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Charles Youngkin was born in 1809 in Northampton County, PA, the son of Henry and Anna Mariah (Overpeck) Younkin Jr. He was baptized on Sept. 7, 1809 in the Stone Church in Kreidersville, Northampton County, PA.

He and Hannah Troxell (Aug. 5, 1821-1898) were joined together in matrimony in about 1840. Born in Blair County, PA, Hannah was one of 11 children of John and Mary Troxell Sr., "one of the oldest and best known families in the northern part of this county," said the Altoona Tribune. She never learned how to read.

The nine known children they produced together were Elizabeth Fister Kelley, Sarah A. Warrick, John Clinton/Clayton Youngkin, Mary Dean, Henry Youngkin, Susan Hollis, Albert Youngkin, Andrew Jackson "A.J." Youngkin and Richard B. "R.B." Younkin.

When the federal census was enumerated in 1850, the Youngkins made a home in White Township, Cambria County, with Charles laboring as a lumberman.

By 1860, Charles' primary occupation was farming, as shown in that year's census. At that time, the census-taker spelled the family name "Younken." He continued his work as a farmer through the Civil War years and into 1870. The 1870 U.S. Census shows that two-month-old, illegitimate grandson Charles Henry "Harry" Lumadue lived in the household.

Atlas of Reade Township, Cambria County, PA, showing the proximity of the communities of Fallen Timber and Glasgow

The 1880 census indicates that only two sons were left in the Youngkin household, now in Reade Township, Cambria County, as well as 10-year-old grandson C. "Harry" Lumedue/Lummado. Living a few doors away were their married daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Simon Hollis.

Charles passed away in about 1887. The details of his demise are not known.

Hannah survived as a widow for almost 11 years. Her final home was in Fallen Timber, Cambria County. Toward the end, she endured what the Tribune called "extreme suffering" and died on March 10, 1898.

From the time she was taken ill until the end came she was confined to bed, most of the time being obliged to sit propped up, on account of the paroxysms of coughing, which rendered breathing difficult. The physicians said she had a form of the grip, accompanied with some dropsical affection at first, but the cough was the principal trouble, and medical skill was unable to do more than give ease and keep the vital spark in the frail body for a limited time. Every kindness and attention that children and grandchildren and friends could bestow was cheerfully given, and hopes were entertained for a time of a partial restoration to health, but there was a sudden relapse the evening of the day she died, and, peacefully as if going to sleep, she passed away... Mrs. Youngkin was a remarkably well preserved woman prior to her last illness, being possessed of a splendid memory, excellent business qualities and of a stirring, industrious nature particular to all the members of her father's family. She accomplished more work than the average young woman. Her step was as quick and firm and erect as a girl, and no one enjoyed fund and merriment more than she. She was a devoted mother, and her prayer to the last was for the children and that they might meet her in heaven, where she wanted to go to meet her husband and the little ones who were taken in childhood. The greatest respect and kindness was shown through her illness by the great number of persons who visited her. The neighbors were exceedingly kind and showed themselves to be friends in need by giving every assistance to the sorrowing children in their time of trouble, from the beginning of her sickness until the remains were consigned to the grave... The community has lost a good neighbor and the children a loving and devoted mother whose cheery countenance and wise couinsel will be greatly missed.

Younkin Family News Bulletin, Jan.-Feb.-March 1996 Courtesy the late Donna (Younkin) Logan

Hannah was age 76 years, seven months and five days at death, and had outlived four of her nine children. She also was survived by her brother Perry Troxell of near Glasgow and sister Mary Gates of Beaver Valley, the sister attending the funeral service but with great difficulty given her delicate health. A brief service was held in Hannah's residence, with a longer one occuring at the United Brethren Church in Beaver Valley, led by Rev. Spanogle of Coalport, who preached on John 14 -- "I go to prepare a place for you." Rain and high winds made the roads almost unpassable for those who came.

Hannah's estate was comprised of 135 acres of land, of which 65 were clear, adjoining the Cresson and Clearfield Railroad. The tract contained an orchard and good sources of water, under which were valuable deposits of coal. A public sale was held on Nov. 26, 1898.

Almost a century later, in 1996, the descendants of this family were outlined in a two-part series of articles in the Younkin Family News Bulletin, authored by Donna (Younkin) Logan. These were used as a structural outline for the more expansive biographies appearing on this website. As of 2024, the count of Charles and Hannah's known grandchildren was 55.

~ Son John Clinton/Clayton Youngkin ~

Son John Clinton/Clayton Youngkin (1840-1916) was born on Oct. 19, 1840 in Pennsylvania. 

He grew up as a farm laborer and in 1860, at age 19, lived at home.

On March 3, 1861, he married Rebecca Gray (Aug. 13, 1842-1900), daughter of William and Barbara Gray of White Township, Cambria County.

Together, the Youngkins produced a large brood of children -- Charles "William" Youngkin, Harry Elsworth "Elmer" Youngkin, Alice Hannah Andrews, Walter T. Youngkin, Mary Adelia Lowell Herman, Franklin S. "Frank" Youngkin, John Clayton Youngkin, Clara Bell/Pearl Hunnewell, Evelyn May Botz and Ollie S. Magraw. 

Census records for 1870 show the family in White Township, Cambria County, with John generating income as a farm laborer. 

They uprooted themselves and became settlers of Kingman, KS, where they are enumerated on a farm in the 1880 United States Census. John was assisted in the farmwork by his eldest sons Charles "William" and Harry "Elmer."

They moved to North Dakota in 1898 and cultivated a farm with the intent of ownership. The tract was located in Section 10, Township 154, Range 101. In addition to farming, he made a living as a carpenter.

Flour mills along the Souris River, serving farmers in Minot, ND

Sadly, Rebecca died in Minot, ND on May 11, 1900.

John outlived her by 16 years and, in 1908 married again to Katherine "Kit" Stafford (Aug. 13, 1854-1912). She claimed to be a relative of England's Queen Victoria, a story met with some skepticism in the local community.

They were together for four years until her passing from stomach cancer on New Year's Eve 1912. Her funeral service was held at the home, by the hand of Rev. Olsen of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The widowed John made news in March 1915 when, said the Jamestown (ND) Weekly Alert, he claimed that he had "speared a monster pickerel in the billowy Mouse river and had all he could do to pull it out onto the ice. It is further stated that the fish measured 36 inches in length, 20 inches around the body and weighed thirteen and one-half pounds. It took the strength of two men to pull the spear out of the denizen of the river, according to Youngkin's story. Spearing fish in the Mouse river is affording a great deal of sport to many Minot people in the last few weeks, and a number of persons are making their living in that manner."

On the fateful day of April 25, 1916, the 76-year-old John was struck and killed by a moving Soo Line No. 105 passenger railroad train. The Williston (ND) Graphic said that the accident occurred:

...near the crossing at Valley street and one the road leading to Valker's greenhouse east of the city. He was on his way up town and was walking near the track. The engineer of the train blew his whistle for the crossing, only a short distance away, and the victim evidently heart it and stepped from the track, but did not get far enough away and the cross beam in front of the engine hit him, throwing him about thirty feet and killing him instantly. The train was stopped in two car lengths after it had struck Mr. Youngkin, and the crew returned to help in caring for the man. But he was dead when help reached him... He was a well known and highly respected citizen, and his death will be a severe shock to hundreds of people in the city, who have known him for many years.

He had suffered a broken arm, crushed side and a deep cut in his scalp. Reported the Ward County (MT) Independent of Minot, the county coroner convened a jury which ruled that the train's crew was not at fault.

Fort Yates, ND, where C. "William" and Isabelle Youngkin were wed in 1888 Library of Congress

Son Charles "William" Youngkin (1862-1930) was born on Oct. 3, 1862 in Pennsylvania. He migrated away from Pennsylvania and went to the Dakota Territory by the late 1880s. There, on Christmas Day 1888, he entered into marriage with Isabelle Elizabeth McCarty (March 28, 1865-1955), originally from Mankato, MN. The nuptials were held in St. Peter's Church at Fort Yates, ND. The fort, today part of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, was where General Custer's brother Thomas made a fateful and forceful arrest of Sioux Chief Rain-in-the-Face, who vowed to cut Tom's heart out and eat it raw, possibly fulfilled during their next clash at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. There were five children in this family -- Bernard James Youngkin, Anne C. Hammond, Agnes Youngkin, Jane Elizabeth Nyquist and Vivian Youngkin. Sadness covered the family when daughter Vivian died in infancy in 1895 in Sisseton, SD. Daughter Agnes also died young from diptheria. When the 1900 federal census enumeration was made, the Youngkins were in Sisseton, with William's occupation marked as "farmer." By 1910, they dwelled in Minot, Ward County, ND, where William earned income as a building carpenter. The family is said to have owned a piano which grandchildren remembered had the initials "CWY" carved. They lived in 1919-1930 at Wolf Point, MT. Sadly, William died in Nov. 1930. Isabelle outlived him by a quarter of a century. At the end she too was in Wolf Point. There, she surrendered to the angel of death in 1955.

• Grandson Bernard James "Ben" Youngkin Sr. (1889-1980) was born on Oct. 9, 1889 in Pierre, SD. On July 27, 1912, he entered into marriage with Lida Ann Holliday (April 11, 1894-1967), a native of Brookings, SD who came with her parents in 1910 to Williston, ND. Together, they produced these known children -- Bernard James Youngkin Jr., Lorraine Benetta Scourey, Marjorie Campbell, Paul C. Youngkin and Marian Zander. As of 1918-1919, their home was at West Fork, 40 miles north of Wolf Point, MT. He followed his trade as a painter and farming. To have repairs made on his equipment, such as a tractor, he had to make the 80-mile round trip into town. They grieved at the death of son Bernard Jr. due to tonsillitis at age five years, 11 months and five days on April 5, 1919. An obituary in the Wolf Point Herald said he "was of a sweet and lovable nature and loved by all who knew him." The tender remains were laid to rest in a lonely patch of turf in West Fork. The family soldiered on. Said a news article, "They homesteaded on the West Fork of the Poplar River north of Wolf Point in 1917. Three years later they moved into Wolf Point, where he worked as a carpenter and meat cutter. In 1925 he founded Youngkin's Sewing Machine Co. and operated until he retired in 1973." The family held a membership in the Immaculate Conception Church, where Lida was involved with the Catholic Daughters and the Altar Society.  Sadly, Lida passed away at the age of 73, at home, on Sept. 24, 1967. She was pictured in her obituary in the Poplar (MT) Standard. Rev. Fr. Patrick O'Reilly presided over the funeral mass. Bernard outlived her by a baker's dozen years. His final residence, for the last four years of his life, was the Harlem Rest Home. The angel of death whisked him away there at the age of 90 on Aug. 21, 1980. Funeral services were conducted in the Immaculate Conception Church. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point, MT.

  Great-granddaughter Lorraine Youngkin (1915-1992) was born on April 8, 1915 in Williston, ND. At the age of 18, in 1933, she played the part of the patient in a skit portraying the first surgery performed by Dr. R.D. Knapp after coming to Wolf Point. Fifty years later, she helped re-create that skit. On Sept. 28, 1933, in a ceremony at Wolf Point, MT, she wed Ronald Scourey ( ? - ? ). Their three daughters were Loy Ann Wiley, Monna Foster and Gay Lynn McConnell. They dwelled in Billings, MT in 1965 -- Victor, MT in 1967 -- and Harlem, MT in 1970-1992. Reported the Havre (MT) Daily News, "They lived in the Zurich area and farmed in Wolf Point. They later moved to the Bitterroot Valley. In about 1970 they returned to Harlem and remained there." Ronald passed away in 1985. The widowed Lorraine stayed active working in her daughter's Harlem flower shop. She died at a hospital in Havre, MT at the age of 77 on April 23, 1992. Her rosary was held at the St. Thomas Catholic Church of Harlem, and her funeral mass in the gymnasium of Harlen High School. The Daily News carried an obituary which gave a count of her survivors as 17 grandchildren, a dozen great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

  Great-granddaughter Marjorie H. "Marge" Youngkin (1916-1993) was born in 1916. She first married (?) Davidson. Circa 1965-1967, her dwelling-place was in Pico Rivera, CA. In time she was joined in wedlock with (?) Campbell. She was in Abilene, TX in 1980 and Aberdeen, T in 1992.

  Great-grandson Paul Charles Youngkin (1919-1965) was born on June 16, 1919 at West Fork, MT. He grew up Wolf Point, MT. On April 21, 1949, in Fairview, he wed Salome Frances Helten ( ? - ? ). They settled in Sidney, MT the same year and never left. Four children in their brood were Mrs. Joe Malkin, Bernard Youngkin, Paul Charles Youngkin Jr. and Nicholas Youngkin. They also raised a foster son, James McFarland. For many years, Paul and his father were partners in a family-owned enterprise, the Youngkin Sewing Machine Company. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 46 at home on Sept. 7, 1965. An obituary was printed in the Poplar (MT) Standard. His remains were brought to Wolf Point for services at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. Patrick O'Reilly led the funeral.

  Great-granddaughter Marian Vivian Youngkin (1923-2006) was born on Jan. 7, 1923 at Wolf Point, MT. When she was 19 years of age, on Oct. 25, 1942, in Wolf Point, MT, she tied the knot with 21-year-old Robert Earl Zander ( ? - ? ) of Chinook, MT. Their union endured over the ups and downs of an extraordinary 63 years together. They put down roots in Gardiner, MT before moving to Livingston, MT. Together they produced a family of three sons -- James Zander, Thomas Zander and Timothy Zander. Said the Billings (MT) Gazette, they "operated Martin's Restaurant at the Burlington Northern Depot" for many years. They also owned the Lazy B-Z Cafe which they leased in 1960 to Fred Parry. Years later, a newspaper reported that Marian "inspired many young women to get their education and then go out and prove women worthy. She was admired and respected by her employees." Their world was upended in November 1974 when their 20-year-old son Timothy was killed in an automobile accident. Then in 1986, they relocated to Saint George, UT. The couple marked their golden wedding anniversary in 1992 with a celebration with family and friends in their residence in St. George. At the age of 83, Marian died on June 7, 2006. An obituary appeared in the Saint George Daily Spectrum.

• Granddaughter Anne C. Youngkin (1891-1977) was born on July 31, 1891 in Campbell County SD. Evidence suggests that she was married at least five times. Her first husband in 1910 was Philip Edwin Markham (1891-1952). One son of this coupling was Bernard Edward Markham. After several years, the Markhams divorced. In 1919, she wed her second spouse, Herbert Longworth McColley (1891-1965), the son of Charles W. and Susanna (Walters) McColley. That union also dissolved in divorce within a year or two, and he moved to Ohio, working on freight ships plying the Great Lakes. Then on April 25, 1922, in Poplar, MT, she entered into wedlock for the third time with Jacob Kluth Jr. (1884-1951). They were together for 14 years and had property at Wolf Point and New Deal, MT. But in May 1936, she filed for divorce, charging "cruel and inhuman treatment... alleging that her husband used abusive language and ordered her from their home," reported the Glasgow Courier. The fourth marriage was held in Omaha on Nov. 26, 1937 with Ralph Edward Hammond (1885-1956), originally from Aurora and the son of Reason Ely and Nettie (Brewer) Hammond. This union lasted the longest, for 19 years, until cleaved apart by death. He is believed to have brought three adult stepchildren into the mixed family, Charlene Dwyer, Floyd Hammond and Wendell Hammond. They settled in Broken Bow, NE, where Ralph was a farmer. While on vacation in 1956, headed toward Estes Park, they rented a cabin for the night in Sidney, NE. Ralph suffered a heart attack and was rushed to Memorial Hospital, where he died within the hour. His remains were lowered under the sod of Broken Bow Cemetery. Her fifth and apparently final foray into matrimony was with Roy Edwin Aldrich (1884-1967). Death spirited her away into eternity in Broken Bow, on her 86th birthday, July 31, 1977. She was laid to rest with her fourth spouse, Ralph Hammond, in Broken Bow Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Bernard Edward "Ben" Markham (1912-1971) was born on Jan. 12, 1912 in North Dakota. In 1930, he wed his first wife, Lillian Elizabeth Trudo (1914-1990). He served in the 77th Army Air Forces Band during World War II. His second wife was Edna Marie Hausauer (1921-2010). They lived in Colfax, IA in the early 1940s. Four offspringwere Audrey Maxine Ruddick (1942-2016), Patricia Marie Keifer (1946-1993), Robert Markham and Karen Nace. Bernard died in Apache Junction, AZ on Feb. 27, 1971. His remains sleep for eternity in Broken Bow Cemetery. Edna outlived him by nearly four decades and wed again to Howard P. Wood (Nov. 10, 1927-2004). She passed away on May 18, 2010, and is interred with her second husband.

• Granddaughter Jane Elizabeth Youngkin (1893-1972) was born on Oct. 20, 1893 in Campbell County, SD. She grew up in Minot but is known at age nine in August 1912 to have traveled to Williston to visit her brother Bernard. She was thrice-wed in her lifetime. Her first marriage was on June 3, 1914 with Benjamin Ellsworth Tilton (1876-1955). They exchanged their vows in Poplar, Sheridan County, MT and made their home at Bainville, MT. The pair's known children were Florence Mary Lenz, Gertrude Catherine Langberg, Virginia Agnes "Jo" Dickey Taylor, Isabelle Tilton and Homer Benjamin Tilton. The union dissolved, with her suing for divorce in June 1938, asking custody of two minor children. About that time, her home was at Wolf Point, MT. Her second spouse, on June 15, 1938, was William Cyrus Potter (1871-1945). They tied the knot in Lake County, MT. Then on Jan. 12, 1950 or 1951, she wed husband number three, Algot William Nyquist (1891-1976). Their wedding was conducted in Sidney, MT. As of 1972, Jane lived in Culbertson, MT. Sadly, at the age of 78, she died in a local hospital on Jan. 15, 1972. Her funeral mass was held in St. Anthony's Catholic Church, by the hand of Rev. Thomas Harney. The remains were lowered under the turf of Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. The Great Falls Tribune ran an obituary. Former husband Benjamin Tilton moved in about 1929 to Wolf Point and stayed for good. He died at age 78 in Jan. 1955, with an obituary appearing in the Tribune.

  Great-granddaughter Florence Mary Tilton (1915-1999) was born on April 3, 1915 in Minot, ND. She grew up in Bainville and Wolf Point, MT and was a 1933 graduate of Wolf Point High School. She then attended Northern Montana College and obtained a bookkeeping job with Rathert-Schreiber Ford. On May 1, 1939, at Wolf Point, she was joined in wedlock with Serafin N. "Zip" Lenz (1909-1962), son of Peter and Helena (Pint) Lenz of Adrian, MN. Their brood of three known children were Peter Michael Lenz (1941- ? ), David Thomas Lenz (1944- ? ) and Katherine Mary Toavs (1948- ? ). Born in Minnesota, Serafin came to Montana in 1917 when his father was named the first water superintendent for the city of Wolf Point. Serafin was a 1926 graduate of Wolf Point High School. He then served as an engineer for the Great Northern Railway and the Montana Highway Department. During World War II, the family resided in Newfoundland, where he was resident engineer leading the construction of a U.S. Army base at St. Johns. They returned to the United States in 1943. Serafin continued his work as a civil engineer for eight years as deputy county surveyor of Cascade County followed by a term of five years as city engineer for Wolf Point. From about 1958 to 1962, he served in an engineering role at the Glasgow Air Force Base and Minuteman missile facilities in central Montana. They held a membership in the Immaculate Conception Church, and Florence was involved with its Catholic Daughters of America and the Altar Society. Tragically, on Aug. 11, 1962, Serafin was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 87, two miles west of Lewistown, MT. The Culbertson (MT) Searchlight reported that he "was alone in a panel truck when it collided with a car..." His funeral mass was sung in the family church, led by Ref. Fr. Patrick J. O'Reilly. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Florence survived him by 37 years. Said the Great Falls Tribune, "She was a partner in the Classic Shop for four years, then moved to Great Falls and attended the College of Great Falls. She then moved to Helena and was secretary for then-state lands commissioner Ted Schwinden. She returned to Great Falls in the early 1970s and worked at the Department of Motor Vehicles until retiring in 1979. After retiring, she spent summers in Wolf Point and winters in Tucson, Ariz." She liked to read, perform on the piano and play bridge, belonging to the Golf Bridge Club Marathon. She died at her daughter's home north of Wolf Point at the age of 83 on Jan. 24, 1999. Her funeral mass was conducted in the Immaculate Conception Church at Wolf Point. Burial was in the local Greenwood Cemetery with an obituary printed in the Tribune.

  Great-granddaughter Gertrude Catherine Tilton (1919-2006) was born on July 11, 1919 at Wolf Point, MT. On Aug. 13, 1938, in Ronan, MT, she was united in matrimony with Capt. Vernon A. Langberg (March 8, 1919-2001), son of Albert and Marion (Benson) Langberg. Offspring in this family included Beverly Ann Langberg. They lived at Wolf Point, MT in 1938 and at Kalispell, MT in 1939. He served for years in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of captain, and was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. As of 1955, the family was in Seattle, and in 1996 at 8060 East Broadway in Tucson. Vernon passed away in Arizona on Nov. 19, 2001. His burial occurred at Fort Huachuca Cemetery in Sierra Vista, AZ. Death spirited her into the hereafter at age 86 on Jan. 27, 2006. Her remains rest in eternal sleep in Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery. 

  Great-granddaughter Virginia Agnes "Jo" Tilton (1921-2015) was born on Oct. 1, 1921 in Banville, MT. She was a 1939 graduate of Wolf Point High School. From there she studied nursing at Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, but illness forced her to stop. Once she regained her health, she moved to Washington, DC to be employed with the Lend-Lease program, signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in March 1941 to provide military supplies and other aid to Allied countries during World War II. Virginia was twice-married. Her initial husband, whom she married in Aug. 1946 in Havre, MT, was Lee Dickey ( ? - ? ). Together, they produced a brood of four children -- Janice Keith, Judy Dickens Agan, Conwell Dickey and William Dickey. They made their dwelling-place in 1955 at Columbia Falls, MT. The marriage collapsed in divorce in 1965. Virginia supported herself as a secretary, primarily for lawyers in Billings, Conrad, Havre and Wolf Point. Then in 1978, she wed an old boyfriend, John Taylor ( ? - ? ), and relocated to California. Their union only lasted for four months until John's death. As a widow she returned to Montana and thence in 1986 to Conrad, MT, where she stayed for good. Said an obituary in the Great Falls Tribune, she "loved music, gardening, crossword puzzles, and crafts and was an excellent seamstress." At the age of 93, living in Pondera Medical Center Extended Care Facility, she died on Sept. 21, 2015. Her remains were cremated. 

  Great-granddaughter Isabelle Elizabeth Tilton (1917-2005) was born on Nov. 3, 1917 in Bainville, MT. Her early years were spent in Wolf Point and Bainville, MT. She does not appear to have married. Isabelle migrated cross-country and settled in Washington, DC, where she was employed by the Internal Revenue Service for many years. Her residence in 1996 was at The Evergreens at 1225 13th Street Northwest in the District of Columbia. She died in Washington on April 14, 2005. An obituary in her old hometown newspaper, the Great Falls Tribune, said that "At her request, her body was donated to science."

  Great-grandson Homer Benjamin Tilton (1926-2010) was born on Feb. 21, 1926 1926 in Banville, MT. In 1955, he was stationed in Japan with the U.S. Air Force, bearing the rank of lieutenant. While in Japan, on June 5, 1955, he entered into marriage with Sue ( ? - ? ). Their union held fast over the ebbs and flows of a remarkable 54 years. They do not appear to have reproduced. By 1972, he had planted himself in Tucson, AZ. His address in the mid-1990s was at 8401 Desert Steppes Drive, Tucson. Homer died in Tucson at the age of 84 on March 24, 2010. He was pictured in his obituary in the Great Falls Tribune. Burial was in National Veterans Cemetery in Sierra Vista, AZ.

Sarah Ann (Reese) Youngkin with sons Harry, George and Walter - courtesy Randy and Cathie Young-Kin and Younkin Family News Bulletin, Jan.-Feb.-March 1996

Son Harry Elsworth "Elmer" Youngkin (1865-1929) was born on April 3, 1865 in Pennsylvania. He was a longtime painter and wallpaper hanger. For a dozen years in his young manhood, he was employed as a painter and decorator by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. During that timeframe, on Sept. 17, 1891, at the age of 26, he married his first wife, Sarah Ann "Sadie" Reese (May 11, 1872-1932), daughter of James and Arvilla (Barr) Reese. The wedding was held in Harwarden, IA. Together, they bore a brood of children including Laura Youngkin, Bessie Ann Hanna, George Josiah Young-Kin, Evelyn Gertrude Miller Williams Bradley, Walter Burdett Youngkin, Harry Elsworth Youngkin Jr., Dorothy Lucille Winters Tucker, Thelma Irene Haggard and H.E. Youngkin. Sadly, their daughter Laura is believed to have died young, and their youngest H.E. Youngkin was born prematurely and died at birth on Aug. 2, 1916. Said the Muncie Star Press, Harry's 

...occupation called for much traveling. They moved from Hawarden to Sioux City, where Bessie was born, later they left for West Superior, Wis., where George was born, then to Minot, N.D., where Gertrude and Walter were born. Harry, Dorothy and Thelma were sent to join them in Indiana. These travels took Sarah from coast to coast, journeying once by covered wagon, through salt plains, over the Rocky Mountains, earlier days, by automobile over the Allegheny in later years. Those were happy, thrilling though trying days, shared by her family. She was a mother who loved her children and family, stayed close to her home, was a firm believer in right living and ever strove to shape her life to fit that belief as she understood the teachings of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe and her life policy was, "So live that when you come to the River that marks the unknown shore, your hands will be filled with deeds of Charity" and no one can truthfully say she ever knowingly harmed anyone. Never being able to participate in social and outide activities, she tried to enable her children to have the things she never had had.  

The couple first settled in Canton, SD when he left the B&O in 1893 to become a house painter. Reported the Canton (SD) Farmers Leader in June 1893, he "has just painted two houses for John Isackson on a couple of John's farms on section 1 and 12, Lynn township. Mr. Isackson says he can use one of the doors for a mirror because of the elegant finish and superior work done by the paint artist. Mr. Youngkin is also fixing up Ed. Norton's residence, and has a large amount of work on hand, besides an elegant residence over in Iowa." Their homeplace in 1893 was at the foot of Lincoln Street, in the old Parke house, once considered "the finest house in town," said the Leader. By 1902, they moved to Huntington, IN, where Elmer was foreman for W.A. Bucher's boarding stable at Matilda and Warren Streets. He was injured around Christmas 1902 when driving a "spirited" horse and cutter on North Jefferson Street. The animal broke into a run with Elmer at the reins. As they approached the Wabash Railroad crossing, an eastbound noon passenger train was running late and approaching, and the guardrail was lowered to prevent the horse and buggy from passing. Reported the Daily News-Democrat, "Youngkin could not stop the animal and it dashed through the gates taking the cutter and driver with it. Youngkin headed the animal east after passing through the gate, just as the engine passed by. It was a narrow escape. Part of the harness and cutter shafts were broken, but with light repairs Mr. Youngkin was able to proceed to the Bucher barn." He resigned from the Bucher firm in May 1903 to focus on painting. In the summer of 1903, he completed a project in restoring the Huntington opera house roof which had been damaged in a hail storm. He also replaced the roof of the Exchange Hotel in town in the fall of 1903. In March 1907, in Montpelier, IN, he tackled the interior painting of the Chaney Hardware store followed by papering and painting the T.S. Crobie grocery building. He received a contract to paint 13 cottages in New Castle, IN in June 1907. Elmer was arrested in August 1907 after a barroom brawl got out of hand. Reported the Montpelier Evening Herald:

Most everyone will admit that a good time piece is an excellent thing to have, but there are two Montpelieer gentlemen today, who would feel much better and be worth several more dollars, if they had left their watches at home last evening... Frank Carr and Elmer Youngkin were the Pop Fuller saloon at about 10 o'clock and after each of them had proven himself a good fellow and had stood several rounds, Youngkin made the remark that it was getting late, and that he was going home. Carr pulled out his watch and looked at it and then told Youngkin that it was not late and that his watch was not right. After several moments of general talk on the subject, a bet was arranged, in which Carr was to wager his watch and a dollar against Youngkin's. From the Fuller saloon they went to the home of C.H. Cloud on Windsor street, where they tried to get Mr. Cloud to leave his bed and go to the store and settle the dispute. "Please go way and let me sleep", was about the only thing they could get out of that gentleman, and they came up town still trying to see who could tell the most impossible things about the merits of their different watches. Policeman Dragoo, hearing that trouble was brewing, told them to get off the street and go home or he would lock them both in jail over night. They acted like they were going to obey and started south on Main street, while the officer went around to the mayor's office to do some work. He had not been there long, when a telephone call was sent in asking him to come around to the corner of Main and Huntington streets and stop afight which was going on there. When he arrived he found the two pugilists were Carr and Youngkin, and that they were putting up a terrible fight. They staved in close quarters with a determination that is seldom seen in a drunken brawl and it was some time before the officer could place them under arrest and get them to jail... Youngkin is a mass of cuts and sores over his head and face.

Still in Montpelier, Elmer "got on the outside of too much booze" one night in February 1910, said the Muncie Star Press, "and when he reached home made things pretty lively for his family. He first threw a shoe at his daughter and then drove the younger children out of the house, kicked his wife, broke up the dishes, and ended up by pourig oil from a lamp, intending to set fire to the house. When the officers arrived he claimed the fire had started from a cigar butt which he had thrown into the wood box. Youngkin has served one long jail sentence for a similar act." Within a a few months, they relocated to near Muncie, IN, making a dwelling-place at 219 North McKinley Street, Normal City. By December 1911 they again moved to West Adams Street, Muncie. Elmer once more was arrested just before Christmas 1911 when brutally beating their 17-year-old daughter Bessie. Charges were filed by humane officer L.D. Marrs. Reported the Evening Press, "It seems that Youngkin is the father of seven children and that every since he moved from Montpelier to Muncie about a year ago he has outraged the community in which he lives with what he calls 'disciplining his children.' This discipline according to neighbors consisted chiefly of threats to kill and violent language and blows... The arresting of Youngkin is only one in a campaign that is likely to involve many men in the city who are inclined to abuse their families. In many cases, including the present one, the family is either scared too badly or else wish to shield the head of the family..." Elmer continued to drink heavily and in November 1921 was found intoxicated on South Walnut Street, resulting an arrest by a patrolman named Roesler. For that offense, he paid a dollar in fine and $10 in costs in city court. 

Elmer abandoned the family on March 18, 1922, reputedly going to New Mexico. Sarah waited for several months and in September 1922 was granted a divorce. "Telling a story of treatment that was unusually brutal, in which a daughter corroborated the mother's account of the husband and father's actions, brought a divorce degree to Mrs. Sarah Youngkin Superior Court," reported the Muncie Star Press. "Youngkin cursed his wife, the evidence showed, and falsely accused her. He frequently struck her and once knocked her down and whiel made, threw an ax at his son. A married daughter, testifying for the mother, told of the father coming home drunk and of his threatening the children and running them around the house, at the same time wielding a razor. On one occasion, the daughter said, her father beat her mother with a stove poker until she was unconscious, having attacked her while she was stick in bed." In about 1927, Harry wed a second time to Rose E. ( ? - ? ). Ex-wife Sarah Ann died in Muncie on Dec. 9, 1932. Harry's final years were spent in San Diego. There, he passed away at age 64 on July 5, 1929. The remains were shipped to Muncie to rest for all time in Elm Ridge Cemetery.

Sarah (Reese) Youngkin with her grandchildren Courtesy Youngkin Family News Bulletin, Jan.-Feb.-March 1996

• Granddaughter Bessie Ann Youngkin ( ? -1968) was born on (?). As a teen, she was badly beated by her father which he considered proper parental discipline. In December 1911, shortly after the father was arrested in one brutal case of abuse, the 17-year-old Bessie Ann married Ethert Edward Hanna ( ? -1952), son of Mary Emma Hanna. The Muncie Evening Press announced the marriage, saying "the happy young husband is an iron worker, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Hanna, of West Thirteenth Street." Ethert in childhood had moved from Connersville to Delaware County. They made a home in Muncie at 913 West 13th Street. A daughter was born in September 1912 but died in infancy in October 1913. Ethert was charged in 1914 with cruelty and unmercifully driving a horse owned by Nella Tharp of Muncie, but he denied the claims. The federal census enumeration of 1920 shows the pair in Muncie, and that Ethert's occupation was factory painter. Later, they relocated to Yorktown, IN. In 1933, the couple purchased the Top Hat Restaurant and Party Mart on State Road 32 West. An April 1969 "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood" column in the Muncie Star Press, by Dick Greene, said that upon the acquisition, the couple:      

  at first had in mind a country home and not a place of business. The house was in need of repairs, so the Hannas began to go over the property, and meantime thought of the homestead as a place where dinners might be served in the quiet atmosphere of the country. This was the beginning of a great deal of work. Wings were added and walsl and beams were covered with pecky cypress, the designs being carved laboriously by hand with a butcher knife and meat cleaver. The wood was stained and varying colors were applied. The Hannas constructed a stone fountain with actual running water. The original staircase was kept. 

Ethert's primary work was as a plumber over the span of two decades, employed by Hutzel and Company. They held a membership in the Methodist Church and he to the American Federation of Labor's Plumbers Union. He was critically injured in an accident during construction of the Ball State College Arts Building on Dec. 7, 1946. He never fully recovered over the remaining five-plus years of his life and was forced to quit work. Sadly, he died in Ball Hospital on Feb. 19, 1952. His obituary was published in the Muncie Evening Press. As a widow, Bessie survived him by 16 years and continued to run the Top Hat. She died in Ball Hospital in Muncie at the age of 74 in May 1968. Her remains were laid to peaceful repose in Elm Ridge Cemetery. Quickly, her estate administrators moved to sell the Top Hat assets at auction. They were bought by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Olson of Glen View, IL, she the great-granddaughter of Judge David Kilgore who originally had built the older part of the restaurant.

Minot, North Dakota

• George Young-Kin Courtesy YFNB

  Grandson George Josiah Young-Kin (1899-1958) was born on Feb. 19, 1899 in Wisconsin. He was a veteran of World War I, with a deployment to France in the Signal Corps as part of the famed Rainbow Division. George was joined in the bonds of wedlock with Theresa "Irene" Crusey (1897-1968), daughter of George S. and Mary Crusey. Children they bore together were Margaret Sue Barton, George Oliver Young-Kin, Henry Eugene Young-Kin and Barbara Scott. He was the first known member of the entire extended family to use the "Young-Kin" spelling. It first appeared in public in a Muncie (IN) Evening Press article dated April 27, 1926. For 16 years, he served the community as a police officer and highway patrolman in Muncie, hired in the administration of Mayor John C. Hampton. He also provided plumbing services on the side. George held memberships in the Fraternal Order of Police and local lodges of the Eagles, Moose, American Legion and Veterans of World War I. Their address in 1958 was 1800 East 25th Street, Muncie. George suffered a heart attack while doing plumbing work at a rooming house at 211 East Seymour Street in Muncie and died the age of 62 on Oct. 29, 1958. Rev. Fr. William Grady led the funeral rites, with burial in the Gardens of Memory, and an obituary was printed in the Muncie Evening Press.

