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This picture was taken in
the late1800's. John and
Belle (Mowrey) Rice on front
porch of their home in Edgewood,
Illimois.
Information I Obtained About Lavina Arabelle (Mowrey) Rice
Belle as she was called, was born in Caledonia, Ohio.
She moved from Ohio with her parents Frederick and
Mariah (Adams) Mowrey, with a brother (George)
and a sister (Sarah), when she was a small child.
They came to Edgewood, Illinois. Belle married
John Rice on Nov 1 1877. They had seven (7)
children. John passed away and could not read
nor write. After several years of his passing,
Belle went to live with her son William, in Paxton,
Illinois. About one year later William passed away.
She then went to live with her daughter Susan, (Mrs.
Harvey Hyde) also in Paxton, Illinois. She lived with
her daughter for 18 years, until her passing on 1 Feb
1938. Belle died of infirmities of old age, at the age
of 85 years, 10 months and 5 days. Belle is buried
in Edgewood City Cemetery, Edgewood, Illinois.
Thanks goes to Marcia (Hippard) Larson, my
distant cousin, (whom I have met) who lives in
Taylor, Arizona. I also obtained information
from the courthouse, in Effingham, Illinois. I
visited Belle's gravesite in Feb 1994 and again
in July of 2000, when Marcia came to my house
for a visit and for us to meet. Marcia and her
husband Errol stayed with me for two weeks.
Had a great time.
6. George Riley Mowrey (My Great Grandfather)
Born: 6 May 1856 - Ohio
Died: 13 Nov 1901 - Pin Hook, Fayette Co., Illinois
Buried: 14 Nov 1901 - Pin Hook Cemetery
Died of: Phthisis Consumption (Tuberculous)
Married: 21 Dec 1876 - Fayette Co., Illinois (Cert)
Wife #1 Lucinda Cubberly
Born: 8 April 1855 - Fayette Co., Illinois
Died: 19 April 1879 - Wheatland Twp. Fayette Co., Illinois
Died of: Brights Disease of the Kidneys
Children of George Riley and Lucinda (Cubberly) Mowrey
1. Sarah Ellen Mowrey
Born:7 May 1877 - Wheatland Twp. Fayette Co., Illinois
Died: After 1938
Married: 5 May 1895 - Father's Home, Fayette Co., Illinois (Cert)
William P. Akeman
Born: 1863 - 1864
Died: Unknown
2. Name Unknown
Born: 1 March 1879 - Wheatland Twp. Fayette County, Illinois
Died: 1 March 1879 - (Newborn - lived few hours) (Cert)
Wife #2 Tempy Ann Wilburn - (My Great Grandmother)
Born: 1861 - Otego Twp. Clark Co., Indiana
Died: 5 Jan 1897 - Fayette County, Illinois
Married: 24 Oct 1879 - Fayette Co., Illinois (Cert)
Parents: Gilbert S. and Hanah (Smith) Wilburn
Children of George Riley and Tempy Ann (Wilburn) Mowrey
1. Martha Ann Mowrey
Born: 17 May 1881 - Fayette Co., Illinois
Died: 10 Nov 1960
Married: 6 Feb - No Year Date
Rolland Elmer Bethard - No Dates
2. Lucy Adda Mowrey
Born: 26 July 1883 - Fayette Co., Illinois
Died: 1 Dec 1903
3. Nellie Margaret Mowrey
Born: 6 Sept 1886 - Fayette Co., Illinois
Died: 24 Aug 1897
4. George Lydle Fredrick Mowrey (My Grandfather)
Born: 28 Aug 1888 - Loogootee, Fayette Co., Illinois
Died: 21 Aug 1979 - Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Illinois (Cert)
Buried: 24 Aug 1979 - Kane Cemetery, Kane, Greene Co., Ill.
