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Descendants of John McCroskey
88.George E.6 McCroskey (Zoro5, William Baxter4, James G.3, John2, John1) was born January 12, 1893 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, and died January 18, 1927 in Hayden, Routt, Colorado.He married Gertrude Fink, daughter of William Fink and Jane [--?--].She was born August 05, 1895 in Indiana.
Children of George McCroskey and Gertrude Fink are:
89.Cora6 McCroskey (Zoro5, William Baxter4, James G.3, John2, John1) was born July 29, 1895 in Iowa.She married (1) George Heaivilan.She married (2) Unknown Jackson.
Children of Cora McCroskey and George Heaivilan are:
| 142 | i. | Florence7 Heaivilan, died 1965.She married Steven Hines. | ||
| 143 | ii. | Ruby Heaivilan. |
93.Orel James6 Franklin (Dora5 McCroskey, William Baxter4, James G.3, John2, John1) was born February 05, 1883 in Monroe, Jasper, Iowa, and died March 1964.He married Etta Elizabeth Fikan April 30, 1905.She was born 1887.
More About Orel James Franklin:
Social Security Number: 510-36-9454
More About Orel Franklin and Etta Fikan:
Marriage: April 30, 1905
Children of Orel Franklin and Etta Fikan are:
| 144 | i. | Alma7 Franklin. | ||
| 145 | ii. | Irma Franklin. |
99.Maud Anthus6 Rater (Flora5 McCroskey, William Baxter4, James G.3, John2, John1) was born January 11, 1883 in Iowa.She married George H. Scheppler59 Abt. 1909.He was born Abt. 1882 in Illinois.
More About George Scheppler and Maud Rater:
Marriage: Abt. 1909
Child of Maud Rater and George Scheppler is:
| 146 | i. | Carroll7 Scheppler, born Abt. 1917. |
100.Florence Grace6 Rater (Flora5 McCroskey, William Baxter4, James G.3, John2, John1)60,61,62 was born August 31, 1885 in Huron, Beadle, South Dakota63,64, and died May 02, 1977 in West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas.She married Guy Merrill Efnor65,66 May 04, 1908 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa67,68, son of Oscar Efnor and Lita Bell.He was born December 30, 1885 in Reasnor, Jasper, Iowa69,70, and died May 16, 1935 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa71.
More About Florence Grace Rater:
Burial: Row 3, Sec 1, South Part, Silent City Cemetery, Monroe, Iowa72
Social Security Number: 478-14-2524
Notes for Guy Merrill Efnor:
Wedding:
Mr. Guy Efnor and Miss Florence Rater were quietly married at the home of Mrs. Harley in Des Moines Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Balis and Miss Flossy Buckley and Mr. Earl Efnor were present. They came to Newton on the evening train and came to Mr. George Raters, the bride's parents, where the bounteous supper was served. The next day they went to their home. Mr. and Mrs. Efnor are among our best people and we wish them a long and happy life.
Obituary from the Newton Daily News:
REASNOR--Guy Merrill Efnor, son of Oscar E., and Lita Bell Efnor, was born in Jasper County, Iowa, Dec. 30, 1885, and died in the Skiff Memorial hospital at Newton, May 16, 1935, at the age of 49 years, 4 months and 17 days.
In the passing of Guy Efnor the community loses one of its best citizens and the church one of its most active members. His entire life had been spent in this community except one year which he spent in Missouri.
He received his early education in the little rural school east of Reasnor and after completing the work there, continued his high school work in Newton where he was graduated in 1902. He then attended Iowa State college for one year.
He was united in marriage with Florence Grace Rater, May 4, 1908. To this union was born five children, Roma Ardis, Frances Arlene Mae, Azaela Merle, Guy Merrill, Jr. and Paul Andrew.
He united with the Methodist Episcopal church when he was 10 years old, and he was also a member of the Woodman of the World.. He was teacher of the Men's Bible class and temperance superintendent of the Sunday school of the Reasnor church.
He was preceded in death by his mother, his sister, Maude, and his brother, Earl. He leaves his wife, five children, his aged father, one sister, Odessa Grace Hilliard of Denver, Colo., one brother, Claude, of Minneapolis; three grandsons, Calvin Fletcher, William Merrill, and Carroll Everett Brown, five nieces and three nephews.
Funeral services were conducted from the church in Reasnor Sunday afternoon by the pastor, the Rev. R. E. Hodgson. Interment was in the cemetery at Monroe.
Those attending the funeral from a distance were O. E. Efnor of Boone, .Grace Efnor Hilliard of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Efnor of Minneapolis, Minn., Muriel Efnor of Dolliver; Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cooper, Chatmer Cooper of Ames, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Cooper of Algona; Mr. and Mrs. George Rater, Gladys Van Deventer of Adel; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Caple of Yale; Mrs. Flossie Efnor, Chalmer, Francis, Martha, and Lita Bell Efnor of Bondurant; Rev. and Mrs. Forest Moore of Columbia and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gilbert of Des Moines.
