Wildermuth and Allied Families: May 2022

Monday, May 30, 2022

Champlin Family - Jeffrey Champlin & Mary Northrup Marriage.

This record was found on 11 November 2023 on Findmypast.com., at the web address of: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=US%2FFS%2FM%2F056630436%2F1&recordMergeReturnUrl=%2Ftree%2Ffmp-22688632-1357989645%2Ftree%2Ffmp-22688632-1357989645%2Frecord-merge%2F697668550.

This document reads as:

Colony of Rhoad Island.

North Kings Town September the 26th of [17]25 Jeffrey Champlin Took Mary Northrup the Daughter of Henry Northrup to be his weded wife and they were then and their Lawfully Joyned in Marriage according to the Laws of this Colony before me

William Hall Justice

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This page reads as: Champlic, Jeffrey = Ensign in Capt. Coles's Co. in 1746

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Leonard Family - Lenoir Inez Leonard Triplett - Graduation Picture.

Supposedly, this is my Grandmother Lenoir Inez Leonard. I think it looks like my great Aunt Billie [Ione Gertrude Leonard].

This picture - on the back states that the picture was taken in Grandma Olive Fisher Leonard Pruitt's backyard.

Leonard Family - Ione Gertrude Leonard - Nursing Graduation picture

I do not know what date that Aunt Billie graduated from nursing school, nor do I know from what school she graduated. I think that she got her height from her father, tho' Grandma Leonard, Winnie Olive Carpenter Leonard, was certainly not short!

Martin Family - 1940 US Census

Carpenter Family - Audre Carpenter Family

This is a picture - left to right - of Audre Carpenter, with his wife Maureen, Aunt Nell and then Ronald "Ronnie" Carpenter. Ronnie passed in 2020.

Aunt Nell's family lived in Casper Wyoming herding sheep. I picture the family living in a sheep herders wagon. She passed away in Fresno California.

Martin Family - Leonard Ervin Martin - Burial

This is the information page for Barrancas National Cemetery. This is where Leonard Frank Martin is buried.

This is the page that gives the location of Leonard's grave.

This map gives you driving instructions to get to Leonard's grave.

Leonard Family - Ione "Billie" Gertrude Leonard Martin - Family picture

This picture was taken in Prunedale, Monterrey, California. The property was about 5 miles off of HiWay 101 on Meridian Road. My parents and I traveled there just about every 6 weeks so to help my great grandmother Winnie Gladys Carpenter Leonard and her daughter, my great aunt, Winniefred Olive also known as Aunt Fred.

My Aunt Billie, whose given name was Gertrude Ione Leonard.

Aunt Billie married Uncle Ervin, Ervin Dale Martin. They had 3 sons, [?]Dale, Leonard.

What you see behind the family is Abalone shells that were found on the sands of Monterrey Bay. There were Abalone shells everywhere on the property.

This picture was taken in the late 1950s to the early 1960s.

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Leonard Family - George Franklin Leonard - Cast photo and names

This photo is has been passed down the line from the 1860s. I believe that it was taken in a Chicago High School. My 2nd great grandfather is in the top row, second from the left - George Franklin Leonard. Refer to the photo of the back of this card below.

Top row of names right to left - Harry Cone - James Mahan - George Frederick Leonard - Clyde Peterson.

Middle row of names right to left - Hattie Presslee/r - Sofie Benoit - Julie Goodale. Bottom row of names right to left - Frank King - Frank Pelling - Bernard L. Leonard.

Carpenter Family - Clinton Carpenter - To Uncle Clint 20 January 1899

I found this letter at some date. The letter - I believe - was written by Clint Carpenter's sister Ivy Carpenter. Clint and Ivy's mother Louise Olive Wildermuth died in 1895 in Illinois. This letter reads as follows:

Town Loyd Jan. 20,th 1899
Dear Clinton

Well Clint I recived your kind letter letter late last night and I must say I was more than glad for we all began to think you was not going to write to us any more and was trying to forget us. you say your wrote Ethel Soon after you, got there now She has never got [?] from you. I dont see what ever became of it for She hasn't been away from home a whole day Since you went away and we have had our mail regular. I worried for along time for fear something had happened to you. then on New Years day Dan & Chi, was here & Mother aksed her whether She had heartd from Clint & she sayd why yes she had a letter right away when you got there & She told all about what you was doing [there?] and a week ago last Sun she come over in the afternoon with Dan on an Earend & she took particular pains to tell in my hearing that she got another letter from Clint the Friday before and you must own that it would have made you feel bad to have been in our place under the Same circumstances. But I never let anly one know how I felt about it and I just beg an to try and feel reconciled to over lot
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when I got your letter and pictures and I must own I was pleased to get them I think their are just fine. we are all well only colds. Jot [?] has been an we all have been trying to grind feed. had quite a lot some days. now he just finished today rigging up to saw wood down there too with the Engine. they will try it tomorrow Merrit has been Sick had one of his spells. fell over backward in their Shanty & they sent for Jot & they carried him in the house sent for the Dr. & he injected stuff in his arm & he come to Consciousness. he was sick over a week. So Ethel & I had to help grind but Tues he was back again. well, we got some Threshing accts. Jennings, and Mr. Starkeys 7 Ethel went out all day yes, and got three dollars, of Harrace, NewKirks. we paid Hull and the day the Interest was due we went to the Center & paid it and the next day Hall come over and we paid him $5.00 and the next Mon he come by & we paid him the rest and we have got Enough now to pay what he used on that we sold our hogs. only got $14.62 for them they found fault with that Sharky hog and docked 80 lbs on him they both weighed 510 we go 3.40 per hundred. they were higher this year than ever before. $17.28.

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This is all that I have of the letter that I know of. I will continue to go through papers to see if I have more of it.

Friday, May 27, 2022

Fisher Family - Lydia Aldrich Fisher - Probate - page 2

Affidavit of Witness.

STATE OF ILLINOIS}ss In County Court, Term, A. D., 19
County of De Kalm}

F. H. McKindley VS. Est Lydia A Aldrich

I, the undersigned, being duly sworn, do depose and say that I attended as a witness in said cause, upon behalf of the Est at above mentioned Term of said Court, 1 days, and will have necessarily traveled 108 miles, in going to and return from said Court.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th}

day of March A.D., 19 19} F. G. McKinaley

S.M. Henderson Clerk.

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May 17th 1920 -

And now on this day is filed herein and presented to the Court a Final Report of the account of C.L. Stinson as Executor of said Estate, and the Court finds from an afft filed with said Estate. And No on objecting to said report or the approval of the same, the court having on the approval of the same, the court having now examined said Report approves the same, and orders it recalled, and the estate is hereby declared settled and said Executor is discharged from all further duties as such.

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COUNTY COURT

DeKalb County

March Term, A. D. 1919

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In the matter of the Estate of

LYDIA A.ALDRICH

Deceased

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Appointment of Appraisers

and Adjustment Day

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Filed March 18th A.D. 1919

S.M.Henderson

Clerk

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COU TY COURT

DeKalb County

March Term, A.D. 1919

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In the Matter of the Estate of

LYDIA A.ALDRICH

Deceased

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Appointment of Appraisers
and Adjustment Day

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Filed March 18th A.D. 1919

S.M.Henderson
Clerk
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[unknown signature]

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This document reads as follows:

REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISERS

STATE OF ILLINOIS,}ss In The County Court of Said County.

DEKALB COUNTY,

In the Matter of the Estate of March Term. A.D. 1919

LYDIA A.ALDRICH

Deceased

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