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Orville and Ellen adopted Mary Ellen Cato after her mother died in 1925. Mary’s father, then 57 years old, could not take care of Mary and her three brothers so […]

William’s death date remained a mystery until a Find A Grave volunteer created a memorial for him in 2011. Through cemetery records, this volunteer discovered that William was cremated in […]

I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to Robert Welton. He provided the photos of Ted, Molly, Dave for this post. Robert is a great family history researcher. […]

Jacob had two daughters. His oldest daughter married and divorced five times. His youngest daughter became a widow and remarried three years later when she was 52 years old. Nettie […]

Jacob was the twin brother of Robert Edward Wakenight. They were born on 20 JUN 1890 in Pickrell, Nebraska. Robert remained in Beatrice, Nebraska, while Jacob moved 100 miles away […]

I found it interesting that both Elvera and Myrtle married men of Germanic descent. Through census records, I discovered that the men’s grandparents were born in Prussia. Robert Edward Wakenight […]

Robert was the twin brother of Jacob William Wakenight. They were born on 20 JUN 1890 in Pickrell, Nebraska. Jacob moved 100 miles away and lived in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert […]

Lloyd and Mary Elizabeth (Hambley) Wakenight were married for almost 20 years before tragedy struck. In 1968, they were killed in an automobile accident four miles northwest of Polo, Ogle […]

Sylvester’s daughter, Nellie Wakenight Sigler, divorced her husband because of “extreme and repeated cruelty”. Sylvester’s granddaughter, Evelyn, also experienced this breakdown of her marriage. Sylvester McCosh Wakenight (1884 to 1979) […]

Daniel’s daughter, Esther, married a man named Simon DuSavage. In 1905, his parents emigrated from Lithuania. Yet, his father, Jonas or John Dusevičius remains a mystery. Daniel Scott Wakenight Born: […]