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a country school (Meadowfield), since then teaching in Witt schools, primary grade. Edna, first child, worked in Irving for one and a half years, and for Illinois Power & Light Co. at Witt for 15 years. She married Shirley Tucker and they have one daughter, Joyce, who married Lynn Shelton and they have three children, Douglas, Joe and Sheri Lyn.
Douglas died in 1952 and Maud in 1960.
ARENA FAMILY
Pete Arena was born near Palermo, Si- cily in 1877. He came to America at the age of 19 and worked in the railroads and in the coal mines in and around Witt until 1911 when he returned to Sicily to marry Rose Fasella, 1884. They returned to America and settled in Witt where they raised a family of 6 children. In 1919, the family moved to a farm in Texas, but shortly after the Rio Grande River flooded their farm, so they re- turned to Witt, where he continued to work in the coal mines until his retirement. Pete Arena preceded his family in death in 1946, Rose Arena in 1960. The remaining members of the Arena family are as follows: Mary Arena McEnaney, St. Louis, Mo .; Vencentia Arena. St. Louis. Mo .; Frank Arena, Fargo, North Dakota: John Arena, Whittier, Calif .; Rose Arena Voigtman, St. Louis, Mo .; Ann Arena Geletka, Burbank, Calif.
A 100th Anniversary Salute To Our
Great Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Houck
Grandparents Robert and Lucinda (Houck) Dixon Wilson and Sarah (Balsev) Maxey
Parents John and Luelah (Dixon) Maxev
from B. W. Maxey and Sons John P. Maxey, James W. Maxey and Nina B. Maxey Campbell
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FREDERICK MITCHELL FAMILY
Frederick Mitchell, son of William and Ann (Simmons) Mitchell of England, son of William and Jane (Hockey) Mitchell, was born in Somersetshire, England, Aug. 4, 1844. F. Mitchell was educated in England. Jan. 1, 1869, he married Elizabeth Durston, daughter of John and Jane Durston. They came to the U. S. and remained for a year in New York State, coming to Macoupin County, Ill. in 1870 and then to Montgomery County in 1882. Mr. Mitchell rented a farm in Witt Township, Montgomery County, 1/., mi. north of his present farm, later he bought 80 acres of this farm, to which he added 40 acres, and the town of Witt was laid out on this farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell nad no children of their own, but adopted a girl and boy, chil- dren of Mrs. Mitchell's sister. The former was Mrs. Fred Adler and the latter Joseph Mitch- ell, both of Witt. Mrs. Mitchell died Oct. 18, 1896, age 48 years. Later he married Mrs. Re- becca Vermillion Armentrout, the widow of John Armentrout.
Mr. Mitchell united with the Presbyter- ian Church in 1882 and had his membership transferred to the M. E. Church of Witt in 1911, of which he was a trustee. He was a director of the Oland National Bank of Witt, founder of the Oland Brick and Tile Co., in 1906, and built the Witt Hotel.
Mr. Mitchell died Aug. 29, 1920, age 76 years.
Joseph Mitchell was born near Bristol, England, Oct. 20, 1874, son of Walter and Eliza Durston Coombes. His father and two brothers, Walter and Willie, died. He came to the U. S. in 1875 with his mother, sister and
brothers and they settled near Brighton, Ma- coupin County, Ill. Joseph was educated in the Montgomery County schools. He farmed for 4 years, then moved to Paisley, where he owned a general store. On Jan. 26, 1896, he married Elizabeth M. Settle, daughter of John A. and Elizabeth Gallup Settle of Oconee, Ill. They had two daughters, Mildred Elizabeth and Clara Josephine, and were members of the Witt Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Mitchell died in 1924.
Joseph Mitchell was a real estate and in- surance agent and served as postmaster of Witt. On Jan. 3, 1942, Mr. Mitchell and Mrs. Alma Green Blackwood were united in mar- riage at the Presbyterian manse in Hillsboro, She died in 1961.
Joseph Mitchell, age 85, died at his home in Schram City Nov. 20, 1959, and was the last of his immediate family. A sister, Mrs. Flora Adler, widow of Fred Adler, brother, Herbert Coombes and half-sister, Mrs. Fan- nie Ward, are all deceased.
