Monday, December 30, 2019

Letter: Jennie Pinch to Minnie Stilwell, June 1882


This letter, written to Mary Elva Stilwell in June 1882, confirms my suspicions that the writer of the previous letter was indeed Jennie Pinch.  

Transcription:

Letter to Miss M.E. Stilwell, Ripon, Wisconsin
From Jennie Pinch
Postmarked: Rockford, Ill  June 2, 10 AM

                                                            Rockford, Ill., June 1, 1882
Dear Love:
            You are longing for a letter from me and this I know but my but my young gentlemen cousins - don’t be jealous now – have taken up so much of my attention that I have for a moment at a time perhaps, ceased to think of you.  Well what shall I tell you of first.  Possibly I may be somewhat egotistical but tell me truly would you not rather hear of me than all besides?  I love to tease, though, as you well know my dear one, so I shall write only of my extensive journey and the friends I have met since I came here.   It was with a downcast heart that I seated myself in the car at F.D.L. which was to carry me out of my native state, but once under headway my drooping spirits revived and I managed to scrape acquaintance with a gentleman so had a pleasant time as a matter of course.  At Harvard I had to wait four mortal hours with only my own thoughts and a not over interesting novel for company.
            Nevertheless I managed to live through it all and when I arrived in R. there were only eleven of my numerous relatives at the depot to meet me.  It brought back recollections of “Pinafore” with its uncles and cousins.  The aunts were minus.  Those that I had seen before all looked natural but those that I had not seen were entirely different from what I expected to find them.  I wonder if any one ever did picture out their unseen friends rightly.  I think I shall have a very pleasant visit.  Have not seen much of the city yet as the weather has not been very favorable for drives or walks thus far.  I tell you my cousins are simply immense.  George, the one you have heard me speak of so often, is a “irresistible duck.”  I do believe after all that I will fall in love with him and give some other folks the grand bounce.  Pardon the slang but nature will out once in a while.  Oh yes, then there is a certain Horace Wellington here who is one of the finest tenor singers in the city, a cousin of my cousins.  So you see I have a good chance of getting well acquainted with him.
            Well Minnie, dear, I have fooled my cousin completely.  Told him that I was writing to my fellow and that he could read the letter and now I will finish it in another strain.  I am having a perfectly delightful time.  My uncle lives in a grand house.  I feel almost lost.  I don’t know whether I shall be home in time for commencement or not.  If the girls decide to go home with me, I shall have to wait until after their school closes.  I am going East in the fall so my visit here will have to be much shorter than I intended it to be.  Be sure and answer this as soon as you receive it and I will tell you all about the place in my next.  The first of this is rather sentimental but I wrote it so just to fool George.  He read it and actually thinks I have written to the One.    Love to all the folks.
                                                            Your loving,
                                                            Jennie
How is J.R.  Do not fall in too deep.
Is Warren home from Minn.  Effie said she thought she saw him in church.  Did he get tired of the place?   Again, Jen.
Address Jennie Pinch
              Rockford, Ill                   Box 1050.    



  

I have made no attempt to do additional research on the Pinch family.  From this letter, Jennie clearly had relatives in Rockford, Illinois, but it is unclear whether they are her mother or her father's family.  
The only other people mentioned are someone named Effie who I cannot identify from the letter's information; Warren, who is Minnie's brother, Warren Stilwell; and J.R. who must be Minnie's future husband, John R. Jones.  From the comment "How is J.R.  Do not fall in too deep." it seems that Minnie has confided to Jennie that she is interested in John R.  It should be noted that John R. left Ripon College (where he and Minnie met) in 1882.  In 1886, he married Victoria Hamilton.  He and Minnie Stilwell did not marry until 1892, ten years after this letter was written.


Friday, December 20, 2019

Letter: Jennie P. to Minnie Stilwell, 22 January 1882

This letter from Jennie P. does not give a surname.  She seems to be another college friend of Minnie's.

After looking further, I believe Jennie P. is Mary Jane "Jennie" Pinch, daughter of William and Jane (Hambley) Pinch and sister of Pearse Pinch, whose wife, Mary M. Pinch wrote another of the letters I have posted here.   I cannot yet prove this, but based on my research into Pearse & Mary Pinch and their family, and based on the contents of the letter below, I think I am probably correct.

Jennie Pinch was born 20 April 1858 in Rosendale, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin.  She died 7 September 1922 in Chicago, Illinois.  She was single and working as a music teacher.  She is buried with her parents. 

It is postmarked West Rosendale, Wis., Jan. 24, 1882 and addressed to Miss Minnie Stilwell, Ripon, Wisconsin.

Here is my transcription:

                             "West Rosendale, Jan 22, 1882

Dear Minnie,
     You have remarked a dozen times ere this that I am a complete fraud, or something very similar, but now you must take it all back you darling girlie.  I have been miserably sick for a long time or - but there, I will not make any apologies or promises.  I am going to take a skip before long and make you that promised visit, just as soon as I get something decent to wear.  I have not had any new duds this winter excepting a pair of shoes and some red flannel for combination suits, the latter I find very comfortable.  I believe most women are foolishly prejudiced against woolen garments.  I have not experienced any unpleasant feelings from them, rather the oposite (sic), and certainly I have felt much better since putting them on.  I am going to make over my cashmere dress, ripped it up last September and there it has lain in the drawer ever since.  Have done some knitting and crocheting though if (sic) I have been awfully lazy.  My dainty fingers have very slowly gotten into shape five pair of fancy mittens and four thread tidies.
     Mrs. Hargrave and Alice were over here not long since, told me that you were in rather poor health.  I am so sorry and hope you are much better by this time.  You must not work to (sic) hard  I rather suspect you do.  I expect a very gay time next summer am thinking pretty strongly of going to the beautiful city of Rockford.  Uncle has been writing for me this winter but I did not feel equal to it.  Possibly I may go back to school instead.  You see I am sort of astride the fence.  I should like to sit on both sides but I can't very well be in both places at once.  How is that big brother of yours?  What a pity it is that he met his fate before seeing your humble servant.  I know you would like me for a relative.  I came very near going to Milwaukee this winter, should if it had not been for my lame back.  Had a position offered me in the Industrial School or almost.  It nearly took the breath of me away to learn that Mrs. Tracy had given me a recommend.  I never fancied myself a special favorite of hers.  Did you know that Edith Blackman was not in school this term?  Emma Perkins wrote me to that effect - said also that she, Edith, had had her lovely hair cut.  I hope she will enjoy it.  Fortunately my eyes do not require a shade if they did my locks would be a very good substitute for pasteboard.  As it is I twist them in curl papers thereby keeping them at a comfortable distance from my brown orbs.  Rec'd a letter from Sadie last week.  She is scolding.  Thinks you and I are mighty poor correspondents.  S. is learning to skate as she had a fine pair of skates given her Christmas.  I got a thimble and a paper knife.  Was old Santa good to you.  I tell you some of my cousins in R. had lovely presents.  One of them a gold watch, another a fur lined satin dolmen.  I wish I had lots of money, don't you.  Haven't written you since Pearses folks were here have I?  Minnie looks younger and healthier than she did before she was married.  The babies, Ruth and Esther are as pretty as pinks, but ugly like all young ones.  No, I'll take that part back.  Esther is good, but Ruth is a little vixen but she is very cute.  Why can't you come over to see me Minnie.  I wish you would and stay a week.  You must before the winter is over.  Mary Swift - I suppose never writes you.  Am thinking up lots of mean things to say to her.  She lives only a short distance from Baraboo so there is a chance of my seeing her sometime in the future.  Well I must write a letter to my Coz George the dearest old fellow in the whole world.  My love to your people and do not cut me off as unworthy even if I do deserve it.
                                  Lovingly, your old chum,
                                                                            Jennie P."


