BearGideonMaryGwin.htm

24.01--Mary Gwin, b. 13 Feb 1825 in Harrison Co., IN [listed as Mary Bear, age 31, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; ; d. 28 Nov 1893 in Richmond, Washington Co., IA; bd. Richmond Protestant Cemetery; m. (BACG:12 Sep 1841) to Gideon Bear (b. 7 Aug 1810 (BACG: 8 Aug 1810) in Lehigh Co., PA [listed as Gideon, age 45 in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; d. 1 Dec 1884 in Richmond, Washington Co., IA; bd. Richmond Protestant Cem.); 14 ch. [John M. Gwin Note: My fifth cousin once removed Beth Ann Carlson Geltz (BACG) is the source of all the following data in this color blue. As you can see in this paragraph, she has Gideon's d.o.b. as 8 Aug 1810 and their marriage date as 12 Sep 1841. I gleaned all this blue data from her great page at http://koalitygenealogy.tripod.com/id23.html. Thanks for posting this, Cousin Beth!]; [John M. Gwin Note: Now we've found the page at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/washington/cemeteries/wascemric.txt which has a few different pieces of data:
Bear Gideon (17 Aug 1810--01 Dec 1884) Husband of Mary Bear; Aged 74 yrs, 3 mos, 24 dys   
Bear Mary  (15 Feb 1825--28 Nov 1893) Wife of Gideon Bear; Aged 68yrs, 9mos, 13dys   
Bear Lydia E. (11 May 1860--23 Nov 1861) Aged 1yr 6 mo 12 days; Daughter of Jo H.& S.J. Bear];
25.01--Charles E. Bear, b. [not listed in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
25.02--William Bear, b. 6 Oct 1842 in Washington Co., IA [listed as William, age13, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; ; d. 1864 of chest wounds in Civil War on Champion's Hill; bd. Memphis (Mississippi River) National Cem., Memphis, TN; enlisted 28 Sep 1861 in Richmond, IA, Co. K Inf. Regt.;

25.03--Elizabeth Bear, b. 6 Jun 1844 in Washington Co., IA [listed as Elizabeth, age 11, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.04--Jane Bear, b. 10 Nov 1845 in Washington Co., IA; d. unk., but prob. early, since she does not show in the 1850, 1856 (Iowa state), or 1860 censuses; prob. bd. Washington Co., IA; prob. m. never; no ch.

25.05--Samuel H. Bear, b. 10 Aug 1847 in Washington Co., IA [listed as Samuel, age 8, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [age 51 in the 1 Jun 1900 census of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane, Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA] ; d. 19 Jan 1910; bd. Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA**; BACG: m. Dec 1868 to Sarah Bowersox (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 7 ch.

26.01--Bertha D. Bear, b. ca. 1870 [age 10 in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
26.02--Charles H. Bear, b. ca. 1872 [age 8 in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.03--Mary P. Bear, b. ca. 1874 [age 6 in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.04--Anna Bear, b. ca. 1878 [age 2 in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.05-- Myrtle Bear, b. Apr. 1880 [unnamed at age 3 mo. in 1880 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]; [age 20 in 1900 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.06-- Tessie Louise Bear, b. 31 Jan 1891 [age 9 in 1900 census of English River, Keokuk, IA]; d. 9 Apr 1942, age 51; m. 3 Jan 1912 in Washington Co., IA, to Howard Henry Kerr (b. 7 Apr 1889 in Washington Co., IA, s/o Lewis Henry Kerr and Anna Hensley; d. 12 Jul 1947 in Coal Valley, age 58; bd. 14 Jul 1947 in Elm Grove Cem., Washington Co., IA; SSN 479-18-6384; HHK m2. 12 Jul 1947 in Washington Co., IA, to Mabel G. Alliman;)

27.01--Harold Lewis Kerr, b. 15 Sep 1912 in Washington Co., IA; d. 18 May 1992 in Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA age 79; bd. 21 May 1992 in Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA; Medical Notes: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SSN: 482-10-8693; m. 30 Jan 1939 to Mary Isabel Romine (b. 30 Jan 1919, d/o Everett Frank Romine and Neoma Riordan; d. 11 Nov 1999 in Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA, age 80; bd. Nov 1999 in Elm Grove Cem., Washington, Washington Co., IA;)

28.01--Harold Lewis Kerr (Jr.), b. 2 Jul 1940.
28.02--Thomas Kerr, b. 20 Sep 1941.

