Our community, Marion, N. Dak., 1900-1975: prairie to present

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• Published: North Dakota State Library 2014
• Subjects: Baldwin; Edith; Evelyn; Grand Forks; Greenland; Kay; Laurie; Loren; Marian; Mathew; Nona; Roland; Steele; Theodore
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/14870

employed at Boeing Aircraft. Frances married D. G. (Scotty) Reid at Seattle, Wash., after several years they moved to Jamestown, N. Dak., where they now reside. Leona is married to Marvin Day and they reside with their family at Edmonds, Washington. WELLS, LAWRENCE AND MAY LILY May Lily, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fritch, married Lawrence W. Wells at Danville, III., on Feb. 28, 1936. She was bom at North Henderson, III., and Lawrence was born at Hoopeston, III. They have two daughters and seven grandchildren. Elizabeth Kay married Thomas E. Washell. They live at Munroe Falls, Ohio, and have three children: Marcile, Thomas and Nancy. Laura May married John M. Cain and lives at Normal, III. They have four children: Dora, Timothy, Mathew, and Gregory. WHEELER, JOHN M. AND NONA John was bom in 1870 in Pennsylvania, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wheeler. They traced their ancestors in America back to colonists who came with William Penn. They came to Dakota Territory in 1882 and homesteaded in Gladstone Township. John filed on an abandoned claim adjoining his parents' in 1892. He married Nona Ravely in 1896, she was from Edgeley. That winter was unusually severe, the early heavy snow prevented them from digging their potatoes until spring, they found them in perfect condition. They sold their farm in 1904 and moved to Calif., in 1906 they returned and in 1910 they bought a half section three miles south of Marion. They raised Shorthorn cattle and the farm was named Keystone Farm. They moved to Marion in 1927 and lived where George Blakes now live until 1953, when they moved to Buxton to be near their son, Theo., and later lived with Theo. J. M. died in 1957 and Nona in 1960. They had seven children: Lois (deceased in 1906), Roland (died in the service in 1922), Evelyn (died in 1923), Donovan (Ruth and daughters, Joan and Jane, live in the Denver area), Theodore (married Alice Berg, sons are Robert, married Marilyn Fodness, five children, teaches at Dickinson State College; James, died 1955; David, married Helen, two children, does trucking and lives in Grand Forks), John (married, two children, works for IBM and lives in North Carolina), Doris (Mrs. Arthur Harrison, children, Steve in Virginia and Beth in Denver, Doris is retired from teaching and lives in Denver), and Marian (Mrs. Marvin Gethman, three children, lives in Wenatchee, Wash.). WHIPPLE, IVAN AND OLIVE Ivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Whipple, was bom February 1903 at Jolley, Iowa. In 1909, he came to Barney, N.D., with his parents. In 1916 the family moved to Dickey, where he attended school. In December 1931 he married Olive Baertsch, daughter of Ed and Grace Baertsch at LaMoure, N.D. Olive was born in 1907 at Dickey. In the spring of 1932 they established their home on a farm 11/2 miles north of Marion, where they lived all their married life. They have two children living, one son, Harold, died in infancy. Wallace is an officer in the U.S. Navy, now serving in Australia and soon will be retired after 20 years in the service. He is married to Edith Hamm of Aberdeen, Maryland, and have two children, Patricia and Steven. Grace is married to Duane Steele, lives on a farm at Jud, N.D., and has two sons. Rick and Brian. Besides farming Ivan served as an assessor of Greenland Township for several years. They both were members of the United Methodist Qhurch. Ivan passed away August 21, 1973. Six weeks later, October 2, 1973, Olive passed away. WIECK, IVAN AND FRIEDA Ivan was born at Melville, Minn., on July 16,1906. Frieda Paulson was born on a farm near Adrian, N. Dak., on Dec. 20, 1909. Ivan's family moved from Minn, by train in 1919 to Edgeley. Then with their horses and wagons moved their belongings to a farm near Jud. Then when Ivan was about 18 years old, they moved to a farm near Nortonville. That is when he met Frieda. On June 29, 1929 they were married. They stayed with his folks until they moved to Greenland Township, to the place where Floyd Rodin lives. In 1938 they moved seven and one-half miles north of Johnny Anderson's corner and about % mile west. Betty was born on February 18, 1930, on the farm near Adrian. A doctor from Montpelier came out to the place. December 3, 1931, Melvin was bom in Greenland Township. Dr. Merritt from Marion came out to the place also. May 16, 1934, Wallace was born on the same place. The weather and winters were rough, Donald was born February 1, 1936, in the hospital in Marion (now known as the Jorve house). That winter was so bad that Frieda had to stay in the hospital for three weeks because she couldn't get home. She finally did go home by team and sled. LeRoy was born in the Marion Hospital on December 22, 1942. Gary was born in the Jamestown Hospital on February 18, 1950. Betty was married to Loren Maley on February 4, 1957, lives at Verona, North Dakota, has three boys: David, 16 years; Larry, 14 years; and Ronnie, 9 years. Melvin and Lois, daughter of Albert and Lorraine Berg, were married June 9, 1957, live at McKenzie, N. Dak., have four girls: Holly, 16 years; Laurie, 15 years; Kristie, 13 years; and Angela, 1 year. Wallace and Sally Estep were married July 7, 1956, lives at Baldwin Park, California, have three children: Susan, 21 years; Douglas, 16 years; and Bonnie, 11 years. Donald and Patricia Whitney were married June 2, 1957, live at Aberdeen, South Dakota and have four children: Jeffrey, 16 years; Julie, 14 years; Lisa, 12 years; and Shelly, 11 years. LeRoy is working and living at Jamestown, North Dakota. Gary married Bonnie, daughter of Henry and Violet Olson, February 22, 1969, and lives in Valley City, N. Dak., have two children: Cooper, 5 years; and Stacey, one year. The first five children attended the Piano School. In 1956 they all went to Marion School. Four of the boys were in some branch of the service. Melvin was in the Army from Nov. 17, 1950 to Oct. 28, 1954. He also served in Korea. Wallace joined the Navy, Nov. 9, 1952, for four years. He was in California most of the time. Donald went into the Army Nov. 30, 1954 and spent most of his time in Texas. He was discharged February 17, 1956. Gary is in the National Guard in Valley City. The boys were always interested in horses, Donald and Melvin took part in many horse shows. Frieda died Nov. 6, 1974. WINKELMAN, BEN AND ANTONIA B. E. Winkelman was born April 1, 1873, and Antonia was born December 24, 1872. They grew up in Buffalo, New York, and obtained their schooling there. Antonia worked as a dressmaker after her schooling and Ben worked 130 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. 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