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Anna Mary Alexander

F, #14611, b. April 1857, d. 1932

Parents

FatherJames Charles Alexander (b. 1812, d. 9 August 1876)
MotherSusan Smyth (b. 30 April 1826, d. 20 October 1904)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Anna Mary Alexander was born in April 1857 in Linn or Cedar Co., IA.1,2 She died in 1932.

She was buried in 1932 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Linn Co., IA, Findagrave #54610554.


Note: Did not marry.
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Citations

  1. [S1431] Pioneer Twp., p.230, Dwelling 1534, Family 1569, 1860 Federal Census, Cedar County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 314; FHL #803314.
  2. [S1136] Franklin Twp., Dist. 75, sheet 15B, Dwelling 302, Family 325, 1900 Federal Census, Linn County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 443; FHL #1240443.

Charles S. Alexander

M, #14612, b. 8 May 1859, d. 21 March 1945

Parents

FatherJames Charles Alexander (b. 1812, d. 9 August 1876)
MotherSusan Smyth (b. 30 April 1826, d. 20 October 1904)
Pedigree Link

Family: Nora Kohl (b. 20 February 1869, d. 20 May 1905)

SonDr. Charles Kohl Alexander+ (b. 5 May 1905, d. 8 January 1995)

Biography

Charles S. Alexander was born on 8 May 1859 in Linn or Cedar Co., IA.1 He married Nora Kohl. He died on 21 March 1945.

He was buried in March 1945 in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Linn Co., IA, Findagrave #142287276.
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Citations

  1. [S1431] Pioneer Twp., p.230, Dwelling 1534, Family 1569, 1860 Federal Census, Cedar County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 314; FHL #803314.

Martha E. Alexander

F, #14613, b. June 1864, d. 1938

Parents

FatherJames Charles Alexander (b. 1812, d. 9 August 1876)
MotherSusan Smyth (b. 30 April 1826, d. 20 October 1904)
Pedigree Link

Family: William Cook (b. 5 August 1854, d. 14 November 1936)

DaughterRosalind Cook (b. 17 June 1893, d. 1949)

Biography

Martha E. Alexander was born in June 1864 in Pioneer Twp., Cedar Co., IA.1 She married William Cook on 30 December 1891 in Linn Co., IA. She died in 1938 in Ames, Story Co., IA,

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Martha Alexander was the daughter and youngest of six children of James Charles and Susan (Smyth) Alexander. Her father died while she was young in Pioneer, Cedar County.

Father's Birthplace New York

Mother's Birthplace Ireland

She married to William Henry Cook on Dec. 30, 1891 in Mount Vernon. He was the son of Arthur W. and Martha S. (Owsley) Cook. After living a short time in Charles City the family moved to Webster City.

During their 36 years in Webster City, Mr. Cook was in the music business and was active in promoting artist concerts in the city. When his health failed in 1931. Mr. and Mrs. Cook moved to Ames to be with their daughter, Rosalind, who is an instructor in the music department at Iowa State college.



She was buried in 1938 in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Story Co., IA, Findagrave #183963763.
Martha E. Alexander was also known as "Mattie" Alexander.
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Citations

  1. [S1432] Pioneer Twp., p.309A, Dwelling 142, Family 141, 1870 Federal Census, Cedar County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M593, Roll 380; FHL #545879.

William Cook

M, #14614, b. 5 August 1854, d. 14 November 1936
Pedigree Link

Family: Martha E. Alexander (b. June 1864, d. 1938)

DaughterRosalind Cook (b. 17 June 1893, d. 1949)

Biography

William Cook was born on 5 August 1854 in Berlin, Sangamon Co., IL; year entry on the 1900 census page was marked over to resemble "64", but the "hat" for the 5 remains clear over the 4. Son of Arnold W. and Martha S. (Ousley) Cook.1 He married Martha E. Alexander, daughter of James Charles Alexander and Susan Smyth, on 30 December 1891 in Linn Co., IA. William Cook died on 14 November 1936 in Ames, Story Co., IA,

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Ames Daily Tribune and Times, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Monday, November 16, 1936.

Funeral for W. H. Cook Held Monday

Funeral services for W. H. Cook, 83, who died Saturday noon at his home at 291? West street, were held at 2 p. m., Monday from the Adams chapel. Burial was in the Ames cemetery.

The Rev. A. R. McLaughlin of the Congregational church and the Rev. Walter Barlow of the Collegiate Presbyterian church were in charge of the service.

