Belle Bost Greenhaw had two daughters by her first marriage, Betty and Joyce. (The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama, p. 346). She was a divorcee. (Ibid, p. 347).
Francis "Fritz" Greenlee passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2006 after a long and valiant battle with Alzheimer's disease. As he did with so many aspects of his life, Fritz faced his illness with an optimism and resilience that reflected the strength and joy of his inner spirit. Fritz was born March 5, 1933 in Donora, PA to Clinton and Rose (Walsh) Greenlee. He was united in marriage to Faye A. Kotas on April 12, 1958 in Lincoln, NE. Fritz, first and foremost was a warm, loving and generous husband, father and grandfather. The first part of his career was spent serving his country for in the United States Air Force, where he retired as a Senior Master Sergeant. After that, Fritz worked for Nebraska Public Power for almost 20 years, where he retired as Warehouse Manager. Fritz thrived in the outdoors in the presence of animals and nature. He adored dogs and enjoyed many outdoor activities including camping, gardening, walking, and ice skating. He was also a very humble and gracious man, quick to help anyone in need without asking for anything in return. He volunteered his time to numerous organizations including the York American Legion Post, the Knights of Columbus, Big Brothers, and the church.
He is survived by his loving wife Faye of 48 years; three daughters, Monica Milleson of Omaha, Mary Greenlee of Avoca, IA and Jennifer (Bill) Ramsey of Highlands Ranch, CO; two grandsons Nathaniel and Ethan Milleson; sisters Betty Anderson of Donora, PA and Margie (Steve) Petrus of Belle Vernon, PA; sister-in-law Barbara Greenlee of Alexandria, VA; many nieces and nephews and other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers James and Donald Greenlee.
A Mass of Christian burial was held on Wednesday December 20, 2006 at St Joseph's Catholic Church in York. Burial followed at the St Joseph's Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Mary R. Soukup, 74, of Lincoln, NE passed away on February 25, 2023. Born in 1949 to Kenneth Greenwood and Julia (Nyhoff) in Walla Walla, WA. Mary enjoyed baking and won numerous ribbons at competitions for her recipes. Gardening was another one of her passions; she spent many hours keeping up the plants and flowers in her garden and landscaping around the house. Another hobby she enjoyed was ceramics. She also enjoyed traveling to the Branson condominium and a few of her favorite things to do were Silver Dollar city, the shows, Table rock lake and the Amish Store. Most of all, Mary loved spending time with family and spoiling her grandchildren. Attending numerous sporting events including swim meets, barrel racing, rodeos, and motocross.
Survivors include husband John Soukup of Lincoln, NE. Daughter Kathy Pittman (Kenneth Pittman, Ryder's father) and son Ryder Pittman of Altadena, CA, and Lora (Scott) Delgado and their children Makenzie and Mason of Lincoln. Sons Jeff (Jessica) Soukup and their children Julia and Josie of Denton, NE and Jason Soukup (Zach Peterson) of Lincoln, NE. Nephew Johnny Greenwood. Close family/friends Sherry and Nick Savener, Angie and Paul Jedlicka and many other nieces, nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by Parents Kenneth and Julia Greenwood, Brother John Greenwood and niece Jody Wolfe
Celebration of Her Life will be Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 1:00pm at Butherus Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A Street, Lincoln. Family will be present 12-1pm. Memorials to the Capital Humane Society.
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, from Butheras, Maser & Love Funeral home)
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Name: E L Greer
Death Date: 05 Dec 1976
Death Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 64 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 02 Apr 1912
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George Martin Greer
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Pearl Chambers
Mother's Birthplace:
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Film Number: 2243986
Digital Film Number: 4005516
Image Number: 01431
Reference Number: 94782
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
He was married first to Addie BRIGHT, and brought to his second marriage to Clara Pearl Chambers five children, whom she helped rear. Three of these children were still living in 1964, namely Mrs. Belle GELLATELY, Zwolle, Louisiana; Mrs. Onie Chambers, Nacogdoches; and Bud Greer, Milam.
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Name: George Martin Greer
Death Date: 08 Apr 1953
Death Place: Rural, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: W
Death Age: 79 years 3 months 7 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1873
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Dave Greer
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Occupation: Farmer
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Cemetery: New Hope Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine Co. Texas
Burial Date: 09 Apr 1953
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Film Number: 2113851
Digital Film Number: 4165481
Image Number: 1805
Reference Number: 21331
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5
Enumerated 15 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 16A
219-219
Greer, George M head W M Dec 1873 26 m5 Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Greer, Addie M Wf W F Nov 1874 25 m 5 3/3 Tx Ala Ala
Greer, Onie May Dtr W F Dec 1895 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, George W Son W M Sept 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Lola B Dtr W F June 1899 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, David E Brother W M Apr 1882 18 S Tx Ga Ga Farmer
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Geneva Pr. 8
Enumerated 22 and 23 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 130 Sheet 5B
85-91
Greer, George M Head M W 36 m2 1 Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer Share Farm
Greer, Pearl C Wf F W 26 m2 1 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Annie (sic) Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, George W Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Billie L Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Neva Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Melton Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx (Stepson, Milton LORD)
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 20 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 13A
149-151
Greer, George M Head M W 46 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Greer, Clara P Wf F W 35 M Tx Ga Tx
Greer, Edward J Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Milton Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, N. D. Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, E. L. Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Von Son M W 4 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Bland Son M W 3 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Ruby E Dtr F W 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP No. 5
Enumerated April 1, 1930
ED 202-7 SD 19 Sheet 1B
Greer, George M Head M W 56 M 21 Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Greer, Pearl C. Wf F W 47 M 19 Tx Ga Tx
Greer, N. D. Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Farming
Greer, E. L. Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farming
Greer, V. M. Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Bland Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Rubbie E Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Bruce Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Wannette Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Hiram Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Greer, Marjorie Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Juanita Greer Mouhot, 91, died Friday morning in the Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. Mrs. Mouhot was born in Isla, Texas, to George Martin and Clara Pearl Chambers Greer. She moved back to the Isla community thirty-two years ago from Port Acres and is a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Milam, Texas.
