tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57921824186883294172024-03-14T02:52:18.971-05:00Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor StoriesThis Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family’s ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comBlogger1234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-51586309962849966062023-04-09T14:20:00.001-05:002023-04-09T14:20:00.206-05:00Latest CRHS Class of 1957 passed away - Larry Turner<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Latest CRHS Class of 1957 passed away - Larry Turner</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQQ6IVxQjvEvL_QFLbuuHHHa05XW-72MWrSPT8-ztlNXJ7i-BMsRVoIL_UhX-K6H01_KEJaIjc2sA3BvT0zC0VQ6AeizcrOxqIwcq8JpCD7Qes7cdsvtOK56Cs2w4taWFktqhgsKbEoX0o05DKUMjd7lQOIUEmb66WbbMr3MA1JRmFamop3dIX1dg/s500/Larry%20Turner.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQQ6IVxQjvEvL_QFLbuuHHHa05XW-72MWrSPT8-ztlNXJ7i-BMsRVoIL_UhX-K6H01_KEJaIjc2sA3BvT0zC0VQ6AeizcrOxqIwcq8JpCD7Qes7cdsvtOK56Cs2w4taWFktqhgsKbEoX0o05DKUMjd7lQOIUEmb66WbbMr3MA1JRmFamop3dIX1dg/s320/Larry%20Turner.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">COON RAPIDS ENTERPRISE - THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 PAGE 2</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Visitation Friday in Atlantic for Larry Turner, 84</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Larry Turner, 84, longtime Atlantic resident and businessman, passed away in his sleep on March 29, 2023, of complications from Alzheimer’s. He and his wife, Mary have been residents of Wesley Acres Senior Living Center in Des Moines since 2019, and he had recently been recovering from a broken hip.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Born February 25, 1939, in his grandparents’ farmhouse southwest of Coon Rapids, the son of Lawrence and Eleanor (Cretsinger) Turner, he attended elementary and high schools in Coon Rapids, graduating in 1957. That fall, he enrolled at the University of Iowa, joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity, and ultimately graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1963. While at Iowa, Larry paid for school by busing tables and taking a semester off to work back home for Garst and Thomas. It was during this time he had a face-to-face encounter with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in a field outside Coon Rapids during his 1958 visit to the United States. He moved to Omaha in 1960 to finish college and started working at the investment firm of Storz-Wachob-Bender.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In 1966 he accepted anoffer from Mal Livengood to move to Atlantic and join him in a newly opened branch office of First Nebraska Securities. In 2014 he retired as Vice President of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, serving as the Atlantic branch manager for over 40 years. Prior to Stifel, he served in the same capacity at the 301 Chestnut Street offices for First Mid America, Paine Webber, and UBS. For many years he provided the daily radio market reports for KJAN and KMA, and he appeared in financial columns in the Des Moines and Omaha newspapers.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">On April 1, 1961, Larry was married to Mary Janss of Des Moines. Besides his wife of 62 years, he is survived by two sons, Pete Turner of Arvada, Colorado, and Stu Turner of Des Moines, his wife Janelle, and daughter Eleanor. He leaves a sister, Mary Fulton of Urbandale, schnauzer Heidi, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Janice O’Neil, his mother Eleanor Yager, father Lawrence M. Turner, and stepfather Clare Yager.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Larry learned at an early age the value of hard work and community, and this was demonstrated time and againby his civic engagement. He was a decades-long champion of Atlantic’s businesses, schools, and health facilities, and he served on the boards of the Atlantic Municipal Utilities and the Atlantic Industrial Development Foundation. He was the public address announcer for the Atlantic Football and Basketball games for many years and helped support the recent renovations to the Trojan Bowl and the Baseball/Softball complex. Along- side Mary, he was a key backer of the Atlantic Animal Shelter.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">A firm believer in sports and physical fitness, he was a star athlete at Coon Rapids, a four-year letterman earning all-conference honors in football, basketball, and track. He’ll be remembered as a fierce competitor on the basketball court and the golf course. He loved to compete and was often his own worst critic. He was a longtime supporter of the Nishna Valley YMCA, coached Little League, and served as the equipment manager for several years. Most notable, however, is Larry’s time spent at the Atlantic Golf & Country Club with his friends and family, playing a sport he often loved and hated at the same time. On April 24, 1991, his game hit its apex when he scored a hole-in-one on #15.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">There will be a visitation from 4-7 Friday, April 14, at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club in Atlantic. Family services will be held at the Atlantic Cemetery and the Orange Township Cemetery outside Coon Rapids later this year.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Memorials may be directed to the Atlantic Community School Foundation in honor of Larry. They may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA 50022.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-12202311493869540612023-03-19T15:31:00.003-05:002023-03-19T15:31:57.284-05:00We have lost another member of CRHS Class of 1957<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have lost another member of CRHS Class of 1957</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe2w6zRdo3cDTq5VXnq0ATibAkXysOrli8J56qYtJCQEtZpnp74NS_Uox6WK2H13ZGe6YEKj5oou7MnYx1Pqj2MPb2Vbx_6OGq56U5W6O17hul4FiUTbuCjpKrTNYi6PrPd0B3g-ECCzdVhpj9tFEniU8Egmi3E6f2Fp0abzGKEiAjzzaLz1tLXQZ/s200/Gerald%20Palmer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe2w6zRdo3cDTq5VXnq0ATibAkXysOrli8J56qYtJCQEtZpnp74NS_Uox6WK2H13ZGe6YEKj5oou7MnYx1Pqj2MPb2Vbx_6OGq56U5W6O17hul4FiUTbuCjpKrTNYi6PrPd0B3g-ECCzdVhpj9tFEniU8Egmi3E6f2Fp0abzGKEiAjzzaLz1tLXQZ/s1600/Gerald%20Palmer.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">COON RAPIDS ENTERPRISE - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 2</p><div>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry, IA. Memorials will be given to St. Pat’s Foundation and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Gerald Ray Palmer was born on June 7, 1939, in Iowa City, IA to Albert Wesley and Velma Grace (Pierce) Palmer. He attended school at Coon Rapids High School graduating with the class of 1957. He was united in marriage to Arlene Frances Terlisner at St. Patrick’s Church, Kandiyohi, MN on January 27, 1962. He worked at Central Dairy in Wilmar, MN, Iowa Pork then Oscar Mayer in Perry for 25 years, Pace Warehouse in Des Moines, Park View Mobile Home Park in Grimes and Waukee, valet at the Hotel Pattee and Dallas County Hospital.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">He was a member of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry and Honorary Life Member of Perry Elks Lodge, Knights of Columbus, treasurer for many years, member of local union 1149, Moose Lodge. He enjoyed camping, inventing in his garage, golfing, coaching sports, watching sports on TV, he loved watching his children and grandchildren, and going to the Boone Speedway. Gerald enjoyed visiting with family and friends.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In death he rejoins his parents, Albert and Velma Palmer, brother, Donald (Janice) Palmer, and a sister, Rita (Ernest) Knoll.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Left to cherish Gerald’s memory are his wife Arlene Palmer, children, Cheryl (Delbert) Moore, Steven (Shelley) Palmer, Patricia (Craig) Van Cleave, Sandra (Doug) Stone, and Brian (Beth) Palmer, grandchildren, Amanda (fiancé Shannon Kelley) Moore, Jacob (Jennie) Moore, Sharaya Palmer, Brandon (Kelsey Walters) Van Cleave, Daniel Moore, Savanna Palmer, Sydney Stone, Owen Palmer, and London Stone, great grandchildren, Aiden Moore, Wilson Moore, Sullivin Kelley, and Frances “Frankie” Kelley.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-30245188653838676882023-01-22T23:27:00.005-06:002023-01-25T18:51:26.533-06:00 Sunday Obituaries - Daniel Willard Smith<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Sunday Obituaries - Daniel Willard Smith</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_8vJNwCqngxGfwUeA7X5vLLJbTZ-32M6LgCqwX1hTZyYM13i64UnZHx7GKiX8habUdtGN5LTaskpg_tjkTDDZ9QCU-RWxozeHcuxkuf20xokHRwXYlzgjPkUDUyzLLd1Ywa-yADJvifRcsZd4fVbsmP38l0oRSRIcM9eeC9_hPl9K4lL0tCqsDOE/s200/814F948F-A6CB-43B0-ACCC-F30C540DDCE2_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_8vJNwCqngxGfwUeA7X5vLLJbTZ-32M6LgCqwX1hTZyYM13i64UnZHx7GKiX8habUdtGN5LTaskpg_tjkTDDZ9QCU-RWxozeHcuxkuf20xokHRwXYlzgjPkUDUyzLLd1Ywa-yADJvifRcsZd4fVbsmP38l0oRSRIcM9eeC9_hPl9K4lL0tCqsDOE/s1600/814F948F-A6CB-43B0-ACCC-F30C540DDCE2_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>Another cousin passes. Dan was son of Toot's and Mary Smith. Toot's (Willard) was my Dad's older brother. All spent their lives near Coon Rapids. Dan has an older sister, Margaret. I received a personal, handwritten note from Dan just a few days ago and replied. So happy I did. </p><h2 style="background-color: whitesmoke; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #262626; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">DANIEL "THE REV"'S OBITUARY</span></b></p>
<p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Daniel “The Rev” Willard Smith, age 72, of Coon Rapids, IA, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023 at his home.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids with Rev. Bobbie Maltas officiating. Lula Garnes will be the organist. Burial will be in the Union Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids at a later date.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids and online condolences may be left for the family at <a href="http://www.dahnandwoodhouse.com/">www.dahnandwoodhouse.com</a>.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">DANIEL WILLARD SMITH</span></p>
<p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Danny was born on January</span></p>
