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     Hannah Leffingwell Tracy was born on 6 Nov 1841.³ She married Gamaliel Whitney Olds, son of Gamaliel Olds and Minerva Howe, on 3 Oct 1858 at Muscatine County, Iowa.^1,4 Hannah Leffingwell Tracy died on 19 Mar 1909 at age 67.³

     John Tracy was born on 21 Feb 1882 at Crystal Springs, Missouri.¹ He married Bertha Albertine Hedrick, daughter of Andrew Lafayette Hedrick and Lucinda Ridgely, on 17 Jan 1905 at Seattle, King County, Washington.¹

     Louise Tracy was born in 1914.¹ She was the daughter of John Tracy and Bertha Albertine Hedrick.¹

     Luther Tracy died in 1909.² He was born in 1909.² He was the son of John Tracy and Bertha Albertine Hedrick.¹

     Nellie Mae Tracy was born on 20 Dec 1914.¹ She married George Daniel Long, son of Luther Benjamin Long and Clara Lucinda Bowers, on 29 Aug 1930 at Noble, Richland County, Illinois.^1,2 Nellie Mae Tracy died in Apr 1944 at age 29.³

     Pearl Tracy was born on 20 Jan 1905.¹ She was the daughter of John Tracy and Bertha Albertine Hedrick.¹ Pearl Tracy married Delmar Marshall on 7 Jan 1928 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.²

     Lieut. Thomas Tracy married Mary Foote, daughter of Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth (?).¹ Lieut. Thomas Tracy died on 7 Nov 1685.¹

     Mary Ann Trail was born in 1841.¹ She married Jeremiah M. Bennett, son of William Alexander "Buck" Bennett and Martha "Pattty" Wofford, on 26 Apr 1866.² Mary Ann Trail died on 26 Dec 1887.³ She was buried. A note posted here says: "Mary Ann was the wife of Jerry Mirh Bennett, mother of John Kimball Bennett Bio by: John Easler."⁴
     Her obituary states: Melba Poteat January 27 1940 November 12 2022
Posted on November 13, 2022 by dany
January 27 1940 November 12 2022
Mrs. Melba Poteat, 82, of Gray, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022, in the Johnson
City Medical Center. Melba was a lifelong resident of Washington County. She was the
daughter of the late Fred and Maxine Milhorn Harrison. In addition to her parents, Melba was
preceded in death by one sister, Joann Medlin. Survivors include her loving husband of sixty-
two years, Steve Poteat; one son, David Poteat of Gray; one daughter, Amy Ledford; two
brothers, James Harrison of Kingsport and Richard Harrison of Piney Flats; one sister, Brenda
Campbell of Gray; three grandchildren, Adam Poteat, Lindsay Paul and Mikala Ledford; three
great grandchildren. The family of Mrs. Melba Poteat will receive friends from 1 to 2 PM
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, atTetrick Funeral Services, Johnson City. The funeral
service will follow at 2 PM with Pastor Jon Rogers officiating and JC Milhorn will provide the
music. An entombment service will follow at 3 PM in the Washington County Memory
Gardens.

     Cecil Transou married Ayliffe Woods, daughter of Dennis Woods and Luella Olds.¹ Cecil Transou was born on 13 Jul 1924.² He appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died May 1973 with the last place of residence listed as Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. Cecil's SSN was issued in Illinois. Also, his birth date is given as 13 July 1924.² He died on 17 May 1973 at age 48.³

     Jack Transou was born on 16 Mar 1947.¹ He was the son of Cecil Transou and Ayliffe Woods.¹
     Jack Transou and Joe Transou were twins.¹

     Jay Transou was born on 13 Oct 1950.¹ He was the son of Cecil Transou and Ayliffe Woods.¹

     Joe Transou was born on 16 Mar 1947.¹ He was the son of Cecil Transou and Ayliffe Woods.¹
     Joe Transou and Jack Transou were twins.¹

     Lela F. Traylor was born in 1893.¹ She was the daughter of Milo M. (or L.) Traylor and Lora May Ridgely.¹ Lela F. Traylor was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois.² She died in 1898.¹
     Note that she in not counted among her mother's children in the 1910 census.³

