Aldridge, Rebecca 'Becky'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ALDR.R

H.H. married McDowell, Virginia Rose Virginia (daughter of McDowell, Delbert and Daily, Estella Rosetta 'Stella') was born on 1 Apr 1920 in Edwards County, Illinois; died on 20 May 2005 in Lawrence Community Healthcare Center, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Retired restaurant hostess
• Reference Number: MCDO.V001
• _FGRAVE: 237214159

Notes:

Virginia R. Kissen, 85, of Bridgeport, died at 12:19 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2005, at Lawrence Community Healthcare Center in Bridgeport.

There will be no visitation. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. today at Hanna Cemetery in Noble with Reverend Dwight McDaniel officiating. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Kissen was born on April 1, 1920, in Edwards County, the daughter of Delbert and Estella Rosetta (Daeily) McDowell. She married Henry Aldridge. He preceded her in death. She married Henry "Pat" Kissen. He preceded her in death.

She was a retired restaurant hostess. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Women of the Moose in Olney and American Legion Auxiliary in Bridgeport.

Mrs. Kissen is survived by five sons, Jim Aldridge and his wife, Kay, of Olney, John Aldridge and his wife, Bonnie, of Tyner, Ky., Tom Aldridge, of Bridgeport, Rick Kissen and his wife, Teresa, of Bridgeport, and Roger Kissen and his wife, Roberta, of Bridgeport; a daughter, Janet Andrews and her husband, Joe, of Millington, Tenn.; friend, Jan Ellison and her husband, Bob, of Bridgeport; and 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, parents and three brothers, Frank, Darrell and Bob.

Memorials may be made to Bridgeport Senior Citizens center.

The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, May 2005

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MCDO.D003
• _FGRAVE: 45037480
• Funeral: 7 Apr 1961, Summers-Rainey Funeral Home, Noble, Richland County, Illinois

Notes:

Census:
The 1900 census lists him as Delbert McDowell

Buried:
Row 26

Delbert married Daily, Estella Rosetta 'Stella'. Estella (daughter of Daily, T. and Chandler, M.) was born on 5 Oct 1900 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 2 Sep 1930 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 4 Sep 1930 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Reference Number: DAIL.E001
• _FGRAVE: 45037493

Notes:

Birth:
The 1920 census says she was born in Indiana.

Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 says she was born in Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MCDO.J008
• _FGRAVE: 149427570
• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois; 1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07

Notes:

According to the census reports, his father was from Tennessee, and his mother was from Illinois.

The 1900 census for Noble, Illinois lists him as J.W. & his wife as S.M.

John was Illiterate, but spoke English.

Birth:
1900 Census says he was born Oct 1854

Census:
The 1900 census lists him as J.W. McDowell

Buried:
According to Edna (McDowell) Wilson, he is buried in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. NOTE by Carl Wayne Gray: As of Nov 16, 2009, I have found no record of his burial.

On January 18, 2010, Jim Michels researched the Olney burial records and discovered the following: "John William McDowell is buried about 75 or 100 feet away from Sarah. There is no tombstone. He is in lot 1747, the south half of the north half. The owner of his plot is listed as Blanche Pickle. He is buried next to Joseph Von Almen who is just to his south and does have a tombstone.
According to the city records, there never was a tombstone for John McDowell.They only list a "stabber"; that is the little metal name tag that the funeral home marks the grave with. It is long gone."

Jim

John married Fleenor, Sarah Margaret 'Maggie' on 18 Jul 1897 in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois. Sarah was born on 25 Oct 1878 in Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois; died on 21 Dec 1961 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: FLEE.S001
• _FGRAVE: 42267148

Notes:

Census:
The 1900 census lists her as S.M. McDowell

T. married Chandler, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]