In my post, Puzzle Pieces, I incorrectly identified the first child of William Bazel and Bertha A. Sparlin as a daughter. "8. Not long afterward, William married his third wife, Bertha A., and set up a household in Barry, MO, where they had a daughter, Claudia."
Although the name is transcribed as Claudia from the census, their first born was actually a son, Claude Lester Sparlin. This information is obtained from his WWI draft registration card.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
George Sparling b. 1750/52, Rev. War Veteran
The toughest area of research I've worked so far has to be the generations surrounding George Sparling, b. 1750/52, not surprising since that was a time of rapid immigration, first from Europe, then after the Revolution, into the interior, especially by families of soldiers with bounty land to claim. It doesn't help the matter that there was a George Sparling, veteran of the Revolutionary War, AND a George Sparling, veteran of the War of 1812. These two individuals are repeatedly confused in public family trees.
I'm at the stage where I no longer trust any reported family tree, and I'm searching for individual records. It's surprising how many Sperlings/Sparlings there were in New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey!!!!
I'm at the stage where I no longer trust any reported family tree, and I'm searching for individual records. It's surprising how many Sperlings/Sparlings there were in New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey!!!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Coming Soon: Updated Jan Michiel Sperling Ahnentafel
I'm working on a new, improved ahnentafel for Jan Michiel Sperling(h). Here's a taste of some of the corrections:
Old Version
4 Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary Curtsinger
.....5 Michael Sparlin
.....+Sarah Jane Mullins
....*2nd wife of Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary (Polly) Kretsinger
.....5 David Sparling
.....and so on
New Version
4 Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Catherine Elizabeth Curtsinger
.....5 David Sparlin
....*2nd wife of Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary (Polly) Curtsinger (sister of Catherine Elizabeth above)
.....5 Elizabeth Sparling
.....and so on
When the dates are added, it will be clear why I made the above changes. Coming soon!
Old Version
4 Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary Curtsinger
.....5 Michael Sparlin
.....+Sarah Jane Mullins
....*2nd wife of Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary (Polly) Kretsinger
.....5 David Sparling
.....and so on
New Version
4 Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Catherine Elizabeth Curtsinger
.....5 David Sparlin
....*2nd wife of Edward (Ned) Sparling
.....+Mary (Polly) Curtsinger (sister of Catherine Elizabeth above)
.....5 Elizabeth Sparling
.....and so on
When the dates are added, it will be clear why I made the above changes. Coming soon!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Henry Linguen Ditzenberger
Henry Linguen Ditzenberger was born on Sep. 2, 1842 in Eaton, Preble, OH and died on Feb. 3, 1922 in Eagle, Boone, IN. He married Elizabeth Davis on Oct. 12, 1865 in Boone, IN. Elizabeth, daughter of William Davis and Catherine Clodfelter, was born on Jan. 18, 1847 in Russelville, Putnam, IN and died on Jul. 18, 1926 in Lebanon, Boone, IN.
Other events in the life of Henry Linguen Ditzenberger
Census 1850 District 7, Boone, IN
Census 1860 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1870 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1880 Fogleman, Crittenden, AR
Census 1900 Zionsville, Boone, IN
Census 1910 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1920 Eagle, Boone, IN
Burial: Lutheran Cemetery, Whitestown, IN
Other events in the life of Elizabeth Davis
Census 1860 Worth, Boone, IN
Census 1870 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1880 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1900 Zionsville, Boone, IN
Census 1910 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1920 Eagle, Boone, IN
Burial: Lutheran Cemetery, Whitestown, IN
Children of Henry Linguen Ditzenberger and Elizabeth Davis
i. 16. Wesley Jacob Ditzenberger was born on Jul. 14, 1879 in Eagle, Boone, IN and died in 1909 in Alva, Woods, OK.
ii. 17. Perry W. Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 30, 1867 in Boone, IN and died on Jun. 10, 1938.
iii. 18. Leanken Ditzenberger was born in Nov. 1869 in Boone, IN and died in 1885.
iv. 19. Mary E. Ditzenberger was born on Sep. 9, 1865 in Boone, IN and died on Sep. 24, 1904 in Boone, IN.
v. 20. Sidella Ditzenberger was born in 1872 in Boone, IN and died in 1931.
vi. 21. Berton Clarence Ditzenberger was born on May 15, 1881 in Boone, IN and died on Dec. 31, 1951.
vii. 22. John Franklin Ditzenberger was born on May 15, 1881 in Zionsville, Boone, IN and died on Mar. 8, 1973 in Greenville, Darke, OH.
viii. 23. George Henry Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 17, 1885 in Whitestown, Boone, IN and died on Mar. 13, 1963.