Mildred E., daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, was born July 13, 1897 and gradu- ated from Witt High School in 1917. On May 1, 1920, she and Arthur E. Beasley of Witt were married. They had four children, Ray- mond J., Arthur W .. Randall L. and Allegre- tha M. She was a member of the Witt Pres- byterian Church and a talented musician. She died Feb. 26, 1928.
Raymond lives at Irving, Arthur married Eugenia Hoehn of Witt and lives in St. Louis. They have two children, Dale Eugene and Janet Sue. Randall married Virginia Rackett of East Marion, Long Island, and lives in Mattoon, Ill. They have three daughters, Beth Ann, Sue Ellyn and Nancy Jeanne. Allegre- tha lives in Des Plaines and married L. H. Harrelson of Washington, D. C. They have four children, Leonard H., Larry. Lon and Dawn.
Clara J. was born May 23, 1906, and grad- uated from Witt High School in 1925. On Dec. 28, 1926, she was united in marriage to Clar- ence F. Doerr of Irving at the Lutheran par- sonage in Hillsboro. Rev. Ezra Keller offici- ated. They made their home in Kenosha for a short time, returning to Irving, where Clar-
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ence started farming, in partnership, with his father.
Clarence and Clara, who farm the home place, have one daughter, Carolee J., born on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1935. They are mem- bers of the United Methodist Church of Witt.
Mrs. Doerr taught a church school class and sang in the choir. She is a substitute teacher now. She is a charter member of Homemakers Extension and a member of Eastern Star No. 771.
Carollee attended Platt and Witt Schools and graduated from Irving Grade School and Hillsboro High School. She attended Mac- Murray College, Jacksonville, for three years and was a music education major. She was married to Albert M. Kinsey of Flora, on May 19, 1956, in Centenary Methodist Church at Jacksonville. Mr. Kinsey is a partner and vice president of the West Addison Dev. Corp., Addison, where they make their home. They have three daughters, Kristine Eliza- beth, age 11, Kathryn Suzanne, age 9, and Karyl Lyn, age 7. They are members of Good Samaritan United Methodist Church, Addi- son.
THOMAS EDDINGTON FAMILY
Thomas Eddington and wife, Sophia, lo- cated on a farm south of Witt shortly after they were married Feb. 19, 1890. They were born at Shipman, Ill. Both of their parents were natives of Summersetshire, England. They spent their 57 years of married life on this farm. Sophia lived to be 85 and Thomas to be 96. They had four children, Elmer, Har- vey, Charlie and Myrtle. They had 11 grand- children, namely, Vivian, Evelyn and Ken- neth of Elmer; Luella (Compton) Eddington, Margery and June of Harvey; Mabel (Thumb) Eddington, Clara Belle, Robert and Wayne of Charlie; Selma (Kelly) Ed- dington, Lavonne, Imogene and Juanita of John, and Myrtle Eddington Armentrout. They would now have 34 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren.
WITTNAM-EDDINGTON
Hal Wittnam, son of Frank and Sarah (Taylor) Wittnam, was born Feb. 24, 1876. He married Carrie Grantham, daughter of
Jacob and Mary (Irvin) Grantham, Jan. 22, 1901.
They became parents of two sons, Wal- ter, Oct. 4, 1904, and Rolla, Oct. 21, 1912.
Elmer Eddington, son of Thos. and Sophia Eddington, was born Oct. 28, 1890, married Luella Compton, daughter of Henry and Lilly (Sides) Compton, Nov. 11, 1914. They be- came parents of three children, Vivian, Oct. 3, 1915, Evelyn, Jan. 8, 1917, and Kenneth, Nov. 6, 1920.
Rolla Wittnam and Evelyn Eddington married June 2, 1934. They were parents of three children, Donald, Aug. 22, 1936, Bette Jeanne, Dec. 28, 1945, and Glen, Feb. 13, 1949. Don graduated from Witt High School in 1953, enlisted in the Army and spent 27 months in Germany. He married Karen Hud- dleston Dec. 27, 1959. They have two chil- dren, Dana, born Feb. 28, 1962, and Douglas, born Mar. 26, 1965. Don and Karen are both graduates of S.I.U. Don is District Sales Man- ager in New York City for Monsanto Co.
