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John Addison Crookham

• Birth*: He was born on 12 May 1871 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.¹
• Marriage*: He married Frances Sara ('Frankie") Starbuck, daughter of Elisha Starbuck and Sarah Louise DeLashmutt.²
• Death*: He died on 25 March 1922 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, at age 50.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in lot 237, section 28, Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.¹

• Obituary*: "John Addison Crookham was the son of the late Judge John Abbott Lake Crookham. John A Crookham died suddenly at his home, no 518 High Avenue East, Sunday, March 26, at 1:30 P.M. He had been quite ill and confined to his home several days, but was appearing much better until Sabbath morning when he was so much worse that immediate assistance was summoned, but the patient passed away within a few hours. John A. Crookham was well known about town and county. He was born on the old home place, south of town and was a twin brother of Joe Crookham (Joseph H. Crookham) Mrs. R. K. Davis of Oskaloosa is a sister. He was 50 years and 10 months of age.
     "His name is connected with numerous local business enterprises and he was also a member of the bar. He graduated from the law school at the State University of Iowa. 'South Springs Mills,' a four making property that stood on South Market Street was opened under his management and personal supervision. Later he was head of the Hawkeye Overall manufacturing company. Most of his time recently has been devoted to his large land holdings.
     "He is survived by a widow and three sons, John, Joe, and Jim. It is something of a strange coincidence that a half sister, Mrs. W. A. Chapman, a resident of Portland Oregon, is critically ill with the same trouble that has claimed the brother. Funeral services at 2:30 Thursday, March 28, at the residence 518 High Avenue east. interment will be in Forest Lawn cemetery."³
• Note*: • He was born on the family home place south of Oskaloosa, Iowa. He had a twin brother, Joe Crookham.
  • He graduated from the law school at the State University of Iowa; that is the correct name but it is known as the University of Iowa. "His name is connected with numerous local business enterprises and he was also a member of the bar. . . . "South Springs Mills," a four making property that stood on South Market Street was opened under his management and personal supervision. Later he was head of the Hawkeye Overall manufacturing company. Most of his time recently has been devoted to his large land holdings."
  • His death date given in his Find A Grave memorial, which is the date inscribed on his gravestone, is 25 Mar 1922, but the date recited in his obituary, as transcribed in his memorial, the following day, 26 Mar 1922.^4,5,6,7

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2023

John Starbuck Crookham Sr.

• Father: John Addison Crookham^1,2 b. 12 May 1871, d. 25 Mar 1922
• Mother: Frances Sara ('Frankie") Starbuck^3,4 b. 11 Sep 1874, d. 28 Feb 1944

• Birth*: He was born on 25 September 1904 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married Fayetta Wright on 25 September 1927.^7,8,9
• Death*: He died on 21 August 1983 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, at age 78.¹⁰
• Burial*: Interment was in row 14, section 10, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.¹⁰

• Note*: • He worked in Alaska as a superintendent for the Inland Construction Company to build the Alcan Highway and airstrips in the Aleutian Islands. On return to Iowa he bought a Texaco service station at Pearl and Main in Council Bluffs and later moved the station to Broadway, where he remained until he retired in 1970.
  • His obituary on Find A Grave does not give a place of death and gives 23 Aug 1983 as the date, which conflicts with the date on the memorial on Find A Grave.^11,10

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2023

Joe Carter Crookham

• Father: John Addison Crookham^1,2,3 b. 12 May 1871, d. 25 Mar 1922
• Mother: Frances Sara ('Frankie") Starbuck^4,5,6 b. 11 Sep 1874, d. 28 Feb 1944

• Birth*: He was born on 2 June 1906.⁷
• Death*: He died in 1957.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.⁷

• Last Edited: 7 Nov 2023

James Francis Crookham

• Father: John Addison Crookham^1,2,3 b. 12 May 1871, d. 25 Mar 1922
• Mother: Frances Sara ('Frankie") Starbuck^4,5,6 b. 11 Sep 1874, d. 28 Feb 1944

• Birth*: He was born on 16 October 1910.⁷
• Marriage*: He married Doris Graves.^7,8,9
• Death*: He died in July 1985 at age 74.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Apostles Section, Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.⁷

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2023

Fayetta Wright

• Birth*: She was born on 16 September 1906 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Starbuck Crookham Sr., son of John Addison Crookham and Frances Sara ('Frankie") Starbuck, on 25 September 1927.^2,3,4
• Death*: She died on 19 October 1981 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, at age 75.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in row 14, section 10, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2023

John Starbuck Crookham Jr.

