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235. OLIVE MAY⁵ BOLTON (JOSEPH E.⁴, MATILDA³ BOBIER, JOHN², GREGORY¹) was born August 05, 1906 in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska, and died November 04, 1973 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. She married HERBERT PRESTON April 27, 1927 in South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska. He was born May 24, 1886 in Kansas, and died October 31, 1940.

Notes for OLIVE MAY BOLTON:
Olive Bolton's age was given as four years on the 1910 U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS, Ponca Township, Dixon County, Nebraska, where she was enumerated with her parents and siblings. Her birthplace was given as Nebraska.
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The following information was given on Olive Preston's funeral memorial card:
"In Memory Of"
Olive May Preston
August 5, 1906 Ponca, Nebraska
November 4, 1973 Sioux City, Iowa
"Services"
1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 6, 1973
Officiant - Rev. Denny Silk, Pastor
St. Paul United Methodist Church
South Sioux City, Nebraska
Organist - Kenneth Johnson
Soloist - Mrs. Melvin Davis
"Pallbearers"
Wayne Dreas, Jerry Saltzman, Alvin Saltzman, John Loos, Denny Saltzman, Dick Cramer
Interment - City Cemetery
Dakota City, Nebraska
Direction of Jack E. Becker Funeral Home
204 East 15th Street, South Sioux City, Nebr.
Jack Becker Funeral Home

More About OLIVE MAY BOLTON:
Burial: November 06, 1973, City Cemetery, Dakota City, Nebraska

Children of OLIVE BOLTON and HERBERT PRESTON are:

	i.		EVELYN MAE⁶ PRESTON, b. Private; m. SALTZGIVER.
	ii.		JOSEPH ALVIN PRESTON, b. Private.
	iii.		ALBERT LEE PRESTON, b. Private.
	iv.		LUELLA MARIE PRESTON, b. Private; m. HARMON.
	v.		MARVIN LEROY PRESTON, b. Private.
	vi.		LYLE JAMES PRESTON, b. Private.
	vii.		LILLIAN OLIVE PRESTON, b. Private.

236. LENA MAE⁵ BOLTON (JOSEPH E.⁴, MATILDA³ BOBIER, JOHN², GREGORY¹) was born August 03, 1912 in Jackson, Dakota County, Nebraska, and died February 1987 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. She married EMMETT WILLIAM BROOKS. He was born April 17, 1911 in Havelock, Nebraska, and died June 1981.

Children of LENA BOLTON and EMMETT BROOKS are:

405.	i.	STELLA MAE⁶ BROOKS, b. Private.
406.	ii.	RUTH MARIE BROOKS, b. Private.
	iii.	BETTY BERGENE BROOKS, b. Private; m. GEORGE SHELLEY.
	iv.	NORMA JEAN BROOKS, b. January 27, 1936, Blencoe, Monona County, Iowa; d. December 12, 1949.
	v.	JOANNE BROOKS, b. Private.
	vi.	DONNA LEE BROOKS, b. Private.
	vii.	JUDITH KAY BROOKS, b. Private.

237. LEROY⁵ BOLTON (JOSEPH E.⁴, MATILDA³ BOBIER, JOHN², GREGORY¹) was born August 21, 1916. He married (1) VERA Bef. 1939. He married (2) MILDRED LAVERNE Private. She was born Private.

Children of LEROY BOLTON and VERA are:

	i.		BENNIE JOE⁶ BOLTON, b. Private.
	ii.		EMMA JEAN BOLTON, b. Private.
	iii.		VIRGINIA BOLTON, b. Private.

238. WILLIAM E.⁵ BOLTON (JOSEPH E.⁴, MATILDA³ BOBIER, JOHN², GREGORY¹) was born May 07, 1921, and died June 1981 in Utah (?). He married RUBY CATHERINE WOODWORTH July 01, 1944. She was born February 26, 1924 in Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado, and died March 1982 in Utah (?).