Glen graduated from Witt High School in 1967 and enlisted in the Navy and left for service Sept. 21, 1967. He is now stationed at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
* THE JOE EDDINGTON FAMILY
Born of English ancestry, Joe Eddington, Sr., and Harriet Tucker were married on June 12, 1871. Seven children were born, but only four sons survived, namely: Joe, Jesse, Harry and Grover, all of whom were farm- ers of Witt Township. On Feb. 23, 1904, Joe Eddington, Jr., married Minnie Groner, old- est daughter of Charles and Margaret Ann (Voils) Groner. They became parents of four children, Homer, Lynn and Lois. A son, Otis, died in infancy. Homer (deceased) married Ernestine Bauer and they are parents of one child, Eugene. Lynn married Almeda Land and they are parents of Mrs. Glenda Smoot, Gary and Kevin. Twin daughters died in in- fancy. Lois married William Hadley and they are parents of Mrs. Georgia Herman, Mrs. Rosalie Dodson, Martha and Keith. Joe (de- ceased) and Minnie Eddington operated the Mi-Edd Shelter Home in Irving for a number of years. They have nine great grandchildren.
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THE TUCKER FAMILY
James and Eliza (Tratt) Tucker's home was the Tucker farm now owned by Roy Tucker. It was bought Oct. 30, 1879, but they lived in the neighborhood since 1875. Eliza was a sister of John Tratt, who owned the store before Lee's bought it. He was the same person who owned the farm that is now Broadway-then it was John Tratt's cow pasture.
Howard James Tucker was the youngest child of James and Eliza (Tratt) Tucker. He was born in Wisconsin Nov. 6, 1863. He moved from Shipman, Ill., when he was about 12 vears old, and lived in Witt the rest of his life. He was street commissioner and helped plant the trees in the Witt park, also janitor at the North School as long as they had school there. He died Oct. 30, 1932. He married Lura Jane Liticker. She was born at Bost Hill on Sept. 17, 1867. left there at 13, moved to Irving. left there at 19, moved to Witt and lived there the rest of her life. She was postmistress in 1888, serving under Gro- ver Cleveland. She died June 1, 1954. Her folks were from North Carolina-"Tarheels". Her parents were Harris and Mary Elizabeth / Barringer) Liticker. Howard and Lura Tucker were the parents of 5 children: Elma Fern. with the exception of 6 vears and 8 months. has always lived in Witt. Twins Howard Shirley and Herbert Stanley-Her- bert died at the age of 5 months. Shirley mar- ried Edna Beckham and they have one daugh-
ter, Joyce, who married Lynn Shelton. They have 3 children, Douglas Howard, Joseph Paul and Sheri Lyn. Shirley helped seal up the North mine. Shirley has clerked at Lee's store for 46 years and is now retired. Valleda Sandford married Inez Jurgena and they have one daughter, Waneta Fay. She married Earl Franklin Sanford and they have one son, Bruce Allen. Valleda worked on the railroad with a 21 year sencrity, starting April 26, 1943, and now retired. Charlotte Evelyn went to St. Louis and worked at Barnes Hospital for ten years, and that is where she met her husband, Cellus Biles, and went to live in her father's native state, now living at Madison, Wis. He works for the State Department of Agriculture at Madison.
Arba and Mary Ann (McCoy) Liticker moved from North Carolina to the Bost Hill neighborhood about 1841. Grandparents of Lura Liticker Tucker, they raised her from the time she was 5. Arba would haul a load of corn to St. Louis, took more than a day, exchange part of it for other commodities. They would cut down bee trees, get tubs of honey. Mary Ann raised horehound and with the honey made cough drops. Also, from herbs she made pills for stomach trouble. She was just a kind of a neighborhood doctor. She had the first sewing machine and people would come to see it. Arba bought the place now owned by Jesse Schoeneweiss March 30, 1887. Ever since. some of his descendents have lived in Witt.
In Memory Of
MR. AND MRS. LUCA PODBREGAR
By Son, Frank
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THE THOMPSON FAMILY
Mrs. Fannie W. Thompson, a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Henry T. Winter, was born in Shelby Co., September 5, 1892. In 1911 she was a graduate of Nokomis High School. She attended Eastern Illinois University. June 19, 1916, she married Wm. A. Thompson, a N.Y.C. telegrapher from Fair Grange, Ill. Mrs. Thompson taught in several country schools, one year in Coalton, two years in Wenonah, and three years in Nokomis Grade School. In July, 1936, she and her family, Grace, Ruth. and Frank, moved to Witt. From 1936 to 1959 she taught in the Witt Public School.
