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Fred and Jane raised their children in Witt, and all went to the Witt school. They left Witt for a brief time, returning in 1927, and opened a business off the highway near the Sam Lee's store.
When they first came to Witt Fred work- ed in the coal mines. In England he had been a coal miner and she was a weaver. Fred and Jane became citizens in 1923 and 1935, re- spectively.
His hobbies were drummer in the Witt Band and Photography, and he was very ac- tive in all sports. He would be best remem- bered for his good humor and home talent shows.
The family were members of the Presby- terian Church of Witt.
Jane was a homemaker and a member of the Royal Neighbors Lodge.
It is with love and gratitude that we, their children, dedicate this page in loving memory of our beloved grandparents, our wonderful Mother and Father, and dear sis- ter, Lillian, who are at rest in the Witt Ceme- tery.
Sent in by Mrs. John (Anne) Laiza, Mrs. Harry (Ivy) Durston, Joseph A. Goulden, Mrs. Raymond (Norah) White and Mrs. Jo- seph ( Betty Jane) Hustead.
* OWEN HOPLEY FAMILY
Owen Hopley and Mary A. Judson were married Sept. 13, 1919, at St. Leonard's Church in Belston Staff, England. They came to America in July of 1920, coming directly to Witt where Owen was employed in the area coal mines until his retirement in 1951. They became the parents of five chil- dren, Philip of Grafton, Bernard of Hillsboro, Owen of Claymont, Delaware, Kathleen, wife of John T. Lowe of Witt, and Kate, wife of Angelo Cordani, of Staunton. There are sev- enteen grandchildren and five great-grand- children. Owen, Sr., died Sept. 12, 1958.
In Memory Of
MRS. GRACE JANE SCOBELL
1887 - 1963
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WILLIAM SHELTON FAMILY
Research in Burkes' General Armory of the British Isles shows Shelton as an old Eng- lish and Irish name. The Coat of Arms was granted in 1690. William Shelton, born Aug. 3, 1856, at St. Louis, Mo., died Cet. 1907, in Witt. He had one brother, Charles, and one sister, Mary. When his father died, he was put in an orphanage until he was 9 years old. At this time, Mr. Wm. Young, who lived 2 miles North of Witt, took him as a bound boy until he became of age. He married L. Belle Holmes. She was born in Gilford, Ind., Oct. 3. 1856, coming to Witt with her parents in 1860. She died March 13, 1936, in Witt. They were the parents of 6 children.
A son, Charlie, born Nov. 28, 1882, died Sept. 25, 1963. His children are: Leland Shel- ton, born March 8, 1904, died April 4, 1952, (father of Mrs. Mary Donanick, grandfather of Nancy, Edward, Wendy, of Mentor, Ohio, and Evelyn of Chicago, Ill.); Mrs. Imogene Richardson, who has one son. Larry, of Springfield, Ill .; Mrs. Garnet Whitten Moll- man, Hillsboro, Ill. Her children are: Harry Whitten, who has 4 years with the Navy in WW II (father of Jim, Ron, Connie) of Litch- field. Ill .: Leland Whitten, 4 years Air Force in WW II. now a Navy Recruiter. His chil- dren, Mike, Steve, Cinda of Kauts. Ind.
A son, Thomas Shelton, born Dec. 29, 1883, died April 15, 1943. His children: Sgt. Cyril Shelton, 25 years in the U. S. Air Force with service in England, France, Germany and Saude Arabia, now retired. His children, Jerilyn, Susanne, Marylee, of Mascoutah, Ill .; Everett Shelton of Witt whose children are George (father of Steven), and Janet (mother of Marilyn, Paula and Gail, of Morrisonville,
Ill. ); Mrs. Thelma Goldsmith is the mother of six children: Sp. 4 Harry Goldsmith, Hq. Co. USAG, Fort Carson, Colo., (father of Jesse and Leslie, of Donnellson ), Larry of Nokomis (father of Tracey), Mrs. Joyce Sidener, mother of Timothy, Oconee, Ill.). and Jim, Linda and Wilma Goldsmith at home. A son, Major Roy Shelton, has 28 years service in Italy, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Germany and is now with the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station at Oakland. Calif. His children are Sp. 4 Tom Shelton, 406 Trans. Corps Detachment, Viet Nam: Mrs. Melody Webb. Jr., whose children are Bobbie, Rus- sell and Joaan of Kieserslaughtern, Germany.
