Hello,
I am in possession of my grandparents notes and memos and there is a James
Polk Newman who is married to Amelia Adell Ward and they are my GG
Grandparents. They had a daughter named Mary Leora who married a George L.
Brower. below are their dates. If any makes a bell sound off give me your
snail mail address and I will mail you my history to you and we can see if
it truly matches up.
James Polk Newman b. 4-17-1846 d. 2-14-1924
married Amelia Adell Ward b. 7-13-1850 d. 6-29-1918
married 1-19-1868
daughter Mary Leora b. 4-5-1870 d. 11- -1938
married George L. Brower 3-6-1897 b. 4-5-1872 d. 3-1-1935
children;
Delta Marguerite
Hubert James
Doris Marie
Walter Raymond
Monelle Elizabeth
Bernice
Anne
Herman Edgar
Donald Wayne
My grandfather's sister was married to a John Shireman. Here goes a little
of what I have on them.
Irvin Kimble Smith b. 2-1-1868 d. 12-25-1923
married Viola May Eckman on 8-17-1889 b. 10-11-1870 d. 2-9-1939
their children;
Lawrence Ottis
Ethel Theresa
Mervel Allen
Harry Russell
Bessie Jane married John Shireman
Paul Solomon
Guy Kimble
Oscar Leroy
Bessie Jane Smith born 11-21-1898 d. 7-18-1961
married 6-21-1914 to John Shireman no birth for John only a
death date of 9-27-1967.
Marian Francis Shireman son of Bessie and John Shireman B.5-26-1916 D.
2-5-1918 1 yr 8mon 9 day old buried at IOOF Cemetary in Akron, Indiana Bess
lived in many places- Akron, Rochester, Mentone, Plymouth, Osciola and the
last several years in Mishawaka. John and Bess used to run a Dredging crew
for dredging rivers and large creeks. Bess was the cook on the barge or
dredger. I have a old photo of her and the crew and her husband on the
deredger and could try to get you a copy of it if this is a match . Here
are a list of the children they had.
Bess and John are buried at Akron, Indiana.
1Robert handicapped
2 Frances Marion d. 1918 about 2 years old
3 Harold
4 Carroll d. November 1981 cancer
5 Donald
6Junior
7Mary Jane b. 1925 m. Fish and divorced then married Don Mitchel
8 John Dale
9 Joan
10 Charles (Skip) b. Jan. 1935
11 Pat married Hay
12 Jean m. Ketchum
13 Barbara b. 1943 m. Jerry Knight lived in Rochester
a. Jerry
b. girl
c. girl
Does anything ring a bell/ Well look it over and tell me later.
Happy Rooting,
Clara J. Miller at Kwouster(a)netusa1.net