Corrmany Descendants

DESCENDANTS
OF
WILLIAM
&
MARGARET
CORMANY
A Beginning Compilation of Four Generations

by Cheri Friend Doten April 2023
(Third Great Granddaughter)
Descendants of William Cormany & Margaret Coldsmith
INTRODUCTION...
This brief compilation of facts, stories, photos and interesting tidbits focuses on four
ancestral generations of the Cormany branch of my Family Tree: Descendants of William and
Margaret Cormany.
The book began as a labor of love, gratitude and curiosity. I intended on spending about a
month on gathering data I already had. The more I learned, the more I wanted to learn and it was
difficult not to get lost in the stories. As a result, some people have a lot more information than
others.
Most of the information was taken from documents available online such as Census records,
Court documents and Old Newspapers.
This book is in no way as extensive as I would like for it to be. It is merely a start. I hope
others will contribute and continue to make it fatter and longer.
PLEASE NOTE:
If I did not have a photo of the person depicted by their name, I randomly selected an image from
the internet. These images serve as place holders for photographs of actual faces .
>> If the frame has a white-lined box around the photo – the photo IS of the
ACTUAL PERSON'S FACE.
>> If the frame around the image is solid, it IS NOT of the person it's depicting.
>> These images are just for aesthetics.
IF YOU HAVE ACTUAL PHOTOS, PLEASE SEND COPIES! THANKS!

cklfmba@outlook.com
Of course, this project is one that will remain in a state of being perpetually updated
with corrections, additions and deletions. Every time I proof read it, I find another error.
Please forgive.
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DESCENDANT BOOK NUMBERING EXAMPLE
The following example shows the most common numbering conventions which appear in this
Descendant Book.
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1. John3 Smith (Robert2, Scott1) born 17 Feb 1849 in New York, NY, died 3 Jan 19307. He married 30
Jun 1870 Mary Jones, 4977.
Their children were:
2 i Bobby4
3 ii Susan4, born 25 Dec 1871.
Explanation:
John3 John Smith is a third generation ancestor (3).
(Robert2, Scott1) )Lineage: John is son of Robert. Robert is son of Scott.
2 i Bobby4
His number is two (2), he is the first (i) child in the family, and of the fourth ( 4)
Generation.
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The genealogical format convention is to only devote pages in subsequent generations

to those who got married and had children.
I have gone against that convention and, if I found noteworthy information on those
ancestors who never married or never had children, I included them in numerical order.
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***** A SPECIAL “THANK YOU” goes to STEPHANIE HELSLEY for helping me proofread.
Stephanie's son is a distant cousin related through William Augustus Cormany's first born
daughter, Orra Estella Cormany Frankenberger.
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1. William1 Cormany was born on 04 Oct 1810 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died on 03 Apr 1897
in Grundy Co., IA, at age 86. He was buried in Mt. Carroll, IL.
When he was 24, William married 21-year-old Margaret Coldsmith, daughter of William and
Catharine Colesworthy Coldsmith, on 11 Nov 1834 in Chambersburg, PA.
She was born in 1813 in Lebanon, PA, and died in 1863 in Carroll Co., IL, at age 49.
William and Margaret and had seven children in 20 years during their 30-year marriage:
2 i George Washington2 Cormany was born in Jan 1836 in PA.

3 ii Mary A2 Cormany was born in 1838 in PA.
4 iii William Augustus2 Cormany was born 27 Jan 1841 in OH.
5 iv Martha2 Cormany was born in 1843 in OH and died in IL in
1862 at age 19.
6 v Jacob Etter2 Cormany was born 6 Feb 1845 in OH.
7 vi James Wilson2 Cormany, DMD was born in 16 Feb 1849 in OH.
8 vii Margaret Lorraine "Maggie"2 Cormany was born in Aug 1856 in IL.
William and Margaret, along with six children, resided in Lancaster, Fairfield County, OH
in 1850. By 1856, the family was living in Mt. Carroll, IL, where their youngest daughter,
Maggie, was born.
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Several references provided a few insights and facts that I combined into a short
biography about the couple from whom we all got started.
In brief, the progenitor of the family, William Cormany, was born over 212 years
ago. He was a hard-working family man who lived a long, difficult, determined and
faith-filled life, who lived to see over 30 offspring born.
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Short Bio of William and Margaret (Coldsmith) Cormany
William and Margaret (Coldsmith) Cormany, the former of whom was born in 1810 in
Edinburgh, Scotland, and the latter in 1813 in Pennsylvania, of Dutch descent, met and married in
Pennsylvania in 1834, where William's parents had settled after coming to the States in 1833.
(Inconsistencies: One source suggested Margaret was born in 1817 and another
said William & Margaret were married in 1837. I'm 90% sure my dates are correct.)
In 1840, with two young children in tow, the couple started for Ohio in a covered wagon.
When they were twelve miles from their destination, the wagon broke down, and before they could
resume their journey, their son, William Augustus, was born 27 January 1841.
Several weeks later, the little family was back on the road and finally reached their new
“hometown” at Lancaster, Ohio. They spent about 20 years there as William worked at his trade of
harness making and Margaret tended to the children and the house. William also engaged in the
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manufacturing black-snake whips, which was a side gig, contracted for by the United States
Government.
In 1856, William took his wife and children to Illinois. Six years later, in November of 1862,
their daughter Martha passed away. Within a year of Martha's death, at the age of 49, William's
wife, Margaret died.
Although her father had survived fighting in the War of 1812 and her husband survived the
Mexican War, some believe that she grieved herself to death over not knowing the fate of her
three oldest sons. George, William and Jacob were away from home, serving the Union during
the Civil war.
Had she lived a little longer, Margaret would have known that, not only did all her sons
survive, Jacob, the youngest of the three, was given a medal of honor for carrying his wounded
captain from the field of battle under fire.
William survived his wife for more than 33 years, dying in 1897 at the age of 87. He lived to
see 26 of his 27 grandchildren and seven of at least 36 great grandchildren come into the world.
To date (April 2023), there are 127 people (including spouses) that comprise the branches of this
four-generation branch of our Cormany Family Tree.
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My Second Great Grandparents...
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2. George Washington2 Cormany (William1), was born 19 Jan 1836 in Chambersburg, PA and
died 21 Aug 1911 in Hamilton County, OH when he was 75.
On 10 Oct. 1867, he married Jeanette Elizabeth Creswick, affectionately known as “Nettie,”

daughter of John Creswick and May Darroch, in Hamilton Co., OH.
She was born on 10 Mar 1849 in Cleveland, OH and died 10 Feb 1927 in Cincinnati OH at
age 77. George and Nettie spent 44 years together and are buried next to each other at
Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, OH.
George and Nettie Cormany had six children in 18 years:
9 i George "Clayton"3 Cormany was born on 14 Mar 1870.

10 ii Charles Curtis3 Cormany,was born on 22 Feb 1873.
11 iii Elizabeth3 Forman Cormany was born on 04 Mar 1877.
12 iv May Darroch3 Cormany was born 18 May 1879.
13 v Harry Marsh3 Cormany, DMD was born on 24 Jun 1882.
14 vi Janet "Jean"3 Cormany was born on 19 Jul 1888.
In 1860, George was living in Mt. Carroll, IL and served as a Union soldier during the Civil
War. After the war, George and Nettie married in 1867, and settled in Hartwell, OH,
where they raised their family of three girls and three boys.
George was a prominent Attorney and Jeanette was active in the community. In fact, in
1910, she was nominated for a Progressive State Senate seat on the Women's
Suffragettes' Voting School Ticket.
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The George and Nettie Cormany Family
This photo was taken in 1898 in front of the Cormany Home in Hartwell, Ohio.
Sitting on the ...bicycle is Janet. She is the youngest

...porch in chairs (top left to top right): Bess, Cora, (Charlie's bride) George, Nettie
...steps (top left to bottom right): Ocie, (boarder), Charlie, Harry, Willie Moore, May
I honestly have no idea, but I wonder if Clayton must have been the one taking the
photo, since he's the only sibling absent from the scene.
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3. Mary A2 Cormany (William1) was born in 1838 in PA and died in November 1864
when she was only 26 years old.
She married James T Pearse, son of Andrew Pearse and Maria Carpenter, when she was
16 and he was 22, on 28 December 1854 in Fairfield, OH.
He was born 20 July 1832 in Fairfield, OH and died 9 October 1923 in Lima, OH at age 91.
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Mary and Jim had four children in their short decade together:
15 i William “Charles”3 Pearse was born 13 Oct., 1855 in OH.