Notice that in 1880 Henry appears in AR on the census while his wife remains in IN. Perry, their second child, oldest son, is also in AR with his father. I've been curious to know the cirumstances. Any Ditzenberger researchers out there who know the reason?
“Then next came ‘Wesley’ [Jacob Wesley] and all I know about him (don’t remember ever seeing him) is that my Dad said He and Grandpa D. [Henry Linguen] never got along too well, they both had ‘Ditzenberger tempers’ and often had regular ‘fist fights’, so when he got old enough he left home and eventually settled in Oklahoma and there he married a ‘part-Indian’ girl by the name of ‘Captolia’ and they had one daughter named ‘Myrtle’, who used to visit Grandpa & Grandma Ditzenberger every few years—she was a ‘pretty blonde’ with real curly hair, so she must have ‘taken after Uncle John [John Franklin], my grandfather and Uncle Bert’ [Berton Clarence] as far as her curly hair was concerned but she was ‘wild as an Indian’ and Grandma couldn’t handle her and I think she sent her home to her mother one time after a ‘short stay’. As I recall what Dad said, ‘Uncle Wesley’ had died and her Mother ‘Captolia’ didn’t have much control over her...." -Pearl Stonebreaker Ditzenberger [Pearl was the daughter of Perry W.]
My grandmother, Myrtle did, indeed, have very curly hair, and it was thick, too. Like the German daughter she was, she wore it in long braids coiled and pinned to her head.
Look here for more on this family.
Other events in the life of Henry Linguen Ditzenberger
Census 1850 District 7, Boone, IN
Census 1860 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1870 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1880 Fogleman, Crittenden, AR
Census 1900 Zionsville, Boone, IN
Census 1910 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1920 Eagle, Boone, IN
Burial: Lutheran Cemetery, Whitestown, IN
Other events in the life of Elizabeth Davis
Census 1860 Worth, Boone, IN
Census 1870 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1880 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1900 Zionsville, Boone, IN
Census 1910 Eagle, Boone, IN
Census 1920 Eagle, Boone, IN
Burial: Lutheran Cemetery, Whitestown, IN
Children of Henry Linguen Ditzenberger and Elizabeth Davis
i. 16. Wesley Jacob Ditzenberger was born on Jul. 14, 1879 in Eagle, Boone, IN and died in 1909 in Alva, Woods, OK.
ii. 17. Perry W. Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 30, 1867 in Boone, IN and died on Jun. 10, 1938.
iii. 18. Leanken Ditzenberger was born in Nov. 1869 in Boone, IN and died in 1885.
iv. 19. Mary E. Ditzenberger was born on Sep. 9, 1865 in Boone, IN and died on Sep. 24, 1904 in Boone, IN.
v. 20. Sidella Ditzenberger was born in 1872 in Boone, IN and died in 1931.
vi. 21. Berton Clarence Ditzenberger was born on May 15, 1881 in Boone, IN and died on Dec. 31, 1951.
vii. 22. John Franklin Ditzenberger was born on May 15, 1881 in Zionsville, Boone, IN and died on Mar. 8, 1973 in Greenville, Darke, OH.
viii. 23. George Henry Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 17, 1885 in Whitestown, Boone, IN and died on Mar. 13, 1963.
Notice that in 1880 Henry appears in AR on the census while his wife remains in IN. Perry, their second child, oldest son, is also in AR with his father. I've been curious to know the cirumstances. Any Ditzenberger researchers out there who know the reason?
