Great, great, great grandparents

Irene married, second, October 31, 1925, Einar Nystrand and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.4.4.2) JOAN NYSTRAND born February 12, 1933

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.4.5) CORA ELIZABETH FERRIS born February 16, 1907; married October 8, 1933 Frank Kametz

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.4.6) HELEN MAY FERRIS born May 22, 1908; married August 17, 1929 Walter H. Green and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.4.6.1) WALTER GREEN born January 24, 1930

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.4.6.2) PATRICIA ANN GREEN born September 15, 1931

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.4.7) DOROTHY VIVIAN FERRIS born April 30, 1911

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.4.8) MYRTLE LOUISE FERRIS born August 17, 1914

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.5) JAMES CLEVELAND FERRIS (Photos) born December 5, 1872 and died August 5, 1927; married Anna Swanson {Anna Swenson born March 10, 1872 Rockford, Winnebago, IL}[dau of Sven & Greta (Hakansdotter) Olsson] and a story goes that she was killed in an auto accident on the return trip from Florida. In the 1892-93 Galesburg City Directory James Ferris is listed as a student residing at 434 N. Prairie

From: KENOSHA EVENING NEWS

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1927

FRONT PAGE HEADLINE, WITH PICTURE:

JAMES C. FERRIS DIED IN CHICAGO

Pneumonia is Fatal for Former Leader in Kenosha Industry

James C. Ferris, Long a High Official of Simmons Company and Leader in Civic Life in Kenosha, Dies Friday Night in Chicago After Short Illness.

James C. Ferris, 54, for many years a high official of the Simmons Company and a leader in the industrial and civic life of Kenosha and more recently president of the Homossassa Land Development Company of Florida, died Friday just before midnight at his apartment at 539 Wellington Avenue in Chicago, according to a message reaching Kenosha this morning.

Death came as a result of an attack of pneumonia, with which Mr. Ferris was stricken less than ten days ago. Returning from a business trip to New York early last week, he had contracted a cold, which was not believed to be serious. Later pneumonia developed from which he was unable to rally.

Friday morning word reached his friends in Kenosha that his condition was most critical. He gradually grew weaker, dying at 11:30 Friday night.

ENTIRE CITY MOURNS

The news of his death cast a shadow over the entire city today and especially over Simmons Company where he was widely known among officials and employees of the company. In addition to his activities as a leader of industry in Kenosha, he had also been a leader in civic and fraternal life in this city and the word of his death brought sorrow to these other circles.

James C. Ferris born in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferris on December 5th, 1872. He had lived his boyhood in that city, attending the schools there and working as a youngster in stores and industries of Galesburg. When he was twenty years of age he went to Chicago, where for three years he was employed in a factory there.

Rose from the Ranks

He came to Kenosha in 1895, being thrown out of employment in Chicago because of the industrial depression of that period. He first entered the employ of the Sterling Bicycle Works here, later entering Simmons company as a buffer in 1899.

At the Simmons company he rose from the ranks to one of the highest positions of the company, advancing from buffer to night foreman, foreman, assistant superintendent, superintendent and then to vice-president and director of the company.

By 1916 he had become superintendent of the Kenosha plant of the Simmons company and shortly after than became vice president in charge of production of all of the plants of the company. He directed the production of the Simmons company during the war period, when it established one of the best records in meeting war order demands of any industry in the entire nation.

Later Took Charge of Sales

On May 5, 1924, he was advanced to the position of vice-president and director in charge of sales, advertising and service of the Simmons company, which position he resigned two years ago in order to enter the Homossassa Land Development company, interested in large properties around Homossassa, Florida. He was president of that company. He had several other business interests with which he divided his time during the past few years.

As one of the high executives of Simmons company, he had been prominent in the development of welfare work for employees of the company. He had been one of the leading patrons of baseball and other civic welfare activities of that company. He had perfected the Round Table organization of that company, developing it into a more active factor in the industry.

In Kenosha he had been a leader in various civic and fraternal organizations. He was also widely known for his private philanthropies in aiding worthy movements and organizations.

Long a Resident Here

Mr. Ferris had long been a resident of Kenosha and despite the fact that for the past two years he had lived in the south, had never lost interest in Kenosha, which he still considered as his home. He had been a frequent visitor here, having been in Kenosha less than two weeks ago.

He was a member of the Kenosha Lodge of Elks, the Kenosha Knights of Pythias, the Kenosha Country Club and various other organizations here. He had been a leader in these organizations and his death will come as a great loss to them.

On January 2, 1897 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Swanson of Kenosha and for many years they resided at 673 Durkee Avenue in this city. They were divorced early this year.

Mr. Ferris is survived by his son, Lawrence Grant Ferris, of Kenosha, his former wife, Mrs. Anna Ferris, also of Kenosha and by several brothers and sisters, all residing near Galesburg, Ill.

