FAMILY NEWS
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1. Christmas time at the Young's. (see more) 2. Mike Young Celebrates his graduation from Black Area Education Center. (see more) 3. Monuments placed for Peter, Anna, Henry and Frank Lamansky. (see more) 4. Roy buys sleigh once owned by Peter Lamansky. (see more) 5. James E Cowens 1st wife burial location found. (2nd wife was Mary Lamansky). (see more) 6. Bud Hagans burial location found in Fairfield, Iowa. (see more) 7. Martha McFeeters Young and her family moved to California after Lee Young's death. (see more) 8. David Buck's burial location found near Afton, Iowa. (see more) |
Linda loves to get ready for the Christmas holiday. With Thanksgiving over, Linda has started the decorating. She all ready has the Dr. Suess Christmas tree out and her nutcrackers on display.
On October 19th we had a party for Mike to celebrate his graduation from High School. Family, neighbors, and some school friends all attended. Mike had a great time. Mike had made up several collages on poster board that he handed out to his friends and family. This celebration included a graduation cake and a "big sandwich" that we got from Hungry Hobo.
We all had a great time. After the party Mike was was ready to go back to "Emily Place" and rest up for work at "PARC" the following day. Congradulations Mike !!!
We visited Roy and Bev Lamansky in early October and Roy had finished getting the monuments placed at Peter, Anna, Henry, and Frank Lamansky's gravesites. The stones looked great.
ROY BUYS PETER LAMANSKY'S SLEIGH
Roy was excited because he was able to purchase a one horse sleigh that once belonged to Peter Lamansky. The sleigh was passed down to John Lamansky and then to Leroy Lamansky and then sold a farm auction. Roy asked the person who bought the sleigh if he was ever interested in selling it to let him know. Well about 30 years later Roy was able to buy back the sleigh. He has spent a considerable amount of time cleaning the sleigh. It is in excellent condition. As soon as it snows, Roy hopes to be giving his grandchildren rides in it this winter.
In the 1895 Iowa Census James E Cowen and his family were found in What Cherr, Iowa. The names listed were James age 45 with a birthplace of Vermont. His wife,Laura B Cowen, at age 34 is listed with a birthplace of Jackson County, Iowa. A notation on the census under her names is "D". I assume this means deceased, since I found her burial location to be at McFarland Cemetery in Keokuk County, Washington Township. Her date of death is listed August 19,1894. The two children listed in the 1895 census are Stella M (age 12) and Ester L (age 9). Around 1900 James E Cowen married Mary Lamansky. James, Mary and Stella and Esther can be found in the 1900 Federal Census in What Cheer, Washington Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
Silbert "Bud" Hagans who was the 3rd husband of Dorothy Young is buried in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa next to his parents. Bud died a tragic death in 1947 from an auto accident. It appears that Bud and Dorothy had attended a party and were returning home when the car had a front tire blow out. The car went out of control and hit a telephone pole in Moline, Illinois. Bud was conscious when the police ambulance arrived at the scene, however he died enroute to the hospital from a neck fracture and shock.
From the California death index I have found Martha McFeeters Young and her two children having died in Los Angeles. Martha died July 25, 1951. Her daughter Winnie Young Powell died March 8, 1942. Martha's son Scott Russell died on October 1, 1958. Their burial location is yet to be found. Martha McFeeters Young was the wife of Leonidas Horney Young. Lee is buried in Kewanee at Pleasant View Cemetery. Lee's brother Frank Young is also buried in this same cemetery.
Roy Lamansky his wife Bev and Martha and Al Lundh went on a road trip to find the burial location of David Buck. David is the great grandfather of Roy and Martha. David Buck married Harriett Whistler in 1857. Mary Buck, a daughter to this couple married John Lamansky in 1877. The group found the gravesites of Daniel Buck and one of his daughters in Abel Cemetery near Afton, Iowa. Daniel's daughter, Martha Buck married a Mr. Harper and died March 31, 1885. Daniel Buck died February 17, 1903. After Daniel's death Harriett lived in Jefferson County Iowa and remarried a William Drom. Harriett died in 1932 and is buried at Friends Cemetery in Pleasant Plain, Iowa.