  Great-granddaughter Margaret Sue Youngkin (1924-1987) was born on Jan. 6, 1924 in Muncie, IN. In 1941, when she was 17 years of age, she married George Sherman Barton Jr. (1924-1984). Their four known children were Judith Kay Cummins (1943- ? ), Ronald Dexter Barton (1945- ? ), Barbara Irene Barton (1947-1961) and George Michael Barton (1950- ? ). They lived in Muncie in 1958. Grief descended upon this family at the senseless, tragic death of 14-year-old daughter Barbara Irene in 1961, a victim of a Russian roulette game gone wrong in front of a younger brother and sleepover friend. A newspaper account said that the girl had taken a revolver "from her mother's room and put three bullets in it. She held the gun to her head and pulled the trigger twice, but nothing happened. The third time, the gun went off." Sadly, George passed away on Oct. 19, 1984. Margaret Sue continued on for another three years. At the age of 63, she died in Muncie on Sept. 11, 1987.

  Great-grandson George Oliver Young-Kin (1925-2005) was born on Nov. 17, 1925 in Muncie, IN. During World War II, he served as a private in the U.S. Army. At the age of 20, on March 9, 1946, George was united in matrimony with Margie Lou Luckey (Sept. 10, 1928-1989). Four offspring of this family were Carol Candace Russell (1947- ? ), George Arthur "Skip" Young-Kin (1949- ? ), Joy Lee Young-Kin (-1950-) and Randall Alan Young-Kin (1952- ? ). Their home was in Muncie in 1958. Later, they moved to Louisiana, settling near Baton Rouge. He passed away at age 79 on April 24, 2005. Burial was in Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery in Livingston Parish, LA. Randall and his wife have contributed content to this biography.

  Great-grandson Henry "Eugene" Young-Kin (1929-1975) was born on May 19, 1929 in Muncie, IN. He is known to have served in the U.S. Navy. On Oct. 23, 1948, in Muncie, Eugene married Patsy JoAnn Parks (1933-2016). Three known children of the pair were Heather Allison Hinkle (1950- ? ), Osa Eugene Youngkin (1951-2016) and Charles Ronald Youngkin (1952- ? ). They dwelled in Muncie in the 1950s. By the mid-1970s, Eugene and Patsy had relocated to South Dade County near Miami, FL and lived in a mobile home park at 19800 Southwest 180th Avenue. On the tragic evening of Jan. 25, 1976, the 45-year-old Eugene became "violently drunk," his wife said. He then brandished a revoler and threatened to kill her. Metro police officers came to the scene, and one ordered him to drop the gun. When Eugene refused, and then pointed the weapon toward police, an officer shot and killed him at the spot. The account was made public on the pages of the Miami Heraldand the Tampa Bay Times. Interment was in the local Caballero Rivero Palms Woodlawn Cemetery. Now widowed, Patsy returned to Muncie to rebuild her life. As a patient in Signature Healthcare, the 83-year-old died on Feb. 11, 2016. A brief notice of her passing appeared in the Muncie Star Press. Their son Osa married Rebecca Lynn Sanborn (1965-2020) and was a Bronze Star Medal recipient. He died on July 2, 2016.

  Great-granddaughter Barbara Ann Young-Kin (1920-1991) was born on Aug. 23, 1920 in Muncie, IN. She was a 1948 graduate of Central High School. Barbara was married twice. Her first spouse, circa 1948, was 24-year-old machine operator Francis William Roberts ( ? - ? ) of Yorktown, IN. They made their home near Yorktown. The marriage ended within a year or two, with her filing for divorce in Superior Court in August 1950. He counter-sued for divorce in April 1951. Then circa 1956, she tied the marital cord with Floyd "Richard" Scott (1931-1981), son of Irene (Carr) Scott. Richard was a native of Nebraska who moved to Daleville, IN in his youth. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. One daughter of the couple was Donna Kay Maynard (1946- ? ). They resided in Muncie, at the address of 1026 West Seventh. Both made a living with the Delco Remy Division of General Motors in Anderson, IN, with him logging 27 years with the company. For 43 years, she held a membership in the Daleville chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, while Richard belonged to the Masons. They also were members of the United Auto Workers Local 662 and attended St. Mary's Catholic Church. Tragically, on Nov. 21, 1981, Barbara accidentally shot and killed her husband at home. The Muncie Star Press reported that he "had gone to bed Friday night while her husband stayed up to watch television. Shortly before midnight he went into the bedroom and told her he thought he had heard someone outside. He took a .357 Magnum revolved with him and left the house to search for the prowler. Mrs. Scott got a pistol of the same make and caliber and began searching the house. She reportedly saw a shadow of someone trying to enter the house by the rear door and fired at it, thinking it was the prowler. Mr. Scott suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest." The incident was widely reported in other newspapers across the state. Now widowed, Barbara moved in about 1983 to be with their daughter in Baton Rouge, LA. Death spirited her away at age 61 in Baton Rouge in Dec. 1991. The body was returned to Muncie for eternal sleep in the Gardens of Memory.   

Sisters Evelyn Gertrude (left) and ill-fated Thelma (seated right) Courtesy Younkin Family News Bulletin

• Granddaughter Evelyn Gertrude Youngkin (1902-1970) was born on Valentine's Day 1902 in Minot, ND. She accompanied her parents on a relocation to Muncie, IN. When she was 12 years of age, she made news in the Muncie newspaper when leaving for Helena, MT, where a sister was living, with the intention of marrying Harvey A. Andrews of Muncie. There is no evidence to show that the wedding took place. Evelyn was in fact married thrice. At the age of just 14, on Aug. 10, 1916, in Marion County, IN, she tied the knot with Joseph Clarence Miller (1896-1940), originally from Hodgenville, KY. On their marriage license, she claimed to be age 29 and thus to have been born in 1887. Their union ended in divorce, with him marrying again to Rosa Elizabeth Crouch. On Nov. 4, 1920, she wed her second spouse, Charles C. Williams ( ? - ? ). One known daughter was Delores Glenndora Shoemaker. He earned a living as a self-employed plumber, of 506 East Willard Street. Their marriage was troubled, with him advertising in the Muncie Star Press in June 1926 that he would not be responsible for any debts or financial obligations she might have incurred. But the couple apparently patched up their differences for a time. Evelyn and her daughter are known to have driven to Chicago in July 1927 to see relatives and then motored on to West Superior, WI. The pair finally separated for good on second day of the new year in 1931. As of 1932, Evelyn's address was 721 East Seventh Street, Muncie. Evelyn sued for divorce in January 1933, telling a Superior Court judge that "her husband cursed her, refused to take her anywhere and told her he did not love her," according to the Muncie Evening Press. The case was delayed when the proceedings were transferred to the Henry Circuit Court at New Castle, IN. Charles was injured with his chest crushed in an automobile crash four miles east of Muncie on the Fourth of July 1933 while riding with two other women and a man. Her third husband was Indianapolis native Lawrence Watson Bradley (June 5, 1906-1990). The Bradleys lived in Indianapolis in 1968, with her serving as executrix of her sister Bessie's estate and included an auction of the Top Hat Party Mart business the sister had owned. She died on April 23, 1970. Burial was in Elm Ridge Memorial Park in town. Lawrence survived Evelyn by two decades. He died in Indianapolis at the age of 83 on March 22, 1990. They sleep at each other's side in Elm Ridge Memorial Park in Muncie. Former husband Joseph Miller died at the age of 45 on Nov. 16, 1940 in the U.S. Veterans Hospital in Outwood Springs, KY.

  Great-granddaughter Delores Glenndora Williams tied the marital cord with (?) Shoemaker.

• Walter Youngkin Courtesy YFNB

  Grandson Walter Burdett Youngkin ( ? -1980) was born on (?) in Minot, ND. He migrated in childhood with his family to Muncie, IN where he attended school. He moved to Gary, IN in 1917. A year later, on Sept. 7, 1918, he married Beatrice LeGacy ( ? - ? ). A brood of four children they bore together were Muriel Hagenow, Marvel Frances Koch, Robert Walter Youngkin and Ronald Youngkin. The family made their dwelling-place in Gary for years, with him employed by the Gary National Bank. Controversy and heartbreak arose after just a few years of marriage, following the birth of their eldest child, and after they had lived in 10 places in two years. The couple separated on May 19, 1922, with Walter suing for divorce. His attorneys Capouch & Miller investigated his suspicions and then wrote a complaint that was filed in court. The filing with its sensational language became fodder for the gossip columns of the Hammond (IN) Times  edition of May 22, 1922:

  In brief, Mrs. Youngkin had several bad teeth. They needed fixing, so she went to a certain Gary dentist and had him look them over. He gave her a price. It would cost $19 to patch up her smile. That was all right with Mr. Youngkin. Then started the appointments with the dentist. They were numerous. It took three months for the dentist to do that $19 worth of filling. Folks began talking. They noticed that Mrs. Youngkin's appointments with the dentist were generally at the fag end of the day so that she would be the last patient. Then someone, as someone generally does, whispered an inkling of it in Mr. Youngkin's ear. "Well, what of it?" he queried. Husbands are generally that way. But someone else put another but in his ear. He continued to hear more and more until he decided something should be done. He asked Beatrice about it and she readily admitted meeting the dentist, oftentimes clandestinely. He found out other things. As Messrs. Capouch & Miller put it: "These tete-a-tete seances were not entirely confined to the privacy of said dental offices, but as the spirit moved them they would frequently fare forth in said dentist's automobile emboldened by a carefree abandon sufficient in itself to render envious any flapper outside of Hollywood." How's that? But to continue, Youngkin had noticed the waning of his wife's affections. That kept slipping until she "gave up all semblance of wanting to be an encouragement and helpmeet to him, but wandered far afield and astray from the last remnants of her former zeal and ardor for their domestic felicity and lost and enmeshed herself in the maze and labyrinth of the world and its phantom allurement and folly." At first he thought she was ill and was even more tender toward her. But -- "When the full significance and truth of the situation was thus brought home to him, the unexpectedness of it all fell upon his stunned and affrighted comprehension and unwilling belief with all its appalling force and crushing weight and left him cast down low, in the most abject desolation of spirit."

  The legal complaint appears to have had its intended effect, as the couple stayed together, and three more children were born Then after retiring in about 1970, they pulled up stakes and moved to Columbia City, IN. Their final address together was back in Muncie at 501 North Brady, where they migrated to with only about a month remaining in Walter's life. When his health plummeted, he was admitted to Ball Hospital and died there on New Year's Eve 1980. His obituary appeared in the Muncie Evening Press. He was survived by seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Interment was in Evergreen Memorial Park. The widowed Beatrice outlived him and made her home in Portage, IN in 1985.

  Great-grandson Robert Walter Youngkin (1920-1985) was born on Sept. 3, 1920 in Muncie. In childhood he and his parents relocated to Gary, IN. He was a 1938 graduate of Lew Wallace High School in Gary. He entered into marriage with Florence McKinley (June 1921-- ? ). The couple did not reproduce. Robert worked for Hutzel Plumbing and Warner Gear Company until after the outbreak of World War II. He joined the U.S. Navy in September 1942 and trained at the Great Lakes. Later he returned in Muncie, rejoining the workforce of Warner Gear. He logged 35 years with the company and retired in 1974. On the side, they owned and managed Youngkin's Rock and Gem Shop for 20 years, located on North Brady Street. They were members of Industry United Methodist Church, Muncie lodge of the Masons, Scottish Rite, United Auto Workers Local 287 and Warner Gear Sympathy Club. Their address in the mid-1980s was at 505 North Brady. Sadly, he died in Ball Hospital at the age of 65 on Nov. 20, 1985. He was pictured in his obituary in the Muncie Evening Press. Burial was in Elm Ridge Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Muriel Beatrice Youngkin (1923- ? ) was born on Jan. 4, 1923 in Muncie, IN. At the age of four years, she was entered in a beautiful baby contest, sponsored by the American Legion. On Nov. 12, 1943, she married William Frederick Hagenow (July 22, 1920-1991). Their two children were Joel David Hagenow (1947-1988) and Deborah Lynn Hagenow (1951-1953). Their home in the 1980s was in Westville, IN. Horror shattered their world on the fateful day of Dec. 6, 1988 when their 41-year-old son, employed by C&E Trucking of South Bend, was critically injured in a logging accident at Mill Creek. He was rushed to LaPort Hospital and died three hours later. An obituary was published in the South Bend (IN) Tribune. The remains were laid to rest in Westville Cemetery. The son left behind a widow Sherry, whom he had wed on Sept. 20, 1974, and children Melinda Kay Hagenow and Jason David Hagenow. Muriel lived in Westville as of 2007.

  Great-granddaughter Marvel Frances Youngkin (1925-1986) was born on Jan. 4, 1925 in Gary, IN. On Nov. 23, 1944, at the age of 19, she wed Clarence Edward "Bud" Koch (Nov. 13, 1917-2006), a native of Merrillville, IN. Among the children were David Clarence Koch, Robert Walter Koch, James E. "Big Jim" Koch (1949-2011) and Patricia Koch. They lived in Gary, IN in the late 1940s and in Streamwood, IL in the 1980s. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church in Steamwood. Marvel passed away at the age of 61, in Bartlett, IL, just five days before Christmas 1986. Her remains were lowered under the sod of Mount Hope Cemetery in Elgin, IL. Clarence outlived her by two decades and married again. He joined St. Peter Damien Church in Bartlett, IL. He was cleaved away by the grim reaper in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2006.

  Great-grandson Ronald David Youngkin (1933-2007) was born on Aug. 22, 1933 in Gary, IN. He was a 1952 graduate of Merrillville High School, where he played football. He joined the U.S. Army during the Korean War and from 1955-1957 was deployed to Korea. Upon his return home he became a police officer in Gary, becoming a sergeant and retiring in 1978. He first tied the knot with Roberta Burges ( ? - ? ). Offspring of this marriage were twins Diana McGee and Susan Newman and Randy Youngkin. Later he wed Kim Jean Maple ( ? -2010), originally from Gary, IN and the daughter of Harold and Betty Maple. Their union held fast over the timeframe of 38 years. Other daughters in this family were twins Tracy Doyle and Stacy Chaney. Said the Chicago Tribune, "Ron was a master at ceramic tile for over 40 years – he was a subcontractor, creating beautiful kitchens and baths in homes all over Northwest Indiana. He hunted and fished throughout Indiana and Michigan, decorating his home with his many trophies." Kim made a living at St. Mary's Medical Center in Hobart. Sadness blanketed the family when Ronald died on Oct. 24, 2007. Kim passed away on Nov. 28, 2010, with an obituary appearing in the Hammond (IN) Times.

• Harry Younkin Courtesy YFNB

  Grandson Harry Elsworth Youngkin Jr. (1903-1975) was born on Jan. 30, 1903 or 1904 in Muncie, IN. He was married  at least twice and perhaps thrice. On Aug. 11, 1924, at age 20, he was joined in matrimony with Iona Bernice Bennington (1906-1969), daughter of Harry and Lillian (Bicknell) Bennington of Muncie. Their two children were Joyce Ellen Cook and Jerry V. Youngkin. The couple separated five years into the marriage, on April 29, 1929, with her living at 2210 South Grant Street and him at 188½ Main Street. In May 1929, Harry filed for divorce in Delaware Circuit Court. Reported the Muncie Evening Press:

  George Carney, manager of a local store, is named as correspondent in the action, which charges unfaithfulness. Mrs. Youngkin, according to the complaint, was employed as a clerk in the store managed by Carney. According to the affidavit filed in the court, "the defendant was taught free love by the said George Carney, who is an ardent student of the new free love cult, recently formed in Paris and now having a strong following in this locality. After the said George Carney taught said defendant free love, she became cold and indifferent toward said plaintiff. [She] talked much about said George Carney and his new ideas of free love and refused to be sociable and congenial with [her husband].

The divorce was never finalized, and the couple apparently reconciled. As of 1939, Harry was employed as a plumber by Hutzel and Company, and was appointed by Mayor Ira J. Wilson to a  new board of plumbing examiners. Their address in 1948 was 2210 South Grant Street. Sadly, Iona passed away in their Muncie residence at the age of 63 on Dec. 1, 1969. Rev. Chester Pasko led the funeral rites. Her obituary in the Muncie Star Press said she "had been in ill health for some time, but her death came unexpectedly... [She] spent her entire life in this community." Harry outlived her by six years. In 1970, he wed 58-year-old Reba L. (Smith) Green ( ? - ? ), a native of Forbus, TN who had moved to Muncie in 1938 and then to Columbia City in 1969. They made their residence in the Freedom Acres Trailer court. But it appears by by July 1975, she was ready to move out. Harry and Reba quarrelled at the trailer court home of her son Claude Green on July 7, 1975, over issues such as packing up her belongings and her Social Security check. Gunshots were fired, and four of them struck Reba, one in the upper abdomen, one beneath the right hip and two on her right side. She was rushed to Ball Memorial Hospital where she expired later in the day. He was arrested in the office of his lawyer, placed in the Delaware County Jail and charged with first-degree murder. Suffering from what a newspaper called "a nervous condition," he was treated in Ball Hospital at the time and again a few days before Christmas 1975. He was spirited away into the great beyond at age 71 on the next-to-last day of 1975. Burial was in the city's Gardens of Memory.

Great-granddaughter Joyce Ellen Youngkin (1930- ? ) was born on Oct. 25, 1930 in Muncie, IN. Dr. Frank E. Hill assisted in the birth. Joyce was an alumna of Central High School. On Nov. 25, 1948, in the home of her parents, Joyce entered into marriage with Jack Wayne Cook ( ? - ? ), sometimes misspelled "Koch," son of William and Gladys Cook. Rev. H.W. Cornelius presided. In announcing the happy event, the Muncie Evening Press said that "A suit of bridal blue silk gabardine was worn by the bride, who was given in marriage by her father. Her slippers were black, and her flowers, a corsage of Sweetheart roses and button pompons." Jack was a U.S. Navy veteran and at the time of marriage worked for Trusty Plumbing Supply Company. As of 1969, they were in Yorktown, IN. 

Great-grandson Jerry Wayne Youngkin (1934- ? ) was born in 1934 in Muncie, IN. He was a 1952 graduate of Central High School and, following his father's occupation, went to work as a plumber. On Jan. 16, 1954, he tied the knot with Charline Applegate ( ? - ? ), daughter of Wesley Applegate of West Acres near Muncie. The wedding was conducted in the home of Jerry's parents. Reported the Muncie Star Press, "the bride chose to wear a chocolate brown suit. Under the fitted jacket was a beige blouse. Pinned at her shoulderline was a corsage of yellow roses tied with a beige ribbon." At the time, Charline was a senior at Yorktown High School. They made a residence in Columbia City, IN in 1969. Eventually he married again to Beverly Parks ( ? - ? ). He is known to have been the father of Chris Youngkin and Trina Youngkin.

• Granddaughter Dorothy Lucille Youngkin (1908-1975) was born on Feb. 6, 1908 in Dalevlle, IN. Her first spouse was William S. Winters (Oct. 19, 1906-1973), a Muncie native. They settled in Muncie and together became the parents of Sara Jane Winters and Dora Mae Winters. The marriage crumbled, and she filed for divorce in May 1934. He moved to 1029 East Main Street and wed again in 1937. Dorothy married a second time to Charles Walter Tucker (1914-1999). At the age of 66, she surrendered to the angelic host on Jan. 11, 1975. Her obituary appeared in the Indianapolis Star. The remains were lowered into the sleep of eternity in Elm Ridge Cemetery, Muncie. Ex-husband William passed away in Indianapolis on July 25, 1973.

  Great-granddaughter Sara Jane Evelyn Winters (1925-2003) was born on April 19, 1925 in Muncie. In 1941, at the age of 16, she wed Harvey Grant Howe Sr. (1923-1999). Two known children of this coupling were Harvey Grant Howe Jr. and Jacqueline Howe. The family grieved when son Harvey Jr., serving on an armed helicopter with the U.S. Army's 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, was killed in a combat assault mission in Vietnam on Jan. 28, 1967. In 1973, the Howes made their dwelling-place in Venice, FL. Harvey Sr. passed away in Florida at age 75 on April 16, 1999. Sara Jane survived for another four years. She died at the age of 77 on April 3, 2003. The couple and their son all rest side by side in Elm Ridge Memorial Park, Muncie.

  Great-granddaughter Dora Mae Winters ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). She married Robert Board ( ? - ? ). The pair put down roots in Indianapolis and were there in 1973.

• Granddaughter Thelma Irene Youngkin (1910-1934) was born on Jan. 7, 1910 in Delaware County, IN. She married Clark Haggard ( ? - ? ). The pair did not reproduce. They established a homeplace at 222 East Gilbert Street in Muncie. Something went terribly wrong for Thelma and it grew darker after the first of the new year in 1934. She became despondent, a condition which lasted for a week. On the fateful afternoon of Jan. 28, 1934, while in the home of friends, she made a final decision to end her life and swallowed a lethal dose of carbolic acid. She was rushed to Ball Memorial Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Funeral rites were led by Rev. McKinley. Burial was in Elm Ridge Cemetery in Muncie. The Muncie Evening Press published an obituary.

Daughter Alice Hannah/Hattie Youngkin (1867- ? ) was born on June 12, 1867 in Pennsylvania. She was joined in wedlock with Swedish immigrant Paulinus "Paul L." Andrews (Sept. 17, 1872-1933) and tied the marital cord on May 9, 1897, in Ward County, ND. The pair produced a brood of known children -- Nellie Andrews, Ethel Elaine Gaetz, Thelma Smith, Clifford E. Andrews and Vivian Lewis. Paulinius had migrated to America in March 1886, arriving in the port of New York, and petitioned to become a naturalized citizen in 1896. Their daughter Hattie is known to have been born in 1888 in Pierre, SD. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1900, the Andrewses resided in Ada, MN, with him earning a living as a teamster. The census-taker recorded that year that Alice was a native of Pennsylvania and had been born in  June 1870. Daughter Vivian was born in 1902 at Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, MN. They again moved during the 1900s and lived at Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND in 1910-1915. They were paid witness fees by the commissioners of Ramsey County in 1912. By 1917, they migrated to the Pacific Northwest and settled in Portland, OR, where Paul had found work as a house carpenter and Alice worked for a wholesale grocery business. When he registered for the military draft during World War I, he disclosed that his employer was Grant Smith Porter of Portland, and that he had a broken leg and arm. He was a member of the Kenton lodge of the Masons. Alice's fate has eluded extensive research, but she died between 1920 and 1933. As a widower, Paul made a home at 1557 Omaha in Portland. Suffering from a buildup of fluid in the lungs, chronic ulcers of the colon and Hodgkins Disease, he died in Good Samaritan Hospital at the age of 60 on Jan. 28, 1933. His remains were cremated, with a death notice printed in the Oregon Daily Journal and Portland Sunday Oregonian, naming his surviving children as Mrs. Percy L. Lewis of Portland, Clifford E. Andrews of Olympia, WA, Thelma Smith of San Francisco and Ethel Goetz of Minot, ND. Daughter Vivian of Portland was the informant for the official Oregon certificate of death.

• Granddaughter Nellie Andrews (1888 - ? ) was born in about 1888. She was deceased by 1933. 

Great Northern Railroad shops at Devils Lake, ND, where Mathias Graetz was employed as yardmaster in 1916

• Granddaughter Ethel Elaine Andrews (1888-1965) was born on July 31, 1888 in Pierre, SD. Two days before Christmas 1907, at Devils Lake, ND, she entered into marriage with Mathias Ludwig "Matthew" Gaetz (March 15, 1884-1955), a native of Wadena County, MN. Four children among their brood were Kenneth Gaetz, Howard E. Gaetz, Stanley Gaetz and Mrs. Dale Hogoboom. Mathias as a young man attended St. John's University in Collegeville, MN for three years and then joined the employ of the Great Northern Railroad. His first job was in 1902 as an engine watchman at Akeley, MN. Two years later, in 1904, he was assigned as a student brakeman for the Fergus Falls Division. He was promoted to conductor and then in 1916 as yardmaster at Devils Lake. When he was tapped to be trainmaster, they relocated in 1917 to Minot, ND. Another move was to St. Paul, MN in 1918. His final position was in 1930 as Minot Division Superintendent, holding that job until he retired in May 1954. In all, he compiled 52 years in the railroad business. Sadly, he died in a Minot hospital at the age of 71 on Oct. 14, 1955. His passing generated a headline article in the Grand Forks (ND) Herald. His funeral mass was held in the Little Flower Catholic Church, Minot. Ethel lived on for another decade and dwelled on North Burlington Road, Minot. As a patient in Trinity Hospital, she passed away on Nov. 10, 1965. Burial was in Rosehill Memorial Park.

  Great-grandson Kenneth Matthew Gaetz (1910-1981) was born on Oct. 19, 1910 in Grand Forks, ND. As a boy he lived in Willmar, MN and then back in Grand Forks, and contracted rheumatic fever at the age of five in 1916. He recovered sufficiently enough by that June to travel to Cavalier to spend several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. William Ingils. On Aug. 2, 1936, in Ward County, ND, Kenneth entered into marriage with Dagny Arnold ( ? - ? ), daughter of Norwegian immigrant Andrew Arnold. One known son was Robert Gaetz (born 1938). When required to register for the military draft in 1940, the Gaetzes lived in Greeley, CO, with Kenneth working for Montgomery Ward & Company. They lived in Rochester, MN in 1955-1964. Kenneth died in Olmsted, MN on April 8, 1981.

  Great-grandson Howard Eugene Gaetz (1916-1957) was born on May 14, 1916 at Grand Forks, ND. The news of his birth was trumpeted in the gossip columns of the Grand Forks Herald. When he was 25 years of age, he was employed in Fort Worth, TX, with an occupation involving diesel engines. He tied the marital cord on March 6, 1941 with 23-year-old Thelma S. (Orton) Halverson (1919- ? ), a Dallas resident and daughter of Henry W. and Ida S. (Chapman) Orton. Their nuptials were held in DeWitt, IA. He went on to serve in the military during World War II, and the marriage ended in divorce within a few years. Then in 1946, he was joined in wedlock with Lavertia Edythe Mikesell (1916-2010), a resident of Cedar Rapids, IA and the daughter of Hilma Mikesell. The only child of this union was Pamela Gaetz. They moved to the Chicago suburb of LaGrange Park and in 1949 took up quarters in the newly built, 366-unit Homestead Apartments. As Lavertia later told the Chicago Tribune, the road leading to the building "was little more than a dirt trail ... and farm fields blanketed the landscape north of the complex. The entire place was so new that Gaetz and her husband had to struggle along makeshift wooden walkways to carry their belongings to the building." Howard was employed by General Motors as superintendent of maintenance. The young family enjoyed Friday night cookouts in the local fields. As their daughter grew, the couple purchased a lot in the Springdale neighborhood of Western Springs, with plans to build a house of their own. But sadly, Howard became seriously ill and was admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Minot, ND. There, he died at the age of 41 on Aug. 7, 1957. Interment was in Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot. Lavertia survived for decades. In 1998, she was quoted in a Tribune article headlined, "Staying Put: For some apartment dwellers, clinging to deeply established roots is paramount."

  Great-grandson Stanley "Jerome" Gaetz (1914-1964) was born on April 25, 1914 at Grand Forks, ND. He was a graduate of Oklahoma University. He then followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Great Northern Railroad. His work was interrupted by service in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. He was assigned to a post in Alaska, where he was a train master on the Skagway-Whitehorse Railway. On Aug. 1, 1942, he was united in matrimony with Olive Elvina Knutson (Aug. 8, 1918-1996), daughter of Osmond Knute and Gunhild "Jennie" (Upsall) Knutson of Thompson, ND. The wedding vows were exchanged in the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Wayne, IN, officiated by Rev. G.W. Allison. Olive was pictured in a related announcement in the Grand Forks Herald, which noted that the bride "wore a redingote frock of dusty pink with white and navy accessories and a corsage of talisman roses." At the time, she was employed in the local county courthouse. With him away, she moved to Seattle and found a job in the office of Boeing Aircraft later that year. They returned to Grand Forks after the war. Two known sons of the couple were Stanley Jerome Gaetz Jr., who died as an infant in 1945, and Donald J. Gaetz. As of 1955, Stanley was employed as roadmaster at the company's Rugby, ND facility and in 1956 ran unsuccessfully for election as the town's mayor. He tried again and won in 1958, serving a pair of two-year terms, concluding in 1962. Then in 1964, at the age of 49, he mounted a bid to become lieutenant governor for the state, endorsed by the Pierce County Convention, but later withdrew from consideration. But tragically, while in his role as chairman of the Pierce County Republican party, at a state convention in Bismarck on April 9, 1964, he suffered a heart attack on the floor. An obituary said that "Several doctors at the scene tried external heart massage and oxygen resuscitation for almost half an hour but were unable to revive him." The dying man was rushed to a local hospital, where he expired soonafter. Burial was in Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot, ND. The widowed Olive survived for more than 30 years. She died in California on Jan. 17, 1996. Their son Donald attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and in 1974 worked at Bellin Memorial Hospital in Green Bay. 

  Great-granddaughter Marjorie Helen Gaetz (1918-1971) was born on April 22, 1918 at Devils Lake, ND. In 1940, on the eve of World War II, she wed Col. Dale Douglas Hogoboom Jr. (1917-2008). Two sons of the couple were Lawrence Hogoboom and Steven Gaetz Hogoboom (who died in infancy in Richmond, VA in 1942). Dale made news during the war when he led a battalion which captured the Ruhrchemie factory of the Thyssen Steel Works in the Ruhr Valley, which provided fuel for the German war effort. Their homeplace in 1955 was in Omaha, NE. Sadly, while in the District of Columbia, Marjorie died at the age of 52 on March 1, 1971. Her remains were lowered into honored rest in Arlington National Cemetery. Dale married a second time to Ruth W. (Jan. 3, 1921-1978). In 1974, he was named assistant treasurer of the Piedmont Environmental Council of Warrenton, VA. He suffered the death of Ruth on June 28, 1978. 

Walter G. Smith's workplace, 1940, the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton

• Granddaughter Thelma Andrews (1898-1952) was born on Sept. 4, 1898 in Ada, MN. She spent her early years at Devils Lake, ND. She served as a U.S. Army yeomanette for two years during World War I and then went to work as a stenographer in Portland, OR. When she was 22 years of age, circa June 1921, Thelma tied the marital cord with 27-year-old auto machinnist Walter G. "Lyle" Smith ( ? - ? ) of Bremerton, WA. The pair did not reproduce. Their dwelling-place in 1933 was in San Francisco. Then in 1938, they moved to Walter's hometown of Bremerton and stayed for good over the final 14 years of their lives together. They lived at 1118 Nipsic Avenue. Walter in 1940 worked as a machinist in the Bremerton Navy Yard. Thelma belonged to the Philathea chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and an honorary member of the Manette post of the American Legion. Sadly, at the age of 50, Thelma contracted cancer of the cervix which spread to the liver. She endured the illness for three years. Death cut her away in the U.S. Naval Hospital after a stay of 106 days on March 9, 1952. An obituary ran in the Bremerton Kitsap Sun. Rev. Philip G. Graf led the funeral service, followed by cremation.

• Grandson Clifford E. Andrews (1900-1969) was born on July 3, 1900 in Ada, MN. He grew up at Devils Lake and Minot, ND and as a teenageer in 1918 relocated to Portland, OR. In 1921, he wed Pearl E. Byers (1902-1966). Their only daughter was Donna Claire Hays. The newlyweds immediately established their homeplace in Olympia, WA, and stayed for good. Their address for 37 of those years was 1925 Miller Avenue East. Clifford worked at Ray and Ray's Garage for a number of years, at Chestnut Street and Fourth Avenue. Then in 1955, he founded Andrews Auto Parts and Machine Service and ran it for nine years until 1964. That business was sited on Miller Avenue, and the Little Theatre later was constructed on the property. Pearl passed away in July 1966. Sadly, after a lengthy illness, death spirited him away into the heavenly host on May 24, 1969, at the age of 68. Rev. Arthur I. Anderson, pastor of the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, presided at the funeral. His remains sleep in eternal repose in the Odd Fellows Memorial Park in Tumwater, WA.

  Great-granddaughter Donna Claire Andrews was married to Winston Hays and was the mother of three sons -- Glenn, Mark and Thomas Hays. Their dwelling in 1969 was in Olympia, WA.

• Granddaughter Vivian Andrews (1902-1991) was born on March 20, 1902 in Cannon Falls, MN. She relocated as a teenager to Portland, OR. She was an alumna of Jefferson High School and the Behnke-Walker Business College. On June 12, 1929, she wed Percy Wharry Lewis (Jan. 6, 1871-1949), originally from Delphi, IN. The bride was more than 30 years younger than the groom. They lived in Portland for the rest of 20 years that their lives together had been allotted. Percy had been married previously. He brought three presumed stepdaughters into the combined family -- Patricia Lewis, Margaret Madden and Dorothy Berry. Their home was at 6014 Southwest Shattuck Road. Percy attended the University of California. Said the Portland Oregonian, "From 1896 to 1901 he was employed by a wheat exporting company and then became associated with the Ames Harris Neville [Bag] company, which manufactures cotton and burlap bags. He rose to become manager and vice president, with Vivian working as his secretary. The firm later became part of the giant Boise Cascade Corporation. They belonged to the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Percy was president of the Multnomah Country Golf Club and a director of the Multnomah Athletic Club, which he joined in 1896. He also held memberships in the local chamber of commerce, Waverly Country Club and Arlington Club. He retired in April 1947. At the age of 78, Percy passed away in Portland on Nov. 18, 1949. Vivian outlived him by more than four decades. She died at the age of 88 on Feb. 2, 1991. An obituary was published in the Portland Oregonian. Interment was in the Portland Memorial Mausoleum. She was survived by two granddaughters -- Karina Montgomery and Katherine Montgomery.

