Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
1. | Gray, Ruth D. was born on 31 Mar 1831; died on 24 May 1911; was buried in Wesley Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Dewhirst, James. James was born on 9 Mar 1828; died on 1 Mar 1906; was buried in Wesley Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Dewhirst, Orlando Thomas ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: ?, Maybelle 'Belle'. Maybelle was born on 1 Oct 1861; died on 9 Oct 1906; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Bogota, Jasper County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | DEWHIRST, Elva Jane ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Childers, Thomas Franklin. Thomas was born in 1878; died in Dec 1949 in Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Wesley Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Dewhirst, Leonard C. ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Leonard Dewhirst, 80, of Dundas died 5:30a.m. Wednesday in Burgin Nursing Manor, Olney. Leonard married Birk, Lola on 3 Feb 1915. 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Childers, James Andrew ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Childers, Theodore G. ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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7. | Childers, Oscar ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Died: Family/Spouse: Webster, Laurel Marie. Laurel (daughter of Webster, Ebb Leroy and ?, Annise L.) was born on 4 Sep 1903; died on 11 Aug 1969; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Dewhirst, E.K. ![]() |
9. | 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. |
11. | 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Childers, L. ![]() Family/Spouse: Thomas, A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Childers, R. ![]() Family/Spouse: Elmore, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | LeroyChilders, Webster ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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Notes: Norma was a dedicated and loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and had retired as a cook from the Xenia grade school after many years of service. Her church home for over 60 years was Xenia United Methodist Church, where she participated in the womens group and sewing group, and where she and Edwin faithfully supported the work of the church in countless ways over the years. She enjoyed working outside at home, caring for her garden and flowers, and canning and storing the harvest. Norma will be remembered for her legacy of faith and family, and the love and caring consideration that she shared with others. Norma married Henson, Edwin T. on 15 Aug 1950 in United Methodist Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Edwin (son of HENSON, Ralph Cecil and BURGESS, Myrtle May) was born on 26 Aug 1928 in Wayne County, Illinois; died on 9 Jun 2013 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Powers Cemetery, Garden Hill Township, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Childers, Robert Wayne 'Bob' ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Robert Wayne Childers, age 90, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 26, 2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Robert married Davis, B.J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Charles Curtis Childers, 60, of Woodland Park, Colo., formerly of Flora, died at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995 at his home. Family/Spouse: Stanley, C.J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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