Yetter & Yotter Families

Descendants of Christian Yotty of Woodford County, Illinois

Yoder Lineage - Other than Amish

Compiled by the Yoder Newsletter

YODER FAMILY INFORMATION--CYBERSPACE EDITION-2000

published by the Yoder Family Newsletter, Goshen, Indiana

Thanks to Carol Heilman for assembling and sharing
this data- as of Dec. 1999. Carol can be reached <[email protected]>

Descendants of Christian Yotty

(Notes on the "Yotty" name-- The Yotty family was
among a group of Mennonites

who settled in Woodford County, Illinois. Family tradition is
that the name "Yotty" was initially something else....Carol
believes that "Yordy" is a likely candidate. There was
a Yordy family which also settled in Woodford County about the
same time. The European record of Mennonites assembled by Herman
Guth, do not include any families with the spelling Yotty....And
we aren't certain how far back the Yordy spelling appears either,
so we've been watching that one as well to see in any "Joder"
connection may exist.----Chris Yoder, Editor YNL)

YTY. CHRISTIAN YOTTY was born Abt. 1809 in Germany, and died
Unknown in

Eureka, Illinois. He married CATHERINE STALTER in Germany. She
was born

Abt. 1808 in Germany, and died Unknown in Eureka, Illinois.

Christian came to America in the mid 1800s with his wife, Catherine
and four

children. Him and his wife were Mennonites in Eureka, IL. Their
dates of

death are unknown and are buried next to their son Jacob and his
wife Anna

at the Roanoke Mennonite cemetery in Eureka, IL.

Burial: Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery Census: 1850 as "Yeatty";
1860, Illinois

Occupation: farmer in Eureka, Illinois Religion: Mennonite

More About CATHERINE STALTER: Burial: Roanoke Mennonite

Cemetery Census: Illinois Religion: Mennonite

Children:

YTY1-JOHN2 YOTTY, b. May 02, 1834, Germany; d. August 26, 1916,
Eureka,

Illinois.

YTY2-MARY YOTTY, b. April 23, 1836, Germany; d. January 24, 1926,
Eureka,

Illinois.

YTY3-HENRY YOTTY, b. Abt. 1840, Germany; d. September 1888, Kearney,

Nebraska.

YTY4-JOSEPH YOTTY, b. 1847, Germany; d. April 11, 1932, Eureka,
Illinois.

The caretaker of Roanoke Mennonite church in Eureka, IL, Kenny
Urich, was a

small boy at the time of Joseph's death but remembers of him.
Kenny was

Joseph's neighbor and recalls him being a bachelor never marrying
and being

a loner. Kenny stated that children at school would make fun
of Joseph for

being such an odd quiet man. More About JOSEPH YOTTY:

Burial: Roanoke Mennonite cemetery in Eureka, Illinois

Census: 1860, Illinois Occupation: farmer and breeder in Eureka

YTY5- CATHERINE YOTTY, b. 1848, Woodford County, Illinois; d.
Unknown.

More About CATHERINE YOTTY: Census: 1860, Illinois

YTY5. vi. JACOB C YOTTY, b. April 27, 1853, Woodford
County, Illinois; d.

August 23, 1920, Kalona, Iowa.

YTY1-. JOHN YOTTY was born May 02, 1834 in Germany, and died

August 26, 1916 in Eureka, Illinois. Occupation: farmer in Eureka,
Illinois

He married JOSEPHINE PHILLIP November 28, 1871 in Tazewell County,

Illinois. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

John buried Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Cause of Death: stomach cancer/colon cancer Census: 1860, Illinois

Funeral Services: September 02, 1916, Mennonite Church near Roanoke,

Illinois; Medical Information: death certificate states cause
of death

Obituary: August 29, 1916, See notes

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Obituary On August 29, 1916 In the Peoria Journal

The death of John Yotty, one of Eureka's respected German
residents,

occurred at his home in this city Saturday evening, after a short
illness

with something like blood poison. He was born in Bavaria, Germany.
May 2,

1834, but since he was 4 years of age Woodford county has been
his home.