Flour mill and dam on the Big Sioux River at Hawarden, Iowa

Son Walter T. Youngkin (1870-1933) was born on July 9, 1870 in Pennsylvania. He relocated to Illinois in young manhood. Circa July 3, 1894, he was united in matrimony with Delila Jane "Jennie" Herman (Sept. 24, 1873-1947), daughter of W.G. and Adeline (Smith) Herman. Their brood of four children were Edith L. Stephenson Lockwood, Maud A. Walter, Lottie Adeline Rasmussen and Cyrus Theodore Youngkin. By 1900, the family had settled in Minot, ND. They received the horrific news in 1908 that Jennie's brother Frank Herman, who had taken two railcars of cattle, horses and farm equipment from Canton to Beadle County, SD, was caught in and burned in the "terrible prairie fire" of April 12, 1908 and lingered in "great agony" until death six days later, reported the Sioux Valley News. Evidence suggests that the couple separated between 1912 and 1920, with him living in 1920 in Hawarden, Sioux County, IA and Jennie in the same town but at a different location. She was a member of the Hawarden Presbyterian Church and the Woodmen's Circle. Jennie went on to wed again to F.M. Amos and in 1926 moved to Sioux City, IA, remaining there for several decades. She died on June 25, 1947.

• Granddaughter Maud A. Youngkin (1895-1947) was born on April 11, 1895. Her youth was spent in Hawarden, IA, and she was an alumna of Hawarden High School. She then obtained employment in the office of the Hawarden Telephone Company. She entered into marriage in Sibley with Raymond E. Walter (1880-1947), often spelled "Walters" and the son of Fletcher G. and Nettie Walters of Portland, IN. Together, they bore a family of three -- Lawrence Walter, Roger Walter and Martha Walter. The newlyweds' first home was on a farm north of Hawarden, remaining until about 1944. They then moved to Conrad, IA, where she continued her career operating the local telephone exchange. In fact, she worked up to the end of her life. Sadly, she died in a hospital in Marshalltown, IA on March 24, 1947. Said the Hawarden Independent, "While Mrs. Walters had not been in good health for some time she was able to look after her duties until last Friday morning when she was taken to the hospital." Rev. Allen, of Conrad, led the funeral, with burial in Grace Hill Cemetery. Raymond, already burdened with heart problems, only outlasted her by a few months and died that August.

  Great-grandson Lawrence Walters lived in Toledo, IA in 1947.

  Great-grandson Roger Walters ( ? - ? ) served in the U.S. Army during World War II, with deployment to the European Theatre. He was badly injured in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and hospitalized for several years afterward in Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver, CO.

  Great-granddaughter Martha Walters ( ? - ? ) was at home with her parents in 1947.

• Granddaughter Edith L. Youngkin (1899-1959) was born on Feb. 15, 1899 in Minot, ND. On Jan. 24, 1919, when she was about 18 years of age, she wed 25-year-old Roy Stephenson (Aug. 10, 1893-1947), a native of Kansas and the son of A.C. Stephenson of Hawarden, IA. Roy came with his parents to the vicinity of Chatsworth, IA when he was eight years of age. He was a veteran of World War I. Their pair of offspring were Edward Stephenson and Gladys Buchane. The Stephensons shared a home with Edith's mother in Hawarden, IA in 1920, and then in about 1927 migrated into Sioux City, IA. for 24 years, Edith made a living through her work at the Cusack Laundry-Dry Cleaners. For the last two years of his life, Roy was in poor health. Desperate for escape, on the fateful day of Aug. 24, 1947, he attached a heavy copper wire in a doorway at home in the fashion of a noose, placed it around his neck, and took his own life. The news was reported in the Hawarden Independent. Interment was in Graceland Park Cemetery. Edith survived for another 12 years and married again to (?) Meyers and (?) Lockwood. She made her home at 321 West 15th Street. She passed away at age 60, in Sioux City, on Aug. 10, 1959. Her funeral was performed by Rev. Henry Held of the Grace Evangelical Reformed Church.

  Great-grandson Edward L. Stephenson (1920-1964) was born on May 18, 1920 in Hawarden, IA. He came to Sioux City, IA as a boy of about four. He lived with his parents in Sioux City, IA in 1947. His address in 1964 was 1417 Silver Street. Death spirited him away at age 44 on July 5, 1964, dead on arrival at a local hospital. Officiating the funeral rites was Rev. Donald Sinclair of the First Congregational Church, and an obituary was printed in the Sioux City Journal. Burial was in Coleridge, NE.

  Great-granddaughter Gladys Leona Stephenson (1921-2001) was born on Aug. 5, 1921 in Hawarden, IA. She moved in her infancy to Sioux City, IA where she grew to womanhood. On Jan. 29, 1939, at age 17, she first wed Cecil Beauchene (1920-1998), also spelled "Buchane." Their wedding vows were exchanged in Sioux City. The couple established a farm dwelling-place between Jefferson and Stevens, SD and produced four children -- Lloyd Beauchene (1940-2018), Donald Beauchene, Velma Mae Beauchene (1943-1950) and Delbert Beauchene. Said an obituary, Cecil "farmed in the Jefferson area from 1942-1969. He operated Beauchene Real Estate in Riverside." Tragedy upended their lives in August 1950 when seven-year-old daughter Velma was killed a freak shooting accident. What happened was that as a pack of dogs began to attack hog in their farm field, Cecil placed a loaded rifle in their car for use in chasing the dogs away. When Cecil got out of the car, the gun discharged accidentally, with the bullet striking Velma in the face and entering the brain. Rev. Charles Smith had the grim task of officiating the funeral in the Beauchene residence. Velma's remains were laid to rest in the Graceland Park Cemetery. Their marriage dissolved in divorce. Then on Nov. 15, 1958, she married Harvey Alvin Hefti (1925-1994), also of Sioux City. He apparently brought a stepdaughter into the union, Carolyn Poellot. The Heftis lived in Coleridge, NE. Sadly, Harvey died on May 6, 1994. Said the Sioux City Journal, "She was employed in several cafes in Laurel, Neb. She was employed with Park View Haven Nursing Home in Coleridge and at the Senior Center in Hartington, Neb., for six years." They held a membership in the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ. She was gathered away by the angel of death at age 79 at home on July 8, 2001. An obituary appeared in the Sioux City Journal. Funeral rites were conducted in the Pilgrim Congregational Church of Christ by Rev. Robert Neu. Interment was in Coleridge Cemetery. Son Lloyd Beauchene married Donna and dwelled in Sioux City, where he was head official and starter at the Interstate Speedway built by his father in the early 1970s -- while son Donald Beauchene wed Gina and relocated to San Pablo, CA.

• Granddaughter Lottie Youngkin (1910-1953) was born on Feb. 6, 1910 in Hawarden, IA. She lived in Hawarden in childhood before moving in 1926 with her divorced mother to Sioux City, IA. She was a 1930 graduate of Central High School in town. On Aug. 20, 1931, in nuptials held at Elk Point, SD, the 21-year-old Lottie was joined in wedlock with Albert J. Rasmussen ( ? - ? ), also of Sioux City. In announcing the happy event, the Hawarden Independent said that Lottie "has a number of friends in this city who will wish her happiness in her married life. The bridegroom is a stranger to Hawarden people." At the time of marriage, Albert was employed in Sioux City at the Cudahy packing plant. Their only son was Albert W. Rasmussen. Circa 1947, the Rasmussens dwelled in Sioux City and then in the early 1950s migrated to the vicinity of Onawa, IA. By 1953, they put down roots at Blue Lake near Onawa. Sadly, she became seriously ill in about 1950 and declined over the final three years of her life. She died at age 43 on Oct. 22, 1953.

  Great-grandson Albert W. Rasmussen ( ? - ? ) served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.   

Main Street in Minot, North Dakota

• Grandson Cyrus Theodore "C.T." Youngkin (1900- ? ) was born on Aug. 25, 1900 in Minot, ND. He moved at the age of five to Hawarden, IA and stayed planted for good. In young manhood he stood 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 165 lbs. Circa 1918, he made a living as a painter. On Feb. 3, 1919, at age 19, Cyrus married Mabella Hamm "Mabel" Wood (1901-1978), daughter of Guy and Gertrude (Hain) Wood. The wedding rites were conducted in Sioux City, IA by Rev. E.H. Stevens. The known offspring born to this coupling were Theodore S. Youngkin, Louise Gertrude Younie, Marjorie Ruth Younie, Lloyd H. "Red" Youngkin and Elwood W. Youngkin. Mabel was a graduate of Hawarden High School. By 1940, Cyrus earned a living as a body and fender man in Mike's Chevrolet Company. In time they "owned and operated the Ford Motor Agency and later the Coast to Coast Store until their retirement," reported the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. The pair were members of the local United Methodist Church. In an interesting twist, three of their children married siblings of the Younie family. Sadly, Mabel died on Sept. 14, 1978. Her funeral was led by Rev. Marion Bloodworth in the family church. Cyrus endured for another nearly nine years. He died on March 26, 1987, at the age of 86, in a Sioux City hospital. The funeral was conducted in the family church. His remains sleep for the ages in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. His survivors included 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

  Great-grandson Theodore S. "Ted" Youngkin (1921- ? ) was born in about 1921. He entered into marrige with Martha ( ? - ? ). They dwelled in Studio City, CA in 1987.

  Great-granddaughter Louise Gertrude Youngkin (1922-2006) was born on July 30, 1922 in Hawarden, Sioux County, IA. Dr. G.L. Roark assisted in the birth. Louise in young womanhood worked as an operator at the Hawarden Telephone Company office and in 1944 resigned to attend a beauty culture class. On Aug. 6, 1944, Louise tied the marital cord with Milo Eugene "Gene" Younie (Feb. 21, 1920-2015), son of Elmer and Cora (Scott) Younie. Their trio of children were David Younie, Dennis Younie and Deborah Fenton-Nichols. Gene had grown up cattle ranching with a grandfather. During construction of the Alaskan Highway, he moved there and was employed as a laborer. He also is known to have attended boot camp of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was deployed to the Pacific Theatre. As a member of the 1st Company of Marines, 4th Battalion, 10th Regiment, he took part in the beach invasion at Okinawa, Japan. Once his military term was complete, he came back to Hawarden to resume farming from about 1946 to 1963. He held a term as president of the Bluetick Breeders of America. Then in 1963, he gave up farming and joined his father and uncles in the operation of a meat processing plant in Hawarden. In her own right, Louise went on to own and operate three beauty shops in town. The pair eventually moved to Fort Collins, CO and stayed for good. There, said an obituary, he "worked throughout the Western United States at Gas-A-Mat, performing facility maintenance and gas pump repair. He retired in the mid 1980s." After the move to Colorado, said the Sioux City Journal, Louise "began nurse's training and graduated in 1966, as president of her class at Poudre Valley Hospital. She worked formerly at South Evantide Nursing Home in Fort Collins. In 1968, she went to work at Woodward Governor as a switchboard operator. She retired in 1987, briefly and soon went to work at Hach Chemical. She also volunteered at Barton Elementary School." Sadness blanketed the family when Louise died at home on March 4, 2006. The remains were returned to her hometown for interment. He and a son returned to Japan in 2008 to revisit where his military unit had been engaged. Sadly, Gene passed away in Fort Collins at the age of 95 on Aug. 3, 2015.

  Great-granddaughter Marjorie Ruth Youngkin (1924-2020) was born on 1924 in Sioux City, IA. She joined her family in a move to Hawarden when she was a young girl. On Aug. 20, 1943, at Cherry Point, NC, Marjorie wed Scott Younie ( ? -1997), son of Elmer and Cora Younie. He immediately left to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Children in this family are Scott R. "Rocky" Younie, Patricia Louise Koch (1947-2023), James R. Younie and Richard L. Younie (1953-2010). They put down roots on a farm south of Hawarden and made that their home for 46 years until building a new residence in 1992 in town. Marjorie was active with the auxiliary of the American Legion and other social clubs in the community and belonged to the Associated Church. Said an obituary, "She enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, sewing clothes for the younger children, taught ceramics classes, made dolls, and made beautiful greeting cards with the stamping technique. She was an avid reader of western novels and enjoyed many westerns on television. She was a very good cook and baker and enjoyed hosting the Youngkin/Younie family meals at many holiday or birthday gatherings." Sadly, Scott died on Jan. 14, 1997. Marjorie endured for 23 years and suffered the death of their son Richard on Feb. 23, 2010. With her health failing, Marjorie was admitted to Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden and died there, at age 95, on May 21, 2020. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, there was no public funeral. 

  Great-grandson Lloyd H. "Red" Youngkin (1926-2015) was born on Dec. 12, 1926 in Hawarden, IA. He was a 1945 graduate of Hawarden High School and then studied at Mankato Commercial College. Later that same year, he joined the U.S. Navy and served for two years as a hospital corpsman. Upon his return home, he found a job with Cy's Body and Fender Works. On March 19, 1949, he married Marjorie Younie ( ? - ? ), daughter of Elmer and Coa Younie. The wedding was conducted in the Morningside Lutheran Church, led by Rev. C.J. Tellekson. The Hawarden Independent said that the bride "was attired in white. Her two-piece dress was a satin-backed crepe skirt and jacket brocaded with silver. Her corsage was of red roses and her hairdress was completed with feathered carnations... This is the third marriage of a Younie and Youngkin of the same two families." Marjorie also was a Hawarden High graduate and attended Frances Shimer Junior College in Mount Carroll, IL, followed by a Minneaopolis radio electronics school. She then became employed at National Airlines' facility at the Jacksonville (FL) Air Base and in 1947 went to work in a local telephone office in Hawarden. They resided in their hometown in 1987. Two children born into this family were Stephen Douglas Youngkin and Rhonda Lynn Gaylord. Lloyd in 1951 became a partner with his father and brother Ellwood in the Coast to Coast Store. He continued in the family business until retirement on March 26, 1981. Said an obituary, he "served two terms on the Hawarden City Council during the 1960s and again from 1983-1990. He also served nine years on the school board and worked as an EMT for six years during the 1970s. He was a member of the Associated Church and served on the Endowment Committee for several years." Lloyd died at home on July 12, 2015.

  Great-grandson Elwood W. Youngkin (1929-2023) was born in 1929. He wed Audrey Eileen Wegner (1934-2022), daughter of Albert and Ruth (Brunskill) Wegner. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Korean War. Their home in 1987 was in Hawarden and in 2015 in Sioux Falls. He succumbed to the spectre of death in Sioux Falls, SD on Jan. 15, 2023. 

Daughter Mary Adelia Youngkin (1873-1959) was born on Jan. 16, 1873 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA. Her first husband whom she wed on May 8, 1894, was Leslie Albert Lowell (Sept. 16, 1868-1907), a native of Annsville, Montgomery County, NY. Together they became the parents of Elsie May Herman, Harvey Albert Lowell, Florence Amy Nichols, Frank Eugene Lowell, Letha Alice Shearn Parkhurst, Jennie  March and Mabel Murkins. They grieved at the death of son Harvey at five months of age on Jan. 10, 1897. They dwelfamily ed in Beloit, IA in 1907, with Mary coming to the realization that her husband was fond of intoxicating liquor. The sadness was compounded when Leslie was killed in a railroad accident in Hudson, SD on Nov. 15, 1907. A story in the Canton (SC) Farmers Leader said that: 

...his body was found scattered along the railroad track from a point near the water-tank for forty rods or up to the junction of the Rock Valley branch with the main line. Those who were present with Coroner Noid say it was a sickening sight. The body was literally ground to pieces by the train after leaving Hudson. The dead man had been drinking in Hudson where saloons are still maintained, and from conclusions arrived at by those officially seeking information, it would seem that Lowell had started for the depot to return by train to his home. That he was very drunk cannot be disputed in face of facts, for instead of getting to the depot he struck the track between the depot and the water-tank and either fell or lay down, for the engine and tender of the evening passenger bound north must have passed over the body before stopping at the depot. Perhaps nothing but the forward part of the engine passed over him before stopping, because a large pool of blood was found on the track where the mutilated remais must have bled freely for some time to have formed such a large blotch of blood... Robert Schaber gave Lowell 50 cents to pay his way home on the train as Lowell had stated that he had only 20 cents left. Mr. Schaber didn't want him to take any chances of being put off the train for lack of money. The half dollar was found on the track and is now in the Coroner's possession. Lowell also had a pint bottle of whiskey in possession when struck by the train but singular to related the bottle was not broken while the owner was ground to pieces.

In its own story, the Sioux Falls (SD) Argus-Leader reported that: 

The unfortunate man had been in Hudson during the day and had informed some of his acquaintances that he would "beat" a ride on the north bound passenger to his home in Canton. He was advised not to attempt this but it is evident that he did not heed the advice. It was not known that an accident had occurred until about one half hour after the passengeer had left Hudson, when a large pool of blood upon the track near the depot attracted the attention of the agent. He immediately followed up the trail and found the body, horribly mangled and mutilated about three hundred yards down the track.

The body was brought back to Iowa for funeral services in the Beloit Church, officiated by Rev. G.S. Evans of the Canton Congregational Church. Burial followed in Beloit Cemetery in Lyon County. The Farmers Leader expressed its opinion that: 

It is really a sad, sad case. The dead man leaves a wife and five children and honored and respected parents, but a love for liquor has been his ruin and it killed him, rendering him unconscious and leaving him in the very jaws of a horrible death. There is no use moralizing now, this terrible tragedy may be a warning to others, but will it? The man who sold Lowell death is subject to a heavy penalty in damages to the widow and her fatherless children. Is it any wonder that a temperance wave is sweeping over the country? Is it any wonder that the mothers of the nation are determined to destroy the saloon, and God is turning the hearts of men to the work. 

A coroner's jury exonerated the railroad from blame. Judge C.B. Kennedy of Canton, SD filed a wrongful death claim against the Milwaukee Railroad and barkeepers Frank S. Hamilton and Ferd Holm. Said the Kingsbury County (SD) Independent, "A coroner's jury found the railroad company not liable, but the contestants take a different view. It is also reported that action will be brought against two saloon men in Hudson for selling intoxicants to the deceased upon the day of his death." The saloon-men were sued for $2,000 each and turned to the Western Surety Company, of Sioux Falls, as their bondsmen. The Hamilton matter went to trial in November 1908 in Circuit Court. After deliberating "all night," said the Argus-Leader, they rendered a verdict of not guilty, on the grounds that it was not proven that Leslie was drunk when he left Hamilton's saloon. By that time, it was generally considered that Leslie had missed his footing while trying to board a moving train and had fallen under its wheels. Mary's second spouse, tying the knot on Jan. 20, 1909, was John Robert Herman (April 3, 1875-1965), originally from Beloit, SD. They tied the knot in nuptials held in the county courthouse in Canton, presided by Clerk of Courts George Olson, with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chadwick standing as witnesses. Reported the Canton Farmers Leader, "After returning to Beloit they were given a splendid serenade and the happy groom responded in a manner that pleased his friends." Added the Sioux Valley News, "On Friday they packed her household goods and loaded goods and stock in a car and departed Saturday morning about one o'clock for Iroquois where they expect to make their future home." Two children of their union were Jennie Bertha March and Ralph "Raymond" Herman. The Hermans were farmers and then moved to Hawarden, IA where he earned a living with a railroad. Mary Adelia became blind in about 1942 and yet endured in her life for the next 17 years until death. She died in Hawarden on March 23, 1959. Rev. Paul Williams led the funeral service, followed by interment of the remains at Grace Hill Cemetery. An obituary was published in the Hawarden Independent. She was survived by 18 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. The widowed John survived for another six years. The spirit of death carried him away at age 90 on July 3, 1965. Funeral services were led by Rev. Dr. G.S. Bruland of the First Methodist Church.

• Granddaughter Elsie May Lowell (1895-1982) was born on April 8, 1895 in Worthing, SD. In 1913, at about age 18, she married Charles Walter Herman (1892-1972). A trio of known children of the pair were Minnie Alberta Herman, Mary Violet Mead and James Walter Herman. They were plunged into grief at the death of eldest daughter Minnie as a baby in 1915. They established their homeplace in Tyler, MN and were there for years into the 1980s. She died at age 86, in Tyler, on March 27, 1982.

  Great-granddaughter Mary Violet Herman (1915-2005) was born in 1915. She tied the knot with Louis Neil Mead (1919-1985). Sadly, Louis was spirited away by the angel of death on Feb. 6, 1985. The widowed Mary made her dwelling in Phoenix in 1996 at 3628 West Las Palmaritas Drive.

  Great-grandson James Walter Herman (1918-1996) was born in 1918. In 1940, he married Marian Idella Royalty (1924-1976), the stepdaughter of his aunt Letha Alice (Lowell) Shearn Royalty Parkhurst. James died in Tyler, MN on Aug. 16, 1996.

• Granddaughter Florence Amy Lowell (1898-1974) was born on Sept. 19, 1898 in Lyons County, IA. In her youth she moved to Hawarden, IA. Then for several years she earned a living in Sioux Falls. On the Fourth of July 1918, she married Ernest N. Nichols ( ? - ? ). Their wedding was held in Luverne, ME. Two offspring borne of this coupling were Norman G. Nichols and Betty Lou Dandoy. In 1924, the family relocated to Sioux City, IA and put down roots. They belonged to the Morningside Church of Christ, and Florence was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Sadly, Ernest passed away on Dec. 9, 1972. Florence only survived him by a little more than a year. Her final address was 5704 Hayworth Avenue, Sioux City. Florence died at the age of 75, unexpectedly, on March 23, 1974. Her obituary ran in the Sioux City Journal.

  Great-grandson Norman G. Nichols lived in Ukiah, CA in 1974.

  Great-granddaughter Betty Lou Nichols wed Robert Dandoy. They settled in Sioux City, IA.

Hawarden, Iowa's Main Street

• Grandson Franklin Eugene "Frank" Lowell (1902-1992) was born on Dec. 7, 1902 in Beloit, IA. He grew to manhood in Hawarden, IA. On Feb. 16, 1925, he married Sadie Carr ( ? - ? ), daughter of Margaret Carr, with the nuptials held in LeMars, IA. The Lowells made a home Hawarden until 1949, when they moved to Sioux City. The two offspring they bore together were Donald Lowell and Edna Borg. Frank earned a living as a truck mechanic at a Hawarden Chevrolet garage and was employed by C.J. Murray of Sioux City. He retired in December 1967. Sadly, Sadie passed away on Aug. 9, 1978. Frank outlived her by 14 years and suffered the death of married daughter Edna in 1987. His final address was 614½ Iowa Street, Sioux City. He died at the age of 89, in Matney Westside Manor, on June 20, 1992. An obituary ran in the Sioux City Journal. Burial was made in Graceland Park Cemetery, with Rev. Dennis Tevis, of Crescent Park United Methodist Church, leading the rites. 

  Great-grandson Donald Leslie Lowell (1926-1968) was born on April 12, 1926 in Hawarden, IA. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II with deployment to the Pacific Theatre. After returning home, on Aug. 28, 1946, he married Shirley Hendricks (1929-2017). Four sons of the couple were Dennis Lowell, Steven Lowell, Merlyn Lowell and Michael Lowell. They moved to Sioux City in about 1948. Donald was employed by Pioneer Industries and Cudahy Packing Company. He went on to a career as a chef with the Sioux Harbor Cafe and eventually acquired Wyman's Bar in town. They held a membership in the First Christian Church, and Donald was a cubmaster with the local Boy Scouts, receiving a "Scouter's Key for a decade of service. He also belonged to the bartender's union. After enduring a lengthy illness, Donald died at the age of 42 on Nov. 30, 1968. He remains were lowered into the sacred soil of Memorial Park Cemetery. An obituary was printed in the Sioux City Journal.

  Great-granddaughter Edna Mae Lowell (1924-1987) was born on April 5, 1924 in Hawarden, IA. Then in the late 1940s, she moved to Sioux City, IA. When she was 28 years of age, on June 15, 1952, she wed Berton Willis "Jess" Borg (1924-1991). They exchanged their marital vows in South Sioux City, NE. She was the mother of three -- Ricky Lynn Borg (1951-2021), Terry Lee Borg and Sandra Kaye Nieman. Edna Mae earned a living as a bartender at the Scandinavian Society, Pete's and Tony's Pub. They attended the Whitfield Church, and she served as a Cub Scouts den mother for their sons. Their address in 1987 was 310 Turner Street in Sioux City. Stricken with lung problems, death claimed her at age 62, in Sioux City, on Feb. 20, 1987. Rev. Alex T. Washington officiated the funeral ceremony.

• Granddaughter Letha Alice Lowell (1907-1992) was born on Feb. 15, 1907 in Beloit, IA. She was married thrice. On Aug. 1, 1924, in Hawarden, IA, she wed her first husband, Michael James "Mickey" Shearn (1878-1930). The pair bore two children, Mary Elizabeth Shull and Walter Raymond Shearn. They divorced in 1928 or 1929. Oddly, Michael only lived for another year and on the fateful wee morning hours of Dec. 17, 1930, while in the residence of his friend Fred Morarie in Hopkinton, suffered a stroke, fell from a chair and died soonafter. Her second spouse, whom she married in 1929, was widower Ralph Roscoe Royalty (1892-1983). He brought two living stepchildren into the combined family -- Marian Idella Herman and Phyllis Ada Royalty. They became the parents of two more children of their own, George Newton Royalty and Mable Lucille Hulleman. The second union also dissolved in divorce. Then in 1954, she was joined in wedlock with Irvine Lee Parkhurst (1892-1966)?) Parkhurst. Circa 1959-1965, they were in Sioux City, IA. By 1974, they had migrated to California and were residing in Romoland, CA. After another move, she dwelled in Elsinora, CA in 1981-1987 in a home on Lake Street. She was spirited away into the heavenly host n Aug. 1, 1992.

  Great-granddaughter Mary Elizabeth Shearn (1925-2016) was born in 1925. She married Wayne Earl Shull (1925-2007). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mary lived in Murrieta, CA in 1992 and in Canyon City, CA in 2004. She died on Oct. 23, 2016. Their ashes rest for all time in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.

  Great-grandson Walter Raymond 'Bud" Shearn (1928-2009) was born on the Fourth of July 1928. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. In 1955, Walter married Mabel Lorraine Titus (1932-1975). The children of their union were Barbara J. Reed (1957-2013) and Richard Shearn and perhaps others. He made his home in the early 1990s in Auburn, WA. Walter passed away on Feb. 2, 2009. Interment was in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden, IA.

  Great-grandson George Newton Royalty (1934-1992) was born on May 17, 1934 in Washington Township, Sioux City, IA. He relocated to California and in about 1972 settled at Lake Elsinore, South Riverside County. He worked in the 1970s and 1980s as a bartender at the homestead in Rancho. He also managed the Rancho Liquor Store in Temecula for about a decade until retiring in 1990 with his health in decline. He loved to follow sports and read and master any trivia question. Despite having no children of his own, he also was a Little League coach and umpire for many years. For the last three years of his life, he was confined to his residence. The angel of death cleaved him away at age 58 on Dec. 3, 1992. Burial was in Elsinore Valley Cemetery, with Rev. Ira Cartee presiding. An obituary was published in the Temecula Californian.

  Great-granddaughter Mable Lucille Royalty (1935-2004) was born on Nov. 15, 1935 in Hawarden, IA. She appears to have spent most of her life in her hometown. On July 20, 1952, she tied the marital cord with Martin Hulleman (1923-1988). The five offspring they produced together were Pamela Nabity, Cyndy Hulleman, Richard Hulleman, Madonna Bellwood and Danyel Schouten. The Hullemans attended the First Baptist church. As of 1992, she lived at Lake Elsinore, CA, but eventually returned to Iowa. She died at age 68, in Hawarden, on Oct. 27, 2004. Her funeral was led by Rev. Stuart Schreur in the family church. Interment was at Grace Hill Cemetery. The headcount of her survivors was 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. An obituary was published in the Ireton Examiner.

• Granddaughter Mable Mathilda Lowell (1900-1981) -- also spelled "Mabel" -- was born on Sept. 7, 1900 in Beloit, Lyon County, IA. As a teen she moved to LeMars, IA. She was joined in wedlock on March 8, 1919 in LeMars with Marvin Lafayette Murkins (1898-1962). News of their marriage license was printed in the Hawarden Independent. The couple's two known sons were Donald L. Murkins and Milton D. Murkins. When the federal census enumerations were made in 1930 and 1940, the Murkinses lived in Sioux City, IA, with Marvin employed as a mechanic and later a steamfitter in a meat packing plant. Their address was 2604 South Cedar Street. They held a membership in the Morningside Church of Christ. Sadly, Marvin died on Oct. 1, 1962. Mable outlived him by 19 years. She was in Sioux City, IA in 1965-1981. She passed away in a local hospital at the age of 81 on Dec. 16, 1981. The Sioux City Journal ran an obituary. Funeral rites were conducted by Rev. Elmer Hodge of the Morningside Church of Christ. with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Donald Leroy Murkins (1919-1989) was born on Nov. 25, 1919 in LeMars, IA. He was an alumnus of East High School in Sioux City, IA. On Sept. 25, 1940, he was joined in wedlock with Marilyn E. Batten (April 22, 1922-1984), daughter of H.W. Batten of 3510 Macomb Avenue, Sioux City. The ceremony was held in the bride's home, by the hand of Rev. T.S. Cole of the Methodist Church. Marilyn's photo portrait was printed in a related story in the Sioux City Journal. They made a homeplace for years in their hometown. Three children in this family were Yvonne Boe Stafford, Gary Murkins and Glen Murkins. Donald was pictured in the Journal in November 1955 when praising the "fine education" he had received in school. At the time, he earned a living in sales for a plumbing supply business, believed to have been Lefkow Supply Company. He retired in 1983. He held memberships in the Morningside lodge of the Masons, Sioux City Consistory, Siouxland Radio Club and Abu Bekr Campers Unit, where he held the position of wagonmaster  Sadly, Marilyn died on June 3, 1984. Donald livedm on for another nearly five years. With his health in decline, he was admitted to live in a nursing home in town. He succumbed to the spectre of death on May 5, 1989. Rev. John F. Hagberg, of St. Mark Lutheran Church, presided over the rites, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. He was pictured in his obituary in the Journal.

  Great-grandson Milton D. Murkins (1923-1975) was born on June 17, 1923. He was married to June Lupke (1926-2015) and they were the parents of Keith A. Murkins and Randy R. Murkins. Sadly, at age 51, Milton surrendered his soul to the angel of death on April 14, 1975. The remains were interred in Memorial Park Cemetery. 

• Grandson Charles E. Lowell ( ? -1987) was born on Dec. 9, 1904 in Beloit, IA. On May 17, 1944, when he was 39 years of age, he was united in matrimony with Margaret Ney ( ? - ? ). The pair did not reproduce. He was a mechanic for L.G. Everist Company and from 1943 to 1965, he earned a living in a local Chevrolet garage. He retired in 1965. The couple made their residence in Hawarden in 1965-1987. At the age of 82, he passed away in a health care center in town on New Year's Day 1987. His obituary was published in the Sioux City Journal. The funeral mass was conducted at St. Mary's Catholic Church, by the hand of Rev. Fr. Edmond Adams. 

• Granddaughter Jennie Bertha Herman (1909-1975) was born on Oct. 19, 1909 in Iroquois, SD. At the age of 19, on July 16, 1929, she tied the marital cord with Vernon March ( ? -1959). They exchanged their wedding vows in Elk Point, SD. Together, they bore a family of four -- Vyrlen March, Wilbur March, Arnold March and Lucille Gagnon. Vernon passed away on Oct. 24, 1959. Jennie as a widow dwelled in Hawarden, IA in 1959-1975. Sadness swept over the family when, at age 65, Jennie died in a local hospital. Her funeral mass was sung in the family house of worship, St. Mary Catholic Church, officiated by Rev. William Carel. The remains were lowered into eternal repose in Grace Hill Cemetery. The Sioux City Journal printed an obituary, which said she was survived by 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

  Great-grandson Vyrlen March moved to American Falls, ID.

  Great-grandson Wilbur March relocated to Seal Beach, CA.

  Great-grandson Arnold March remained in Hawarden, IA as of 1975.

  Great-granddaughter Lucille March wed Donald Gagnon. Circa the mid-1970s, their home was in South Sioux City, IA.

• Grandson Ralph Raymond "Pete" Herman (1912-1967) was born on Sept. 8 or 28, 1912 in Hawarden, Sioux County, IA. Midwife Mrs. Jerry Baker assisted in the birth. At the age of 18, on March 27, 1931, he wed 21-year-old Eleanor Evelyn Long (Aug. 16, 1910-1970), a resident of Sioux City and the daughter of Elmer E. and Maud Long. Rev. J.E. Fuller presided. Raymond stood 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 138 lbs. The Hermans lived in Hawarden for decades. Together they bore five known children, Lois Maxine Van Whye Spurling, Richard Raymond Herman, Henry Herman, Florence Eleanore Herman and David Herman. Grief cascaded over the family when newborn daughter Florence was inactive and unresponsive. The Hawarden Independent said she "had not been strong from birth and grew weaker gradually until death claimed her." She died at age 17 days on April 3, 1937. Rev. T.H. Harding of the Associated Church led the funeral rites, with burial following in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Compounding their sadness, son Richard, born with hemophilia, died at age six on Aug. 10, 1941 during preparation for spleen surgery at Children's Hospital in Iowa City. Pentecostal Church pastor Mrs. F. Panska officiated the services.When required to register for the militry draft during World War II, Raymond disclosed that their address was 1801 Avenue F, and that his employer was the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was one of the ways President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the federal government tried to overcome unemployment during the Great Depression. It is widely considered one of the Roosevelt's largest and most ambitious undertakings of his "New Deal" to get the nation back on sound economic footing. Over the years, the WPA hired millions of out-of-work individuals to build public works projects, such as roads, bridges, retaining walls and buildings. was and in Allen, NE in 1965. Sadly, Eleanor passed away at the age of 60 on Nov. 4, 1970. Her obituary appeared in the Hawarden Independent.

  Great-granddaughter Lois Maxine Herman (1932- ? ) was born on Aug. 16, 1932 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, IA. Assisting in the birth was Dr. F.W. Fletcher of town. She may have wed William Van Wyhe and was in Hawarden in 1970. Later, she is believed to have married (?) Spurling ( ? - ? ). In all, she was the mother of three -- Sundee, William and Connie. She died five days before Christmas in 2003. Interment was in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden.

  Great-grandson Henry Herman (1936- ? ) moved to Sacramento, CA.

  Great-grandson David Herman (1939- ? ) relocated to Tacoma, WA.

Son Franklin S. "Frank" Youngkin (1875-1929) was born on April 16, 1875 in Pennsylvania. He and George Sennett went into business together in Williston, ND, but their partnership was dissolved in December 1901, with Frank assuming all debts, liabilities and receivables. In July 1901, he filed a notice of his intention to prove his claim to a farm in the South ½ Southeast¼ of Section 10, Township 154, Range 101, where his brother John also had a nearby claim. He also made a claim for a tract in the North ½, NE ¼ of Section 15 Frank first married Pearl Satter (1875- ? ). He is known to have been the father of Mary A. (or "May") Youngkin. The Youngkins migrated to the Pacific Northwest and in 1905 were witnesses at the marriage of their sister Ollie to Jesse McGraw in Whatcom County, WA. Later, he wed his second bride, G. Edith ( ? - ? ). They settled in Oregon in the community of Klamath Falls, where he earned a living as a painter and held a membership in the painters' union local 1279. He also belonged to the local aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Their final address together was at 135 Sheldon Street. With his health in decline, Frank was admitted to the sanitarium at Hot Lake with the hope of a recovery. To defray expenses, his friends in a musicians' union organized a benefit dance with two orchestras donating their performances, and a laundry workers' union paid for Edith to travel to his side. But a recovery was not possible. At Hot Lake, at age 53 years, 9 months and 21 days, he died on Jan. 22, 1929. Presiding over the funeral rites was Rev. Frank L. Wemett of the First Methodist Church. Burial was in Linkville Pioneer Cemetery in Klamath Falls, OR, with an obituary appearing in the Klamath Falls Evening Herald. 