Children of WILLIAM BOLTON and RUBY WOODWORTH are:

	i.		GERTRUDE CATHERINE⁶ BOLTON, b. Private.
	ii.		EMMA LOU BOLTON, b. Private.
	iii.		LEROY EARL BOLTON, b. Private.
	iv.		CHARLES EDWARD BOLTON, b. Private.
	v.		HARVEY EUGENE BOLTON, b. October 18, 1952; d. January 13, 1953.

239. ORLAND WELBURY⁵ MITTON (WILBERT JOHN⁴, LORENDA³ BOBIER, JOHN², GREGORY¹) was born June 12, 1890, and died September 24, 1965 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. He married (1) MARY HALL August 05, 1916. She died November 16, 1962. He married (2) PATRICIA May 05, 1963. She died April 24, 1973.

Notes for ORLAND WELBURY MITTON:
The following remembrance of Orland Mitton was written by his nephew, Lloyd Mitton, of Chatham, Ontario, Canada:

Dr. Orland W. Mitton graduated in Medicine from the University of Western Ontario in London in 1916. His first practice was at Granton, Ontario. He then practiced in Michigan at three different locations. He was partner in a Clinic in Highland Park where he also became an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist.
At this location as a young teenager, I had my first surgery from him. He removed a blind stye from my right eyelid.
He went from there to East Tawas and later to Battle Creek.
His final move was to Albuquerque, New Mexico where he provided medical care for seniors. He died in that city of cancer of the spine.
Uncle Doc was a special person to the Mitton family. His wise counsel was often sought by other members of the family.

More About ORLAND WELBURY MITTON:
Degree: 1916, Graduated in Medicine from the University of Western Ontario at London, Ontario, Canada
Individual Note: September 24, 1965, Died of cancer of the spine
Occupation: Medical doctor

More About MARY HALL:
Burial: Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan

More About PATRICIA:
Burial: Sulphur Springs, Texas

Child of ORLAND MITTON and MARY HALL is:

SHIRLEY⁶ MITTON, b. Private.

240. LESLIE BENTLEY⁵ MITTON (WILBERT JOHN⁴, LORENDA³ BOBIER, JOHN², GREGORY¹) was born April 06, 1892 in (family farm) west of Thamesville, Kent County, Ontario, Canada, and died December 07, 1963 in Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada. He married VERGIE IRENA GRAVES June 19, 1912 in (home of Vergie's parents) 57 Ann Street, Thamesville, Kent County, Ontario, Canada, daughter of HUMBERT GRAVES and IDELLA PURSER. She was born November 30, 1891 in near McKay's Corners, Harwich Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada, and died June 17, 1941 in (farm) Zone Township, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for LESLIE BENTLEY MITTON:
The home of Mr. & Mrs. Humbert Graves, Thamesville, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30, when the marriage was solemnized of their daughter, Vergie Irene, to Mr. Leslie B. Mitton, Thamesville. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. J. Ashton, pastor of the Methodist church, in the presence of some eighty-five guests. At the hour appointed, the bridal party entered the drawing room to the strains of the Wedding March played by Miss Fay McDougall, of this city, taking their places under the arch of syringo and orange blossoms. Preceding the bride, came the bridesmaid, Miss Ruby B. Purser, of Pontiac, wearing an exquisite gown of pink marquisette veiling pink satin and carrying a shower of pink carnations. The bride, who was given away by her father, wa a picture of girlish beauty in her elaborate wedding gown of cream satin with overdress of marquisette, elaborated with silver fringe. She carried a shower of white roses and lily-of-the-valley. The pianist, Miss Fay McDougall, was winsome in white marquisette with touches of pale blue. After the ceremony "Because" was sung by Miss Alice Mitton, who was wearing a smart gown of blue foulard. The groom was supported by Mr. Orland Mitton. The house was lavishly decorated; streamers of white satin ribbon entwined with myrtle were festooned and the bride's table was arranged with cream roses. The assistants were Misses Rose Cosgrove, Margaret Sherman, Lizzie Evans, Stella Bloom, Hattie Dowswell and Messrs. George Dowswell, Edward Henry and E. H. Mills.
The bride received from the groom a pearl pendant; the bridesmaids and pianist, pearl crescents, and the groomsman a pearl tie pin. After the wedding supper Mr. and Mrs. Mitton left on a trip west, and on their return in about a week will reside in Thamesville. Mrs. Mitton's traveling suit was grey with hat to match. Mrs. Graves, the bride's mother, wore a becoming gown of King blue satin, while the groom's mother was handsomely gowned in black eolienne mounted on black satin. One very wonderful feature was the presence of the eight grandparents, who are all in the best of health and spirits. They are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitton, Guilds; Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bentley, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Graves, Thamesville; Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Purser, Harwich.
The gifts were numerous and beautiful, the bride's father's gift being a house, lot and piano, while the groom's father presented the happy couple with a substantial cheque. Guests were present from Detroit, Pontiac, Ridgetown, Highgate, and Chatham.