Mrs. Yotty died many years ago, but he is survived by four sons
and two

daughters: Mrs. Kate Phelps of Dixon; Joseph of East Peoria;
Frank of

Peoria; Mrs. Ed Everetts, Albert and Mrs. John Kyle of Eureka
and Chris

Yotty. One sister and two brothers also are left--- Mrs. Mary
Klopfenstein

and Joseph Yotty of Eureka and Jacob Yotty of Iowa.

Funeral services will be held from the residence at 9
o'clock Tuesday

morning and from the Mennonite church, near Roanoke, at 10 o'clock.

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YTY11- KATE YOTTY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. ? PHILLIPS.

Residence: Dixon, IL

YTY12- JOSEPH H YOTTY, (7/29/1872, Eureka, Il-12/29/1938, Peoria,
Illinois.

Married LODICA E. ?_______. (11/3/1878-7/15/1932 in Peoria, Il)

both bur. Olio cemetery in Eureka, Illinois

YTY13- ANNA YOTTY, (1874, Eureka, Il-10/26/1941, Eureka,Il)

Married EDWARD EVERETT. ( -12/21/1952 in Eureka, Illinois)

Both bur. Olio cemetery in Eureka, Illinois

YTY14- ALBERT JOHN YOTTY, (1/21/1877, Eureka, Il-11/1/1958, Peoria,

Il of stomach cancer) M. January 22, 1932 in Peoria, Il ANNA
ELEANOR WALKER

(9/29/1896 in Cincinnati, Oh- 7/2/1959 in Peoria, Illinois Cerebral
Thrombosis)

Albert John worked for Carr and Johnston Co as a carpenter for
27 yrs. in

Peoria, Ill. He had black hair, brown eyes, and a medium complexion.

He was a member of the 1st Christian Church of Peoria, Illinois.

Burial: November 03, 1958, Parkview Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois

Obituary: November 02, 1958, Peoria Journal

Residence: 4412 Independence Ave, . Peoria, Illinois

Social Security Number: 330-16-1133

ANNA ELEANOR WALKER: Burial: July 04, 1959, Parkview

Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois. Medical Information: Anna became
diabetic due

to her one and only pregnancy. She suffered a stroke which eventually
cause

a blood clot to the brain causing death. Occupation: Housewife

YTY15- FRANK YOTTY, b. 1880, Eureka, Illinois; d. October 19,
1933, Peoria, Il

Occupation: farm hand on a farm near Eureka. Frank is buried
next to his brother,

Christopher, in an unmarked grave. Burial: October 22, 1933, Olio
cemetery in

Eureka, Illinois Funeral Services: Gauss Mortuary

Obituary: October 20, 1933, See notes

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Obituary for Frank Yotty was on October 20, 1933 in Peoria Journal.

Frank Yotty 52, formerly of Eureka, died yesterday at
the Proctor Hospital

after a brief illness. He had resided at 908 Saratoga Street
for the past

few months.

Mr. Yotty was employed on a farm near Eureka. He is survived
by three

brothers. Joseph H, and Albert J. Yotty of Peoria, and Christian
D. Yotty

of North Chicago and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Phillips, Dixon,
Ill, and Mrs.

Anna Everett and Mrs. Phoebe Kyle, Eureka.

Funeral rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Gauss

mortuary. Interment will be in Olio cemetery at Eureka.

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YTY16- PHOEBE E YOTTY, b. 1881, Eureka, Illinois; d. October 29,
1953, Eureka,

Illinois;Burial: Olio cemetery in Eureka, Illinois

m. JOHN F KYLE; b. 1878; d. 1954, Eureka, Illinois.

Burial: Olio cemetery in Eureka, Illinois

YTY17- CHRISTOPHER DANIEL YOTTY, b. December 30, 1883, Eureka,
Illinois; d.

October 29, 1952, Peoria, Illinois. Burial: November 01, 1952,
Olio cemetery in Eureka,

Illinois Cause of Death: heart attack. Military service: World
War 1. Occupation:

Dickinson Canning Co. in Eureka, IL. Chris is buried next to his
brother Joseph.

