Diantha Hall

Spouse: James B. Skidmore
Marriage: 1 Sep 1861, Grundy Co, IL

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZM-CV57 : accessed 17 July 2024), James B Skidmore and Diantha Hall (1861); FHL 001415755.

1. Wallace Gilman Skidmore, born 19 Aug 1872, Morris, Grundy Co, IL

Donald Hubert Skidmore

Birth: 27 May 1897, Minneapolis, MN

• "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDCX-SK3 : accessed 16 July 2024), Donald Hubert Skidmore birth (1897); FHL 1498841.

Death: 17 Apr 1918

• Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Naval Service Who Died During the World War (Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1920), p. 679; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/officersenlisted00unituoft/page/n683/mode/2up : accessed 17 July 2024).
• "Mrs. N. H. Wheelock Beneficiary to $10,000 Carried by Donald Skidmore," The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, Kansas), 21 May 1918, p. 1, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2024.

Father: Wallace Gilman Skidmore
Mother: Minette Wheelock

Notes:

He died 17 April 1918 of pneumonia during World War I in a French port on board the U.S.S. President Grant, just shy of his 21st birthday.¹ He never married, no children.

Sources:

1. Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Naval Service Who Died During the World War (Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1920), p. 679; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/officersenlisted00unituoft/page/n683/mode/2up : accessed 17 July 2024); see also "Mrs. N. H. Wheelock Beneficiary to $10,000 Carried by Donald Skidmore," The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, Kansas), 21 May 1918, p. 1, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 17 July 2024.

Nellie L Anderson

Birth: 29 Mar 1885, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9G5-VPMM : accessed 20 July 2024), Unnamed female Anderson (1885); FHL 1428685, image 437 of 833.
• 1900 U.S. census, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, household of Horace and Kate Anderson.

Death: Nov 1975

• "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ : accessed 22 July 2024), Nellie Ervin (1975).

Father: Horace Mann Anderson
Mother: Katherine Morey Wheelock

Spouse: John Franklin Ervin
Marriage: 14 Oct 1911, Chicago, Cook Co, IL

• "Anderson-Ervin Wedding," The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa), 17 Oct 1911, p. 13, col. 4; Newspapers.com, accessed 19 July 2024.
• "John F. Ervin," obit, The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 14 Apr 1959, p. 10, col. 7; Newspapers.com, accessed 20 July 2024.

Ray Garfield Anderson

Birth: 14 Sep 1881, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:781V-1L6Z : accessed 22 July 2024), Ray Garfield Anderson; DGS 005251453.
• "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9P2-V6ZM : accessed 20 July 2024), Unnamed male Anderson (1881); FHL 1428685, image 248 of 833.
• 1900 U.S. census, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, household of Horace and Kate Anderson.

Death: 25 Jul 1925, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI

• "Ray C. [sic, G.] Anderson Is Dead in Wisconsin," The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 27 July 1925, p. 9, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 22 July 2024.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56631520/ray_g-anderson: accessed July 22, 2024), gravestone photo for Ray G Anderson (1881–1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56631520, Riverside Cemetery, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI, maintained by Ronald Wick (contributor 47162911).

Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56631520/ray_g-anderson: accessed July 22, 2024), gravestone photo for Ray G Anderson (1881–1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56631520, Riverside Cemetery, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI, maintained by Ronald Wick (contributor 47162911).

Father: Horace Mann Anderson
Mother: Katherine Morey Wheelock

Spouse: Zoe Currier
Marriage: 14 Sep 1905, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI

• "Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/91751194:61484 : accessed 22 July 2024) Zoe L. Currier and Ray G. Anderson; citing Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin.
• "Social Notes," Anderson-Currier The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 13 Sep 1905, p. 2, col. 3; Newspapers.com, accessed 19 July 2024.

Helen E. Anderson

Birth: 14 Feb 1889, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9YC-QCN2 : accessed 20 July 2024), Unnamed female Anderson (1889); FHL 1428685, image 661 of 833.
• 1900 U.S. census, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, household of Horace and Kate Anderson.

Death: 10 Nov 1922, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3F3-RQK : accessed 20 July 2024), Helen Anderson death (1922); FHL 1556734, image 296.

