Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
1. | Pottorff, George was born in 1808; died in 1888. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Hoke, Mozorah. Mozorah was born in 1823; died in 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Pottorff, George Benjamin (1.George1) was born on 8 Aug 1864 in Jasper County, Illinois; died on 17 Aug 1965 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: He was born on his father's farm in Smallwood Township, Jasper County, about a quarter of a mile from the Richland county line. He attended the Fairview School. He later farmed in Jasper county and when he moved to Richland county he owned and operated a saw mill and grist mill at Wakefield. Family/Spouse: Koons, Everetta 'Eva'. Everetta was born in 1870; died in 1932; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Pottorff, Luna (2.George2, 1.George1) was born on 10 Jul 1893 in Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois; died on 17 Mar 1990 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 20 Mar 1990 in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: She was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church, Wakefield. Luna married Lambird, Vance on 25 Dec 1913 in Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. Vance was born on 14 Oct 1893 in Jasper County, Illinois; died on 7 Jul 1958 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Pottorff, Eunice Faye (2.George2, 1.George1) was born on 9 Feb 1910; died on 28 Jan 2014; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Fay was a member of Olney Southern Baptist Church. She was a Past President of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Eastern Star. She loved flowers and birds. Eunice married Wright, Leslie Frank on 3 Nov 1931. Leslie was born in 1909; died in 1979; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Pottorff, I. V. (2.George2, 1.George1) was born on 5 Jul 1912 in Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois; died on 5 May 2010 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: He retired in 1969 from Pure Oil Company after 30 years of service. He was a long-time member and deacon of Liberty Baptist Church in Wakefield. He enjoyed going ginseng and mushroom hunting. He raised quail and pheasant to be released into the wild, and watched the birds that nested in the birdhouses around his home and fed at the feeders in the back yard. He and Evelyn hosted many family wiener roasts in the grove behind their home near Dundas. He came from a hearty German background. His father and all five children lived unusually long lives into their nineties and beyond. His father was 101 and his sister, Fay, is 100. His other siblings, Ben and Roy Pottorff and Luna Lambird, were in their late 90s. I. married Schnautz, Evelyn Marie in 1932. Evelyn (daughter of Schnautz, Gilbert and Kimpling, Della Myrtle) was born on 13 Aug 1913; died on 29 Jun 2001; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Lambird, Loysce Vance (3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) was born on 21 Aug 1914; died on 22 Jul 1969 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: He was a member of the Liberty Church at Wakefield, and had been engaged in oil field work for several years. Loysce married Bradham, Eliza Arvella on 10 Oct 1936. Eliza (daughter of Bradham, Thomas Franklin 'Frank' and Chandler, Isabelle Gertrude) was born on 19 Aug 1918 in Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois; died on 3 Nov 1997 in Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi; was buried on 6 Nov 1997 in Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Lambird, Grethel Lex 'Bub' (3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) was born on 9 Mar 1917 in Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois; died on 20 Jun 2004 in Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: He was a member of Electricians Local 702 and worked in the telecommunications field. His most recent employer was Henkel and McCoy until his retirement in 1982. He was a World War II army veteran having served in the 87th Cavalry from June 1941 to October 1945. He was Baptist by faith. Family/Spouse: Cooper, Virginia Lee. Virginia (daughter of Cooper, H. and Weidner, Viola H.) was born on 19 Oct 1922; died on 23 Jun 1982 in Dundas, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Lambird, Dorothy Faye (3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) was born on 13 Apr 1920 in Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois; died on 25 Sep 1991 in Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Mrs. Murbarger was a homemaker. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Wakefield. Dorothy married Murbarger, John Elmer on 30 Nov 1938 in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky. John (son of Murbarger, David and Patridge, Bertha) was born on 29 Nov 1915 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 24 Mar 1984 in Tifton, Tift County, Georgia; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Lambird, Willard Gene 'Wid' (3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) was born on 2 Sep 1924 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 11 May 1991 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 14 May 1991 in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Mr. Lambird was a retired oil production worker for many years. He was a member of Liberty Baptist church in Wakefield. He was a member of the Belleville Consistory, Noble Masonic Lodge. Willard married Nottingham, Leatrice Joy on 12 Sep 1943. Leatrice (daughter of ?, Lora Mae) was born on 28 Jul 1926 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 13 Jun 1971 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Lambird, F.D. (6.Loysce4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) |
11. | Lambird, J.J. (6.Loysce4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) J.J. married Pflaum, R. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Lambird, F.V. (6.Loysce4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) Family/Spouse: ?, I.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: ?, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Lambird, S.A. (6.Loysce4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) S.A. married Brewer, W. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Lambird, M. (6.Loysce4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) Family/Spouse: Miller, D.J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Lambird, J. (6.Loysce4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) Family/Spouse: Miller, J.E.J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | LAMBIRD, G. (7.Grethel4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) Family/Spouse: ?, L.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | LAMBIRD, C. (7.Grethel4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) Family/Spouse: SAGER, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Murbarger, H.V. (8.Dorothy4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) |
19. | Murbarger, J.D. (8.Dorothy4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) |
20. | Murbarger, C. (8.Dorothy4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) Family/Spouse: Phillips. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | Murbarger, Janice Fay (8.Dorothy4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) was born on 2 Jan 1941; died on 14 Aug 1941; was buried in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Villa Grove, IL A seven months old baby was killed instantly and seven other persons were injured at 6:30 oclock last night, August 14, 1941, when the cars of Carl Livengood of Villa Grove and John Murbarger, farm worker of near here, collided at an intersection five miles west of Villa Grove. |
22. | Lambird, N. (9.Willard4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) Family/Spouse: ?, G.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
23. | Lambird, T. (9.Willard4, 3.Luna3, 2.George2, 1.George1) |
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