A daughter, Mrs. Ann Cowan, has 7 chil- dren: Gene, Laura, Ethel, Margaret, Ann, Al- exander and Earl of What Cheer, Iowa.
A daughter, Mary Shelton, died at the age of 14 in 1902 at Witt.
A son, Eugene Shelton, born June 3, 1886. died June 19, 1967. His children Mrs. Murial Goodwin (mother of John, with the 8th Air Force, of Nokomis, Ill.); Tech. Sgt. Eugene Shelton, WW II served in France, Belgium, has 6 children, Linda, Elaine. Lana, Mary, Betty, Lynn, of Detroit, Mich .: Mrs. Maxine Brown, her son, David, of Battle Ground, Ind .; Sgt. Lynn Shelton. 3 years Navy Air Force, now in National Guard (father of Douglas, Joseph and Sheri) of Witt.
A son, Louis Shelton, of Hillsboro. Ill., has 10 children: Helen and Hazel of St. Louis, Mo .; Mrs. Shirley Adams of Nokomis, Ill .; Mrs. Katie Elam of Hillsboro; Mrs. Charlene Shuckley, Donnellson, Ill .; Mrs. Darlene Christian, Irving. Ill .; Bill died in service; Louis, Leroy and Charles of Hillsboro, Ill.
In Memory Of
ELMER EDDINGTON
by Evelyn Wittnam
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THE GEORGE ARMENTROUT FAMILY
G. W. Armentrout was a son of Christo- pher (1797-1856) and Elizabeth ( Borror) Ar- mentrout (1813-1903) who moved from Pen- dleton Co., Va., to Illinois in 1838. They came in covered wagon over trails through the prairies and settled about 3 miles Southeast of the site where the city of Witt has since been built. After a few years they bought adjoining land and moved to it.
Christopher died when his son, George, was 8 months old. His widow reared their children and with their help farmed some land. When George (1855-1934) grew up he farmed the home place and married Ella J. Tucker (1857-1933) of the Witt community. They lived 53 years on the same farm where he was born, then moved into Witt. They were active members of the Methodist Church. They were parents of six children, Russell H., Homer S., Elbert C., Edith M., a son and a daughter who died in infancy.
Russell married Alta Yerkes. Homer married Grace Carriker and to them were born six children, Lincoln, Helen Moffat, Al- ma Grills, Norman, a son, George, who died when small, and Alice Payne, who died in 1960. Grace died in 1919 and later Homer married Ethel Wakeman. Elbert married Fra Chinn and their children are Ruby Degg and Melvin Armentrout. Eva died in 1964 and Elbert in 1967.
Great-grandchildren of George and Ella Armentrout are Larry, James and Marsha Armentrout, Judith (Armentrout ) Geger, Mary (Moffat) Hansen, James and Gwendo- lyn Moffat, Mary (Payne) Ghormley, Cath- erine, Fred and John Payne, Kenneth and Jerry Degg, Glenn and Lloyd Armentrout. There are five great-great-grandchildren, Eli- sa and David Hansen, Larisa Moffat, Kellye and Todd Geger.
WILLIAM P. HAGTHROP FAMILY
William P. Hagthrop and wife, Harriet, and three children moved to Witt in 1907. They built a new home on Second St. Mr. Hagthrop published the Witt Press, a week- ly newspaper, from 1907 to 1918. Miss Kate Whitnack was reporter and proof reader for several years.
Herbert G. Hagthrop was born in 1910 in Witt, now lives in Lomita, Calitornia, and is employed by Northrop-Norair as buyer.
Mr. Hagthrop established and published "Orange County Reporter", legal daily news- paper from 1921 until his death in 1941. A son, Edward C. Hagthrop and others in the family still publish the "Orange County Re- porter" in Santa Ana, Calif.
Mrs. Harriet M. Hagthrop died in 1955.
Robert W. Hagthrop lived in Long Beach and was employed by North American Avia- tion until retirement. He died Dec. 2, 1967.
A daughter, Julietta, is now Mrs. L. R. Paris and lives in Santa Ana, California.
