Iowa Family Group Sheet for the George A. WEDDLE Family

Submitted by: Jean Weddle at jeanie79@comcast.net


HUSBAND: George A. WEDDLE
Birth date: bet. 1861-1866
Birthplace: Illinois
Death date: 11 Aug. 1904
Place of death: Sioux City, Woodbury, IA
Burial date: 
Burial place: Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA
Other Spouse: n/a
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

Marriage date: ca. 1885-1887
Marriage place: possibly  Union Co., SD

WIFE: Emma Louisa STOWERS
Birth date: 11 Mar. 1873
Birthplace: Union Co., Dakota Territory
Death date: 17 May 1956
Place of death: Sioux City, Woodbury, IA
Burial date: 
Burial place: Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA
Other Spouse: George M. Neikirk
Father: William STOWERS
Mother: Rebecca Jane MARINE


CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Carrie May WEDDLE
Sex: F
Birth date: 13 May 1888
Birthplace: Elk Point, Union Co., SD
Death date: 10 Oct. 1972
Place of death: Sioux City, Woodbury, IA
Burial date: 
Burial place: probably Sioux City, IA
Spouse's name: Elmer H. DePUE
Marriage date: 1905
Marriage place: unknown

Child No. 2: Clara Ione WEDDLE
Sex: F
Birth date: 14 Dec. 1890
Birthplace: Jefferson, Union Co., SD
Death date: 6 Nov. 1977
Place of death: possibly 11 May 1977
Burial date: 
Burial place: unknown
Spouse's name: Elmer F. McKERNAN (1) & Julius O. TERRILL (2)
Marriage date: (1) 3 Jan 1907
Marriage place: Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA

Child No. 3: Lenora Rebbecca WEDDLE
Sex: F
Birth date: 28 Apr. 1893
Birthplace: McCook, Union Co., SD
Death date: Unknown
Place of death: 
Burial date: 
Burial place: 
Spouse's name: Edward H. SANDS
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown

Child No. 4: Eunice WEDDLE
Sex: F
Birth date: 15 Dec. 1901
Birthplace: Sioux City, Woodbury, IA
Death date: 11 Aug. 1941
Place of death: 
Burial date: 
Burial place: unknown
Spouse's name: Clifford WELSH
Marriage date: 15 June 1931
Marriage place: unknown

Child No. 5: George Dewey WEDDLE
Sex: M
Birth date: 1 May 1898
Birthplace: Sioux City, Woodbury, IA
Death date: May 1986
Place of death: Sioux City, Woodbury, IA
Burial date: 9 May 1986
Burial place: Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA
Spouse's name: Minnie [_____?]
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown

Child No. 6: Elmer WEDDLE
Sex: M
Birth date: 5 Jan 1905
Birthplace: Sioux City, Woodbury, IA
Death date: 2 Jan 1962
Place of death: Hastings, Dakota Co., Minnesota
Burial date: 4 Jan 1962
Burial place: Acacia Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota co., Minnesota
Spouse's name: (1) Olive L. HINKLEY & (2) Lydia MILLER
Marriage date: (1) 18 June 1922
Marriage place: (1) Dakota City, Dakota Co., Nebraska


Documentation and Sources:

