The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Edmund Paul "Paul" Balfay^1,2,3,4,5

M, #28126, b. 5 October 1886, d. 6 December 1918

Parents

Father	Frank D. Balfay
Mother	Mary E. Engler

Pedigree Link

Family: Eva M. Tilford (b. 15 June 1890, d. January 1967)

Daughter	Evelyn F. Balfay (b. about 1909)
Son	Edmund Paul "Eddie" Balfay, Jr. (b. 1910, d. 1930)
Son	Albert Xavier Balfay+ (b. 22 February 1914, d. 15 September 2000)
Daughter	Mary Aurea Balfay

BASIC FACTS

Edmund Paul "Paul" Balfay was born on 5 October 1886 in Saint Paul, Neosho Co., Kansas.^2,4 He and Eva M. Tilford were married on 3 September 1907 in Jackson Co., Missouri.² He died on 6 December 1918, at age 32, in Atchison Co., Kansas.^1,2 He was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison Co., Kansas.²

Edmund Paul "Paul" Balfay had reference number 28418. He was enumerated on the census in Saint Louis City County, Missouri (1900); Muscogee County, Oklahoma (1910.) He was an Art glass worker (1910); welder (1917.)^3,4 He resided in Atchison, Atchison Co., Kansas (1917.)⁴ GRAVE MARKER

1886 1918
EDMUND PAUL BALFAY
FATHER.

Citations

[S1294] 1920 Census, Missouri, Jackson County
[S6881] Genealogy prepared by nfetzek (Ancestry.com)
[S962] 1910 Census, Oklahoma, Muskogee County
[S12721] World War I Draft Registration Cards (1917 - 1918)
[S572] 1900 Census, Missouri, Saint Louis County

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Evelyn F. Balfay^1,2,3,4

F, #28127, b. about 1909

Parents

Father	Edmund Paul "Paul" Balfay (b. 5 October 1886, d. 6 December 1918)
Mother	Eva M. Tilford (b. 15 June 1890, d. January 1967)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Evelyn F. Balfay was born about 1909 in Missouri.¹ She and Albert Smith were married about 1927.²

Evelyn F. Balfay had reference number 28419. She was enumerated on the census in Muskogee County, Oklahoma (1910); Jackson County, Missouri (1920 - 1940.) She was a Pleater - pleating company (1940.)⁴

Citations

[S1294] 1920 Census, Missouri, Jackson County
[S1664] 1930 Census, Indiana, Washington County
[S962] 1910 Census, Oklahoma, Muskogee County
[S2206] 1940 Census, Missouri, Jackson County

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James K. Polk Reynolds^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #28128, b. August 1845, d. 7 November 1902

Parents

Father	Richard Reynolds
Mother	Sarah Hancock

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Family: Mary Ann "Mollie" Jackson (b. 1 January 1846, d. 22 April 1908)

Daughter	Sarah Catherine "Katie" Reynolds (b. 26 June 1868, d. 29 March 1907)
Daughter	Ora May Reynolds (b. about 1869)
Son	William Henry Reynolds+ (b. 28 January 1873, d. 23 May 1942)
Daughter	Maud Reynolds (b. about 1878)
Son	Linda F. Reynolds (b. May 1880)

BASIC FACTS

James K. Polk Reynolds was born in August 1845 in Charlestown, Clark Co., Indiana.^3,7,8 He and Mary Ann "Mollie" Jackson were married on 26 May 1867 in Clark Co., Indiana.⁶ He died on 1 November 1902, at age 57, in Bennettsville, Clark Co., Indiana.⁹ He died on 7 November 1902, at age 57, in Bennettsville, Clark Co., Indiana.⁸ He was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Clark Co., Indiana.¹⁰

James K. Polk Reynolds had reference number 28420. He was enumerated on the census in Clark County, Indiana (1870); Crawford County, Indiana (1880); Clark County, Indiana (1900.) He was a Laborer (1870); farmer (1880.)^3,4 Civil War, Union Army, Company E., 54th Infantry Regiment, Indiana, enlisted 10 June 1862, mustered out 10 September 1862 in Indianapolis, Indiana.^5,11 GRAVE MARKER

JAS. K. P. REYNOLDS

CO E
54 IND INF.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S149] 1870 Census, Indiana, Clark County
[S260] 1880 Census, Indiana, Crawford County
[S8030] Grave Marker - James K. P. Reynolds
[S9037] Marriage Records: Indiana, 1845-1920 (Ancestry.com)
[S473] 1900 Census, Indiana, Clark County
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S3988] Death Records - Indiana "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920" (Ancestry.com)
[S2922] Cemetery Records - Hickory Grove Cemetery, Clark Co., Indiana
[S3169] Civil War Service Records (Ancestry.com)

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Sarah Catherine "Katie" Reynolds^1,2,3,4,5

F, #28129, b. 26 June 1868, d. 29 March 1907

Parents

Father	James K. Polk Reynolds (b. August 1845, d. 7 November 1902)
Mother	Mary Ann "Mollie" Jackson (b. 1 January 1846, d. 22 April 1908)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Sarah Catherine "Katie" Reynolds was born on 26 June 1868 in Clark Co., Indiana.^1,3,4 She and William Norris "Norris" Wright were married on 6 June 1886 in Clark Co., Missouri.⁶ She died on 29 March 1907, at age 38, in Sellersburg, Clark Co., Indiana.³ She was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Clark Co., Indiana.³

Sarah Catherine "Katie" Reynolds had reference number 28421. She was enumerated on the census in Clark County, Indiana (1870); Crawford County, Indiana (1880); Clark County, Indiana (1900.) OBITUARY -

Died At Sellersburg.
Mrs. Katherine Wright, wife of Norris Wright, died Friday at her home in Sellersburg, after suffering for years from a stroke of paralysis which affected her right side and interferred with her articulation. Her husband, one sister, one brother and her mother, who is Mrs. Reynolds of Bridgeport, survive her. The funeral will take place this afternoon.

