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     Sarah Corinne Scomp is a recorded member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and has DAR ID Number: 73 164.¹ She was born circa 25 November 1876. She was the daughter of Henry Anselm Scomp and Margaret Ellen Weedin. Sarah Corinne Scomp died on 25 November 1951 at Boyle County, Kentucky.²

     Martha B. Smock was born on 12 July 1879 at Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Finley McKinnon Smock and Mary Elizabeth Stranahan. Martha B. Smock died on 20 December 1951 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, at age 72 years, 5 months and 8 days. Martha B. Smock was buried in Keota Cemetery, Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa.

     Also called Albert Frederick Arthur George.¹ George VI, King of Great Britain was born on 14 December 1895 at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England.^1,2 He was the son of George V, King of Great Britain and Princess Mary of Teck.¹ George VI, King of Great Britain married Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey, London, England.¹ George VI, King of Great Britain was the successor of Edward VIII, King of Great Britain; King of Great Britain.¹ George VI, King of Great Britain succeeded upon the abdication of his brother as King of Great Britain, etc., and Emperor of India on 10 December 1936.¹ He was crowned on 12 May 1937.¹ He abandoned the imperial dignity on 22 June 1948.¹ He died on 6 February 1952 at Sandringham, Norfolk, England, at age 56 years, 1 month and 23 days.^1,2

     Harry Kieth Bratton was born on 16 June 1917 at Pueblo, El Paso County, Colorado. He was the son of George Harrison Bratton and Rosa Lee Hendrickson. Harry Kieth Bratton died on 13 March 1952 at Pueblo, El Paso County, Colorado, at age 34 years, 8 months and 26 days.

     Lydia Almedia Philp was related to Leota May Stewart; born to a father born in Canada (English) and mother born in Michigan.¹ Lydia Almedia Philp was born to a father born in Canada (English) and a mother born in Ohio.¹ She was related to PFC Warwick Atlee Stewart; born to a father born in Canada (English) and mother born in Michigan.¹ Lydia Almedia Philp was born on 15 May 1869 at Isabella County, Michigan.^2,3 She was the daughter of William H. Philp and Sarah Ann Reader.

On 23 August 1870, Lydia Almedia Philp was enumerated with William H. Philp on the census at Vernon Township, Isabella County, Michigan, Details provided: Lydia A., age 1, born in Michigan.⁴



On 1 June 1880, Lydia Almedia Philp was enumerated with William H. Philp on the census at Vernon Township, Isabella County, Michigan, Details provided: "Daughter, age 11, born in Michigan, father born in Canada, mother born in Ohio."^5,6

Lydia Almedia Philp accompanied Sarah Ann Reader when Sarah relocated after 5 September 1882 and came to reside in Lake City, Missaukee County, Michigan. Lydia Almedia Philp married John Wesley Stewart, son of John Stewart Sr. and Jane Graham, on 29 April 1891 at Lake City, Missaukee County, Michigan; Married by Walter J. Cole, Clergyman. Is this the same Walter Cole who married John's sister, Cassie? Two other Philp's were in attendance. Brother and sister of Lydia? Perhaps.^7,8,9

On 22 June 1900, Lydia Almedia Philp was enumerated with Sarah Ann Reader on the census at Reeder Township, Missaukee County, Michigan.¹

Lydia Almedia Philp was a witness where John Wesley Stewart gathered his family together, Warwick, Leota, his wife, and adopted son George, for a family portrait on 17 February 1915 at Colville, Stevens County, Washington. Lydia Almedia Philp lived after July 1915 at Colville, Stevens County, Washington; after the death of her husband John Wesley.² "On Burton's taking ill with typhoid (no more than a week after his brother Verlin had died of the illness), and given the available doctor was inadequate, Aunt Lydia (Stewart) and Mother (Mary Elizabeth) took personal care of Burton and within a month he was on his feet again. - Ralph Leon Stewart."

