Thank you to Find A Grave contributor Elizabeth in CA for the following:
Delpha was the second child born to John Fletcher Graham and Martha May Waring Graham. Delpha's older sister Lucille died at about 13 years of age from diabetes. This left Delpha the oldest child with her brother John Lowe Graham. The 1920 census shows her younger brother Cecil as 7 years old. Delpha was out of the household and John Lowe was 20 years for the 1920 census. John and Martha are both about 48 years old. The 1930 census shows John and Martha at 58 and 59 years old. Cecil is 17. Delpha's parent's were married 11 Apr 1894. Delpha and William are in the 1920 census Delpha is 22 and Bill is 24. LaMyra is a small infant at about 3 months. Uncle Dave resides with them, he is 33 and they are renting a home in Miflin, Wisconsin.
The 1930 census shows Delpha and Bill with four children. LaMyra is now 10 years old and William is 8 and John is 6 and Richard is 4 years old. There home is in Livingston, Wisconsin.
In the 1940 census Delpha is 43 and Bill is 45 with a growing family. LaMyra is not in this census but William is now 18, John is 16, and Richard is 14 and Edward is 3.
Delpha's father was the village Blacksmith. The people of the village worked in the lead and zinc mines and provided other goods and services to the farmers, the miners and the railroad. She attended the second village grammar school located at the site of the former Herbert Goldman residence and graduated from Livingston High School in 1916. Delpha, as a toddler, was present when President William McKinley's train stopped in Livingston in 1898.
Following her high school graduation in 1916, and prior to her marriage, in 1918, she played the piano at the silent movie theatre located above Allen's store. Her love of music was a blessing that endured throughout her life and was her expression of faith and devotion in every stage of her life.
In January 1918, she was united in marriage to William Thomas Biddick, son of Harlan Hender Biddick and Elizabeth Allcock Biddick by the Reverend Applegate, of the Livingston Methodist Church. They operated farms northeast of the village from 1918 to 1924, when they moved to the the village and her husband engaged in other work. To this union five children were born; LaMyra, in 1919; William in 1921; John in 1923; Richard in 1925 and Edward in 1936. Her husband Bill, operated a farm and fuel supply business with his brother, Ralph, and later independently for many years until his death in 1965. Her strong spirit was tested and exemplified throughout her life. During World War I, she continued operating the farm for a period when her husband was drafted for military service during the grain harvest. Together they raised and educated their five children throughout the worst years of the Great Depression with courage and perseverance instilling in them a strong sense of family value and personal integrity. Within a ninety day period in World War II she saw three sons, John,Richard, William leave for service in the Army, Air Corps, and Marines. Their faithful letters gave the boys comfort and fortitude throughout homesickness, hardship and fear, and together they prevailed.
Her life was further saddened in 1965 when her husband, Bill, died but she carried on and kept the grown family together. She was devastated with the unexpected and tragically early death of her oldest son William, in 1979 of viral encephalitis. This signaled the beginning of her decline, but with courage she carried on and bonded a closer relationship with her widowed daughter-in-law, Jane. Following a decline in her health and her ability to live independently, she moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Fennimore, where she lived at the time of her death.
To describe her one must say strong, loyal, loving - beautiful!
Delpha was a lifelong member of the Livingston Methodist Church from her Baptism and Confirmation, through marriage and baptism of her children, and now her departing! She was a stalwart member of the Women's Service Society and the choir throughout eight decades. The honorable role of mother and homemaker was her life's pursuit!
Many of these words were spoken by a loving son about his dear mother.
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Delpha was the second child born to John Fletcher Graham and Martha May Waring Graham. Delpha's older sister Lucille died at about 13 years of age from diabetes. This left Delpha the oldest child with her brother John Lowe Graham. The 1920 census shows her younger brother Cecil as 7 years old. Delpha was out of the household and John Lowe was 20 years for the 1920 census. John and Martha are both about 48 years old. The 1930 census shows John and Martha at 58 and 59 years old. Cecil is 17. Delpha's parent's were married 11 Apr 1894. Delpha and William are in the 1920 census Delpha is 22 and Bill is 24. LaMyra is a small infant at about 3 months. Uncle Dave resides with them, he is 33 and they are renting a home in Miflin, Wisconsin.
The 1930 census shows Delpha and Bill with four children. LaMyra is now 10 years old and William is 8 and John is 6 and Richard is 4 years old. There home is in Livingston, Wisconsin.
In the 1940 census Delpha is 43 and Bill is 45 with a growing family. LaMyra is not in this census but William is now 18, John is 16, and Richard is 14 and Edward is 3.