16 ii Clara3 Pearse was born in August of 1857 in OH
17 iii George C.3 Pearse was born in April 1861 in OH.
18 iv Mary Dell3 Pearse, was born in April 1863. in OH
In February 1864, Jim and Mary were sued by Jim's brother and his wife, Salem and
Laura, over the sale of real estate property. Sadly, Mary died later that year.
Of Jim and Mary's four children, William 'Charles' is the only one who got married.
Their daughters, Clara and Dell, lived together throughout their lives and George
remained a bachelor.
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SUED BY BROTHER & SISTER-IN-LAW...
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4. William Augustus2 Cormany (William1), was born on 27 Jan 1841 in Fairfield Co, OH when
his parent's covered wagon broke down there. He died 19 Jun 1920 in Ft. Scott, KS at age
79, having lived a very full and life, which was memorialized in local newspapers via
interviews and more.
Having survived fighting in the Civil War, at age 23, William married 20-year-old Susan
Emmert on 27 Aug 1864 in Mt. Carroll, IL. They were happily married for more than 55
years.
Susan was one of nine children born to Pastor David Emmert, Sr. and his wife Susan Price.
She was born on 24 Mar 1844 in Mt. Carroll, IL and died almost four years to the day after
being widowed, on 11 Jul 1924 in KS City, MO. Susan was 80 years old.
William and Susan had four girls and two boys in 12 years:
19 i “Orra” Estella3 Cormany was born 23 July 1865 in IL.

20 ii Anna “Grace”3 Cormany was born 24 February 1868 in KS.
21 iii Jeanette “Nettie” 3 Cormany was born 9 July 1870 in Kansas City, MO, and died in
1883 when she was just 12 years old.
22 iv William “Willie” Nelson3 Cormany was born 26 June 1872 in KS.
23 v Ada “Adie” Belle 3 Cormany was born 21 December 1874 in KS.
24 vi Charles “Charlie” Emmert3 Cormany was born 14 December 1877 in KS.
William and Susan were well known, highly respected citizens of Ft. Scott, Bourbon
County, Kansas from the time they married and settled there in 1864. Their
reputation succeeded them via their children. William ran the local newspaper for
quite some time. Later, he became the State Fire Marshall and was recognized for a
reduction in fires throughout Illinois.
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CELEBRATING 50 BLISSFUL YEARS

1864 - 1914
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A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH W.A. CORMANY
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5 iv Martha2 Cormany (William1), was born 09 August 1843 in Lancaster, Fairfield

County, Ohio and died 10 November 1862 at age 19.
She is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Salem Twp., Carroll Co., IL.
Martha was the fourth of seven children born to William and Margaret and one of
three daughters. She died when her baby sister, Maggie, was six years old. It was
an exceptionally hard time for the whole family; especially for Martha's parents,
as three of their four sons were away fighting in the Civil War when she passed.
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6. Jacob Etter2 Cormany (William1), was born 6 February 1845 in OH and died 29 May 1905
at the age of 60.
He married Wilhelmina “Minnie” Buck, daughter of William Buck of Germany and Elizabeth
Mitchell of Scotland, on her 21st birthday, 1878, in Hamilton County, OH.
Minnie was born 04 March 1857 and died on 3 December 1945 in Louisville, KY when she
was 89.
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Jacob and Minnie enjoyed 27 years together, living in Cincinnati, OH. They had four beautiful
children in eleven years:
25 i William Buck3 Cormany was born 07 May 1880.

26 ii Elizabeth3 Cormany was born 01 April 1882.
27 iii Jacob S.3 Cormany was born in 22 February 1887.
28 iv Katherine Dakota3 Cormany, was born in 1889 and died in 1891.
In their 13th year together, Jay and Minnie suffered the tragic loss of their baby
daughter, Katherine. She passed away before her second birthday.
In 1905, Minnie lost her husband, and eventually, she went to live with her daughter,
Elizabeth Frahse, in Louisville, KY. Minnie had seven grandchildren and four great
grandchildren when she died in 1945 from exhaustion after suffering a broken left femur.
She and Jacob are buried next to each other.
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7. James Wilson2 Cormany, DMD (William1) was born 16 February 1849 in Cincinnati,
Ohio and died 10 September 1919, while visiting his sister in Los Angeles, CA. He was
70 years old.
On 18 May 1878, he married Emma Pannebaker, daughter of Jacob and Catherine

Adelaide David Graef Pannebaker.
She was born in 1853 and died 30 September 1917 at age 64.
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James and Emma spent 39 happy years together and died less than two years apart. They
never had any children.
Jim was a well-respected dentist in Mt. Carroll, IL who enjoyed writing

and being published in the local newspapers. I included one of his submissions.
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Copied and Pasted here From “FIND-A-GRAVE”:
James Cormany was born to Margaret Coldsmith and William Cormany, a harness maker. The
family of 9 [sic] moved from Ohio to Mount Carroll by 1856.
He attended the local high school and clerked for 5 years in Henry Bittner's drug store before
returning to Ohio for medical and dental studies.
He graduated in 1873 from the Miami Medical College and began his dental practice in Ft. Scott,
Kansas, where his eldest brother, William, was a printer. William married Susan Price Emmert,
daughter of town founder David Emmert and Susan Price. After two years there, he worked for
another two in Los Angeles, California before returning to Mount Carroll.
He married Emma Pennebaker, daughter of Jacob and Catherine, in 1878. The couple had no
children.
Cormany went in with the Eskelsens brothers to build a two-story brick business house between
Bank Block and the Hotel Glen View where he had his dental office and they had their
photography gallery on the upper floor. He also had an apartment house built in the Queen Anne
style on the northeast corner of East Market & North Clay streets but he and his wife lived in a
suite of rooms at the Glen View.
Cormany was active in the Masons and an insurance society besides serving as President, and in
other offices of the Illinois State Dental Society. He was elected mayor of Mount Carroll for a
second term in 1916.
His wife preceded him in death in 1917. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage when visiting his sister
in Los Angeles while trying to crank an automobile.
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8. Margaret Lorraine "Maggie"2 Cormany (William1) was born in Aug 1856 in Mt. Carroll, IL
and died on 12 Mar 1922 in Los Angeles, CA at age 66.
When she was 21, she married Peter William Wetzel, son of Enoch Wetzel and Elizabeth
Bernett, on 07 Mar 1878 in Mt. Carroll, IL. Maggie and Peter were together for 44 years.
He was born on 06 Jan 1855 in PA and died on 15 Feb 1944 in Los Angeles at age 89.
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Maggie and Peter Wetzel had six children in 15 years:
29 i Aleine “Allie” 3 Wetzel was born in November 1879 in IA.

30 ii Marguerite Elizabeth “Lizzie” 3 Wetzel was born 18 June 1883 in IA.
31 iii Nellie3 Wetzel was born in February 1886 in IA.
32 iv Paul Shelton3 Wetzel, was born 5 October 1888 in KS.
33 v Emma F.3 Wetzel was born 5 November 1890 in IA
34 vi Olga “Vivian”3 Wetzel was born 8 October 1894 in IA.
After Peter and Maggie were married in 1878, they made their first home in Grundy
County, Iowa. By 1900, they were living in Kansas City MO and in 1910, they were living
in Los Angeles, CA. In 1930, they were living alone together in an empty nest but, by
1940 Paul was living at home again.
Maggie and Peter remained in the Los Angeles area for the rest of their lives. They both
lived long enough to see at least five* of their six children marry and to see Allie and her
husband, Peter, give them two grandchildren.
*(not sure if Emma married or not)
Maggie's ashes are here /\
End Generation 2
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9. George "Clayton"3 Cormany (George Washington2, William1), was born on 14 Mar 1870 in
Cincinnati, OH and died in the same place on 27 Aug 1932 at age 62.
“Clayton”, as he was called, married Lavella Holabird, (one of eight children,) daughter of
Harlow Clay and Australia Purcel Holabird, on 28 Feb. 1894 in Covington, KY. Their marriage
was a secret...see article on next page...
Lavella was born in 1877 in OH and died in 1960 when she was 83.
Clayton and Lavella Cormany had two children:
35 I Clayton Holabird4 Cormany was born 06 March 1894 in OH.