BENJAMIN S. RANSDELL FAMILY
Benjamin Sheridan Ransdell was born in Vigo County, Indiana, Feb. 20, 1837. He married Hannah J. Andurs Nov. 11, 1858. He came to Illinois in the early sixties, follow- ing the Civil War, where he served 3 years. When mustered out he was a Lieutenant in the 6th Volunteer Cavalry. After the war he settled on a farm 21/., miles southeast of Witt, later moving to a farm farther south of the Carriker farm, which is now owned by Mr. Niemi. He retired from the farm in 1898 and moved to Witt where he lived until after the death of his wife in 1911. He lived with his daughter, Mrs. Jessie Crowder for several years, and later with his daughter, Mrs. Olive Battles for several years until he passed away in Feb. 1920 at the age of 83 years and 2 days.
He was the father of 10 children: George, Mary Ellen, Eliza Olive, Rhoda Ann, Jessie, Edward, John, and Grace, all of whom are deceased. Two died in infancy.
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MICHAEL KOMAR FAMILY
Michael Komar and Anna Popovich came from Czechoslovakia in the year of 1894. They met in Pennsylvania and were married in 1903.
They were blessed with seven children, Ann ( Hanisko) and Michael were born in Moweaqua, and five in Witt, Marie (Smith), John (Brown), Steve (Skin), Andrew (Druke) and Margaret (Pehanich).
Mike spent thirty years as a miner in the Witt, Coalton and Nokomis mines. Dur- ing Word War II Mike did defense work in Cicero to aid Uncle Sam bring victory to the United States, and bring his two sons, John and Andrew, home from the Pacific, where they spent two years in the Phillipines.
When the war ended Mike retired and spent his reclining years taking care of his home, gardening and raising flowers of which he was very proud.
Mike and Anna Komar were well liked and respected by all their neighbors in the East end of Witt. Both were devout members of St. Barbara's Catholic Church.
Anna passed away in her home in 1951. Mike spent the latter years of his life with his children in the Chicago suburbs, return- ing to Witt each Spring until his death in 1962. Both were laid to rest in Witt.
The home still remains in the family and is visited annually by the members of the Komar family.
EDWIN PLATT FAMILY
Edwin Platt, born April 19, 1889; Lula Bell Lee Platt, born November 25, 1888; mar- ried February 12, 1908. One daughter, Dor- othy Edwina, born February 2. 1920; married Alva Detmers January 6, 1938. Three chil- dren, Alan James, born October 17, 1944; Ed-
win Andrew, born December 23, 1950; Janet Lea. born August 10, 1955. Alan James Det- mers married Karen Sue Kamer January 31, 1965. One son, Alan James, Jr., born Decem- ber 9, 1965.
GEORGE KORDYAK FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. George Kordyak were born in Austria, Hungary. Mrs. Kordyak died in 1918 and Mr. Kordyak in 1927, leaving six living children. The children are: George Jr. of California (retired ) father of three sons who took over his business; Mary, of New York, has one stepson, an Opera singer; Ann of Chicago, retired from Sears Roebuck & Co. after 32 years. mother of Ronald, a Physical Education teacher in California; Albert of Chicago, is employed by State Dept. of Agri- culture, dealing in cattle, and is the father of one son entering college and one in high school; Mildred of California has one son in college and one in high school; and John of California has one daughter in high school.
We enjoy visiting Witt -- it's like coming "home"!
* DOMNICK A. TARRO FAMILY
Domnick A. Tarro, better known as Nick, graduated from Witt H.S. in 1923. He receiv- ed his BA at Millikin U., 1932, and taught school at Bethany, Ill. Married Mabel Haacke of Chester, Ill. Have three sons, Jimmie Nick, John and Bill. Jimmie, MD from Utah U., John also from Utah U., manager of insurance company, Bill attending Texas Tech. Veteran of WW II. Served in Navy as Lt. Cdr. Retired from Civil Service, now making home in Ros- well, N. M.
LOUIS AND ANNE KISHI
Louis and Anne Kish came to Witt as bride and groom in 1906. They occupied a house just east of St. Barbara's rectory while their new home was being built. This union was blessed with five children, Elizabeth, Therese, Steve, Helen and George. Louis died in 1955, Anne in 1965. This family shared both joys and sorrows in the old Kish resi- dence and the city of Witt. May God bless any of our friends who still call Witt their home.
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JOHN STAUDER FAMILY
John Stauder, son of Frank and Sophia (Bassler) Stauder, was born January 16. 1345 in St. Clair County, Illinois. He married Magdalena Von Hatten, born August 23, 1849, in Alsace Larraine and who came to St. Clair County with her parents at a very early age. As soon as they were married John Stauder and his wife moved to Mont- gomery County and bought eighty acres of land in Witt Township in the 1860's.