Mrs. Mouhot is survived by her son Dean Mouhot and his wife Valerie of Newton, her daughters Linda Graham and her husband Gene of Hemphill, Sandra Irion and her husband Howard of Nacogdoches, her sisters; Margie Ferguson of Pt. Acres, Ruby Parr of LaBelle, Texas, six grandchildren, and numerous great and great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Saturday, December 7, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM, Sunday, December 8, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Texas.
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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 11, 2013, Page 12
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Name: N D Greer
Death Date: 17 Apr 1972
Death Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 61 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1910
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George Greer
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Pearl Chambers
Mother's Birthplace:
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Film Number: 2223768
Digital Film Number: 4005476
Image Number: 01660
Reference Number: 29496
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Speights refers to him as "Von Greer of Port Arthur." He married Delmarie SHUE, and they were the parents of Roger D. Greer (1943-1976). Roger is buried at the New Hope Cemetery in Sabine County.
Gilberta A. "Gilly" Racek, 76 years, of Morse Bluff, NE passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023 at Methodist Fremont Health.
Gilly was born on December 27, 1946 to Kenneth and Frances (Schroeder) Gregg in Council Bluffs, IA.
Gilly lived several places throughout her life in both Iowa and Nebraska, residing near Morse Bluff, NE. On October 10, 1995, she married Keith Racek.
She enjoyed gardening, 4-H activities, and refereed for volleyball and basketball, and umpired for softball.
Gilly was a member of WFLA, St. Peter Lutheran Church in Noth Bend, Fremont Presbyterian Church, and the North Bend Golf Course. She loved her time with the birthday group in Linwood and playing cards with the ladies.
She was preceded by her parents; husband, Keith; sisters, Phyllis (Arnold) Smith and Madylon (Larry) Anker.
She is survived by her daughters, Kendra (Mark) Remington and Renee (Jeff) Robinson; sons, Gregg Dau and Clay (Michaela) Mueller; grandchildren, Kloey (Trevor) Cooley, Elizabeth Remington, Hunner Juzenas, Kennen Robinson, Parlar Robinson, Alisha Micek (Dallas Chaulk), Alexis Micek, Faith (Ben) Bluedorn, Alex Wagner (Imely Walls), Dru Mueller, Courtney Haswell, Camden Mueller (Mariah Barauskas), Hunter Haswell, and Katrina Schreiner; great grandchildren, Wrenlee, Klaira, Kiana, Hazel, Mia, Coy, Breccan, NovaLeigh, and one on the way; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be 2 P.M., Monday, December 11, 2023 at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend, NE. Chaplain Scott Jensen will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Moser's.
Burial will take place at Killian Cemetery near Morse Bluff, NE.
Memorials may be directed to the Morse Bluff American Legion and Killian Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left at: www.mosermemorialchapels.com
Moser Memorial Chapel, 1040 N. Main, North Bend, NE 68649 402-652-8159
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, from the Moser Memorial Chapel website
He appears to have been a boarder in Oliver Township, Huron County, Michigan at the time of the 1900 Federal census. He was listed as being born August, 1873, in Canada/English, with both his parents being born in Germany to German speaking families.
From "The News from Crieff November 6th 1923" newspaper: "Mrs. Louisa Schwegler, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Benkelman, and Mr. and Mrs. John Benkelman motored from Cass City, Michigan, and spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gregor and family."
The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROACAST-1964 reported that the family lived in Guelph, Ontario.
The October 3, 1924 issue of The Cass City Chronicle, page 4, column 4, noted in Local Items that "Mrs. Benjamin Schwegler and Mrs. Fred Jaus entertained a number of relatives and friends at the home of the latter Wednesday evening in honor of their niece, Miss Donelda Gregor of Puslinch, Ont., who was visting...the time was passed pleasantly in vocal and instrumental music and games after which refreshments, including a weenie roast, were served." In the August 26, 1927 issue of the same paper, also in Local Items, it was noted that "Miss Laura Jaus returned Wednesday evening from a ten-day visit with her Aunt at Puslinch, Canada. Her cousin, Miss Donelda Gregor, returned with her and will spend a few weeks with relatives here."
Art Peck shows that Donelda married James McDonald on 1 Feb 1936.
THE STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST-1961 reported that "The James McDonalds, Puslinch, Ontario, are building a new barn this summer to replace the one destroyed by fire on December 17. They lost twenty three cattle, three horses, and thirty one pigs, a shed, hen house, and farm machinery."
Volume 28 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 2, 1968, reported that Mr. and Mrs. Douglas? McDonald had sold their home at Burlington, Ont. and built a new one in London, Ont. She is the daughter of Laura Schwegler Gregory.
According to Art Peck, they had two sons, Douglas and Paul, and lived in Puslinch, Ontario. At the time of the publication of his book, both were deceased. Douglas married a Gladys Haugh, and had two children, Brent and Michelle. Paul married a Wendy, and had two children as well, Amy and Leslie.
Article about Paul McDonald, the son of Donelda, a member of the Puslinch Fiddle Orchestra.
Paul McDonald has fiddled around with the Puslinch Fiddle Orchestra ever since it got its initial start in 2005.
But in reality, fiddling has been part of McDonald's life since he was 10, says the 63-year-old, who was raised on a farm in Crieff.