36 ii Helen Erie4 Cormany was born 19 Oct. 189 in OH.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Clayton Cormany enjoyed entertaining and gave parties that were often
written about in Cincinnati Newspaper Society Pages. Even after Clayton's death, his
wife continued to give and attend regular luncheons and occasional dinner parties. In
1935, she was living in Volusia County, FL, and ten years after Clayton passed away, when
she was 48 years old, Lavella married William Wood in 1942. Sadly, he died just three
years later.
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Some examples of newspaper articles that mention Mr. and/or Mrs. G. Clayton
Cormany....
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10. Charles Curtis3 Cormany (George Washington2, William1), was born 22 February
1873 in Cincinnati, OH and died 24 November 1936 in Essex County, NJ.
He married Cora Taylor, daughter of Edwin and Mary Taylor of New Jersey.
She was born in October 1872 in New Jersey and died there in February 1923 at the age
of 50.
Charlie was a lawyer and Cora, a housewife and a musician. She graduated from The
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. They were married 25 years and had one daughter
five years after they were married:
37. i Mary Taylor4 Cormany was born in 1903 in Cincinnati, OH.
Charlie is buried in the family plot at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, OH, Cora is
not listed on the Spring Grove website as being interred there. I'll follow up on this.
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Charlie must have remarried after Cora died...
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11. Elizabeth3 Forman Cormany (George Washington2, William1), was born on 04 Mar
1877., known as “Bess”, was married three times and never had any children.
She loved to travel. I found a letter she wrote to her sister, May in 1911, congratulating
her on the birth of May, Jr. A copy of that letter is included.
She is buried in the Cormany family plot next to Oscar.
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12. May Darroch3 Cormany (George Washington2, William1), was born 18 May 1879 in
Hamilton Co., OH and died there on 22 September 1967 when she was 88.
On 18 June 1903, May married William Levoy Moore, son of John Cheverns Sr. and Eleanor
Levoy Moore. They were happily married for more than 60 years.
He was born 22 September 1875 in Cincinnati and died 15 August 1963 in his hometown
when he was 87.
Willie and May had one daughter:
38 i May4 Moore, Jr. was born 16 August 1911 in OH.
Willie and May were happily married for 60 years. Willie was a hard-working Project
Manager who oversaw the building of houses in Wyoming, OH. (I've included a photo of
one.) He then owned a Varnish Manufacturing Plant.
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May was very active in the community and the Presbyterian Church. She loved to play
tennis and meet with her friends at regular luncheons and dinner parties.
I find it interesting, not only that May died on her husband's birthday but that he died
the day before his daughter's birthday...as did their grandson...Charles Friend...he died
the day before his daughter's birthday, too.
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This first photo is not an actual photo of May Darroch Moore, but it could be. She was
quite the enthusiastic tennis player... The photo that follows is of her!
Will & May Moore - 1957
SMILE GRANDMA!!
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May's sister, Bess was vacationing in St. Clair Flats, MI, when her niece was born. This is
the letter she sent to congratulate her sister on the birth of her daughter, May, Junior,
my grandmother, :-)
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Willie and May Moore's home on Riley Road in Wyoming, OH
Daughter, May's House on Forest Ave in Wyoming where Willie & May passed.
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13. Harry Marsh3 Cormany, DMD (George Washington2, William1) was born 24 June 1882 in
Cincinnati, OH and died there on 19 May 1939 when he was 56.
Harry was married on 24 June 1912 in Hamilton Co., OH, to Genevieve Schmid, daughter of
Andrew and Caroline Adams Schmid.
She was born 20 November 1886 and died in August 1971 when she was 84.
Harry and Genevieve Cormany had one son, nine years after their nuptials:
39 i Harry Marsh4 Cormany, Jr. was born 02 July 1921 in OH.
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After completing Dental School and establishing an office in Cincinnati, Harry and
Genevieve got married. They were married nine years before they had a child. Harry, Jr.
was born two days before the celebration of Independence Day in 1921.
After 26 years together, Genevieve became a widow when Harry Sr. passed away in
1939 from a heart attack. Harry Jr. was 16.
Genevieve lived another 32 years and is buried next to her husband at Spring Grove
Cemetery in Cincinnati, OH.
Their Marriage was announced in Cincinnati's German Newspaper:
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Janet was quite a famous Vaudeville Singer who performed with the Keith Circuit in the
early 1900s. Her stage name was Jean Challon and became known to her family and
friends as Jean instead of Janet. There are many articles published with her name
mentioned or featured. Even though she was my Great-great-Aunt, I knew her simply as
" Aunt Jean". She and my grandmother, May Moore Friend, were very close. In fact,
Aunt Jean managed an unwed mothers' home in Pennsylvania and helped my
grandparents choose the children they adopted.
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14. Janet Cotter "Jean"3 Cormany (George Washington2, William1), was born 19 July 1888 in
Cincinnati, OH and died 21 December 1974 when she was 86.
Aunt Jean was married three times and had only one son with her 2nd husband, Ron
Cleavenger. Ron died from cardio vascular disease.
When she was 22 in 1910, Jean married Herbert D Anderson who was born on Halloween
in 1880. That marriage was short-lived and ended in divorce.
Her second marriage occurred 12 May 1916 in Chicago, Cook, IL to Ronald Quay
Cleavenger, son of J D. and Elizabeth Cleavenger. They were happily married for more than
25 years.
Ron was born 23 October 1878 in Pennsylvania and died there 21 January 1941 when he
was 62.
Nine months after Ron passed away, Jean married George Wallace Sheridan on 27 October
1941 in Allegheny, PA. He was born there 14 July 1889 and died 21 May 1968 when he was
79. Their marriage lasted over 26 years.
Jean and Ron had one son in the year after they were married:
40 i Thomas Howard4 Cleavenger was born 13 Nov. 1917 in PA.
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15. William Charles3 Pearse (Mary A2 Cormany, William1) was born 13 November 1855 in
Fairfield County, OH and died there on 11 January 1940 when he was 85.
On his 22nd birthday in 1877, he married Jennie Bailor, daughter of Lewis Runkle and
Charlotte Martens Bailor.
Jennie was born 20 February 1857 in Clearport, Fairfield Co., OH and died 12 January 1909
in Lenexa, IN a the age of 51.
William and Jennie had two children in two years:
41 i Oral James4 Pearse was born 26 August 1878 in Ohio.

42 ii Roxie4 Pearse was born in 1879 in Ohio.
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William was known by “Charlie,” the shortened version of his middle name.
He and Jennie shared over 30 years together after starting a family in their 1 st year. They
raised their son and daughter in Wabash County, Indiana.
In the 1880 census, Charlie was a farmer and provided a home and jobs for farm
laborers. Being a hard-working, skilled laborer Charles eventually went to work on
Pipelines. His son, Oral followed in his father's footsteps. They both worked as pipe
fitters at a Pump Station in 1920 and a gauger at an Oil Company in 1930. Oral never
married. He worked and lived with his father throughout his life. He died in 1934 at age
56, six years before his dad passed.
Like her brother, I believe Roxie stayed single. I could not find much on her.
Jennie's Surname is spelled differently on their marriage license:
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19. Orra Estella3 Cormany (William Augustus2, William1), was born 23 July 1865 in Mt.
Carroll, IL and died 8 May 1924 in Cimarron, New Mexico, at age 57.
On 01 October 1884, when she was 19, Orra married 21-year-old Henry "Grant"
Frankenberger, son of Henry Sr. and Rachel Frankenberger.
He was born in December 1863 in WI and died in 1950 when he was 66.
Orra and Grant had two sons in five years:
43 i William Greene4 Frankenberger was born 3 May 1887 in KS.

44 ii Henry Lewis4 Frankenberger Jr. was born 16 Jun 1891 in NM.
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When they got married, their nuptials were the talk of the town and written about in
their local newspaper in Ft. Scott, KS.
They were both known to be very loving and generous among their peers. Orra was
recognized for volunteering over 1500 hours of her time, on an annual basis, at the
University of Cincinnati Medical Clinic.
Orra and Grant enjoyed 40 happy years together and welcomed five grandchildren into
the world.
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20. Anna Grace3 Cormany (William Augustus2, William1), was born on 24 Feb 1868 in Ft.
Scott, Bourbon Co., KS and died on 02 Jul 1955 in Kansas City, MO at age 87.
She married Walter Bruce Shirk, son of Benjamin Palmer Shirk and Sarah Isabelle
Moffett, on 24 Nov 1891 in Bourbon Co., KS.
He was born on 16 May 1867 in IL and died in 1921 at age 54.
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Walter and Grace had six sons in 16 years:
44 i Walter Cormany4 Shirk was born 23 Sept. 1892 in MO.

