Hello Everyone,
Recently I was checking our KOHLERs in the census
for some already-known information about my husband's
family. As is not unusual, I found a whopper of a mistake.
So, I am sharing the information.
1910
Benton Township, Kirksville,
Adair County, Missouri
110 East Normal Avenue
WISE, Louis A. (Head of Household)
WISE, Essie (wife)
KOHLER, Leona (step-daughter)
KOHLER, Julia M. (step-daughter)
KOHLER, Ordell H. (step-son)
KOHLER, Harley S. (step-son)
To anyone who did not know these people, it would
seem that Leona, Julia, Ordell, and "Harley" all had
the same father. "Harley" was actually Charlie, and
his surname was DOWNING.
You see, Louis WISE was Essie's (GLENN) KOHLER
WISE's 3rd husband. Charles Samuel "Chuck"
DOWNING (1904-1956) was my father-in-law's half-brother.
And, although he seemed like a full brother, Charlie
was not a KOHLER.
I will be putting this information out on numerous
message boards and also leaving a correction note
on
Ancestry.com.
Leslie Kohler (lived in Kirksville 1968-1976)
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