"My mom and dad bought me my first fiddle when I was 10 years old from Sears," he recalled. "They brought it home and on Christmas, I opened it and it was a violin."
Fiddles and violins are the same instrument, according to McDonald. The difference is the type of music played. Fiddling relies on the lower notes, while violins are played on higher notes.
The music is distinctively different, where violinists play classical music and fiddlers go for homegrown music like jigs, reels and waltzes.
"It's old-time country Scottish fiddle tunes," he said of the type of music used by fiddlers.
"The only difference between a classical violinist and a fiddle player is about $60 an hour," he quipped.
The price of the instrument used by classical violinists and fiddlers differs substantially. McDonald paid $5,000 for one of his fiddles, while violins can go for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
His mother Donelda was a pianist at church functions and get togethers and it was her guidance and playing alongside her that slowly honed McDonald's fiddle skills.
"I had no lessons so I played on one string for about six months," he said. "I didn't know how to play all the strings."
His mother asked him to play the music scale and he quickly realized it could not be done playing one string. That prompted him to work hard at mastering the fiddle and its four strings. Eventually he took piano lessons.
"The piano helped me to read music," he added, something that has made his main love, the fiddle, easier to learn and play.
As a teenager he was part of a band, the Country Squires, that played dances. The band had McDonald on fiddle, a drummer, bass player, and guitar. The group played around the countryside until McDonald was in his early 20s. Due to family commitments, he stopped playing on a regular basis, but continued to play the fiddle at home and at family gatherings.
Eventually he would get back at it on a regular basis, forming the Puslinch Fiddle Orchestra.
"It was January of 2005 we started a group at Duff's Presbyterian Church just for something to do in the afternoon and we had five fiddlers and that was just local people," he said. "We set up a schedule and played every third Sunday."
He doesn't know how the word got out, but eventually the tiny group was getting inquiries from other fiddle players wanting to join them for jam sessions.
"It started growing and from there people started coming from Brantford, Stoney Creek, Guelph and the surrounding area," he added.
The church allowed them to practice for free with the understanding they would host an annual concert with proceeds to cover the rental cost.
In 2006 the orchestra and its 43 musicians, including 27 fiddlers, put on their first concert at Duff's - it was sold out.
The church, according to McDonald, can hold about 220 people and offered the orchestra good acoustics and a sound system. Proceeds from the concerts has gone back to the church to cover the orchestra's rental. Any additional money is used at the discretion of the church.
Since 2006, the concerts have been expanded to two and, at one point, three shows, with tickets going for $15. They have sold out every time.
"About seven years ago, Paul McDonald started up the Puslinch Fiddle Orchestra to play old time music, as it was played in the country here in earlier years," local historian Marjorie Clark told the Advertiser in an email.
"There are now approximately 28 fiddlers in the group as well as a pianist (Paul's wife Wendy) and a few guitarists. They hail from far and wide and they are good."
McDonald said the popularity of the orchestra has meant more inquiries about putting on concerts at other churches, something they do when they find time.
Other church concerts are done by donation. They have concerts planned for later this year at Millgrove United Church and Knox Presbyterian Church in Acton.
Most recently they've had an inquiry about participating in a festival out east, but McDonald doesn't think the orchestra will hire a bus and make the trek.
Concerts are usually held during the day because members don't like travelling after dark, he said.
What McDonald has to consider for events for the orchestra is the age of its members and the impact a hectic concert schedule might have. The majority of the musicians range in age from 60 to 90.
By coincidence, McDonald met one of the musicians when he was out on a job for the heating company he works for.
"I was fixing his furnace one day and he asked me 'What do you do'?" McDonald recalled. "I said I play fiddle and he said, 'Me to,' and he started coming out."
As the main organizer for the orchestra's concerts, McDonald usually sends out the written music and a CD of the tunes in December that will be used at the main Duff's concert later the following year.
That allows the musicians to fine-tune each song individually in preparation of practices and the final concert. The concerts also feature solo artists as well as a the full orchestra playing.
McDonald also repairs and makes fiddles using Canadian wood. It's essential the wood has tight growth rings to get the sound of the fiddle to exacting standards. The wood of choice is spruce for the top panels, and maple for the sides and back. The tuning pegs and fingerboard are made of ebony.
McDonald is proud to acknowledge the fiddles are made from all natural products, including the wood and horse hair bows. Even the glue used to put them together comes from an insect in India.
The instruments have no frets for the musician to follow, as is the case with guitars. He said musicians can buy a fret board to lay on the fingerboard, but that is frowned on.
"That's a no-no," he added.
The notes of the strings, from lowest string to highest string, are G,D,A,E, with the E the most difficult to tune, he said.
The strings are tuned a fifth apart, which means the number of tone intervals between one string and the next is five. In practice, this means playing a string together with its neighbour gives a nice sound, a chord in fact. A lot of fiddle players use this "perfect fifth" sound to tune the fiddle, but it takes practice and experience.
Most fiddles are tuned with the pegs and then the fine tuners are located on the bridge. Some fiddlers tune all strings to be fairly close using the pegs, however, McDonald prefers to use the fine tuners on the tailpiece to get tuning accurate.
It also allows him to tune his strings while playing. Some musicians tune the A, then the E, and then the G and the D. They will then re-do the A and E, as tensioning the G and D can change the tension of the other strings.
McDonald has even worked out a routine close to the end of a concert to inject some humour and to thank those who attended.
At one concert he built a fiddle that would explode. Prior to it coming apart, the audience thought it was an expensive fiddle. When they saw it explode they were shocked.
"The top flew off and the people thought it was a new Stradivarius," he said.