45 ii Benjamin Rinewalt4 Shirk was born 13 May 1895 and died on 2 April 1896, before
his 1st birthday.
46 iii Robert Bruce4 Shirk was born 23 May 1897 in MO.
47 iv William Minton4 Shirk was born 4 March 1900 in MO.
48 v Elliott M.4 Shirk was born 26 Sept. 1904 in MO.
49 vi James Moffett4 Shirk was born 24 Feb. 1908 in MO.
Before they married, In 1870, Walter was living in Mt. Carroll, IL, Grace was living in Ft.
Scott. KS, which is where they met and married in 1891. They suffered the devastating
loss of their second child, Benjamin Rinewalt, in 1896 a month before he reached his first
birthday. By 1900, the family was living in Jackson County, MO, where they settled and
raised their five boys.
Walter and Grace were happily married for almost 30 years when Walter suffered a
sudden stroke on a train and passed away. Grace lived another 34 years and is buried
next to her husband in Sedalia, MO.
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21 iii Jeanette 3 “Nettie” Cormany (William Augustus2, William1),was born 9 July 1870
in Kansas City, MO, and died in 1883 when she was just 12 years old. She was
quite a likable, talented and intelligent girl, as you can see by the articles
published. I don't know how she died.
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22. William Nelson "Willie"3 Cormany (William Augustus2, William1), was born 26 Jun 1872
in Ft. Scott, KS and died in 1941 in the same city at age 69.
He was married first to Orra "Belle" Croff, daughter of Mrs. N.J. Croff, on 19 Apr 1898 in
Bourbon County, KS.
She was born on 20 Oct 1872 in Eureka, KS and died on 13 Mar 1913 in KS City, MO.
Willie and Belle had three daughters in ten years:
51 i Nana Belle4 Cormany was born 27 Nov. 1901 in KS.

52 ii Susie Mae4 Cormany was born 10 Jun 1906 in KS.
53 iii Ora Louise4 Cormany was born 08 Dec 1911 in KS.
After being happily married for almost 15 years, Belle was diagnosed with cancer in
September 1912. She passed away seven months later, at the age of 40.
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Their eldest daughter, Nana Belle, was eleven, Susie was six and their youngest, Louise,
was only a year old when Belle passed. Willie's sister, Orra Frankenberger, came and
stayed a while to help out with the girls.
Fourteen months after Belle's death, Willie married his 2nd wife, Nora Mae Moore in May
1914 in Ft. Scott, KS. She was born in 1878 in KS and died there in 1936 at age 58.
Nora Mae was first married in 1895 to W. R. Powell.
Nora and W. R. had a son and daughter two years apart:
Leatha Powell was born in 1896 - 1910.

Verne Campbell Powell was born 1898 - 1968.
Their daughter passed away in 1910 and their marriage ended in divorce.
In 1914, Nora married Willie.
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They were married 22 years when she died in 1936, she left Willie widowed for the second time.
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ALL ABOUT BELLE...
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Willie is buried next to Belle.
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23. Ada Belle "Adie"3 Cormany (William Augustus2, William1), was born 21 Dec 1874 in Ft.
Scott, KS and died 19 May 1955 in Kansas City, MO at age 81.
She married Cassius “Cass” Ellis Warner, son of William Warner and Mary E Ellis, on 17 Sep
1902 in Bourbon County, KS. He worked for the railroad after fighting in the Civil War.
He was born on 22 Mar 1874 in OH and died on 27 Apr 1933 in KS City, MO at age 59 from a
cerebral hemorrhage exacerbated by chronic hypertension and nephritis.
"Adie" and “Cass” started their family two years after they got married and had a son
and daughter in two years:
54 i Richard C4 Warner was born in 1904 in KS.

55 ii Grace4 Warner was born 04 May 1906 in KS
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Cass and Adie lived in various places in Kansas and Missouri during their thirty years
together. Cass held an esteemed position in the Kansas City, Fort Scott, Memphis
Railroad at Kansas City. Adie was popular among her neighbors, involved in church
functions and a loving mother of two.
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24. Charles Emmert3 Cormany (William Augustus2, William1), was born 14 December 1877
in Ft. Scott, KS and died 17 October 1950 in Milwaukee, WI at the age of 73.
On 20 June 1904, in Hammond, Lake Co., IN, Charles married Anna Louise Weaver,
daughter of Edward Weaver and Anna Mead Randolph.
She was born 17 March 1883 in Saint Joseph Co., Michigan and died 30 November 1970 in
Milwaukee, WI at the age of 87.
Charlie and Anna had a boy and a girl who were born nine years apart
56 i Lois4 Edith Cormany was born 12 September 1905 in IN.

57 ii James Emmert4 Cormany was born 11 August 1914 in WI.
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Charlie worked as an insurance agent. In 1928 he and Anna gave quite a nice church
wedding for their daughter when she married John Dudley Bird, Jr., The article is
attached to Lois & John's section of this book.
Charlie registered for the WWII Draft. Fortunately, he didn't have to fight. He and Anna
had 45 happy years together and are buried next to each other for eternity.
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25. William “Bill” Buck3 Cormany (Jacob Etter2, William1), was born 7 May 1880 in
Cincinnati, Ohio and died 21 November 1950 in Wilmette, Illinois when he was 70 years old.
He married on 6 June 1914 in Chicago, Laura “Marie” Gill.
She was born 7 September 1888 in Prairie City, Iowa and died 1 May 1980 in Skokie, Illinois
at the age of 91.
Will and Marie had three children in eleven years:
58 i William Gill4 Cormany was born 10 February 1916 in IL.

59 ii Porter4 Cormany was born in 1920 in IL.
60 iii Cathryn4 Cormany was born 15 April 1927 in IL.
When Marie was 26 years old, after attending two years of college, she married Bill
Cormany, who was eight years her senior.
Their first son was born within their first two years as a married couple and in 1920
Marie and Bill and their four-year-old son were living with her father in his home in
Chicago. Bill was working as a manager at a Metal Sign-Making Company. Laura's dad
was a Livestock Broker.
By 1930, they were living in their own home with their children, a live-in maid and a live-
in child's nurse. Bill was working as the General Manager for a Sheet Metal Company and
by 1940, he was a Divisional Sales Manager for a canning machinery company.
Bill and Marie enjoyed more than 35 years together before Bill passed away in 1950.
Marie went on to live another thirty years.
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26. Elizabeth3 Cormany (Jacob Etter2, William1), born 1 April 1882 in Cincinnati, OH and died 10
September 1962 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Louisville, KY when she was 80 years old.
She married Charles Frederick Frehse, son of Joachine and Elizabeth Dorthea Frehse , of
Hamburg, Germany, on 30 January 1906.
He was born 18 October1860 in Cincinnati and died 20 January 1921 in Jefferson Co., KY,
when he was 61 years old.
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Charles and Elizabeth welcomed four children in seven years:
61 i Charles C.4 Frehse was born 19 June 1907 in OH.

62 ii Elizabeth A4 Frehse was born 19 November 1912 in OH.
63 iii William J.4 Frehse. was born 4 Feb 1913 in KY.
64 iv Mary Louise4 Frehse born 8 May 1914 in KY.
Elizabeth and Charles were married in 1906 when she was 24 and he was 46. They
enjoyed only 15 years together before he died in 1921 from stomach cancer, at the age
of 61. She lived as a widow for 41 years.
Charles was a Merchant Tailor
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27 Jacob S.3 Cormany (Jacob Etter2, William1) was born in 22 February 1887. In 1910
he was single, 23 and at home.
He married Irma in 1911, but in 1920 he was living with the Frehse family n
Louisville, KY without Irma. I could find nothing more on them.
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28 Katherine3 Dakota Cormany, (Jacob Etter2, William1) was born 01 October 1889
and died 26 February 1891 when she was 16 months old.
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29. Alliene “Allie”3 Wetzel (Margaret Lorraine "Maggie"2 Cormany, William1) was born 18
November 1879 in IA and died 24 February 1929 in Los Angeles County, CA at age 49.
She married Fred A. Alspach, son of Daniel Albert and Ellen Elizabeth Hoy Alspach, on 27
February 1908 in Santa Ana, CA. They were married for over 31 years.
Fred was born 1879 in IL and died 11 November 1940 at the age of 61.
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Fred and Allie had three children in eight years:
65 i Albert W4 Alspach, born in 1911 in CA.

