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Coal and Oil Burners (Gladys)

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October 18, 1945 envelope

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October 18, 1945, p. 1

10-18-45

Dear Daddy –

Yours of the 13 & 15 came today. That one of the 13^th got slowed up a little. I got the 14^th yesterday. Vincent started on the office last night. I went down for a while but didn’t stay because I can’t do much until he gets through. After he gets thru I’ll get Monroe to change the heating arrangement. Even if we can’t get an oil burner for a few weeks I think we had better continue with our own heating system – because Loughridge should show what he says about Nick’s system not being adequate as is. I just told Dorothy yesterday I was going to leave that job for you – getting the heat piped over. However, by the time you get home maybe we can get an oil burner for it and just skip the idea of getting the heat from across the alley.

I went to Cecil Dixon’s to the A.B.C. class party last night. Everyone (almost) was asking about when you would be home. I said you would be discharged Nov. 1. Someone asked me if I had your office ready, and I said the carpenter had just started.

Since Loughridge was so evasive about when the oil burner will be in I think I’ll have Monroe get this stoker fixed and get some stoker coal. I called Chet Harlan and he said he had some treated Eastern Kentucky stoker coal and I can get that. The Lumber Co. has only Indiana Stoker.

October 18, 1945, p. 2

[page 2] An announcement about the 10^th District Med. Soc. Fall meeting came but since you won’t be here Oct. 24 I won’t send in for reservations (ladies invited too).

I suppose by the time I get the stoker fixed (if I can) and coal in then an oil burner will come. If I only knew, but last week we had a taste of a little cool weather and trying to hand fire and get the house warmed up every morning is no joke.

The announcement of the Nu-Joy in the Kent Estate was in the paper. They are to be ready for business by Nov. 20 – so it is taking a little longer than I had thought.

It’s getting near 11:30 and that means time to get lunch started. I’ll have to sign the report cards too so they can be returned. Mark’s grades are Social Studies – B, English – C, Arithmetic – C, Physical Ed – B, Health & Science – B, Band – D (and he was mad – even John said that wasn’t fair), Art – C, Ag – B, Citizenship – A. John got B in Band and gave himself B in Citizenship because they grade themselves and he was too modest to give himself A – but says after this he will because everybody else does. He wasn’t very pleased about the B in Band but he got A in everything else – History, Latin, Speech & Geometry. The whole band was mad at Cole yesterday for the grades he dished out. From all I can gather no one in the band likes him.

Mark promises to do better next time.
Love Mother

P.S. I talked to Monroe & he said he would order a new auger & also do the office work as soon as Vincent gets through.

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Arvilla (Gladys)

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October 17, 1945 envelope

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October 17, 1945, p. 1

10-17-45

Dear Daddy –

Yours of Sun. came today. It has been a grand day and I am glad we could let the fire go this afternoon. I talked to Chet Van S. and they have no coal – only Indiana stoker. Anyway the stoker coal isn’t so good to use for hand firing. I will try Harlan and see what he has. If he has any stoker coal I may have Monroe take this auger out and see if he can get it welded. He said they did that to the school furnace but it didn’t work. Loughridge is so indefinite about the oil burners now. When I talked to them in August they were sure they could have the furnace changed over by Nov. 1 and now they can’t give any date. Chet said they were to get a load of coke soon and I have a notion to try that, if we can’t get any coal.

Vincent is going to start on the office tonight. Nick still has his “stuff” stored there but I think Vincent can work around it for a while. I thought if we get something started Nick would get the place cleared.

I worked a little while in the attic getting the office things together. I want to gather up the sheets and towels and get them laundered.

Had a letter from your mother and she said Kenneth is home. He has a 45 day furlough, then goes back to N.C. and he thinks then he will be discharged. Dolores & Steve are home. Steve is out of the Army & Dolores has quit her job. I thought she would stay for a while but now that she is married I suppose they want to get

October 17, 1945, p. 2

[page 2] settled near the relatives. Mom said she didn’t know what they intend to do.

Irene was talking to me and said Link is losing weight. She says he is worried about his job. She is still talking about starting a Baby Shop out here in their home. I take it from the trend of her conversation their finances aren’t so good. She said she told Link if he wanted to sell their place she would be willing. However, I doubt if they will do that.

David just came in with a mask on. Virginia had given it to him and he was so tickled about it. I acted like he frightened me and that made him laugh.

I saw Dr. Mathews in the drug store and told him you were to be discharged Nov. 1 – He said for you to hurry home.

I also [saw] Arvilla Wright yesterday. She has been working in a hospital in Illinois but had to come home. She had an impacted wisdom tooth and was to go today to have it taken out. Alma told me Arvilla would rather work in a doctor’s office here than in a hospital. She figures she could take less and stay home. I have an idea you can get her if you want her.

Dorothy took Bobby over to Hungess for another cold shot this afternoon – the third one.

John is late this evening – he is quite busy getting the school paper ready to edit. The grade cards came – he got A on everything but Band & Cole gave him a B – he was very disgusted about that. He also got a B on citizenship – but they grade themselves on that and he was too modest to himself an A. Mark’s grades were B-C-& D – I told him to get busy & get an A or two next time.

Love Mother

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Saving Coal (Gladys)

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October 16, 1945 envelope

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October 16, 1945, p. 1

Oct. 16 – 1945

Dear Daddy –

We are enjoying another glorious day and to be practical about it – saves coal – etc., etc. – since we are still not permanently fixed about our heating arrangement.

Vincent is to begin work tomorrow evening on the office. I hope I am doing what you want in having the partition moved up 3’. I just wish I could talk to you over the phone but maybe I’ll get things done right (I hope). In talking to the Loughridges about an oil burner for the office, Chet said the present set-up Nick has wouldn’t carry the office unless he changed something. He says the system Nick has at present is heating all it can. I still think it will be better just to use the heating plant even with coal until you can get an oil burner put in. It won’t take up enough space in the back room to bother you and it will furnish heat for that room.

