULARLY. WOODSTOCK ALSO OFFERED VARIOUS KINDS OF
ENTERTAINMENT. IN THE SUTvlMERTIME ThlERE WAS A COUNTY FAIR, AND
DURING THE YEAR, THERE WAS AN OPERA HOUSE WHICH OFFERED STAGE
SHOWS THAT THE FA]^!ILY ATTEITOED. THE CHILDREN V/ENT TO THE MOVIES
AND THE ICE CREAM PARLOR ON THE V/EEKENDS. IF THEY BEHAVED DURING
THE \YEEK, THERE WERE ALSO NEIGHBORHOOD BASEBALL GAJvlES IN 'iVHICH MANY
OF THE BOYS PARTICIPATED. AT CHRISTMASTIME, THERE "WERE PROGRAI.iS
HELD AT SCHOOL AND FAMILY GET-TOGETHERS AFTER. AT EASTER THE
CHILDREN ALL MADE EASTER BASKETS, BOILED EGGS AND PAINTED THEM.
AT AGE SIXTEEN REUBEN GOT HIS FIRST JOE WORKING IN THE
CREAJ^iERY AT KINGSTON, ILLINOIS. SIX MONTHS LATER THE CREAIilERY
WAS CLOSED AND REUBEN WENT ON TO ANOTHER CREAMERY TO WORK. IN LATE
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1915. V/HEN REUBEN WAS EIGHTEEN , HIS FATHER DIED ON Th^ . _.. .
HIS MOTHER, SISTERS FERIi AND JESSIE, AND BROTHER GUS, THEN i.!OVED
yrTO ROCKFORD, AfJD LIVED ON PARK AVENUE WITH HER PARENTS. IN 1 ■' ' .
REUBEN STAYED BEHIND BECAUSE HE WAS EI.^LOYED AT THE GRSAIffiRY,
TV/ENTY, HE MOVED TO ROCKFORD AND JOINED HIS FAT.iILY. HE WAS EKPLCY'..:-
AT W.F. &. JOffll BARNES FOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS AN HOUR. DURING WORLD
vVAR O^rS, AT THE AGE OF TWENTY -ONE, REUBEN SERVED IN THE NAVY HERE
AIO IN FRANCE. DURING THIS TIKE, HIS MOTHER MOVED BACK TO THE FAr<M
WITH HER BROTHER BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIITO A JOB IN ROCKFORD.
AFTER AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE, REUBEN RETURNED TO ROCKFORD AItt) LIVED
WITH HIS AUNT. HE \'fEm BACK TO W.F. & JOHN BARNES FOR A SHORT
vVHILE. HE WORlvED ON A DRILL PRESS. HIS NEXT JOB FOR FORTY -EIGHT
CENTS AN HOUR WAS AT BARBER -CO LT.l AT-: COMPANY AS A PLANER. AFTER
HE WAS LAID OFF, HE OBTAINED ANOTHER JOB IN 1921 AT J.L. CLARK
FOR FIFTY CEIfTS AN HOUR. HE WAS AT J.L. CLARK FOR TKREE MONTHS
WHEN THEY .<ENT ON STRIKE. HE THEN 'aENT TO GREENLEE BROTHERS AND STAYED
THERE FOR TWENTY -NINE YEARS WITH A STARTING WAGE OF FORTY CENTo AN
HOUR TO ONE DOLLAR AND SIXTY -FIVE CENTS AND LEFT WITH THAT WAGE IN
1951. WHEN HE WAS OFFERED MORE MONEY, HE V^NT TO WORK FOR i AHLER
WAIWFACTURING COMPANY EARNING UP TO FOUR DOLLARS AND FIFTY CSNvS
PER HOUR. HE RETIRED THERE AFTER TWENTY -ONE YEARS AT THE AGE OF
SEVENTY -SIX.
IN 1920, REUBEN CHANGED HIS LAST NAI^IE TO GUSTAVI30N WHICH
WAS ORIGINALLY GUSTAFSON. TO CHANGE A LAST NAIvIE IN THOSE TIMES, ALL
THAT HAD TO BE DONli WAS TO SIP.IPLY V/RITE OUT THE NEW NAIvIE. NO
LEGAL ACTION WAS REQUIRED. THEN, AFTER ^EN YEARS, THE NAIVIE WAS
DECLA:iED LEGAL. THE REASON REUBEN CHANGED HIS NAIvIE WAS BECAUSE
THE NAME GUSTAFSON WAS 30 COMMON ATJD HE WANTED A DIFFERENT LAST
NAiA'IE, BUT SIMILIAR TO GUSTAFSON. HE WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE FAIVIILY
WHO DID THIS.
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A3 A YOUNG MAN, REUBEN HAD VERY FEV/ R0KMCE3 BEFORE HE
MET AND LATER KARRIED FRANCES BURMAN.
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L'LL NAME AT BIRTH B.'5\U.>^.&.n.. .(J.Ua.t,a7/J. ^QH
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us name Instead of street and nuiubcr.j
7. Date of
i,i„„ June _4th. 1897
FATHER
Chp.rles V. Gustavl son
(Day)
aidence at time
_ this birth '!arenKo Tttq. 111.
white
11. Age pt tirne
of this birth ~'..-^.. vr
45
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1.1. Residence at tim';.
of this birth \\B.Vi-iy\^o f Trrp. Ill»
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17. Ak3 at time _ -
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of this hirth...-.-f..^ yr
(Name State, if in U. S.)
(Name Conntr.v. it Forei-ni .3^9^?.^...
Xumlier of cliildren born to this moth'^r at the
; of and inciijding this birth rT^
19. Occupation
(Nature of Induslr.r)..
Farmlns-Houge wi f e
ereby certify that the person named at Item 2 Wii born on the dale stated above!
'ed .C.arI....A......G:Us.t.aY.lE.Qn Erct-lier
(Tille or relationship of signer must be stated.)
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REUBEN AND FRANCES GUSTAVI30N
NOVEIaBER I6, 1922 REUBEN GU3TAVI30N Af4D FRANCES BURMAN
HERE MARRIED IN ST. JAI.IES PRO-CATIiSDRAL ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.
IN 1923 REUBEN MADE THEIR FIRST RADIO WHICH WAS K.NOWN AS A
CRYSTAL SET. FOR TRANSPORTATION THEY PURCHASED A I9I8
ROADSTER FOR SEVENTY -FIVE DOLLARS IN 1923. THEIR FIRST
RESIDENCE WAS AN APARTfrlSNT ABOVE FRAI^JCES'S PARENTS ON 17TH
AVENUE. REUBEN WAS V^RKING AT GREENLEE BROS. AND FRANCES
RAN A THREADING MACHINE AT NATIONAL LOCK CO. FOR THIRTY -FIVE
DOLLARo PER \TOEK. IN 1927 THEY FOUfID A.NOTHEH HOKE IN ROCKFORD,
ILLINOIS ON FOURTEENTH STREET AND SETTLED THERE PERKAN'SNTLY .
THE HOUSE PAYMENTS WERE T'WENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER KONTH. IN 1932
REUBEN REMODELED THE HOUSE BY DIGGING Tft£. BASEMENT, ENCLOSING
THE FRONT PORCH AND RELOCATING T}i£ STAIRWAY TO THE UPSTAIRS.
THE HOUSE WAS A FAIRLY LARGE SIZE BUT BOARDERS ALWAYS LIVED
WITH THE FAMILY AS PART OF THE FAI^ilLY FOR MATflf YEARS.
IN SEPTE^ffiER OF 1923 THEIR FIRST CHIIA A GIRl, WHO WAS
NAI»1ED GLORIA ELAINE WAS BORN. ON NOVERlBEl^ 28, 1928 ANOTHER
DAUGHTER, REUBERTA AGNES, WAS BORN ON THANKSGIVING DAY MUCH
TO FRAT^CES DISAPPOINTfffiNT AS SHE ViiAS WISHING VERY STRONGLY
FOR A SON. JEANNIEN ADELLE, THE YOUNGEST OF THL TH1?EE GIRLS,
KADE HER APPEARANCE DURING THE HOT SUfclMER KCNTH OF JULY li-'33.
IF THE CHILDREN WARRANTED SEVERE PUNISK^ffiNT, THEY KNEW
ABOUT "THE RAZOR STRAP" IN THE BASEItlENT.
THE CHILDREN REGULARLY ATTEND CATECHISM A3 THEY DID i.Cl
ATTEND PAROCHIAL SCHOOL EVEN THOUGH THE FAftllLY WEHi:. DEVOUT
KOMAN CATHOLICS AND ATTENDED MASS AS REQUIRED AI1D RECEIVED
ALL THE HOLY SACRAT-IENTS . THEIR MOTHER INFLUENCED THE
CHILDREN STRONGLY IN THIS DIRECTION.
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THEY WERE AN AVERAGE FAMILY WITH A TYPICAL AVERAGE INCOME
FOR THE TIMES. NOTHING WAS EVER LUXURIOUS AI^JD THE WEEKLY INCOME
WAS USED FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, INSURANCE , UPKEEP OF THE HOME AND
OTHER NECESSITIES. DECISIONS WERE MADE FOR FAIv!ILY WELFARE BY
BOTH PARENTS.
IN LATER YEARS THE FAMILY VTOULD GO ON A FISHING VACATION
DURING THE 3UM1HER MONTHS IN WISCONSIN OR MINNESOTA. HOLIDAYS
WERE SPENT IN FAMILY GET-TOGETHERS AND FOURTH OF JULY WAS SPENT
1
AT HOr/IE AND WATCHING CITY FIREWORKS AT THE BELL BOWL OF THE
CAMP GRANT ARMY BASE LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF ROCKFORD. THERE
WERE NO FAMILY REUNIONS BECAUSE FAMILIES V/ERE TOGETHER OFTEN.
SOME SUNDAYS WERE SPENT DRIVING TO LAKE DELAVAN, WISCONSIN TO
SPEND THE DAY WITH REUBEN'S SIDE OF THE FAT-IILY WHILE OTHER
SUNDAYS THE FAMILY PILED INTO THE CAR AFTER A BIG SUNDAY DINNER
AND WENT FOR A COUNTRY RIDE VISITING RELATIVES ON THEIR FARMS.
COMIUNITY LIFE WAS CENTERED MOSTLY AROUND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
THERE WERE CHRISTMAS PLAYS AT SCHOOL IN WHICH ALL OF THE GIRLS
WOULD PARTICIPATE. MOVIES WERE A BIG THING ON WEEK-ENDS AND THE
GIRLS LOOKED FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE STATE THEATER FOR TlIE
SATURDAY SERIAL WITH THEIR MOTHER. FOR OTHER AMUSEMENTS THEY
WENT TO LOCAL PARKS FOR PICNICS V/ITH OTHER RELATIVES, THE SEVENTH
STREET FALi, FESTIVAL, CARNIVALS AND FREQUENT ACTIVITIES AT THE
PERRYVILLE GRANGE HALL WITH OTHER FARM FAT/IILIES AND RELATIVES.
THERE WERE FEW CHURCH SOCIALS AI^fD MOST GATHERINGS V/ERE Wlln
FATOLIES.
FRANCES ATTENDED ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES AT® IN 19^1 RECEIVED
HER NATURALIZATION PAPERS FOR CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES.
SHE V/AS VERY PROUD TO BECOME AN AJ1ERICAN CITI7EN.
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ir; 1950 fratm-ces developed heart PROBLav.s. she was in the
HOSPITAL IN RGCKFORD, BUT LATER vv'SNT TO THE r.!ETHODIST HOSPITAL
IM MADISON* '.fISCONSIN BECAUSE OP THE SPECIALISTS AT THE JACKSON
CLINIC THL.c^. .yhxLi. A jtaTIET^T IN THE HOSPITAL SHE DIED OF
BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS IN SEPTEMBER 1951.
REUBEN LIVED WITH HIS TWO YOUNGER DAUGHTERS IN THE HOME
ON' FOURTEENTH STREET UKT'IL AFTER REUBERTA'S MARRIAGE IN 1953.
1:1 THE FALL OF I953 HE iVBNT TO CALIFORNIA Al^ AFTER A "WTLD
FLING" RETURNED TO LIVE WITH RSUBERTA AT© HER HUSBAND IN THE
FOURTEENTH STREET HOKE AGAIN.
IN JULY 1959 HE t4ARRIED MARY KAY AKCH2R IN KAN3A3 CITY,
no. Am THEY LIVED IN AN APARTMENT ON NORTH ROCKTON AVENUE IM
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.
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JACKSDN CLINIC
16 SOUTH HENRY STREET
MAOISDN 3, WISCONSIN
OBSTETRICS ;
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GENERAL ALLERCSY
PEDIATRICS
NEUROLOGY
UROLOSr AND PROCTOLOGY
Octoter 24, 1351
PATHOLOGY
CTHELCRCO L. 6CH
X-RAY AND RADIUS
ADMINISTRATION
THE JACKSON FOUNDATION
HARRY F. COLFER, M. D.
DIRECTOR
Mr. Heuten Gustavison
1114 14th Street
Hcclifcrd, Illinois
DeaJ- ly. Gustc-Tison:
I a.Ti Borr^' there has 'been a delav in inforning you.
of the findincjs of the postnorten examination. !fe found the
evidence of rheuznatic heart disease vhich \:e had expected.
?his condition had caused a great deal of nar roving" of two
of the heart valves, the tricuspid and nitral valves. On
the 3iitral valve was the infection v/hich v/as the most serious
part of her troutle and for which v;e v/ere treating her v.'ith
penicillin and streptomycin. This condition is knov/n as sat-
acute 'bacterial endocarditis and is not unccvjnon in patients
with rheur.atic heart disease. There vere also several areas
in the lungs in which the circulation had oeen inpaired ty
tlood clots, and it was thess v;hich contricuted to the sudden
fatal termination.
I feel that ever;,^thing that could have teen done
was done for her, "but that her heart disease was too severe
to have allowed her to live inuch longer even if the infection
had teen completely cleared \xp.
Thank you again for yo'ur cooperation in allov/ing
this ezaaiuat ion.
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Sincerely yours,
H. c. Ashr&n. ;:.r.
HGA/rp
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REUBERTA AGNES GUST AVI SON
ON NOVEr/IBER 28, 1928 REUBERTA AGNES WAS BORN THE SECOND OF
THREE GIR^S. THE FAMILY HOME WAS A SIX ROOM TWO -STORY FRAME
HOUSE. THERE WERE THREE BEDROOMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR ANTD A
ROOM mTK RUNNING WATER AND TOILET FACILITIES. THE FRONT ROOM
CONTAINED A PIANO AND RADIO WHERE MOST OF THE FAT-IILY RELAXATION
TOOK PLACE. THE LARGE DINING ROOM NEXT TO IT WAS USED FOR MORE
THAN JUST DINING. SEWING, HOMEWORK, PROJECTS AND AT ONE TIME
IT WAS USED FOR SLEEPING QUARTERS WHEN SERIOUS ILLNESS WAS IN
THE HOUSE AT® IT WAS QUARArW'INED IN THOSE DAYS.
THERE WERE NO SERVANTS BUT THERE V/ERE BOARDERS vmo PAID
FIVE DOLLARS RENT WEEKLY. CONDITIONS WERE CROWDED AND THE
FAMILY WHILE THE GIRLS WERE SMALL SLEPT IN ONE BEDROOM WHEN
THE OTHER TWO WERE USED BY THE BOARDERS.
EHE FAMILY INCOME WAS AVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A
DEPRESSION km TIMES WERE ROUGH.
AT AGE FOURTEEN REUBERTA STARTED V/ORKING AS A SALESCLERK
IN A DIME STORE IN DOWNTOV/N ROCKFRD. FOLLOWING THAT SHE V/ORKED
AS A BOOKKEEPER Or>IE SUIvMER AND AT AGE SIXTEEN WORKED AS A WINDER
ON A NAVY CONTRACT FOR SOCKS AT ROCKFORD MITTEN AND HOSIERY.
AT AGE SEVENTEEN SHE STA.RTED WITH ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO.
AS A TELEPHONE OPERATOR FOR FORTY DOLLARS A ,mW..
REUBERTA GRADUATED FROM EAST ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL IN 19^6,
SHE CONTINUED WORKING FOR ILLINOIS BELL WHILE ATTENDING COURSES
AT EAST ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL A3 A:. EXTEh6»oN PROGRAI.I OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF iLLiftQis. THERE V/ERE MANY VETERAi\S RETURNING TO
COLLEGE AT THAT TIME AND THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES WERE
Mo^ivATcu; ATJiaausfl
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anoM HO*? aa8u eaw ti ot Txaw moof. omnia aoHAj sht .aoAjq xoot
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'.ii 8AV; eiiawjji Euoiaaa waHw eaaTHAup omqaajE hot aaeu 2aw ti
.EYAa aaOHT WI aaWITMAHAUP EAW ti (MA 32U0H aHT
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PAGE 50
OVERCROWDED, HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS WERE USED FOR COLLEGE COURSES.
AT AGE EIGHTEEN AGAINST HER MOTHER'S WISHES, REUBERTA MADE
HER OWN DECISION TO MOVE TO CALIFORNIA AND LIVE WITH HER GIRLFRIEND.
THERE SHE WAS SOON EMPLOYED AS AN OPERATOR FOR PACIFIC TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH FOR ABOUT FORTY DOLLARS A WEEK. THERE SHE SHARED
AN APARTMENT WITH HER GIRLFRIEND ON BALBOA ISLAND. WHEN HSR
GIRLFRIEND MARRIED, SHE MOVED ACROSS THE BAY TO THE TOWN OF BALBOA.
THIS WAS A SMALL BEACH TOWN ON THE PACIFIC COAST WHICH WAS DENSLY
POPULATED DURING THE. SUMMER, BUT DURING THE WINTER MOST PEOPLE
RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES AROUND LOS ANGELES AND INLAND FROM THE
COAST. TWO YEARS L/.TER SHE MOVED TO OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA AS
HER COUSINS HAD MOVED THERE PROM WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. SHE LIVED
WITH THEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE RENTING HER OWN APARTMENT WHILE
WORKING FOR PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH IN OCEANSIDE.
IN 1951 SHE RETURNED TO ROCKFORD BECAUSE HER MOTHER WAS
SERIOUSLY ILL WHEN HER MOTHER'S CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE,
SHE TRANSFERRED BACFf ' AND AGAIN WORKED AS AN OPERATOR AND EMPLOYMENT
SUPERVISOR FOR ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
AFTER THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER IN SEPTEMBER 1951. REUBERTA
STAYED IN THE FAMILY. HOME TO KEEP HOUSE FOR HER FATHER AS HER
OLDER SISTER WAS MARRIED AND HER YOUNGER SISTER WAS CONTINUING
HER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
IN 1952 REUBERTA WAS INTRODUCED TO LELAND STOECKLII^Y HER
SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW. AFTER A YEAR'S COURTSHIP THEY
WERE MARRIED ON APRIL 11, 195.'3.
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.onaifl'^jflio fl3H HTiw avij cviA kimo'iiJ.AQ oT avoM OT woiaioaa wwo aan
:'i'?i?A*i flo^ aoTAflaqo ka ea (13yoj<ims wor "'" i^raHT
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aj<Toaq t8om fiaTwiw aHT owrmia Tua .HaMMua 3ht owihuq oaTAjuqoq
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Reuc:, ;.- u.,,ijv ,-.:,t^. ., -. :.,.. ..... ■,...'
become the bride of Lealand Victor Stocci<-
lin, Jr., April 11 in St. James pro-cathedral. J
She is the daughter of Reuben Gustavi?on.
(Van DyicG phoio)
PAGE 53
LELAND AND REUBERTA STOECKLIN
IN 1952 REUBERTA GUSTAVISON WAS INTRODUCED TO LELAND STOECKLIN
BY HER SISTER AND BT?OTHER-IN-LAW, GLORIA AND GEORGE MARVIK. WHO
WERE FRIENDS OF LELAND. ABOUT ONE YEAR- LATER THEY 'WERE MARRIED ON
APRIL 11, 1953 IN 3T. JAIvlES PRO -CATHEDRAL.
ECONOMICALLY THEY lU^D SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND AFTER THEIR
MARRIAGE THEY MOVED INTO THE GUSTAVISON FAI^ILY HOI/IE ON FOURTEENTH
STREET IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS TO LIVE WITH HER FATHER. SHE HAD
BEEN WITH HIM SINCE HER MOTHER'S DEATH IN SEPTEMBER 1951 BECAUSE
HER YOUNGER SISTER, JEANNIEN, WAS AWAY AT SCHOOL AND HER OLDER
SISTER. GLORIA WAS MARRIED Ar^lD HAD A HOME OF HER OWN. THE TWO
STORY FRAME HOUSE HAD AN ENCLOSED FRONT PORCH, LIVING ROOM, DINING
ROOM AND KITCHEN ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH THREE BEDROOMS ANT) A
BATHROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR. WHEN SHE WAS NOT AWAY AT SCHOOL,
REUBERTA 'S SISTER, JEANNIEN, LIVED WITH THEM /Jl.SO UNTIL SHE
MOVED TO CHICAGO AFTER GETTING HER COLLEGE DEGREE. THERE VffiRE
NO OTHER BOARDERS. TPIERE WAS NO RENT OR ROOM Al-ID BOARD CHARGED
BY EITHER PARTY.
AT THAT TIME REUBERTA WAS AInI EMPLOYMENT SUPERVISOR FOR
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPAI^ EARNING ABOUT FIFTY -FIVE DOLLARS
PER WEEK AND LSE WORKED FOR MULLER-PINEHURST DAIRY AS A BODY AND
FENDER MAN ON THE TRUCK FLEET AND EARNED ABOUT SEVENTY -EIGHT
DOLLARS PER WEEK. THIS WAS AN AVERAGE INCOME FOR THE TIME AND
WAS USED FOR DAILY LIVING EXPENSES. REUBERTA 'S FATHER, REUBEN,
WAS EMPLOYED AS A PLANER FOR FAHLER MFG. AND ENGINEERING CO. /-ND
MAINTAINED THE HOUSE AND PROPERTY EXPENSES WHILE REUBERTA AND LEE
PAID FOR ALL DAILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING EXPENSES.
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aeuAoaa ii<^t HasMTqas vii HTAaa a'naHTOM hbh aoma mih htiv.' waaa
«aajo HaH avu jooHoa ta yawa 2Aw ,KiaiMiuaL .aaTEiE naoMUOY aaH
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THE FAT.IILY ALWAYS HAD A RADIO AND THE FIRST TELEVISION SET
WAS PURCHASED IN DECEIffiER 1953. THOUGH LEE HAD OvVNED A CAR FOR
MANY YEARS, SiEIR FIRST CAR WAS A YELLOW AND H.ACK I951 CHEVROLET
CLUB COUPE.
IN JULY 1954 TIMOTHY ROBERT WAS BORN. SliCRTLY AFTER LEE
HAD RETURNED FROM SURGERY AT THE METHODIST HOSPITAL IN MADISON,
WISCONSIN, FRANCES MARYE WAS BORN IN DECEMBER 1955. SOON AFTER
HER BIRTH I^ DECEMBER 1957, IT BEGAT/IE APPARENT THAT . ELLYN LOUISE
WAS NOT HEALTHY - SUBSEQUENT HOPITALIZATION DISCOVERED THAT SHE
HAD A RARE liEREDIT/JlY CONDITION KNOWN AS GALACTOSEMIA. FORTUNATELY
IN HER CASE IT WAS NOT FATAL BUT THOUGH DIETARY CONTROLLED, IT WOULD
ALWAYS BE V/ITH HER.
VARIOUS KETHODS OF DISCIPLINE VffiRE USED WITH THE CHILDREN AND
USUALLY ADMINISTERED BY THEIR MOTHER. THEY RECEIVED THE USUAL
SPANKINGS, BUT ALSO HAD THEIR MOUTHS WASHED OUT WITH SOAP, STOOD
IN THE CORNER OR WERE GROUNDED FROM AMUSEMENTS. THEIR GRANDFATHER
SCOLDED THEM AND WHEN THEY WERE WITH THEIR AUNT GLORIA SHE EXPECTED
GOOD BEHAVIOR AND EXACTED THE NECESSARY PUNISHIvTENT IF NEEDED.
DURING MOST OF THEIR MARRIAGE REUBERTA, LEE AND THE CHILDREN
ATTENDED MASS REGULARLY AT ST. JMiES PRO -CATHEDRAL. THE CHILDREN
ATTENDED CATECHISM AND RECEIVED THEIR SACRAMENTS. LATER THE FAMILY
WAS NOT AS REGULAR IN CHURCH ATTENDANCE OR ACTIVITIES.
HOLIDAYS VffiRE SPENT WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE PAi.4ILY TOGETHER
IN THE EARLY YEARS. LATER THEY VARIED ATTENDAIsCE WITH EITHER
REUBERTA'S FAN!ILY OR LEE'S PARENTS FOR ONE OR T/iORE OF THE HOLIDAY
FESTIVITIES. CHRISTMAS EVE WAS USUALLY SPENT WITH REU'EERTA'S
FATHER AND SISTERS AND CHRISTMAS DAY WAS SPENT WITH LEE'S MOTHER.
\ R?:CENT YEARS HAVE SEEN SEVERAL YEARLY FAIvIILY REUiilONS WITH
.EUBERTA'S RELATIVES ON HER FATHER'S SIDE, THE GUSTAFSONS.
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1
IN 1959 REUBEN GUSTAVI30N MARRIED MARY ARCHER AND MOVED
LEAVING THE HOIVIE ON FOURTEENTH STREET FOR LEE ATD REUBSRTA AND
THE CHILDREN. THEY CONTINUED LIVING THERE AND PURCHASED THE
HOUSE ON A CONTRACT BASIS FROM HER FATHER. ' REUBERTA HAD TO MAKE
ALL THE FAJ'IILY DECISIONS BUT LEE lAKDE ALL THE DECISIONS CONCERNING
HIMSELF.
IN JULY i960, AFTER THE DEATH OF LELAND, SR. , FAMILY CONFLICTS
V/HICH HAD BECOTVIE NOTICEABLE BEGAN TO INCREASE. LEE, JR. CONTINUED
TO HAVE FREQUENT "PROBLEMS" VffllCH CAUSED SEVERAL DIFFERENT PERIODS
OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR VARIOUS ILLNESSES. HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT
THE FACT THAT HE V/AS AN ALCHOLIC AT© THIS V/AS THE UNDERLYING
CAUSE FOR HOST OF HIS ILLNESSES AND SUBSEQUENT FREQUENT JOB CHANGES.