66 ii James4 Alspach was born 14 January 1914 in CA.
67 iii Eleanor G4 Alspach, born i02 December1918 in CA.
Allie and Fred were married for thee years before they had their first child. Three and a
half years later they had their second child and in 1919 they had their first and only little
girl. Sadly, Allie died when her daughter was only 10 years old. What's worse, is that
Fred lost his eldest son, Albert, less than a year later.
I found these headstones for Fred and his mother, Ellen. Notice how the surname is
spelled differently...
I could not find where Allie or Albert are buried.
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Not until I found Maggie's obituary, did I know that Marguerite and Nellie had
been married.
30 ii Marguerite Elizabeth3 “Lizzie” Wetzel, (Margaret Lorraine "Maggie"2 Cormany,

William1), was born 18 June 1883 in Grundy, Iowa and died 28 August 1956 at the
age of 83.
When Lizzie's sister, Allie, died in 1929, Lizzie was listed in her obituary as Mrs.
Wylie Richey. However, her death records say her surname is Wetzel. Apparently,
she was married and had two children. This article explains...
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31 iii Nellie3 Wetzel (Margaret Lorraine "Maggie"2 Cormany, William1), was born in
February 1886, the third of six children born to Peter and Maggie. In 1910, Emma
and Nellie still lived at home and by 1920, Nellie was out of the house.
Since Maggie's 1922 obit lists Nellie as Mrs. Cassius Blair. She must have married
sometime between 1911 and 1919. The latest date of any article I found about
Nellie or her husband was 1928. I don't know what happened to them after that.
Cassius D Blair was an attorney in the Los Angeles area in the early 1900s.
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32 iv Paul Shelton3 Wetzel (Margaret Lorraine "Maggie"2 Cormany, William1), was born
5 October 1888 in KS and died 9 December 1944 in Los Angeles, CA at age 56.
On 28 September 1929 he married Evelyn M Buck, daughter of James Buck and

Emma Gertrude Murphy.
She was born 27 January 1902 in Shelton Buff, NE and died 16 August 1981 in Los
Angeles when she was 79.
Paul and Evelyn enjoyed fifteen years together and had no known children.
Less than two and a half years after their wedding, Evelyn's father, James Buck,
suffered a fall, fractured his skull, and in spite of improvement in his condition, he
passed away several days later.
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33 v Emma F.3 Wetzel (Margaret Lorraine "Maggie"2 Cormany, William1), was born 05
November 1891 in Iowa and was living at home when the 1910 and 1920
censuses were taken. Both show Emma was working as a department store Clerk.
Although I can find no record of Emma's marriage, the 1940 census states she was
divorced and living in a hospital during the taking of that year's census. Her name
was listed as Emma Wetzel.
Emma died 24 November 1949 in Los Angeles, less than three weeks after she
turned 59.
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34. Olga “Vivian”3 Wetzel (Margaret Lorraine "Maggie"2 Cormany, William1), was born 8
October 1894 in IA and died 28 June 1964 in Riverside, CA at the age of 69.
In 1915, she married William “Bill” E. Hickey, son of Mary E, Hickey. He was born in 1894
and died in 1917.
Bill fought in WWI. He and Vivian had a beautiful wedding that was written about in the
local newspaper. Bill Hickey, who was 21 years old, was the Deputy County Tax Collector,
and had just finished the home they would call their own. Sadly, Bill died two years later in
1917.
Four years later, in March 1921, Vivian married Bill's brother, Frank T Hickey. He was born in
1887 in CA and died 21 June 1962 when he was 74. He and Vivian had 41 happy years
together.
Vivian and Frank had one son, four years after they were married:
68 i Gerald4 Hickey, born in 1925 in CA.
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35. Clayton Holabird4 Cormany (George "Clayton"3, George Washington2, William1) was born
3 June 1894 in Cincinnati, OH and died 5 April 1948 in the same town at age 53.
When he was 23, he married Laura Oberhelman Widmeyer, daughter of James Widmeyer
and Rose E. Oberhelman, in April 1917 in Rivera, Idaho.
She was born 11 February1893 in Ohio and died 27 February1987 in Hamilton Co., OH at
the age of 94.
Clayton and Laura had one daughter four years after they were married:
69 i Helen5 Elaine Cormany was born 14 October 1921 in OH and died 13 Sept 2013 at
the age of 81.
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In 1910 when Clayton was 15 years old, he lived at home with his parents and sister and
a 17-year-old servant, whose name was Mamie Fields. Clayton worked as a General
Agent for an Engine Steam and Rod Company. Seven years later, Clayton and Laura got
married.
In 1920, they were living with Laura's mother and her Aunt Anna and Uncle William
Franks. Clay was working as a machinist.
In 1930 Clay was an office manager at a Machinery Company and he and Laura and their
daughter were living in a house with Aunt Anna Franks, Laura's mother, and Charles
Ferber, who was an architect, and is listed on the census as a boarder.
In 1940 the same people minus the boarder lived together in a house owned by Clayton
and Laura. They were together 41 years.
Laura and Clayton are buried next to each other at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati,
OH.
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36 i. Helen Erie4 Cormany (George "Clayton"3, George Washington2, William1) was

born 19 October 1897 in Hartwell, OH and died 26 November 1992 at age 95. In
1917, she lived at 7777 Springfield Pike.
She married on 18 January 1921 in Hamilton County, OH, Walter Bud” Scott
Hollaender, son of Walter and Katherine Hollaender, born 30 July 1896 and died
in 1948 at the age of 51.
Helen and Bud had a son and daughter in two years:
i Christine5 M. Hollaender was born 28 November 1927.

ii Scott5 C. Hollaender was born 6 Sept 1925.
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Interred at Vine Street Hill Cemetery in Cincinnati, OH.
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39 i Harry Marsh4 Cormany, Jr. (Harry Marsh3, George Washington2, William1) was born 02
July 1921 in OH and died there in 1982.
I have yet to find details about Harry's marriage other than his wife's name was Shirlee M.
They had two children in three years:
i Clayton D.5 Cormany was born June 1950 in OH.

ii Claire5 Cormany was born in 1953 in OH.
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My Paternal Grandparents...
37. May4 Moore (May Darroch3 Cormany, George Washington2, William1), was born 16
August 1911 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH and died 14 December 2008 in Prospect,
Oldham Co., KY, at her granddaughter's home.
She married her childhood sweetheart on 10 August 1935, John Wellington Friend III,
son of John Wellington Friend Jr. and Irene Heron.
He was born 29 July 1911 in Wyoming, Hamilton Co., OH, and died 12 September 2000
in the hospital in Cincinnati from Diabetes after a bleeding ulcer wouldn't heal. He was
89.
May and John had two children in six years:

70 i Charles William5 Friend was born 08 November 1941 in PA.
71 ii Jeanne Elizabeth5 Friend was born 26 May1947 in PA.
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May Moore and John Friend met when they were children and had a mutual crush on
each other from the time they were twelve. I've included a copy of a postcard May
wrote to him soon after her 14th birthday. Although they both dated other people
occasionally, they were destined to spend their lives together.
May and John had a lovely wedding at her dad's Estate on Woodbine Avenue in Hartwell,
OH. They were married six years when they learned they could not conceive a child and
adopted a son, Charles William from The Crittiden House in Pennsylvania. Six years later
they adopted a little girl from the same place.
They raised their children in Wyoming, OH, which shares a border with Hartwell, the
town where the Cormany family settled. Like May and John, their kids attended
Wyoming High School and were members of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church.
John and May lived happily together for over 65 years. They liked to travel, entertain
and participate in church and community activities in Wyoming, OH.
John worked in Accounting at Proctor and Gamble before buying the Robinson Dry
Cleaning business on Wyoming Avenue in the 1950s.
I could write 500 plus pages on the memorable experiences I enjoyed as their
granddaughter. A great deal of the goodness in me was inspired by what I learned by
being around them.
Following the next page, is a copy of the pages from the booklet I made for May's
Memorial Service...which was held at the Wyoming Presbyterian Church in her
hometown in 2009. For 97 fairly healthy years, she was highly respected and, by the
number of those who came to her service, – she was fondly remembered.
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Transcription:
Dear Sonny,
The last letter you wrote to camp – I got it about a week after I was home.
I am in Pittsburgh now and I am having a fine time.
You must have worked hard to get that Life Saving Badge. I didn't have time to get it so I am
going to get it over at North Turner gym. Doubt if you can read this. May
Postmarked from Pittsburgh, PA Aug 24, 1925.
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May's Ancestors
The George Cormany Family 1898

The John Chevrens Moore Family 1901
George Washington & Jeanette “Nettie” Creswick Eleanor LeVoy & John Chevrens Moore, Sr.
May Darroch Cormany William “Willie” LeVoy Moor
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Family Outing in New York City 1955
John, Chad, Jeanne and May
John and Lolly 2000 Four Generations: Jeanne, Ron, Jonathan & May
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May – Age 3
John and May – Age 89

September 2000
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My Wild Irish Rose

by Daniel O'Donnell
• Sonny's Song to May...