Yesterday I went with Arlene to see Dr. Ade about Bobby. Dr. A. says his hearing is just about 50% in both ears. He says it is because of enlarged adenoids and advised Arlene to have them out at once. I think they are going to take him down this week. Dr. Ade has (of course) a machine to test hearing (ears) and said both ears were about the same.

I bought a new pair brown shoes yesterday and stretched my shoe budget to $10.95 and when I got home with them discovered they had been slightly used so I writing Loebs. I wouldn’t complain

October 16, 1945, p. 2

[page 2] on a pair costing $5 or $6 but $10.95 is too much to pay for even slightly used shoes. I suppose you will say “lady stuff.” I took back that sweater and tried to get one a little more my style but couldn’t find the right color so came back without a sweater.

So far no letters from you, but I am going to inquire at the P.O. when I mail this. Maybe one will have come in during the day.

My throat condition seems to be a little better. I think it’s sleeping in a cold room that is keeping it a little irritated.

Irene told me they were thinking about opening a baby shop out here in their home. I think a baby shop would have been a paying thing in the past few years, but wouldn’t predict either way on it in the future. However, according to the latest information a lot of babies are on the way.

David is out in the yard, so I must look out and see what he is doing.
Love Mother

P.S. We tried two of our T-bones Suri [?] and they are so large two was more than three (I mean four) of us wanted. Two covers the broiler pan.

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Going Ahead (Gladys)

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October 14, 1945 envelope

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October 14, 1945, p. 1

Oct. 14-1945

Dear Daddy –

I didn’t write yesterday – I was waiting for your wire and it didn’t come until after mailing time. At any rate I am going ahead with the office as we planned. Vincent called me and said his estimate for labor and material would be $113.00. That he said would include everything he would do. Of course Mr. Monroe would (will) have another bill. Mr. Monroe came out to the house Sat. and asked me what we wanted – I told him and he said he would look it over and see what would have to be done. I am going ahead with our heating plant – because I am afraid it would cost more to pipe the heat across the alley than to use our own heating plant. Mr. Monroe asked me how we were getting along with the furnace. I said we were hand firing and since you were coming home we may just have the auger fixed. Mr. M. said he couldn’t get any burners yet. They didn’t have anything yet last week.

We are enjoying a lively fire in the fireplace. We bought some coal up and it lasts so much longer than logs. David is in bed – he was so tired this evening he was cross and cried at everything. John is up in the attic looking for Reader’s Digests – he wants

October 14, 1945, p. 2

[page 2] an old number for something. He took his first organ lesson yesterday ($1.50 hr.) and I went to the church with him for one hour practice this afternoon. He can only use the church when it’s warm and now that is only Sat. & Sun. He also took a piano lesson yesterday afternoon. Miss Smith is discouraged with Mark and told John he was wasting his money & her time – however I think when you get back and can help him he will improve. We got all the storm windows on yesterday – all but the doors, but they won’t be much of a job.

Jim called me from Great Lakes yesterday. He is getting his discharge in a day or two, then he is going to N.Y. to get his car – Washington to get Thelma – back to Terra Haute then up here to see us. Maybe you will get back about the same time.

I am wondering if you will be sent back to G.L. for discharge – but maybe your first letter will answer some of my inquiries. I wish now we had arranged for you to call – then I could have given you the estimate on the office, but I am assuming you want me to get it done.

Emmett Miller is home. I called Lila and she doesn’t know about Joe – but now that he has enough points he will surely be home soon.

It is cooler today. Rained a little and stays chilly. I looked out a few minutes ago and saw a bright moon, so it must be clear. Just hope is doesn’t get too chilly before we get this furnace fixed one way or another.

Love Mother

P.S. Kenneth is on his way home.

October 14, 1945, p. 3

[page 3] Mon. morn – Arlene called me last night and asked me to see if I could get her an appointment with Dr. Ade (first she asked if you were home). It seems Bobby is losing his hearing. He has been having some ear trouble and Arlene is quite alarmed over his condition. I called Dr. Ade this morning & he said to bring him down this afternoon. I called Loughridge this morning but Bun didn’t know much. I am afraid we will have to get this furnace fixed or I will get a bad cold. I am bordering on a throat condition now and it’s so much cooler

October 14, 1945, p. 4

[page 4] and takes the house so long to heat up in the morning. I went down and burned a lot of trash to build the temp up and I finally have it up to 66. (10:45) I have to go to the store to get a few things. Maybe it will be up by the time I get back.

It is nice and sunny today so maybe the temp will get up before the day is over.

Will try to have more info about everything this evening.

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Michael Schiele

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Michael Schiele was my 2X great grandfather. I have been working on tracing his descendants for over 20 years. The following lineage only contains his children and grandchildren. As several of his great grandchildren are still living, I will not be posting the subsequent generations online at this time.

As with previously posted lineages, my goal is not to tell the stories of these individuals but to place them within the family for other researchers and for my DNA cousins. The information in this lineage has been previously published in a paper I wrote for my ProGen study group in 2015. Ultimately, when I am finished with the WWII project, I hope to devote more time to telling the stories of these individuals (hopefully in a published book). I have a wealth of information about Michael, once he moved to America. However, very little is known about his origins in Germany, including his birthplace, with sources contradicting one another, using either Wittenberg and Württemberg as his place of origin. These are distinct cities in different regions in Germany. Chances are Michael did not come from either location, but from a smaller village in the surrounding area, which makes locating German records very difficult at this time. Three additional clues to Michael’s origins are: his brother John also emigrated to the United States, both men were taught the trade of shoemaking, and Michael was the third son of Michael and Mary (Smith) Schiele.

