What Was Their Story: A search for our family, the Dellers, Jones, Roarks, Ingrams, Millers, Hussongs and others
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
52 Ancestors Challenge: 1 - Charles Joseph Deller
I read about Amy Johnson's 52 Ancestors Challenge at Ancestry.com and at her blog site. She said, "My goals with No Story Too Small have been to remind myself that it's alright to blog about just a portion of someone's life..." I have been trying to start writing a family history, but I've gotten easily overwhelmed and discouraged wondering when and where to start. So, while the research will never really be complete, this has encouraged me to start writing about what we have found.
1 - Charles Joseph Deller
Charles Joseph Deller, or Charlie, was born in Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania on 21 July 1905 to Peter and Carrie Deller.[1] His family had moved there from Norristown, Pennsylvania after 1900,[2] possibly following his uncle Charles Deller, who had moved to Kane with his family before 1900 along with his Uncle Nicholas and new wife.[3] In 1910 his family lived in Wetmore, a little village outside of Kane, and had grown by two, twins, Joseph and Josephine.[4] In 1911 Peter and Carrie moved their family to Coffeyville, Kansas.[14]
In 1920 at the time of the census, he was 14 years old and living with his parents in Coffeyville.[5] Sometime between 1918 and 1920 a new family moved to their neighborhood, Bill and Nora Asbell, with their daughter, Mable, who was only a year younger than he was.[6,7] Mable probably went to school with and was friends with the Charlie's sisters (Margerite and Josephine were about her age). Both Bill and Peter loved to fish, and Nora and Carrie were hard working housewives. Families with a lot in common, just the kind of situation that would encourage two young people. Charlie and Mable were married in Coffeyville, Kansas on 16 February 1924 with his parents permission.[8]
On 23 January 1925, little Charles Joseph Deller Jr. was born in Picher, Oklahoma,[9] where Charlie was probably already working in the local mines. We have his workers identification card dated November 1928; he was working at the Picher 26 Mine as a machine helper.[10] By 1930 the little family was renting a little house on Maple Street in Coffeyville, Kansas, and Charlie was working as a painter in a machine shop.[11]
After Charlie Jr. was born, the family stories say that Mable had a nervous breakdown; and at some point she had a bad car accident. We don't have any records of this (except for a picture of the smashed up car), but whatever happened probably contributed to the breakup of their marriage. We haven't found a record of their divorce, but we do know that Mable remarried around 1931 and are assuming they divorced before then.
Charlie married Thelma (unknown last name) on 12 July 1933. The next record we find is a petition for divorce dated 7 October 1937 in the Montgomery County Court system. This document stated they had no children, no property, and that Thelma had been guilty of "gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty." Then, on 1 November 1937, Charles submitted an "Order of Dismissal" to stop the divorce proceedings.[12] At the time of his death, in 1939, he was still married to Thelma.[13]
The next record we have for Charlie is a letter, dated 11 July 1939, sent to his son Charles in Dallas, Texas (who was visiting his mother and step-father). He told him that he had a night job outside the Corden Building in Tulsa, Oklahoma and would have all day to spend with him. He also told him that he had a new boat trailer and outboard motor.[13]
Four days later, 15 July 1939, Charlie died as the result of an accidental drowning. His obituary, printed in the Coffeyville newspaper, reported that he had taken his boat to Ketchum, Oklahoma to spend the weekend fishing. "Persons on the bank said that immediately after Mr. Deller started the motorboat, it whirled around several times and he plunged into the water."[14, 15]
He was buried on 17 July 1939 at Fairview Cemetery in Coffeyville, Kansas.[15, 16]
[1] County, MCKEAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA McKean County PA Early Births 1893 - 1905, Diller, not named.
[2] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1444; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 245.
[3] FamilySearch.org, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place:Kane , McKean, Pennsylvania; Enumeration District: 0112, Sheet Number 13A, Household id: 264, GSU Film Number 1241439.
[4] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wetmore, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1374; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 557.
[5] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coffeyville Ward 5, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T625_541; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 1088.
[6] Marriage Certificate for William F Asbell & Norah Roark.
[7] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coffeyville Ward 5, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T625_541; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 1085.
[8] Montgomery Kansas, Marriage License, 11464, 16 February 1924.
[9] Charles J. Deller Jr., birth certificate no. Reg. Dist. 58254, Primary Dist No. 8315, Reg. No. 89 (1925), Oklahoma State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Oklahoma City, Okla.
[10] U.S. Bureau of Mines ID Card for Chas. Deler.
[11] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: 712; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 553.0.
[12] District Court of Montgomery County Kansas, Independence, Kansas, Microfiche, C.J. Deller vs Thelma Deller.
[13] Letter from Charles Joseph Deller to Charles Franklin Deller, 11 Jul 1939.
[14] Coffeyville Daily Journal, 17 July 1939.
[15]Charles J Deller, Ketchum, Mayes, OK death certificate 12310 (15 July 1939).