If you listen I'll sing you a sweet little song
Of a flower that's now dropped and dead
Yet dearer to me, yes than all of its mates
Though each holds aloft its proud head
Twas given to me by a girl that I know
Since we've met, faith I've known no repose
She is dearer by far than the world's brightest star
And I call her my wild Irish Rose
My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows

You may search everywhere,
But none can compare with my wild Irish Rose
My wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows
And some day for my sake,

She may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose
They may sing of their roses, which by other names
Would smell just as sweetly, they say
But I know that my Rose would never consent
To have that sweet name taken away
Her glances are shy when e'er I pass by
The bower where my true love grows
And my one wish has been that some day I may win
The heart of my wild Irish Rose
My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows
You may search everywhere,
But none can compare with my wild Irish Rose

My wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows
And some day for my sake,
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39. Thomas Howard4 Cleavenger (Janet3 Cormany, George Washington2, William1), was born
13 November 1917 in Pittsburgh, PA and died 20 June 1985 in Broward Co, FL when he was
68 years old.
Tom was married first in 1941 to Mary Pond Hughes, who was born 6 April 1922 and died 5
March 1989. They had two children and were together for about six or seven years.
Tom and Mary had two children in two years:
72 i Thomas Howard5 Cleavenger,was born14 July 1946.

73 ii Jennifer5 Cleavenger was born in 1948.
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When Mary remarried, her second husband adopted Tom's first two children.
Tom's second marriage, on 25 May 1950, was to Barbara Cartwright, daughter of Frank S.
and Lurline E Burch Cartwright. Barbara was born 10 November 1920 in Chicago, Illinois and
died there 11 February 1996 at the age of 76.
In 1940, ten years before Barbara married Tom, she was married to Herbert McLaughlin,
with whom she had a son and daughter.
74 I. Lurline McLaughlin5 was born in 1942

75 ii Christopher Lee Mclaughlin5 was born in 1943.
In 1950, she married Tom Cleavenger, and within their first two and a half years, she gave birth to
two more children. Their first son was born a year after their wedding and their second was born a
little more than a year thereafter.
76 i Michael Cormany5 Cleavenger was born 1951 in IL.

77 ii Timothy Quay5 Cleavenger was born 10 January 1953 in IL.
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42. William Greene4 Frankenberger (Orra Estella3 Cormany, William Augustus2, William1),
was born 3 May 1887 in Ft Scott, KS and died in May 1958 in Polk, FL when he was 71.
He married on 14 June 1911 in Trinidad, Colorado, Mary 'Edna' Walker, daughter of Edward
and Minnie Walker. She was born in 1888.
Will and Edna had two children in nine years:
78 i Frances Estella5 Frankenberger was born 10 July 1914 in CO.

79 ii William5 E. Frankenberger was born 1921 in CO.
I did not find the family in the 1920 census, but I assume they were still together until
1921, since that is when their youngest child was born. However, according to the 1930
census, Will was working as a Lumber Inspector and was living alone, while Edna and her
children (Frances, 15 and William, 9 ) were living with her mother, Minnie. By 1940 Edna
was renting a place where she was living only with her son, William, who was 19 then.
Apparently, Will and Edna separated sometime before 1930 and she never remarried.
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43. Henry Lewis4 Frankenberger (Orra Estella3 Cormany, William Augustus2, William1) was
born in June 1891 in New Mexico and died 28 May 1963 in Long Beach, California at age 71.
He married first, on 2 October 1912 in Cimarron, NM, Vera Vernelle Chandler, who was
born 15 December 1893 in Wagon Mound, NM. She died 5 November 1969 in Santa Fe,
NM at age 76.
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Vera and Lewis had four sons in little less than seven years, which is about how long their
marriage lasted.
80 i Henry Lewis5 Frankenberger Jr. was born 24 September 1913

81 ii George Martin5 Frankenberger was born 23 May 1916.
82 iii Roland Grant5 Frankenberger was born 17 June 1918.
83 iv Charles "Melvin"5 Frankenberger was born 16 June 1920.
Evidently, Lewis married and divorced his second wife, F. J. Pitts, between 1921 and 1929.
According to the 1930 census, sons George and Melvin were living with their step-mother,
Mrs. Pitts and listed as her step-sons even though she was married to someone new at the
time.
Lewis married his third wife Ruth Graf,on 9 November 1940 in Cuyahoga, Ohio. She was
born in 1893 and died in 1979 in Akron, Ohio. Their marriage did not make it to the ten-
year mark either.
By 1950, Lewis was living with his fourth wife, Mayel. who was born in 1897 in Nebraska.
According to census records, Lewis worked in management at Department, Lumber and

Railroad companies.
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45 ii Benjamin Rinewalt4 Shirk (Anna Grace3 Cormany, William Augustus2, William1)

was born 13 May 1895 and died on 2 April 1896, before his 1st birthday
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46 iii Robert Bruce4 Shirk (Anna Grace3 Cormany, William Augustus2, William1) was
born 23 May 1897 in Sedalia, MO and died 17 March 1958 in Jackson, MO at the
age of 61 from a heart attack brought on by 18 years of hypertensive cardio-
disease.
He married Elizabeth Baker, daughter of James Archer and Clare Baker on 16 October
1926.
She was born 5 June 1905 in KS and died 14 July 1977 in Pinellas, FL, when she was 72.
They were married for 32 years, but never had any children. They are buried in Ft. Scott,
Bourbon County, KS,
Robert was a bookkeeper
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48. William Minton4 Shirk (Anna Grace3 Cormany, William Augustus2, William1) was born
4 March 1900 in Sedalia, Missouri and died 16 March 1956 in Lyons, Illinois, less than
two weeks after he turned 56..
Will married on 19 April 1924 in Kansas City , MO. Helen Frances Eyer, daughter of
Benjamin Franklin and Lillie Detweiler Rosenberger Eyer.
Helen was born in 1902 in Chicago, IL and died in 1990 in Mt Carroll, IL at the age of 87.
Will and Helen lived mostly in Missouri throughout their married life together, which is
where their children were born.
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They welcomed four daughters in five years:
84 i Betty Frances5 Shirk was born in 1925 in MO.

85 ii Barbara Sue5 Shirk was born in 1927 in MO.
86 iii Beverly Eyer5 Shirk was born in 1929 in MO.
87 iv Beryl Roberta5 Shirk was born 1 December 1930 in MO.
Will made a good living for his family by working in management and buying for various
Industrial companies. At the time of his passing, Will and Helen had spent 32 happy
years together, which included walking three of his four daughters down the aisle and
welcoming five grandchildren into the world.
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49. Elliott Mackay4 Shirk (Anna Grace3 Cormany, William Augustus2, William1) was born
26 Sept. 1904 in MO and died 4 March 1995 at the age of 90.
Elliott was married five times. Although he was the step-dad to his wives' children, he
had only one son of his own, as far as I can surmise thus far..
In New York, he married his first wife, Rosamond Fairchild Tanner, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Tanner in 1928. She was born in 1907 and died in 1999.
Seven years later, in 1935, he married his second wife, Lucille Hamilton. She was born in
1915 and died in 2007. I don't know when they divorced.
They were still together at the time the 1940 census was taken.
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In February 1946, Elliott, as the Director of the American Red Cross, was serving as an
Ambassador in Russia. While there, he met and married Kyra Petrovskaya, a popular ,
widowed, Russian stage actress with a background that's fun to read about...see
attachments.
Kyra Petrovskaya was born in 1918 in Russia and died in 1994 as a US citizen.
In 1955, Kyra Shirk appeared on a game show, answered questions about artillery and
won $50,000. By Nov 1957, she was writing her memoirs and raising her 4.5 year old
son, Bennie5,, while adjusting to divorce from Elliott.
I'm not sure how long it was before Elliot married Sarah Jane “ Sally” Moyer. She was
born in 1921 and died in 1981. She was divorced with three sons when she married
Elliott. Their marriage lasted until her death in 1981.
Elliott married again two years after Sally died.
On 26 Sept. 1983 he married Katherine Braun Herz who was born in 1913 and died in
2001 in ME. She and Elliott were still married when he died in Maine in 1995.
Elliott and Sally are interred together.
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50. James Moffett4 Shirk (Anna Grace3 Cormany, William Augustus2, William1) was born 24
February 1908 in Sedalia, MO and died there
27 August 1977 when he was 69.
He married Marybelle Elizabeth Eubank, daughter of Dr. Marion Donoly and Mary Elizabeth
"Mollie" Sharp Eubank, on 30 September 1937 in Jackson, MO.
Marybelle was born 16 May 1905 in Huzhou, China and died on Christmas Day 1992 in
Kansas City, MO at the age of 87.
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James and Marybelle had two children:
88 i Walter Bruce5 Shirk was born in 1941.