Married: 12 Oct 1910 - Carrington,Foster Co., North Dakota
Wife #1 Mary Irene Beatrice Ridgeway (My Grandmother)
Born: 4 Oct 1890 - Virden, Illinois
Died: 23 Dec 1918 - Carrington, Foster Co., North Dakota
Buried: 25 Dec 1918 - Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, North Dakota
Parents: James Marion and Mary Josephine (Whittler) Ridgeway
Wife #2 Harda Thedora Thorsenson
Born: 2 July 1898 - Christensund, Norway
Died: 4 April 1990 - Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Illinois
Buried: 7 April 1990 - Kane Cemetery, Kane, Greene Co., Illinois
Married: 1 Feb 1921 - Fargo, North Dakota
Parents: Dick and Nichalenia (Stokke) Thorenson
5. William Robert Mowrey
Born: 4 July 1895 - Vandalia, Fayette Co., Illinois
Died: 24 Nov 1966 - Daughter's Home - Schofield, Wisconsin
Married: Gladys Irene Dixon - No Dates
Wife #3 Elizabeth Hollingshead
Born: 1866
Died: No Dates
Married: 10 Feb 1898 - Fayette Co., Illinois
Parents: Alex Anderson
What I know about my Great Grandfather - George Riley Mowrey
George was born in Ohio. Was the son
of Frederick A. and Mariah (Adams)
Mowrey. He had two (2) brothers
and four (4) sisters.His brother Cyrus
died during the Civil War at the age
of 18. George was just a young boy
when he moved from Ohio to Illinois
with his Dad, Mom and two(2) sisters.
The oldest brother, James also brought
his family to Illinois. They came to
Illinois sometime between 1860-1864.
His father was a farmer, as most of the
Mowreys were.
George at the age of 20 years old, along
with his father's consent, married Lucinda
Cubberly. They were married by the Justice
of the Pease, T.S. Pippin. They had two
children. The second child died at birth,
Lucinda died of Brights Disease of the
Kidneys.
Six months and five(5) days later, on 24
Oct 1879, George married his second
wife, Tempy Ann Wilburn, (my great
grandmother) who was 18 years old.
Consent was given by Tempy's step-
father Thomas J. Patterson.Tempy and
George were married by M. W. Hickerson,
a minster of the Gospel. They were married
in the home of Tempy's stepfather and mother.
Tempy was born in Clark Co., Indiana in 1861.
Her parents were Gilbert S. and Hanah (Smith)
Wilburn. Tempy and George had five (5) children,
three daughters, Martha Ann, Lucy Adda and
Nellie Margaret, two(2) sons George Lydle
Fredrick (my grandfather) and William Robert.
Tempy died 5 Jan 1897 at the age of 36 years
old.
In February 1898, George married his third
wife, Elizabeth Hollingshead. George was a
farmer and lived in Pin Hook, Illinois (a small
rural area near Vandalia, Illinois), at the time
of his death. He died of Tuberculous 13 Nov
1901. He is buried in Pin Hook Cemetery,
Pin Hook, Illinois.
Source of the information that I obtained
was from the Vandalia Courthouse, Evans
Library in Vandalia, Illinois plus the family
Bible.
7. Sarah Ellen Mowrey
Born: 28 April 1863 - Ohio
Died: 10 March 1939 - Edgewood, Effingham Co., Illinois
Buried: 12 March 1939 - Edgewood City Cemetery
Married: No Dates - A.J. Rose - No Dates
I have "Court Guardianship Papers" on Sarah
Ellen (Mowrey) Rose. I obtained these from
the courthouse in Effingham, Illinois. Her brother-in-law
Jonathan Idleman, was appointed her guardian, after
the death of her father Frederick A. Mowrey, due
to her being underage.
George Lydle Fredrick Mowrey (My Grandfather)
George Lydle Fredrick Mowrey
Born: 28 Aug 1888 - Loogootee, Fayette Co., Illinois
Died: 21 Aug 1979 - Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Illinois
Buried: 24 Aug 1979 - Kane Cemetery, Greene Co., Illinois
Married: 12 Oct 1910 - Carrington, Foster Co., North Dakota
Wife #1 Mary Irene Beatrice Ridgeway
Born: 4 Oct 1890 - Virden, Illinois
Died: 23 Dec 1918 - Foster Co., North Dakata
Buried: 25 Dec 1918 - Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, North Dakota
Parents: James Marion and Mary Josephine (Whittler) Ridgeway
These were my Grandparents, Fred and Irene (Ridgeway) Mowrey
My Dad's mother, Mary Irene Beatrice (Ridgeway) Mowrey
Photo taken Christmas - 1909. (My Grandmother)
Grandma Irene Mowrey
Grandma Irene Mowrey
Starting left: Dad & Uncle Marlin
Grandma Irene Mowrey & Aunt Elna
Children of George Lydle Fredrick and Mary Irene Beatrice (Ridgeway) Mowrey
On the left is Dad-Center Aunt Elna,
Uncle Marlin-Right.
