Julia Lenore Pettibone1

F, #526, b. 9 November 1916, d. 11 November 1999
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Julia Lenore Pettibone was born on 9 November 1916 in Kit Carson County, Colorado.1,2 She was the daughter of Clarence L. Pettibone and Celia Leota Smalley.1
     On 22 February 1920 she appeared on the 1920 U.S. census taken in Precinct 1, Kit Carson County, Colorado, in the household of her parents Clarence and Celia Leota Pettibone. She was listed as Julia L. Pettibone, age 3 2/12, born in Colorado.3
     She married Frank Witzel on 22 January 1934.1
     Julia died on 11 November 1999 in Burlington, Kit Carson County, Colorado, at age 83.4

Citations

  1. [S334] Clarence L. Pettibone-Celia Leota Smalley, family group sheet.
  2. [S333] Clarence L. Pettibone-Celia Leota Smalley, family group sheet.
  3. [S1182] 1920, U. S. Census, Population Schedule,Kit Carson County, Colorado, Precinct 1, Enumeration District 131, Sheet 2A, stamped 63, Dwelling 30, Family 30.
  4. [S1099] Julia Witzel, 521-74-3277, Social Security Death Index.

Frank Witzel1

M, #527, d. 28 November 1994
     Frank Witzel was born on 8 October 1915 in Colorado.1
     He married Julia Lenore Pettibone, daughter of Clarence L. Pettibone and Celia Leota Smalley, on 22 January 1934.1
     Frank died on 28 November 1994 in Burlington, Kit Carson County, Colorado.2

Citations

  1. [S334] Clarence L. Pettibone-Celia Leota Smalley, family group sheet.
  2. [S1100] Frank Witzel, 524-48-0988, SSDI.

Mabel Maxine Pettibone1

F, #528, b. 10 April 1921, d. 31 January 1964
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Mabel Maxine Pettibone was born on 10 April 1921 in Linn County, Oregon.1 She was the daughter of Clarence L. Pettibone and Celia Leota Smalley.1
     She appeared on the 1940 U.S. census taken on 5 April 1940 in Grant township, Sherman County, Kansas, in the household of her parents Celia and Clarence L. Pettibone. She was listed as Maxine Pettibone, age 19, born in Oregon, housekeeping in a private home and had completed 4 years of high school. She lived at the same house in 1935.2
     She married Thomas Knapp Jr. on 24 December 1941.1
     Mabel died on 31 January 1964 at age 42.1

Citations

  1. [S334] Clarence L. Pettibone-Celia Leota Smalley, family group sheet.
  2. [S1424] 1940, U.S. Census, Population Schedule,Sherman County, Kansas, Grant Township, Enumeration District 91-4, page 1B, household no. 23.

