Taylor, Laura M.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TAYL.L001
• _FGRAVE: 25164464

Notes:

Laura's tombstone shows she was 23 years, 10 month, 26 days old when she died.

Laura married Abbott, George A. on 11 Apr 1895 in Richland County, Illinois. George (son of Abbott, Louis C. 'Louie' and Taylor, Perlina) was born in 1876 in Illinois; died on 26 Nov 1963 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ABBO.B004
• _FGRAVE: 55717709
• Funeral: 6 Jun 1979, Summers Funeral Home,

Notes:

Bessie is listed in the 1900 census for Noble, Richland County, Illinois living with her parents. Her surname is listed as "Taylor". She is listed in the 1910 census for Noble, Richland County, Illinois, living with her grandparents, William H. & Mary A. Taylor. Her surname in the 1910 census is "Abbott". Was she adopted by George and given the ABBOTT surname?

Family/Spouse: Bryan, Shirley Otto. Shirley was born on 14 Jul 1880 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois; died on 20 Dec 1966 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bessie married Travis, Roy in 1914. Roy (son of Travis, Noah and Sharp, Margaret Ellen) was born on 14 Jan 1894; died on 5 Nov 1977; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teamster
• Reference Number: ABBO.E001
• _FGRAVE: 24070609
• Funeral: Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Raymond ‘Bob’ Abbott, 66. of Clay City, passed away at the Richland Memorial Hospital. Mr. Abbott had been a patient in the Burgin Nursing Homes in Olney for the past nine years.

Funeral services will be held in the Easley - Padgett Funeral Home
with Rev. Barney Meadows in charge. Burial will be at Clay City cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Mr. Abbott was born near Noble, son of the late George and Laura Taylor Abbott. He had moved to Clay City as a young man and engaged in teaming. Before his illness and retirement, he had been employed as a teamster by the Pure Oil Co.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

He is survived by three sons, Lloyd and Albert of Clay City, and William of Elgin; and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Cailteaux of Clay City and Mrs. Katie Brown of St. Charles, IL. Two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Bryan of Olney and Mrs. Agnes Miller of Noble survive, as well as two half-brothers, George and Harold Abbott, both of Clay City. Two half-sisters, Mrs. Genelle Hance and Mrs. Lorena DeHart of Clay City also survive. Two step-brothers, Albert Wilson of Clay City and Harry Wilson of Olney also survive, as well as a stepsister, Mrs. Viola Williams of Clay City also survive. He also leaves eight grandchildren.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, December 1968.

Contributor:
Barbara Bromm - tgram63@outlook.com

Birth:
near Noble, Richland County, Illinois

Family/Spouse: Rodgers, Ethel Eileene. Ethel (daughter of Rodgers, Charles Albert and Morgan, Ruth Kizarh) was born on 1 Aug 1903 in Illinois; died on 14 Oct 1953; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ABBO.A002

Notes:

Census:
In the 1930 census, Agnes, age 23 is single and living in Noble, Illinois with her aunt and uncle, Bert and Mable Gerhart.

Family/Spouse: Miller. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TRAV.J004
• _FGRAVE: 34297088

Notes:

Birth:
If John was born in 1912, and if his mother Bessie was born in 1901, she would have been 11 years old when John was born.

John married Kuhlig, Hazel Marie in 1940. Hazel was born in 1918; died in 1994; was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TRAV.M005
• _FGRAVE: 93080888
• Military Service: World War II, 1st Lieutenant, United States Army

Mary married Luthe, Robert Duane on 13 Dec 1947 in Harrisburg,. Robert was born on 14 Aug 1919 in Edwards County, Illinois; died on 16 Jun 1985 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana; was buried in Little Wabash Cemetery, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TRAV.B006
• _FGRAVE: 149980625
• Military Service: World War II, Sergeant, 126th Ordnance Company, United States Army

Notes:

Buried:
Section W2

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Reference Number: ABBO.R001
• _FGRAVE: 18349035
• Funeral: 30 Sep 2006, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Ruth Laura CAILTEUX, 85, of Clay City, died at 5:13 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.

Mrs. CAILTEUX was born May 10, 1921 in Clay City, the daughter of Raymond "Bob" and Ethel Eileene (RODGERS) ABBOTT. She married William H. CAILTEUX on Sept. 22, 1940 in Noble. He preceded her in death on Oct. 28, 1996. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Clay City Church of God.

Survivors include one sister, Katie BROWN of Aurora; one brother, William ABBOTT of Elgin; two uncles, Roy RODGERS of Olney, and Harold ABBOTT of Clay City; one aunt, Lorena Dehart of Clay City; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, and two brothers, Lloyd and Albert.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City, with Pastor Rob BOWKER and the Rev. John SPEARS officiating. Burial will be in the Clay City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday (tonight) at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Clay City Church of God.

Buried:
PLOT Lot 7 - 3 Div.

Laura married Cailteux, William Henry on 22 Sep 1940. William (son of Cailteux, Francis Leopold 'Frank' and Franklin, Bonnie) was born on 13 Nov 1919 in Illinois; died on 28 Oct 1996 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 31 Oct 1996 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Owner of Abbott Tank Company, Inc.
• Reference Number: ABBO.L002
• _FGRAVE: 18364052
• Military Service: World War II, Private, 523rd Engineering Maintenance Company, United States Army
• Funeral: 27 May 1992, First Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Tuesday, May 26, 1992

CLAY CITY -Lloyd W. Abbott, 68, Clay City, died Saturday (May 23, 1992).

Member, Clay City First Baptist Church and Flora Coon Hunters Association.

Survivors: wife, Ruth Mohan Abbott; son, Raymond, Cleveland, Ohio; daughter Ann Abbott, Urbana; brother, Bill, Elgin; sisters, Ruth Cailteux, Clay City, Katie Brown, St. Charles.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Clay City.

Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City.

Burial: Clay City Cemetery.

Memorials: First Baptist Church Building Fund.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on March 4, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Engineers, completed basic training and assigned to the 523rd Engineering Maintenance Company, Fort Bowie, Texas. Honorably discharged as a Private on December 9, 1944 in fair health at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2096856

Buried:
Plot: Lot 8N, 3 Div.

Lloyd married Mohan, R.A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Water Well Driller
• Reference Number: ABBO.A001
• _FGRAVE: 58073083
• Funeral: Forrest Ridge Church, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois
• Military Service: Korean War, United States Army
• Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, United States Army

Notes:

Newspaper, The Olney Daily Mail:

Albert George Abbott, 60, died Monday, July 13, 1987, at his home in Clay City.

Services will be held at the Forrest Ridge Chruch with Rev. Havard Dasch presiding. Burial will be in Forrest Ridge Cemetery.

Mr. Abbott was born Sept. 9, 1926, in Richland County, the son of Emery Raymond and Ethel (Rodgers) Abbott. He married Clara Hille on Aug. 1, 1953, in Olney.

He was a self-employed water well driller and a Korean War U. S. Army veteran. He was a member of Forrest Ridge Church and VFW.

Survivors include his wife, Clara; three daughters, Mrs. Danny (Barbara) Hartleroad of Noble, Mrs. Danny (Ethel) Welty of Clay City and Mrs. Douglas (Violet) Brinkley of Waukomis, OK; two brothers, Lloyd Aabbott of Clay City and William Abbott of Elgin; two sisters, Mrs. William (Ruth) Calteux and Mrs. Ralph (Katie) Brown, both of Clay City; six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on August 3, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Field Artillery, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Guard Patrolman (522). Departed the U.S. on February 5, 1946 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 49th Field Artillery Battalion engaged in the occupation of the Japanese homelands. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and the Army Of Occupation Medal (Japan). Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 30, 1947 at the Separation Center, Camp Beale, California.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2096555

His obituary says he was a Korean War U. S. Army veteran

Died:
Albert George Abbott, 60, died Monday, July 13, 1987, at his home in Clay City.

Buried:
Plot: row 19 site J

Albert married Hille, Clara B. on 1 Aug 1953 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Clara (daughter of Hille, William and Morris, Maude) was born on 25 Nov 1927 in Crystal City, Missouri; died on 20 Feb 1993 in Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 23 Feb 1993 in Forrest Ridge Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Brown, R.L.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TRAV.J016
• _FGRAVE: 237415739
• Funeral: 28 Dec 2022, Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

Notes:

Jerry Wayne Travis passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25 at his home in Olney, Ill., after a great day of celebrating with his family.

Jerry was born in Olney, Ill. on June 1, 1944. He was the son of John and Hazel (Kuhlig) Travis. He married Carol Struble on Feb. 23, 1964. She preceded him in death on Jan. 30, 2007. He later married Gayla Adams on May 26, 2012.

Jerry graduated from Noble High School in 1962. He made a career as a Union carpenter. He served as a foreman at E.H. Montgomery Construction in Vincennes, Ind. for many years, where he oversaw the building of several schools, hospitals and banks in the two-state area. His last two union construction jobs were building the Richland County Elementary School and the Lawrence County Correctional Center.

In his younger years, Jerry loved to play and coach men’s slow pitch softball, where he was a competitive pitcher. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan and enjoyed watching western movies. He loved hunting quail, coyotes and pheasants, as well as fishing.

Jerry was a former member of the Olney Southern Baptist Church, where he enjoyed serving as a Deacon and teaching Sunday School. He is currently a member of Zif Missionary Baptist Church. Jerry was also passionate about studying the book of Revelation.

Jerry loved to attend the various events his kids and grandkids participated in. He traveled to many sporting events, cattle shows and other activities the family was involved in. His greatest enjoyment was spending time with his family.

Jerry is survived by his wife Gayla Travis; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kerry and Janice Travis, of Oblong, and Rodney and Janilyn Travis, of Olney; four grandchildren, Carley Travis, Camryn Travis, Connor Travis, Chase Travis; brother and sister-in-law, Johnny Joe and Donna Travis; brother-in-law and sister-and-law, Abe and Phyllis Struble; step son and daughter, Bud and Connie Adams, David and Kate Stanker; step grandchildren, Justina Coleman, Josh Adams, Courtney Wilson, Janie Brunson; and great step grandchildren, Trevor and Emily Coleman, Jayce and Maddie Adams, Gabby and Zak Wilson, Charlee and Cami Brunson.

Preceding Jerry in death was his first wife and his parents.

A celebration of Jerry’s life will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois, with a visitation beginning two hours prior service time from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Burial will follow in the Crest Haven Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Oblong FFA.

Jerry married Struble, Carol on 23 Feb 1964. Carol died on 30 Jan 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jerry married Adams, G. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: LUTH.G002

Family/Spouse: Hartleroad, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Brinkley, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

E.M. married Welty, D.L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, L.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Brewer, R.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

J. married Keys, A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]