     Milo M. (or L.) Traylor was born on 12 Jan 1871.² He married Lora May Ridgely, daughter of George Willis Ridgely and Susan Woods, on 10 Aug 1892.³ Milo M. (or L.) Traylor died on 18 May 1941 at Caspar, Wyoming, at age 70.⁴ He was buried on 21 May 1941 at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois.^5,6,7
     Milo M. (or L.) Traylor appeared on the census of 29 Apr 1910 at Lukin Township, Lawrence County, Illinois, as follows:
          Traylor, Milo, head, 39, b. Ind., father b. Ind., mother b. Ind., farmer
           , Lora, wife, 36, m. 13 yr, 2 children, 2 living
           , Ralph, son, 12, b. Ill., father b. Ind., mother b. Ill
           , Ray, son, 6, b. Ill, father b. Ind., mother b. Ill.
          Ridgely, Susan, widow, 64, 4 children, 4 living, b. Ill, father b. U. S., mother b. Ill.⁸
Milo M. (or L.) Traylor appeared on the census of 24 Jan 1920 at Lukin Township, Lawrence County, Illinois, as follows:
     Traylor, Milo. L., head, 49, b. Ind., father b. Ind., mother b. Ill. He owned his farm.
      , Lora, wife, 46, b. Ill., parents b. Ill
      , Ray, son, 15, b. Ill., father b. Ind., mother b. Ill.⁹
     Milo L. Traylor is listed in the Prairie Farms Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders of Lawrence County, Illinois. His wife Lora Ridgely and son Ray Traylor are also listed. He was the owner of 40 acres in Section 4 of Lukin Township and had become a resident of the county in 1899. His address was Sumner, Route 2, and he was a customer of Citizens Telephone.¹⁰
     Aunt Lora described Milo's condition in a letter to Maranda Ridgely. "I am writing this separate as I have to keep eveything away from Milo, that would worry him and he always wants to read what I write
"he had a bad spell the other night just as he was getting ready to go to bed, first I noticed there was anything wrong he kept getting wrong sleeve of pajamas on wrong then he began to stagger and I grabbed him before he fell and he passed clear out didn't know anything for a little while, I pulled up a chair and got him on it and called in a neighbor, then called a Dr and George and Stella but he was better by the time they got here so next morning he got up as usual and yesterday was his day to go to the Dr. Stella took him his blood pressure was just 100 Stella ask Dr if he thought he would ever be any better he said he was sorry to say he didn't think so, he would probably have a hard one and take him said he had hardening of the arteries he worries so and wants to get well so bad I think it is harder than when they are willing to go, I hope Dr is mistaken and he might be another Dr said last summer he wouldn't get up I have been taking him out for rides he likes to get out last week I got the Lady to stay in store and I drove him to Glenrock about 25 miles East of here and on Sunday I took him another diirection about the same distance but since he had that spell makes me afraid to be out alone he wants to go to Rays so bad said yesterday if weather wasn't so uncertain we would go, said you could drive down there but I don't believe I would want to go alone with him, Dr doesnt want him to drive at all, and it would not be safe for him to, keeps one under a nervous strain all the time afraid he will go sudden he said the other night if he has to go that would be an easy way after he came to" [end of page, perhaps not end of letter].¹¹
     His obituary states:
     "Milo L. Traylor, former long time resident of Bonpas and Lukin townships, passed away at Casper, Wyo., on May 18, 1941, following a long illness. He was born near Washington, Ind., the son of Jacob A. and Sarah J. Traylor.
"Mr. Traylor had made his hiome in Wyoming since 1922. He was a member of Bethlehem church.
"Preceding him in death were his father, a daughter Liela, a son Ralph, and a brother, Morton R.
"Those surviving are his wife, Lora May; a son, Ray, of Neodesha, Kan., his mother and a sister, Mrs. Geo. E. Lilly, both of Casper, Wyo.
"Funeral services were held at the Walnut Grove church on Wednesday, May 21, with burial in the Walnut Grove Cemetery."⁴

     Ralph Grant Traylor was born on 11 Dec 1897.¹ He was the son of Milo M. (or L.) Traylor and Lora May Ridgely.² Ralph Grant Traylor died on 19 Mar 1914 at age 16.¹ He was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois.³
     His obituary states:
"A Bright Young Life Closed. Ralph Grant Traylor, son of M. L. and L. M. Traylor was born Dec. 11, 1897, in Richland County; bade his father, mother, brother Ray, other relatives and friends, "good bye" and closed his eyes in a quiet sleep to things mortal, March 19, 1914, at his home in Lawrence County, aged 16 years 3 months and 8 days.
"In spite of all that loving parents, friends, relatives, nurse and doctor, could do, the fatal pneumonia did its work and the death angel bore him silently away.
"Ralph was an exceptional boy, obedient to his parents and teacher and a favorite with his school mates. He ranked among the best in his class and his cheerful disposition won for him many friends. He was genial, kind hearted, and generous always standing "Four Square for right."
"White Oak, where he attended school will fall short of honors which he would have attained had he lived to carry out his plans. He took an unusual interest in educational work and was an excellent athlete always delighted to hear the whistle of the coach. He was faithful to his teacher and schoolmates. When clouds arose Ralph's friendship always rang true. To know him was to love him.
"His prospects for the future were brilliant but God in his infinite wisdom has chosen him to fill a grander mission and do a nobler work than mortals can do.
'A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled.
"A place is vacant in our house,
Which never can be filled.'
"Interment was made at the Dunkard cemetery, March 21, 1914. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Rus Bursell of Merom, Ind."⁴