Thelma Lorraine Pettibone1

F, #530, b. 4 April 1926, d. 28 January 1949
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
Thelma (Pettibone) Lundvall
1926-1949
Courtesy of Shirley Richards
     Thelma Lorraine Pettibone was born on 4 April 1926 in Sherman County, Kansas.1 She was the daughter of Clarence L. Pettibone and Celia Leota Smalley.1
     She appeared on the 1940 U.S. census taken on 5 April 1940 in Grant township, Sherman County, Kansas, in the household of her parents Celia and Clarence L. Pettibone. She was listed as Thelma Pettibone, age 14, born in Kansas, and had completed the 8th grade. She lived at the same house in 1935.2
     She married Virgil Lundvall in Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, on 4 July 1948.3,4
     Thelma died on 28 January 1949 at St Luke's Hospital in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, at age 22.3,5 She was buried at Kanorado Cemetery, State Line Township, Sherman County, Kansas.6,5 The inscription on her grave marker reads: LUNDVALL, THELMA. 1926-1949.5
     An obituary for Thelma Lorraine Lundvall was published in unnamed newspaper, Burlington ?, Colorado in February 1949. It read:
YOUNG LADY DIES SUDDENLY. Thelma Lorraine Lundvall, 22, passed away suddenly Friday, Jan. 28, at St. Luke's hospital in Denver. She had entered the Kit Carson County Memorial hospital the first of last week, and Friday was taken to Denver by the Hendricks ambulance. The immediate cause of her death was believed to have been a brain tumor, the result of a head injury received about a year ago. Thelma Lorraine Pettibone was born at Kanorado, Kan., on Easter Sunday, April 4, 1926, the fourth daughter of Celia L. Smalley and Clarence L. Pettibone. She attended a rural school and later became a student at Kanorado high school, from which she was graduated in 1943, and that fall she began teaching in the rural schools of Sherman and Cheyenne counties of Kansas. On July 4, 1948, she was united in marriage with Virgil Lloyd Lundvall, of Burlington, at the Methodist church in Wray, and moved to a farm 31 miles northeast of Burlington, where she resided until her passing at the age of 22 years, 9 months and 24 days. Throut [sic] her lengthy illness, she was always cheerful, always looking on the sunny side of life. She leaves to mourn her passing, a devoted husband, Virgil Lundvall, whose faith and loyalty brightened her last months on this earth, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pettibone of Kanorado, three sisters, Mrs. Leah Drake of Goodland, MRs. Lenore Witzel and Mrs. Maxine Knapp of Burlington, her grandmother Mrs. Rosa Smalley of Goodland, three brothers in law, Claude Drake, Frank Witzel, and Thomas Knapp, Jr., six nieces and nephews, besides aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Methodist church in Burlington, with Dr. Henry C. Beatty and Rev. K. Orlando Lee of Wray officiating. Burial was at Kanorado Cemetery.4

Citations

  1. [S334] Clarence L. Pettibone-Celia Leota Smalley, family group sheet.
  2. [S1424] 1940, U.S. Census, Population Schedule,Sherman County, Kansas, Grant Township, Enumeration District 91-4, page 1B, household no. 23.
  3. [S334] Clarence L. Pettibone-Celia Leota Smalley, family group sheet, gives date.
  4. [S1135] Find a Grave, online findagrave.com,Thelma Pettibone Lundvall, Kanorado Cemetery, Sherman County, Kansas, Memorial# 14861937, printout Jan 2011, includes obituary.
  5. [S1135] Find a Grave, online findagrave.com,Thelma Pettibone Lundvall, Kanorado Cemetery, Sherman County, Kansas, Memorial# 14861937, printout Jan 2011.
  6. [S63] Sherman County Historical Society, Sherman County Cemetery Records 1886-May 1997, page 165.

Richard LeRoy Smalley1

M, #532, b. 25 February 1932, d. 11 September 1996
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Richard LeRoy Smalley was born on 25 February 1932 in Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas.1 He was the son of Marvin Ur Smalley and Evelyn Pearl Shoemaker.1
     He appeared on the 1940 U.S. census taken on 6 April 1940 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, in the household of his parents Marvin and Evelyn Pearl Smalley. He was shown as Richard L Smalley, age 8, born in Kansas and had completed the 2nd grade.2
     He married Beverly Maudine Pepper at St Mary's Catholic Church in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, on 13 December 1953.1 Richard LeRoy Smalley and Beverly Maudine Pepper were divorced on 2 October 1968.1
     He married Shirley Miller.1 Richard LeRoy Smalley and Shirley Miller were divorced.1
     He married Patty Lauree Cross in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, on 28 December 1974.1 Richard LeRoy Smalley and Patty Lauree Cross were divorced on 20 May 1989 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon.1
     Richard died on 11 September 1996 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, at age 64.3
     An obituary for Richard LeRoy Smalley was published in the Albany Democrat Herald, Albany, Oregon in September 1996. It read:
Richard L. Smalley Feb. 25, 1932 - Sept. 11, 1996 CORVALLIS -- Richard Leroy Smalley, 64, of Corvallis died wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Goodland, Kans., to Marvin and Evelyn (Shoemaker) Smalley. Mr. Smalley served in the Army in the Korean War. He had lived in Shedd and Albany. He also lived in Portland, Boring, Chiloquin, Klamath Falls and Salem. Mr. Smalley was a maintenance worker and had owned a tavern. He belonged to the Corvallis American Legion Post, the Veterans of Foreign wars and to the Moose and Elks lodges. Surviving are sons David Smalley of Sherwood and Mark DeMott of Minnesota; daughters Sherri Gonzalez of Beaverton, Coreen McMurtry of Portland, Janet Vogel of Rockville, Md., Ann Vaughn of Salem and Terry lee Smalley; and brother Donald Smalley. There are 11 grandchildren. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Riverside Cemetery. Fisher Funeral Home is handling arrangements.3
He was buried on 16 September 1996 in Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn County, Oregon.3 His grave marker inscription reads: RICHARD LEROY SMALLEY. SGT U S ARMY. KOREA. FEB 25 1932, SEP 11 1996.4,5

