Person Page - 1719

     He was born on 3 August 1805 at Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA.² Nicodimas married Eveline Marshall circa 1830.^3,2
     Nicodimas L Raymond died on 25 November 1885 at Kingston, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at age 80.¹
     Nicodimas L Raymond was buried at North Kingston Cemetery, Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.¹
     His name was also recorded as Nicholas Raymond.⁴
     In the obituary of Laura J. McMurchy who died 14 December 1943, his father, Nicholas Raymond was listed as predeceased.⁴

     She was born on 9 January 1809 at New York, USA.² Eveline married Nicodimas L Raymond circa 1830.^3,2
     Eveline Marshall died on 30 March 1890 at Illinois, USA, at age 81.^2,4
     Eveline Marshall was buried on 1 April 1890 at North Kingston Cemetery, Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^2,5,4
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The True Republican published in Sycamore, Illinois 2 April 1890:


     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The True Republican published in Sycamore, Illinois 9 April 1890:

     He was born on 21 August 1879 at Illinois, USA.^4,2,3 Alternatively, he may have been born in August 1880 at Illinois, USA.^5,6,7 Frank married Ada Sauer on 6 June 1923 at Ogle County, Illinois, USA.^8,9,3,10,6,7
     Frank A. McMurchy died on 4 April 1965 at age 85.⁴
     Frank A. McMurchy was buried at St. Marys Cemetery, Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, USA.⁴
     Frank appeared on the 1880 Federal Census Malta Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Daniel and Julia McMerchy.²
     Frank appeared on the 1900 Federal Census South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Dan and Jennie E McMurchy, listed as a farm laborer.⁵
     In the obituary of Daniel H. McMurchy who died 15 May 1929, his son, Frank McMurchy of DeKalb (city), was listed as a survivor.^11,12
     Frank and Ada McMurchen (sic) appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, Ward 2, enumerated 8 April 1930, described as labour in a dye specialties factory.⁶
     Frank and Ada McMurchy appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, enumerated 17 April 1940, described as a General Laborer for an Agricultural Association.⁷
     In the obituary of Laura J. McMurchy who died 14 December 1943, his son, Frank McMurchy was listed as a survivor.¹³
     In the obituary of Ada Sauer who died 16 May 1944, his husband, Frank McMurchy was listed as a survivor.⁹
     In the obituary of Charles McMurchy who died 27 February 1959, his brother, Frank McMurchy, was listed as a survivor.¹⁴

     She was born on 3 October 1880 at South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, accordng to her obituary.^3,1 Alternatively, she may have been born in October 1881 at Illinois, USA, according to the 1900 census.² Evelyn married Lee Owen Clegg on 27 August 1906 at Indiana, USA.^4,5,6,7,3 Evelyn J. McMurchy and Lee Owen Clegg were divorced.⁸
     Evelyn J. Clegg died on 10 October 1976 at DeKalb County Health Center, DeKalb, Illinois, USA, at age 96.¹
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Evelyn J. McMurchy was buried on 12 October 1976 at South Grove Cemetery, South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.¹
     Her name was also recorded as Eva J. McMurchy according to the 1900 census.²
     Eva J. appeared on the 1900 Federal Census South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of her parents, Dan and Jennie E McMurchy, listed as a teacher.²
     Lee O. and Eva L. Clegg appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated 18 April 1910, described as a railroad conductor. Their son, Laverne D., was listed as living with them.³
     In the obituary of Daniel H. McMurchy who died 15 May 1929, his daughter, Eva Clegg of Chicago, was listed as a survivor.^5,9
     Eva L. Clegg appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated 26 April 1940, described as a lodger in the household of Frank L & Dorothy Valadez. She was a comptometer operator for a steam rail road office.⁸
     In the obituary of Laura J. McMurchy who died 14 December 1943, her daughter, Eva Clegg was listed as a survivor.¹⁰
     In the obituary of Charles McMurchy who died 27 February 1959, her sister, Eva Clegg, was listed as a survivor.¹¹
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Daily Chronicle published in DeKalb, Illinois, 11 October 1976.¹
     In the obituary of Laverne Clegg who died 6 October 1985, his wife, the former Evelyn McMurchy, was listed as predeceased.⁷

     He was born on 26 February 1884 at South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^1,2,3,4
     Charles McMurchy died on 27 February 1959 at DeKalb Public Hospital (Glidden Memorial Hospital), DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at age 75.^1,3,4
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Charles McMurchy.
     Charles McMurchy was buried on 2 March 1959 at South Grove Cemetery, South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^1,3
     Charles appeared on the 1900 Federal Census South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Dan and Jennie E McMurchy, listed as a farm laborer.²
     In the obituary of Daniel H. McMurchy who died 15 May 1929, his son, Charles McMurchy living on the farm, was listed as a survivor.^5,6
     In the obituary of Laura J. McMurchy who died 14 December 1943, his son, Charles McMurchy was listed as a survivor.⁷