89 ii Mary5 Elizabeth Shirk was born in 1944.
They married when he was 29 and she was 31. Sadly, only a year later, Marybelle's
mother, Mollie, passed away. Shortly thereafter her 77-year-old dad moved in with the
young couple.
He passed away in December 1940 not long before his daughter's first child, Walter,
was born.
In 1944, Jim and Marybelle were blessed with a daughter they named after her mother,
“Mary Elizabeth.” And, like her namesake, Mary Elizabeth was called “Mollie.”
Jim and Marybelle were married 40 years before Jim passed away. She lived fifteen
years longer, to be the age of 86 years old.
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51 i Nana Belle “Nancy”4 Cormany was born 27 Nov. 1901 in KS. The first of three
daughters born to Belle and Willie Cormany. Nanabelle was eleven years
old and her baby sister, Louise, was only one when their mother passed
away.
Nana Belle, or “Nancy”, as she was called, married Dr. Harry Tallman, son of Charles O.
Tallman and Leota Noel.
He was born in 1903 in Germany, came to the United States in 1913, got married in
1926, became a father and a family physician and, at age 34, he died 08 November 1937
from an infection which entered through a cut on his finger. His sons were only nine and
ten years old.
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Harry and Nancy had two sons – one after the other:
90 i Thomas William5 Tallman was born in 1927.

91 ii Harry Charles5 Tallman was born in 1928.
Nancy remarried but she is interred with Harry.
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52. Susie Mae4 Cormany (William Nelson "Willie"3, William Augustus2, William1), was born
10 June 1906 in Missouri and died 6 October 1998 when she was 92.
Susie was the middle child of Willie and Belle Cormany. When she was just six years old her
mother passed away and her dad remarried a little over a year later. Susie and her sisters
not only gained a step-mother, but gained a step-brother, as well.
When she was 18, Susie married her first husband, Reece A Denniston, in 1924. That
marriage ended in divorce and some time in the following 20 years or so, Susie married
again.
Susie's second husband, John Deaner Cooper, was born 20 October 1902 in Raub, Indiana,
and died 1 July 1984 at the age of 81. They had 37 happy years together.
She was 40 and John was 44 when their daughter was born:
92 i Joyce Louise5 Cooper, born 3 May 1947.
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53. Orra Louise4 Cormany (William Nelson "Willie"3, William Augustus2, William1) was born 8
December 1911 in Sedalia, MO and died 6 July 1993 in Davenport, Iowa at the age of 82.
Known only as 'Louise', she was 2 years old when her mother passed away. She and her
sisters got a new step-mother and older step-brother a little more than a year later.
In 1936, she married John Russell Erickson, who was born 12 May 1912 in Ft. Scott, KS and
died 4 September 1998 in Davenport, Iowa when he was 86 years old.
While living in Kansas, Louise and John had two daughters in four years:
93 i Nancy Sue5 Erickson was born in 1938.

94 ii Judith Louise5 Erickson, born in 1942.
John and Louise lived in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa throughout their 57-year-long
marriage. They're buried next to each other in Davenport.
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54 I Richard C4 Warner (Ada Belle "Adie"3 , William Augustus2, William1) was born in 1903
and died in 1965 in Kansas.
He married Dorothy “Ruth” Wegener, daughter of Alfred J. Wegener and Bonnie

Mae Fee.
She was born 19 Octobe1909 and died 20 February 1970.
Richard and Ruth had two children in four years:
95 i Bonnie Belle5 was born 1933 in CA.

96 ii John R5 was born 05 December 1937 in CA.
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55 ii Grace4 Warner (Ada Belle "Adie"3 , William Augustus2, William1)born 04 May 1906 in KS
and died 20 November 1992 when she was 86.
Grace married James A Laws on 7 June 1928. He died in 1945 at age 42 after they had
three children in five years:
97 I Joy Warner5 Laws was born in 1932 in MO.

98 ii Nancy Jane5 Laws was born in 1935 in
99 iii James Aubrey5 Laws was born in 1937 in
Grace married Mr. Lundteigen after becoming a widow.
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56. Lois Edith4 Cormany (Charles Emmert3, William Augustus2, William1), was born 12
September1905 in Indiana and died 4 January 1995 in Milwaukee, WI when she was 90
years old.
She married on 22 September 1928 in her hometown,John Dudley Bird Jr, son of John
Dudley Sr. and Laura Madeline Sparks Bird.
“JD” was born 14 June1904 in Beloit Wisconsin and died 14 August 1981 in Milwaukee
at the age of 77.
1. Lois and JD were married nearly three years before their first son was born. They had
two sons in six years:
99 i John5 Bird, was born in 1931.

100 ii Charles C5 Bird was born in 1937.
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57. James Emmert4 Cormany (Charles Emmert3, William Augustus2, William1) was born
11 August 1914 in Wisconsin and died there 28 February 1973 when he was 59 years
old.
Jim married Dorrit “Dorrie” deGelleke, daughter of Gerrit F. deGelleke and Sylvia
Wilhelmina DeHeus on 18 February 1939 in MO.
She was born 25 May 1918 and died 2 August 1981 in Milwaukee, WI.
Jim and Dorrie had two sons in four years:
101 i James Emmert Cormany, Jr. was born in 1941 in MO.

102 ii Gerrit Charles5 Cormany was born in 1945 in MO.
Jim worked as a Fire Insurance Adjuster and they welcomed their first child in 1941.
Four yeas later, little Jim, Jr. was joined by a baby brother, they called "Gerry." He grew
up to join the Air Force. Jim and Dorrie spent 34 happy years together before Jim's
death in 1973.
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INDEX
KEY: # in front of names = generation number; + before name = spouse
Name dob Pages

1 William Cormany 1810 3-6
+ Margaret Cormany 1813 3-6
2 George Washington Cormany 19 Jan 1836 5,6, 10-14
+ Jeanette Elizabeth Creswick 10 Mar 1849 10-14
3 George "Clayton" Cormany 14 Mar 1870 10, 11, 38-43
+ Lavella Holabird 1877 38-43
4 Clayton Holabird Cormany 03 Jun 1894 38, 102, 103
+ Laura Oberhelman Widmeyer 11 Feb 1893 102, 103
4 Helen E Cormany 19 Oct 1897 38, 104, 105
+ Walter S. Hollaender 1898 104-105
3 Charles Curtis Cormany 22 Feb 1873 10, 11, 44, 45
+ Cora Taylor 1875 10, 11, 44, 45
4 Mary Taylor Cormany 1903 10, 11
3 Elizabeth "Bess" Forman Cormany 1877 10, 11, 46
+ William Thomas Leachman 1863 46
+ Edgar Fitzgerald Cochran 1876 46
+ Oscar Joseph Thier 02 May 1898 46
3 May Darroch Cormany 1879 10, 11, 47-51
+ William Levoy Moore 22 Sep 1875 47-51
4 May Moore 16 Aug 1911 10, 107-123
+ John Wellington Friend III 29 Jul 1911 107-123
3 Harry Marsh Cormany DMD 24 Jun 1882 10, 11, 52-55
+ Genevieve Schmid 20 Nov 1886 52-55
4 Harry Marsh Cormany Jr. 02 Jul 1921 10, 106
+Shirlee M. 106
3 Janet "Jean" Cormany 19 Jul 1888 10, 11, 56-62
+ Ronald Quay Cleavenger 23 Oct 1878 56
+ Herbert D Anderson 1880 56
+ George Wallace Sheridan 14 Jul 1889 56
4 Thomas Howard Cleavenger 13 Nov 1917 56, 124-126
+ Mary Pond Hughes 06 Apr 1922 124-126
+ Barbara Cartwright 10 Nov 1920 124-126
2 Mary A Cormany 1838 5,6, 15-17
+ James T Pearse 20 Jul 1832 15-17
3 Charles Pearse 13 Nov 1855 15, 63, 64
+ Jennie Bailor 20 Feb 1857 63, 64
4 Oral James Pearse 26 Aug 1878 63
4 Roxie Pearse 1879 63
3 Clara Pearse Aug 1857 15, 16
3 George C. Pearse Apr 1861 15, 16
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3 Mary Dell Pearse Apr 1863 15, 16