FOLLOVaNG HER HUSBAND'S DEATH, HELEN STOECKLIN HELPED TO
CREATE MORE PROBLET/iS FOR HER ONLY CHILD AI© HIS FAT-IILY. SHE
FAILED TO SEE THAT BY TAKING OVER FOR LEE AND HIS FAT.IILY AND NOT
ALLOWING THEM TO ACCEPT AND FACE THEIR OWN RESPONSIBILITIES COULD
NOT HELP THEM, BUT ONLY BRING MORE PROELETAS AND FAT^IILY DISSENSION.
FOR INSTANCE-SHE PURCHA(^ED AN .EXPENSIVE RADIO FOR KER FOUR YEAR
OLD GRANDSON AND THEN CONSTANTLY BERATED HIM BECAUSE HE DID NOT
REALIZE ITS VALUE AND DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF IT. MANY OF HER GIFTS
TO THE CHILDREN WERE TOO EXPENSIVE AT© IMPRACTICAL FOR THEIR AGE.
SHE WAS ALWAYS GIVING MONEY TO L2E ON THE PRETEXT THAT IT WAS
FOR THE FAIRLY , BUT IN REALITY ONLY ENABLED HIM TO INCREASE HIS
DRINKING. SHE CONSISTENTLY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT
A-3 A FACTOR OF THEIR PROBLEFiS. AFTER MANY YEARS OF COUNSELING,
..m3PITALIZATI0N3, TRYING AND FAILING TO OVERCOi^'iE THESE CONFLICTS.
REUBERTA DIVORCED LEE IN FEBRUARY 19^9.
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REUBERT. DID NOT RET-IARRY BUT HAD RETURNED TO A CAREER WITH
ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE C0MP.\jr3f. LEE SUBSEQUENTLY LEFT ROCKFORD
AND HIS .CHILDREN DID NOT HEAR FROM HIM AGAIN. IN I973 THEY
RECEIVED WORD THAT HE WAS IN FLORIDA AND T^IIINALLY ILL WITH
CANCER OF THE LUNGS - HIS DEATB CAI.1E IN HAY 1973.
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The POST
Thurs., Apr. 16, 195^
da
Leland Stoecklin Jr. And His Bricie
Fly To Miami, Fia,, For Honeymoon
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stoecklin.
Jr., whose marriage was an event
of Saturday, Aprii 11, are now in
Miami. Fla.. on a two week wed-
ding trip. They plan to visit Ha-
vana, Cuba, before returning to
make their homo with Mrs.
Stoecklin's father, Reuben Gusta- !
vison, 1114 14th street. When they I
departed from Rockford last week-
end Mrs. Stoecklin, the former
Reuberta A. Gustavison, was <
wearing a grey tailored suit, black
' and white accessories and the or- j
chid from her bridal bouquet.
For the wedding ceremony, j
which took place at 10 a. m. in
St. James Pro-Cathedral, Reu-
iberta wore a ballerina-length gown i
and a flowing fingertip veil at- ;
■tached to a white lace crown. The!
delicate white lace bodice was '
designed with a v-neclcline and
pointed fingertip length sleeves. ]
Varying points cf lace e.xtended !
Irom the waistline of her bouffant :
net skirt. She carried a white or-
chid surrounded by carnations.
SISTER ATfEXDS BRIDE
As her sister's honor attenda"'.,
Miss Jeannien Gustavison wore
an aqua ballerina-length frock
fashioned of lace and net with
scalloped lace panels extending
^OT,-n me sMrt. A matching lace
ar.d net picture hat and a bouquet
of yellow f arnations and Talisman
roses completed her cos.ume.
East .Mitchell attended the
bridegroom, son of the senior Le-
land Stoecklins, 5-i34 Dale avenue
Clifford Hanson and Chadv.ick
Gustafson ushered.
A pink camellia corsage com-
pleted Mrs. Stoeclclin's attire
vh;c.i consisted of a two-piece
navy b.ue crepe dress and pink
accessories.
Organ music was plaved by
Bertha McGuire for the " double-
nng .service which was performed
ty ihe Rt. Rev. Xeo M. Keenan
_Ye..ow stock and white Easter lil-
ies decorated the church a"ar
Following the ceremony there
v;as a breakfast at the Sweden
House for the bridal party and
Jmmedia-.e ffmilies. In the aft^r- >
noon a reception was held in Ly- '
ran hall, which was decorated
for the occasion with white and
green floral arrangements. Guests-'
registered with Mrs. Gloria Mar-!
vik, the bride's sister '
NAVY VETERA.V
The new Mrs. Stoecklin is th-
employment assistant at the lili-
Eo.s Bell Telephone co.mpanv of.
fice. She wa.s graduated in" me
from East Rockford high school
tand attended University of IHinois
extension classes for a yesr at'
East high. Lee, a Harlem high
school graduate of 1943, spent 2^.^'
years with the navy during World;
War II, serving in both the Pacific
and Atlantic theaters. He is an
employee of MuUer's Dairy. [
Mrs. Betiie Poszkus, Mrs. Ethel
Ward and Mrs. Jane Yastrab were
hostesses at a miiscelJaneous show-
er on Reuberta March 9 at the
Poszkus home, 518 East Jeffer-
son street, and a similar party
was held March 18 at the home
of Mrs. Helen Gustafson. 1631 4th
avenue.. Her co-hostesses were
Mrs. Elenore Johnson and Tvlrs.
Evc-lyn Gustafson. On March 27,
Mrs. Helen Stoecklin and Mrs.
Gloria Marvik entertained at the
Stoecklin residence, 5434 Dale av-
enue.
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FOCK GENERATIONS — Four genera-
tions cf the Stoecklin iamily are shown at
the first birthday celebration of the
youngest meincer, Timothy R. Stoecklin.
I.e'1 to right are Timmy's father, Ldand
Stoecklin, Jr., 1114 14th st.; his grcat-
g^rndmother, Mrs. Mary Stoecklin, Al-
hambra, III.; Timmy; and his gnindi'atliBlv
L«land Stoecklin, 5431 Dale avc. Loves
Park.
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FRANCES MARYE STOECKLIN
FRANCES MARYE WAS BORN 01. DECEIviBER 14, 1955 TO LELAND
AND REUBERTA STOECKLIN. SHE WAS BORN A MIDDLE CHILD.
THE FATHLY LIVED ON FOURTEENTH STREET IN A LARGE TWO STORY
mm. IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.
FRANCES AND HER BROTHER TIM AND HER SISTER ELLYN WERE
DISCIPLINED BY THEIR. MOTHER REUBERTA. THE USUAL METHODS WERE
USED SUCH AS GROUNDING, SPANKING, AND WASHING OUT THEIR MOUTHS
'^TH SOAP.
THE FAJfllLY GOT TOGETHER ON HOLIDAYS WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE
FAMILY, THE GUSTAVISOFS AND THE 3T0ECKLINS. DURING THE SUr.»IERTir.iE ,
THE FAMILY WENT OK VACATIONS AND PICNICS. THERE ARE RECENT
FAIvlILY REUNIONS ON REUBERTA '3 SIDE OF THE FAIvIILY WHICH THE FAMILY
ATTEI^S.
FRANCES HAD MANY WAYS OF ENJOYING HERSELF. SHE WENT TO HIGH
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SUCH A3 BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL GAMES AND WAS
ACTIVE IN THE FRENCH CLUD BEING TREASURER. DURING THE SURIJxERTIME,
SHE \mm SWIMMING AND PLAYED TENNIS. v^NTERTIME FUN WAS SPENT ICE
SKATING AND SLEDDING AT VARIOUS SLOPES.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD FRANCES LIVED IN WAS VERY FRIENDLY. SHE BABYSAT
FREQUENTLY BEFORE SHE BEGAN V/ORKING. hlAm CHILDREN LIVED IN HER
NEIGHBORHOOD AND AT NIGHTS THEY WOULD ALL GET TOGETHER AND DO
SOMETHING. SHE HAD MANY NEIGHBORHOOD ROMANCES. CHURCHILL PARK WAS
NEARBY, AND SHE REGULARLY WENT THERE IN BOTH THE SUMMER AND WINTER.
IN FEBRUARY CFI969, HER PARENTS DIVORCED. FRANCES' FATHER
LEFT TOWN AND MOVED TO FLORIDA. HE LATER DIED IN MAY OF 1973
OF LUNG CANCER.
IN MARCH OF 1973, THE FAMILY MOVED TO A NEWLY BUILT HOUSE ON
BROWi.FIELD ROAD. THEY REIUIN THERE AT THIS TIME.
FRANCES ATTENDED HALLSTROM GRADE SCHOOL, LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH
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SCHOOL, AlUJ IN JUriE OF 1973 GRADUATED FROK ROCKFORD EAST HIGH
3GH00L. SHE IS NOW CURRENTLY ATTENDING ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE IN
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS '.^HSRE SHE IS IN THE NURSING PROGRA^u
V/mLE IN HIGH SCHOOL, FRANCES APPLIED «fro THE COOPERATIVE
EDUCATION PROGRAI.'. THIS PROGRAIv] ALLOV/ED THE STUDENT TO WORK IN
HIS OR HER FIELD IN WHICH THEY ifILL BE GOING INTO, AND RECIEVE
THE SCHOOL GRSDITS FOR WORKING miUL GOING TO SCHOOL. SHE WAS
INTSRVIE'/SD OUT OF SEVENTY GIRLS AllD CHOSEN ONE OF TIIE TEN GIRLS
IN THE PROGRAIfi AT ?:A3T HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS INTERVIEWED AT
ROCKFORD MEf/IORlAL HOSPITAL IN THE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION NURSING
.ASSISTANT PROGRAM AND SHE WAS CHOSEN ONE OF THE SE'/EN OUT OF
THE TEN GIRLS TO WORK THERE. SHE REMAINS AT ROCKFORD ME&K)RIAL
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.EASE USE INK; PLEASE PLACE THESE SHEETS AT THE FRONT OF THE SECOND COPY OF YOUR
FAMILY" HI STORY
;ar Contributor to the Kock Valley College Family History Collection:
So that your family history can be made more useful to historians and others studying
ncan families, we are asking you to fill out the forms below. This will take you only a
:w mmtues, and will be easily made over into an Index which will permit archive users ready
xess to just those kinds of family histories needed.
SURVEY
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y , ^ _ * OFFICE USE CODE
1. Your name / AeccfcTe ^oA a.> ..'L a.^.^'qa.^ Jr *
Date of form ^ ^ _ ^^^ a (,0 ^
2. Your college: Rock Valley College -:■. (\d //
Rockford, Illinois :•;
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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 I8OO-I850
1850-1900 1900 or lateT
4. Please check an_ 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.) j£ Middle Atlantic (N.Y., Penna., N.J. , Va.)
S°"th Atlantic (Ga., Fla., N.C., S.C.) ^East South Central (La. , Miss. , Ala. *Tenn l<
.^-5t South Central (Ark., N.M. , Tex., 0 k7F x East North Central (Mich., Ohio, Ind,
^Pacific (Cal., WashJ (Hawaii, Alaska)
5. Please check an_ occupat ion a 1 categories in which members of your family whom you have
discussed in this paper have found themselves.
X Farming Mining 2< ^Shopkeeping or small business
^Transportation ^B i g Business _>< Manufacturing
Professions Industrial labor _x Other
6. Please check aJM_ religious groups to which members of your family whom you have discusse
in this paper have belonged.
^Roman Catholic ^Jewish x, Presbyterian Methodist
Baptist Episcopal ian Congregational w Lutheran
n,.-,b^^ Li ;m „ . . . ^ . .
Quaker ^Mormon Other Protestant Other
7. What ethnic and social groups are discussed in your paper?
^Blacks Indians ^f-lexicans ^Puerto Ricans
^Jews ^Central Europeans Italians Slavs
.'•''sh ^British ^ Native Americans over several generations
East Asian ^ Other
o. What sources did you use in compiling your family history?
X, Interviews with other Family Bibles X Family Genealogies
f ami 1 y membe rs
Vital Records Land Records The U.S. Census
^Photographs Maps Other
FAMILY DATA
A. Grandfather (your father's side)
Name A e / -^ c- /\J Js h iv- ">/ ,c >-Xr/t'' Current Residence
I f dead, date of oeatn /<y-^t7 - ^ ^-'
Place of bi rth^f^co Ja^KC-h.^ ///,-//< l<,ta,^iL'\ Date of Birth ^ -^ h 1^30
Education (number of years):
grade school ^ high school ^/ vocational college
I
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st ^y o;^/^,r. Dates ^»^.;t-/9,^T 1st /i'icU^/ Dates /9K'^
2nd p^-t- o PCcc Dates // 2nd ,i<_ je,^A,''U yJ Aa.'^J Dates \l/
3rd PoS-Vq c^ C/c-e Dates /' 3rd A' / Cf <fv Dates p^/st
^th p <> ^-->. ,j -p cil Datesy^rc -/^^<^ ^th /J7^rij 6,.^/^ /l- Sf Dates/yj-y^,
Re 1 i g i on J.u i- kp/i^/C
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. (wpcl"* Ik/»/iJ P^^f^-ly
Place of Marriage to your grandmother /'^ , ^qj^ f C -^^z aate
NOTE: If your father was raised (to age 18) by a stepfather or another relative give
I that data on the back of this page, (A-1)
B. Grandmother (your father's side)
Name /^/[,/i'/^ J)ophe ^/cJ ^Cr^eA.' Current Residence /7)o/CU/i/e A' J''
I f dead, date of death
Place
of bi rth ^^iJ^S:S' ^'^'^:J'. Date of bi rth J-.J/ - /^^;
Education (number of years):
grade school ^ high school V vocational ^ col lege
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home) .
1st ^ec^^Ac^^ftgyf Dates 1 s t /^ / ^/ ^^ , / Dates^y^?:^
2nd /^ouf^e coi-^e Dates 1w6^^^^^^aAc_^ ^Dates
3rd Dates 3rd /j \y c,-6/
Dates
^th Dates ^th /jj^y^i /^,^/^ Dates J'i/^^
Re 1 i g i on/c7A^/e^A.
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. CA,^ji^<;K
Place of marriage to your grandfather ^j^^, y^,^^^ . ^^^ ,^ DATE 6- ,g<,> ^ , ^///
^°^^- th%Hatl^S^*fh^^BaHl'S?^ti(f? pg|i^|A-^)f stepmother or another relative give
3.
■■andfather (your mother's side)
3me /^A ^ /; e ;/ 0_ / ,jfAy 6> a / Current Res i den ce d^^ ft^/T; >^^ y ^i'j^ rr,yo.<,^^
F dead, date of death
lace of bi rth 0^£^c/v (.i-',<,c oa. <- ,m) Date of birth ></ - ,3c - /-f^j'^
Jucation (number of years):
jrade school ^ high school >>/ vocational college ^
:cupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
it \)\^Qn\hf,i.^\\(f^l ~^^lo.<, ^Dates 1st ^^P6c.-^ ^Dates
^<^ dioc\ J-6cj$e cu-A-^y^ ^Dates 2nd />x^//a. ^Dates
rd PA/k^m^ :,t'c/)/ ^<,^ /t\<, ^Dates 3rd J3^^/,/l ^Dates
th PkA/?r\^Vi<+^. /AJ A r-ii^A?^ ^ ate s k t h ,^-><v>> ^^y ^Da te s
2' i g i on p p /, .5 c-..^ -,; ej^,A /^>
alitical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc . /Y) /^ca-< t^' u^ T l r^<.
lace of marriage to your grandmother f>^.,^esV^ ^\- ,1^ U^.^.cc^c.Q^ . . . "^^^t.^-.c- ^ /9~
3te: If your mother was raised by a !» Ldpfdlfier''ur anPiner r&\iil\\Jti (CO age l8r
give that data on the back of this page (C-1)
randmother (your mother's side)
ame/7)v^^(-- .T^ ^rv .-^^r ^ex-ir,j ^Current Residence^^. ./.,, ^..^^
f dead, date of death /-^cj' /<^.?;^'
Date of bi rth g - ^/- / .-pyc
lace of b i rth niA)^^^^ Ir-jJ U'lscc r^<j rV
ducat ion (number of years)
grade school ^ high school ^-/ vocational college y
ccupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
St gooL V:<-,= P>^ye Dates 1st /riAJ&^-^'fj /rC ^Dates_
"d ScKj<yce.-(c ^Dates 2nd ^^^/,^l ^Dates_
rd ^Dates 3rd ^Date5_
eligion p ^r..<; 6\/ /fyP-y^ ff
olitical party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
lace of marriage to yoOr grandfather /Yl'^PKh^ ^ / i^cf <:^^aSc c'/l--<;//l date <"/-/; -/^/p
Dte: If your mother was raised by a stepmother cr another relative (to age 18)
give that data on the back of this page (D-2)
Stepgrandf ather (your mother's side)
^^'^ Current Residence
I f dead, date of death """" ' ~
'''•"-'• "' '''''"■ D.Ue of hinli
T'liicil ion (nijiiil)c r of yf.ii',) ~" ~ ~
()r.iilc -.iluH,] hi(jh school vocotionoi colloqc
Occupation(s) PL^CE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
'5t Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3''d Dates 3rd_ ^Dates
'♦th Dates ijth
Dates
Re I i g i on
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother ' ' ~' date ' '
Stepgrandmother (your mother's side)
Name/w^y,^ /'/^^l,^ ,,.^ /-Mr/ /ry Current Res i dence 6£efl/i>^^, OJj^<rc>^Xy^.'
If deacl, date of death ^ ^^^
Place of birth f))p£> ,^, // /jj,^ ro/ix</ a) Date of bi rth /^ - p^j- ycyc<r
Education (number of years) ~ '
grade school ^ high school y vocational Ji college ,^L^
Occupation(5) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
'st /^o^.^^.l^^a^^^ Dates 1st £i>^/,^ rfL^ , Dates_
2"d/^^^,^/ ii?rJn,>;-^,n^i ^Dates 2nd /yj^A.-Jioc ^. . < , Dates_
3'-d /^,.,,^^ ,... J? Dates 3rd S^je /,^ "._,,,, ^, Dates_
Religion (-4/;,,, I,, ^ ^_
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
FT
ace of marriage to your grandfather ^.^y,^ ./<<.. ^-,x/t Da te ^-^. ^ -y^^/
CHILDREN of A & B (or A-1 or B-1) - your father's name should appear below '*'
NafDe -/7/^y^/c^^-- .-TAAyt' ..5c/y,/rZ<r/c>
Place of birth ^.V,v/,^^y,^ date ^- / . ycyj,,,
Number of years or scnool.ng ' AJ >/^ ^ ~ Occu^ti6n.< :;;;,.,,^,^V /^,,^.. ^^.^.^-^
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Number of years of school ing Occupation
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Number of chi Idren ~~~ "~^ —
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Name
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Name
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Number of years of schooling Occupation
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Number of chi Idren
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dumber of children j^
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Place of birth/^.'^, z..^/; c i^, Date of birth V ^ - /^oa
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Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
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2nd Dates / 2nd Odtes
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l\rl^ ?r "'^^^'^g^ to your mother -/f^ p^/^ /7)>^< ^ ^ ' ^ date Tu^'^' ~. /^y^c.
. .auc u. ludrr.dye Lo your motner yy ^^/, //;,,<^ ■ date y-^^z'^ ' <■ \^^.^c/
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)
Your Mother
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If dead, '"date of death ^
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I'lace of marriage tajj^our fath6r"7~.^^/^ T??/^: ■ ■ ^ date 6 -2i- /^y^f
NOTE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
this page (F-2).
CHILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below
Place of birth /, a, p, „ i, ■ . ■ ^ — ' — ' — '■ rr~r c ■_ •
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In researchins; this family history, I found that my
heritage stretches back to the time when the Uniteg States
was formed and even before. I felt that it would be only right
to include some of the facts I found about my antecedents.
Clearly recorded dates begin with the birth of Edward Gray 3d,
1730, probably in Yarmouth, Mass, He married Mary Paddock of
Cape Cod, Mass. in 17^8. She was bom in 1727. They had 13
children, 8 daughters and 5 sons. Mary Paddock Gray died In
Lenox, M:ass. in I789 at age 62. Edward Gray died in I803 in
Sandgate, Vermont, an extremely prosperous and patriotic man.
Edward Gray was born in 1772 in Lennox, Mass. He was the
fifth son of Edward Gray and Mary Paddock Gray. He married
Rhoda Stoddard of Sandgate, Vermont in 1793 » who was born in
1770 in Sandgate, Vermont. They had I5 children, Edward owned
and operated a grist mill until he died in I8I3, with spotted
fever. Rhoda Stoddard Gray died in I850, in Potsdam, N.Y. at
age 80.
Cliver Gray, son of Edward Gray Jr. and Rhoda Stoddard,
was born at Sandgate, Vermont 1797, He married Mary Goodrich
of Benson, Vermont, on October 18, I83O. She died on July 18,
I8U5, Five children were born of this marriage. Oliver Gray
remarried in 18^6 to Adelia Farnsworth, of Dorset, Vt. In I857,
Oliver and one son, Hermon G. came to Oregon, Dane County, Wis.
A year later Edward, and step-mother Adelia came west to their
new home, Cliver died Dec. 1^, I863, and Adelia died Sept", 29,
I883, It is interesting to note that Edward Gray hired a substi-
tute to serve for him in the Civil V'ar. This caused him consider-
able unpopularity In the area, and he later moved to Charles City,
Iowa, and then to St. Paul, Minn,
Hermon Othiniah Gray was born January 25t I838. He married
Mary All Buchanan, born January 8, 1953 t who was a widow. They
had a son, Harvey Oliver Gray born on April 30, 1888, Hermon
died in 191^ and Kary All Gray died in 1925. Hermon was said to
have been a very prosperous farmer. He came from a hard-working
farm family of strict religious practices. They were Presbyterians,
who never missed church on Sunday, and spent the remainder of the
day quietly listening as their father read aloud from the Bible.
My Grandfather says that his father (Hermon) came to dread Sundays,
Mary Elizabeth All Buchanan Gray, I853-I925, was the daughter
of George All, I826-I909. and Helen Greene, I826-I917, of Little
Falls, New York. Helen Greene was the daughter of Madeline Herki-
mer, I796-I873, who was the niece of the Revolutionary War General,
Nicholas Herkimer, General Herkimer was known for his action
and bravery at the battle of Oriskany, New York, where he lost
his life. It was said to have been one of the most bloody battles
of the war. General Burgoyne never recovered from the blow
administered at Oriskany.
Mary All Gray was the daughter of George and Helen Greene All,
Also of interest is the fact that she was the great granddaughter of
Alyda Sp.huyler, who was the wife of George Herkimer, brother of
Nicholas, Although it is not perfectly clear, Alyda Schuyler is
either the sister or cousin to Hester Schuyler, the grandmother
of Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States during
the first administration of U. S, Grant, While holding this office.
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Mr, Colfax was accused of posta.l frauds and his name was connected
with the Credit Kobilier scandal, although this was never proven.
Through the years the Herkimer and Schuyler families inter-
married many times creating a very prominent union of families in
the Mohawk Valley of N,y, There were many Army officers and ac-
quaintances of General George V/ashington among my maternal ancestors.
Harvey Oliver Gray, born in Oregon, Wisconsin, April 30, 1888,
was the son of Hermon and Mary All Gray. He was brought up on a
farm about six miles outside o^' town and had to ride his pony to
and from school every day, regardless of the weather.
A favorite story of his Is that of his first pair of glasses.
It seems he was not doing well ("damn near failing"), and his
teacher suggested that his eyes could be the problem. His father
said it was nonsense, and he needed to study harder. So his
brother-in-law bought the needed glasses, warning him to wear
them only at school. Very soon the school teacher happened to
see Hermon and told him how much the glasses were helping his son.
It all turned out well though, as Hermon accepted the fact and
paid for the glasses.
After completing high school, Oliver worked two years in a
local pharmacy. It was here the. t he developed a strong interest
in that profession. He then went to the University of Vfisconsln
at Madison for two years and became a druggist, graduating in
1910. He presently is the oldest living graduate of the School
of Pharmacy.
Following his graduation from the University, he became a
pharmaceutical salesman. He then onllsted .In the Ar:2iy, and
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Served as a medic In World War 1. He married Karie Jeanette
Sexton in 1918, at Marshfield, Wisconsin. Shortly thereafter
he took over a drug store in Berlin, Wisconsin. During this time .
he had two children. Around the beginning of the depression he
sold the drug store and went back on the road selling pharmaceutical
supplies. Karie Sexton Gray died in January of 1938, and H. 0.
Gray worked in several drug stores in various locations in the
state. He married Lydia Hadley in 19^1. in Berlin, Wisconsin. They
presently reside in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He has been a great
help to me in writing this paper.
Karie Jeanette Sexton, Born August k, I89O, died January
29f 19381 was the daughter of a prominent Marshfield, Wisconsin
family. She was raised in an affluent lifestyle, the family
employing a maid, and it is said, the first family in the town
to have a telephone. She was the daughter of William Arthur
Sexton, and Ida Richardson Gates. Marie was educated at the
University of Wisconsin and following her graduation, kept
the books for the family drug store business until she met and
married H. Cliver Gray in 101 8. T>{o children were born of this
marriage.
Only a few facts are available at this time regarding
William and Ida Gates Sexton. The Sextons are Irish, an ancestor
of theirs having served as Kayor of Limerick, Ireland, a number
of generations ago. William A. Sexton was born near Berlin,
Wisconsin, and educated in pharmacy at the University of Michigan.
He then came to Karshfield, Wisconsin, where he established a
prosperous drug store business, owning three stores before he
died.
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The lineage of Ida Sexton can be traced to Revolutionary
War times to a Private Lawscn, who served with General George
Washington, She was a member of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Ida was educated at Lawrence College, Appelton,
Wisconsin, as a teacher. Her father was a doctor. She taught
school near Marshfield, having to travel over rough country
to reach her school. It was here that she met and married William
A. Sexton.
Lydia Ha.dley Gray was born in Kerrill, Wisconsin, on October
23, 1905. She was trained as a medical technician, but has not
followed her profession except for a short period. She lived
with, as housekeeper, and made a home for Oliver's two children,
following the death of their mother. In 19'J-l. she and Oliver were
married, and are today living in Green Eey, Wisconsin.
LudwiK Andresen vms born In 1859, in Pedersdorf auf Fehmarn,
a small island off the coasts of Germany and Denmark, He came to
the United States alone in 1873» at the age of l4, to avoid the
German draft. It seems that when he arrived in the United States, a
letter from his mother, telling friends of his arrival, had failed
to reach them. A gua.rd at Ellis Island helped him reach his des-
tination, but at the same time took the non-english speaking boy
for about twenty-three dollars, all the money he had In the world.