On 14 January 1920, Lydia Almedia Philp was Head of Household on the census at Colville City, Stevens County, Washington, Details provided: Stewart, Lydia P., head, 50, widow, born in Michigan, father born in Canada (of English origin), mother born in Ohio, hair dresser, own shop.. Enumerated with her were PFC Warwick Atlee Stewart, Leota May Stewart and George Henry Stewart.¹⁰

Lydia Almedia Philp was of Colville in 1923 at Stevens County, Washington.¹¹

On 25 April 1930, Lydia Almedia Philp was Head of Household on the census at Precinct No. 2, Colville City, Stevens County, Washington, Details provided: Stewart, Lydia P., head, value of home $2500, 60, widow, 22 at first marriage, born in Michigan, father born in Canada, mother born in Ohio.. Enumerated with her were Leota May Stewart.¹²

Lydia Almedia Philp was a Methodist.² She died on 1 May 1952 at a local hospital, Colville, Stevens County, Washington, at age 82 years, 11 months and 16 days.^2,13 Lydia Almedia Philp was buried in Highland Cemetery, Colville, Stevens County, Washington. Trust Agreement with Highland Cemetery Trust Fund executed 2nd Feb 1960. Mrs. Lydia P. Stewart interred in one space. E 1/2 Lots 1 and 2, Block 16, Fourth Addition. Services were held at 2 p.m at the Moser & Egger Chapel, Reverend Francis Pitcher, pastor of the Colville Free Methodist Church, officiating. The obituary notes seven grandchildren: John and James Stewart, sons of Warwick and Emma-Jane, and Sandra, Cheryl, George Jr., Roderick, and Larry, children of George and Ada.^2,13

     William Morrell Ackerson was born on 26 February 1889 at Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey.¹ He was the son of Henry Elijah Ackerson and Ida Van Mater Hendrickson.¹ William Morrell Ackerson married Katharine Dorsett Stevenson on 1 December 1912 at Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey. William Morrell Ackerson died on 31 July 1952 at Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, at age 63 years, 5 months and 5 days.¹ William Morrell Ackerson was buried in the Holmdel Cemetery, Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

     Alice Winifred Alberta Langille was born on 23 February 1910 at Fredricton, New Brunswick, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Robert McCunn Langille.¹ Alice Winifred Alberta Langille was christened on 30 March 1910 at Fredricton, New Brunswick, Canada.¹ She married Ernest Reginald Hicks, son of John Nelson McRae Hicks and Ann Marion McDonald, on 25 May 1929; His 1st.¹ Alice Winifred Alberta Langille died on 13 September 1952 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at age 42 years, 6 months and 21 days.¹ Alice Winifred Alberta Langille was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery (Lot 2493, 2845), Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.¹

     Frank Adolphus Todd was born on 3 August 1881 at Dorr, Allegan County, Michigan.¹ He was the son of Samuel Warren Todd.² Frank Adolphus Todd married Ella Mae Durkee on 23 December 1906 at Hastings, Barry County, Michigan.² Frank Adolphus Todd died on 27 September 1952 at Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, at age 71 years, 1 month and 24 days. He died of heart disease.¹

     Also called Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agne.¹ Princess Mary of Teck was born on 26 May 1867 at Kensington Palace, England.¹ She was the daughter of Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander, Herzog von Teck and Mary Adelaide Hannover.³ Princess Mary of Teck married George V, King of Great Britain, son of Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Princess Alexandra of Denmark, on 6 July 1893 at St. James's Palace.¹ Princess Mary of Teck died on 24 March 1953 at Marlborough House, England, at age 85 years, 9 months and 26 days.¹

     Grace Elizabeth Dougherty was born on 20 August 1893 at Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Sherman Albert Dougherty and Winifred Mable Smock. Grace Elizabeth Dougherty lived circa 1932 at Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois. She died on 17 December 1953 at Illinois? at age 60 years, 3 months and 27 days. Grace Elizabeth Dougherty was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

     Beulah Fay Willis was born on 17 May 1895 at Thayer, York County, Nebraska. She was the daughter of James Willis and May (Miriam) Amanda Knight. Beulah Fay Willis died in 1954 at age 58 years.

     Starla Jolene King was born on 24 February 1953 at Forks, Washington. She was the daughter of Glenn Wyatt King and Olive Beatrice Ford. Starla Jolene King died on 19 January 1954 at Forks, Washington, at age 10 months and 26 days.

