Thursday, March 30, 2017

SAMUEL BROWN MAGNER


Son: Ralph Jerald Magner and wife, Dica Belle Brooke




 
 

Mount Hope Cemetery

6150 Kingman Road - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

 
 
This is my personal photograph~
 
 
 

SAMUEL BROWN MAGNER


All Photos Belong to Corenne (Magner) Simmons



Baby Ralph Jerald Magner                     Ralph J. Magner, WWI Army Uniform                                                                     
 
Dica Belle (Brooke) Magner                             Husband & Wife; Ralph and Dica
 
 




  
 

SAMUEL BROWN MAGNER


Son: Ralph Jerald Magner's wife, Dica Belle Brooke


FUNERAL PROGRAM


In Memory of
Dica B. Magner
 
Born
December 15, 1899
 
Died
November 23, 1978
 
Services
Galesburg Christian Church
Sunday, November 26, 1978
at 2:00 p.m.
 
Officiating
Rick Jeff
Joe Brown
 
Interment
Mt. Hope Cemetery
 
Pierce Funeral Home
Erie, Kansas


                     Thank you, Corenne (Magner) Simmons for this program! 

Samuel Brown Magner


Son: Ralph Jerald Magner, wife Dica Belle Brooke


The Chanute Tribune Newspaper Obituary - Friday, November 24, 1978

DICA B. MAGNER

Dica B. Magner, 78, of Galesburg died Thursday night at the Neosho Memorial Hospital following an illness since Tuesday.  Born Dica Belle Brooke on December 15, 1899 at White City, she was the daughter of Thomas E. and Arttie Belle Williams Brooke.

She moved with her parents as a child to Iola where she attended grade and high schools.  She attended business college and was employed in Iola as a legal secretary until moving to Galesburg in 1919.  In Galesburg she was employed as a secretary for the Shaw Manufacturing Plant and also did advertising work for the firm.

On May 5, 1920, she married Ralph Jerald Magner.  She spent all her married life on a farm 1/2 mile east of Galesburg.  After her husband's death on October 18, 1968, she moved into Galesburg where she spent the remainder of her life.

Memberships: Galesburg Christian Church, Neosho County Farm Bureau. Served as County Woman's Chairman for five years and served as a County Welfare Advisory Board Member for five years.

Survivors: one son, Jerald B. Magner, R 2, Parsons; three daughters, Mrs. Herman (Corenne) Simmons, Erie, Mrs. Ludwig (Adalyn) Indihar, Milpitas, California, Mrs. Joe (Estel Ann) Mudd, R. 4, Chanute; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by one sister and one granddaughter, Cleita Magner in 1976.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at the Galesburg Christian Church with Rick Jett and Joe Brown officiating.  Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, under the direction of Pierce Funeral Home, Erie.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 7-8 p.m. 

A BIG thank you to Corenne (Magner) Simmons for this obituary!

Samuel Brown Magner


Son: Ralph Jerald Magner's wife, Dica Belle Brooke


Spouse: Dica Belle Brooke    "Dicey"
Married: May 5, 1920 - Iola, Kansas - Allen County

Born: December 15, 1899 - White City, Kansas - Morris County
Died: Thursday, November 23, 1978 - Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County
Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Parents:  Thomas E. "Tom" Brooke and Arttie Belle Williams

Dica (Brooke) Magner worked as a secretary and did advertising work for Shaw Manufacturing Firm in Galesburg, Kansas founded by Stanley Wilbur Shaw in 1903.  The company built electric bikes, motorized lawn mowers and The Happy DuAll Tractor.  Stanley Shaw sold the company in 1962 and lived to be 100 years old.


This photo below belongs to Corenne (Magner) Simmons

 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Samuel Brown Magner


Son: Ralph Jerald Magner


FUNERAL PROGRAM 


In Memory of
RALPH JERALD MAGNER
 
Born
December 22, 1892
 
Died
October 18, 1968
 
Services
Galesburg Christian Church
Monday, October 21, 1968
at 2:00 P.M.
 
Officiating
Joe Brown
 
Interment
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Galesburg, Kansas
 
Pierce Funeral Home
Erie, Kansas
 
 
Thank you, Corenne (Magner) Simmons for this program!
 