The guaxd told him that his German money was no good, and traded
him a hand full of change for It, -Ludwig lived and worked with'
friends in their grocery store in Yorkville, now E. 85th St, in
New York City, He learned the grocery business well, and after his
marriage to Louise Stubbemann in 1884, he acquired his own business.
He later owned a confectionary store, and also sold 'real estate.
They had four children. Ludwig died a prosperous man while traveling
In Germany in 1925.
Louise Stubbemann Andresen was born In 1861 , in Ansdorf
Hanover, Germa,ny, She came to America in I878, at the age of 17,
and worked as a seamstress. She, like her husband, came from a
family of farmers. She and Ludwig lived in Yorkville, until they
moved to the Bronx, where he bought an apartment building, York-
ville was a heavily German populated area, and the area of the Bronx
where they later lived, was heavily Jewish. Louise died In 1951 1 at
the t=ifre of 90
Henry Suneson was the first Suneson to come to America'.
He was born in Skiz(na , Sweden, The dates of his birth, death and
marriage were not obtainable. He immigrated with a group of
people who were enroute to Redwing, Minn. He was the carpenter
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among the group. It was rumored that he got drunk and missed
the train when it left the city. Since he was a carpenter by-
trade, he went to work as a cabinet and piano maker. He met
Augusta, his wife, sometime before I88O. It is not known how or
where, except th-at it was in New York City. They were married,
they had four children, and lived first at ^^th St., the Hell's
Kitchen section of New York City. Later they lived at W. l^l^th
St., the area th^at is now Harlem,
Augusta Suneson came to America from Malmo, Sv;eden. All
that we know of her, is t?i3 1 she worked there as a cook, and did
the same after she immigrated. One time, however, before she
immigrated it is said that she cooked lunch for the King of
Sweden. She returned to Sweden for one visit, in order to spend
an inheritance that could not be taken from that country. She
and two of her children stayed for an entire year. She died in
1909 in New York City,
Nelson John Suneson was born on November 21, I88O, in the
area of New York City known as Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, ^^th St.
He was one of the four children born to Henry and August-a Suneson.
He was christened Nils, but later legally changed his name to
Nelson. His educRtion consisted of grade school and four years of
high school which he attended in the evenings. He worked ^8 years
in the Post Cffice and retired in 195C as a supervisor. He married
Anna Sophie Andresen on the 28th of June, 1911. He hgd met her
about 7 years earlier at a dance. They would dance all night
and then go to work the next day. They were very active members
of the Lutheran Church, he serving on the vestry, 3nd she as
the superintendant of the Sunday School. He was also very active
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in Republican politics, serving as precinct captain and slso
a member of the local Republican Club. Ke was a Century Wheelman,
which meant that he qualified riding one hundred miles by bicycle
on a Sunday. He was a member of the Bradhurst Field and Social Club,
They lived in Manhatta.n most of their lives except for a short
stay in Scranton, Pa. and later in their retirement years in
Montvale, New Jersey, vjhere Nelson died in i960.
Anna Sophie Andresen was born on March Jl , 188?, in Yorkville
(E. 85th St.) New York City. She was the daughter of Ludwig and
Louise Andresen. She is the eldest. of four children born to them.
She yjBS educated following high school at business school, and
worked as a secretary before her marriage to Nelson Suneson,
Together they had one child, a son, Theodore John Suneson. As
mentioned, Anna was very active in church activities, and was
also a member of the Republican Club. She is presently living
in Montvale, New Jersey, where she is still able to be active
in the Golden Age Social Club, and is a member of the Park
Ridge Auxilliary of the Pascack Valley Hospital,
Theodore John Suneson was born in New York City on April
6, 1920. He is the son of Nelson and Anna Suneson. He completed
grade school in six years and high school In three. He attended
Purdue University from 1938 to 19'J-l. gradiiating with a 3. S. in
agriculture. After graduation he was employed by Tjarnation Company,
entering their management training program. He worked in two plants
before enlisting in the Army in 19^1-2. He served as a master sergeant
in the 77th Division, in the Pacific Theater of V/orld Wf3 r 2. After
the war he returned to Carnation Company and has vjorked in many
plants since then--South Dayton, N.Y., Sparta, Mich.. Berlin,
Wis., Statesville, M.C, Gustine, Calif., Tupelo, Miss., Waupun,
V/is., Gustine, Calif., again and here at Oregon, 111,, where he
is plant superintendant for Carnation Campany.
He met Mary Gray in Berlin, Wis. in 19^7 and married her
in 19^9. They ha,ve three children. He is active with the Boy Scouts,
a Mason, and a member of Rotary Club, He serves on the church
council as finance chairm-an for St, Paul's Lutheran Church. It is
interesting to note that those friends with whom he has kept in
touch through the years, are those alliances formed through the
Lutheran Church in New York City, ra. ther than any formed In school.
He also owns a small farm outside of Oregon, which is his chief
interest outside his family and job.
Mary Elizabeth Gray was born in Berlin, Wis. in 1926. She
is the daughter of Harvery Oliver and Marie Graj'-. She was 12 years
old at the time of her mother's death and due to her father's
occupation and determination to keep his family, she attended
three different high schools in four years. From 19^^4—^+5 she
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attended Ripon College, Hipon, Wisconsin, before entering nurses
training at St. Agnes Hospital School of Nursing, Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin, 19'+5-^'-8. She was married June 23, 19^9, to Theodore
J, Suneson, In Tupelo, Miss,, and has three children. She present-
ly resides with her family in Oregon, Illinois.
Mary Gray Suneson is employed as the Cgle County School
Nurse, and is a m^ember of the Ogle County Board of Health. Her
other activities Include the church and school activities of her
children, and her own as well. She Is currently working toward
her Baccalaureate degree, for OSPI certification in school nursing,
Other Interests include bridge, sewing and reading. She has also
been very interested as this family history has been traced.
Theodore John Suneson, Jr. was born January 20, 1952, at
Waupun, V/isconsin, first child of Theodore and Mary Suneson,
Thus far he has received 8 years elementary school education at
Gustine, Calif,, ^ years high school at Oregon, 111., and 2| years
college, the last one having been spent at Rock Valley Jr. College,
His Interests now include golf, reading, and part time raising
livestock. Due to the mobility of his father's position, Ted
has lived in several areas of the United States, and has visited
many. He plans to enter Northern Illinois Unlversitjf this fall.
William Gray Suneson vfas born in Waupun, Wisconsin on April
10, 1956. His education will continue as he graduates from high
school this year, and enters Western Illinois University in the
fall. He is interested in all types of sports, but especially
gymnastics ,
Ann Marie Suneson was born in Gustine, California on March
10.
28, 1959. She is now completing her first year of high school.
Her interests are varied and numerous, an active teen-ager.
In researching this history, I have come across many facts
that have made this endeavor interesting. While I have traced
only the Gray geneology back to pre-Revolutionary War times,
the Sexton family can be traced to that period in history also,
through the lineage of Ida Gates Sexton. A cousin has been contacted
for more information about this family, but this has not been
received to this date.
These families appear to have' been so Americanized for so
many genera tion6 that there are no specific customs or traditions
that are followed. Families get together at Thanksgiving and
Christmastime when possible, birthdays of close relatives are
always remembered, and vacations are sometimes spent together.
The Suneson family, in the past two generations have conducted
their lives in a similar fashion. However, my great-grandparents
and grandparents (Andresens) always attended the annual Fehmarns
che Verein Dance, a gathering of friends and natives from the
Island of Fehmarn, This must have been similar to a family reunion,
since the Island is so small and isolated, that most inhabitants
were probably somehow related.
Both familes are affiliated with churches of their choice.
The Suneson and Andresen families cling to the Lutheran Church,
while the Grays and Sextons are Presbyterians, which follow old
family lines.
In conclusion, it seems clear to me that while some of my
ancestors were prominent people in their times, and some not
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so prominent, they must all have been good people of strong
moral principles, and I am proud of my heritage.
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S^mberTf Ulimren "^^'^al Status ;
CHILDREN
of C and D (or T.- 1 , D-l)-your mother's nome should oppeor below
N.iriM' Ruel Lamont Scott
r'l.if i- fif i)i t III
NiiiiibcT ol yf.irs n\ sc Ikjo I i tifj
'■'t'' Nov. 14. 1907
f<ti', i dcticc
Niimhpr of ch i 1 dren
Mar i tal ^Status
Occupal ion
I? T<r
2 . N jrtK
"'^- ATta Aline Scott Fearn
ac; of b! rth Wavnp nniintv
Plac; of bi rth Wavne Count V
Number of years of scnool ing
Res i dence
date Jan. 10, 1909
Occupat I on
Mari tal Status
Number of ch i 1 dren
Name Clarence Thomas Scott
Place of bi rtl
Number of
Res i dence
^ Wayne County
Number of years or schooling
Number of ch i 1 dren
Marital S t a t us
"" date Sept. 18, 1910
Occupation ,
'*• Name Martha Lorajne Scott Brown- deceased
Place of birth Wayne County
Number of years of schooling
Res i dence
"Jiti" Oct, 16, 1912
Number of ch i 1 dren
Mari tal ^Status
Occupation
5. Nanie Minnie Henrietta Scott Holstein
Nanie Minnie H
Place of bi rth W
Number of yea
Res i dence
h Wayne County
rs of school i ng
date March '^. 1914
Occupat I on
Number of ch i Idren
Marital Status
6.
Name Hazel Fae Scott Grubb
Place of birth Wayne County
Number of years of schooling
Res i dence
date Feb. 6, I9I6
Occupation
Number of ch i Tdren
Mar i tal ^Status
7. Name
Sarah Leota Scott Tannahill
Place of birth Wayne County
Number of years of schooling 9
Res i dence ~ " " ' - - - •
N
Res i dence Rnckford. Illinois
■dumber of ch i 1 dren ^
- date Jan. 13. 1918
"Occupation Jnuus Iry _
Marital Status miniiea
8. Name
Name Caljli Glen Scott- died in infancy
P I ace of PI rth //;
^avne County
Number of years of schooling
Res i dence
Number of ch i 1 dren
Occupat ion
Mari tal Status
date not, known
9.
Name Rnv Fred Scott
b I rth W;
P'ace of birth Wayne County
Number of years of school i ng
Res i dence
date Nov. 21, 1932
Occupat I on .
Number of ch i I dren
Name
Place of bi rth
Marital Status
Number of years of school i ng
Residence
Number of ch i Idren
date_
Occupat ion
Marital Status
^our Father
lame Robert Alfred Tannahi 11
f dead, date of death
Current Residence Rockford, 111.
'lace of birth Lancaster. Wisconsin
ducat ion (number of^ years)
grade school g
high school
^Date of birth Oct. 30, 191?
Ji vocational col lege
lccupation(s)
s t Wise. State Emp. Setrsyg&ejG-jS
warren & van i^rague '"^B^:^ —
nd Harlend & Bartholemea/tes ^l-k^■
U.i:5. Navy 44-^|S
rd Air Tex Products Dates ^7-55
KocKiord Clutch bb-^l
th Metro. Life ^D a t e s 61-65
eli^iTigersoll 6i»-now
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
'"'mmim 111 '''''
2nd Badette, Minn.
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Norfolk 7a.
3rd Portsmouilih, Va
l-'airfieid, 111.
'♦th Durand, 111.
" Ruukfurd, ill.
Odtes 41
Dates
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55-mvi
litlcal parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Republican; Elks, Moose,
Eagles. Eastern Star. Thirtv-second degree Mason ■
lace of marriage to your mother Fairfield. 111. date i
OTE: If you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that dat
of this page. (E-2)
our Mother
a on the back
^"^ — Sarah Lenta Tannahi n ^Current Residence Rockford. 111.
f dead, date of death ^ —————— ' ■ -
lace of birth g^ff, TlliTIOJH
ducation (number or years)
grade school
pcupation(s)
pt Airtex Corp.
lid
high school
Date of birth Jan. 13. 1918
___ vocational ^college
\rd National Lock
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Datesl937-39 IstGeff. 111.
Dates 1949-1955 2nd Same asE-1
Dates l9'^';-now 3rd
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
Dates
Dates
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lace of marriage to your father ' "" ~~~' ■~~~"^~~"^~~ ■
)TE: If you were raised by a stepmother or another relative give that data on the back of
this page (F-2).
"3atJ
E-1 Stepfather
Name
If dead, date of death
Place of bi rth ^Date of birth
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grade school high school vocational college
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F-2 Stepmothe r
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I f dead, date of death
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Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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1st Dates 1st Dates_
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^"^ Carolyn Ann Tann^hin T^^c^iy ^^^^
lace of birth NnyfolV. VnV^nr.^^
jmber of years of school i ng -\2
Date of bi rth
M;:^y ?4, 1 Q4
ssidence Wypd^tnr-k . Til i none
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of t"rth Portsnput-h Viraini;.
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^sidence Rpykford. THinois
Jmber of chi Idren
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Hi. 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 ^
Signed kn^J^^ ,/j> !/Gy<^&^LJL
Date
A History of t'y Family
Preface
The facts and figures on the Tannahill family before 19^0 are not
really well known. Each of my parents remembers thinqs that thei^ parents
had told them about their childhood, but whether it is factual or not
no one is sure. So I have included some of these thinqs, hut som^ of
the more "fantasised" items I have disregarded.
There are other problems involved, as well. Both of my grandfathers
are dead, and my maternal grandmother is deceased. None of these has
1
any livii q relatives, as far as I was able to find out, except for my
grandmother who has a younger sister. I tried to qet some information
from her. but either she didn't feel like answering questions, or the
letters 1 wrote to her were never recieved.
Because of these hindrances, the history which concentrates on the
childhoou of my grandparents is rather sketchy. There is another reason
for the information of my paternal grandfather being so un-detailod.
Although his wife is still living, and in Pockford, she knows very
little abDut his early life, for reasoss which arc mentioned in the
body of tiie paper. But even his Non-persinal data has been lost, because
the records of taxes, purchases, etc., were kept in the Frnnklin County
Courthousp, which burned down early in the 1920's.
A History of My Family
When the Mayflower sailed from England to the New Colonies, it
carried abourd it two men whose children were to marry and found the
roots ;0f the family tree Simms. They were Reverend Zecheriah Symmes
and Christian f1. Sonne. Their children married, and had one son
(at least), named Linus Christian Simms. His children went on to
form the many branches of the tree, and years later, the two families
again were united by the marriage of Henry P. Simms and Martha Jane
Sons. Their marriage produced as well as one boy and two other girls,
my maternal grandmother, Velma Rosie Simms.
Velma Simms was a typical farm girl. Her parents owned and worked
a good-sized farm in Wayne county, and she and her siblings worked on it
daring the spring and summer months, and after harvest in the fall they
attended the neighborhood school. The school they attended only had
five grades, but that was all one needed to carry on the business of
farming back then.
It is not known exactly how her childhood was spent, but the
house the family lived in is still standing in the backwoodsy part
of Wayne county, about five miles out from Fairfield, Illinois. It
is a largish, two-story house with eight rooms and a storm cellar.
Back then, it had no electricity or running water. Kerosene lamps
were used for lighting, and the water was brought in from a well and
heated on the woodburning stove in the kitchen. They also caught
rainwater in large barrels under the eaves of the house and barn, and
this they used for washing elothes and for a final rinse on the
•sf-
girls' nn' in Mother's hair on Sciturday niqhts.
The rnnily v/as a very reliqious onp , and God v/as a special ni'^i'iher
of the fa"'ily. Each Sunday was obsorvod as a day of rest, except
during pi siting and harvesting seasons.
Holidiys were special occasions in the farm family. Christm-r- v/as
especially happy, even though it was also celigious. The'Simms were
a wealthy family, but as Christmas wasn't yet commercialized, thf nifts
were simple things like home-made toys or clothing, a penny, and snme
store-bounht candy.
When Velma was about Seventeen years old, she met Thomas Scntt, a
young man who also lived in Wayne county. They courted for about a year,
and then Miey became engaged and were married. In early I'^n?, the first
child, a son, was born to the couple. From then on, a child was t)orn
to Thomas and Velma about every eleven months for four years, thv-^n it
tapered off to every other year until nine children were born. Tho first,
third and last children were boys, and seven girls were born. Hne o"
these, Cdlli Glen, died in infancy. The other nine grew up, got married,
and except for one, they are still livincj. Most of them still live in
or very n^^r Wayne County.
The house that Thomas, Velma, and •:,.> children lived in was very
like thai that Velma had grown up in. It was a large farmhouse with
big rooms, no electricity, and no indoor plumbing. The outhouse was
about fifty feet away from the kitchen door, and made for uncomfortable
conditions in the middle of winter. It. also, was situated on a farm
in Wayne County.
Botii parents were Baptists by faith and raised their children as
such. Si;nday was a holy day, and the girls had to wear dresses and
behave t'l-mselves all day, while the boys had to wear their Sund.iy
clothes r.nd keep their shoes on. It was impossible to ask them to
behave on top of all that punishment.
Christmas was a happy time in thq Scott family household. As they
lived on a farm, there was always a turkey, ham, roast pig or beef for
dinner. All the trimmings were served up, and Velma made many types
of pies. And, as far as the kids were concerned, Christmas just wouldn't
be Christmas without Plum pudding. As well as the feast, each child
would recieve a "store-bouqht" gift, and some new clothes, hankies and
fruit or candy. Most of the gifts were necessary items. Thomas didn't
believe in "throwing away money on no wasteful things".
Thore were stockings hung on Christmas Eve, and the
tree was already decorated and awaiting the visit of Santa,
festoon crl with garlands of popcorn and cranberries, paper
chains dud glazed cookies.
On normal days, the seating arrangements at the dinner
table were rather unique. Ten people is a lot to serve,
especially if some of them are quite small. So Thomas sat on
the side of the table near the end, and his wife sat diagonally
across from him; the younger children were strategically
placed so that Mom and Dad could easily keep order amonq the
savages .
Farm life was good for the Scott family, especially during
the depression of the 30's. Mot that they were rich or anything,
but they had a considerably large farm, and so wore able to
raise most of the food they needed. And, unlike many of the
city folk, there was no lack of work there on the farm. My
mother recounted to me a tale of one of the rainy-day escapades
she and her sisters used to indulge in when it rained. Since
the chickens scratched around out^side the house where it was
a little dryer during the rain, they would tie a piece of
corn to a long string and hang it out of there second-story
bcdro '11 window. The chickens would peck at it, and f ho
fjirls would yank it up out of theri? rorich. AntI sinri the
birds were excitable^ creatures, they would scatter ai ; a y
and t up an awful commotion. Rut that was funny. The
funni'-r part happened when they found out if the chicken
got the corn half swallowed before they hauled the corn
up and away, the chicken would cone halfway up and then
fall back to the ground and squawk away desperatly when
the s'^ain was dislodged, only to come after it again
when it was again lowered to the ground. (Chickens are
sort of stupid,) Unfortunately (for the girls, not the
chickens) their mother caught them at it one day when she
saw a chicken go crawling up the wall outside her win-
dow, and soon put a stop to it.
Sunny days were spent in a more constructive manner.
The boys usually worked out in the fields, and the girls
occasionaly would help plant or harvest, but their job
was usually a combination of watching the baby and
weeding the garden or doing some of the housework. In
the winter, the kids would attend school. This was about
five miles away, and they had to walk. All of them recall
donning the red flannels when it was really cold, and the
girls said notheing could be more uncomfortable then
long woolen undies when it got wet, then had to dry on
one while sitting in an uncomfortable desk in a poorly
heated room. But each of them managed to make it through
the eleven years of schooling required for a diploma.
All of these "children" have long siRce become adults.
Ruel , who is the oldest, is married and has three married
daughters who all have children of their own. He and his
wife live in a trailor community in Hammond, Indiana where
he is employed as a Trade Union boi 1 ermaker . The oldest
daughter, Alta, lives with her husband in Fairfield
during the summer. In the winter, they spend a month in
Flori'1.1. Clarence also lives in Fairfield. He and his
wife have no children, but they have gathered quite ^ bit
of moMPy over the years. He is director of Fairficl'I's
leading bank, he dabbles in real estate, and he owns and
opera 'es a farm in Wayne County about five miles out of
town. Martha Loraine, hhe next younger, was marrird, but
she WIS killed when th6 car in which she and her husband
where riding crashed.
The next daughter, Henrietta Holstein, also lives in Fairfield.
Here -".he and her husband Charles own and operate a grocery store,
where their son, Jim is employed as a butcher. They also have a
daughter who is married and lives on a farm about four miles north-
west of town. Hazel Grubb is the next younger. She lives in St.
Charles Mo. with her husband. In nearby St. Louis, her daughter and
one of her sons have their homes. Another son lives in Wisconsin.
The next child in the list is my mother, Sarah Tannahill. She
has two other children besides me, and we live in Rockford (except
for my married sister who lives in Hebron, 111.). The very last
child born to Thomas and Velma Scott, Roy Fred, lives in the small
village of Geff with his wife. They run a farm there which raises
some of the best dairy cattle in Illinois.
Although the family of Scott children live, for the most part,
very near to each other, they are not really too close. Recently,
■on,>l "fanily "on-^ior," ni^
nic
a tra'i i t ioiial 'Family Rotinion' picnic vii\s bpnun , but this was
done I / a Scott Granchild, not a Scott child.
/^i the same time that the Simms and the Sons were makino thnir
journov into a new type of life, the paternal half of my famil/ tree
was continuing the same traditions in Scotland that they had been
follo\/inq for years. The name Tann^hill is a very common one in
Scotland, but my particular "brand" is a little more on the
distinguished side than most of the others. One of the men of the
family had done a favor to the king, and so was granted an ar^a of
land vn'th which he could do anythinc] m wanted. He turned it into
a farm, and he became quite wealthy from it. Later he v/as mad*^ thane
of a small area in the north of the country, and acquired a small
castle.
In the late 1800' s, '-arryinq on the tradition started by that
remote ancestor, four brothers who were great-grandsons of the
thane decided they'd had enough of Scotland and wanted to go to
Arnerira, where there was still room to breathe. They were all
trained in ai skill of some kind, and v/ere fairly well off, evpn in
American standards, so they had no trouble establishing a foothold
in their new homeland. As the years went on, the brothers, who had
settled in Virginia, had children to help them on their farms, who
then qrew up and lived on other farms in Virginia. Until Alfred
Burton, my great-grandfather. He moved from the east into rilinois'!
sor3where in the 1880's. Here he married a girl from the town in '• ■
which he had settled, FPanklini, and settled down to have children.
They had a son, a daughter and another son, each about two years
apart. Then, Alfred died, and since his widow couldn't afford to
keep all three children, She put the two oldest into foster homes,
and k( ''f the ycbiinqest with her. She later remarried. Here, the
fcinnly ^iccounts become vague. The girl adopted the name of her
foster' iiarents, and the youngest boy took the name of his step-
father. Only Floyd Burton kept the surname of Tannahill. He was
born in Franklin, Illinois, and later moved to Chiqago with his
foster parents, but he moved back to Franklin county in time to
see all his records, including his birth certificate, be burned
UP in a fire which demolished the County courthouse. In 1913, he
moved to Lancaster Wisconsin, where he became an electrical
engineer, and where he also met his future wife, Thelma Isabella
Pennock. She was the daughter of fairly strict Methodist parents,
but they agreed to let her marry Floyd because "at least he
wasn't Catholic". .They were married in Debuque, Iowa on April
18, of 1917. On October 30 of that same year, their first child,
Robert Alfred, was born. As the years went on, four more children
were born to them, Mildred Nesbeth in 1919, Ruth Jean in 1921,
Phyllis flaa.iin 1924, and in 1936, another son, John Curtis,
was born.
Meanwhile, Floyd was still working as an electrician in
Lancaster and the surrounding areas. He worked his way up to
General Manager of the area electric installation company, and
still found time to be with his family.
Meals were one time when all of the family gathered together.
Floyd sat at the head of the table, but Thelma was usually seated
between two children in order to keep peace at the table. He
wasn't real strict, but he disciplined any child when he thought it
was getting out of hand. Some of the neighborhood mothers didn't
like it, but all of his own kids and quite a few of the neighbor's
knew they'd better do what was right when he was around.
Holidays, such as Christmas, were alv/ays gay celebrations. Even
during the depression, there would be a tree and presents, and decor-
ations would be hung all over the house. A Christmas Eve snack would
be served before bedtime, and then the kids would hang up their
stockings and troop upstairs to bed. Mom and Dad would sit up late,
then when they were sure the children were asleep, they would dig
out the presents from their hiding places and put them undor the tree.
Early in ^^he morning, Thelma would get up to check the turkey and
start the rest of the food for the big Christmas dinner.
Birlhdays were also celebrated. Usually the children would have
a small party and recieve gifts from the family and friends. They
would also get to pick out something special for dinner that evening.
The house which the Tannahills owned was a rather small two-
story on the edge of town. It had five rooms, including a bathroom
with a stationary tub - a real novelty for that area. Robert hnd a
room of his own, and the his three sisters shared a room. Thi^ro was
a floor vent that let the heat up into the upstairs, and this was opened
by the kids while their parents were having card parties so they
could watch the action and listen to the grownups.
By the time Curtis was born, Robert was 18, and had a job
working at the Wisconsin State Employment Service. In 1937, when
the baby was about nine months old, the family decided to move
to Fairfield, Illinois. Robert was almost finished with high school,
so he stayed with his grandmother while the rest of the family moved.
After he graduated, he moved down to southern Illinois with the rf^st of
the family.
When he m,oved to Fairfield, Robert got a job with the Warren
and van Prague owned Rural Electrification Company. In T^33, he
met Sara Scott, who was then working at Air-Tex Products. They
beqr\n dati'i, and in the snn'nq of IT^^. ' hny hprrime onaflfK'!. ~\hr
couplo W.I married in the Huitist rhurcii .it Fairfield. It vas a vM-y
small wed inn, as neither family was at the time very v/ealtliy. Sara
v;ore a blu'^ wool traveling suit (the wcddinn was in Septemhor) , and
Robert vjv) " a black dress suit. After the wet^dinq, they moved f(^ '■> fvuse
in GreenvMle, Illinois. Sar:: continued to i-'ork at Air-Tex, and
Rohr-rt c<i'tiniied workinq in the Electric company, which his father by
that tim'^ had become manaq'^r of. In 1940, the elder Mr. Trinnahill
died of 0 iieart attack. His wife and the ycunaer children moved to a
smaller, modern home in the city with a "re<"l" bathroom. Meanwhile,
Robert's 'Idest sister, Mildred had become enqaqed, and was marri' ' in
1940.