Michael¹ Schiele (Michael^A), born 2 November 1831, Germany; died 12 September 1897, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.[1] He married (1) on 16 July 1856, Summit County, Ohio, Mary Magdalena Miller, possible daughter of David and Mary Ann (Moser) Miller.[2] She was born 15 May 1839, Pennsylvania; died 28 July 1866, either Owen or Clay County, Indiana.[3] Michael married (2) on 12 February 1867, Owen County, Indiana, Elizabeth Krieble, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Haldeman) Krieble.[4] She was born 3 April 1844, in Pennsylvania; died 13 February 1922, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.[5]

Michael and Elizabeth were buried at Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Indiana,[6] while Mary was buried at the Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana.[7]

Children of Michael¹ Schiele and his first wife, Mary M. Miller, were as follows:

+ 2 i. REUBEN JACOB² SCHIELE, born 27 June 1857, Medina County, Ohio;[8] married Lanah Markley;[9] died 20 October 1931, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.[10]

+ 3 ii. DAVID FRANKIN SCHIELE, born 6 September 1859, Medina County, Ohio;[11] married Eliza Ellen Storm;[12] died 26 November 1916, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.[13]

4 iii. MARY KATHERINE SCHIELE, born 19 June 1861, Indiana; died 28 February 1862, Harrison Twp., Clay County, Indiana. She was buried at the Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana.[14]

5 iv. HENRY SCHIELE, born 3 April 1863, Harrison Twp., Clay County, Indiana; died June 1882, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.[15] Very little is known about Henry’s nineteen years of life. He attended school both in 1870 and 1880.[16] Additionally, in 1880, Henry was disabled with a broken leg.[17] Henry’s burial location is unknown; he may have been buried with his mother and sisters at the Bower Mennonite Cemetery in Owen County or with his father at Greenwell Cemetery in Clay City.[18]

+ 6 v. MARY ELIZABETH SCHIELE, born 28 July 1866, Clay County, Indiana;[19] married James E. Hixon;[20] died 10 January 1948, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.[21]

7 vi. ROSSINA SARAH SCHIELE, born 28 July 1866, Clay County, Indiana; died 24 October 1866. She was buried at the Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana.[22]

Children of Michael¹ Schiele and his second wife, Elizabeth Krieble, were as follows:

+ 8 i. WILLIAM ALBERT² SCHIELE, born 4 July 1868, Clay County, Indiana;[23] married Clarissa C. Diel;[24] died 20 August 1899, Clay County, Indiana.[25]

9 ii. SILVESTER SCHIELE, born 29 June 1870, Clay County, Indiana;[26] married Jessie L. MacDonald;[27] died 17 December 1945, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.[28]

+ 10 iii. DORETTA SOPHIA SCHIELE, born 11 June 1872, Clay County, Indiana;[29] married Charles E. McQueary;[30] died 30 March 1932, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.[31]

+ 11 iv. SUSANNA CATHERINE SCHIELE, born 27 August 1874, Clay County, Indiana;[32] married John A. Schwartz;[33] died 23 July 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.[34]

+ 12 v. LOVINA JANE SCHIELE, born 6 September 1876, Clay County, Indiana;[35] married John H. Yegerlehner;[36] died 25 June 1946, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.[37]

13 vi. NATHAN COOK SCHIELE, born 31 January 1879, Clay County, Indiana;[38] died 6 September 1904, Chicago, Illinois.[39]

14 vii. ANDREW DRAYTON SCHIELE, born 20 December 1882, Clay County, Indiana;[40] died 22 January 1902, Clay County, Indiana.[41]

15 viii. CHARLES OSCAR SCHIELE, born February 1885, Clay County, Indiana;[42] married [?]; died 5 August 1909, Phoenix, Arizona.[43]

Stepchild of Michael¹ Schiele (said daughter born to his second wife Elizabeth Krieble
and James¹ McCoy) was:

+ 16 NANCY MAE² McCOY, born 16 April 1866, Indiana;[44] married Theodore Walker and Stephen M. Kline;[45] died 30 May 1911, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.[46]

Generation Two

Reuben Jacob² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 27 June 1857, Medina County, Ohio; died 30 October 1931, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.[47] He married on 8 June 1880, in Clay County, Lanah Markley, daughter of William and Mary ( Overholt) Markley.[48] She was born 26 February 1858, Medina County, Ohio, and died 11 July 1942, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.[49]

Children of Reuben Jacob²Schiele and Lanah Markley were as follows:

+ 17 i. IDA ELLEN³ SCHIELE, born 19 September 1881, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Jesse George Liechty; died 18 December 1919, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 18 ii. EDITH MAE SCHIELE, born 27 February 1883, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married William Leo King; died February 1874, Terre Haute, Indiana.

+ 19 iii. OLIVER LEO SCHIELE, born 24 October 1885, Harrison Township, Clay County,Indiana; married Clara Bell Light; died 25 December 1965, Terre Haute, Indiana.

+ 20 iv. WILLIAM JACOB SCHIELE, born 22 June 1888, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Grace E. Morris; died 5 July 1973, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida.

David Franklin² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 6 September 1859, Medina County, Ohio; died 26 November 1916, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana. He married on 19 April 1883, in Clay County, Eliza Ellen Storm, daughter of George J. and Emeline (Cooprider) Storm. She was born 6 October 1861, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana, and died 21 October 1946, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.

Children of David Franklin² Schiele and Eliza Ellen Storm were as follows:

+ 21 i. NOAH FRANKLIN³ SCHIELE, born 19 March 1884, Harrison Township, Clay County; married Clara Emma Liechty; died 9 August 1958, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.

22 ii. ISAAC SYLVESTER SCHIELE, born 11 July 1886, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Mamie L. Gibbons; died 9 May 1967, Terre Haute, Indiana.

+ 23 iii. NELLIE EMALINE SCHIELE, born 27 October 1888, Harrison Township, Clay County; married Albert Leichty; died 3 July 1968, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 24 iv. GEORGE ELIAS SCHIELE, born 21 February 1890, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Alice Harden; died May 1959, Lee County, Florida.

+ 25 v. LESTER ALBERT SCHIELE, born 12 April 1893, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Fay Mills and Ruth A. McCulley; died 29 January 1966, Los Angeles County, California.

