Edwin Eveleth

EVELETH CRUM STAMPER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 8/27/2010 at 22:00:19

History of Woodbury County, Iowa 1984

Edwin Eveleth Family
By Phyllis Kelly

Edwin Leon Eveleth was born December 17, 1930, at Salix, Iowa, the son of Leon and Cecile Eveleth. He attended Salix public school. Edwin was a junior in high school when his father died. Not wanting to rent their land out, Edwin left school to help his mother with the farm.

He married Loretta Crum December 1, 1949, in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Loretta was the daughter of Marvin and Evelyn Stamper Crum of Salix. She was born in 1935. Four children were born to this union. Kenneth Edwin, March 31, 1951, married Barbara Palmquist and they have two children, Stephanie Ann and Jared Kenneth. They live and farm southeast of Salix. Jean Ann, April 21, 1952, of Holstein, Iowa, has one son, Brian Lohse. Steven Marvin, April 3, 1954, died at birth. Sharon Loretta, August 27, 1956, Sioux City, Iowa. Loretta died November 27, 1967, and was buried at Sloan Cemetery.

Edwin married Ruth Htfield Palmquist of Sioux City, Iowa, December 18, 1971. Ruthy brought to the marriage three children: Steven, born August 14, 1950, married to Mary Hurst; Barbara, born April 16, 1954, married to Edwin’s son Kenneth; and David, born March 20, 1964, married to Connie Nielsen. David has taken the Eveleth name.

Edwin and Ruth have been restoring his great grandfather’s farm home, south of Salix. This house was built in 1873 by George Mirick Eveleth and has been in the family for many years.