     Ray Otis Traylor was born on 13 Mar 1904.³ He was the son of Milo M. (or L.) Traylor and Lora May Ridgely.² Ray Otis Traylor married Angielen "Angie" Austin on 6 Jun 1926.³ Ray Otis Traylor died on 5 Jan 1999 at age 94.⁴
     Ralph and Ray Traylor appear on the roster of White Oak School, District 51 in Lawrence County, Illinois, for the term 5 Nov - 4 Dec 1910. Ralph was age 12, and attended 14 days and Ray was age 6, and attended 20 days. In 1938, they moved to Keodesha, Kansas.⁵ As of 1966, Ray Otis Traylor lived at 817 River Drive, Hammond, Indiana.³

     Ethel Treece was born on 28 Aug 1888.² She married John Ross Stevens on 16 Sep 1908.³ Ethel Treece died on 16 May 1963 at age 74.² She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois.²
     Ethel Treece was also known as Eathel Treece.⁴

     Margaret Jeannette Trill was born on 14 Jul 1898.¹ She was the daughter of William Lincoln Trill and Mary Viola Olds.¹

     Mary Pearl Trill was born on 21 Aug 1892.¹ She was the daughter of William Lincoln Trill and Mary Viola Olds.¹

     William Lincoln Trill was born on 25 Apr 1861.¹ He married Mary Viola Olds, daughter of Oro Olds and Margaret A. Haybarger, on 14 Nov 1888.¹

     Theodore G. Trimble was born on 19 Oct 1900 at Harlem, Kansas.¹ He married Thelma Larue Olds, daughter of Lewis A. Olds and Ida May Walker, on 21 Aug 1938 at Vancouver, Washington.¹ Theodore G. Trimble was buried at Grass Valley (I. O. O. F.) Cemetery, Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.²

     Daniel Tripp married Charlotte Olds, daughter of George Olds and Mary Ann Kent.¹ Daniel Tripp was born in 1828.² He died in 1908.³ He was buried at Wheatfield Cemetery, Shawnee, Niagara County, New York.⁴
     Daniel Tripp and Charlotte Tripp appeared on the census of 4 Jun 1900 at Pendleton, Niagara County, New York, as follows:
     29/32 Tripp, Daniel, head, b. Jan. 1828, 72, marr. 49 yr, 72, b. New York, parents b. N. Y., farmer
      , Charlotte, wife, b. Jan. 1829, 71, marr. 49 yr, 71, b. N. Y., parents b. Mass.⁵

     Jill Ann Trotter was born on 25 Apr 1966.¹
     She graduated in 1984 from Princeton High, Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. She returned to Johannesburg, South Africa with her father, Jim Trotter.²

     Scott James Trotter was born on 27 Jul 1971.¹

     Sylvia Diane Trotter was born on 18 Jul 1937.¹ She was the daughter of Lucy Maxine Olds.¹
     Her obituary states: "OBITUARIES S. DIANE TROTTER EDWARDS, 51, of Colorado Springs died Saturday at a local hospital. She was the manager of a private club in Pueblo and had worked at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Swan-Law Funeral Home, 501 N. Cascade Ave., with the Rev. Warren M. Hile officiating. Memorial services will be conducted at a later date in Wyanet, Ill. Cremation is planned. Inurnment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery..." [Full article available for a fee.]²
     Another obituary for Sylvia states:
     "DIANE TROTTER-EDWARDS
"Wyanet -- S. Diane Trotter-Edwards, 51, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Saturday, Dec. 10, 1968 at a Colorado Springs Hospital.
"She was born on July 18, 1937 in Wyanet, the daughter of James and Maxine (Olds) Trotter. She had lived in Colorado Springs 4 1/2 years and was a former resident of South Dakota, Illinois and Florida.
"She was manager of a private club in Pueblo, Colo., and had worked at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. She earned her bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from National College, Rapid City, S.D., and was a student in the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
"In addition to this, she was also a member of the board of the Meeting Planners Association of Colorado.
"She is survived by her parents, James of Tampa, Fla., and Maxine of Wyanet; three daughters, Ann Sanders of Wyanet, Amy Bellm of Scott Air Base, Belleville, Ill., and Laurie Edwards of Colorado Springs; and a brother, James LeRoy Trotter of Johannesburg, South Africa.
"Local services were held Thursday at the Howard Johnson Memorial Home, Wyanet, with the Rev. Robert Allen officiating. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice."³