He was taken to the Bentley funeral home at 2701 North Clark Street, Chicago, from which he will be brought to Kenosha on Sunday. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at two o'clock at the Elk's home in Kenosha with the Kenosha Lodge of Elks in charge. The remains will then be taken to Galesburg, Illinois for burial in the family plot in the cemetery of that city. Born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.5.1) LAWRENCE GRANT FERRIS “Doc” {Lawrence Glen Ferris) (Photos) born March 1, 1899 Wisconsin and died March 23, 1975 Lakeland FL; buried Floral City FL, Hills of Rest Cemetery. In 1920, he was a clerk in the Simmons Bed Factory, Kenosha WI. Doc was the owner of the Ferris Groves, on U.S. 41, Flora City FL. In 1930 he began planting citrus in rich hammock soil on an island in Floral City. Over the years this soil produced all varieties of Florida’s finest citrus. In 1944, a packing and shipping plant was added and shortly thereafter, a retail store that started the gift fruit business that continues to this day. In 1955, Ferris Groves had stores at: Iverness FL; Miami Beach FL; Miami FL; Panama City FL; Kenosha WI; and Waukegan IL. The Publisher of the Citrus County Chronicle, David S. Arthurs, wrote March 27, 1975: “Every community has it 'Unforgettable Characters', but few have known men the likes of Doc Ferris. To some he was a name oft heard but the man unseen. Others thought he invented the Ferris Wheel, failing to remember that the popular sky ride has been around so long at best Doc would have had to have been a babe in arms when the first rider climbed aboard. Some remember him as a fellow who was an easy touch for a community project, if approached right. And some remembered him as a hefty glass of some of the best orange juice ever to slip between glass and lip. Folks in Floral City, where he made his home, will remember him best for his groves, the many handsome lakefront home sites he created, for the fire department he helped start with some notable contributions such as a fire truck, and for the endless tales, some tall, some real, told about this modern day folklore hero, who was, until this past weekend, in our midst. We'll probably remember him as a man who believed, perhaps more than anything else, that the very finest juice and eating oranges in the entire world are grown right here in Citrus County. Time and again he's told us that the only thing that made Indian River Fruit from the Vero Beach area more famous than our own home grown fruit was publicity. They even color up their oranges, he'd always add, to make them look as good as ours do naturally. One didn't have to be a fan of his to know there was an awful lot of good in Doc Ferris." {He married apparently twice: his first wife, name unk, was apparently associated with the Bok Tower family of Florida; second Harriet De Diemar who survived him – apparently fathered a daughter, which wife is the mother is unk.} {Another source says Doc married only once to Harriet – maiden name unk – and had no offspring.} (April 2003 – Harriet Ferris (94y) is a resident of a nursing home in Inverness FL.) [Milton Plumb, amiable farm editor of the Tampa Tribune, wrote up L. G. “Doc” Ferris, who built his father’s dream about a golf course into a very profitable express citrus business. Ferris owned 380 acres of hammock land east and northeast of Floral City. Of this, 250 acres were in citrus: Parson Browns, Hamlin, and Valencia oranges; white, pink and Ruby Red grapefruit; Temple oranges and tangelos. Hammock land and sour orange stock –that’s the formula for whatever success I have made, Ferris told Plumb. He said 85 percent of all Florida’s citrus trees are grafted on lemon stock. An enthusiastic customer of Ferris Groves was big time radio entertainer Arthur Godfrey, who declared Doc’s oranges are the finest I ever tasted. Doc’s father was James Cleveland Ferris, president of the Simmons Bed Manufacturers in Kenosha, Wis. The elder Ferris sank around $100,000 in a boom time development at Homosassa after retiring from his Kenosha business, and later turned with undiminished optimism to the Lake Tsala Apopka chain and Floral City. The boom popped and father died in 1927, Ferris said, the corporation was dissolved and I wound up with the island (Duval Island in Floral City). There were only 20 acres in groves on the island when the elder Ferris died. Doc, who never thought the golf course project was a wise one, began increasing his plantings. He took over the island in 1928 but it wasn’t until 10 years later than Doc began spending full time at Floral City, and it was not until 1942 that he constructed his own packing plant. Ferris fruit won 27 or more blue ribbons in competition. He built his retail store alongside U.S. 41 immediately north of Floral City in 1959 and the busy outlet continues today. Doc Ferris was a real promoter of his fruit. Each year, he would send at his own expense a box of fruit to the President of the United States and the Governor of every state – except California, our main citrus rival. This always brought letter of thanks from the distinguished recipients. For instance, in March 1959, Doc received this letter from President Eisenhower: Dear Mr. Ferris: Thank you very much indeed for the box of Florida citrus that you so kindly sent to Mrs. Eisenhower and me. At the moment Mrs. Eisenhower is away from Washington, but all my grandchildren are staying with me – and all of them, needless to say, are joining in my enjoyment of the fruit. With gratitude and best wishes. Sincerely… From History of Citrus County FL.] [Obit: Mr. L. G. Doc Ferris, 76, of Duvall Island Road, Floral City, passed away Sunday, March 23. he born in Kenosha, Wisc and came to Floral City 39 years ago from Kenosha. Mr. Ferris was owner of Ferris Groves in Floral City, Inverness Golf and Country Club, Chicago Athletic Club and was of the Episcopal faith. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Harriet DeDiemar Ferris, Floral City. Services for Mr. Ferris were Wednesday at the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Home with Fr. James Shortess, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment followed in Hills of Rest Cemetery, Floral City.] Kathy Shouse who lives in Floral City is responsible for gathering some of the above info and photos, and sending it to me. She encountered 2 of her friends one day and asked about Doc and the following is her report:
“I found two of my "older" friends downtown talking this afternoon and had noticed on the obituary I found at the library that one of them, David Arthurs, was the publisher of the newspaper at the time of Doc's death and had written an article on him. I stopped and asked the two to tell me about Doc Ferris. David quickly told me that he didn't like the guy but that Walt (the other gentleman) was a good friend of his. They preceded to tell me about all the times they had spent drinking at Sweat's Bar and that Doc often had a hard time making it home to Duval Island. He hit many a tree from what I gathered. There was also a girl that died at his house. I don't know who she was, I think they said it was a suicide. He was known to be very tight with his money unless it was something that he personally wanted, they said. He had "a few" girlfriends and they thought perhaps IF there was a daughter, that would be the answer. His wife had no children with him. I can tell that I took them back to some good times though and they enjoyed reminiscing. When Doc opened the stores in Floral City and Crystal River, he bought lots of liquor and they had quite a party. I think it was David that told me that Doc had quite the ego. These two were the right ones to ask......they might be in their 80's but they've had some parties in their lifetime, I can tell you that.”
(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.6) HARRY HYDE FERRIS born November 21, 1876 and died July 22, 1925 (as per death certificate) (8th born) – single at death – resided at 267 North West, Galesburg IL – laborer; buried Hope Cemetery, Galesburg