She is an active member of the United Methodist Church where she taught in the Church School for many years. She is a Past Worthy Matron of the Carnation Chapter O.E.S. 771 and is a Chaplain at the present time. She is also a member of The American Legion Auxiliary, The R.N.A., The White Shrine and the Library Board. After having taught in the Public Schools for 36 years, she is retired and lives at 312 N. Second St., in Witt.
Grace is married to Ernest Bair. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bair earned Master's Degrees at the University of Illinois, and both teach in Rantoul. Grace teaches typing in J. W. Eater Jr. High. Ernest teaches business education in Rantoul High School, and is a Lt. Com- mander in the Naval Reserve. Both are active in the U. M. Church and community affairs, and Grace was chosen this year for listing in "Outstanding Civic Leaders of the United States." They have two children, Jim, a sen- ior in High School, who has won many music awards and plans to major in music at E. I. University next year. Judy, a freshman, likes language arts, sports, and is active in chorus, G.A.A., trampoline and Rainbow Girls. The Bairs have welcomed seven foreign students into their home for home stay of a month or more prior to attending college in the U. S.,
including a girl from Japan, and boys from Japan, Italy and Mexico. The Bairs are area chairmen for the Experiment in Internation- al Living.
Ruth is married to Robert E. Peterson. Ruth received her Master's Degree from Syracuse University and is currently work- ing toward a doctorate at George Washington University, where she is Assistant Director of the Reading Center and Assistant Prof. of Education. Robert attended Northwestern and has been an executive with the Soybean Industry. His recent association with the Soy- bean Council of America made possible over- seas trips and opportunities to meet people from many countries. Both have been ac- tive in civic and church activities, Bob serv- ing as deacon and Pres. of Presbyterian Men. The Petersons have two children. David has been Salad Chef at the Rive Gauche during the past year. Donna looks forward to follow- ing in the family tradition and becoming a teacher.
Frank graduated from Witt High School with the class of 1940 and has attended Eastern and Bradley Universities. He is a member of the Witt M. E. Church. He is ac- tive in the Masonic Lodge, Irving 455, Scotish Rite and Shrine, American Legion, Forty and Eight, and Elks. He served for six years in the U. S. Navy during and after Warld War II. For the past eighteen years he has been employed by the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration. He is presently attached to the Cen- tral Regional Office of the agency in Kansas City. Mo., as an Airway Engineer. One of his hobbies is the collection and restoration of antique automobiles which he plans to ex- pand into a full time business at 23 Broadway after retiring from Federal Civil Service em- ployment.
CONGRATULATIONS
WITT
ON YOUR 100TH BIRTHDAY
CHET & MARGARET (BRONZA) ZYDECK
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MR. AND MRS. E. C. ARMENTROUT
Golden Wedding May 21, 1963
THE LITICKER FAMILY
Arba and Mary Ann (McCoy) Liticker moved from North Carolina to the Bost Hill neighborhood about 1841. Grandparents of Lura (Liticker) Tucker, they raised her from the time she was five. Arba would haul a load of corn to St. Louis, took more than a day. exchanged part of it for other commodities. They'd cut down bee trees, get tubs of honey. Mary Ann would raise hoarhound and with honey make cough drops. Also from herbs, she would make pills for stomach trouble. She was just a kind of neighborhood doctor. She had the first sewing machine. and people would come to see it. Arba bought the place now owned by Jesse Schoeneweiss, March 30, 1887. Ever since, some of his descendants have lived in Witt. "Tar Heels"
* DR. CHARLES E. WALCHER WITT'S ONLY VETERINARIAN
Dr. Walcher was on call virtually 24 hours a day from 1910 until the day of his
death in 1945. He doctored farm animals and pets in the Witt community.
He traveled first by horseback and buggy, and later by Model T Ford in all kinds of weather. In those days the roads were not surfaced and sometimes he would get stuck in deep mud. Then he would haul cut his block and tackle, attach it to a fence post, and pull his Model T out of the mud. He is still remembered by many farmers in the Witt area.
He also owned an orchard and truck farm. He once had an additional ten acres of straw- berries on rented land near town and most of the young people of Witt were hired as pickers. Another temporary sideline was chicken raising and for a few years he kept about 1000 laying hens.
