Tony Orndorff.Tony married Marcy Lynn BRIDGES. Tony resided in Jun 1998.
Marcy Lynn BRIDGES [Parents] was born on 6 Dec 1958. She married Tony Orndorff.
They had the following children:
F i Jessica Orndorff. M ii Tony Orndorff.
Henry C WEST.Henry married Sarah Frances COLLINS on 1 Oct 1848 in Coles Co, IL.
Sarah Frances COLLINS [Parents] was born in NC. She married Henry C WEST on 1 Oct 1848 in Coles Co, IL.
Other marriages:CLAYTON, John
Edgar BOARDMAN.Edgar married Lena Margaret MCCALEB. Edgar resided.
They had ten children and lived in Oklahoma.
Lena Margaret MCCALEB [Parents].Lena married Edgar BOARDMAN.
Everett O VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 24 Mar 1895. He died on 27 Sep 1944 in Decatur, Macon Co, IL. He was buried in Macon Co Memorial Park, Macon Co, IL. He married Gwen (Van Gundy).
He was a football hero in high school. He never married.
He served in WWI as Pvt in the US Army, being in France in 1918. On Sept 23 he wrote a letter to his uncle, Elmer, back home who forwarded it to the newspapers. It stated:
"I know you have seen in the paper about the big drive we made and you all wondered if I was in it. I surely was in it and am yet, I guess. We are today at rest two miles from the firing line and may be called to go back again at any moment.
Our company had been distinguished for bravery in this drive and it was some drive over hills and streams and wading through mud and water to our knees. I guess we drove them about (deleted) miles back. I cannot tell you about the fight as I want to forget it, but get 'Over the Top' and read it.
Dad asked me for a German helmet. you tell him I could have gotten 100 but I don't want any and we have all we can carry. We could pick up field glasses, pistols, knives, anything you could think of but I am afraid to pick them up as one of our men picked up a
canteen and opened it and it blew his hands off. So you see a person cannot be too careful of the Boche.
So I would rather be careful and come home myself than bring a lot of things home for my friends to look at as they would not do anybody any good.
I would surely like to see the new home, but maybe I can come home some time next summer if we can keep them on the go all the time. I have given up the thought of coming home this year because I don't think the American people want us to quit now until the Germans are whipped almost to death."The newspaper article also included a paragraph about France" from another letter a few days later. The letter was written on YMCA stationary with the following letterhead: On active service with the American Expeditionary Force. The letter, dated 9/29/1918, was addressed to his mother at Box 197, Decatur, IL, and stated:
"My Dearest Mother:
I am dropping you these few lines as I know it will be ten maybe fifteen days before I will (get) to write again as we start to the (edited out), so dont worry if you do not hear from me for a few days because I will be (edited out) and wont have time to write.
Tell Helen and Dorothy that I got their letters and was glad to get them and want them to write again and am glad they like their new home and I bet they do have a good time with their new friends and when school starts is when they will have the big time and I hope they like it better than at Macon.
Well Mother I have seen and read about Sunny France but it can rain more here in a day than it can rain in a month back home, but the mountains here sure are pretty but I dont think I would spent any money to come to the foreign land because Cal. as got it on any thing than I have seen over here. But they do have a few historical things over here, as I was in the church the other day that Joan of Arc used to attend so you can see the age of some of the buildings over here. It had the statue of her in it and sure is a fine peice of work, but the German Army is trying to destroy it as that is what they are noted for.
So Mabel thinks she is an old lady now does she just because she is twenty wed she is getting old fast alright, and as to the bet Helen mentioned in her letter I dont know what she is talking about because I never made any bet as to age but as to her getting married before I did, so tell her not to brag yet as she may lose yet. I'll bet you and Mabel have some time going to the shows because you are where you can go so easy now but I suppose Junior objects to you going so Sis goes and you stay at home and keep him. I'll bet he is a fat fine fellow now and I guess he will be over a year old by the time I get to see him from the looks of things, and he dont know that he even has a brother so far away from home.
Well I suppose you are worrying about Clarence again by now being brought home hurt as I suppose he is playing football again and tell him to make good better than he did last year and it will help Freddie when he goes into H.S. next year so much if he has a brother who has made before him.
Mother I see in the paper where the Gov is going to allow Christmas boxes to be sent over well dont send all my things as I cant carry them and I would sooner have the socks when I come home so dont send more than two pair of socks anyway as I wont need any more of them, but the other things would be glad to have. Well I must close for this time.