Documented Events 

Emma Louisa Stowers
Name: Emma Louisa Stowers
Familysearch.org, Website: International Genealogical Index, Film #: 449520, Reference #: 1775, www.familysearch.org/.
Federal Records - Social Security Administration,  (U.S. Social Security Act,  Social Security Card Application for Account Number, Form SS-5), SSN #: 479-09-5443 for George Dewey Weddle, b. 1898, This SSN application form confirms Emma Louisa Stowers Weddle's full name.  The application form was filled out by her son George Dewey Weddle, b. 1898.
Iowa State Department of Health, Birth, WEDDLE, Elmer (1905- 1962), Certificate No. 3746.
Date born: 11 Mar 1873, Union Co., Dakota Territory (SD)
Birth, STOWERS, Emma (1873 -   ).
South Dakota Births Index, 1856-1903, "Electronic," Name:    Emma Stowers Gender:    Femdale  County:    Union  Mother's Name:    Rebecca Marine Father's Name:    William Stowers Birth Date:    March 11, 1873  File Date:    June 06, 1942  .
Died: 17 May 1956, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA Possibly Iowa City, IA
Burial: 19 May 1956, Logan Park cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Cemetery Records - IA, Woodbury Co., Sioux City - Logan Park Cemetery, page 75, Logan Park cemetery index book.
Census: 1910, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Religion could be: Latter Day Saints (Reorganized) Church (family lore) 
Residence 1: 18 Apr 1910, 29 North Morningside Ave., Sioux City, Woodbury, IA
U.S. Government, Census - 1910, Thirteenth Census of the United States. M1283., Roll #430; Ed. 206, Sheet #2A; line pg #26-34; 6th Ward; Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, Image #3, ancestry.com.
Residence 2: 05 Jun 1900, 39 North Riverside, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Census - 1900, Eleventh Census of the United States. T623. 1854 rolls., Roll 467; IA, Woodbury, Sioux City; ED 178, S.D. #11, Sheet 2, Line 70, 39 North Riverside; family #40;, Ancestry.com image #4.

Carrie May Weddle
Date born 1: 13 May 1888, Elk Point, Union Co., SD
Union County, South Dakota, P.O. Box 757, Elk Point, SD 57025-0757, Birth, WEDDLE, (DePue), Carrie May  (1888 - 1972 ), File #: 140-1888-614061, Confirms Carrie's birthdate, county of birth, and parents' names, including her mother's maiden name.  Confirms Carrie's mother/father, date of birth & county of birth.  Carrie May WEDDLE, b. 13 May 1888, Union County, South Dakota; Mother:  Emma STOWERS Weddle;  Father: George A. WEDDLE. Her married name was De Pue.
Familysearch.org, Website: International Genealogical Index, Batch 7327701, Sheet 07, Source Call No. 0822906.
Familysearch.org, Website: International Genealogical Index, IGI Search #0305, searching for Geo. A. Weddle, Tracking #: 90048303.
Date born 2: 13 May 1888, Elk Point, Union, South Dakota International Genealogical Index, Gedcom: Weddle.ged.
Died: 10 Oct 1972, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Letter: BRYSKY,  Eva F.,  (Letters to Jean Weddle, dated 1980s.), Notes she made on a Family Group Sheet.
Familysearch.org, Website: International Genealogical Index, Batch 7327701, Sheet 07, Source Call No. 0822906.