I did a little looking for the people mentioned, but only found Edith Blackman, who was a student in Ripon, Wisconsin per the 1880 census.  I suspect most of the people mentioned are school friends of Jennie P. and Minnie Stilwell.

"That big brother of yours" is either Minnie's brother, Lucien Stilwell, who married Julia Bristol in 1873 or Warren Stilwell, Minnie's other brother, who was not married in 1882 (as far as I can tell).

The Mrs. Tracy is probably Clarissa T. Tracy, instructor at Ripon College.

"Pearses folk" - I am pretty sure this is Pearse Pinch and his wife, Mary.  They had daughters Ruth and Esther.  Here is a link to a letter from Mary Pinch to Minnie Stilwell.



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Anyway, scans of the letter follow.














Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Letter: Edith (no surname) to Mary Elva Stilwell, Aug. 31, 1881

The author of this letter, Edith, did not include her surname.

UPDATE: Based on another letter to Mary Elva Stilwell (found HERE),  I suspect that the Edith who wrote this letter was Edith Blackman, a friend of Mary Elva's who attended Ripon College during the time Mary Elva was there.  

I found an Edith Blackman, born about 1862, in Whitewater, Wisconsin (where this letter originated).  Her parents were Charles & Mary Blackman.  She married Frank Knight Sanders in Walworth, Wisconsin on June 28, 1888.  She died 21 March 1939.


Edith seems to be a friend from Ripon College where Mary Elva went to school from about 1879-1881.  The others mentioned are probably also friends from Ripon.

In August 1881, Mary Elva Stilwell was 18 years old.


The letter is postmarked White Water, Wisc., Sep. 2, 1881.  The envelope is addressed "Miss Elva Stilwell, Ripon, Wisconsin."

Here is my transcription:

                                                     Hillock Home
                                                     Whitewater, Aug. 31, 1881

My dear, dear girl -
                                Dont you think you have been shamefully treated?  I do.  'Twas such a long time ago that I received you dear letter, together with your picture, which I like very much, though I do not think it as good as the original girl.  The first few weeks after coming from Ripon I did not feel very enthusiastic about doing anything.  I was so very tired, and the weather, as you perhaps remember, was somewhat warm.  Our family numbered six of a party of thirty which went to Lake Geneva for a week.  We had a very pleasant time, doing the many thins which you think of in connection with a beautiful body of water.  Since then (more than four weeks ago) we have had no help whatever and have had company all the time, so you can imagine I have kept busy.  Adding to this statement the fact that for a part of the time we have had two serving girls, you can see about how we have been situated.  I have fairly lain awake nights, trying to invent some time, and planning how I could make way with the work with greater rapidity.  Lill and Nelle have both visited us, and of course it was lovely to have them here.  We so enjoy having company.  Maude Murrell is visiting Jessie now - will go back with me next week.  It doesn't seem possible that school is to begin again so soon.  The time has passed so rapidly.  It has been lovely to have Dot so near.  You know always before she has lived six miles in the country.  She has been taking German become (?) this summer.  Poor child, she will be obliged to have four studies for two or three terms.  I don't see how she is going to do it.  The young people of our church have a club, the Y.P.B.C., organized to help raise money for our new church and Dot and I both joined.  They have their meetings once in two weeks and then sometimes extra meetings, and we have lots of fun.  They are going to meet here tonight.  They have had only three entertainments and have cleared over three hundred dollars.
     Everything in this part of the country is suffering for rain.  It has been cloudy all day, but no rain has put in an appearance.  When it does come I hope that it will cool off this weather some.
     How our poor President has suffered these long, hot months!  It seems as though he must get well.  If nothing else avails, it almost seems as if Mr. Garfield's faith would save him.  If he recovers, his administration must certainly be a very popular one.
    I wanted so much to write an essay this vacation, but I haven't gone farther than to get a subject.  I have read only four books - "The Manliness of Christ," "Little Dorrit," "Jane Eyre," and "A Noble Life."  Truly, books very unlike, yet I have enjoyed all exceedingly, though in so different ways.
     Have you seen much of Jean this vacation?   Dear old girl, I meant to write to her this vacation, but she would probably tell you that she hadn't received any word from me.  I hope that she has decided to be at the college this next year.  You are coming back aren't you?  I hope that there will be a good many new students and I understand that there have been a good many applications.  I know of five, four girls and a boy.  I hope that we will like the new matron.  Mrs. Kendall says that she has four children.  I don't see where she will put them.  I suppose that Mrs. K. has been very happy this summer with her son and daughter.     What a fine trip Mrs. Tracy and Allie have had!  They must have enjoyed it so much.  This letter isn't written remarkably straight, but tis accounted for for two reasons - I haven't any lines, and my hand shakes a little.  I forgot to say that my handkerchief came in good shape, and I am much obliged to you and to the unknown gentleman for the care that was taken of it.
Now, dear, forgive the past:
   With ever so much love
        Ever your friend
                                      Edith

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Letter: Frankie Cook to Minnie Stilwell, Feb. 6, 1874

The year on this letter from Frankie Cook to Mary Elva Stilwell ("Minnie") is difficult to read.  At first, I thought the year was 1879.  However, based on the way the letter is written and the fact that Frankie got married in 1878, I believe the correct date is 1874, when Frankie was about 15 years old.