 

Samuel Brown Magner


Son: Ralph Jerald Magner

Newspaper Obituary - Newspaper Name and Date Unknown

RALPH  MAGNER
Ralph Jerald Magner, 75 died at his home one-half mile east of Galesburg, Friday, October 18, 1968 at 3:30 p.m. following a heart attack.  The son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Magner, he was born December 22, 1892 on the same farm where he had lived all his life.

He was married to Dica B. Brooke at Iola on May 5, 1920.  She survives of the home.  Other survivors include one son, Jerald B. Magner of Parsons; three daughters, Mrs. Herman (Corenne) Simmons of Erie, Mrs. L. P. (Adalyn) Indihar of Milpitas, California, and Mrs. Joe (Estel Ann) Mudd of Chanute; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. G.D. (Audlene) Springer of Galesburg, and Mrs. Fred (Mildred) Clark of Denver, Colorado; and one brother, Albert L. Magner of Galesburg.

Magner retired from farming in 1957 but continued to live on the farm.  He was a member of the Galesburg Christian Church, a veteran of WWI, a member of the Chanute Barracks of WWI veterans, the Erie American Legion and the Neosho County Farm Bureau.

The funeral service was held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Galesburg Christian Church with Brother Joe Brown, minister of the Edna Christian Church, officiating and assisted by Dr. Fred Clark of Denver, Colorado.

Mrs. Frederick Swan, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Lewis Heady sang "When They Ring Those Golden Bells" and "The Lord's Prayer."

Bearers were C.C. Duecy, N.L. Gulick, Everett Allen, Leslie Kramer, William Willis and Willard Brunenn.

Arranging flowers were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rambo, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Van Cleave, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Van Cleave and Mr. and Mrs. Odin Dunham.

The American flag was presented by George L. Hendricks Post No. 102.

Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery under the direction of the Pierce Funeral Home.

A BIG thank you to Corenne (Magner) Simmons for this obituary! 

Samuel Brown Magner


Son: Ralph Jerald Magner


United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
(Men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897)

Name: Ralph Jerald Magner

Place of Residence:  R # 1     Galesburg, Kansas     Neosho County

Telephone:  Galesburg  20-K

Age:  49             Date of Birth:  December 22, 1892 

Place of Birth:  Neosho County      State or Country:  Kansas

Eyes: Blue     Hair: Red     Height: 5 feet 11 inches     Weight:  170 pounds

Name And Address Of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address
S. B. Magner, Galesburg, Kansas

Employer's Name and Address:  Self-Employed

Place of Employment or Business:  R #1   Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County


I Affirm That I Have Verified Above Answers And That They Are True
R.J. Magner (signature)

    

Samuel Brown Magner


Son:  Ralph Jerald Magner 


1940 United States Federal Census

Residence: Ladore, Kansas - Neosho County

Head of House:  Ralph J. Magner     Age 49
Farm:  Own
Value of Home:  2000
Highest Grade Completed:  7th grade
Hours Worked last Week:  60   

Wife: Dica Magner     Age: 40

Children:
Jerald B.     Age 17
Adalyn E.    Age 16
Estel Ann    Age 11




Samuel Brown Magner


Son: Ralph Jerald Magner


World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name:  Ralph Jerald Magner           Age: 24
Address: RFD 2     Box 34     Parsons, Kansas

Date of Birth:  December 22, 1893         Galesburg, Kansas        
**Note: All other records state '1892' including Social Security Death Index

Occupation:  Farmer           Farm:  Ladore Township, Kansas

Single     Caucasian      Tall      Medium Build     Blue Eyes     Red Hair

Date of Registration:  June 5, 1917

Local Board of Neosho County - Erie, Kansas


Samuel Brown Magner



Son: Ralph Jerald Magner

Born: December 22, 1892 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: October 18, 1968 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Age: 75 years old

Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Ralph J. Magner was a World War I Veteran and proudly served in the United States Army

Ralph Jerald Magner married Dica Belle Brooke May 5, 1920 at Iola, Kansas in Allen County.  Dica's nickname was "Dicey."  