+ 26 vi. ELIZABETH SCHIELE, born 22 August 1896, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married William R. Royer; died 31 May 1980, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 27 vii. ARTHUR JUDSON SCHIELE, born 23 December 1898, Harrison Township, Clay County; married Guadalupe (Reyes) Ortega; died 8 July 1957, Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.

+ 28 viii. IDA ELLEN SCHIELE, 21 August 1904, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Fred J. Wall; died 17 January 1985, Coal City, Clay County, Indiana.

Mary Elizabeth² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 28 July 1866, Clay County, Indiana; died 10 January 1948, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. She married on 16 May 1888, in Clay County, Indiana, James E. Hixon, son of Reed and Margaret (Odebert) Hixon. He was born 30 August 1864, Sullivan County, Indiana; died in 1 October 1947, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

Known children of Mary Elizabeth² Schiele and James E. Hixon were as follows:

29 i. ROSCOE “ROSS” REID³ HIXON, born 20 May 1889, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana;
married Minnie K. Wiedman and Theresa I. Dale]; died 31 December 1975, Orange County, California.

30 ii. FREDRICK SYLVESTER HIXON, born 1 September 1891, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; died 3 April 1904, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. Fred was buried at Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Indiana.[50]

+ 31 iii. MARY MARGARET HIXON, born 8 February 1894, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; married Cornelius Schrepferman; died 25 June 1984, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

+ 32 iv. CARL KILMER HIXON, born 25 April 1896, Terre Haute, Indiana; married Anna Alfield Olson; died 27 July 1990, Bellevue, King County, Washington.

33 v. JAMES EDWARD HIXON, born 24 March 1901, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; married Ada G. Brittain; died 20 March 1967, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

William Albert² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 4 July 1868, Clay County, Indiana; died 20 August 1899, Clay County, Indiana. He married on 20 February 1894, in Clay County, Indiana, Clarissa Catherine Diel, daughter of David Diel and Catherine (Latham) Diel. She was born November 1871, in Illinois; died May 1901, Clay County, Indiana.

Known children of William Albert² Schiele and Clarissa C. Diel were as follows:

34 i. LAVINA R.³ SCHIELE, born 1895, Clay County, Indiana; died 25 February 1898, Clay County, Indiana. She was buried at Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Indiana.[51]

35 ii. ETHEL M. SCHIELE, born 1896, Clay County, Indiana; died 1897, Clay County, Indiana. She was buried at Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Indiana.[52]

+ 36 iii. WILLLIAM DAVID SCHIELE, born 2 February 1899, Clay County, Indiana; married Laura A. Fritz; died 21 October 1979, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

Doretta Sophia² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 11 June 1872, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; died 30 March 1932, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana. She married on 6 October 1901, in Clay County, Charles Edward McQueary, the son of Hiram A. McQueary and Mary A. (Armstong) Moore Sylvester McQueary. He was born 22 November 1870, Clay County, Indiana; died 30 December 1953, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.

Known children of Doretta Sophia² Schiele and Charles E. McQueary were as follows:

+ 37 i. GLADYS DORETTA³ McQUEARY, born 30 October 1902, Clay City, Indiana; married Edgar Lee Jenkins; died 5 November 1969, Sun City, Mariposa County, Arizona.

+ 38 ii. HARVEY R. McQUEARY, born 26 January 1904, Clay City, Indiana; married Lucille M. Horton; died 10 April 1997, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.

Susanna Catherine² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 27 August 1874, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; died 23 July 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She married on 31 July 1894, in Clay County, John Alvin Schwartz, son of Christian H. and Sevilla (Rohrer) Schwartz. He was born 15 June 1871, Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio; died 25 September 1936, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois.

Known children of Susanna Catherine² Schiele and John A. Schwartz were as follows:

+ 39 i. CELSUS ALVIN³ SCHWARTZ, born 30 January 1895, Clay City, Clay County,
Indiana; married Margie Slater; died 28 April 1962, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois.

+ 40 ii. WILLENA M. SCHWARTZ, born 21 May 1898, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana;
married Arthur I. Lyons and Earl G. Phillips; died 15 November 1922, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

+ 41 iii. KENNETH ANDREW SCHWARTZ, born 12 May 1901, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Martha M. Wesolowski; died 4 November 1981, De Kalb County, Illinois.

+ 42 iv. CHARLES ROLLAND SCHWARTZ, born 5 October 1903, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Miriam E. Lytle; died 31 January 1973, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.

+ 43 v. DWIGHT ALVIN SCHWARTZ, born 4 January 1909, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Joan Ennis; died 31 October 1998, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinios.

Lovina Jane² Schiele (Michael¹, Michael^A), born 6 September 1876, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; died 25 June 1946, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. She married on 26 March 1896, in Clay County, John Henry Yegerlehner, son of Christian and Elizabeth (Schwartz) Yegerlehner, as his second wife. He was born 10 October 1867, Marion Mills, Owen County, Indiana; died 26 February 1949, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. John married (1) on 6 April 1890, Clay County, Indiana, Emma Harden, daughter of Henry and Melinda (Boleck) Harden.

Known children of Lovina Jane² Schiele and John Henry Yegerlehner were as follows:

+ 44 i. CLARENCE EARL³ YEGERLEHNER, born 26 April 1897, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Clara E. Steiner and Cecil M. (Jones) Oberholtzer; died 29 July 2001, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

+ 45 ii. RALPH JOHN YEGERLEHNER, born 19 March 1899, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Mary Faye Zurcher; died 14 May 1994, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 46 iii. RUTH ELIZABETH YEGERLEHNER, born 20 December 1900, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married John Earl Mutchler; died 6 October 1983, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

47 iv. RAYMOND CHRISTIAN YEGERLEHNER, born abt. 29 November 1902, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; died 20 September 1922, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.

+ 48 v. ROSCOE SCHIELE YEGERLEHNER, born 25 November 1904, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Gladys Ruth Foster; died 28 August 1989, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida.