     She was born in 1882.¹
     Jessie E. McMurchy was buried at South Grove Cemetery, South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.¹
     Jessie E. McMurchy died in 1899.¹
     In the obituary of Laura J. McMurchy who died 14 December 1943, her daughter, not referenced by name, Jessie E. McMurchy was listed as predeceased.²
     In the obituary of Charles McMurchy who died 27 February 1959, her sister, no referenced by name, Jessie E. McMurchy, was listed as predeceased.³

     He was born on 24 December 1881 at Henryville, Indiana, USA.^2,3 Lee married Evelyn J. McMurchy on 27 August 1906 at Indiana, USA.^4,5,6,7,3 Lee Owen Clegg and Evelyn J. McMurchy were divorced.⁸ Lee married Ella Ridgeway.⁹
     Lee Owen Clegg died on 5 March 1946 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at age 64. He had been a Pullman Conductor.^2,10
     
     Lee Owen Clegg was buried on 10 March 1946 at Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.^2,11
     Lee O. and Eva L. Clegg appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated 18 April 1910, described as a railroad conductor. Their son, Laverne D., was listed as living with them.³
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper the Chicago Tribune published in Chicago, Illinois 7 March 1946:


     In the obituary of Evelyn J. Clegg who died 10 October 1976, her husband, Lee Clegg, was listed as predeceased.¹²
     In the obituary of Laverne Clegg who died 6 October 1985, his father, Lee Clegg, was listed as predeceased.⁷

     He was born on 26 September 1906 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹ LaVerne married Virginia Beydler on 20 February 1933 at Cook County, Illinois, USA.^3,4
     LaVerne Clegg died on 6 October 1985 at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, Rockford Twp., Winnebago County, Illinois, USA, at age 79.^1,5
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Laverne Clegg.
     LaVerne Clegg was buried on 9 October 1985 at Greenview Cemetery (AKA Esmond Cemetery), Esmond, South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^1,5
     Laverne D. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Lee and Eva L. Clegg.⁶
     Laverne Clegg was referenced in a newspaper article about Walter Renwick and Mary Renwick on 11 September 1923 at the newspaper The Daily Chronicle.⁷
     In the obituary of Daniel H. McMurchy who died 15 May 1929, his grandson, LaVerne Clegg was listed as a survivor.^2,8
     The following article appeared in the DeKalb, Illinois The Daily Chronicle, 27 February 1933 :

     In the obituary of Lee Clegg who died 5 March 1946, his son, Laverne Clegg was listed as a survivor.⁹
     In the obituary of Charles McMurchy who died 27 February 1959, his nephew, LaVerne, was listed as a survivor.¹⁰
     In the obituary of Virginia M. Clegg who died 12 October 1971, her husband, La Verne Clegg, was listed as a survivor.⁴
     In the obituary of Evelyn J. Clegg who died 10 October 1976, her son, Laverne Clegg, of Kirkland, was listed as a survivor.¹¹
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Daily Chronicle published in DeKalb, Illinois, 7 October 1985.⁵
     In the obituary of Charles Lee Clegg who died 23 December 2015, Laverne Clegg, was listed as predeceased.¹²

     She was born circa 1875.¹
     Kate McMurchy died on 29 April 1958, in a local nursing home, at Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, USA.¹
     Kate McMurchy was buried on 1 May 1958 at Westwood Cemetery, Illinois, USA.¹

     She was born on 10 June 1908 at Milan Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.³ Virginia married LaVerne Clegg on 20 February 1933 at Cook County, Illinois, USA.^2,3
     Virginia M. Beydler died on 12 October 1971 at Sycamore Municipal Hospital, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at age 63.³
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Virginia M. Beydler was buried on 15 October 1971 at Greenview Cemetery (AKA Esmond Cemetery), Esmond, South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^1,3
     The following article appeared in the DeKalb, Illinois The Daily Chronicle, 27 February 1933 :

     In the obituary of Charles E. Beydler who died 28 June 1938, his daughter, Virginia Clegg of Esmond, was listed as a survivor.⁴
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Belvidere Daily Republican published in Belvidere, Illinois, 14 October 1971.³
     In the obituary of Laverne Clegg who died 6 October 1985, his wife, the former Virginia Beydler, was listed as predeceased.⁵
     In the obituary of Charles Lee Clegg who died 23 December 2015, his wife, the former Virginia Beydler, was listed as predeceased.⁶

     He was born on 31 July 1877 at Maurertown, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.² Charles married Elizabeth E. Blair on 14 February 1907.^3,2
     Charles Edward Beydler died on 28 June 1938, at his farm home 1 mile north of Esmond, at South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at age 60.²
     