• Granddaughter Mary A. (or "May") Youngkin ( ? - ? ) made her dwelling-place in Klamath Falls, OR in 1929. Sadly, she only outlived her father by a little more than four months. Ill during that time, she passed away on May 30, 1929. Her death was noted in the Klamath News. Rev. Frank L. Wemett, who had officiated her father's funeral, reprised his services for her final goodbye. Her remains were laid to rest in the Linkville Pioneer Cemetery.

Son John "Clayton" Youngkin (1877-1913) was born on Aug. 3, 1877 (or 1871 or 1873) in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA. He once wrote that he was "not real sure" of his age or birthdate. In young manhood he relocated to South Dakota and dwelled in Williston, SD. Many years later, a newspaper said he "was a pioneer in Dakota territory during the Sitting Bull massacre, homesteaded at Williston..., worked for the Great Northern railway in Minot, and farmed at Granville, N.D." The Sitting Bull matter centered on the fear by the U.S. government that the Lakota Sioux nation intended to annihilate the Army and regain their tribal land and freedom. What resulted was the arrest of Chief Sitting Bull at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and then a hostile gunfire attack by soldiers at Wounded Knee on Dec. 29, 1890, killing more than 300 Lakota adults and children in the snow. The Sioux surrendered and were moved to the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Above: U.S. Cavalry on the horizon about to attack a Lakota Sioux camp at Wounded Knee. Below: bodies of dead Indians wrapped in blankets (foreground) weeks after the battle, known as the "Sitting Bull massacre." Library of Congress

On June 14, 1899, in a ceremony held at Minot, ND, the 22-year-old Clayton was united in matrimony with 17-year-old Marie Ellefson/Ellifson (1877-1901), a resident of Minot, ND. They settled about three miles north of the town of Williston. Sadly, their union only lasted for less than two years. Marie died at age 18 at home on April 9, 1901. An obituary in the Williston Graphic said that her funeral was led by Rev. Emerson at the Congregational Church, "and was attended by a large number of sympathizing friends." Then on Sept. 25, 1901, in Ward, ND, he married a second time to Minnie Inga Hanson (May 24, 1886-1937) of Minnesota origin. Circa April 1902, he filed paperwork to prove his claim to having settled a tract of land in Section 10, Township 154, Range 101, where his brother Frank also had a nearby claim. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1910, Clayton and Minnie were childless, and he worked as a railroad car repairer. During the 1910s, two daughters were born, Neva Swanson and May Rainey. The family moved to Granville, McHenry County during the 1910s. At the time he was required to register for the military draft during World War I, Clayton marked his occupation as "farming." The Youngkins remained there until 1929, when they relocated to Redding, CA with an address of 1825 Eighth Street. He earned a living in Redding as a carpenter, employed by William J. Morrison. Sadly, Minnie died on St. Patrick's Day 1937. Clayton outlived her by nine-plus years. Serious illness forced him to become bedridden for the last year of his life. He passed away at the age of 69 on Dec. 19, 1946. An obituary was published in the Redding Record Searchlight.

• Granddaughter Neva Ruth Youngkin (1911-1951) was born on July 25, 1911 in North Dakota. The Ward County Independent in Minot reported that her parents "are rejoicing over the birth of a fine baby last week." She married Minot resident Keith Ralph Swanson (Jan. 27, 1909-1972). They were the parents of at least two sons, Von Jean Swanson and Lawrence "Larry" Swanson. The Swansons are known to have relocated to California, putting down roots in Redding, CA in about 1938 and remaining for good. Keith was employed on road and dam construction projects for many years. He held memberships in the local post of the American Legion, Elks and Operating Engineers No. 3. They made a home at 1846 Eighth Street. Neva is known to have entertained her sister over the Memorial Day holiday in 1949. Sadly, at age 40, Neva was admitted to a Redding hospital on Oct. 8, 1951 and stayed for nearly three months. As she was dying, she deeded a gift of Redding property to her two sons. She was cleaved away by the grim reaper three days before Christmas 1951. Funeral rites were conducted by Rev. William B. Richmond, and an obituary was printed in the Redding Record Searchlight, which said she had "lived in Redding for the past 25 years." Her pallbearers were Fred Hart, Frank Lord, Wesley Graves, Earl Prouty, William Loofbourrow and Thomas Cleone. She sleeps for the ages in a plot in Redding Memorial Park with her parents and married sister and brother-in-law. The Sacramento Bee published a brief obituary. Keith went on to marry again to Florence Inez Stephens. Her three children from a previous marriage were Michael Stephens, Hugh Stephens and Betty Wright. He died at the age of 63 on April 8, 1972. His obituary appeared in the Searchlight. 

  Great-grandson  Von Jean Swanson (1931-2008) was born on June 4, 1931. He joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War in 1953. Later he earned a living in the trucking field in Redding, CA. On July 13, 1968, at the age of 37, he was joined in wedlock with 33-year-old beauty shop owner Margaret Marsden of Willows, CA. The ceremony was held in the residence of Judge E. Chappell of Zephyr Cove, South Shore, Lake Tahoe. The happy couple was pictured in a related announcement in the Willows Daily Journal. Then in 1979, he entered into marriage with Frances Marguerite (Fenn) Albright (1919-2018). She brought two stepsons into the union from an earlier marriage -- Craig Marshall Albright and John Alton Albright. Von died at the age of 76, in Anderson, CA on March 9, 2008. Burial was in the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo.

  Great-grandson Lawrence Myrven "Larry" Swanson (1934-2016) was born on March 19, 1934 in Redding, CA. He was a 1952 graduate of Shasta High School. In 1955, he was united in matrimony with Darlyne Smith. Their union endured for 46 years until the separation of death. She brought three stepchildren into the family -- Niki O'Hare, Emery "Skip" Deay and Steven Deay. The pair went on to bear two more children of their own -- Beth Renfree and Mervin Swanson. Lawrence was employed by J.W. Wood Company, Inc. for 32 years. Once he retired, the pair traveled in their recreational vehicle for several years but eventually returned to Redding. He was a lifetime member of the Redding lodge of the Elks and was awarded a 50-year pin. Death spirited him away peacefully on May 14, 2016. He was pictured in his obituary in the Redding Searchlight. 

Advanced test accelerator at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where May Campfield Rainey was executive secretary to Dr. Edward H. Teller, father of the H-bomb. Library of Congress

• Granddaughter May Olive Youngkin (1919-1979) was born on March 20, 1919 in Grandville, ND. She was a 1936 graduate of Shasta Union High School and secured employment as a stenographer with Carl A. Williams. On Aug. 18, 1939, she first married Ralph Sherwood Campfield (March 16, 1914-2007), son of E.P. Campfield of Centralia, KS. News of their impending marriage was announced in the Redding (CA) Record Searchlight. Officiating was Elder E.V. Peterson of the Church of Latter-day Saints of Jesus Christ. At the time, Ralph had been in California for about two years and worked for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. In all, he spent 39 years with the company as an installer and repairman. He also was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Their one son was Paul Clayton Campfield. Their union dissolved in divorce. In 1944, she packed up her son and moved to Alameda where she had become employed as a secretary for a Navy officer. She and the son made their home there in a housing project. Her second husband was Frederick "Keith" Rainey (Aug. 25, 1923-1999). They met at a church dance. When she brought Keith home to meet her son, the two shook hands, "and my hand was swallowed up in his," the son recalled. The second marriage resulted in a son, John "Christopher" Rainey.
  
  

  May's boss, Dr. Edward H. Teller - courtesy Wikipedia/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Their home in 1946 was in Redding, CA but soonafter they relocated to San Lorenzo, CA. Keith had "a penchant for double-breasted suits," said the Modesto (CA) Bee. Their home was filled with music from the vinyl 45 RPM records she played, and the couple danced in the kitchen and living room, wherever the spirit moved them. Among the artists in her collection were Elvis Presley, Freddy Cannon, Lloyd Price, Fats Domino and Alvin Tyler. They liked to jitterbug, waltz or bop to rock 'n roll. They also enjoyed dinner and dancing at the Merry Mixers, a big-band-era, where the Raineys could bring their own records to play. The Searchlight reported that May "was an executive secretary for Dr. Edward H. Teller, 'father of the hydrogen bomb,' at the Livermore (CA) Radiation Laboratories. She worked at the lab, a federally funded research and development center, circa 1958 to 1960. Then in 1961 they moved to Redding when Keith was transferred within the Bank of America. There, Maywas hired as a secretary at the Redding Family Service Auxiliary. She also worked for a time for U.S. Plywood Corporation. As of 1969, the couple lived in San Lorenzo, CA. Sadly, at the age of 59, May was stricken with cancer and spirited away by the angel of death on Jan. 17, 1979 as a patient in Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Her obituary was printed in the Searchlight, which said she had "lived in Shasta County 34 years." Keith survived as a widower for more than two decades and used the name "Fred" during that time. He tied the knot with Eve (May 18, 1918-1989). He was spirited away into the heavenly host on Sept. 19, 1999. Interment was in Redding Memorial Park. Former husband Ralph Campfield spent his years in Redding and married again in 1958 to Enid "Jeane" Brown. He died on Aug. 11, 2007, and was pictured in his obituary in the Searchlight.

  Great-grandson Paul Clayton Campfield (1940- ? ) was born in 1940 in the Redding Maternity Home. He weighed in at 7 lbs., 10-oz. At the age of four, he and his divorced mother moved to a housing project in Alameda when she was hired as a secretary for a U.S. Navy officer. He was a 1958 graduate of Shasta Union High School and then joined the U.S. Air Force during the early years of the Vietnam War. He was posted to McClellan Air Force Base Sacramento in the role of a cook as of 1959. In the spring of 1959, he tied the marital cord with high school classmate Marilyn Ellis ( ? - ? ). daughter of Chester L. Ellis of Knob Route, Redding. The wedding was conducted in the First Methodist Church of Redding, with Rev. Richard Walsh officiating. In announcing the marriage, the Redding Record Searchlight said she wore "a waltz-length gown of white Chantilly lace over net, and a lace crown held the waist-length bridal veil. She carried a white Bible overlaid with a lavender orchid from which fell knotted white streamers." Marilyn was employed at the time by the California State Automobile Association. The Campfields lived in Sacramento after his military service ended, with him earning a living as an engineering technician. They became the parents of a daughter. On Aug. 1, 1964, he and Marian B. Turner ( ? - ? ) of Sacramento went to Reno, NV to be married. Paul made is believed to have performed with the group Live Mannequins in the late 1970s, including gigs for a fashion-disco show benefitting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. As of 2007, they dwelled in Orangevale, CA. Paul news in 2009 when, on a camping trip, he bought a $2 collection of old records at an antique shop in Sutter Creek. To his great surprise, they were records that his mother had owned when he was a boy.

  Great-grandson John "Christopher" Rainey (1947-2017) was born on Dec. 11, 1947 in San Francisco. He grew up in San Leandro and Redding and thence to Palo Cedro, graduating in 1966 from Enterprise High School. He went on to study at Shasta College and Chico State University, "but ultimately decided on a career in banking like his father," said the Redding Record Searchlight. During his career he was employed by Bank of America, North Valley Bank and then for 28 years with Redding Bank of Commerce. In this work he was deeply engaged with the community, holding a membership in the Exchange Club of Redding and giving of his time to the annual Air Show. Christopher wed Diana Faggard ( ? - ? ). Their union withstood the ups and downs of 24 years together. Children in this family were Joel Rainey, Kimberly Vesco, Sandra Meier and Kelly Lindner. He finally retired in 2012 and spent his next years fishing, gardening, traveling, panning for gold and following his grandchildren's sports teams. Added the Searchlight, "He got his love of fishing and the outdoors from his mom. As a young boy he would run home from the bus stop, grab his fishing pole, and spend afternoons on the creeks with his friends and horse Wiley. His father-in-law Bill Faggard taught him how to steelhead fish and build his own rods. He became a river guide in his thirties. He fished family, friends, co-workers, and bank customers. His fishing took him from the rivers and streams of the northern California central valley, to the coast of California and Oregon, Costa Rica, Canada, and Alaska. His knowledge and passion for the sport touched countless lives and created fond memories for everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him." Death swept him away on April 13, 2017. His ashes are believed to have been scattered on the Trinity River.

Lignite coal mining near Burlington and Minot, ND, where Thomas George Hunnewell was a well known mine operator

Daughter Clara Pearl Youngkin (1879-1958) -- also known as Clara "Bell" -- was born on Dec. 16, 1879 in Kansas. She was thrice-wed. At the age of about 20, on Dec. 7, 1898, she married Thomas George Hunnewell ( ? -1908), son of John Hunnewell, with the nuptials taking place in Ward County, ND. Thomas was a New York native who had migrated to Burlington in Ward County. The couple put down roots in Burlington, where Thomas was considered "one of the well known Burlington mine operators," said the Ward County (ND) Independent of Minot. Five childred resulted from this union -- John James Hunnewell, Gladys Pearl Lutz, Thomas George Hunnewell, Earl Don Hunnewell Hall and Clara Pearl Hunnewell. But sadly, Thomas contracted tuberculosis, and over the span of months he lost hope for a recovery. For a "long time it was realized that his days were numbered," said the Independent. He died at the age of 34 on Nov. 22, 1908. Rev. E.P. Lawrence of Minot delivered the funeral sermon, and the "Old Settlers attended in a body," reported the Independent. The widowed Clara Pearl wed again to Prosper Robinson Hall (1880-1964), a native of Zumbro Falls, MN. They bore a son of their own, Paul Robert Hall. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1920, Prosper, stepson John and son Paul shared a farm home in School District 105 of Fergus County, MT, but Clara was not in the household. They endured the tragic and untimely death of 14-year-old daughter Clara Pearl in 1922. The Halls' marriage crumbled in divorce. Then in about 1926, she tied the knot for a third time to William Bentley Hawley (1865-1937). After the death of her third husband, Clara moved to California and in 1940 was under the roof of her married son George. She eventually returned to Montana and died in Columbus, MT on Oct. 31, 1958. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Lewistown, MT. Former husband Prosper Hall married again to Anna Bergen and died in Potlatch, ID on Aug. 8, 1964.

• Grandson John James Hunnewell (1900-1921) was born in 1900. He was a high school student and then in December 1920 joined the U.S. Navy. While at home on furlough, he became ill with pneumonia. Death spirited him away on March 20, 1921. His funeral was conducted in the local Catholic church and of a military bearing. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Lewistown. An obituary in the Great Falls Tribune said that his case was "a very sad one."

• Granddaughter Gladys Pearl Hunnewell (1902-1995) was born on Sept. 22, 1902 in North Dakota. She appears to have been married twice. Her first husband, circa 1922, was Harrison Green (Feb. 1889-1961), originally from Island Lake, MN who came to Montana in 1918. Together, they bore a trio of offspring -- Elizabeth Pearl "Betty" Jones, Robert Harrison Green and Thomas Hunnewell Green. Harrison was a World War I Army veteran of Company D, 307th Infantry. An obituary called him "one of the early day central Montana oil men" who became "owner of extensive and productive oil interests in the Cat Creek Field east of Winnett. Forty years ago [circa 1921] when oil was first discovered in this area the Harrison Green tract was the center of many early day producers. He was also engaged in the banking business in Lewistown and operated an automobile dealership." The Greens' marriage dissolved in divorce. Then in 1953, she tied the knot with Francis Roy Lutz (1890-1973), son of Austin H. and Edith Elizabeth (Ennis) Lutz. Early in his working career, Francis was employed by a railroad as a secretary. He went on to work in Marmarth, ND as a railroad brakeman (in 1920) and in Billings, MT, earning a living as a motor company secretary/treasurer (1920). He went on to a 45-year career in public relations with Standard Oil Company. In retirement the Lutzes retired to Sun City, AZ. She surrendered to the angel of death at age 93, in Bethesda, MD, on Dec. 17, 1995. The remains were shipped for burial to Sunland Memorial Park in Sun City, AZ. Former husband Harrison died in Missoula, MT on Nov. 14, 1961.

  Great-granddaughter Elizabeth Pearl "Betty" Green (1924-2015) was born in 1924. In 1942, she married William Godfrey Jones (1916-1999).

  Great-grandson Robert Harrison Green (1926-2001) 

  Great-grandson Thomas Hunnewell Green (1927-2019)

• Grandson Thomas George Hunnewell Jr. (1903-1997) was born on Aug. 23, 1903 in North Dakota. He is believed to have legally changed his surname to "Hall." He migrated to the Pacific Northwest and in the early 1930s made his home in Everett, WA. In Kitsap, WA, on Feb. 8, 1934, Thomas married Gracie Pauline Sweet ( ? - ? ) of the Dagmar Apartments in Everett. The pair did not reproduce. They were in San Francisco in 1940, with him working as a retail salesman and her as a saleslady in a retail department store. They are known to have lived in Chula Vista, CA in 1975. There, he owned and operated the Monterey Dress Shop and held a membership in the San Diego Country Club. Sadly, Grace passed away in Scripps Hospital at the age of 89 on May 17, 1994. An obituary ran in the Chula Vista Star-News, which said she had been a local resident for 56 years. Her ashes were scattered in the ocean. He died in San Diego on March 2, 1997.

• Grandson Earl Don Hunnewell (1906-1975) was born on Nov. 23, 1906 in Burlington, Ward County, ND. On Nov. 14, 1931, in Great Falls, MT, he first entered into marriage with Margaret Rose Holloway (1906-1966). They did not reproduce and dwelled in the Billings area during their lives together. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Earl earned a living for more than 50 years as a salesman. Finding their last name difficult, the couple in 1936 petitioned the District Court of the 13th Judicial District in Montana for permission to change it to "Hall." For 26 years, Earl was employed in sales by Sweet Candy Company, covering a territory of four states. He held memberships in the American Legion, Masons, Scottish Rite, Al Bedoo Shrine, Elks, Commercial Travelers and the First Congregational Church. Sadly, Margaret passed away in 1966. A year later, he married again to Kathleen V. Smith (1906-1999). Their final home address was 1124 Delphnium Drive, Billings. At the age of 70, as a patient in St. Vincent's Hospital, Earl died on May 5, 1975. Burial was in Mountview Cemetery in Billings, with Rev. John F. McClelland leading the funeral rites. An obituary appeared in the Billings Gazette.

• Granddaughter Clara Pearl Hunnewell (1908-1922) was born in 1908. When she was about age eight, she went to live with Rudolph Heimer in Acushnet, where she attended school. Sadly, at the age of just 14, and suffering from a serious illness, she died in St. Joseph's Hospital in Lewistown on Jan. 16, 1922. An obituary in the Lewistown Fergus County Argus said she was "a popular school girl of this city... She was a bright student, of fine disposition, and her future seemed a most promising one." Burial was in Lewistown's Calvary Cemetery.

• Grandson Paul Robert Hall (1911- ? ) was born on Feb. 16, 1911 in Fargo, ND. In 1920 (in Fergus County, MT) and again in 1930-1940 (Potlatch, Latah County, ID), he lived with his father. Paul's occupation in 1940, at age 29, was as a lumber grader in a planing mill of Potlatch Forests Inc. He stood 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 170 lbs. in adulthood. On or about Jan. 12, 1944, he married Maris Gertrude (Register) Marshall (May 19, 1913-1990), daughter of Miles Martin and Martha Ella (Dykstra) Register of Nashua, Valley County, MT. Maris is thought to have brought a stepdaughter into the union, Glenna E. Marshall/Hall (1936- ? ). Together, the pair bore a daughter of their own, Marilyn Ruth Gross. During the 1940s, the Halls migrated from Montana to Southern California and in 1950 lived in South Gate near Los Angeles. Paul's occupation in 1950 was as a sawmill machine operator. They moved again by 1958 to Bandon, OR and were there in 1975. Maris died in Coos County, OR on April 24, 1990. Paul survived here by more than four years. He passed away on Oct. 3, 1994.

  Step-great-granddaughter Glenna Elaine Marshall (1936- ? ) was born in about 1936 and is believed to have taken on the "Hall" surname when her mother remarried. Evidence suggests that she was valedictorian of the class of 1953 at Bandon High School and received her bachelor's degree in agriculture in 1957 from Oregon State College.

  Great-granddaughter Marilyn Ruth Hall (1950- ? ) was born in 1950 in Myrtle Point, OR. In young womanhood, she made her home with her parents in Bandon, OR. She was an alumna of Bandon High School and then studied at Seattle Pacific College. At the age of about 18, on April 5, 1969, she entered into marriage with David Allen Gross (1946- ? ), son of David Henry and Laura Jean Gross of Santa Ana, CA. The wedding was led by Rev. F. Earl Bissett in Bandon's First Church of God. An announcement in the Santa Ana Register included her bridal portrait and said she "wore a floor-length gown of white organza and lace with a long train. Her veil was also floor length and she carried a bouquet of white roses." The newlyweds' first home was in Corona del Mar, CA. David was a graduate of Santa Ana High School and Seattle Pacific.

Daughter Evelyn May "Linn" Youngkin (1882-1959) was born on March 12, 1882 in Pennsylvania. She grew to womanhood in Minot, Ward County, ND. On Feb. 24, 1902, when she was 19 years of age, she was joined in the bonds of matrimony with Albert Botz (1880-1955). Their pair of known offspring were Ernest Albert Botz and Leureen Botz. The family was plunged into mourning at the death of daughter Leureen at age 11 months, in Minot, ND, on Dec. 7, 1912. Over the years they dwelled in Granville, ND. Evelyn died in McHenry County, SD, on Dec. 3, 1959. Her remains are in eternal repose in Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot.

• Grandson Ernest Albert Botz (1906-1997) was born on Nov. 14, 1906 in Minot, ND. On Aug. 15, 1930, when he was 23 years of age, he tied the marital cord with Ida Josephine Swiss (1911-2006). They became the parents of two -- Allyn Kent Botz and Linda Nohrenberg. Ida grew up in Minot and worked in young womanhood as a clerk for Kresge Dime Store. The Botzes lived for years in Minot. An obituary said that "Ida was a member of First Lutheran Church and the church circle. She was once a girl scout and boy scout leader. She enjoyed sewing and all types of crafts." Sadly, Ernest died on Nov. 9, 1997, at the age of 90. The remains were lowered into the sleep of the ages in Rosehill Memorial Park. Ida lived on for nine more years and was admitted to reside in Edgewood Vista. The angel of death cleaved her away in Minot, at the age of 94, on March 21, 2006.

  Great-grandson Allyn Kent Botz (1940-2018) was born on March 3, 1940 in Minot, ND. He was an alumnus of Minot High School and received his degree from Minot State University. He then settled in Grand Forks and lived and worked there for many years, and eventually came back to Minot to work as an automotive parts salesman for Asplund Toyota. He also was his parents' caregiver as they aged. Said an obituary, "Allyn was a very talented person. Some of his interests included race cars, motorcycles, photography, coin collecting, and woodworking. He made many models of planes and various items of his interests. He made violins, a gateway to his love of music. Allyn was a member of the Dakota Air Museum in Minot." As his own health gave way, he went to live in Trinity Homes in 2003 and remained for 14-plus years. Death carried him away in Minot at the age of 77 on Jan. 9, 2018.

  Great-granddaughter Linda Botz ( ? - ? ) wed Hunter Nohrenberg. Their home in 2006 was in Herman, NE.

Daughter Ollie S. Youngkin (1885-1907?) was born on Aug. 22, 1885. She spent her youth in Minot, ND and in young womanhood migrated to Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA. There, on April 2, 1905, she entered into marriage with Jesse McGraw (1883- ? ), a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia. Her brother Frank and his wife Pearl witnessed the wedding. Rev. Edward William Erickson, of the Fairhaven Methodist Episcopal Church, officiated. Sadly, their lives together were doomed by fate. Ollie passed away in "about 1907" according to family records. Her demise has not been independently confirmed, and nothing more is known.

~ Daughter Mary (Youngkin) Dean ~

Daughter Mary Youngkin (1843-1933) was born on May 12, 1843 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA.

On June 18, 1861, at about age 18, she was united in marriage with Samuel Dean (Aug. 24, 1824-1902), son of Elijah Dean and a native of Ithaca, NY.

The five offspring they bore together were Emma Averill, Clara Quigley, Hannah Kelly, C. Grace Dean and Charles T. Dean.

Samuel in his 30s migrated south to Williamsport, PA in early 1860 and was hired as a foreman by a lumber company from New York, an assignment lasting for a year. Their daughter Grace is known to have been born in Ithaca, NY in 1862. They then moved to Fallen Timber, Cambria County, reported the Altoona Tribune, where he:

...scaled logs for a number of years in the primitive forests that then covered the country from the head waters of Clearfield creek to Blair City, Clearfield county. Large towns have been built on the site in many places where then stood the giant oak and the magnificent pine. The town of Coalport was not even a small hamlet. No railroads had been built nearer than Altoona and coal mines were almost unheard of anywhere nearby. No physician of any note lived nearer than the city and the home where he lived and died was cleared by his hard working,untiring industry.

The couple established their longtime home in about 1864 in Van Ormer, Cambria County and remained there for good. Said the Tribune, Samuel was:

...a man of unimpeachable character, honest and upright in all his business transactions, never having a suit at law with any one in his life. He was a most honorable citizen, an earnest, sincere Christian, having been a member of the United Brethren church a number of years, joining under the pastorate of Rev. B.J. Hummel. He was possessed of a remarkably fine, strong constitution, never having needed the services of a physician, with but two slight exceptions, until a year ago He was in full possession of all his faculties until within a few hours of his decease. He was very deeply devoted to his family, a noble example of a husband and father, always planning for the comfort and pleasure of each. The door of his hospitable home was always open to the stranger as well as the welcome friend. He was perfectly resigned to his Master's will, repeatedly saying during his illness, "Not my will but Thine be done. For him there were "no clouds and no dark valley," as he told his friends.

Sadly, in the fall of 1900, Samuel developed several bad colds which led to a bronchial infection and reduced flow of blood to the heart ("angina pectoris"). The illness lasted through the winter and into the spring of 1901, with some fearing he might be dying. A Mountaineer-Herald article in May 1901 said he was "unable to work and is verey much of a contrast to his former vigorous, health self owing to loss of sleep and nervous exhaustion." But he regained health during the summer. In May 1902, another bad cold struck, which caused kidney failure.

Ten days later, on May 23, 1902, he died. The funeral, in a church filled to overflowing, was co-officiated by his former pastor, Rev. C.C. Bingam, as well as Rev. Sible, Rev. Wagner and Rev. O.T. Stewart. The sermon was based on Revelations 14:13 [King James Version] -- "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them." In Rev. Wagner's eulogy, he said that he "never knew a man of stronger faith in God and one who enjoyed communion with him more than did Brother Dean," according to the Tribune. Burial the the remains was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Glasgow.

As a widow, Mary survived him by more than three decades. She and her son Charles are known to have traveled to Hastings, PA in May 1901 for a visit with her married daughter Hannah Kelly. Her last address was with her married daughter Emma Averill in DuBois at 506 First Street. Having become ill with influenza and pneumonia just after Christmas 1932, her health sank rapidly and when her heart failed, she died at age 89 on New Year's Day 1933. Burial was in DuBois.

Bird's eye view of DuBois, PA, home of the Deans

Daughter Emma F. Dean (1864-1960) was born on Christmas Eve 1864 in Van Ormer, Cambria County, PA. She wed James Henry Averill (Feb. 25, 1862-1908), son of Frank and Martha (Bloom) Averill. He generated income as a laborer. During the last five days of his life, James was stricken by "anuria," a total lack of urine secreted by the kidneys. He underwent surgery by Dr. E.J. Stewart of Pittsburgh, but could not recover. He died at the age of 45 on New Year's Day 1908, as a patient in Adrian Hospital in Punxsutawney. Reported the Punxsutawney Spirit, "The remains were shipped to his home in DuBois yesterday afternoon. The body will be brought to this place tomorrow morning and shipped on the 8:44 a.m. train to Glasgow, where burial will be made in the afternoon." The remains were lowered under the sod of Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Clara Quigley, of DuBois, PA, was the informant for the death certificate. The widowed Emma survived her spouse by an extraordinary 52 years. She apparently remained in DuBois with an address in 1960 of 419 First Street. Having suffered a heart attack, Emma was spirited away in death at the age of 95, in Maple Avenue Hospital, on June 27, 1960. Niece Mae Bergstrom of DuBois, PA provide details for the official Pennsylvania certificate of death. Burial was in the local Morningside Cemetery.

Daughter Clara Dean ( ? - ? ) was born on (?). She married James Quigley ( ? - ? ). Their home for years was in DuBois, Clearfield County, PA. The couple's only child was Mae G. Bergstrom. She was still living in 1966 when named in the newspaper obituary of her brother Charles.

• Granddaughter Mae G. Quigley (1890-1976) was born on Sept. 8, 1890 in DuBois. She tied the marital cord with Ernst Milton Bergstrom (Sept. 4, 1891-1956), often misspelled as "Ernest" and the son of Knute and Anna (Enberg) Bergstrom. They did not reproduce. The pair operated Quigley's Grocery Store on the east side of DuBois for a number of years. They held a membership in the Lakeside Methodist Church, and Ernst belonged to the local Shrine and Jefferson Royal Arch chapter. Their address in the mid-1950s was 419 First Street. For the last five years of his life, Ernst was burdened with diabetes and hardening of the coronary arteries. Without warning, on March 16, 1956, the 64-year-old Ernst suffered a massive heart attack and died sitting in his automobile at home. A funeral notice was printed in the Punxsutwaney Spirit and a brief notice of his death also appeared in the Kane (PA) Republican. Mae lived on as a widow for 20 more years. At the age of 86, she died in Maple Avenue Hospital just three days before Christmas 1976. Her obituary appeared the same day in the DuBois Courier Express, which said that her survivors included cousins Harold Dean of Youngstown, OH, Mary Mozingo of Port Charlotte, FL, Dorothy Wolstoncroft of Lockport, NY and Mildred Shaffer of Selinsgrove, PA. Jointly conducting her funeral service were Rev. Samuel Dunning and Rev. Fred Morris. She was laid to rest in the family plot in Morningside Cemetery.

Daughter Hannah I. Dean (1869-1967) was born in 1869. She was twice-wed in her lifetime. She first was joined in matrimony in 1891 with Reuben Salathiel "Lace" Kelly (March 2, 1860-1902), originally from Port Matilda, PA and the son of Robert Jackson and Hannah (Woodring) Kelly. Evidence suggests that Reuben's first wife, (?), had died in Utahville, Clearfield County, PA at age 22 in Feb. 1889, leaving him with three young children, possibly Byron Kelly and Esther G. Kelly. Hannah and Reuben were together for 11 years until cleaved apart by death. One known daughter of the couple was Mary Francis Mahey Hunter Mozingo. The Kellys resided in Dunlo, PA in 1898 -- Hastings, PA in 1900-1901 -- and Van Ormer, PA in 1902. Tragically, at age 42, Reuben died in Utahville on June 23, 1902. The cause of his untimely passing is not yet known. Now widowed, Hannah pressed on for another 65 years. She made her dwelling-place in 1937 on First Street, DuBois. At some point she married again to (?) Arnold. She was still living in 1966 when named in the Pittsburgh Press obituary of her brother Charles.

• Granddaughter Mary Frances Kelly (1896-1991) was born on Dec. 1, 1896 in Van Ormer, Cambria County, PA. She was only four-and-a-half when her father died. Circa 1920, in Philadelphia, she married her first husband, Edward H. Shoemaker (Dec. 1, 1896-1953) of Atlantic City, NJ. Their marriage license was announced in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Their vows were exchanged in Philadelphia's Second United Presbyterian Church. Census evidence suggests that in 1930, the Shoemakers made their home with Edward's mother in Washington, DC. After their marriage ended in divorce, she devoted her life to teaching and did not marry again until in her early 40s. Circa 1937, she was an educator with the DuBois Business College, of which she was a graduate. On July 11, 1937, she entered into matrimony with World War I veteran Francis Everett Mahey (July 11, 1889-1947), the son of William H. and Myra (Arnold) Mahey of Clarion, PA. Their nuptials were conducted in the First Methodist Episcopal Church of DuBois, presided by Rev. Dr. Dan A. Platt. In announcing the happy event, the Clarion Democrat reported that the wedding was "dignified in its simplicity" and that the bride "was charming in an exquisite gown of white embroidered net, fashioned on princess lines, wearing a contrasting white lace picture hat. Her bridal bouquet was of pink rosebuds." The newlyweds spent their honeymoon on a driving tour of New York State and then a few days of fishing and camping in Cook's Forest State Park. Francis was an alumnus of Clarion State Teachers College and at the time of marriage had been employed for five years with the Metropolitan Insurance Company. He also was active in the Boy Scouts. For some years he ran a confectionary store in Clarion. Mary was active with the the Methodist church in DuBois. The Maheys made their residence in Shippenville and their winter home in Florida during their final few years together. Sadly, Francis died in Punta Gorda, FL at age 57 on Feb. 16, 1947. The body was shipped back to Clarion County for burial. After a year of mourning, Mary tied the knot a second time with Cortez L. Hunter (March 24, 1877-1957). They relocated to Greensburg, IN and belonged to the city's First Presbyterian Church. Their union lasted for a decade until his passing on Jan. 29, 1957. Cortez's remains were interred in Greensburg's South Park Cemetery. Mary's third spouse, whom she wed on Feb. 25, 1961, was Raymond R. Mozingo (1900-1992). Her final address was at 195 North Michigan Avenue in Greensburg. Their union endured for nearly three decades. She passed into the awaiting arms of the heavenly host at age 95, in Decatur County Memorial Hospital, on Dec. 20, 1991. Rev. Thor Bogren officiated the rites, with interment following in South Park Cemetery. Raymond only outlived her by eight month, dying on July 8, 1992. 