• Father: John Starbuck Crookham Sr.¹ b. 25 Sep 1904, d. 21 Aug 1983
• Mother: Fayetta Wright² b. 16 Sep 1906, d. 19 Oct 1981

• Birth*: He was born on 3 October 1930 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.³
• Death*: He died on 2 April 2020 at age 89.³

• Last Edited: 7 Nov 2023

Doris Graves

• Birth*: She was born on 30 August 1915.¹
• Marriage*: She married James Francis Crookham, son of John Addison Crookham and Frances Sara ('Frankie") Starbuck.^2,1,3
• Death*: She died in April 1996 at age 80.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Apostles Section, Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2023

Caroline Poole

• Father: George Poole¹ d. 7 Feb 1841
• Mother: Martha Mitchell² d. 26 Jan 1840

• Birth*: She was born on 11 May 1829 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.³
• Marriage*: She married Ephriam H. Root on 25 December 1843 in Shelby County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 1999

Ephriam H. Root

• Birth*: He was born in 1813.¹
• Marriage*: He married Caroline Poole, daughter of George Poole and Martha Mitchell, on 25 December 1843 in Shelby County, Tennessee.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 1999

Charles Mitchell Root

• Father: Ephriam H. Root¹ b. 1813
• Mother: Caroline Poole² b. 11 May 1829

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 1999

Dora Elizabeth Owens

• Birth*: She was born on 22 February 1862.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Lindsey DeLashmutt, son of Peter Lindsey DeLashmutt and Esther Bartlett Hunt, on 16 April 1883.¹
• Death*: She died on 7 May 1935 at age 73.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Feb 2024

Agnes Gertrude DeLashmutt

• Father: John Lindsey DeLashmutt¹ b. 17 Jul 1849, d. 14 Dec 1929
• Mother: Dora Elizabeth Owens² b. 22 Feb 1862, d. 7 May 1935

• Birth*: She was born on 22 January 1884.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married J. Frank Phillips on 4 January 1902.³
• Death*: She died in 1973.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery, U.S. Highway 58, Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.⁵

• Note*: They lived in Omaha, Nebraska.³

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 2024

Esther May DeLashmutt

• Father: John Lindsey DeLashmutt^1,2,3 b. 17 Jul 1849, d. 14 Dec 1929
• Mother: Dora Elizabeth Owens^4,5,6 b. 22 Feb 1862, d. 7 May 1935

• Birth*: She was born on 28 June 1885 in the family farm, Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska.⁷
• Marriage*: She married Donald Francis ('Don') Bramhall, son of Isaac Newton Bramhall and Hattie Josephine Palmantier, on 17 January 1905 in Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska.^8,9,10,11
• Death*: She died on 29 December 1959 in California at age 74.¹²
• Burial*: Interment was on 30 December 1959 in Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.^13,14

• Obituary*: "Mrs. Don Bramhall, Former Resident, Is Buried in Tekamah
     "Funeral services for Mrs. Don F. Bramhall of Van Nuys, Calif., formerly of Tekamah, were held Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 30, at the Schafer and Peck Funeral Home, with the Rev. N. B. Blackman, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating.
     "Burial was in the Tekamah Cemetery. Pallbearers were Syd Morgan, Charles Morgan, Dayle Hampton, Dean Hampton, George Thomas and Mac Conklin.
     "Mrs. A. J. Bruce was the singer at the services. Mrs. Helen Hume accompanied her.
     "Mrs. Bramhall, the former Esther Mae DeLashmutt, was the second daughter of John L. and Dora E. DeLashmutt. She was born at their farm home two and a half miles southeast of Decatur on June 28, 1885. She attended rural school and the Decatur school.
     "She was married to Don F. Bramhall on Jan. 17, 1905. They had one daughter, Lena Frances, who was born July 22, 1906. She died in infancy.
     "Surviving besides her husband are four sisters, Agnes Phillips and Mrs. William Miller of Van Nuys and Mrs. Edna Morgan and Mrs. Syd Rice of Omaha, and many nieces and nephews.
     "Relatives and friends from out of town who attended the funeral services included Mr. and Mrs. Manley Polmantier, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. R. Gates, Mr. and Mrs. J. Syd Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley DeLashmutt, all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Miller and Mrs. Agnes Phillips of Van Nuys; Mr. and Mrs. Manley Polmantier of Fremont and Mrs. R. M. Ehler of Lincoln."¹⁵
• Note*: • The family farm, where she was born, was two and a half miles south of Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska. She attended rural schools and the Decatur school.
  • From a family history: "Mrs. Esther Bramhall was a charming lady possessed with a most pleasing personality and numbering her friends by the score."^16,17