Grandma Irene Mowrey and Children.
Dad-Aunt Elna-Grandma-Uncle Marlin.
1. Lydle James Mowrey (My Father)
Born: 23 Aug 1911 - Carrington, Foster Co., North Dakota
Died: 8 Sept 1989 - Home - East Alton, Madison Co., Illinois
Buried: 12 Sept 1989 - Kane Cemetery, Greene Co., Illinois
Married: 20 Sept 1930 - Presho, South Dakota
Mary Charlotte Baker
Born: 20 Nov 1913 - Jersey Co., Illinois
Died: 12 Sept 2001 - Alton Memorial Hosp. Alton, Illinois
Buried: 16 Sept 2001 - Kane Cemetery, Greene Co., Illinois
Parents: John Wesley and Cecelia Ann (Moore) Baker
Dad's baby picture - 1911
Dad and his dog.
Don't know the
year picture taken.
Dad on his homemade toy horse.
Year Unknown.
Dad standing in his homemade wagon.
Look how big the wheels were.
Year Unknown..
This is how my Dad looked,
before he got sick and passed
on. Minus the beard.
Mom & Dad's Wedding Picture
20 September 1930.
Mom amd Dad's 50th. Wedding Anniversary/
Picture taken September - 1980 - Had a big
party for them.
Some information on Mom and Dad
My Mom and Dad met in the year of 1928,
at the "Mid City Dance Hall" between Kane
and Carrollton, Illinois. My Dad worked as
a farm hand helping his father and going to school.
My Dad completed two years of High School.
My Mom attended school through the eighth grade.
She was the second highest pupil in the county for
good grades. My Mom was living with her grandparents,
Grandpa and Grandma Moore. At the age of three months
her parents got a divorce. Grandma Moore was going to
send Mom on to High School, but before she graduated
from the eighth grade, Grandma Moore had passed on.
My Mom continued to live with Grandpa Moore. After the
passing of her Grandpa that was the end of Mom's schooling.
She had to get a job, because her mother had remarried and
my Mom chose to get a job. She went to work for an elderly
couple, cleaning house because of the ladies sickness. The name
was Babe Carrico and his wife.
In the summer of 1930, my Mom and her brother (Uncle Jack)
went to South Dakota to visit their father, Grandpa Baker. Uncle
Jack was going there to help his dad on the farm. Mom was just
going for a visit. My Dad , was going to North Dakota, Grandma Mowrey,
sisters, Aunt Elna and Aunt Dorothy were going just to visit.
My Dad was going to help his Uncle Pierce, as a farm hand
cutting wheat. My Mom and Uncle Jack followed Dad and his
family as far as Floyd City, Iowa. That is where they parted.
Mom and Uncle Jack going to South Dakota and Dad and
his family going to North Dakota.
Sometime in Sept of 1930, my Dad came to Presho, South
Dakota to visit my Mom. They were married 20 Sept 1930,
in Presho, South Dakota in a parsonage of a Methodist
Church. My parents at the time went to work for Mom's dad
shucking corn. Some time during October or November, 1930,
my Mom along with her dad and stepmom came back to
Illinois for a visit and my Dad stayed there to do the farming.
My Mom was getting ready to leave Illinois to go back to
Presho, South Dakota when my Dad called and told
her to stay there because he was coming back. My dad had
gotten into it with his father-in-law. When dad got back to
Illinois, they lived with my Grandpa and Grandma Mowrey,
in Kane, Illinois. They only lived with them for a short time.
Mom and Dad went to live and work for George Watts on
his farm. My Dad and his father farmed the land for George
Watts. My Mom and Dad moved from place to place,
renting different houses in Kane.
In 1941 my Dad went to work for Western Cartridge Company
in East Alton, Illinois. My Grandpa Mowrey really got mad at
Dad for going to work there, instead of helping him farm. Dad
tried to explain to his Dad that he needed more money for his
family.
My parents had eight children. Jimmy their first born, died
of Spinal Meningitis (they thought) and Bronchopneumonia,
at the age of 1 year - 4 months - and 24 days old. Bobby
the fourth born died of Double Pnuemonia at the age of 1
month - 27 days old.