Chris' name is listed in History of Eureka as being a fireman
in 1911. Never married.

Obituary: October 31, 1952, See notes

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Obituary for Christopher D Yotty in Peoria Journal on October
31, 1952

Christopher D Yotty, 68, was found dead in his room at
605 N. Jefferson

Ave. at 7:30 Wednesday morning by his landlord, Henry Barneworlt.
He was

last seen alive Monday morning.

He had been employed by Dickinson Canning Co. at Eureka
until his

retirement about five years ago.

A resident here 20 years, he was born in Eureka Dec. 31,
1883, a son of

John and Josephine Phillips Yotty. He never married. A World
War 1

veteran, he belonged to the Eureka American Legion post.

Funeral services will held here at 10a.m. Saturday in
Cumerford-Endsley

Memorial home, with burial at Eureka in Olio Cemetery. Friends
may call

Friday evening at the memorial home.

Surviving are one sister, Mrs. John (Phoebe) Kyle of Eureka,
and one

brother, Albert Yotty of Peoria.

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YTY2-. MARY2 YOTTY was born April 23, 1836 in Germany, and
died

January 24, 1926 in Eureka, Illinois. Burial: Olio cemetery in
Eureka, Illinois

She married 1856in Metamora, Illinois JOSEPH KLOPFENSTEIN

(1829-1909 in Eureka, Illinois) Burial: Olio cemetery in Eureka,
Illinois

Occupation: Butcher

YTY21- JOSEPH KLOPFENSTEIN.

YTY22- ?CHRISTIAN KLOPFENSTEIN.

YTY23- ANNA KLOPFENSTEIN (1870-1896)

Burial: Olio cemetery in Eureka, Illinois

YTY24- ?CATHYRN KLOPFENSTEIN.

YTY3- HENRY YOTTY (c1840 Germany-September 1888 in Kearney,
Nebraska)

He married March 18, 1869 in Champaign County, Illinois MARY ALICE
HOOVER

(9/17/1848-5/22/1914) Census: 1860, Illinois; Military service:
August 28, 1862,

Illinois; Enlisted in E Co. 108th Reg. IL Inf. and mustered out
on 8/15/1865

YTY31- LYDIA (AGNES ?) YOTTY, b. Abt. 1872. She married LYTTLE
OSCAR JONES.

YTY32- JESSIE YOTTY, b. Unknown. She married FRED DEHM.

YTY33- EMMA YOTTY, b. Unknown. She married ?.- Had two children.

YTY34- ELIZABETH YOTTY, b. Unknown. She married ? BROOKINGS.

YTY35- MARY JOSEPHINE YOTTY, b. Abt. 1876; d. Abt. 1949.

YTY36- DANIEL LEVI YOTTY, (9/23/1879-4/6/1925) Married

1) LULU MINTOR SUTTON. Married 2 SARAH (SADIE) BELLE DONNELLY

(3/-/1882 Ks-died Abt. 1959)

YTY37- JACOB HENRY (HARRY) YOTTY, (2/12/1883, Thomasboro, Il-

11/24/1926, Everett, Wash. Married 1/28/1890 in Elm Creek (Odessa),
Neb.

CATHERINE ELIZABETH REEVES (12/28/1904 Kearney, Neb-5/20/1940

Everett, Washington)

YTY4- JACOB C YOTTY (4/27/1853 in Woodford County, Il-8/23/1920
Kalona,

Iowa) Cause of Death: liver cancer. Religion: Mennonite. Burial:
Roanoke

Mennonite Cemetery in Eureka, IL. Married January 26, 1882 in
Cazenovia, Il

ANNA M BACHMAN (12/3/1858 Illinois-12/18/1933 in Kalona, Iowa.)

Burial: Roanoke Cemetery Cause of Death: Cancer . Census: 1860,
Illinois

Obituary: See notes

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Obituary for Jacob C Yotty

BURIAL OF LATE JACOB YOTTY

Body Reached Cazenovia Thursday and Funeral Was Held Friday

The body of the late Jacob Yotty, former resident of
Cazenovia, who died at

Kalona, Iowa, Monday of last week, reached Cazenovia Thursday
morning and

was taken to the home of the deceased's brother-in-law Peter Bachman.