28.03--Julia Mary Kerr, b. 21 May 1945 in Washington, IA; d. ; m1. 11 Nov 1967 in Clinton, IA, to Oakley "Oak" Louis Carlsen, Jr. (b. 4 Aug 1938 in Clinton, IA, s/o Oakley Louis Christian Carlsen [b. 21 Apr 1907 in Lyons, IA, s/o Louis Peter Carlsen and Theresa Will; d. 9 Aug 1990, Clinton, IA, age 83; bd. Springdale Cem., Clinton, Clinton Co., IA; was a firefighter] and Marjorie Lorraine Hamann; d. 28 Jul 1996 in Burlington, IA, age 57; m. 5 Jun 1937, Dixon, Lee Co., IL);

29.01--Scott Allen Carlsen, b. 24 Nov 1958 in Clinton, IA; d. 2 Jan 1999 in Burlington, IA, at age 40;
29.02--Mark Anthony Carlsen, b. 16 Mar 1960;

29.03--Beth Ann Carlsen, b. 1 Sep 1971 in Clinton, IA; m1. 14 Jul 1991 in Burlington, IA, to Elton Jon Machholz (b. unk., s/o Robert Floyd Machholz and Mary Siltanen); div.;

[John M. Gwin Note: Again, Beth Ann Carlson Geltz has a wonderful website where much of this information is published--this link will take you to Isham's and Mary's portion of her page: http://koalitygenealogy.tripod.com/id23.html#i669. And you can send her an e.mail at "Beth Geltz" <bethfamhistory@msn.com>]

30.01--Meagan Elizabeth Machholz, b. 1 Nov 1991; [PRIVATE]

BACM m2. 25 Nov 1995 in Burlington, IA, to Jeffrey Robert Harrison; div.;

BACMH m3. 21 Dec 2003 in Burlington, IA, to David Allan Geltz (s/o Anthony Simon Geltz and Erma Ethel Kane)

JMK m2. 15 Mar 1997 to David Eugene Bachtell;
27.02--Marjorie L Kerr, b. 2 Nov 1933 and died on 20 Feb 1980 at age 46.
27.03--Floyd Kerr, b.
27.04--Raymond Kerr, b.

26.00--Pearl Bear,

25.06--Margaret Bear, b. ca. 1850 [listed as Margaret, age 7, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [age 10 in 1860 census of Washington Co., IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.07--Richard W. Bear, b. Mar 1851 in IA/PA/IL [listed as Richard, age 5, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [age 7 in 1860 census of Washington Co., IA]; [listed as Richard W., age 43, in 1895 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [listed as Richard Bear, age 49, b. Mar 1851, m. 25 yrs, w/ one of two ch. lvg., in the 28 Jun 1900 census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]; d. ; bd. ; m. Eliza J. (nee unk., b. ca. 1841 [age 44 in 1895 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [listed as Eliza J. Bear, age 49, b. Sep 1850, m. 25 yrs, w/ one of two ch. lvg., in the 28 Jun 1900 census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]; two known ch. (fr. 1900 census)

26.01--unk. Bear, b. ca. 1876 [not listed in 1895 Iowa state census of Washington Co., and assumed deceased]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.02--Jay Bear, b. ca. 1878 in IA [age 17 in 1895 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [listed as Jay L. Bear, son-in-law, age 23, b. Mar 1877, m. 2 yrs, w/ one of one ch. lvg., in the 5 Jun 1900 census of Pct. 6, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1898 to Fannie Bell (b. Aug 1875 in WV/WV/WV (or VA/VA/VA) [listed as Fannie Bear, daughter, age 24, b. Aug 1875, m. 25 yrs, w/ one of one ch. lvg., in the 5 Jun 1900 census of Pct. 6, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO]; [listed as Edna E. Bear, daughter, age 34 and div., in the 16 Apr 1910 census of Pct. 3, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO], {d/o John W. Bell and Ellen L. Bell, both b. in WV (or VA)}; div.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); one ch.

27.01--Edna E. Bear, b. Jun 1899 in CO [listed as Edna E. Bear, daughter, age 11mos., b. Jun 1899, in the 5 Jun 1900 census of Pct. 6, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO]; [listed as Edna E. Bear, daughter-in-law (sic--should be granddaughter), age 10, in the 16 Apr 1910 census of Pct. 3, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.08--Nancy E. Bear, b. ca. 1854 [listed as Nancy, age 2, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [age 6 in 1860 census of Washington Co., IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.09--Wilbur Bear, b. ca. 1855 [listed as Gideon, age 1, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [age 5 in 1860 census of Washington Co., IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.10--Clara S. Bear, b. ca. 1859 [age 1 in 1860 census of Washington Co., IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.11--Martha "Mattie" Bear, b. ca. 1863 [age 17 in 1880 census of Washington Co., IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.12--Winna Bear, b. 1867 [age 13 in 1880 census of Washington Co., IA]; d. unk. bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[John M. Gwin Note: My fifth cousin, Veda Ballard, emailed me with the following information, all of which appears below in this green. On Saturday, March 11, 2006, at 03:44 PM, Veda wrote: I'm searching for a Martha Baer born in Washington, IA, in the 1860's (my great-grandmother). Her grandparents may be Gwin and Canterbury. Martha married Henry Thomas in Washington Co., IA. One of their sons was Wilber Thomas (my grandfather), born in Kalona, IA, in 1894, according to his marriage certificate. Can you help me? Veda Thomas Ballard p i n e t r e e s 4 0 0 a t n c w s d o t c o m Veda's Thomas line appears at the right (these people are unrelated to me) in a separate column until they meet with Martha and Henry in generation five below.]