In May 1942, my Mom went to work for Western Cartridge
Company. She started in the Metalic Loading Dept. as an
inspector. Later she went to the Brass Mill Dept. as a tractor
driver. This was during World War 11. My Mom had
several jobs during her young life. She started cleaning houses
at the age of thirteen. She worked as a waitress, worked in
a hotel doing odd jobs and worked in a Shoe Factory. At this
time my parents had four living children, Donna, Peggy, Gary
and Me. Western Cartridge Company is a big firearms and
ammunition plant (SuperX Ammo) and today is called Olin
Corp.
In April of 1943 my parents moved us to a five room house.
(owned by the government) called the "Defense Area" in East
Alton, Illinois.
When my Dad left Olin he went to work for a cole company.
After that he went to work for Shell Oil Refinery. From there
he went to work on construction as a painter, and stayed with
that until retiring in 1975. My Mom retired from Olin in 1977,
with thirty-five years of service.
On 17 July 1950 my Mom gave birth to twin boys, Jerry Lee
and Larry Dean. They were born seven minutes apart, with Jerry
being the oldest. My parents has six living children..
MOWREY FAMILY - PHOTO TAKEN - 1970's
Front Row: Dad (Bill) - Mom (Mary)
Back Left - Gary - Me - Larry (Twin) -
Peggy - Jerry (Twin) - Donna
Mom and Jimmy, her first born.
Assuming this picture was taken
sometime between Oct and Dec
1931.
Children of Lydle James (Bill) and Mary Charlotte (Baker) Mowrey
1. James Leroy Mowrey
Born: 17 Oct 1931 - Jersey Co., Illinois
Died: 11 March 1933 - Kane, Greene Co., Illinois
Buried: Kane Cemetery, Kane, Illinois
Cause of Death: Spinal Meningitis/Bronchopnuemonia
Jimmy 11 months old.
I was born on the same
day, same month, 8 years
later.
2. Donna Mae Mowrey
Born: 12 May 1934 - Kane, Greene Co., Illinois
Living
Married: 7 Dec 1957 - East Alton, Illinois
Thomas Whitten Halford
Born: 26 Feb 1937
Died: 26 Nov 1999 - At his Residence - Iuka, Illinois
Buried: 29 Nov 1999 - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Iuka, Illinois
Parents: Ray and Grace (Whitten) Halford
Donna and her son Tommy.
Picture taken 16 Sept 2001,
the day of my Mom's Funeral.
Children of Donna Mae Mowrey and Thomas Whitten Halford
1. Thomas Ray Halford
Born: 28 Dec 1958 - Alton, Illinois
Died: 26 Oct 2001 - Home - East Alton, Illinois
Buried : 29 Oct 2001 - Kane Cemetery, Kane, Illinois
Married: 1983
Wife #1 Denise Rolff
Born: Unknown
Living
Children of Thomas Ray and Denise Halford
1. Tara Nicole Halford
Born: 6 May 1983
Living
Tara, Tommy's daughter.
Picture taken 2001.
Wife #2 Elizabeth Reed
Born: 30
Sept 1966
Living
Married: 1990
Parents: Charles
and Nelda (Ingram) Reed
Children of Thomas Ray and Elizabeth (Reed) Halford
1. Courtney Elizabeth Halford
Born: 7 May 1990
Living
This is Courtney, Tommy's
youngest daughter.
3. Peggy Delores Mowrey
Born: 17 April 1935 - Kane, Greene Co., Illinois
Living
Married: 20 Oct 1951 - Cherry St. Baptist Church, Alton, Illinois
Harry Melvin Tate Jr.
Born: 1 July 1928
Living
Parents: Harry Melvin Tate Sr and Frances
This is my sister and her 3 children.
Starting left: Debbie-Dawn-Peggy
(my sister) and Danny.
Children of Peggy Delores Mowrey and Harry Melvin Tate Jr.
