Person Page - 1451

     Nis married Mary C (?).^2,1 He was born in 1856 at Denmark.¹
     Nis Aaroe died in December 1920 at Kansas, USA.¹

     Mary married Nis Aaroe.^1,2 She was born in November 1860 at Denmark.¹
     Mary C (?) died in March 1936 at Kansas, USA, at age 75.³

     He was born on 19 August 1884 at Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.^1,2,3,4,7,6 Alternatively, he may have been born circa 1882 at Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA, since he was age 28 when he married Eva.⁵ Raymond married Eva Gay Lord on 5 July 1911 at Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.^2,3,8,5,9
     Raymond C. Grant died on 30 August 1941, at his home, at Helena, Lewis & Clark County, Montana, USA, at age 57 according to Montana Death Certificate Number: 4579. He was a salesman for building supplies.^2,10,11,6
      The informant on his death registration was his wife, Eva Gay Grant.⁶
     Raymond C. Grant was buried on 3 September 1941 at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Lewis & Clark County, Montana, USA.^2,6,11
     Raymond C. appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Independence, Washington Twp., Buchanan County, Iowa in the household of his parents, Charles and Frances U. Grant.⁴
     Raymond C. Grant registered for the draft circa 1918 at Helena, Lewis & Clark County, Montana, USA, at the age of at an unknown age . Occupation given as Manufacturer's Agent. He was lame in both legs. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Eva Gay Grant.¹²
     Raymond C. Grant was referenced in a newspaper article about Helen Frances Grant on 5 September 1920 at the newspaper the Independent Record.¹³
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper the Independent Record published in Helena, Montana 31 August 1941:


     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Courier published in Waterloo, Iowa 3 September 1941:


     In the obituary of Eva Grant Wallace who died 29 January 1965, her husband, Raymond C. Grant, was listed as predeceased.¹⁴
     Raymond Grant was identified as the adoptive father of Helen Margaret Kottas McCluskey in Helen's obituary after her death on 6 July 2004; A number of grandchildren were also identified.¹⁵

     He was born on 12 October 1890 at Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, USA.^2,1,3,4,5 Harold married Estella Hughes. Their gravestone includes both Harold and Estella Grant. The Find A Grave contributor gives her maiden name as Hughes.⁶
     Harold F. Grant died in February 1980 at age 89.^4,5
     Harold F. Grant was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.⁵
     Harold F. appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Independence, Washington Twp., Buchanan County, Iowa in the household of his parents, Charles and Frances U. Grant.²
     Harold F. Grant registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 at Homer, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA, at the age of 26.³
     In the obituary of Raymond C. Grant who died 30 August 1941, his brother, H. F. Grant of Independence, was listed as a survivor.⁷

     She was born on 14 June 1895 at Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota, USA.^1,2,3,4 Helen married Ernest Hattrick on 6 September 1921 at Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.^5,6,7,8,4
     Helen Frances Grant was buried at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA.⁵
     Helen Frances Grant died in 1962.⁵
     Helen S. appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Independence, Washington Twp., Buchanan County, Iowa in the household of her parents, Charles and Frances U. Grant.²
     Helen Grant appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Independence, Washington Twp., Buchanan County, Iowa, in the household of Mary Ann and Robert Raymond, Robert's grand-daughter.³
     The following article appeared in the Helena, Montana Independent Record, 5 September 1920 :

     The following article appeared in the Helena, Montana Independent Record, 4 September 1921 :

     The following article appeared in the Helena, Montana Independent Record, 21 February 1926 :

     Ernest and Helen F. Hattrick appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Denver, Denver County, Colorado, enumerated 4 April 1930, described as an electric engineer in the telephone industry. Their daughter, Elizabeth Ann, was listed as living with them. His step-mother-in-law, Mary A. Raymond, was included in this household. It appears this was actually Helen's step-grandmother.⁴
     In the obituary of Raymond C. Grant who died 30 August 1941, his sister, Mrs. Ernest Haprick (sic) of Denver, Colorado, was listed as a survivor.¹¹

