Mills County, Iowa
The Silver City Community History
Biographies 1879-1979
Silver City Community History Book Committee
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ADAIR, HAROLD ALBERT
Harold Adair, son of Omer and Katherine Rice Adair, was born November 1, 1909 at Emerson, Iowa. Harold move with his parents to southern Oklahoma when he was a small child and returned to Iowa at the age of seventeen. He married Laura Grace Edie on June 6, 1931. Laura is the daughter of Lawrence and Lillian Henning Edie. Laura was born at Mullen, Nebraska, on December 1, 1914. Harold worked most of his life as a farmer. He was a truck driver for Waller Transfer at the time of his death. Harold suffered a sudden heart attack on October 9, 1962.
Harold and Laura moved to Silver City in 1949. Laura lives in Silver City and has been employed at the Glenwood State School for the past twenty-three years.
Children of Harold and Laura Adair: (1) Lawrence Omer Adair, born December 14, 1932 at Strahan, Iowa, married Verla Mae Chambers on August 24, 1956. Lawrence enlisted at Korea Hill, sent to Japan for an operation, then later sent to Camp Carson, Colorado where he remained in the hospital until April 1952. He was discharged as a sergeant in 1954. He received the Purple Heart.
Children of Lawrence and Verla:
(1) Lou Ann Adair married Kenneth Squire of Glenwood, Iowa. They are living in Glenwood.
Terry Lawrence lives at home and works in Red Oak, Iowa.
Sheryl Adair attends Malvern School.
Rex Allen Adair attends Malvern School.
(2) Elsie Adair - see Richard Hoffman history.
(3) Shirley Joann Adair, born March 22, 1937, at Strahan, Iowa, married Robert L. Mayne February 26, 1956. Robert was in the U. S. Air Force at the time of their marriage. Robert is now retired and they live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Children of Robert and Joann:
Debri Sue Mayne graduated from Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska, and now lives and works in Boulder, Colorado.
David Lowell Mayne is in his second year of College at Colorado Spring, Colorado.
Michael Dean Mayne is in his first year of college at Boulder, Colorado.
(4) Harold Albert Adair, Jr., born June 17, 1939 in Henderson, Iowa, married Myrna E. Polinkus on June 11, 1957. Divorced and married Janet (York) Erk on November 14, 1970.
Children of Harold and Myrna:
Shirley Joann married David Sharrett. They have a son, Gary.
Catherine Louise - Both girls are living in Washington State.
Children of Harold and Janet:
Robert Leonard
Joy Ellen
Harold, Janet, Joy and Robert are living near Talihina, Oklahoma. A fire on August 25, 1978, destroyed their mountain home and also all their belongings. The are rebuilding. He is now in the lumber business. Harold retired from the Air Force.
(5) Mary Elizabeth Adair, born September 14, 1942, in Henderson, Iowa, married Gary Edward Miller on July 9, 1961. They farm near Silver City and have three children:
Susan Annette Miller
Becky Lynn Miller
Brian Andrew Miller
All three attend Treynor School.
(6) Phyllis Lea Adair - see Jim Boyer History
(7) Sharon Veryle Adair born August 28, 1948, in Marceline, Missouri, married Donald J. Stewart. Divorced.
Children of Sharon and Don
Tammy Jo Stewart
Gregory Scott Stewart
They attend school at Glenwood, Iowa. Sharon lives in Silver City, Iowa.
ADAMS, HARRY
The Harry Adams family moved to Silver City from
Vinton, Iowa in December of 1943. They had
purchased the Silver City grocery store from Bessie
Smith. In 1945 the family purchased the Waller
residence and remained there until the fall of
1967. All three children, Ruth, Joann, and David
graduated from Silver City High School. The grocery
store was sold in 1947 to the Ord Brothers. Harry
returned to the newspaper business as a World
Herald rural solicitor. He retired due to poor
health and passed away May 10, 1963. Maybelle was a
postmaster at the Silver City post office until a
change in administration. She was then employed at
the Glenwood State School. The family home was sold
and Maybelle and David moved to Glenwood. Upon her
retirement another move was made to Hamburg, Iowa
to be near her daughter, Ruth, and her family.