1. Jan Tate - Twin
Born: 24 Jan 1952 - Alton, Illinois
Died: 24 Jan 1952 - Alton, Illinois
Cause of Death: Premature
Buried: Upper Alton Cemetery - Alton, Illinois
2. Jill Tate - Twin
Born: 24 Jan 1952 - Alton, Illinois
Died: 24 Jan 1952 - Alton, Illinois
Cause of Death: Premature
Buried: Upper Alton Cemetery - Alton, Illinois
3. Dawn Marie Tate
Born: 29 June 1954 - Alton, Illinois
Living
Married: 30 August 1975 - Yucaipa, California
Jeffery Kim Gaulke
Born: 22 April 1951 - Burbank, California
Living
Children of Dawn Marie Tate and Jeffery Kim Gaulke
1. James Bernard Gaulke
Born: 4 Nov 1980
Living
College Student
4. Deborah Kaye Tate
Born: 25 July 1956 - Alton, Illinois
Living
Married: 6 May 1977 - Yucaipa, California
Husband #1 - Keith Brian Long
Born: 22 Feb 1956 - Oakland, California
Living
Children of Deborah Kaye Tate and Keith Brian Long
1. Erin Marie Long
Born: 20 May 1986 - Fontana, California
Living
Student
2. Zachery David Long
Born: 4 May 1988 - Fontana, California
Living
Student
Husband #2 Wayne Henderson
Born: 2 March 1963 - Layton, Utah
Living
Married: 4 Oct 1996 -
Parents: Mac James and Helen Louise (Chaple) Henderson
Henderson Family, starting to the left
Wayne, Debbie, Zach, Erin in the back.
Debbie is my niece.
3. Daniel Aaron Tate
Born: 6 March 1957 - Alton, Illinois
Living
Married: 3 Sept 1983 - Oak Glen, California
Jill Suzanne Boone
Born: 12 Jan 1962 - Redlands, California
Living
Children of Daniel Aaron and Jill Suzanne (Boone) Tate
1. Sarah Suzanne Tate
Born: 11 May 1987 - Redlands, California
Living
Student
2. Nicholas Boone Tate
Born: 13 Dec 1989 - Redlands, California
Living
Student
Tate Family - starting to the left
Sarah, Danny, Jill and Nick.
Danny is my nephew. This is an
older picture.
4. Robert Eugene Mowrey
Born: 8 Nov 1936 - Kane, Greene Co., Illinois
Died: 5 Jan 1937 - Kane, Illinois
Buried: 6 Jan 1937 - Kane Cemetery, Kane, Illinois
Cause of Death: Bronchial Pnuemonia -(Double Pnuemonia)
5. Gary Fredrick Mowrey
Born: 20 Aug 1938 - Kane, Greene Co., Illinois
Living
Married: 6 July 1960 - Cherry Street Baptist Church, Alton, Illinois
Bertha May Heil
Born: 8 Feb 1939 - East Alton, Madison Co., Illinois
Living
Parent: Quinton R. Hedrick and Pearl Lorraine Edwards
Berdie and Gary - Brother and wife.
Children of Gary Fredrick and Bertha May (Heil) Mowrey
1. Steven Michael Mowrey
Born: 10 Feb 1963 - Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Living
2. Cathy Jo Mowrey
Born: 3 Jan 1966 - Alton Memorial Hosp., Alton, Illinois
Living
Steve - Gary and Berdie's son
Cathy - Gary and Berdie's daughter
6. Patricia Ann Mowrey
Born: 11 March 1941 - Kane, Greene Co., Illinois
Living
Married: 18 Nov 1967 - Las Vegas, Nevada
William Lindburg Emery
Born: 28 April 1928 - Indianappolis, Indiana
Died: 13 Feb 1987 - Home - Cottage Hills, Illinois
Buried: Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Bethalto, Illinois
Parents: Carl Emery and Rhoada Broglin
Bill and I had no children.
Me and husband Bill
Picture taken 1980's
This is my husband's Bill's gravesite.
7. Jerry Lee Mowrey (Twin)
Born: 17 July 1950 - Wood River Township Hosp. Wood River, Ill.