Daughter C. Grace Dean (1862-1925) was born on April 22, 1862 in her father's hometown of Ithaca, NY. She contracted a serious illness in August 1899 which lingered at least through February 1900. But fortunately she survived. Then at Christmas 1901, with Grace having been shut-in for three months, family friend Emma Rodkey, teacher at the Fallen Timber School, made the suggestion that their Sunday School class buy her a surprise present, a "fine upholstered Morris chair" bought in Altoona. She also received a "beautifully bound copy of Scott's complete poetical works" from friend Clyde McNanamy, reported the Mountaineer Herald. Circa 1905-1908, she lived in DuBois, Cambria County, PA and was the teacher of a popular Bible class of the Clear Run Methodist Episcopal Church. dwelled in Van Ormer. During that time she resided with her sisters Emma Averill and Clara Quigley. When she made her goodbye in May 1908, a party was held in her honor for 50 class members in the residence of Thomas B. Scott on Fourth Street on the East Side. Reported the DuBois Journal, as reprinted in the Ebensburg Mountaineer-Herald, "The affair was one of rare pleasure and enjoyment, refreshments were served and at a late hour her friends bid her farewell and God speed. Many kind tokens and regards were shown the estimable sister, who will be missed from our midst as a friend and counseller." She eventually went to work as a bookkeeper for an eye, ear, nose and throat physician, L.C. Maine. Her final address was at 506 First Street, DuBois. On June 3, 1925, at the age of 63, she died of pneumonia and heart failure. Her married sister Emma Averill signed the death certificate. Burial was in Glasgow.

Son Charles Theodore Dean (1872-1966) was born on Jan. 22, 1872. In young manhood he resided in Van Ormer, Cambria County, PA. On May 29, 1894, he was united in marriage with Flora Bell Ruthrauff (Sept. 7, 1875-1939), daughter of Dr. William S. and Elizabeth (Boone) Ruthrauff of Mountaindale, Cambria County. Rev. C.A. Walker, of the Bellwood Baptist Church, performed the nuptials in the residence of the Ruthrauffs. "Only the immediate friends of the contracting parties were present," said the Altoona Tribune. 

The bride looked charming in a dress of white cashmere, cut en train, trimmed in lace and a white silk sash. After the beautiful and impressive service and the hearty congratulations of friends, the merry company repaired to the dining room, where a sumptuous repast was in waiting. After supper the bride and Rev. Walker entertained the company with music on the piano and organ. The band from Hommers came over with the intention of serenading them, but were prevented from doing so owing to the heavy downpour of rain. On Wednesday evening the Frugality band rendered several of their choice selections at the home of the groom's parents. The groom is a young man of excellent character, who has a host of friends and is well worthy the one chosen to be his helpmate. The bride is one of Reade township's successful school teachers and a refined and accomplished lady with a cheerful and sunny disposition, which will bring happiness to their home.

The known offspring of this couple were Dorothy E. Wolstoncroft, Everett S. Dean, Alva William Dean, Harold S. Dean, Mildred Shaffer and Helen Breon Mitchell. Charles suffered from a type of "facial neuralgia" which kept him on his back for "days at a time," said a 1901 article in the Mountaineer Herald. Circa May 1901, he served as secretary of the Van Ormer Cow Insurance Company, providing protection to local farmers, needing at least 30 subscribers at an annual fee of one dollar. He is known to have operated a retail grocery store in town in 1904 which was the unsuccessful target of thieves that August. He continued to run the store at least into 1910. Again in June 1913, the rheumatic neuralgia kept him from working for about two weeks. During the 1910s, Charles turned to farming as his primary occupation, with the 1920 U.S. Census indicating that they were dwelling on a farm near DuBois in Sandy Township, Clearfield County. In the late 1930s, the family lived in rural Penfield, Clearfield County. Flora was burdened with organic heart disease and then in November 1939 suffered heart failure. She died at the age of 64 on Nov. 8, 1939. Son Everett S. Dean, of Salem, OH, signed the official Pennsylvania certificate of death. Charles' final residence was with Dorothy Wolstoncroft in the Pittsburgh suburb of Carnegie/Collier Township, at an address of 250 Ewing Road. There, at the age of 94, he died on May 15, 1966, from the effects of hardening of the arteries. The body was transported to DuBois, Clearfield County to sleep for the ages in Morningside Cemetery. An obituary in the Pittsburgh Press said he was survived by 25 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

• Granddaughter Dorothy Evelyn Dean (1895-1982) was born on Nov. 17, 1895. She tied the marital cord with Herbert Clarence Wolstoncroft (May 11, 1886-1964), a native of Collier Township near Pittsburgh. The pair moved to the Pittsburgh suburb of Carnegie. Together, they produced a brood that included Herbert Clarence Wolstoncroft Jr., Mary E. Drexler, Elva J. Nelson and C. Dean Wolstoncroft. Sadly, Herbert died at the age of 78 in Presbyterian Hospital in Oakland on Sept. 7, 1964. Burial was in Carnegie's Chartiers Cemetery. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an obituary. The widowed Dorothy remained in Carnegie and was there in 1969. By 1973, she moved to Lockport, NY, where her daughter Elva Nelson was living, and was there in 1976 when named in the obituary of her cousin, Mae (Quigley) Bergstrom. She was gathered away by the heavenly host in Lockport at age 86 in May 1982.

  Great-grandson Herbert Clarence Wolstoncroft Jr. (1927-2013) is believed to have married Helga Geiger ( ? - ? ), daughter of Oskar and Betty Geiger. Their four sons were Mark Wolstoncroft, Ralph Wolstoncroft, Kirk Wolstoncroft and Bruce Wolstoncroft. They made their home in Moon Run near Pittsburgh in 1964 and in Ingram in 1973. In June 1973, they suffered the untimely death of son Mark.

  Great-granddaughter Mary Elizabeth Wolstoncroft (1928-2004) wed Charles Drexler. They lived in the Pittsburgh community of Moon Run in 1964-1973. 

  Great-granddaughter Elva J. Wolstoncroft ( ? - ? ) married (?) Nelson. They relocated to Lockport, NY. Elva's widowed mother came to live with them in the 1960s and remained until her death in 1973. 

  Great-grandson C. Dean Wolstoncroft ( ? - ? ) established his dwelling-place in Oil City, PA.

• Grandson Everett S. Dean (1897-1969) was born on May 1, 1897 in or near DuBois, PA. In 1916, at the age of about 19, he wed Ida Bashor (1899-1992). Their four offspring included Everett Scott "Bud" Dean Jr., Gene Andrew Dean, Betty Mae Waiwaiole and Gwen Weaver. They migrated to Cleveland, OH and then in 1936 relocated to Salem, OH. There, he opened a home improvement business which he operated for years. Later he became a radio dispatcher for the local police department. The Deans held a membership in the First United Methodist Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Their address in the 1960s was 1358 Jefferson Street. After a long illness, and treatment in Community Hospital East, he was spirited away by the angel of death at age 72 on Aug. 28, 1969. An obituary appeared in the Salem News. His funeral was led by Rev. Donald Bable, with burial in Hope Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Everett Scott "Bud" Dean Jr. (1921-2003) lived in Toledo, OH in 1969.

  Great-grandson Gene Andrew Dean (1932-2009) settled in Columbiana, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Betty Mae Dean (1918-2018) wed (?) Waiwaiole. Her dwelling-place in 1969 was in Salem, OH. 

  Great-granddaughter Gwen Dean married (?) Weaver. She lived in Damascus, OH in the late 1960s.

• Grandson Alva William Dean (1901-1967) was born on June 22, 1901 in Van Ormer, PA. He was united in the bonds of holy matrimony with Mildred Neva Robbins (1895-1975). Two offspring of this union were Norma Dean and Wesley Alan Dean. They moved to Ohio, where they lived in Youngstown, OH in 1930-1950, with Alva employed as a machinist in a steel mill. Eventually they migrated to Southern California. Death spirited Alva away in Malibu, CA on Jan. 15, 1967. The widowed Mildred soldiered on for another eight years. She died in 1975. Their remains are interred in Eternal Valley Memorial Park in Newhall, CA.

  Great-granddaughter Norma Dean (1923-2004) was born in about 1923 in Ohio. In 1940, at age 17, she lived with her parents in Youngstown and worked as typist in a lawyer's office. The angel of death swept her away into eternity on Sept. 9, 2004. 

  Great-grandson Wesley Alan Dean (1931-2022) was born on July 17, 1931 in Youngstown, OH. When he was 19 years of age, in 1950, he resided in his parents' household in Youngstown and earned income as a clerk with a telegraph service. He also was skilled as violinist and performed with the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra in young manhood. Wesley entered into marriage with his childhood sweetheart Arlene ( ? - ? ). Their relationship spanned an extraordinary 66 years until the separation of death. Four children produced by the pair were Debra Dean, Richard Dean, James Dean and Karen Dean. Wesley spent his career as a military officer, served in the Korean War and Vietnam War and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He spent 20 years as a military pilot, becoming a master Army aviator with extensive experience flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Along the way, he received the Bronze Star and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. Said an obituary, Wesley "loved to watch sports shows and anything aviation-related. He had a unique sense of humor." Sadly, at the age of 91, he surrendered his soul to the heavenly host on Aug. 8, 2022 in Lantana, Palm Beach County, FL.

• Grandson Harold Samuel Dean Sr. (1904-1994) was born on May 3, 1904 in Van Ormer, PA. He migrated to Ohio as a young man and settled in Youngstown, Mahoning County, OH. On June 30, 1926, he was married to beauty operator Mary Alberta Holden (Nov. 6, 1904- ? ), daughter of James and Louise (Burns) Holden, the father an immigrant from England. Their nuptials were officiated by Rev. James N. Trainor, pastor of St. Columba's Parish. They established a residence in Youngstown and do not appear to have left. The Unites States Census of 1950 shows that he was employed  by a railroad as a conductor. Their duo of children included Beverly L. Dean and Harold Samuel Dean Jr. At the age of 89, Harold Sr. is believed to have succumbed to the spectre of death in Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital on April 14, 1994.

  Great-granddaughter Beverly Louise Dean (1930- ? ) was born in about 1930 in Ohio. In 1950, still single at the age of 20, she was employed locally as an X-ray technician for a hospital. When she was 21 years of age, on June 27, 1951, she wed 22-year-old Peter Anthony "Pat" Schiavone (Aug. 18, 1928-2024), a Youngstown native and the son of Leonard and Philomena (DeFalco) Schiavone. They exchanged their vows in St. Edward Church in the city. Their union held firm over the ebbs and flows of an extraordinary 73 years together. Together, they bore three children -- Deborah Hnat, Elida Schiavone and Leonard Schiavone. The groom was a 1946 graduate of the Rayen School, where he was elected class president, and was serving with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War at the time of marriage. One of his wartime assignments was to Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle, and he rose to the rank of staff sergeant. Upon his return home in 1954, he became employed in sales by Playtex Company. He was named the corporation's to salesman for three years in a row. He also earned a bachelor's degree in history from Kent State University. Said Mahoning Matters, "Beyond academics and work, Peter found joy in various hobbies including savoring good food, appreciating classical music and opera performances, delving into history, and embarking on adventures traveling with his wife Beverly to Italy and throughout the United States." They held a membership in the Holy Family Church. Peter was affectionately known by one granddaughter as "The Chief." When the couple marked their golden anniversary in 2001, a special dinner was held at the Youngstown Club and then went on a cruise. As of 2003-2024, the couple was made their dwelling-place in Poland, OH. Peter died in Poland at the age of 95 on July 2, 2024.

  Great-grandson Harold Samuel Dean Jr. (1931- ? ) was born in about 1931 in Ohio.

• Granddaughter Mildred G. Dean (1909-1983) was born on April 25, 1909 in Cameron County, PA. She was an alumna of DuBois High School and then moved to Youngstown, OH. In 1927, at about age 18, she entered into marriage with John Palmer Shaffer (1907-1989), son of John E. and Mary E. (Sholly) Shaffer of Monroe Township, Snyder County, PA. The couple put down roots in Selinsgrove, PA and bore six known children -- John Erwin Shaffer, Donald E. Shaffer, Harold A. Shaffer, Betty E. DeWyer, Shirley B. Smith and Carol A. Swineford. John had attended Globe Mills School in his youth. He was employed for many years by AMP in Selinsgrove, retiring in 1972. He belonged to the Rooster Corner Sportsmen's Club, and they attended the Church of the Nazarene locally. Their address in the early 180s was at 122 Independence Street. As a patient in Hershey Medical Center, Mildred surrendered to the grim reaper of death on May 1, 1983. An obituary in the Sunbury Daily Item said she "had been in failing health for two months." Her funeral service was preached by Rev. Charles H. Melton in the family church. John outlived his bride by six years. He died at the age of 82, in Sunbury Community Hospital, on Nov. 27, 1989. He was survived by 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. His obituary also appeared in the Daily Item. They sleep at each other's side in Selinsgrove's Evergreen Cemetery.

  Great-grandson John Erwin "Jack" Shaffer (1928-1997) was born on Leap Day 1928 in McDonald, OH. He was an alumnus of DuBois High School. On Aug. 12, 1950, at Home Camp Methodist Church, he was joined in wedlock with Phyllis Kirk ( ? - ? ), daughter of Thomas and Derma Kirk. Rev. V. Lyons presided. They became the parents of six -- Patti Jenkins, Linda Dressler, Shirley Dombzalski, Donna Shaffer, Karen Penny and Ronald E. Shaffer. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Army and attained the rank of corporal. The family lived near Selinsgrove in 1983-1997, with him self-employed in the heating and plumbing field, and she by Perkins Restaurant at Hummels Wharf. John is known to have retired in 1983. They were members of Faith United Methodist Church, and he belonged to the local post of the American Legion, Roster's Corner Sportsmen's Club and Last Man's Club. Said the Sunbury Daily Item, he "was an avid genealogist. Since his retirement, he dedicated his time to researching family trees for many families, including his own, in the surrounding area." In 1990, they marked their 40th wedding anniversary, with the Daily Item running a related article. At the age of 69, he died at the age of 89 on March 22, 1997. Burial was in St. Paul's Cemetery in town. Of the children Ronald has lived in Woodlands, TX; Patti in Selinsgrove; Shirley in Wilkes-Barre, PA; Donna in Manchester, NJ; and Karen in Columbia, MD.

  Great-grandson Donald E. Shaffer made a home in the 1980s and 1990s near Selinsgrove. 

  Great-grandson Harold A. Shaffer settled in Selinsgrove but by 1997 had moved to Reynoldsville, PA.

  Great-granddaughter Betty E. Shaffer married (?) DeWyer. Her residence in 1983 was in Annandale, VA -- in 1989 in Mount Joy, PA -- and 197 in Richfield, PA.

  Great-granddaughter Shirley B. Shaffer wed (?) Smith. Circa 1983-1997, she was in Reynoldsville, PA. 

  Great-granddaughter Carol A. Shaffer ( ? - ? ) was born on (?). She was a 1964 graduate of Selinsgrove High School. On Aug. 8, 1964, she tied the knot with James Swineford ( ? - ? ), son of Paul and Marie Swineford. The nuptials were conducted by the hand of Rev. Joseph Hennessey in St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Selinsgrove. Their duo of sons were Kenneth Swineford and Mark Swineford. They dwelled in Selinsgrove for a number of year before moving to Mount Pleasant Hills. Carol was employed as director of human resources by Northumberland National Bank. Politically active, she was treasurer of both the Snyder County Republican Committee and Snyder County Republican Commissioners. Paul earned a living as manager of Weis Markets in town. When they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 2014, they held a dinner for immediate family at BJ's Steak & Rib House in Selinsgrove and were pictured in the Sunbury Daily Item.

• Granddaughter Helen Mae Dean (1913-2009) was born on Feb. 27, 1913 in Van Ormer, Reade Township, Cambria County. Dr. W.O. Keffer of nearby Frugality, PA assisted in the birth. She resided in DuBois in young womanhood and then moved to New Jersey, graduating from high school in Glassboro, NJ. On Nov. 29, 1930, she tied the knot with Ray Breon ( ? - ? ). They exchanged their wedding vows in the parsonage of the Evangelical Church of DuBois, by the hand of Rev. T. Bartlett. In announcing the happy event, the DuBois Courier-Express said that the couple "are well and favorably known and have the best wishes of their friends for much happiness." The Breons put down roots in Penns Creek, PA. Five offspring in their family were William Breon, Gerald "Jerry" Breon, Larry Dean Breon, Janet Troutman and Linda Fisher. Their world was upended in grief on New Year's Eve 1956 when their teenage son Larry, having wrecked the family automobile borrowed without permission several hours earlier, took his own life with a shotgun blast. Then on Sept. 2, 1968, she wed construction engineer Preston Reyburn Mitchell (Oct. 30, 1907-2000), son of James Bernard and Harriet (McLaughlin) Mitchell. The union endured the ebbs and flows of 32 years together. Their home in 1969 was in Horsham, PA. The Mitchells moved to Bradenton, FL by 1973 and in all were there for 18 years. Said an obituary, "During World War II, Helen worked as a machine welder at Sun Ship Yard, Chester. She was employed by Westinghouse, Sunbury, and Laurelton State School as an attendant for eight years. She also worked as a home health aide in New Jersey and at Devine Providence Hospital, Williamsport. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Linesville, and a charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Selinsgrove... She enjoyed flowers, reading, crafts, playing games, and completing The Daily Item crossword puzzle each day..." Preston died on Sept. 10, 2000, at the age of 92, in Loving Care Nursing Home. Helen outlived her second spouse by nine years and returned to Pennsylvania, making a home for a time with her married daughter Janet Troutman in Linesville, PA. Her final home was in Selinsgrove, Snyder County. There, she died at the age of 96 on Dec. 19, 2009. Her remains were lowered under the sod of Orchard Hills Cemetery in Shamokin Dam, Snyder County, PA. The headcount of her survivors included 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.

  Great-grandson William Breon served in the U.S. Air Force circa 1957, posted to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. He wed Julie. They have lived in Lewisburg, PA and Bradenton, FL.

  Great-grandson Gerald "Jerry" Breon joined the U.S. Air Force and in 1957 trained at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, GA. He has made his home in Lewisburg, PA and Bradenton, FL.

  Great-grandson Larry Dean Breon (1941-1956) was born on April 12, 1941 in Center Township, Snyder County, PA. He grew up in Penn's Creek. At age nine, he was diagnosed with diabetes and that condition continued during his few remaining years, causing dark thoughts. He and his brother William liked to hunt small game together on property near their uncle Marlin Bream's home in Middleburg, PA. Circa 1956, he was a sophomore at Middleburg Area Joint Hgh School. On the tragic afternoon hours of New Year's Eve 1956, the 15-year-old Larry borrowed his father's automobile without permission and then wrecked the car on Route 104, one mile north of Middleburg, Snyder County. Reported the Sunbury Daily Item, the car "veered to the left, snapped off a telephone pole and then crashed into a guard rail fence. Two guard rail posts were snapped off and several were jarried loose. The automobile came to a stop facing the opposite direction it had been traveling." He abandoned the vehicle and went to the home of his uncle Marlin. There, three hours after the incident, with no one home, he locked himself inside and sat at the kitchen table. He wrote a goodbye note, identifying whom he wanted to be pallbearers at his impending funeral. When the uncle and brother William arrived, they pleaded with him to open the door and let them in. With that, Larry turned off the lights, went into the living room and used a .20 gauge single barrel shotgun blast to end his life. The Daily Item said that he was believed to be despondent over his health and guilt in the wreck. Burial was in Penns Creek Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, with Rev. John Weikel leading the funeral rites..

  Great-granddaughter Janet Breon attended Middleburg High School. She first was joined in wedlock with (?) Knouse. They lived at Penn's Creek in 1957. Then on Valentine's Day 1960, she tied the knot with Korean War veteran Glenn O. Troutman ( ? - ? ), son of John Troutman of Herndon, PA. Their wedding was held in the Penn's Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church, presided by Rev. Robert Logan. The happy news was announced in the Sunbury Daily Item, which said that the bride "wore a gown of pink imported chantilly lace, designed with a fitted bodice and full skirt with three quarter length sleeves, seed pearls adorned the scalloped neckline. She chose pink accessories and carried a white Bible topped with a white rosebud corsage with white satin streamers and tiny carnations." The groom was an alumnus of Herndon High School and at the time of marriage employed as a correctional officer at the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg. The newlyweds first planted themselves in a new home in Middleburg and later moved to Selinsgrove, PA. 

  Great-granddaughter Linda Diane Breon was a 1967 graduate of Middleburg Joint High School and a 1969 associate of liberal arts graduate of Williamsport Area Community College. She then obtained a job with Walnut Acres Inc. in Penn's Creek. Circa September 1969, she was united in matrimony with high school classmate Edwin Y. Fisher ( ? - ? ), son of Gard Fisher Jr. of Kreamer, PA. The ceremony was conducted in St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Kreamer by the hand of Rev. Jay Shenk. Edwin also was a graduate of WACC, majoring in engineering drafting technology. They moved to Poquoson, VA as of 1970 and were the parents of Tracey Raquel Fisher and (?). By 1982, they migrated to North Carolina and dwelled in Midland, NC. There, she obtained a master's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina. As of 2009, they lived in Lewisburg, PA.

~ Son Henry Youngkin ~

Son Henry Youngkin (1844- ? ) was born in about 1844 in Pennsylvania.

His early years were spent in White Township, Cambria County, PA, as shown in the 1850 federal census enumeration. 

It is entirely possible that he died young, as no record of his life has been found after 1850.

~ Daughter Susan (Youngkin) Hollis ~

Daughter Susan Youngkin (1849-1929) was born on Jan. 14, 1849 in Cambria County, PA.

Not yet married, on April 11, 1870 near Fallen Timber, she gave birth to a son, Charles Henry "Harry" Lumadue. The child was given the surname of his birth father, Timothy Lumadue Jr.  (1840-1881). 

Later that year of 1870, at age 21, she and her newborn son dwelled with her parents in White Township, Cambria County.

In time she wed Simon Peter Hollis (May 1854-1942) of Haynes, WV, and the son of John and Margaret (Conner) Hollis. The groom was seven years younger than the bride.

Known children of this coupling were Edna Uzella Hollis, Elsie Adella Hollis, Arthur Franklin Hollis, Bertha Alberta Hollis, Agnes Hollis.

When the federal census enumeration was made in 1880, the Hollises and their eldest daughter resided on a farm in Reade Township, Cambria County. Susan's parents, who were raising her son Harry, lived just a few households away. 

For reasons not yet known, the family pulled up stakes by 1898 and moved to a farm in rural Glade Township, Webster County, WV. The federal census-taker of 1900 wrote Simon's first name as "Samuel." Their county seat, Webster Springs, was well-known for its springs of mineral water of salt and sulphur featuring medicinal qualities.

Dickerson Church, Susan's burial site

The Hollises remained Glade during the decade and into 1910. By 1910, their son Arthur, his wife Agnes, and grandchildren Susan Hollis, Ethel Oxier and Dessie Oxier lived under their roof.

By the 1920s, they had migrated across the Ohio River and put down roots in Archer Township, Harrison County, OH.

At the age of 81, suffering from hardening of the arteries, Susan contracted bronchial pneumonia. She passed away on Dec. 17, 1929. Interment was in the local Dickerson Church Cemetery. On her death certificate, signed by W.N. Robertson of Cadiz, her parents was written as "Chas. Yonkin" and "Hanna Droxel," both born in Germany.

Simon outlived his bride by a baker's dozen years. He died at age 88 in 1942.

Son Henry Charles "Harry" Lumadue (1870-1951) -- also misspelled as "Lumedue" and "Lummado" -- was born to unwed parents Timothy Lumadue Jr. and Susan Youngkin on April 11, 1870 near Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA. His childhood years were spent with his single mother in the household of her parents in Fallen Timber until such time as she married. Then at the age of 10, in 1880, he lived with the grandparents while his married mother and stepfather resided a few households away. His birth father died on Oct. 4, 1881, when the boy was 11, and burial was in Mount Zion Lutheran Cemetery in nearby Glasgow. Harry appears to have been thrice-wed. His first wife was Lida Kough ( ? - ? ). They were married on July 31, 1897 in the First Presbyterian Church of Cumberland, MD. Their marriage record in the church states that he was living at the time in Lovett, Cambria County, PA. The union did not endure. Within two years, by 1899, Harry had moved to Mercer, Hancock County in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. On July 26, 1899, at age 28, he tied the knot with 18-year-old Georgia E. Johnston ( ? - ? ). Their nuptials were performed by Rev. F.P. Hummel at New Cumberland, WV. The second union did not last either. Then at the age of 31, on Feb. 20, 1901, now a railroader residing in Elkins, WV, he entered into marriage with 23-year-old Nora Long (1878- ? ), daughter of J.W. Long. The pair exchanged their vows in Randolph County, WV. C.S. Lingamfelter officiated. On the marriage license application, he gave his parents’ names as “Timothy & Susan.” Together they bore four known children – Clyde R. Lumadue, Clarence H. Lumadue, Flossie B. Blow and Medina Lowden McMenimen Bickel. The family relocated in the 1908-1910 timeframe to Texas. There, in 1910, he was employed as a stone quarry foreman in Locke Hill, Bexar County, TX and in 1911 worked on construction of the Medina Dam. 

The family once again pulled up stakes and by 1917 migrated to New Jersey, making their new home in Barnegat, NJ. There, Harry worked as general foreman and construction engineer for the Pearson Engineering Corporation of 115 Broadway, New York City. At least thrice he traveled overseas on business. One passport described his physical features as standing 5 feet, 10½ inches tall, with a high forehead, brown eyes, Roman nose, medium mouth, square chin, brown hair, fair complexion and oval face with “moustache.” One early trip was in 1916 to Barcelona, Spain. A letter from the company, addressed to the U.S. Department of State, said that “Mr. Lumadue is a member of our permanent foreign organization and we are now desirous of sending him to Spain in connection with work we are prosecuring for the Ebro Irrigation & Power Company, Ltd., in and about Barcelona. Mr. Lumadue was previously on this work for three and one half years, returning to the United States in June 1916 upon completion of one section of the work. He is employed on a salary basis and is gong to Spain solely in our interests.” Then in August 1917, he returned to Spain on the steamer Chicago. He is known to have sailed to Colombia in South America in 1925 to “be in charge of a three-year contract for the Vlinis Construction Company,” reported the Camden Courier-Post. He returned aboard the ship Tivives in November 1926. He disclosed his home address as Springdale, Burlington County, NJ. The 1930 federal census enumeration shows the couple in Philadelphia, with him employed as a construction engineer. By 1940, the pair had moved across the state line into New Jersey, settling in Burlington, where he now owned his own retail lumber business. They moved to nearby Springside, NJ during the 1940s and lived at the corner of Rancocas Road and Dresser Avenue. There, the couple founded Lumadue and Son Lumber Company, a hardware and building supplies firm. He died at the age of 81 on April 26, 1951. Burial was in the local Odd Fellows Cemetery. An obituary ran in the Camden Courier-Post. Nora outlived her husband by a baker’s dozen years and remained in their homeplace. She surrendered to the angel of death on May 30, 1964. Her funeral service was conducted in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

• Grandson Clyde R. Lumadue (1902-1997) was born in about 1902 in Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Cincinnati. Clyde married Elsie. One son of this couple was Clyde R. Lumadue Jr. They made a longtime home in Burlington Township, NJ. Clyde was trained as a carpenter and in 1958 joined his son's business, Lumadue Lumber Company in Burlington Township. He held a membership in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters in Camden for 45-plus years and served a term as president of the local. He is known to have run for commissioner of Burlington Township in 1949 on the Republican ticket. He was active in the Odd Fellows and the Masons and held a membership in the Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Sadly, at the age of 95, he died on April 2, 1997 in Marcella Nursing Home. An obituary was published in the Camden Courier-Post.

• Grandson Clarence H. Lumadue (1903-1958) was born on May 16, 1903 in Sand Run, Upshur County, WV. He was joined in wedlock with Lucille E. (Feb. 15, 1904-1980). They dwelled in 1951 in Burlington, NJ, and he was a member of the Masons. Clarence passed away on Sept. 2, 1958. Now widowed, Lucille outlived him by more than two decades. Death swept her away on March 9, 1980.

• Granddaughter Flossie Lumadue (1907-1996) was born on Sept. 10, 1907 in West Virginia. She married William C. Blow (March 27, 1906-1976). One known son of this coupling was Robert W. Blow. In 1951-1964, they resided in Beverly, NJ. The family was plunged into grief when William died on his 70th birthday on March 27, 1976. Flossie endured for another two decades. She passed away at the age of 88 on July 5, 1996. Her remains sleep for the ages in Monument Cemetery in town.

  Great-grandson Robert W. Blow (1936-2014) was born on March 24, 1936. He died at the age of 78 on April 9, 2014. His burial site is in Monument Cemetery in Beverly, NJ.

• Granddaughter Medina Marcy "Dina" Lumadue (1912-2004) was born in about 1912 in Olga, TX. She received her name from the Medina Dam project on which her father was working at the time. Medina was an alumna of Burlington High School. She first tied the knot with H. Preston Lowden ( ? -1966), son of Edward R. Lowden of Locust Avenue, Burlington, NJ. At her engagement, she was pictured in the Camden Courier-Post. The wedding itself was held in the Beverly Presbyterian Church, by the hand of Rev. James H. Rendell. In announcing the happy event, the Courier-Post said that the bride “was lovely in a gown of beige lace and a matching turban. Her slippers and lace mitts were peach matching the trimming of her gown, and she carried roses and lilies of the valley.” They stayed together for 35 years until the separation of death. The newlyweds’ first home was in the La Monte Apartments in Audobon, NJ. They became the parents of two -- Marilyn Thomas and Nancy Jones. Preston was a graduate of Burlington High and then Rider College and the Textile College of Philadelphia. Circa 1951, their residence was in West Collingswood, NJ and in 1964 in Brant Beach, NJ. He founded H. Preston Lowden Company, brokers of wool and hair, and also had lumber interests. He also owned the Brant Beach Garden Garage Apartments. He also held memberships in the Burlington lodge of the Masons, Atlantic Country Club and Royal Tom Yacht and Country Club of Boca Raton, FL. Sadness cascaded over the family when Preston died in 1966. The widowed Medina outlived him by many years. Deeply interested in the arts. Medina studied in France, Mexico and at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, going on to create all sorts of batiks, copper enameling, fabric designs, oil paintings, sculptures and serigraphs.
  
  Her second husband, whom she wed on Dec. 15, 1968, was James Wilb Snyder ( ? - ? ) of Sanibel Island, FL and Surf City, NJ. They exchanged their vows in the chapel of the Central Presbyterian Church of Summit, NJ, with an announcement printed in the Boca Raton News. James was a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who had seen service during World War II in the Asian, European and Indian Theatres. He held graduate degrees in history and a doctorate in social sciences from New York University. Her third spouse was Francis William McMenimen ( ? -1986). William was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II who had moved to Boca Raton from Rumson, NJ in about 1970. During his career, he had been secretary to the president of Public Service Electric and Gas Company of Newark, NJ and then manager of the Suggestion Plan and president of the National Association of Suggestion Systems. In time, he was named executive vice president of Defiance-Azon Corporation, overseeing operations in Johnson City, NY, Union City, NJ, Barrowsville, MA and Dallas, TX. He also was elected chairman of the board of Fuller Paper Company of Easton, PA. His memberships included the Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club of Boca Raton, Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis Club, Little Club of Gulf Stream, Boca Raton Hotel and Club, Boca Pointe Golf and Tennis Club, Rumson (NJ) Country Club and Seaview Country Club in Absecon, NJ. Francis died at the age of 80, in Boca Raton, on Aug. 10,, 1986. His obituary was printed in the Boca Raton News. A graveside burial service was held at the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rockway, NJ.
  
  By the early 1990s, she had married yet again to Clarence Bickel ( ? -1991). Medina maintained homes in Long Beach Island, Ocean County and Boca Raton, FL. Said the South Florida Sun Sentinel, she "was a Charter Member of the Garden Club of Long Beach Island and a Life Member of the Long Beach Island Historical Society. In the early fifties, she and seven other women began raising funds to establish what was to become Soiuthern Ocean County Hospital. She was a Charter Member of the hospital's Boosters Auxiliary. She originated the Antique Show on Long Beach Island to benefit SOCH and was on the committee which started the hospital's 'Old and New Shop", being particularly remembered for hauling merchandise in her station wagon before the shop could afford a truck." She was a member of the Little Club, Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis Club, Historical Society of Boca Raton and the board of overseers of the Excalibur Society of Lynn University. She was the first woman to be elected to the board of governors of the Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club. Death spirited her away in Sarasota Memorial Hospital on Jan. 26, 2004.

  Great-granddaughter Marilyn Lowden wed (?) Thomas. Her residence in 1966-1986 was in Summit, NJ.

  Great-granddaughter Nancy Lowden married (?) Jones. She settled in Irvington, NY and was there in 1986.

Daughter Edna Uzella/Uzzila Hollis (1876-1961) was born on June 3, 1876 or more likely in 1879 in Cambria County, PA. The census-taker of 1880 marked her age as 11 months. She moved to Webster County, WV in her youth. On March 30, 1896, at the age of 16, she wed 21-year-old James D. Butler (July 14, 1874-1945), a native of Roane or Clay County, WV, and the son of Andrew and Mary E. Butler. The wedding ceremony was held at the home of Edna's parents, presided by Rev. L.E. Harrison of the local Methodost Episcopal Church. To them were born a large brood of offspring -- Flossie Pearl Butler, Frank Butler, Louise Butler, Alice Butler, Della Langdon Ellison, Emma "Grace" Hasserd Wrenn, George Butler, Merle Butler and William Fred Butler. Their first home was in Glade, Webster County, where they are shown in the federal census enumeration of 1900. By 1910, they relocated to Beaver, Nicholas County, WV, and in 1915, when hosting the marriage of their daughter Louise, were in rural Tioga, Nicholas County. Her final place of residence was in Lima, OH at the address of 1116 North Adams Street. She was a member of the West Market Street Church of God. When she became ill, she was admitted to Memorial Hospital. Unable to rally over the span of a week, death enveloped her at the age of 85 on Aug. 24, 1961. Her remains were lowered into the sacred soil of Dickerson Church Cemetery in Cadiz. An obituary was published in the Lima Citizen. 

• Granddaughter Flossie "Pearl" Butler (1897-1964) was born on St. Patrick's Day 1897 in Trout Valley, Nicholas County, WV. On May 21, 1913, at the age of 16, she married 26-year-old Sinnette Alderson Butcher (1888-1969). The wedding was held in the Butler residence in Nicholas County, presided over by Rev. William Kirby. Known offspring of their union were Albert S. Butcher, Mary Mills, Lorine V. Tedrow, Delores Hurless and Flora Kathline Allman. The family residence in the 1920s was in Beaver Township, Nicholas Coiunty, with Sinnette making a living as a coal miner. Between 1927-1930 they moved to Toledo, OH, where Sinnette found a job as a machinist for a machine company. Then during the 1930s, the family migrated to Franklin Township, Harrison County, OH, where Sinnette turned to farming as his source of income. The marriage eventually dissolved in divorce during the decade of the 1940s. Now a single parent, Pearl moved to Bowerston, Harrison County, working as a flatware finisher for a pottery ware manufacturer. She held a membership in the Bowerston Methodist Church. Her homeplace in the early 1960s were in Bowerston and finally in Germano, Harrison County. She passed away in Preston Nursing Home in Bowerston at the age of 67 on April 24, 1964. Burial was in Germano Cemetery near Bowerston. An obituary was published in the New Philadelphia Daily Times which named Sinnette as her husband despite the divorce. The headcount of her survivors was a dozen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

  Great-grandson Albert S. Butcher (1916- ? ) was born in about 1916 in West Virginia. He put down roots in Uhrichsville, OH and was there in 1964.

