More About GEORGE* W MONTOOTH: Fact 1: Farmer, Merchant, Postmaster Fact 3: Rushville Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois Fact 4: Civil War: Company B, 119th Vol. Infantry Fact 5: Had 13 children; raised several grandchildren Fact 6: wanted to raise Roland & Freeda Montooth instead of Sarah Ashwood Notes for MARY* JANE SLOAN: Died at home. Obit Page 1, column 4. Rushville Times; Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois; Thursday, September 7, 1911; Page 1, column 4 DEATH OF MRS. GEO. MONTOOTH Mrs. Mary Jane Montooth, wife of Geo. Montooth of Ray, died on Friday, September 1st, at 10 a. m., after an illness which extended over a period of six years. She was first stricken with paralysis in 1906, and she rallied, she never regained her strength, and for the past two years had been an invalid. On Sunday afternoon at 2 oclock funeral services were held at the home in Ray, assisted by Rev. R. C. Nenila (?) of Ray , assisted by Rev. C. M. Wilson of Astoria, and there was a large attendance of friends, the interment was in the Rushville Cemetery. Mary Jane Sloan was born January 20, 1848, at Washington, Indiana, and died at the family residence in Ray, September 1, 1911. She was married to George Montooth in Littleton Township in 1867. To this union were born thirteen children, two preceding her in death - Mrs. Louella Fry and Mrs. Mary Snyder. Those living and with her in her last illness are: Edward and Walter {John Walter} of Watertown, South Dakota; Mrs. Lizzie Welder of Salem, Oregon; Mrs. Fanny Hadey of Low Paint, Illinois; Mrs. Allie Van Order of Industry, Illinois; Mrs. Effie Ashwood, Mrs. Kate Phillips, Mrs. Bertha Aten and Frank of Oakland {Township}; Grace and Warren residing at home. Mrs. Montooth was a devoted Christian mother. In 1866, she united with the Baptist Church at Littleton and later she united with the M. E. Church, and lived a true Christian life. She was loved and highly respected, and our loss is her eternal gain. She leaves t mourn her loss, a husband, eleven children and thirty-seven grandchildren besides a host of relatives and friends. More About MARY* JANE SLOAN: Fact 1: September 03, 1911, Rushville Cem. Fact 4: September 01, 1911, Death Certificate, 63y 7m 11days Fact 5: had 13 children; raised several grandchildren Fact 6: September 07, 1911, Rushville Times Obit Cause of Death: PROGRESSIVE GEN. PARALEPIS, RHEUMATISM Marriage Notes for GEORGE* MONTOOTH and MARY* SLOAN: Have marriage license. Married by Rev. Hills. Children of GEORGE* MONTOOTH and MARY* SLOAN are: i. FRANCES* "FANNIE" MAY3 MONTOOTH, b. February 11, 1869, Illinois; lived Hazel, South Dakota; m. EARL HANEY. Notes for FRANCES* "FANNIE" MAY MONTOOTH: 1949 lived Hazel, SD. 11. ii. EDWARD "EDDIE" JAMES MONTOOTH, b. February 23, 1870, Illinois; d. Bef. 1949, S. Dakota ?. iii. MARY EDITH MONTOOTH, b. July 01, 1871, Illinois; d. Bef. 1949; m. 1M? SNYDER. 12. iv. LOLETTA* "LOUELLA" MONTOOTH, b. October 05, 1872, Illinois; d. March 07, 1904, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois (Daughter's home). v. ELIZABETH* "LIZZIE" JANE MONTOOTH, b. July 27, 1874, Illinois; lived Pasadena, California; m. LEWIS WELKER, Illinois. Notes for ELIZABETH* "LIZZIE" JANE MONTOOTH: 1927 lived in Pasadena, CA with Ed. Is this son or dad? 1949 lived Pasadena, CA. 13. vi. FRANKLIN* GEORGE MONTOOTH, b. December 22, 1875, Illinois (1877); d. 1955, Illinois (lived Rushville, Illinois) check notes. vii. ALICE* WAR MONTOOTH, b. June 07, 1877, Illinois (1878); lived Macomb, Illinois; m. (1) 1M? GARRISON; m. (2) THOMAS VAN ORDER. Notes for ALICE* WAR MONTOOTH: 1949 lived Macomb, IL. 14. viii. JOHN* WALTER (WALTER JOHN) MONTOOTH, b. February 23, 1879, Montooth Homestead, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. July 13, 1949, Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Illinois. 