+ 49 vi. FLOYD VICTOR YEGERLEHNER, born 20 October 1911, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Ruth Louise Salter; died 29 December 2001, Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana.

Stepchild of Lovina Jane² Schiele (said child born to her husband, John Henry¹ Yegerlehner, and his first wife, Emma Harden) was:

+ 50 SAMUEL ALBERT² YEGERLEHNER, born 7 April 1891, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana; married Esther Mary Zurcher; died 2 May 1944, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.

Nancy Mae² McCoy (James¹), born 16 April 1866, Indiana; died 30 May 1911, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She married (1) on 5 June 1888, in Clay County, Theodore Walker, son of John H. and Rachel (Emrick) Walker. He was born 13 June 1863, Clay County, Indiana; died 31 March 1892. Nancy married (2) on 27 August 1896, in Clay County, Stephen Miller Kline, son of Edward and Elizabeth (Miller) Kline. He was born 15 August 1871, in Pennsylvania; died 2 Mary 1932, Staunton, Clay County, Indiana.

Known children of Nancy Mae² McCoy and Theodore Walker were as follows:

+ 51 CHARLES ROY³ WALKER, born 2 May 1889, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Mary L. Ruff; died 30 June 1936, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana.

+ 52 MAE ELIZABETH WALKER, born 1 January 1891, Clay County, Indiana; married Edward N. Fouts; died 31 January 1972, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Known children of Nancy Mae² McCoy and Stephen Miller Kline were as follows:

+ 53 FORREST SILVESTER³ KLINE, born 29 June 1897, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Gertrude Tjepkema; died 11 January 1976, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

+ 54 INEZ LORENE KLINE, born 10 January 1899, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married John P. Ley; died October 1985, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.

+ 55 PAUL HERMAN KLINE, born 24 March 1901, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; married Helen S. Wimmer; died 28 October 1994, Dane County, Wisconsin.

56 RUSSELL ROMANUS KLINE, born 21 January 1904, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; died 12 December 1927, Livermore, Alameda County, California.

[1] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Michael Schiele (1831-1897), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,151, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#4,6844,274) is clear and legible. Also, Charles Blanchard, Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana, Historical and Biographical (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884), 438-439. Also, William Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana: Closing of the First Century’s History of the County, and Showing the Growth of its People, Institutions, Industries and Wealth (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), v. ii, 401. A death certificate has not been located for Michael Schiele. The State of Indiana did not require the filing of death certificates until 1900. Local county boards kept track of deaths prior to 1900, but they were not always well maintained.

[2] Blanchard, Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana, 438-439. Also, Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, 401. Also, “Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 January 2015), Michael Shely and Mary Miller, 16 July 1856. Currently, no direct evidence has been discovered linking Mary Magdalena Miller to the family of David and Mary A. (Moser) Miller. Indirect evidence suggests that there may be a connection between Mary and the Millers. On the 1860 census, the household of David and Mary Miller was enumerated directly after the household of Michael Schiele. The names of Michael and Mary Schiele’s children are similar to those of the family of David and Mary Miller and their children: Reuben, Jacob Henry, Lovina, Susanna and Catherine. While Mary Magdalena’s birth would fit neatly between Susanna and Catherine Miller, an eleven year old Mary was not among those enumerated with the Miller family in 1850.

[3] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Mary Magdalena (Miller) Schiele (1839-1866), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,118,840, citing Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#4,6844,274) is clear and legible.

[4] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : ac-cessed 22 January 2015), Michael Shiel and Elizabeth Keible, 12 February 1867; citing Owen County, Marriages, C-29: 325.

[5] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 4002, Elizabeth Schiele (1922); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave .com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Elizabeth (Krieble) Schiele (1844-1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,162, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#4,6844,274) is clear and legible.

[6] Find a Grave, Michael Schiele (1831-1897), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,151. Also, Find A Grave, Elizabeth (Krieble) Schiele (1844-1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,162.

[7] Find A Grave, Mary Magdalena (Miller) Schiele, Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,118,840.

[8] Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Statistics), death certificate no. 32457, Reuben Jacob Schiele (1931); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[9] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), Reuben J. Schiele and Lena Markley, 8 June 1880; citing Clay County marriages, v. 5: 145.

[10] Indiana death certificate no. 32457 (1931), Reuben Jacob Schiele. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Reuben Jacob Schiele (1857-1931), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,773,881, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Jon Rice (#46896745) is clear and legible.

[11] Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Statistics), death certificate no. 300, David Franklin Schiele (1916); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[12] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), David F. Schiele and Ellen E. Storm, 19 April 1883; citing Clay County marriages, v. 6: 23.

[13] Indiana death certificate no. 300 (1916), David Franklin Schiele. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for David Franklin Schiele (1859-1916), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,773,963, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Jon Rice (#46896745) is clear and legible.

[14] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Mary Katherine Schiele (1861-1862), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,118,812, citing Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by John Maxwell (#47,998,989) is clear and legible, although the bottom corner of the stone is broken.

[15] Michael Schiele Family Chart, likely created by Gladys R. Yegerlehner, circa 1970s; inherited by and privately held by Deborah Sweeney, Elk Grove, CA. This is a single page, typed document listing Michael, his wives, and all his children, with birth and death dates. It is undocumented.

[16] 1870 U.S. census, Clay Co., Ind., pop. sch., Harrison Twp., Marts P.O., p. 16, dwell. 112, fam, 106, Michael Sheley. Henry and his older brothers, Reuben and David, were marked in the Education category (column 15) for school attendance, while the younger children, Nancy and William, were not. Also, 1880 U.S. census, Clay Co., Ind., pop. sch., ED 240, p. 567A, p. 17, dwel. 67, fam. 67, Michael Schillle. All the children in the household attended school, with the exception of Reuben, aged 22, and the two youngest children, Lovina and Nathan.

[17] 1880 U.S. census, Clay Co., Ind., pop. sch., ED 240, p. 567A, p. 17, dwel. 67, fam. 67, Michael Schillle.

