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Robert Hill Griffitts

M, #152763, b. 29 August 1894

Parents

Father	Emerson Bennett Griffitts (b. 27 February 1868, d. 1954)
Mother	Bertha Hill (b. 18 May 1866, d. 22 August 1933)

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Family: Mary Inez Barrett (b. 1897)

Daughter

Jo Elaine Griffitts+

Biography

Robert Hill Griffitts was born on 29 August 1894 in Jasper Co., IA. He married Mary Inez Barrett on 15 December 1920 in Polk Co., IA.

Robert Hill Griffitts began military service WW I service, Army, PVT., 349 A.S. Sqdn.

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Mary Inez Barrett

F, #152764, b. 1897

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Family: Robert Hill Griffitts (b. 29 August 1894)

Daughter

Jo Elaine Griffitts+

Biography

Mary Inez Barrett was born in 1897; daughter of John W. and Wilda (Clark) Barrett. She married Robert Hill Griffitts, son of Emerson Bennett Griffitts and Bertha Hill, on 15 December 1920 in Polk Co., IA.

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Howard W. Van Peursem

M, #152766, b. 21 March 1926, d. 24 April 2011

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Family: Jo Elaine Griffitts

Son	Mark Van Peursem

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Howard W. Van Peursem was born on 21 March 1926 in Maurice, Sioux Co., IA; son of Chester and Gertrude (Boonstra) Van Peursem. He married Jo Elaine Griffitts, daughter of Robert Hill Griffitts and Mary Inez Barrett, on 8 August 1948 in Mitchellville, Polk Co., IA. Howard W. Van Peursem died on 24 April 2011 in McHenry, McHenry Co., IA,

Obituary – Northwest Herald, Woodstock, Illinois; Wednesday, 27 APR 2011, page 5B (Newspapers.com):

HOWARD W. VAN PEURSEM

Born: March 21, 1926 in Maurice, Iowa

Died: April 24, 2011; in McHenry

CRYSTAL LAKE – Howard W. Van Peursem, 85, of Crystal Lake, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Centegra Hospital – McHenry.

He was born March 21, 1926, in Maurice, Iowa, to Chester and Gertrude (Boonstra) Van Peursem. On Aug. 8, 1948, he married Jo Griffits in Mitchellville, Iowa.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He received his B.A. from Central College in Pella and M.A. from both University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northern Illinois University. He has been a resident of Crystal Lake since 1961. He was an educator who loved his students and had a great passion for his work. He served as principal at Cary-Grove High School for 18 years before retiring in 1988. He was also an avid Cubs fan.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jo; his children, Mark (Suzanne) Van Peursem and Susan Van Peursem; his brother, David (Minerva) Van Peursem; and his sister, Helen (the late Art) Kalsbeck.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The visitation will continue from noon until the funeral at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. Interment will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park.

In lieu of flower, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 208 S. La Salle St., No. 1500, Chicago, IL 60604-1109; or to the American Cancer Society, 225 N. Michigan Ave., No. 1210, Chicago, IL 60601-7833.

Howard W. Van Peursem began military service WW II service, U.S. Navy.

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John Sylvester Orwick

M, #152769, b. about 1853, d. 28 June 1931

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Biography

John Sylvester Orwick was born about 1853 in Mechanicstown, Carroll Co., OH; son of Henry C. and Emily A. (Lenoard) Orwick, per Iowa marriage record. He married Anna M. Hill, daughter of Robert Marshall Hill, Sr., and Anna Jane Alexander, on 12 July 1904 in Des Moines, Polk Co., IA; This marriage was apparently very short-lived -- Anna was listed using her maiden name and her marital status was listed on the 1910 census as "D", and she was living with her parents, teaching school, with no children. John was previously married to Mary "Mollie" Sipe and had two sons with her as of the 1880 census, Wellsburg, Brooke County, WV. John remarried to Louise Morden onn 5 SEP 1910 and had four children with her. John Sylvester Orwick died on 28 June 1931 in Newton, Jasper Co., IA.

He was buried in 1931 in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Findagrave #49839139.

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Hugh Hill

M, #152770, b. October 1876, d. 21 September 1877

Parents

Father	Robert Marshall Hill, Sr. (b. 20 August 1829, d. 1924)
Mother	Anna Jane Alexander (b. September 1840, d. 23 December 1913)

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Biography

Hugh Hill was born in October 1876. He died on 21 September 1877.

He was buried in September 1877 in Palo Alto Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co., IA, Findagrave #86223908.

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Charles Francis Reid

M, #152771, b. 16 September 1904, d. 5 August 1973

Parents

Father	John M. Reid (b. 5 April 1869, d. 18 August 1936)
Mother	Jane May Hill (b. February 1871, d. 19 January 1946)

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Family: Helen Mary Sandeman (b. 16 March 1904, d. December 1978)

Son	Thomas Charles Reid+ (b. 22 March 1943, d. 31 March 1998)
Son	James A. Reid

Biography

Charles Francis Reid was born on 16 September 1904 in Adair Co., IA. He married Helen Mary Sandeman on 22 May 1937 in Creston, Union Co., IA. He died on 5 August 1973 in Tucson, Pima Co., AZ.