Elmer Weddle
Date born: 05 Jan 1905, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Iowa State Board of Health, Certificate: Birth, Elmer Weddle (b. 1905),  (Register No. 198, Filed Jan 13, 1905.), Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA.
Cemetery Records - MN, Dakota Co., Mendota Heights - Acacia Cemetery, Plot description- Section: Beech, Block 16, Lot 9, Office records say Elmer was born: January 5, 1905, Sioux City, IA.
Death Certificate: WEDDLE, Elmer  (1905 - 1962), Certificate No. 3746, "Elmer Weddle, d. 2 January 1962 at Hastings, Minnesota; Birth: 5 January 1905, Sioux City, Iowa."
St. Paul Pioneer Press, "Obituary: St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota," Page 14, 3 Jan 1962, Elmer WEDDLE: age 56.  Res: 1820 Poe Street, St. Paul Park, MN; Southern Funeral Home, 414 Marie Ave., So. St. Paul, MN; Bur, Acacia Park cemetery; Koinania Presbyterian Church.
Iowa State Board of Health, Certificate: Birth, Elmer Weddle (b. 1905),  (Register No. 198, Filed Jan 13, 1905.), Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA.
Died: 02 Jan 1962, Hastings, Dakota Co., MN
St. Paul Pioneer Press, "Obituary: St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota," Jan 3, 1962, pg. 14, Southern Funeral Home, South St. Paul, MN. Koiania Presbyterian Church. Residence 1820 Poe Street, St. Paul Park, MN.
Cemetery Records - MN, Dakota Co., Mendota Heights - Acacia Cemetery, Plot description- Section: Beech, Block 16, Lot 9, Death Date:  January 2, 1962, Place of Death: Hastings, Dakota Co., MN.
Death Certificate: WEDDLE, Elmer  (1905 - 1962), Certificate No. 3746, "Elmer Weddle... d. 2 January 1962, Hastings, Minnesota."
Burial: 04 Jan 1962, Acacia Park cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota Co., MN
St. Paul Pioneer Press, "Obituary: St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota," Page 14, 3 Jan 1962, Elmer WEDDLE: d. 2 January 1962; age 56... Bur, Acacia Park cemetery;.
Cemetery Records - MN, Dakota Co., Mendota Heights - Acacia Cemetery, Plot description- Section: Beech, Block 16, Lot 9, Elmer buried here.  Death 1962; Place of death: Hastings.  Born: Jan 5, 1905, Sioux City, IA.
Obituary: 03 Jan 1962, St. Paul, Pioneer Press Newspaper, St. Paul, MN
St. Paul Pioneer Press, "Obituary: St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota," Jan 3, 1962, Page 14.
Occupation 1: Milwaukee R.R. - worked for them for a while
        Occupation 2: 1932, Laborer, J.T. McMillian, W. St. Paul?

Residence 1: 18 Jun 1922, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Dakota County, Nebraska, Marriage Certificate: WEDDLE - HINKLEY Certificate, Nebraska, Dakota Co., Marriage Record #10, Page 632, Clerk of the county; 18 July 1922, "Certificate of Marriage Record, Elmer Weddle, age 21, b. Sioux City, IA, residence Sioux City, IA ... on July 18, 1922. Place of Marriage: Dakota City, NE. ."
Residence 2: Bet. 1927 - 1929, Moved To St. Paul, Minnesota

Residence 3: 1932, Elmer Weddle listed as: Laborer with J.T. McMillian Co.,  1068 Inglehart Ave., West St. Paul?
R.L. Polk & Co., DIRECTORY: 1932 Polk's St. Paul City Directory,  (R. L. Polk & Co., 1932), "Elmer Weddle, 1068 Inglehart Ave., St. Paul, MN, occupation: J. T. McMillian co., laborer."
Residence 4: 1932, St. Paul City Directory, 1068 Inglehart Ave.,  St. Paul

Residence 5: 02 Jan 1962, 1820 Poe Street, St. Paul Park, MN
St. Paul Pioneer Press, "Obituary: St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota," Jan 3, 1962, Page 14.
Death Certificate: WEDDLE, Elmer  (1905 - 1962), Certificate No. 3746.

Eunice Weddle
Date born 1: 15 Dec 1901, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Familysearch.org, Website: International Genealogical Index, Film No. 449520.
Familysearch.org, Website: International Genealogical Index, IGI Search #0305, searching for Geo. A. Weddle, Tracking #: 90048303.
Date born 2: 15 Dec 1901, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
International Genealogical Index, Gedcom: Weddle.ged.
Died: 11 Aug 1941