Funeral services were held at the residence at one o'clock
Friday afternoon

and the body was then taken to the Roanoke A.M. church where final
services

were held. Bishop Sam Garber was in charge of the services.
There was a

large attendance of former neighbors and friends at the services.
The body

was laid to rest in the cemetery near the church.

Jacob Yotty was born in Woodford County, Ill., April 27,
1853, and died at

his home west of Kalona, Iowa, Aug. 23, 1920 aged 67 years, 3
months and 26

days. During the fore part of the summer he was taken to the hospital
at

Iowa City, for an operation, in the process of which it was discovered
that

he was afflicted with cancer of the liver, which had made such
progress that

surgical help was of no avail. He recovered after the operation
and

returned home, but the disease developed rapidly and in spite
of all that

friends and loving hands could do, he suffered intensely and finally
passed

away.

Early in life he united with the Mennonite church, of
which he was a member

until death. On Jan. 26, 1882, he was united in marriage with
Annie

Bachman. To them were born four children; two sons, Chris H.
and

Bartholomew J., and two daughters, Elizabeth A. wife of John
Speas and

Jacobina C. wife of Jake Speas. All are living and with their
mother, were

present at the bedside at the time of death. Beside these he
is survived by

one brother and one sister, both of Illinois, and five grandchildren,
who

with a host of friends mourn his departure. Father, and mother,
two

brothers and two sisters preceded him to the great beyond.

Funeral services were held at the East Union Mennonite
church north of

Kalona, Iowa, conducted by Bishop S.C. Yoder, after which remains
were taken

to Iowa City, and shipped to the old home of deceased at Cazenovia,
which he

left six years ago last March to make a new home for himself and
family in

Iowa. His body was laid to rest beside the graves of his father
and mother

in the cemetery near Roanoke.

A precious one from us is gone,

A voice we loved is stilled,

A place is vacant in our home

Which never can be filled.

God in his wisdom, recalled;

The boon of love has given;

And tho the body slumbers here,

The soul is safe in Heaven.

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YTY41- CHRISTOPHER H YOTTY, b. December 19, 1882; d. August 05,
1953, Kalona,

Iowa. Burial: Kalona, Iowa

YTY42- ELIZABETH A YOTTY, (8/29/1884-3/14/1957) Married JOHN
SPEAS.

( - )

YTY43- JACOBINA CATHERINE YOTTY, (3/19/1890-2/6/1958) Married
JACOB J SPEAS.

(1/9/1887-12/25/1954)

YTY44- BARTHOLOMEW JACOB YOTTY, (3/26/1895-3/11/1956, Ia. of
stomach cancer)

Burial: Kalona, Iowa. Married MARY ELLEN YODER (5/20/1899-3/9/1980)

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Subject:

Yotty

Date:

Sat, 12 Feb 2000 17:36:47 -0600

From:

"Heilman" <[email protected]>

To:

"ChrisYoder" <[email protected]>

Hi Chris,

I wanted to keep you updated on my search. The Woodford County
Historical

Society did quite a bit of searching for me and they were able
to get a copy

of a marriage license of my great great Aunt Mary who married
Joseph

Klopfenstein. Her name was first listed as Jorde and at the bottom
of the

license had it spelled Jordy. On the page of the register listed
her name

as Joder. I purchased the Illinois Marriage CD from the family
tree maker

and the CD lists her name as Joder. My great grandfather was
listed as John

Yotty married to Josephine Philip. The Historical Society also
provided me

with obituaries from the Woodford County Journal on John Yotty
and Mary and

Joseph Klopfensteins. In Joseph Klopfenstein's obituary lists
his wife as

Mary Yordy but in Mary's obit. it stated that Christian and Catherine
Yotty

were her deceased parents.

I'm still not sure which surname I want to go with Jordy, Yordy,
or Joder.