In l')41, Robert and his wife moved to Bodette, Minne':sota, a very
small to' n on the border of Canada. The best part of this was th.it
one coul'! ice skate across the river into Canada during the winter, ;
But is Wis terribly cold and remote, and as Sara discovered she was
prennant. they decided to move back into warmer climes. In the sprinq
of the following year, they relocated to Norfolk, Virginia. Robert took
a job with the firm of Harlend and Bartholemew. In May, their first
child, a daughter, was born in Norfolk. They had her christened
Carolyn Ann. She didn't really change their way of living any. She
slept in the same bedroom of the small apartment with them, and most
likely kept the neighbors awake all night. In 1943, their second
child was born, this time a son. He was born in Portsmouth, but that
isn't too unusual even though, since the two cities are rather like
Rockford and Loves Park. At this time, Carolyn's crib was moved to
the living room of the apartment, and Bobby Jr. took over the
bassinette in the parent's room.
In 1944, Robert enlisted in the U.S..Air Force, and Sara and the
children moved back to Fairfield where her mother and his could help hor
with them. Robert remained in the Air Force until 1946, at which
tine he was discharged and went home to rejoin his family. They remained
here until 1955. Robert began to work at Air-Tex in 1947, and two years
later Sara went back to work their, leaving Robert's mother to watch
the children.
By this time, Mildred had been married and had two girls, each
a year younger than Robert's children. She was living in Fairfield
with her husband, William Caulkins. The next sister, Jean, was ■ ■
Mt'-ried in 1938, the year before she graduated from high school, and
a year before her brother's wedding as Hell. She finished high school,
then she and her husband moved to Flora with their baby daughter.
Phyllis Mae was 16 years old in 194u,and her baby brother Curt was just
four. Both of them lived at home with their mother. While she
stayed with Robert's kids, Phyllis was in school, and Curtis stayed
with her, so there was no problem as far as "who-takes-care-of- who".
In 1943, Phyllis graduated from high school, and later that year
married Robert Mendenhall. They lived in Fairfield for a while, then
they movixi to North Carolina while Robert was in the War. He came
back and they moved to Flora, Illinois for a few years, and in 1961,
they movi'd to California.
In 1955, Robert and Sara decided to move north to RockforrI, Ill-
inois. They had by this time had another baby, another girl, who
was born in April of 1955. She was named Kathy Gail, and was the
main reason they decided to move. For one thing, the house was just
too small for five people to live comfortably, and for another, ttie
companies in Rockford were just getting started again after a'^ight
si :mp in business^ so they were paying more than either of the
parents could make at Air-Tex. So they packed up and moved to
Durdnd, \ hn-c they occupind d small nparLnient in the city. This wi",
quite tei : ^rary, just until they could find a home and jobs in Rnrlford,
and from •. iiat the house was described as to me by my mother, (me
being the reason for all this, of course) it v^as a very small, dir^y,
and cramp'd dwelling-place. Fortunatly they found a house right av/ay.
This was o two-story Cape Cod Bungalow located in the far northwest
area of P"ckford. Back then there was a farm across the street frrMi .,
the house, and another about three blocks av^ay. The back yard stt'tched
for about an acre, which is quite a lot, considerang that it was in
the city.
Robert took a job with Rockford Clutch, Inc., and Sara began
working dt National Lock & Company. Carolyn and Bobby, the two
oldest children both attended Roosevelt Junior high school, and
Robert's mother, who was living with them, took care of baby Katf:y
while everyone else was gone.
In 1 052, Mildred's husband died. She moved up to Rockford, where
she met and married Tony Furno, the man she is married to at.the
present lime. They moved to a house in southwest Rockford, where
they and there 14-year-old daughter still live. But at the time,
this closnness caused some problems, s'-u was v/orking eigiit to ton
hours daily, and when she came home at night, she would have to
fix supper for not only her family, but for Mildred and her tv;o
oldest daughters, and on weekends, for Robert's other sister, Jean.
Phyllis, '..'ho was now married and had two boys, v/ould also come up when
Jean did, so there would be a ton of people in the house who
expected her to "do" for them when she got home. After about two
years, though, Sara laid down the law to her husband, and said it
was eith. r them or her, so he put a stop to the weekend visits and
limited "'ildred and her brood to one supper a v/eek.
In T'i'O, Kathy start':>d attendinq tlm neiqhbnrhood qrado school,
at the Kiriorqarten level. The fnllnwinn year, Robert quit his job
at Rockfii' I Clutch and v/ent to work sellinq Insurance for Metro-
politan I '*e. This little job didn't work out too well, thnuqfi,
and in 1 '^ '^' , he Started wnrkinq at Inqersoll Association. About
that sanip vear. National Lock finished buildinq their new fastener
division '1ant out by the Greater Rockford Airport, and Scira'tran:.-
f erred t*i re for a better job.'
Carolyn, the oldest, got married in 1159 to Corneilius Beasl'V,
a man she met while in high school. They fiad two children. Carolyn
Evyette in 1962, and Kathleen Denise in 1963. In 1964 they were
divorced, and in 1966, she remarried to Robert Mau. They have two
children. Robert William Scott, who was born in 1967, and Cassandra
Elise, wlin was born in 1969. They currently live in Hebron, Illinois.
Robert Tannahill, Jr. joined the army after he graduated from
West High School the year after his sister. He was really in the
Marines, and was stationed in Tokyo Japan for four years. In 196^
he was given an honorable discharge because of wounds recieved in
the course of duty, and returned home, where he continued to live
with his parents. The yeor previously, Robert's mother Thelma had
moved into an Apartment on John St., about one mile from Robert and
Sara's home. She still was brought over to take care of Kathy
during the times before and after school, lunchtime, and summer
vacation. But since the room she i»ad occupied was now vacant, that's
where Bob Jr. camped out. In 1968, he moved out because of friction
with the parents. He now lives, after numerous changes of address,
about a block away from the Cape Cod bungalow where' his parents
and little sister, Kathy (me) still live.
Robert and Sara both still work at Ingersoll and National Lock,
respectively. Kathy graduated from West Hiqh in January of 1973, a
semester early, and now attends Rock Valley College.
As was stated before, the family members born after 1915 are
for the most part still alive. They have all "succeeded" in life,
as far as their careers go. Except for Christmas and the Scott
family reunion, there is very little close-knit unity between my
parents and there siblings. Each of them had definitly improved
their standard of living as compared proprtionally to that of their
parents.
The life-styles of the Scott-Tannahill descendants are quite
different from that of their parents, but the times are changed quite
a bit, at least as far as technology goes, and in many other aspects,
as well. We have suffered no depression in my generation, and so
religion has not been as important to their children as it was to
my grandparents. The society in general is much more mobile, whiih
may be part of the reason for the lach of closeness in the families
of my parents and their brothers and sisters.
Women have the right to vote, and lately, the double stantiard ha
been attacked by "Women's Lib", and general increased knswledge.
Because rf all these things, though my parents benefitted from
the bhinr^, they learned from their parents, I shall probably not
benefit as greatly from mine. That remains to be seen.
But in any case, it can be seen how the type of life a person
leads can cause him to determine one path of iife over another, and
one part of the country over anotheriby investigating the backgrounds
and influences of society, government and home, i have, in this
paper, attempted to present some of these topics to the reader.
TAYLOR, TOri LYMAN, 1955-
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
I. Letters From Grandpa and Grandma Liindgren
II. Two Interviews From Grandma Edith and Uncle Ace
III. Many Talks With My Parents
IV. Rockford Public Library
V. Winnebago Coxinty Courthouse
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AOy Taylor
Acy Taylor was bom In England in 1797. In mj raaaaroh
it says he cama brar to America with the Engliah Army in
1813. That would make him only sixteen years old, la euL.
armyi and in a -foreign country besides. Well, if it is
family legend, or if ha had eaay-to-get-along-with parent*
makes no difference. The fact is he made it.
He married a Lavisa Gardner here and decided to make
America his hojie. Ha first lived somewhere in Upstate New
York, but was soon diiaatisfied with this. He then decided
to pack up and move his family out to the "Western !?ro■ti•l^",
But before he moved the whole family, ha did what so many
other new family didi Ha dacided he would check out the taw.
land himself.
He went to Albany on a boat and rode the Great Lakes until
he reached Chicago. He then went on foot to the Rock River
and made out his stake claim. The only reason he stopped here
must have been because of the talk he heard on tha way. He
stopped alkottt thraa milas aaat of the Book Rj.ver for no appajrant
reason. From. that time on, until 1970, when I moved off of the
farm, there had been a Taylor living on it for some I30 years.
He did write a diary about his eight day adventure. He
writes when he gets aboard his boat on July., 22, I84O, until
he sees the Rock River on. Aiigust 5,
I also have a mortgage or some sort of land deed to the
land^ written in February 5, 1846, at 2:30 p.m. This was given
to his son Lyman ,
1840
July 22 - Albany at noon then went on board the boat Neptune of the
Clinton line-Captain Sam Bennet. Started out of Albany at
7-O'olock at night and reached Schenecttady.
July 23 - About half past four in the afternoon and one mile ast
of Port Jackson and Amsterdam a couple of the passengera
left the boat on a shooting frolick and soon returned
with a woodchuck- I think the largest I ever saw- so I
can see the stock is better which makes me feel encour-
aged about the land. They then dressed the carcas on
deck for cooking. It clouded up for rain which took
place about half past five P.M.
July 24 - Friday - This morning rainy and xmpleasant. At 9 A.K
we reached Little Falls where we saw quite a village with
three churches. I there inquired of a man how these
people got their living; the reply wae they drill little
holes in the rock and put in corns of wheat. The shooters
left the boat about 10 o'clock and returned with a gray
squirrel and put it in the pan with the woodchuck. Twelve
o'clock and we are now crossing the German flats. Now I
found out. the crew, and the bowman is an Indian.* One
of the steamsmen is Yankey, the other is a Dutchman. The
Indian is the smartest of the ^jhree, the Dutchman next
ond the Yankey mean. Twelve o'clock and we are now '
10 miles from Utica. I have become acquainted with the men
on board. There are 3 men on board that call themselves
shoe makers that are going to look for a place to locate
themselves and two of them left home in the same way that
I did and are ffoing to send for their families. Caine to
Utica at 5 P.M. ,.. stayed til 7, then passed on. It has
become clear and cool for this season.
July 25 - This morning is very foggy and cool but I had a good nights
rest. At five this morning we were at Canastota. The fog
becomes to disappear. At 9, it begins to be very warm.
The woodchuck and the squirrel we gave away to some loafers
by the canal. Twlve O'clock dinner ate and under good
headway, we are within 6 miles of Syracuse. Differ 'Ot
passengers come on and go off. Three P.^:. r..<.w int the
pleasant place of Syracuse with my face tow.'-.rds the West
but my mind is on my family behind me. We now start out'
at sunset.
July 26-1 find myself at Montquma in good health, but before this
however, I have changed my mind as to the crew. The
Dutchman is the best by far. One P.M. now at Lyons and the
people are going to a meeting and I am 11 miles from Van
Clecks - still going on, oh that I could hear from home'
7 o'clock P.M. I arrived at J.H. Van Clacka and find th«a ii^
wall. Saw John Raskins there and stayed until Monday nooat
than took the packet boat Palmira, Captain unknown.
- A man called on me while I am now writing to give him his
bill for the fare, and he will pay it. I was now obliged
to disown the title and be called a passenger. Then on sat
by me and told me he was going to Rochester to get work
for he got on a spree at Newark with his friends emd was
oblige^ to quit for he was ashamed to stay any longer.
My fare from Macedon to Rochester was 7 5 cents without
board. I arrived at 6 in the afternoon and started out
6b the packet Hutson - old line for Buffalo at 7 in the
afternoon - fare $1.00 without board. All is well.
July 28-5 o'clock in the afternoon and we are 18 miles from Buffalo.
The Captain and one of the crew now sit at the table playing
cards. About this time I think and inquire, think and
inquire again and know not what to do. But this is the
word "Go on" so I shall. At 6 in the afternoon came to
Tonawanda and the hour changed. The wind has blown hard
from the southwest all day and now it begins to rain. I
have now passed the boat that I started from Albany on
which my boxes are on board. Came into BuffeuLo at 6:30
in the afternoon, put my boxes in the tavern, then went to
M.W. Bottoma and stayed over night with them. That night
we went to the theater. The next morning I went down to
the wharf, istorad my goods with Hunter Palmers, emd took
a receipt for them. Then I got mu trunk and went on board
with the General Scott. We went up to the lake, the wind
blowing hard from the northwest, and I had not gotten fifty
rods from shore when I wished my self on shore again. But
it was too late for that wish to have effect. TVi-s boat
went on, up and down, like a horse in full canter. The
Scott had on fvll freight and a good number of passengers,
but she had not gone far before we all began to be sick,
for the boat was first one end up and then the other,
varying from A to 12 feet higher than the other end of the
boat, which changed the countenance of most all the passen-
gers on board the boat. One would suppose that Jonsdi was
called for in earnest. But towards night we all began to
recover from our sickness and we passed the night tolerable
well and found ourselves all alive the next morning.
July 30 - We reached Claavelemd at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. I then
went to the Cleveland House, took dinner, -and stayed
over night. I was expecting the Cleveland boat at 4 in the
morning, but for some reason or o±her it was detained longer.
July 31 - Took breakfast, Dinner, and Supper here - walked about
and viewed the city also the Lake Shore, then the St.
Clair house, the steam boats that came in, and also the
conal boats. Then I went back to the house again and talked
with all I met that appeared to he respectable. There were
soire gii^ls there that talked about other girls that boarded
with them at Buffalo. Some said they were married at
fifteen - one said she was married about one year ago. I
will omit the rest, for :* is sunsei, Friday night and
at "_pve';and, '^I'io.
~ stfi^t-i over '} '■ r. night, also f-.r-'^ ^n ^h"^ rrior^-p'rig I got up
e&'^^.y ^* "^ went to 'he "'•-ike •:-.Y:ori- viher-p ' had been for two
days pas:"ed ever-y two hou'-s. Tri'^re T shw the boat that I
was waiting for, I retu-r^e-ii i o vhe G', Clair house with
s[eed, paid my bi'i, i^tept into LI--? carriage and soon iound
mysel-f" on the dock bei'ore * '' e 'lleveland. The coachman took
riy tr-\;rk and I went on bos r-a th^* Cleveland. We started out
vit 7 - '■ tne morning for the rar- West with myself and a
gocdiy number of passengere or coard. The time that I
srenl in the city of "^lev*-,' i brd cee.'ned very long and it was
i^-rdious for me to oe so deta":ned from my journey. I have
nor, .^een cne face tha"^ I have ever known since 1 J eft the
J , H . ""leeks, save the Marshall v, . Bottoms farr;ily and they
a; le^red to be glad to r>ee :r.e.
Now it is l*^' o'cloc-: ' r: the tor'enc;on ur.^ier good
heJidway. They stovtei tw ce to wood be -ore we reached
Detrci*, which was in 'l^e twijight oi the evening, and we
stayed ''":'=' re "jntil 9 'f"© next morn'^r.g - The :3abt)ath.
A<- r.!=ve got uiider good heodA^j' uga i n for tne 1 1'ea i West,
letr-oit is a very f ' ne place to "ook fit with lir.e Ihur'ches,
nr'd many fine bull dingy. Cn tne w'nole it looky very splendid,
''•e have sailed very near th" 'anada shore for por.f^ time and
ir some ■laces, it xooks vei-y f.r.e. 1 cou^d p->e the
p'-itish troops assembled togp ' h-^ ■", They said ;.;;ey wei-e going
*o have a boxing party at .; r o'c cck Sunday in 'he forenoon.
Now we are on the Lake St. Clair with a ia ! r view of the
.Michigan shore. Here there are many fire hcu.e- c the
ishore and some with fire looking f'ru^ t t^ees a^^d f "■ ne
'; Of':"'i ons for I'ar-mers.
''1 the twilight oi a:j t even:-.-, the--' came on board
::r:-- ioa"*., a mari th^-it WHlKed al"Oi.t ! ^.e a pa-:s-=?f.ger. He
took uj. a valise and started ot 1 *or a .'ustice of the Peace.
"'he vustice tr-ied and jut him in Jail and left for another
trial, Sleven in the j'oi-enoon, ajid we are now losing sight
of al .. shor-es. large wh'te houses look like vef^a on the
floor. Cnce in a whi^e we pass a lonely vesH«i tha ' is
making up or down the l.-iwe, Twej.ve o'clock gt noon now
and we are now going up the St. Clair channel where they
go by stakes set in the mud. Here we see the- .^ea gu' .s
1 lying briskly. The houses on the shore looK very sm.all,
for they are a great way off. The marshes are with'n a
stones throw each side of the boat. 1, at th ' s moment,
sp:'ed the wr-eck ot a s':oo]- that a]; ears to have a ' n fiere
for some years. The marshes look splenild indf^t-i her«=^, we
are now sailing a point nearer southeast than ♦r-ast, very
clear and pleasant.
One o'clock afternoon now and we are in fair eight of
fine fields - some covered with com, some with horses and
some with other astulf - grain crops, but none have cattle.
Canada shore the same. I now cast my eye anotjier way and
see buildings that look as if they atoed on the face of the
water. We are taking another point of compass, Northeast.
Here is a little village on the Michigan shore - a fine
house has a pole by it with a line sign on it. It looks
well bTe with fine crops of corn. On the Michigan shore,
the houses all stand near the shore and the fruit trees look
well - in iact it looks inviting to the farmer.
The Canada shore looks baren here. At 2 o'clock
Svmday afternoon, we stopped at a place called Newport
on the Michigan shore. There they put on 70 cords of wood
and started out at 4 o'clock which made 2 hours there. We
went off the boat a considerable distance to view the land
crops. There I saw a lot of cows that were of good size and
in good condition. Their land looked very well though it
had the appear-ance of neing sol t in wet weather. Fruit
trees looked thriftly, corn stout and all things looked well,
though the road was full of sheep and hogs which gave it
a bad appearance. One hour later- and under good headway.
Here the appearance is much the best on the Canada side. The
make of the land and the crops look all together the best her
It has clouded up and it looks likely for a atorm. Sunset
'^ind we are now passing by Fort Gravit. Here we can qee thfe
'^anon and several soldiers out of the fort. The boat made
??uch fl noise that we did not hear any thunder, but the
lightning flashed in every direction arid the wind blew hard
which made the boat shake well - this was when we first came
into Lake Huron. The wind was in our stem, the tiails were
twisted and we went at the i*ate of 16 miles an hour. The
waves were as much a 8 feet high.
This morning it cleared off and then the wind changed and
took our bow. They then let down the sails. The head wind
brok down the waves and they raised anew in our Jront which
made it all the worse for us than betore. The vvind still
blows, but not quite so hard a^ it did this morning. We
jave come to the place called Thunder Bay Island, passed by
and cane to the place called Pre'^jue Isle. Here we wooded
again and started out about 12 o'clock at noon under good
headway. On this lake my head swims very bad. i^n this last
island, there are but 3 or 4 families to board the choppers
that chop wood for the boats, but they have a store and a
tavern. I did not see but two women on the island, when we
went ashore and walked about an hour or more to view the
place, while they were wooding the boat. The Ta. orders said
that a man could not live in that place in the winder any
more than a worm could live in a fire - it is i.o cold.
Since we came on this lake, we have been out ol sight of
of land a considerable part of the time.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at Makinaw
Island, where we wooded again. Here ia splendid fort,
where the Americans have a company of soldiers there -to
keep the fort. It is the grandest place to look at that
I have ever seen since T left hoaie. The evening g\in was
fired there as we left the place and under good headway
for the west.
Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock, we came to the Island of
Manitoo. Here we were out of the wind, but last night the
wind blew hard and it thundered and lightning, which made
the waves run high, and it appeared to me to be dangerous.
But when we left this Island, we found it worse for a spell
for as we came into Lake Michigan, the waves ran still
higher for the wind had a better chance to trouble the
water. Here the Captain took his station on the upper deck,
while we were passing by the place called Sleeping Bain.
He appeared to be in trouble to see the boat tip and travel
Pbaut 30. He would look first one way then the other, then
go to the wheel and to the bow and look there, but to our
joy, the wind shifte* a little, and broke down the sea to
some measure. But for myself, I have been seasick ever
since the wind rose last night, which makes it very bad
for me.
Here is one thing w6rthy of notice. It was found out
that there came on board off the Manitee Island, for the
purpose of getting married, a couple, and it was found out
that there was an Episcopal Minister on board the boat.
And there whp pom** Jolly set of passengers on board and
they were put up by the Captain to persuade these passengers
to get married on the boat. They consented to it and the
hour was set at 9 o'clock in the evening in the cabin. The
hour came and we all assembled in the gentleman's cabin and
the performance was all went through with. The ring was
given and put on the bride's linger and all things passed
with great solemnity. Then came on the cake and cheese
that was passed to all. Then came on the wine that was
passed to all. Also by this time, it began to re Jolly
times. The Captain brough on the champagne as i^-ng as we
all would drink. Then there was a song axing by Ksq.
Walker or Col. Waker of Illinois. It was a seaman's song
and when he closed the song, a cheer was given by the stompir
and the spating of the hands, so it closed the merriment.
Wednesday morning, we came to a , lace Milwauco. Here some
passengers landed and also some freight. Here i lost my
boots, tho\igh I had another pair with me, so I did not care
30 much lor that. There has been a calm sea ever since
the wedding took place
While I write this, I am in sight of Chicago, my
landing place just 14 days since I went on board of the canal
boat in Albany, and 14 long days, I can assure you. When
I came to look over luggage on board, I found my boots
which were moved there by mistake. A calm sea, all is
well. Twelve o'clock at noon, we landed at Chicago, with
fair' and pleasant weather for the season. Three o'clock
in the afternoon, we had the luck to hire an Englishman
to carry us to the Hock River. I fell in company with a
Mohawk Dutchman and his wife and son that was going to
Rock River in Winnebago County - town of Arlin, so I
thought I would go with them to see that place first, so
we started out for that place. We had not got more than
three miles, before we got slewed in a mud hole. This was
bad for us, for we had to unlead part of the lead, backed
out past the lead, and got help to help the rest of it.
Then we went to a place called Whiskey Point and stayed
all night. In the morning, we went on our journey and
had very good luck through the day. We came to a place
Elgin about 5 in the afternoon, then watered our team,
then went 5 miles farther to the tavern where a man call
Esq. Kimball is. There we put up for the night 40 miles
from Chicago, and since I came on the prairie, T have seen
one Rattle snake, that we killed. In killing him, we
whipped the rattles off so I could not save them. I saw
some prairie hen, but the Prairie I had Dut a fair.t idea
of. It was sometimes flat and muddy, and soreetimes high
and rolling. Cows, horses, and oxen, all together it
looks sometimes well and sometimes bad enough.
We stayed at Esq. Kimballs tavern over night, where we
slept on the floor. We go up in the morning, took some
bitters, and started on i rom there to the Rock River. We
went through many fine Prairies, some of them I should have
glad to own myself, but the peo] le that then lived on them
were as well suited with them as 1, was. We came through
one Dlace called Elgeon, that looked very well. Went that
day to th"^ Dutchman's home. There I stayed over night -
took supper and breakfast.
Now I am three miles from the Rock River, where I shall start
for this morning. Here the appearance of the land is good.
Went one mile to H.L. Roads and went to Barrets and to the
Post Office. Mr. Thurtson's, back to i..r. Roads, then to
Mr. Havens, then to Mr. Vernestons - The first mentioned
place where I and the folks stopped that I came in with -
The Mohawk Dutchman, that I have mentioned, was one of a
band of robbers that had been driven out of this neighborhood,
PATERNAL GHKA^^-GRANLl ATHER
JAMES TAYTXR
James Taylor born in l8':»6 was the son ot I yman and
Elizabeth Taylor. He married a girl named Anna Winterer,
who was burn in 1861. They met at a farm in Hillsboro,
Wisconsin. At the time he was in the pi-ocess of changing jobs
due tc the change ol seasons.
They lived and wurked a forty-acre farm. James planted
pine trees in 1872 and walnut trees in I9OO lor the purpose
ot winribreaking. He bought this larm that he had worked so
hard on ; roir a man named Charles ^ude in 19C9. Charles ?.une
had built the farm house in 187^" lor S1';0! . James enlarged the
tacilities by adding moi'e buili.iings in 1909.
.- railroad ran thivugh the jarm. It stactfi^d ir ;~{ockford
an.-'' i-Hri t. Caledonia. There were two engines, #1296 and #786.
The?"e were six and eight wheeler trains. The railroad was in
operation ] rom I856 through 1936.
James Taylor had be^n a town clerk 1 or the Harlem township,
as well as a larmer. He was tbwr clerk lor forty years.
Jairies Taylor died in 1934 at the age 01 78 years old. Anna
Winterer Taylor died in 1940 at tne age ol 79 years old.
PATE iNAT C ;EAT-GRANrrATH^R
Mark f^lerk
Mark Clark, born February 2, l8bH, met his bride-to-be,
Alma Louis Sajsbury, at the church soc al3 in lavis, Illinois.
He ha>i sang in the Sunday ochoul ch>^ir ano Alma ^';.d played
the organ. After a long courtship, Mh^-K mar'rled Alma en
June 28, 1893. Tht'r- iirst born was r-'i'""y. He was born on
April 15, 1894. Their next child, rldith, was boi^n on
Pecember 19, I896. Alma Clark died on July 28, I893. The
cause of her death was a heart attack.
Mark Clark remarried a tew years later. He married
Stella Mc^ay in 1902. Three years iF-ter, in 1905, they had
a daut-hter' w'n. ch they named Viula.
During these years, Mark cigr'k had two Jobs. First, he
was a got^dener. Alter he g-^ew tired o! t;.is occupation
he becp.rae a hu t L.e mHker.
His pasttimes included mai^y hobuies. His mOot lavorite
bein^: wood Cr:rving. lie oesiened and produced beautili-1 pieces
rr)>--iy o ; which ar'e still tre;.sur'ed by felatives. Ma^^k Clark
had a urlque tar,te all his ow^' which was shown in hLs workings,
}'e died o' natural causes 1 r' 1 '51 at the age ot 83 years
o.d. r/ark Clark was laid to rejt in Roc.<.ord, Illinois.
EZEF^TS rROM CLARK'S 1 AMILY BIBLE
CHARTKS CLARK. Departed this lile October 16, 1870.
HARRY CLARK. Departed this liie April ?7 , 1874.
Mother- passed away at her h^me in raysville, O^^le Coxinty,
Illinois at 5o' clock Sunday morning, October 7th, 1906, aged
71 years 1] months and 14- days, and was laid to rest beside her
boy, Harry, in the Daysville cemetary. Mother bom October 22,1835.