David and Maybelle remained in Hamburg until
David’s death, December 3, 1974, followed closely
by Maybelle’s death June 17, 1975.
Harry and Maybelle were charter members of the
Whist Club. They were active in the Masons and
Eastern Star. Silver City community affairs were
important to them. Harry served on the school board
and city council. Maybelle was active in the
Methodist Church including serving as the Supt. of
Sunday School for many years.
The Adams family home is remembered by many of
Ruth, Joann and David’s friends as a gathering
place for cocoa and cookies after church
activities, sleigh riding and school activities.
Harry was frequently willing to load up the young
people into the back of the pick up to go out of
town ball games regardless of the weather.
David, handicapped from birth, graduated
valedictorian of his high school class, graduated
from Peru State College and worked at the Goodwill
Industries until his health failed.
A favorite family story concerned an evening the
Ord Brother’s grocery store was being robbed. David
and his friends witnessed the robbery. David was
posted as sentry to prevent the robbers from
escaping while the others ran for help.
Ruth and Joann attended Peru State College and both
taught country schools near Silver City. Ruth then taught in Crofton, Nebraska, Sidney and Hamburg,
Iowa. She was married to Harold Zankers in 1953.
They live in Hamburg with their two daughters,
Elizabeth and Catherine, where Harold farms and
Ruth is active in civic affairs, Girl Scouts and
substitute teaching.
Joann married Roy Jones in the Silver City
Methodist Church in 1952. They moved to San Diego,
California where Roy was stationed in the U.S. Navy
Submarine Service. In 1954 they returned to Silver
City with their baby daughter, Janna. They remained
in Silver City. Joan taught school and Roy commuted
to Omaha where he was employed as an electrician.
Teresa joined the family in 1956. In 1958 they
moved to Omaha. Karen was born in 1960. Roy is now
employed as an electrician and Joann teaches for
Millard P.S.
AGAN, CHARLEY
Charley Agan was an old timer of Silver City and greatly admired by all who knew him. He was a
member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and they did many
nice things for him. He was a dray man and for many
years carried the mail from the depot to the Post
Office. In his last years he lived at the Nishna
Cottage in Malvern for 2 years and then moved to
the Tabor Rest Home. He died at the Hamburg
Hospital at the age of 87 in 1967.
AGAN, GEORGE M. (Dr)
Dr. George M. Agan, born February 14, 1860 in
Marengo, Indiana, attended Marengo Academy and the
Hospital Medical College in Louisville, Kentucky.
He graduated in 1886 and practiced medicine at
Columbia, Iowa, 1886-1892, Silver City 1892-1908
and Glenwood 1908-1937. In 1938 he moved to the
home of a daughter at Owatonna, Minnesota, where he
died March 14, 1939 and was buried at Silver City.
He was a prominent member of the Methodist Church
and active in community affairs, being Mayor at one
time.
Dr. Agan was married to Mary Sophia Martin on
September 25, 1888. They had four children, a son
Frederick, who died young, Barbara, Norma and
Helen.
Barbara was a graduate nurse and served in World
World War 1. Norma married Everett Goltry and died
on August 20. 1934. Helen married D. Lowell
Johnson. Mrs. Agan died in 1952.
AGAN, John Newton (Dr.)
Dr. John Newton Agan, born in Marengo, Indiana, was
educated at the Marengo Academy and at the Hospital
Medical College in Louisville, Kentucky. He
graduated in 1891 and located at Silver City the
same year. Dr Agan practiced here until 1898 when
he entered the service for the Spanish-American
War. He located in Pender, Nebraska in 1900 and
also practiced in Colorado and California, where he
died 1948 at Los Angeles. He married a widow with
several children.
[CORRECTION NOTICE: Dr.