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.7) ALBERT LINCOLN FERRIS born June 25, 1877 (9th born) Galesburg IL and died March 25, 1945 at the Knox County Home & Hospital, Knoxville, IL where he had resided for 8 days; prior to entering the Home he had resided at 74 North Arthur Ave, Galesburg IL. His death certificate listed his occupation as a Lather and Lathing contractor. His obit states he was a lather for 45 years and had retired in 1943. The informant on the death certificate was L. C. Ferris, his brother. He married, April 12, 1924, Martha Stephens Shaeffer (Schaffer) (both the death cert and obit show Martha’s name spelled Schaffer) born July 22, 1864 and died 1940; both buried Linwood Cemetery (Memorial Park Cemetery), Galesburg IL

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.8) EDWARD RAY FERRIS (Uncle Ed) born April 5, 1879 (10th born) Galesburg, Knox, IL and died December 10, 1962 Canton Nursing Home, Canton, Fulton, IL where he had resided for only 4 days. He resided on Henderson Road in Knoxville 29 years prior to entering the nursing home. His death certificate lists his occupation as station owner in the gas and oil industry (a service station in Knoxville). The informant on the death certificate is Margaret L. McMahon (his dau listed below) He married March 24, 1899 Carrie Van Camp born April 21,1882 and died 1962, prior to Ed’s death; both buried at the Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville IL; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.8.1) PAULINE RAY FERRIS born October 7, 1899; married June 5, 1921 Guy S. McCord and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.8.1.1) ROBERT LEE MCCORD born May 21, 1923

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.8.1.2) BARBARA JEAN MCCORD born February 9, 1925

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.8.2) GEORGE WASHINGTON GALE FERRIS born October 7, 1905 and died December 27, 1939; buried at Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville IL

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.8.3) MARGARET LUCILLE FERRIS born June 29, 1909; married June 29, 1927 John McMahon

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.8.4) WANDA LUELLA FERRIS born July 13, 1912

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.8.5) ELIZABETH MAXINE FERRIS born May 19, 1921

GRANDPARENTS

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.9) GRANT FERRIS born April 2, 1882 Galesburg IL (11th born) and died June 13, 1957 at his home in Knoxville IL; listed as a member of Junior Class, Galesburg High School 1899; married June 27, 1902/3 at Galesburg, MABEL DELILAH DAVIS born May 14, 1885 Cornell (Amity), Livingston Co IL and died May 8, 1967 Maquon IL. Jim- I am not sure of all the places where Grant and Mabel lived, but Mildred born in Delong, then Marie born in Fulton Co, so I would assume they moved and farmed there for awhile. Loreta, Elsie, and Garnet were born in Warren Co, so they must have moved again and I am sure Grandpa farmed there. Grant is listed in a Prairie Farmer’s Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders, Warren and Henderson Counties, Illinois; undated but apparently 1920. It lists Grant, Mabel, and the girls, Mildred, Marie, Loretta, Elsie and Garnet. Their address was RFD 6, Galesburg, but they lived on the Kelly farm, Section 35, 90 acres owned by Mrs. J. N. Townsend – this was in Warren County. This same directory says Grant owned a Ford automobile, but he is not listed as an owner of a tractor. They moved back to Delong in 1920. Based on copies of farm leases I possess, I know Grant leased "the Doyle one hundred fifty four and a quarter acres, Section Twenty, Orange Township", Delong, Knox County IL from March 1, 1920 to March 1, 1925. He may have leased this land longer, but I do not have any records of it. [According to Grandpa’s obituary in The Galesburg Register Mail, June 13, 1957, he farmed northwest of Galesburg for 12 years and at Delong for 23 years. He later was employed by the Hutchcroft Implement Store in Galesburg and Goff Implement Store in Knoxville.]