     Cora Ellen Davis was born on 9 May 1879. She was the daughter of John Davis and Chloinda Short. Cora Ellen Davis married Elmer Ellsworth Smock, son of John Matthew Smock and Mary Virginia Russell, on 1 May 1896; by Ephraim Teal. As of 1 May 1896,her married name was Smock. Cora Ellen Davis and Elmer Ellsworth Smock were had two other children lost in miscarriages, for thirteen children total after 1897. Cora Ellen Davis died on 29 May 1954 at age 75 years and 20 days. Of a coronary thrombosis. Cora Ellen Davis was buried in Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

     His Social Security Number was 523-05-2364.¹ Bernard Theodore Willis was born on 9 May 1908 at York County, Nebraska. He was the son of James Willis and May (Miriam) Amanda Knight. He was too old to join military during WWII but he persisted & the USMC finally let him in as an ambulance driver, but in places like the Battle of Okinawa, job descriptions swiftly evaporate. He gave my Uncle Don some japanese curency he had acquired, while in the South Pacific. His nephew Don Thorne & niece Geraldine Thorne-Holbrook, remember their Uncle Bernard warmly. He was evidently, a very patriotic American, which would be in keeping with his Knight/Hollinshead family background. The Willis Family was newly American but Bernard's Granfather Benjamin H. Willis freely signed away his rights, as a British subject to become an American Citizen in Whiteside County, Illinois in 1868.
I remember my Dad Voyle talking about his Uncle Bernard. He must have been a loving warm guy, to have left all those warm & good feelings behind. - P. V. Thorne.¹ Bernard Theodore Willis died in July 1954 at Colorado at age 46 years and 1 month.

     Myrtle E. Gittings was born on 18 June 1887 at Drewsey, Oregon. She was the daughter of Albert Gittings and Sara Fena Stewart. Myrtle E. Gittings died on 29 July 1954 at Portland, Multnoma County, Oregon, at age 67 years, 1 month and 11 days.

     William Carleton Richardson was born on 11 December 1895 at Signourey, Keokuk County, Iowa. He was the son of Gertrude Alma Smock. William Carleton Richardson died on 31 January 1955 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, at age 59 years, 1 month and 20 days.

     Oliver Joy Ford was born on 23 April 1880 at Forks, Washington. He married Hope Eunice Nichols, daughter of John Learn Nichols and Anna Maria Stewart, on 25 December 1907 at the home of A.C. Cregne, Seattle, King, Washington. Oliver Joy Ford died on 20 February 1955 at Forks, Washington, at age 74 years, 9 months and 28 days.

     James Grant Forbes, international lawyer and banker was born on 22 October 1879 at Shanghai, China.¹ He married Margaret Tyndal Winthrop, daughter of Robert Charles Winthrop Jr. and Elizabeth Mason, on 28 November 1906 at 10 Walnut St., Boston, Massachusetts.¹ James Grant Forbes, international lawyer and banker died on 24 April 1955 at Paris, France, at age 75 years, 6 months and 2 days.¹

     Esther Ann Stewart was born on 21 April 1875 at Hastings, Ontario, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Cryderman Stewart and Elsie Casement.^1,2 Esther Ann Stewart married Thomas Cunningham, son of William Cunningham, on 2 January 1894 at Uphill, Ontario, Canada.^1,3 Stewart Family Reunion (19 grandchildren of James Stewart Carmichael attending). On 15 August 1931.¹ Esther Ann Stewart attended the Stewart Family Reunion along with 18 other grandchildren of James Stewart Carmichael of Thorah Township on 15 August 1931.¹ She died on 21 May 1955 at age 80 years and 1 month.¹

     Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy was born on 15 May 1885 at Chelsea, England.¹ He was the son of James Boothby Burke Roche and Frances Eleanor Work.¹ Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy died on 8 July 1955 at King's Lynn, England, at age 70 years, 1 month and 23 days.¹

     Walter Bertram Sebern was born on 23 September 1869 at Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. He was the son of John Calvin Sebern and Mary Ellen Brewer. Walter Bertram Sebern married Myrtle Bowman on 24 October 1901 at Marion, Linn County, Iowa. Walter Bertram Sebern died on 6 October 1955 at Marion, Linn County, Iowa, at age 86 years and 13 days.