15. ix. CATHARINE* (KATHERINE) MONTOOTH, b. April 20, 1880, Illinois; d. lived Rushville, Illinois. x. GRACE* "EFFIE" EMMA MONTOOTH, b. November 25, 1881, Illinois; d. Bef. 1949, lived Ray, Illinois; m. 1M? JONES. Notes for GRACE* "EFFIE" EMMA MONTOOTH: 1927 lived in Ray, IL. Betty Roudebush Bader said that Aunt Effie had very large ears with large brown spots on them. That all the Montooth's had large brown spots. 1998. 16. xi. WARREN* DEXTER MONTOOTH, b. May 23, 1883, Illinois; d. Bef. 1949, lived Watertown, South Dakota. 17. xii. EFFIE* (ETHEL) BELL MONTOOTH, b. March 03, 1885, Illinois; d. Bef. 1949, lived Muskegee, Oklahoma. 18. xiii. BERTHA* FLORENCE MONTOOTH, b. July 10, 1888, Illinois; d. February 1973, lived Macomb, Illinois. 4. JAMES "JIMMY"2 MONTOOTHII (JAMES*1) was born October 31, 1847 in (1848) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died June 21, 1930 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois. He married ANNA BELLE COLT June 21, 1883. Children of JAMES MONTOOTH and ANNA COLT are: i. GEORGE* WILLIAM3 MONTOOTH. Notes for GEORGE* WILLIAM MONTOOTH: Gambled all the time. Mom, Betty Roudebush Bader said they had all night card games and drank a lot. Even his daughter sat in the games and drank and smoked. ii. ROBERT SPOUL MONTOOTH. iii. VERA ADELL MONTOOTH. iv. CHESTER DOW MONTOOTH. Generation No. 3 5. GEORGE3 DEAN (CATHERINE (KATHARINE)2 MONTOOTH, JAMES*1) was born December 17, 1863 in (1864) Illinois. He married ELIZABETH STAMBAUGH. Children of GEORGE DEAN and ELIZABETH STAMBAUGH are: i. CLINTON4 DEAN. ii. ESTELLE DEAN. iii. ROY DEAN. iv. DALE DEAN. v. MERNA DEAN. 6. WILLIAM "WILL"3 DEAN (CATHERINE (KATHARINE)2 MONTOOTH, JAMES*1) was born February 14, 1866 in Illinois, and died August 14, 1908. He married INEZ "INA" JOSEPHINE WETZEL. Children of WILLIAM DEAN and INEZ WETZEL are: i. WILLMINA4 DEAN. ii. FLOYD DEAN. iii. BONNIE DEAN. 7. JOHN3 DEAN (CATHERINE (KATHARINE)2 MONTOOTH, JAMES*1) was born May 11, 1867 in Illinois, and died July 14, 1948. He married SADIE ROSE. Children of JOHN DEAN and SADIE ROSE are: i. MARY ELIZABETH4 DEAN. ii. DAVID DEAN, b. Abt. 1892. iii. MERLIN DEAN. iv. "LITTLE" ALICE DEAN. 8. EFFIE BELL3 DEAN (CATHERINE (KATHARINE)2 MONTOOTH, JAMES*1) was born June 01, 1869 in (1870) Illinois. She married JOSEPH B ROSE. Children of EFFIE DEAN and JOSEPH ROSE are: i. FLORENCE4 ROSE. ii. ROBERT ROSE. iii. MABLE ROSE. iv. HELEN ROSE. v. CATHERINE ROSE. 9. LAWRENCE3 DEAN (CATHERINE (KATHARINE)2 MONTOOTH, JAMES*1) was born June 04, 1870 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois (1872), and died July 13, 1952 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois. He married NETTIE FLORENCE WETZEL February 24, 1899 in Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois. Notes for LAWRENCE DEAN: This line from Nancy K Harvey, New Mexico, Children of LAWRENCE DEAN and NETTIE WETZEL are: i. WILLIAM BERNARD4 DEAN, b. March 26, 1900; d. July 31, 1919. 