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 2024

Edna Alice DeLashmutt

• Father: John Lindsey DeLashmutt^1,2,3 b. 17 Jul 1849, d. 14 Dec 1929
• Mother: Dora Elizabeth Owens^4,5,6 b. 22 Feb 1862, d. 7 May 1935

• Birth*: She was born on 28 January 1887.^7,8
• Marriage*: She married Charles Ollen Morgan on 20 February 1907.^9,10,11,12
• Death*: She died in February 1967 in Douglas County, Nebraska, at age 80.¹³
• Burial*: Interment was in section 4, Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska.¹³

• Note*: They lived on a farm two miles south of Decatur, Nebraska for more than twenty-three years. From there they moved to Gretna, Nebraska for a year and then to Omaha, Nebraska.¹⁴

• Last Edited: 16 Feb 2024

Priscilla DeLashmutt

• Father: John Lindsey DeLashmutt^1,2 b. 17 Jul 1849, d. 14 Dec 1929
• Mother: Dora Elizabeth Owens^3,4 b. 22 Feb 1862, d. 7 May 1935

• Birth*: She was born on 4 January 1889 in Burt County, Nebraska.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Arthur K. Rice on 1 December 1910 in Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska.^8,9
• Death*: She died on 26 November 1974 in Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, at age 85.^10,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 29 November 1974 in Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.¹²

• Note*: • In 1892 the family moved to Decatur, Nebraska, where she began school. In 1899 they moved back to the farm where she completed the eighth grade. She then moved to Emerson, Nebraska, where she attended high school, graduating with the class of 1906.
  •After their marriage, she and her husband lived with her parents for a brief while, then took up residence on a farm south of Tekamah, Nebraska. They later moved to a farm west of Tekamah and then in 1928 moved to the DeLashmutt farm in the Decatur vicinity. In 1954 they left the farm and moved to Omaha where she resided to her death.
  • She was a member of the Decatur Methodist Church from 1931 to her death.
  • They had no children.^13,14

• Last Edited: 26 Feb 2024

Margaret DeLashmutt

• Father: John Lindsey DeLashmutt¹ b. 17 Jul 1849, d. 14 Dec 1929
• Mother: Dora Elizabeth Owens² b. 22 Feb 1862, d. 7 May 1935

• Birth*: She was born on 19 April 1892 in Nebraska.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married William Molan Miller Sr. on 27 November 1914.^6,7,8
• Death*: She died on 1 August 1987 in Los Angeles County, California, at age 95.^3,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Harmony section, lot 91, space 2, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.⁶

• Last Edited: 27 Feb 2024

Ellen DeLashmutt

• Father: John Lindsey DeLashmutt¹ b. 17 Jul 1849, d. 14 Dec 1929
• Mother: Dora Elizabeth Owens² b. 22 Feb 1862, d. 7 May 1935

• Birth*: She was born on 23 December 1894.³
• Marriage*: She married Dow P. Hill, son of Allen T. Hill and Mary E. Price, on 27 March 1914.⁴
• Death*: She died on 6 June 1914 in Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska, at age 19.⁵

• Note*: She died of appendicitis.⁶

• Last Edited: 1 Mar 2024

J. Frank Phillips

• Birth*: He was born in 1882.¹
• Marriage*: He married Agnes Gertrude DeLashmutt, daughter of John Lindsey DeLashmutt and Dora Elizabeth Owens, on 4 January 1902.²
• Death*: He died in 1947.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery, U.S. Highway 58, Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2024

John Leslie ('Johnie') Phillips

• Father: J. Frank Phillips^1,2 b. 1882, d. 1947
• Mother: Agnes Gertrude DeLashmutt^3,4 b. 22 Jan 1884, d. 1973

• Birth*: He was born on 24 December 1902 in Emerson, Dixon County, Nebraska.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died in April 1928 at age 25.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery, U.S. Highway 58, Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.⁸

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2024

Betty Louise Phillips

• Father: John Leslie ('Johnie') Phillips^1,2,3 b. 24 Dec 1902, d. Apr 1928

• Birth*: She was born on 5 January 1927 in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska.^4,5
• Death*: She died on 15 May 1927 in Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.^6,7,5

