Mary Etta and Richard ate pancakes for breakfast most of their married
life.  She was a member of the
                       
Mound Prarie, IL Christian Church.
Bertha May was a Piano teacher and among her pupils was her sister Pearl.
                       
Earl had a terrible accident with a corn shucker, when he was about 40
years old, became an invalid,
                       
and was hospitalized about eighteen years.
                       
Pearl was a beautiful singer and use to sing at marriages and funerals. 
Her husband Lloyd died of a
                       
burst appendix.
                       
Albert was a farmer, played the drums in the Beverly IL band and later
went on to own and operate a
                       
Garage in Macomb.
                       
Raymond was a farmer and moved into Quincy IL when he retired.