From: "Veda" pinetrees400 at ncws dot com

Date: Wed Jun 07, 2006
To: "John Gwin" <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: Just checking in....

Hi there! Hope you and your kin are doing fine. I spent some time at the library the other evening and found these. I don't know if you already have this info but here goes.

Our records carry 22 Dec 1801 as the marriage date of John Adam Baer and Anna Margaretha Heilman, right? In Lehigh County Hilffrich Pastoral Records, it states Anna Margaretha married John Adam Bahr on 5 Feb 1805. It was a private wedding in someone's home and the church's pastor performed the ceremony. Don't know which I should take as correct.

Gideon Baer had two sisters. Lydia--born 26 Mar 1812 in Lehigh County, PA, and Maria--born 5 Feb 1814 same place.

Couldn't find the girls in a census, so I began checking births/deaths in PA and IA...Finally located a Lydia E. Bear who died 25 Mar 1864 and was buried in the Washington County Cemetery. Maybe she never married and came south to IA to be near her brother?

Take care,
Veda

Following, then is Veda's version of the family birth order:

25.06--Margaret A. Baer, b. 12 Apr 1849 in [city], Washington Co., IA,

25.07--Richard G. Baer, b. 18 Mar 1851 in [city], Washington Co., IA,

25.08--Nancy E. Baer, b. 21 Jan 1854 in [city], Washington Co., IA,

25.09--Wilbur J. Baer, b. 23 Mar 1856 in [city], Washington Co., IA,;

25.10--Clara Sideen Bear, b. 25 Jan 1859 in [city], Washington Co., IA,

25.11--Mary Alice Baer, b. 29 Apr 1861 in [city], Washington Co., IA,

21.00--Mr. Thomas, b. unk.;

22.00--Johann Bernard Thomas, b. 28 Apr 1757, Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany; d.13 Dec 1789 in FHG; m. unk. date to Maria Dorothea Holler (b. 23 Sep 1756; d. 07 Mar 1838 both in Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany); 1 known ch;

23.00--Johann Kasper Thomas, b. 04 Aug 1785, Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany; m. 10 May 1808, FHG, to Anna Eva Billasch (b. 25 Aug 1784; d. 4 Mar 1814, in FHG)

24.01--Johann Kasper Thomas, b. 08 Apr 1809 in Fauerbach, Hesse, Ger;

24.02--Johann Philipp Thomas (seems odd spelling but document shows it this way), b. 20 Mar 1811 in FHG; m. 09 Sep 1838 in FHG to Anna Eva Kammer (b. 22 Dec 1816; d. 18 Sep 1864 in English River Twnsp., Washington Co., IA; d. 22 Aug 1878 English River Twnsp., Washington Co., IA

25.01--Susanna Katharina Thomas, b. 25 Jun 1839 in Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany; d. 19 Sep 1892 in English River Twnsp.,Washington Co., IA; m. 25 Dec1857 in English River Twnsp.,Washington Co., IA, to James Beadleston ()
25.02--Elisabetha Thomas, b. 30 Oct 1840 in Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany; d. unk.; m. 21 Mar 1854 in English River Twnsp.,Washington Co., IA, to Wesley Ritchey;

25.03--Katharina Thomas, b. 08 Jun 1847, in Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany; d. 01 Dec 1900 in Pilotsburg, Washington Co., IA; m. 29 Apr 1875 in English River Twnsp., Washington Co., IA, to John Bitting ( );

25.04--Mary Marguerite Thomas, b. 15 Jun 1851 Petersburg, Grant Co., WV; m. 30 Jun 1875, Council Bluffs, IA, to Andrew Thomas Surber, Jr. ( );

25.12--Martha J. Baer, b. 1863 in Washington Co., IA [listed as "M. J.", b. Jan 1863, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD], ("Mattie" age 17 and single in 1880, still living at home); m. bef. 1894 in Washington Co., IA, to Henry Thomas, b. 23 Oct 1853 in Petersburg (but a census record says Hardy Co., VA [now WV]) [listed as "H.C.", b. Oct 1855, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 2 Apr 1885 in Washington Co., IA, to Martha Jane Bear; 7 known ch.

