My great-grandparents

I came across this photo while clearing my parents' home.  The subjects of the photo are my great-grandparents.  Lois L Dawson married Albert Leroy Dillon in June 1901.  They lived in Chicago while he attended medical school.  In November 1903, ALD purchased land in Hume, Edgar Co., Illinois where there son was born in September 1904.  Lois and Albert divorced in March 1908.

This is the first photo that I have seen of them as a married couple.  It is very much treasured!

Lois L. (Dawson) and Albert Leroy Dillon
Chicago, 1901-1903

Photo Album by Sallie Dawson, About 1910

I found this photo album among my mother's genealogy collection.  I believe it was made by Sallie Dawson, b.1875, daughter of John William Dawson and his wife, Lucia Baird. 


Front cover

 

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Father washes out the clothes
Mother hangs them up to dry

 

 

Nor will our Dad his milk job shirk
And he must feed our chickens too.

 

Mother, Mother, Father

 

 

Our Young Lady
A graduate
In winter garb
A student

 

One day in June

 

Our grandchildren.
Russel, Helen, John.
John D. Jr.

 

The whole family.
Jessie, Helen, Darkey, Coon, Biddie & her brood (top)
Jessie, Bob, Mother (bottom left)
Mother (Lucia), Nettie (Ben's wife), Ben, Father (John William), Russel, Jessie, Bob. In front, Jno. and Helen.

 

Yours truly.
Sallie D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe Ann (Southard) Wells

Chloe Ann Southard was the 3rd child of Sarah Alameda "Meda (Dawson) and Oliver W. Southard.  Chloe was born in January 1882, Illinois and died 27 November 1924, Kansas during childbirth with twins.  Chloe married William N. Wells sometime before January 1920. 

These photocopies and the actual photo were in my mother's genealogy collection.

Will and Chloe Wells

William Wells, Chloe Southard Wells, Ray and Elnora Southard

Chloe Southard Wells

Meda (Dawson) Southard

Sarah Alameda "Meda" Dawson was the 6th child of Thomas Lewis and Rebecca Ann (Taylor) Dawson.  She was born 3 April 1853 in Illinois and died 30 April 1937 in Scottland, Edgar Co., Illinois. 

On 15 September 1875, in Edgar Co., Illinois, Meda married Oliver W. Southard.  The had 6 children:  Millie Cecil, Charles Clarence, Chloe Ann, Laura Celesta, Chancy, and Ray C.

From Challis Dawson's 1947 manuscripts to his son, while Gerard was attending Harvard University, page 104.  The originals are located at the Nansemond-Suffolk Historical Society, Suffolk, Virginia:
   "This path led to the back pasture, and also to Aunt Meda's home.  Aunt Meda was Dad's sister, and almost his same age.  She was married to a man by the name of Oliver Southard, . . . Every one called him "Oll", for short. . . They lived in a log cabin surrounded entirely by second or short growth timber.  It was a large log cabin, really a story and a half house, built with logs and thoroughly tight, made so by plastering the chinks between the logs with some material resembling cement.  I frequently would cross this path to Aunt Meda's, when large enough, and I loved to visit her.  Aunt Meda put up every summer a spread called plum butter, but it was mixed with apple butter to tone down the sour red plum taste.  It remained a beautiful red color, given by the plums.  Aunt Meda made a large, soft and light type, of biscuit.  These we would open in half, spread heavily with good fresh made butter, add the other spread and go to town.  The biscuits were always eaten fresh and hot from the oven.  I was always exceedingly fond of going through the woods to her place.  It always seemed like going through the real wilderness, even if it was only about one half mile, and it was an adventurous travel."

Johannes "John" Rodenberger's Will

When I was in Brazil, Indiana visiting the Clay Co. Courthouse in 2010, I transcribed Johannes "John" Rodenberger's will dated 10 May 1869.  It was recorded on 31 October 1870, several days after John's death on 22 Oct 1870.

Johannes, at birth, John by 1820 in Ohio, was my 5th great-grandfather.  I have made several posts regarding him:  Dec. 11, 2011 his obituary; Sept. 20, 2011 his burial site; and Aug 28, 2013 when I found the burial location of his first wife Elizabeth.

           

                                Will Book 1 (1848-1876), Page 262

In the name of God Amen.  I John Rodenberger of Clay County Indiana a being in good bodify health and of sound mind and memory calling to mind the frailty and uncertainty of human life and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs and directing how the estate with which it has pleased God to blefs me shall be disposed of after my decease while I have strength and capacity So to do, do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making null and void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

                First – I hereby constitute and appoint my wife Catharine Rodenbarger to be sole executrix of this my last will and testament and direct her to pay all my just debts and my funeral expenses out of my personal estate as soon after my death as she conveniently can.

                Second.  It is my will that without any inventory appraisement or sale of my real or personal estate and without letters of execution or other liability or accountability to any party or parties whomsoever except as above directed that my said wife Catharine Rodenbarger have all the personal property of which I may die profsefsed for her own, free from any and all claims and control and that she have without responsibility for waste for and during her natural life all the real estate of which I may die seized with full power to use the same in all respects as fully and as free from liability as though the free [    ] thereof were vested in her she to pay taxes and keep the fences in repair.