With Lots of Love
Your Soldier Son
Everett"
The letter was stamped "OK" by 2nd Lieut GD Wright, censor.Some relatives said he died of a brain tumor.
Gwen (Van Gundy).Gwen married Everett O VAN GUNDY.
Following Everett's death, Gwen continued to live in Decatur.
Other marriages:DECKER, Cynthia Lou
Residences:
Rosell, GA.
Marietta, GA.
He had the following children:
M i Christopher Bryon BECKWITH was born on 7 Jul 1979.
Tillman EAST [Parents] was born in Feb 1880 in Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. He died in 1949 in IL. He was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. He married Lillie WHITE.
Lillie WHITE was born in 1882. She died in 1952 in IL. She was buried in Union Cem, Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL, near Rardin. She married Tillman EAST.
They had the following children:
M i Kenneth P EAST was born in 1907. He died in 1974.
Adam COONROD [Parents] was born before 1774 in Augusta Co, VA. He died in 1817 in Pickaway Co, OH. He married Abagail Smith on 17 Jan 1803 in Pendleton Co, W VA.
Residences:
1788 Pendleton Co, VA. He served in the army in the Middle Branch Company under Capt Patterson along with brothers, George and Jacob.
1804 He was commissioned captain of a cavalry troup of the 3rd Regt, 3rd Div.
He and Abigail sold their land in preparation for the move north:
12/1805 Sold 45 acres on the east side of the South Branch, adjoining other lands of Coonrod, to James Kee for L75.
9/2/1806 Ulrick and Elizabeth Coonrod and Adam and Abigail Coonrod sold out to John Fisher for L100, "150 acres adjoining Coonrod's other land, patented 3/25/1789 to Ulrich, who conveyed half the land to Adam."
8/17/1807 He sold more land to John Fisher for L1,400, 2 bracts below Trout Rock on the west side of the South Branch, 131 acres adjoining Ulrick Coonrod, "167 acres opposite the saltpeter cave, patented to george Coonrod 9/8/1802 and conveyed by him to Adam, 200 acres at the White Oak Level, patented to Ulrich Coonrod in 1773 and conveyed by him to Adam."
Court records showed that Fisher owed $3376.67 to Adam payable on or before 4/1/1812. To secure the debts Fisher conveyed in trust several tracts he purchased to Aaron Kee. If the debt was not paid by the due date, the land was to be sold.
Walnut Creek Twp, Pickaway Co, OH. He moved across the mountains with 2 unnamed cousins and settled about 10 miles NE of Circleville.
1810 Pickaway Co, OH. Adam & his father were the only Coonrods listed in the Tax List of that county, living next door to each other. Adam's tax was $1.66 for 166 acres of land.
1816 Pickaway Co, OH. Adam, Henry, and Jacob were the only "Conrads" listed in the tax list.
He was listed on the Tithables list of males over 16 in 1790.
Estate settled 1817 aeb-c 0-138
Abagail Smith.Abagail married Adam COONROD on 17 Jan 1803 in Pendleton Co, W VA.
Harold HENDRICKSON [Parents] was born in 1904 in Arthur, Douglas Co, IL. He died in 1969. He was buried in Arthur Cem, Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Virginia (HENDRICKSON).
Virginia (HENDRICKSON) was born in 1905. She died in 1971. She was buried in Arthur Cem, Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. She married Harold HENDRICKSON.
They had the following children:
F i Maxine HENDRICKSON was born in 1931. She died in 1937. She was buried in Arthur Cem, Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL.
Ralph KINGSLEY.Ralph married Mable VAN GUNDY.
Residence: Kenosha, WIS
Mable VAN GUNDY [Parents] was born on 4 Jun 1898 in Macon Co, IL. She died on 1 Jul 1993 in Glen Dorado, Los Angeles, CA. She married Ralph KINGSLEY. Mable resided in 1949.
Mabel's social security number was issued in IA so apparently she lived there at one time.
Her father's obituary named her as a survivor.
Roland DUNCAN.Roland married Dorothy YOUNG.
Dorothy YOUNG [Parents] was born on 2 Aug 1923. She married Roland DUNCAN.
They had the following children:
F i Diane Kay DUNCAN. M ii Dennis Wesley DUNCAN.