“Then next came ‘Wesley’ [Jacob Wesley] and all I know about him (don’t remember ever seeing him) is that my Dad said He and Grandpa D. [Henry Linguen] never got along too well, they both had ‘Ditzenberger tempers’ and often had regular ‘fist fights’, so when he got old enough he left home and eventually settled in Oklahoma and there he married a ‘part-Indian’ girl by the name of ‘Captolia’ and they had one daughter named ‘Myrtle’, who used to visit Grandpa & Grandma Ditzenberger every few years—she was a ‘pretty blonde’ with real curly hair, so she must have ‘taken after Uncle John [John Franklin], my grandfather and Uncle Bert’ [Berton Clarence] as far as her curly hair was concerned but she was ‘wild as an Indian’ and Grandma couldn’t handle her and I think she sent her home to her mother one time after a ‘short stay’. As I recall what Dad said, ‘Uncle Wesley’ had died and her Mother ‘Captolia’ didn’t have much control over her...." -Pearl Stonebreaker Ditzenberger [Pearl was the daughter of Perry W.]
My grandmother, Myrtle did, indeed, have very curly hair, and it was thick, too. Like the German daughter she was, she wore it in long braids coiled and pinned to her head.
Look here for more on this family.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Ditzenbergers
Surnames: Ditzenberger, 1920
back row (l to r): Uncle Augusta, Grandpa S. Sev (n?)ery, Uncle John Sr., Aunt Kate, Aunt Mary Squire? Ditzenberger
front row (l to r): Uncle Alex?, Uncle Luallen, Uncle Johnathan
Folks in the picture above are (except for Grandpa Severy) the children of Jacob Wesley Ditzenberger, born on Feb. 6, 1809 in Germany, died on Feb. 20, 1891 in Boone, IN. He married Mary Elizabeth Moore on Jun. 2, 1836 in Winchester, Randolph, IN. Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Moore and Mary Frances Minnich, was born on Dec. 21, 1817 in OH and died on Dec. 24, 1880 in Boone, IN.
With the exception of Henry Linguen, all the living Ditzenberger children are pictured here.
Children of Jacob Wesley Ditzenberger and Mary Elizabeth Moore
i. 3. Henry Linguen Ditzenberger was born on Sep. 2, 1842 in Eaton, Preble, OH and died on Feb. 3, 1922 in Eagle, Boone, IN.
ii. 4. Charles Augustus Ditzenberger was born on Aug. 15, 1837 in Preble, OH and died on Jul. 13, 1933 in Marshall, Clark, IL. [Uncle Augusta]
iii. 5. Jacob Ditzenberger was born on May 4, 1839 in Preble, OH and died on Jun. 23, 1871 in IN.
iv. 6. Samuel Ditzenberger was born on Oct. 25, 1840 in OH and died in 1860.
v. 7. John F. Ditzenberger was born on Jun. 27, 1844 in Preble, OH and died on Nov. 8, 1927 in Boone, IN. [Uncle John, Sr.]
vi. 8. David Ditzenberger was born on May 2, 1846 in Boone, IN and died on Dec. 29, 1862 in Boone, IN.
vii. 9. Catherine Ditzenberger was born on Jun. 19, 1848 in Boone, IN and died in Dayton, Greene, OH. [Aunt Kate]
viii. 10. Margaretha Ditzenberger was born on Jan. 26, 1850 in Boone, IN and died on Feb. 19, 1855 in Boone, IN.
ix. 11. Conrad Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 14, 1851 in Boone, IN and died on Apr. 12, 1863 in Boone, IN.
x. 12. William Nelson Ditzenberger was born on Aug. 4, 1853 in Oct 25 1840 and died on Oct. 6, 1918 in Anderson, Shasta, CA.
xi. 13. Alexander Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 11, 1855 in Boone, IN and died on Oct. 27, 1931 in IN. [Uncle Alex]
xii. 14. Lewellen Ditzenberger was born on Jun. 21, 1857 in Boone, IN and died on Sep. 4, 1947. [Uncle Luallen]
xiii. 15. Mary Ditzenberger was born on Apr. 19, 1859 in Boone, IN and died on Aug. 16, 1942 in Boone, IN. [Aunt Mary Squire]
xiv. 16. Jonathan G. Ditzenberger was born on Jul. 8, 1862 in Boone, IN and died on an unknown date (after 1920). [Uncle Johnathan]
*I'm still looking for an ID for Grandpa S. Severy. The surnames of the 4 grandparents were Ditzenberger, Moore, Roderin and Minnich; no Severy. If anyone has information on this family, dates, anecdotes, etc., I'd be pleased to receive it. As always, I'm happy to provide information I have, as well.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Eller v. Noah
Apparently Nick Eller was involved in a legal dispute over some lots in the city of Alva, Woods Co., Oklahoma. While I can't follow all the legalese, I can glean some genealogical information from the record. Unfortunately, not for Nick, but for the Moe family (no relation to me as far as I know), and I present it here.