2 William Augustus Cormany 27 Jan 1841 5,6, 18-27
+ Susan Emmert 24 Mar 1844 18-27
3 Orra Estella Cormany 23 Jul 1865 18,19, 65-68
+ Henry Grant Frankenberger Dec 1863 65-68
+ William Greene Frankenburger 03 May 1887 127
+ Mary Edna Walker 1888 127
4 Henry Lewis Frankenburger Jr. Jun 1891 128-129
+ Ruth Graf 1893 128, 129
+ Vera Vernelle Chandler 15 Dec 1893 128, 129
+ Mayel R 1897 128, 129
3 Anna Grace Cormany 24 Feb 1868 18,19, 69-71
+ Walter Bruce Shirk 16 May 1867 69-71
4 Walter Cormany Shirk 23 Sep 1892 69, 130
4 Benjamin Rinewalt Shirk 13 May 1895 69, 130
4 Robert Bruce Shirk 23 May 1897 69, 131
+ Elizabeth Baker Shirk 05 Jun 1905 131
4 William Minton Shirk 04 Mar 1900 69, 132, 133
+ Helen Frances Eyer 1902 , 132, 133
3 Elliott M. Shirk 26 Sep 1904 18,19, 134-138
+Rosamond Tanner 134-138
+ Lucille Hamilton 134-138
+ Kyra Petrovskaya 134-138
4 Bennie 134
+Sally Shirk 134-138
+ Katherine Braun Herz 134-138
4 James Moffatt Shirk 24 Feb 1908 139-140
+ Marybelle Elizabeth Eubank 16 May 1905 139-140
3 Jeanette "Nettie" Cormany 09 Jul 1870 18,19, 72
3 William Nelson "Willie" Cormany 26 Jun 1872 18,19, 73-79
+ Orra Belle Croff 20 Oct 1872 73-79
4 Nanabelle Cormany 27 Nov 1901 73, 141, 142
+Wylie Richey 141
4 Susie Mae Cormany 10 Jun 1906 73, 143
+ Reece A Denniston 21 Oct 1903, 143
+ John Deaner Cooper 20 Oct 1902 143
4 Orra Louise Cormany 08 Dec 73, 144
+ John Russell Erickson 12 May 1912 144
+ Nora Mae Moore 1878 73-75
step son Verne 1898 74
3 Ada Belle "Adie" Cormany 21 Dec 1874 18,19, 80-82
+ Cassius Ellis Warner 22 Mar 1874 80-82
4 Richard C Warner 1904 80, 145
+ Dorothy Ruth Wegener 1909 145
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4 Grace Warner 04 May 1906 80, 146

+ Mister Lundteigen 146
+ James A Laws 07 Jun 1928 146
3 Charles Emmert Cormany 14 Dec 1877 18,19, 83, 84
+ Anna Louise Weaver 17 Mar 1883 83, 84
4 Lois Edith Cormany 12 Sep 1905 83, 147, 148
+ John Dudley Bird Jr 14 Jun 1904 147, 148
4 James E Cormany 11 Aug 1914 83, 149-151
+ Dorrit Degelleke 25 May 1918 149-151
2 Martha Cormany 1843 5,6, 28
2 Jacob Etter Cormany 06 Feb 1845 5,6, 29-31
3 William Buck Cormany 07 May 1880 29,30, 85-87
+ Laura Marie Gill 07 Sep 1888 31, 85-87
4 William Gill Cormany 10 Feb 1916 85
4 Porter Cormany 1920 85
4 Katherine Cormany 15 Apr 1927 85
3 Elizabeth Cormany 01 Apr 1882 29,30, 87-89
+ Charles Frederick Frehse 18 Oct 1860 87-89
4 Charles C. Frehse 1907 87
4 William J. Frehse 1911 87
4 Elizabeth A Frehse 27 Nov 1912 87
4 Mary Louise Frehse 08 May 1914 87
+ Thomas C Endicott Jr 10 Nov 1912 87
3 Jacob S. Cormany 1887 29,30, 90
+Irma? 90
3 Katherine Cormany 1889 - 1891 29,30, 90
2 James Wilson Cormany DMD 16 Feb 1849 5,6, 32-34
+ Emma C Pennebaker 1853 32-34
2 Margaret L. "Maggie" Cormany Aug 1856 5,6, 35, 36
+ Peter William Wetzel 06 Jan 1855 35, 36
3 Allie Wetzel Nov 1879 91, 92
+ Fred Albert Alspach 29 Jan 1879 91, 92
4 Albert W Alspach 1911 91
4 James Cormany Alspach 14 Jan 1914 91
+ Ruth E Quarterman 1916 91
4 Eleanor Gwendolyn Alspach 02 Dec 1918 91
3 Marguerite Elizabeth Wetzel 18 Jun 1883 35, 36
3 Nellie Wetzel Feb 1886 35, 36, 92
3 Paul Shelton Wetzel 05 Oct 1888 35, 36, 95, 96
+ Evelyn M Buck 27 Jan 1902 95-97
3 Emma F. Wetzel 05 Nov 1890 35, 36,98
3 Olga Vivian Wetzel 08 Oct 1894 35, 36, 99 - 100
+ Frank T Hickey 1888 99 - 100
4 Gerald Hickey 1925 99
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DESCENDANTS

A Beginning Compilation of Four Generations

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DESCENDANT BOOK NUMBERING EXAMPLE

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Their children were:

John3 John Smith is a third generation ancestor (3).

(Robert2, Scott1) )Lineage: John is son of Robert. Robert is son of Scott.

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The genealogical format convention is to only devote pages in subsequent generations

2 i George Washington2 Cormany was born in Jan 1836 in PA.

Short Bio of William and Margaret (Coldsmith) Cormany

My Second Great Grandparents...

On 10 Oct. 1867, he married Jeanette Elizabeth Creswick, affectionately known as “Nettie,”

George and Nettie Cormany had six children in 18 years:

9 i George "Clayton"3 Cormany was born on 14 Mar 1870.

The George and Nettie Cormany Family

Sitting on the ...bicycle is Janet. She is the youngest

15 i William “Charles”3 Pearse was born 13 Oct., 1855 in OH.

SUED BY BROTHER & SISTER-IN-LAW...

19 i “Orra” Estella3 Cormany was born 23 July 1865 in IL.

CELEBRATING 50 BLISSFUL YEARS

A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH W.A. CORMANY

5 iv Martha2 Cormany (William1), was born 09 August 1843 in Lancaster, Fairfield

25 i William Buck3 Cormany was born 07 May 1880.

On 18 May 1878, he married Emma Pannebaker, daughter of Jacob and Catherine

Jim was a well-respected dentist in Mt. Carroll, IL who enjoyed writing

Copied and Pasted here From “FIND-A-GRAVE”:

Maggie and Peter Wetzel had six children in 15 years:

29 i Aleine “Allie” 3 Wetzel was born in November 1879 in IA.

*(not sure if Emma married or not)

Maggie's ashes are here /\

Clayton and Lavella Cormany had two children:

35 I Clayton Holabird4 Cormany was born 06 March 1894 in OH.

37. i Mary Taylor4 Cormany was born in 1903 in Cincinnati, OH.

Charlie must have remarried after Cora died...

She is buried in the Cormany family plot next to Oscar.

Willie and May had one daughter:

38 i May4 Moore, Jr. was born 16 August 1911 in OH.

Will & May Moore - 1957

Willie and May Moore's home on Riley Road in Wyoming, OH

39 i Harry Marsh4 Cormany, Jr. was born 02 July 1921 in OH.

Their Marriage was announced in Cincinnati's German Newspaper:

40 i Thomas Howard4 Cleavenger was born 13 Nov. 1917 in PA.

William and Jennie had two children in two years:

41 i Oral James4 Pearse was born 26 August 1878 in Ohio.

Jennie's Surname is spelled differently on their marriage license:

Orra and Grant had two sons in five years:

43 i William Greene4 Frankenberger was born 3 May 1887 in KS.

He was born on 16 May 1867 in IL and died in 1921 at age 54.

Walter and Grace had six sons in 16 years:

44 i Walter Cormany4 Shirk was born 23 Sept. 1892 in MO.

Willie and Belle had three daughters in ten years:

51 i Nana Belle4 Cormany was born 27 Nov. 1901 in KS.

Nora Mae was first married in 1895 to W. R. Powell.

Nora and W. R. had a son and daughter two years apart:

Leatha Powell was born in 1896 - 1910.

ALL ABOUT BELLE...

Willie is buried next to Belle.