Dr. Walcher was born on a farm near Rosamond on January 20, 1878. On Oct. 10, 1902, he and Katherine Ricketts of Pana were married, and for a few years they lived on the Platt farm southeast of Witt. In 1910 he graduated from the Chicago Veterinary School and then set up his practice in Witt.
Dr. and Mrs. Walcher raised five chil- dren, Julia. Mrs. Melvin Coffey of Witt; Don- ald of Denver; Lenore, Mrs. Russell Sparks of Hillsboro; Bruce of Menlo Park, California; and Alice June, Mrs. Clarence Pool of Chats- worth, Illinois. One child died in infancy.
Mrs. Walcher was a faithful, busy help- mate. In addition to raising her family and doing church work, she answered the phone and was always prepared to serve meals to her husband at irregular hours.
The lives of the Walchers were deeply rooted in the history of Witt.
In Loving Memory of JOSEPHINE LIPOVSEK 1899 - 1954
and
FRANK LIPOVSEK 1888 - 1966
Sadly missed by daughter and son-in-law Josephine and Paul Akerley Detroit, Michigan
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BIOLCHINO FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Biolchino moved to Witt in the summer of 1924 with their six children, into the Vasaine house. All the chil- dren attended school in Witt. Mr. Biolchino was a coal miner for over 50 years prior to his death in 1951.
Their daughter, Angie, died in 1934.
Their surviving children and families are: Clara Schievien of Detroit; Sara Ko- vacic of Chicago; Mark Biolchino of Detroit; Louis Bielchino of Canoga Park, Calif .; Kath- ryn Vavrek of Cicero.
Mrs. Biolchino died Sept. 3, 1967.
THE LOCKHART FAMILY
Dr. Charles H. Lockhart came to Witt in 1898 following his graduation from medical school and practiced medicine here until his death in 1940. He was imbued with a love and respect for Witt and its people and served as a physician and friend.
He served twenty years as President of the Board of Education and was Mayor for eight years. During his term as Mayor the community acquired many improvements in- cluding a new city water system.
He was interested in the business affairs of the town and was president of the old Oland National Bank and later a director of the Security National Bank.
Mrs. Lockhart came to Witt in 1908 and devoted a great part of her time to the teaching of music. Over a period of 50 years she had hundreds of piano pupils whom she presented in annual summer recitals.
She was pianist and organist for the
Presbyterian Church and was very interested in all phases of church life.
She, too, was President of the Board of Education and was always interested in the welfare of the children of Witt.
The Lockharts had three children: Dr. Edmund Lockhart is a surgeon in Decatur, Illinois: Dr. Charles E. Lockhart is a surgeon in Springfield, Missouri, and Helen R. Lock- hart is a phychiatric social worker in Chicago.
THE KNODLE FAMILY
George Knodle, born 1845, a nurseryman and farmer in Witt Township, married Miss Nellie Hanson. They were parents of Glenn, William, Myron, and Mary all deceased, and Iola.
Glenn Knodle was married to Miss Lillie Hoffman in 1907. They were parents of two sons, Kenneth and Wayne, both farmers in Witt Township, and five daughters: Marie, wife of Gerald Frazier; Lucille, wife of Clay- ton Wolford; Mary Belle, wife of Emery Blay- lock; Bette, wife of John Anderson; and Doro- thy, wife of Charles Wittnam, formerly from Witt Township.
Kenneth Knodle married Miss Genevieve Kroeger, parents of two children, Eugene, married to Miss Joyce Kuhn; and Donna, wife of Joe Chausse, parents of Anita, Karen, Eddie and Mary.
Wayne Knodle and Miss Irene Newport were married and their children are: Gary, married to Miss Janice Hoffman, parents of a son, Todd: Larry, a senior at University of Illinois; and Karen, a junior at Greenville College.
THE BOCK FAMILY
Martin Bock (1872-1936) one of nine children, was born in North Vernon, Indiana. He later came to Illinois and settled near Witt. On Nov. 27, 1899, he married Wilhel- mina Huber. They were blessed with three sons, John, who died at the age of twelve, Martin, Jr., who lives on the home place, and Clement who died in 1961. Martin mar- ried Evelyn Singler and had 3 sons, Lamar, Larry, who died in 1960. and Robert. Clement married Alma Schwartz, children, Rose, Al- fred and Delores. There are 7 great grand- children.