It was a routine he had fun with, although it can only be done at the first concert because the trick would be known to subsequent concertgoers.
Besides playing historical tunes, McDonald said musicians continue to come up with new tunes.
"There's a lot of fine people in Canada who write good, old-time fiddle music," he said, pointing out well-known Fergus fiddler Scott Woods.
This year the orchestra is planning its first Christmas concert at Duff's - tentatively scheduled for November.
"It's a wonderful group," he said of his fellow musicians. "It's enjoyable, the outcome is so rewarding."
Volume 27 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 4, 1967, reported that Gordon Gregor recently purchased a new home in Hespeler, Ontario, where he had been employed for 30 years.
1930 Census
Michigan, Wayne County, Dearborn City
Enumerated 16 April 1930 By Sadie J. Ayres
ED 82-891 SD 18 Sheet 18B
6519 Hartwell
25-422
Gregor, Gordon J Hd M W 24 M 23 Mi Mi MI Attendant Gas Station
Gregor, Florence Wf F W 22 M21 Mi Mi Mi
Gregor, Robert Son M W 0/12 S Mi Mi Mi
Cass City Chronicle
Cass City, Michigan
January 6, 1926
Chester Schultz and Lincoln Gregor of Puslinch, Ontario, who have been visiting relatives here, left the latter part of the week for Kingston.
At the time of the 1930 U.S. Census, a 22 year old Lincoln Gregor was a boarder in the home of John and Ida Larson of Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan [ED 63-61, SD 14th, Sheet 9A, Stamped 60, 374 Oakland Avenue]. He was listed as born in Canada, to Canadian parents, and as employed doing Auto Metal Finish. Despite the difference in the place of birth of his mother, this does appear to be the same Lincoln Gregor.
From: CASS CITY CHRONICLE-FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1949 - "Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Gregor of Whitby, Ont., and Mrs. Charles Gregor and grandson, Douglas McDonald, of Puslinch, Ont., were guests of Mrs. Charles Gregor'sbrother, B. A. Schwegler, and other relatives in this vicinity from
Tuesday to Friday."
The Texas Birth index shows that she had no middle name. She was born to Johnny Patrick Gregory and Norma Dell Stowe.
The Sabine County Reporter
May 28, 2008
Page 10
Featured Teachers of the Week
Victoria Ridings, Barbara J. Hale and Andrea Gregory Felts are the HISD Featured Teachers of the Week for the High School Campus. All three ladies are paraprofessionals at the high school.
Felts and her husband, Richard, have a son, Bradford. She has been at HISD for 14 years. She is a member of Lamar University and has an Associate Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene. She enjoys photography, scrapbooking, and gardening.
Obituary
Sabinecountyreporterlive.com
Posted Thursday, December 6, 2012
Andrea Gregory Felts, 52, of Hemphill, died Monday night in the Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, Nacogdoches, TX. She was born in Montgomery County, Texas, to Johnny P. and Norma Stowe Gregory. Andrea has lived in Hemphill for 26 years coming from Conroe. She was the elementary school registrar for the Hemphill Independent School District. Andrea was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hemphill.
She is survived by her husband Richard Felts of Hemphill, her son Brad Felts of Hemphill, her father Johnny P. Gregory of Conroe, and her brother John Alec Gregory of New Waverly, TX. Andrea was preceded in death by her daughter Sarah Felts and her mother Norma Gregory.
Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. Burial will follow in the Harpers Chapel Cemetery.
Print version published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 12, 2012, Page 7
GREGORY, Marshal A Hd M W 40 M Tx Mo Tx Farmer
GREGORY, Nellie E Wf F W 39 M Ill Ill Ill
GREGORY, Ernest Son M W 18 S Ok Tx Ill
GREGORY, Dorothy Fay Dtr F W 16 S Ok Tx Ill
GREGORY, Ruth Dtr F W 14 S Ok Tx Ill
GREGORY, Albert D Son M W 11 S New Mexico TX Ill
GREGORY, Nellie B Dtr F W 6 S Ok Tx ILL
Dorothy also had brother, Harold Dean, born in 1922, after this census enumeration. He was killed in action on 2 May 1945 in Okinawa, and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his heroism on Leyte.
Other records instead have her place of birth of Greenfield, Ohio.
Name: Strong, Jennie Gregory
Date: July 17, 1923
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #078.
Notes: Strong-Jennie Gregory, wife of Harry B. Strong, mother of Mrs. H. P. McIntosh, Jr., Mrs. I. Webster Baker, and Miss Elizabeth Strong. Tuesday, July 17, at Wickliffe-on-the-Lake. Services Wade Memorial, July 19, at 3 p. m. Kindly omit flowers.
1870 Census
Mississippi, Scott County, P. O. Morton
Enumerated 30 July 1870
Page 6
37-37
McLemore, Anny 48 F Keepin House 120 Miss
McLemore, Eliza 20 F W Miss
McLemore, Melvinia 18 F W Miss
McLemore, Martha 14 F W Miss
McLemore, John 11 M W Miss
McLemore, Andrew 6 M W Miss
38-38
McLemore, Henry 26 M W Farmer $128 Miss
McLemore, Allis 18 F W Keeping House Miss
McLemore, James 3 M Miss
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 24, 1930
ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 22A Stamped 44
19-20
Boyd, G.A Head M W 50 m 23 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Boyd, Anna Wf F W 49 m 22 Tx Tx Tx Tx
Boyd, C. A. Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer
Boyd, Gertrude Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Griffin, W. A. Father-in-law M W 76 Wd Tx TN Tx
Jones, Frank Boarder M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer
Griffin, Alfred Bro-in-law M W 30 D 27 Tx Tx Tx Laborer
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
Enumerated 6 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 3A
38-39
Welch, Jenkins Head W M Feb 1857 49 m 30 Ark Miss Ala Farmer
Welch, Louisa F (nee Griffen) Wf W F Jun 1844 55 M 30 9/4 Tx Tenn Tx
Welch, Hannah E Dtr W F Sept 1884 15 S Tx Ark Tx
Griffin, Cora N Niece W F Oct 1892 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Elbert Dale Griffin, 78, of Lufkin, Texas passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at his residence.