25.05--Henry Thomas, b. 23 Oct 1853 in Petersburg (but a census record says Hardy Co., VA [now WV]) [listed as "H. C.", b. Oct 1855, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD]; [listed as Henry Thomas, age 75, father-in-law, residing with his daughter, Nelle Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; m. 2 Apr 1885 in Washington Co., IA, on a farm belonging to one of her relatives (?) to Martha Jane Bear; 7 known ch.

[Veda Thomas Ballard Note: I have struggled to find their death places. Recently I found the family in McCook Co., SD, on the 1900 census, so I will begin to search there and will let you know if I am successful. I don't have any proof, BUT since my family went to ND, I searched in that area and found property purchased 07 Aug 1912 in Miles City, MT, by Henry Thomas. All children were born in Washington Co., IA. I'm uncertain in which city except for my grandfather Wilbur, who on his marriage license claimed Kalona, Washington Co., IA.]

26.01--Everett G. Thomas, b. Jun 1886 in Washington Co., IA [listed as "E. G.", b. Jun 1886, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD]; [listed as "Everett C.", age 33, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Mitchell, Davison Co., SD]; [not listed as living at home in the 1930 census of Rapids Twp., Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, and assumed living elsewhere]; m. Hanna L. Felberg (b. 1889 in Woonsocket, SD [listed as "Hannah", age 31, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Mitchell, Davison Co., SD]; [listed as "Hanna L.", age 41, in the 10 Apr 1930 census of Rapids Twp., Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); d. unk.

27.01--Iona L. Thomas, b. [listed as "Iona", age 8, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Mitchell, Davison Co., SD]; [listed as "Iona L.", age 18, in the 10 Apr 1930 census of Rapids Twp., Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; unk. ch.

27.02--Helen H. Thomas, b. [listed as "Helen", age 6, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of Mitchell, Davison Co., SD]; [listed as "Helen H.", age16, in the 10 Apr 1930 census of Rapids Twp., Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; unk. ch.

26.02--Fred J. Thomas, b. Nov 1887 in Washington Co., IA [listed as "Fred J.", b. Nov 1887 in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD]; ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; unk. ch.

26.03--Frank V. Thomas, b. Jul 1889 in Washington Co., IA [listed as "Frank V.", b. Jun 1886, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD]; ; d. unk.; bd. unk.; unk. ch.

[Veda Thomas Ballard Note: Somewhere I have a photo of him with his wife taken in ND ca. 1918.]

26.04--Nelle "Nellie" Thomas, b. 8 Feb 1892 in Washington Co., IA [listed as "Nelley", b. Feb 1892, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD]; [listed as Nelle Ragland, age 27, in the 8 Jan 1920 census of Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX]; [listed as Nelle Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), age 38, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; d. Jan 1974 in Dallas TX; m. 11 Jun 1913 in McCook Co., SD, to Cecil Clay Ragland (b. ca. 1886 in Texas [listed as Cecil C. Ragland, s/o Geo. W. and Maud S. (nee unk.) Ragland, age 14 (b. Dec 1885 in TX) in the 29 Jun 1900 census of Pct. 2, Hill Co., TX]; [listed as Cecil Ragland, age 34, garage proprietor, in the 8 Jan 1920 census of Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX]; [listed as Cecil C. Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), automobile mechanic, age 44, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.);

[John M. Gwin Note: We don't yet know if the following obituary is for the widow of the above Cecil: (The following obituaries appeared in the **FEBRUARY 6, 2002** edition of the Citizen-Statesman, a weekly newspaper published in Celina, Clay Co., Tenn. All place names are in Tennessee unless otherwise noted.) FRANCES STAFFORD RAGLAND, age 99, of Red Boiling Springs, died there February 3, 2002; born April 2, 1902, in Macon Co. to Jim and Betty UHLES STAFFORD; preceded in death by three husbands, John VEATCH, J.W. MORGAN, and Cecil RAGLAND; homemaker; interment in the Roark Cemetery.]

27.01--Ladene Ragland, b. ca. 1914 in SD [listed as daughter Ladene Ragland, age 5, in the 8 Jan 1920 census of Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX]; [listed as La-(illegible) Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), age 16, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.02--Ardelle Ragland, b. ca. 1916 in SD [listed as daughter Ardelle Ragland, age 3, in the 8 Jan 1920 census of Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX]; [listed as Ardelle Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), age 14, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.03--Montrose Ragland, b. ca. 1918 in TX [listed as daughter Montrose Ragland, age 2, in the 8 Jan 1920 census of Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX]; [listed as Montrose Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), age 12, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.04--Lois N. Ione Ragland, b. ca. 1921 in TX; [listed as Lois N. Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), age 9, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Samuel Ralph Cameron; unk. ch.