Mr. Cook was born in Berlin, Ill., Aug. 5, 1854. He was married to Martha Alexander of Mount Vernon, Ia., Dec. 30, 1891, and after living a short time in Charles City the family moved to Webster City.

During his 36 years in Webster City, Mr. Cook was in the music business and was active in promoting artist concerts in the city. When his health failed in 1931. Mr. and Mrs. Cook moved to Ames to be with their daughter, Rosalind, who is an instructor in the music department at Iowa State college.

Surviving, besides the wife and daughter her, are one sister, Mrs. W. H. Brown of Medford, Ore., a brother, Jesse Cook of Grandview, Wash.

Posted By: Mark Christian.



He was buried in November 1936 in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Story Co., IA, Findagrave #57461380.
William Cook lived between 1900 and 1910 in Webster City, Hamilton Co., IA.1
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Citations

  1. [S2788] Webster City, Dist. 0102, sheet 4A, Dwelling 80, Family 81, 1900 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 435; FHL #1240435.

David Brier Smyth

M, #14615, b. 24 February 1859, d. 26 January 1959

Parents

FatherJudge William Smyth (b. 3 January 1824, d. 30 September 1870)
MotherMary Brier (b. 15 January 1824, d. 29 January 1861)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Pinneo (b. 14 January 1864, d. 8 October 1933)

SonDonald Clair Smyth (b. 9 September 1884, d. 3 May 1888)
SonRobert Smyth (b. 24 April 1886, d. 19 May 1888)
SonClarence Smyth (b. 3 November 1887, d. 30 March 1888)
DaughterMary Smyth+ (b. 18 December 1888, d. 28 December 1971)
SonLt. Harold Pinneo Smyth+ (b. 1 October 1894, d. 30 January 1957)
DaughterHeloise Jean Smyth+ (b. September 1896, d. 15 March 1961)

Biography

David Brier Smyth was born on 24 February 1859 in Marion, Linn Co., IA.1 He married Mary Pinneo, daughter of William Wallace Pinneo and Eunice Maria Eaton. David Brier Smyth died on 26 January 1959 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA,

Obituary (findagrave.com):

Cedar Rapids Gazette Tuesday Jan. 27, 1959

David Bried Smyth, 99, a retired banker, died here Monday.

Born Feb. 24, 1859, at Marion, the son of William and Mary Brier Smyth, he would have been a 100 next month.

Mr. Smyth's father was a congressman from the old Iowa Second district and also was head of the Oak Shade Cemetery Ass. when the first addition was laid out. Mr Smyth attended the Marion schools, Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, and Grinnell college.

He began work in 1881 at the First National bank, Marion. He was married at Spencer to Mary Pinneo on Nov. 14, 1883. They moved to Kansas in 1890. In 1919 they moved to Wyoming and returned to Kansas in 1928. In 1931 they moved to Nebraska where Mrs. Smyth died Oct. 8, 1933. Mr. Smyth returned to Marion on Oct. 6, 1943, and has lived here since. He joined the old Marion Congregational church in 1876.

Surviving are 2 daughters, Mary E. Fraker, Greeley, Colo., and Heloise Lasnier, Concordia, Kan.

Services are pending arrival of his daughters. Burial will be in Oak Shade cemetery.

A reunion with his daughters was being planned for Mr. Smyth's 100th birthday.



He was buried in January 1959 in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn Co., IA, Find A Grave Memorial# 130909531.
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Citations

  1. [S671] Marion, p.213, Dwelling 1497, Family 1554, 1860 Federal Census, Linn County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 332; FHL #803332.

Fanny Duren

F, #14616, b. 1875, d. 1955

Parents

FatherCharles McKeen Duren (b. 26 November 1842, d. 22 June 1934)
MotherGertrude Eliza Whiting (b. 22 September 1845, d. 27 December 1922)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Fanny Duren was born in 1875 in Iowa. She married James Craig Boyd, son of David Lindsey Boyd and Margaret Craig, after April 1940, Jay and Fanny were both single as of the 1940 census. Fanny Duren died in 1955.