Dale was born July 26, 1938 in Sabine County to Austin Elbert and Annie Arlee Moore Griffin. He was an Army veteran and a retired service supervisor for Reliant Energy. He had resided in Lufkin for 10 years having previously lived in Houston, Texas.
Dale is survived by his wife, Carol Griffin, of Lufkin, Texas; daughters, Kathryn Griffin of Houston, Texas and Melanie Griffin; brothers, Paul Griffin, of Rosevine, Texas, Jerry Griffin of Hemphill, Texas, Donald Griffin of Rosevine, Texas, and Philip Griffin of Rosevine, Texas; sisters, Freddie Fuller and Glinda Retherford, both of Rosevine; and grandchildren, Alyssa Benzkofer of Houston, Texas, Nikolas Maffei of Houston, Texas, and Vincent Griffin of Austin, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Sammy Griffin and Eddie Dean Griffin and sister, Bobbie Griffin.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 18, 2017 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with visitation to be held from 1:00 p.m. until service time Sunday.
Burial will follow service in Gravel Hill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas.
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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 21, Page 5
Freddie Jean Fuller, 86, of Rosevine, Texas passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at UT Health of East Texas in Tyler.
She was born in Gravelhill, Texas on August 2, 1936 to Austin Elbert Griffin and Annie Arlee Moore Griffin. She was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and a member of Rosevine Church of God. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family.
Freddie was a busy housewife that raised, along with her husband, Wayne, six children. She liked to talk on the phone with her friends and keep up with what was happening in Rosevine. She enjoyed birdwatching, particularly the hummingbirds, and tending her flowers. She also like to go to garage sales and work her crossword puzzles. She loved her family and her pets dearly.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Fuller; parents, Austin Elbert and Annie Arlee Griffin; infant sister, Bobbie Griffin; brothers, Dale Griffin, Sammy Griffin and Eddie Dean Griffin; brother-in-law, T. R. Retherford; and granddaughter, Danielle Toups.
Freddie is survived by her sons, Ronny Fuller and wife, Vicci, of Rosevine, Randy Fuller and wife, Dana, of Rosevine, Rusty Fuller and wife, Angie, of Lufkin, and Ryan Fuller and wife, Mindy, of Joaquin; daughters, Patti Hand and husband, Jerry, of Woden and Pete Babcock and husband, Deryl, of Rosevine; brothers, Donald Griffin and wife, Delayne, of Rosevine, Paul Griffin and wife, Helen, of Rosevine, Jerry Griffin and wife, Martha, of Hemphill, and Phillip Griffin of Rosevine; sister, Glenda Retherford of Rosevine; sisters-in-law, Ruth Griffin of Bronson and Carol Griffin of Austin; grandchildren, Tammy and Mandy Hand, Jenny and Perry Brown, Dustin Fuller, Lauren Toups and Adam Nixon, Aaron and Whitney Toups, Samantha and Will McElroy, Demi Fuller, Chase and Sheridan Fuller, Seeley Babcock, Drew Fuller, Kate Fuller, Billy and Robin Dickerson and Ryon Collier; and great grandchildren, Sarah, Dean, Kaden, Kase, Nick, Peyton, Ascher, Addison, Aidan, Skylar, Creed, Carter, Alaina, Ethan and Emry.
Funeral services will begin at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2022 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating.
Visitation will begin 10:00 a.m. Thursday prior to service.
Burial will follow services in Rosevine Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with her grandsons, Kaden Hand, Kase Hand, Dean Brown, Dustin Fuller, Nick Fuller, Aaron Toups, Ascher Carhart, Aidan Decuir, Perry Brown, Chase Fuller, Will McElroy, Creed McElroy, Drew Fuller, Skylar Toups, Billy Dickerson and Ryon Collier serving as pallbearers.
Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.
1860 Census
Texas, Robertson County, Sterling
Enumerated 18 July 1860
Page 58
422-422
Thomas and Angelina Griffin
423-423
J. W. Griffin 26 M Faremr 13,360 4,145 Ala
Janette Griffin 21 F Housekeeper Tx
James Griffin 6/12 M Tx
Name: John Charles Griffin
Death Date: 21 May 1969
Death Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 66 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1903
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Richard Griffin
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Unknown
Mother's Birthplace:
Veteran of World War II
Occupation: Ret.Fireman-City Firedept
Place of Residence: Preciinct #5, Bexar, Texas
Cemetery: Ft. Sam Houston National
Burial Place: Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
Burial Date: 23 May 1969
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137442
Digital Film Number: 4029608
Image Number: 336
Reference Number: 30622
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
1930 US Census
Enumerated April 2, 1930
Texas, Bexar, San Antonio, Part of JP 1, 3rd Ward, Rivas Alley
ED 15-52 SD 22 Sheet 1B
5-62-66
Griffin, John C. Head R $12 M W 27 M@25 No Yes TX GA TX City Fireman Fire Dept
Griffin, Kathleen V Wife F Mex 18 M@16 Mexico (Am Cit) Rhode Island Mexico
Griffin, Richard E. Son M Mex 11/12 S Tx Tx Mexico
Funeral services for Marvin Earnest "Rusty" Griffin, 50, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 1994, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Chaplain Dunn officiating. Interment followed at Gravelhill Cemetery in Sabine County.