[18] An online transcription of the graves at the Mennonite cemetery includes only Henry’s mother, and the two infant girls. http://www.sweetowen.net/mennonit.htm. The Mennonite cemetery appears to have been active into the 1880s and later. The Greenwell Cemetery in Clay City where Michael, Elizabeth, and several of their children were buried contains burials from the 1880s, and a few from the 1870s. It is also possible that Henry left Clay City after 1880, and died elsewhere.

[19] Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Records), death certificate no. 360, Mary Hixon (1948); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[20] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), James E. Hixon and Mary Schiele, 16 May 1888; citing Clay County marriages, v. 7: 147.

[21] Indiana death certificate no. 360 (1948), Mary Hixon. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth (Schiele) Hixon, Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,775,642, citing Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Cliff Blanchard (#47954981) is clear and legible.

[22] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Rossina Sarah Schiele (1866-1866), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,118,793, citing Bower Mennonite Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by John Maxwell (#47,998,989) is clear and legible, although the bottom corner of the stone is broken.

[23] Samuel Krieble Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families (Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1923), 239.

[24] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), William Schiele and Clarisy Diel, 20 February 1984; citing Clay County marriages, v. 8: 511.

[25] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for William Albert Schiele (1868-1899), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,747,678, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#46,844,274) is clear and legible.

[26] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, Illinois Department of Public Health, coroner’s certificate of death no. 35997 (1945), Sylvester Schiele; Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield.

[27] Cook County, Illinois, marriage certificate no. 506826 (1909), Silvester Schiele and Jessie Louise Macdonald; FHL microfilm #1,030,457.

[28] Illinois coroner’s certificate of death no. 35997 (1945), Sylvester Schiele. Also, “Death Notices,” Southtown Economist (Chicago, Illinois), 23 December 1945, p. 17, col. 8; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 22 January 2015). Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Silvester Schiele (1870-1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,061,567, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

[29] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, “Michael Schiele Family Chart,” previously evaluated in note 15.

[30] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), Charles E. McQueary and Dora S. Schiele, 6 October 1901; citing Clay County marriages, v. 11: 143.

[31] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 10590, Dora A. McQueary (1932); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[32] “Ilinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947,” index, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 January 2015), Susie C. Schwartz. Also, “Michael Schiele Family Chart,” previously evaluated in note 15. Also, Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239.

[33] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), John A. Schwartz and Susie C. Schiele, 31 July 1894; citing Clay County marriages, v. 9: 32.

[34] “Ilinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947,” Ancestry.com, Susie C. Schwartz. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Susie C. Schwartz (1874-1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,775,963, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Barrington, Cook County, Illinois.

[35] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Records), death certificate no. 17359, Lovina Yegerlehner (1946); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis.

[36] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), John H. Yegerlehner and Lavinia J. Schelie, 26 March 1896; citing Clay County marriages, v. 9: 332.

[37] Indiana Death Certificate no. 17359 (1946), Lovina Yegerlehner.

[38] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, “Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922,” index, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 January 2015), Nathan C. Schiele. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 December 2014), memorial page for Nathan Cook Schiele (1879-1904), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,201, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City (Clay County), Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#46,844,274) is clear and legible.

[39] “Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922,” Ancestry.com, Nathan C. Schiele.

[40] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Andrew Drayton Schiele (1882-1902), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,178, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City (Clay County), Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Scabbardfish (#46,844,274) is clear and legible.

[41] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 334/151, Andrew D. Schiele (1902); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Find A Grave, Andrew Drayton Schiele (1882-1902), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,178.

[42] Brecht, The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 239.

[43] Arizona Department of Health Services, Public Death Certificates, digital image (http://genealogy .az.gov/ : accessed 22 January 2015), C. O. Schiele, 05 August 1909.

[44] “Michael Schiele Family Chart,” previously evaluated in note 15. Also, Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2015), memorial page for Nancy Mae (McCoy) Kline (1866-1911), Find A Grave Memorial no. 96,038,925, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Seth Musselman (#683) is clear and legible.

[45] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” digital image, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 January 2015), Theodore Walker and Nancy McCoy, 5 June 1888; citing Clay County marriages, v. 7: 155; and Stephen M. Kline and Nancy Walker, 27 August 1896; citing Clay County marriages, v. 394.

[46] Indiana State Board of Health (Division of Vital Records), death certificate no. 222/1598, Nancy Kline (1911); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Find A Grave, Nancy Mae (McCoy) Kline (1866-1911), Find A Grave Memorial no. 96,038,925.

[47] Indiana State Board of Health, death certificate no. 32457, Reuben Jacob Schiele (1931); Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis. Also, Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, v. ii, 401-2.

[48] “Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959,” Reuben J. Schiele and Lena Markley, 8 June 1880. Also, Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, v. ii, 402.

[49] “Mrs. Lanah Schiele,” Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Indiana), 12 July 1942, p. 2. Also, Travis, A History of Clay County Indiana, v. ii, 402.

[50] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 December 2014), memorial page for Frederick S. Hixon (1891-1904), Find A Grave Memorial no. 102,095,632, citing Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph by Cliff Blanchard (#47954981) is clear and legible.

[51] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 December 2014), memorial page for Lavina R. Schiele (1895-1898), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,229, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph was posted by Seth Musselman.

[52] Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 December 2014), memorial page for Ethel M. Schiele (1896-1897), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38,083,250, citing Greenwell Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana; the accompanying photograph was posted by Seth Musselman.

Possibly Home by Mid November (Roscoe)

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October 13, 1945 envelope

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October 13, 1945, p. 1

Oct. 13, 1945

Dear Mother,

Just sent out the telegram and also collected six letters – including the one you wrote Thurs. eve.