She was buried in 1955 in Eldora City Cemetery, Eldora, Hardin Co., IA, Findagrave #154576994.
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Joanna Crane

F, #14617, b. 7 October 1923
Pedigree Link

Biography

Joanna Crane was born on 7 October 1923. She married Richard Donald Bray, son of Robert James Bray and Laura Mabel Wilkin, on 25 November 1942.
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Arthur Elson Bray

M, #14618, b. 13 August 1915

Parents

FatherRobert James Bray (b. 1 June 1882)
MotherLaura Mabel Wilkin (b. 7 October 1884)
Pedigree Link

Family: Sadie Marazan (b. 31 October 1919)

DaughterMary Jane Bray
DaughterMartha Ann Bray

Biography

Arthur Elson Bray was born on 13 August 1915. He married Sadie Marazan on 25 October 1945.
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Harry Irwin Manning

M, #14619, b. 30 April 1889, d. April 1918
Pedigree Link

Family: Virdie Catherine Wilkin (b. 11 April 1890)

SonHerbert Alvin Manning+ (b. 20 May 1910)

Biography

Harry Irwin Manning was born on 30 April 1889. He married Virdie Catherine Wilkin, daughter of Thomas Winter Wilkin and Lucinda Runyon, on 31 January 1909 in Daviess Co., IN. Harry Irwin Manning died in April 1918 in Elnora, Daviess Co., IN.

He was buried in 1918 in Fairview Cemetery, Elnora, Daviess Co., IN.
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Emmanuel Grounds

M, #14620
Pedigree Link

Family: Virdie Catherine Wilkin (b. 11 April 1890)

DaughterHelen Kathleen Grounds+ (b. 11 January 1924)
SonMarcus Paul Grounds+

Biography

Emmanuel Grounds married Virdie Catherine Wilkin, daughter of Thomas Winter Wilkin and Lucinda Runyon, on 27 July 1922 in Green Co., IN.
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Herbert Alvin Manning

M, #14621, b. 20 May 1910

Parents

FatherHarry Irwin Manning (b. 30 April 1889, d. April 1918)
MotherVirdie Catherine Wilkin (b. 11 April 1890)
Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Bell Pittman (b. April 1910)

DaughterPatricia Mae Manning+

Biography

Herbert Alvin Manning was born on 20 May 1910 in Daviess Co., IN. He married Mary Bell Pittman on 4 July 1934 in Daviess Co., IN.
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Helen Kathleen Grounds

F, #14622, b. 11 January 1924

Parents

FatherEmmanuel Grounds
MotherVirdie Catherine Wilkin (b. 11 April 1890)
Pedigree Link

Family: Gerald Delbert Siebert

SonJames Siebert
SonPaul Siebert
SonDavid Siebert
SonWilliam Siebert

Biography

Helen Kathleen Grounds was born on 11 January 1924. She married Gerald Delbert Siebert on 1 July 1945 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., CA.
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Leo Vane Standeford, Sr.

M, #14624, b. 11 January 1890, d. 16 November 1943
Pedigree Link

Family: Elsie Lena Wilkin (b. 7 February 1896, d. 17 March 1971)

DaughterDoris V. Standeford (b. 20 January 1916, d. 1 May 1978)
DaughterJuanita Standeford (b. 20 January 1916, d. 20 January 1916)
DaughterMary Leone Standeford (b. 24 November 1918, d. 12 December 1918)
Daughter{ Infant } Standeford (b. 28 June 1920, d. 28 June 1920)
SonLeo Vane Standeford, Jr. (b. 12 June 1936, d. 15 June 1981)

Biography

Leo Vane Standeford, Sr., was born on 11 January 1890 in Elnora, Daviess Co., IN; son of James Sylvans and Melissa Frances (Miller) Standeford. He married Elsie Lena Wilkin, daughter of Thomas Winter Wilkin and Lucinda Runyon, on 11 April 1914 in Daviess Co., IN; Leo was first married to Blanche Danner (1891-?, daughter of John Alexander Danner and his first wife Sarah R. Edwards) and had son Robert Vane Standeford (1910-1974) with her. They were divorced before 11 MAR 1912 when she remarried to William Allen Wells in Daviess County, Indiana. Robert appears to have been raised by Leo and Elsie alongside Elsie's biological children. Leo Vane Standeford, Sr., died on 16 November 1943 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN.

He was buried in November 1943 in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, Findagrave #71124367.
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Doris V. Standeford

F, #14625, b. 20 January 1916, d. 1 May 1978

Parents

FatherLeo Vane Standeford, Sr. (b. 11 January 1890, d. 16 November 1943)
MotherElsie Lena Wilkin (b. 7 February 1896, d. 17 March 1971)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Doris V. Standeford was born on 20 January 1916 in St. Bernice, Vermillion Co., IN. She died on 1 May 1978 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN.