There is no envelope.  Here is my transcription:

                                 Windom, Feb. 6th, 1874

My Dear Darling Sister Minnie,

     I received your kind welcome letter about the 20th of January.  Was very very glad to hear from you, and as our folk have gone to the Good Templers Lodge, and it is so lonesome here I will try and scribble you a few lines.  You wanted to know what I got Christmas.  I did not get much but never the less will tell you what little I did get.  The first, mother gave me a rushe (sic).  And a Bible.  My Sabbath School teacher, Mrs. Perkins, gave me a large book it was real nice she gave her class all one.  And then somebody else gave a shell box and a string of beads like those of Matie's.  Oh yes the girl that sits with me a school gave me a large book and another school mate gave me a candy apple & pair (sic)  They were perfectly beautiful.  And a cornopia (sic) full of candy & pop corn   Well I believe that is all I got.  Newyears (sic).  I did not get any thing but Newyears (sic) Eve.  I went to a oyster supper and when I got home I had my pockets full of cand and had a good time but I did not see any of you girls there I could not help but miss you.  I am sory (sic) your father's health is so bad I thought that he was getting better but by the letter he wrote to mother, I am afraid he is not, but I hope he is.  Does all of the class meet there every Sunday.  I hope so.  I am ever so much oblige for those papers I got them last night we done some pretty good laughing over that paper of Mr. Bristols & Stilwells.  I go to singing school now  I did not go last Tuesday night for it was such awful walking but I expect to go to morrow (sic) night if it does not storm, but I expect it will for it has stormed every other day this last two weeks, and it was pleasant to day and so to morrow is its day.  It is good sleighing now, and there is no danger but what we will have enough snow before spring.  You spoke in your letter and said that you thought your fathers picture was splendid I think to (sic) and I am sorry that I cannot have mine taken.  Perhaps I will go to Withington (?) and get it taken.  I hope I can.  We have got Jennies I think it is real good   And oh yes Minnie your father said that when you got your picture taken again that you could give me one, but (oh dear) I don't expect it is fair to ask you for one when he gave me one of his and I have not gave him one of mine but it is not my fault.  But oh would take it and keep it, well I will now turn my subject to something else   there was a sociable here last night but I did not go.  Father was to St. James and it stormed and so they did not any of us go.  Well I have wrote all news I can think of.  Oh know (sic) there was a young couple married.  Here the woman was 16 years old and the man was 18 years old  don't you think that is a pretty age to get married   I think that they must be love cracked don't you.  Well I must close now excuse my poor writing and mistakes for my pen is very poor.  Dont let any body see this for it is awfully wrote.  Now write soon and a good long letter.
                                                               To Miss Minnie Stilwell
                                                                From
                                                                Miss Frankie Cook

It seems natural to write Miss Minnie.
P.S.  As this letter has not been sent I will write a few more words and send it.  I received a letter from your father and was very glad to hear from him    I have been counting my letters over and I have got 27 letters since I came away.  I thin, that I have done pretty well don't you   I will stop now excuse my poor writing and write soon give my love to all exspecially (sic) Grandma White.  Good Bye.                                                           Frankie

Allie & Josie has wrote Edith a letter or they call it a letter and want to send it with this I don't believe you can make them out the man that Allie has spoke of was the doc here and every one thought every think of him   He was a splendid man   The only fault with him was that gets drunk and he got on a spree and went to St Paul, then to Chicago and the to Oiho (sic) and died   Every body felt bad and so Allie thought it would be some news to you.

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Persons mentioned in the letter:
Mother = Elizabeth Jane (Munn) Cook
Mrs. Perkins = unknown
Matie = a friend of Frankie & Minnie
Minnie's Father = Lonson Stilwell
Father = William B. Cook
Allie & Josie = Frankie's younger sisters, Alice and Josephine Cook
Grandma White = probably Betsey (Dennis) White, mother of Mary K White, and Minnie's maternal grandmother


Friday, December 13, 2019

Letter to Minnie Stilwell from Mary M. Pinch, Feb. 1879

The envelope with this letter has no stamp, no postmark, no return address.  Based on the information in the letter, I suspect it was one of five letters sent together.  The writing is very pale and hard to decipher.  The envelope is addressed to Miss Minnie E. Stilwell, Metomen, Wisc.

Here is a transcription:

                                                 "So. Natick, Mass, Feb. 1st     1879

My Dear Girls,
     When I awoke this morning my first thought was of the letters I had promised to write to you on the 1st of Feb. 1879 and I have been thinking all day of your dear selves.  If I only had the time I would be glad to write to each of you, but I am very busy these days and I must condense my five letters into one big one, which I hope to hear from you at once.  I shall be very glad to hear from each of you and heal all "The Plans and Prospects" was that the way the contract read?  I was sorry not to have seen you all once more before starting for my new home, but you know I had Mrs. Mattice's company by starting when I did.  I went with her to Buffalo N.Y. and then branched off on the "Erie R.R." to visit my friends in Southern N.Y.  The whole Journey to Walton was as pleasant as a long tiresome journey could well be, for I had no care at all having had my trunk checked from Milwaukee to Boston and so with only myself and the usual big box, little box, band box and bundle, to care for I was quite comfortable.  I spent four or five pleasant days in Walton and then moved on for Home.  The last days ride was almost as long as all the others put together.  On the principle that "heat expands" I was nearly suffocated all the way from Albany to Boston and to add to my trials, Mr. Pinch did not meet me in Boston as I had expected for he attempted to meet me in Floringham and failed, owing to a change in car time, when it was too late to go into Boston.  So all forlorn I found my way to a hotel where I spent a most miserable night.  The heat was so oppressive I was obliged to sit up by the window all night long.  In the morning, I sent a telegram to Mr. Pinch and that noon (?) I had the pleasure of meeting him and some of my new friends.  I can assure you I felt immensely relieved to be through all my journeyings and at home, too.  How good it seemed.
     All the way out from Boston I reveled in the beautiful sights which were constantly presented to my eye.  I suppose there is a part of New England more beautiful than that between Boston and South Natrick.  There is so much wealth that has been poured out upon the country that in the summer it seems a very Eden.  As I rode from Wellesley to So. Natrick in the coach for we are two miles from the R.R. I had a chance to see still more of the power that money holds over nature.  I could only think of the stories my father had told me of the nobility of Ireland.  This was true not only of one residence but of some half dozen.  I wish I could take you all with me over those grounds for they are open to all who wish to visit them.  We would go to Wellesley College too, and you would feel as I did the other night that it was like being educated in a palace for one to attend school there.  Well I must stop or I won't get to the parsonage at all, our gay summer birds are flown away to Boston now that the snow has come and spread its mantle of equality over pleasure grounds and potato patches.  I like our people in So. Natrick very much.  I liked them from the first.  They were very cordial and made me feel at home among them at once.  Of course they are not unlike western people in many ways.  They speak the same language both of heart and tongue and I have no doubt that I shall be a full fledged Yankee if I live here many years.  the town itself is very old.  It was originally the Indian village where John Elliott labored among the red-skins and an old oak occupies the center of the road near our church under which tradition saith that Elliott taught the Indians.  He has a monument in a little park here and a number of headstones mark the resting place of noted Indians.  Harriet B. Stowe too has written a story about the place "Old Town Folks" is the title;  her husband Prof. S. lived here in his boyhood in an old brown house where we often visit.  Cousins of his live in the old place.  The Charles River too about which Longfellow has written a pretty little poem, affords us much pleasure in its beautiful curves as it winds its 72 miles to Boston out of the straight fifteen by R.R.  We boat a great deal.  All the young ladies row.  We came to our parsonage house in Aug. and have been house-keeping since.  I like it very much.  The house is about twice too large for us and our two cats.
     Feb 4th.  You see my dear girls that I didn't get through on the 1st.  I was too tired or too busy I've forgotten which now, but my intentions were good, my second purpose to write to you according to agreement was all right.  Mr. Pinch is away to a ministers association today so I have the time all to myself.  I don't particularly enjoy such days for it is lonely enough for two folks in this big house.  We have near neighbors however who have five nice children.  Sometimes we borrow them to charm away the silence.  I have a mission  band of children who meet at the parsonage very two weeks on Sat. aft.  They are going to have a tea party by and by and a fair.  they sew and knit and do fancy work besides studying about missions; we are studying up Turkey now; the children are quite interested in it too.
     I wish you might all come to see me.  You must all write to me and tell me about your home life and your plans for the year.  We hope to visit Wis. one year from next summer then I hope we may all meet once more.  My health has been very good indeed since I have lived here except through the very hot weather "Dog Days" they have named them.  I have thought much and often of you all with the kindliest feelings.  I am glad that you were "My Girls" for those four months, though another might have done more for you than I was able to do.  Give my love to my other boys and girls and to your parents.
     With very much love to you - Addie, Cora, Edie, Minnie and Louise.
                                                   I am as ever your friend,
                                                               Mary M. Pinch"




