Agan practiced medicine in Pierce County, Colorado. When he moved to
California in 1927, he no longer practiced medicine. He did not marry a
widow with several children. He married a young school teacher, Anna Marie
McCormick in 1906 and to this union was born six children, all born in
Colorado. Dr. Agan died 17 May, 1951 and is buried in the Forest
Lawn-Glendale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Corrections
given by family members.
ALEXANDER,“LAFE”
Lafayette Charles (Lafe), son of Elijah and
Elizabeth Whited Alexander, was born November 15,
1850 in Warren County, Iowa. Lafe came to Mills
County in 1878 and married May Etta Howard on
February 11, 1883. He farmed in the East Liberty
community for many years, and he was Mayor of the
area known as Wall Street. After retiring he came
to Silver City where he died January 16, 1931 and
she died July 21, 1932. The family belonged to the
Methodist Church. They had ten children: Olive May,
Harry Raymond, Howard Samson, Harvey Fredrick,
Herbert Francis, Ona Grace, Ora Ruby, Homer
Charles, Ola Leone Faye and Opal Fern.
Olive was born November 18, 1883. On February 24,
1909 she married John Henry Wise. They had one son,
June Henry, who graduated from Silver City High
School and married Geneva Richardson (see Zebulon
Richardson history). After the death of John, Olive
married Bill Andrews.
Harry was born March 28, 1885. On January 20, 1909
he married Ada Parker who was born July 4, 1885.
They had five children. Mildred married Rollo Cook
and had two sons: Richard Henry and David Lee.
Dorothy married Robert Houser, they had a daughter,
Judith, and were later divorced. Neva married Harry
Broerman and had three children: Royce Ann, Gordon
Alexander and Gregg Allen. Kenneth was drowned.
Minnie Mae married John Van Home and now lives in
Omaha, and their children are J. E. and Kelly Kay.
Howard was born December 31, 1887. On July 27, 1921
he married Eltora Elaine Kraft who was born March
22, 1899. They had two daughters: Mona Elaine and
Mary Ellen. Howard died May 1, 1974, and his widow
resides in Tucson, Arizona. Mona married Gordon
Overstreet in 1946 and they have two sons, Gary and
David. Mary Ellen married Michael Deir. They had
two children: Kathleen and John Howard. Both
daughters live in Tucson.
Fred was born March 1, 1890 and died December 3,
1942. (See separate story).
Frank was born May 7, 1892. On January 25, 1917 he
married Bessie Elizabeth Jones who was born
September 6, 1896. She died March 19, 1974, and he
now lives an Springfield, Oregon. They had six
children: Marion Wayne, Donald Howard, Robert
Frank, Frances Elizabeth. Betty Jean and William
Clinton. Donald Howard married Laurel Edith
Williams in 1941 and they have two children: Lois
Elaine and Robert Glen. Robert was killed in World
War II at Iwo Jima. Marion did not marry and is
deceased. Frances died at birth. Betty Jean married
Leo Rollie Weaver in 1946 and they had three
children: Linda Kay, Larry Michael and Scott
Lauren. William married Veronica Lois Doughtry in
1952 and they have two children: John Clinton and
Theresa Suzanne.
Ona was born November 12, 1894 and died April 12,
1977. On April 16, 1918 she married Carl Truman
Hurst, who was born August 25, 1882 and died in
October of 1965. They had four sons: Carl Hubert,
Ronald, Jack Eugene and Jerold. Carl married Bessie
May Elder in 1945 and they had three children:
Sherrilyn Ann, Larry Carl and Penny Sue. Jack
married Betty Jean Evans in 1954 and they had a
son, Daniel Eugene. Gerald did not marry. Ronald
married Ruth Grindle in 1959 and they had five
children: Denise, Steve, Leslie, Barbara and
Valerie.
Ora was born January 17, 1897. On February 24,
1921 she married Arch Clay who was born September
26, 1899. They had two daughters, Edna and Velma.
Arch died February 24, 1969, and Ora and the girls
are presently living in Silver City.
Charles was born August 22, 1900 and died August 9,
1976. He was married to Valda Henderson Alexander
on December 23, 1947.