Living
Married:
Wife #1 Carol Steinkraus
Born: Unknown
Living
Children of Jerry Lee and Carol (Steinkraus) Mowrey
1. Matthew Mowrey
Born: 13 Aug 1975 -
Living
Melissa Zambrano
Born: 13 Jan 1981
Living
Children of Matthew Mowrey and Melissa Zambrano (Unmarried)
1. Damijion Mowrey
Born: 16 Jan 1998
Living
2. Domique Mowrey
Born: 26 June 2000
Living
Wife #2 Lisa Hayden
Born: 7 Jan 1962
Living
Married: 5 March 2002 - Tennessee
Lisa & Jerry, Sister-in-law
& brother
8. Larry Dean Mowrey (Twin)
Born: 17 July 1950 - Wood River Twp. Hosp. Wood River, Illinois
Living
Married: 10 March 1973 - First Baptist Church, East Alton, Illinois
Victoria Clare Sladek
Born: 24 Nov 1950 -
Living
Parents: Joseph Sladek and Clare
Children of Larry Dean and Victoria Clare (Sladek) Mowrey
1. John Christopher Mowrey
Born: 30 April 1974 - St. Louis, Missouri
Living
Married: 9 Aug 1996
Tammy Lynn Crawford
Born: 23 Dec 1974
Living
No Children
2. Bryan Trevor Mowrey
Born: 4 Sept 1975 - Alton, Illinois
Living
Married: 11 Nov 2000 - St. Louis Missouri
Rachel Marie Douglass
Born: 29 Oct 1976
Living
No Children
3. Michele Katherine Mowrey
Born: 11 July 1978 - Alton, Illinois
Living
Derrick VanOppen
Born: Unknowen
Living
Children of Michele Katherine Mowrey and Derrick VanOppen (Unmarried)
1. Cody Evan VanOppen
Born: 12 Dec 1997
Living
4. Jessica Dawn Mowrey
Born: 28 Feb 1981 - Alton, Illinois
Living
5. William Joseph Mowrey
Born: 7 Sept 1983 - Centralia, Illinois
Living
6. Michael Preston Mowrey
Born: 5 Nov 1989 - Columbia, Missouri
Living
2. Marlin George Mowrey
Born: 13 Jan 1913 - Carrington, Foster Co., North Dakota
Died: 22 Aug 1990 - Dutzow, Missouri
Buried: Kane Cemetery, Greene Co., Illinois
Married: 30 March 1932
Elknah Harriette Young
Born: 24 July 1910
Died: 5 July 2000 - Washington, Missouri
Buried: Kane Cemetery, Greene Co., Illinois
Uncle Marlin and Aunt Elke Mowrey
Picture taken: 31 March 1990
Children of Marlin George and Elknah Harriette (Young) Mowrey
1. Helen Mae Mowrey
Born: 5 July 1933
Living
Married: 13 May 1950
Frank John Koper
Born: 19 April 1927
Death: 2001 - Washington, Missouri
Helen (Mowrey) Koper (cousin)
Children of Helen Mae Mowrey and Frank John Koper
1. David Francis Koper
Born: 12 Jan 1952
Living
2. Steve John Koper
Born: 27 April 1953
Living
3. Mary Ellen Koper
Born: 22 Aug. 1954
Living
4. Joan Marie Koper
Born: 14 Nov 1955
Living
5. Michael Joseph Koper
Born: 14 Mar 1957
Living
Married: 10 April 1976
Linda Lee Edwards
Born: 10 Dec 1950
Living
Parents: Warren Lee and Jean Marie (Kunkle) Edwards
Children of Michael Joseph and Linda Lee (Edwards) Koper
1. Jennifer Marie Koper
Born: 16 May 1979 - St. John's Mercy Med. Center, Creve Coeur, Mo.
Living
2. Michael Joseph Koper Jr.
Born: 12 Aug 1982 - St. John's Mercy Med. Center, Creve Coeur, Mo.