  Great-granddaughter Mary Butcher (1920- ? ) was born in about 1920 in West Virginia. She married (?) Mills and in 1964 dwelled in Jewett, Harrison County.

  Great-granddaughter Lorine V. Butcher (1925- ? ) was born in about 1925 in West Virginia. She wed (?) Tedrow ( ? - ? ). As of 1964, she was in Germano, Harrison County.

  Great-granddaughter Delores V. Butcher (1927- ? ) was born in about 1927 in West Virginia. She entered into marriage with (?) Hurless and made her residence in the mid-1960s in Dennison, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Flora Kathline Butcher (1934- ? ) was born in 1934 in West Virginia. She moved to Ohio and resided with her divorced mother in 1950 in Bowerston, Harrison County, OH. When she was 18 years of age, on Jan. 8, 1953, she entered into marriage with Charles A. Allman ( ? - ? ). As of 1964, she lived in New Philadelphia, OH.

• Grandson Frank Butler (1898- ? ) was born in Sept. 1898 in West Virginia. His first name may have been "Marion." If so, he lived in Ridgeview, WV in 1961.

Mountaintop removal and coal stripping in Cabin Creek, WV -  Library of Congress

• Granddaughter Louise Butler (1899-1973) was born two days before Christmas 1899 in Erbacon, a coal town in Webster County, WV. A notation of her birth was inscribed in the family Bible. She moved in her youth with her family to Nicholas County, WV. When she was 16 years of age, on Oct. 22, 1915, she was joined in wedlock with 26-year-old widower George Leftridge O'Dell (Aug. 16, 1889-1937), originally from Clay County but now residing in Nicholas County. He was the son of Andrew Jackson and Leta "Ellen" (Mullins) O'Dell. Elder H.L. O'Dell officiated the nuptials, held in the home of Louise's parents near Tioga, Nicholas County. Together, the couple produced these known offspring -- Lucille O'Dell, Juanetta O'Dell, Bernard O'Dell, Rex O'Dell, Harrison O'Dell, Harold O'Dell, Gladys C. O'Dell, Edna L. O'Dell and Lois Jean Lipford. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1920, they lived at Kingston, Fayette County, WV, with George laboring as a coal miner. The O'Dells put down roots during the decade of the 1920s in the East Bank/Cabin Creek community of Kanawha County, WV, with George generating income through his work as a fireman for the Pure Oil Company. On the fateful day of Sept. 4, 1937, at the company's refinery at Cabin Creek, the 48-year-old George was stricken with acute heart failure and died instantly. Funeral rites were conducted at the East Bank Baptist Church by the hand of Rev. W.B. Corder. The remains were laid to rest at Slaughters Creek Cemetery in Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV. The tragic death left Louise a single mother of eight children under the age of 20. She remained in East Bank and took in a lodger to help make ends meet. She endured the heartbreaking death of son Bernard in New Jersey in 1956. She was harvested away by the grim reaper of death four days before Christmas 1973 in Charleston. Her remains sleep for all time in Montgomery Memorial Park in London, WV. 

  Great-granddaughter Lucille O'Dell (1917- ? ) was born in about 1917 in West Virginia.

  Great-granddaughter Juanetta O'Dell (1919- ? ) was born in about 1919 in West Virginia.

  Great-grandson Bernard O'Dell (1920-1956) was born in about 1920 in East Bank, Kanawha County, WV. He was a veteran of World War II and then found employment as a scale service supervisor with Engelhorn's Inc. of Newark, NJ. He married Ella Halkard ( ? - ? ). Their brood of four included Caryl Ann O'Dell, Robin O'Dell, Penny O'Dell and Glenn O'Dell. They made a home for five years at Clifton, NJ and in about 1953 moved to Lake Telemark, Rockaway Township, NJ. Circa 1956, they began building a new home in Clifton, with the O'Dells temporarily staying at Passaic. Grief cascaded over the family when, at age 35, just five days after the move to Passaic, Bernard died of a heart attack on Sept. 13, 1956. An obituary was published in the Passaic Herald-News. 

  Great-grandson Rex O'Dell (1922- ? ) was born in 1922 in East Bank, Kanawha County, WV. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was joined in wedlock with Jean Elizabeth Maroney (May 22, 1926-2011), daughter of Stephen James and Edith Pearl (Nease) Maroney and originally from Charleston, WV. She grew up in Shrewsbury, WV and was a 1945 graduate of East Bank High School. The six children they bore together were Peggy O'Dell, Teresa O'Dell, Alice M. Lawrence Johnson, Annette O'Dell, Michael Wayne O'Dell and Tony O'Dell. Sadly, son Michael died in infancy in 1957. The couple moved to Logan, OH and also spent time in Carolina Beach, NC, where she was elected president of its senior center. They held memberships in the St. John's Catholic Church and Ascension Catholic Church. Sadly, Jean died on May 21, 2011. In later years, Rex is known to have spoken at a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony in town. He marked his centennial birthday in 2022.

  Great-grandson Harrison O'Dell (1926-2002) was born on Nov. 16, 1926, in Ronda, Kanawha County, WV, a twin with his brother Harold. At the age of 75, death spirited him away on Nov. 7, 2002. His remains sleep for all time in Montgomery Memorial Park in London, WV.

  Great-grandson Harold O'Dell (1926- ? ) was born on Nov. 16, 1926, in Ronda, Kanawha County, WV, a twin with his brother Harrison. He grew to manhood in East Bank, Kanawha County. On Nov. 10, 1950, when both were age 24, Harold wed Etta Elizabeth Eskins (1926-1999), also of East Bank. Harold passed away at the age of 70 on Oct. 14, 1997. The remains were lowered under the sod of Kirkland Memorial Gardens in Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV.

  Great-granddaughter Gladys C. O'Dell (1929- ? ) was born in about 1929. 

  Great-granddaughter Edna L. O'Dell (1930- ? ) was born in about 1930. She tied the knot with (?) MacDonald. Circa 2012, her home was in Elkton, MD.

  Great-granddaughter Lois Jean O''Dell (1932-2012) was born on Feb. 2, 1932 in East Bank, Kanawha County, WV. She was united in matrimony with Daniel A. Lipford ( ? - ? ). Their marriage held firm over the ups and downs of a remarkable 54 years together. The two sons in this family were Michael Lipford and Daniel Lipford. Most of her adult life was spent in Jackson County, FL. Lois Jean earned a living in the law office of attorney J. Paul Griffith in Marianna, FL and later at the Farley Nuclear Plant. Her final home was south of Marianna. The angel of death spirited her away at the age of 80 on July 5, 2012. Son Michael has resided in Marianna and son Daniel married Sharon and settled in Mobile, AL.

• Granddaughter Alice Butler ( ? - ? )

• Granddaughter Della Butler (1906-1999) was born in 1906. She first was married to (?) Langdon ( ? - ? ) and in 1964, with that name, made her residence in Chesapeake, OH. Later, she tied the marital cord with James E. Ellison (1904-1993), a native of LaFollette, TN. He had been married previously and brought five stepchildren into the second union, Margie Ann Mosier, Kenneth E. Ellison, Phillip Ellison, Sharon Winnger and Dwight Ellison. James had been employed in Howard County, IN as a crane operator for a steel mill and in about 1982 relocated to Ocala, FL. James passed away in Marion Community Hospital on May 3, 1993. Della outlived him by about six years. She died in 1999. They sleep for the ages in the mausoleum of Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens in Ocala.

• Granddaughter Emma "Grace" Butler (1911-1986) was born on March 11, 1911 in West Virginia. On July 26, 1929, in Winchester, KY, she was united in matrimony with Edward Leroy "Roy" Hasserd ( ? -1966), also spelled "Hassard." He was a native of New York who was living in Texas at the time. Rev. Dr. J.J. Taylor officiated, in his residence, and the news was announced in the Lexington (KY) Herald. Together, they produced a family including Edward Lee Hasserd, William Frederick Hasserd, Robert N.Y. Hasserd, Loretta Rose Knight and Burma Schlichting Miskulin. The United States Census of 1940 shows the family in Huntington, Cabell County, WV, with Roy owning and operating a restaurant. Census records for 1950 indicate that Roy was working away from home, as Grace was marked as head of her household in Huntington, and earning a living as a seamstress in a pants factory. The Hasserds pulled up stakes at some point and relocated to Southern California. As of 1961, they were in Los Angeles and in 1964 in Norwalk, CA. Sadly, Roy died on Jan. 17, 1966, with his death notice appearing in the Los Angeles Times. He was survived by 14 grandchildren. Interment was in Rose Hills Memorial Park. Grace survived him by two decades. She wed a second time to William A. Wrenn Jr. (1920-1972), a native of Virginia. William died at age 52 in May 1972, with the Long Beach (CA) Independent printing an obituary and burial in the Veterans Administration Cemetery. She passed away in Los Angeles County on Aug. 16, 1986.

  Great-grandson Edward Lee Hasserd (1931-2012) was born on Jan. 30, 1931 in West Virginia. He relocated to Southern California with his parents. He died at the age of 81 on May 19, 2012. His remains lie in eternal repose in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, CA.

  Great-grandson William Frederick "Red" Hasserd (1932-2008) was born on Sept. 25, 1932 in Huntington, WV. He migrated to Southern California with his family. William settled in San Bernardino and was the father of Billy and Pam. He was employed as a salesman. In his free time, over the span of 38 years, he enjoyed working at swap meets. Circa 1982, he married Dottie ( ? - ? ). They were together for 26 years until cleaved apart by death. After a lengthy illness, he surrendered to the angel of death on Aug. 21, 2008. A memorial service was held at the American Legion post in East Highland, CA. An obituary ran in the San Bernardino Sun.

  Great-grandson Robert N.Y. Hasserd (1935- ? ) was born in about 1935. He tied the marital cord with Cathy.

  Great-granddaughter Loretta "Rose" Hasserd (1936- ? ) was born in about 1936. She married (?) Knight.

  Great-granddaughter Burma C. Hasserd (1939-1988) was born on Sept. 26, 1939 in West Virginia. She first wed Theodore Schlichting ( ? - ? ). Their marriage crumbled in divorce in Los Angeles in April 1966. Then on Jan. 30, 1972, in Las Vegas, she and George Miskulin ( ? - ? ) were wed in a civil service. The name frequently was misspelled as "Muskulin" and "Misklena." As of 1976, the Miskulins resided in Magnolia, CA, and Burma was pictured in a Chino Champion story about her views of Valentine's Day. 1986, she lived in an apartment on West Orangewood Avenue in Anaheim. The heavenly host claimed her soul in Riverside, CA on Nov. 30, 1988.

• Grandson George Butler (1900-1981) was born on April 9, 1900 in Boggs, Webster County, WV. In 1923, he wed Rosie B. Collins (May 22, 1904-1977), a native of Virginia. At least 10 offspring were born to the pair -- Pauline E. Holstein, Jimmy Butler, Arlene Butler, Rev. John L. Butler, George "Junior" Butler Jr., Bobby Butler, David L. Butler, H. Ruth Tawney, Linda Belle Turley and Betty Jo Price. They dwelled in these West Virginia communities -- Prenter in 1933 -- Sherman, Boone County in 1935-1940, with him laboring as a coal miner -- Seth, WV in 1944, doing logging -- Scott, Boone County in 1950, where he was a coal mine conveyor -- Ridgeview in 1961 -- and Huntington in 1964. Rosie died on May 18, 1977. George passed away at age 81, in Julian, Boone County, WV, on June 28, 1981. Burial was in Hill Cemetery in Julian.  

  Great-granddaughter Pauline E. Butler (1925-2015) was born on Jan. 11, 1925. During World War II,, she earned a living in a factory building airplane parts. In 1955, at age 30, she was joined in matrimony with Theron Burtus Holstein (1924-2007). The couple did not reproduce and made their home at Julian, WV. Said an obituary, "She retired from Illinois Glass Company, where she was a glass cutter... She was a member of Camp Creek Gospel Tabernacle and was a volunteer for the nursing home." As a patient in Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, Theron died at the age of 83 on Aug. 11, 2007. Pauline lived for another eight years. She succumbed to the spectre of death at the age of 90 on Oct. 1, 2015. Basil Hudson led the funeral rites. Interment was in the sacred soil of Hill Cemetery in Julian, and an obituary appeared in the Charleston Gazette Mail.

  Great-grandson James Eugene "Jimmy" Butler (1926- ? ) was born on Oct. 7, 1926 in Nelson, WV. He stood 5 feet, 4 inches tall in young manhood and weighed 160 lbs., carrying scars on his shoulder, right hand and knee. When required to register for the military draft in 1944, during World War II, he disclosed that he was living at William Mountain, WV and working in logging for his father.

  Great-granddaughter Arlene Butler (1928- ? ) was born in about 1928. 

  Great-grandson Rev. John L. Butler (1929-2013) was born on May 24, 1929, a small coal town in Prenter, Boone County, WV. He had an eighth-grade education. John entered into marriage with Helen "Midge" Scott (1932-1996). One daughter in this family was Patricia Ann Wolford. They lived at one time in Parkersburg, WV and also in Wadesville and Vinton, OH, where John was employed as a supervisor for Corrugated Box Factory. He also was pastor to local churches and held a membership in the Deer Creek Baptist Church in Vinton. The couple eventually divorced. He died at the age of 84 on Aug. 11, 2013. His remains were interred in Sunset Memory Gardens in Parkersburg, WV, with Pastor Everett Snyder officiating. An obituary ran in the Parkersburg News & Sentinel. 

  Great-grandson George "Junior" Butler Jr. (1931-1992) was born on Feb. 16, 1931 in West Virginia. When he was 19 years of age, and living in Scott, Boone County, WV, he worked with his father as a conveyor in a local coal mine. He eventually established a homeplace in Anne Arundel County, MD. He died on Nov. 21, 1992.

  Great-grandson Bobby Butler (1938- ? ) was born in about 1938. He resided in Elyria, OH in 1990 and in Cleveland, OH in the mid-2010s. 

  Great-grandson David L. Butler (1939-1997) was born on Feb. 24, 1939. He tied the marital cord with Marcella "Tootie" (1941- ? ). Death enveloped him at the age of 58 on April 28, 1997. His remains sleep for all time in Hill Cemetery in Julian.

  Great-granddaughter H. Ruth Butler (1940-1990) was born on June 24, 1940. She was united in wedlock with Jerry Tawney Sr. ( ? - ? ). Their pair of offspring were Tammy Lynn Walker and Jerry Tawney Jr. Their longtime residence-place was in Danville, Boone County, WV, where they belonged to the local Church of Christ. Sadly, at the age of 49, having suffered a lengthy illness, Ruth passed away in Charleston Area Memorial Center Memorial Hospital on Feb. 22, 1990. Burial was in Danville Memorial Park. 

  Great-granddaugher Linda Belle Butler married (?) Turley. She was living at Alum Creek, WV in 2015.

  Great-granddaughter Betty Jo Butler (1946-2016) was born on March 25, 1946 in Julian, WV. On May 30, 1964, at the age of 18, she wed Albert G. Price (1942- ? ). Two daughters of this coupling were Lisa Duncan and Joann Gorman. Their dwelling-place for years was in Ravenswood, WV. They held a membership in the Second Baptist Church. She died as a patient in Charleston Area Medical Center's Memorial Hospital at the age of 79 on Sept. 6, 2016. Funeral rites were conducted in the family church, presided by Pastor S.R. Parsons Jr. Burial was in Ravenswood Cemetery. 

• Grandson Merle/Merill R. Butler ( ? - ? ) moved to Lima, OH. His home in 1961 was at 1012 North Adams Street.

• Grandson William "Frederick" Butler (1908-1978) was born on Nov. 4, 1908 in Tioga, Nicholas County, WV. He was married and divorced in young manhood. Circa 1950, U.S. Census records show Frederick living with his widowed mother in Huntington, Wayne County, WV, and earning a living as a pipefitter with a repair shop. He also worked as a coal miner. Frederick married again to Dora "Marie" (Calhoun) Hughes ( ? - ? ). She brought five stepchildren into the second family -- Joanna "Joan" Thomas, Bernice Watson, Michaelle "Michelle" Daniels, Phyllis Blanton and Paul Hughes. In about 1950, he relocated to Marion, OH, where he was employed by the city. He retired and then relocated to Houston, TX in about 1976. Following a long illness, he died there at the age of 69 on Jan. 22, 1978, with burial in the local San Jacinto Memorial Park. An obituary was printed in the Marion Star.

  Step-great-granddaughter Joannna "Joan" Hughes (1940-2020) was born on July 25, 1940 in Newport, KY. On Oct. 26, 1958, she wed David Charles Thomas (1939-1987). The pair were together for nearly three decades until the separation of death. A trio of children of this couple were Ronald Thomas, Bradley Thomas and Sharon Lynn DeLay. They lived for many years in Marion, OH. Joanna was employed by Tecumseh Products until it shut its doors and then went to work for Todco Door. Sadly, David died in Dec. 1987.  Joanna outlived him and on March 14, 1989, in nuptials held in Clintwood, VA, married a second time to Jerry Davis ( ? - ? ). His children from an earlier marriage were Roger Miller, Theresa (Davis) Williams, Lori (Davis) Kraviec, Lisa (Davis) Hosier and Jerri (Davis) Hupp. Joanna and Jerry were together over 31 years of marriage. They resided in Oak Hill, WV and Rainsville, AL. Said an obituary, "Joanna was a member of the Central Church of Christ in Rainsville, AL. She was a long-time member of the Fayetteville, WV Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy and while living in Oak Hill, WV, was actively involved in the Historic Fayette Theatre in Fayetteville, WV, and Contentment Museum in Ansted, WV." Suffering from dementia, she died on April 18, 2020. Interment was in Chandler Cemetery in Marseilles, OH.

  Step-great-granddaughter Bernice Hughes married (?) Watson. Her home in 1978 was in Houston, TX.

  Step-great-granddaughter Michaelle "Michelle" Hughes tied the knot with Ray Daniels. They too migrated to Houston, TX.

  Step-great-granddaughter Phyllis Wanda Hughes (1935-2021) was born on Nov. 11, 1935 in Gordon, WV. She was the mother of James E. Jenkins. She entered into marriage with Kelly B. Blanton Sr. (Aug. 21, 1929-2009), a native of Wheelersburg, KY. They dwelled in or near Salyersville, KY and were the parents of a brood of 10 including Paul "Paul Bunyan" Blanton (1962-2019), Kelly B. Blanton Jr., James Blanton, Larry Joe Blanton, Stella Mae Conley, Bonnie Blanton, Michael Marie Rowe, Cassie "Cat" Blanton, Martha Slone and Rose Bays. Sadly, Kelly Sr. died in Salyersville at the age of 79 on July 8, 2009. His remains were lowered under the sod of the Blanton family cemetery. Phyllis survived him and in 2019 endured the death of her son Paul. At the age of 85, she was swept away into the great beyond as a patient in the Paul B. Hall Medical Center of Paintsville, KY on Feb. 22, 2021. Funeral rites were administered in the Flat Fork Freewill Baptist Church, led by Dennis Marshall. Burial was in the Blanton and Bishop Cemetery in Jellico, KY.

  Step-great-grandson Paul Hughes relocated to Houston, TX. He was deceased by 2021.

Boy sits on Standing Stone, a Cadiz landmark

Daughter Elsie Adella Hollis (1879-1962) was born on Sept. 1, 1879 in Pennsylvania. She had an eighth-grade education. At the age of 17, in 1898, she tied the knot with 24-year-old Otha L. Edgar Mills (1873-March 10, 1954), a native of Wood County, WV and the son of George Mills. The children they bore together included Oma B. Mills, Albert Clarence Mills, George Mills, Walter Mills, George S. Mills, Edward E. Mills, Lilly M. Mills, Gertrude F. Mills, Verna Mills, Orval G. Mills, Arden Paul Mills and Hazel M. Mills, all born in West Virginia. Their dwelling-place in 1910-1920 was in Glade, Webster County, WV, with Otha earning a living as a farmer. As of 1930, the Millses lived on a farm in Archer near Cadiz, Harrison County, OH. At that time, Elsie's widowed father was in their household. Unspeakable grief cascaded over the family in mid-December 1930 when their 17-year-old daughter Verna was trapped in an automobile accident near Cadiz and burned to death by flaming fuel. They moved into the town of Cadiz by 1940, west along Route 250, with Otha now working as the operator of a gasoline filling station. Other evidence hints that they relocated back to Webster County, making their home in the mid-1950s at Mills Mountain in Cowen, WV. Otha was stricken with sigmoid colon cancer during the last year of his life. Sadly, at the age of 81, he died in Mills Mountain on Dec. 8, 1954. Burial was in Mills Cemetery. The widowed Elsie lived for another eight years and appears to have moved to or spent her winters in Bradenton, FL. Burdened with hypertension and heart valve failure, Elsie died in Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling, WV on June 22, 1962. On her official West Virginia death certificate, her mother's maiden name was spelled "Yonkens" as provided by Harold Mills of Cadiz. The remains were placed into eternal repose in Dickerson Church Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Oma Blanche Mills (1898-1999) was born on Feb. 4, 1898 in Harrison County, WV. In young womanhood she made a home in Randolph County, WV. On July 20, 1925, the 26-year-old Oma was joined in wedlock with 27-year-old Sylvester Mills (Aug./Sept. 17, 1897-1967) of Dyer, Webster County. Their wedding was held in Elkins, WV by the hand of Frederick H. Barron. At least three children were borne by the couple -- Cecil Clyde Mills, Lloyd Dorrel Mills, Opal M. Moore, Troy Mac Mills, Virgil Loman Mills and othe other. Sylvester stood 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighed 138 lbs. and was missing the third toe of his left foot. Almost immediately, the pair relocated to Cadiz, Harrison County, OH, where he found work as a coal miner. There, in 1930, they lived in a rented dwelling along Acre Road. When required to register for the military draft during World War II, Sylvester stated that his employer was Wheeling Township Coal Company of Adena, OH, with him working at a mine in Duncanwood, Harrison County. Federal census records for 1950 show Sylvester continuing to work in local coal mines and cutting mine props with his son Lloyd. Sylvester passed away in Cadiz on Aug. 1, 1967. Burial was in Mills Mountain Cemetery in Dyer. Oma survived for more than three decades. She endured the heartache of her son Troy in 1992. Oma died on March 8, 1999. The remains were lowered under the sod of Dickerson Church Cemetery in Cadiz.

  Great-grandson Cecil Clyde Mills (1926-2013) was born on Feb. 26, 1926 in Ohio in Cadiz. He wed Maxine Barker ( ? - ? ). They became the parents of four -- Kathy Wiley, Barbara Gardner, Debbie Jamison and Rick Mills. Clyde began his working life as a coal miner, employed by the Hanna, Consolidation, Horizon and Muskingum Coal Companies over the years. He held a membership in the United Mine Workers of America and eventually was named a mining manager.  During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. The family belonged to the East Warren Street Church of Christ in Cadiz. At the age of 87, as a patient in Lifeline Hospital in Wintersville, OH, Cecil died on May 3, 2013. His survivors included seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. His funeral service was led by evangelist Charles Newell. Interment was held at Cadiz Union Cemetery.

  Great-grandson Lloyd Dorrel Mills (1927-1987) was born on Nov. 26, 1927 in Cadiz. As an 18-year-old and into his 20s, in the 1945-1950 timeframe, he and his father cut timber together in the Cadiz area.  He is known to have interrupted that work to join the U.S. Army in February 1946 and train at Camp Atterbury, IN. Lloyd was married. Death enveloped him in Harrison Community Hospital on July 10, 1987.

  Great-granddaughter Opal M. Mills (1929-1979) was born in about 1929 in Cadiz, OH. As a 20-year-old in 1950, she was employed as a bookkeeper for a local insurance agency in Cadiz. She married (?) Moore ( ? - ? ). She passed away in Harrison Community Hospital on May 5, 1979.

  Great-grandson Troy Mac Mills (1932-1992) was born on Oct. 12, 1932 in Cadiz, OH. He earned income as a teenager by setting pins in a local bowling alley. Troy wed Marilyn ( ? - ? ). Four daughters were produced by this union -- Pam Shaw, Penny Mills, Peggy Mills and Patricia Mills. They relocated to South Carolina and settled in Clover, SC at the address of 6018 Barclay Lane. He was employed as an engineer at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. The angel of death whisked him away in Meercy Hospital in Charlotte, NC at the age of 59 on June 20, 1992. His obituary was published in the Charlotte Observer in which the family asked that any memorial contributions be made to the American Kidney Foundation.

  Great-granddaughter Lola Mills (1939- ? ) was born in about 1939 in Cadiz. She tied the knot with Jerry Sims and settled in Blacklick near Columbus, OH.

  Great-grandson Virgil Loman Mills (1941-1994) was born on Sept. 7, 1941 in Cadiz, OH. He is known to have served in the U.S. Air Force. Virgil was joined in wedlock with Myra (1940- ? ). Three children in this family were Michael Mills, Gary Smith and Margie Smith. His final 25 years were spent in Florida in Indiantown near Stuart, FL. Virgil held memberships in the Acacia lodge of the Moose and the Indiantown post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He died at home at the age of 52 on Jan. 17, 1994. Rev. Peter Starr, chaplain of the Hospice of Martin, FL, presided over the funeral rites. The body was laid to rest in Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City, with an obituary appearing in the Stuart News.

• Grandson Albert Clarence Mills (1900-1980) was born on March 16, 1900 in Webster County, WV. He joined his family in a relocation to Cadiz, OH. He stood 5 feet, 5½ inches tall and weighed 150 lbs. Albert married Hazel/Irene Myers ( ? - ? ). Together they bore a large family -- Elbert Mills, Robert Mills, Dorothy Mills and Amy L. Mills. At the age of 41, in 1940, he was employed by Hanna Coal Company of St. Clairsville, OH, working at its mine at Piney Fork, Jefferson County. Their last dwelling-place was in Richwood, Nicholas County, WV. He surrendered to the angel of death at the age of 80 on Oct. 24, 1980. His remains sleep for the ages in Mills Mountain Cemetery in Dyer, WV. 

  Great-grandson Elbert Mills (1924- ? ) was born in about 1924. On June 1, 1946, in Jefferson County, OH, he wed Irene Webb ( ? - ? ).

  Great-grandson Robert Mills (1926- ? ) was born in about 1926.

  Great-granddaughter Dorothy Mills (1927- ? ) was born in about 1927.

  Great-granddaughter Amy L. Mills (1929- ? ) was born in about 1929.

• Grandson George Simon Mills (1902-1987) was born on Jan. 30, 1902 in Webster Springs or Mills Mountain, Webster County, WV. He entered into marriage with Mary Elizabeth Hendershot (Nov. 19, 1900-1982). Their known children were David B. Mills, George W. Mills, Elsie Wilcox, Ruth Elizabeth Gensler, Helen J. Hickenbotham and Virginia Rabe. George made a living for many years as a coal mine drag line operator. For some years they lived in Lewisville, OH, and then in about 1960 moved to Florida and settled in the St. Petersburg area. Mary died on Jan. 27, 1982. George passed away in Inglis, Levy County, FL on Sept. 25, 1987. A notice of his death appeared in the Tampa Bay Times. Their remains repose in eternal sleep in Crystal River Memorial Park.

  Great-grandson David B. Mills put down roots in Tampa. 

  Great-grandson George W. Mills remained in Ohio and has dwelled in Canton, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Elsie Mills married Wilcox. She lived in Cocoa Beach, FL in 1987. 

  Great-granddaughter Ruth Elizabeth Mills (1928-1992) was born in 1928. She was united in matrimony with Glenn Harold Gensler ( ? - ? ). As of 1987, she made her dwelling-place at Crystal River, FL.

  Great-granddaughter Helen J. Mills tied the knot with (?) Hickenbotham. She dwelled in Carrollton, OH in the late 1980s. 

  Great-granddaughter Virginia Mills was joined in wedlock with (?) Rabe. They moved to North Canton, OH.

• Grandson Walter Franklin Mills (1904-1994) was born on May 2, 1904 in Webster Springs, Webster County, WV. He moved with his family in his young manhood to Harrison County, OH. In 1925, he wed Dorinda Mae Masters (March 13, 1908-1944), daughter of William and Ellen (Scheck) Masters of New Athens, Harrison County. They made their home in rural Jewett, OH and were the parents of eight -- Marjorie Louise Harkins, Walter "Edgar" Mills, James "Richard" Mills, Raymond Eugene Mills, Paul "Leonard" Mills, Joellen "Joy" Bornhoeft, Edith M. Jones and Dora Jean Mills. Unspeakable grief blanketed the young family just 36 hours after having given birth to daughter Dora Jean. Dorinda developed "pelvic thrombosis" -- a blood clot blocking the flow of blood in the pelvic region. She could not rally and succumbed on May 7, 1944. Adding to their mourning, the infant daughter only lived for four months, suffering from convulsions of an unknown origin, and dying on Sept. 2, 1944. Walter was left with seven mouths to feed, ranging in age from 17 to one. He outlived his bride by half a century and appears to have remained in Jewett. In 1950, federal census records show the Millses in Green Township, Harrison, County, with Walter laboring as a coal strip mining laborer, son Walter as a farmer and son Richard as a gasoline filling station employee. Death spirited him away on June 18, 1994. Interment was in Longview Cemetery in New Athens, Harrison County.

  Great-granddaughter Marjorie Louise Mills (1927-2021) was born on June 15, 1927. She was 17 years old at her mother's senseless death. Marjorie married Howard Harkins (1928-2009). Circa 2018, she lived in Jewett, OH. She passed away in Twinsburg, OH at the age of 94 on July 27, 2021. Interment of the remains was in Bethel Cemetery in Green Township, Harrison County, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Luella Mills (1929-2018) was born on June 20, 1929 in Cadiz, OH. She tied the marital cord with Melvin L. Howell (Aug. 21, 1928-2015). Their marriage held firm over the span of an extraordinary 67 years' time. Together they produced a brood of seven children -- Eugene Howell, Larry Howell, Donald Howell, Charles Howell, Terry Howell, Dianne Positano and Kathy Norris. Their home for decades was in Cadiz. Melvin was a longtime bulldozer operator and oiler, employed by Consolidation Coal Company at the Mountaineer Pit. He held a membership in the United Mine Workers of America. He also liked to ride horses and work on his farm. Said an obituary, Luella "worked at the former Scio Pottery and retired from Harrison Community Hospital in the housekeeping department. She enjoyed baking cookies for her grandchildren and was known as Grandma Cookie. She also made cookies, cakes and pies and would share them with many in the community. She made and donated quilts and pillows to the Childrens Hospitals." Sadly, Melvin died in Community Hospice House of New Philadelphia on Nov. 5, 2015. Luella endured without him for another three years. Toward the end she was admitted to Gables Care Centeer in nearby Hopedale. Death swept her away at age 89 on Dec. 5, 2018. She was survived by 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. 

  Great-grandson Walter "Edgar" Mills (1931-2010) was born on Feb. 7, 1931 in Cadiz, OH. A bachelor at the age of 19, in 1950, he earned a living as a farmer. During the Korean War, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and attained the rank of sergeant. Edgar wed Dorothy Naomi Fisher (1938-2011). Two sons of this union were Alan Mills and Randy Mills. Edgar was employed for many years by Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and retired from the company. They dwelled in Dillonvale, OH in 2008. Sadly, Edgar died in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh at the age of 79 on Aug. 18, 2010.

  Great-grandson James "Richard" Mills (1933-2018) was born on Nov. 12, 1933, in Jewett, OH. He was a boy of 10 when his mother died in childbirth. He generated income as a 16-year-old as an attendant at a gasoline filling station. The following year, at the age of 17, he eloped to Greenup, KY on Sept. 4, 1951 to marry 16-year-old Delores Jean Fuller (May 20, 1935-2014), daughter of Robert David and Dorothy Elizabeth (Edwards) Fuller of New Athens, OH. They stayed together over the ebbs and flows of an extraordinary 62 years together. The couple settled in New Philadelphia for many years and bore three offspring -- Richard "Rick" Mills (died June 12, 2004), Dorothy Jean "Dotty" Obert and Marcia Davis. Later, the family moved to Jewett, OH. Richard was a stock car racing driver for more than two decades, driving a purple and white car bearing the number 9. He was employed by Warner Swasey for 16 years before and then joined the workforce of RC Bottling in Midvale. He obtained his aircraft pilot's license and flew a Cessna with Jean "for many years for pure enjoyment," said an obituary. Jean added to their income by driving a school bus for 20 years for the New Philadelphia School District. At the age of 84, Richard died in Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital in Santa Rosa Beach, FL on Aug. 6, 2018. The body was shipped back to Ohio for services led by Paul Giffin and burial in Longview Cemetery, New Athens, OH.

  Great-grandson Raymond Eugene Mills (1937-2024) was born on June 12, 1937 in Jewett, OH. He was an alumnus of Jewett High School and then served in the U.S. Army. Once back home, he obtained a job with Warner and Swasey Company, which later became Gradall, of New Philadelphia, OH. He retired in 1999. The family lived in Dover, OH and attended the Dover Bible Church on Minard Road. Said an obituary, "In his younger days, Raymond liked racing automobiles at Midvale Speedway, and he enjoyed following NASCAR to the present-day. Additionally, he was a fan of the Cleveland Guardians and Ohio State sports - especially basketball." He was the fathr of Kimberly Volkert and Wendy Kourie. On Sept. 20, 1990, he married Donna R. (Smith) Rentsch ( ? - ? ). Their marriage endured for 33-plus years until cleaved apart by death. She brought three stepchildren into the second union -- Joan Hutchison, Wayne Rentsch and Joyce Retsch. Raymond died at the age of 86, in Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia, on the second day of the new year in 2024. Rev. Mark A. Britton officiated the funeral, with burial following in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens.

  Great-grandson Paul "Leonard" Mills dwelled in Jewett, OH in 2018.

  Great-granddaughter Joyellen "Joy" Mills was born in West Virginia. She married James John Bornhoeft III (Jan. 17, 1939-2019), a Chicago native and the son of J.J. and Jane Elizabeth (Bates) Bornhoeft Jr. Their union endured the good and bad times over a remarkable 57 years' time. They became the parents of seven -- Cynthia Jane Bornhoeft, James John Bornhoeft IV, Jason Bornhoeft, Justin Bornhoeft, Jeffrey Bornhoeft, John Bornhoeft and Janet Cross. The family "lived in Knoxville for many years before moving to Spring City in 1993," said an obituary. "Jim was a Northwestern University College graduate, Evanston, IL and served his country with the US Army. He was a self employed residential and general contractor and truck driver. Jim spent his time trying to make a difference in people’s lives and loving his family." In time they established a homeplace in Spring City, TN. At the age of 80, James passed away at home on Feb. 17, 2019. Rev. John Stuart preached the funeral sermon. Burial was in Ridgewood Memorial Park in Des Plaines, IL, near Chicago.