[16] Gravestone for Charles Joseph Deller, 1906 - 1939, Fairview Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas.
Other blog posts about Charles Joseph Deller:
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - Charles Joseph Deller
Amanuensis Monday - The Last Letter from Charles Joseph Deller
Sunday's Obituary - Charles Joseph Deller
Tombstone Tuesday - Charles Joseph Deller
1 - Charles Joseph Deller
Charles Joseph Deller, or Charlie, was born in Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania on 21 July 1905 to Peter and Carrie Deller.[1] His family had moved there from Norristown, Pennsylvania after 1900,[2] possibly following his uncle Charles Deller, who had moved to Kane with his family before 1900 along with his Uncle Nicholas and new wife.[3] In 1910 his family lived in Wetmore, a little village outside of Kane, and had grown by two, twins, Joseph and Josephine.[4] In 1911 Peter and Carrie moved their family to Coffeyville, Kansas.[14]
In 1920 at the time of the census, he was 14 years old and living with his parents in Coffeyville.[5] Sometime between 1918 and 1920 a new family moved to their neighborhood, Bill and Nora Asbell, with their daughter, Mable, who was only a year younger than he was.[6,7] Mable probably went to school with and was friends with the Charlie's sisters (Margerite and Josephine were about her age). Both Bill and Peter loved to fish, and Nora and Carrie were hard working housewives. Families with a lot in common, just the kind of situation that would encourage two young people. Charlie and Mable were married in Coffeyville, Kansas on 16 February 1924 with his parents permission.[8]
On 23 January 1925, little Charles Joseph Deller Jr. was born in Picher, Oklahoma,[9] where Charlie was probably already working in the local mines. We have his workers identification card dated November 1928; he was working at the Picher 26 Mine as a machine helper.[10] By 1930 the little family was renting a little house on Maple Street in Coffeyville, Kansas, and Charlie was working as a painter in a machine shop.[11] After Charlie Jr. was born, the family stories say that Mable had a nervous breakdown; and at some point she had a bad car accident. We don't have any records of this (except for a picture of the smashed up car), but whatever happened probably contributed to the breakup of their marriage. We haven't found a record of their divorce, but we do know that Mable remarried around 1931 and are assuming they divorced before then.
Charlie married Thelma (unknown last name) on 12 July 1933. The next record we find is a petition for divorce dated 7 October 1937 in the Montgomery County Court system. This document stated they had no children, no property, and that Thelma had been guilty of "gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty." Then, on 1 November 1937, Charles submitted an "Order of Dismissal" to stop the divorce proceedings.[12] At the time of his death, in 1939, he was still married to Thelma.[13]
The next record we have for Charlie is a letter, dated 11 July 1939, sent to his son Charles in Dallas, Texas (who was visiting his mother and step-father). He told him that he had a night job outside the Corden Building in Tulsa, Oklahoma and would have all day to spend with him. He also told him that he had a new boat trailer and outboard motor.[13]
Four days later, 15 July 1939, Charlie died as the result of an accidental drowning. His obituary, printed in the Coffeyville newspaper, reported that he had taken his boat to Ketchum, Oklahoma to spend the weekend fishing. "Persons on the bank said that immediately after Mr. Deller started the motorboat, it whirled around several times and he plunged into the water."[14, 15]
He was buried on 17 July 1939 at Fairview Cemetery in Coffeyville, Kansas.[15, 16]
[1] County, MCKEAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA McKean County PA Early Births 1893 - 1905, Diller, not named.
[2] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1444; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 245.
[3] FamilySearch.org, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place:Kane , McKean, Pennsylvania; Enumeration District: 0112, Sheet Number 13A, Household id: 264, GSU Film Number 1241439.
[4] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wetmore, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1374; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 557.
[5] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coffeyville Ward 5, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T625_541; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 1088.
[6] Marriage Certificate for William F Asbell & Norah Roark.
[7] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coffeyville Ward 5, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T625_541; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 1085.
[8] Montgomery Kansas, Marriage License, 11464, 16 February 1924.
[9] Charles J. Deller Jr., birth certificate no. Reg. Dist. 58254, Primary Dist No. 8315, Reg. No. 89 (1925), Oklahoma State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Oklahoma City, Okla.
[10] U.S. Bureau of Mines ID Card for Chas. Deler.
[11] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: 712; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 553.0.
[12] District Court of Montgomery County Kansas, Independence, Kansas, Microfiche, C.J. Deller vs Thelma Deller.
[13] Letter from Charles Joseph Deller to Charles Franklin Deller, 11 Jul 1939.
[14] Coffeyville Daily Journal, 17 July 1939.
[15]Charles J Deller, Ketchum, Mayes, OK death certificate 12310 (15 July 1939).
[16] Gravestone for Charles Joseph Deller, 1906 - 1939, Fairview Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas.