I just don’t know hardly what to say about the heat in the office. I guess if Nick thinks his furnace is big enough to take care of all the rooms with the extra in the back of Mildred’s he just as well go ahead but on the other hand if we could get an oil burner for the present system I’d just as soon do it that way. It would be just as automatic and no bother. You might check to see if Sears could put an oil burner in it, but with all and everything we will have to have another radiator or some heating element in the back room. If you can’t decide what to do just wait on the heat until I get home.

The discharges are not effective until after Nov. 1. That is that when

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[page 2] our applications are supposed to go in to the district here. Then we will be sent to our own home district. I made mine our this p.m. In other words we are not clear yet whether we can’t send them to the 12^th Naval District until Nov. 1, or if we can send them in now and they work on them after Nov. 1 and we be ready to leave Nov. 1. The Yeoman is going to find out this p.m. I think I’m the 4^th one here to make application. The others were here on the ground floor when the word came thru.

Don’t worry or fret too much about getting things fixed up. I mean the heating, etc. It might take a couple of weeks after I get there but that won’t be too much time lost considering the 3 years and some.

I’m going to try to get this in the Sun. a.m. mail so you will get it early.

Again don’t worry or fret. If Vincent can do the carpenter work – swell – we’ll get some heat somehow. I’d like to have a pretty definite figure as to the amount per mo. and the cost across the alley before we give Nick the word. That’s all for now,

Love Daddy

P.S. If anyone asks you when I’m coming home I think it would be safe to say possibly about the middle of Nov.

Construction Plans (Gladys)

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October 12, 1945 envelope

Letter transcription:

October 12, 1945, p. 1

10-12-45

Dear Daddy –

I haven’t any figures to submit but Vincent looked the office over and said he would do the work next week. I called Geo. Monroe but he was out – however he is to call me. Now I think the thing for us to do is forget about piping the heat over from Nick’s, and go ahead with the heating plant we have. I called Loughridge and Bun said they have a burner he thinks will work in the boiler and if so we could get a set up that would be our own and with automatic oil we would be better off than if we hooked on to the other plant. I measured the space necessary to locate the boiler in the back room and it would take up such a small space it wouldn’t really be in the way. I am afraid it would cost more to get a pipeline put across the alley than to put in an oil burner. At any rate I am going to proceed with the above plans as soon as I can get the men started, unless you wire me to stop when you get this. Vincent said he could move the wall up 3’ so I am having that done too. There is a radiator 3’ from the wall so that is as far up as we can move it unless we would move the radiator and I don’t think it would be worth the work to move that large radiator. I’ll draw a little plan on the back to show you how much space the boiler will take.

October 12, 1945, p. 2

[page 2] It is another grand fall day. I intend to sit out in the yard and knit – I want to get my knitting out of the way as much as possible this week. I am so glad for this weather since we haven’t such a good furnace arrangement. Just hope it’s this warm next week for the carpenter. Vincent said he would work at night on the office. I stopped to see Mrs. Krull yesterday. She said she is going to have Mr. Lontz go down and clean out that backroom and white wash it. She said something about putting in a new stool if necessary. I told her it probably needed to be changed because when they aren’t kept clean they get beyond cleaning. I think she is glad to get the back end cleaned up.

I just went out to see about David. He was clomping around in a pr. of my good shoes. I put them on the back porch so I would remember to take them to the repair shop. I thought it would be warm out of doors but the wind is chilly.

Irene is out washing their front windows. She is using a cleaner like Bon Ami and says it is grand stuff. It comes in liquid form but works just like my favorite cleaner. ——- As you can see you would have a little more space in all three back rooms. How do you like the way I re-spaced the rooms – the ex[am] room can be 5 X 10 since you will have the extra length on the consultation room. As you can see the boiler wouldn’t be in the way. I you don’t want me to proceed with this just wire me or call Mon. eve.

Love Mother

While You Wait (Gladys)

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October 11, 1945 envelope

October 11, 1945, p. 1

Letter transcription:

10-11-45

Dear Daddy –

Thurs. morning. Just thought I would write and give you a letter “while you wait.” This should get to you by the time you get back to San. F. I gathered up the clothes and washed this morning. It’s clear but a little cool. A good day to get out of doors.

Last night when you called the boys kept saying tell him about the garage door – I drove a little too close before I stopped last night and I pushed the door in a little. After driving all the way home from Great Lakes without a bit of trouble I would do something like that. I never liked that door anyway and if we do to garage what we plan, it will have to be changed anyway. However, the door isn’t ruined.

I called Vincent Schuster and he is going to the office with me this evening to see what has to be done. I asked him how much work he had ahead and he said he would have to see what you wanted before he would say if he can do it. I’ll write tomorrow and tell you what he will do. I have been thinking about the heat business and I think if we could get an oil burner put in our heating plant it might

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[page 2] be better to be independent than to be hooked on to Nick’s. However, that can wait until you get back.

I just “drifted” my hair and waiting for it to dry a little so I can roll it. It has warmed up out of doors and is going to be a grand day to be out. One of Indiana’s glorious fall days.

David is playing in the den at the present time but played out a lot this morning. He got an old pair of galoshes and put them on and tramped around a good part of this morning. He is still playing with that old car seat. I’ll be glad when he gets tired of it so I can put it away.

It took a long time to get the house warm last night, but there was a good fire this a.m. We finally lit a fire in the fire place and toasted our toes a while. I was so tired I took a bath and went to bed about 9 p.m. I got up a little past 7 this a.m. to get the fire started but I didn’t have to do much. The temp on the gauge was over 200° so it didn’t take so long to throw a little heat around.

I think I’ll try to get some knitting done and out of the way, so I will have time to see about other things.