  Great-granddaughter Edith Mills ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). She wed (?) Jones. They lived for years in Knoxville, TN.

Main Street in Cadiz, OH

• Grandson Edward Edgar Mills (1906-1973) was born on July 20, 1906 in Cowen, Webster County, WV. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, enlisting in April 1943. He was trained as a gunner. Back home in 1946, when filling out a military draft card, he disclosed that he was "unemployed at present." At the age of 42, on May 12, 1949, he entered into wedded union with 21-year-old Lorena Collins ( ? - ? ), daughter of Jacob and Martha Collins of Webster County. The nuptials were held in Webster Springs, by the hand of S. Wayne McQuain. The couple migrated to Cadiz, Harrison County, OH, where he obtained work mining coal. Four offspring borne by this couple were Darrell Mills, Martha Mills, Louanna Mills and Elizabeth Mills. They were members of the Market Street Church of Christ, and he belonged to the local lodge of the Masons. He endured the death of his wife. After a short illness, Edward died at home at the age of 67 on July 27, 1973. The body was transported to his native Webster County for services in Mills Mountain Church in Cowen, and a lowering into sleep in the sacred soil of Mills Mountain Cemetery. An obituary was published in the Dover Daily Reporter.

  Great-grandson Darrell Mills grew up in Cadiz, OH. Circa 1973, he dwelled on the outskirts of Dover, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Martha Mills spent her childhood in Cadiz, OH. 

  Great-granddaughter Louanna Mills grew to adulthood in Cadiz, OH.

  Great-granddaughter Elizabeth Mills lived in Cadiz as a girl.

• Granddaughter Lillian M. "Lilly" Mills (1909- ? ) was born in about 1909. She married (?) Thompson. Circa 1987, her homeplace was in Cadiz, OH.

• Granddaughter Gertrude Florence Mills (1910-1989) was born on Oct. 12, 1910 in Webster County, WV. She exchanged marital vows with Clarence C. Maloney (1908-1976). They became the parents of four -- Kenneth W. Maloney, Mildred Jane Blair, Thelma DePalmo and Donna DeNoon. Clarence was a steelworker for many years. The family lived in Carrollton, OH until about 1970, when they retired and relocated to Florida. They lived in the Orlando area in about 1976. Sadness blanketed the family at Clarence's death at age 67 on April 19, 1976. His obituary was printed in the Orlando Sentinel. As a widow, Gertrude made her dwelling-place back in Carrollton in 1987. She was carried away into the heavenly host at the age of 78 on March 31, 1989. Burial was in Dickerson Church Cemetery.  

  Great-grandson Kenneth W. Maloney settled in Inglis, FL. 

  Great-granddaughter Mildred Jane Maloney married (?) Blair and lived in Monroe, OH in 1976.

  Great-granddaughter Thelma Maloney wed (?) DePalmo. In the mid-1970s, their homeplace was in Minerva, OH. 

  Great-granddaughter Donna Maloney tied the knot with (?) DeNoon. As of 1976, they were in Slainesville, OH.

• Granddaughter Verna Margaret Mills (1912-1930) was born in 1912. She grew up in Cadiz, OH. A horrific tragedy ended her life on the evening of Dec. 13, 1930. While returning home from a dance, driving with her sister Gertrude and friends near Steubenville, OH, reported the Associated Press, "their car hurtled from the highway at Adena, 25 miles from here, dropped to the bottom of a 30-foot embankment and caught fire... [Verna and friend Walter Skeen] were pinned beneath the roadster after it had crashed through a railing by the road... [The] gas tank exploded, saturating the machine with flaming liquid." Sister Gertrude was thrown from the vehicle and with the others tried to pull the burning pair to safety, but to no avail. Her charred remains were laid into eternal peaceful sleep in Dickerson Church Cemetery.

• Grandson Orville Glenn Mills (1915-1994) -- also spelled "Orval" and "Orvil" -- was born on May 10, 1915 in Dyer, Webster County, WV. In young manhood he weighed 150 lbs. and stood 5 feet, 7 inches tall. Orville is known to have served in the U.S. Army, enlisting in February 1945 and receiving his discharge in January 1946. He was twice-wed. His first bride was Mary Uzell ( ? - ? ). As of 1940, the pair lived in Cadiz, OH, with him working as a miner for Kenneth Huff. As of 1955, they were in nearby Jewett, OH. At the age of 72, on Nov. 20, 1986, he was joined in wedlock with 29-year-old Deborah Sue Poland (April 9, 1957-2018), daughter of Thomas Marvin and Marilyn Sue (Knight) Poland Sr. The couple did not reproduce. Their home in 1987 was in Cadiz. Said an obituary, Debbie "employee of the Scio Pottery and Dominos, a bus driver for the Harrison County MRDD, and a Nurses Aid at the Carriage Inn of Cadiz. She enjoyed cross stitch and puzzles and was active in the Rainbow Girls when she was young." He passed away in Harrison Community Hospital on Feb. 25, 1994. Debbie outlived her spouse by 24 years and remained in Cadiz. She passed away at age 61, at Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, on April 17, 2018. Pastor John Kotsanos led her funeral rites, with burial in Holly Memorial Gardens.

Electric coal shovel operation at a Cadiz strip mine

• Grandson Arden Paul Mills (1916-1969) was born on March 9, 1916 in Dyer, WV. He married Grace Sowers (1919-2016). Arden served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Afterward, they settled near Amsterdam in rural Loudon Township, Carroll County, OH. He supported the family through his work as a coal strip mining operator. On the afternoon of Christmas Eve 1968, he was working for the Hanna Coal Company at its site in Smithfield, Jefferson County, OH. As the highlift he was operating overturned, he jumped to safety, but was terribly injured with multiple fractures of his pelvis, ribs and left femur, which led to an infection of peritonitis. He underwent bowel resection surgery. But sadly, just a little more than a month after the accident, at the age of 52, he suffered a heart attack and died in Pittsburgh's Presbterian Hospital n Feb. 5, 1969. The remains were interred in Holly Memorial Gardens in Pleasant Grove, OH.

• Grandson Hazel "Marion" Mills (1920- ? ) was born in about 1920. A bachelor at age 20, in 1940, he worked as an attendant with his father at a gasoline filling station near Cadiz, OH. He reputedly died in Cadiz at the age of 66 on Jan. 24, 1986, but this needs to be confirmed.

Son Arthur Franklin Hollis (1881-1945) was born in Aug. 1883 in Cambria County, PA, which he once spelled as "Cambery." In his youth he relocated with his parents to a farm in Webster County, WV. On Jan. 13, 1906, Arthur entered into marriage with 16-year-old Agnes V. Ward (1890- ? ), also of Webster and a native of Nicholas County, WV. The nuptials were performed by Rev. L.J. Barnett in the residence of Arthur's parents. One known daughter in this family was Susan Hollis. They shared a home with Arthur's parents in 1910, with him earning a living as a laborer on public works projects.

• Granddaughter Susan Hollis (1908- ? ) was born in about 1908 in or near Glade Township, Webster County, WV. 

Daughter Bertha Alberta Hollis (1885-1964) was born in Aug. 1885. She moved to West Virginia with her parents prior to 1898 and spent her youth in Webster County. on July 24, 1901, at the age of about 16, she was joined in wedlock with 21-year-old Wilburn Melvin Oxier (Oct. 2, 1878-1962) of Webster and a native of Kanawha County, WV. Officiating was Rev. W.H. Delung of the Methodist Protestant Church, with the nuptials held at Wainesville, WV. On their marriage license, Bertha provided the name of her birthplace as "Braxton, Pa." Together, between 1902 and 1906, they produced a brood of two -- Ethel Susan Robertson and Dessie M. Samples Price. The Oxier marriage dissolved in divorce. Then on May 8, 1909, at the age of 23, Bertha wed her second husband, 26-year-old Webster resident Joseph Samples (1881-1961), originally from Calhoun County, WV. They exchanged their vows at Allen Samples' home. Bertha and Joseph went on to bear another six offspring of their own -- Mamie I. Samples, Mae S. Samples, Eleanor B. Samples, Estie M. Samples, Harold Richard Samples and Louise Samples. The United States Census of 1910 shows their daughters living in the home of Bertha's parents. Grief cascaded over the family at the death of infant daughter Louise in 1927. Census records for 1930 list them in Cadiz, Harrison County, OH. As of 1932, the pair made a home in Longdale, Alleghany County, VA, and endured the tragic death of their daughter Dessie following childbirth. Bertha remained in Cadiz as of 1961. Former spouse Wilburn Oxier died on Oct. 7, 1962.

• Granddaughter Ethel Susan Oxier (1902-1968) was born on June 23, 1902 in Webster County, WV. On Christmas Day, when she was 19 years of age, she married William Nathan Robertson ( ? - ? ). Presiding was W.S.G. Allen of Cowan, WV, an elder of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with the ceremony held in Upper Glade, WV. Together, the pair bore a large family of 10 -- Gilbert H Robertson, Margaret Louise Buxton, Marie Agnes Brown,  Dorothy Maxine Lamantia, Alice Alberta McElwain, Earl Wilbur Robertson, Ella Mae Chambers, Charles Woodrow "Chuck" Robertson Sr., Dolly Faye Couture and Paul William Robertson. They settled in about 1932 in Cherry Valley near Cadiz, Harrison County, OH, with William employed by the Hanna Coal Company at Piney Fork. Tragedy upended the family on the fateful day of March 30, 1942. William was critically injured in an accident at work. He lingered for four months until death mercifully spirited him away on July 28, 1942. Ethel died at the age of 65 on May 3, 1968. She sleeps aside her husband in Greenwood Cemetery in Harrison County, OH.

  Great-grandson  Gilbert H. Robertson (1920-1994) 

  Great-granddaughter Margaret Louise Robertson (1922-1960) wed (?) Buxton.

  Great-granddaughter Marie Agnes Robertson (1923-2003) married (?) Brown.

  Great-granddaughter Dorothy Maxine Robertson (1925-2008) entered into marriage with (?) Lamantia. 

  Great-granddaughter Alice Alberta Robertson (1927-2007) tied the marital cord with (?) McElwain. 

  Great-grandson Earl Wilbur Robertson (1929-2009)

  Great-granddaughter Ella Mae Robertson (1932-2000) was joined in wedlock with (?) Chambers. 

  Great-grandson Charles Woodrow "Chuck" Robertson Sr (1934-2016)

  Great-granddaughter Dolly Faye Robertson (1937-2008) was united in matrimony with (?) Couture. 

  Great-grandson Paul William Robertson (1942-2003) 

• Granddaughter Dessie M. Oxier (1904-1932) was born on Nov. 28, 1904 in Webster County, WV. She was very young when her parents divorced, and appears to have considered Joseph Samples as her father-figure. In fact, evidence shows that she adopted "Samples" as her maiden name. She was united in matrimony with John K. Price (1881-1964). Together they became the parents of Anna May Price and at least one other. They moved across the state line into Virginia and settled at Wilson Creek, Alleghany County, VA. Tragedy upended the young family in mid-June 1932. After childbirth, Dessie developed a bacterial infection in her reproductive tract, known as "puerperal septicimia."  She suffered for a month-and-a-half and surrendered to the angel of death on July 31, 1932. The funeral was presided by Rev. J.W. Gardner, held at Sharon Church in nearby Nicelytown, and the body was lowered under the sod of the church cemetery. An obituary was published in the Covington (VA) Virginian.

  Great-granddaughter Anna May Price (1927-1939) was born on March 19, 1927 in Virginia. A doctor once wrote that she was born with the defect of "imbecility." She was age five at her mother's death and did not survive into her teen years. Anna May was sent to Ohio and in 1939 resided at 810 North Court Street in Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH. Sadly, she was afflicted with a congenital heart disease condition known as "endocarditis" -- infection and inflammation of the inner lining of the heart. She was stricken by an acute heart attack and died in Steubenville on Dec. 30, 1939, at the age of 12 years, 9 months and 11 days. Her remains were placed into eternal repose in the city's Union Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Mamie I. Sample (1910-1990) was born in 1910. In 1925, she became the wife of Ralph Crozier Abel (Sept. 1, 1909-1968), son of William and Anna (Goodrich) Abel. Their three known children were Marion Lloyd Abel and Donald Lee "Turk" Abel and one other who died young. The Abels resided in the early 1930s in Cadiz, Harrison County, OH. Then in about 1934, they moved to Cambridge, OH. There, for many years, he worked for the city of Cambridge as an equipment operator. The family belonged to the New Athens United Presbyterian Church. Sadly, at the age of 58, Ralph died on June 18, 1968 in Guernsey Memorial Hospital. Rev. Marshall Harper led the funeral service. Interment was in Guernsey Memorial Gardens.

  Great-grandson Marion Lloyd Abel (1928-2008) 

  Great-grandson Donald Lee "Turk" Abel (1931-2017)

• Granddaughter Mae S. Samples (1912-1964) was born on April 11, 1912 in West Virginia. At the age of 16, Mae exchanged marital vows wth 22-year-old Wayne Eugene Berry (1906-1963). The newlyweds lived with her parents in 1930 in Cadiz, OH along the Cadiz-New Athens Road, with Wayne and his father-in-law earning a living as farm laborers. The Berrys' union ended in divorce. Mae moved to Cambridge, OH and supported herself as a restaurant worker. Then in 1948, now age 36, she married again to 44-year-old mechanic Clarence Earl Perry (Sept. 24, 1903-1955), son of Tilden and Violet (Eddy) Perry of Covington, KY. Justice of the peace W.E. Bean officiated the ceremony, held in Cambridge. Clarence too was divorced and at the time made his home in Cambridge. The Perrys moved to Newell, Hancock County, WV, across the Ohio River from East Liverpool, OH. Clarence earned a living as a truck driver in the mid-1950s, employed by Tower Lines Inc. of Wheeling, WV. On the fateful evening of Feb. 1, 1955, he was carrying a load of brick from the Globe Brick Company to the U.S. Steel Corporation's Homestead Works at Munhall. Tragically, he was killed when "his tractor-trailer truck, loaded with fire brick, swerved off the Penn-Lincoln Parkway near Carnegie... and plunged down an embankment into a creek bed," reported the East Liverpool Evening Review. "Pennsylvania State Police at Imperial said Perry's truck hurtled over the divider strip of the four-lane highway, crossed the two westbound lanes and rolled 150 feet down an embankment, upsetting under a pile of bricks. Officers said the straight stretch of road was wet but not snow-covered. Surmising a tire may have blown out or the driver may have fallen asleep, officers were unable to explain how the rig went out of control." The fractured remains were transported to Kenton, KY for burial in Independence Cemetery. Mae reputedly survived him by nine years and was carried away by the angel of death on the Fourth of July 1964.

• Granddaughter Eleanor Blanche Samples (1921-1984) was born on Feb. 21, 1921. She entered into marriage with McNutt Ross Woodburn (1914-1990) of Cadiz, OH. Their three children were Patricia McInnes, David Woodburn and Karen Lee Weekley Orr (1951-2023). Eleanor died in Richmond, VA three days after Christmas 1984. Her body reputedly was donated to medical science. McNutt outlived her by six years. He passed away in Cleveland on May 9, 1990.

• Granddaughter Estie Mae Samples (1923-2005) was born on Oct. 24, 1923 in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, OH. She was married twice, first to Kenneth Harold Hamilton ( ? - ? ). They made a home in or near Jefferson County, OH. One son of this couple was Larry E. Hamilton (1945-2020), and perhaps two daughters, Judith Wilson and Ellen Peppler. Later she tied the marital cord with Charles Eugene "Sneezie" Snyder (1928-2005). Death enveloped her at age 81 on July 16, 2005. Her remains are at rest in Greenwood Cemetery in her native county.

• Grandson Harold Richard Samples Sr. (1925-2000) was born on Feb. 10, 1925. He married Thelma Louise Townsend (Feb. 23, 1926-2016). Two known son in this family were Harold "Richard" Samples Jr. (1946-1981) and Scott Lynn Samples. Harold Sr. served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II and earned a Silver Star. The family settled in Jewett, where Harold earned a living as an electrician in a local strip coal mine. At the age of 75, he died on Dec. 9, 2000. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Jewett. The widowed Thelma lived for another nearly 16 years and relocated to Killeen, TX. She surrendered to the angel of death at home on June 10, 2016. 

Daughter Agnes Hollis (1890- ? ) was born in about 1890. Her paper trail has gone cold.

~ Son Albert Youngkin ~

Son Albert Youngkin (1851-1889) was born in about 1851. 

He grew up on the family farm, helping his father with farm chores.

Albert tied the marital cord with Emily Cree (Dec. 10, 1853-1931), who also may have used the surname "Moore." She was the daughter of William and Nancy Cree.

They bore a brood of five children together -- Blair Youngkin, David L. Youngkins, George A. Youngkin, Hannah Millward and Adeline Marie "Addie" Wurm. All three of the sons were lifelong bachelors.

The Younkins settled in Fallen Timber, Reade Township, Cambria County, PA. As of 1885, he was assessed taxes in the county as a retailer of "spirituous liquors" and may have operated a tavern.

Sadly, Albert died on Nov. 22, 1889. Burial was in the Beaver Valley United Methodist Cemetery in Flinton, PA. A notice in the Cambria Freeman said he was "aged about forty years. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his death."

Emily outlived her spouse by more than four decades and remained in Fallen Timber. She endured the untimely deaths of her married daughter Hannah Millward in March 1923 and bachelor son David in October 1928, both from pneumonia.

Burdened with hardening of the arteries and heart disease, she was spirited away by the heavenly host on April 11, 1931, at the age of 77. An obituary in the Ebensburg Mountaineer-Herald mis-named her late husband as "Robert" Youngkin. 

Son Blair Youngkin (1876-1957) was born on Feb. 3, 1876 in Fallen Timber, Reade Township, Cambria County. As with his brothers David and George, he was a lifelong bachelor and supported himself as a laborer. Blair made his residence in the early 1950s at 1280 Third Street in Nanty Glo, Cambria County. With his health in decline, burdened with heart disease and hardening of the arteries, he was admitted to the Cambria County Home, remaining there for the final five years and one month of his life. At the age of 81, death spirited him away on May 30, 1957. The informant for his death certificate was Nell Brown of Ebensburg, PA. His remains were lowered into the sacred soil of Beaver Valley Cemetery in Coalport. A brief notice of his death appeared in the Ebensburg Mountaineer-Herald.

Son David L. Youngkins (1877-1928) was born on Oct. 20, 1877 in Fallen Timber, Reade Township, Cambria County. He never married and appears to have spent most or all of his life in the community. He made a living as a laborer. In late September 1928, David contracted double pneumonia. He suffered for a week and died on Oct. 2, 1928, just 18 days before what would have been his 51st birthday. His brother Blair, also of Fallen Timber, signed the official Pennsylvania certificate of death. Burial was in Beaver Valley Cemetery.

Son George A. Youngkin (1880-1952) was born on Oct. 15, 1880 in Fallen Timber, Reade Township, Cambria County, PA. He did not marry over his lifetime. For decades, he dwelled in the community of his birth. He made a living as a coal miner. He developed heart disease and, after contracting bronchial asthma, was admitted to Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital in Johnstown. He died after a stay of three days at age 71 on Feb. 9, 1952. Burial was in Beaver Valley Cemetery. His sister Addie Wurm of Nanty Glo was the informant for the death certificate.

Daughter Hannah Agnes Youngkin (1883-1923) was born on Nov. 30, 1883 in Fallen Timber or Glasgow, Cambria County, PA. Evidence suggests that she spent the summer of 1898 with friends in Altoona, as reported in the gossip columns of the Ebensburg Mountaineer Herald. She ended up moving to Altoona for a time. Three days before Christmas 1908, when both were 25 years of age, she was joined in wedlock with Frederick Millward (1883- ? ) of Uniontown, Fayette County and the son of A.C. and Henrietta Millward. The nuptials were led by Rev. Henry A. Straub in the parsonage of the Simpson Methodist Church, attended by Joseph Stitt of South Altoona and Ethel Evans of Eldorado. News of their marriage license and subsequent marriage was printed in the Altoona Times, which reported that would first dwell at Fallen Timber, where Frederick was employed as a concrete finisher. Within a few months, the newlyweds relocated to Huntingdon County. They became the parents of one son, Sheldon Paul Millward. Then in 1910, census records show the young couple in Monessen, Westmoreland County, PA, with his occupation shown as "heater" in a tin mill. But that same year, in November, at the birth of their only son, their address was 1818 Sixth Avenue in Altoona, with Frederick now working as a motorman. As of 1923, they were in the Braddock section of Pittsburgh, with an address of 1002 Kirkpatrick Street. Tragically, at the age of 39, Hannah developed lobar pneumonia during the winter of 1923. She was admitted to Braddock General Hospital and, after five days of the illness, died therein on March 1, 1923. On the death certificate, her father's name incorrectly was written as "George" Youngkins, and the mother's name was unknown. Funeral services were conducted in the home of Joseph Cook at 1005 Bell Avenue, North Braddock. The remains were shipped by rail from Braddock to Fallen Timber for additional rites in her mother's home and then burial, and the Pittsburgh Post and Altoona Tribune carried obituaries.

• Grandson Sheldon Paul Millward (1910-1964) was born on Nov. 10, 1910 in Altoona, PA. Dr. E.C. Fetter assisted in the birth. He was a veteran of World War II. Sheldon was united in matrimony with Dorothy Wurtzer ( ? - ? ). They do not appear to have reproduced. The Millwards lived in Pittsburgh at 523 Reedsdale Street in 1949 and at 1533 Hatteras Street in the 1960s. Sheldon was a truck driver and a member of the Teamsters Local 249. After suffering a heart attack, he was cleaved away by the angel of death at age 53 on June 10, 1964. A death notice was printed in the Pittsburgh Press. On the death certificate, his father's name wa listed as "Joseph." The remains were laid to rest in Highwood Cemetery along Brighton Road in Pittsburgh. 

Daughter Adeline Marie "Addie" Youngkin (1888-1955) was born on St. Patrick's Day 1888 in Fallen Timber, Reade Township, Cambria County, PA. She wed Albert Blaus Wurm Sr. (June 2, 1887-1961), son of Anthony and Elizabeth (Simmers) Wurm of St. Mary's, PA. They put down roots in Nanty Glo, Cambria County, buying two town lots in June 1921. Together, the Wurmses bore a family of five -- Kenneth "Leroy" Wurm Sr., Clair Wurm, Eleanor Kaschalk, Dorothy James and Albert Wurm. Albert made a living over the years and held a membership in Local 1386 of the United Mine Workers of America of Nanty Glo. Their address in 1955 was 1280 Third Street. Sadly, Addie died on May 17, 1955. Her funeral mass was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church, presided by Rev. Fr. John P. Hacala. The Nanty-Glo Journal ran an obituary Albert outlived her by six years. He passed away in Memorial Hospital at age 74 on July 2, 1961. A short obituary was published in the Ebensburg Mountaineer-Herald, noting that he was survived by a baker's dozen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His solemn high mass was sung by Rev. Fr. Andrew Knapik in the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial was made in the church cemetery.

• Grandson Kenneth "Leroy" Wurm (1907-1974) was born in 1907. He was twice-married. On May 7, 1935, his wed his first bride,  Erma/Irma Funyak ( ? - ? ), daughter of Anna Funyak. The wedding was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church, on a Tuesday morning, by the hand of Rev. Fr. Thomas Marcinek. In announcing the happy event, the Nanty-Glo Journal said that the "marriage was witnessed by a large company of friends." Two children were borne of their union. In 1942, the Wurmses moved to Akron, OH and remained for good. There, he was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. After Erma's death, Leroy again tied the marital cord with Hazel Jones ( ? - ? ) of West Virginia. Tragically, Leroy was killed in a collision when the automobile in which he was riding as a passenger collided broadside with a tractor-trailer in Akron on Oct. 17, 1974, at the age of 66. He was rushed to Akron City Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. The news was published in the Indiana (PA) Gazette.

• Grandson Clair Anthony Wurm (1909-1974) was born on Dec. 19, 1909 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County. In his infancy, he moved with his parents to Nanty Glo. Then by 1930, he relocated to Akron, OH. On Aug. 3, 1940, he entered into marriage with Elaine Millward ( ? - ? ). Their vows were exchanged in Akron's St. Martha's Church. The pair bore two children, Claire Ann McDermott and Arthur Wurm. They soonafter in 1932 returned to Nanty Glo. Clair earned a living over the years as a coal miner and shot-firer in the local Bethlehem Mine 31, holding a membership in the United Mine Workers of America. They also ran a grocery store on Third Street, with him belonging to the local order of the Moose and the 25 Club. He also served as a city councilman in the 1951-1957 timeframe. When time allowed, he enjoyed fishing and hunting, raising pheasants at home and was secretary of the Nanty-Glo Rod and Gun Club. In retirement, he dwelled at 1000 Wurm Street, Nanty Glo. His end came during a visit to his daughter's residence in Lansdale, PA on May 4, 1974. He was felled by a heart attack and pronounced dead on arrival at North Penn Hospital, Lansdale. An obituary appeared in the Lansdale Reporter.

  Great-granddaughter Claire Ann Wurm (1946- ? ) was born in 1946 in Raymond Hospital in Johnstown. She made news in her youth when she cut the ribbon for a bridge running from the dam to the deck of Nanty Glo's new water system at Williams Run at Route 422 near Revloc. She married Christopher McDermott.

  Great-grandson Arthur Wurm (1942- ? ) was born in 1942 in Mendenhall Hospital in Nanty-Glo, weighing 8½ lbs. The news was announced on the pages of the Nanty-Glo Journal. He was married and the father of Kimbra A. Stever.

• Granddaughter Eleanor Wurm (1916-2001) was born on (?) 1916. In late June or early July 1951, she wed Henry E. Kaschalk ( ? - ? ), son of Andrew Kaschalk. They exchanged their vows in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Cleveland, OH. The known offspring in this family were Paul Kaschalk, David Kaschalk, Kathryn Kaschalk and at least one other. Henry was an alumnus of St. Mary's Parochial School and a 1931 graduate of Nanty-Glo High School. He went on to study for two years at St. Francis College in Loretto and then transferred to the Boston School of Technology in Cleveland, OH, studying refrigeration and air conditioning. As of 1941, the newlyweds were in Cleveland, with him working for Standard Tool Company. Henry served in the U.S. Navy's construction battalion ("Seabees") during World War II with deployment in the Pacific Theatre. Upon his return home, he labored in the Lincoln Mine, and then when the mine closed, he and his brother Martin opened Kaschalk Refrigeration Service in 1947. Henry moonlighted in the refrigeration business, with his regular job with Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Johnstown plant. Their years together were spent in Nanty Glo, with an address in 1950 of 1287 Third Street. Henry was politically active and in 1950 was elected as the borough's tax collector, succeeding Thomas J. Cavanaugh. He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, local order of Moose, Catholic War Veterans, Sons of Italy and the American Polish Citizens Club. 

• Grandson Albert John Wurm Jr. (1918-1975) was born in 1918. He and his brother Clair relocated to Akron, OH in young manhood but then returned to Nanty Glo in 1932 when finding work in the local coal mines. As of 1942, he was employed in the local lamp house of Heisley Coal Company. Albert in October 1940 entered into marriage with Mabel "Evelyn" Ritter (1917-2018). They eloped to Winchester, VA to tie the knot. The pair did not reproduce. Eleanor was a 1936 graduate of Central Cambria High School. After the outbreak of World War II, Albert joined the U.S. Army and was assigned by Battery C of the 311th Field Artillery Battalion. He attained the rank of sergeant. Albert was deployed to the European Theatre and was wounded in the leg by shrapnel in September 1944. Then on Dec. 19, 1945, he was seriously wounded in fighting in France. He was pictured in a related story in the Nanty-Glo Mountaineer-Herald. While he was away, Evelyn earned a living with Bell Telephone Company. In time they settled in Ebensburg, PA, and he joined the workforce of Penelec, the Pennsylvania Electric Company. Sadly, Albert died at the age of 56 n Oct. 10, 1975. Evelyn survived him as a widow for another four-plus decades. She died in Ebensburg at the extraordinary age of 101 on Feb. 28, 2018. Her obituary appeared in the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat.

• Granddaughter Dorothy Elizabeth Wurm (1923-2012) was born on Aug. 10, 1923 in Nanty-Glo. On July 13, 1942, she and Dean Winston James (Oct. 5, 1922-1983) slipped away to Winchester, VA to be joined in marriage. Dean was the son of Roger James of Nanty-Glo. At the time, Dean was employed by Heisley Coal Company. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. Their home for decades was in Nanty Glo. One known daughter is believed to be Connie Hilands. In the late 1950s, Dean operated his own jewelry and watch repair shop at 1007 Roberts Street in town. Sadly, Dean was cleaved away by the grim reaper at the age of 60 on July 9, 1983. Dorothy endured for another nearly 30 years, and for 20 of those years was a companion of George Zorn. Death enveloped her at the age of 88, in Port Orange, FL, on Jan. 21, 2012. The remains were transported north to sleep for the ages in St. Mary's Cemetery in her hometown.

  Great-granddaughter Connie James married (?) Hilands.

~ Son Andrew Jackson Youngkin ~

Son Andrew Jackson Youngkin (1854-1919) was born on Sept. 9, 1854 (or 1850) in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA. 

He was a carpenter by trade and in 1880, at age 25, made his home in his parents' residence in Fallen Timber, Reade Township, Cambria County.

On Dec. 18, 1880, he married Elizabeth Catherine "Lizzie" Sneath (July 31, 1862-1940), daughter of Job and Nancy Ann (Caskey) Sneath. A notation of the marriage was made in the Sneath/Youngkin family Bible, a volume published by Holman that year in Philadelphia. In an interesting twist, Andrew's brother Richard wed Elizabeth's sister Sarah Anne.

Known offspring of their union were May N. Troxell, Charles A. Youngkin, Ulysses "Banks" Youngkin, Perry J. Youngkin, Alta M. Woolford, Dessie M. Freet and Robert Youngkin.

Sadness blanketed the family at the death in 1894 of infant son Robert.

In 1892, at the birth of their daughter Dessie, they dwelled in Virginia or West Virginia -- in 1898, they resided in Ashtola, Somerset County, PA -- and in 1900 in Mount Union, Huntingdon County, with him working as a day laborer.

By 1910, the family relocated to Philadelphia, where he became employed as a superintendent of an iron works apparently producing components for bridges. When their daughter Dessie was married in 1913, the Altoona Times referred to Andrew as "a noted bridge contractor of Philadelphia." Their address in 1919 was 5109 Funston Street.

Death spirited him away at the age of 69 on Feb. 22, 1919. An examining physician ruled the cause of death as acute alcoholism and kidney disease. The body was transported back to Fallen Timber to rest in Beaver Valley Cemetery, Cambria County. Rev. E.H. Patterson, pastor of the Coalport Alliance Church, preached the funeral sermon.

Elizabeth survived her spouse by more than two decades. In 1920, she was in Philadelphia in the home of her married son Charles.

Daughter May N. Youngkin (1880-1945) was born in 1880. She learned the art of sewing and in 1900, at age 18, was a seamstress living under her parents' roof in Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA. On Nov. 19, 1907, May entered into marriage with a kinsman, Harry Edward L. Troxell (Dec. 18, 1865-1938), son of George W. and Rebecca Troxell and originally from Glasgow, Cambria County. Their ceremony was performed by the hand of Rev. Alfred S. Dingee of Philadelphia's Christ Methodist Episcopal Church. The Troxells were 14 years apart in age, and they did not reproduce. They lived in Altoona, PA in 1910-1913, with Harry's occupation shown as a merchant of general merchandise in the 1910 census. Then as of 1913, their address was 3000 West Maple Avenue. By 1920, they migrated into Philadelphia and planted themselves at 5912 Turner Street. There, Harry labored as a house carpenter in 1920. During the 1920s and into 1930, Harry again pivoted in his career and in 1930 generated income as a brudge builder. As of 1930, May's 46-year-old cousin John Calvin Youngkin lived under their roof and assisted with Harry's work in bridge construction. Sadly, Harry was burdened with heart disease and suffered a heart attack at some point. Even though he survived, he was weakened by his ailments. When contracting pneumonia in December 1938, he was admitted for treatment to Philadelphia General Hospital. He died therein at age 72 on Christmas Eve 1938. The body was brought back to his native Glasgow for burial. May outlived her spouse by nearly seven years. She died in 1945 and is buried in Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton, PA.

Son Charles Andrew Youngkins Sr. (1883-1950) was born in Jan. 27, 1882, 1883 or 1884 in Coalport, PA. He stood 5 feet, 8 inches tall in manhood and weighed 186 lbs., with his left eye sunken in. On Jan. 20, 1908, in Alabama, he married Corrine Bowman (1891- ? ), a native of Montgomery, AL. Their wedding was held in Montgomery in the parsonage of the Court Street Methodist Church, presided by Rev. Dr. O.C. McGehee. "Only a few friends of the contracting parties were present," said the Montgomery Advertiser. "Mr. Youngkins is an engineer and will locate in Montgomery. The couple will be at home to their friends at the Merchants Hotel." In another article, the Scottsboro (AL) Citizen said that "To satisfy a dying mother, Miss Corinne Bowman and Charles Yonkers [sic] were married at Montgomery last week, instead of a month later, as was the intention. The wedding took place at 3 p.m., and at 5 p.m. the same day the mother died, her last words being blessings upon her children." The United States Census of 1910 shows the couple residing with Charles' parents and him working as a stationery engineer. Their three known offspring were Charles Andrew Youngkins Jr., Edward Youngkins and Elizabeth Underwood. Representing the Local Union 312 of the Steam Engineers, he is known to have attended the 13th annual convention of the Alabama State Federation of Labor, held in Selma in May 1913. The couple eventually moved to Woodlawn near Birmingham, AL and in 1914 hosted a dance meeting of the West Woodlawn Social Club and an altar society meeting of St. Clement's Church. Charles' last mention in an Alabama newspaper was in 1915.

Their marriage dissolved in divorce. Corinne went to New Orleans to live with her sister Pauline West, making a living as a hotel manicurist in 1920, and married again to (?) Underwood. By 1918, Charles was back in Philadelphia, sharing a home with his widowed mother and sister-in-law Clara "Anna" (Tomkins) Youngkins, and employed as an engineer with the Chester Ship Company of Lamoken, PA. Continuing to move about, he migrated to Texas and married again to Myrtle (1892- ? ). Their home in the 1935-1940 timeframe was in Fort Worth, TX, with Charles working as a hoisting engineer for a bridge construction project. Then when required to register for the military draft during World War II, in 1942, he was in Freeport, Brazoria County, TX, working for the Austin Company. Charles' final move was to New Orleans and into the household of his divorced daughter Elizabeth. He died on Aug. 10, 1950 in New Orleans. The body apparently was shipped to Cambria County, PA to rest in the Beaver Valley Cemetery. The spelling of his name as inscribed on the grave marker is "Youngkin."