<p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">25, 1950, at St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll, IA, the son of Willard Ward and Mary Louise (Danielson) Smith. He at- tended Coon Rapids Community Schools graduating with the High School Class of 1968. In his childhood, he was a member of the local 4-H club where he raised and showed State Champion Sheep, and won many awards. During high school, Danny ex- celled in football, and enjoyed raising a ruckus with his friends. After graduation, he attended DMACC in Boone where he re- ceived his Associates Degree. In April of 1976, he was united in marriage to Lisa Grethen. They were blessed with two children, Jeannie and Michael. He was employed with Keister Lumber Company in Coon Rapids where he drove dump and concrete trucks for several years. In the 1980’s, Danny moved in with his mother to help care for her until the time of her passing. Danny enjoyed having lunch with his friends at Chuck’s Place, and loved reminiscing with them about their younger years. But most of all, he cherished the time spent with his children and grandchil- dren. You could often hear him say how fortunate he was to love and be loved by his community.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Danny is survived by a daughter, Jeannie (James) Dawson of Fort Dodge; a son, Michael (Lorena) Smith of Carroll; grand- children: Joseph, Katherine, Zen, and Amber Leigh Dawson; fur grand-puppy,Canelo;sister,Margaret(Rich)RogersofWood- ward; niece, Michelle (Michael) Wald of Ankeny; and his only true love, Lisa Grethen-Bohn of Des Moines; as well as many wonderful and kind friends.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Danny was preceded in death only by his parents.</span></p></h2><section class="obit-text text-fade" id="obit-text" style="background-color: whitesmoke; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; mask-image: none; max-height: 454px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 4em; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #090909; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p></section>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-9176090842123590182022-08-08T18:03:00.002-05:002022-08-08T18:03:32.545-05:00Sunday Obituary - Cindy Kinnick Franzeen<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIhKrHIU75HIuHY6WV3GV3NAQPv4q35ime16LjP5ZKOPgdw5rIygf8uKdv5pT3NJC5Ax2NFuSNEXnf-A9yjxiLtoBBdVmaZ8dU6kW5xX3ptQVEi-11oD38vPX-snW6yxA3G5KL036nwM5rRJMMAK8AT-MpP7FgiPiCn4IjVCTYQJ2zdmsIfAjTkBE/s200/CindyKF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIhKrHIU75HIuHY6WV3GV3NAQPv4q35ime16LjP5ZKOPgdw5rIygf8uKdv5pT3NJC5Ax2NFuSNEXnf-A9yjxiLtoBBdVmaZ8dU6kW5xX3ptQVEi-11oD38vPX-snW6yxA3G5KL036nwM5rRJMMAK8AT-MpP7FgiPiCn4IjVCTYQJ2zdmsIfAjTkBE/s1600/CindyKF.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;">Cynthia Lee Kinnick Franzeen</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;">We lost another first cousin Kinnick this week...</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b>Source: COON RAPIDS ENTERPRISE - THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022 </b><span style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">PAGE 5 </span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Services for Cynthia Franzeen, 70, this Saturday </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Cynthia Lee Franzeen, 70, of rural Scranton, IA, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022 at her home. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 6 at the Coon Rapids American Legion with Pastor Alan Miller of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Casket bearers will be LaVerne Greenfield, Joe Bru, Adam Franzeen, Michael Lewis, Marcus Lewis, Cory Sanden, and Kory Kinnick. Honorary casket bearers will be Cameron Franzeen, Carter Franzeen, Reece Bru, Tylar Bru, Isaac Bru, Marcia Lewis, and Lon Kinnick. Burial will be in the Coon Rapids Cemetery. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Visitation will be held at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids from 5 – 7 P.M. on Friday evening. The casket will be moved to the Coon Rapids American Legion on Sat- urday at 9:30 A.M. where visitation will resume until 10:15 A.M. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids and online condolences may be left for the family at å</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b>CYNTHIA LEE FRANZEEN </b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Cindy, as she was affectionately known, was born on September 7, 1951 in Carroll, IA, and she was the daughter of Edward “Buzz” and Colleen (Davis) Kinnick. She was raised on her family’s farm near Bayard and graduated from Bayard High School in 1969. Cindy was an exceptional basketball guard and was one of the leading rebounders in the state of Iowa her senior year. She then attended Mankato State University for two years and then to Iowa State where she joined the Delta Delta Delta Sorority and graduated with a degree in Child Development with honors. Cindy opened her own pre-school in Bayard and then Coon Rapids. She started hundreds and hundreds of children on the road to education. Cindy took a job with Community Opportunities where she was a regional director over several Head Start centers. On February 23, 1974, Cindy was united in marriage to her childhood sweetheart Sid Franzeen at St. John Lutheran Church in Des Moines. Cindy and Sid were married 48 1⁄2 years. They were in love from the third grade on. The couple made their home south of Bayard for a year then moved to their current location. Cindy was busy with her teaching until injuries from a car accident in 2004 forced her to retire. Cindy has been bravely fighting serious chronic pain for the last 18 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Her hair had to be perfect before she went out. Wherever she went at least one person would say...”I Love Your Hair!” She enjoyed gardening, nature, flowers, reading books, and canning vegetables. She loved to help kids with 4-H projects, help Sid in the field, and help wean pigs. She was truly the all American mom, grandma, and wife. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Cindy is survived by her husband Sid Franzeen of rural Scranton; her children and their families: son Dr. Blake Franzeen (Mindy) of Johnston, daughter Dr. Lexie Greenfield (LaVerne) of West Des Moines, son Brody Franzeen (Jenn) of Johnston, and daughter Tessa Bru (Joe) of Polk City; five very special grandchildren who Cindy adored and they affectionately called her “Nanny”: Cameron Franzeen, Carter Franzeen, Reece Bru, Tylar Bru, and Isaac Bru; a sister Marcia Lewis of Bayard; a brother Lon Kinnick (Donna) of Coon Rapids; a sister-in-law Cindy Kinnick of Bayard; a brother-in-law Craig Franzeen (Nancy) of Guthrie Center; many nieces, nephews, cousins and good friends. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Cindy was preceded in death by her parents Edward “Buzz” and Colleen Kinnick; her father and mother-in-law Curtis and Rebecca Franzeen; her brother Bryan Kinnick; <span style="font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">and brother-in- law Neil Lewis. </span></p><div><span style="font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></div>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-24713753196766197572022-04-29T00:28:00.004-05:002022-04-29T00:55:37.815-05:00Planning for New Elementary School Building in Coon Rapids, Iowa<div class="separator"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Planning for New Elementary School Building in </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coon Rapids, Iowa</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeqWI0TnKRlb_gW2kZ21DRXRgDzxRCFBsmHdi-FO4Js5946yuFIEeRVYntVJ4PxQn3z60_kezU-_H-yKQ1-CPqSnz5q7a8MjZsXR99mJaiDD5BiLckVaIxI9VsiKW1CjM7X16FHFQcQyb-4m0Ai06qQUa3IHkCYNHjUDZ9jbEVvQtdT4Rh04nVRmZ/s1051/PeteElementary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1051" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeqWI0TnKRlb_gW2kZ21DRXRgDzxRCFBsmHdi-FO4Js5946yuFIEeRVYntVJ4PxQn3z60_kezU-_H-yKQ1-CPqSnz5q7a8MjZsXR99mJaiDD5BiLckVaIxI9VsiKW1CjM7X16FHFQcQyb-4m0Ai06qQUa3IHkCYNHjUDZ9jbEVvQtdT4Rh04nVRmZ/s320/PeteElementary.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px;">Here is a photo originally published January 14, 1955. It shows the CR CSD building committee, appointed to make recommendations on possible building a new community school building. At the time this photo was published, the committee had already met several times and this photo was taken at one of their final sessions. Pictured, in back around the table clockwise, were <b>Laverne Smith</b>, Myron Bundt, Elmer Stenstrom, Frank Clayburg, Al Headlee, Dean Lloyd and Glen Toyne. Also on this side of the table were Don Williams (head down), Mrs. Dale (Adalaide) Carpenter, and Mrs. Dale Betts. As part of their effort, members of this sub-committee visited new schools at Webster City, Eagle Grove, Humboldt, Lake View, Corning, Red Oak, Malvern, Avoca and Harlan for an idea of what a new school building should be like in Coon Rapids. According to a statistical report, the Coon Rapids enrollment was expected to be between 50 to 60 pupils in each elementary grade for the foreseeable future. Ultimately the committee recommended significant changes in the existing school building* while building a new elementary building to house kindergarten through sixth grades together with a lunch room. They suggested this new building should be erected on the two block area which was available to the district northeast of the existing school building. They recommended the new elementary building have one kindergarten classroom and two classrooms for each grade from first through eighth grade for a total of 17 elementary classrooms. *As far as changes made to the existing 1914 building, the committee concluded that the science room on the third floor was too small for a proper Physics or Chemistry course so they recommended removing the partition between the two English classrooms and making it into one science room. On the second floor the typing room was too small to handle as many students as could be supervised by the teacher, so they recommend- ed that the partition between the typing room and the principal’s office be removed to make one good classroom which would take care of typing class requirements as well as provide room for some tables for the bookkeeping students to work on. They also recommended turning over to the high school four elementary classrooms on the second floor. It should be noted the committee also recognized the need for an area for teachers to confer with parents when their classrooms are in use. Every school the committee members visited had a teachers’ lounge so they recommended that a small room on the ground floor be reserved as a teachers’ lounge. </p></div>