GRAVE MARKER

HOPE
SARAH C.
Wife of
W. N. WRIGHT
Born
Jun. 26, 1868
Died
Mar. 29, 1907.

Citations

[S149] 1870 Census, Indiana, Clark County
[S260] 1880 Census, Indiana, Crawford County
[S7645] Genealogy prepared by wrightsofindiana (Ancestry.com)
[S473] 1900 Census, Indiana, Clark County
[S3909] Death Certificate - William Norris Wright
[S8943] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941," (Ancestry.com)

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Ora May Reynolds^1,2

F, #28130, b. about 1869

Parents

Father	James K. Polk Reynolds (b. August 1845, d. 7 November 1902)
Mother	Mary Ann "Mollie" Jackson (b. 1 January 1846, d. 22 April 1908)

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BASIC FACTS

Ora May Reynolds was born about 1869 in Indiana.¹

Ora May Reynolds was also known as Iva May Reynolds.² She had reference number 28422. She was enumerated on the census in Clark County, Indiana (1870); Crawford County, Indiana (1880.)

Citations

[S149] 1870 Census, Indiana, Clark County
[S260] 1880 Census, Indiana, Crawford County

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William Henry Reynolds^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #28131, b. 28 January 1873, d. 23 May 1942

Parents

Father	James K. Polk Reynolds (b. August 1845, d. 7 November 1902)
Mother	Mary Ann "Mollie" Jackson (b. 1 January 1846, d. 22 April 1908)

Pedigree Link

Family 1: Unknown Robinson

Daughter	Rose E. Reynolds+ (b. 9 March 1896, d. 6 April 1968)
Son	Edward Edmund Reynolds (b. September 1897, d. 7 January 1904)

Family 2: Alice Aretta Sullivan (b. 7 May 1878, d. 8 April 1934)

Son	Otto Everett Reynolds (b. 15 June 1901, d. 24 December 1976)
Daughter	Cora Edith "Edith" Reynolds+ (b. 31 May 1907, d. 10 January 1986)
Daughter	Daisy Violet "Violet" Reynolds+ (b. 6 March 1911, d. 8 November 1977)
Daughter	Naomi Ruth Reynolds (b. 28 April 1914, d. 6 May 1980)
Son	Kenneth E. Reynolds (b. 1920, d. 24 May 1944)

BASIC FACTS

William Henry Reynolds was born on 28 January 1873 in New Albany, Floyd Co., Indiana.^1,7,8 He and Alice Aretta Sullivan were married on 27 September 1899 in Floyd Co., Indiana.^5,9 He died on 23 May 1942, at age 69, in Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana.⁷ He was buried in Bunnell Cemetery, Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana.⁷

William Henry Reynolds had reference number 28423. He was enumerated on the census in Crawford County, Indiana (1880); Floyd County, Indiana (1910); Clinton County, Indiana (1920, 1940.) He was a Trader - live stock (1910); horse dealer (1911); boiler maker helper - TSTL & W Railroad Company (1918); laborer - general farming (1920); farmer (death certificate.)^3,4,10,11,8 He resided in Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana (1918.)¹¹ Some genealogies show William Henry Reynolds (1873 - 1959) as our William Henry Reynolds. This is incorrect.

OBITUARY - The Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana; Thursday, May 28, 1942; Page 6 (Newspapers.com)

William Reynolds Funeral
Funeral services for William Reynolds, 69, who died in the Clinton county hospital Tuesday night, will be held at the Goodwin funeral home at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, with the Rev. William Eiler in charge. Burial will follow in Bunnell cemetery.
One daughter, Mrs. Clark Frazier of Frankfort, survives.

Note: Actually, all but one of William's children survived him.

OBITUARY #2 - Journal and Courier; Lafayette, Indiana; Thursday, May 28, 1942; page 10 (Newspapers.com)

REYNOLDS FUNERAL
FRANKFORT, May 27 -- Services for William Reynolds, 69, who died Tuesday night at the local hospital, will be held at 3 Saturday in the Goodwin Bros. funeral home, Rev. William Eiler, officiating; burial in Bunnell cemetery. Formerly a farmer and stock buyer, he was born in New Albany, and was married in 1898 to Alice Sullivan. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Clark Frazier, city, Mrs. Violet DeFrane and Mrs. Rose Harris, Long Beach, Cal., Mrs. Naomi Massy, Lafayette, with a son, Kenneth, of Fort Meade, Md.