Faye was born November 26, 1902 and died July 23,
1976. On May 21, 1922 she was married to Dale
McClure who was born December 9, 1899 and died
May 7, 1965. They had three children: Dorothy
Leone, Dale Keith and Dwight Lee. Dorothy married
Floyd Thompson in 1941 and they had a son, Dale
Lee. Keith married Eleanor Jones in 1945 and they
had one son, Gary. Dwight married Gloria Kertell in
1951 and they had six children: Daniel Lee, Douglas
Lynn, Dwight Lee, Jr. (died at birth), Ann Therese,
Seb Eugene and Mary Margaret.
Fern was born March 23, 1905. On February 23, 1927
she married George Rew, Jr. who was born October
27, 1898. They had three daughters: Kathleen Alice,
Jane Etta and JoAnn. Kathleen married Lyle William
Leet in 1948 and they had five children: Thomas
Lyle, Michael George, Melinda Kay, Mark and Terry.
Jane married Jerry Lee Hunter in 1951 and they had
five children: Vanessa Dale, Fred LaVern, Jerry
Lee, Mary Jane and George. JoAnn married Bud Bourn
and they had three daughters: Barbara, Phyllis and
Christine.
ALEXANDER, FRED
Fred Alexander married Valda Henderson on February
27, 1918. They had two children, Edith and Dale.
Edith married Alfred Clark on December 22, 1939,
and they now live in Loveland, Colorado. They had
five Sons and six daughters: Dwight Charles, Janice
Louise, Duane Earl, Floyd Keith, Alice LuAnn, Diana
Kay, Kathryn Sue, Susanne Marie, Robert Fredrick,
Richard and Debbie. They now have 21 grandchildren.
Dale married Doris Clark of Hastings, Iowa on April
12, 1947 and they had two sons, Michael and Roger.
Dale now lives near Red Oak. Michael married
Phyllis Johnson on April 28, 1979 and they live
north of Malvern. Roger married Debi Farmer on
September 27, 1975, they live in Malvern, and have
one son, Joshua Dale, and a daughter, Jenni.
Fred Alexander died December 3, 1942. Valda later
married Charles Alexander on December 23, 1947 and
he died August 9, 1976. Valda then moved to
Loveland, Colorado to be near her daughter.
ANDERSON, FRANK W.
Frank W. Anderson was a prominent merchandiser in
Silver City for most of his adult life. He was born
in Sweden, one of seven children. Because of
economic opportunities two of his brothers, Edward
and Albert, had immigrated to the U.S. They settled
in Glenwood and Council Bluffs areas as farmers.
Their father had died and their mother realizing
there was a better future for Frank made the
sacrifice of putting him on a boat bound for the
U.S. at age 13 in 1893. He was placed in the care
of the captain with arrangements for him to go to
Albert’s home. Frank lived with them until he
learned English and could fend for himself. His
first job was on the Wabash railroad. He became
section foreman in the Silver City area. This is
where he met his first wife. Their daughter, Helen,
was a small child when her mother died. Frank
entered the merchandising business selling and
installing windmills in Silver City, then started a
hardware store which eventually evolved into a
general merchandise store including farm machinery
and autos. In 1911 he married Etta VanKirk. She was
an accomplished pianist, having graduated from the
conservatory of music at Grinnell, Iowa. Etta was
the daughter of Edward H. and Cecelia Frazier
VanKirk. Mr. VanKirk was a prominent agriculturist
and cattle feeder. He had come to the Silver City
area in 1869 with his father’s family and settled
on one of the oldest farms in the area. (See
VanKirk).
Frank and Etta Anderson had four children: Roscoe,
Geneva, Lois and LeRoy. The family was active in
community affairs, members of the Baptist church in
which Etta was a faithful and tireless worker all
her life. The children all graduated from the
Silver City public schools.
Roscoe attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and
was employed by the Silver City State Bank until
the bank holiday in 1935. He worked in branch
banking in Iowa before going into the accounting
business with Roy Gater in Silver City. In 1935 he
married Florence Mendell of Princeville, Illinois.