Love Mother

More Measurements (Gladys)

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October 4, 1945 envelope

October 4, 1945, p. 1

Letter transcription:

Thurs. Eve
10-4-45

Dear Daddy –

I went down to the office this afternoon and made some measurements. Nick was getting ready to serve Rotary so he was in the restaurant. He went over with me and helped me get the measurements. I have put down another plan on graph paper, showing the window & door locations in the back room. Your plan could hardly be used because of the window & door being where they are. Also you showed a drug & linen room up toward the center of the backroom and I kept it back where it is at present – at least there is where we used to keep the drugs and if you would have your consultation room where I have located it, that little room would be the natural place. You remember that room is nicely finished in board that looks like paneling. Nick talked favorably about piping the heat in for us. I looked up the coal bills and the nearest I can figure for the winter of (Oct. 4. To May 42) is around $70.00. I figure that

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[page 2] is averaged about $10.00 a month for 7 months. Nick said it would probably cost you more if he furnished it, but I think it would be worth it. Nick said again today he would like to get Mildred out of that back room.

I ran into the P.O. to mail you a letter and saw Irene with her baby, Lucile with her two & Gretchen Wilson. Lucile said they were going down to the Kentland Café for cokes and asked me to go along. I said no I was going down to measure the office. I said maybe I was being optimistic but they all agreed that I should be and seemed to think what I was going to do was right.

The street paving extended down to Foulkes’ corner so we are all fixed up out in front.

The stores still close on Thurs. afternoon so Main Street is nearly deserted on Thurs. p.m.

John was talking about your being back in private practice and said he bet you would make $2,000 the first month. He

[page 3] grinned a little so maybe he was exaggerating a little. John has gone to see “Wilson” tonight. He said he wanted to see it again and figured this was the best night to go. Tomorrow night is the ball game.

Fri. a.m. Yours of Oct. 2 came today. I won’t be too disappointed about the draft not getting here this weekend since you will probably be getting one soon – also it sounds pretty good about discharges not too far away.

I am washing this morning. Have two tub fulls out on the line and the last tub about ready. The furnace isn’t working right, but I shut it off at the fuse box. I want the fire to go out so I can clean out the furnace. There was too much fire when I started to do that yesterday. It is warm enough now we don’t need much heat in the house. I’ll have Loughridge come out and look at it today or tomorrow.

October 4, 1945, p. 4

[page 4] I think the Bendix has stopped so that is my cue to go back to work.

– – It was time to start lunch when I got thru with the clothes. I cooked beans with pork ribs – not trying to make you homesick. Lucile called me about going to Cosmopolitan Club so guess we will take the children and go.

Bobbie Funk has a day off from school for some reason and he is out playing. I have been keeping David up this way but Bobby & Martha know no restrictions so it’s hard to make David understand he can go just so far.

It has been so nice the past few days, but a little hazy today. It is warm enough to have the front door open.

I see in the paper that Vincent Clark is back with Sears. Floyd Remsberg is out. I saw Vincent the other day and he said he had been with Bob Ley in N. Africa.

The score of the third ball game is 3-0 Cubs – last half of 8^th I suppose you know the Cubs won first day & Tigers second.

Love Mother

David & Martha (Gladys)

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October 4, 1945 envelope

Letter transcription:

October 4, 1945, p. 1

Oct. 4, 1945

Dear Daddy –

Yours of Oct. 1 came with your latest office plans. I think that is a better model than with a hall thru the center. I think I’ll go down and get the exact measurements before Nick & Dorothy go away. There are to go Fri. or Sat. to Bill’s lodge for the weekend. Since you aren’t sure about the trip to G.L. I’ll keep on writing until I get word you are on your way. I have been thinking how convenient it would be it you would get a trip about the time the points are lowered to your figure.

It’s crisp and clear today. The furnace has a good fire so the house is comfortable. David is out on his trike. Martha goes over on Staton’s driveway to skate and he wants to be there with her, of course. Yesterday her mother came over to see about her and I had gone out to see about David and we were talking. David pushed Martha and made her fall – however he was playing and I am sure didn’t intend

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[page 2] to hurt her (his momma’s point of view – but I was watching and saw the whole thing). She got up and with fire in her eyes knocked him down. Her mother saw it all too, and couldn’t overlook the fact that Martha struck him in anger. Anyway Mrs. Z. was a little embarrassed and made M. go home. I made D. come over to our yard. This morning he has been riding his trike down as far as Coke’s, but Martha came over to skate so he went right over to Staton’s but I called him back. I allow him to ride on the front walk as far as Coke’s but I am trying to keep him off the driveway next door. I know Staton’s don’t care, but I think it will be better if he stays off. When Martha is out skating he wants to go out and I think it is good for him to learn to play with other children. I have been watching them rather closely and when one picks up a stick I insist they throw it down. I think M. started the stick business but I correct her the same as David if she picks one up.

[page 3] I got my pages a little mixed up but maybe you can follow.

I wrote you yesterday about the Nu-Joy being located up by us at the hotel. It seems they have to have a place to be able to keep their liquor license so this up here is to be a cocktail lounge and dining room but not a bus stop. They are to rebuild down at 24 & 41, but it will be some time before that place is ready. So maybe the traffic won’t be so bad up this way. At least the repaired the street up that way – it was in a bad shape.

My coat just came from the Michigan cleaners. It smells slightly of moth balls, but looks good otherwise. John will never get thru teasing me about it. He still wants me to go back and raise a fuss – but what’s the use – I have had three good winter’s wear and it still looks good. Maybe you will help me select the next one – (one look at the inside of the lining).

October 4, 1945, p. 4

[page 4] Your mother sent a chicken by Ruth & Earl last Sun. and I have been saving it but I think if you don’t get that trip soon we had better eat it.

Paul Yost is back working at B & B. I went in there yesterday to get John a shirt & some sox. We tried in Laf. Sat. to get him some things but Loeb’s didn’t have his size.

– – – It’s 3 p.m. and in about half an hour J. & M. will be home from school. The school time has been changed – 8:30 a.m. instead of 9 and they get out earlier. I haven’t done much today except odds and ends. I think we will have to clean out the furnace this evening. It is warm enough today to let the fire go out. – – Just went out to check up on David – he was over on Staton’s porch with Martha, so I made him come in. Maybe I am being a little too severe on him but I want him to learn a few rules.

I am going to look up the heats bills for the office and do some work on that sketch.
Love Mother