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2024

Edna Mae Phillips

• Father: J. Frank Phillips¹ b. 1882, d. 1947
• Mother: Agnes Gertrude DeLashmutt² b. 22 Jan 1884, d. 1973

• Birth*: She was born on 8 March 1905 in Emerson, Dixon County, Nebraska.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married George Willard Dye on 27 March 1924.^4,5,3
• Death*: She died on 20 October 1988 in Los Angeles County, California, at age 83.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in interment space 2, lot 165, Sheltering Hills section, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California.⁴

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2024

George Willard Dye

• Birth*: He was born on 4 August 1904 in Iowa.¹
• Marriage*: He married Edna Mae Phillips, daughter of J. Frank Phillips and Agnes Gertrude DeLashmutt, on 27 March 1924.^2,1,3
• Death*: He died on 1 April 1968 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California, at age 63.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in space 2, lot 165, map C02, Sheltering Hills section, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2024

Robert Franklin Dye

• Father: George Willard Dye¹ b. 4 Aug 1904, d. 1 Apr 1968
• Mother: Edna Mae Phillips² b. 8 Mar 1905, d. 20 Oct 1988

• Birth*: He was born on 24 February 1928 in Iowa.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 5 December 1991 in Los Angeles County, California, at age 63.⁵

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2024

Phillip Harry Dye

• Father: George Willard Dye^1,2,3 b. 4 Aug 1904, d. 1 Apr 1968
• Mother: Edna Mae Phillips^4,5,6 b. 8 Mar 1905, d. 20 Oct 1988

• Birth*: He was born on 22 July 1930 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.^7,8
• Marriage*: He married Betty Jean Walden in 1953.^9,10
• Death*: He died on 11 November 2002 in Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, at age 72.⁹
• Burial*: Interment was in grave 1, lot 182, Fountains section, Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California.⁹

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2023

Donald Lloyd Dye

• Father: George Willard Dye^1,2,3 b. 4 Aug 1904, d. 1 Apr 1968
• Mother: Edna Mae Phillips^4,5,6 b. 8 Mar 1905, d. 20 Oct 1988

• Birth*: He was born on 16 August 1932 in Macedonia, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 1 July 2006 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County, California, at age 73.⁹
• Burial*: Interment was in space 4, lot 5489, Ascending Dawn section, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California.⁹

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2023

Donald Francis ('Don') Bramhall

• Father: Isaac Newton Bramhall^1,2 b. 6 Sep 1844, d. 1 Jun 1920
• Mother: Hattie Josephine Palmantier^3,4 b. 1859, d. 1930

• Birth*: He was born on 15 March 1881 in Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska.^5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: He married Esther May DeLashmutt, daughter of John Lindsey DeLashmutt and Dora Elizabeth Owens, on 17 January 1905 in Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska.^9,10,11,8
• Death*: He died on 3 June 1965 in Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska, at age 84.^12,13,14
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 June 1965 in Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.¹⁵

• Note*: • He was a brick and masonry contractor in partnership with his father, serving customers throughout eastern Nebraska.
  • His obituary stated that by the time of his death he had been "ill for some time and undergone major surgery four times in recent years."^16,17

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 2024

Isaac Newton Bramhall

• Father: Joseph Payton Bramhall¹ b. 1819
• Mother: Nancy Vaughan² b. 1823

• Birth*: He was born on 6 September 1844.³
• Marriage*: He married Hattie Josephine Palmantier.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 1 June 1920 at age 75.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.³

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 2024

Hattie Josephine Palmantier

• Birth*: She was born in 1859.¹
• Marriage*: She married Isaac Newton Bramhall, son of Joseph Payton Bramhall and Nancy Vaughan.^2,1
• Death*: She died in 1930.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.¹

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 2024

Joseph Payton Bramhall

• Birth*: He was born in 1819.¹
• Marriage*: He married Nancy Vaughan.

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2023

Nancy Vaughan

• Birth*: She was born in 1823.¹
• Marriage*: She married Joseph Payton Bramhall.