Griffin died 12:24 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994, at the Woodland Heights Medical Center hospital in Lufkin.
He was born Jan. 6, 1944, in Houston.
Survivors: a brother, Bruce Griffin of Houston; sisters, Brenda Magnuson of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Betty J. Gorman of Houston; and an aunt, Vera Stufflebeem of Houston.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Joe W. Elliott Houst at 220 Gene Samford Drive, Lufkin, TX 75904.
Published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 4, 1995, Page 6
Abstract of Civil War Pension Applications, Sabine County, Texas: Mrs. Nancy Jane Ferguson, widow's application for pension number 26250, field March 14, 1912, approved December 1, 1913, allowed from March 1, 1914. Date of pension November 9, 1912. She is the widow of Jeremiah Alexander Ferguson who departed this life on February 12, 1912 in Sterling County, Texas. They were married on October 14, 1866 in Sabine County, Texas. She has not remarried. Her age is 66 years and she was born in Sabine County, Texas. She has lived in Sabine County, Texas for 62 years and her post office address is Hemphill, Texas. Mr. (sic) Nancy Jane Ferguson died June 6, 1928 in Sabine County, Texas.
At the time of the 1910 Census, she was living with the family of her widowed daughter, Melissa Ferguson Conn, in Precinct 1 of Sabine County.
Did she also marry a CONN? The Texas death certificates for sons William and Wiley show their mother as Rebecca CONN. Unable to locate certificates for either of her daughters.
Mr. Richard E. Griffin, Sr., age 73, of San Antonio, died Saturday, May 4, 2002. Mr. Griffin is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Griffin; children, Richard E. Griffin, Jr., Cindy Finto, Dee-Dee Strong and husband, Karl, Nanette Sanchez and husband Mario, and Rusty Griffin; grandchildren Natalie Griffin, Jocelyn Griffin, Elizabeth I. Griffin, Christopher Finto, Patrick Finto, Charles Strong, David Strong and Joseph Strong; one great grandchild. Rosary will be recited Tuesday evening at 7:00 P.M at the Angelus Chapel. Funeral Mass will be offered Wednesday at 9:30 A.M. at St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with Military Honors. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Vitas Hospice, 4715 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, Texas 78229. Arrangements by the Angelus Funeral Home. The Angelus, 1119 N. St. Mary's, 227-1461, Henry Guerra/J.F. Delgado
In a 1966 article about the Golden Wedding anniversary of Onie Griffin and Imboden Boyd, Virgie Speights wrote that Onie's great grandfather was W. H. Griffin, who came as a boy of 17 years with the Boyd family to Texas (circa 1835).
At the time of the 1930 census he was widowed and living with his daughter and son-in-law, C. Anna and George Boyd. His son Alfred was also a part of that household.
Kay Parker McCary notes he was buried with a double headstone that he shared with Robbie Griffin, 1909-1993. They were married 12 June 1925. He had a Military Marker noting that he was Texas Pfc Army WW I.
1880 Census
Tennessee, Lincoln County, District 1
Enumerated 7 Jun 1880
SD 3 ED 119 Stamped 2
15-15
Hugh D. Griffis W M 36 M Head Farmer Tenn Tenn Tenn
Josephine Griffis W F 29 M Wife Keeping House Ala Ala Tenn
Mary A. Griffis W F 9 S Dtr At School Tenn Tenn Ala
Walter P. Griffis W M 5 S Son At Home Ala Tenn Ala
Joseph H. Griffis W M 4 1 S Son Tenn Tenn Ala
William C. Griffis W M 1 S Son Tenn Tenn Ala
Martha P. Durbin W F 36 Wd Sister-in-Law Ala Ala Tenn Housekeeper
Joel M. Durbin W M 14 S Nephew Ala Tenn Ala Farm Laborer
From her Texas certificate of death
Name: Mrs. Blanche Milton Cartwreght
Death Date: 28 Apr 1945
Death Place: 1413 Sylvania Ave., Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 73 years 6 months 23 days
Birth Date: 05 Oct 1871
Birthplace: Farmersville, Texas
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's Name: G. Crabb M. Griffith
Father's Birthplace: Mo
Mother's Name: Grace Price
Mother's Birthplace: Mo.
Occupation: Housework
Place of Residence: 712 Griffith, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Burial Place: Terrell, Texas
Burial Date: 28 Apr 1945
Informant: Oscar P Fields, 301 Elm Dr., Terrell, Tex.
The daughter of Gen. John Summerfield Griffith. (Henson and Parmelee, p. 301).
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDNP-YQV
name: Emily Griffith Roberts
death date: 08 Jul 1951
death place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
residence 606 Griffith Avenue
gender: Female
race: white
death age: 79 years 5 months 9 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 29 Jan 1872
birthplace: Rockwall, Texas
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: Summerfield Griffith
father's birthplace: Maryland
mother's name: Sarah Emily Simpson
mother's birthplace: Texas
occupation: Houseduty
place of residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
cemetery: Oakland Memorial Park
burial place: Terrell, Texas
burial date: 09 Jul 1951
Informant Maudeen C Roberts
additional relatives: X
film number: 2074775
digital film number: 4167205
image number: 748
reference number: cn 36477
Collection: Emily Griffith Roberts, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
Margaret Henson writes that Emily privately published a two-volume genealogy about the family in 1939 and 1948. The volumes included research and many documents concerning the Roberts, Griffiths, Cartwrights and other interrelated families.