In 1941 they left with their small daughter for
California where Roscoe was to be employed for the
rest of his working career with the Bank of America.
He retired in 1977 as Executive Vice President of
this largest of banking enterprises. They have
three children, Marcella, Robert and Ronald and now
have seven grandsons. Roscoe and Florence’s home is
in Oxnard, California.
Geneva graduated from the University of Nebraska.
In 1939 she married Harold Myers of Lincoln. He has
been in the office furniture and stationery supply
business all his working career. In 1941 they moved
to Vancouver, Washington. Geneva taught school in
Nebraska and Washington for many years. They have
two children, Kay and Stephen, and three
granddaughters.
Lois attended Nebraska Wesleyan University. In 1943
she was married to Dellwood Brunskill in Los
Angeles. He spent twenty years in the U.S. Air
Force, retiring as Lt. Colonel. He is now a real
estate broker and they live in Pleasanton,
California. Lois has worked in the banking business
in Nebraska and California. They have four
daughters, Diane, Anita, Jean and Karen, and have
two grandchildren.
LeRoy graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University
with a B.A. degree. In 1949 he married Lenore
VanDerkolk, who also attended Nebraska Wesleyan.
They have two sons, Timothy and Dan. LeRoy taught
and coached in Hebron, Nebraska before changing
professions to the savings and loan business in
Lincoln. He has continued in this profession in
Florida and is now Senior Vice President in charge
of loans in Kissimmee where they live.
ANDERSON, HARRY W.
Harry W. Anderson (b. Sept. 15, 1873 d. Oct. 25,
1960) was born in log cabin on Silver Creek but was
raised to manhood in the home his father built just
north of the Schultz place. The house was fashioned
after the vintage of the H.H. Huffaker home and is
still a very livable dwelling. Harry’s father, John
W. Anderson, (b. July 5, 1834 d. Sept. 18, 1907) as
a boy of fourteen years drove a dray team on the
macadam streets of Chicago. He later owned a
freight line from Chicago to St. Joseph, Missouri.
Coonville (Glenwood) was a stop on the way and here
he met Emily E. Dupray (b. Dec. 26, 1842 d. Nov. 5,
1923) whose parents, Hugh Dupray (1815-1892) and
Mary A. Dupray (1824- 1884) were Inn Keepers. After
their marriage, John and Emily purchased land in
Pottawattamie County where he became a producer of
fine Shorthorn cattle, shown locally and at the
Chicago World’s Fair by Harry.
Harry’s first marriage was to Ethelind McElree, a
fine equestrian of her day. Mildred Fern was born
Oct. 11, 1901 and passed away Feb. 8, 1902. He
later married Lyda Jackson Virtue. In 1914, when
their daughter, Dorothy (b. May 9, 1913) was a year
old, they moved to Silver City and built the house
now owned by Richard Miller. Harry joined his
father-in-law, J.C. Jackson, as a Mortician and
also assisted him in the Livery business. They
handled feeds and sold horses for a number of years
until times decreed more speed. They purchased an
open six-seated Ford to drive salesmen to near-by
towns. Later they opened a General Store: The
Silver City Produce Company, in partnership with
Rowan Kurtz. When the depression hit they were
forced to close the store but continued in produce,
buying and selling chickens; they also served their
community as Funeral Directors until their
retirement. Harry was Master of Silver City Light
AF and AM and served in the office of Mayor of
Silver City in 1934. Harry and Lyda’s daughter,
Dorothy now Mrs. Harry Gilmore resides on a farm
near Glenwood. Her son, Ardath Anderson Long (b.
April 1, 1932) passed away in 1947. Her daughter,
Mrs. James Kinney, built a home southwest of her
parents’ home on their farm and raises and shows
quarter horses. Her husband, Jim, is a commercial
salesman for RCA, selling TV and Telephone systems
to Hotels and Motels. They have a small daughter,
Shannon LeeAnn (b. April 22, 1977).