Ralph and Dica Magner Children:  Four
Daughter:  Corenne Dica Magner
Son:  Jerald Brooke Magner
Daughter:  Adalyn Elvina Magner
Daughter:  Estel Ann Magner       Nickname "Ann"

Samuel Brown Magner



Samuel and Etta Magner Children: two sons and two daughters

Son: Ralph Jerald Magner
Born: December 22, 1892 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: October 18, 1968 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Daughter: Audlene Mae Magner
Born: June 14, 1896 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: September 7, 1990 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Son: Albert Lanville Magner
Born: July 20, 1901 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: September 23, 1971 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner
Born: February 19, 1908 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: May 20, 2000 - Edmonds, Washington - Snohomish County

1966 - This was taken at a Family Reunion - SE Kansas
Left to Right: My grandfather, Albert, Ralph, Audlene and Mildred
**This Photo belongs to my dad, Albert Magner
 
 

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Lanville Milton Magner


Lanville Milton Magner Family Recap


Lanville Milton Magner
Born: February 11, 1837 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County
Died: August 22, 1908 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Married: December 22, 1859 -
Born: October 8, 1838 - Fourthtown Parish, Antrim County, Northern Ireland
Came to America: October 7, 1840 - Port: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: September 23, 1907 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Lanville and Anna Magner's Nine (9) Children
Daughter: Laura Magner
1860 - January 4, 1861 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County 

Son: John Edward Magner
Born: May 7, 1862 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County
Died: December 28, 1920 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Son: M. G. Magner
August 2, 1862 - September 8, 1864 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Son: Henry Magner
October 4, 1866 - 1873 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Daughter: Mary E. Magner
Date Unknown - December 19, 1882 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County

Daughter: Minnie Florence Magner
Born: August 24, 1868 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County
Died: January 18, 1959 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Daughter: Cora Luella Magner
Born: December 31, 1874 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County
Died: October 1, 1956 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County

Daughter: Leila Margaret Magner
Born: January 25, 1878 - Orleans, Indiana - Orange County
Died: June 23, 1965 - Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Lanville Milton Magner


Daughter, Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham


 
Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham
Born: January 25, 1878 - Orange County, Indiana
Died: June 23, 1965 - Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County

Henry Evans Dunham
Born: April 4, 1876 - Missouri
Died: November 6, 1942 - Kansas


Mount Moriah Cemetery is only one mile south of Savonburg, Kansas.  It is also only three miles north of Stark, Kansas.

Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Neosho County on the Allen County line.  The cemetery is county maintained and is still an active cemetery.

 
 

Lanville Milton Magner


Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham, husband Henry Evans Dunham

Henry Evans Dunham
Born: April 4, 1876 - Stockton, Missouri
Died: November 6, 1942 - Stark, Kansas


The Erie (Kansas) Record Newspaper - Neosho County
Friday, November 13, 1942 - Front Page

HENRY DUNHAM, FORMER POSTMASTER IN ERIE, IS DEAD

Resident of Grant Township for Many Years, Retiring From the Farm to Move to Stark (Kansas) a Few Years Ago

Henry E. Dunham, for many years one of Grant township's widely known farmers and stockmen, and long active in Democratic politics in his home county, died unexpectedly at his home in Stark, Friday afternoon about 3:00 p.m. from a heart attack.  While he had not been in good health for a number of years, his condition was not thought to be serious and his sudden death came as a great shock to his family and many friends.  Several years ago he and Mrs. Dunham retired from their Grant township farm and moved to Stark to make their home.

He had been employed at the Ordnance Plant at Parsons (Kansas) until recently, quitting his job about a week before his death due to impaired health.  He made a business trip to several points in the county a day or so prior to his death, but Friday he complained of feeling ill and succumbed to an attack of heart trouble about 3 o'clock that afternoon.

Mr. Dunham served as postmaster in Erie in 1936-1937.  He was 66 years of age and had lived in Grant township since 1884, coming there with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leonidas (Mary) Dunham, from Missouri.  With the exception of about four years he spent in the Indian Territory, now the state of Oklahoma, Mr. Dunham had spent his entire life in Neosho County.  He held the office of Democratic precinct committeeman in his township for a time and always maintained an active interest in politics.  He was also an active member of the Methodist church.

The deceased was born in Stockton, Missouri, April 4, 1876 and was married on December 25, 1900 to Lelia Magner.