They became the parents of six children, the second child being Frank Stauder who was born on the farm in Witt Twp., April 17, 1871. Frank Stauder lived at home with his parents on the farm and attended the dis- trict schools. In October, 1904, he left the farm and he and his brother, Henry, came to Witt and bought the store owned by Albert Spannagle. The Spannagle store was located in the East end in Old Witt. In 1904, Ben Hoehn and Frank Stauder formed a partner- ship and built the hardware store now known as Stauder's, Inc. From 1906 until his death in 1945, Frank operated the Hardware and Furniture, Plumbing and Heating business with John Hoehn. These two gentlemen also introduced and operated an undertaking es- tablishment during these years.
In January. 1906, Frank Stauder was married to Frances Margaret Mast, daughter of Charles and Catherine ( Baurick ) Mast, of Montgomery County, natives of Prague, Aus- tria. Frank Stauder and his wife were par- ents of five children, all born in Witt, and all graduates of Witt High School. Lawrence, born in 1908, married Margaret Hassett of Milwaukee. They have one son and are living in South Bend, Indiana, where Lawrence, a graduate of Notre Dame University, has been a member of the faculty there in the college of engineering since 1937. Mary Gene- vieve, born 1911, is now Mother Provincial of the School Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Louis, Mo. Regina, born 1914, was educated at Sacred Heart Academy in Springfield, Ill., and is now employed in secretarial work in Indianapolis, Ind. Louise, born in 1917, at- tended college at Bloomington, Ill., and taught in the Witt School. She is the widow of Joseph M. Hughes and lives in Indianapo-
lis, Ind. She has six children.
Maurice, born 1920, was graduated from Notre Dame University in 1941. He was mar- ried to Dorothy Jean Baker of Brazil, Ind., on June 20, 1942. They are parents of five children. They moved from Chicago, Illinois, to Witt in 1945, soon after the death of Frank Stauder. He purchased his father's partner- ship and the firm continued doing business as Stauder and Hoehn. In 1955, Maurice Stauder built the Stauder Gas Company, Inc., bulk plant and in 1959 assumed control of Stauder and Hoehn, now Stauder's, Inc. Both corporations expanded until in 1963, Northern Propane purchased the facilities of the Stau- der Gas Co. Maurice retired from business at this time and is now serving as Chairman of the Science Department at Danville ( Illinois ) Junior College.
With the passing of the first 100 years of family history in Witt township, Gregory Stauder the oldest of the five sons of Maurice and Dorothy, returned to Witt in 1968 to help continue the family history into a second century.
JOHN TRUHAN FAMILY
John Truhan and Barbara Sarsany both came from Zavadka in Czechoslovakia, to the U. S. in 1910. They met again in Pana, Illi- nois, and were married in St. Louis, Feb. 2, 1915.
Mr. Truhan was a coal miner, then a tav- ern owner for 18 years until retirement. They are the parents of five children: Mich- ael (deceased ), Mary (Mrs. Tom Wolstyniak) of Cicero, has one daughter, Pats ;; Margaret ( Mrs. Raymond Korbar ) of Witt; Helen ( Mrs. Joseph Golitko) of St. Clair Shores, Mich- igan, has two children, Diane and Larry; and Annie Truhan, lives at home in Witt.
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THE LOUIS SCHWARTZ FAMILY
John Schwartz, who was born in 1837, in Germany, came with his wife, Catherine, to Illinois where he engaged in farming. One of their children, John, was born April 2, 1870, in Clinton county and came to Mont- gcmery county March 4, 1893. He engaged in both farming and coal mining and married Florence Hoehn April 6, 1911. Florence, the daughter of Joseph and Henrietta (Nieft) Hoehn was born November 9, 1890, in Witt Township.
They had twelve children, Alma, Fran- cis, Olivia, Freda, Walter, Lucille, Lorene, Leo, Helen, Elizabeth, Carl and Louis.
Louis Sylvester, born July 8, 1933, mar- ried Mary Alice Boehler June 30, 1962. Mary was born June 15, 1941, and is the daughter of William and Minnie Boehler of Rural No- komis. Thev have a son, Rodney Allen, born February 11, 1965. Louis has been Mayor of the City of Witt since 1961.