     Walter Crideman Stewart was born on 27 August 1886 at Dalton Township, Ontario, Canada.¹ He was the son of Henry Cryderman Stewart and Elsie Casement.¹ Walter Crideman Stewart died on 5 January 1956 at Haliburton at age 69 years, 4 months and 9 days.¹

     Bess Lucille Smock was born on 26 January 1887 at Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Finley McKinnon Smock and Mary Elizabeth Stranahan. Bess Lucille Smock died on 11 January 1956 at Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, at age 68 years, 11 months and 16 days.

     Elizabeth Clara Sebern was born on 24 April 1886 at Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. She was the daughter of John Calvin Sebern and Mary Ellen Brewer. As of 24 October 1906,her married name was St. Clair. Elizabeth Clara Sebern married Holland St. Clair on 24 October 1906 at Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. Elizabeth Clara Sebern died on 19 March 1956 at Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, at age 69 years, 10 months and 24 days.

     Frederick Graham Nichols was born on 24 September 1873 at Huron, Wayne County, New York. He was the son of John Learn Nichols and Anna Maria Stewart. Frederick Graham Nichols married Ella Waddell on 7 May 1906. Frederick Graham Nichols died on 12 April 1956 at Seattle, King, Washington, at age 82 years, 6 months and 19 days.

     Francis Anthony Nixon was born on 3 December 1878 at Elk, Ohio.¹ He was the son of Samuel Brady Nixon.¹ Francis Anthony Nixon died on 4 September 1956 at La Habra, California, at age 77 years, 9 months and 1 day.¹

     Also called Christian Frederick Carl Georg Valdemar Axel.¹ Haakon VII, King of Norway was born on 3 August 1872 at Charlottenlund, Denmark.¹ He was the son of Christian Frederik VIII Wilhelm Karl, King of Denmark.¹ Haakon VII, King of Norway died on 21 September 1957 at Oslo, Norway, at age 85 years, 1 month and 18 days.¹

     Cora Mae Gittings was born on 1 January 1872 at Walnut, Crawford County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Albert Gittings and Sara Fena Stewart. Cora Mae Gittings died on 29 December 1957 at Prineville, Crook County, Oregon, at age 85 years, 11 months and 28 days.

     Relatives lived in Tannenberg. They owned a large estate there. The relative (relationship: cousin?) was the owner. At Tannenberg (now Stebark), Wojewodztwo Warminsko-Mazurskie, Polska.¹ The nationality of Margarete Neumann was Prussian. A sister or cousin was a hatmaker. Old pictures of Oma showed her in big stylish hats. The family was otherwise well-to-do, and Mom remembers an old photo album, long lost, showing men with beards and uniforms.¹ Her relatives in Brazil returned to fight for Prussia in World War I from a sense of duty to the Prussian state, and afterwards returned to Brazil. Upon their return the Brazilian government granted them some islands off the coast.¹ Mom says some of her grandmother's family (Uncles, Cousins, Brothers of Margaret?) went ot Brasil following WWI. There, in gratitude, the Brazilian Government bestowed on these immigrants land on islands off of Rio De Janerio. She was Evangelical. She was born on 16 January 1878 at Arnhausen (now Lipie), Kreis Belgard (now Koszalin), Wojewodztwo Zachodniopomorskie, Polska. Civil Records in the Köslin / Koszalin archive cover Births 1874 - 1895. She married Otto Freidank, son of Franz Freidank, in 1905 at Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany.^2,1 Margarete Neumann and N. N. Krüger lived after 1914 at Sonnewalde, by Finsterwalde, Kreis Niederlausitz, Brandenburg, Germany; After Otto Friedank's early death, Margaret moved in with a relative (cousin?), Hr. Kruger, who was also a widower. Mom remembers him as her "Opa." When this Hr. Kruger died, he wished to pass on to the Freidanks the residence in Sonnefelde. However, this was in Eastern Germany, and following the war, noone would take the offer up.¹ Margarete Neumann would walk from Sonnewalde to Finsterwalde on market days, about five miles.¹ As of before 1955, Margarete Neumann lived at Enge Straße #14, Sonnewalde, Kreis Niederauslitz, Brandenburg, Germany.¹ She died on 15 August 1958 at Sonnewalde, by Finsterwalde, Brandenburg, Germany, at age 80 years, 6 months and 30 days.¹ Margarete Neumann was buried in Sonnewalde, Germany. There is a picture of her tombstone.¹