     She was born on 2 November 1857 at England.^1,3,4,5 Mary married Robert Raymond on 13 April 1889 at Delaware County, Iowa, USA.^1,6,5
     Mary Ann Smith died on 27 January 1948 at age 90.⁴
     Mary Ann Smith was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.⁴
     She immigrated in 1870 or 1871 to USA from England or possibly from Canada.^3,5
     Robert and Mary M. Raymond appeared on the 1900 U.S. Federal Census of Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, enumerated 18 June 1900, described as a farmer.⁵
     Mary Ann and Robert Raymond appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Independence, Washington Twp., Buchanan County, Iowa, enumerated 30 April 1910, described as head of the household, with her own income. They had been married for 18 years, and it was Robert's second marriage. His grand-daughter, Helen Grant was included in the household.
     On the census image he was originally listed as husband of Mary Ann Raymond who was enumerated on the last line of the previous page. This was struck out and Head was written in. However, since both Mary Ann and Robert were shown as being married 18 years, I believe they were in one household. Mary Ann had given birth to one child that was not living at the time of the census.¹
     Mary A. Raymond appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Denver, Denver County, Colorado, in the household of Ernest and Helen F. Hattrick, listed as his step-mother-in-law but actually his step-grandmother-in-law.³

     She was born in 1893.¹ Estella married Harold F. Grant. Their gravestone includes both Harold and Estella Grant. The Find A Grave contributor gives her maiden name as Hughes.¹
     Estella Hughes died in 1969.¹

     Frances married Earl W Trumbauer.¹ She was born in 1918.¹
     Frances E Grant was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.¹
     Frances E Grant died in 2006.¹

     Earl married Frances E Grant.¹ He was born on 29 April 1918.¹
     Earl W Trumbauer died on 4 April 2006 at age 87.¹
     Earl W Trumbauer was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.¹

     She was born on 25 February 1864.¹
     Mary Klotzbach was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.¹
     Mary Klotzbach died on 27 February 1934 at age 70.¹

     He was born on 26 June 1886 at Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA.^1,5,2,4,3,6 William married Mildred French on 23 December 1905 at Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA.^4,3,7 William Isaiah Chew and Mildred French were divorced. since they both remarried.⁸ William married Viola Langdale on 10 September 1928 at Columbia County, Arkansas, USA.^9,1,10,5,6
     William I. and Mildred Chew appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Alluwe Twp., Nowata County, Oklahoma, enumerated 2 May 1910, described as a tool dresser on oil drills. Their children: Emily and Maynard, were listed as living with them.⁴
     William and Mildred Chew appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Oklahoma City, Omulgee County, Oklahoma, enumerated January 1920, described as a driller for an oil company. Their children: Emily, William and James, were listed as living with them.³
     William I. and Viola L. Chew appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Wolf Twp., Seminole County, Oklahoma, enumerated 22 April 1930, described as a cable driller in the oil fields. Their children: James D, were listed as living with them.¹
     William and Chew appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Centralia, Clinton County, Illinois, enumerated 10 April 1940, described as a driller in the petroleum industry. Their son, James Denton, was listed as living with them. Note that no given name is listed for his wife.⁵
     William and Viola Langdale appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of Anderson County, Tennessee, enumerated 3 April 1950, described as a rigger in construction.⁶
     In the obituary of Viola Chew who died 22 January 1956, her husband, William Chew, was listed as a survivor.¹¹ He was the informant on the death registration of his wife, Viola Langdale, who died on 22 January 1956.⁹
     In the obituary of James Denton Chew who died 16 February 1981, his parents, William Chew and Mildred French were listed or implied as predeceased.¹²

     He was born on 14 December 1914 at Nowata, Oklahoma, USA.^6,3,1,4,5 James married Thelma A Brawdy on 3 September 1940 at Seminole, Oklahoma, USA.^3,5,7
     James Denton Chew died on 16 February 1981 at Veterans Administration Hospital, Togus, Maine, USA, at age 66.^6,2,3,5
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of James Denton Chew.
     James Denton Chew was buried circa 18 February 1981 at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Old, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA.³
     

Military Service - U.S. Army WWII

     James Denton Chew began military service on 10 February 1941 at the age of 26 when he joined the U.S. Army.² Cpl (TEC 5) James Denton Chew ended his military service on 10 August 1943

End of Military Service section.²

     James appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Oklahoma City, Omulgee County, Oklahoma in the household of his parents, William and Mildred Chew.⁴
     James D appeared on the 1930 Federal Census Wolf Twp., Seminole County, Oklahoma in the household of his parents, William and Viola L. Chew.¹
     James Denton appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Centralia, Clinton County, Illinois in the household of his parents, William and Chew.⁸
     In the obituary of Viola Chew who died 22 January 1956, her step-son, James Chew, of Wichita, Kansas, was listed as a survivor.⁹
     In the obituary of Mildred Merle Archer who died 30 January 1963, her son, James D Chew, of Wichita, Kansas, was listed as a survivor.¹⁰
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Daily Sun published in Lewiston, Maine, 17 February 1981.⁵
     In the obituary of Thelma A Chew who died 11 June 2003, her husband, James Chew, was listed as predeceased.⁷