28.00--Tammy's father [PRIVATE]

29.00--Tammy Lynn Cameron [PRIVATE]

From: tammy lynn; Date:
February 3, 2009;
To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com;
Subject: Raglands

Hi, I am a descendent of Cecil Clay Ragland and Nelle Thomas.
My grandmother is Lois Ione (Ragland) Cameron,
daughter of Cecil and Nelle.
Lois married Samuel Ralph Cameron.

Tammy Cameron

Here's how Tammy and I are related:

22.00--Isham Gwin m. Mary Canterbury----PARENTS-----22.00--Isham Gwin m. Mary Canterbury
23.03--John Gwin m. Jane Walker------------SIBLINGS-----23.08--Richard Gwin m. Nancy Watkins
24.03--Wm. Gwin m. Rose C. J. Wilson-----1STCOUS-----24.01--Mary Gwin m. Gideon Bear
25.02--Sutton Gwin m. Ida E. Basset--------2NDCOUS-----25.12--Martha J. Bear m. Henry C. Thomas
26.02--Jas. B. Gwin m. Ada Vardaman------3RDCOUS-----26.04--Nelle Thomas m. Cecil C. Ragland
27.04--Adrian Gwin m. Dot Keeney---------4THCOUS-----27.04--Lois Ragland m. Samuel Cameron
28.01--John Gwin m. Sharon Hamrick------5THCOUS-----28.00--Tammy's father m. Tammy's mother
29.00--John's kids---------------------------------6THCOUS-----29.00--Tammy Lynn Cameron
30.00--John's grandkids-------------------------7THCOUS-----30.00--Tammy's kids

27.05--Cecil C. Ragland (Jr.?), b. ca. 1923 in OK; [listed as Cecil C. Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), age 9, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

27.06--Dorothy Lanelle Ragland, b. 17 Nov 1926 in Lubbock Co., TX; [listed as Dorothy N. Ragland (mistranscribed on Ancestry.com as Refeal), age 3yrs. 5mos., in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
Two items in red were copied by John Gwin from two USGenWeb Archives files contributed, respectively, 10 July 2001 by Sonny Hall <shall at balista dot com> and

25 Sep 2000 by Gene Phillips <genephillips at juno dot com> at http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/registra/index.htm [JMGwin: Is Sharolett a child of C. C. Ragland, Jr.?]

Ragland, Dorothy Lanelle, b. 17 Nov 1926 in Lubbock Co., TX, to Nell Thomas and Cecil Ragland

RAGLAND, SHAROLETT, female; 0424; b. 1948 in El Paso Co., TX, to Darlene Bernice Payne and Loyd Cecil Ragland

[Veda Thomas Ballard Note: We know that Martha Bear and her husband Henry Thomas had seven children. The fourth child was Nellie born in Feb 1892. That was all I knew until last week when I located their marriage record in McCook Co., SD marriages. Nellie was married to Cecil C. Ragland on June 11, 1913. He listed his birth place as Texas. In the 1930 Lubbock County, Texas, federal census they are listed with six children (go take a look) and her father Henry is also residing with them. The U.S. Social Security Death Index shows Nelle (She seems to have dropped the "i" in her name after the marriage) was born February 8, 1892 and died in January 1974 in Dallas, Texas. -- Veda Thomas Ballard - Jul 8, 2006]

[John M. Gwin Note: Thanks, Veda! Using your good tips, I was able to locate the Cecil Ragland family in 1920 and 1930 and learn the first names of the six kids.]

26.05--Henrietta Thomas, b. Dec 1892 in Washington Co., IA [listed as "Henry Etta", age 3, b. Dec 1896, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD];;

26.06--Wilbur Clough Thomas, b. 09 Apr 1894, in Kalona, Washington Co., IA [listed as "Wilbur C.", age 6, b. Apr 1894, in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD];; d. 10 Jun 1920 in Glendive, MT; [Veda Thomas Ballard Note: He was working on the RR and had an accident. He was taken to the RR hospital in Glendive where he contracted pneumonia and died. He was buried in Mandan, Morton Co., ND. Josephine had three children and was pregnant with #4 at the time.]; m. 18 Jun 1915 in Miles City, Custer Co., MT (see how Miles City might fit in?) to Josephine Bauman (b. 28 Aug 1895 in Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland; d. 03 Jun 1978 in Salt Lake City, UT); at least one ch.;