source: 168 Pacific Reporter (Okl., p. 820), case #6666
Eller v. Noah, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Nov. 6, 1917
Commisioners Opinion, Division No. 2. Error from District Court, Woods Co., R.H. Loofbourrow, Judge.
Ejectment by H.A. Noah, adminstrator of the estate of Carrie A. Moe, deceased, against Nick Eller.
T.J. Womac, of Alva, for plaintiff in error.
H.A. Noah, of Alva, for defendant in error.
West C. This suit in ejectment was begun in the district court of Woods county by defendant in error against plaintiff in error to recover lots located in the town of Alva, in said county...
In part of the suit, those parties from whom Nick obtained the lots are listed, incidentally, revealing the surviving family of Carrie A. Moe. These are, "John Moe, Oswald F. Moe, Lottye E. Moe, Arnolda C. Burns and Burt E. Burns, her husband, and Anna A. Johnson and James A. Johnson, her husband, heirs at law of the said Carrie A. Moe, deceased..."
source: 168 Pacific Reporter (Okl., p. 820), case #6666
Eller v. Noah, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Nov. 6, 1917
Commisioners Opinion, Division No. 2. Error from District Court, Woods Co., R.H. Loofbourrow, Judge.
Ejectment by H.A. Noah, adminstrator of the estate of Carrie A. Moe, deceased, against Nick Eller.
T.J. Womac, of Alva, for plaintiff in error.
H.A. Noah, of Alva, for defendant in error.
West C. This suit in ejectment was begun in the district court of Woods county by defendant in error against plaintiff in error to recover lots located in the town of Alva, in said county...
In part of the suit, those parties from whom Nick obtained the lots are listed, incidentally, revealing the surviving family of Carrie A. Moe. These are, "John Moe, Oswald F. Moe, Lottye E. Moe, Arnolda C. Burns and Burt E. Burns, her husband, and Anna A. Johnson and James A. Johnson, her husband, heirs at law of the said Carrie A. Moe, deceased..."
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
More on the Woods County Ellers
Following a tip from a genealogy query, I’ve discovered additional records of the Woods County, Eller family in OK. I’d like to say these clear up confusion over Nick F. Eller’s two wives, Mary, but they do not. In the interest of completion, I’ll present what I’ve discovered and make some logical guesses about how these records fit in with previous information.
First, the burial places of Nick F. Eller and a few family members are found to be in the Alva City Cemetery. The locations within the cemetery and the dates of death are recorded online. Numbers preceding the names are the section, lot and space within the cemetery.
06-046-06, Eller, Charley, Jan 20, 1915
06-046-01, Eller, infant
06-046-3N, Eller, infant, May 13, 1911
06-046-3S, Eller, infant
09-025-08, Eller, Mary Warwick, Mar 28, 1931
06-047-06, Eller, Mattie A., Jan 2, 1968
06-046-08, Eller, Nick F., Jan 15, 1932
06-047-05, Eller, Ray R., Aug 13, 1947
According to census records, Mattie A. was Ray R. Eller’s wife, and they are buried side-by-side. Charley Eller was Nick’s son, born in 1902, so we see that he died young at around age 13. Assuming that Mary Warwick Eller is Nick’s wife, it’s a good guess that Warwick was her maiden name. Accordingly, I searched the records and discovered Catherine Warwick, buried at 09-025-06, Dec. 25, 1900. Mary and Catherine are, therefore, separated by one burial space in the cemetery, and it looks as though Catherine is a good candidate for Mary’s mother.
Following up on this lead, I searched the Alva, Woods, OK census records for families named Warwick and discovered two Warrick households.