I am quite confused on which direction I want to go in. In a
1850 census

found in Tazewell County, IL, I found my great great grandparents
with the

name of Yeatty and their son Henry shows he was born in Louisanna
but the

census you have on Henry Yotty in 1880 states Indiana and the
1860 census of

Christian Yotter states Henry was born in Baden. It is a shame
that at

least two of three could have listed Henry being born in the same
place.

I failed to mention in Mary's obit. it said she came to America
in 1838

with her parents and in John's it said he was born in a little
Province of

Baveria, Germany.

Can you help me make any sense out of this. I put Mary and
John's obits at

the end of this letter.

Thanks,

Carol Yotty Heilman

WOODFORD COUNTY JOURNAL-THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1916

DEATH OF AGED GERMAN RESIDENT

At the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Kyle, last Saturday,
August 26,

1916, occurred the death of John B. Yotty, one of Eureka's highly
respected

German citizens. Mr. Yotty had been in fairly good health for
one of his

years and only two weeks ago took down with what proved to be
his last and

fatal illness. The funeral was held at the German Mennonite church
about

four miles northeast of Eureka, of which he was a member, on Tuesday

morning, Aug. 29, and the burial was at the church cemetery nearby.
The

funeral was conducted by the pastor, Rev. Andrew Schrock, and
was largely

attended, attesting to the high esteem in which the deceased was
held.

John B. Yotty was born in the Province of Bavaria, Germany,
May 2, 1834, and

came with his parents to the United States when he was six years
of age.

The family settled in Woodford county near Metamora, which county
has been

his home ever since. He lived on the farm near there and also
in the

Roanoke neighborhood until 1895, when he came to Eureka to make
his home.

On Nov. 21, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Josephine
Phillips, and

to this union were born eight children, seven of whom are still
living.

Their home was saddened by the death of the mother in 1894 and
Mr. Yotty

kept up the home for the children for some years, but as his children
grew

older and age began to tell on him, he made his home with them
for the past

few years. At the age of 17 years he united with the German Mennonite

Church of which he remained a faithful member until death claimed
him.

The children living to mourn their father's death are
Mrs. Katie

Phelps, of Dixon, Joseph Yotty of East Peoria, Mrs. Annie Everett
and A. J.

Yotty of Eureka, Frank Yotty of Peoria, Mrs. Phoebe Kyle of Eureka
and Chris

Yotty of Iowa. One daughter, Mrs. Edith Strickland, also of Dixon,
preceded

her father to the other land. He is also survived by nine grandchildren,

two brothers, and one sister.

WOODFORD COUNTY JOURNAL, EUREKA, ILLINOIS - January 28, 1926

MARY KLOPFENSTEIN DIES SUNDAY, JAN 24

CAME TO WOODFORD COUNTY WITH HER PARENTS IN 1838

Another one of the earliest pioneer women, and, though
born in a

foreign land, was probably the oldest person in point of time
spent in

Woodford county at the time of her death, was called to her reward
last

Sunday morning about two o'clock-- Mrs. Mary Yotty Klopfenstein,
being at

the time of her death almost ninety years of age.

Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Yotty, was born
in Bavaria,

Germany, April 3, 1836. When she was two years of age with her
parent, one

sister and four brothers, she came to the United States and they
settled on

a farm in Germantown, west of Metamora in 1838, known then as
Black

Partridge. There the subject of this sketch grew to young womanhood,
and

was married to Joseph Klopfenstein in 1856, in a little brick
church west of

Metamora, long since torn down. Soon after their marriage Mr.
Klopfenstein

opened a butcher shop in "Farneysville", known to later
generations as

"Slabtown", on the Mackinaw river near the present home
of Senator Lantz.

There was an early French settlement at this point on
the north side of

the Mackinaw and "Farneysville" was a thriving commercial
and industrial

center for that day. The principal industries in the town was
a "grist

mill", a brewery and a distillery. Settlers drove for many
miles to this

mill, bringing the wheat and corn to have ground into flour or
meal. Fish

were plentiful in the Mackinaw at that time and usually while
waiting for

the "grist" the farmer would "slip up the creek"
and with a pole, line and

hook catch a string of the finny tribe to carry home. The mill
was finally

superseded by the larger and better equipt flouring mills that
were built in

the larger towns. The brewery and distillery were eventually
destroyed by

fire and "Farneysville" gradually went into decay.