ANDERSON, HARRY W. - FAVORITE FAMILY STORIES
When we think of the sturdy stock from which we are
descended, Harry Anderson loved to tell of his
maternal Grandmother’s trip from Indiana with two
fine stallions. She had gone home to visit her
parents and while there rather than be defrauded of
money owed to herself and her husband, she accepted
the horses as pay. Riding one and leading the
other, she made her way back to Iowa, often
sleeping in the open. These stallions became the
sires of many fine road horses owned by these early
settlers north of Silver City. She and her husband
owned a small farm later bought by the Waltrip
family. They also ran the Inn on the Plumer place
before John Anderson purchased forty acres for
their retirement home.
Lyda Anderson remembers with pride a story from her
mother’s childhood. Her mother, known to Silver
City folks as Aunt Molly Denman Jackson, was
attending school as a child near Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania. On the day of that fateful and
historic battle in 1863, the teacher led her pupils
out on a hillside where they could watch and see
the fierce struggle and she knelt with them in
Prayer; the teacher’s own brother was in the
battle. One can well imagine the impression that
such a sight and such an observance had on the
youngsters that watched that day.
Another favorite story of Lyda’s was of a race in
the days of the Silver City Fair Association
1892-1897, of which association her father, J.C.
Jackson, was a member of the Board of Directors.
J.C. entered a horse named “Lyda J,” trained and
driven by Sid Sidener. She was matched against a
fine grey gelding owned by Dr. Plimpton of
Glenwood. Now, Uncle Sid, as he was affectionately
called, was hard of hearing and could be heard all
over town as he yelled encouragement to “Lyda J.”
So on the day of the race at the Fair Ground,
whether innocently or knowingly, each time the grey
of Dr. Plimpton started to pass Lyda J, Uncle Sid
let out a yell that made the grey break stride and
lose ground. Needless to say that the betters on
the home town horse were most happy with the
outcome and Dr. Plimpton who had a far better,
though high-strung horse, went home a puzzled and
disappointed man.
The pioneer of the Anderson Family was Powell who
came here from eastern Iowa and originally came
from Bureau County, Illinois. He married Harriet
Huffaker, farmed the Israel homestead for a number
of years and died 1905. They were the parents of
Harry, Anna, Israel and Myrtle. Mrs. Anderson died
1918.
Harry was born April 20, 1871 at Bureau County,
Illinois. He married February 3, 1897 to Martha
Jane Wallace. They farmed at Silver City, Popejoy
and Emmett County, Iowa. He was also a merchant and
blacksmith. In 1930 they returned to Silver City
where he farmed until his death February 4, 1947.
She died February 20, 1946. They had five
children: Edna, Dale, Bernice, Dorothy and Ona Lee.
Edna, born December 1, 1897, married Clifford
Dundas on June 1, 1916, (he died December 1, 1966).
She resides in Willamina, Oregon. They had three
children: Albert, Veda and Raymond. Albert married
Violet Brown Curran on November 9, 1946. He had one
stepdaughter Jerry Curran who married Clyde Evans
and had two children, Ronald and Cathy. Jerry
remarried Maurice Sheeley and now resides in
Denver, Colorado. Veda married William Schafer July
3, 1947 (divorced). She resides in Denver,
Colorado. They had three sons, James, Robert and
Clifford. James married Patricia Hart and has two
children, Kimberly and Reuben. Robert married Linda
Ramsey and has one daughter, Alicia. Clifford
married Vickie Jeffers and has one daughter Farrah.
Raymond married Wanda Shepherd on October 16, 1945
(divorced). They had three children: Rodney, Debra
and Darla. Rodney married Victoria Palmero and has
two children, Chad Allan and Pamatha Ann. Debra
married Thomas McLaughlin and has two children,
Kimberly Sue and Wendy Lou. Darla married Thomas
Delaine (divorced) and has one child, Christopher.
Darla is remarried to Richard Sherman. Raymond is
remarried to Nancy Booth Auseré and resides in
Prosser, Washington. He has one stepson, Rollie
Auseré.