Delpha's father was the village Blacksmith. The people of the village worked in the lead and zinc mines and provided other goods and services to the farmers, the miners and the railroad. She attended the second village grammar school located at the site of the former Herbert Goldman residence and graduated from Livingston High School in 1916. Delpha, as a toddler, was present when President William McKinley's train stopped in Livingston in 1898.
Following her high school graduation in 1916, and prior to her marriage, in 1918, she played the piano at the silent movie theatre located above Allen's store. Her love of music was a blessing that endured throughout her life and was her expression of faith and devotion in every stage of her life.
In January 1918, she was united in marriage to William Thomas Biddick, son of Harlan Hender Biddick and Elizabeth Allcock Biddick by the Reverend Applegate, of the Livingston Methodist Church. They operated farms northeast of the village from 1918 to 1924, when they moved to the the village and her husband engaged in other work. To this union five children were born; LaMyra, in 1919; William in 1921; John in 1923; Richard in 1925 and Edward in 1936. Her husband Bill, operated a farm and fuel supply business with his brother, Ralph, and later independently for many years until his death in 1965. Her strong spirit was tested and exemplified throughout her life. During World War I, she continued operating the farm for a period when her husband was drafted for military service during the grain harvest. Together they raised and educated their five children throughout the worst years of the Great Depression with courage and perseverance instilling in them a strong sense of family value and personal integrity. Within a ninety day period in World War II she saw three sons, John,Richard, William leave for service in the Army, Air Corps, and Marines. Their faithful letters gave the boys comfort and fortitude throughout homesickness, hardship and fear, and together they prevailed.
Her life was further saddened in 1965 when her husband, Bill, died but she carried on and kept the grown family together. She was devastated with the unexpected and tragically early death of her oldest son William, in 1979 of viral encephalitis. This signaled the beginning of her decline, but with courage she carried on and bonded a closer relationship with her widowed daughter-in-law, Jane. Following a decline in her health and her ability to live independently, she moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Fennimore, where she lived at the time of her death.
To describe her one must say strong, loyal, loving - beautiful!
Delpha was a lifelong member of the Livingston Methodist Church from her Baptism and Confirmation, through marriage and baptism of her children, and now her departing! She was a stalwart member of the Women's Service Society and the choir throughout eight decades. The honorable role of mother and homemaker was her life's pursuit!
Many of these words were spoken by a loving son about his dear mother.
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Thank you to Find A Grave contributor Elizabeth in CA for the following:
Delpha was the second child born to John Fletcher Graham and Martha May Waring Graham. Delpha's older sister Lucille died at about 13 years of age from diabetes. This left Delpha the oldest child with her brother John Lowe Graham. The 1920 census shows her younger brother Cecil as 7 years old. Delpha was out of the household and John Lowe was 20 years for the 1920 census. John and Martha are both about 48 years old. The 1930 census shows John and Martha at 58 and 59 years old. Cecil is 17. Delpha's parent's were married 11 Apr 1894. Delpha and William are in the 1920 census Delpha is 22 and Bill is 24. LaMyra is a small infant at about 3 months. Uncle Dave resides with them, he is 33 and they are renting a home in Miflin, Wisconsin.
The 1930 census shows Delpha and Bill with four children. LaMyra is now 10 years old and William is 8 and John is 6 and Richard is 4 years old. There home is in Livingston, Wisconsin.
In the 1940 census Delpha is 43 and Bill is 45 with a growing family. LaMyra is not in this census but William is now 18, John is 16, and Richard is 14 and Edward is 3.
Delpha's father was the village Blacksmith. The people of the village worked in the lead and zinc mines and provided other goods and services to the farmers, the miners and the railroad. She attended the second village grammar school located at the site of the former Herbert Goldman residence and graduated from Livingston High School in 1916. Delpha, as a toddler, was present when President William McKinley's train stopped in Livingston in 1898.
Following her high school graduation in 1916, and prior to her marriage, in 1918, she played the piano at the silent movie theatre located above Allen's store. Her love of music was a blessing that endured throughout her life and was her expression of faith and devotion in every stage of her life.
In January 1918, she was united in marriage to William Thomas Biddick, son of Harlan Hender Biddick and Elizabeth Allcock Biddick by the Reverend Applegate, of the Livingston Methodist Church. They operated farms northeast of the village from 1918 to 1924, when they moved to the the village and her husband engaged in other work. To this union five children were born; LaMyra, in 1919; William in 1921; John in 1923; Richard in 1925 and Edward in 1936. Her husband Bill, operated a farm and fuel supply business with his brother, Ralph, and later independently for many years until his death in 1965. Her strong spirit was tested and exemplified throughout her life. During World War I, she continued operating the farm for a period when her husband was drafted for military service during the grain harvest. Together they raised and educated their five children throughout the worst years of the Great Depression with courage and perseverance instilling in them a strong sense of family value and personal integrity. Within a ninety day period in World War II she saw three sons, John,Richard, William leave for service in the Army, Air Corps, and Marines. Their faithful letters gave the boys comfort and fortitude throughout homesickness, hardship and fear, and together they prevailed.