Citations

[S260] 1880 Census, Indiana, Crawford County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S807] 1910 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
[S1184] 1920 Census, Indiana, Clinton County
[S5830] Genealogy prepared by DottieBlunkPerales (Ancestry.com)
[S2117] 1940 Census, Indiana, Clinton County
[S3910] Death Certificate - William Reynolds
[S12143] Obituary - William Henry Reynolds
[S8943] Marriage Records - Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941," (Ancestry.com)
[S2616] Birth Certificate - Daisy Violet Reynolds
[S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)

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Maud Reynolds¹

F, #28132, b. about 1878

Parents

Father	James K. Polk Reynolds (b. August 1845, d. 7 November 1902)
Mother	Mary Ann "Mollie" Jackson (b. 1 January 1846, d. 22 April 1908)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Maud Reynolds was born about 1878 in Indiana.¹

Maud Reynolds had reference number 28424. She was enumerated on the census in Crawford County, Indiana (1880.)

Citations

[S260] 1880 Census, Indiana, Crawford County

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Linda F. Reynolds^1,2,3,4

M, #28133, b. May 1880

Parents

Father	James K. Polk Reynolds (b. August 1845, d. 7 November 1902)
Mother	Mary Ann "Mollie" Jackson (b. 1 January 1846, d. 22 April 1908)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Linda F. Reynolds was born in May 1880 in Indiana.¹

Linda F. Reynolds had reference number 28425. He was enumerated on the census in Crawford County, Indiana (1880.)

Citations

[S260] 1880 Census, Indiana, Crawford County
[S2120] 1940 Census, Indiana, Floyd County, Source Medium: Book
[S1643] 1930 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
[S807] 1910 Census, Indiana, Floyd County

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Mary E. Eli^1,2,3

F, #28134, b. 11 November 1861, d. 31 March 1923

Parents

Father	John Anthony Eli, Jr. (b. about 1833, d. 25 March 1880)
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Hayworth (b. 9 January 1833, d. 26 February 1893)

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BASIC FACTS

Mary E. Eli was born on 11 November 1861 in Iowa.^1,2,4 She died on 31 March 1923, at age 61, in Norton Co., Kansas.⁴ She died on 5 April 1923, at age 61, in Norton Co., Kansas.¹ She was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.¹

Mary E. Eli had reference number 28426. She was a Housekeeper for brother (1900); waitress (1920.)^1,5 She was enumerated on the census in Wayne County, Iowa (1870); Mercer County, Missouri (1880); Norton County, Kansas (1900, 1910.)⁵ The Almena (KS) Plaindealer; Thursday, June 23, 1910; page 1:
TWO YOUNG LADIES BURNED TO DEATH LAST SATURDAY
COAL OIL CAN EXPLODED FROM LIVE COALS
Mrs. Frank Brethour And Miss Alice Eli Die From The Burns They Received

One of the saddest accidents we have ever recorded happened last Saturday at the home of Frank Brethour on the Com Hoy place, three miles this side of Long Island. The accident resulted in the death of Mrs. Brethour and her sister, Alice Eli, besides burning Mr. Brethour's hands very badly and the young baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Brethour and Miss Alice Eli arose Saturday morning and had breakfast quite early, and after the meal they let the fire die down. Mr. Brethour went to the stable to harness his team and Mrs. Brethour started to rekindle the fire. She scraped the ashes from the stove and put in some fuel and poured some coal oil on the fire in order to make it burn faster. There was not very much oil in the can. Gas formed in the can rapidly and suddenly it exploded, throwing oil all over Mrs. Brethour and her sister, who was standing by her side. The baby buggy was standing a short distance from the stove and the baby in it was burned about the face, but in rushing outside Mrs. Brethour knocked the buggy over and the baby saved from further burning. Mrs. Brethour ran to her husband, who was just starting to the field close to the house.
Alice ran for the water tank and jumped in, extinguishing the flames, but as she ran she screamed and inhaled the flames and the result was she died about three o'clock in the afternoon. The wind was blowing quite strong and this gave the flames considerable headway. By the time Mrs. Brethour reach(ed) her husband she was all ablaze, and in tearing her clothes from her body Mr. Brethour's hands were badly burned. Mrs. Brethour's body was burned all over, and while it was not thought she inhaled any of the flames, yet her surface burns were so bad that she died about midnight, Sunday.
Mrs. Brethour was formerly Miss Ethel Eli. She was married to Mr. Brethour about a year ago. Miss Alice Eli was about eleven years old and was visiting her sister when the accident occurred. The funeral of Miss Alice was held on Sunday from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Eli, conducted by Rev. Miller. Mrs. Brethour's funeral was held on Monday from the home of her parents also. Both were buried in the Birkville cemetery.
Another chapter to this bad catastrophe was enacted south of town. Miss Maud Eli, a younger sister, and Miss Mary Eli, an aunt, started for the scene of the accident, and their horses became frightened shortly after they had left their home, and ran away. All three of the ladies were thrown from the buggy and the two elder ones hurt quite severely.
In the runaway Miss Maud Eli was injured by being kicked in the breast by the horse. Miss Mary had her back strained considerable, but was not hurt seriously.
Both the funerals were very large, showing to some small extent the sympathy the community extended to the bereaved family. It is nearly beyond the power of human endurance to have a catastrophe such as this one was happen in the family. To have one member of the family taken in such a manner seems to be almost all a person could stand, and when the sorrow is increased a hundred fold it requires all the sympathy and brotherly love that a community can give to make it possible for the parents, brothers and sisters to bear up under it.

GRAVE MARKER

ELI

MARY E.
NOV. 11, 1861
MAR. 31, 1923

.....................
.....................