(Jim - My recollections of Grandpa and Grandma Ferris are vivid, just like it was yesterday. Grandpa had retired from farming and they lived in the house on South Broad St. in Knoxville IL. Dad and Mom would round up us kids and we would go to Knoxville for Sunday dinner (that is the noon meal for you city folks who think otherwise) and when Grandma Ferris fixed Sunday dinner, it was a feast. I have a bowl of Grandma Ferris's and I can visualize the amount of mashed potatoes or vegetables it held in its lifetime. I can see Grandpa Ferris sitting in his rocker in the living room; always smiling, though quiet. Just as though he were sitting here today, I can remember him saying he didn't care for "blacks and Catholics". I do not know where these prejudices came from because at the time I didn't think anything about it. I didn't know any blacks or Catholics then; I probably didn't even know what a Catholic was then. Prejudices included, I thought a lot of Grandpa Ferris; I wish he could have stayed around longer. I can remember Dad taking me to visit Grandpa on his deathbed, though I think we were protected from the events leading up to that. I can remember Grandpa's funeral and I think that it was probably the first funeral I attended that sticks out in my memory. Grandma Ferris was an angel on earth. I can remember her lengthy illness that took her life and her being cared for by Aunt Marie at Marie and Harry's house. Grandma was a trooper until the end. If there is a heaven, Grandma is there. Both Grant and Mabel are buried at the Haynes Cemetery, Delong IL. 2001 – I recently was given a rocking chair that sat on the front porch of the Grandfolk’s house in Knoxville. My cousin Connie (Way) Gray gave it to me – she has had it since apparently Grandma moved from the house after Grandpa’s death. The rocking chair has ‘Jim’ carved into one armrest. I do not remember doing this but it had to be done prior to 1957 when Grandpa died. Connie said she thought I should have it – thanks, Connie, I will cherish it! (see below for Grant and Mabel's "limb"   also photographs.)

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.10) HENRIETTA FERRIS died in childhood (5th born)

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.11) FRANK MURPHY FERRIS died in childhood (7th born)

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.12) KATHERINE FIELD FERRIS died in childhood (12th born)

(5.1.1.5.4.9.1.13) BABY BOY/GIRL FERRIS died in infancy (13th born)

Note: According to an obituary, there was a Fred H. Ferris, son of Frederick Hyde Ferris. Fred H.’s obit has him as a lather in Galesburg for several years and dying at St. Mary’s Hospital July 21, 1925; being born in Galesburg 1875. He is not listed any other sources.

(5.1.1.5.4.9.2) ALBERT ROLAND FERRIS (A.R.) born August 2, 1841 (1st born) Galesburg IL and died November 28, 1887; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV; attended Knox College, 1857-61 [We have an old letter from A.R. (Letter #3) and his father, G.W.G, dated February 17, 1864 when they say they have sold most of the farm and were on their way to California

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3) BENJAMIN HYDE FERRIS born January 23, 1845 (3d born) Galesburg IL and died December 13, 1929 Riverside CA; attended Knox College 1861-62, 1863-64; married 1^st in Knox Co, March 16, 1870/1, Martha Lucy Crandall born November 22, 1853 near Youngstown IL; received her education at the Galesburg High School, and died at age 81 years, at Riverside CA (?). They divorced and Benjamin married 2d May 28, 1901 Maria Margaret Blaney. [Martha married, second, November 22, 1900 in Warren County, S.P. Hollister. She was a member of the Walnut Grove Methodist Church until she moved to Bushnell, when she transferred her membership to the Methodist Episcopal Church of that city. She lived a Christian life daily. No one ever left her door hungry if she knew of it. She had not been in good health for a considerable period and death was due to a disease of the heart. *Newspaper] The 1880 census has a Benjamin H. Ferris as a farmer, living at Swan, Warren County IL; being born in 1847. Born to Benjamin and Martha were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1) HARRIET CLEMENTINA FERRIS 'Mentie' born March 20, 1872 and died 1957; married February 27, 1890 John Overton Shawler (1859-1909); resided in Youngstown IL; both buried Lenox Union Cemetery, Warren Co IL; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.1) EDNA FAY SHAWLER born October 15, 1891 and died May 5, 1894; buried Lenox Union Cemetery, Warren Co IL