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JOHN BUCHKO FAMILY
John Buchko was born June 1, 1876, in Czechoslovakia. Mary Vavrek Buchko was born Jan. 25, 1885, in Czechoslovakia. John Buchko arrived in the U.S.A. March 17, 1891 and Mary Vavrek Buchko arrived in the U.S.A. Dec. 20, 1889.
They were married on May 6, 1901, in St. Cecelia Roman Catholic Church in Split Rock, N. Y. They moved to Moweaqua, Ill., then in 1902 moved to Witt, Ill. and worked in the Witt and Nokomis coal mines. They were the parents of nine children, four still living: George of Witt, William and Helen of Chicago, and Barbara Wanda (married) in Chicago. George passed away Aug. 11, 1958. Mary passed away Jan. 13, 1968 in their home in Witt. The home was owned by the Gar- lard family before 1901.
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CHRISTIAN MEISENHEIMER FAMILY
Christian Meisenheimer (1861-1941) and Genevia Lloyd (1860-1931) were married in 1884. In 1904 they moved from Macoupin County to a farm near the Green Valley School in the Witt community. Mr. Meisen- heimer farmed and had a milk route. The milk was hauled to the Witt Creamery. They lived on the Bote farm east of Witt from 1912- 1919. In 1919 they purchased a farm north of Irving, where they spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of Jose- phine, wife of J. E. Griffin (deceased ), Clem of Witt. Declecia, wife of Raymond White, a farmer in Irving and Witt Townships, Doro- thy, a retired teacher, Irving; and John, Frank, Catherine Martin, and Christian, who are deceased. They had seven grandsons, Howard Griffin (deceased), Lloyd Martin, Rav White. Richard, Carl, Robert and Leland
Meisenheimer served in the armed forces during W. W. II. There are 129 descendents.
FRANK MEISENHEIMER FAMILY
Frank Meisenheimer ( 1885-1945 ) came to the Witt community with his parents in 1904. He worked and farmed around Witt. In 1907 he and Myrtle Gray, a teacher and daughter of Wm. Gray of Butler, were married. They purchased the J. W. Blackwelder farm at the edge of Witt in 1920. He farmed, sold bottled milk, shipped cattle out of Witt to St. Louis for the Farm Bureau. He served as Witt Township Assessor for 10 years and was Supervisor during the depression. He was respected by all for his kindness and fair dealing. When his health failed, he and his wife moved into Witt.
Their children are: Madeline, wife of Ira Matthews of LaGrange; Maurice of Virden; Loeta, a teacher in Paw Paw, wife of J. Marks, a farmer in Lee County. There are nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchil- dren. Four grandsons served in the armed forces.
CHARLES L. BROWN FAMILY
Chas. L. Brown, who farmed 140 acres in Sec. 29, and 160 in Sec. 28, was born 1 mile west of the present family residence, Jan. 14, 1870. His parents were Thos. J. and Virginia E. (McCamant) Brown. Thos. J., born in Montgomery Co. June 7, 1843, farm- ed until 1902, then moved to Litchfield. Chas. L. Brown attended Starr School, Dist. 73 Witt, farmed with his father until April 21, 1896 when he married Anna M. Hoehn, born in Clinton Co. Feb. 14, 1873. Their four chil- dren were: Walter T., Ray A., Celia B., and Cleda M .- all members of St. Louis Catholic Church, Nokomis. Chas. L. died April 20, 1934, and Anna M., June 20, 1959.
Walter T. attended Starr School and af- ter his father's death took over the Sec. 29 farm. On Aug. 11, 1954, he married Ida Fioc- chi who died June 14, 1966. Rav A. also at- tended Starr. married Leona F. Millburg, Sept. 30, 1931, and took the Sec. 28 farm.
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FRED GOULDEN FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Atherton
Jane Goulden
Fred Goulden
In 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Atherton and daughter, Ann, came to Witt. Two years later their daughter, Jane, and her husband, Fred Goulden, and their daughter, Anne, one- year-old, came from Lancashire, England. To this union were born five more children, Ivy, Joseph A., Lillian. Norah and Betty Jane. There are 18 grandchildren and 21 great- grandchildren.
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