     She was born on 7 July 1915 at Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.³ Alternatively, she may have been born on 7 July 1915.¹ Thelma married James Denton Chew on 3 September 1940 at Seminole, Oklahoma, USA.^4,2,3
     Thelma A Chew died on 11 June 2003 at Clover Manor, Auburn, Maine, USA, at age 87.^1,3
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Thelma A Chew was buried at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Old, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA.¹
     In the obituary of James Denton Chew who died 16 February 1981, hiswife, the former Thelma Brawdy, was listed as a survivor.²
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Sun Journal published in Lewiston, Maine, 13 June 2003.³

     He was born on 18 July 1821 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA,^2,4; or, circa 1820 at Indiana, USA, according to the 1860 census.³ John married Mary Jane Hampson.^5,6,3
     John Ferris Blasdel died on 29 March 1863 at Ft. Pickering, Tennessee, USA, at age 41 (the fort was located at Memphis, and was demolished in 1866.)^2,4
     John Ferris Blasdel was buried at Cambridge Cemetery AKA Pella Cemetery, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.^2,4
     

Military Service

     John Ferris Blasdel began military service on 1 October 1862 at the age of 41 at Indiana, USA, and was drafted to Company D, Indiana 83rd Infantry Regiment on the 15th..¹ John Ferris Blasdel ended his military service on 15 August 1863 Mustered out of service..

End of Military Service section.¹

     John and Jane Blasdell appeared on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census of Kelso Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 14 November 1850, described as a farmer. Their children: Charles, Mary and Sherwell, were listed as living with them.⁷
     John and Mary Blasdell appeared on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census of Kelso Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 1 June 1860, described as a farmer. Their son, Sherwood Ferris, was listed as living with them.³

     She was born on 15 March 1823 at Virginia, USA.^1,3,2,4 Mary married John Ferris Blasdel.^1,3,2
     Mary Jane Hampson died on 18 February 1884 at age 60.^1,3
     Mary Jane Hampson was buried at Cambridge Cemetery AKA Pella Cemetery, Miller Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.^3,1
     John and Jane Blasdell appeared on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census of Kelso Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 14 November 1850, described as a farmer. Their children: Charles, Mary and Sherwell, were listed as living with them.⁴
     John and Mary Blasdell appeared on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census of Kelso Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 1 June 1860, described as a farmer. Their son, Sherwood Ferris, was listed as living with them.²
     On August 17th, Mary filed her claim for a widow's pension on behalf of herself and her children, listed as "Blasdell, William H. et al". A second entry dated March 24, 1898 seems to indicate that William filed his claim for a pension as well.⁵

     She was born on 24 March 1884 at Indiana, USA.^3,4,5,6,7 Alternatively, she may have been born in March 1885 at Indiana, USA, according to the 1900 census.^2,8,9 Nellie married Edward Bryant on 24 April 1904 at Dearborn County, Indiana, USA. They were both 19 when they married according to the 1930 census. In the 1910 census, they reported they had been married for 6 years.^{3,4,5,8,10,11,12,9,13}
     Nellie Elizabeth Shallenberg died on 5 June 1971, at the Indiana Health and Hospitality Center AKA Milan Community Center, at Milan, Ripley County, Indiana, USA, at age 87.^3,7,1
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary. The informant on her death registration was her daughter, Catherine Dunning. Her parents were identified as Fred Shallenberg and Mary Brunner.⁷
     Nellie Elizabeth Shallenberg was buried on 8 June 1971 at Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.^3,7,1
     Nellie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census Manchester Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her parents, Fred and Mary Shallenberg.²
     George E. and Nellie E. Bryant appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 15 April 1910, described as a machinist in a pump works. Their children: Lloyd F. and Catherine, were listed as living with them.⁴
     Nellie Bryant was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her husband, George Edward Bryant.¹⁰
     George E. and Nellie Bryant appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 12 January 1920, described as a laborer in a pump works.. Their children: Lloyd and Catherine, were listed as living with them.⁸
     George E. and Nellie Bryant appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 23 January 1930, described as a machinist in a pump foundry. Their children: Lloyd and Catherine, were listed as living with them. Within the same dwelling, but enumerated as a separate household were his widowed mother, Carrie Bryant, and her granddaughter, Lorena Federle.⁶
     George and Nellie Bryant appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 8 May 1940, described as a machinist. Their son, Lloyd, was listed as living with them.⁵ Nellie Bryant was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of George Edward Bryant.¹¹
     George E. and Nellie E. Bryant appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 5 April 1950, described as having no stated occupation.⁹
     In the obituary of George Edward Bryant who died 12 January 1965, his wife, Nellie E. Bryant, was listed as a survivor.¹⁴
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the weekly newspaper The Dearborn County Register published in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, 1 July 1971.¹