Obituary:
Injuries Fatal to Guy M. Efnor Late Thursday
Reasnor Farmer Dies at Skiff Hospital of Fractured Vertebra
To Hold Funeral Rites at Reasnor Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday
Guy M. Efnor, 49, Reasnor farmer, died Thursday at 5 p. m. at the Skiff Memorial hospital as the result of a fractured vertebra, suffered Monday when he was thrown from his tractor.
Efnor was plowing Monday afternoon at his farm home one and one half miles west of Reasnor when the seat of his tractor broke throwing him in front of the plow. He was unable to summon help and lay for three hours before he was found by his two sons, Guy Jr., and Paul.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. from the Methodist Episcopal church in Reasnor by the Rev. R. E. Hodgson, pastor. Interment will be in the Monroe cemetery.
Guy M. Efnor, son of Oscar E. and Lita (Bell) Efnor, was born in Jasper county, Ia.., Dec. 30, 1885 and spent practically his entire life in this county.
On May 4, 1908, he was united in marriage to Florence Rater, who, with five children, survives. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Missouri for a year and on a farm near Kellogg the next year. The remainder of their married life was spent in the vicinity of Reasnor, with the last 16 years spent onthe present farm west of Reasnor.
He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church when a young boy and was teacher of the Men's Bible class of the Reasnor church at his death.He was also a member pf the Woodmen of the World lodge.
He was preceded in death by his mother; a brother, Earl, and a sister, Maude.
Surviving relatives include his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Roma Brown of Reasnor, Frances of Des Moines, and Azaela, a senior in the Newton high school; two sons, Guy Jr. and Paul, both at home; his father, Oscar E. Efnor, of Boone; a sister, Mrs. Grace Hilliard of Denver, Colo., and a brother, Claude Efnor of Minneapolis. Three grandchildren, Calvin, William and Carroll Brown also survive.
More About Guy Merrill Efnor:
Burial: May 19, 1935, Row 3, Sec 1, South Part, Silent City Cemetery, Monroe, Iowa72
Cause of Death: Broken neck from a farm tractor accident73
More About Guy Efnor and Florence Rater:
Marriage: May 04, 1908, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa74,75
Children of Florence Rater and Guy Efnor are:
| 147 | i. | Roma Ardis7 Efnor, born June 21, 1909 in Green City, Sullivan, Missouri76; died April 1983 in Waterloo, Blackhawk, Iowa.She married Calvin Fletcher Brown77 June 21, 1928 in Reasnor, Jasper, Iowa78; born April 12, 1907 in Mitchellville, Polk, Iowa; died October 23, 1981 in Waterloo, Blackhawk, Iowa. |
| More About Roma Ardis Efnor: Social Security Number: 485-48-1155 |
| Notes for Calvin Fletcher Brown: See http://www.familytreemaker.com/ftm/b/r/o/Subscription-User/index.html, the home page of Diane Brown,for more on the Brown family. |
| More About Calvin Fletcher Brown: Fact 1: Died of a heart attack while picking pumpkins Social Security Number: 483-14-2727 |
| More About Calvin Brown and Roma Efnor: Marriage: June 21, 1928, Reasnor, Jasper, Iowa78 |
| 148 | ii. | Frances Arlene Mae Efnor79, born May 02, 1915 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa80; died February 1979 in Anaheim, Orange, California.She married Oakley V. Ethington81 May 29, 1939 in Johnston, Polk, Iowa82; born March 14, 1917 in Ellsworth, McLean, Illinois; died January 05, 1990 in Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina. |
| More About Frances Arlene Mae Efnor: Social Security Number: 486-20-2748 |
| Notes for Oakley V. Ethington: See http://www.ethington.org/ |
| More About Oakley V. Ethington: Social Security Number: 359-03-5627 |
| More About Oakley Ethington and Frances Efnor: Marriage: May 29, 1939, Johnston, Polk, Iowa82 |
| 149 | iii. | Azaela Merle Efnor, born January 07, 1918 in Monroe, Jasper, Iowa82; died June 19, 1998 in Laguna Hills, Orange, California.She married Charles Ernest Wolfe August 17, 194182; born September 25, 1913. |
| More About Azaela Merle Efnor: Social Security Number: 481-05-9104 |
| More About Charles Wolfe and Azaela Efnor: Marriage: August 17, 194182 |
| 150 | iv. | Guy Merrill Efnor83, born March 28, 1922 in Monroe, Jasper, Iowa84; died June 18, 1982 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois85.He married Emagene Elizabeth Reid June 09, 1946 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa86; born December 25, 1924 in Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa87. |
| More About Emagene Elizabeth Reid: Occupation: Elementary School Teacher/ High School Counselor |
| More About Guy Efnor and Emagene Reid: Marriage: June 09, 1946, Newton, Jasper, Iowa88 |
| 151 | v. | Paul Andrew Efnor, born January 04, 1925 in Monroe, Jasper, Iowa89.He married Ruth Kilgore August 26, 194489; born July 23, 1923. |
| More About Paul Efnor and Ruth Kilgore: Marriage: August 26, 194489 |
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