So I did a little research on Mary Pinch.  Here is what I found:

She was born Mary Ann McAssey or McCasey in May 1847 in New York.  On 27 October 1877, she married Pearse Pinch in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.  By the 1880 census, they are living in So. Natick, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.  Mr. Pinch was a minister and the family seems to have moved around a lot.  In 1895, they were in Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas.  In 1900, they were in Greene Co., Missouri.  In 1910, they were in Huron, South Dakota.  They had seven children: Ruth, Esther, Anna, Thomas, Alice, William, and Margaret.  When Mary died, they were living in Glendale, Maryland and Pearse was the pastor of the Congregational Church in Herndon, Virginia.  She died 14 July 1919 "after a short illness."  She was 72 years old.  I have not found her burial location.  Her husband, Pearse, died Dec. 22, 1929, after being hit by a taxi in New York City.  He was 78 years old.  He is buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Prince George's County, Maryland.  Several of his children are also buried there, so it is possible that Mary is there but without a tombstone.



 


Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Letter: Blanche Stilwell to Mary Elva Stilwell, September 1878

The following letter was written by Blanche (Stilwell) Munn to her sister, Mary Elva Stilwell, called "Minnie" by her family.  It is dated Sunday Sept. 18?8.  I am guessing 1878, but it could be earlier.  In 1878, Blanche was 32 and married; Minnie was 17, unmarried, and still living at home.  If it was written in 1868, Blanche would have been 22 and married about a year;  Minnie would have been 7.  Given the other people mentioned, I am guessing 1878 is the best date.

Others mentioned in the letter are:
     Nettie:  Annette (Stilwell) Osborne, sister of Blanche and Mary Elva.
     Mr. Hanchett:  John J. Hanchett
     Mother:  Mary K. (White) Stilwell
     Father: Lonson Stilwell
     Charlie:  Charles Osborne, husband of Annette "Nettie" Stilwell
     Jennie:  Jennie (Bent) Hanchett, wife of John J. Hanchett, and sister of Clarence Bent, who was
                  married to Hannah (Stilwell) Bent, another sister of Blanche and Mary Elva.
     Fannie: Frances Hanchett, daughter of John & Jennie Hanchett
     Eva: not sure who this is
     Edie: Edith Stilwell, sister of Blanche and Mary Elva
     Warren: Warren Stilwell, brother of Blanche and Mary Elva

I would love to find a copy of the photograph Blanche describes.  

The letter is addressed to: Miss Minnie Stilwell, Ripon, Wisconsin and postmarked Sheyboygan, Sept. (the rest of the postmark is not legible).   A transcription follows:

"Sunday Sept. 18(?)8

Dear Little Min
     Perhaps you are wondering why I have not written since I left home & perhaps you have not given the matter a thought.  I should have done so long ago if Nettie had not come & gone to tell all there was to be told.  They have persuaded me to stay here all this week & I think by doing so I can save the expense of going part way in the cars.  Mr. Hanchett thinks he can go to F.D.Lac by next week.  I will only stay two nights there I think.  I expect you all will be impatient to have me home to make the new dresses by that time.  I have done but little besides starting (?) on my night dress yoke.  Their machine will not work at all.  Mr. H took it to pieces yesterday but it is worse now than ever.  To tell the truth I have not felt much disposition to sew.  I guess I must be kind of tired out.  By the time I get home I shall be rested.  & can begin the battle with new energy.  I think the vacation is doing me good.  I didn't know how tired I was.  I will make my underclothes evenings while I am sewing on the dresses.  Tell Mother not to scold.  I will make it all up in time.  We went to Sheboygan the day Nettie and Charlie left & sat for some pictures, Jennie & I.  Mine is splendid they all say.  We have only seen the proof.  I have ordered a dozen.  I wore my Japenere (?) silk black lace collar & had a black lace shawl over my shoulders like Fannie's (unreadable) has.  My hair looks pretty & eyes the best I ever had.  I am glad I as I don't expect to have anymore taken in a good while.  I am having a nice time.  We all went to Sheboygan yesterday for a ride.  Eva's husband came yesterday & they stayed here last night & are here today.  I do not like him a bit.  They start for home tomorrow.  Fannie got Edie's letter yesterday saying Father & Mother were thinking of coming here.  Mr. & Mrs. H both say "Be sure & come."  No matter if we have all been here.  I wish you would come while I am here.  Can't you.  If you don't come soon I am afraid you will miss coming at all.  I know they would be glad to have you.  I will write again before I go home so you will know when to write (?).  Love & kisses to all.  Hope to see Father & Mother this week.  Tell Warren Fannie is true to him.
                                                                                                      Sister Blanche"










Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Abandoned Photos #2

Here are a couple more photos found abandoned in antique shops.  These were spotted in the Centerville, Indiana antique mall a few days ago.  No identification at all.  Sad.