Dale was born March 22, 1898. He never married and
died October 15, 1953 of a heart attack.
Bernice was born July 6, 1902 and married Sever
Otto Knudson. She has an adopted son Robert and
also an adopted boy in Rome.
Dorothy was born January 1, 1905 and married
Abraham Handler June 13, 1931. She now lives at
Winnetta, Illinois.
Ona Lee was born August 14, 1911. She married
Alfred Detlef Christian Miller on May 5, 1934. They
have one son Gary Edward born on October 20, 1940.
Gary married Elizabeth Adair, and they have three
children; Susan, Becky and Brian. He is a
prosperous farmer north of Silver City.
Anna married Ed Catterlen. They had 4 children;
Paul, Myrtle Lee, June and Ed Jr. Israel — see
Israel Anderson’s history
Myrtle married Roy Stranathan. They farmed the
family homestead many years. She died there 1928.
They had 3 children; Chester, Janet and Bonnie.
Chester served in the U.S. Navy 12 years as a Chief
Machinist Mate and was lost at sea February 28,
1942 when the U.S. Peary was sunk. Janet married
Harland Hendrix and had four children; Shirley Mae,
Robert Harland, Richard and Kathryn Anne. Bonnie
was born August 26, 1913 and married Donald
Riggins. (see Riggins history).
ANDERSON, ISRAEL
Israel Anderson was the son of Powell and Harriet
Huffaker Anderson. Israel D. Anderson was born in
Burean County, Illinois. He came to Silver City
with his parents. He married Cassie Barnes on March
15, 1904. They were married in their new home west
of Silver City and all of their seven children were
born there. Their names were Alzo, Azell, Eurel,
Stuart, Powell, Teresa and lona. Mrs. Anderson died
during the flu epidemic in 1918 and Mr. Anderson
died in 1945 of a heart attack.
Alzo, born in 1905, graduated from from Silver City
High School and attended Tabor college for two
years. She married Roscoe Filley in 1926. They had
two children; Eldon and Patty. Alzo died in 1929.
Azell, born in 1906, graduated from Silver City
High School and attended Tabor College for two
years and graduated from the University of Iowa.
She married Earl Stoy of Guthrie Center in 1927.
They had two children; Donna Lee and Margie Kay.
Earl died in February 22, 1943 at Lisbon Portugal
during World War II when his airplane crashed into
the sea. She married Fred S. Hanna on October 21,
1947. Fred is now retired from the army and they
live in Tucson, Arizona.
Eurel H. was born 1909 and graduated from the
Silver City High School. He lived in the Silver
City community for severa1 years, then he moved to
Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he worked in machine shop
for United Airlines. He married Grace Brooks on May
31, 1946. They moved to the family farm in 1947,
and in 1950 they adopted three children. They lived
on the family farm until 1974, when they moved into
a new small house on the southeast corner of the
farm. Eurel passed away May 31, 1975 of cancer.
Grace Anderson still lives there. Their son Dale E.
is somewhere overseas. Eurelene C. is married to
Jack Asklund and lives in Burnett, Texas. She is
the mother of five children. David C., born August
25, 1950, graduated from Glenwood Community High
School. He attended Iowa Western Community College
for one year receiving a degree in welding. He
married Sandra Bjargaard of Oakland on
February 5, 1972. They have one child, Deidre C.,
who was born October 8, 1978. Eurel and Grace also
had a foster child in their home for several years,
Jack Obrien. He is married to Linda and they have
three children. The Jack O’briens live at
Springfield, Missouri.
Teresa was born in 1911 and died in 1913.
lona D. was born April 17, 1913 and she graduated
from Silver City High School and married Nathan T.
Gruenau in 1937. They have one child, Steven.
U. Stuart, born March 1, 1916 and graduated from
Silver City High School. He married Lucille Barnes
in 1938. They had two children, Stuart A. and Judy.
Stuart went to California as a young man, he
attended the University of California and worked
for Bell Telephone Company for years and retired
due to poor health in 1976. Stuart passed away
November 15, 1979, at the Kaiser Foundation
Hospital of cancer. Stuart also served in the armed
forces during World War II.
