542. Roy George, Jr⁸ VAN GUNDY (Roy George⁷, George Washington⁶, Adam⁵, David Jr⁴, David Sr³, Peter Sr², Male¹) was born in Morgan Co, IL, at home June 4, 1930. Roy died August 18, 1983 in Chapin, Morgan Co, IL, at 53 years of age. His body was interred in Jacksonville, Morgan Co, IL.

He married Roberta Louise MIDDENFORF August 10, 1958. Roberta was born August 2, 1933. At 32 years of age Roberta became the mother of Raymond Eric VAN GUNDY December 22, 1965. At 42 years of age Roberta became the mother of David Michael VAN GUNDY MCKEE October 11, 1975. Roberta remarried 6/3/1984 and the new husband adopted her son, Mike, changing his last name to McKee.

At 35 years of age Roy became the father of Raymond Eric VAN GUNDY December 22, 1965. At 45 years of age Roy became the father of David Michael VAN GUNDY MCKEE October 11, 1975. Sister, Mary, shared some memories of her brother: "After Roy's graduation from college, attending both Illinois College and Valparaiso University, he served in the US Army Signal Corps. Much of his enlistment was spent in Germany during the Cold War period between the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a sports fan (St Louis Cardinal, especially) and an active participant in hunting, fishing, and boating. He once built a boat that occupied a prominent place in our yard! He and his friends used it a couple of times on the Illinois River, but it was not very 'seaworthy.' In addition to farming, he raised Charolais cattle. With purebred bulls he upgraded his herd until it was quite large. He was regarded as an excellent breeder of Charolais." Both of his sons were adopted.

Roy George, Jr VAN GUNDY and Roberta Louise MIDDENFORF had the following children:

644 i. Raymond Eric⁹ VAN GUNDY was born December 22, 1965. Eric is a farmer, tending the farm of his Aunt Mary Muckler as well as his own. Residences & events in his life: 1993 Chapin, Scott Co, IL. Eric was living alone in his parent's homeplace, just west of Chapin on the Van Gundy road. All around him were landmarks from our original IL Van Gundy family. He is the last of the name to live in the county although there may be cousins by other names still in the area. 1994 Eric built a new home on his lake property just south of the original site of David Van Gundy's mill east of Bluffs, IL, and around the corner from George Van Gundy's homeplace. Down the road a short distance was Adam Van Gundy's property.

645 ii. David Michael VAN GUNDY MCKEE was born October 11, 1975. David was adopted by his step-father, changing his last name to match his new father's.

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