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.2) LENA MAY SHAWLER born May 19, 1893 and died 1953; buried Lenox Union Cemetery, Warren Co IL; married 1^st June 12, 1908 Albert H. Bond and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.2.1) VIVIAN L. BOND born September 27, 1911; married June 26, 1931 Claude L. Hunt and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.2.1.1) J. GARFIELD HUNT born June 17, 1933

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.2.1.2) ROBERT LEWIS HUNT born June 21, 1934

Lena May married, second, March 17, 1912, William A. Ogden and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.2.2) WILLIAM GORDON OGDEN born September 15, 1914

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.3) LEW JACOB SHAWLER born July 27, 1895; resided at Riverside CA; married a Miss Romine and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.3.1) WILLIAM JACOB SHAWLER born February 12, 1919 IL and died July 16, 1984 Riverside Co CA

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.3.2) PHILEMON EUGENE SHAWLER born August 20, 1924

Lew married, second, July 6, 1928, Lela Pearl Spencer and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.3.3) SHIRLEY CAROL SHAWLER born August 30, 1931

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.1.4) INFANT DAUGHTER born April 19, 1897 and died June 2, 1897; buried Lenox Union Cemetery, Warren Co IL

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.2) MARY EMMA FERRIS born August 4, 1876 and died September 27, 1897

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3) EDWIN BENJAMIN FERRIS born March 20, 1880 and died February 4, 1917; married in Warren Co IL, December 1, 1901 Ida Virginia Strickland [after Edwin's death, Ida remarried, in 1921, Sylvester J. Aten] Born to Edwin and Ida were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.1) GLENN EDWIN FERRIS (Eddie) (Pug) born March 5, 1903 and died 1950; heavy-weight boxing champion at Fort Sam Houston TX; married 5 times; married February 6, 1932 Joyce T. Hill; married Mary Frances Pirkey born March 18, 1920 Honey Grove TX and died October 23, 1983 Lubbock TX; and born to him and Mary were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.1.1) MARTHA VIRGINIA FERRIS (Marty) born September 12, 1947 Lubbock TX; married Bill Gotschall – reside in Ohio and winter in Florida – Martha has provided this updated info – Thanks Marty!

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.1.2) JAMES EDWARD FERRIS born August 28, 1950 Lubbock TX and died June 21, 2005; married and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.1.2.1) MATTHEW FERRIS

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.1.2.2) CHADWICK FERRIS

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.2) MARTHA MAY FERRIS born February 6, 1905; married November 24, 1933 Harry Woodward

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.3) GERTRUDE VIRGINIA FERRIS born September 29, 1908; married March 16, 1929 Guy T. Patrick and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.3.1) GUY T. PATRICK, JR., born November 2, 1930

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4) EDITH MAXINE FERRIS (Maxine Edith) born July 1, 1915; married (Andy) Andres Fuentes and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.1) ANDRES FUENTES JR born January 19, 1943 El Paso TX; married Adelita Theme and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.1.1) CLACIANN FUENTES born April 1, 1969 El Paso TX; married Tony Olivas – divorced; and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.1.1.1) GABRIEL ADALE OLIVAS born April 17, 2003

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.1.2) GIL ANDRES FUENTES born November 14, 1971 El Paso TX

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.1.3) MICHAEL CORINE FUENTES born September 24, 1977; married Chris Danchik

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.2) TERRI ANN FUENTES born November 29, 1949 El Paso TX; retired speech pathologist; married 1^st Stan Robert Schoch – divorced; married 2d Gary Robert Ackers – has provided this updated info – thanks Terri! Born to Terri and Stan were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.2.1) KEVIN MATTHEW SCHOCH born February 23, 1973 El Paso TX; married Meredith Morrison

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.2.2) EMILY SCHOCH born May 20, 1976 El Paso TX; married David John Guillory; and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.3.4.2.2.1) AIDEN JOHN GUILLORY born December 8, 2002 Austin TX

(5.1.1.5.4.9.3.4) CHARLES LEVI FERRIS born July 17, 1882; married June 15, 1920 Ada Mae Havens; resided in Indianapolis IN

(5.1.1.5.4.9.4) HARRIET CLEMENTINA FERRIS born March 24, 1847 Galesburg and died February 23, 1849