Powell A. was born January 1, 1918 and graduated
from Silver City High School. He has made the armed
services his career. Powell was a commissioned
officer and retired as Lt. Colonel. He married
Freda McKinney June 15, 1945 of West Virginia. They
have one adopted son, Eric. The Powell Andersons
live at Bois D’Arc Missouri.
ANDERSON, POWELL
The pioneer of the Anderson Family was Powell who came here from eastern Iowa and originally came from Bureau County, Illinois. He married Harriet Huffaker, farmed the Israel homestead for a number of years and died 1905. They were parents of Harry, Anna, Israel and Myrtle. Mrs. Anderson died 1918.
Harry was born April 20, 1871 at Bureau County, Illinois. He married February 3, 1897 to Martha Jane Wallace. They farmed at Silver Creek, Popejoy and Emmett County, Iowa. He was also a merchant and blacksmith. In 1930 they returned to Silver City where he farmed until his death February 4, 1947. She died February 20, 1946. They had five children: Edna, Dale, Bernice, Dorothy and Ona Lee.
Edna, born December 1, 1897, married Clifford Dundas on June 1, 1916, (he died December 1, 1966). She resides in Willamina, Oregon. They had three children: Albert, Veda and Raymond. Albert married Violet Brown Curran on November 9, 1946. He had one step-daughter Jerry Curran who moarred Clyde Evans and had two children, Ronald and Cathy. Jerry remarried Maurice Sheeley and now resides in Denver, Colorado. Veda married William Schafer June 3, 1947 (divorced). She resides in Denver, Colorado. They had three sons, James, Robert and Clifford. James married Patricia Hart and has two children, Kimberly and Reuben. Robert married Linda Ramsey and has one daughter, Alicia. Clifford married Vickie Jeffers and has one daughter Farrah. Raymond married Wanda Shepherd on October 16, 1945 (divorced). They had three children: Rodney, Debra and Darla. Rodney married Victoria Palmero and has two children, Chad Allen and Pamatha Ann. Debra married Thomas McLaughlin and has two children, Kimberly Sue and Wendy Lou. Darla married Thomas Delaine (divorced) and has one child, Christopher. Darla is remarried to Richard Sherman. Raymond is remarried to Nancy Booth Ausere and resides in Prosser, Washington. He has one step son, Rollie Ausere.
Dale was born March 22, 1898. He never married and died October 15, 1953 of a heart attack.
Bernice was born July 6, 1902 and married Sever Otto Knudson. She has an adopted son Robert and also an adopted boy in Rome.
Dorothy was born January 1, 1905 and married Abraham Handler June 13, 1931. She now lives in Winnetta, Illinois.
Ona Lee was born August 14, 1911. She married Alfred Detlef Christian Miller on May 5, 1934. They have one son Gary Edward born October 20, 1940. Gary married Elizabeth Adair, and they have three children: Susan, Becky and Brian. He is a prosperous farmer north of Silver City.
Israel - see Israel Anderson's history.
Myrtle married Roy Stranathan. They farmed the family homestead many years. She died there 1928. They had 3 children: Chester, Janet and Bonnie. Chester served in the U. S. Navy 12 years as a Chief Machinist Mate and was lost at sea February 28, 1942 when the U.S. Peary was sunk. Janet married Harland Hendrix and had four children: Shirley Mae, Robert Harland, Richard and Kathryn Anne. Bonnie was born August 26, 1913 and married Donald Riggins. (see Riggins history).
ARMSTRONG, J.T. (Dr.)
Dr. J.T. Armstrong, born December 28, 1856, was an
early physician and surgeon
here in Silver City. He
was married about 1880 to Maude Archibold, the
daughter of Dr. O. W. Archibold of Glenwood. He
graduated Parsons College and College of Medicine,
University of Iowa in 1879 and practiced medicine
here for a few years.
Transcribed and contributed by Roseanna Zehner and Darlene Jacoby, 2010 |