Saturday, August 31, 2019

Abandoned Photos

My husband and I like to explore antique shops.  We certainly don't need anything, but it is fun to look at the booths full of stuff.

One of the things I always look through are the boxes of old photos.  They always make me a bit sad.  These boxes of abandoned photos..... at some point they mattered to someone and now they are offered for sale to strangers and their identities and stories are lost. 

The old photos also always remind me that I need to identify the people and places on the photos that I have in my possession, so that they will be kept in the family once they pass from my hands.

Today I came across two pictures that I decided to share.  Neither has any identification on them.


I love the jaunty hat, the creased pants, the dress coat and the curly hair.  The dark circles around his eyes make him look like he has been sick.  I wish I knew something about him.

 


And how did this gentleman from Athens, Greece find his way to an antique store in Indiana? He is dressed in a traditional sort of garb.  The photographer was in Athens.  No other identifying marks. 

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Noble W. Nealis, 1862-1915

Noble W. Nealis was born 7 July 1862 in Madison Co., Indiana.  His parents were Hugh Huston Nealis and Julia Ann Caldwell.

The 1870 census shows Noble with his parents and siblings in Jackson Twp., Hancock County, Indiana. The household included Hugh, age 38, born about 1832 in Kentucky; Julia A, age 29, born about 1841 in Kentucky; Elisa J., age 13; Perlina A, age 11; Rosa B, age 9; Noble W, age 8; John C, age 5; and Ruth A. age 2.

Noble's mother, Julia, died in late 1876 in Hancock Co., Indiana.

The 1880 census shows Noble still with his parents and siblings but the family had moved to Monroe Twp., Madison Co., Indiana.  The household contained the following individuals: Hugh Nealis, white, male, age 48, widowed, farming, born KY, parents born KY; Elizabeth, white, female, daughter, single, keeping house, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN; Perlina, white, female, 21, daughter, single, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN; Rosabell, white, female, 19, daughter, single, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN; Noble W., white, male, age 18, son, single, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN; John C., white, male, 17, son, single, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN; Ruth A., white, female, 12, daughter, single, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN; Elizah B., white male, 9, son, single, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN; George A., white, male, 7, son, single, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN; Julia M., white female, daughter, single, born IN, father born KY, mother born IN.

The following appeared in the Rushville Republican on 16 January 1900:









By 1900, Noble and his father, Hugh, had moved in with Noble's sister, Rosa, and her husband, John A. Maynard.  The household consisted of: John O Maynard, age 49, born Dec. 1850 in Indiana, married 20 years, father born KY, mother born Va; Rosy B Maynard, wife, age 40, born Apr 1860, IN; Maude Maynard, daughter, 19, born March 1881 in IN; Pearl Maynard, daughter, 17, born Aug 1882 in IN; Stella Maynard, daughter, 15, born Sept. 1884 IN; Minnie D. Maynard, daughter, 13, born 1886 in IN; Barnabus Maynard, son, 11 born Dec. 1888; Cecil M. Maynard, daughter, 6, born Dec 1893; Ada D Maynard, daughter, 4, born May 1896; Hugh Nealis, father-in-law, 68, born Dec 1831? in Kentucky, parents born Kentucky; Noble Nealis, brother-in-law, 37, born July 1863?.

On 26 April 1905, the following appeared in the Alexandria Times-Tribune:




On 23 August 1906, the following appeared in the Alexandria Times-Tribune:










In 1910, Noble was living with his brother, John C. Nealis, and his wife, Deborah.  The household included John C., 45, married 2 times, in present marriage 5 years, born Indiana, father born KY, mother born IN; Deborah, his wife, 48, married 2 times, in present marriage 5 years, mother of 2 children both living; Noble, brother, 44, single, invalid.

Noble's father, Hugh Nealis, died 18 March 1912 in Madison Co., Indiana.

Noble was apparently an invalid for the last 20 or so years of his life.  He does not appear to have married and has no known children.

The following photo is the only one I have found of Noble to date.  It is courtesy of Robert D. Morgan and used with his permission:



Noble W. Nealis died 9 March 1915 at the home of his sister, Rosa (Nealis) Maynard, in Madison Co., Indiana.  Cause of death was tuberculosis.  He was buried 11 March 1915 at the Moonville Cemetery in Madison Co., Indiana.  There is apparently no tombstone.

The following news article appeared in the Alexandria Times-Tribune on 9 March 1915:

"MAN WHO WAS ILL 21 YEARS DIES TODAY - Noble W. Nealis, an Invalid, Expired at Home of His Sister. - Noble W. Nealis, age 52 years, single, died this morning at 8:45 o'clock at the home of his sister, Mrs. John Maynard, five miles south-east of Alexandria, after a long illness.  For twenty-one years Mr. Nealis had been an invalid.  The affliction caused him to remain indoors for many months.
   He is survived by three brothers, John C., Elijah B., and George A., all residing in Anderson, and four sisters, Mrs. A.J. Noble and Mrs. Charles Fish, of Richland township, Mrs. John Maynard, of Monroe township and Mrs. Harry Abbott, of Delaware county.
  Burial will take place in the Moonsville cemetery.
  The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Vermillion Friends Church, Rev. Forbes officiating."




The Anderson Herald published the following on 10 March 1915:

"NOBLE W. NEALIS DEAD. - Three Brothers in Anderson - Burial in Moonsville Cemetery.  Special to The Herald.  Alexandria, Ind., March 9 - Noble W. Nealis, age 52 years, died this morning at 8 o'clock at the home of his sister, Mrs. John Maynard, five miles southeast of Alexandria.  He is survived by three brothers - John C., Elijah B., and George A., all residing in Anderson; and four sisters - Mrs. A. J. Noble and Mrs. Charles Fish, of Richland township; Mrs. John Maynard, of Monroe township, and Mrs. Harry Abbott, of Delaware county.  Burial will take place in Moonsville cemetery.
  The late Mr. Nealis had been an invalid many years.  He was unmarried."

The following appeared 11 March 1915 in the Alexandria Times-Tribune:











Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Table of Contents: Maynard Surname


John Albert Maynard and Rosa Belle Nealis

John Albert Maynard (1850-1921) and Rosa Belle Nealis (1860-1923)

John Albert Maynard was born 12 December 1850 on his father's farm near Vermillion, Madison Co., Indiana.  Vermillion was south-east of Alexandria.  John's parents were Barnabus Maynard and Lucinda Fuller.