27.00--Mr. Thomas (Veda Thomas' father); PRIVATE

28.00--Veda Thomas; m. Mr. Ballard; PRIVATE

26.07--Ralph G. Thomas, b. Jan 1900, in SD;

25.13--Charles E. Bear, b. 16 Jun 1865 (not living at home in 1880)

25.14--Minora Winnie Baer, b. 5 Nov 1866, ("Winna" age 13 and single in 1880, still living at home)

Census Info
for Gideon and Mary Gwin Bear and their descendants

From the 28 Sep 1850 Census of the 20 Division, Washington Co., Iowa

Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
662/662	Geadeon Bare	m	40	[1810]	PA	50	farmer	This is Gideon Bear. He and Mary are living next door to her parents, Richard and Nancy.
	Mare Bare	f	24	[1826]				This has to be Mary Gwin Bear.
2	(Tetha?) Bare	f	16	[1834]				This person must be a child be a previous marriage of Gideon and therefore Mary's stepdaughter. The transcription is my best guess.
	William Bare	m	7	[1843]				This is Mary's son William. There is no sign of (Charles, so I assume he has died young.
	Elizabeth Bare	f	6	[1844]
	Samuel Bare	m	3	[1847]				This is Samuel H. Bear who will be committed to the Iowa Hospital for the Insane before 1900.
	Margartt Bare	f	1	[1849]

From the 14 Jul 1860 Census of Richmond, English River Twnp., Washington Co., Iowa

Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
590/579	Gideon Bear	m	48	[1812]	PA	15600	3934	farmer
	Mary Bear	f	34	[1826]	IN
	William Bear	m	17	[1843]	IA
	Elizabeth Bear	f	16	[1844]	IA
	Samuel Bear	m	12	[1848]	IA
	Margaret Bear	f	10	[1850]	IA
	Richard Bear	m	7	[1853]	IA
	Nancy E. Bear	f	6	[1854]	IA
	Wilbur Bear	m	5	[1855]	IA
	Clara S. Bear	f	1	[1859]	IA

From the 21 Jun 1880 Census of English River Twnp., Washington Co., IA

Res/Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	*Age*	*Est. DOB*	*POB*	*F's* *POB*	*M's* *POB*	*John M. Gwin Comments*
158/166	Gideon Bear	head	69	[1811]	PA	PA	PA
	Mary Bear	wife	55	[1825]	IN	TN	KY	This is Mary, firstborn child of Richard W. Gwin and Nancy Watkins Gwin, and J.D., Ryan, Tate, and Zachary Johnson's and Asher Pihlaja's first cousin six times removed!
	Mattie Bear	dau	17	[1863]	IA	PA	TN
	Winna Bear	dau	13	[1867]	IA	PA	TN
	Adam Kye	[blank]	27	[1853]	NY	Germany	Germany

From the 18 Jun 1880 Census of English River Twnp., Washington Co., IA

Res/Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	Race Sex Age	*Est. DOB*	Occ	*POB*	FPOB	MPOB	*John M. Gwin Comments*
199/203	S. H. Bear		w m 32	[1848]	farmer	IA	PA	IL	This is Samuel H. Bear, son of Mary and Gideon, grandson of Richard and Nancy, g-grandson of Isham and Mary, and my own 2nd cousin thrice removed.
	Sarah Bear		w f 30	[1850]		PA	PA	PA
	Bertha Bear		w f 10	[1870]		IA	IA	PA
	Charles H. Bear		w m 8	[1872]		IA	IA	PA
	Mary P. Bear		w f 6	[1874]		IA	IA	PA
	Anna Bear		w f 2	[1878]		IA	IA	PA
	Baby Bear		w f 3mo.	[Apr 1880]		IA	IA	PA

From the 1895 Iowa State Census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA

Res/Fam	Name	Race/ Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	Marr. Stat.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
189/197	Richard W. Bear	wm	43	1852	Washington Co., IA	m	______er	This is the first time we've seen his middle initial, which I'm betting is for Walton, after his grandfather--or it could be Watkins, after his grandmother, but less likely so. His occupation is probably "farmer", but the first part is out of the photograph, which, BTW, is on p. 32 of 43 on Ancestry.com.
	Eliza J. Bear	wf	44	1851	Washington Co., IA	m	______house	Her occupation is probably "keeping house", but the first part is out of the photograph.
	Jay Bear	wm	17	1878	Washington Co., IA	s

From the 1 Jun 1900 Census of
Iowa Hospital for the Insane, Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA

Res/ Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	*Age*	*DOB*	Marr. Stat.	Yrs. Md.	*POB*	*F's* *POB*	*M's* *POB*	*John M. Gwin Comments*
	Samuel Bear	patient	51	Aug 1848	m	31	IA	PA	IA	This is without question our Samuel Bear. What a shame that he ended up here. Was he a dementia patient? Is "dementia" today what was "insanity" in 1900?