WITTNAM-JURGENA
Elizabeth Guile, daughter of George and Marv Ann Guile, was married Feb. 23, 1897. to Heie Jurgena, son of Hiram and Annie Jurgena. They were the parents of 6 chil- dren: Rubbert. Stella. Wilbur. Etta, Melvin and Inez. Hal Wittnam, son of Frank and Sarah Wittnam. was married Jan. 22. 1901, to Carrie Grantham, daughter of Jacob and
Mary Grantham. They were the parents of 2 sons, Walter and Rolla. On Sept. 28, 1927, Walter Wittnam was married to Etta Jur- gena. They are living on a farm south of Witt. Walter and Rolla are in partnership farming and trucking. They are the parents of two daughters, Wilma and Donna. On Sept. 2, 1950, Wilma married Harry Joyce. He is employed at Hillsboro Glass factory and they also farm. They are the parents of 8 children, Yvonne, Delores, Melba, Dale, Tom, Lse, Mary Jo and Hal. The children attend Witt School and are active in 4-H Clubs. On July 2, 1966, Donna married Robert B. Bos- ton, Jr. Donna is a graduate of S.I.U. They now live in New York where Donna teaches school and her husband is serving in the Air Force.
HENRY F. HOEHN FAMILY
Henry F. Hoehn, born Oct. 10, 1885, near Witt, came to Witt in Nov. 1905 and started to work in the Oland National Bank. On May 25, 1909, he married Elizabeth Vincent. They have three sons.
Their first son, Vincent Henry Hoehn, was born April 25, 1910. On Oct. 12, 1935, he married Frances Margaret Pallai of Nokomis. They reside in South Bend, Ind. They have one son, Dr. James Gurney of Rochester, Minn .. and one grandson, James Gurney Hoehn.
Their second son, Marvin Raymond, was born May 3, 1912 in Witt and graduated from Witt High School in 1930. He attended the University of Illinois. On May 14, 1936, he married Enid Pyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pyle of Witt. They now live in South Bend, Ind., and they are parents of three chil- dren. Mrs. Kenneth Plantz of LaPorte, Ind., Mrs. Richard Sullivan of South Bend, Ind., and Charles Raymond at home. Mr. and Mrs. Plantz have four children, Michael, David, Jane Elizabeth and Thomas Andrew.
Their third son. Joseph Bailey Hoehn, was born July 30, 1915. He married Fairy Mae Jones on Nov. 24, 1938. They have two sons, Joseph Perry, U. S. Navy, married Rae Jean Spunker Dec. 12, 1961. They have one daugh- ter. Annett Lee. Another son. Bernard B., is at home with his parents in Taylorville.
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THE HUBER FAMILY
The Huber family consisting of M. Wal- ter and Elmer J. moved to the Witt commun- ity in 1920 from the Coffeen farmily area.
Their ancestry goes back to Germany when Joseph Huber and Frances Ernst were married and came to the U. S. in about 1862 locating in the Coffeen area. They had seven children, one of which was Henry Huber who married Carrie Braun and they were the parents of Walter and Elmer.
Walter married Anna Sommer of Oakie- ville, Illinois. In 1920 they came to farm south of Witt. They are the parents of three children. Kathryn, wife of Page Walcher of Irving with five children, Donna, Dale, Don, Connie and Keith. Lawrence of Witt married Marilou Colonius of Nokomis and have eight children, Daniel, Karen, Carla, Laura, Lo- rene, Bruce, Philip and Vernon. Raymond of East Alton married Mary Grant of Decatur, two children, Bonita and Michael.
Elmer, second son of Henry and Carrie Braun Huber, first married Emma Sommer of Oakieville. She passed away. Later he mar- ried Bertha Huber of Missouri. In the 1920's they came to farm south of Witt. They are the parents of five children. Alvin married Carol Bey, now of Granite City, Illinois, has three children, Susan, Keith and Kevin. Irene, wife of Floyd Clark of Nokomis, has five children. Rose Marie, Edward. Linda, Ronnie and Mark. Edwin married Barbara Weiss, now of Decatur, has three children. Therese, Kathy and Lisa. Arthur of Tacoma, Washing- ton, married JoAnn Glaser, has three chil- dren, Gary, Mike and Debbie. Mildred, wife of Robert Clark of Nokomis, has two chil- dren. Diana and Sandra.