Citations

  1. [S177] Marvin Ur Smalley-Evelyn Pearl Shoemaker, family group sheet.
  2. [S1423] 1940, U.S. Census, Population Schedule,Linn County, Oregon, Albany, Ward 3, Enumeration District 22-6, page 2A, Household No. 35.
  3. [S337] Obituary of Richard L. Smalley, Albany Democrat Herald, Albany, Oregon (September, 1996),.
  4. [S1300] Richard Smalley, tombstone inscription.
  5. [S1135] Find a Grave, online findagrave.com,Richard LeRoy Smalley, Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Oregon, memorial 35243949.

Patty Lauree Cross1

F, #535
     She married Richard LeRoy Smalley, son of Marvin Ur Smalley and Evelyn Pearl Shoemaker, in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, on 28 December 1974.1 Patty Lauree Cross and Richard LeRoy Smalley were divorced on 20 May 1989 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon.1

Citations

  1. [S177] Marvin Ur Smalley-Evelyn Pearl Shoemaker, family group sheet.

Bill Bowman1

M, #541, b. 15 January 1929, d. 6 November 1999
     Bill Bowman was born on 15 January 1929.2
     He married Nellie Rae Everett, daughter of Roy Everett and Julia Philena Smalley, in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, on 25 July 1970.1
     Bill died on 6 November 1999 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, at age 70.2

Citations

  1. [S338] Roy Everett-Julia Philena Smalley, family group record.
  2. [S787] Bill M. Bowman, 542-24-2037, Social Security Death Index.

Irene B. Everett1

F, #542, b. 21 August 1939, d. 21 August 1939
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Irene B. Everett was born on 21 August 1939 in Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas.1
     Irene died on 21 August 1939 in Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas.1 She was the daughter of Roy Everett and Julia Philena Smalley.1 Irene B. Everett was buried at Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas.2

Citations

  1. [S338] Roy Everett-Julia Philena Smalley, family group record.
  2. [S63] Sherman County Historical Society, Sherman County Cemetery Records 1886-May 1997, page 33.

Lauren Bobby Smalley1

M, #543, b. 28 February 1926, d. 16 February 2008
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Lauren Bobby Smalley was born on 28 February 1926.1 He was the son of Lauren Wilson Smalley.1
     He married Sarah Rummell on 28 February 1950.1
     Lauren died on 16 February 2008 in San Dimas, Los Angeles County, California, at age 81.2

Citations

  1. [S184] Lauren Smalley-Ruby Pugh, family group sheet.
  2. [S1098] Lauren Bobby Smalley, 508-16-3758, SSDI.