From the 1 Jun 1900 Census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA

Res/ Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	*Age*	*DOB*	Marr. Stat.	Yrs. Md.	*POB*	*F's* *POB*	*M's* *POB*	*John M. Gwin Comments*
7/7	Mrs. S. M. Bear	head	49	Oct 1850	m	31	PA	PA	PA	This is Sarah Bear (nee Bowersox, according to Beth Ann C. Geltz), wife of the Samuel Bear who was committed to the hospital for the insane some years earlier. She is the daughter-in-law of Gideon and Mary Gwin Bear.
	Myrtle Bear	daughter	20	Apr 1880	s		IA	IA	PA	Myrtle must be the daughter , b. ca. Apr. 1880, who was still unnamed in 1880.
	Tessie Bear	daughter	9	Jan 1891	s		IA	IA	PA	That there are 11 years between Myrtle and Tessie may have had something to do with Samuel's not being able to handle things mentally. Did many children die between the two?

From the 4 Jun 1900 Census of Spencer, McCook Co., SD

Res/ Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	Race/Sex/ Age	*DOB*	Marr.Stat./ Ch.Bn/Lvg.	Yrs. Md.	POB S/F/M	*Occ.*	*John M. Gwin Comments*
68/69	H. C. Thomas	head	wm/44	Oct 1855	m	15	WV/Germany/Germany	farmer	This is Henry C. Thomas (we learn his middle initial here), husband of our 5.12 Martha J. Bear.
	M. J. Thomas	wife	wf/36	Jan'y 1863	m/6/6	15	IA/PA/IN		This is 5.12 Martha J. Bear, the baby.
	E. G. Thomas	son	wm/13	Jun 1886	s		IA/WV/IA		This is Everett G. Thomas whom we've seen in 1920 and 1930
	Fred J. Thomas	son	wm/12	Nov 1887	s		IA/WV/IA
	Frank V. Thomas	son	wm/10	Jul 1889	s		IA/WV/IA
	Nelley Thomas	daughter	wf/8	Feb 1892	s		IA/WV/IA
	Wilbur C. Thomas	son	wm/6	Apr 1894	s		IA/WV/IA		Hmmm. Cousin Veda has the birth order different from this 1900 census; she has Henrietta as being older than Wilbur.
	Henry Etta Thomas	daughter	wf/3	Dec 1896	s		IA/WV/IA

From the 28 Jun 1900 Census of English River, Washington Co., IA

Res/ Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	*Age*	*DOB*	Marr.Stat./ Yrs.Md.	No.ch./ ch.lvg.	POB S/F/M	*John M. Gwin Comments*
358/359	Richard W. Bear	head	49	Mar 1851	m/25		IA/PA/IL
	Eliza J. Bear	wife	49	Sep 1850	m/25	2/1	IA/OH/OH	Her report here is that Jay is the only surviving child of this line.

Sarah Jane Bear............................English River, Keokuk, IA ..abt 1844 Pennsylvania...................Head
Wm. Bear ..................Sarah Jane English River, Keokuk, IA ..abt 1861 Pennsylvania...................Son
Eunice Bear ...............Sarah Jane English River, Keokuk, IA ..abt 1873 Iowa................................Daughter

From the 23 Apr 1910 Census of Cedar, Washington Co., IA

Res/ Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	*Age*	*DOB*	Marr.Stat./ Yrs.Md.	No.Ch./ Ch.lvg.	POB S/F/M	*Occ.*	*John M. Gwin Comments*
70/70	Samuel H. Bear	head	62	1848	m1/41		IA/PA/PA	farmer	This is the same Samuel who was in the hospital for the mentally handicapped last census! Welcome home, Samuel!
	Sarah Bear	wife	60	1850	m1/41	8/4	IA/PA/PA
	Tessie L. Bear	daughter	19	1881			IA/IA/IA
	Chas. V. Crull	grandson	16	1894			IA/OH/IA		This tells us that one of the daughters married a Crull, and now for some reason, both parents are evidently dead. I wonder what happened. Let's check 1900 for Charles.