     Charles Edward Beydler was buried on 1 July 1938 at Greenview Cemetery (AKA Esmond Cemetery), Esmond, South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^2,1
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Daily Chronicle published in DeKalb, Illinois 29 June 1938:


     In the obituary of Virginia M. Clegg who died 12 October 1971, her father, Charles Beydler, was listed as predeceased.⁴
     In the obituary of Bessie Hamrick who died 15 December 1971, her first husband, Charles Beydler, was listed as predeceased.⁵

     Elizabeth married Fred Hamrick.³ She was born on 17 May 1888.² Elizabeth married Charles Edward Beydler on 14 February 1907.^4,5
     Elizabeth E. Blair died on 15 December 1971 at DeKalb Public Hospital (Glidden Memorial Hospital), DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at age 83.²
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Elizabeth E. Blair was buried on 17 December 1971 at Greenview Cemetery (AKA Esmond Cemetery), Esmond, South Grove Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.¹
     In the obituary of Charles E. Beydler who died 28 June 1938, his wife, the former Bessie E. Blair, was listed as a survivor.⁵
     In the obituary of Virginia M. Clegg who died 12 October 1971, her mother, Bessie Hamrick, of Esmond, was listed as a survivor.³
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Belvidere Daily Republican published in Belvidere, Illinois, 16 December 1971.²

     She was born on 10 November 1881 at Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, USA.^5,6,7,8,4 Ada married Frank A. McMurchy on 6 June 1923 at Ogle County, Illinois, USA.^2,7,3,9,8,4
     Ada Sauer died on 16 May 1944 at St. Mary's Hospital, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at age 62.^6,7
     
     Ada Sauer was buried on 19 May 1944 at St. Marys Cemetery, Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, USA.^5,6,10
     Frank and Ada McMurchen (sic) appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, Ward 2, enumerated 8 April 1930, described as labour in a dye specialties factory.⁸
     Frank and Ada McMurchy appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, enumerated 17 April 1940, described as a General Laborer for an Agricultural Association.⁴
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Daily Chronicle published in DeKalb, Illinois 17 May 1944:

     He was born on 2 December 1885 at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA.^2,1,3,4,5 Richard married Ruth Ann Bryan on 23 May 1912 at Mayfield Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^{2,6,1,3,7,4,5}
     Richard Milton Valentine died on 27 April 1950 at Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA, at age 64.^2,1
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Richard Milton Valentine.
     Richard Milton Valentine was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.⁸
     Richard and Ruth Valentine appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, enumerated circa 7 January 1920, described as a laborer on a general farm.⁴
     Richard Valentine was referenced in a newspaper article about Walter Renwick and Mary Renwick on 11 September 1923 at the newspaper The Daily Chronicle.⁶
     Richard M. and Ruth B. Valentine appeared on the 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Sycamore, Cortland Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, Ward 2, enumerated 3 May 1930, described as operating an annealing furnace for a wire company. Their children: Howard G., Robert B., James D. and Marian L., were listed as living with them.³
     In the obituary of Harriet Shaver who died 12 February 1936, his son, Richard Valentine was listed as a survivor.⁹
     Richard and Ruth Valentine appeared on the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Sycamore, Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, enumerated 25 April 1940, described as a mill worker in the wire cables industry. Their children: Howard, Robert, James and Marian, were listed as living with them. His widowed father-in-law, George Bryan, was also included in the household. They were living in the same house in 1935, with the exception of George Bryan who was living in Cedar County, Nebraska.⁵ Richard Milton Valentine, Sycamore, registered for the "Old Man's" draft on 27 April 1942 at Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at the age of 56. He was employed by Anaconda Wire and Cable Co. of Sycamore.He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Mrs. Richard Valentine. He was described as 6' 3" and 170 lbs. with brown eyes, black hair and a ruddy complexion.¹⁰
     In the obituary of Howard George Valentine who died 10 May 1942, his father, Richard Valentine was listed as a survivor.¹¹
     Richard Valentine, of the same address in Sycamore, was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of his son, Robert Bryan Valentine.¹² Richard Valentine was listed as the father of the groom in the marriage of Cpl. James Valentine and Helen Marie Gerdon on 7 August 1948.¹³
     Richard Valentine appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, Elgin State (mental) Hospital, enumerated 17 April 1950, described as a patient.¹⁴
     In the obituary of Marian Valentine Burchett who died 16 May 1986, her parents, Richard Valentine and Ruth Valentine were listed or implied as predeceased.¹⁵
     In the obituary of Robert B. Valentine who died 15 April 2014, his parents, Richard Valentine and Ruth Bryan were listed or implied as predeceased.¹⁶

     He was born on 9 September 1925 at Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^8,3,1,5,6,7 Robert married Marjorie Buzzell on 21 September 1951 at First Methodist Church, Sycamore, Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^9,10,4,6,11
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:

     Robert Bryan Valentine died on 15 April 2014, at the Skaalen Nursing and Rehab Center, at Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA, at age 88.^8,6
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Robert B. Valentine.
     Robert Bryan Valentine was buried on 21 April 2014 at Roselawn Memorial Park, Monona, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA.^8,6
     

Military Service - WWII

     Robert Bryan Valentine began military service in 1943 joining the Army Air Corp.⁶ Robert Bryan Valentine ended his military service in 1946 with an Honorary Discharge.