     Her married name was Cregue. Her married name was Terwilliger. Patience Nichols married Seely M. Terwilliger. Patience Nichols was born on 8 February 1880 at Nottawam, Isabelle County, Michigan. She was the daughter of John Learn Nichols and Anna Maria Stewart. Patience Nichols died on 9 November 1958 at Los Angeles, California, at age 78 years, 9 months and 1 day.

     Amos Franklin Stalcup Sr. was born on 17 February 1874 at Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas.¹ He was the son of Stephen G. Stalcup Sr. and Mary Jane Hoover.¹

On 20 June 1900, Amos Franklin Stalcup Sr. was enumerated with Mary Jane Hoover on the census at Union Grove Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, Details provided: Stalcup, Amos, son, born Feb 1874, age 26, born in Kansas, father in Indiana, mother in Iowa, Farmer.²

Amos Franklin Stalcup Sr. married Marie Miller on 8 September 1906. Amos Franklin Stalcup Sr. lived in 1911 at Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois.³

On 19 January 1920, Amos Franklin Stalcup Sr. was Head of Household on the census at Union Grove Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, Details provided: Stalcup, Amos, age 46, born in Kansas, father in Indiana, mother in Iowa, Farmer.. Enumerated with him were Marie Miller and Amos Franklin Stalcup Jr..

Amos Franklin Stalcup Sr. died in 1959 at Iowa at age 84 years.

     Mary Estelle Smock was born on 15 March 1880 at Shawnee, Allen County, Ohio. She was the daughter of John Matthew Smock and Mary Virginia Russell. As of 10 August 1919,her married name was Smith. Mary Estelle Smock married William L. Smith on 10 August 1919 at Methodist Episcopal Church; by Reverence Lawrence L. Rothbrock. Mary Estelle Smock died in 1959 at age 78 years.

     Julian C. Richardson was born on 5 May 1900. He was the son of Gertrude Alma Smock. Julian C. Richardson died on 7 January 1959 at Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, at age 58 years, 8 months and 2 days.

     William Phelps Sebern was born on 21 August 1878 at Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. He was the son of John Calvin Sebern and Mary Ellen Brewer. William Phelps Sebern married La Vonia Wilson on 11 June 1902 at Center Point, Linn County, Iowa. William Phelps Sebern died on 30 March 1959 at Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California, at age 80 years, 7 months and 9 days.

     Dr. Virgil Sampson Mallory appeared in America's "Who's Who".¹ There is a Virgil Sampson Mallory, b. 1888, "Who 550". (New Jersey Biographical Index, Biographical Index, Page 501) Proceedings of the Massachusetts Socity of Mayflower Descendants, No. 3697, Virgil Sampson Mallory, East Orange, N.J., eigth from Myles Standish. (The Mayflower Descendant, Volume XXX, Proceedings of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Page 144 ).² He was born on 14 August 1888 at Union, Hudson County, New Jersey.³ He was the son of Eugene Lester Mallory and Adele May Reader. Dr. Virgil Sampson Mallory married Sarah Lauris Baum on 22 September 1914.⁴ Dr. Virgil Sampson Mallory was co-wrote the "Stone-Mallory modern plane geometry" in 1929.

On 17 April 1930, Dr. Virgil Sampson Mallory was Head of Household on the census at District 369, East Orange City, New Jersey, Details provided: Mallory, Virgil S, head, age 41, born in New Jersey, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in New York, teacher in college.