Her life was further saddened in 1965 when her husband, Bill, died but she carried on and kept the grown family together. She was devastated with the unexpected and tragically early death of her oldest son William, in 1979 of viral encephalitis. This signaled the beginning of her decline, but with courage she carried on and bonded a closer relationship with her widowed daughter-in-law, Jane. Following a decline in her health and her ability to live independently, she moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Fennimore, where she lived at the time of her death.
To describe her one must say strong, loyal, loving - beautiful!
Delpha was a lifelong member of the Livingston Methodist Church from her Baptism and Confirmation, through marriage and baptism of her children, and now her departing! She was a stalwart member of the Women's Service Society and the choir throughout eight decades. The honorable role of mother and homemaker was her life's pursuit!
Many of these words were spoken by a loving son about his dear mother.
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Delpha was the second child born to John Fletcher Graham and Martha May Waring Graham. Delpha's older sister Lucille died at about 13 years of age from diabetes. This left Delpha the oldest child with her brother John Lowe Graham. The 1920 census shows her younger brother Cecil as 7 years old. Delpha was out of the household and John Lowe was 20 years for the 1920 census. John and Martha are both about 48 years old. The 1930 census shows John and Martha at 58 and 59 years old. Cecil is 17. Delpha's parent's were married 11 Apr 1894. Delpha and William are in the 1920 census Delpha is 22 and Bill is 24. LaMyra is a small infant at about 3 months. Uncle Dave resides with them, he is 33 and they are renting a home in Miflin, Wisconsin.
The 1930 census shows Delpha and Bill with four children. LaMyra is now 10 years old and William is 8 and John is 6 and Richard is 4 years old. There home is in Livingston, Wisconsin.
In the 1940 census Delpha is 43 and Bill is 45 with a growing family. LaMyra is not in this census but William is now 18, John is 16, and Richard is 14 and Edward is 3.
Delpha's father was the village Blacksmith. The people of the village worked in the lead and zinc mines and provided other goods and services to the farmers, the miners and the railroad. She attended the second village grammar school located at the site of the former Herbert Goldman residence and graduated from Livingston High School in 1916. Delpha, as a toddler, was present when President William McKinley's train stopped in Livingston in 1898.
Following her high school graduation in 1916, and prior to her marriage, in 1918, she played the piano at the silent movie theatre located above Allen's store. Her love of music was a blessing that endured throughout her life and was her expression of faith and devotion in every stage of her life.
In January 1918, she was united in marriage to William Thomas Biddick, son of Harlan Hender Biddick and Elizabeth Allcock Biddick by the Reverend Applegate, of the Livingston Methodist Church. They operated farms northeast of the village from 1918 to 1924, when they moved to the the village and her husband engaged in other work. To this union five children were born; LaMyra, in 1919; William in 1921; John in 1923; Richard in 1925 and Edward in 1936. Her husband Bill, operated a farm and fuel supply business with his brother, Ralph, and later independently for many years until his death in 1965. Her strong spirit was tested and exemplified throughout her life. During World War I, she continued operating the farm for a period when her husband was drafted for military service during the grain harvest. Together they raised and educated their five children throughout the worst years of the Great Depression with courage and perseverance instilling in them a strong sense of family value and personal integrity. Within a ninety day period in World War II she saw three sons, John,Richard, William leave for service in the Army, Air Corps, and Marines. Their faithful letters gave the boys comfort and fortitude throughout homesickness, hardship and fear, and together they prevailed.
Her life was further saddened in 1965 when her husband, Bill, died but she carried on and kept the grown family together. She was devastated with the unexpected and tragically early death of her oldest son William, in 1979 of viral encephalitis. This signaled the beginning of her decline, but with courage she carried on and bonded a closer relationship with her widowed daughter-in-law, Jane. Following a decline in her health and her ability to live independently, she moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Fennimore, where she lived at the time of her death.
To describe her one must say strong, loyal, loving - beautiful!
Delpha was a lifelong member of the Livingston Methodist Church from her Baptism and Confirmation, through marriage and baptism of her children, and now her departing! She was a stalwart member of the Women's Service Society and the choir throughout eight decades. The honorable role of mother and homemaker was her life's pursuit!
Many of these words were spoken by a loving son about his dear mother.
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