The following remembrance of Leslie B. Mitton was written in June, 2000, by his son, Lloyd Mitton, of Thamesville, Ontario:

Dear E-mail Family and Friends: Sunday, June 18th is Father's Day in Canada.
Last year,I sent most of you Mother's Day Memories. So it seems appropriate this year to remember Dad. In the hope that they may trigger memories for you, I share some of mine.
Father's Day was not observed when I was a boy. It only came to be generally celebrated in about 1966. It has never carried the impact of Mother's Day.
My Dad, Leslie Bentley Mitton, was born April 6, 1892 on a farm two miles west of Thamesville, Ontario. He was the second son of Wilbert and Mary Mitton. He had three brothers and a sister. All five of them attended Huff's Rural School about a mile from their home. The Mitton farm was known as Mapleton Lodge Farm. They had a dairy herd which supplied the Village of Thamesville with door to door delivery of milk.
Dad received some special education from Patience Minshall at a private school in Thamesville. Later he attended Canada Business College in Chatham.
On April 22, 1911, while a student there, he learned that the Town Hall in Thamesville was on fire. A short run to the Grand Trunk Station nearby and he caught a train moving fire fighting equipment from the Chatham Fire Brigade to Thamesville. Unfortunately, the help arrived much too late.
On June 19, 1912 Leslie married Vergie Irena Graves in an impressive ceremony on the lawn of the bride's parents, Humbert and Della Graves. Their wedding was unique in that all four parents and eight grandparents were present. If you would like to view the wedding photo click on thefollowing website.
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/a/c/Diane-M-Mack/PHOTO/0036photo.html
For a short time after their marriage, Les. drove a horse and dray through the rural areas picking up eggs for William McKenzie.
Mother & Dad opened a Department Store known as Thamesville Centre Store. Both worked in the store with Dad concentrating on Grocery and heavier items.
During the ensuing years three sons were born. I am the eldest, born in 1919. My brothers were born in 1924 and 1926.
Dad enjoyed playing games with us. He was especially skilled at crocinole. Almost every evening, the radio was turned off after Amos 'n Andy and a crocinole contest took place. He also played ball and other sports with us.
We regularly listened to the Saturday Night Hockey Broadcasts with Foster Hewitt from Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. One night during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a game went overtime. The rest of the family went to bed but Dad let me stay up with him. It was two o'clock in the morning before Ken Doherty scored for the Leafs to break the tie. This may still be a record for game length.
Generally, to discipline us was not a problem for him. However, I vividly recall the only spanking that he ever gave me. I was about 8 years of age. I had misbehaved in Sunday School. He took me to a private spot in the store, told me why I was being punished then proceeded to spank me with his hand. The tears in his eyes when he finished had more effect on me than the slaps on my bottom.
In 1931, Mother suffered a severe heart attack. During the next ten years she was very limited in her activities. Although we had a ' hired girl ' to help, Dad accepted the responsibility for both home and store. His top priority was to make Mother's life as free from pain and worry as possible.
The store, like many others in small towns and villages, was closed in 1939. We moved to the farm. Finances were at a low ebb with the economy still feeling the effects of the Depression.
Dad's pride and joy was his car. If dad couldn't be located, he was usually washing or shining the car. He traded his last Model T Ford on a '28 Oldsmobile. This was our smooth running vehicle for ten years and the car on which I learned to drive. Then came a '38 Chev followed by a '40 Chev. The latter served the family well through the war years and following in spite of a cracked block. In 1948, he purchased the first of four reliable and economical Studebakers.
Her lengthy heart problems claimed Mother's life on June 17, 1941. I knew that Dad was heart broken. I had never heard an unkind word between my parents. In a poignant moment as we returned from the interment at the cemetery, I asked dad "How can you accept Mother's death with so much understanding?" His response was "We must live with the living, we can not live with the dead."
He suffered a severe heart attack in 1944. He made a remarkable recovery and learned to live with his limitations.
Born into the Methodist Church, Dad was a dedicated Christian serving as an elder for many years. He shared in laying the cornerstone of a new addition in 1960 with an old family friend Robert Shankie.
Before moving to the farm, Dad had become a member of Rotary. He served as Secretary for several years. He had no problem adhering to the Code of Ethics. He made many trips to hospital with needy crippled children and enjoyed the companionship of fellow Rotarians.
Like his Mother, Dad had a built-in smile. It was never brighter than when he was interpreting signs of the weather. He had numerous sayings that forecast rain, such as 'the leaves are turned up for rain', 'the robins are singing for rain' or 'the train whistle sounds like rain'. When rain failed to materialize, he observed that 'all signs fail in dry weather'.
With his stability and quiet manner, I never ceased to get good advice from Dad when a perplexing problem arose. When Dad was no longer available, I was fortunate to have my brother Lorne, a carbon copy of Dad, who would willingly respond to my need for a heart to heart chat..
Dad's earthly journey was completed December 7, 1963, the anniversary of Pearl Harbour. Death came as a result of what the dostor called a silent coronary.
Thirty seven years later, scarcely a day goes by that I don't instinctively think "I must ask or tell Dad about that."
Father's Day is more than giving a tie, socks or candy. It is in honouring and remembering. Honouring may be a hug and a spoken "I love you Dad". Remembering may be simply a reflection on days gone by and precious moments that were shared with Dad.