Living
6. Martha Christene Koper
Born: 4 July 1959
Living
2. Joan Kay Mowrey
Born: 6 April 1939
Living
Married: 15 June 1956
Donald James Loftus
Born: 7 April 1937
Living: Unknown
JoAnn (Mowrey) Ruether (cousin)
Children of Joan Kay Mowrey and Donald James Loftus
1. Vickie Lynn Loftus
Born: 1 May 1957
Living
2. Gregory Philip
Born: 4 April 1959
Living
Husband #2 Al Ruether
Born: Unknown
Living
Married: Unknown
3. Joyce Jane Mowrey
Born: 3 Sept 1940 - Kane, Greene Co., Illinois
Living
Married: 5 June 1965
Dennis Frank Marquart
Born: 26 June 1940 - Washington, Missouri
Living
Parents: Edwin Henry and Vernita Ann (Dieckhaus) Marquart
Janie (Mowrey) Marquart (cousin)
Children of Joyce Jane Mowrey and Dennis Frank Marquart
1. Shelly Ann Marquart
Born: 10 Oct 1966 - Washington, Missouri
Living
Married: 31 March 1990
Matthew Edward Tolliver
Born: 9 March 1968 - St. Louis, Missouri
Living
Parents: Sherman William and Janet Gay (Parsons) Tolliver
Children of Shelly Ann Marquart and Matthew Edward Tolliver
1. Amanda Lynn Tolliver
Born: 1 Aug 1984 - St. Louis, Missouri
Living
2. Rachel Jane Tolliver
Born: 26 March 1991 - St. Louis, Missouri
Living
3. Nicole Marlin Tolliver
Born: 4 Jan 1994 - St. Louis, Missouri
Living
4. Matthew Dennis Tolliver
Born: 11 Nov 1998 - St. Louis, Missouri
Living
3. Elna Lorene Mowrey
Born: 14 Feb 1917 - Grace City, North Dakota
Died: 17 September 2002 - Jerseyville, Illinois
Buried: 20 September - Kane Cemetery, Kane, Illinois
Married: 8 July 1933 - Jerseyville, Illinois
Dual Bruce Crawford
Born: 10 Sept 1916
Died: 02 Feb 1980 - Jerseyville, Illinois
Buried: Kane Cemetery, Greene Co., Illinois
Aunt Elna
Photo taken: Unknown
Aunt Elna & Uncle Dual
Photo taken: Unknown
Aunt Elna & Uncle Dual
Photo taken: Unknown
Aunt Elna & Uncle Dual
Children of Elna Lorene Mowrey and Dual Bruce Crawford
1. Robert Dual Crawford
Born: 15 February 1934
Died: 24 December 1934
Robert Dual Crawford
Photo taken 1934
Carl & Bruce
Photo taken 1940's ?
2. David Bruce Crawford
Born: 15 Feb 1936
Living
Bruce Crawford (cousin)
3. Carl Dwight Ceawford
Born: 2 Sept 1941
Living
Carl Crawford (cousin)
Aunt Elna, Carl, & Bruce
Photo taken: Unknown
Aunt Elna & Grandma "Harda" Mowrey
Photo taken: Unknown
The only thing I know at the moment about
the life of Grandpa Mowrey and Grandma
Irene, is the they farmed in Nordmore Twp.
in Carrington, North Dakota.
Wife #2 Harda Thedora Thorenson
Born: 2 July 1898 - Christensund, Norway
Died: 4 April 1990 - Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Illinois
Buried: 7 April 1990 - Kane Cemetery. Greene Co., Illinois
Married: 1 Feb 1921 - Fargo, North Dakota
Parents: Dick and Nichalenia (Stokke) Thorenson
Grandpa and Grandma Mowrey.
I don't know when picture was
taken.
Children of Fred and Harda (Thorenson) Mowrey
1. Dorothy N. Mowrey
Born: 3 Nov 1921 - Grace City, North Dakota
Living
Married: Roy Cummings
Born: 17 April 1921
Died: Oct 1992
Aunt Dorothy-Uncle Roy
Some very interesting information I found on my Grandma Harda Mowrey's
father - Dick Thorenson.
Grandma Mowrey's father was Dick Thorenson.
He was known as "Blind Dick". He came from
Norway to Barlow, North Dakota to live. He
planned to send for his wife whenever he had
enough money. Before he was able to do this,
he became very ill and lost his eyesite. After
he regained his health, he started a small
Gasoline Station even tho he was blind. He
used the dry hose type pump on his driveway,
and was able to set the stop for the amount
of gasoline he ordered. He kept accurate
record of the gasoline he sold by a "Pebble
Can" system, which he devised. One can
containing a number of small pebbles which
equaled the gasoline he had on hand, the other
can was empty when he began his week. For
every gallon of gasoline sold, he would transfer
a pebble to the empty can. He recognized silver
money by his highly developed sense of touch
and he never accepted currency from a stranger,
unless someone he knew was present to verify
the denomination. He kept track of these bills,
by placing the largest denomination on the bottom
of his stack, then relying on his memory, which
rarely failed him. He could tell who most of the
people were that came by, by the sound of their
cars, or by their footsteps. People claimed that
he was cheated out of very little money. Twenty
years after he first came here, he was finally able
to send for his wife.
Source of the above information was obtained
from a book I have, called "A History of Foster
County", which is in Carrington, North Dakota.
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