                Third.  It is my will that at the death of my said wife Catharine all the real estate of which I may die seized be sold and the proceeds thereof after paying the expenses of said sale be divided in equal shares between the children of said Catharine my wife my her first and second marriage including William and Henry Schromyer and my children by my first and second marriages counting the children of such said children as are dead or may die here after as one child.

                In Witnefs where I have herewith set my hand and seal this 10” day of May AD 1869.

                                                                                                John X(his mark) Rodenbarger *Seal

 

Signed and acknowledged by said John Rodenbarger as his last will and testament in our presence and signed by us in his as witnefs in his

 

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presence at his request.

                                                                                                August H Christman *Seal

                                                                                                Benjamin Elkin *Seal

 

The State of Indiana Clay County SS

                Be it Remembered that on the 31” day of October 1870 August H Christman one of the subscribing witnefses to the within and foregoing last will and testament of John Rodenbarger late of said county deceased personally appeared before Charles H Knight clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Clay County in the State of Indiana and being duly sworn by the Clerk of said Court upon his oath declared and testified as follows that is to say:  That on the 10” day of May AD 1869 he saw the said John Rodenbarger sign his name to said instrument in writing as and for his last will and testament and that this deponent at the same time heard the said John Rodenbarger declare the said instrument in writing to be his last will and testament and that said instrument in writing was at the same time at the request of the said John Rodenbarger and with his consent attested and subscribed by the said August H Christman and Benjamin Elkin in the presence of said Testator and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnefs thereto and that the said John Rodenbarger was at the time of signing and subscribing of the said instrument in writing as aforesaid of full age (that is more than twenty one years of age) and of sound disposing mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint as the said deponent verily believes and further deponent says not

                                                                                                A H Christman

Sworn and Subscribed by the said August H Christman before me Charles H Knight Clerk of said Court at Bowling Green the 31” day of October 1870.

                In the attestation whereof I have herewith Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court.              

       *Seal                                                                               Chas H Knight Clerk

The State of Indiana Clay County SS

                I Charles H Knight Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Clay County Indiana do certify that the within [     ] last will and testament of John Rodenbarger has been duly admitted to probate and duly proved by the

 

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testimony of August H Christman one of the Subscribing witnefs thereto that a complete record of said Will and the testimony of said August H Christman in proof thereof has been by me duly made and recorded in Book No 1 page 262 & 3 & 4 of the Record of wills of said County.

                In Attestation whereof I have herewith Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Bowling Green this 31” day of October 1870      

       *Seal                                                                               Chas H Knight Clerk

                                                                                of  the Court of Common Pleas of

                                                                                                Clay County

Filed October 31” AD 1870

                Chas H Knight

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The State of Indiana

County of Clay SS              I, Catharine Rodenberger widow of the within named John Rodenberger, deceased, knowing the contents and the provisions of the within and forgoing last will and testament of my said husband, now deceased, do hereby declare that I have, and do forever release and relinquish, waive and disaffirm my right, estate and interest in the estate and property of my said husband as given me by the statute and laws of said State, and do hereby fully and completely accept and confirm, and have accepted and confirmed the bequests and desires made to me by said Will:  The forgoing ratification shall be retroactive to the date of the probating of said will.  Witness my hand and seal hereto this the 9lt day of October A.D. 1871.                                                                Cathareine (her mark) Rodenberger *Seal

 

Witness to mark

H. Huddleston                                                                      State of Indiana, Clay County:

                                                                                Before me Charles H Knight Clert of the Clay Circuit Court within and for said county and State personally came Catharine Rodenberger, and acknowledge the execution of the above instrument.  Witnessed My hand and Seal the Oct. 9^th AD 1871.

                *Seal                                                                      Chas H Knight Clerk

Dawson or Dillon Unidentified Photos, Part 4

Dawson or Dillon Unidentified Photos, Part 3

On sand. Beach?  Dixie Morrow Dillon?

 

"This was my washing uniform at Houston that they snapped me in."
?Julia (Thompson) Strange?

?Buddy Dillon?

Dawson or Dillon Unidentified Photos, Part 2

Whose homes?

 



 

 

Side of house with view of a mountain

Dawson or Dillon Unidentified Photos

I've scanned in more photos.  I think they are from either my Dillon or Dawson lines.  One photo previously identified as Dudley Dawson was included in the envelope.  There was also a post card of The Robinson Art Shop, Clovis, New Mexico where the Dillons lived.

I lean towards Dillon in this photo.  My brother Kenneth in written on the reverse.  In the 1930 Federal  Census, the two sons of Jennie D. (Dillon) Scott were living in Wyoming (Clarence) and Illinois (Kenneth).  Car aficionados:  are those vehicles close to 1930 cars?



Reverse side "My brother Kenneth"

 





?World War 1?
 



Alba Ernest Craft
Edited based on identification.  Thank you.
 

Sharon Anne Hogan, 1945-2002

While researching my Dawson line, I came across these on-line memorials to my Second Cousin Once Removed, Sharon Anne Hogan, the daughter of Elta (Dawson) and Everett C. Hogan.  Sharon was a university librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago, as well as vice provost for information management.  She was in the forefront with bringing libraries into the electronic-age.

Sharon in 1973 from my collection



The New York Times, May 4, 2002
www.nytimes.com/2002/05/04/us/sharon-anne-hogan-57-a-leading=librarian...

http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index

Sharon Anne Hogan, 1945-2002