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5) MARGARET GALE FERRIS “Maggie” born October 9, 1848 (5th born), Galesburg IL and died March 9, 1946 Alameda Co CA; few months short of her 100^th birthday; attended Knox College 1863-64; married March 15, 1865 Henry Fred (Heinrich Fritz) Dangberg, Sr born September 16, 1830 Halle, Province of Westphalia, Germany and died in July, 1904 at home in the Carson Valley NV. When he was eighteen years of age, he came to America, landing at New Orleans and traveled up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, one of the focal points of settlement for thousands of newly arrived Germans. The covered wagon route brought him across the plains in 1855, but instead of going over the Sierras he stopped east of them, locating in Gold Canyon near Virginia City. This was before the discovery of the Comstock Lode when the scattered groups of men around Virginia City were either prospecting for gold or living scantily by trade or agriculture. Mining did not appeal to Fred; he was more attracted by the meadowlands in the Carson Valley, where the Mormon settlers had already made a beginning of agriculture. In 1856 he took up his first piece of land, a place known as Klauber Ranch. When in 1858, Fred began the cultivation of his lands he was guided by a plan and purpose that distinguished his enterprise from that of many of his neighbors. He knew something of what the Mormons had accomplished around Salt Lake City when they made the first successful experiment on a large scale in irrigating the desert. By tremendous exertion he brought water upon his fields. At times hay commanded a price of $300 a ton during the early period in winter months when the weather was bad and feed was scarce. His success as a hay grower was a remarkable achievement, and may be said to have sounded the keynote for Nevada's stable agriculture through all the subsequent years. Initiative and enterprise were in fact synonymous with the name Dangberg in Nevada. When a steamboat captain brought the roots of Chile clover to San Francisco in 1864 Mr. Dangberg was one of the first to secure a sample of the seed and sow it where he believed the mineral silt was especially favorable for its growth and culture. Thus on the Dangberg ranch was grown some of first alfalfa in the state. It was the example of his industry and his calculating foresight as an agricultural pioneer that made Fred a great figure in Nevada's citizenship. He was always interested in good government, but had no taste for politics or ambition for public honors. In 1872, he was chosen to represent Douglas County in the Assembly; in 1878 was elected Senator by a large majority. After the expiration of his one term in the Senate he was unwilling to be candidate again. His whole career in Nevada was devoted to the task of improving his property and acquiring new land. No one has disputed the claim that during his life he constructed more dams and dug more ditches and canals than any other individual in the state of Nevada. However he did not live to see completed the greatest undertaking of its kind ever attempted by a single landowner in Nevada. As a result of his endeavors, thousands of acres of desert land were made productive. When in July 1904, this noble pioneer passed away at his home ranch in Carson Valley, his property interests extended from the Twelve Mile House to Carson City. His accumulations were the more substantial because, always an affectionate and loving father, he had trained as business associates and fellow workers his sons, making them capable of carrying on the responsibilities of ownership and stewardship. Margaret resided in Berkeley CA after Fred's death. Two years before Fred's death, the H. F. Dangberg Land and Livestock Company was incorporated and carried on the fruitful labors of the pioneer. Through the sons, the Dangberg interests continued to be a powerful factor in the prosperity of Northern Nevada. They established the City of Minden in 1905 and it became the county seat of Douglas County that same year. Minden might well have been called Dangberg, but for the modesty of the founders. From the initial homestead of 160 acres in 1858 the Dangberg property grew to 36,000 acres, constituting one of the finest cattle and stock ranches in the entire West. These holdings extended from Douglas County into Ormsby and Lyon Counties, Nevada and into Alpine County, CA. Its annual output included hay, grain, potatoes and all classes of livestock, registered Herefords and Hampshire sheep predominating, while the terminal markets every season received carloads of stock fattened and finished on the Dangberg ranches. Both buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV, but he is listed as Harry F.

Record-Courier January 19, 2005

The Dangberg Home Ranch becomes a LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM

REGINA PURCELL

An important part of Carson Valley’s history has been stopped in time. By 2006, the historic H.F. Dangberg Home Ranch on 33 acres west of Minden is slated to become a living history museum owned by Douglas County and operated by Nevada State Parks. Home to the Town of Minden’s founding family, the property has been center of contentious lawsuits for nearly 30 years. A 1978 decree between H.F.