Father: Horace Mann Anderson
Mother: Katherine Morey Wheelock

Zoe Currier

Birth: 21 Jun 1880, WI

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29673534/zoe_c-anderson: accessed July 22, 2024), gravestone photo for Zoe C. Anderson (1880–1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29673534, Riverside Cemetery, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI, maintained by Barbara Stein (contributor 47224390).
• "Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/91751194:61484 : accessed 22 July 2024) Zoe L. Currier and Ray G. Anderson; citing Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin.
• "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180 : accessed 22 July 2024), Zoe C. Anderson death (1967); citing California Death Index, 1940-1997, State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, California.

Death: 19 Nov 1967, Los Angeles Co, CA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29673534/zoe_c-anderson: accessed July 22, 2024), gravestone photo for Zoe C. Anderson (1880–1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29673534, Riverside Cemetery, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI, maintained by Barbara Stein (contributor 47224390).
• "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180 : accessed 22 July 2024), Zoe C. Anderson death (1967); citing California Death Index, 1940-1997, State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, California.

Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29673534/zoe_c-anderson: accessed July 22, 2024), gravestone photo for Zoe C. Anderson (1880–1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29673534, Riverside Cemetery, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI, maintained by Barbara Stein (contributor 47224390).

Father: George W. Currier
Mother: Annette Burdick

Spouse: Ray Garfield Anderson
Marriage: 14 Sep 1905, Stoughton, Dane Co, WI

• "Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/91751194:61484 : accessed 22 July 2024) Zoe L. Currier and Ray G. Anderson; citing Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin.
• "Social Notes," Anderson-Currier The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 13 Sep 1905, p. 2, col. 3; Newspapers.com, accessed 19 July 2024.

John Franklin Ervin

Birth: 11 Dec 1883, Cutler, Perry Co, IL

• "John F. Ervin," obit, The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 14 Apr 1959, p. 10, col. 7; Newspapers.com, accessed 20 July 2024.
• "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/120590597:6482 : accessed 20 July 2024), John Franklin Irvin.
• "John Ervin Has Gone Before," obit, Perry County Advocate (Pinckneyville, Illinois), 5 Dec 1919, p. 1, col. 6; Newspapers.com, accessed 22 July 2024.

Death: 31 Mar 1959, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co, MI

• "John F. Ervin," obit, The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 14 Apr 1959, p. 10, col. 7; Newspapers.com, accessed 20 July 2024.

Father: John Ervin
Mother: Anna Brown

Spouse: Nellie L Anderson
Marriage: 14 Oct 1911, Chicago, Cook Co, IL

• "Anderson-Ervin Wedding," The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa), 17 Oct 1911, p. 13, col. 4; Newspapers.com, accessed 19 July 2024.
• "John F. Ervin," obit, The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 14 Apr 1959, p. 10, col. 7; Newspapers.com, accessed 20 July 2024.

Notes:

Per obit, John F. Ervin was survived by his widow [Nellie (Anderson) Ervin]; a daughter, Mrs. James A. Peterson of Birmingham, Michigan; a brother, Allan Ervin of Cutler, Illinois; and four grandchildren.¹

Sources:

1. "John F. Ervin," obit, The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 14 Apr 1959, p. 10, col. 7; Newspapers.com, accessed 20 July 2024.

Isaac Anderson

Spouse: Lucy Mitchell
Marriage: 23 Sep 1858, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Lucy G. Anderson, Moliner for 69 Years, Is Called," The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 15 Apr 1924, p. 11, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 19 July 2024.

1. Horace Mann Anderson, born Jul 1859, IL

Lucy Mitchell

Death: 15 Apr 1924, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Lucy G. Anderson, Moliner for 69 Years, Is Called," The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 15 Apr 1924, p. 11, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 19 July 2024.

Spouse: Isaac Anderson
Marriage: 23 Sep 1858, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Lucy G. Anderson, Moliner for 69 Years, Is Called," The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 15 Apr 1924, p. 11, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 19 July 2024.

1. Horace Mann Anderson, born Jul 1859, IL

Sophia Jaeckel

Spouse: Horace Mann Anderson
Marriage: 1913, Chicago, Cook Co, IL

• "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7CR-XJY : accessed 19 July 2024), Sophia Wilhelmina Kinsey and Horace Mann Anderson (1913); FHL 1030542, image 761.
• Sophia Jaeckel profile, various authors, FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GFPB-3QH : accessed 20 July 2024).

Notes:

At the time of marriage to Horace M. Anderson, her name was Sophia Wilhemina Kinsey, the widow of James Warren Kinsey. She must have divorced Horace Anderson before 1930, when he is listed as divorced in the U.S. census, San Jose, California.

George W. Currier

Spouse: Annette Burdick

1. Zoe Currier, born 21 Jun 1880, WI