Father died about 10 o'clock a.m. on Monday, April 3rd, 1916,
and was laid to rest beside his wile and son, Harry, in the
Daysville Cemetary. (Aged 7 5 years and 5 days).
Wy lather, Mai'k Clark, born Tebruary 2nd. 1868, died August of
1951 yt 83 years old. laid to rest Rockford, Illinois.
MATERNAL GREAT-GRANrFATHER
Oscar ".n''idt:;ren
Oscer ^ undgren cam«^ from '^^ii.o' -•' ^ Sweden and was bom
ther-e in ]fi73. '"^^ *as the sor o' e'P'- ] w^-i^^re^ who wn^
R 90 born in SiLoTiPin, Sweden. When :h<-v care over ^o Araerjoa
in 1885, they continued to ramfi, p.-^ t oe^ nad done in Sweden.
His father f 8 rrried in 3t. Charjet^, : irwis -for ?7 ye°rs unt.il
he moved to a farm in the snn.e vie:'- *y. He iived there
1? years until his retireraen: -^nd we- i on to Jive with his
daug/.ter in '^pneva, Illir:ois, where >r died.
(so^r : ypaosed farminfj for y ;i;:-p wh'ie. At a^e ?i,
he worked w;tn a railroad con,rany :,;:;:• t had wor-KPd buildln/^ o
railroad in Panamp. C^iisl. nf- lY.^.rj c-.-.:ie hoaie -ifter fjv^ y^ars
from the '^anal /odo. He r-e ''.: "^ned here at bin luri*-^ new f h r-n
and 'ne-ied nim out. After his fatbe'-'? dea'h, ne VoVfjht t'-p
f'arn from the other heirs. He le^t'^i •''.'^.re U-)r th-^ee years
sol *hp iarzv, and Ga,';.e to r^ck*^or'd q-i hou^h l a handsorr.e
rei^ii-'ce and started a grocery stor-^' in the 7th street ar'ey.
He remained there until he sold he store and retl r-ed in
1947. Oscar and his bride, Tiliie, ooi-ght 9 ho-jpe on SeminoDe
Dr. and lived tnere until his death - -. 19h5,
MATERNAL G^fiAT-GRANLMOTHER
Tillle Carlson (Londgren)
Ida, or Tillle as she was called in America, came from
Vosmond, Sweden. I f O' nd out very iittle about her. How
ah« met Oscar is unknown. She did come o/er to the United
States when she was 17 years old. She had a brother, Axel
Carlson. He was married and had two daughters living in
Dekalb, Illinois.
She married Oscar in 1003 in Idxon, Illinois. Little
else is known about her except she was a wonderful wife and
housewile to Oscar for 62 years, until Oscar's death.
MATERNAL r, H ?:aT~G i^ A NPPA WENT 3
John ". tasl'oldt
HaiiH Stasholdt, later r.e c}iarif;ed his nair^e to John when
he move i to America, came from och 1 esewig-Holstein, Germany,
wriio?! wH.-^ part of Terimark at t.rie t'Tie. This explains his
Tanisr; j^r.ce?''' r.y , h^ ■.'' '^ pfirerts we'^e Danes. I ' ttle was
fojnd out >".!oijt h' .- "Ire over- there, or h i f^ other j-e^atives.
He did hnve a r:ei.he«, thou^ih, w^.o 'A'33 a postmaster i r. Viel,
Gej^myiy, Hie nam<^ w-is ^l^r.s '^roderson. He rrarri ed a c^iri
PHmed '""rr-t'^a, and they ha'i two ch-']dren, Hans and Greta].
Gretaj later married a man namea Schultz who owned ari o' eo
factory ^n Germany. Hans -'r. .lived the rest of his life in
the ^U33ian section of Kas c Germany, never being heard ot since.
Hans ir. died before 'Aorjd Aer TI, Greta lived in Tenniark
for part of the war- apd tht^r n.o/p.d to Berlin later.
Great-grandpa Stasholrit carue over to America when he .van
a young man. How young is u-'iknowr. He came over here for a
visit, but never wert i.ack. He escaped mllitar-y sei'vice
because of h ; s eyesighi. He always had poor eyes, but, saw
ir.ore than some peopLe wi*h good eyes. John went to Floomington,
Illinois to farm arii lived thore until he retired from farming
in 19-^0 He was 70 at the time and then went to live with hla
daughter Dorothea Lundgren (ivly Grandma). He stayed with them
untl"! he died at the age of 102. I guess I would corsider him
a pretty successful farmer. He had al^ his hospital Dills and
such^paia for until two weeks before he passed away. Not bad
for living 102 years and still having a good credit rating.
Some of Jo>'n Sta.sholdt's other relatives were nephews
living in Iv'inneso'a. Their nanies we'-e ^lause, Lajveny, Hanz,
and Feter.
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MATERNAL GREAT -GRANDMOTHER
Maria Steinke (StaeholdtJ
Great -Grandma Staeholdt came from Lauenbach, Germany,
which was in th« central part of it. Her father waa probably
a farmer, because they farmed when they arrived in America.
They didn't all come over here at the same time, thovi^h.
One or two of her brothers came over first. Then at a^e
seventeen, she arrived. The next year her parent* came over.
She had ti-rm brothers. Theodore, the youngest started
out farming, then quit. He later became a feed seilesman.
Otto was a jack of all trades and died rather young. Ferd was
a cabinet maker for the Chicago and Altose Railroad, doing the
woodwork on the passenger cars. And the other two brothers,
Carl and Albert farmed, according to what I could find out.
There were two social classes in Germany back then. The
high class and the low class. It didn't mean that the higher
class had anymore money or anything, I guess, it Just meant
they thought they were on a higher plane than the lower class.
There was a difference in language, too, which probably had
a lot to do with the clase differences.
How Marie and John Meant isn't very clear to me, except
they met throiigh neighbors somehow. Other than that I'm unsura
about their marriage and life together.
They did have four children in their marriage. They were
Dorothea, Cecilia, John, and Clara.
PATERNAL GRANDFATHER AND STEP GRANDFATHER
LyTnan.and Ace Taylor
Ace and Lyman were two close brothers who were broiight
up In the same home environment and had similar interests.
So for this reason, I will put them on the same page.
Grandpa Lyman was bom on June 4, I896 and Ace was
born on December 14, I889. There parents were James
and Anna Taylor (Winterer). He bought the farm from his
dad in I900. He put the buildings up in I9OO for a cost of
$1500. There were four buildings that James and Charles
Rude constructed.
Ace and T yman had two sisters, Erma bom in I887 and
Still living,'' Barbara, born in I899 '^^id died in J935, by
a heart attack. Barbara had a twin brother, Leonard, who
also died of a heart attack in 105'^.
There was very little social life on the farm. Mostly
hard work and little reward. They had few luxuries. They
did get an automobile in 1919.. It was a 1916 Ford that cost
James $380.00.
What little social life they did have was in atheljcs.
Ace played on the Harlem Village baseball and football team?.
These guys would go to Belvidere, Freeport, Rochelle, arid
other towns to play these rivals. They used to be pretjty i?cCi."'
in football, usually playing a rough brand, of it. Other than
this outlet, there was little to do except work and such.
Both boys were brought ^in a strong Methodist home. That is
how Lyman met Edith and Ace met Marion; Through church socials
and meetings.
Lyman lived and worked on the farm hie whole life. Ace,
tho\igh, was different. He lived on the farm until 1913. From
there, he moved to the Elmer Day farm and worked there for
three years. From there, he worked on the John liuilford farm,
the Peter McParland fann for three years, and then at Patterson
for four j«[«rs* Ttamllfjf h« boti^t th« lumber caapaiKj at
?orr««toa» Illinois in 1926 and kapt it \mtil he aold it
in 1964.
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MATERNAX GRANDMOTHER
Edith Clark (Taylor)
Edith Clark was bom on December 19, 1896, at eight-
thirty p.m. to Mark and Alma Clark (oalabury). She was
the last child bom to the couple. She had a brother named
Harry who was bom. on April 15, 1894.
She was bom in the town of Davis, Illinois, which is
in Ogle Coxinty. Her father built the home they lived in.
It was a small and modest home, but had all the coziness needed.
Her mother died a short time after she was three years old.
That was June 28, 1899 of some sort of sudden heart ailment.
Her father soon married in ig02 to a Miss Stella Clark.
They, in turn, had a daughter in 19C5, named Viola.
Her father was a stem gentleman who wasn' t afraid of
using the paddle it it called for it. Religion played an
important part in the family, as they were devout Methodist.
Ir fHct, it was throiagh church socials, that grcuidma met her
husband Tyman.
He sang in the choir, as he was suppose to have a
beautiful voice. She played the organ and they were soon on
the way to marriage. They first met in 191?, then married in
!]917. During their marriage t?iey had four children. Everett
was bom in ini9, and died on October 19, 1927 of Polio.
Maurice was born on September 19, 1^?0 and died of a heart
attack on May 26, 1969. Gene was born on June 16, 19^6. And
Alma was bom on Jime 14, 1936, and died drowning on June 25,
1950.
Her husband died on April 19, 1944 of cancer. She remained
as a widow until Lyman's brother married her on March 5, 1954.
They are still married and are living In Forreston, Illinois.
His name is. Aee Taylor
PATERyAL GRANDFATHER
Harlem Lundgren
Harlan Lixndgren was bom Jon September 9» 1899 to
Oscar and Ida lundgren. I found out little about his ear;Ly
life. However, he did leave home at a young age. How old,
I don't know. Wh«n he did leave, he went to laCrosse, Wisconsin
and served as a machinist on the C.B.+O. Railroad. He was on
the air brake department.
After that job, he attended night school for drafting and
engineering. From this education, he transferred to West
Burlington, Iowa for eight months. Hannibal, Missouri was
the next step, where he was a. shop engineer and draftsman.
He moved on to Bloomington, Illinois for a Job on the Chicago-
Alton Railroad. This is where he met his wife, Dorothea. It
was at a church meeting for young people.
After their wedding, Grandpa settled down somewhat. He
was the County Forester for sixteen years until 1945. He
farrred on Forest Hills Road for four years, too. And finally,
hia last Job was a machine operator tor some factory until his
retirement in 1963. This was in Su^ar Grove, Illinois.
In 1965, Grandpa and his wife decided to buy a farm In
Antigo, Wisconsin and have lived up there until this day.
v». MATERRAL GRAUDMOTHEB
Dorothea! Lundgren (Staaholdt)
Dorothea Lundgren was bom on January 25, 1900 to
John and Marie Stasholt. She was the youngest of four
children in the family. I found out very little about her
hoae life and later school life.
She did,. though, get enough education to teach in echool.
That was just for one year, then she met Harlan. Married
women weren't allowed to teach school, so she quit. But,
she wasn't content to be ^ust a housewife. She was rery
active in organizations. T^e "Musical Lundgren' s" , .4-H,
Homemakers, the Qrange Hall, and the Church were just a few
things that kept her busy.
She was also kept busy by six children. Dorothy, Harlan
Jr. , Marilyn, John, Hazel and Loren were plenty of trouble
for her. Grandma had very little time for herself.
She met her husband at a church social for young people.
That relationship turned out to last for over a half century.
They were married on September 15, 1922, and it is still going
strong.
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PtERWAL FATHER
Ljaan Eu£«n« Taylor
On J\m« 16, 1926, at approxiaately 3:30 p.«. , a naw
nlna pound, six ounoa boy was bom to Lynan and Edith Taylor.
Ha was the third ohlld of the couple.
Dad* a future was planned out for hla even In this early
ata^e of life. He waa going to becoae a famer. During the
1920's and 1930*8, fame were usually handed down from father
to son, or the son went out and bought his own place. Money
was not too plentiful during this era, so that left little
chance of him going off to college and learning another
career or trade. Also, sons were plenty helpful to Uair fathfrs,
considering he had to rely heavy on horses, steaa tractors,
and manual labor.
Dad was growing up with farming when the rural population
was not 80 outnumbered by the urban popfilatlon. Chorea
were as much as his life as were food and sleep. He and his
brother, Maurice, did their chores befoiTe they went to school
and when they cane hone iti the afternoon.
That left little time for their social lives. Except for
the local 4-H clubs or the Argyle Gun Club (Shooting clay
pigeons) , there was very little in the way of socializing.
There was just no time for school activities. Except for my
Mother. And that was Just during his Jxinlor and senior years
in Harlem High School. He would takfli her out to the "cool
places" like Marion's Sweet Shop and .Top Hat.
OnJepiuary 2, 1944, his life changed drastically. His
Dad went into the hospital complaining of stomach cramps. The
doctors found out it cancer of the liver. He died on April 19,
1944. The year Dad graduated from Harlem High. He knew now
that farming was his future.
Grandpa Ljcaan was a stem, but gentle man. I guess all
grandohildran are told that about their grandparents, if
anybody stepped out of line, he made sure they etepped right
back In it. He did most of the punishjng business, and was
good with the belt.
Alter his Pad's leath, time moved r-apidly lor my Dad.
Maurice married in T^.1^, leaving the whole t>.rm to his brother.
H«» then got married in 1947 to Marilyn i.undgre*.- Farming, 3 ike
the rest of the economy, picked up briskly in the next few
years. Com, cattle, and land were all maKing more money than
ever before. Farming was becoming a bigger business.
More tragic struck the Taylor Faaily in 1950. Dad's
sister. Alma Louise, went to an eight grade graduation party
in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and dr-ownei. That slowed things
down for a while, as they all were & close-knit fan.ily.
I iff. in the rest of the Fit ties was easier. They had a
baby girl on May 3, ^951 and nam^d i C Kathleen Louise Taylor.
T^"arT.;ng j^icked up a little more :n the Mid-fifties, so they
decided to havf^ me on February 28, 19^?. So much for prosperity.
The 1h60's brought more change?' too, for Gene Taylor. He
a\d } '■ R tirother, Maurice, now owned a-:d worked four farius
bet-APRn them. This went on un^il May ?.C , 1969f when Maurice
ii:^-i o' fi heart attack in the field where my Dad and hirr. were
plowing.
Not wanting to keep on farming. Lad sold the iarm.i'Whicn
Aci:5 half his .'i/iother' s) . From there, re becaine part owne^ cf
North 'ark Hardware in Loves Par-k. He stayed there unrii
oepternhnr of this year, when they sold it to Rnotn^r ]ar'"y.
He nows drives a t^uck for Porter ?ros. Sand Hid Caravel.
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MATERNAL MOTHER
Marilyn Lorraine Taylor
Marilyn Liindgren was bom on March 11, 1926 in
Janesville, Wisconsin. She was the third child, and second
girl bom to Harlan and Dorothea Lundgren.
She was raided in a strict, Baptist home. Tt was
nothing for them to go to church three times on Sunday. Not
that they enjoyed it or anything, it was just that they had
no choice,
The family was a musical one. The six brothers and sisters
called themselves the "Musical Lundgrens". They did shows in
school, Grange Hall, church socials, and other area benefits.
Mom had the singing and dancing part with one other sister,
while the rest of them played instruments, sang songs, and
gave readings. Later in high school (She attended Harlem
High School from first to twelfth grade) , she was also
active in the school musicals.
life in those days was anything but hard times. They
had enough money for food and clothing, but were far from
wealthy. They had each other and were very close to one
another. Grandma did most of the disciplining in the family,
but Grandpa still wore the pants and made the final decision.
Mom was a cheerleader lor three years In Harlem High Sohool.
This is where she met my father. They first met as freshmftn,
but she had little to do with him until he was a Junior.
She was also into all intra-mural sports at school. Back
then, girls could participate in basketball, volleyba]!, and
the sort. Bowling and G.A.A. were also popular with her at
the time.
After graduation, she entered Nurse's Training at St.
Anthony's Hospital in 1944. After graduating ih. May of 1947,
she finally ittarri«d my fatj^er on Spptember 20, 1947.
She then went on to private dury nursing for some
time afterwards. After her two children (Kathleen and Tom)
were in school, she returned to surt^ical nursing. This lasted
until 1965, when she went to work at A].jna Nelson Nursin^j Home.
Finally, in 1967 i she became school nurse at Rock Cut School
where she remains umtil this day.
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and alone tJM Nortborly liao of yroaiooa ooaroyod by Jaaao Ibylor
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and reeordod la Book IM of Dooda oa pago 19T la oald booordor'a
Office, to tbe bortboaatorly ooraar of aald ff laia ao ooaroyod
to Lewie A. yabrlefc by aald dood raoordad la Book IM of Dooda 00
Page 237, tboaeo Sootbarly aloat tbo laatorly Uao o< aald promiaoa .
so coRveyod to Lavla A. Pabrlok, Oaa (1) obala aad rifty-alsbt aad
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Lyaaa Taylor aad olfo to Uvla A. PabrlA by bbrraaty Dood datod
Kovoaber S, ItTl aad raoofdad la Book •• of Baoda oa pa«o 439
in said Baeordor'a Mflao, tboaao Baat aioac tbo Borth liao of
said prsalaeo coB<rsysd ta Lavia A. rabrlak by dood rooordod la
Book •• of Baoda oa paco 4M aa aforoaaid ta tbs «Mtorly line of
the right of aay of tbo Cblaaca aad ■artbaaatora Balloay Coopaay,
theace V>athorly aloaff tba Bbatarly liao of aald rlfht of way, to
tho Sooth liao of aald Baatlaa Ibaaty algbt (SB), tboaoo last oa tho
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South liao of aald Baatlaa, tbiaii Bm^ oa tbo lalf (i) Baotioo liao
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by JMMS Iktylor aad vif* to Looaftrd 1. Ikylor by Warraaty Daod datod .
rsbruary 17, 1»S7 aod rooordod la Book 330 of DMda oa pac« 330 In
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Taylor ot al to fcrd rabrlck, by QOlt Clala DMd da tod Fabruary
3 , 1»3» aad rooordod la Book 433 of Dooda oa pag* M4 In Mid Rocord-
•r'a Offlco of, aad also tho proaiaoo ooavoyod by Charlos P. Mogaa,
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eordor's Offleo. sltuatod la Wiaaabago Oooaty, Btat* of Illlaol*.
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a« follows: Boti«aUs «C th* paiat af iacaraaetioa of ths Bascarly
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as aieroflla nuakar M«l«-1221 la ths laeordar's Offleo of Wlan*b«si>
County, Illlaels; thaoea Northarly aloag tha Bastsrly lioa of Bluff
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proaisos so. eeavayad to tiis said Naarica Tavlar aad Bugaaa Taylor 106
fact to a polat la tha Barthaaatarly lias af ths praaiaas coavoysd to
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aloas tha Horthwssfearly aai Barthsrly liaM af tha praadaas eooveyod to
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Marriage record of Lyman V. Taylor and Edith L. Clark
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Reel _ il2 Inia^e 1109 PAUL P. GILL 22""ty Clerk
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). Grandmother (your father's side)
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1
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this page (F-2).
E-l Stepfather
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Place of birth ^Date of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
0ccupatlon(5) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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111. ASSIC.NMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family dr^i willincj)
1 hor(4)y donate this family historv, along with all literary and admini'.trdtivc
i)ijhLs,'to the Rock Valley College Family History Collection, deposited m the
Kocl<ford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois
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Harland & Shirley Thillen
A. F. & Bertha Thillen
J, L, ^ MP'rjorle Mohr
Floyd & Tilly Smith
Zena Legg
Mary Murphy
Lalande Mary Thillen
Sister Rose Mary Thillen (Lllf Jane)
Gail Elsbary
Magdalene Goetzinger
Alice Schmitt
Reglna Schmitt
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CHILDREN OF JOHN & GfiRTHUDE ANSTOETTER
Benjamin Anstoetter
Borni SeT3t. 2?, I893t in Dyersvllle, Iowa
Occupatloni Pnrnier (presently retired)
Rellgioni Roman Catholic
Marriagei Nov. 18, 1919 .Dyersvllle, Iowa to Lydla Kramer,
by Fpther Warning
Children! Ten
Current Residencei Farley, Iowa
Clara Anstoetter Jasper
Borni Dec. 25, 1897
Occupntloni Housewife
Rellgioni Rompn CRtholic
Marriagei Jan. 13. 1920, to Tony Jasper, at Xavler Church
by Father Warning.
Chlldreni Seven
Current Residencei Farley, Iowa
Bertha Anstoetter Thlllen
Borni July 18. 1902
Occuprtloni Housewife
Rellgioni Roman Catholic
Lei sure I Working vrith the church
Marriagei Alphonse Thlllen. Sept. 28, 1925, at Xavler Church
Dyersvllle, Iowa.
Chlldreni Five
Current Residencei Dyersvllle, Iowa
CHILDREN OF SIMON AND THERESA THILLEN
Grace Thlllen Slngsang
Borni Nov. 15f 1895f New Vienna, Iowa
Occupptloni Housewife
Religioni Romrn C>tholic
Marriage! Sept. 26, 1916, to Clem Slngsang
Children! Sight
Current Residence! Dyersville, Iowa
Fredrick Alphonse Thillen (A. F.)
Bornt April 16, 1897, New Viennp, Iowa
Occupstiont Retired
Religioni Roman Catholic
Merripgei Sept. 28, 1925, to Bertha Anstoetter, of
Dyersville, Iowa,
Children! Five
Current Residence! Dyersville, Iowa
Leocaudia Thillen Lpngel
Borni April 2?, 1899. New Vienna, Iowa
Occupation! Housewife
Religion! Roman Catholic
Marriage! Jan 21, 1921, to Clem Langel
Children! Six
Current Residence! Dyersville, Iowa
George Thillen
Born! Jan. 6, 1902, New Vienna, Iowa
Religion! Rome.n Catholic
Death! March 13, 1920, of an infection In his leg, which
had been amputated in 1918.
Lucinda Thillen
Born! July 18, 1906
Died! July 25, 190?
Slyvsria Thillen Hermson
Born! Jan. 1, 1910, New Vienna, Iowa
Occupation! Housewife
Religion! Roman Cptholic
Marriage! Sept. 25, 1930, to John Hermson
Children! Four
Current Residence! New Vienna, Iowa
Cletus Thlllen
Borni Nov. 18, 1913* New Vienna, Iowa
Occupratloni Various jobs, including shipyards during
Helisioni RoMa^^Cathollc
MarriPgei Twice, first ended in divorce, second in
separation.
Children! None
Current Residencei Sen Rafel, California
Viola Thillen Lake
Born I July I5, 1915
Occupetloni Housewife
Religioni Roman Catholic
Harrlagej to Tony Lfke, Oct. 16, 19^7
Childreni Two
Current Residence! Dyersvllle, Iowa
CHILDREN OF ALPHONSE & BERTHA THILLEN
Llla Jan9 Thlllen
Born I May 19, 1929
Educatlont St. Francis Xavier High School, gr^-d. 19^7l
Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa 19^8,
Occupatloni Roman Catholic Nun, Order of St. Francis.
Residence I Chlca,?o, 111.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Harland Bernard Thlllen
Born I Aug. 11, 1931
Educntloni St. Frpncls Xavler High School, grtd. 19^9
Occupfitloni Mll>: Driver for lUiller Phlnehurst Dairy.
Organizations! Member Teamsters Local #482i Committee
Member, i^xplorer Post #37 #
Religion: Romf-n Cfth6llc
Lei sure I Bowling
Marriagei Nov. 22, 1951f Dyersvllle, Iowa, to Shirley Marie
Mohr.
Chlldrent Three, Steven Bernard, Paul Joseph, rnd Ann Marie.
Residence! Rockford, Illinois
Duane Cletus Thlllen
Borni Sept. 13, 1933
Died! Oct. 9, 193^+
Buried! Dyersvllle, Iowa
Velma Lee Thlllen
Borni Aug. 5, 1935
Education! St. Francis Xavler High School, grad. 1953i
Nurses training in Carrol, lowej grad, in 1957 as
a Registered Nurse.
Occupstion! Housewife
Religion! Roman Catholic
Marriage! April 2?, I96O, in Norfolk, Vir., to Raymond Christian,
born Mnrch 11, 1936, in Walden, N, Y.
Children! Pour, Brinn, Bruce, BradT'^y, fmd Brett
Residence! Key West, Pla,
Lalande Mary Thlllen
Born! April I3, I9/+3
Education! St. Francis Xavler High School, grad. I96O
Occupation! Insurance Clerk
Religion! Roman Catholic
Leisure! Reading, Knitting
Residence! Rockford, 111
PATERN/\L HISTORY
Page 1
Simon Thillen wos born on May JO, I876, in Luxemborg, Iowa,
the son of Fred and Mary Thillen. Not to much is knovm pbout
him until the birth of his children. One thing thpt is known
is his msrri' ge to Theresa Wessels of Mevr Vienna, lows. Dpte
is not known, but is thoujcht to be somewhere nround 1895* He
was a fprmer all of his life ps we know it, working seven
different farms in W. Dubuque County between 1R97 and 19^0. In
19^0, he moved to Dyersville, where he lived until his death on
Feb. k, 19^3.
All thft is known about Theresa VVessels is th^t she was born
on a farm west of New Vienna, Iowa on April 15, I873. Her par-
ents f rei Barrey and Thsresia Wessels, both born in Westfpllenji
Germany. (This is a st'^te located just west of Harover, in present
day West Germany.) Ei^ht children came of this marri-^f^e. She
lived with hsr husband until his death in 19^3. She stayed
alone until 19^8, x^rhen she moved to her daughter Violn's house
(Mrs. Tony Lake), in Dyersville. She dies on Nov. 4, 1952,
and w'lS buried at Nev; Virnna, Iowa.
Sometime in 1897, the Simon Thillen family moved to the
Barney Wessels farm, outside '^ievr Vienna, (fir. Wessels was the
Pather-in-la'AT to this marriage). The Wessels family then moved
into New Vierne , It is on this fr^rm, th- t, on April 16, 1897
Fredrick Alphonse Thillen was born. He vas preceded in birth
by a sister, and Irter w^s to ^dd two brothers and four more
sisters to his relations. He lived in the New Vienna area (on
three farms) until 1922,
Page 2
He went to school In New Vienna until the '<j;e of 13, when he
started working on the farm with his fatlier. The school house
hfid four rooms in it, which I guess could be called gredes.
A person would st^rt in one room, and when the teacher felt he
WPS smrrt enonjrh to go to the next room, he w^is moved along.
Another interesting Iden of the school w."S the language.
Since the erea r^round the school v:-s almot entirley German, the
language vbs spoken quite often, pnd pIso in the school. In
the morning, a. person (including Tepchsrs) was to spenk only In
German, no matter what the reason. The ■afternoon was reserved
for English.