Dangberg’s three granddaughters and ranch buyers said the women could live out their lives at the ranch, with the home ranch then being offered as a living history museum after they died. The ranch has been sold several times. The last granddaughter, Katrina Glide, died in July 1995. Shortly after, Dangberg Holdings acquired the home ranch, and Dangberg attorneys said they weren’t bound by the 1978 decision, which prompted a lawsuit filed by Douglas County. It was finally settled in January with Steve Achard, son of Ruth Achard, one of the granddaughters. “You can’t tell now, but this was a fine place to grow up,” said Achard on a tour of the 19th-century ranch complex. The property includes a house, barn, bunkhouses, stone cellar and other historic buildings that served as headquarters for the family. Achard said his ancestors were originally from Germany. “They were extremely progressive and aggressive farmers,” Achard said. Achard likes to point out a sidewalk that winds around the main home and ends abruptly. It used to be the walk to the family’s two-seater outhouse. “My grandmothers used to have some of the best discussions out here,” he said with a sparkle in his eyes. Achard, as he looked over his old family homestead, reminiscing about the frozen river where they would cut ice for the summer, and about the old bell that used to beckon workers in for meals. The bell was stolen from the home, and the dams used to set the ice for that year’s use are falling down around the banks. A signed agreement between Douglas County and state is still forthcoming, according to Douglas County Manager Dan Holler. “We are getting stuff drafted and an agreement in terms of the language,” Holler said, adding that he expects the process to be completed this year. The county has until Dec. 31, 2006, to establish a museum on the Home Ranch through the quit-claim settlement or the real and personal property will be returned to the Dangberg estate. The county plans to create a museum on the grounds open for two days a week, nine months out of the year. Steve Weaver, chief of planning and development for state parks, said the state finalized the purchase of the final personal items owned by Achard. He said the items were recently purchased for $75,000. Once the agreement is finalized with Douglas County, the state will initiate requests for proposals from consultants to transform the property into a living museum. “They will also be taking a close look at the structural integrity and making recommendations as far as stabilization and restoration,” Weaver said. A master plan for the project will prioritize and estimate costs of restoration of individual buildings and decide where the money will be spent. A large amount of funding will come from $2 million in state bonds from the $65.5 million Question 1 Conservation and Resource Protection grant program through the Nevada Division of State Lands. Once that process is complete, Weaver said the agreement is for the living museum to be open to the public by 2006. “It doesn’t say a certain number of hours and initially I suspect it will be opened for guided tours or something like that one day a week or once a month,” he said. “Once restored, we will get facilities like a public restroom and parking facilities.” The first step will be a massive cleaning project. The main house has been neglected for many years, despite being fully furnished with period pieces. Its exterior is punished by the elements, including winds that crashed trees into its walls. The slaughterhouse and hide house are home to many critters as are the old bunkhouse and cook’s quarters. The old barn, put together by a German craftsman by wooden pegs, stands tall and is still imposing. The entry pillars are covered with crinkled vines and snowball and lilac trees, planted by Achard with his grandmother, are dying nearby. The property “has gone to hell in a handbasket,” Achard said, looking over the 30-acre estate where he holds fond memories.

Born to Fred and Margaret were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.1) HENRY FRED DANGBERG, Jr., born December 10, 1866 Carson City NV and died 1946; married June 1, 1898 in San Francisco, Gertrude Heironymous (1876-1968) [dau of Jesse & Caroline] who graduated from the University of Nevada, Normal School 1896, the second graduating class. Henry attended Military Academy in Placerville CA and the College of the Pacific. In 1902, he instigated the founding of the H. F. Dangberg Land and Livestock Company, a corporation, which included his parents and siblings. This company engaged in an extensive cattle and sheep operation with registered and commercial Hereford cattle. After his father’s death in 1904, Henry became manager of the company. The ranch was considered one of the largest diversified ranches in the West. With his brothers, he planned the town of Minden in 1906 and was instrumental in making Minden the county seat of Douglas County. Henry served as Douglas County State Senator from 1903-05 and was vice-chairman of the State Board of Livestock Commission for 30 years. Member and Director of the Nevada State Livestock Association; Director the Federal Land Bank; active member of the Wool Growers Association; member of the State Planning Board; and member and served as President of the Rotary Club. It is believed that Henry and his family did more to improve livestock and ranching conditions than any other group or organization in Nevada. The town of Minden will always be a monument to this outstanding family. Both buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV, but he is listed as Harry F. Born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.1.1) DWIGHT DANGBERG born March 5, 1899 and died July 10, 1904; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.1.2) MARGARET FERRIS DANGBERG (Photo) born January 13, 1901 in the main house on the Dangberg Ranch, where she resided most of her life. Both Margaret and her sister Ruth lived a charmed life as youngsters since they just played and went to school, because the ranch had Chinese cooks and Indian women that did the washing, ironing and cleaning, and a gardener. Both sisters took music lessons and attended a private school in Piedmont CA, Miss Ransom's. Both sisters attended the University of Nevada and the University of California, but didn't graduate. In 1940, Ruth went to work for the Nevada Department of Highways until 1967. She married a Mr. McDonald. There is a Michael D. McDonald (1935-1935) buried in the Dangberg plot – this may have been a son of Margaret’s.

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.1.3) RUTH DANGBERG (Photo) born (September) August 13, 1906 in the main house, on the Dangberg Ranch and died October 13, 1987; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City; married February 22, 1929 Stephen Achord (Achard) and they moved to San Francisco, where Stephen was a stockbroker. (Above newspaper article has the name spelled Achard and cemetery has Achard) When the depression came, Ruth and her son returned to the Carson Valley. Born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.1.3.1) CHARLES STEPHEN ACHARD (ACHORD), Jr., (Photo) born July 5, 1931 - - is this the same Steve who was Secretary, Fallbrook CA Village Rotary 2005-06? Yes, it is – have made contact – he is in the process of writing a book about his grandfather Dangberg and plenty of Ferris info will be included.

