Merle Joseph TAYLOR [Parents] was born on 22 Mar 1913. He died on 7 Aug 1971. He married Bessie PURVIS DUNCAN on 2 Jul 1954.
Merle served in the US Army 6/30/1941 - 9/23/1945 as Pfc. He was in the Italian War Zone, landing in Casablanca, Morocco, before being sent to Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, and Rome.
He was a farmer in the Humboldt, IL, area.
Bessie PURVIS DUNCAN.Bessie married Merle Joseph TAYLOR on 2 Jul 1954.
James Michael Jr "Bus" TAYLOR [Parents] was born on 16 Feb 1922 in Coles Co, IL, near Loxa. He married Betty Jean BARCUS on 15 Feb 1948. James resided in Feb 2002.
Other marriages:LAWYER, Wanda Unknown
During WWII, "Bus" was deferred from action because of the need for farmers at home.
He retired from the Young Radiator Plant in Mattoon, IL.
Betty Jean BARCUS was born on 26 Apr 1924. She died on 31 Dec 1976. She married James Michael Jr "Bus" TAYLOR on 15 Feb 1948.
They had the following children:
M i James Michael III "Mike" TAYLOR was born on 10 Dec 1949. M ii Roland Douglas "Doug" TAYLOR was born on 9 Nov 1953. M iii Jeffery Lynn TAYLOR was born on 9 Dec 1955.
James Michael Jr "Bus" TAYLOR [Parents] was born on 16 Feb 1922 in Coles Co, IL, near Loxa. He married Wanda Unknown LAWYER on 11 Aug 1981. James resided in Feb 2002.
Other marriages:BARCUS, Betty Jean
During WWII, "Bus" was deferred from action because of the need for farmers at home.
He retired from the Young Radiator Plant in Mattoon, IL.
Wanda Unknown LAWYER.Wanda married James Michael Jr "Bus" TAYLOR on 11 Aug 1981.
Ray G COLLINS was born on 25 Mar 1916. He married June Eileen SPURLING on 13 May 1941.
June Eileen SPURLING [Parents] was born on 12 Feb 1917. She married Ray G COLLINS on 13 May 1941.
Ralph SPURLING [Parents] was born on 17 Nov 1918. He married Lucille LAWRENCE on 8 Jan 1944.
Lucille LAWRENCE was born on 30 Nov 1922. She married Ralph SPURLING on 8 Jan 1944.
They had the following children:
F i Karen Ann SPURLING was born on 19 Feb 1947. F ii Becky Nell SPURLING was born on 22 Oct 1951.
Manuel Lloyd RICHARDSON was born on 30 Dec 1920. He died on 27 Jan 1990 in Evansville, IN. He married Monzelle Bonnie SPURLING on 19 Dec 1947.
Monzelle Bonnie SPURLING [Parents] was born on 28 Jan 1921. She married Manuel Lloyd RICHARDSON on 19 Dec 1947.
They had the following children:
F i Connie Kay RICHARDSON was born on 31 Aug 1949. M ii Gregory Lloyd RICHARDSON was born on 15 Oct 1956.
Ramon HOFFMAN was born on 24 Feb 1914. He married Geraldine Marjorie STRINE on 16 Sep 1939.
Geraldine Marjorie STRINE [Parents] was born on 23 Nov 1916. She married Ramon HOFFMAN on 16 Sep 1939.
Merrel Joseph STRINE [Parents] was born on 31 Dec 1918. He married Lucille Bonita MARX on 3 Apr 1942.
Lucille Bonita MARX was born on 6 Mar 1925. She married Merrel Joseph STRINE on 3 Apr 1942.
They had the following children:
M i William Ray STRINE was born on 16 Jan 1944. F ii Joanne Marjorie STRINE was born on 14 Nov 1945. F iii Beverly Sue STRINE was born on 16 Jan 1947. M iv James Merrel STRINE was born on 6 Dec 1955.
Robert Wayne HINDERLITER was born on 30 Sep 1918. He married Lois Jean STRINE on 17 Jun 1939.
Lois Jean STRINE [Parents] was born on 28 Oct 1921. She married Robert Wayne HINDERLITER on 17 Jun 1939.
They had the following children:
M i Robert Lee HINDERLITER was born on 19 Sep 1939. F ii Delores Ann HINDERLITER was born on 27 Nov 1946.
Dewey Jr SMITH was born on 23 Aug 1926. He married Margaret Elizabeth STRINE on 16 Sep 1944.
Margaret Elizabeth STRINE [Parents] was born on 28 Mar 1927. She died on 8 Dec 1952. She married Dewey Jr SMITH on 16 Sep 1944.
They had the following children:
M i Ronald Gene SMITH was born on 14 Nov 1946.