George Abraham Weddle
Name: George Abraham Weddle
Death Certificate: WEDDLE, George A.  (1861-1904), Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA; Book- DD, Pg-235/ Clerk of Dist. Ct. 101 Court House, Sioux City, IA 51101, George Weddle, 11 Aug 1904/ killed by fallen dirt from bank rocks; Date of Birth 10 Nov.  Place of birth Illinois,  Logan Park cemetery; Funeral Director:  Westcott. Occupation: Laborer; Shown as age 37 at time of death.
"Sioux City Journal, August 13, 1904," MicroFilm Copy 1115, National Archives, Wash. DC; Roll Title:  July 1, 1904- Sep 30, 1904, Death notice/obituary listing long story of his tragic death.  Lists company he worked for.
Death Certificate: WEDDLE, George A.  (1861-1904), Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, Record of Deaths, Book DD, Page 235..
Federal Records - Social Security Administration,  (U.S. Social Security Act,  Social Security Card Application for Account Number, Form SS-5), SSN #: 479-09-5443, This SSN application form confirms George Abraham Weddle's full name.  The application form was filled out by his son, George Dewey Weddle (b. 1898).
Date born 1: 10 Nov 1861, , , Illinois  (1900 Census) (could be 1865-66)
International Genealogical Index, Gedcom: Weddle.ged, International Genealogical Index, IGI Search, #0305, Tracking Number: 90048303.; George A. Weddle.
Familysearch.org, Website: International Genealogical Index, International Genealogical Index, IGI Search, #0305, George A. Weddle.
Census, Soundex, 1900 Iowa, W-340/ Vol. 84, E.D. 178, Sheet #2, Line 70, Roll T1045 Roll:187, National Archives, Residence: North Riverside Street; Births of: Emma, George, Carrie, Clara, Leonora, George listed. Places of birth.  Census says November 1861.  Both parents born in IL, George Born in IL.
Date born 2: Bet. 1861 - 1864, LDS IGI says: 10 Nov. 1864
Date born 3: Abt. 1865, Age 29, Iowa State 1895 Census, Woodbury Co., IA
Died: 11 Aug 1904, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Death Certificate: WEDDLE, George A.  (1861-1904), Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, Record of Deaths, Book DD, Page 235..
"Sioux City Journal, August 13, 1904," August 13, 1904.  Page # unknown..
Burial: 13 Aug 1904, Logan Park cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Death Certificate: WEDDLE, George A.  (1861-1904).
"Sioux City Journal, August 13, 1904," August 13, 1904, (page # in newspaper, unknown).
Cemetery Records - IA, Woodbury Co., Sioux City - Logan Park Cemetery, page 111 of Logan Park Cemetery records.
Census: 1900, Microfilm Roll # 467, Iowa, Woodbury Co, Sioux City.  S.D. 11; Sheet #2; ED dist 178;line pg #70
Census - 1900, Eleventh Census of the United States. T623. 1854 rolls., Microfilm roll #467; Sioux City; SD 11; Sheet #2; ED 178; line pg # 70. june 5, 1900.
Fraternal Organization: Aug 1904, The Order of Ben Hur - member at the time of his death.
History 1: 13 May 1888, Dau. Carrie May born Elk Point, Union Co., SD (Dak. Ter.)
History 2: 14 Dec 1890, Dau. Clara Ione Weddle born near Jefferson, Union Co., SD (Dak. Ter.)
History 3: 28 Apr 1893, Dau. Lenora Rebbecca born McCook, Union Co., SD
History 4: 01 May 1898, Son George Dewey born Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa
History 5: 05 Jan 1905, Son Elmer Weddle is born to George posthumously.
Individual Reference 1: Checked Benton Co., IA city directory in the Cox collection.  G.D. Weddle, a miller in Taylor Twp.
Acme Publishing Co., The Cox Library, county, state & local histories: a microfilm offering,  (Chicago : 1889), Reel6, Item 27, " The History of Benton Co., Iowa, containing ...", p. 499, "G.D. Weddle, milller"  This is all that is cited. Watch, could be related to George A. Weddle.
Individual Reference 2: Bet. 1885 - 1887, probably married about this time. Don't know where.
Obituary: 12 Aug 1904, Sioux City Journal Newspaper
Sioux City Journal Newspaper, "Obituary: WEDDLE George (1861 - 1904)," Perkins Bros. Co., 1887 started., Sioux City Journal, 12 August 1904; Microfilm 1115 - July 1, 1904-Sept 30, 1904.