In 1922, A. F. Thillen(he reversed his initials) moTed to
New Vienna. lis first job was as a carpenter for his uncle,
John Lies. He worked there until Jan. 1, 1926, In eit'ier late
1921 or early 22 he met Bertha Anstoetter, who Irter nns to be-
coue his wife. As for dptlng was concerned. It usuf^llj' consisted
of a dance and not much else. These were quite often held et
farms. Music ttjps plnyed ori the mouth or^an, the violin, hrmonlca,
or the piano.
On Sept. 28, 1925i they were m^Trled In the church pt
Dyersvllle, Iowa. For there honeymoon, they went ot the Cattle
Congress In Waterloo, Iowa. They were there for a week, staying
at Pete Thlllen's house, rfter returning from Wf-terloo, they moved
to Dyersvllle, where they had a house on Victoria St. (nor 2'nd Ave).
Living with them was Getrude Anstoetter, (his mother-in-law) .
She lived with them until her depth in 1931.
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On Jan. 1, 1926, A. F. Thillen bought a local trucking
firm. Up to this noint, he had worked es a c?rpenter. He
named it the "Thillen Trucking Line". (former name was Esch) .
The Job consisted of hauling Just obout anything thpt needed
haullnd, including frrm pnlm^ls. He had ore full-time «nd
between 2 r^nd 3 p.-rt-tine men vjorking for him, deperding upon
business. He had two trucks.
He ran the truck line until 1,?45, v/hen he bought the gps
stfition by the p^rk in Dyersville from Phil Winters. There he
sold gas, some groceries, ^ nd a lot of ice cream, whlhc was
hand-packed, often by my father, Harland. He worked this store
urtil 1950, when he bought a ptcre from Joe Tobin in the down-
town ^rea of Dyersville. This was called "Thillen* s Cash Store".
He worked this store until I96O, when the owners refused
torenew lis l^-se. They 1- ter sold the building.
/.Iphonse Thillen was on the Dyerpville Town Council from
April 1, 1950 until June 1, 196p. He wrs elected to five terras.
At the time it was not required to declare r- politic-'-l p«^rty.
He first ran hecauKe of the encourpgement from two friends. He
wss not to thrilled with the idea, and said he would let them
put his name on the bpllot, but he would not actively seek the
office. He ;vas elected by approximately & two to one margin^
defeating Leo Zimmer, v:ho lived across the street. He represent*
ed the third rrecinct. He w?s forced to resi--^n his position
when he Joined the police force, fs it wes illegal to be a city
enployee and p member of the council at the spme time.
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Prom here, he becf^nie a member of the Dyersville Police
force. He worked here for only 8 weeics, from June 15 until
August 15» 't this time, he was offered a position with the
Western Dubuque School District as head custodian for the
schools. Three years I'^ter, at the age of 66, he became
custodian of the new Jcinciergarden building in DyersvlLle, which
wrs built on the same block In vrhich he lived. He worked here
until July 1, l'?72, on which day he officially retired. But he
did not remain retired for long. Fourteen months l^ter, he
got e p-rt-tiiQe Job with the lonal branch of the U. 3, i ost Office,
where he works today.
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LIPS AND FAMILY OP BERTHA ANSTOETTER
John Hermnn Anstoetter was born In Hanover, Germany on
Sept, 11, I85O. He came to the United States Ih 1868, et the
age of 18, and settled In Kenosho, Wisconsin. He lived there
for 2 or 3 years, and then moved to the John Hermson farm out-
side of New Vienna, He lived hejre for five yc^rs. In I876,
he msrried Elizabeth Erdman. Of this marriage came 9 children.
She died on ^pril 15, 1888, nine days after giving birth to
her ninth child, Henry. On June 23, 1891, he married his
former wife's sister, Gertrude. They were married in Sacred
Heart Church in Dubuque by Father Baumann, (Catholic) She was
born on Feb. 2, I876 in New Vienna, Iowa. There were three
children, including Bertha Anstoetter, my grandmother. From
his first marriage until the time of his death, he lived on a
farm four miles east of Dyersville, Iowa, He died in I9I5.
The family stayed on the f^rm until 1920. It was run by
his wife and his sons from the first marriage. The change of
years at this time wes s very trying time for the Anstoetter
family. In Nov. of 1919, Ben (a son from the second marriage)
got married, and left the fj^rm. In early December, the stock
was sold from the f^rm. About two weeks later John, (from the
first marriage) died pt the age of 41. In Jan. Clare (from the
second marriage) married and also left the fprm. Then in Feb,
the farm was sold, and Bertha moved into Dyersville with her
mot-ier.
The home life of the Anstoetter family was little different
from most of the farmers in the area. Most of the time was spent
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working on the farm, which was a seven day b week occupation.
As a result, the family did very little traveling, the only time
they would go anywhere is to a funerrl for a friend. (It is at
one of these funerals, or rather at the wake, thpt Bertha met
her future husband, Alphonse Thillen.) Dubuque was the local
bi; town, pnd it is here that the family would go once In a while
to go shopping. Since a c^r wps slower, they would t^ke p. tr^in.
But this was fj^r from c everyday experience.
Bertha Anstoetter's schooling was sbout average for p girl
In those days. While most of the boys would only go until the
fourth grade, girls would often go until the eigth grade. This
is how far she went. Six of these ye^rs she went to country
schools, but for two years (the sixth and seventh grades) she
went to the school In town. (Dyersvllle, Iowa)
Like most of the famil^s in the arer, the fe.Tilly was
Catholic, and it was quite religious. Although the bible w^^s not
read very often, religion did quite often tie in the family
pctivltles. Church was a regular occurance on Sundays .
Bertha rarely worked at a paying Job, but would often go
to her blder sister Clara's house (Pr>rn) to help out with the
kid's and Just do general help aound the house.
On Sept. 28, 1925, she married Alphonse Thillen. They had
five children. They werei
Llla Jane, born on May 19, 1929* She graduated from St.
Francis Xavier High School in Dyersvllle in 19^7. On Aug. 12,
she entered. the Brown Order of Mt. St. Francis of Dubuque (Roman
Cstholic sister). She lives today in Chicego, where she teaches
grrde school.
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Harlrnd Bernard wes born on Aug. 11, 1931 • He went to
Xavler High in Dyersvllle, nnd grrdupted in 19^9. He married
Shirley Mohr on Nov. 22, 1951 » «nd lives tod«iy in Rockford.
Velmo Lee was born on Aug. 5, 1935 also graduated nt
Xavler High. Went to nurses school in Carrol, lowsf where she
graduated in 1956. Was in Virginia when she met her husband,
Raymond Christian, who was and still is in the U.S. Navy. They
currently live in Key West, Pia,
Duane Cletus. He was born on Sept. 13f 1933t and died at
the age vf one year pnd 26 days, on Oct. 13, 193^» He died at
the hospital in Dubuque of pneunomia,
Lalande Mary was forn on April 13, 19^3« She graduated in
i960 from Savier High. She then worked at Mercy Hospital in
Dubuque for one year, then she entered Mt. St. Francis Convent
in Dubuque, where she stayed for six years. She currently lives
in Rockford,
All through her life, Bertha Anstoetter Thlllen has been an
active member of the Roman Catholic Church. Much of her spare
time is spent helping clean the church, making the host for the
services, and being s general help around the church.
Today she still lives in Dyersvllle, and in one year will
celebrate her 50 'th wedding anniversary.
CHILDREN OF JOE AND HANNAH MOHR
Joseph Leonard Mohr
Borni June 6, 1904, Lsttnervllle, lovra
Occupstioni ChicPiTo and Gre^t Western Railro-;d for 45 yeprs,
^Iso did some farming pnd worked with the W.P.A.
for one year.
Rellgloni Roman Catholic
Marrlaget to Marjorie Nelson, Sept. 11, 1930
Chlldreni Five
Current Residence i Dyersvllle, Iowa
Alice Margaret Mohr Schmidt
Borni 1905f Lattnervllle, Iowa
Occupation! Housewife
Rellgloni Roman Catholic
Marrlp.gej to Jopexjh A. Schmidt, Nov. IB, 1925
Chlldreni Eleven
Current Resldencei Dubuque, Iowa
Reglna Mohr Schmidt
Bornt Oct. 19, 1*506, Lattnervllle, Iowa
Occupation HouseT-rlfe
Rellgloni Roman C/^thollc
Marrlpgei to Lelnnd W, Schmidt, Oct. 2?, I925
Chlldreni Two
Current Resldencei Dubuque, Iowa
Magdelene Ceclla Mohr Goetzlnger
Borni 1907
Occupation! Housewife
Rellgloni Roman Catholic
Marrlagei Nov. 18, 1925» to Leo Goetzlnger
Chlldreni nine
Current Residence! Durango, Iowa
Lewis John Mohr
Borni March 30, I908, Graf, Iowa
Occupatloni Telegraph Operator for Chicago Great Western RR.
Rockford Products for 14 ye-^rs, TV and radio repairman.
Marrlagei to Lenore Schrelber, July ?Q, 1931
Chlldreni Four
Deathi April 5, 1973, while living In Holcomb, 111.
Mary Mohr Becker
Borni De«. 17» 1913, Graf, loxva
Occupatloni Ee<^6. Cook, Flnley Hospital In Dubuque, for 20 yr.
Marrlagei to Fred Becker, on Dec. 5t 1928
Chlldreni Three
Current Resldencei Dubuque, low"
Ethel Mohr Glbbs
Borni May 29, 1920, Gr.- f , lowp
Occupatloni Housewife
Marrlagei to Gilbert Glbbs, July 4, 193^ ( her husbmd died on
May 22, 1973)
Chlldreni Seven
Rellgloni Roman Catholic
Current Resldencei Dundee, Iowa.
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND M/DGE NELSON
Marjorle Mae Nelson Mohr
Born* i^ug. JO, 191'4-, Porestvllle, lotja
Occup'^tiont Housewife, Retr-ll Sidles Clerk
Religlont Born Lutheran, became Roman Cptholic In 19^5
Karrlfgei Sept. 11, 1930 to J, L. Mohr of Dundee
Children! Five
Current Residence! Dyersvllle, Iowa
Donald Nelson
Bornj 1916
Dledi 1916
Dorothy Ann Nelson
Borni Aug. 25» 19-3i Rlchlr^nd Toyjnship, nee.r Dundee, Iowa
Dlrdi Dec. 3. 1923
Gall Nelson Elsbury
Borni Dec. 17, 19?0, In Dundee, Iowa
Occupatloni Housewife, Machine Operator
Msrrlsgei to Earl Elsbury, of Strpvrberry Points, lowr on Dec. 17»
1936.
Children! Pour
Religion! Lutheran
Lurrent Residence! Milan, 111
CHILDREN OF J. L. ''ND M.ARJORIE MOHR
Merrill Leonard Mohr
Bornt May 1, 1931» ^pdee, lown
Bducationt St. Frpncls Xavler High School
Occupatloni Mechanic
Resldencei Sterling, 111
Religion I Romrn C thollc
Marrl^get July 31, 195^. to Rlth V/essells, of New Vlenne., In
New Vlennn, Iowa. Divorced, March 1973 •
Chlldreni Five, Scott, Joseph, I'hlllip, Jone, and Larld.
Shirley Mf>rle Mohr Thlllen
Born I Oct. 3, 1932, Dundee, Iowa
Eduoaticni St. Frf.ncis Xfsvier lilgh School 1950
Occupstloni Housewife, seamstress
Organlzatlont Rockford Memorial i.uxiallry. Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority.
Rellgloni Roman Catholic
Lei sure I Sewing, painting, stitchery
Marrif*gei Nov. 2?, 1951, to Hprl^nd Thillen of Dyersville
Children* Three j Steven Bernard, Paul Joseph, ^nd -^nn Msrie
Beverly Ann Mohr White
Borni Feb. 3, 193^ • Dundee, Iowa
Educationi St, Francis Xavier High School 1952, Dubxique Beauty
Academy, 1953*
Rellgloni Roman Cn thollc
Occupationi House'wlfe
Resldencei Dyersville, Iowa
Marrlr'.gei Oct. 21, 1953. to Allan White, from Dyersville.
Chlldreni S:^- Sandra, Victoria, Shell©, Benjamin, Michael,
and Srrah.
Kay Francis Mohr Gansemer
Borni Jnn. 10, 1936, Dundee, Iowa
Eduostioni St. Francis Xavier High School
Occupationi Housewife, Nurses' Aid
Resldencei Dubuque, Iowa
Rellgloni Roman Catholic
Marriage! Oct. 15» 1956, to Joseph Gnnsemer, of Dyersville
Chlldreni Three j Barbt^ra, Crrmen, and Sherry
Mary Alice Mohr Murphy
Borni Feb. ?, 1939
Educfitloni St. Fronds Xavier High School, 1957
Occupationi Housewife
R'^sldencei Shreveport, LouisariS
RellGioni Roman Cr thollc
Mn.rrlagei Feb. 15, 1958f to Ernest Murphy, of Worthlngton, Iowa
Chlldreni Timothy, Colleen, Margaret, Broc, Shannon, end Amamda
MATERi'ii.L aisaORY
P/.GE 8
On Febrii.rry 2, 18?.6, L\iclous Shervrlr wrs ^o^n In Vermont (the
town Is not knovm) . He int-rrled Angilena Strong Cborn July 2,1833)
on June 6, 1848. I think this may have taken plpce around Cuba,
Mew York, as thi? Is where the bride Is from, and the first child,
(VJlllleai, "born May 22, 18'^ 9) w&s born. Fron risre they aoved to
Chicago, then to Bnrrington Station, 111., (v^'ere another son,
Warren, vjas ■horn). They then moved to Dubuoue, -^nd liter to
Manchester, Iowa. He vms rn pi\^ioner f.ll of his life, • nd he died
on December 2, 1888 ?nd ie bviried in aichland, Iowa (ne??r Ottum'.-ia) ,
His wife diei in 191? on Dec, 21. She is burled in Porectvllle,
Iowa.
While t*^Gy lived in Ioi-tti (in vrhich town is not knovm) they
had 6 daughter, named Flora, She v.-as born on June 3C» 1859»
In 1880, on Nov, 17. she carried Richard Smith.
Jpne Cook Smith \ips born on March Ik, 1829 In Welesby,
England. It is not known v^hen she came to this country. Sometime
n round the snrlng of 1852 she was married ifo Henry Smith (born
April 18, 18>2) . It is thought that he c-me from either ''ova Sootla
or Englrnrt, but sgain, we h^ve no record?. They located in Forestvllle,
Iowa, where he i»jss p farmer. From this marrir-c-e C'^me Richard Smith,
v?ho merried Florfi Shervjin. He vras born on M-^y 9» 185^. He also
was a farmer '11 of his life, which excludes pf^rt of his youth
spent in Oskfloosi attending school. I was not able to find any-
thing about the children from this marriage, except for th&t of
Madge Smith, Vno ^-ms born on Oct. 5, 1890. Richard Smith was
a fermer all of his life, and died in 1931 • He was buried in
Porestville. His wife died in 1933. on Nov. 1.
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John Kelson «nd Annft Thompson hi d s son n^med. John Ben Nelson,
Jr. He was horn on Nov. 2, 1869. In 18?^ John Kelson left home,
and was never Goen Rgaln. Seven years later he wps declared legally
dead, rnd his widow remairled to ^- air-m -nrmed Benson. There were
eight children from this jiRrriPge. Vhen Ann-- Tboapson I'elson re-
married, the man she married would not let John Nelson, Jr. into
the house, sr.ving he was old enou5?h to take c-re of himself. He
TIPS twelve at the time. He went to stay with H^^rold Crsh, f^ fp-rmer
\&.o lived just outside of Forestvillf*. L."t3r, this man helped set
hira up with a fr?rm of his o^m. Just down the rond from their farm.
They c^^ve hira a tesm of horses pnd :-■ plow. Here he built a
farm, as sll that was there when he got the Isnd w^^s just that,
Ipnd, vrith r.z- buildinars or a house. He bailt the house himself
(see picture). He frrmed for awhile, and then in 192i^ loved into
Dundee to work for the Dzl^'/mrs County Hi^hw-'^y Commission. He left
the farm with p son (F«y) from his first raarriawe (I could find
nothing about the first "carriage) . Fpy rm the f??rm uncil the
Decjresslon hit, when, deeply in debt, his father, Ben i-slson, ceme
to take it over. Ben :ielscn was a strong man, but the weight of
workino!; the f ^rm during the Depression, raising a family, pnd paying
off his son's dett», pror?d too iiuch for him, ^nd his mind went.
On i4arch 29, 1932, he was found in the barn on his f. rm, having hung
himself. He was sixty-three. Children of his second uarriage were
a son, Donald, born in 19I6 (he lived only four days) .-'nd dsu;hters
Marjore, born in 191^, ^nd Dorothy, bora in 1923 (lived only eight
montns) . Gail was born in 1920.
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Madge lielson, after her husb?ind's derth, remarried to
Richard Alderson. The first child of Ben rnd Kadge Nelson wps
harjore, born on -Aughst 13, 191^. She lived on the ferm for ei ht
yep.rs and then moved to Dundee with the fjiaily. It is here that
she v;ent to school. At the age of 1^ she finished school '-nd went
to work In M^^nchester for y. Mrs. Mf-y, doing V' rlous jobs for her*
The Nelson frmily xiras a tightly knot f^'/nlly. There had been
four children, but two had died before reai-hlng the Rt;e ol one year.
As a result, the f'^mily was somewhat scif;il for the tiiues, ■^speci-lly
since they had been a fc-rm f^^-ially, which usn»-'lly produced nuch larger
families. V.'hile the family lived in Dundee, they kept a touch of
the ff.rm with them, raising a large garden. Religion pi- yed a
major part of the family's life. The frther whs a der.con at the
church across the street, r'nd the mother taught Sunday school.
Xhe family did little traveling, but did go on picnics and
camping trips quite often, which I'lv.'ays took them to a j^ood
fishing spot, as Pen nelson vjag lond of that sport.
Marjore would go down to Masonville every ye* r for ^a week or
ten days to visit a girl friend. Masonville was about twelve miles
to the south of Porestville (see ffif<p) .
The only people who tr- veled in the family were Richr-rd wnd Flore
Smith, her gr^nd parents. Every j'-ear they would drive to Florida,
where tlney ^^fould spend the summer. They had f cottage in Orl; ndo.
This happened every ye^r for thirty years. Tht- reason they could
do this vres ho r-old his farm for ' very good price whei: he vres youngt
end never worked another day in nis life. On the d* y they would
be ready to leave, the family, including grandchildren, would gather
for o large nicnic in Dubuque. >.fter the picnic, they vjould start
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on their trip. It would t^jjce them ten to twelve days to drive to
Florida in tlieir old Essex.
On Sept. 11, 1930. Inrjore I-Ielson married J. L. Mohr. He
was a worker on the rfcilrofd. A short time later they moved back
to the farm ne>^r Forestville (which by this time no longer exists).
For the next 25 yeirs she v?ill spend her time rrising her family.
Three ci-iildren were born en this farm. Tliey were Merrill (Bud),
born on Mnyl, 1931» Shirley, born Oct. 3, 193^-, f^nd Beverly, born
Feb. 193^» in 1935 they moved to Gr^f, ne^-^r l^attnerville, where
their third daughter was born, (Kay, bojsn Jun. 10, I936) . In 1937
they moved to Ftrley, where their last child was born, ^-ntother girl
named Mary. She w&s born on Feb. 7, 1939. All cire married today,
with the exception of Merrill (Bud) who v/as oivorced two years pgo.
During the ye^rs 1?^7 until 1951 ilprjore worked at Gj.over*s
Shirt Factory in Dyersville, lovja. She ms.de ^1.35 per hour while
running a sewing msichine, making shirts.
After working in the factory, she moved into the restaurant
business with iilv 0»Conner of Dyersville. It wps Cf^lled the Home
Crfe. She rsn this for three veprs, from I95I to 195^. it was
not -^ success ond she sold out her half to her partner in 1954. She
then went to vork as r clerk in La\erne's Dress Shop, ^Iso locf.ted
in Dyersvlll', str.rtlng there in 195^ ^nd still i^orkd there.
J. L, ^.ohr wns born on June 6, 1904 in L&ttnerville, Iowa.
Ee v^as the olc'est of sever, children. Iheie was another child born,
but it wss born dead, end no name was recorded, not even if it
v?as -' boy or s-irl.
His life was like that of most other boys pt that time. He
went to school until the fourth grade, at vjhlch time he went to work
for the railroad. His schooling took ulace at a smell school near Graf.
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He went here with the Keper brothers. Hoy, Clarence, end Emmet.
They were his frood friends, fnd often tv^ey would hunt together,
trap, go Dick berries rnd just ror.m In the hills surrounding the
Fre<^. I guess you would c 11 it a carefree lifs, but i'; didn't
last forever .
The fpmily did do some traveling together. Everj- five yef.rs
or so the f-^'.'ni.ly would peck up -nd go out tc South Dakota. His
father had a brother and a sister living out there. Fete Mohr
lived in pprkston, where ^^e was h fermer. Ills sister, Julie Mohr
Welland lived in Scotland (i'bout 45 miles southwest of tJioux Palls;
Paricstcn is cbout 15 mile? tc the north of Scotland). Gr^ndina Mohr
lived with the Weilands. She v.'as usually working on ? loom, v;hlch
she made rugs and bedspreads and the like quite often. It usually
took two days to make the trip, if they traveled by car. The train
usually took p full 24 hours. They would usu- lly st&y for ten days
to two weeks, rils father could get orHy time off to do this, not
a paid V- cation like people get tod.B.y, This had a tendency to cut
trips short and make the;Ti infrequent.
Although the f'^mily soent most of their time livia^ In Graf,
or the nrea, they did spend some time In Diindee, vjhere they h-'d lived
for about two years previously. The fp-nlly moved here > gsin in 1929i
so the father could be closer tc his vicrk, *^!S he had been moved to
the Dundee stptlcn from Gr>-f . >t this time there were three gen-
erations cf the family working with the railroad. They were John
Steffens, his son^in-lew Joe Mohr, rnd his grandson, J. L. hohr.
PaQE 13
While living in Dundee, J. L. Jlohr met his wife, Mprjorie
Nelson, who liTed in the hoiiJ^e rcro??s the street # The-^ were married
on Sect. 11, 1030. ""his r"R .Inst ?t t'r»e strrt of the Denression,
and he lost his .1ob with the rnllrofd coiBp- ny, so he went to work
with his f'^ther-in-lavr, chopping viood. for tae '..'inter of 1930-31 •
Then, in 1931, After his fnther-ln-l-^w took his life, he moved to
the far/n, near Porestville. He worked the ff^.rm for about two
and a half yenrs. IvTiile he lived here, his first three children
(Merrill, Shirley, -nd Beverly) were born. Jvist rfter her birth
(Beverly) they moved b'^ck into Dundee, p.fter movins bt-ck to Dundee,
he went to work for the W.P.A., where he clashed rocks for the gr^^vel
used on ro'-ids. In 1935 he we.it b^^ck to "?ork for the Chicn.^o jreft
Western R^^ilrcrd. Re worked here ?s a se.'tion foreman until his
retirement Ci j'ov. 28, 1969»
Th3 fanily life of J. L. Mohr was similar to the other ffimilles
in the are^ . Since the f?»!nlly vses f<^r fron rich, cc.?t of th-
children usu lly mpde up g'-\mes without the use of specif?! toys.
When he vras young, pbcat fse 10 tr l^v, t'lC-y Kould go running and
hiding prA jUFt pl^y pround the house. In his tee.r,ege yerrs, since
he worked rll d-^y during the week, he would usijally go to f barn
dance when one i^ms be'ns hrld.
Cne sole neans of fpfr.lly entertainment ;^s the r^dio. Since
the rren h^d no electricity at the time thv"^ redio v;rs bought, it
rrn off f^ b? ttery, '-rd h'r' to be chr-rged -^-Tery so often. So, the.v
would hpul the battery wp to Epworth to p.et It chf^rt^ed rt ^ garage.
The rndlo would be used only at night. The one special show of
the family was "Fibber md iloily McGee", which was " favorite of
Joe Mohr.
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The Catholic church at Lettnervllle was the center of
activities on Sundays. The femily would pttend mass every Sundpy,
and afterwards would stf^nd around and tnlk with the other
perishoners, ps this v-nR one of the fev? times they could get
together end talk with some of the other people ir the area.
Since the school the children attended v/ns a public school, no
religion was taught in it. Therefore, cuch cf the religious in-
struction was taught in the home, although the children did go
to Centrpli" on Spturday for religion classes.
He was married in L- mont, Iowa pt the Catholic church by
Father Klure, The service was not in the church itself, ps his
bride was not a Catholic, but p Lutheran, and it was forb<=de for
a Catholic to marry out of the church rnd h^ve the service take place
in the church itself. So they were married in the rectory (where
the priest lives) with only two people in attendance.
Since his retirement in 1969f J. L» Mohr has spent much of
his time working around the house pnd refinishinn- furniture for
my mother and himself. He is very handy in working with furniture
and in making then look like they did when they vrere first put
together. He still lives in Dyersville, in a house that he bought
thirty yef-rs ago, in 19^^.
CHILDREN OF EABLAIVD AND SHIRLEY rriELLEN
SteTen Bernard TMllen
Borni Mny 6, 1953
EducRtiom Rockford West High School, grad 1971, Western 111. U., 1971
Occupatlont U.S. j-rmy, p«r--<trooper, 82nd Airborne
Resldencei Fort Bracg, N.C.
Paul JoseDh Thillen
Borni Oct. 29. 1955
Education! Rockford West High School, grpd. 1973. Rock Valley
Residence. g8iif§^,i££3-1^7^ (Currently enrolled)
Arm Marie Thillen
Borni July ."9, 1957
Education! Rockford Hest High School, 1971-7^( currently enrolled)
Resldencei Rockford, Illinois
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Shirley Marie Mohr was born on Oct. J, 1932 t on a farm
north of Dundee, lox^a. She was the first daughter nd second-born
of J. L. and Marjorle Mohr. She lived on the fnriii until she was two
yeers old, vyhen the farally moved into Pundee. The family lived
here for three ye^rs, --nd then nioved to Graf for one year. Fron Graf,
they moved to Fr>rley, '.fhere she st-' rted in school. By this time she
hrd her one "brother ^nd three sisters.
Mom went to the mblic school in Farley, where she studied
mostly reading, Trriting, pnd the usual. When she first started,
she hf'd to wplk because the family had no car. This practice
continued for the rest of her schooling.
As a child 1-^ Parley, her most frequent pl-^yn;^ tes were
the Stoughton children. Since they had feT^' toys, they would play
hide and seek, jacks, rnd would jump rope.