<div><br /></div><div>Source: <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px;">COON RAPIDS ENTERPRISE - THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022 PAGE 5</span></div>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-5867674709037496072022-02-17T17:23:00.002-06:002022-02-17T17:23:12.218-06:00Prepare now for the arrival of the 1950 Census<p> </p><p>The following is a press release prepared by Family Search to alert folks to the 1950 Census release on April 1, 2022. It is time to prepare. Let us get at it...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxDPPK9pbM_c_eSHFxX-GY8WLvXMxyENT-TzWGersNBcaNbmY44BYJSuj-rLUbFHub-9m_8kMd6uR3jSfnC4E8tddPgQOtg-nuTIUWcqDkFiokklaG-2IS0dHKSB9E1uhHRrGrAgCRbw87vPH-5YzzvXUF0G2IqDgILWhCG-0249k2dPkzZwd8lhks=s576" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="576" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxDPPK9pbM_c_eSHFxX-GY8WLvXMxyENT-TzWGersNBcaNbmY44BYJSuj-rLUbFHub-9m_8kMd6uR3jSfnC4E8tddPgQOtg-nuTIUWcqDkFiokklaG-2IS0dHKSB9E1uhHRrGrAgCRbw87vPH-5YzzvXUF0G2IqDgILWhCG-0249k2dPkzZwd8lhks=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Historic Census Sheds Light on People Living in 1950</b></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">What do John F. Kennedy, Aretha Franklin, Chuck Norris, and Bill Russell have in common?</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">They can all be found in the 1950 US census, newly released by the US National Archives and Records Administration. The exciting challenge is finding them in the hundreds of thousands of digital images online, which will be difficult until a complete and accurate searchable record is available. <span style="color: #686868;"><b>[GROUP NAME]</b> </span>is honored to help to refine the 1950 census records and encourages everyone to participate. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Unless you know the state, county, and street address where they lived in 1950, locating family members without an accurate name index will be daunting. Fortunately, a dedicated army of online volunteers is tackling that challenge through a community effort hosted by FamilySearch, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping each of us find our ancestors.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Will you consider the<a href="http://www.familysearch.org/1950census"><span style="color: #0b4cb4;"> 1950 US Census Community Project</span></a> when choosing your next service activity?</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Supported by genealogy giants <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">Ancestry</a> and <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/"><span style="color: #0b4cb4;">FamilySearch</span></a> International, local and national genealogy and historical societies, and many other deeply committed organizations, this project is rallying hundreds of thousands of volunteers to publish a high-quality, searchable online index of every single name found in the 1950 census. But this grassroots approach is hardly new—volunteers also indexed every census from 1790 to 1940.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This time, rather than starting from scratch, volunteers will review Ancestry’s computer-generated index using groundbreaking handwriting recognition and cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies. So that no one slips between the digital cracks, this comprehensive human review of the automated index will verify that the data is accurate and complete. Volunteers can visit <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/1950census"><span style="color: #0b4cb4;">https://www.familysearch.org/1950census</span></a> to review their own family’s information and then review other records to refine the index before publication.Once the census index is reviewed, researchers, family historians, and anyone else curious about their own family’s story will be thrilled to dig in. “Almost all of us are familiar with the recently completed 2020 census, but its most interesting details will be hidden in the dark until the privacy rights expire in 2072,” said David Rencher, Chief Genealogy Officer for FamilySearch. “That’s why the 1950 US census is so exciting,” Rencher added. “The wait is over.”</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Finding our parents, grandparents, or even aunts and uncles in the records is the key to unlocking their stories, and the deployment of these new technologies will simplify the process of refining the index and allow even more people to participate.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“Once you’ve discovered someone in the 1950 census, you can use that information to find that person’s parents in the 1940 US census index, which is already published on multiple websites. You can then continue with 1930, 1920, and so on. You can even dive all the way back to the very first census taken in 1790. Right from your own computer or other device, you’ve traced your heritage back a century or more. Imagine uncovering information that shows your family’s roots are as old as America,” Rencher said. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Can you imagine the ever-popular Chuck Norris as a 10-year-old? Wonder if he was already preparing for his tough-guy persona? Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris first appeared in the 1940 census about 3 weeks after his birth. Or how about Boston Celtics great Bill Russell? He would have been 16 years old in 1950, just 6 years before being drafted as the number 2 pick in the NBA. Then there’s the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, who would turn 8 that year. She may have already begun singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, but she wouldn’t leave home to pursue her career in music for another decade.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Other records suggest that Karen Carpenter, Julius Irving, William Hurt, and Cybill Shepherd should be included as babies born in 1950 prior to the census. The latest census also includes 14 people who were or have since become the President of the United States. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Consider the treasure trove: The 1950 census provides a snapshot of more than 150 million people living in the United States at the time. In addition to <span style="background-color: white;">name, age, gender, race, education, and place of birth, census takers also asked individuals for their level of education, occupation, and income. </span>This historic census comes a few years after America had returned to work following World War II and just months before America would enter the Korean War. Many people in the 1950 census had lived through the flu pandemic of 1918, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. They had witnessed the birth of radio and television, as well as the devastation of the atomic bomb.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Together with the earlier census indexes (1790 to 1940) already available online, it will soon be easier than ever for family historians to extend their genealogical trees well beyond their memories. Over the next decade, the 1950 US census index </span>will easily become the most searched online database—what a gift to the explosive consumer interest in genealogy.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">For more information and to participate, go to <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/1950census"><span style="color: #0b4cb4;">FamilySearch.org/1950census</span></a>. You’ll soon be a valuable contributor to this exciting national service project.<span style="font-size: 1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">FMILIW EW DOEWCWE!!</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-37816508104208985822021-11-21T00:18:00.001-06:002021-11-21T00:34:05.525-06:00Sunday Obituaries - August Edward 'Buzz' Kinnick<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday Obituaries - August Edward 'Buzz' Kinnick</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PXZ9TKaJeZM/YZnoPiJqAOI/AAAAAAAAOvM/DBOqP_UFFCw9JzdiS3ATTAppr6QaSUzvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/Buzz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PXZ9TKaJeZM/YZnoPiJqAOI/AAAAAAAAOvM/DBOqP_UFFCw9JzdiS3ATTAppr6QaSUzvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Buzz.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">My Uncle Buzzy, brother of my mother, the last of his generation... was always like a big brother to me, as I was the oldest of my mother's children. A fine man, lived a long and fulfilled life.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b>From the:</b></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b>COON RAPIDS ENTERPRISE - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021 </b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">PAGE 3 </span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-height: 22px;"><b></b><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 26.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Services Saturday for <span style="font-size: 26.7px;">Edward ‘Buzz’ Kinnick, 93</span><span style="font-size: 26.7px;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">August Edward “Buzz” Kinnick, age 93, of Coon Rapids, IA, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids surrounded by his family. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids with Rev. Joyce Webb officiating.<br />
Music for the service will be by Lula Garnes as organist and Cindy Seastrom as soloist. Military<br />
honors will be given at the church by the Gurney Parker Post of the Coon Rapids American Legion.<br />
Burial will be in the Coon Rapids Cemetery. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Visitation will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids from 1 -2 P.M. on Saturday prior to the service. The family recommends facemasks to be worn at the church. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Coon Rapids and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b>AUGUST EDWARD “BUZZ” KINNICK </b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">August was born on August 18, 1928 in Coon Rapids, IA, and he was the son of Paul and Dorothy (Sorensen) Kinnick. Affectionately known as Buzz, he was a lifelong resident of Coon Rapids where he graduated from high school in 1946. He enlisted in the United States Army immediately following high school and served 2 years stationed in Japan. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Coon Rapids and he was married to Colleen Davis on June 23, 1948 at the First United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids. Buzz was a farmer, realtor, fertilizer salesman, and a greeter at Walmart in retirement. He was an active member of the First United Meth- odist Church in Coon Rapids where he served on several boards over the years and he sang in the Choir. He enjoyed reading, col- lecting antique toy tractors, traveling, and making to-do lists. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Buzz is survived by his children and their families: Marcia Lewis of Bayard, Cindy Franzeen (Sid) of Scranton, and Lon Kinnick (Donna) of Coon Rapids; a daughter-in-law Cindy Kinnick of Bayard; thirteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Buzz was preceded in death by his parents, his mother and fa- ther-in-law Wesley and Eunice Davis; a sister Eileen Smith-Olson; a brother Leo Kinnick (Ida Marie); his son Bryan Kinnick in 2015; a son-in-law Neil Lewis in 2015; and his wife Colleen in 2019. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Families are Forever!! ;-)</p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-65580107350659307782021-05-16T18:16:00.001-05:002021-05-16T18:16:08.920-05:00Sunday Obituaries - Carolyn (Bolger) Conner<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday Obituaries</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carolyn (Bolger) Conner</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G39yJ77U2qI/YKGnGJcxqLI/AAAAAAAAOlo/1AT4XNRLmDs7A3P8MQLiLXgKyL7A66tsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/Carolyn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G39yJ77U2qI/YKGnGJcxqLI/AAAAAAAAOlo/1AT4XNRLmDs7A3P8MQLiLXgKyL7A66tsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Carolyn.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">My Sister-in-Law</p><p>From: <a href="https://www.dahnandwoodhouse.com/obituary/carolyn-conner" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px;">https://www.dahnandwoodhouse.com/obituary/carolyn-conner</a></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Carolyn Diane (Bolger) Conner, age 86, of Glidden, IA, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, Iowa.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church in Glidden with Rev. Anna Small officiating. Organist for the service will be Marlys Conner. Casket bearers will be Carolyn’s family and friends. Burial will be in the Merle Hay Memorial Cemetery near Glidden.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Visitation will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Glidden from 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. on Thursday prior to the service.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Glidden, IA, and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Carolyn was the daughter of Glenn Harold Bolger and Ada Ruth Thomas Bolger. She was born August 24, 1934 on a farm in the Star community, Union township, Carroll County, IA. She attended Star Union #1 school and Star Methodist Sunday school. She graduated valedictorian from Coon Rapids high school in 1952 and first in the music department from Iowa State Teachers College in 1956 where she acquired many life-long friends. Graduate work in education and the Lay Academy for training as a commissioned lay pastor, followed over the years.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Her marriage to Paul Lester Conner on June 15, 1956 at the First Methodist Church, Coon Rapids, IA marked the beginning of many happy years together until his death April 3, 2004. They lived in the Glidden, IA area where they stayed until December 2012, when she moved to Adel Assisted Living, Adel, IA and later in February 2017 to Spurgeon Manor, Dallas Center, IA.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Her life work was in the field of education – music and English. She enjoyed learning, music, Bible study, and people. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Glidden, IA where she directed the choir for over 50 years and held many leadership positions at Presbytery, Synod, and National levels. Life membership in Sigma Alpha Iota, NEA, and other service organizations serving youth and older adults.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Three children blessed this union, Clark Charles Conner (Pat) Ankeny, IA; Karmen Baretich Jones (Anthony) Salt Lake City, UT; and Clair Jay Conner (Larci), Urbandale, IA. Others include: 4 grandchildren – Brett Conner (Lori), Megan Conner Divine (Tim), Justin Conner (Trisha), and Carliann Conner Northfield (Ryan); 6 great-grandchildren – Donovan Charles/Cecily Sloane Conner, Oliver James/Ella Nicole Divine, and Elijah Paul/ Ada Grace Northfield. Sisters – Nancy Ruth Bolger Smith deceased (William) and Janice Joy Bolger and brothers – Robert Glenn Bolger deceased (Carolyn), Alan Thomas Bolger, and Joel Harold Bolger (Cheryl) in addition to many relatives and friends.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Families are Forever!! ;-)</span></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-45799183511579176922021-01-30T03:00:00.026-06:002021-01-30T03:00:00.303-06:00 Surname Saturday - Stauffer<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Surname Saturday - Stauffer</span></p><p>We have earlier noted that Nancy’s maternal grandmother was Fredya Elsina Weaver Thomas. Her parents were Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) and Harriet Ellen Yager Weaver (1859-1939). </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tom9yai_sLM/YAZmlm6lP7I/AAAAAAAAOiM/nV5JBthiNiMpSdDDCWcEgvWNck6IE5rkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s160/Stauffer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="115" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tom9yai_sLM/YAZmlm6lP7I/AAAAAAAAOiM/nV5JBthiNiMpSdDDCWcEgvWNck6IE5rkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Stauffer.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Simply labeled Stauffer</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Weaver and Stauffer lines are very long ones, going back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, (where we had a long visit to work on these lines) in the early 1700s and then to Switzerland for several more generations back. I will note here, as before, the generations per Nancy’s research.</span></p><p><br />Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) was the son of:</p><p>William Weaver (1822-1916) married Lavina Steele (1826-1891) - Wayne Co, OH</p><p>William was the son of:<br /><br />Samuel William Weaver (1795-1877) married Mary <b>Stauffer </b>(1802-1871) - Lancaster Co, PA</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Mary Stauffer (1802-1871) was the daughter of </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Samuel Stauffer (1778-1847) married Susan Kiser (1782-1860).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Samuel was the son of:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Peter Stauffer (1733-1787) and Maria Barbara Weaver (1730-1791).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Peter was born in Lancaster Co, PA, the son of:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Matthias Stauffer (1704-1758) married Ann Zimmerman (1720-?).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Matthias was the son of:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Daniel Stauffer (1660-1735) married Veronica Schenck</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Daniel was born in Thun, Switzerland. He was also the son of a Daniel (1633 - ?) a native of the same Thun, Switzerland. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Nancy and I were fascinated by the Stuaffer family and the Weaver family which were chonicles in one of the first “Family History Books” we came across in our research. We were able to spend a few days in Lancaster Co, PA, in 1995, when our extensive family research began. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fond memories. What fun!</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Families are forever!! ;-)</p><p><br /></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-43851519899414975982021-01-23T03:00:00.003-06:002021-01-23T03:00:00.181-06:00Surname Saturday - Steele<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Steele</span></p><p><br /></p><p>We have earlier noted that Nancy’s maternal grandmother was Fredya Elsina Weaver Thomas. Her parents were Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) and Harriet Ellen Yager Weaver (1859-1939). Their family is pictured, below:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IOcv18SK1pc/X5jaEd8SuUI/AAAAAAAAOMA/6TQINlX3Xasb01HP5QWlfYz61wn09VGbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1191/SamuelLewisWeaver%2BFam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1191" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IOcv18SK1pc/X5jaEd8SuUI/AAAAAAAAOMA/6TQINlX3Xasb01HP5QWlfYz61wn09VGbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/SamuelLewisWeaver%2BFam.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Children: Minnie, Sherman, Curtis, Fredya<br />Parents: Harriet and Samuel</span><br /></p><p><br />The Weaver line is another very long one, going back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, (where we had a long visit to work on this line) in the early 1700s and then to Switzerland for several more generations back. I will note here, as before, the generations per Nancy’s research.</p><p>Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) was the son of:</p><p><br />William Weaver (1822-1916) married Lavina <b>Steele</b> (1826-1891) - Wayne Co, OH<br /><br />Samuel William Weaver (1795-1877) married Mary <b>Stauffer </b>(1802-1871) - Lancaster Co, PA</p><p><br /></p><p>This week we will follow the Steele line. Next week, the Stauffer line.</p><p>The parents of Lavina Steele were:</p><p>Jacob Steele (1785-1871) married Mary Elizabeth Long (1788-1869(.</p><p>Jacob was born in Bucks Co., PA. He was the son of:</p><p>Jacob Andrew Steele (1755-1822) married Mary (Unkonwn) (1760-1827)</p><p>Jacob Andrew was born in Germany and died in Wayne Do., Ohio.</p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-58260090391549725412021-01-16T03:00:00.001-06:002021-01-16T03:00:02.467-06:00Surname Saturday - Tyler<p> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Tyler</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mus6yQNuK6k/X_vgL8_n1uI/AAAAAAAAOhs/iG_7bAiMF9cMN-nXLe_MZzzqtsCVv95-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/SiniaYager.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mus6yQNuK6k/X_vgL8_n1uI/AAAAAAAAOhs/iG_7bAiMF9cMN-nXLe_MZzzqtsCVv95-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/SiniaYager.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Gravestone of Sinia Gillespie Tyler (1825-1874)</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Vandalia, Prairie Ciy, Jasper Couny, Iowa</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Earlier, on the Yager, post, we reported that:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Albert Thomas Yager (1825-1886) married Sinia Gillespie Tyler (1825-1874).</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sinia was the daughter of:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Nelson C. <b>Tyler </b>(1794-1846) married Mary Enis Hodges (1794-1877).</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Nelson was one of at least 11 children of:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Daniel Tyler (1758-1845) married Sarah Cash (1763-1849).</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Daniel, born in Amherst Co, VA, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Daniel was the son of:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Nelson C. Tyler (1730-1795) married Elizabeth Wade (1730-1778).