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2023

Lena Frances Bramhall

• Father: Donald Francis ('Don') Bramhall¹ b. 15 Mar 1881, d. 3 Jun 1965
• Mother: Esther May DeLashmutt² b. 28 Jun 1885, d. 29 Dec 1959

• Death*: She died on 18 July 1906.³
• Birth*: She was born on 18 July 1906.³

• Note*: • According to a family history, she was born on 18 Jul 1906 and lived only twelve hours.
  • Her mother's obituary says that Lena Frances was born on 22 Jul 1906 and was her parents' only child.^4,5

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 2024

Charles Ollen Morgan

• Birth*: He was born on 27 November 1879 in Walnut, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Edna Alice DeLashmutt, daughter of John Lindsey DeLashmutt and Dora Elizabeth Owens, on 20 February 1907.^3,4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 22 October 1930 in Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska, at age 50.^7,8,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 October 1930 in section 4, Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur, Burt County, Iowa.^10,11

• Obituary*: "CHARLES MORGAN PASSES ON
     "DECEASED WAS PATIENT SUFFERER FOR THREE YEARS
     "Church Filled to Overflowing with Sorrowing Friends
     "Charles O. Morgan was born at Walnut, Iowa, November 27th, 1879 and died October 22nd, 1930 at the age of 50 years, 10 months and 25 days.
     "At the age of 16 he moved with his parents to Council Bluffs Iowa and in 1903 he moved to Decatur, Nebraska.
     "On February 20, 1907 he was united in marriage to Edna DeLashmutt. To this union were born three children, Sidney, Charles and Dora Jane.
     "He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, 3 children, his mother Mrs S J Morgan, 2 brothers, John Morgan of Bremerton, Washington and Joe Morgan of Omaha.
     "The relatives in attendance at the funeral from a distance were, Mr and Mrs Edward S Gay and son Robert, Mr and Mrs Archie Hanson, Mr and Mrs Sam Altig and Mr and Mrs Will Ash of Des Moines, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Will Brinley of Harlan, Iowa, Mr and Mrs Frank Philips of Oakland, Ia., Point, Mr and Mrs Don Bramhall, Henry Owens, and Mr and Mrs Danberry of Tekamah and Mrs Ida Owens of Pender.
     "The funeral services were conducted at the Federated Church on Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock Rev Gerriet Janssen preaching the sermon. Interment was made in Hill Crest Cemetery."¹²

• Last Edited: 16 Feb 2024

Charles Olin Morgan

• Father: Charles Ollen Morgan¹ b. 27 Nov 1879, d. 22 Oct 1930
• Mother: Edna Alice DeLashmutt² b. 28 Jan 1887, d. Feb 1967

• Birth*: He was born on 20 May 1913 in Burt County, Nebraska.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Bette _____.⁶
• Death*: He died on 11 September 2006 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 93.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was in section 61, site 473, National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.⁸

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II from 24 Jan 1942 to 16 Nov 1945.⁸

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2023

Dora Jane Morgan

• Father: Charles Ollen Morgan¹ b. 27 Nov 1879, d. 22 Oct 1930
• Mother: Edna Alice DeLashmutt² b. 28 Jan 1887, d. Feb 1967

• Birth*: She was born on 10 November 1920.³
• Death*: She died on 8 September 2001 at age 80.

• Last Edited: 16 Feb 2024

Arthur K. Rice

• Birth*: He was born on 14 June 1888 in Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Priscilla DeLashmutt, daughter of John Lindsey DeLashmutt and Dora Elizabeth Owens, on 1 December 1910 in Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska.^4,3
• Death*: He died on 31 March 1963 in Clarkson Hospital, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, at age 74.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 3 April 1963 in Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.^7,8

• Last Edited: 26 Feb 2024

William Molan Miller Sr.

• Birth*: He was born on 26 May 1893 in Iowa.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Margaret DeLashmutt, daughter of John Lindsey DeLashmutt and Dora Elizabeth Owens, on 27 November 1914.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 27 December 1961 in his residence, 6842 Varna Ave., Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, at age 68.^6,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 30 December 1961 in Harmony section, lot 91, space 2, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.^1,7

• Note*: His occupation, as stated on his death certificate, was salesman and inventor.⁸

• Last Edited: 27 Feb 2024

William Molan Miller Jr.

• Father: William Molan Miller Sr.¹ b. 26 May 1893, d. 27 Dec 1961
• Mother: Margaret DeLashmutt² b. 19 Apr 1892, d. 1 Aug 1987

• Birth*: He was born on 6 October 1915 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 20 October 1974 at age 59.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Churchyard section, map B33, lot 3376, space 3, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California.⁶

• Note*: His World War II draft registration card, dated 17 Oct 1940, gave his employer as Nebraska Aviation Institute, his height as five feet and nine and three-quarters inches, his weight as 163 pounds, blue as his eye color, brown as his hair color, and his complexion as light.⁷