She was buried in May 1978 in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, Findagrave #71124365.
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Juanita Standeford

F, #14626, b. 20 January 1916, d. 20 January 1916

Parents

FatherLeo Vane Standeford, Sr. (b. 11 January 1890, d. 16 November 1943)
MotherElsie Lena Wilkin (b. 7 February 1896, d. 17 March 1971)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Juanita Standeford was born on 20 January 1916. She died on 20 January 1916.

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Mary Leone Standeford

F, #14627, b. 24 November 1918, d. 12 December 1918

Parents

FatherLeo Vane Standeford, Sr. (b. 11 January 1890, d. 16 November 1943)
MotherElsie Lena Wilkin (b. 7 February 1896, d. 17 March 1971)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Mary Leone Standeford was born on 24 November 1918. She died on 12 December 1918.

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{ Infant } Standeford

F, #14628, b. 28 June 1920, d. 28 June 1920

Parents

FatherLeo Vane Standeford, Sr. (b. 11 January 1890, d. 16 November 1943)
MotherElsie Lena Wilkin (b. 7 February 1896, d. 17 March 1971)
Pedigree Link

Biography

{ Infant } Standeford was born on 28 June 1920. She died on 28 June 1920.

She was buried in June 1920 in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, Findagrave #240045564.
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Leo Vane Standeford, Jr.

M, #14629, b. 12 June 1936, d. 15 June 1981

Parents

FatherLeo Vane Standeford, Sr. (b. 11 January 1890, d. 16 November 1943)
MotherElsie Lena Wilkin (b. 7 February 1896, d. 17 March 1971)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Leo Vane Standeford, Jr., was born on 12 June 1936 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. He died on 15 June 1981 in Olmsted Co., MN.

He was buried in June 1981 in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, Findagrave #71124368.
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Harry Lee McCoy

M, #14630
Pedigree Link

Family: Madge Wilkin (b. 1 December 1893)

SonHarry Lee McCoy

Biography

Harry Lee McCoy married Madge Wilkin, daughter of Elias Wilkin and Laura Willoughby, on 1 November 1920.
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Alford Stroup

M, #14634, d. about 1935
Pedigree Link

Family: Grace Pearl Bennington (b. 1 May 1887)

DaughterBessie Mozelle Stroup+ (b. 20 June 1911)

Biography

Alford Stroup married Grace Pearl Bennington, daughter of John L. Bennington and Allie Catherine Wilkin, on 25 September 1910. Alford Stroup died about 1935.

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Earl Mason

M, #14635
Pedigree Link

Biography

Earl Mason married Grace Pearl Bennington, daughter of John L. Bennington and Allie Catherine Wilkin, on 30 July 1936.
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Bessie Mozelle Stroup

F, #14636, b. 20 June 1911

Parents

FatherAlford Stroup (d. about 1935)
MotherGrace Pearl Bennington (b. 1 May 1887)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Alva Stultz

DaughterShirley Stultz+

Family 2: James Woodrow Setty

SonJames Setty

Biography

Bessie Mozelle Stroup was born on 20 June 1911. She married Alva Stultz on 3 November 1934. She and Alva Stultz were divorced on 5 November 1941. She married James Woodrow Setty on 24 September 1950.
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William Earl Scott

M, #14637
Pedigree Link

Family: Edith Bennington (b. 29 October 1891)

SonWilliam Russell Scott+ (b. 4 August 1920)

Biography

William Earl Scott married Edith Bennington, daughter of John L. Bennington and Allie Catherine Wilkin, on 6 April 1916.
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William Russell Scott

M, #14638, b. 4 August 1920

Parents

FatherWilliam Earl Scott
MotherEdith Bennington (b. 29 October 1891)
Pedigree Link

Family: Frances Grunow

DaughterSharon Lee Scott
DaughterStephanie Scott
SonLeslie William Scott

Biography

William Russell Scott was born on 4 August 1920. He married Frances Grunow on 20 July 1941.
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Ruth Suiter

F, #14639
Pedigree Link

Family: Hobart Bennington (b. 6 April 1897)

SonLarry Bennington (b. 28 March 1921)

Biography

Ruth Suiter married Hobart Bennington, son of John L. Bennington and Allie Catherine Wilkin, about 1920.
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