He was buried in August 1973 in Orient Cemetery, Orient, Adair Co., IA, Findagrave #22164189.

Charles Francis Reid lived on 11 April 1950 in Orient Twp., Adair Co., IA.¹

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[S5667] Orient Twp., ED 1-17, sheet 14, Household 126, 1950 Federal Census, Adair County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA NAID #43290879, Roll 2320.

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Helen Mary Sandeman

F, #152772, b. 16 March 1904, d. December 1978

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Family: Charles Francis Reid (b. 16 September 1904, d. 5 August 1973)

Son	Thomas Charles Reid+ (b. 22 March 1943, d. 31 March 1998)
Son	James A. Reid

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Helen Mary Sandeman was born on 16 March 1904 in Kent, Union Co., IA; daughter of Thomas H. and Lucy (Frederick) Sandeman. She married Charles Francis Reid, son of John M. Reid and Jane May Hill, on 22 May 1937 in Creston, Union Co., IA. Helen Mary Sandeman died in December 1978 in Tucson, Pima Co., AZ.

She was buried in Orient Cemetery, Orient, Adair Co., IA.

Helen Mary Sandeman lived on 11 April 1950 in Orient Twp., Adair Co., IA.¹

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[S5667] Orient Twp., ED 1-17, sheet 14, Household 126, 1950 Federal Census, Adair County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA NAID #43290879, Roll 2320.

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Thomas Charles Reid

M, #152773, b. 22 March 1943, d. 31 March 1998

Parents

Father	Charles Francis Reid (b. 16 September 1904, d. 5 August 1973)
Mother	Helen Mary Sandeman (b. 16 March 1904, d. December 1978)

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Family: Sally A.

Son	Devin Michael Reid+

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Thomas Charles Reid was born on 22 March 1943 in Creston, Union Co., IA.¹ He married Sally A.. He and Sally A. were divorced before 1998. He died on 31 March 1998 in Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO.

Thomas Charles Reid lived in 1998 in Grandview, Jackson Co., MO.

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Citations

[S5667] Orient Twp., ED 1-17, sheet 14, Household 126, 1950 Federal Census, Adair County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA NAID #43290879, Roll 2320.

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Mary Esther Wilson

F, #152778, b. 11 March 1932, d. 11 January 1996

Parents

Father	Carl Kenneth Wilson (b. 3 November 1897, d. 7 February 1986)
Mother	Mildred Arabell Reid (b. 6 March 1898, d. 26 June 1991)

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Family: Carroll E. Delaney

Son	Patrick W. Delaney
Daughter	Ruth Anne Delaney+

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Mary Esther Wilson was born on 11 March 1932 in Des Moines, Polk Co., IA. She married Carroll E. Delaney; Mary remarried to Jack Cassady. She and Carroll E. Delaney were divorced. She died on 11 January 1996 in Omaha, Douglas Co., NE.

She was buried in January 1996 in Hill of Zion Cemetery, Zion, Adair Co., IA.

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Edwin Charles Hecker

M, #152784, b. 7 August 1925, d. 13 April 2008

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Family: Dotty Marilyn Musmaker (b. 26 October 1926, d. 31 March 2005)

Son	James Howard Hecker
Daughter	Judith Marilyn Hecker+
Daughter	Joyce Henrietta Hecker+ (b. 19 February 1953, d. 26 January 2002)
Son	Hugh Curtis Hecker (b. 2 September 1957, d. 3 January 2008)

Biography

Edwin Charles Hecker was born on 7 August 1925 in Audubon, Audubon Co., IA; son of Daniel Herman and Elvina (Andersen) Hecker. He married Dotty Marilyn Musmaker, daughter of Raymond R. Musmaker and Dorothy Agnes Reid, about 1948 in Iowa; Edwin remarried to Kathleen D. Margulies on 28 DEC 1976, Los Angeles County, CA. Edwin Charles Hecker and Dotty Marilyn Musmaker were divorced in July 1969 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. He died on 13 April 2008.

He was buried in April 2008 in Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles Co., CA, Findagrave #158203028.

Edwin Charles Hecker began military service on 13 January 1944 WW II service, U.S. Army Air Corps, enlisted, discharged 8 NOV 1945. He lived on 6 April 1950 in Des Moines, Polk Co., IA.¹

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Citations

[S5669] Des Moines, ED 102-213, sheet 72, Household 152, 1950 Federal Census, Polk County, Iowa. Microfilm Image, NARA NAID #43290879, Roll 2311.

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Hugh Curtis Hecker

M, #152787, b. 2 September 1957, d. 3 January 2008

Parents

Father	Edwin Charles Hecker (b. 7 August 1925, d. 13 April 2008)
Mother	Dotty Marilyn Musmaker (b. 26 October 1926, d. 31 March 2005)

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Hugh Curtis Hecker was born on 2 September 1957 in Los Angeles Co., CA. He died on 3 January 2008 in Westlake Village, Los Angeles Co., CA.

He was buried in January 2008 in Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles Co., CA, Findagrave #158203029.

Cause of death: Suicide by hanging.

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