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S320] 1880 Census, Missouri, Mercer County
[S850] 1910 Census, Kansas, Norton County
[S2956] Cemetery Records - Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas
[S5448] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook (Anna Marie Polly Dawalt 8-2006 file)

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George Wesley Eli^1,2

M, #28135, b. 25 August 1862, d. 14 May 1935

Parents

Father	John Anthony Eli, Jr. (b. about 1833, d. 25 March 1880)
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Hayworth (b. 9 January 1833, d. 26 February 1893)

Pedigree Link

Family: Marietta Arthelia Short (b. 4 December 1871, d. 27 April 1945)

Daughter	Maude May Eli+ (b. 9 April 1887, d. January 1963)
Daughter	Ethel Eveline Eli+ (b. 14 August 1890, d. 10 June 1910)
Son	Clarence Anthony Eli+ (b. 4 February 1892, d. 2 January 1953)
Son	Lawrence Wesley Eli+ (b. 5 May 1894, d. 25 June 1960)
Son	George Phillip Eli+ (b. 14 October 1895, d. 16 July 1962)
Daughter	Alice Violet Eli (b. 2 August 1898, d. 9 June 1910)
Daughter	Mabel Adeline Eli+ (b. 2 November 1901, d. 27 February 1990)
Daughter	Viola Emeline Eli+ (b. 21 October 1910, d. 9 September 1995)

BASIC FACTS

George Wesley Eli was born on 25 August 1862 in Iowa.¹ He was born in 1863.³ He and Marietta Arthelia Short were married on 25 February 1886 in Almena, Norton Co., Missouri.¹ He died on 14 May 1935, at age 72, in Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.¹ He was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.¹

George Wesley Eli had reference number 28427. He was enumerated on the census in Mercer County, Missouri (1880.) He was a Works on farm (1880.) GRAVE MARKER

ELI

MARIETTA A. GEORGE W.
1871 -- 1945 1863 -- 1935

PRECIOUS MEMORIES.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S320] 1880 Census, Missouri, Mercer County
[S2956] Cemetery Records - Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas

Family Explorer

Amanda E. "Manda" Eli^1,2,3

F, #28136, b. 8 June 1864, d. 24 September 1881

Parents

Father	John Anthony Eli, Jr. (b. about 1833, d. 25 March 1880)
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Hayworth (b. 9 January 1833, d. 26 February 1893)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Amanda E. "Manda" Eli was born on 8 June 1864 in Iowa.^1,4 She died on 24 September 1881, at age 17.⁴ She was buried in Coon Cemetery, Washington Twp., Mercer Co., Missouri.¹

Amanda E. "Manda" Eli had reference number 28428. She was enumerated on the census in Mercer County, Missouri (1880.) GRAVE MARKER

AMANDA E.
Dau of
J.A. & E.J. Eli
DIED
SEPT. 24, 1881
AGED
17 y 3 m 16 d.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S320] 1880 Census, Missouri, Mercer County
[S5448] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook (Anna Marie Polly Dawalt 8-2006 file)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Henry Clinton Eli^1,2,3,4,5

M, #28137, b. April 1869, d. 22 November 1920

Parents

Father	John Anthony Eli, Jr. (b. about 1833, d. 25 March 1880)
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Hayworth (b. 9 January 1833, d. 26 February 1893)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Henry Clinton Eli was born in April 1869 in Iowa.¹ He was born on 1 September 1877 in Iowa.⁶ He and Gertrude Adella Savage were married on 22 April 1919 in Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., Kansas.⁷ He died on 22 January 1920, at age 50, in Washburn, Barry Co., Missouri.¹ He died on 22 November 1920, at age 51, in Washburn, Barry Co., Missouri.⁶ He was buried in Probably Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.⁶

Henry Clinton Eli had reference number 28429. He was enumerated on the census in Wayne County, Iowa (1870); Mercer County, Missouri (1880); Norton County, Kansas (1900, 1910); Barry County, Missouri (1920.)⁸ He was a Works on farm (1880); farmer (1900); farm laborer - working out (1910); farmer - general farming (1920.)^2,3,4,5

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S320] 1880 Census, Missouri, Mercer County
[S850] 1910 Census, Kansas, Norton County
[S1279] 1920 Census, Missouri, Barry County
[S515] 1900 Census, Kansas, Norton County
[S3490] Death Certificate - Henry Clinton Eli
[S7352] Genealogy prepared by sullivanencb (Ancestry.com)
[S5448] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook (Anna Marie Polly Dawalt 8-2006 file)

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Gertrude Adella Savage^1,2,3,4

F, #28138, b. 27 May 1877, d. 18 October 1970

Parents

Father	Charles Austin Strong Savage
Mother	Martha Iona Sawtell

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Gertrude Adella Savage was born on 27 May 1877 in McHenry, McHenry Co., Illinois.^3,4 She and Henry Clinton Eli were married on 22 April 1919 in Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., Kansas.⁴ She died on 18 October 1970, at age 93, in Lucas, Russell Co., Kansas.⁴

Gertrude Adella Savage had reference number 28430. She was enumerated on the census in Norton County, Kansas (1880, 1900); Barry County, Missouri (1920.) In the 1920 Census, living with Henry and Gertrude is Gertrude's daughter from a previous marriage. Her name is Rosealie Von Stiers, born about 1906 in Kansas.

Prior to her marriage to Henry, Gertrude was married to Unknown Stout and later to Vanetta Samuel Von Stiers, with whom she had five children. After her short marriage to Henry she was married to James Franklin Hill.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S5380] Genealogy prepared by Bronwyn Venus (email address)
[S1279] 1920 Census, Missouri, Barry County
[S7352] Genealogy prepared by sullivanencb (Ancestry.com)

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Lola I. Young

F, #28139

Parents

Father	Unknown Young
Mother	Laura Elsie Bennett (b. about 1903)

Pedigree Link

Family Explorer

Eliza Caathron Eli^1,2,3

F, #28140, b. 3 August 1872, d. 6 February 1935

Parents

Father	John Anthony Eli, Jr. (b. about 1833, d. 25 March 1880)
Mother	Elizabeth Jane Hayworth (b. 9 January 1833, d. 26 February 1893)

Pedigree Link

Family: Charley Bennett (b. 2 February 1874, d. 8 December 1933)

Son	Clyde W. Bennett (b. 1895, d. 1905)
Son	Clarence E. Bennett (b. 1896, d. 1918)
Daughter	Anna May Bennett+ (b. 22 February 1899, d. 20 August 1956)
Daughter	Rosa A. Bennett (b. about 1902)
Daughter	Laura Elsie Bennett+ (b. about 1903)
Daughter	Beulah Opal Bennett (b. about 1910)

BASIC FACTS

Eliza Caathron Eli was born on 3 August 1872 in Iowa.^1,2 She and Charley Bennett were married on 11 August 1894.¹ She died on 6 February 1935, at age 62, in Orleans, Harlan Co., Nebraska.¹ She was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.¹

Eliza Caathron Eli had reference number 28432. She was enumerated on the census in Mercer County, Missouri (1880); Norton County, Kansas (1910.) GRAVE MARKER

BENNETT

ELIZA C. CHARLEY
AUG. 3, 1872 FEB. 2, 1874
FEB. 6, 1935 DEC. 8, 1933.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S320] 1880 Census, Missouri, Mercer County
[S850] 1910 Census, Kansas, Norton County

Family Explorer

Louis Martin Hayworth^1,2,3

M, #28141, b. 29 November 1883, d. 1941

Parents

Father	Alfred Harve Hayworth (b. 17 May 1846, d. 13 May 1930)
Mother	Emma Ann Colville (b. 27 March 1863, d. 10 April 1920)

Pedigree Link

Family: Carrie V. Unknown (b. 1888, d. 1976)

Daughter	Nola Hayworth (b. about 1909)
Son	Clifton Hayworth (b. about 1911)

BASIC FACTS

Louis Martin Hayworth was born on 29 November 1883 in Missouri.^1,2 He died in 1941, at age ~58.⁴ He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Warsaw, Benton Co., Missouri.⁴

Louis Martin Hayworth had reference number 28433. He was a Farmer - general farming (1910.)^1,3 He was enumerated on the census in Benton County, Missouri (1910.) GRAVE MARKER

CARRIE V. LOUIS M.
1888 -- 1976 1883 -- 1941.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S6453] Genealogy prepared by Kathy Benson (email address)
[S883] 1910 Census, Missouri, Benton County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Muni Hayworth^1,2,3

F, #28142, b. about 1902

Parents

Father	Alfred Harve Hayworth (b. 17 May 1846, d. 13 May 1930)
Mother	Emma Ann Colville (b. 27 March 1863, d. 10 April 1920)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Muni Hayworth was born about 1902 in Missouri.¹

Muni Hayworth had reference number 28434. She was enumerated on the census in Benton County, Missouri (1910, 1920.)

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S883] 1910 Census, Missouri, Benton County
[S1281] 1920 Census, Missouri, Benton County

Family Explorer

Geraldine Hayworth^1,2,3

F, #28143, b. about 1905

Parents

Father	Alfred Harve Hayworth (b. 17 May 1846, d. 13 May 1930)
Mother	Emma Ann Colville (b. 27 March 1863, d. 10 April 1920)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Geraldine Hayworth was born about 1905 in Missouri.¹

Geraldine Hayworth had reference number 28435. She was enumerated on the census in Benton County, Missouri (1910, 1920.)

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S883] 1910 Census, Missouri, Benton County
[S1281] 1920 Census, Missouri, Benton County

Family Explorer

S. A. "Sonny" Bain^1,2

M, #28144

Pedigree Link

Family: Eltha Belle McLaughlin (b. 1 May 1881, d. 13 January 1960)

Daughter

Veta A. McLaughlin - Tuller (b. about 1901)

BASIC FACTS

S. A. "Sonny" Bain and Eltha Belle McLaughlin were married on 3 April 1905 in Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri.³

S. A. "Sonny" Bain had reference number 28436.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S4542] Email from Jack McLaughlin dated September 6, 2012
[S8968] Marriage Records - Missouri 1805 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)

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Armelia Melissa "Melia" Thomas^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #28145, b. April 1874, d. 8 December 1966

Parents

Father	Arthur Thomas
Mother	Margaret Unknown

Pedigree Link

Family: Casper Bicknell Jackson (b. 26 January 1872, d. 21 January 1969)

Daughter

Mary E. Jackson (b. June 1894)

BASIC FACTS

Armelia Melissa "Melia" Thomas was born in April 1874 in Indiana.^3,1 She and Casper Bicknell Jackson were married on 27 January 1893 in Clark Co., Indiana.^3,2 She died on 8 December 1966, at age 92, in Jefferson Co., Kentucky.⁷

Armelia Melissa "Melia" Thomas had reference number 28437. She was enumerated on the census in Floyd County, Indiana (1900 - 1930.)

Citations

[S474] 1900 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
[S9036] Marriage Records: Indiana, "Indiana Marriage Collection 1800 - 1941," (Ancestry.Com)
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S807] 1910 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
[S1643] 1930 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
[S1187] 1920 Census, Indiana, Floyd County
[S3996] Death Records - Kentucky: "Kentucky Death Index 1911 - 2000," (Ancestry.com), Source Medium: Book

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Marietta Arthelia Short^1,2

F, #28146, b. 4 December 1871, d. 27 April 1945

Parents

Father	Phillip Short (b. 12 July 1828, d. 28 June 1910)
Mother	Mary Halstead (b. 7 June 1842)

Pedigree Link

Family: George Wesley Eli (b. 25 August 1862, d. 14 May 1935)

Daughter	Maude May Eli+ (b. 9 April 1887, d. January 1963)
Daughter	Ethel Eveline Eli+ (b. 14 August 1890, d. 10 June 1910)
Son	Clarence Anthony Eli+ (b. 4 February 1892, d. 2 January 1953)
Son	Lawrence Wesley Eli+ (b. 5 May 1894, d. 25 June 1960)
Son	George Phillip Eli+ (b. 14 October 1895, d. 16 July 1962)
Daughter	Alice Violet Eli (b. 2 August 1898, d. 9 June 1910)
Daughter	Mabel Adeline Eli+ (b. 2 November 1901, d. 27 February 1990)
Daughter	Viola Emeline Eli+ (b. 21 October 1910, d. 9 September 1995)

BASIC FACTS

Marietta Arthelia Short was born on 4 December 1871 in Indiana.^3,2 She and George Wesley Eli were married on 25 February 1886 in Almena, Norton Co., Missouri.¹ She died on 27 April 1945, at age 73.³ She was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.¹

Marietta Arthelia Short was also known as Myrtle A. Short.³ She had reference number 28438. She was enumerated on the census in Norton County, Kansas (1940.) GRAVE MARKER

ELI

MARIETTA A. GEORGE W.
1871 -- 1945 1863 -- 1935

PRECIOUS MEMORIES.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S2161] 1940 Census, Kansas, Norton County
[S2956] Cemetery Records - Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas

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Phillip Short¹

M, #28147, b. 12 July 1828, d. 28 June 1910

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Halstead (b. 7 June 1842)

Daughter

Marietta Arthelia Short+ (b. 4 December 1871, d. 27 April 1945)

BASIC FACTS

Phillip Short was born on 12 July 1828.² He died on 28 June 1910, at age 81.² He was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.²

Phillip Short had reference number 28439.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S2956] Cemetery Records - Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas

Family Explorer

Mary Halstead^1,2

F, #28148, b. 7 June 1842

Pedigree Link

Family: Phillip Short (b. 12 July 1828, d. 28 June 1910)

Daughter

Marietta Arthelia Short+ (b. 4 December 1871, d. 27 April 1945)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Halstead was born on 7 June 1842.³ She was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.³

Mary Halstead had reference number 28440.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S5790] Genealogy prepared by dkrose1135 (Ancestry.com)
[S2956] Cemetery Records - Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas

Family Explorer

Maude May Eli^1,2,3

F, #28149, b. 9 April 1887, d. January 1963

Parents

Father	George Wesley Eli (b. 25 August 1862, d. 14 May 1935)
Mother	Marietta Arthelia Short (b. 4 December 1871, d. 27 April 1945)

Pedigree Link

Family: Pearl Gilbert Webster (b. 31 May 1881, d. 3 December 1973)

Son	James Webster+ (b. about 1913)
Son	Harold Webster
Daughter	Violet Webster
Daughter	Neta Mae Webster+ (b. 17 October 1920, d. 21 July 2002)
Daughter	Norma Jean Webster

BASIC FACTS

Maude May Eli was born on 9 April 1887 in Armena, Norton Co., Kansas.^1,4,5,6 She and Pearl Gilbert Webster were married on 31 January 1912 in Norton Co., Kansas.^1,6 She died in January 1963, at age 75, in Craig, Moffat Co., Colorado.^5,7 She was buried in Craig Cemetery, Craig, Moffat Co., Colorado.⁵

Maude May Eli had reference number 28441. She was a Worked at a millinery store in Almena; later in charge of the telephone office; employed in war factory work during World War II. She was enumerated on the census in Norton County, Kansas (1900, 1910); Sherman County, Kansas (1920); Norton County, Kansas (1930.)⁶ She resided in Seibert, Kit Carson Co., Colorado (1918.)⁸ The Almena (KS) Plaindealer; Thursday, November 21, 1909; page 1

MAUD ELI WINS SECOND PRIZE IN THE PIANO CONTEST
Fanny Nail, 34,820. Maud Eli, 30,940
Rosa Colip, 21,420 Ida Moffit, 14,220
Rebecca Simmons 9,540 Lela Runyon 6,240
Pearl Shewmaker 8,940 Myrtle Hines 2,480
Amy Reiber 1240.
The second special prize-in the Plainsdealer piano contest has been awarded to Miss Maud Eli. From the very first day of the Contest subscriptions have (been) coming in at a pretty lively rate and during the past few weeks more names than ever have found their way to our books. We feel that the success so far attained is due entirely to the faithful work of the contestants and while other people find something to be thankful for on this great Thanksgiving day we find that we have nothing to be so thankful for as the fact that we have these honorable young ladies working for us. Every one of these contestants is working hard for the grand prize (the beautiful piano shown below) and whichever one wins surely deserves it.

The Almena (KS) Plaindealer; Thursday, June 23, 1910; page 1:
TWO YOUNG LADIES BURNED TO DEATH LAST SATURDAY
COAL OIL CAN EXPLODED FROM LIVE COALS
Mrs. Frank Brethour And Miss Alice Eli Die From The Burns They Received

One of the saddest accidents we have ever recorded happened last Saturday at the home of Frank Brethour on the Com Hoy place, three miles this side of Long Island. The accident resulted in the death of Mrs. Brethour and her sister, Alice Eli, besides burning Mr. Brethour's hands very badly and the young baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Brethour and Miss Alice Eli arose Saturday morning and had breakfast quite early, and after the meal they let the fire die down. Mr. Brethour went to the stable to harness his team and Mrs. Brethour started to rekindle the fire. She scraped the ashes from the stove and put in some fuel and poured some coal oil on the fire in order to make it burn faster. There was not very much oil in the can. Gas formed in the can rapidly and suddenly it exploded, throwing oil all over Mrs. Brethour and her sister, who was standing by her side. The baby buggy was standing a short distance from the stove and the baby in it was burned about the face, but in rushing outside Mrs. Brethour knocked the buggy over and the baby saved from further burning. Mrs. Brethour ran to her husband, who was just starting to the field close to the house.
Alice ran for the water tank and jumped in, extinguishing the flames, but as she ran she screamed and inhaled the flames and the result was she died about three o'clock in the afternoon. The wind was blowing quite strong and this gave the flames considerable headway. By the time Mrs. Brethour reach(ed) her husband she was all ablaze, and in tearing her clothes from her body Mr. Brethour's hands were badly burned. Mrs. Brethour's body was burned all over, and while it was not thought she inhaled any of the flames, yet her surface burns were so bad that she died about midnight, Sunday.
Mrs. Brethour was formerly Miss Ethel Eli. She was married to Mr. Brethour about a year ago. Miss Alice Eli was about eleven years old and was visiting her sister when the accident occurred. The funeral of Miss Alice was held on Sunday from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Eli, conducted by Rev. Miller. Mrs. Brethour's funeral was held on Monday from the home of her parents also. Both were buried in the Birkville cemetery.
Another chapter to this bad catastrophe was enacted south of town. Miss Maud Eli, a younger sister, and Miss Mary Eli, an aunt, started for the scene of the accident, and their horses became frightened shortly after they had left their home, and ran away. All three of the ladies were thrown from the buggy and the two elder ones hurt quite severely.
In the runaway Miss Maud Eli was injured by being kicked in the breast by the horse. Miss Mary had her back strained considerable, but was not hurt seriously.
Both the funerals were very large, showing to some small extent the sympathy the community extended to the bereaved family. It is nearly beyond the power of human endurance to have a catastrophe such as this one was happen in the family. To have one member of the family taken in such a manner seems to be almost all a person could stand, and when the sorrow is increased a hundred fold it requires all the sympathy and brotherly love that a community can give to make it possible for the parents, brothers and sisters to bear up under it.

OBITUARY - (Find-A-Grave)
Former Norton resident Maude Webster dies
Mrs. Maude May Webster, 75, former resident of Norton and Almena, and sister of Mrs Mable Eli Loughry of this city, died yeaterday at Craig, Colo., where she had lived for several years.
Funeral services will b at 2 p.m. Saturday at Craig with burial to be at Craig.
Mrs Webster was born at the family homestead 12 miles east and one-half mile north of Norton, April 9, 1887, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Eli, Sr., the eldest daughter of a family of eight. She was baptized in the Methodist Church at the Buffola School House and was active in church work, serving as orgainist and singing and managing children's work.
She worked at a millinery store in Almena and later was in charge of the Almena telephone office. She was married at Almena in 1911 to Pearl Webster, who survives. She lived in Norton until World War Two when a son, Harold, entered the service. She then went into war factory work and lived away from Norton since. She last visited Norton last July when she came to attend the funeral of her brother, George.
She is survived by one other sister, Viola, of Roseburg, Ore., and five children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The children are Harold, James, Violet, Neta and Norma Jean. Two sisters, Ethel and Alice preceded her in death in 1910. She was also predeceased by three brothers, Clarence in 1953, Lawrence in 1960 and George Jr. in 1962, and by her mother in 1945 and her father, George Wesley Eli, in 1935.
Mrs. Mable Eli Loughry will sing Stairway to Heaven, her own composition, at the funeral of her sister, and will also sing, "I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone," as requested by her sister.

GRAVE MARKER

FATHER MOTHER
PEARLE G. MAUD E.
1881 - 1973 1887 - 1963
WEBSTER.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book
[S1246] 1920 Census, Kansas, Sherman County
[S1708] 1930 Census, Kansas, Norton County
[S6453] Genealogy prepared by Kathy Benson (email address)
[S11339] Obituary - Maude May (Eli) Webster
[S5448] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook (Anna Marie Polly Dawalt 8-2006 file)
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Ethel Eveline Eli¹

F, #28150, b. 14 August 1890, d. 10 June 1910

Parents

Father	George Wesley Eli (b. 25 August 1862, d. 14 May 1935)
Mother	Marietta Arthelia Short (b. 4 December 1871, d. 27 April 1945)

Pedigree Link

Family: Frank R. Breathouwer (b. about 1890)

Son	Loren Breathouwer (b. 1910)

BASIC FACTS

Ethel Eveline Eli was born on 14 August 1890 in Norton Co., Kansas.¹ She and Frank R. Breathouwer were married on 16 June 1909 in Norton, Kansas.¹ She died on 10 June 1910, at age 19, in Kansas.¹ She was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Almena, Norton Co., Kansas.¹

Ethel Eveline Eli had reference number 28442. The Almena (KS) Plaindealer; Thursday, June 23, 1910; page 1:
TWO YOUNG LADIES BURNED TO DEATH LAST SATURDAY
COAL OIL CAN EXPLODED FROM LIVE COALS
Mrs. Frank Brethour And Miss Alice Eli Die From The Burns They Received

One of the saddest accidents we have ever recorded happened last Saturday at the home of Frank Brethour on the Com Hoy place, three miles this side of Long Island. The accident resulted in the death of Mrs. Brethour and her sister, Alice Eli, besides burning Mr. Brethour's hands very badly and the young baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Brethour and Miss Alice Eli arose Saturday morning and had breakfast quite early, and after the meal they let the fire die down. Mr. Brethour went to the stable to harness his team and Mrs. Brethour started to rekindle the fire. She scraped the ashes from the stove and put in some fuel and poured some coal oil on the fire in order to make it burn faster. There was not very much oil in the can. Gas formed in the can rapidly and suddenly it exploded, throwing oil all over Mrs. Brethour and her sister, who was standing by her side. The baby buggy was standing a short distance from the stove and the baby in it was burned about the face, but in rushing outside Mrs. Brethour knocked the buggy over and the baby saved from further burning. Mrs. Brethour ran to her husband, who was just starting to the field close to the house.
Alice ran for the water tank and jumped in, extinguishing the flames, but as she ran she screamed and inhaled the flames and the result was she died about three o'clock in the afternoon. The wind was blowing quite strong and this gave the flames considerable headway. By the time Mrs. Brethour reach(ed) her husband she was all ablaze, and in tearing her clothes from her body Mr. Brethour's hands were badly burned. Mrs. Brethour's body was burned all over, and while it was not thought she inhaled any of the flames, yet her surface burns were so bad that she died about midnight, Sunday.
Mrs. Brethour was formerly Miss Ethel Eli. She was married to Mr. Brethour about a year ago. Miss Alice Eli was about eleven years old and was visiting her sister when the accident occurred. The funeral of Miss Alice was held on Sunday from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Eli, conducted by Rev. Miller. Mrs. Brethour's funeral was held on Monday from the home of her parents also. Both were buried in the Birkville cemetery.
Another chapter to this bad catastrophe was enacted south of town. Miss Maud Eli, a younger sister, and Miss Mary Eli, an aunt, started for the scene of the accident, and their horses became frightened shortly after they had left their home, and ran away. All three of the ladies were thrown from the buggy and the two elder ones hurt quite severely.
In the runaway Miss Maud Eli was injured by being kicked in the breast by the horse. Miss Mary had her back strained considerable, but was not hurt seriously.
Both the funerals were very large, showing to some small extent the sympathy the community extended to the bereaved family. It is nearly beyond the power of human endurance to have a catastrophe such as this one was happen in the family. To have one member of the family taken in such a manner seems to be almost all a person could stand, and when the sorrow is increased a hundred fold it requires all the sympathy and brotherly love that a community can give to make it possible for the parents, brothers and sisters to bear up under it.

GRAVE MARKER

ELI
ETHEL E. ALICE V.
BREATHOUWER
1890 -- 1910 1898 -- 1910

PRECIOUS MEMORIES. Eli-Breauthower marriage, The Almena (KS) Plaindealer; Thursday, June 17, 1909; page 1

Eli-Breauthower
Miss Ethel Eli and Mr. Frank Breauthower were united at Norton on Wednesday at a little after noon by Probate Judge Sheley. Miss Maud and Mr. Clarnece Eli, sister and brother of the bride witnessed the ceremony. The happy couple came home on the Jersey and drove to the groom's sister, Mrs. John Reeves where a reception was given them Wednesday night. The bride wore a very pretty dress of light blue silk and Miss Maud wore light green. Mr. and Mrs. Breauthower leave today for Palco, Kans., where they will visit the former's relatives for a couple of weeks.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Eli and is among our most charming country maidens, reared by one of our most distinguished farmer families. She is well thought of by all who know her and will make a true and loving wife. The groom is one of those good natured, hard working farmer boys who is bound to make his way in this world.
The Plaindealer wishes to be among the many friends who extend congratulations to this happy young couple and wishes them prosperity and happiness in their new life.

Citations

[S5290] Genealogy prepared by Bertha (Gaines) Weber, Source Medium: Book