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.1.4) FRITZ DANGBERG born November 30, 1907 and died 1946; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV; referred to as Fritzi

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.1.5) KATHERINE M. DANGBERG born October 12, 1911 and died c1995; married Mr. Glide, of Davis CA. (she is listed as Jean in the Olmsted book)

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.2) ALBERT DANGBERG died March 20, 1870 (1y 11m 22d); buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.3) JOHN B. DANGBERG born January 10, 1871 Carson City NV and died 1958; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV; married May 27, 1895 Georgia Beeding of Mono County CA. John was the President, H. F. Dangberg Land Livestock Company, starting in 1904. He was Director, Farmers’ Bank of Carson Valley, Alpine Land Reservoir Company, East Fork Water Users Association, and Minden Milling Company; resided in Minden NV. Born to John and Georgia were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.3.1) GRACE MELISSA DANGBERG (Photo) born February 26, 1896 on the home ranch and died November 29, 1985 Santa Clara Co CA; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV; educated at the University of California and Columbia University. Grace published some works on the Washo Tribe. [Jim - there is a Grace Dangberg Foundation, Inc., in Carson City NV which was established in 1982 by Grace. - See the Notes at the end of this chapter on the Oral History Department of the University of Nevada, Reno.]

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.3.2) GALE H. DANGBERG born January 7, 1898 and drowned June 20, 1910 when he was 12 years of age; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.3.3) DUANE FERRIS DANGBERG born May 5, 1899 and died November 6, 1899; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV; listed as Dwain Ferris Dangberg

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.3.4) DORIS DANGBERG born November 29, 1907 and died age 40; apparently married a Mr. Taber and she is buried in her father’s plot at the Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.4) EVA KATRINA DANGBERG born August 19, 1873 NV and died January 11, 1973 Santa Barbara Co CA; married November 21, 1899 George H. Greenfield who died May 16, 1927; a Methodist minister and later a Presbyterian minister; they resided in Virginia City, Elko County (Little Church of the Crossroads) and Santa Barbara CA (First Congregational Church 1915-17).

Little Church of the Crossroads, Lamoille, Elko, NV – completed 1905

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.5) GEORGE FERRIS DANGBERG born July 20, 1875; married 1^st in 1914 Alpine CA, Bernice Pamelia Merrill [dau of Willis Perry & Mary Pamelia (O’Neil) Merrill] born May 28, 1887 Woodfords CA (Douglas, Garnerville, NV) and died August 26, 1968 Carson City NV – divorced; See Who is Who for more info on Bernice; married 2d in October 1922, Grace Shaw Masters; resided in Minden NV. Born to George and Bernice was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.5.1) GEORGE FERRIS DANGBERG, JR. born May 2, 1917 San Francisco CA and died October 22, 1988 Palm Desert CA; married December 26, 1940 in Carson City NV, Alice Indiano and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.5.1.1) DENISE DANGBERG born October 5, 1941

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.6) CLARENCE OLIVER DANGBERG born March 30, 1879 and died 1938; buried Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City NV; married 1^st March 1907 Evelyn Larson; resided in Minden NV; Clarence started the C.O.D. Garage in Minden 1912. Born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.6.1) LOIS DANGBERG born March 20, 1911

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.6.2) FERRIS DANGBERG born August 18, 1913

(5.1.1.5.4.9.5.6.3) JANE DANGBERG born October 14, 1915

WHO ARE THESE DANGBERGs?

Harvey Ferris Dangberg born August 18, 1913 and died October 6, 1989 in Los Angeles County CA; mother’s maiden name was Larsen.

William Dangberg and his sister Phyllis Marie (Dangberg) Sorrick

(5.1.1.5.4.9.6) EMMA CALIFORNIA FERRIS born July 18, 1851(6th born) Galesburg and died December 5, 1929 Long Beach CA; married August 16 (18?), 1871 Oscar Thomas Barber born November 8, 1832 Marshall, Calhoun, MI and died November 26, 1906 Riverside CA. In 1850, Oscar went to Howard Co IA and engaged in the hardware business; 1859 he moved to Nevada where he engaged in mining near Alpha and Omega; was also in Bodie CA, which is on the Nevada-California line; 1861 he went to Gold Hill NV, a mining community, where he was in the hardware business; was Treasurer of Gold Hill for several years; 1871 he was elected to the Nevada Legislature; 1873 he settled in Carson City NV and was in the general merchandise business; 1881 he moved his family to Riverside CA, where he ranched 38 acres of land, made many improvements in the culture of the fruits and was a successful grower of oranges for over 20 years; associated with the Magnolia Fruit Company and was a director of the Riverside Water Company; active Republican. See photos of their Carson City home; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.6.1) OSCAR THOMAS BARBER, JR., born February 25, 1874/77 Carson City NV and died January 31, 1949 Fresno Co CA; married 1^st June 3, 1904 Jakie Edwards Johnson who died in 1908; there was an Oscar T Barber as the President of the San Francisco Kiwanis Club 1932 – probably this guy; and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.9.6.1.1) OSCAR THOMAS BARBER III born September 19, 1906 and died December 24, 1906