This biography of Mary Louise Griffith is courtesy of her son, William Billing:
"Mom was born at 140 S. Whitney Ave, Youngstown, Ohio on 12/21/1913. She went to Washington Elementary School: started When 6 because she was so tiny. She skipped a half grade when she began to grow. Graduated from Chaney High School in 1931. Worked as a receptionist/bookkeeper in a dentist's office for $5/week for one year. She then worked at Kresge's 5 & 10 store as a clerk until she got married in 1936.Mom met dad while walking up Mahoning Ave. He was in a convertible with Bob Brown, a friend. She and a friend went for a ride with the boys. They dated 20 months and got married April 24, 1936.They lived in a apartment in Greenville, PA, in Dad's cousin's house. The rent was $15/month. Dad was a foreman on the highway earning $75/month. They lived there 11 months and then moved to Youngstown where Dad got a job at United Engineering as a machinist. Lived at 139 Halls Heights with Grandma and Grandpa. They sold the house to Mom and Dad for $3000 and bought the house on LaBelle, across town."
William Billig emailed Tom Strong in April 2005 a story told by his Aunt Florence concerning her wedding. Apparently, Uncle Red's sister, Mary Louise was a true prankster. She quilted Red's pajamas so they couldn't be worn and made sure that rice was in and over everything where they spent their wedding night.
Grandma Mable Laverne tended to rule the roost, so Grandpa's name was Griffith while my Uncle Red (William) was the boss and had his listed as Griffiths. The boys still prefer Griffiths and I believe tend to use it. I really should change it to Griffith since that is how it is spelled legally.
1940 Census
Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngstown, Ward 4
Enumerated April 3, 1940
SD ---- ED 96-80 Sheet 2B
McCullum Rd
1806-36-O
Griffith, William Head M W 26 M no 7 Oh Same House Welder Metal Shop
Griffith, Florence Wf F W 25 M No 7 Oh Same House
Griffith, Joyce Dtr F W 1 Oh
The son of David GRIFFITH and Sarah HOTCHKISS. He was a fireman and retired in 1942 from the Youngstown Fire Department.
1. Griffith, William Phillip Rank: FF/SH Approx Time on Department: 1910's-1940's Date of Birth: 1887 Start Date: 4/1/1913 Appt. Ending Date: 10/16/1942 Retired Promotions: FF 4/1/1914. SH 11/8/1917 Date of Death: 1957 Burial Location: Burial Location: Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, OH. Cause of Death: Known Addresses: 139 Halls Heights. Liberty, OH. 140 Whitney, 121 LaBelle. Additional Information: FF@No.1 Chem 1910's. Shop 1930's. Married to Mabel L. (1885-1976). Family story: "Grandpa was new on the department and was very nervous about doing the right things. He tried to learn as quickly as he could, followed directions, and took his job and training very seriously. He was assigned to be a truck driver at his station. So he practiced and practiced all of the drills associated with his new position, the pole, the suiting up, speed and accuracy, the whole nine yards. Finally came the opportunity to respond to his first fire as the new engine driver. The alarm went off, and he sprang into action doing everything flawlessly. As he arrived at the fire in record time, he learned that he had only made one mistake. He had left all of the other firefighters back at the station. Shortly after he arrived came the rest of the crew hanging out of the chief's car. Grandpa reportedly received the chewing out that he deserved." Appointed as a cadet firefighter. Born in America. Hose Co.9 @ No.1 1910's.
http://www.youngstownfire.com/genealogy/yffdb.php
Another amusing story about William Griffith was supplied by William Billing of Michigan. It was found an old newspaper, likely taken from the Youngstown Vindicator. The date is unknown. The article is titled, "Premature". " William Griffith, city fireman of Hall Heights Ave., says he refuses to take a hint. In fact, he wants to keep on living for a while yet, even if a local mortician does have his number. One evening last week a florist's truck stopped in front of his place, the driver stepped to the porch and hung a crape on the door! "Goodness sakes!" exclaimed a neighbor. "What on earth has happened to Bill? I didn't know he was even sick." "An accident?" someone remarked. So the neighbors stepped over to extend their sympathy to the bereaved family. "What has happened?" they asked at the door. "Nothing," was the response. "Why the funeral decorations, then?" It wasn't pleasant to find the crape hangers had been busy, but it was all due to a mistake in address.
Caryn Getsinger showe his last name as Greer?. On the 1930 census, it is shown as Graham. However, on both the transcription of the New Hope Cemetery and on the SSDI listing of Nannie, it is shown as GRIM.
Shown by Bill Kennedy as a son of Joseph WIlliam GRIM Sr. and Ellen Ada BRINKLEY.
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated Apr 9 and 10, 1930
ED 202-7 SD 19 Sheet 1A Stamped 85
Hemphill and Carters Ferry Road
6-7
Shue, William C. Head M w1 36 M 19 La Tx La Farmer
Shue, Rosie A Wf F W 35 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
Shue, Nannie Mae Dtr F W 13 S La Tx Tx
Shue, Delma R Dtr F W 12 S La Tx Tx
Shue, Robbie E Dtr F W 6 S La Tx Tx
Shue, Doris M Dtr F W 4/12 La Tx Tx
7-8
Jack and Fannie Chambers
8-9
Ira and Lila Chambers
9-10
Graham (sic) , Joseph W. Jr Head 1000 M W 28 M 24 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Graham (sic), Nannie L Wf F W 30 M 26 Tx Ga Tx
Prichard, Francis L Stepdtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Graham (sic), James W Son M W 1 S Tx Tx Ts
Lord, Stephen W Boarder F W 31 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
10-11
Arley Lord
Charles Strong located what appears to be an account of the sale of a portion of the property of George Pain dec'd, as settled with Nicholas Grimes, the administrator for George Payne. This was in Bourbon County records, Book D, page 16. This particular document showed the collection of 120 British pounds, 4 shillings, and 4 d. for the hire of Negros. Interest on the above was some 28 pounds. Of the amount collected, it appears that Nicholas Grimes was paid 52 pounds, 16 shillings and William CLARKSON, Samuel SCOTT, and George THOMAS were due 96 pounds, 4 shillings. This was dated September, 1809.
