Sharon, You have James, Thomas and Bertha in your list below, were they DeGonia's? I have a Bertha M. DeGonia married to a Lee Wiley, per information from my father. I also have Thomas J. DeGonia where he is listed as Bertha, James and Thomas's Father. Thanks, --Ken Stulce House Springs, MO On 12/30/06, SSmith3901@aol.com <SSmith3901@aol.com> wrote: > > Paul, Nephew, DeGonia > > William Ernest Nephew married Mary Lucille DeGonia in 1877 > > Their children were: > > Cloves > Agnes > Ella (my grandmother) > Tresia > Anna Arton b 1886 d 1912 > Frank > John > Clara > James > Thomas > Bertha > > Anna married Fred Paul and they lived in Herky. They had one son Howard > Paul who was born 1910. > > Anna committed suicide and is buried at Gamel Cemetery. Anna was at Fink > Funeral Home, which I don't know if it's still around or not. > > In the Jefferson County Record, Hillsboro, Mo. February 22, 1912, > it read: > > "Mrs. Fred Paul of Herculaneum committed suicide last week. Her remains > were bro't to Festus and laid to rest in the Gamel Cemetery. It is said > family > troubles was the cause. Her mother committed suicide a few years ago". > > My grandmother and father had told me that a Mecey/Missey/Massey had > raised > the boy, Howard after his mother died. I believe Fred remarried shortly > after > Anna's death. > > I had gotten an email from someone before about the family that raised > Howard, but had a computer crash several times and lost the information. > > Also in the Jefferson County Record, Hillsboro, Mo. April 13, 1911, part > 7, > it said: > > Seckman > > Jos. Yeager and family spent last Sunday at Fred Paul's, and helped > celebrate the communion of Mrs. Paul's oldest daughter, who was confirmed > in the > Lutheran church at Glaize creek last Sunday". > > This was confusing as Anna died 1912 and this was 1911. As far as I know > Anna and Paul only had 1 child, Howard. Perhaps this was > Fred's parents?? > > > Would appreciate any information on the family. > > Sharon in Arnold, Jefferson Co., Mo. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >