From a letter from Jane's granddaughter, Miss Blanche Cox, of Champaign, Illinois on Feb. 21, 1965. ". . .my grandmother Jane was left a widow when my Aunt Anna was about six years old. At that time they were living in a cabin on your great grandfather's farm. Grandma wove carpets and sewed and did various things in order to bring her children up. There were the three of them, Frank, Alta & Anna. Frank moved around from various places in Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. He was living in Joplin, Mo. the last few years and died there just before his 90th birthday. He lost three children when they were small but two daughters, Bertha and Louise are still living. BERTHA lives near Joplin, Mo. RR #4 Box 206. She has five children, 2 girls and 3 boys. Two of the boys are single and live at thome, the other one lives next door to her. He is married and has three little girls aged 9-12 yrs. One of the girls Anabell Nelson lives on a farm in western Kansas, RR #1, Bird City, Kansas. She has four boys ranging in age from 10 - 18 years. The other one lives at Philo, Illinois. About 20 miles from our home. She has four children, one boy 17 yrs, and three girls, 15 yr. 10 yrs. and 2 months old. Her name is Mary Bowers. R R, Philo, Illinois. Mary and Anabell both spent several years with us while they were going to school. Louise lives at 310 Spruce St., Leavenworth, Kansas. She has one son and three daughters, the son is in a veterans hospital. The three girls are married. Sue Garrote lives in Springfield, Missouri and has three daughters. May (Mrs. Richard) Newton lives at 1851 E (or C) King Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has two boys and two girls. Betty (Mrs. Robert Potter) lives at 2711 Kimball, Parsons, Kansas. She has three boys. . ."
Letter from Miss Blanche Cox, Champaign, IL. "Bertha's family lives near
Joplin, MO. Three children are single."
Died in infancy.
From a letter from Jane's granddaughter, Miss Blanche Cox, of Champaign, Illinois on Feb. 21, 1965. ". . .my grandmother Jane was left a widow when my Aunt Anna was about six years old. At that time they were living in a cabin on your great grandfather's farm. Grandma wove carpets and sewed and did various things in order to bring her children up. There were the three of them, Frank, Alta & Anna. Frank moved around from various places in Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. He was living in Joplin, Mo. the last few years and died there just before his 90th birthday. He lost three children when they were small but two daughters, Bertha and LOUISE are still living. Bertha lives near Joplin, Mo. RR #4 Box 206. She has five children, 2 girls and 3 boys. Two of the boys are single and live at thome, the other one lives next door to her. He is married and has three little girls aged 9-12 yrs. One of the girls Anabell Nelson lives on a farm in western Kansas, RR #1, Bird City, Kansas. She has four boys ranging in age from 10 - 18 years. The other one lives at Philo, Illinois. About 20 miles from our home. She has four children, one boy 17 yrs, and three girls, 15 yr. 10 yrs. and 2 months old. Her name is Mary Bowers. R R, Philo, Illinois. Mary and Anabell both spent several years with us while they were going to school. LOUISE lives at 310 Spruce St., Leavenworth, Kansas. She has one son and three daughters, the son is in a veterans hospital. The three girls are married. Sue Garrote lives in Springfield, Missouri and has three daughters. May (Mrs. Richard) Newton lives at 1851 E (or C) King Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has two boys and two girls. Betty (Mrs. Robert Potter) lives at 2711 Kimball, Parsons, Kansas. She has three boys. . ."
Louise lives in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS.
Ira had no children by his first wife, her name sounds like a male, but it was the name given. Yet in one place we had Ira's "first husband". Maybe because it sounded male. But Ira's second marriage was a Mary. Information was sent by Ira's sister, Blanche.
Lletter of Feb. 21, 1965,from Miss Blanche Cox ". . .I have one brother Ira living. He will be 72 in January. He has three children and 5 grandchildren. The youngest son lost his wife three years ago and Ira and his wife are caring for the three little ones. It is quite a task at their age. The children were all under 3 when their mother died. The oldest will be 6 in March. . . .The other boy has 2 little ones, a boy who will be five in November and a girl about 2 weeks old. Ira's daughter has no children. She is Mrs. Erwin Pease, 174 Spring Drive, Roswell, Georgia. "
Letter from Blanch Cox, sister to Ira, about 1969, "My brother's wife has been in the hospital for the past 3 weeks. . . she ran into a concrete culvert. Car was demolished. She was thrown out and suffered numerous injuries, cuts and bruses, broken ribs and right lung was punctured. . .Her daughter [Darleta Ann?] came from Atlanta, Georgia. . .two sons . . .one lives in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and the other near Indianapolis. . ."
No children
1900 U. S. Census of Royalton Town, Nellie is listed as Nellie I. and age 15, b. Apr 1885, and she is in the home of her father and step-mother Eva, with step-sister Inez M. Mather and half-brother Walter K. McNair.
1910 she is not on the census, with her parents, but would be 25 then and probably married.
She is mentioned in her father's obituary and estate, but the article had no date. A descendant, Justine Strong, gave us 3 Dec 1927 for the death date.
Mrs. Ray Urtel, 6943 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Lockport, NY 14094.
Chestnut Ridge Rd. Lockport, NY 14094.
E. Aurora, place of death, is near Buffalo.
The following may not be in this line. Needs to be proven.
Age 29
Wife, Ruth Brando died in childbirth.
Died in Childbirth
From Edith Thomas of Clarkson, NY, "In Dad's family ( George Thomas' brothers and sisters), Helen had 1 boy and 1 girl)" We had previously been given two daughters. See Family group.
See below
Reported to be Single
Birth also given as 3 Nov 1878 in Helen Fox's record. Edith Thomas of Clarkson, NY, "William had 1 daughter."
There was another son (Carlton Eddy) born after the parents separated given up by mother, raised by foster parents. His daughter-in-law is working on this and in time we will put him in family.
Bessie, George's second wife, had 3 daughters prior to their marriage.
Bessie had 3 daughters prior to this marriage. She had been Mrs.
VanDeWarker.
Marriage Notes for George Thomas and Bessie Nichols
She was the former Mrs. VanDerWarker.