     J. W. Troxell married Eunice Thayer, daughter of Horace Thayer and Emeline Olds.¹

     Nancy Jane True was born on 30 Aug 1852.² She married Ira Valentine Olds, son of Hiram P. Olds and Marion Stratton, on 11 Jul 1869 at Pipestone, Berrien County, Michigan.^3,4 Nancy Jane True died on 16 Oct 1932 at Pipestone Township, Berrien County, Michigan, at age 80.^3,5 She was buried at Keeler Cemetery, Keeler, Berrien County, Michigan.⁶
     Nancy Jane Olds and Ira Valentine Olds appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1880 at Keeler Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     46/46 Olds, Ira, 28, farmer, b. Mich., parents b. N. Y.
      , Jane, 27, wife, keeping house, b. Mich., parents b. Ohio
      , Eva, 6, dau., b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Elmer, 4, son, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁷
Nancy Jane Olds and Ira Valentine Olds appeared on the census of Jun 1900 at Bainbridge Township, Berrien County, Michigan, as follows:
     85/87 Olds, Ira, head, b . Feb. 1854, 46, married 30 yrs, b. Mich., parents b. New York, farmer
      , Nancy J., wife, b. Aug 1854, 43[?], married 30 yrs, 4 children, 4 living, b. Mich., parents b. Penn.
      , Elmer, son, b. June 1876, 23, widowed, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farm laborer
      , Claude, son, b. July 1883, 16, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farm laborer
      , Dollie, dau., b. Mar. 1886, 14, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., at school
      Woodrick, Jessie, dau., b. Sep 1872, 27, marr. 11 yrs [sic], 3 children, 2 living, b. Mich., parents b. Mich
      , Albert, son-in-law, b. Nov. 1863, 36, marr. 11 yrs [sic], b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farm laborer
      , Ira C., grandson, b. March 1896, 4, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      , Burrell A., grandson, b. June 1899, 11/12, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁸
Nancy Jane Olds and Ira Valentine Olds appeared on the census of 13 Feb 1920 at Bainbridge Township, Berrien Township, Michigan, as follows:
     85/87 Olds, Ira, head, 64, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farmer on general farm
      , Nancy, wife, 64, b. Mich., father b. KY, mother b. Penn.
      , Elmer, son, 36, divorced, b. Mich., parents b. Mich., farmer, farm laborer
      , Dolly, dau., 33, single, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.⁹

     Harriet Trussell was born in 1868.³ She married Fred Allen Olds, son of Harmon Douglas Olds and Sarah W. Sturgis, on 7 Jun 1893 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.¹ Harriet Trussell died on 9 Jul 1952^4,5 and was buried on 12 Jul 1952 at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennipin County, Minnesota.⁵
     Harriet Olds and Fred Allen Olds appeared on the census of 24 Apr 1910 at Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, as follows:
     97/101 Olds, Fred A., head, 45, marr 17 yrs., b. Vermont, parents b. Vermont, manager assocat----
      , Harriet P., wife, 43, marr. 17 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. New York, parents b. New York
      , Elenore, dau., 15, b. Minn., father b. Vermont, mother b. New York
      , Mary Elizabeth, dau., 13, b. Minn., father b. Vermont, mother b. New York.⁶
     Her obituary states: MRS. HARRIET P. OLDS
Services for Mrs. Harriet Prussell Olds, 84, 2515 Thomas avenue S.. who died Thursday, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lakewood chapel.
Mrs. Olds, a Minneapolis resident since 1876, was a member of the Carleton college graduating class of 1890. She was a member of the Women’s club and the Universalist Church of the Redeemer.
Survivors are her husband, F. A. Olds; two daughters, Dr. Eleanor Barnes, Fayetteville, Ark., and Elizabeth, New York City, and a sister, Mrs. Helen Frothingham, Minneapolis.⁷

     George C. Tucker married Cynthia Larrabee, daughter of Timothy Laribee and Cynthia Olds.¹ George C. Tucker died on 26 Jan 1880.¹

     Harriet Tucker married Thomas W. Mullinax, son of James W. Mullinax and Elendra Capps.¹ Harriet Tucker was born on 5 Dec 1829.¹ She died on 26 Feb 1907 at age 77.¹ She was buried at Gap Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Marietta, Greenville County, South Carolina.²