• Last Edited: 27 Feb 2024

Dow P. Hill

• Father: Allen T. Hill¹
• Mother: Mary E. Price²

• Birth*: He was born on 15 August 1891 in Nebraska.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Ellen DeLashmutt, daughter of John Lindsey DeLashmutt and Dora Elizabeth Owens, on 27 March 1914.⁵
• Death*: He died on 8 November 1978 in Temple Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, at age 87.^3,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 14 November 1978 in Valhalla Cemetery, North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California.³

• Note*: One source gives his name as Don P. Hill, says he was born in 1892, and says he served in World War I. He was a shipping clerk for a steel manufacturer and died of acute pneumonia due to malnutrition. One source says he lived in Los Angeles, California, and another says he lived in La Mirada, California, both in Los Angeles County.^7,8,9

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2023

Margaret Jane Taliaferro

Margaret Jane Taliaferro's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, from findagrave.com, courtesy of Linda Walker.

• Birth*: She was born on 1 September 1859.¹
• Marriage*: She married Elias Nelson ('Nels') DeLashmutt, son of Peter Lindsey DeLashmutt and Esther Bartlett Hunt, in 1875.^2,3,4
• Death*: She died on 17 November 1945 at age 86.^5,1
• Burial*: Interment was on 20 November 1945 in Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Monona County, Iowa.⁶

• Last Edited: 2 Oct 2023

Jesse DeLashmutt

• Father: Elias Nelson ('Nels') DeLashmutt¹ b. 13 Feb 1851, d. 14 Apr 1934
• Mother: Margaret Jane Taliaferro² b. 1 Sep 1859, d. 17 Nov 1945

• Birth*: He was born circa 1876.
• Death*: He died on 27 February 1882.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Monona County, Iowa.⁴

• Note*: He died at age six.⁵

• Last Edited: 4 Jul 2011

William Clay DeLashmutt

William Clay De Lashmutt's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, from findagrave.com, courtesy of Linda Walker.

• Father: Elias Nelson ('Nels') DeLashmutt^1,2 b. 13 Feb 1851, d. 14 Apr 1934
• Mother: Margaret Jane Taliaferro^3,4 b. 1 Sep 1859, d. 17 Nov 1945

• Birth*: He was born on 11 November 1876.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Katherine Polly.^6,7,5
• Death*: He died on 10 February 1958 at age 81.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Monona County, Iowa.⁵

• Last Edited: 1 Jul 2011

John Wesley DeLashmutt

• Father: Elias Nelson ('Nels') DeLashmutt^1,2 b. 13 Feb 1851, d. 14 Apr 1934
• Mother: Margaret Jane Taliaferro^3,4 b. 1 Sep 1859, d. 17 Nov 1945

• Birth*: He was born on 7 November 1878.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Alice McKinley ('Ellie') Anderson.
• Death*: He died on 18 July 1958 at age 79.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Onawa City Cemetery, Onawa, Monona County, Iowa.⁵

• Last Edited: 4 Jul 2011

Francis DeLashmutt

• Father: Elias Nelson ('Nels') DeLashmutt¹ b. 13 Feb 1851, d. 14 Apr 1934
• Mother: Margaret Jane Taliaferro² b. 1 Sep 1859, d. 17 Nov 1945

• Last Edited: 20 Nov 1999

Van E. DeLashmutt

• Father: Elias Nelson ('Nels') DeLashmutt¹ b. 13 Feb 1851, d. 14 Apr 1934
• Mother: Margaret Jane Taliaferro² b. 1 Sep 1859, d. 17 Nov 1945

• Last Edited: 20 Nov 1999

Marsh J. DeLashmutt

• Father: Elias Nelson ('Nels') DeLashmutt^1,2 b. 13 Feb 1851, d. 14 Apr 1934
• Mother: Margaret Jane Taliaferro^3,4 b. 1 Sep 1859, d. 17 Nov 1945

• Birth*: He was born on 16 August 1887.⁵
• Death*: He died on 28 January 1977 at age 89.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Monona County, Iowa.⁵

• Last Edited: 4 Jul 2011

Ernest Nelson ('Ernie') DeLashmutt

• Father: Elias Nelson ('Nels') DeLashmutt^1,2 b. 13 Feb 1851, d. 14 Apr 1934
• Mother: Margaret Jane Taliaferro^3,4 b. 1 Sep 1859, d. 17 Nov 1945

• Birth*: He was born on 26 May 1890.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married Ruth Ellen Beigel.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 8 June 1986 at age 96.^7,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Onawa City Cemetery, Onawa, Monona County, Iowa.⁷

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2023