     She was born on 21 May 1896 at Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.^1,3
     Lorena Pearl Federle died on 1 January 1983 at Loudon Memorial Hospital, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA, at age 86.^1,6,7
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.⁷ The informant on her death registration was her cousin.⁶
     Lorena Pearl Federle was buried on 6 January 1983 at Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.^1,7
     Her name was recorded as Pearl Louree Bryant Federle on her birth registration accordng to "Indiana, U.S., Select Births and Christenings", which is an index without the related document image for verification.⁸
     Pearl L. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her father Hugo W. Federle and step-mother Curtie.³
     Lorena appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her father Hugo Federle and step-mother Curtie, and she was listed as a clerk for a railroad.⁵
     Lorena Federle appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, in the household of George E. and Nellie Bryant, and she was listed as a stenographer for a team railroad (originally written as Big Four R.R.)⁹
     In the obituary of Caroline Federle who died 8 March 1930, her granddaughter, Lorna Federle was listed as a survivor.¹⁰
     Lorena Federle appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Indianapolis, Center Twp., Marion County, Indiana, enumerated 16 April 1940, described as a secretary in a "state department public institution." She had lived in the same place in 1935.¹¹
     In the obituary of Hugo Federle who died 9 December 1961, his daughter, Lorena Federle, of Washington, D. C., was listed as a survivor.¹²
     In the obituary of Curtie Federle who died 28 January 1963, her daughter/step-daughter, Lorena Federle, was listed as a survivor.⁴

     He was born on 19 June 1904 at Indiana, USA,³; or, circa 1905 at Indiana, USA, according to later censuses.^1,6,5 Lloyd married Naomi L. Schmeltzer.⁷
     Lloyd F. Bryant died in January 1975 at age 70.^2,3
     Lloyd F. Bryant was buried on 10 January 1975 at Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.⁸
     Lloyd F. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, George and Nellie E. Bryant.¹
     Lloyd appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, George and Nellie Bryant.⁶
     Lloyd appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, George and Nellie Bryant, was listed as a mechanic in a garage.⁵
     Lloyd appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of his parents, George and Nellie Bryant, listed as a mechanic in an automobile garage.⁴
     In the obituary of George Edward Bryant who died 12 January 1965, his son, Lloyd F. Bryant, was listed as a survivor.⁹
     In the obituary of Nellie Elizabeth Bryant who died 5 June 1971, her son, Lloyd F. Bryant, was listed as a survivor.¹⁰

     Naomi L. Schmeltzer was buried at Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.³ She was born on 26 November 1900 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.⁴ Naomi married Lloyd F. Bryant.⁴
     Naomi L. Schmeltzer died on 29 July 1983 at Greendale, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA, at age 82.⁴

     She was born on 8 June 1906 at Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.^1,5,7,2,3,4 Catherine married Leland Oral Dunning.^8,4
     Catherine Dunning died on 21 October 1988 at Milan Health Care Center, Milan, Ripley County, Indiana, USA, at age 82.⁹
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Catherine Dunning was buried on 24 October 1988 at Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.^1,7,9
     Catherine appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her parents, George and Nellie E. Bryant.⁵
     Catherine appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her parents, George and Nellie Bryant.²
     Catherine appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana in the household of her parents, George and Nellie Bryant.³
     Leland and Catherine Dunning appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Lawrenceburg Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana, enumerated 2 May 1940, described as an insurance salesman for his own business.⁴ She, her wife, was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of Leland Oral Dunning.¹⁰
     In the obituary of George Edward Bryant who died 12 January 1965, his daughter, Catherine Dunning, was listed as a survivor.¹¹
     In the obituary of Nellie Elizabeth Bryant who died 5 June 1971, her daughter, Catherine Dunning, was listed as a survivor.¹² She was the informant on the death registration of her mother, Nellie Elizabeth Bryant, who died on 5 June 1971.¹³