Other blog posts about Charles Joseph Deller:
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday - Charles Joseph Deller
Amanuensis Monday - The Last Letter from Charles Joseph Deller
Sunday's Obituary - Charles Joseph Deller
Tombstone Tuesday - Charles Joseph Deller
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Happy Birthday George T. Roark
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| Digital image of (standing) Unknown boy, Elnora Hussong Roark, George Roark, (sitting) Allie Hogan Roark holding an Unknown child. c. 1905, probably Lawrence County, Missouri, original photograph held by D. Bell, c.2010 |
George Thomas Roark was born March 23, 1881 in Barry County, Missouri to David Martin Roark and Almeda "Allie" Hogan.
In 1900 he was resident in Barry County, living with and working for a local family. In 1904 he married Elnora Hussong, and soon had two children, Mabel Allie (Mabel changed this to Alice later) and Roy.
In 1910 their family was living together, with his brother Tunny and new bride Minnie in Webb City, Missouri, both he and Tunny working in the mines there in Jasper County, Missouri. George stated his occupation as "Powder-man" while Tunny was a "Machine-man."
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| Digital image of Mabel Roark, George Roark, and Roy Roark, c. 1910, probably Jasper County, Missouri, original print held by D. Deller, c.2013 |
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| Digital image of a group of Miners, with George Roark identified. c. 1910, probably Jasper County, Missouri, original photograph held by D. Bell, c.2010 |
George died February 27, 1914; the cause of death was Pulmonary Tuberculosis, with a secondary cause listed as "working in mines."
The mines were not good to the Roark brothers. Three of the four brothers worked in the local mines, and all three died in their 30's, of tuberculosis.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
10 February - Happy Birthday Granny Mable!
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| Photograph of Mable Roark Valdez & Rudy Valdez, unknown date & location. In possession of D.C. Deller, New Bern, NC. |
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
A Family Treasure - Continued
Here are the family pages from the G.W. Hussong Family Bible (1), with transcriptions next to them.
Marriage Certificate
This is to Certify That
Mr. George W Hussong
and
M Elisebeth Ann Gilbert
Were Solemnly United By Me In
Holy Matrimony
At A.B. Hussong On the 27 of September,
In the Year of Our LORD
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy three
Conformably to the Ordinance of GOD and the Laws of
The Land.
In Presence of
A.B. Hussong C.F. Gilbert
LaVina McCan Margaret Gilbert
Family Record
Marriages
George W. Hussong and Elisebeth Ann
Gilbert was married September
the 27, 1873
Family Record
Births
G.W. Hussong was Borned November the 13, 1854
E.A. Hussong was Borned febuary [sic] the 4, 1857
A.M. Hussong was Borned febuary the 7, 1876
M.L. Hussong was borned Jenuary [sic]the 28, 1878
L.L. Hussong was borned march the 10, 1880
Lilly Jane Hussong was born November the 4, 1881
John Franklin Hussong was Borned January the 14, 1884
Elnorah Hussong was Borned may the 1, 1888
James Allen Hussong was born September 6th, 1890
Mayble Agnes Hussong bornd sept 21, 1892.
Charles Elmer Hussong Was borned June the 20 1895
Wilmer Leander Hussong Was borned march the 10 1901
John Franklin Hussong Died January the 27, 1903
Family Record.
Births
Charley Baby
Mary Larien Hussong was Born Dec. 5, 1915
L Nora Jeneva Hussong Born October 18, 1918
Elmer Lee Hussong born April 30, 1921
William Roy Hussong Borned Sep. 19, 1923
John Arthur Hussong Borned Jan 13, 1927
Family Record.
Deaths
Luisey LuViney Hussong Died July the 19th 1881
Mary L. Hussong Died September 13th, 1888.
James Allen Hussong Died September 1st 1891
Mable Agness Hussong Died August the 12, 1893
John Franklin Hussong Died January the 27, 1903
Wilber Leander Hussong Died Jan. 1th 1914
Anna Leslie Died 18 Jan 18th, 1914
Charley Elmer Hussong died November 14 in 1928
George W. Hussong died April 3 in 1929
(1) Family data, G.W. Hussong Family Bible, The Holy Bible (John E. Potter & Company, Philadelphia, PA); original owned in 2013 by David C Deller (address private). The G.W. Hussong Family Bible passed from George W. Hussong to his daughter, Elnora Hussong Asbell to her son William Asbell Jr, to his son Bill Asbell, to Elnora's great-grandson David C. Deller.
Happy Birthday Grandpa Jones!
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| Dudley Emerson Jones, c. 1849 (1) |
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| Dudley Emerson Jones, c. 1895 (2) |
(1) Susan Taylor-Colby, "Dudley Emerson Jones - View Media" at Ancestry.com, at [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1036595/person/-2010065442/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid|pgNum] (accessed 30 January 2013). Photo of Dudley Emerson Jones with friend.
(2) Susan Taylor-Colby, "Dudley Emerson Jones" at Ancestry.com, at [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1036595/photo/684ef403-68d2-4f8a-abdb-dbe915bc65fe] (accessed 30 January 2013). Photo of Dudley Emerson Jones.
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