• Grandson Charles Andrew Youngkins Jr. (1909-1970) was born on March 31, 1909 in Birmingham, AL. Circa the mid-1930s, he lived in Milan, MI and generated income through his work as an electrician. He was wed at least two times. At the age of 27, on July 26, 1936, he tied the knot with 29-year-old clerk Ruby E. Underwood ( ? - ? ), a resident of Detroit and the daughter of Olen and Lucy (Burbank) Underwood. Their wedding was held in Wayne, MI. The second marriage also ended in divorce. In time he moved to Brownsville, TX, where he found work as a commercial fisherman. Their address in 1970 was 1106 East Adams. He was stricken by a heart attack and died two days later on April 15, 1970. The informant on his death certificate was his sister Elizabeth Underwood. Interment was in Orleans Cemetery in New Orleans.

• Grandson Edward Jefferson Youngkin (1911-1969) was born in 1911 in Alabama or Tennessee. Edward at age 19 lived with his aunt and uncle, Dessie and Marshall Fleet, working as a clerk in a Philadelphia grocery store managed by the aunt. Circa 1935, in Philadelphia, he wed Anna Tretiak (1914-2004), daughter of Ukrainian immigrants Harry and Mary (Troczyszyn) Tretiak of Palmerton, PA. The children borne of this coupling were Joyce Polscer, Roy Oliver Younkins, Herbert E. Youngkins and others. Grief cascaded over the family when their 21-day-old son Roy, afflicted with infectious diarrhea and bronchial pneumonia, died in Allentown on June 28, 1940. The child's tender remains were lowered into eternal sleep in Fairview Cemetery in West Catasquaqua, PA. They are listed together in the 1947 city directory of Allentown, PA, with Edward making a living as a driver. But by 1950, the Younkins' union had collapsed in divorce. Anna and her children Joyce and Herbert dwelled together in 1950 in Allentown, with her working as a restaurant waitress and taking on boarders. She was in Allentown in 1957 at the death of her father. Edward reputedly died in Pennsylvania on Oct. 18, 1969. Anna later was joined in wedlock with widower Charles E. "Reds" Detweiler ( ? -1984). Her final years were in Bethlehem, PA. She died at the age of 90 on Feb. 6, 2004. Her obituary appeared in the Allentown Morning Call. 

  Great-granddaughter Joyce Youngkins (1939- ? ) was born in about 1939 in Pennsylvania. She appears to have wed Kenneth F. Polscer ( ? -living). Kenneth was alumnus of Pennsylvania State University, where he received both bachelor's and master's degrees. He then taught school in Allentown and, in the 1960s, "was a leader in professional negotiations between state and local education officials and elected officials," reported the Allentown Morning Call. He also was employed by Rodale Press in Emmaus, with his research leading to publication of articles on a national basis. Circa 1969, Kenneth joined the staff of Beyer-Barber Inc. in Allentown as a representative. and lived in Allentown in 2018.

  Great-grandson Herbert E. Youngkins (1945- ? ) was born in about 1945 in Pennsylvania. He lived with his divorce mother in Allentown in 1950, at the age of five. He was a 1966 graduate of Moravian College, earning a bachelor of science degree in mathematics. In July 1965, he entered into marriage with Elizabeth Onderko ( ? - ? ). Their union survived the ebbs and flows of a remarkable 56 years together. Two children of their marriage were Marty Youngkins and SueAnn Svaby. Herbert spent his career with Com Com, a division of Haddon Craftsman, eventually becoming vice president. He retired in 1988. They held a membership in St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Allentown. He also liked fine foods, gardening and following Philadelphia sports. Sadly, at the age of 7, Herbert died at home without warning on April 11, 2022. He was pictured in his obituary in the Allentown Morning Call in which the family asked that any financial contributions be made to the United Nations Refugee Agency to help the refugees of Ukraine. A funeral mass was held in the family church.

• Granddaughter Elizabeth Youngkins (1913- ? ) was born in about 1913 in Alabama. She was young when her parents divorced. Elizabeth was wed to (?) Underwood ( ? - ? ). At age 18, she bore a daughter, Charlotte Underwood. The Underwoods' marriage dissolved in divorce. By 1950, at age 38, Elizabeth lived in New Orleans and earned income as a caterer and radio announcer. Her household in 1950 included her 68-year-old father and 20-year-old daughter.

  Great-granddaughter Charlotte Underwood (1930- ? ) was born in about 1930 in Pennsylvania. Single at the age of 20 in 1950, she lived with her mother in New Orleans and was employed by an insurance firm as an adjuster.

Son Ulysses "Banks" Youngkin (1885-1963) -- also spelled "Youngken" and "Youngkins" -- was born on Feb. 19, 1885 in Cambria County, PA. He was twice-wed. His first bride on March 2, 1908 was Sarah Dine (Feb. 17, 1887-1942), daughter of James "Tom" and Anna M. (Baxter) Dine of Philadelphia. Two known daughters were Elizabeth Sillmann Knauss and Martha "Myrtle" Zullinger. As of 1910, he earned a living as a stationery engineer and the pair were in the household of Banks' parents in the city of brotherly love. Their home in 1921 was at 4910 Westminster Avenue in Philadelphia and in 1942 at 5811 Lansdowne Avenue. They are known to have hosted the funeral service of Sarah's mother in 1921. Banks was employed for many years by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The family was plunged into grief when Sarah was stricken by an acute heart attack and was dead within half-an-hour on Oct. 10, 1942. Banks endured two years of grieving and then on Aug. 10, 1944, at age 59, married 49-year-old Mabel Mutchler ( ? -1969), a native of Tharptown, PA and the daughter of Charles Mutchler. They tied the knot in the parsonage of the Second United Brethren Church, with the rites led by Rev. R.S. Heberlig. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Orville F. Renn, Jrs. J.A. Kattell, Mrs. Gladys Peifer and Darlis Rena. Their union endured for 16-plus years until the separation of death. The newlyweds shared their first home at 5914 Turner Street. Mabel had once lived in Shamokin, PA and then was a nurse in Philadelphia for a number of years. Later, by the early 1960s, they lived at 3155 Rorer Street in Philadelphia. Banks suffered from a number of ailments as he aged, ranging from senility and chronic emphysema to heart disease and hardening of the arteries. At the age of 78, Banks was felled by a heart attack and passed away on June 1, 1963. The remains were lowered into the sleep of eternity in Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, PA. Mabel survived for another nearly six years. She died in Philadelphia's Episcopal Hospital at the age of 73 on Feb. 16, 1969. 

• Granddaughter Elizabeth Youngkin (1909- ? ) was born in about 1909. She first married Matthew Walter Sillmann Jr. ( ? -1949), son of Matthew Walter and Mary Sillman Sr. Together, they produced a pair of daughters -- Doris M. Bachman and Nancy E. Seibert. Matthew as a young man worked for Mack Manufacturing Company of Allentown, PA and then about 1946 went to work as a salesman for Dunlop Tire Company. They put down roots in Fullerton, PA. They were Episcopalian in their faith and he held a memberhip in the Assembly of Artisans in Allentown. In June 1949, with him seriously ill, the family oved to the Krocksville section of Allentown. They were  plunged into mourning when Matthew died at home at the age of 49 on July 7, 1949. His obituary appeared in the Allentown Morning Call. Then on Sept 16, 1950, she wed William H.L. Knauss ( ? - ? ), son of William E. Knauss of Lehighton, PA. Rev. William L. Katz officiated the ceremony, conducted in St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Allentown. The happy event was made public in the Allentown Morning Call. At the time, William was employed by Branch Motor Express Company. The pair made their first home at 110 First Avenue, Chapmans. 

  Great-granddaughter Doris M. Sillmann ( ? -1992) was born in Philadelphia. In Sept. 1950, she was joined in wedlock with Lester C. Bachman ( ? - ? ). They stayed together over the thick and thin of 41 years. Their one known son was Barry L. Bachman. Doris generated income through her work as a secretary for Bergenstock's Television in Allentown. They belonged to St. John's Fullerton United Church of Christ. The Bachmans' address in the early 1990s was 82 Sixth Street, Fullerton, PA. Doris was taken seriously ill after the first of the new year in 1992. She was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital where she died at age 61 on Jan. 13, 1992. Her obituary was published in the Allentown Morning Call. 

  Great-granddaughter Nancy E. Sillmann ( ? - ? ) tied the knot with (?) Seibert. She lived in Macungie, PA in 1992.

• Granddaughter Martha "Myrtle" Youngkin (1910-1996) was born on Feb. 9, 1910 in West Philadelphia Hospital for Women. Her childhood was spent in Philadelphia. Myrtle was married to John Albert Zullinger (1905-1973), a native of Harrisburg, PA. The couple did not reproduce. John stood 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighed 168 lbs. Circa 1940, U.S. Census records show them in the tony community of Ardmore in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA, with him employed as foreman of the maintenance department of the Pennsylvania Railroad at 30th Street Station. He went on to become assistant superintendent of transporation for the Penn Central Railroad. The pair relocated cross-state to Erie, PA, where they lived in 1950. From there they moved to Pittsburgh, making their home at 185 Pennood Avenue in the city's Edgewood section. He was elected president of the Pittsburgh Suburban East Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). He also held memberships in the Scottish Rite, National Lodge of the Masons of Barberton, OH, Syria Temple, the Wilkinsburg lodge of the Elks and the Pittsburgh Railway Club. Sadly, at the age of 65, John died in Ohio Valley General Hospital on June 28, 1973. His obituary was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. They sleep at each other's side in Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Churchill. Myrtle outlived her husband by 23 years. She died on June 28, 1996.

Son Perry Joe Youngkins (1887-1918) was born on April 9, 1887 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA. He was married in about 1908 to Clara "Anna" Tompkins (1889- ? ), only child of William M. and Clara H. Tompkins. As of 1912, they resided in East Lansdowne, PA, at 57 Lexington Avenue. They were active that year in the East Lansdowne Fire Company. Circa 1918, the Youngkinses lived in Philadelphia at 3309 Rhawn Street. Perry earned a living as an electrician for Electro Construction Company, an electrical manufacturing firm, with evidence suggesting that his father-in-law was his boss at the works. Tragically, Perry contracted a deadly case of influenza during a time when the disease was at epidemic levels, sweeping the nation. That developed into "pulmonary edema," with a buildup fluids in the lungs. Unable to rally over the span of 15 days, he died at the age of 31 on Oct. 14, 1918. Burial was in Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, with a brief death notice appearing in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The widowed Anna then moved into her mother-in-law's home in Philadelphia, sharing the living space with her husband's brother Charles and his three children. She supported herself during this time as a saleswoman in a department store.

G. Woolford Wood Tank Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia The Brewers' Journal, May 1, 1903

Daughter Alta "Altie" Youngkins (1889-1975) was born on Sept. 1889. She married Theodore Francis Woolford (May 12, 1888-1947), son of Charles F. and Sarah (Green) Woolford of Ocean City, NJ. In an interesting twist, Theodore's mother claimed to be a direct descendant of founding father through John Bache Hodge. Three offspring of the couple were Alta Woolford, Charles "Edward" Woolford Sr. and Harold F. Woolford. They grieved at the premature birth and death of their firstborn Alta on May 27, 1910, with burial taking place at Mount Zion. As of 1910, their home address was 3834 Fairmount Avenue. Circa 1920, they lived on North Front Street in Colwyn, PA. In March 1920,  their two-year-old son Harold was injured in a freak and somewhat humorous accident when he allegedly was "struck and knocked down by a locomotive," reported the Philadelphia Inquirer. He then:

...calmly rose, ran to his mother,... and pointed to a bad laceration on his forehead. When a physician was called on the phone and told that his services were required to sew up the wounds of a little child struck by a locomotive, he dropped everything and made a record-breaking run to the Woolford house in his automobile expecting to find the little victim badly injured. "Was he struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotove or a B. and O.?" asked the physician. "Neither," was the reply. The locomotive that struck Harold was a little iron toy engine which fell off the table in the nursery and landed on his head.

Woolford Wood Tank ad, 1903

In time they moved to Philadelphia's fashionable Drexel Hill and lived at 101 Treaty Road. With his father having been vice president of the family-owned Woolford Wood Tank Manufacturing Company of Darby, founded in 1854, Theodore worked for the firm as treasurer and plant executive. The business made wooden water tanks used on railroad sidings and on the roofs of industrial buildings. An advertisement placed in The Brewers' Journal in 1903 promoted the firm's ability to produce tanks, steep tubs, hot and cold water tubs and hop jacks, used especially for brewers and malters as fermenting tubs and stock vats. In the community, he served as a steward of the Stephen Girard Charity Fund for many years and was a master of the Fernwood lodge of the Masons, member of the Benjamin Franklin Consistory, Lu Lu Temple and Artisans. For the last 14 years of his life, Theodore suffered from hypertension and bloodclots in the brain. He was felled by attacks on both the left and right sides of the brain and died at the age of 59 on Nov. 22, 1947. Alta was a member of the Nuezzin Court of the Ladies Oriental Shrine. As of the mid-1970s, Alta's homeplace was in Havertown, PA. She succumbed to the spectre of death on June 21, 1975. The Philadelphia Inquirer said she was survived by five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Alta and Theodore sleep at each other's side in the local Arlington Cemetery.

• Grandson Charles "Edward" Woolford (1915-1992) was born in 1915. Edward grew up in a family owned business, Woolford Wooden Tank Company, and then in purchasing and sales for the cable company Alcoa in Collegeville. He also was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and continued his service afterward in the Civil Air Patrol and Pennsylvania Air National Guard. He wed Miriam B. Brown ( ? -2016). The children of their brood included Charles Edward Woolford Jr., Robert Lee Woolford and Lynn Kuhn. The Woolfords resided in West Chester, PA. In about 1960, Edward went fishing and was dissatisfied with the worm bait he had brought along. Said the Philadelphia Inquirer, he then "spent a couple of months finding a reliable source of dependable worms -- Canadian night crawlers -- and learning how to pack them to keep them healthy. He then began supplying sporting-goods stores and fishing-tackle shops from Maryland to New Jersey. Later, he began wholesaling fishing tackle as well." He called his business Woolford Sales Inc. and operated it for 20 years until retiring in 1979 and transferring the management to his son Charles Jr. He died on Feb. 25, 1992, with burial in his parents' plot at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill. A feature obituary was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Miriam outlived her husband by more than 24 years and remained in West Chester. Death spirited her away at age 91 on April 2, 2016. 

• Grandson Harold F. Woolford (1917-2001) was born on Feb. 9, 1917 in Philadelphia. He was an alumnus of the Fork Union Military School in Virginia and then Duke University. He went on to a career as a structural engineer. Harold was married and the father of two daughters. He earned a living over the years with the family-owned Woolford Wooden Tank Company and eventually became an officer and director. The company was considered "one of the oldest firms of its kind in the nation," reported the Delaware County Daily Times. When the firm was sold in 1957 to Montgomery County investor Leon Mazer, Harold agreed to stay on and serve as general manager. He died in Cherry Hill, NJ on St. Patrick's Day 2001, with a brief obituary published in the Camden Courier Post.

Daughter Dessa M. "Dessie" Youngkins (1892- ? ) was born in Jan. 1892 in Virginia. On Aug. 25, 1913, she tied the marital cord with Marshall G. Freet (April 11, 1885-1963), son of Jacob and Emma S. (Gordon) Freet of Everett, PA. The wedding nuptials were held in the Youngkins residence, by the hand of Rev. Dr. J.W. Kelley, pastor of the Christ Methodist Church of Colwyn, PA. At the time, Marshall was engaged as a salesman for the National Biscuit Company. In announcing the news, the Altoona Times said that "The affair no doubt will be a surprise to their many friends in Altoona. Mr. and Mrs. Freet will make their home at 405 Howard avenue." They appear not to have reproduced. The federal census enumeration of 1930 shows the Freets in Philadelphia, with Dessie's widowed mother and 19-year-old nephew, Alabama-born Edward Youngkin in the household. That year, Marshall earned a living as a salesman for a coffee manufacturer and Dessie as manager of a grocery store, with their nephew clerking at the store. In 1940, still in Philadelphia, Marshall was a salesman for a wholesale grocery and Dessie continued to manage a grocery, occupations that continued into 1950. He held a membership in the Fernwood lodge of the Masons. After the couple retired, they lived at 101 Treaty Road in Drexel Hill, Delaware County. Sadly, with his health in decline due to "cerebral arteriosclerosis," Marshall was admitted to resided in a medicare home in Yeadon, PA. There, on New Year's Day 1963 at age 77. Interment was in Drexel Hill's Arlington Cemetery, with a short death notice printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Evidence hints that Dessa outlive her spouse by more than 17 years and passed into the arms of the heavenly host on Oct. 26, 1980.

A direct descendant of the Youngkins, Charlotte Keppler, was in contact with Younkin Family News Bulletin publisher Donna (Younkin) Logan circa 1996. 

~ Son Richard B. Youngkin ~

Son Richard B. Youngkin (1857-1928) was born on Jan. 4, 1857 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA.

He lived in Fallen Timber in 1891-1898 and was united in wedlock with Sarah Anne Sneath ( ? -1923), a native of Fostoria, Blair County, PA and the daughter of Job and Nancy Ann (Caskey) Sneath. A notation of the marriage was made in the Sneath/Youngkin family Bible, a volume published that same year by Holman in Philadelphia. In an interesting twist, Richard's brother Andrew wed Sarah Anne's sister Elizabeth.

Evidence suggests that they were the parents of Ethel Youngkin, Harvey Lincoln Youngkin, John C. Youngkin, Laura B. Kessler and Dell R. Youngkin.

In March 1891, Richard was awarded a contract for "clearing the right of way on the new grade of the Pennsylvania and Northwestern railroad from Lloydsville to Utahville," reported the Altoona Tribune. He turned to work as a butcher circa 1893, with his home stated as Van Ormer.

Grief cascaded over the family when, at age 68, Sarah Anne was felled by a cerebral hemorrhage and died on May 12, 1923.

During his five widowed years, Richard dwelled in Fallen Timber. He succumbed to the spectre of death, caused by hardening of the arteries, just three days before Christmas in 1928, at the age of 71. Burial was in Beaver Valley Cemetery. On his death certificate, his father's birthplace was listed as "Germany," attesting to the German language and customs that the family must have practiced after several generations in America.

Wedding portrait, Harvey Lincoln and Minnie (O'Hara) Youngkin Courtesy Flora (Youngkin) Howell/YFNB

Son  Harvey Lincoln Youngkin (1881-1959) was born on April 17, 1881 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA. On May 17, 1904, he wed Minnie O'Hara (April 24, 1881-1951), daughter of William and Rebecca "Jennie" (Hayden/Hadden) O'Hara of Rochester Mills, PA. They exchanged their marital vows before justice of the peace J.A. Crossman in his office in Indiana, PA, with the news announced in the Indiana Gazette. Three children in this family were Ethel Regina Nash, Clyde Richard Youngkin and Earl Floyd Youngkin. They relocated in 1928 to Akron, OH, and in 1931, during the depths of the Great Depression, Harvey secured employment with the U.S. Post Office as a guard and fireman. Their home address was 385 Park Street, and in his free time he liked to fish. Harvey worked for the post office for 20 years until retiring in 1951 at the age of 70. Sadly, Minnie succumbed to the spectre of death in Akron on New Year's Eve 1951. Her body was shipped to Indiana, PA for funeral rites conducted in the East Mahoning Baptist Church. Harvey died in Akron on June 4, 1959. His obituary was printed in the Akron Beacon Journal, which said that he was survived by a dozen grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Rev. Rex Humbard -- the nationally renowned television evangelist, based in nearby Cuyahoga Falls -- officiated the funeral. The remains were transported to Indiana, PA for burial in the cemetery of the East Mahoning Baptist Church. He was survived by a sister, Mrs. Harry Kessler of Pennsylvania.

• Granddaughter Ethel Regina Youngkin (1904-1962) was born on Oct. 29, 1904 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County. She traveled to Cumberland, MD to tie the marital cord with David A. Nash (1899-1958), a native of Bennington, PA. Four offspring produced by their union were Vernadine Thelma Sullivan Murphy, Lester Gene Nash, Dolores Larue "Dode" Schuelein and Floyd "Richard" Nash. The Nashes moved to Akron in about 1927. David was employed by Enterprise Manufacturing Company as a shipping clerk. They remained in Akron for good at a the address in the 1950s of 385 Park Street. Sadness spread over the family when David became ill at home on April 13, 1958 and was pronounced dead on arrival at City Hospital. The Akron Beacon Journal published an obituary. His remains were laid to rest in Ellet Memorial Cemetery. Ethel lived for another four years. At the age of 57, she died in Akron on March 29, 1962. Her obituary also appeared in the Beacon Journal. Burial was in Akron's Hillside Memorial Park.

  Great-granddaughter Vernadine Thelma Nash (1924-2011) was born on Feb. 21, 1924 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA. She was twice-wed in her lifetime. Her first spouse, whom she wed on Dec. 28, 1943 in Akron, was Carl Hoyte Sullivan (April 1924- ? ). A trio of offspring born to the pair were James Edward Sullivan (1944- ? ), David Harvey Sullivan (1949- ? ) and Rebecca Ann Kroah (1959- ? ). Later, she tied the marital cord with Fred Andrew "Murph" Murphy ( ? - ? ). Vernadine was employed with the Akron YMCA Hope Day Care Center and the Thomastown Party Center. She held memberships in the Akron Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, TOPP 221 and the Goodyear Heights Methodist Church. She passed away, at the age of 86, on Jan. 12, 2011, in Akron City Hospital. She was pictured in her obituary in the Akron Beacon Journal. Rev. Fr. Paul Rosing led the funeral service, with burial following in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

  Great-grandson Lester Gene Nash Sr. (1931-1995) was born on Dec. 29, 1931 in Akron. On July 16, 1955, in Akron, he tied the marital cord with Sharon Shock (1935- ? ), a native of Mcwhorle, WV. They became the parents of a trio of sons -- Lester Gene Nash Jr. (1956- ? ), Jeffrey Kim Nash (1959- ? ) and Brent A. Nash (1963- ? ). Following the same occupation as his brother Floyd "Richard" and brother-in-law Carl Schuelein, he was employed by the City of Akron as a firefighter. In this position he logged 27 years of work. Ill at the age of 63, he died in Akron General Medical Center on May 7, 1995. In his obituary in the Akron Beacon Journal, the family asked that any memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. Interment was in Akron's Greenlawn Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Dolores Larue "Dode" Nash (1929-1982) was born on Oct. 14, 1929 in Akron. At the age of 18, on April 17, 1948, she entered into marriage with 20-year-old Carl Schuelein ( ? - ? ). Their marriage license was announced in the Akron Beacon Journal. Their family of offspring included Tuki Schuelein, Sandra Cole, Jennifer First and Michelle Falconer. Carl had served in the Merchant Marine and with the U.S. Navy during World War II. The Schueleins were in Akron for decades, with a 1980s address of 1529 Bryden Drive. Carl was employed for 30 years as a firefighter for the City of Akron. He also was a driver for 20 years for the House of LaRose and held a membership in the Firefighters Union 330 and Teamsters Local 348. They belonged to the West Akron Church of Christ, and she was a member of the Daughters of America Our Julia Council. Sadly, at the age of 52, Dolores died on Sept. 21, 1982. Rocoe Adams conducted the funeral rites. The remains were placed into the sleep of the ages in Rose Hill Burial Park. The Beacon Journal ran an obituary. Carl survived as a widower for 17 years. He died at the age of 71 on April 10, 1999. Rev. Gary Thomas led the funeral.

  Great-grandson Floyd Richard "Dick" Nash (1927-1998) was born on Aug. 4, 1927 in Fallen Timber, Cambria County, PA. He came to Akron in his youth. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. From Akron he moved to Cuyahoga Falls, OH in about 1964 and never left. Circa 1955, he was joined in wedlock with Jean ( ? - ? ). They stayed together for 43 years until the separation of death. The four children they bore together were Robin Francini, David Nash, Justine Nash and Richard Nash. Richard earned a living for 30 years as a firefighter with the Akron Fire Department, with retirement in 1981. He held memberships in the Akron Retired Firefighters Benevolent Association and the Akron Aquarium Club. Sadly, at the age of 71, he died on Aug. 25, 1998. Rev. Mike Namy led the funeral. Burial was in Hillside Memorial Park. Richard's photo accompanied his obituary in the Akron Beacon Journal.

• Grandson Clyde Richard Youngkin (1906-1966) was born on Aug. 26, 1906 in either Fallen Timber or Clymer, PA. He first was was married to Emma Mable Hanlon ( ? -1944), a West Virginian by birth. They produced a family of four children together -- Denzel Youngkin, Harold Youngkin, Richard Youngkin, Raymond Dean Youngkin. A stepdaughter was Catherine Arnold. The young family moved to Akron in about 1926 and stayed for good. As of 1938, their address was 1204 Wyley Avenue, and within the year moved to 179 North Union Street. Sadly, Emma is believed to have died in 1944. She was laid to rest in the Beaver Valley United Methodist Cemetery near Flinton, PA. Clyde appears to have married again to Eleanor ( ? - ? ). They are thought to be the parents of Catherine Arnold. They moved to Cleveland, OH by 1959 but in time came back to Akron, making a home at 1600 Sunset View Drive. He earned a living as maintenance superintendent for the Parkview Apartments. Clyde died at the age of 59 on Jan. 21, 1966 as a patient in Green Cross Hospital. The remains were transported back to Altoona, PA to rest in eternal repose in Grandview Cemetery, with services led by Rev. David Williams. An obituary was published in the Akron Beacon Journal. He was survived by 15 grandchildren.

  Great-grandson Denzel E. Youngkin (1932-1998) was born on Jan. 21, 1932 in Akron. He resided in Cleveland in 1966. Evidence suggests that he died in Cleveland on June 24, 1998, with an obituary appearing in the Altoona (PA) Mirror.

  Great-grandson Harold Roy Youngkin (1939- ? ) was born in 1939 in Akron. On Jan. 20, 1968, he entered into marriage with Frances Ann Wolfkill (1940- ? ). The wedding was held in Altoona, PA. The couple dwelled in 1966 in Cleveland. Two known children were Stephanie Jeanne Bonsell (1959- ? ) and John Oscar Youngkin (1964- ? ). 

  Great-grandson Richard Youngkin (1935- ? ) was born in 1935 in Akron. He married Jacqueline Newton ( ? - ? ). The Youngkins relocated to North Carolina. 

  Great-grandson Raymond Dean Youngkin (1937-2022) was born on Dec. 6, 1937 in Akron. He was an alumnus of Central High School. He joined the U.S. Army and in 1957 was stationed at Fort Monmouth. put down roots in Akron, OH. His military service included two years in the reserves and three on active duty. He then went on to a 45-year career with the Akron Police Department, as a patrolman and with his final position as a detective sergeant. Raymond married Margaret "Peggy" ( ? - ? ). Two sons in this family were Jeffrey Youngkin and Kenneth Youngkin. They liked to spend time at a summer camp along the Chester River in Maryland, fishing and catching blue crab. Raymond also liked to work with wood and on home improvements. At the age of 84, he died in his sleep on Nov. 19, 2022. He was pictured in his obituary in the Beacon Journal. Burial was in the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.

  Step-great-granddaughter Catherine married (?) Arnold. They too migrated to North Carolina and were there in 1966. 

• Earl Floyd and Anna (Duke) Youngkin Courtesy Flora (Youngkin) Howell/YFNB

  Grandson Earl "Floyd" Youngkin Sr. (1909-1991) was born in 1909. He settled in Akron and lived at 2853 Burnside Street. On July 3, 1938, in Akron, he married Anna Duke ( ? - ? ). They became the parents of two sets of twins -- Flora Ann Howell and Floyd Earl Youngkin Jr. -- and Donna Youngkin and Dorothy Youngkin. They lived in Akron for some years and then were in Tucson, AZ in 1945 at the birth of their twin daughters. They returned to Akron by 1947 to an address of 329 Union Place. They made news in mid-December 1947 when one of the twins locked herself in the bathroom and began to scream hysterically, with neighbors calling the fire department. After their arrived, the firemen realized that no harm had been done even though the appearance of twins made them think they were seeing double. The family address in 1952 was 2853 Burnside Avenue at a time when their son entered the Akron Beacon Journal Soap Box Derby. Floyd earned a living at one time at the Oak Hill Presbyterian Church, while Anna generated income at the Akron General Medical Center. On July 3, 1988, they marked their golden wedding anniversary with their family and were pictured in the Beacon Journal.

  Great-granddaughter Flora Ann Youngkin (1939-living) was born in 1939 in Akron, a twin with her brother Floyd Earl. She was employed in young womanhood with the Akron Board of Education. On June 30, 1963, she entered into marriage with co-worker Donald Richmond Howell ( ? - ? ), son of C.C. and Lucille Howell. Their nuptials were made in the Oak Hill United Presbyterian Church. Flora's bridal portrait was published in the Akron Beacon Journal. Two offspring in this family are Ann Elizabeth O'Donnell (1973- ? ) and John David Howell (1978- ? ).

  Great-grandson Floyd Earl Youngkin Jr. (1939- ? ) was born in 1939 in Akron, a twin with his sister Flora. As a  young man, he obtained a job with Mahoning Valley Supply Company. On Nov. 11, 1961, he exchanged marital vows with Rose Ann Spotts ( ? - ? ), daughter of Emmett Kyle and Martha (Herzog) Spotts of Johnstown, PA. The ceremony was conducted in the Oak Hill United Presbyterian Church, presided by Rev. Kenneth V. Kettelwell. In announcing the happy event, the Akron Beacon Journal said the bride "appeared in a gown of white silk peau de soie fashioned with a molded bodice and long tapered sleeves. Iridescent crystals and seed pearls enhanced the square neckline, and the full skirt extended into a chapel train. Her illusion veil was held by a crown of pearls, [and she] carried a bouquet of orchids and mums on a Bible." At the time of marriage, Rose Ann was employed by Falls Lumber Company. In time they became the parents of three -- Donald Floyd Youngkin (1962- ? ), Charlene Ellen Morris (1964- ? ) and Steven Kyle Youngkin (1969).

  Great-granddaughter Donna Alvina Youngkin (1945- ? ) was born in 1945 in Tucson, AZ, a twin with her sister Dorothy. She is a 1963 graduate of Ellet High School, ranking in the top 15 percent of her graduating class. She also was a Sunday School teacher as a high school senior at the East Market Street Church of God. She went on to receive a degree from the University of Akron and studied at Arrowmont School of Craft Design, and then was hired by the Akron Board of Education. On July 19, 1986, in Akron, she was united in matrimony with Charles James Cetnarowski (1944- ? ), son of Carl and Rosella (Cartwright) Cetnarowski of Akron. Donna was pictured in a wedding announcement in the Akron Beacon Journal. Charles was an alumnus of Akron University and worked for Parma Construction Company at the time of marriage.

  Great-granddaughter Dorothy Arlene Youngkin (1945- ? ) was born in 1945 in Tucson, AZ, a twin with her sister Donna. She was a graduate of the Akron General Medical Center School of Nursing and then secured employment as a registered nurse on the staff of Akron General. On Sept. 2, 1972, in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, she tied the marital cord with Bruce Warren Romesberg Sr. (1943- ? ), son of Gerald Alvin and Edna A. (Bittner) Romesberg of Union City, Somerset County, PA. The happy event was announced in the Akron Beacon Journal. At the time, Bruce had attended Hammel Actual Business College and was earning a living with Fisher-Fazio. They bore a brood of four -- Bruce Warren Romesberg Jr. (1974- ? ), Eric Todd Romesburg (1976-2004), Jon Michael Romesberg (1978- ? ) and Beth Ann Romesberg (1986- ? ). Their son Eric, born with cerebral palsy, and attended Barrett School, Infant Therapy and United Cerebral Palsy. He was said to have had "a keen personality who touched many peoples' lives. He had a zest for life and living." He passed away at the age of 27 on Jan. 30, 2004. He was pictured in his Beacon Journal obituary.

Son John Calvin Youngkin (1883-1954) was born on Feb. 24, 1883 in Reade Township near Flinton, Cambria County. John as a 46-year-old bachelor moved to Philadelphia by 1930, where he boarded in the home of his married cousin May N. (Youngkin) Troxell and worked with her husband Harry in bridge-building. John entered into marriage with Ruth (1899-1965). They were in Philadelphia in 1932 but later returned to his native Fallen Timber, where he earned a living as a coal miner. For the last decade of his life, John was burdened with a chronic lung disease known as "bronchiectasis" and hardening of the arteries. He also suffered from a hernia on the right side. At the age of 71, John was admitted to the Miner's Hospital in Spangler, PA. There, after a stay of 11 days, he was felled by a massive heart attack and died on April 13, 1954. His remains were lowered under the sod of the Beaver Valley United Methodist Church Cemetery near Flinton, PA.  

Daughter Laura B. Youngkin (1884-1967) was born on Sept. 11 or 20, 1884 in Fallen Timber, Reade Township, Cambria County. On Christmas Day 1908, in Coalport, PA, she was joined in matrimony with Harry C. Kessler (Feb. 20, 1881-1955), also of Fallen Timber and the son of Coleman and Rebecca (Noel) Kessler. The pair dwelled in Altoona, PA for decades and bore an only son, Paul Kessler. Harry was a longtime carpenter. Their address in the 1950s was 2406 West Chestnut Street, and they belonged to the First Lutheran Church, where he attended the Henry Baker Bible class. As a patient in Altoona Hospital, Harry surrendered to the angel of death on Aug. 23, 1955. His obituary was published in the Altoona Tribune. Laura outlived him by a dozen years. She endured coronary artery disease which led to heart failure. At the age of 82, she died in Altoona Hospital on May 12, 1967. Interment was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Glasgow, PA. Susan Croft, of 2410 West Chestnut, was the informant for the official Pennsylvania certificate of death.

• Grandson Paul Kessler relocated to Detroit by 1955. 

Son Dell R. Youngkin (1887-1932) was born on April 3, 1887 in Reade Township, Cambria County, PA. He was united in wedlock with Esther (1889- ? ). The couple did not reproduce. They made their dwelling-place in Fallen Timber, Cambria County. Dell generated income as a laborer, but for the last three years of his life was afflicted with asthma and heart valve disease ("mitral insufficiency"). Following what the Ebensburg (PA) Mountaineer-Herald called "an illness of several months of a complication of diseases," Dell died at age 43 on Jan. 25, 1932. His funeral was held in the United Brethren Church at Beaver Valley, PA and interment in the church burying ground.