He co-wrote "New higher arithmetic" in 1938. He died on 29 September 1959 at age 71 years, 1 month and 15 days.⁵

     James Glenn Forester was born on 14 September 1902 at Anita, Cass County, Iowa. He was the son of Albertis Forester and Mary Levina Gittings. James Glenn Forester died on 14 December 1959 at Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, at age 57 years and 3 months.

     Also called Annie.¹ Ann Marion McDonald was born on 3 September 1869 at Tosorontio Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of John McDonald and Harriet Pangman.¹ Ann Marion McDonald appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of John McDonald at Tosorontio Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Ann Marion McDonald married John Nelson McRae Hicks, son of Gamaliel Hicks and Mary Ann Stewart, on 25 October 1895 at Huntsville, Ontario, Canada.¹ Ann Marion McDonald was a witness where John Nelson McRae Hicks moved his family from Hunstville, Muskoka, to Avening, Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe County, circa 1915. Ann Marion McDonald died on 28 April 1960 at Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, at age 90 years, 7 months and 25 days.¹ Ann Marion McDonald was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Grassmere Cemetery, Sinclair Township, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.¹

     Seely M. Terwilliger married Patience Nichols, daughter of John Learn Nichols and Anna Maria Stewart. Seely M. Terwilliger died on 11 May 1960.

     Lillie E. Stewart was born on 4 May 1866. She was the daughter of Samuel Burnside Stewart and Rebecca Lavinia Forester. Lillie E. Stewart died on 25 September 1960 at age 94 years, 4 months and 21 days.

     Alva Ellis Tuttle was born on 28 December 1872 at Hancock County, Indiana. He was the son of William Henry Harrison Tuttle and Virginia Frances Smock. Alva Ellis Tuttle married Minnie Bertha Roberson at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Alva Ellis Tuttle died on 26 September 1960 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at age 87 years, 8 months and 29 days.

     Took in the schemer Rose Alcock. She writes "I don't forget the kindness of Mrs. A. Vandenburgh to me she took me into her home a perfect stranger ill in a strange land. I had just been dismissed from St. Micheal's Hospital and was not strong enough to go out and seek work". My guess is that the stories of a family fortune back in Scotland circulated in the family long before Rose Alcock came on the scene and she heard about it while staying with Harriet and built upon this to perpetrate a scam.¹ Harriet Ruthelta Stewart was born on 28 September 1869 at Ontario, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Stewart and Mary Ann Graham.²

On 4 April 1881, Harriet Ruthelta Stewart was enumerated with Daniel Stewart on the census at Thorah Township, Ontario, Details provided: "age 5."²

Harriet Ruthelta Stewart married Andrew Vanderburgh.¹ Stewart Family Reunion (19 grandchildren of James Stewart Carmichael attending). On 15 August 1931.¹ Harriet Ruthelta Stewart attended the Stewart Family Reunion along with 18 other grandchildren of James Stewart Carmichael of Thorah Township on 15 August 1931.¹ She died on 4 December 1960 at age 91 years, 2 months and 6 days.¹

     Her married name was Jackson. Laura Bernet Wills married William John Jackson. Laura Bernet Wills was born on 26 June 1875. She was the daughter of Henry Wills and Susan A. Jones. Laura Bernet Wills died in 1961 at age 85 years.

     Gerald William Dougherty was born on 16 June 1904 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. He was the son of Sherman Albert Dougherty and Winifred Mable Smock. Gerald William Dougherty died on 2 March 1961 at age 56 years, 8 months and 14 days.