</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This Nelson was the son of:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">William Tyler (1700-1772) married Margaret Pratt (1710-1755).</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">William was the son of </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Charles Tyler (1660-1721) married Jane Unknown (1660-1723)</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Charles Tyler starts to appear in Westmoreland Co, VA, records in the 1690s. Charles had become a fairly wealthy planter in the county. The land records indicate he owns at least 1000 acres.</p><div><br /></div>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-62348694728985639112021-01-09T03:00:00.001-06:002021-01-09T03:00:04.301-06:00Surname Saturday - Adkins<p> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Adkins</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X8NOOF12c_k/X_fs1JUY9pI/AAAAAAAAOhU/dt6TwmVQUPEu9hHvc4fTrlsLZwOXsh5YQCLcBGAsYHQ/s682/Lydiawilson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="682" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X8NOOF12c_k/X_fs1JUY9pI/AAAAAAAAOhU/dt6TwmVQUPEu9hHvc4fTrlsLZwOXsh5YQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Lydiawilson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Gravestone of Lydia Butler Adkins (1820-1898)</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Pleasant Hill Gem, Munson Twp, Cambridge, IL</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Earlier in the Wilson surname posting, we learned that:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">George Frederick Handel Wilson (1816-1884) married Lydia Butler <b>Adkins</b> (1820-1898)</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lydia was born in Plymouth, Litchfield Co, CT. She was the daughter of:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">David Adkins, Jr. (1794-1871) married Asenath Camp (1798-1888).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">David, Jr. was the son of:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">David Adkins, Sr. (1759-1844) married Cornelia Cleaver (1761-1837).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Born in Wallingford, New Haven Co, CT, David, Sr., was the son of:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Joseph Adkins (1709-1778) married Tabitha Saxon (1729-1809).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Born in Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT, Joseph was the son of:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Josiah Adkins (1679-1724) married Mary Wheeler (1684-1755).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Josiah was the son of:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Josiah Adkins (1690-?) married Elizabeth Wetmore (1648-1700).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Josiah was the son of William Adkins, born about 1598 in Wales.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Families are Forever!! ;-)</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-42918952889816688612021-01-05T03:00:00.016-06:002021-01-05T03:00:00.482-06:00Ancestor Artifacts - H & H Club Programs - Overview<p> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ancestor Artifacts - H & H Club Programs - Overview</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In one of Mom’s (Eileen Smith) boxes of (totally random) artifacts and memorabilia, there is a zippered notebook, like we used in 1950/60s filled with stuff related to the H & H Social Club of women in the Star/Coon Rapids Community for the early 1940s thru the 1980s and perhaps beyond. I believe the first of the programs filed there, actually in order, pasted to pages in the notebook, is 1942-1943. This is an overview, so we’ll take a brief look at them from that perspective.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4aPFeVN0aFg/X_Phc39bOjI/AAAAAAAAOgg/eQF69rVVvfgzssIclnvMFrYWtgBY1KYuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4aPFeVN0aFg/X_Phc39bOjI/AAAAAAAAOgg/eQF69rVVvfgzssIclnvMFrYWtgBY1KYuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0897.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Those first two programs are 42-43 and 44-45. On further examination, it appears these programs were gathered and filed like this for the 25th Anniversary of the club in 1967. I’ll have more on this theory in the next post.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QWGh6MdpD10/X_Phnwk7gaI/AAAAAAAAOgk/zEq2uw_YpBAcLZNN7lSvKEsFaS1sHh-iACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QWGh6MdpD10/X_Phnwk7gaI/AAAAAAAAOgk/zEq2uw_YpBAcLZNN7lSvKEsFaS1sHh-iACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0898.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The first page has the scheduled fall 1942 program…</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WFfAsOjbDME/X_PhvrWS31I/AAAAAAAAOgs/kT1P-wCTbRwdkgCupxp86t8M3v2bXHubQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WFfAsOjbDME/X_PhvrWS31I/AAAAAAAAOgs/kT1P-wCTbRwdkgCupxp86t8M3v2bXHubQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0899.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The next page has the spring of 1943 program dates and hostesses.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SFeC3BOzSi4/X_Ph4-MRiyI/AAAAAAAAOgw/jdOFjK3NliUwWcsOWg3kmlWBMQOF6u_AQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SFeC3BOzSi4/X_Ph4-MRiyI/AAAAAAAAOgw/jdOFjK3NliUwWcsOWg3kmlWBMQOF6u_AQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0900.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The next page goes into 1944… it looks like these may have been added by hand, later…</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vAIlxeBZp7A/X_Ph_23YvEI/AAAAAAAAOg4/JfyJkgDhcZU86H_3Oq5x549x0_KNNwxyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vAIlxeBZp7A/X_Ph_23YvEI/AAAAAAAAOg4/JfyJkgDhcZU86H_3Oq5x549x0_KNNwxyACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0902.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’ve also included here the next pages, with the next year’ programs.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JO_1b3-0lOE/X_PiF1i5WFI/AAAAAAAAOg8/sAmIi-WYqsQdFAidkmIeDz7tAELZmuu1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JO_1b3-0lOE/X_PiF1i5WFI/AAAAAAAAOg8/sAmIi-WYqsQdFAidkmIeDz7tAELZmuu1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0903.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Any artifact like these tend to raise more questions than they answer, of course. Are these from when the club was organized? Do they relate to the 25th Anniversary? Why was the group organized? Who was invited? Was membership a formal thing? Were there dues? What would the programs be that were hosted by the various members? </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">These were the “adults” as I was growing up, so I find great interest in each individual name. Some, but not all, were affiliated with the Star Methodist Church, but others lived in the nearby town of Coon Rapids. These are the questions we will work on in future H & H Club posts. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I welcome comments at this point, and will reply to any questions in future posts. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Families are Forever?</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-77871527461983133312021-01-02T03:00:00.001-06:002021-01-02T03:00:06.098-06:00Surname Saturday - Walters<p> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Walters</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EX9_m69KkNM/X--jP9eCQWI/AAAAAAAAOgE/mhZV6f5G3awrt5h3GMK8iX5cTouKhaJ1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/Mary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EX9_m69KkNM/X--jP9eCQWI/AAAAAAAAOgE/mhZV6f5G3awrt5h3GMK8iX5cTouKhaJ1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Mary.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mary Ann Walters (1826-1921)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Earlier in the Offill Surname posting we identified one of Nancy’s great-grandparent couples as:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Norman David Wilson (1844-1914) married Mary Ellen Offill (1854-1934). Her parents were:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">James A. Offill (1819-1904) married Mary Ann Walters (1826-1921). </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The parents of Mary Ann Walters (1826-1921) were:</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Matthias Walters (1800-1880) married Elizabeth Betsy Anna O’Neil (1792-1831).</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">They had three children, Rhoda Jane Walters (1821-1872), Mary Ann Walters (1826-1921), and Franklin Walters (1830-1907). The mother died in 1831. He remarried and that wife died a few years later. He married a third time to Barbara Ann Smith and they had six more children. Nancy had nothing recorded on the parents of Matthias, though I know she spent a lot of time researching him and his first three children. Franklin settled in Kansas, so we followed his family in depth. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She has that he was Scotch, and a surveyor in Indiana. Born in either Tennessee or Virginia, per census records, he had Land Grants and was on Tax Lists in Kentucky in 1839-1841.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When the children were grown, she stayed in Kentucky and he went to Lawrence County, OH, where he died in 1880 at the age of 80. </p><div><br /></div><div>Families are Forever!! ;-)</div>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-15823000418849734032020-12-26T03:00:00.001-06:002020-12-26T03:00:02.324-06:00Surname Saturday - Dickey<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Dickey</span><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g0JPqxbNuyI/X9WC4Pdq3VI/AAAAAAAAOfY/KWcVE5XyLU0MmkqYx07-ol-CWhsKYiWlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s272/JessieDolanBolger2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="206" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g0JPqxbNuyI/X9WC4Pdq3VI/AAAAAAAAOfY/KWcVE5XyLU0MmkqYx07-ol-CWhsKYiWlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/JessieDolanBolger2.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jessie Amanda Dolan Bolger (1866-1936)</span></p><p><br />Earlier, when we examined the Surnames Bolger and Dolan, we showed that Nancy’s Great Grandparents were Thomas Edmund Bolger (1861-1926) married Jessie Amanda Dolan (1866-1936).<br /><br />Jessie’s parents were:<br />Josiah Dolan (1837-1875) married Sarah Ann <b>Dickey </b>(1844-1931). <br />Sarah Ann was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Her parents were:<br /><br />Eli Dickey (1809-1887) married Ann Snyder (1814-1929).<br />Eli Dickey was a wagon-maker by trade, but also a farmer.