Occupation: Bet. 1894 - 1904, Employed by Sioux Paving Brick Company
Sioux City Journal Newspaper, "Obituary: WEDDLE George (1861 - 1904)," Perkins Bros. Co., 1887 started., paragraph- 3rd from bottom of article..
Probate 1: 21 Feb 1905, Emma Weddle files a "Probate Administrator's Bond", Woodbury Co., IA in the estate of deceased husband George.
Woodbury County, Iowa Probate Court, Probate Records of George A. Weddle,  (Woodbury County Probate Court Office, Sioux City, IA), 9 zeroxed pages. no p.n., Emma Weddle was the administrator of he husband's estate.  She filed the entry forms 21 Feb. 1905 and a "W.H. Caskey" signed on the form with her.
Probate 2: 22 Feb 1905, Emma Weddle petitions Probate ct. for the estate goods of her deceased husband George.
Woodbury County, Iowa Probate Court, Probate Records of George A. Weddle,  (Woodbury County Probate Court Office, Sioux City, IA), Petition for Letters of Administration (2 pgs), n.p.no., Emma petitions the court for the estate of her deceased husband George.  Attorneys assigned to the case were: "Iddings & Nickle."
Probate 3: Abt. 23 Feb 1905, Emma & 2 daughters Carrie DePue (age 18) & Clara Weddle (age 15) sign waiver notice
Woodbury County, Iowa Probate Court, Probate Records of George A. Weddle,  (Woodbury County Probate Court Office, Sioux City, IA), n.p. Waiver of Notice of Hearing of Final Report, Emma and her 2 daughters "Mrs. Carrie Depue age 18, Miss Clara Weddle age 15, & Emma Weddle" signed the form to waive notice from the court of the final report of George A. Weddle estate.
Probate 4: Abt. 23 Feb 1905, Emma proves to court she brought suit agains Sioux Paving Brick Co & that she agreed to a settlement of $350 out of court.
Woodbury County, Iowa Probate Court, Probate Records of George A. Weddle,  (Woodbury County Probate Court Office, Sioux City, IA), Legal pprs stating suit brought agains Sioux Paving Brick Co., n.d., 2 pgs., Emma files papers with the court to show that she brought suit against the Sioux Paving Brick Co. for damages of the death of her husband George A. Weddle.
Probate 5: Abt. 23 Feb 1905, Emma requests the Probate Court  ratify $350 settlement of her husband
Woodbury County, Iowa Probate Court, Probate Records of George A. Weddle,  (Woodbury County Probate Court Office, Sioux City, IA), Ratification of Emma Weddle's law suit, 2 pgs., n.p.no., Emmas Weddle formally files papers stating the amount won in her law suit against the Sioux Paving Brick Company.  The court accepts and ratifies the law suit results and.
Probate 6: 20 Apr 1906, Emma files Application for order & Final discharge of her husband's estate
Woodbury County, Iowa Probate Court, Probate Records of George A. Weddle,  (Woodbury County Probate Court Office, Sioux City, IA), Application for order & final discharge, 20 April 1906, 2 pgs., n.p. no., Emma formally asks the court to close and complete the estate of her husband.  She requests the full amount of the law suit be applied to her and the family for the twelve mos. after the death of her husband.
Residence 1: 05 Jun 1900, (Born in Illinois)39 North Riverside, Sioux City, IA
Census - 1900, Eleventh Census of the United States. T623. 1854 rolls., Roll 467; IA, Woodbury, Sioux City; ED 178, S.D. #11, Sheet 2, Line 70, 39 North Riverside; family #40;.
Residence 2: Bef. 1894, Union Co., South Dakota (for undetermined amt. of time) prob. married there.
Residence 3: Bet. 1894 - 1904, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Residence 4: 1895, Sorth Ward, Woodbury Co, IA
Iowa State Historical Society, Des Moines, Iowa, Census - Iowa State, 1895,  (Original data: Iowa. 1895 Iowa State Census.), "Electronic," n.p., Name:    George A. Weddle Age:    29  Race:    W  Birthplace:    Illinois  County:    Woodbury  Place:    Sorth Ward  .
Residence 5: 01 May 1898, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA (Son George D. Born in Iowa)
Federal Records - Social Security Administration,  (U.S. Social Security Act,  Social Security Card Application for Account Number, Form SS-5), SSN #: 479-09-5443 of George Dewey Weddle (b. 1898).