ALONZO A. BETTY FAMILY
Alonzo A. Betty was one of the first set- tlers of the Witt Community. He was instru- mental in laying out the City of Witt, the Oland Park addition, Broadway and in con- solidating Witt and Paisley. He left his mark on many of the buildings, as he was an archi- tect and contractor. He helped organize Oland National Bank, (stockholder), Oland Brick and Tile Works; Vice President of Montgom- ery County Coal Co.
He was born in Litchfield Township January 18, 1853, a son of Isaac and Louisa (Allen) Betty of Smith County, Tennessee. In 1876 he married Ida Berry, daughter of Moses Berry of Butler. They were parents of 6 sons and 2 daughters. One son, William, settled in Witt. A son, Milo Oland, died at age 6 and a daughter died in infancy. Alonzo Betty died in 1920.
WILLIAM E. BETTY FAMILY
William E. Betty, prominent business man came to Witt, at age of 9, with his par- ents. He was educated in the Witt schools and helped his father in the butcher shop until he was old enough to take over the busi- ness. On Dec. 3, 1908, he married Nellie Wil- son of Fayette County, and she still resides in Witt. They are parents of a son, Clarence, who with his wife, the former Charline Ernst. resides on a farm in Fillmore Town- ship. Thev are parents of 2 children, Mardin and Camilla; two great-grandchildren, Mich- ael Betty and Julie Dodson.
Mr. Wm. Betty was a member of the Methodist Church, which he helped build. He was active in local affairs and helped to make the community what it is today. Mr. Betty died in 1950.
WM. WALTER ROWLEY FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rowley were Witt residents Jan. 1916 to Sept. 1941 in mine ex- aminer years. He was appointed City Clerk from 1931 to 1934 and was Township Super- visor several years. He served on the Labor Day committee several times and was with the Witt Band through the years. The family were members of the Methodist Church. The children in school from 1920 to May 1941 were Marion, Leo, Eugene, Alta and Cora.
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WILLIAM LOWE FAMILY
Back row, left to right, Harry, Jack; front row, William, young William, Margaret.
William Lowe was born in Wigan, Lan- cashire, England on September 25, 1878, one of thirteen children. He attended St. Cather- ine's Elementary School until the age of 13 when he left school and went to work in the mine. William attended St. Catherine's Church of England, where he married Mar- garet Fish in January 1898. The new Mrs. Lowe was born May 21, 1879, one of nine chil- dren, in Wigan, Lancashire, England. She at- tended the same school and church as her husband. Two boys were born while the fam- ily lived in England, Harry, June 17, 1899 and Jack, April 19, 1903.
In order to earn a better living, William left his family in England and sailed for America from Liverpool on the ship, The Baltic, June 20, 1906. He came directly to Witt and went to work in the Old Mine. He earned his entire living in the mines in the Witt area until 1939 when they closed.
While her husband was in America, Mrs. Lowe worked in the mill in England as a cot- ton weaver and in April 1907, she and her two boys sailed for America aboard the ship, The Oceanic. The Lowe family lived in a rented home, Westlake's, until June 1908, when they purchased their own home and where Mrs. Lowe is still living. The entire family attend- ed the Witt Methodist Church when they ar- rived in Witt and still attend there. On July 25, 1909, another son, the last child to be born to the family, arrived. He was named William. after his father.
William, his wife, Margaret, and young William returned to England for a visit in April 1921 and returned to Witt in August, where the two older boys, Harry and Jack had stayed.
The boys, as almost all boys do, soon married and raised families of their own. Harry married Agnes Tarren on June 20, 1923 and they had one son, John T. Jack mar- ried Nora Redmond on October 19, 1926 and they had one son, Robert. William married Mary Kisak on November 1, 1930 and they had three children, Barbara, Margaret and William.
Mr. Lowe was active in the Redman Lodge, The Eagles, The Witt Band, The Unit- ed Mine Workers, later named the Progres- sive Miners. Mrs. Lowe was and still is a member of the Royal Neighbors, worked in the Red Cross during World War I and was Precinct Committee Woman during the term of Gov. Horner and Franklin Roosevelt.
In November, 1939, Jack, a guard at Statesville prison, died and his father follow- ed shortly on February 8, 1940. Harry, who worked in the mines and was an auditor for the Progressive Miners, died August 25, 1955. William, who worked as a store manager and was City Treasurer of Witt for 15 years, died April 26, 1968, leaving his mother, Mrs. Mar- garet Lowe as the only living member of the original family. Mrs. Lowe is now 89 years of age and has 5 grandchildren, 18 great- grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.
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