1900 Alva, Woods, OK, District 213
Warrick, Isaac, head, b. Aug 1828, NC, Father/Mother born NC
Warrick, Catherine, wife, b. Sep 1835, IL, Father born NC, Mother born IL
This couple was married in 1855. Catherine was the mother of 13 children, four of them living.
The second household contained a younger family with children:
1900 Alva, Woods, OK, District 213
Warrick, James A., head, carpenter, b. Dec. 1866, IL, Father born PA, Mother born IL
Warrick, Rhoda J., wife, b. Sep 1866, IL
Warrick, Ida E., dau, b. Sep 1890, KS
Warrick, Rose E., dau, b. May 1892, KS
While I assumed that Catherine Warrick of the first record was that same one buried in the Alva City Cemetery of that same year, I could not be sure that James A. Warrick was related. However, I now had the name Isaac Warwick with which I could search the records. Subsequently, I found two records which appear to identify Isaac Warwick and his family.
1880, Cache, Johnson, Illinois
L.(I?) W. Worick, age 55, b. NC F/NC, M/NC
Catherine Worick, age 48, b. IL F/NC, M/IL
Marggret Worick, age 21, b. IL
James A. Worick, age 14, b. IL
Mary Ettie Worick, age 8, b. IL
Forence Ida Worick, age 2, b. IL
This first record is revealing in that it links both a James A. and a Mary E. with Catherine Worick and her husband, Isaac. That same family appears in a second record, but they have moved from IL (as the census states).
1895 Kansas census collection, Kiowa, Wellsford
L.(I?) W. Warrick, age 65, b. NC, farmer, moved from IL
C.W. Warrick, age 61, b. IL
Mary Monroe, age 22, b. IL
Ida Warrick, age 16, IL
This second record doesn’t list the family relationships, but Mary and Ida are most likely the two daughters, although it appears that in the intervening years, Mary married and then returned to her father’s household. If this is, indeed, Nick F. Eller’s future wife, that information is consistent with the 1910 census record which states that Mary E.L.’s marriage to Nick is her second. A note about Kiowa, KS; it’s located adjacent to Woods Co, OK, just north of the state line.
Incidentally, another record can be found for James A. Warrick, in which he has moved his family to Lindsay, Tulare, CA by 1910. In that record, he lists his father’s birthplace as Virginia, although he had claimed it as PA in 1900. In my research, I have found that this business of a parent’s birthplace is a notoriously unreliable piece of census information. When it fits, it’s satisfying, but it’s just as often incorrect.
One more important record requires mention, that is, the Mar 1 1895 Kansas state census for Pratt, Springvale:
N.F. Eller, age 34
M.J., age 35
C.V., age 8
Willy, age 5
Harrison, age 3
Jasper, age 2
M.J. in this record, then, is Nick F.’s first wife, Mary, although the 1900 census indicates she should be only 22 in 1895. This is not the only possible error on this record. Nevertheless, it appears to be the correct family.
Conclusion:
I’m fairly certain that I’ve identified the parents of Nick F. Eller’s wife, Mary, at least his second wife, Mary E.L. I believe she was Mary Ettie Warwick, daughter of Isaac and Catherine Warwick, that they moved from IL, Mary’s birthplace, to KS, and then south to Alva, OK. If there were two Marys, and evidence (jumbled as it is) suggests there were, then the first Mary was the mother of Capetola Viola, William Lazreth, Harrison and Jasper Joseph, Nick’s older children, and that is the lineage in which I am most interested. Therefore, I am left still searching for the maiden name of Mary, Nick’s first wife.
First, the burial places of Nick F. Eller and a few family members are found to be in the Alva City Cemetery. The locations within the cemetery and the dates of death are recorded online. Numbers preceding the names are the section, lot and space within the cemetery.