George Dewey Weddle
Name: George Dewey Weddle
Census Bureau, Census - 1930, Fifteenth Census of the United States. 2,667 rolls. T626., Sioux City, Woodbury co., IA, ED 35, Cen pg 15B, Lists his wife and children.
National Archives Records Administration, Census - 1920, Fourteenth Census of the United States. T625.,  (Washington, DC), Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, ED 203, Cen pg 8A, SD 11, Line 42.
Date born: 01 May 1898, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Federal Records - Social Security Administration,  (U.S. Social Security Act,  Social Security Card Application for Account Number, Form SS-5), SSN #:  479-09-5443 for George Dewey Weddle, b. 1898.
Died: May 1986, Sioux City, IA
U.S. gov., SSDI-Social Security Death Index., on Ancestry.com.
Burial: 09 May 1986, Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Cemetery Records - IA, Woodbury Co., Sioux City - Logan Park Cemetery, page 111 of Logan Park Cemetery Records.

Lenora Rebbecca Weddle
Date born: 28 Apr 1893, McCook, Union Co., SD (family says)
Union County, South Dakota, P.O. Box 757, Elk Point, SD 57025-0757, Birth, WEDDLE, (Sands), Lenora Rebbecca  (1893 - 1989 ), Birthdate: 04-28-1893; File date: Blank; File Number: 614062.
Burial: 21 Dec 1989, Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Cemetery Records - IA, Woodbury Co., Sioux City - Logan Park Cemetery, page 91, Logan Park Cemetery.

Marriage of George M. Neikirk and Emma Louisa Stowers
Marriage of Elmer H. Depue and Carrie May Weddle
Marriage of Jay G. Terrill and Carrie May Weddle
Marriage: 22 Jan 1916
Letter: BRYSKY,  Eva F.,  (Letters to Jean Weddle, dated 1980s.).

Marriage of Elmer Weddle and Olive Lurene Hinkley
Marriage: 18 Jun 1922, Dakota City, Dakota Co., Nebraska
Dakota County, Nebraska, Marriage Certificate: WEDDLE - HINKLEY Certificate, Nebraska, Dakota Co., Marriage Record #10, Page 632, Clerk of the county; 18 July 1922, "Certificate of Marriage Record, Elmer Weddle, age 21, b. Sioux City, IA, residence Sioux City, IA  AND Olive L. Hinkley, age 18, b. Nebraska, residence: Sioux City, IA on July 18, 1922. Place of Marriage: Dakota City, NE. ."

Marriage of Elmer Weddle and Lydia Miller
Marriage of Clifford Welsh and Eunice Weddle
Marriage: 15 Jun 1931
Familysearch.org, Website: International Genealogical Index, Film No. 471946.

Marriage of George Abraham Weddle and Emma Louisa Stowers
Marriage: Bet. 1885 - 1887, [Probably mar. 1886  Sioux City, IA?]
Census - 1900, Eleventh Census of the United States. T623. 1854 rolls., Roll 467; IA, Woodbury, Sioux City; ED 178, S.D. #11, Sheet 2, Line 70, 39 North Riverside; family #40;.
Marriage, WEDDLE - HINKLEY, Marriage Record #10, Page 632.



**************************************************
Copyright © 2005 by Jean Weddle.  All rights reserved.
http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm
**************************************************