<br /><br />His parents were:<br /><br />Charles Dickey (1760-1823) married Lydia Thomas (1775-1825).<br />Charles was born in Pennsylvania.<br /><br />His parents were:<br />John Dickey and Judah Saunders<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever!! ;-)<br /> </p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-39380014879520488172020-12-19T03:00:00.009-06:002020-12-19T03:00:04.391-06:00Surname Saturday - Dockstader<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Dockstader</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_HiFeGSH5I/X9F1-KguxqI/AAAAAAAAObM/FZpzRoqUU8M2ATh3c9NylbX7cUuBhse3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1260/MayLynkthomas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="896" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_HiFeGSH5I/X9F1-KguxqI/AAAAAAAAObM/FZpzRoqUU8M2ATh3c9NylbX7cUuBhse3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MayLynkthomas.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marietta (May) E. Lynk (1865-1932)</span></p><p>Earlier, when we examined the Surnames Thomas and Lynk, we showed that Nancy’s Great-Grandfather Charles Wesley Thomas (1860-1900) married Marietta E. Lynk (1865-1932).<br /><br />Marietta (May) was the daughter of:<br /><br />Sylvannus Lynk (1826-1903) and Mary Ann Dockstader (1824-1905). Thus, today we add <b>Dockstader</b>. Mary Ann was born in Montgomery County, New York in 1824.<br /><br />Her parents were:<br />John Jacob Docstader (1787-1837) and Phoebe Dillenbach (1788-1872).<br />John Jacob was born in Mohawk, Montgomery Co, NY, in 1787.<br /><br />He was the first son of:<br />Jacobus Dackstaeder (1763-1807 and Elizabeth Groff (1766-??).<br />Jacobus was born in Caughnawaga, NY.<br /><br />He was the first son of:<br />Marcus G. Dachstaeder (1739-1821) and Elisabeth Schultz (1739-1831)/<br />Marcus was born in Stone Arabia, NY.<br /><br />Marcus was a son of:<br />George Adam Dachstaeder (1709-1791) and Catherine Stahring (1714-??)<br />He was born in Palatinate, German Pfalz.<br /><br />He was the son of:<br />George Dachstander (1679-??) and Anna Elisabeth Unknown (??-??)<br />George was born in Hanover, Germany.<br /><br />He was the son of:<br />Adam Dachsretter (1659-??) and Unknown<br />He was born in Viernheim, Germany.<br /><br />He was the son of: <br />Leonard Dachsretter (1608-1684) and Anna Marie (Unknown) (1659-??)<br />He was born in Lutherisch.<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever!! ;-)<br /><br /><br /> </p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-41020331839374831062020-12-12T03:00:00.012-06:002020-12-12T03:00:00.158-06:00Surname Saturday - Hartman<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Hartman</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FE4lmtaFHc4/X88GCBLYsDI/AAAAAAAAOa0/uV-u-Ysiz8MddPWmC7JIKo4oKLj-HJLwACLcBGAsYHQ/s117/LydiaThomas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="100" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FE4lmtaFHc4/X88GCBLYsDI/AAAAAAAAOa0/uV-u-Ysiz8MddPWmC7JIKo4oKLj-HJLwACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/LydiaThomas.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lydia Ann Hartman (1828-1891)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;">As noted earlier in Surname Saturday - Thomas, Nancy’s Great-Grandfather was Charles Wesley Thomas (1860-1900). <br /><br />Charles Wesley Thomas was the son of John Evan Thomas (1820-1886) and Lydia Ann Hartman (1828-1891).<br /><br />From earlier Surname Saturday - Thomas:<br />“John Thomas, son of John and Elizabeth Thomas was born the 10th day of November in 1820. He was born in South Wales, Camarthenshire, the lower Hamlet of Manordilo. He was baptized by Reverend Prothro, a clergyman of the Church of England, when about three years of age. He emigrated to the America (fall of 1837). I have concluded he came in 1840 as per his biography in the History of Marshall County.<br /><br />Lydia Hartman, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Hartman was born on the 29th of March 1828 in Kelly Township, Union County PA. She was baptized by J.H.Fries, a preacher in the German Reform Church. <br />When Lydia passed away, she was preparing to milk the cows on a Sunday evening. She told her son-probably John Jr. she was not feeling well and with out a moments warning her spirit departed.<br /><br />They were married the 27th of March 1845, at the German Reform Church in Union County in PA. I have found that they had at least 10 children. At least 4 children may have died while they were living in Cedarville, IL. “<br /><br />We visited Union County, Pennsylvania, and saw and walked on the grounds/land where they lived. He arrived there about 1842, where their first 3 children were born, and stayed about 15 years before moving on to Stephenson County, Illinois, where 7 more children were born. The family then moved to Marshall County, Iowa in September of 1864, where two additional children were born. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />Jacob Hartman (1785-1868) married Elizabeth Leutz (1810-bef 1835). She had nothing further back than this. Jacob was born in Union Co., PA.<br /><br />Families are Forever! ;-) <br /></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-30360402870331746252020-12-05T03:00:00.001-06:002020-12-05T03:00:05.196-06:00Surname Saturday - Dolan (other)<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Dolan (other)</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/---lixm_UR7o/X8ciUjGLucI/AAAAAAAAOZU/jpK0EwnMAGIRb5xPfNnhl44iorzsg_pmACLcBGAsYHQ/s350/ThomasBolger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="238" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/---lixm_UR7o/X8ciUjGLucI/AAAAAAAAOZU/jpK0EwnMAGIRb5xPfNnhl44iorzsg_pmACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/ThomasBolger.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thomas Edmund Bolger (1861-1926)</span></p><p> </p><p>Earlier, we posted here that Nancy’s great-grandfather was Thomas Edmund Bolger (1861-1926) and that he had married Jessie Amanda Dolan (1866-1936).<br /><br />His parents were Michael Bolger (1808-1875) and Harriett Dolan (1833-1912). This is where we get the (other) Dolan line. <br /><br />The parents of Harriet Dolan (1833-1912) were:<br /><br />John T Doland/Dolan (abt 1800 - 1852) and Sarah Morris (1801 - ?)<br /><br />We now believe John's parents were:<br /><br />William T. Doland (1763 - 1838) and Catherine ? (1779 - 1860)<br /><br />This couple is familiar from the first Dolan Surname Saturday. <br /><br />They are also believed to be the parents of James A. Dolan (1806-1891) who was the grandfather of Jessie Amanda Dolan through their son, Josiah Dolan (1837-1875). We have not confirmed that John and James were brothers, but there is very strong circumstantial evidence that this is the case. <br /><br />As noted early, we visited the Marietta, Ohio, area to seek further evidence. This is where both James and John were living before they moved to Cedar County, Iowa, in the 1840s. We also never found evidence that they were not brothers. The search continues.<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever! ;-) <br /></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-85650944323402031322020-11-28T03:00:00.001-06:002020-11-28T03:00:06.418-06:00 Surname Saturday - Lynk<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Surname Saturday - Lynk</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5OBSOkRuGto/X7iqGWd_MxI/AAAAAAAAOYQ/_kHK80K6aM4XYwm-qAt_WCEFM6omhfmtACLcBGAsYHQ/s1260/MayLynkthomas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="896" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5OBSOkRuGto/X7iqGWd_MxI/AAAAAAAAOYQ/_kHK80K6aM4XYwm-qAt_WCEFM6omhfmtACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MayLynkthomas.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marietta (May) E. Lynk (1865-1932)</span></p><p><br />Earlier, when we examined the Surname Thomas, we showed that Nancy’s Great-Grandfather Charles Wesley Thomas (1860-1900) married Marietta E. Lynk (1865-1932) - thus, today, we add Lynk to our Surname research list.<br /><br />Marietta (May) was the daughter of:<br /><br />Sylvannus Lynk (1826-1903) and Mary Ann Dockstader (1824-1905).<br />Sylvannus was born in New York and died in Marshall County, Iowa.<br /><br />He was the son of :<br /><br />Zachariah W. Lynk (1790—1878) and Sarah (Sally) Harder Lynk (1800-1860).<br />Zachariah was born in Germantown, Columbia County, New York and died in New Lenox, Will County, Illinois.<br /><br />Zachariah was the son of:<br /><br />William Philip Linck (1765 - ?) and Annatgon (Anna) Voland Linck (1769 - ?).<br />William was a native of Germantown.<br /><br />William was the son of:<br /><br />Philip Linck (1746-1830) and Catherine Pulver Linck (1735-1836)<br /><br />Philip was the son of William… further details unavailable at this time.<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever! ;-) <br /></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-88439282173242346912020-11-21T03:00:00.001-06:002020-11-21T03:00:05.225-06:00Surname Saturday - Offill<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Offill</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h8GGgoTUKq8/X7SlwNLCicI/AAAAAAAAOVs/FkFJq5KQz8ceI5MMJVfYfO_pAT4i1IvMACLcBGAsYHQ/s334/JamesAOffill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h8GGgoTUKq8/X7SlwNLCicI/AAAAAAAAOVs/FkFJq5KQz8ceI5MMJVfYfO_pAT4i1IvMACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/JamesAOffill.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">James A. Offill (1819-1904)</span></p><p><br />Earlier in the Wilson Surname posting we identified one of Nancy’s great-grandparent couples as:<br />Norman David Wilson (1844-1914) married Mary Ellen Offill (1854-1934). Her parents were:<br /><br />James A. Offill (1819-1904) married Mary Ann Walters (1826-1921). <br />He was the eldest son of:<br /><br />John Offill (1795-1878) married Eleanor Elliott (1800-1879). They spent their live in Kentucky. <br />He was the eldest son, second child of:<br /><br />John Offill (1770-1805/10) married Jane Ann “Jennie” Richards (1770-1840/50). <br />He was born in Virginia. He was the son of:<br /><br />William Offill (1756- ?) and (wife unknown).[Their other known children were James and John!!]<br />He was the eldest son of:<br /><br />John Offill (1720-1780) and Elizabeth Rice (1730 - ?).<br />He was the eldest son of:<br /><br />William Offill (abt 1700- ?) and Mary Rucker (abt 1700-1755).<br />He was the son of:<br /><br />John Offill (1680 - ?) and (wife unknown).<br />He was the son of:<br /><br />William Offill (1660-1712) and Hannah Unknown (art 1660 - ?). He was born in Nansemond, VA, This community was established in 1637 as Upper Norfolk, but the name Nansemond was adopted in 1646. The entire area is now known as Suffolk.<br />He was also the son of William Offill, born act 1640… location unknown.