Mom^s Grandma and Grandpa Mohr used to live down the road, ? nd
every Saturday ni^ht they would t^ke one or two of the gr-md children
Into Dyersville to go shopping. But the children never bought any-
thing - they got everything they needed from the Sears catalog.
The family never traveled, except to go to tielr Grandr^^ i^elson's
on Christmas. This was always a big event, besides Just being
Christmas. First, after they ate their Christ.nas dinner (wliich
was around noon), they could eat all the candy they could manage
to take from the big table In the living room. This was special
because they did not get candy too mnny other times. The other treat
was the gifts, wnlch usually consisted of a doll, v:hich ivas given
to them by Santa Glaus personally (pljtyed by Richard Alderson, their
grandmother's second husband).
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The family moved to Dyersville during her sixth grade, In
194^, Mother stayed at a lady»s house In Farley in order to finish
the school year. They h°d moved because her father had been
transferred by the railroad.
She finished her last two years of grade school in Dyersville,
and then attended St. Francis Xaiver for high school, which ^aso
WRS in Dyersville. She was a cheerleader In high school, for two
yesrs, and v;as a school reporter for the school newspaper, reporting
the big sporting events.
When Moni graduated from high school, she moved Into Dubuque to
ivork for the Dubuque Telegraph-Kerald, where she wrote classified
£ds. While there, she dated a young fellow from Dyersville whom
she hnd met In high school, Harland Thillen. He would hitch-hike
into Dubuque, and they would go to a movie or something like that,
and then he -would hitch-hike home to Dyersville. Later they
decided to get married.
Mom moved tack to Dyersville the next yesr (1951) ^nd
decided to get mrrried In November. They decided on November
because the Korean conflict was going on at the time rnd they were
quite certrln thet hs would be drafted. On November 22 they were
married in St. Frnncis Xaiver Church in Dyersville. Their first
house was next dcor to his parents, vriiere they lived until he
was drafted into the service in the spring of 1953* ^he then moved
back home to her parents* home while her husbf'nd served in the ^rmy.
It is here th^t she had her first child, named Stev^en jJernard, on
May 6, 1953.
P/.GE 17
When Dart returned in Seotember of 195^» the frmlly took a
trio out to Colorado, where they stayed for one week.
While staying at her parents* hoae. Mom mnnaged to keep
"busy by helping sround the hou?e, r^'lslng her son, pnd doing the
house work for her mother, v.iio \7PS spending a lot of time working.
After her husbpnd returned, she held vprious part-time jobs
In Dyersvllle. It wt s In Dyersville thrt tVie other two children
were >^orn{ Paul Joseph on Oct. ?9i 1955t f^nd Ann Marie on July 29,
1957. (All the children were born at Mercy Hosplti^l in Dubuque,
but lived in Dyersville). Dyersville had no hospital at the time.
When the family moved to Stockton, Illinois, it was 3 totally new
idea for Mom, as she hpd never lived aviay from the Dyersville area.
The family lived in U\o different houses wMle in Sto kton. 'i/hile
at the second home. Mom helped to tpke cere of an elderly lady who
lived ? cross the street. We didn't stay in Stockton for too long.
Dad ch?5nged jobs, end was now selling insurance in Freeport, Illinois,
commuting daily from Stockton. Cn M-rch 10, I963. v/e packed up r nd
again moved, after livinc in Stockton for just one md r hrlf years.
We first lived at 439 S, West Ave. in Freeport. It wrs a nice
apartment, but was quite dirty at first, and jnany hours were spent
cleaning It up before tney moved into it. We lived in the f-p^rtment
for awhile, and then moved to a house at 844 W. Galena. While we
lived here. Mom was a den mother for the Cub Scouts, of vrhich iteve
and I were members. She and Mrs. Brooks were* co-leaders cf the den.
It is in Freeport that she first started to tf-ke in sewinrj to do, in
order to make extra money for the family. This was in 1964. She
still sews for people toiay. In I966 Day was transferred to Hockford
I
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with th? Insurance company, so, once ngaln, we packed up r<nd
.-noved, choosing a house In Roukford In the Oxford Perk /rea.
This was In August, on the 15th, th^t we entered our new home.
Since moving to Rockford, Mom has seen Steve end I gr^^duate
from high school ^nd start college, -^nd now Ann is pbout to
graduate from hin;h school. She is a member of the Bet*' Sigria Pi
Sorority, Tvhich is a social and service organization here in
Rockford. She also has been ^t volunteer "Pink Lady" at Rockford
Memorial Hospital, She spends her spare time doing some painting
and sewing. She still lives in Rockford.
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Harland Thlllen was born on Aug. 11, 1931 t the first son and
second child of A. F. and Berthn Thlllen. He does xiot remeniber
too auch nbout his early childhood, except that it was happy
and he played trucks with Elaer Hentges. He started his grade
school education ft Xaiver Grade School In Dyersville in 193*^.
Dnd was always n;ood in math, ivhich he always enjoyed, but was not
so hot in English and History, which he hfted with a passioni
Durin^j; the summer. Dad would go to the old school, which had
served ps the hi h school at the time, and pl'^y Sofitball, Later,
around the sixth grade, mnr'les got real bis, "nd he was the co-
champ of Dyersville, rlong xuith Bob Nenlrer. He estimrtes he had
about eifc'-ht or nine-hundred marbles at his peak. lie ended up
burying 300 of them in the ground, where t;70 yenrs l^ter they
built a garage. The marbles are still under the garage.
I guess the life history of my father would be work. Ever
since the seventh grode he has vjorked somewhere, it tnat time he
x/orked vxith his dad in the grocery store he (his father) vias
operating at the time. His job was to run pop rncl cupcrkes dovm
to the factory workers and the J.L. Glark plnnt in Dyersville, (the
same J.L.Clark as in Rockford). Lnter, ;flhen he a'ss 17, he worked as
a set up man for a welder pt the Silver Streak fir nufacturlng Go.
in Dyersville. Re vras prid v^l.25 per hour, ^rtiile he xrorked here,
he pIso worked for his father on x^reek-ends. While in high school.
Dad spent most of his time xirorklng, but he found tine to plry
baseball rlso. He was a four yerr letter winner at Xriver high
School in Dyrirsville. He pl.'>yed centerfield, ^nd was excellent on
defense. His hitting was fair.
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Dad graduated from high school In 19^9 with a cl .ss of 33
people. After ,T:ro.duation he began to vjork with his father in
the store on p- full time basis. While still in high school, Dad
met his future -iifife, Shirley Mohr. Re begr-n df=>tins her then
and later, -^jhen she moved to Dubuque, he would hitch hike into
Dubuque every woeX-end to see her.
In !'oveaber of 1951, on the 22nd, Mom r,nd Dad were married
in St, Fr-ncis Xriver Basclllicr in Dyersvllle. They went to St. Louis
for one week for their honeymoon.
The next i.pril, D^d entered the Tmy. It vms 1953 f nd he
was sent to Koren . He arrived in Korea on June 1, 1953* "rid stayed
there for 1^+ nonths, or until July 31. 195^. One month before he
left, his son was born, '/liile in Korea, he was connected with the
^39th Sn.5?ineers, although he mn a battalion P. U His life in the
Priay was not p very rough cne, .-1 though it vms boring -t times. The
P. A. was op-in fro.T 12i00 until 2i^5 In the afternoon, 'nd from ^^^0
until 6iO0 in the evening. The rest of the time he had for stocking
shelves and doing other things.
He vrB.3 discharged on Aug. k, 195^ from Port Carson, Colorado.
Ha flew home as far ns Cedrr Rapids, vrhere he was Tiet by Shirley and
his one year olr^ -^on, who didn't w^nt to talk with him. The three
of them went to Denver for a two week vacation.
When they got bask to Dyersvllle, Mom and Dad moved b-^c^: into
the home they were living in before he entered the / rmy (while in
the Army, his wife lived with her parents). It was a smrll two
bedroom house next door to his father's house. He continued to
live and work in Dyersvllle until 1961, first for his father and
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In i960 he went to ^-roTk for Bud Roonev In the grocerj' business.
It is becn\ise of this that he -noved to Stookton, Illinois In I96I.
He worked here "S a m^nf-gsr for one of '."fhat was supposed to be
.<^ ohr^ln of stores ^un by Rooney f'nd ° couple of Tseopls from Rock
Isl-^nd, but the Ide"' went bnnkmpt. In Ar»rll of I962 he quit working
for Rooney --nd ojot n job selllnc?; lnsur<^nce for Metropolitan Life
Insurance Gomp^^ny. He started here In April of 1962 on the 7th.
When he started working; for Metropolitan, he vi4s still living
In Stockton, so every morning he would get up p'nd drive the .'^5 miles
to Freeport to work. He did this for seven months until November of
1962 ^ -x^en we aoved to Preer-ort. Ths first plr-ce we lived was
an apert-nent on S. West Street. We lived there for just about two
years, when we moved to a house on Galena Street, ^-hlle living in
the apartment, we took one Ion? trir). This vres in 1963» when we
went to the Snst coast for two weeks. The family cmped both ways
out ''nd back, which was very exciting becpuse none of us h-'d ever
re-'lly c-^rmed before. It was especially exciting on the first night
because it rained whet seemed like forever ---^nd the entire inside
of the tent was quite wet. But, for some reason, ye rever wenl? to
a hotel, r.lthough the Idea riid cross our minds. We took another
trie that ye?r, this one to Shreveport, Loulslpna to see my mother's
sister, Mary, nnd her f'-mily. We did this ?t Thpnksgivlrig -^nd
had quite a few problems with the err. In faot, it bnrely made it
backl
Just before we m.ade this trip, vre moved to tbe house on
Gf^lena, which rt the time seemed huge to me. It h-^d nine rooms
pnd a really big brsement which we could plypr in. The family
took another trin while we lived in this house, this one toothe Black
Hills in South Dakota, This was a strange trip because Ann got
P/GE 22
sick while v:e were out there, r-ind most 0*" the time we just sat
around snd did nothing. But, /^gpln, it '/?8S fun.
In July of 1966 Dad was promoted with i-letropolltsn, pnd In
August we iioved to Rockford. He no;; was a mf^nager pnd h«d a
staff working for him. We aioved to Oxford Street here In to;«i
and still live liere. Dad continued working for i'^etropolltpn as a
mf nager until 197^$ v.'hen he decided to go hack to being -m agenti
Vvhere he thought he could do better by himself. He worked at this
until 19?1 vrhen he quit the insurance business altogether. He
vas quite frustrated Tilth the comppny in particular, since they
kept nr kins him Dromlses but f^'lled to come through. So, in f:ov. of
1971 be '.cent to v/ork for Charles V. Welse here in Rockford as a
salesman. Ke worked here full time for just 4i months, when he
went to vjcrk for Muller-Pinehurst Company, vjhere he vjorks today
f s a routeoian.
Throughout his life, my dad*s leisure has been built around
physlc<=l recreation rnd work. As frr as sports go, he has plsyed
semi-pro baseball for two yerrs for the Dyersvllle i^.itehawks
and slow-pitch Softball here in Hockford for two seasons. He else
bowls, having a I70 overage and he plnyed handball end rrn for
about 3i years, until his arthlritis started bothering nim.
Dad works around the house quite often, proving himself a
h'^ndyman quite often. If anything breaks, he is the first to
attempt to fly it, usurlly s^^ccess^^ully .
He still lives in Rockford v:ith his wife and two of his
children, in the house they moved into alght years pgo.
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I was born on October 29, I955 &t Xftlver Kospltel in Dubuque.
At the time I h&.d one brother, Steve, vj-hc was 2^, The family
lived in a sm?-ll house in pysrsville, next door to my father's
parents.
I BM told that v;hen I was just rbout three years old , I
WPS dovm at my insternal gre.nd par ants' home (vrho also lived in
Dyersville) -md. 1 drank one-hrlf pint of fuel oil. Well, the
parents got pretty shook up, I ^suess, frid rushed me to the
hospital in Dubuque, where I had my stomach pumped. I ifas in the
hospital for a couole of days, but then went home, heslthy again.
I ^n not certf In rbout the first t^'ing I remember, but I think
it was around the a^e of four. There are not too mnny things I can
remember about living there. Steve, my older brother, 'nd Ann,
my younger sister, ;re pbout the only plpym- tes I c-n rGneraber. I
do remember going over to a friend of my brothers, who at the time
were putting aii addition on to their house, and driving a few nails
in, or at least trying to. I also renember pl?.ying Simon Says over
at ti'ls house.
One of my mogt profound memories of Iowa is ol-yin;; n form of
"house"' with my brother and sister. There was a room in our house
in Dyersville which l»ad what was then a very l-^rge roo-n, which
served as a type of attic, since there was nobhln,g else f^nd it had
no heat. We would fto in the room, '.i^hlch got cold at times, <--nd
build a "house" which would often t^ke us nil morning and tien In
the afternnon we would take It down. Str^n^e, but funl
PAGE 2k
I don't remember my first 4ny at school, but just about
everything I do remember V7hen I was younr, had to do with school.
I first attended klndersarten in Dyersville &nd Cfn re'nember
walking home nnd peeking in my Grandma Mohr's window at woik. She
was working at the dress shoD at the time and I would look until
she v/aved «nd then continue on my way home.
On March 11, I96I the f-mily moved to St;ookton, Illinois.
My father was trnnsf erred there with the supermarket ch^in. I
remember that he would be gone overnight to look for r-> house, pnd
he v;ould tell us kids chnt he was seeing & ^^^'^ about £^ horse. Like
kids, we fell for it.
Ue first lived in an upstairs apartment in Stockton. I
actonded the public school to finish kindergarten, Steve weiit
to the Catholic school, tie was in second grade. About the only
thing I can remember about the school is that the teacher was
the vjife o:" my barber.
We lived in the apartment for just a couple of months. Then
we moved about five or six blocks to a repl big house, with a huge
yard, p-t least I thought it was huge. As it turns out, it really
wasn't, but efter hf^ving no y-ird at all in tne apartment, it must
h?ve seeiaed like a park. i. s it turned out, the yard turned into
one, because I Oi-.n hardly remember playing ?.nywhere else for the
next -jes-T, ihe yard i-reis the scene of b'seb«ll wnd footb^^tll,
although for seme reason my brother set up a golf course around
the house, which 5s I remember had only thrse holes. This is strange
because self had never been a family snort, and we had no golf balls
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or clubs. While I lived in this house, I went through first grade
pnd stfTted second. Rut, on Nov, 3, 1962 the family moved to
Freeport, where my dad had started a job selling insurance. We
moved to another apartment, but this one was somex^het bigger then
the one before. My brother and I were sent to the Catholic school
while my sister went ta the oublic kindergarten just down the street.
We lived at ^39 S. West Avenue. I had a few problems in school,
as I did not like ruy ^fiacher, and I have ^n idea she didn't like met
I think her ntme was ^iiss Forstan (not sure), but I do know that I
spent more time in the hall th-^n in the classroom (or at least it
seemed thet way) .
The next years vrent better in school, even though I was far
from a great student. Back ft home, f^bout «11 I did was play
baseball, which vrould normally lest on a good summer day from ten
o'clock in the morning until 8 in the evening. In the fall it
was footbf'll, pnd di^ring the winter my brother and the neighbor
and myself would i^lay army. I was always the German, f^nd they
were the Americans. I always lost because Germany did lose the
war.
After fourth grade (I965) we moved to a big house on Galena
Street in Freeport. We lived here for two yerrs until v;e .-noved
to Rockford. That house was strmge, because at the end cf the
back was e big hole, vjhich was said to be an ebai\doned quary, or
something like that. Steve and I used to go and run around down
there, even though Mom and Dad would chew us out if they ever c^-ught
us, which hanpened on occasion. At this time I was playing baseball,
which I enjoyed very much. I was very lucky r^nd pitched a no-
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hitter once, v.'inninf? 15-2. The reason they scored wfts I hit a
couple of br.tters md. ywlkod a Tew more. I think th.e reason
they didn't get any hits \-mE because I vip.s so wild they vTere
efroirl to go to "biit.
In l'^67 on /ugunt 15 v;e noved ac^-in, this time to Hockford
where my dad had been trrncf erred with Metroi^olitr.n Life Insurance
Compeny. I really did not want to go, but I guess I had no choice
in the ma.tter.
When vie rioved to Hockford, It was strange for me, bee-use I
had to go to 9. new school in,w|-iich I knew only one person, my
brother. I h^d ,'^one to new schools before, but that w«s in second
srede PTi^y for sorae reacon this seamed auch nore foreign than the
other schools, maybe "because this i«5s the first -DUbllc school I
had attended. Also, the school was so much Irrger than those I
had attended.
Mevertheless, Roosevelt v;as fun, -nd liks my normal self,
I fli-'^de friends fast. I can still remember the first d-:y in that
scViool. I had >- music class and there was this one bl©ck kid
who '^-s about 8 or Q inches taller than me, '^nd I kept asking him
if he :»/£t? supposed to be in the seventh grade, to which he kept
answerini; "yes." 3y the end of class ha was thinking I was mighty
strange.
At Roosevelt I ran on niy first track tea.-ii, or at least tried
to. I o;ot cut on the ti^ird w^eek of the season. This came as a
real shock to -ne, since I had quit basebrll to run tr-^ck. I tried
to make up for it by golns^ to see ^ly brother run for vVast High.
When I was a f reshm-^r I w^nt to West High, - nd first
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freshmnn class In the history of the pchool. I re? lly sn joyed
the school, espccirlly belrxg x;lth r-ll those big people fg'in.
When I was r fre'^h'npn, I wps only 5 feet 2 Inches, so I was quite
R Vit smrller than most erery'horiy else. It Kas during my freshm-m
yePT thp.t I started running ppipin, which carrlod on through ell of
my high school yer.r^.
When I Kns s sophomore, my brother got rae my first ,1ob, as
a brisboy at a rest»~nrpnt dovmtown. I vjorked tliere off and on for
three years. Slncr; then, I hrve vforked et four other .1obs, the
most recent belnr; for the Rockford Park District last summer.
In 1973 I sradupted from Rockford Wect High School. I was
ranked right around the halfway mark in my cIpss, whether ebove
or below I honestly do net know.
After graduation, I had rsl^nned on going to Western Illinois
University, bnt after reconriiclering, I decided to enroll ?it
Rock Valley, a decision I am glnd I made. Next ye^^r, I hope to
attend Sangamon St^^te University in Springfield, Illinois, where
I would major in Political .Studies.
BROTHERS ;.ND SISTERS OP PAUL THILLEN
FAGE 28
STEVEN BERNARD THILLEN
Steve was born on Mey 6, 1953 1" Xavier Hosnital In Dubuque.
He was the first child of the fnmily.
Steve strrted school in Dyersville, snd was in second grade
vhen we naoved tc Stockton, so I Imorlne he remenbers lovja pretty
veil. In Stockton, he joined his first basebPll team, ^nd I
was the batboy. Wg user" to plry b»^seb)-ill r^nd footn.-^H in the front
yard quite cf ten. He would usuelly win, because he wr-r so rriuch
bigger th^n I vras.
Wl?en v.'e moved tc Freenort, Steve fnd I pi;ot on different
baseball teaas, so we f:ot to go wf-tch each othftr on ocnrsion* but
I really didn't see him nl^iy that much after that. I don't know if
he rffis any p:ood or not, bnt I imaf^lne he was.
It v:as in Preeport th^^t he first began swimming. '.Ve all
thought he was a c;reat swlrimer and sometime around 1Q6^ he sv.'am
a mile In t'le Boy ^^contr?' annual "Hile S'lim'* at sumner camp.
He '-Iso pl--red footb<^ll in Preepo:^t, where thf;y ^^ut him in
the middle of the line, which was a ^-jcste, beo^ace he vias one of
the fastest T)eor)].9 on the team.
Steve also nlpved trumpet in the ■^ra'le school b^-nd. He
played for ^^ oouole of years, but quit w^ien he had too a-ny thlnp;s
going O'l at once, since he was a Boy Scout, athletic studont,
musfcfclan, and whatnot.
When the f-^mily moved to Rockford, Tteve and I went to
Roosevelt Jr. High together for one year. Then he went to v;est
Hl^. This is where he first "^eg^n to run. In his sor)homore year
he ran cross-country nd tr-ok and did very well, -nd he kept it up
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ell during his hlfTh school dfyfi, eventually setting the school
record -^or the tiro ralle run during hlR senior year rt 9i^6«2, This
stood for three ye^r^, "^Iso, while in hlH;h school, he i«?as In
ROTC. l^Tien he gr^div^ teri he vies a Cnptnln, r.nd iiss in charge of
tYt School Drill Teaai, »fter he graduated, he enrolled pt Western
Illinois UrAversitv, v?i^ere he majored In P.E. He attended -^or
just one qu-^rter, -^^hen he quit «nd joined the Arny.
Stave entered the .*rm-" on Dec. 20, 1971, rnd vias sent to
Fort Polk, Louisiana for basic training. He l^ter ;^s sent to
Port Benning, Geor<?;i?i, where he stayed for about one year, and
then was sent to Port Bragg, N, C. He has been at Fort Brpgg off
and on for the ^nst tvio years. He has also gone to Alns?ca,
Wew Mexi"30, and Turkey for the Army. He will be getting out of
the Ar-ny (the 82nd itirborne) in December of 197^.
ANN MARIE llilLLSN
Ann i\ras born on July 29, 1957 at Xavier Hospital in Dubuque.
She wa? the last chile) of the family. Ann lived only t\-io and
a hplf year?! in Dyersvllle, so she does not re^^ember it nt .^11.
She strrted lcinderg'=rten in Stockton but was in school only a
couple of montS^p before ne moved to Preeport. Ann vjps in the
public grade school, but then went to the Othclic grade school.
She alvrays was pretty prood in school, usually ,7:etting A*s and B*s.
I usually got chewed out for not doing as good in school a? my
sister.
Ann waiSlstill in grade school when we came to Rockford,
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pnd she aocordlrvrly went to Walker grt-'de school for two yeers,
before rjolng to Roo!?eTelt, She f'l«;o went to liocsevelt for tuo
years, ^rettln,'^ her ixp^nnl good a;rades.
Her freshmpn yerr she ^'ent to West, where she strrted her
atheletic CRreer. Thnt ye^r she played tennis, softball, volleyball,
basketball -^nd f^- few other stjorts. For the rest of her time in
high school -^he ripoiried to ff;o for one sport pt p time, nnd it
has wor'ked cut for the best. For the last two years she has
received ?=;ixth nlr'ce in the rirls state track meet, Ipst sriring
setting a school record of 5t27,0 for the mile in the process.
She is still at West High where she is a senior. She will
graduate in June of 1975 f-'-'^d. plans on attending Rock Vf.lley next
year.
turner; BRADLEY THO^iASV 1954-
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Date of form ^^^^.^ ^^^ ^ ^,,, -.v (id # )
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Rockford, Illinois -■•-
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^Before 1750 1750-1800 I 800- 1 850
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^. Please check a1 1 regions of the United States in which members of your family whom you
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5. What sources did you use in compiling your family history?
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Vital Records Land Records The U.S. Census
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FAMI LY DATA
A. Grandfather (your father's side)
Name Cloud ? Turner Current Residence Lead
I f dead, date of death 1' '''.' t Manh
Place of birth 'r'-^ Loltrn, V.'lsc. Date of Birth -;
Education (number of years):
grade school f. high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1 s t Farmer Dates I£M./ l5-3€t La' e Lei ton, '^isc. Dates
2nd Larcn Dates ? 2nd IcloJt, Mice. Dates
Dates
•?
Dates
7
Dates
?
3rd Car Seles- icr Dates ? 3rd Dates_
'ith Factory Lor': or Dates ? 'ith Dates
Religion ^DiX^H^Hr^H^thcUi^T
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. L'B .ocrat
Place of Marriage to your grandmother ^-v'pivlltca' - f^- ^ date ^ /^/t c;
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 Hylda Ihde V/lckus Current Residence L'lEC'-r.glR Dells, '.^isCj
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Dellona, Wise. Date of birth '\/2'\/^f
Education (number of years):
grade school C high school h vocat ional college |j_
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Teacher Dates 17^-^.^ 1st I.r-'-e Delton, Wi .qp. Dates l'^-2<^
2nd SociaT ^■^or'^or Dates ^,^-^r' 2nd Larcr e. \/isc.
3rd Dates 3rd Fortai^e. Wise. Dates33-U5
'4th Dates ^th Baraboo. V/isc. Dates ^5-^0
Religion Episcopalian ''isc. Dells, L'isc. ^0-7'+
i Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Deniocrat
Place of marriage to your grandfather - -^-^ ]3r>i +,- >- -i '-r- . DATE <_ ^r '] ■-
Note: If '
'' iLl%tl%^nht^l^Wh¥tin ag|i^^A-^)f stepmother or another relative gi
A- 1 Stepgrandfather (your father's side)
N.jnie Current Residence
I f dead, date of death ~~
Place of birth Date of Birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
Dates
1st
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
kth
3rd Dates 3rd ^Dates
'ith Dates kth Dates
Re I i g i on
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother dati
A-2 Stepgrandmother (your father's side)
Name Current Residence
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number of years):
grade school high school vocational col lege
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st ^Dates 1st ^Date;
2nd ^Dates 2nd ^Dates^
3rd ^Dates 3rd ^Dates
Ret igion
sorori ties,
etc.
Political party, civil or social clubs,
Place of marriage to your grandfather
Date
Grandfather (your mother's side)
Name rpn-py n pap Current Residence Deed.