He is found with his parents and siblings on the 1860 census in Monroe Twp., Madison Co., Indiana.  His age is given as 9 years.  He is found with his parents and siblings on the 1870 census in the same place, and his age is 19 years.  On the 1880 census he is listed as age 30, still living with his parents.

On 27 April 1881, he married Rosa Belle Nealis in Madison Co., Indiana.  Rosa was the daughter of Hugh Huston Nealis and Julia Caldwell.  She was born 11 April 1860 in Hancock Co., Indiana.  Some sources give their marriage as 1880, however the 1880 census shows Rosa as single and living with her parents and John Maynard as single and living with his parents. 

On the 1860 census, Rosa is shown at age 2 months with her parents and siblings in Hancock Co., Indiana.  On the 1870 census she is still with her parents in Hancock Co. and is 9 years old.

By 1880, the family had moved to Monroe Twp., Madison Co., Indiana.  The census shows the family with daughter Rosabell, age 19.

Rosa Belle Nealis

Compiled marriage records say that John and Rosa were married in April 1881.  Many of the Madison Co. records were destroyed, so I have not found an original document at this point, but given the census information showing them both single in 1880, I have accepted the 1881 date.

The reason I am cautious about the marriage date is that their oldest daughter, Maud, was born 5 March 1881.  Every record I have found about Maud gives this same date.  So if the marriage didn't take place until April 1881, then their daughter Maud was born a month or so before John and Rosa married.  Not an impossibility, of course, but something to keep checking other records about.

So, if the available records are to be believed, Rosa and her family moved to Monroe Twp. between 1870 and 1880.  In 1880, Rosa became pregnant with Maud.  Maud was born in March 1881.  Rosa and John married in April 1881.

On 7 August 1882, a daughter Pearl was born.
On 16 September 1884, a daughter Stella was born.
On 21 June 1886, a daughter Minnie Dolly was born.

John Albert was named in the will of his father, Barnabus Maynard, on 11 September 1888.

On 14 December 1888, John and Rosa's only son, Barney Hugh Maynard, was born.  He was named for his two grandfathers: Barnabus Maynard and Hugh Nealis.

On 10 December 1893, a daughter Cecil was born.
On 26 May 1896, a daughter Ada Dora was born.

John and his wife were Quakers and were active in the Vermillion Friends Church near their farm.

The 1900 census shows the family still in Monroe Twp., Madison Co., Indiana.  The household consisted of: John O Maynard, age 49, born Dec. 1850 in Indiana, married 20 years, father born KY, mother born VA; Rosy B Maynard, wife, age 40, born Apr 1860, IN; Maude Maynard, daughter, 19, born March 1881 in IN; Pearl Maynard, daughter, 17, born Aug 1882 in IN; Stella Maynard, daughter, 15, born Sept. 1884 IN; Minnie D. Maynard, daughter, 13, born 1886 in IN; Barnabus Maynard, son, 11 born Dec. 1888; Cecil M. Maynard, daughter, 6, born Dec 1893; Ada D Maynard, daughter, 4, born May 1896; Hugh Nealis, father-in-law, 68, born Dec 1831? in Kentucky, parents born Kentucky; Noble Nealis, brother-in-law, 37, born July 1863?.

On 1 June 1902, daughter Stella married William Dallas Marsh.  Stella was 17 years old.

On 12 October 1902, daughter Pearl married James Albert Kitterman.  Pearl was 18 years old.

On 22 February 1903, their oldest daughter, Maud, married George Washington Harnish in Madison Co., Indiana.  Maud was 21 years old.

John Albert Maynard family ca 1906: Left to Right Front row - John Albert, Ada Dora, Barney Hugh, Rosa Belle;  Back row: Pearl, Cecil, Maud, Minnie Dolly, Stella.

I estimate the above photo was taken about 1906 since Ada Dora (second from left in front) appears to be about 10 years old.

On the 1910 census, the family was in the same location.  The household consisted of: John M. Maynard, 60, born Indiana, parents born Virginia, married 30 years; Rose Maynard, wife, age 50, born Indiana; Dolly Maynard, daughter, age 23, born Indiana; Barney Maynard, son, age 21, born Indiana; Cecil Maynard, daughter, age 16, born Indiana; Ada Maynard, daughter, age 14, born Indiana.

On 26 June 1915, son Barney married Hazel F. Thompson.  Barney was 26 years old.

On 15 August 1916, daughter Minnie Dolly married Francis Herbert Larmore.  Minnie was 30 years old.

The 1920 census shows the family living in Anderson, Indiana's Ward 1.  The household consisted of: John Maynard, age 69, born in Indiana, married to Rosie Maynard, renting his home, father born Kentucky, mother born Virginia; Rosie Maynard, wife, age 59; Cecil Maynard, daughter, age 26; Adah Maynard, daughter, age 23; Jas Ketterman, son-in-law, age 38; and Pearl Ketterman, daughter, age 37.

Cecil, Ada, and Dolly Maynard (date unknown)
On 16 March 1920, John and Rosa's youngest daughter, Ada, died at the home of her sister, Maud (Maynard) Harnish, in Alexandria.  She was 23 years old and had never married.  She died of blood poisoning.  The following was published on 16 March in the Alexandria Times Tribune:

"ADA DORA MAYNARD, 23, PASSES AWAY THIS A.M. HOME OF HER SISTER - Ada Dora Maynard, 23 years, nine months and twenty days, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Maynard, who reside in Anderson, passed away this morning about 9 o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Harnish, 1202 South Harrison St., Alexandria.  She was sick about three weeks with a complication of diseases.
    She is survived by Mrs. George Harnish, Mrs. Frank Larmore, Mr. Barney Maynard, of Alexandria; Mrs. Albert Kitterman, Miss Cecil Maynard, and her parents, all of Anderson.  Deceased was a member of the Friends church, 8 1/2 miles southwest of Alexandria from which place funeral will take place Thursday at 2 pm.  Services will be held by Rev. Fred Bouse, of Monroe, Ind., and the Rev. Joseph Youngs, of Marion.  Burial in Park View cemetery, Alexandria."  Here is a link to her Find A Grave Memorial page.