More About LESLIE BENTLEY MITTON:
Burial: December 10, 1963, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Thamesville, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
Education: Elementary School; Business at Canada Business College
Occupation: Leslie and his wife, Vergie, operated the "L. B. Mitton & Co. General Merchandise" in Thamesville, Kent County, Ontario, Canada from 1912 until 1939
Occupation (2): Farmer, 1940 - 1963
Religion: Methodist until 1927, then United Church of Canada

Notes for VERGIE IRENA GRAVES:
The following recollection was written by Lloyd Mitton, of Chatham, Ontario, Canada, in loving memory of his mother, Vergie Irena (Graves) Mitton:

SUNDAY MAY 9TH IS MOTHER'S DAY IN CANADA.

This is a day set aside to honour and remember our Mothers and to contemplate their influence on our lives. Some may have had alternative care givers or an adoptive mother which is just as important.
In the hope that they may trigger memories for you, I share some of mine.
My first memory of Mother's Day was at church. Everyone wore a flower. If your mother was alive, you wore a coloured one, usually red. If her earthly journey had ended, you wore a white one.
My Mother, Vergie Irena Graves, was born on a farm near Mckay's Corners on November 30,1891. It was a two mile walk when she started to go to school. She moved with her parents to Thamesville in the late 1890's.
She attended school until completing Leaving, our present day Grade 9. She became a student at Canada Business College, Chatham where she took Bookkeeping.
An only child,she did not lack for most of the things considered fashionable in those days. A reflection of this is shown in a Birthday Postcard sent to her by her mother. It was addressed to : Miss Vergie Graves, Thamesville, Ont. postmarked November 30,1910.
The written message is as follows:
Dear Daughter:
May your life be
all sunshine and roses,
With not many
troubles between
And always look
back with pleasure
On the day you
were just nineteen.

Mother.

On June 19,1912 Vergie married Leslie B. Mitton. The newlyweds, with parental help, opened a department Store in Thamesville known as Thamesvile Centre Store. It continued in operation until 1939. In the early World War I days, she suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis which left her with crippled fingers and toes. In spite of this, she did not lose her ability to knit and crochet. Vergie gave birth to three sons. I am the eldest, born in 1919. My brothers were born in 1924 and 1926. Mother made sure that we were given every opportunity to develop a solid spiritual foundation for our lives.
In 1931, Mother suffered a severe heart attack. The doctors advised that she would not likely survive over three months. However, with her indomitable spirit and determination,she was to live enough years for her family to grow up. She spent weeks on end in bed then would get going again with regular activities.
She was a strong personality. When she was vaccinated for Small Pox, she was very ill with a reaction. During our childhood, when an epidemic hit, the Medical Officer of Health decreed that all children had to be vaccinated. Remembering her experience, she refused vaccination for her sons. We were forced to spend three weeks home from school until the epidemic subsided.
It's not easy to admit it but I was not a very helpful son in my teens. In fact when I was in Grade 12,my marks on final exams ranged from 45 down to 6. When I brought my report card home, I vividly remember Mother saying, "you have one more year to straighten up at school or you will spend the rest of your life digging ditches". I knew that she meant it. Two years later,I enrolled at the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, Ont. on an academic scholarship after obtaining the highest average in Form V (grade 13 to-day) thanks to my Mother.
These were hard times as the depression wound down. The store had closed and we moved to the farm.With limited funds from home and student labour at 20 cents per hour,I was able to continue my studies.
Early in 1941,Mother's condition deteriorated. She had to remain in bed most of the time with a live-in trained nurse to care for her. But even from bed her sharp mental attitude enabled her to guide us as a family through these formative years.
As he had always been,Dad was very supportive and did most of the household chores. I can honestly say that I can not recall my parents ever having a disagreement. Also my future wife, Ina, was very helpful. As a farm girl she was able to help with feeding threshers and in many ways.
On the evening of June 16th, 1941, I returned from a date with Ina. Mother slept in a downstairs bedroom. When I went to the stairway door, as always, she spoke to me. She said "Good night son" to which I replied "Good night Mother". Early the next morning, I heard the nurse call to Dad. A few moments later, he told his three sons that Mother had gone Home. Mother was buried on June 20, 1941 because June 19th would have been their 29th Wedding Anniversary. The Funeral was from the farm home.
There is a beautiful old Hymn that remains an inspiration to me. The last line of the Chorus is as follows: We'll say "Good night" here, but "Good morning" up there.
Few days go by that I do not realize that many of the blessings that I have experienced through life relate back to Mother's influence. She may have had crippled hands and a damaged heart but that did not deter her keen mind and deep love for her family.
Backed by a lifetime of learning and reflection, may I suggest to my E-mail friends who still wear a red flower, give Mother a big hug to-day. It will mean more than flowers or candy. For those of us who wear white, let us cherish the memories and feel a deep sense of gratitude.

More About VERGIE IRENA GRAVES:
Burial: June 20, 1941, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Thamesville, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
Education: Leaving Grade 9; Bookkeeping at Canada Business College
Occupation: Homemaker; Bookkeeper at Thamesville Centre Store

Children of LESLIE MITTON and VERGIE GRAVES are:

407.	i.	RUSSELL LLOYD⁶ MITTON, b. Private.
	ii.	HUMBERT GLENN MITTON, b. Private; m. URSULA COGGINS, Private.
	iii.	WILBERT LORNE MITTON, b. Private; m. MARJORIE BUSCHEMEYER, Private.

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