Nyal Collins1

M, #547, b. 20 November 1920, d. 22 August 2001
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Nyal Collins was born on 20 November 1920 in Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas.2,3 He was the son of Joseph C. Collins and Laurene Jane Smalley.1
     In Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, he appeared on the 1930 U.S. census taken on 14 April 1930 in the household of his parents Joseph and Laurene Jane Collins. He was shown as Nyal E. Collins, age 9, born in Kansas.4
     Nyal Collins married Evelyn May Weatherly on 1 August 1941 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho.5,6
     Nyal Collins married Helen Illingworth on 7 July 1962 in Linn County, Oregon.7 Nyal became a widower at his wife's death on 23 December 1967.8
     Nyal Collins married Ruth Jane Porter on 29 June 1968 in Linn County, Oregon.9,10,11
     Nyal died on 22 August 2001 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, at age 80.12,2 He was buried at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany, Linn County, Oregon.2

Citations

  1. [S339] Joseph Collins-Laurene Jane Smalley, family group sheet.
  2. [S1135] Find a Grave, online findagrave.com,Nyal Edward Collins, Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany, Oregon, memorial #17343821, printout 26 Dec 2011.
  3. [S339] Joseph Collins-Laurene Jane Smalley, family group sheet, gives date.
  4. [S1108] 1930, U.S. Census, Population Schedule,Seward County, Kansas, Liberal, Ward one, Enumeration District 88-2, Sheet 14 B, Dwelling 235, Family 399.
  5. [S1411] Family Search, online familysearch.org,Idaho Marriages, 1903-1942, Nyal Edward Collins and Evelyn May Weatherly, Source Film Number 1509773, accessed 28 Dec 2011.
  6. [S1135] Find a Grave, online findagrave.com,Nyal Edward Collins, Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany, Oregon, memorial #17343821, printout 26 Dec 2011, gives marriage year.
  7. [S562] Oregon Marriage Index, online at ancestry.com,Nyal Collins and Helen Illingworth, Linn County, 7-7-62, #04864, accessed 27 Dec 2011.
  8. [S1411] Family Search, online familysearch.org,Oregon Death Index 1903-1998, Helen G. Collins, 23 Dec 1967, Linn, Oregon, Spouse, Nyal Collins, Certificate Number 17734, accessed 28 Dec 2011.
  9. [S1411] Family Search, online familysearch.org,Oregon Death Index 1903-1998, Ruth Jane Collins, 27 Jun 1995, Linn, Oregon, Spouse, Nyal Collins, Certificate Number 95-13487, accessed 28 Dec 2011.
  10. [S1135] Find a Grave, online findagrave.com,Nyal Edward Collins, Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany, Oregon, memorial #17343821, printout 26 Dec 2011, gives marriage year name of bride as Ruth Porter McConnell.
  11. [S562] Oregon Marriage Index, online at ancestry.com,Nyal Collins and Ruth McConnell, Linn County, 6-29-68, #05559, accessed 27 Dec 2011.
  12. [S1106] Nyal E. Collins, 523-12-2293, SSDI.

Carl E. Collins1

M, #548, b. 19 October 1922, d. 7 September 1926
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Carl E. Collins was born on 19 October 1922.1 He was the son of Joseph C. Collins and Laurene Jane Smalley.1
     Carl died on 7 September 1926 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, at age 3.2,3
     An obituary for Carl E. Collins was published in the Goodland News-Republic, Goodland, Kansas on 9 September 1926. It read:
LITTLE GRANDSON DIES, CARL EUGENE COLLINS. Word was received here Monday of the death of Carl Eugene Collins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Collins of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Collins formerly lived in Goodland. Mrs. Collins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.F. Smalley of this city, and is well known in Goodland and community. Carl Eugene Collins was born October 20, 1922, and died in Salt Lake City September 7, 1926. He leaves his father, mother, and two brothers.4

Citations

  1. [S339] Joseph Collins-Laurene Jane Smalley, family group sheet.
  2. [S1122] Sherman County Historical Society, Sherman County Historical Society Obituaries 1916-1930, page 199, gives place with date September 7, 1926.
  3. [S339] Joseph Collins-Laurene Jane Smalley, family group sheet, gives date as 17 Sep 1926.
  4. [S1122] Sherman County Historical Society, Sherman County Historical Society Obituaries 1916-1930, page 199.