<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever! ;-)<br /><br /><br /><br /> </p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-44010724168792859702020-11-16T03:00:00.001-06:002020-11-16T03:00:13.865-06:00Ancestor Artifact - 29 The Star - Part 8<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ancestor Artifact - 29 The Star - Part 8</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-famKSdFIfSU/X63247tSMBI/AAAAAAAAOVM/UzVpoJ5J1QwOWIbJowBRqybArXe27mYIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/BuilderBoys1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-famKSdFIfSU/X63247tSMBI/AAAAAAAAOVM/UzVpoJ5J1QwOWIbJowBRqybArXe27mYIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/BuilderBoys1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The Busy Builder boys and their projects<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umQ2fWIv3Pk/X633B8LZ0LI/AAAAAAAAOVQ/oA3Tm6yVclgfSjcJ88owykSfKr2jcNU9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/BusyBuilders1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umQ2fWIv3Pk/X633B8LZ0LI/AAAAAAAAOVQ/oA3Tm6yVclgfSjcJ88owykSfKr2jcNU9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/BusyBuilders1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“Busy Builders<br /><br />Officers<br /><br />President…. Lester Brown<br /><br />Vice President ….Clarence Fick<br /><br />Secretary … LeVerne Smith<br /><br />MOTTO<br /><br />What is worth doing at all is worth doing well.<br /><br />[NOTE: This is a saying my Dad, Pete, repeated to me as I went off to college!!]<br /><br />Flower<br />Lilac<br /><br />Colors<br /><br />Lilac and White”<br /><br />On the right side of the image:<br /><br />“Members<br /><br />Le Verne Smith<br />Arley Brown<br />Clarence Fick<br />Lester Brown<br />Jerald Johnston<br />Junior Grim<br />Wesley Thomas<br />Howard Fick<br />Arnold Dobson<br />Marion Johnston<br />Wilbur Thomas<br />Merle Brown<br />William Johnston”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4HeYFBzXv28/X633LsCzNqI/AAAAAAAAOVU/9jS-QHt0ZAMPLPSBrjUmayFPaDsUjJjnACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Social1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4HeYFBzXv28/X633LsCzNqI/AAAAAAAAOVU/9jS-QHt0ZAMPLPSBrjUmayFPaDsUjJjnACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Social1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“Social<br />Since 1925<br /><br />In the fall of 1925 we gave a “Jack Carnival” which was a very successful event. The school room and the basement were crowed with people who were enjoying themselves at the various booths and games. The proceeds of this carnival were used to purchase the necessary equipment to standardize.<br />The next February we gave a Valentine Party to which we invited our parents. Most of them came and pronounced it a success. After the play we gave out valentines.<br />The following May, graduation exercises were held at the schoolhouse. We had a picnic at the end of the year.<br />At Christmas time in 1926 we gave a program in spite of the fact that most of us had the Whooping Cough. Santa Claus came down the chimney that we had over a window. He brought with him a huge bag of presents which he distributed. We closed the year with a picnic.<br />The next year on Valentine’s Day we had a party for the pupils. After dinner we played a number of delightful games.”<br /><br />Continued on the right side of the image:<br /><br />“In the fall of 1927 we had a party given by the children who had birthdays in the first three months of the year. The next party was given in the winter by the ones who had birthdays in Dec., Jan. and Feb. Then the ones who had birthdays in the last three months gave their party in the spring. We had a picnic at the end of the year at Burgan’s Grove.<br />In the fall of 1928 we had a party again the same as the year before only the ones who had birthdays in the summer helped too.<br />On Halloween night we gave a program. Despite the rain we had a fairly large crowd.<br />In December the school as usual was invited to the community dinner.<br />At Christmas time the pupils exchanges names and gave presents. We had a tree for the presents.<br />Our winter birthday party was held on Lincoln’s Birthday.<br />March 29 we had an Easter egg hunt.<br />We expect to close this year with our spring birthday party on May 17.<br /> - - Maxine Smith”<br /><br />See you down the road… ;-)<br /><br /> <p></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-80258887338922047892020-11-14T03:00:00.001-06:002020-11-14T03:00:07.828-06:00Surname Saturday - Yager<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surname Saturday - Yager</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLGFPJXUZzk/X6jTSNMoIEI/AAAAAAAAOTM/W6Bw_KB_vHQfEpAPAZXjJl8LFL0U8M8ygCLcBGAsYHQ/s688/AlbertThomasYager-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="452" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLGFPJXUZzk/X6jTSNMoIEI/AAAAAAAAOTM/W6Bw_KB_vHQfEpAPAZXjJl8LFL0U8M8ygCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/AlbertThomasYager-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Albert Thomas Yager (1825-1886)<br />Farmer, Mechanic and a Doctor. <br />He moved from his native Virginia to Jefferson County, Iowa, by covered wagon (naturally) in 1849.<br />He moved to Audubon County, by way of Jasper County, in 1874.</span></p><p><br />Nancy’s mother, Ruth Thomas Bolger, was shown earlier to be the daughter of Wesley Lynk Thomas and Freyda Elsina Weaver. </p><p>Freyda was the daughter of Samuel Lewis Weaver (1852-1925) and Harriet Ellen Yager (1859-1939).<br /><br />Harriet was born in Jefferson County, Iowa, the daughter of Albert Thomas Yager (1825-1886) and Sinia Gillespie Tyler Yager (1825-1874). They had a total of nine children live to adulthood.<br /><br />Albert Thomas Yager was the second son of Felix (1789-1830) and Margaret (Deer) (1793-1866) Yager.<br /><br />Felix Yager was the oldest son and first child of Elisha (1760-1833) and Elizabeth (Barry) (1762-?) Eager.<br /><br />Elisha Yager was born in Culpepper County, VA, the first son and oldest child of Adam (1738-1813) and Juriah (Berry) Yager. <br /><br />This Adam Yager was born and died in Madison County, Virginia, and was the 5th child and 4th son of Adam (1707-1794) and Susanna (Kobler) (?-1775) Yager. <br /><br />This elder Adam Yager was born in Frankenstein, Neubery, Germany, the son of Nicholas (1678-?) and Mary (Wilhite) Yager. <br /><br />The Nicholas Yager family emigrated from Germany in 1717 to Virginia, near Germanna, and later resided on the Robinson River. He was in bondage for 8 years, until 1725. In 1734 they moved to Orange County which became Culpepper County in 1748. He was the son of Paul Yager about whom little is known.<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever! ;-) <br /></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-64427597276867358912020-11-13T03:00:00.001-06:002020-11-13T03:00:03.437-06:00Ancestor Artifact - 29 The Star - Part 7<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ancestor Artifact - 29 The Star - Part 7</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--thNDsDSZjo/X6n7S8DDugI/AAAAAAAAOTY/Unig1jHv_Wo_63DHFnqY75ZD-Ry_LUuKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/football1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--thNDsDSZjo/X6n7S8DDugI/AAAAAAAAOTY/Unig1jHv_Wo_63DHFnqY75ZD-Ry_LUuKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/football1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“Football<br /><br />Back row, left to right - Fick, Pete, Squeak (Capt.)<br />Front row, left to right - Bub, Ginger, Hoddy, Tuffy, Sonny, Les, Bro., Billy”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cOfRghK-NuE/X6n7hoNJROI/AAAAAAAAOTc/vBS8xzd7cW8SSkHUJ5XtXYfvwheR7gv_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/boyssports1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cOfRghK-NuE/X6n7hoNJROI/AAAAAAAAOTc/vBS8xzd7cW8SSkHUJ5XtXYfvwheR7gv_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/boyssports1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Boys Sports pages<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rRTbQEkj3Ek/X6n7rtqOkxI/AAAAAAAAOTk/gkFD5LrfXt8PnzS2erlUsX0KUkJDSuZWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Baseball1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rRTbQEkj3Ek/X6n7rtqOkxI/AAAAAAAAOTk/gkFD5LrfXt8PnzS2erlUsX0KUkJDSuZWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Baseball1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“Baseball<br /><br />Left to right - Tuffy, Billy, Sonny, Fick, Pete (Capt.)<br />Squeak, Les, Hoddy, Ginger”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zbe6QH0bBnE/X6n72YqQIsI/AAAAAAAAOTs/f-c2rQbaVSkp5VoOPy7cqf_6gyO2d5c4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/girls1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zbe6QH0bBnE/X6n72YqQIsI/AAAAAAAAOTs/f-c2rQbaVSkp5VoOPy7cqf_6gyO2d5c4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/girls1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Girls around Table<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JL3IYj026bE/X6n8Byrk8nI/AAAAAAAAOT0/ZRs0TNwkaH8hMKJhUn8ln10HDjhuivfswCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/citizens1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JL3IYj026bE/X6n8Byrk8nI/AAAAAAAAOT0/ZRs0TNwkaH8hMKJhUn8ln10HDjhuivfswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/citizens1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“Little Citizen’s League<br /><br />Officers<br /><br />President……………………Ethel Johnson<br /><br />Vice President………………..Dorthy Fick<br /><br />Secretary…………………….Ruth Thomas<br /><br />Librarian……………………… Beth Thomas<br /><br />Committees<br /><br />Health<br /><br />LaVerne Smith<br /><br />Irene Lucht<br /><br />Fair Play<br /><br />Wesley Thomas<br /><br />Marian Thomas<br /><br />Good English<br /><br />Jerald Johnston<br /><br />Maxine Smith<br /><br />Program<br /><br />Arlen Brown<br /><br />Helen Thomas<br /><br />Dorothy Thomas”<br /><br />On the right side of the image:<br /><br />“MOTTO<br /><br />Let me be a little kinder, To the faults of those around me; <br />let me praise a little more, Let me be, when I am weary, just a little bit more cheery;<br />Let me serve a little better those whom I am striving for, <br />Let me be a little braver, when temptation bids me waver;<br />Let me try a little harder to be all that I should be.<br />Let me be a little meeker with the brother that is weaker;<br />Let me think more of my neighbor and a little less of me.<br /><br />Waterman.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-stEp4Lgf4MA/X6n8TFsvntI/AAAAAAAAOUA/fsQB7QHFRjQFUSpm6iF8iVfkj2_drh6vgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/members1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-stEp4Lgf4MA/X6n8TFsvntI/AAAAAAAAOUA/fsQB7QHFRjQFUSpm6iF8iVfkj2_drh6vgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/members1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“Meetings<br /><br />Second and Fourth Friday at 2:30 P.M.