06-046-06, Eller, Charley, Jan 20, 1915
06-046-01, Eller, infant
06-046-3N, Eller, infant, May 13, 1911
06-046-3S, Eller, infant
09-025-08, Eller, Mary Warwick, Mar 28, 1931
06-047-06, Eller, Mattie A., Jan 2, 1968
06-046-08, Eller, Nick F., Jan 15, 1932
06-047-05, Eller, Ray R., Aug 13, 1947
According to census records, Mattie A. was Ray R. Eller’s wife, and they are buried side-by-side. Charley Eller was Nick’s son, born in 1902, so we see that he died young at around age 13. Assuming that Mary Warwick Eller is Nick’s wife, it’s a good guess that Warwick was her maiden name. Accordingly, I searched the records and discovered Catherine Warwick, buried at 09-025-06, Dec. 25, 1900. Mary and Catherine are, therefore, separated by one burial space in the cemetery, and it looks as though Catherine is a good candidate for Mary’s mother.
Following up on this lead, I searched the Alva, Woods, OK census records for families named Warwick and discovered two Warrick households.
1900 Alva, Woods, OK, District 213
Warrick, Isaac, head, b. Aug 1828, NC, Father/Mother born NC
Warrick, Catherine, wife, b. Sep 1835, IL, Father born NC, Mother born IL
This couple was married in 1855. Catherine was the mother of 13 children, four of them living.
The second household contained a younger family with children:
1900 Alva, Woods, OK, District 213
Warrick, James A., head, carpenter, b. Dec. 1866, IL, Father born PA, Mother born IL
Warrick, Rhoda J., wife, b. Sep 1866, IL
Warrick, Ida E., dau, b. Sep 1890, KS
Warrick, Rose E., dau, b. May 1892, KS
While I assumed that Catherine Warrick of the first record was that same one buried in the Alva City Cemetery of that same year, I could not be sure that James A. Warrick was related. However, I now had the name Isaac Warwick with which I could search the records. Subsequently, I found two records which appear to identify Isaac Warwick and his family.
1880, Cache, Johnson, Illinois
L.(I?) W. Worick, age 55, b. NC F/NC, M/NC
Catherine Worick, age 48, b. IL F/NC, M/IL
Marggret Worick, age 21, b. IL
James A. Worick, age 14, b. IL
Mary Ettie Worick, age 8, b. IL
Forence Ida Worick, age 2, b. IL
This first record is revealing in that it links both a James A. and a Mary E. with Catherine Worick and her husband, Isaac. That same family appears in a second record, but they have moved from IL (as the census states).
1895 Kansas census collection, Kiowa, Wellsford
L.(I?) W. Warrick, age 65, b. NC, farmer, moved from IL
C.W. Warrick, age 61, b. IL
Mary Monroe, age 22, b. IL
Ida Warrick, age 16, IL
This second record doesn’t list the family relationships, but Mary and Ida are most likely the two daughters, although it appears that in the intervening years, Mary married and then returned to her father’s household. If this is, indeed, Nick F. Eller’s future wife, that information is consistent with the 1910 census record which states that Mary E.L.’s marriage to Nick is her second. A note about Kiowa, KS; it’s located adjacent to Woods Co, OK, just north of the state line.
Incidentally, another record can be found for James A. Warrick, in which he has moved his family to Lindsay, Tulare, CA by 1910. In that record, he lists his father’s birthplace as Virginia, although he had claimed it as PA in 1900. In my research, I have found that this business of a parent’s birthplace is a notoriously unreliable piece of census information. When it fits, it’s satisfying, but it’s just as often incorrect.
One more important record requires mention, that is, the Mar 1 1895 Kansas state census for Pratt, Springvale:
N.F. Eller, age 34
M.J., age 35
C.V., age 8
Willy, age 5
Harrison, age 3
Jasper, age 2
M.J. in this record, then, is Nick F.’s first wife, Mary, although the 1900 census indicates she should be only 22 in 1895. This is not the only possible error on this record. Nevertheless, it appears to be the correct family.
Conclusion:
I’m fairly certain that I’ve identified the parents of Nick F. Eller’s wife, Mary, at least his second wife, Mary E.L. I believe she was Mary Ettie Warwick, daughter of Isaac and Catherine Warwick, that they moved from IL, Mary’s birthplace, to KS, and then south to Alva, OK. If there were two Marys, and evidence (jumbled as it is) suggests there were, then the first Mary was the mother of Capetola Viola, William Lazreth, Harrison and Jasper Joseph, Nick’s older children, and that is the lineage in which I am most interested. Therefore, I am left still searching for the maiden name of Mary, Nick’s first wife.
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