He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Beulah (Rolla) Miller, Walnut, four sons; Hollis of Erie, Odin of Grant township, Howard of Lawrence, and Max of Stark; three sisters, Mrs. Hallie Wright, Stark; Mrs. Maggie Purdy, Kansas City; and Mrs. Mattie Hewitt, Clinton, Missouri; and two brothers; Racy Dunham of Inglewood, California and Fred Dunham of Hutchinson, Kansas.  He also leaves eight grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Stark Methodist church, Rev. Alden Pitts, assisted by Rev. J.W. Hadley of the Erie Federated church, officiating and burial was made in the Savonburg Cemetery.

The four sons of the deceased acted as pallbearers.  The Heaton Funeral Home was in charge.




Lanville Milton Magner


Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham - Obituary


The Parsons Sun Newspaper - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County
Wednesday, June 23, 1965 - Page 2


Lelia Margaret Dunham

Special to The Sun

ERIE - Mrs. Lelia Dunham, 87, of Stark (Kansas) died at 5 a.m. today at the Bryant Rest Home in Chanute (Kansas) following an illness of about six months.  She had been critical since entering the rest home three weeks ago.

The former Lelia M. Magner, she was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lanville M. Magner in Orange County, Indiana.  The family moved to Kansas, settling near Chanute, when she was four years old.  Later they moved to Galesburg.

On December 25, 1900 she was married to Henry E. Dunham at Galesburg, Kansas.  The couple lived in Galesburg before moving to Stark in January 1918.  Dunham died November 6, 1942.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Rolla Miller, Baldwin, Kansas; four sons, Hollis E. Dunham, Erie, Kansas; O.M. Dunham, Walnut, Kansas; Dr. Howard Dunham, Wabash, Indiana; Max Dunham, Neosho, Missouri; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Three sons preceded her in death.

She was a member of the Stark Methodist Church and a charter member of the WSCS of that church.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Stark Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne Newlin officiating.  Burial will be in Huff Cemetery under direction of the Pierce Funeral Home in Stark, Kansas.


Note: A very special thank you to my friend, Cheryl (Brooks) White for finding this obituary for me!  Cheryl's husband was my husband's best man when we got married. : - )


Lanville Milton Magner


Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham


Chanute Tribune Newspaper    
Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County
Monday, April 26, 1965


Daily Transcript
Neosho Memorial Hospital


Admissions (April 24) Saturday: Mrs. Mabel Irwin, 305 N. Forest, medical: Mrs. Lelia Dunham, Stark, medical: Mrs. George Butler, 408 S. Ashby, medical: Bill Joe Kepley or Kopley, R. 1, medical.


A big thank to Michael Mesch, a Free Obituary Look-Ups member who found this newspaper article for me about Lelia (Magner) Dunham.

SOURCE: Michael Mesch


Lanville Milton Magner


Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham



Today is March 1, 2017 and the three previous posts on my Blog has listed Lelia, her husband, Henry Evans Dunham and seven of their eight children.

I am unable to locate the eighth child, a son of Lelia and Henry Dunham. 

There is a Harold R. Dunham listed on (FAG) Find-a-Grave at the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Stark, Kansas - Neosho County.

However the 1905 Kansas State Census and 1910 US Census lists Harold's parents as Racy and Ethel Dunham.  I believe Racy or Rason is one of Henry Dunham's brothers.

I will continue to research the missing child, should I find him I will add him to my Blog.



Lanville Milton Magner


Daughter: Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham Family


Son: Henry Howard Dunham
Born: August 16, 1912 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: April 28, 1999 - Missouri
Headstone Inscription: LTJG US Navy - World War II
Headstone Inscription: "Loving Husband, Physician, Scholar & Friend"
Enlistment Date: August 16, 1945
Married: March 4, 1954 - Princeton, Missouri - Mercer County

Spouse: Mary Clarie Theresa Conch
Born: August 15, 1912 - Stuart, Iowa - Guthrie County
Died: February 16, 2004 - Racine, Missouri - Newton County
Headstone Inscription: "Loving Wife, Scholar, Friend & (I can not read this word) to the End"
Interment: Buzzard Cemetery - Racine, Missouri - Newton County


Son: Leslie "Max" Dunham
Born: November 29, 1913 - Erie, Kansas - Neosho County
Place of Birth Source: Social Security Application & Claims Index, 1936-2007
Died: October 14, 1992 - Stark, Kansas - Neosho County           Age 78
Married:

Spouse: Doris Pancy Weddle
Born: December 6, 1912 - Kansas
Died: September 20, 2001 - Neosho Missouri, Newton County      Age 88
Interment: Odd Fellows Cemetery - Neosho Missouri - Newton County


Son: Richard E. Dunham
Born: 1919 - Kansas
Died: 1936 - Neosho County, Kansas              Age 17
Interment: Mount Moriah Cemetery - Stark, Kansas - Neosho County

Note: Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham obituary lists five surviving children and the note that three sons preceded her in death.

