Everett Ollan Bretches - born: August 3, 1900 Montgomery County, Kansas - died: February 1, 1930 (highway accident) - San Bernadina, San Bermadina County, California - married: Twila Hasty - born: Sewptember 11, 1902 - children: 1. Harold Allen Bretches - 2. Phyllis Jean Bretches.

1900 --- KANSAS BIRTHS AND CHRISTENINGS INDEX 1895-1911 ----- Name: Everett Britches -- Gender: Male -- Race: White -- Birth Place: Sycamore Township, Montgomery County, Kansas -- Father's Name: A. Britches -- Father's Age: 24 -- Father's Birth Place: USA -- Mother's Name: Cora Beathe -- Mother's Age: 22 -- Mother's Birth Place: United States -- FHL Film Number: 1404666 --- Source: Ancestry.com.

1900 - Birth Return --( Everett Ollan Bretches) ----- 1. Number of child of this mother: 3rd -- 2. Sex: Male -- 3. Color: White -- 4. Date Of Birth: August 3rd, 1900 -- 5. Place Of Birth: Sycamore -- 6. Born Alive: Yes -- 7. Legitimate: Yes -- 8. Morther's Maiden Name: Cora Beathe -- 9. Mother's Age: 22 -- 10. Nativity: American -- 11. Father's name: A. Britches -- 12. Father's Age: 24 -- 13. Occupation: Farmer -- 14. Father's Nativity: American -- 15. Returned By: J. J. Caldwell, M. D. --16. Post Office Address: Larimer -- 17. Date Of Return: August 4th, 1900. ----- I, Arva D. Chittum, County Clerk of Montgomery County, Kansas, do hereby certify that the above is true and correct copy of birth record of 3rd child -- Cora Beathe and A. Britches as recorded on page: 241 - Book: 8 - Birth record reports filed in this office -- Signed: Arva D. Chittum, County Clerk ----- Birth Record provided by Everrett's daughter, Phillips (Bretches) Buchanan, Wichita, Kansas.

1910 --- U. S. Federal Census, Oak Valley Township, Elk County, Kansas -- Dwelling Number: 93 - Sheet: 16B - Microfilm Roll: 439 ----- Albert B. Bretches 34 (head) Kansas - Cora E. 32 (wife) Kansas -- Ada 13 (daughter) Kansas -- Liddie H. 11 (daughter) Kansas -- Everett O. 9 (son) Kansas -- Hazel J. 7 (daughter) Kansas -- Orvil P. 4 (son) Kansas -- Lola A. 2 (daughter) Kansas -- Ethel B 4/12 (daughter) Kansas.

1918 --- WORLD WAR I DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D. C., M1509 4,582 Rolls ----- EVERETT OLLAN BRETCHES - City: R.F.D. #2, Longton - County: Elk - State: Kansas - Birth Date: August 3, 1900 - Age: 18 - Race: white - Native Born: yes - Occupation: farm laborer - Employer's Name: A. B. Bretches - Employment Place: R.F.D. #2, Longton - County: Elk - State: Kansas - Nearest Relative: A. B. Bretches - City: R.F.D. #2, Longton - County: Elk - State: Kansas - Height: tall - Build: slender - Color of Eyes: blue - Color of Hair: sandy - Roll Number: 1643514. -- Singed: Everett Ollan Bretches -- Registration Date: September 9, 1918 -- Serial Number: 1067 -- Order Number: 231. --- RESEARCHED BY RICHARD PARKER, 2009.

1920 --- U. S. Federal Census, Oak Valley Township, Elk County, Kansas -- Dwelling Number: 36 - Line: 92 - Page: 2B - Microfilm Roll: 529 ----- Albert B. Bretches 43 (head) Kansas -- Cora E. 41 (wife) Kansas -- Everett 19 (son) Kansas -- Hazel J. 17 (daughter) Kansas -- Mabel E. (daughter) Kansas -- Orval P. 13 (son) Kansas -- Lola A. 12 (daughter) -- Ethel 19 (daughter) Kansas -- Lloyd L. 7 (son) Kansas -- Edna R. 4 (daughter) Kansas.

Obituaty:

DEATH OF EVERETT BRETCHES

Everett Bretches, former resident of Oak Valley neighborhood, died February 1st in San Bernardine, California. He is survived by his wife and two children. The body was shipped here for burial. funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in the M. E. Church in Oak Valley and were conducted by Rev. H. e. Straw of the city. Interment was in the Oak Valley Cemetery.
THE ELK CITY SUN, Elk City, Kasnsas, Friday, February 8, 1930, page: 1, column: 6, State Historical Library Roll: E938, obituary provided by his daughter, Phyllis (Bretches) Buchanan.

The following was recorded on Tuesday, July 29, 1997 at the home of Edna (Bretches) Parker:

Edna: "I can tell you what happen to us after Everett died. Coincidence! Maybe! I don't know! It was dark. The neighbor kids never got out and messed around after it got dark. There wasn't that many of them. We were all in the kitchen. It was dark. It was almost bedtime. Someone knocked on the door like they came for a visit. Like a child had bang, bang on the door. People didn't let their children out anyways. And Dad went to the door, there wasn't anyone there. Real early the next morning, one of the Cumminghams came down. They had a phone and we didn't. He told us that Everett had died last night. I always did think that Everett came back that night. I'm that superstitious. Because Everett and Dad had a..he wanted to borrow money from Dad to go to school (agriculture school). And Dad just didn't have the money and Everett left, he left in a huff. You know? We heard about him through Twila (Everett's wife). I don't think Everett ever wrote back. I always felt like for a minute, that Everett came back once more before he died . Now, I'm that superstitious. I know it goes against everything maybe the Bible teaches or...but Dad felt so bad about it that he couldn't give him the money. I wrote to Hazel because I didn't remember Everett. So, three or four years before Hazrl died, I wrote and asked her about Everett because she was close to him. The only thing I can remember about Everett, he took me for rides on his motorcyle. Hazel said Dad went in to look at Everett when they brought him home. Dad was crying and told him he loved him and how sorry he was he couldn't give him the money. Just couldn't afford to. I always felt Everett came back for one last visit".