I f dead, date of death I'l /'"^ '~~~
Place of birth .cc'fcTQ. 111. Date of birth 6/2*^/85
Education (number of years):
grade school ^ high school vocational college
0ccupation(5) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Leather Worher Dates 05-*^ 5 1st Hocl'f ord , 111. Dates
2nd Dates 2nd ^Dates
3rd Dates ^3rd ^Dates
'♦th Dates ^'♦th ^Dates
Rel igion L'-itherc-n
Political parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Denoc"^at
Place of marriage to your grandmother ^ i.^^^ ,- -r-,-, date U /per ■r;
Note: If your mother was raised by a ij tHp^fatHeK OF Wuihe'r relatlVt! (ro age 18) — '^ ''^
give that data on the back of this page (C-l)
Grandmother (your mother's side)
Name Sedie Cle-rv CI sen Current Residence pgnd
I f dead, date of death '^/2p/6C
Place of birth Vc';ford. 111. ^Date of birth t^/l^/gf
Education (number of years)
grade school ^T high school vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
'st Eousevlfe Dates Life 1st ?L''C^icrd. 111. Dates LJ f e
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3rd ^Dates 3rd ^Dates
Re 1 i g i on "\o --j ;-. Z' thol? c
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. De'iocE't
l^lace of marriage to your grandfather ncc'-':^ClV' , 7i:: . date '■/2'^/0»^
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-l Stepgrandfather (your mother's side)
Name Current Residence
I f dead . date of death
l'l.i(,<- ..( hirlh D.ilc of hiilh
I iliK .1 1 i on (niiMil)c r ol •/<-. , t 7)
t|t.iil<> -.(hool h i <jh '.chool vcjcot i on,) I colliM)f
Occupat ion(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
Dates
1st
Dates
2nd
Dates
3rd
Dates
'4th
3rd Dates 3rd ^Dates
'♦th Dates '4th Dates
Re 1 i g ion
Political parties, civil or social ^clubs, fraternities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandmother date
D-2 S tepgrandmother (your mother's side)
Name Current Residence
I f dead, date of death
Place of birth Date of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school iiigh school
Occupat ion (s)
1st
2nd
3rd
vocational
col lege
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
Dates
1st
Dates
Dates
2nd
Dates
Dates
3rd
Dates
Re 1 i g i on
Political party , civil or soci al c 1 ubs , sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your grandfather Date
CHIhDREN of A 6 B (or A- 1 or B- 1 ) - your father's name should appear below
Name ' elth Warner Turner
Place of birth r^y^ Dpitrr. ^'i.cc. date 7/lo/l<^
Number of years of schooling j- Occupation :a: iitenaxiCe I-Isn
Residence ioc^icrd, .11. Mari taFTTatus ; -.rrT^'^ '
Number of children u """ ''^^'^^^
Name ^']llnor Lorraine Turner 'w'ickus
P ' a ce of birth Ls.\:e Pol ton, V/lsc. 3ate 11/23/1 ^
Number of years of schooling ip
12 Occupatibn i^ccr intant
Residence__^ ^Marital Status l.arr-ed
Number of chi Idren ^
Name Chg.rlos Al':-^:rl Turner
Place of birth Jgjsr';. '"sc. date V30/28
Residence' ^''7 °' .'r'""' ' M / ! ^ 1 ..Q^'^^'^" ^If^t-^^ITT^ T^n^ineer
Residence Cconto, ..-sc. Marital Status Divorced V^: V/idoi/er
Number of children "^ Tt^'-C' :' Icrer
Na"« '>iT ^dwprd Turner
Place Of birth L.o^pr ~^ . V/- m . date 1/2U/32
Number of years of scTiooling c OccupatiOh T'nnp '
Residence one Marital Status I'ono
Number of chi Idren 0 ——————
Name^ ^____^____
Place of bi rth date
Number of years of schooHng Occupatlbn
Residence Marital Status "
Number of chi Idren
Name _^__
Place of bi rth Jate
Number of years of schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status '
Number of chi Idren
Name
Place of bi rth date
Number of years of school Ing Occupatioh
Residence Marital Status '
Number of ch i Idren
Name
P 1 ace 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 schooling Occupation
Residence Marital Status
Number of Llll lUmil
CHILDREN of C and D (or f.-l, D-l)-your mother's name should appeor below
N.inic
Hard Clse^n
^''■" '• "^ hi" rill riOC\:.fnrc , JH.
Niinih'T f>( ye. If, of school ituj' *
Hf", i dencc
Numher of ch i Idren
.11.
.rn^-rr-
N.ime
irth -^ ^ jr ^
Piacn of birth Ir r'-f nrn '!''
Number of years of schooling JO
Residence Tmr-e Psrl- -']_i
Lev
Number of ch i Idren
JL
3. Name
rrrr-r-n P] c,pp
Place of birth ?,oc\-fOT6. 111.
Number of years of schooling
Residence r^iCC^'fcrd 1 1"! ,
Number of ch i Idren i?
Place of birtli 'Acc'-J'cvd ^ 111 ,
Number of years of school ing
Res i dence :^.OC^-fcrd. 111.
Number of ch I 1 dren
IT
Name ^'^^/- CI sen
Place of birth
Number of years of school ing ' '
Res i dence
' -i--!- ■
_ "":cc^:fcr(;^. Ill .
Number of ch i Idren r\
6.
7.
Place of birth nocl:ford. -"ll .
Number of years of school ing
J^QIl^
Res i dence
Number of ch i Idren
Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of school ing
Residence
. one
■■t^- 1/2/1?
Occupation I^artgnce""
Marital Status llarrJed
date f/1'^/18
ITccupation i^trjl Saleslady
Mari tal Status ilarriec
date
3/V20
Number of ch i Idren
Name
Place of birth
Number of years of school ing
Residence
Number of ch i Idren ~~
9.
Name
Place of b i rth
Number of years of' school ing
Residence
Number of ch i Idren
Name
Place of bi rth
Number of years of school ing
Residence
(Jccupation I i 3 ntenance
Marital Status 2 Divorne?^ ^r Tar-ripr^
date ^/?/2?
, Occupation Retajl Salerladv
Mari tal ^Status I 'srried """
date lC/?l/?f^
, Occupation Factory UorVer
Marital Status Divorced
date 10/^0
Marital Status
ccupat ion i'one
Loiig.
_ date
Occupat i6n
Marital Status
"date
Occupation
Marital Status
date
Occupation
Marital Status
date
ccupat ion
Marital Sf^tiK;
our Father
ame - pt j-;, . ~:irri°-r Current Residence Plocl-ford. 311 »
f dead, date of death
lace of birth j.g^-P Dpitnn, Wi^o. ^Date of birth 7/1^716
ducat ion (number of years)
grade school ^ high school !_ vocational ^college
ccupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
St Factory '..'orker Dates 25 years 1st Porte. ee, V.'isc. Dates ^ years
nd r.arr.pntpr- Dates Ii-vpar.q 2nd SRloit. ^o so. DAtes -t^ yoars
'Td VflintpnsnoP Kan Dates i y^ar 3rd Rcckfordf Til. Dates 2? yg^rg
fth ^Dates ^^ith ^Dates
leligion Hovnn Catr-olic
olitical parties, civil or social clubs, fraternities, etc. Der-Ocr;
'lace of marriage to your mother rLCcVrcrd. jTll. _ date 1/1 '^A''
lOTE: if you were raised by a stepfather or another relative give that data on the back
of this page. (E-2)
'our Mother
lame ;;, renc 's 01 sen Turner Current Res I dence Rcclrf 02^d .
f dead, date of death
Mace of birth Hnol-f nrr^^ TIT . Date of birth ii-/^/?2
Education (number of years)
grade school 2 high school ■■ vocational ^college_
)ccupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Retail Saleslady Dates ^^-7^ 1st Roc^ford, 111. ^Dates_
Ind Dates 2nd _Dates_
}rd Dates 3rd _Dates_
Re 1 i g i on Itornan Catholic
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc. Donccrat
Place of marriage to your fathfer ; ^,i r^; - -y -r-;^ ^ ^ ' date l/'l*^/'." "
MOTE: 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
0ccupation(5) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates 2nd Dates
3rd ^Dates ^3rd Dates
'♦th Dates ^ith Dates
Re 1 i g i on
Pol i t i ca+ 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 Date of birth
Education (number of years)
grade school high school^ vocational college
Occupation(s) PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(after leaving home)
1st Dates 1st Dates
2nd Dates ^2nd Dates
3rd^ ^Dates ^3rd Dates
Re 1 i gion ~~~*
Political party, civil or social clubs, sororities, etc.
Place of marriage to your father date
HILDREN of E and F (or E-2, F-2) - your name should appear below
ame ^Roger Heed Turner
lace of birth Itocl-fcrd. Til.
umber of years of school ing
gs i dence e^ 1 ., T 1
umber of chi Idren f
Date of birth c/c/L''
c ' t-;
Occupation
Marital Status
rerry I lie ha el Tur
i-ioc lucre!
1 a ce of bi rth
jmber of years of schooling
2si dence :cc^^rorc. Ill7
■1 1
Date of birth
r/'-p /r^f,
umber of chi Idren
Marital Status
Occupation If etc"
0
Eradlev Thoraas Turner
lace of birth Roclford, 111.
umber of years of schooling TTT
Date of bi rth
Bs i dence ^.cc^ i
umber of ch i Idren
"11.
— F"
Occupation
Marital Status cr.o
Ccntjiiulnr
r/^h/^h
ame rvoss '.•.■illiam Turner
lace of birth Roc'-f crd , 111.
umber of years of schooling T^,
TT.
es i den ce
umber of chi 1 dren
-tool "ford
0
Date of birth }.?/lQ/n^,
Marital Status
Occupation y.C'T.p.
a me
lace of bi rth
umber of years of schooling
es i dence
umber of chi 1 dren
ame
lace of bi rth
umber of years of schooling
es i dence
umber of ch i Idren
ame
lace of bi rth
umber of years of schooling
es i dence
umber of chi 1 dren
ame
lace of bi rth
umber of years of schooling
es i dence
umber of ch i Idrert
Date of bi rth
Occupat lon
Mari tal Status
Date of birth_
Occupation
Marital Status
Date of birth
Occupat I On
Marital Status
Marital Status
Date of bi rth
Occupat ion
111. ASSIGNMENT OF LITERARY RIGHTS (If you and your family dre willing)
I hereby donate this family historv, along with all literary and administrative
rights/ to the Rock Valley College Family History Collection, deposited in the
Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois
Signed
Date
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(no of their childron-
*i-.Ml)ort Dnvid born 10/:iy/i'd dlod 1/1/56
Albert Ihde morrjod to Lnllie Gonnn on 1/3/8?
Cha I.:;- on-
born 2/20/88
12/.:'V8o
Fred Albert
l.'cry Arena
Luln Mae
♦*Kylda Gertrude
Beatrice Sophia
John Henry
Albert Julius
Ethel Bernice
Lena Married
Fred J'arried
Mary Married
Lulu Married
7/6/02
11/11/03
3/23/^6
12/5/98
I4/IO/OI
2/2O/OI+
V8/07
h cli51dren
1 child
h children
3 chjldren
died 12/2r/73
oiod yYl/C"
oiod 11/22/53
died 9/^/''>5
died 10/28/63
Mylda
1 Divorce, Twice V.'idov;ed
^ children from 1st
] r;,- tr:- '"o r.-rrii "^fl 3 ol:'lorca
Jrj n ;..■ rrjnd P cl-ndron
Alb'^rt !!orr?'od ]. cl-'ld
^ill ol inrrT'-'d r cljldron
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ola'ido T rnor narrlod to I'ylda Tide on <^/'^Vl5- Divorc?,c ?/3'^
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*'^. oitL •'.rucr born 7/1^/1^
;;iJnor Lorra'no " ll/"3/l*"
C],r:rl0G Albert " , ' /"y /?-?.
^■oil Edward " l/2'r/32 died l/2'!/'^2
Ileit: llarrri'd U cliildren
Kljnor Karrjod 5 cbilurcii C t^randcl/' Idren
Chorlos 1 iJlvurcvO, 'adovfod 3 store] ■'luron by 2nd
— Lc 's J. Sbults mr rricd to Lylc^n Turner on 12/2'' /''*''■
— Lq- ■ r died on 3/3/53
— St':"yc] lldrcn-
J.r.o.iecn born 11/11/16 V/idov.-->d
— iU ""b^rt F. '/iclnc nicirrfcd to llylda Ch'jlto o\\ 2/1'' /''Z
— Del dnod on ^/ih/c^h
--Gto_ cbildren-
liicLard Korrr'.ed and Died
?iOg9r Karried
I.atblnon Married
E13 zaboth I'arri cd
.ionald I-.'arried
Uussell Ksrried
P 3
Peter (Johnson; Cison married to JnJ.aa John sen
Children-
01 e
Sisan
Carrie
Anna
Bess
li'attie
Oscar
i:idvrard
»*]ienry
lliUltl;
Alfred
Dolly
Ole
Susan
Carrie
Anna
Bess
I'lattie
Oscar
Edward
Henry
Edltb
Alfred
Dolly
born
n
Married
died
n
died 1/10/65
1869
1871
1873
1875
1877
1879
1881
1883
1885, June 26
1887 "
1892 "
1897
2 children
no children
7 children
3 children
1 child
no children
5 children
3 children
6 children
2 children
2 children
1 Divorce, Widowed 2 children by 2nd
Thomps Cleary marrlrd to Brir'gei. Coffey
Cneof tlejr cMldren-
Ladle jrene born 3 ''+/t'^
Henry CI son married to Sadie Cleary on V25/06
Ciiildrftn-
died 3 .dt '(-0
V.illard
Irene
Gordon
♦♦Eugenous
Dean
Charlene
Willard
Irene
Gordon
Eugeno'js
Dean
born 1/2/13 died 3/25/5*+
" 6/10/18
" 3/V20
" l>/3/22
" 10/21/26
" 10/30
Married 2 children
Married no children
2 Divorces, Married 6 children by 2nd 2, 1 grchild
Married k children
1 Divorce no children
died 10/30
3 grandchildren
Keith Turner married to Eugenous Olson on 1/19/^6
Children-
Roger Reed born 9/9/^6
Perry Michael " 5/22/50
Bradley Turner " 9/2k/^k
Ross William •» 12/10/55
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LITKKAL FAMILY HISTORY
"y rat'Tnnl »^rand father ' b grandfather, «'arron Turner, fought in
t'fO Civil V„-ir . He was paid to take a"0ther'6 place. His snn,
Ciiarlcs Turnrr, Pennsylvania ^utch, moved to Wisconsin in IP/'', //ith his
wife, Ixose Kln;:sley, who was of Enelieh backcround. They movfi into
the Lake D^i'on area where they had seven children, Claude w-n-- the
first-lorn ''nd only boy. The rest were girls. They were Method j rjt s
in a farmin •: community. Claude not only learned farmin/:, but rr.-TKoning,
too. Claud.; made it through the sixth /^rade in school and then quit.
On September 6, 1915, he married my grandmother.
»•»»♦•»»•••♦•»»»*«••♦
My pat' rnal grandmother's remembered history goes back to her
grandparents. John Gomieux, a French Canadian renamed Goman, :narried
Charlotte Jones in Wisconsin. One of their children was LilU- Elpha,
born in l870 and on January 3, l887 at age sixteen married Aleert David
Ihde, who was 25 and the son of Fred Ihde and Mary Foss, both of erman
descent. In fact, they were part of a whole German settlement which
came over to America from Hanover, Germany. Lillie and Albert raised
nl:;e chil^n-en on a farm just outside Dellona, Wisconsin. Albert's
mother, Mary, who was a practical murse, helped raise the children and
take care of them. Through the family's life, there were three different
and separate buildings built right next to each other. They were all
lived in and evacuated when their time came.
There w-ire plenty of chores for the children to do on the farm;
planting, hoeing, picking, etc. The oldest daughter living at home,
Mary, helped her mother with the housework and the younger .children.
The oldest daughter and first-born, Dena, lived with some relatives in
r
Kilburn, now Wisconsin Dells, and was not a familiar face to the children.
For entertainment, Hylda, my grandmother, born in 1896, learned
to play the organ by ear. Albert, their father, played the violin and
often played at barnyard dances. There were lots of house dances on the
Ihde farm during the summer. After all, there were workers from town
who stayed at the house for harvesting and what all. There was also the
school located on a corner of the Ihde farm. Eight grades. All the
girls, except the youngest, Ethel, were brought up to be teachers and
were, too. Two of the boys, Fred and John, worked on the same railroad.
On the farm, they raised corn, potatoes, hay, apples, berries, grain
(rye and oats), buckwheat for flour, and some hogs and milking cows.
What they did not raise, they traded for.
Some interesting footnotes: When Lillie and Albert were first
raising their children, there was only one church nearby. Episcopalian,
They were Lutl.eran, but they changed their faith and took their children
to Sunday school.,,, At suppertime, Albert sat at the head of the talle,
while Lillie sat at the foot. The children were in between. The oldest
ones got the chairs, while the rest stood and ate. Seems they had short-
ages back then, too,,,, As far as my grandmother could remember, she
knew few harassed minorities, except for the drunken Indian, who was
kept off the street by making the bars off limits to him when he was
sober.
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Claude Turner married Hylda Ihde and about ten months later Keith was
born, July n, 1916, Keith was the first of four. They livd noar Lake
Delton, Wisconsin, after Claude bought his grandfather's farm of eighty
acres, Tho.v stayed for about fourteen years, until they movid to
LaFarge, V.'i nconsin , when the Depr'ssion struck. They were forced to sell
their farm because of the high mortsa/:;e, Claude traded for a Chevrolet
ii-alershiD i •• LaFarro. Aft(!r thin, Cl.-'i:'.' sf.artod to drink v<-ry lieavy,
and h'ylda !■ '"t him. She went, to Porta'^e, wl.'^re Claude would nhow up
very once i •■ ri while. Hylda finally ;:ot a divorce in .ieptomhor of
1 ■%, after twenty years of narrjn;te in ord ?r to stop Claude's inter-
ference, Clnude never did pay child support.
After ''ic separation and eventual divorce, Keith had to work to
support the family, and so ho worked at a shoe factory for Ihri-e years
and then at a Beloit factory. When V/orld V/ar II came, Keith tried to
enlist in thu Navy, They didn't take him because of hi(';h blood pres-
sure. One -ionth later, he was drafted into the Army,
Birthd'.vs were celebrated, especially Hylda's, However, J.'ril's,
the youn,e;cst child's, birthday was tragedy. That morning, at age ten,
Neil went ice skating, broke ice, and drowned. This happened in 19'+2,
just before Keith was drafted.
On the farm, again, what food they didn't grow, they bartered for.
Eggs were traded for flour and spices. They had many workers stay at
the farmhouse during the summer. It was big enough with 21 rooms. Then
the Depression came. The dealership came, and then it went. So Claude
went on a V/PA pro ject .building roads and bridges at LaFarge,
Some interesting footnotes: The nearest hospital was ten miles
away, so when it came time for the baby, they could not go to the hos-
pital. Both Keith and Elinor were kept in a sort of maternity house
for the first few days of their lives. They were cared for by nurse,
until they could be taken home, , , ,Keith was given a calf at a/;e thir-
teen. He traded it for a Model T, In eighth grade, he took his car
to school with him,,,, Keith could remember, during Prohibition, his
father kept a still in the basement. With all the features; a vat,
A'je- ^
tubin-T, ami 'he incessant drinpin,: into the ju;;s. . , , When V/orl 'i "ir II
was just ab'^ut over, Keith was anxious to r:et home, So anxionr;, tnat he
fave ur a cii-uice to fret the Le/^ion of M<>rit, the hir;heGt noncom: a tnn t
medal, for "is inventions in China that the Army used, ...I war; very sur-
prised at the mobility of this family, Ilylda haM had coveral r- cidonces
since her childhood, as well as three marriages, Charles, her second
son, hn.-z livod in Milwaukee, Rock ford, all the y.ay out to Balti^nore
and back to '.Visconsin, Oconto as of this writing, Elinor and her hus-
band had three different homes in Wisconsin, before moving to Arizona,
Keith has been the most stable, livinr; in Rockford for the Itst 27 years.
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My maternal grandfather, Henry Olson, born in l885i was the ninth
child in a ntring of twelve. His parents, J'eter Johnson and Julia John-
son\,maiuen name;, were born and lived in i^orway until lfj('4» xheir firct
three children were born in Norv;ay. In 1 87^ , they came to the "land of
opportunity" and settled in Clinton, 'V -con sin , where another child was
born, A fifth child was born in Franklin Grove, Illinois, before the
family settled down in Rockford, Illinois, where the next seven were born,
Julia's sifters came over from Norway much later. That was the extent of
the exodus of that particular Johnson family.
Their last name was changed for them to Olson, by way of their oldest
son's name which was Ole, They belonged to the Lutheran religion, and they
their chil( ren go to Sunday school. Their family consisted of seven
girls and live boys. Only the youngest is alive today, Dolly, who is
now the w1 'Mwcd Mrs. Stenholm. They lived in a house on Greenmont
Street nex^^ to the Cedar Bluff Cemetery. Their father, Peter, worked
for the city, while their mother took care of the household cnores.
This is no nvoraf^e feat, conciderinf: that thoro were twelve children to
take care cf. The mother also took care of the family budget and dis-
riiplinrd the children. After most of the children were fone, ; hoy
would have , = n occasional boarder in the big house. As far as mtcr-
tainment went, the bit; day was New Year's Day which was also their
mother's birthday, A hall would bo rented, and a family reunion .vould
be held.
Some interesting footnotes: The boys never went to high school,
because thev did not want to be called choppies, who wore na"iorl such
because of a funny cap they were required to wear. As far sr. the girls,
schooling wns not considered important, ,. ,Dolly ' s first marria -e was
family arranged, but they were divorced a few years later, Hhc- also
took care of her parents in later life and inherited the property,.,.
Pneumonia w; s a very recurrent illness at that time. Just al^out every-
one in the family contracted the disease. Tuberculosis was prominent at
this time, too, Anna was a middle-aged victim of TB,»,,To sho'.v the
conflict between the Swedes and Norwegians, Henry and Edward would,
almost every Saturday, get into a brawl with Swedes in the Swedish sec-
tion of town. This meant a lot ;of sewing and bandaging back at the
home front.
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I could find very little about ray maternal grandmother's childhood,
because there is no one living on her side of the family. At least,
no one who could give me information about her growth into womanhood, I
do know thot she was born and lived om a farm near Rock ford, Uor father,
Thomas Cle;iry, was fairly rich and owned a section of Alpine Rord in
Rockford known as Cleary Hill which is Highcrest today. He riirried
Fridi^et Coff' ', and Sadie , nnn of five childron, was born in 1 '(,
Sadie's othnic background was Irish and Sco;ch. Her reli,;ious inck-
/:round was H(r-,an Catholic, as expected.
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V/hen S;iii.o and Henry were marrici, there were some ill fO'Oinf^s be-
cause of tiiC religion aspect, Sadie being Catholic and Henry, Lutheran,
Sadie's fathi-r would not even come to the couple's home until their first
child, Wlllard, was born. Eventually, of course, both families ac-
cepted the marriage, Henry's brother, Edward, also married a Catholic,
Their home, a five room bungalow, was located on Lawndale Avenue in
Rockford, The house was "cozy" for the six children and parents, and
that is where family life centered. My mother, Eugenous Olson, was
born here in 1922, They could not afford to dress their children the
way they wanted to, so they stayed home, Henry worked as a leather
worker at Hess and Hopkins Company in Rockford, He sewed horse col-
lars. He worked there for sixty years. When his boys grew up, he helped
them get their first Jobs down at Hess and Hopkins, To supplement the
income and provide food, Henry rented 72 acres on Kilburn and, along
with his sons, worked the land through the Depression until 1956. They
raised pigs, vegetables, and had a milk cow. What they didn't eat,
they sold or traded away, Sadie took care of the budget.
For entertainment, Irene, who was very athletic, could tap dance.
The radio was quite often turned on in the evening, Gordon and Willard
learned to play the drums, Gordon was also the mechanic in the family.
He got seriously burned once when checking a gas tank with a match.
Other near disasters were Eugenous' (Jean's) car accident at sixteen,
Irene's bout with dyptheria, and Henry's double pneumonia. One disaster
fa q e / /
was the death of their sixth child, Charlene, shortly after birth.
The Derre^SKion was an oxcitinc time for the Olson family. '//hen
the banks closed, they lost their savin.^^s, never to be seen arnin. Henry
'•-1 liis sons would chop wood for some nei/^hbors and get wood in nay-
nt in ordnr to heat their house. When the children's shoes wore out,
cardboard w.-i;-> used for solos. They never did accept government hand-
outs, and tliiG v/as a source of pride for them.
Some interesting footnotes: Henry and Sadie first mot at a dance,
following wli ' ch Henry I.ouk ^--ncing lessons, ,, .Sadie brourht up i.he
children as "atholics and took them to church most Sundays, Th'.ir religion
was a source of derision by some of their classmates, who callcvi them
"cal lickerc ', , , ,Only one member of the family finished high school,
Ji^an, Her -raduation was followed by a big celebration, ,, ,Henry and
Sadie took only one vacation through their years of marriage, o busi-
ness trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. Henry had an invention concerning his
job of sewin " horse collars. They took his idea, but not Henry.
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Keith I'urner and Eugenous Olson m(7t on a blind date before tne war.
V/hen Keith cnmc back from China, they were married January 19, 19'(C.
Roger, their first-born, was born premature, and they were lucky he
lived. They lived in a Beloit, Wisconsin, apartment for almost nine
months before moving to just outside of Rockford, Illinois.
Keith worked for Taylor Freezers in Beloit for about twenty years
until he had a heart attack in 1965. He continued his education for a
year and a half at Rock Valley Junior College, before returnin-: to
work as a carpenter and is at present a maintenance man.
Jean, v.ho was Catholic, took the children to Mace on Sunday
p.
CyO (-
and catccliir-i. She finnll.y convincod KcJ i.h to convert to Ca l.hol i ciCTi,
v,e quit that, n few years Inter. Ac the children grew up, Jean found uhe
needed nomeU im: else. She became a saleslady for Amway, aprodiicts dis-
tribution c(~' vTny, She had been doin>^ this since about 1'jb5.
SoTie inieresting footnote; An ov<^rw<;i ^ht , bouncing baby i oy was
born on SemTi' e"iber24, 19r''(» He v;as named liradloy Thomas Turner. H'?y,
t'.-t's me.,..Ro":er joined the Navy in 19fi6» '.Vhile in the Navy, ho con-
tracted tubefculosis. He is now under treatment and payments nx. the
expense of t.no USNavy. , , .Koi th also had a r:jrden to supplement his
income. He r.ad vegetables, strawberries, f^rapes, and cherry trees.
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I learn-'d many things about my family. The most interesLing to
me were: Counting all the wars and all the relatives who fou";ht, none
died bocauGc; of their part in the wars. Of course, this is not count-
ing those wc never knew because of their deaths....! believe I have had
the unique experience of having three grandfathers die within seven
months of each other. Del Wickus, my grandmother's third husband, died
in Sont-cBi'oer of 196^. Henry Olson, my mother's father, died in January
of 1965. And Claude Turner, my true pat'^rnal grandfather, died in
March of 1965.... I was very surprised at all the different occupations in
my family. True, there were a lot of factory workers and farmers, but
Willard, one of my mother's brothers, was a bartender. Gordon, another,
brother, was at one time a truckdriver. Charles, my father's brother, is
an electronics engineer, and Elinor, his sister, became an accountant
through a correspondence course. My paternal grandmother and four of her
sisters were teachers. My grandmother was also a social worker....! have
tried to be as partial as possible without letting anyone know it.
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