John Albert Maynard (date unknown)

John Albert & Rosa Belle (Nealis) Maynard (date unknown)

Rosa Belle (Nealis) Maynard (date unknown)
John Albert Maynard died 13 July 1921 at the home of his daughter, Pearl, at 711 S. Harrison Street, Alexandria, Indiana.  He was 70 years old.  Cause of death was "prostratic hypertrophy."  His obituary follows:

"THE GRIM REAPER COMES TO CLAIM MR. JOHN ALBERT MAYNARD, AGE 70 ---- John Albert Maynard passed away this morning at 4'oclock at the age of 70 years, 7 months and 12 days.  Death came to him at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, 711 South Harrison Street.  Mr. Maynard had been ill for a year or more, his death being caused by a complication of diseases. He was born on his father's farm in the Vermillion neighborhood, southeast of Alexandria, and lived there practically all his life.  He was married to Miss Rosie B. Nealus about forty years ago.  To this union were born seven children, six of whom are living. Mr. Maynard was known for the generosity of his nature, no one ever appealing to him for assistance that ever came away empty handed.  He was one of a family of seventeen children, of whom only one survives, Mrs. Samuel Vermillion, who still resides on the farm southeast of Alexandria.   Deceased is survived by his wife and five daughters and one son, namely, Mrs. Maude Harnish, Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, Mrs. Stella Marsh, Dolly Larimore and Miss Cecil Maynard, and Barney, all of Alexandria.  The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 at the Vermillion Friends church, southeast of Alexandria.  Revs William Richards of Matthews and Joseph Young of Marion, will conduct the services."

He was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Alexandria.

Rosa died on 22 January 1923 in Alexandria, Indiana, of breast cancer.  She was 62 years old.  Her obituary follows:

"PASSES AWAY - Mrs. Rosie B. Maynard Succumbs to Cancer This Morning at Daughter's Home - Mrs. Rosie B. Maynard, widow of the late John Maynard, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Kitterman.  Death was due to cancer, from which the deceased had been a sufferer for many years, having had numerous operations in the hope of bettering her condition but to no avail.  Mrs. Maynard was 62 years, 9 months and 12 days of age at the time of her demise.    Deceased was born in Hancock County, Indiana.  She, with her husband, lived in the neighborhood of the Friends church for more than 21 years.  They moved to Alexandria about three years ago.  Mr. Maynard passed away in July, 1921, and the deceased had since made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Albert Kitterman, 711 South Harrison Street, this city.   Mrs. Maynard is survived by six children, namely, Mrs. George Harnish, Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, Mrs. Stella Marsh, Mrs. Dolly Larrimore, Miss Cecil Maynard, and one son, Barney Maynard; 13 grandchildren.  Three brothers also survive: John C. Nealis, Elijah B. Nealis, and George Alvin Nealis; three sisters, Mrs. Paulina Noble, Mrs. Rush Fish, and Mrs. Julia Abbott.   The funeral services will occur Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Friends church, five miles south-east of this city.  Rev. Joseph Young, of Shirley, Ind., will have charge of the services, assisted by Rev. Polly Couch.   Interment will take place at Park View cemetery, this city."

Rosa Belle (Nealis) Maynard (date unknown)
Cecil Maynard and Pearl (Maynard) Kitterman

Cecil Maynard
Daughter Maud (Mayard) Harnish died 2 February 1925 in Alexandria, Indiana of "parathyroid tetna," apparently a disease of underproduction by the parathyroid.  She was 43 years old.  A blog post about Maud and her husband, George, can be found HERE.

Daughter Minnie Dolly (Maynard) Larmore died 21 December 1931 in Yorktown, Delaware County, Indiana, of uterine cancer.  She was 45 years old.  She was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Alexandria, Indiana.

Daughter Pearl (Maynard) Kitterman died 9 May 1936 at her home in Alexandria, Indiana.  She was 53 years old.  Cause of death was pneumonia.  Her obituary from the Alexandria Times-Tribune follows:

"Widely Known Woman Expired at Home Today --  Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, of South Harrison Street, Pneumonia Victim -- An illness of a week with pneumonia ended at 8:15 a.m. today in the death of Mrs. Pearl Kitterman, 53, at the family home at 711 South Harrison Street.  Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Friends Church, at Canal and Tyler streets, of which she was a member.  Interment will be in Park View cemetery.
    Mrs. Kitterman was a daughter of the late John and Rosa (Nealis) Maynard, and was born near Alexandria on August 7, 1882.  She had lived in this community all of her life. 
   In 1902, in the same house where she died, she was married to James Kitterman, who preceded her in death in 1933.  They had always lived here, twenty-five years of their married life being spent in the South Harrison street home.
   No children were born to them, and Mrs. Kitterman is survived by a brother, Barney Maynard, of Anderson; two sisters, Miss Cecil Maynard, who lived with her, and Mrs. Stella Marsh, R.R. 2, Alexandria in addition to a number of more distant relatives and friends.
   She was widely known throughout the community, and her passing is mourned by a wide circle of friends who held her in high esteem."

Daughter Stella (Maynard) Marsh died 29 March 1960 in Alexandria.  She was 75 years old.  Cause of death was pneumonia.

Her obituary from the Anderson Daily Bulletin follows:

"Stella Marsh, 75, Alexandria, Dies. ALEXANDRIA - Mrs. Stella Marsh, 75, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday at her home at 816 N. West St.  Mrs. Marsh suffered a stroke two years ago and suffered a broken hip in a fall last Nov. 18.  She had been in failing health since the fall.
  Mrs. Marsh was the daughter of John Maynard and Rose Caldwell Nealis [note: Caldwell is incorrect].  She married William D. Marsh, who died 10 years ago.  She had been a resident of Madison County all of her life and was a charter member of the Alexandria Friends Church.
  Surviving are: four daughters, Mrs. Gladys Mittendorf and Mrs. Nancy Roth, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Mabel Beard, Alexandria, and Mrs. Katherine Pershing, Indianapolis; three sons, Kenneth Marsh, Indianapolis; Ralph Marsh, Anderson, and Barney Marsh, Cocoa, Fla; a brother, Barney Nealis [note: should be Maynard, not Nealis], Chesterfield; a sister Miss Cecil Nealis [note: should be Maynard, not Nealis], who made her home with Mrs. Marsh; 18 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
   Friends will be received after 7 pm Wednesday at the Davis and Stricier Funeral Home.   Services will be conducted at 2 pm Friday at the Alexandria Friends Church with the Rev. Ollie McCune, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be in the Park View Cemetery at Alexandria."

 Son, Barney Mayard died 12 March 1964 in Anderson, Indiana, due to lung cancer.  He was 75 years old.  His obituary from the Anderson Daily Bulletin follows:

"Maynard Dies Here Thursday.   Barney H. Maynard, 75, 122 Lake St., Chesterfield, a toolmaker for 36 years and retired president of the Mounds Machine and Tool Company, died Thursday afternoon at St. John's Hospital following a short illness.
  Mr. Maynard, who worked at Delco-Remy Division for 13 years, organized the Mounds firm in 1946, retiring in 1963.  He was a member of the Vermillion Friends Church near Alexandria, a charter member of the Chesterfield Optimist Club and a member of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Manufacturers Association.
  His wife, Hazel, died in 1949.  Survivors are a son, John F. Maynard, Chesterfield; three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Raper, Mrs. Margaret Jenkins, and Mrs. Mildred Henderson, all of Anderson; a sister, Miss Cecil Maynard, Alexandria; 11 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
  Friends will be received at the Harold F. Ferelle (?) Funeral Home after 7 pm Saturday and services will be held there at 10 am Monday by the Rev. Harold R. Clark of the Chesterfield Christian Church.  Burial will be at East Maplewood Cemetery."