He moved to Bourbon county in about 1806, where his home was known as "Loudoun Hall." His wife's descendants write that his step-children remembered him in Kentucky as a slave-owner and a cripple, unable to walk. (Payne, p 261).
Charles Strong located his will in the Bourbon County, Kentucky Will Book J, p 27. He apparently had been married prior to his marriage in 1803 to Mary Payne (nee Coe). His will names a daughter, Fanny Wilson, her son, Nicholas Wilson (a minor). He also names his three sons as John Grimes, Washington Grimes, and George Grimes. The will was dated October 7, 1831 and witnesses were Peter CLARKSON, John BUCHANAN, and Jno. BROOKS.
Jane Zimmerman writes that he was born in Neudorf/Nova Ves. He was the son of Anton Grimm and Anna Schmidt. She also indicates that along with their ten children, Adolph and Charlotte raised their nephew, Art Grimm. He was the son of Ed Grimm and Mary Shamberger, or a double first cousin to the children of Adolph and Charlotte. He married Lillian Zimmer, a sister to Reinhart Zimmer, who married Elizabeth Grimm.
1900 Census
Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Two Creeks Township
SD 3 ED 87 Sheet 5B and 6a Stamped 172
92-92
Grimm, Adolph Head W M Oct 1863 36 M12 Germany Germany Germ
any 1868 32 Farmer
Grimm, Charlotte Wife W F Dec 1869 30 M12 4/4 Germany Germany Germany 1886 14'
Grimm, Mary Dtr W F Sept 1889 10 S Wisc Germany Germany At School
Grimm, Francis Dtr W F Apr 1891 9 S Wisc Germany Germany
Grimm, Adolph Son W M Nov 1893 Wisc Germany Germany
Grimm, Otto Son W M Jun 1897 Wisc Germany Germany
1910 Census
Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Two Creeks Township
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD 7 ED 39 Sheet 1A Stamped 284
5-5
Grimm, Adolph Head M W 47 M1 21 Germany Germany Germany 1864 English Farmer
Grimm, Charlott Wife F W 40 M1 21 8/6 Germany Germany Germany 1893 English
Grimm, Mary Dtr F W 20
Grimm, Adolph Son M W 16
Grimm, Elisabeth Dtr F W 8
Grimm, Elnora Dtr F W 6
Grimm, Norbert Son M W 4
Grimm, Margaret Dtr F W 2
Grimm, Arthur Nephew M W 8
1920 Census
not located
1930 Census
Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Two Creeks Township
Enumerated 30 April 1930
ED 36-35 SD 8 Sheet 2A Stamped 148
Grimm, Adolph Hd 66 M Austria Austria Austria German Farmer General Farm
Grimm, Sholatste Wf 60 M Germany Germany Germany German
Grimm, Adolph Jr Son 36 S Wisconsin Austria Germany Laborer Farm
Grimm, Norbert Son 24 S Wisconsin Austria Germany Mechanic Steel Shop
Grimm, Elbert Son 18 S Wisconsin Austria Germany
Grimm, Alfred Son 16 S Wisconsin Austria Germany
Bodwin, Mary Dtr 40 M Wisconsin Austria Germany Servant House
Bodwin, Grace Gr-Dtr 16 S Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Bodwin, Esebell Gr-Dtr 13 S Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin <---Not on 1920 census?
Bodwin, Edwartt Gr-Son 13 S Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Bodwin, Lenhard Gr-Son 11 S Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Bodwin, Leona Gr-Dtr 11 S Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Bodwin, Elenora Gr-Dtr 8 S Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Bodwin, Donald Gr-Son 4 3/12 S Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Jeanette R. Soukup was born Nov 13, 1920, to Frank and Katie Grote at Geneva. She passed away Dec 3, 1995, at Lincoln General Hospital at the age of 75 years. She had two children.
Jeanette graduated from Geneva High School in 1937. She married John Wesley Messigner April 15, 1939, at St. Joseph's Church in Geneva. A land mine in World War II took Wes's life.
In September of 1946, Jeanette married Elmer Soukup, to which union were born Mary Kaye and John. The family lived in Milligan until 1956, when they moved to Lincoln.
Jeanette was employed at Lincoln General Hospital from 1960 though 1987.
After her retirement, Jeanette enjoyed many hours at the Antelope Senior Center near her home in Lincoln.
She was a Gold Star Sister of the American Legion Auxiliary Post Number 240 of Milligan.
Jeanette was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer, in December of 1982.
She is survived by one son, John, of Lincoln; daughter Mary Kay McDonald, Omaha; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Lincoln with Father Joseph J. Nemec officiating and Father Charles Gergen of York assisting.
Interment was at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials are directed to Antelope Senior Center in Lincoln.
Thanks mom. You were a mother proud and independent. You were strong and gentle, loving and kind. You are missed by your children and grandchildren. We love you, Mom.
(Undated copy of clipping, newspaper name not indicated)
1930 Federal Census
Texas, Harris, Part of JP 1, Houston City
Enumerated 10 Apr 1930
ED 101-21 SD 21 Sheet 19A Stamped 233
Walling Ave
1032-274-311
Grover, Rufus M Hd M W 30 M 22 Tx Tx Tx Accountant Bank
Grover, Blanche B Wf F W 30 M 22 Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
Grover, Marjorie F Dtr F W 3 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx