1. | Birk, Lola was born on 13 Jul 1895 in Jasper County, Illinois; died on 30 Dec 1981 in Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Lola Dewhirst, 86, of Dundas, died at 12:25pm Wednesday, December 30, 1981 in Newton Rest Haven. Lola married Dewhirst, Leonard C. on 3 Feb 1915. Leonard (son of Dewhirst, Orlando Thomas and ?, Maybelle 'Belle') was born on 22 Jan 1896 in Jasper County, Illinois; died on 24 Nov 1976 in Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois.
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2. | Dewhirst, E.K. ![]() |
3. | Dewhirst, Frankey L. ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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Notes: Lt. Vincent Dewhirst was killed June 12, 1944, in the battle of Utah Beach in the Normandy invasion. He was the first known casualty in WWII, from Jasper county. Lt. Dewhirst was born August 7, 1918 near shamrock Illinois. After completing his work in rural schools in his home community, He attended Newton Community High School for two years then went to Chicago where he graduated from the Sullivan high school of that city with the class of 1938. |
5. | Dewhirst, Clifford Birk ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: He was a member of the Blair Church and attended an elementary one-room schoolhouse before graduating from Newton High School in 1944. Clifford married Henry, Ellen Rose on 2 Feb 1952 in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Ellen was born on 23 Aug 1927 in Malta, DeKalb County, Illinois; died on 18 Feb 2014 in Newton, Jasper County, Illinois; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois.
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6. | Dewhirst, Curt Vincent ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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