End of Military Service section.⁶

     His name was also recorded as Richard (sic) Valentine.^10,4
     Robert B. appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Sycamore, Cortland Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Richard and Ruth B. Valentine.³
     Robert appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Sycamore, Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Richard and Ruth Valentine.⁷
     Robert Bryan Valentine, of Sycamore, registered for the draft on 9 September 1943 at Sycamore, Cortland Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at the age of 18. He was employed by J. V. Patten of Sycamore. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his father, Richard Valentine. He was described as 5' 11" and 150 lbs. with hazel eyes, brown hair, a light complexion.¹ Robert Valentinewas Best Man in the marriage of his brother Cpl. James Valentine and Helen Marie Gerdon on 7 August 1948.¹²

Robert appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of hismother, Ruth Valentine, and he was listed as doing research on an agricultural farm.⁵
     In the obituary of Richard Milton Valentine who died 27 April 1950, his son, Robert Valentine, was listed as a survivor.²
     In the obituary of Ruth Valentine who died 28 September 1961, her son, Robert Valentine, of Sycamore, was listed as a survivor.¹³
     In the obituary of Lurana Amanda Buzzell who died 2 April 1962, her son-in-law, Robert Valentine, was listed as a survivor.¹⁴
     In the obituary of Marian Valentine Burchett who died 16 May 1986, her brother, Robert Valentine, of McFarland, was listed as a survivor.¹⁵ He lost hiswife, Marjorie Valentine, in August 1996.⁶
     In the obituary of Marjorie B. Valentine who died 9 August 1996, her husband, Robert B. Valentine, was listed as a survivor.¹¹
     In the obituary of James Valentine who died 21 October 2003, his brother, Robert Valentine, of Wisconsin, was listed as a survivor.¹⁶
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in his Cannel3000.com memorial page published in Madison, Wisconsin, 27 April 2014.⁶
     The following information is from my personal research, October 2016:

     

     She was born on 19 March 1930 at Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^3,4,1,7 Marian married Miles Luster Burchett, She claimed to be 19, on 1 May 1948 at Norfolk, Virginia, USA.^2,1,8,4
     Marian Louise Valentine died on 16 May 1986, in a Centralia Washington Nursing Home, at Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, USA, at age 56.⁵
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Marian L. appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Sycamore, Cortland Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of her parents, Richard and Ruth B. Valentine.³
     Marian appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Sycamore, Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of her parents, Richard and Ruth Valentine.⁶

Marian Burchett appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, in the household of Ruth Valentine.⁴
     In the obituary of Richard Milton Valentine who died 27 April 1950, her daughter, Marion Burchett, was listed as a survivor.² She, sister of the bridegroom,was listed as a bridesmaid in the marriage of Robert Bryan Valentine and Marjorie Buzzell on 21 September 1951.⁹
     In the obituary of Ruth Valentine who died 28 September 1961, her daughter, Marian Burchett, of Wenatchee, Washington, was listed as a survivor.⁸
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Daily Chronicle published in DeKalb, Illinois, 27 May 1986.⁵
     In the obituary of Robert B. Valentine who died 15 April 2014, his sister, Marian, was listed as predeceased.¹⁰

     He was born on 24 December 1926 at Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA.^1,2,3 Miles married Marian Louise Valentine, She claimed to be 19, on 1 May 1948 at Norfolk, Virginia, USA.^4,2,5,3
     Miles Luster Burchett died on 21 July 1982 at age 55.¹
     

Military Service

     Miles Luster Burchett began military service on 31 December 1943 at the age of 17 joining the US Navy.¹ Miles Luster Burchett ended his military service on 24 September 1947

End of Military Service section.¹

Military Service

     Miles Luster Burchett began military service on 25 September 1947 at the age of 20 reenlisting in the US Navy.¹ Miles Luster Burchett ended his military service on 28 September 1949

End of Military Service section.¹

     Miles Burchett appeared on the 1950 U.S. Federal Census of Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, in the household of Ruth Valentine, and he was listed as a painter doing house painting.³ Miles Burchettwas Best Man in the marriage of his brother-in-law Robert Bryan Valentine and Marjorie Buzzell on 21 September 1951.⁶