Lanville Milton Magner


Daughter: Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham Family


Son: Hollis Eugene Dunham
Born: May 22, 1906 - Kansas
World War II Pvt. US Marine Corps.
Died: August 13, 1996 - Erie, Kansas - Neosho County
Married: November 26, 1931 - Erie, Kansas - Neosho County

Spouse: Marjorie Sara "Marge" Pierce
Born: September 11, 1910 - Hertha, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: August 2, 2005 - Parsons, Kansas - Labette County       Age 94
Marjorie's Parents: Roscoe Pierce and Helen Williams
Interment: East Hill Cemetery - Erie, Kansas - Neosho County
Hollie and Marge's Children:
Daughter, Nancy (Dunham) Greenwood & Yvonne (Dunham) DeGasperi

Daughter: Yvonne Ann (Dunham) DeGasperi
Born: February 2, 1933 - Erie, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: April 1, 1995 - Pittsburg, Kansas - Crawford County   Age 62
Spouse: Frank E. DeGasperi
Born: October 12, 1930 - Pittsburg, Kansas - Crawford County
Died: August 30, 2001 - Pittsburg, Kansas - Crawford County
Interment: Highland Park Cemetery - Pittsburg, Kansas - Crawford County

Frank and Yvonne DeGasperi Child:
Daughter: Jennifer Lyn DeGasperi
Born: October 26, 1958 - Kansas
Died: August 17, 1986 - Riverside, California - Riverside County
Interment: Highland Park Cemetery - Pittsburg, Kansas - Crawford County


Son: Odin Mace Dunham
Born: December 12, 1909 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: January 21, 2000 - Wichita, Kansas - Sedgwick County
Married: February 6, 1935 - Stark, Kansas - Neosho County
Parents of Daughter, Rosella Dunham and Son, Dick Dunham

Spouse: Elma H. McCormick
Born: May 2, 1916 - Walnut, Kansas - Crawford County
Died: July 17, 2006 - Wichita, Kansas - Sedgwick County
Interment: Mount Moriah Cemetery - Stark, Kansas - Neosho County

Lanville Milton Magner


Daughter: Lelia Margaret (Magner) Dunham Family

Lelia Margaret Magner
Born: January 25, 1878 - Orange County, Indiana
Died: June 23, 1965 - Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County
Interment: Mount Moriah Cemetery - Stark, Kansas - Neosho County
Married: December 25, 1900 - Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Spouse:  Henry Evans Dunham
Born: April 4, 1876 - Missouri                            
Date of Birth Source: World War I Draft Registration Card
Died: November 6, 1942 - Kansas
Interment: Mount Moriah Cemetery - Stark, Kansas - Neosho County


Lelia and Henry Evans Dunham's Children: 8
Daughter: Beulah Luella Dunham
Born: March 23, 1902 - Neosho County, Kansas
Died: February 12, 1996 - Baldwin City, Kansas - Douglas County     Age 93
Death Location Source: Social Security Death Index

Married: July 31, 1921 - Kansas
Spouse: Rolla Frank Miller
Born: November 9, 1900 - McCune, Kansas - Crawford County
Died: January 20, 1986 - Baldwin City, Kansas - Douglas County
Rolla Miller Parents: Sanford Perkins Miller and Clara May Rush
Interment: Mount Moriah Cemetery - Stark, Kansas - Neosho County


Son: Fred Neil Dunham
Born: January 29, 1905 - Kansas
Died: March 9, 1905 - Kansas
Interment: Mount Moriah Cemetery - Stark, Kansas - Neosho County

Parent Names Source: 1905 Kansas State Census - Fred was one month old
1905 Home: Grant, Kansas - Neosho County