From the 6 May 1910 Census of Benton Twp., McCook Co., SD

Res/ Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	Race/Sex/ Age	Est DOB	Marr.Stat./ Ch.Bn/Lvg.	Yrs. Md.	POB S/F/M	*Occ.*	*John M. Gwin Comments*
239/240	Henery C. Thomas	head	wm/55	1855	wid/[BLANK]	[BLANK]	WV/Germany/Germany	farmer	So Margaret J. has died in the last decade. Was it from complications during childbirth? She was awfully young.
	Everett G. Thomas	son	wm/24	1886	s		IA/Germany/IA	farm labor
	Nellie Thomas	daughter	wf/18	1892	s		IA/Germany/IA
	Ralph G. Thomas	son	wm/5	1905	s		SD/Germany/IA		Here is the seventh and (we assume) last child, Ralph.

From the 8 Jan 1920 Census of Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Est. DOB	Age	Marr.Stat./	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
1508 S. Lake St./ 224/248	Cecil Ragland	head	wm		34	m	TX/TN/TN	garage proprietor	See my comments on this family in the 1930 census below.
	Nelle Ragland	wife	wf		27	m	IA/WV/IA	none
	Ladene Ragland	daughter	wf		5	s	SD/TX/IA
	Ardelle Ragland	daughter	wf		3	s	SD/TX/IA
	Montrose? Ragland	daughter	wf		2	s	TX/TX/IA

From the 5 Jan 1920 Census of Mitchell, Davison Co., SD

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Est. DOB	Age	Marr.Stat./	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
FM/69/90	Everett C. Thomas	head	wm	1887	33	m	IA/WV/IA	mechanic, auto garage	This is our Everett G. Thomas. The enumerator's hand is easy to read, and Ancestry.com did a good job transcribing.
	Hannah Thomas	wife	wf	1889	31	m	IA/Germany/Germany	none
	Iona Thomas	daughter	wf	1912	8	s	SD/IA/IA
	Helen Thomas	daughter	wf	1914	6	s	SD/IA/IA

From the 8 Apr 1930 Census of Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Est. DOB	Age	Marr.Stat./ Age1stMarr.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
2124/181/194	Cecil C. Ragland	head	wm	1886	44	m/27	TX/TN/TN	auto mechanic	An auto mechanic! And he is clearly well-traveled, having left tracks all through this census: Texas to Iowa to South Dakota back to Texas to Oklahoma and back to Texas. (By the way, Ancestry.com understandably mistranscribed this enumerator's poor handwriting as "Refeal", so type this in if you're using Ancestry to locate this).
	Nelle Ragland	wife	wf	1892	38	m/21	IA/WV/IA	none	This is 6.04--Nellie Thomas Ragland, granddaughter of Mary Gwin and Gideon Bear.
	[LaHeuwes] Ragland	daughter	wf	1914	16		SD/TX/IA	none	I'm not sure at all how to transcribe her first name. Maybe we'll see it better in the 1920 SD census.
	[Ardelle] Ragland	daughter	wf	1916	14		SD/TX/IA	none	This is much clearer, and I'm pretty sure Ardelle is correct.
	[Moutrue] Ragland	daughter	wf	1918	12		TX/TX/IA	none	I'm not sure of this first name either.
	Lois N. Ragland	daughter	wf	1921	9		TX/TX/IA	none
	Cecil C. Ragland	son	wm	1923	7		OK/TX/IA	none	This Cecil C. is probably a Jr., so we'll call him that for now.
	Dorothy N. Ragland	daughter	wf	Dec 1926	3yrs. 5mos.		TX/TX/IA	none
	Henry Thomas	father-in-law	wm		75	m/(31?)	WV/Germany/Germany	none	This is Nellie's father, Henry Thomas, who is most likely widowed, not married, I think.

From the 10 Apr 1930 Census of Rapids Twp., Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Est. DOB	Age	Marr.Stat./ Age1stMarr.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
325 H Avenue/ 394/419	Hanna L. Thomas	head	wf	1889	41	m/22	IA/Germany/Germany	none	Hannah states here that she's married, not widowed or separated, yet Everett is nowhere to be seen. Ah, now we've found him in SD, working as a salesman; perhaps the Great Depression has settled in on the family, and he's sent his family back to Iowa to live with her parents until they can make ends meet again.
	Iona L. Thomas	daughter	wf	1912	18	s	SD/IA/IA		Here we learn the middle initials of all three.
	Helen H. Thomas	daughter	wf	1914	16	s	SD/IA/IA

From the 23 Apr 1930 Census of Kimball, Brule Co., SD

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Est. DOB	Age	Marr.Stat./ Age1stMarr.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
237/255	Everett Thomas	head	wm	1888	42	m/24	IA/WV/IA	gasoline salesman	Here he is, still in SD and working as a gasoline salesman; perhaps the Great Depression has settled in on the family, and he's sent his family back to Iowa to live with her parents until they can make ends meet again.