     "My grandpa was a very funny man. He lived many miles away and loved arriving unannounced and making lots of racket to surprise my dad. His uncle marvin calkins had a son named charles calkins. I suppose this is from whence, came my grandad's name. As I sit here, I just realized that I only remember being in my grandfather Thorne's home twice (& he never knew his grandparents). Perhaps this is the reason, I have pursued this history so far.
"My Grandpop was a really committed kind of guy. I have nothing but wonderful memories from him. I remember how great a hunter & shot, he was. He loved fishing more than anyone I have known. He was a true woodsman, having done this project on my family, I understand Charles Calkins Thorne, much more. He was my Grandfather & my sister & I loved him deeply.
"It always hurt me deeply, when, as a young child, I constantly heard that another Grandson was his favorite. And there I was, the only one to carry on his Family name after my Uncle Don's son died. I am 51 years old, why would that still bother me?
Charles Calkins Thorne is the 5th cousin of Thorn Dickinson, the Thorne family geneologist. They were both descendants of Samuel Thorne of Cortlandt Manor & Durchess County, New York." - P. V. Thorne.¹ Charles Calkins Thorne was born on 23 April 1888 at Highmore, South Dakota. My cousin Carol Houck gives Grampa's BP as Charleston, NE? He married Lillie Adelia Willis, daughter of James Willis and May (Miriam) Amanda Knight, on 1 January 1908 at York County, Nebraska. Charles Calkins Thorne and Lillie Adelia Willis lived on 18 June 1942 at 321 West 2nd St., North Platte, Nebraska.¹ As of 1961, Charles Calkins Thorne lived at 202 East 16th St., York, Nebraska.¹ He died on 15 May 1961 at Aurora, Nebraska, at age 73 years and 22 days. Charles Calkins Thorne died of Hodgkin's Disease. He was at our home in North Platte, Nebraska & I remember him asking my Dad V.C. Thorne to look at some strange lumps that had popped up on his neck. About 6 months later He was dead.
My Grandad's last words on this planet were to his 2nd Wife Belva. He is said to have told her ; 'I hate to go off & die on you, but I guess I'm going to have to.' Moments later He was gone.¹ Charles Calkins Thorne was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California. After his death he was transported by train to California where he is buried with my Grandmom Lillie Willis in Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Glendale, California.¹

     Minnie Belle Sebern was born on 16 December 1873 at Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. She was the daughter of John Calvin Sebern and Mary Ellen Brewer. As of 14 March 1893,her married name was Smock. Minnie Belle Sebern married Frank Smock on 14 March 1893 at Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. Minnie Belle Sebern died on 1 January 1962 at Dysart, Tama County, Iowa, at age 88 years and 16 days.

     His Social Security Number was 522-05-0090 issued in Colorado.¹ James Purdy Stalcup was born on 25 March 1881 at Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas.² He was the son of Stephen G. Stalcup Sr. and Mary Jane Hoover. James Purdy Stalcup was a witness where Mary Jane Hoover saw her daughters, Harriet Mae and Delia, and son James working as servants in other households on 14 June 1900 at Union Grove Township, Whiteside County, Illinois.

On 14 June 1900, James Purdy Stalcup was enumerated with Mary Jane Hoover on the census at Union Grove Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, Details provided: Stalcup, James, servant (in the household of H. Burr, fily #124), born Mar 1881, age 19, born in Kansas, farm laborer.

James Purdy Stalcup married Mamye Catherine Cronk before 1904. James Purdy Stalcup lived in 1936 at 119 1/2 So Pines Peak Ave, Florence, Colorado.² He was applied for his Social Security Number on 2 December 1936 at Florence, Colorado.² He died in October 1962 at Colorado at age 81 years and 6 months.³

     Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on 11 October 1884 at New York, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Elliot Roosevelt and Anna Livingston Hall.² Anna Eleanor Roosevelt married Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, son of James Roosevelt and Sarah Delano, on 17 March 1905 at New York, New York; 5th cousins, 1x removed.^3,4 Anna Eleanor Roosevelt died on 7 November 1962 at New York, New York, at age 78 years and 27 days.¹

     Viola Weedin Scomp is a recorded member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and has DAR ID Number: 65 085.¹ She was born circa 3 March 1874. She was the daughter of Henry Anselm Scomp and Margaret Ellen Weedin. Viola Weedin Scomp died on 3 March 1963 at Boyle County, Kentucky.²

     Earl Tuttle was born on 20 April 1885 at Marion County, Indiana.¹ He was the son of William Henry Harrison Tuttle and Virginia Frances Smock.¹ Earl Tuttle died on 30 March 1963 at Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, at age 77 years, 11 months and 10 days.¹

     Gertrude Matilda Cunningham was born on 9 February 1894.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Cunningham and Esther Ann Stewart.¹ Gertrude Matilda Cunningham died on 20 April 1963 at age 69 years, 2 months and 11 days.¹