Vernon Collins1

M, #549, b. 15 September 1924, d. 26 November 2008
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Vernon Collins was born on 15 September 1924 in Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado.2,3 He was the son of Joseph C. Collins and Laurene Jane Smalley.1
     In Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, he appeared on the 1930 U.S. census taken on 14 April 1930 in the household of his parents Joseph and Laurene Jane Collins. He was enumerated as Vernon G. Collins, age 5, born in Colorado.4
     Vernon Collins married Geraldine E McFadden on 12 May 1970 in Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada.5
     Vernon died on 26 November 2008 in Milton Freewater, Umatilla County, Oregon, at age 84.6,7
     An obituary for Vernon Collins was published in the East Oregonian, Pendleton, Oregon on 2 December 2008. It read:
MILTON-FREEWATER - Vernon Glenn Collins, 84, of Milton-Freewater died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec 4 in the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Mr. Collins was born Sept. 15, 1924, in Hugo, Colo., to Joseph C. and Laurene J. Smalley Collins. He moved to Milton-Freewater when he was 18 years of age. He worked for Luisi truck Lines for 42 years. He also worked as a tree topper. In 1970 he married Geraldine McFadden in Winnemucca, Nev., and the couple raised 14 children.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Collins, at the home; sons Greg Collins of Walla Walls and John Collins, Ronald Collins and William Collins, all of Milton-Freewater; stepsons Kenneth Taylor of Pendleton, Michael Ivie of Redmond, and Jeff Ivie of MiltonFreewater; stepdaughters Karen Umbersock of Bend, Ronda Figeroa of Walla Walla and Teresa Steib of Garden Valley, Idaho; sister Carol Dimings of Langlois; numerous grandchildren and step-grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by son Vernon Gene Collins, daughter Debra Collins-Keller, and stepsons Melvin Taylor and David Ivie. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Lung Association through the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.7

Citations

  1. [S339] Joseph Collins-Laurene Jane Smalley, family group sheet.
  2. [S339] Joseph Collins-Laurene Jane Smalley, family group sheet, gives date.
  3. [S1410] Obituary of Vernon Glenn Collins, East Oregonian, Pendleton, Oregon (2 Dec 2008),, gives date and town.
  4. [S1108] 1930, U.S. Census, Population Schedule,Seward County, Kansas, Liberal, Ward one, Enumeration District 88-2, Sheet 14 B, Dwelling 235, Family 399.
  5. [S1412] Nevada Marriage Index, online at ancestry.com,Vernon G. Collins and Geraldine E. McFadden, 12 May 1970, Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada, accessed 27 Dec 2011.
  6. [S1107] Vernon Glenn Collins, 518-22-7427, SSDI.
  7. [S1410] Obituary of Vernon Glenn Collins, East Oregonian, Pendleton, Oregon (2 Dec 2008),.

Betty Collins1

F, #550, b. 26 September 1927, d. 24 July 1989
Relationship
1st cousin 1 time removed of Joanne Gayle Albertson
     Betty Collins was born on 26 September 1927.1 She was the daughter of Joseph C. Collins and Laurene Jane Smalley.1
     In Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, she appeared on the 1930 U.S. census taken on 14 April 1930 in the household of her parents Joseph and Laurene Jane Collins. She was shown as Betty N. Collins, age 2, born in Kansas.2
     She married Arthur Wesley Prouty on 24 December 1948.3,4
     Betty died on 24 July 1989 in Malheur County, Oregon, at age 61.5

Citations

  1. [S339] Joseph Collins-Laurene Jane Smalley, family group sheet.
  2. [S1108] 1930, U.S. Census, Population Schedule,Seward County, Kansas, Liberal, Ward one, Enumeration District 88-2, Sheet 14 B, Dwelling 235, Family 399.
  3. [S562] Oregon Marriage Index, online at ancestry.com,Betty Collins and Arthu Proutz, Deschutes County, 24 Dec 1949, accessed 27 Dec 2011. believe that the groom's name has been transcribed incorrectly.
  4. [S339] Joseph Collins-Laurene Jane Smalley, family group sheet, gives date as 25 Dec 1949.
  5. [S267] Oregon Death Index, online Ancestry.com,Prouty, Betty Naomi certificate 89-14488.