19. ii. DOROTHY** ISABEL DEAN, b. August 26, 1902, Bushnell, Illinois; d. alive at 95- May 1998. iii. JUDSON ROOSEVELT DEAN, b. June 16, 1904; d. Abt. 1994. 20. iv. JAMES KERCHIVAL DEAN, b. October 1905; d. April 1971. 21. v. MARY CATHERINE DEAN, b. November 20, 1908; d. Abt. 1990. vi. JOHN WETZEL DEAN, b. October 18, 1912; d. October 25, 1912. 10. SAMUEL3 DEAN (CATHERINE (KATHARINE)2 MONTOOTH, JAMES*1) was born March 18, 1876 in (1873) Illinois, and died March 02, 1984. He married ETHEL ?. Children of SAMUEL DEAN and ETHEL ? are: i. LAURA CATHERINE4 DEAN, m. ISRAEL BAUER. ii. RUTH DEAN. 11. EDWARD "EDDIE" JAMES3 MONTOOTH (GEORGE* W2, JAMES*1) was born February 23, 1870 in Illinois, and died Bef. 1949 in S. Dakota ?. He married ORA A FRYE 1884, daughter of CULUMBUS FRYE and NANCY ?. Children of EDWARD MONTOOTH and ORA FRYE are: i. VERNA4 MONTOOTH, b. 1895, Illinois. ii. GEORGE* D MONTOOTH, b. November 28, 1896, Illinois; d. December 1983, Oklahoma. Notes for GEORGE* D MONTOOTH: Automated Archives, Inc. SS death benefit record Cd 111 & Cd 112, has last zip as 74074. SS# issued in SD. More About GEORGE* D MONTOOTH: Fact 4: SS# 504-32-8901 iii. EMMA MONTOOTH, b. 1899, Illinois. iv. MARVIN E MONTOOTH, b. 1901, Illinois. v. HAZEL H MONTOOTH, b. 1903, Illinois. vi. HARRY* W MONTOOTH, b. September 12, 1905, Illinois; d. January 29, 1988, California. Notes for HARRY* W MONTOOTH: Automated Archives, Inc., SS death benefit records Cd 111 & Cd 112, has zip as 93247. More About HARRY* W MONTOOTH: Fact 4: SS# 549-01-7113 vii. CLIDE (CLYDE) E MONTOOTH, b. 1908, South Dakota. viii. DONALD MONTOOTH, b. 1910, *South Dakota. Notes for DONALD MONTOOTH: 1920 census has Donna O, not Donald. ix. MARJORIE A MONTOOTH, b. 1912, South Dakota. 12. LOLETTA* "LOUELLA"3 MONTOOTH (GEORGE* W2, JAMES*1) was born October 05, 1872 in Illinois, and died March 07, 1904 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois (Daughter's home). She married JOHN OSCAR "OSCAR" FRY. Notes for LOLETTA* "LOUELLA" MONTOOTH: Died daughter's home in Rushville. The Rushville Times, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, Thursday March 10, 1904, page 7 column 1; Section: West Oakland. Again has the death angel visited our community, as the beloved wife and infant babe of Walter Montooth died this (Tuesday) morning. It is indeed very sad, as this is the third one in the Montooth family to die within one week. Mrs. Montooth was a loving wife and mother, a kind friend and a good neighbor, who will be sadly missed in the community. She was the second daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Ashwood and was at the home of her parents at the time of her death, having gone there March 2nd, while her husband attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Oscar Fry {Loletta "Louella" Montooth, husband John Oscar Fry). Mrs. Montooth lives behind her husband, two small children, her parents, two sister and one brother, with a host of friends, to mourn her loss. Same page: column 2, Ray News. Born, to Walter Montooth and wife, March 6th, a son. It lived only about four hours. Also: Mrs. John Fry {Loletta "Louella" Montooth}, formerly of Ray, died at the home of her daughters in Rushville on Monday evening. More About JOHN OSCAR "OSCAR" FRY: Fact 3: Name ? John, Oscar, Fry Children of LOLETTA* MONTOOTH and JOHN FRY are: i. LAURA4 FRY, b. 1896. ii. MILDRED FRY, b. 1898. iii. ALTA FRY, b. 1899. iv. ROLAND E FRY, b. 1901.