 John and Rosa's last surviving daughter, Cecil Myrtle Maynard, never married.  She died 20 September 1980 in St. John's Hospital, Anderson, Indiana.  She was 86 years old.  Cause of death was pancreatic cancer.  Her obituary from the Anderson Daily Bulletin follows:

"Cecil Maynard.  Alexandria - Cecil M. Maynard, 86, 107 E. Van Buren St., died Friday at St. John's Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness.
  Retired from evangelistic work, she was a charter member of the Friends Church here.
  She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Mabel Beard of Alexandria.
  Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Friends Church with the Revs. Ollie McCune and Arthur Hollingsworth officiating.  Burial will be at Park View Cemetery."

Descendants of John Albert Maynard and Rosa Belle Nealis:


John Albert Maynard (5372), b. 12 Dec 1850 at Madison County, IN, d. 13 Jul 1921 at Madison Co., IN
+Rosa Belle Nealis (5373), b. 11 Apr 1860 at Hancock Co., IN, m. 27 Apr 1881 at Madison Co., IN, d. 22 Jan 1923 at Madison Co., IN
Maud Maynard (5351), b. 5 Mar 1881 at Madison Co., IN, d. 2 Feb 1925 at Madison Co., IN
   +George Washington Harnish (5350), b. 11 Sep 1881 at Jay Co., IN, m. 22 Feb 1903 at Madison Co., IN, d. 7 Mar 1958 at Madison Co., IN
   Thelma Bell Harnish (5346), b. 21 Mar 1904 at Madison Co., IN, d. 24 Aug 1961 at Delaware Co., IN
   (--?--) Harnish (8919), b. 14 Jan 1906 at Madison Co., IN
   Alma Lucile Harnish (5354), b. 1 Jun 1907 at Madison Co., IN, d. 17 Jan 1978 at Delaware Co., IN
   Otis Burl Harnish (5365), b. 7 Nov 1909 at Madison Co., IN, d. 11 Mar 1974 at Orange Co., FL
   Dollie Faye Harnish (5366), b. 16 May 1915 at Madison Co., IN, d. 13 Jun 1994 at Carroll Co., GA
Pearl Maynard (5375), b. 7 Aug 1882 at Madison Co., IN, d. 9 May 1936 at Madison Co., IN
   +James Albert Kitterman (5470), b. 21 Mar 1881 at MO, m. 12 Oct 1902 at Madison Co., IN, d. circa 23 Sep 1933 at Madison Co., IN
Stella Maynard (5374), b. 16 Sep 1884 at Madison Co., IN, d. 29 Mar 1960 at Madison Co., IN
   +William Dallas Marsh (880), b. 19 Apr 1875 at Noble Co., OH, m. 1 Jun 1902 at Madison Co., IN, d. 22 Oct 1949 at Madison Co., IN
   Kenneth Eugene Marsh (21370), b. 28 Aug 1905 at Madison Co., IN, d. 1 Mar 1972 at Hancock Co., IN
   Gladys Lovonia Marsh (21371), b. 17 Nov 1908 at Madison Co., IN, d. 5 Dec 2004 at Los Angeles Co., CA
   Mable Beatrice Marsh (21372), b. 24 May 1911 at Madison Co., IN, d. 26 Dec 2004 at Madison Co., IN
   Ralph Marsh (21373), b. 28 Oct 1913 at Madison Co., IN, d. 19 Nov 1975 at Prince George's Co., MD
   Katherine L Marsh (21374), b. 4 Aug 1916 at Madison Co., IN, d. 8 May 1995 at Orange Co., CA
   Barney Hugh Marsh (21375), b. 14 Dec 1918 at Madison Co., IN, d. 29 Nov 1982 at Brevard Co., FL
   Nancy M Marsh (21376), b. 25 Apr 1921 at IN, d. 25 Jun 1999 at Maricopa Co., AZ
Minnie Dollie Maynard (5376), b. 21 Jun 1886 at Madison Co., IN, d. 21 Dec 1931 at Delaware Co., IN
   +Francis Herbert Larmore (5473), b. 20 Jun 1889 at Henry Co., IN, m. 15 Aug 1916 at Madison Co., IN, d. Dec 1970 at Delaware Co., IN
   Ethel May Larimore (21388), b. 8 Aug 1917 at Madison Co., IN, d. 8 Jul 2000 at Randolph Co., IN
   Edna Ruth Larimore (21389), b. 18 Mar 1919 at Delaware Co., IN, d. Mar 1981 at Delaware Co., IN
   Herschel Eugene Larimore (21390), b. 7 Mar 1922 at Madison Co., IN, d. 16 Dec 1982 at Greene Co., OH
   Virginia Crystal Larimore (21391), b. 13 Oct 1923 at IN, d. 13 Dec 2007 at Delaware Co., IN
   Georgina Pearl Larimore (21392), b. 8 Aug 1925 at Madison Co., IN, d. 11 Apr 2001 at Delaware Co., IN
   Luella Belle Larimore (21393), b. 5 Apr 1927 at Madison Co., IN, d. 23 Apr 1967 at Delaware Co., IN
Barney Hugh Maynard (5378), b. 14 Dec 1888 at Madison Co., IN, d. 12 Mar 1964 at Madison Co., IN
   +Hazel F. Thompson (8597), b. Sep 1894 at IN, m. 26 Jun 1915 at Madison Co., IN, d. 25 Aug 1949 at Madison Co., IN
   Marjorie Maxine Maynard (8917), b. 20 Feb 1916 at Madison Co., IN, d. 7 Feb 2001 at IN
   Margaret M. Maynard (8916), b. 20 Jun 1917 at Madison Co., IN, d. 11 May 2007 at Madison Co., IN
   Mildred M Maynard (21398), b. 14 Jun 1920 at IN, d. 26 Oct 1999 at Madison Co., IN
   John F Maynard (21402), b. 21 Jun 1921 at IN, d. 4 Jul 1996 at Madison Co., IN
Cecil M. Maynard (5377), b. 10 Dec 1893 at Madison Co., IN, d. 19 Sep 1980 at Madison Co., IN
Ada Dora Maynard (5438), b. 26 May 1896 at Madison Co., IN, d. 16 Mar 1920 at Madison Co., IN