<br /><br />Procedure<br /><br />Getting opened by President<br /><br />Minutes read by Secretary<br /><br />Reports from various committees<br /><br />Business<br /><br />Program<br /><br />Closing by President"<br /><br />On the right side of the image:<p></p><p><br />"Members<br /><br />Le Verne Smith<br />Ethel Johnston<br />Ruth Thomas<br />Arley Brown<br />Maxine Smith<br />Helen Thomas<br />Clarence Fick<br />Dorthy Fick<br />Irene Lucht<br />Dorothy Thomas<br />Beth Thomas<br />Lester Brown<br />Jerald Johnston<br />William Johnston<br />Junior Grim<br />Wesley Thomas<br />Esther Fick<br />Bethene Smith<br />Fern Brown<br />Marian Thomas<br />Howard Fick<br />Arnold Dobson<br />Marion Johnston<br />Mildred Fick<br />Wilbur Thomas<br />Merle Brown<br />Maxine Dobson<br />Marjorie Thomas”<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever! ;-)<br /> </p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-1127175730311010402020-11-12T03:00:00.001-06:002020-11-12T03:00:03.803-06:00Ancestor Artifact - 29 The Star - Part 6<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ancestor Artifact - 29 The Star - Part 6</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ldGEqnOfu4/X6jKcnNqKwI/AAAAAAAAOSs/xbeXOm7qUJ8oWfSBH8pYZLVtAqqQJVwGACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/FirstGradepony1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ldGEqnOfu4/X6jKcnNqKwI/AAAAAAAAOSs/xbeXOm7qUJ8oWfSBH8pYZLVtAqqQJVwGACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/FirstGradepony1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">First Graders on a pony</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZXeMwO7DhA/X6jKsqDsDmI/AAAAAAAAOS0/dlj-JKAQ8kY3tMvz9MhyG9u1phBz46LSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/FirstGradeMOTTO1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZXeMwO7DhA/X6jKsqDsDmI/AAAAAAAAOS0/dlj-JKAQ8kY3tMvz9MhyG9u1phBz46LSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/FirstGradeMOTTO1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“MOTTO<br /><br />Play<br /><br />COLORS<br /><br />Green and Yellow<br /><br />FLOWER<br /><br />Dandelion”<br /><br />On right side of the image:<br /><br />“Class Roll<br /><br />Wilbur Thomas …….. “Billy”<br /><br />Merle Brown ………… “Shorty”<br /><br />Maxine Dobson …….. “Sister”<br /><br />Marjorie Thomas ……. “Mugs”<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c5OoMRBIqA0/X6jK4TqsMkI/AAAAAAAAOS4/NuaCD0TNAFUOUj5WtKwqcnUMDK40nLHrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/FirstGradeHistory1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c5OoMRBIqA0/X6jK4TqsMkI/AAAAAAAAOS4/NuaCD0TNAFUOUj5WtKwqcnUMDK40nLHrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/FirstGradeHistory1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“First Grade Class History<br /><br />We started to school last fall.<br />Miss Christy is our teacher.<br />Sometimes we have good lessons and sometimes we don’t.<br />We like to swing, slide and play croquet.”<br /><br /><br />Right side says: “ALUMNI”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s-j5qFzo1tU/X6jLCPsNsmI/AAAAAAAAOTA/p45ZN1YOm6c7GO3OaFvna7NHVqXT4qu1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Alumnilist1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s-j5qFzo1tU/X6jLCPsNsmI/AAAAAAAAOTA/p45ZN1YOm6c7GO3OaFvna7NHVqXT4qu1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Alumnilist1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“Class of ’09<br /><br />Katherine Doran (Salmon) - Bayard, Iowa<br /><br />Alice Doran (Clarke) - Des Moines, Iowa<br /><br />Class of ’12<br /><br />Nellie Wilson (Parsons) - Seattle, Wash.<br /><br />Class of ’13<br /><br />Hellen Doran (Leighty) - Guthrie Center, Iowa<br /><br />Class of ’14<br /><br />Grant Ballard - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Bois McLaughlin - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Joyce Wheeler (Pierce) - Hinsdale, Ill.<br /><br />Class of ’15<br /><br />S.P. Bugler - Des Moines, Iowa<br /><br />Class of ’16<br /><br />Duane Wheeler - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Class of ’19<br /><br />Wayne Smith - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Harold Hartwigsen - Austin, Minn.<br /><br />Ruth Wheeler - Coon Rapids, Iowa”<br /><br />On the right side of the image:’<br /><br />“Class of ’21<br /><br />Clyde Grimm - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Ralph Wheeler - Perry, Iowa<br /><br />Volva Rabuck - Ann Arvor, Mich.<br /><br />Class of ’24<br /><br />Orel Thomas - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />LVene Thomas - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Catherine Grimm - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Class of ’26<br /><br />Clifford Grimm - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Verse Thomas - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Foster Slocum - Scranton, Iowa<br /><br />Irene Fick - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Pauline Smith - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Class of ’27<br /><br />Ralph Johnston - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Charles Grimm - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Harold Grim - Coon Rapids, Iowa<br /><br />Arnold Thomas - Coon Rapids, Iowa”<br /><br />I personally doubt that this is a comprehensive list, but rather those who were known at the time. If anyone has better information, I’d be happy to hear it. Thank you.<br />Great list, in any event. Great to have available for future reference.<p></p><p>This listing is similar to one I have seen from Coon Rapids High School in, I believe, 1919... ;-)<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever! ;-)<br /><br /><br /> </p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-41069275638125867972020-11-11T03:00:00.011-06:002020-11-11T03:00:08.283-06:00Ancestor Artifact - 29 The Star - Part 5<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ancestor Artifact - 29 The Star - Part 5</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sPS_D48e9U0/X6YG2-mDNLI/AAAAAAAAOR0/CdEDTVpvpNIP_i6SnHCXsi_0qenyoaDcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/4thGrade1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sPS_D48e9U0/X6YG2-mDNLI/AAAAAAAAOR0/CdEDTVpvpNIP_i6SnHCXsi_0qenyoaDcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/4thGrade1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Members of the Fourth Grade in 1929</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3G7TQUD7Llk/X6YHGMVtEjI/AAAAAAAAOR4/cskMsWdBi08MQQ-1i8KQLQjZXZu1wsEAACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/4thMotto1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3G7TQUD7Llk/X6YHGMVtEjI/AAAAAAAAOR4/cskMsWdBi08MQQ-1i8KQLQjZXZu1wsEAACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/4thMotto1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />“MOTTO<br /><br />Dare To Be True<br /><br />COLORS<br /><br />Orange and Green<br /><br />FLOWER<br /><br />Honeysuckle”<br /><br /><br />On the right side of the image:<br /><br />“Class Role<br /><br />Lester Brown …….. “Gus”<br /><br />Jerald Johnston …… “Tuffy”<br /><br />William Johnston … “Billy”<br /><br />Wesley Thomas ….. “Sonny”<br /><br />Junior Grim ………… “Ginger”<br /><br />Esther Fick …………. “Es”<br /><br />Bethene Smith ……… “Betty”<br /><br />Fern Brown …………. “Sis”<br /><br />Marion Thomas …….. “Smoke”<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_YI-EPgLaw/X6YHXEEolfI/AAAAAAAAOSA/7pTbGAZyMcgm6DOA2-SAzyIMDxrL5TtBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/4thHistory1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_YI-EPgLaw/X6YHXEEolfI/AAAAAAAAOSA/7pTbGAZyMcgm6DOA2-SAzyIMDxrL5TtBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/4thHistory1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />“Fourth Grade Class History<br /><br />William Johnston, Junior Grim, Fern Brown and Marian Thomas started to school Sept. 7, 1925.<br />We were the first class to start in the new schoolhouse and the school was standardized that year too.<br />Clara Christy has been our only teacher.<br />Wesley Thomas started the next year and caught up to us.<br />Lester Brown, Jerald Johnston, Esther Fick and Bethene Smith are with us now.<br /> - William Johnson, Junior Grim, Fern Brown, Marian Thomas<br /><br />Lester Brown and Fen Brown are younger siblings of Arley Brown.<br />Wesley Thomas is the younger brother of Ruth and Dorothy Thomas.<br />Between Smith is the younger sister of Pete and Maxine Smith.<br />Marion Thomas is the younger sister of Helen and Beth Thomas.<br /><br />There were apparently no third grade students; the right side says: SECOND GRADE<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ajD5Ur29JLI/X6YHgmv2DcI/AAAAAAAAOSI/A-9cOtEvXlg9DzCZLpUjLSY1gz76GLGSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/2nd%2BGrade1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ajD5Ur29JLI/X6YHgmv2DcI/AAAAAAAAOSI/A-9cOtEvXlg9DzCZLpUjLSY1gz76GLGSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2nd%2BGrade1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Second Graders on Playground Equipment</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NuYRnqutC1A/X6YHtdMkafI/AAAAAAAAOSQ/LICMqF1e2_Y6-IsNJXPON6pTYvoHSXbtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/2ndMotto1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NuYRnqutC1A/X6YHtdMkafI/AAAAAAAAOSQ/LICMqF1e2_Y6-IsNJXPON6pTYvoHSXbtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2ndMotto1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />“MOTTO<br /><br />All Work and No Play Makes Jake a Dull Boy<br /><br />Colors<br /><br />Violet and pink<br /><br />Flower<br /><br />Violet”<br /><br />On the right side of this image:<br /><br />“Class Roll<br /><br />Howard Fick ……. “Hoddy”<br /><br />Arnold Dobson …. “Brother”<br /><br />Marion Johnston … “Bub”<br /><br />Mildred Fick ……… “Millie””<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7J7qwpzeErg/X6YH36vidUI/AAAAAAAAOSY/wyQhX73TyXMJlj1vEx1B6d-RtTljS_xaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/2ndHistory1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7J7qwpzeErg/X6YH36vidUI/AAAAAAAAOSY/wyQhX73TyXMJlj1vEx1B6d-RtTljS_xaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2ndHistory1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />“Second Grade Class History<br /><br />There was only on in this class the first year. Arnold Dobson and Marion Johnston came in the next year. Howard Fick entered the class this spring.<br />Miss Christy has been our only teacher.<br />All of us in this class are good friends.<br /> - Second Grade<br /><br />Right side of this image: “FIRST GRADE” - to come in Part 6…<br /><br /><br />Families are Forever! ;-)<br /><br /><br /> <p></p>Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.com4