"Grandma" says the timber lands along the Mackinaw
abounded with wolves

at that time and one morning when went to the horse stable to
get some cobs

there was a large wolf lying in the horse manger.

Not many years later they moved to Eureka, which has since
been her

home, with exception of two years (1885-6-7) spent in Peoria.

Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Klopfenstein-Kathryn,
deceased;

Josephine (Mrs. J.L. Carney); Jos. who now conducts the meat market
in

Eureka conducted formerly by his father; and Anna and Chrsitian;
both

deceased. Mr. Klopfenstein passed away in 1909, but the mother
continued

her home on College Street, north of the meat market until death.
Besides

the daughter, Mrs. Carney, and the son, Joseph, there are surviving,
one

brother, Joseph Yotty, living north of Eureka; five grandchildren
and two

great grandchildren.

At the age of twelve Mrs. Klopfenstein joined the Mennonite
church and

has remained a faithful member. She was always a very active
and happy

woman, and one to who people gave their trust and confidence.
She was

always willing to help and could be relied upon-a real friend
in time of

need or distress. Her many kind and thoughtful acts will long
be

remembered. In the early days the calling of a physician was
of the simple

stepping to a telephone that it is today, and to many families
Grandma

Klopfenstein was assistant physician, nurse, helper and friend.
Of late

years she has not been able to go out so much, but her heart was
always with

the afflicted.

About two years ago she suffered an attack of heart trouble,
from which

she never fully recovered, although in her last illness she was
bedfast only

about two weeks. Realizing that her earthly career was fast drawing
to a

close, she made her own funeral arrangements, choosing the minister,
the

pallbearers and the songs to be used.

The funeral service was held at the M.E. church in Eureka
on Tuesday

afternoon, conducted by Rev. Ezra Yordy of the Mennonite church
assisted by

Rev. Andrew Schrock and Rev. W.L. Barnes. A quartet composed
of Mesers

Lester Smith, Ed Smith, Walter Yordy and Walter Zook, rendered
the hymns she

had chosen. The pallbearers were Henry Sauder, David Ulrich,
Jacob Garber,

Chris Garber, Joseph Waggoner and John R. Resser. Burial was
in Olio

Cemetery, where her loved ones gone on before are awaiting the
resurrection.

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Additional data dated 2002 from :

http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/h/e/i/Carol-Heilman/

Carol Heilman

616 N. State St.

Geneseo, IL 61254

United States

[email protected]

Yotty Family -

My great great grandparents, Christian and Catherine Stalter Yotty
immigrated to America from Germany around 1838 and settled in
Woodford Cty., Illinois. The surname Yotty was Jorde/Yordy before
changing. Christian and Catherine had six children: (1)John (my
great grandfather) married Josephine Phillip, (2)Mary married
Joseph Klopfenstein, (3)Henry married Mary Alice Hoover, (4)Joseph
never married, (5)Catherine married Christian Ehrisman, and (6)Jacob
married Annie Bachman.

John and Josephine Yotty had 8 children: (1)Kate married Arthur
Philp and resided in Dixon, Lee Cty., IL they had two children
- Glen and Nona - neither married. (2) Joseph married Lodyca Eastman
and resided in Peoria, IL they had one child - Mildred she died
as an infant. (3)Anna married Edward Everett and resided in Eureka,
IL and had two children - Pauline died in 1919 and Gilbert never
married. (4) Edith married John Strickler and resided in Dixon,
IL and they had two children - Lloyd and Hazel. Edith and John
both died in 1900 and their children were raised by Patrick and
Sadie Duffy in Dixon, IL. (5)Albert married Anna Eleanor Walker
(my grandparents) and resided in Peoria, IL and had one child
-Donald (my father). (6)Frank never married (7)Phoebe married
John Kyle and resided in Eureka, IL and had two children - Morris
married Gladys Morrow no children and Alice married Ernest Humes
and they had two daughters, Carol and Cathlene. (8) Christopher
never married.