Uncertain birth date; Dad and Kay both show 5/31, but Dad says 1885 or1887 and Kay says 1886.
Joined Naval Reserves
Worked for Maine Central RR and Boston and Maine RR
(from obit)
Attended the Shaker School at Sabbathday Lake in the town of NewGloucester, ME. for elementary school before going on to new GloucesterHigh. Worked in an office until her marriage.The original one-room school building has been restored and is now usedas a Shaker library on the Shaker property adjacent to the museum.
1 COMM SSN 479-30-0929
1900 Census: (v43, ED 147, S 10, L 46)
Kossuth County, Grant twp., IA
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1920 Census: (v 16, ED 38, S 6, L 82) Clay Co., IA
Age 45 (b. 1875), IL
Children: Willis age 19
Louis age 17
Howard age 15
Clarence age 13
Leona age 2 2/12
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Date of death from SSDI
SSN 479-30-0929 (IA)Buried at Fairview Cemetery, Meadow Township, Langdon, IA
1900 Census: (v 43, ED 147, S10, L 46)
b. 5/1880, IL
Kossuth County, Grant Twp., IA1920 Census: (v 16, ED 38, S 6, L 82)
Age 39 (b. 1881), IL
Clay County, IA
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Problem: Lynville is not in Ogle Co.; it's much farther south. Is itLindenwood?Lindenwood is shown in typed obit; Lynville is shown in Lyle Harmon'swriteup.
Attended public schools in Lindenwood area; moved with family to farmnear Havelock, IA in 1899.
Lived on farms after marriage in Kossuth County, IA; Woodbury County, IA;and then moved to farm 2 miles north of Langdon, IA, in 1914.
Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Langdon, IA
1880 Census: (v44, ED 167, S 6, Ln 40)
Age 40 (b. 1840), NY, Scott Twp.
Living in Ogle Cty, IL
Father b. in Canada
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1900 Census: (v 16, ED 30, Sh 6, Ln 23)
b. 7/1839, NY
Living in Clay County, Meadow Township, IA
Others: Harriet b. 3/1839, Canada (immigrated to US 1849)
Eliza F. Banks, b. 12/1869, IL, D (age 31)
Fred L. Runion, b. 11/1887, IL, S (age 13)
Jessie M. Banks, b. 12/1892, IL, GD (age 8)
Ruby L. Banks, b. 9/1896, IA, GD (age 4)
Census record shows another GD, Ruth Banks, b. 1899, and a hired man,Walter Tennant.
Rented farm
(Entry for Charles shows father b. in IN.)
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1920 Census: (v 16, ED 38, S 10, Ln 30)
Age 80 (b. 1840), NY
Living in Clay County, IA
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Enlisted in IL regiment in Civil War (Leona has copy of his war diary)
92nd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Kilpatrick's 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps,Army of the Cumberland. Organized at Rockford, IL and mustered in Sept4, 1862.
Enlisted 11 Aug 1884, mustered out 21 June 1865 as Sgt. Listed in 92ndIllinois Volunteers, Freeport, IL, Journal Steam pub. House andBookbinder, 1875. (Name spelled Ranyon), see also Dyer, A compendium ofthe War of the RebellionA story Leona told -- Made a pact with fellow soldiers not to shave if they made it back from a battle, in honor of those who didn't. Kept it -- his beard was long and his wife wouldn't let the doctor shave it when he was diagnosed with a kind of skin disease on his face, informing the doctor that "He'd rather die."
From obit written by Leona:
At age 15, Lucius moved with parents to Pecatonica, IL, then to Ogle Co.,IL, in 1859. Later he went to MO. During Civil War, he enlisted inindependent regiment, served 4 months, and received hon. discharge.Returned to Ogle Co. and enlisted in 92nd mounted IL infantry. Marchedwith Sherman to the sea.
After marriage, lived in Marion, IL. Came to Clay County in spring of1896 and lived on a farm 1 mile n. of Langdon. Later moved 3 1/2 miles S.of Langdon and later to a house in Langdon.
(The book "Revielle at Washington" has a map showing Ft. Runyon as partof the defenses of Washington, DC in 1864.)
Died of erysipelas. (Erysipelas - Contagious skin disease, due toStreptococci with vesicular and bulbous lesions)
1850 census (IL p. 416):
Age 4 (b. 1846) Canada
Living in Winnebago County, IL
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1860 Census (IL p. 481):
Age 14 (b. 1846)
Living in Ogle Cty, (Byron P. O.), IL
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1880 Census: (v44, ED 167, S 6, L 40)
Age 33 (b. 1847), Canada
Living in Ogle County, IL
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1900 Census: (v 16, ED 30, Sh 6, Ln 23)
b. 1839, NY (Soundex card); Canada (Census record)
Living in Clay County, Meadow Twp.
Immigrated to US in 1849
8 children, 7 living
(Charles's mother b. in IL)--conflicting info; should be Estella'sparents?
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1920 Census: (v 16, ED 38, Sh 10, Ln 30)
Age 73 (b. 1847) ), Canada
Immigrated to US in 1849; Naturalized in 1856
Living in Clay County
(Charles's mother born in IL)--conflicting info; should be Estella'sparents?
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Much info about Harriet's ancestors from Mrs. Libby Logan, 721 BriarwoodDr., Dennison, TX 75020Dec 1979, From Attewode Annals, p.8, part 4.
Died of pneumonia and complications from an illness of 4 weeks, atdaughter Alice's home near Langdon (1 mile S and 1/2 mile W)
Buried in Spencer at Mausoleum
Leona's typescript shows DOB and DOD as 20Jun1880 and 28Jun1881
Some question as to birth year---1836 or 1844?
Some question about birth year--1850 or 1845 or 1854?
Some question as to birth place--Norway, ME or Greenwood, ME?Birth certificate for Alton Grover Bonney shows mother's name as MaryEllen Herrick, age 40 (on31 May 1886); consistent with1845 DOB. Place ofbirth given as Norway, ME
1 COMM SSN 482-46-5390
Dates of birth and death confirmed by SSDI.
SSN 482-46-5390 (IA)Buried in Spencer, IA
Spencer HS class of 1919
Graduated from Taylor Univ. in Upland , IN in 1928
Served as Methodist minister in Mexico and Center, IN and in Iowacommunities of Lehigh, Radcliffe, Holstein, Lake Park, Dike, Corwith andWilliams.
Raised in N. Minn. but returned to Clay County in 1919, graduating fromSpencer HS in 1921.
Married Louis Runion at Somers home north of Spencer.
Lived in Indiana before moving back to Iowa where she lived in Lehigh,Radcliffe, holstein and other communities before moving to Spencer.
Lived at Friendship Haven in Ft. Dodge before her death.
Member of Grace United Methodist Church of Spencer and the UnitedMethodist Women.
Buried in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer, IA.