Couch Family 1900 Christmas Photo Album

 

Couch Family 1900 Christmas Photo Album

 1900 Christmas Album, a gift to family members from Carrie Couch, 1856-1927, photographer. Carrie is Nettie's aunt. This photo book belonged to Nettie Ethel Couch Schuler. The photos include her family and friends. Each photo has been identified if possible. Dates are approximate. Some photos were added after 1900. 

Photo	Page	Notes
	1	Nettie Ethel COUCH 1884-1965, Illinois relationship to Selma Kampe: maternal grandmother see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	2	Verne Ernest EDWARDS 1898-1957, Illinois Verne was born 9 November 1898, age about 2 months relationship to Nettie Couch: nephew relationship to Selma Kampe: maternal 1st cousin 1x removed see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	3	Verne Ernest EDWARDS 1898-1957, Illinois age between 1-2 hears old relationship to Nettie Couch: nephew relationship to Selma Kampe: maternal 1st cousin 1x removed see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	4	Ole ANDERSON & George COUCH 1860-1928, Illinois Ole Anderson, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY George Couch, relationship to Nettie Couch: uncle relationship to Selma Kampe: great granduncle see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	5	Martha and Ole ANDERSON UNABLE TO IDENTIFY See Ancestry.com for several possibilities
	6	George R. WILLIAMS, two possibilities George, 1850-1900, lived in Oneida County, New York relationship to Nettie Couch: husband of 1st cousin relationship to Selma Kampe: 1st cousin 3x removed George, born Dec 1862 in Indiana, was a schoolteacher in LaSalle County, Illinois, according to the 1900 U.S. census relationship to Nettie Couch: teacher relationship to Selma Kampe: none see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	7	Grace COUCH 1895-1971, Illinois age about 5 years relationship to Nettie Couch: 1st cousin relationship to Selma Kampe: 1st cousin 2x removed see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	8	THAYER, Charles Edward 1886-1900, Charles Fremont 1856-1931, Etta 1886-1970, Louella Armstrong Thayer 1866-1950 twins: Charles Edward and Etta relationship to Nettie Couch: Charles Edward and Etta 1st cousin, Charles Fremont husband of aunt, Louella Armstrong aunt relationship to Selma Kampe: Charles Edward and Etta 1st cousin 2x removed, Charles Fremont husband of great grandaunt, Louella Armstrong great grandaunt see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	9	George COUCH 1860-1928 relationship to Nettie Couch: uncle relationship to Selma Kampe: great granduncle see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	10	Jane Angeline DUNHAM 1823-1906 relationship to Nettie Couch: grandmother relationship to Selma Kampe: 2nd great grandmother see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	11	Elisha Tompkins COUCH 1820-1896 relationship to Nettie Couch: great grandfather relationship to Selma Kampe: 2nd great grandfather see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	12	Anna and Myrtle ALLEN Anna 1890-1945 Myrtle 1887-1951 relationship to Nettie Couch: neighbors relationship to Selma Kampe: none see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	13	Mrs. & Mr. Andrew THOMPSON Minnie Knutson Thompson 1874-1907, Illinois Andrew Thompson 1865-1941, Illinois relationship to Nettie Couch: friends relationship to Selma Kampe: none see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	14	Etta Thayer Van ZANDT 1887-1970, see #8 relationship to Nettie Couch: 1st cousin relationship to Selma Kampe: 1st cousin 2x removed see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	15	Spot & Mildred COUCH 1889-1970, Illinois relationship to Nettie Couch: sister relationship to Selma Kampe: grandaunt seeRoots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	16	Mr. & Mrs. Roy KILMER James Monroe Kilmer "Roy" 1862-1921 Mary Jane Armstrong Kilmer 1864-1906 relationship to Nettie Couch: aunt relationship to Selma Kampe: great grandaunt see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	17	Cora MOONEY 1890-1912, Illinois relationship to Nettie Couch: friend relationship to Selma Kampe: none see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	18	Laura E. ARMSTRONG 1857-1931 relationship to Nettie Couch: mother relationship to Selma Kampe: great grandmother see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	19	Eugene Deloss COUCH 1851-1925 relationship to Nettie Couch: father relationship to Selma Kampe: great grandfather see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	20	Clarence & Helen WOODIN Clarence Able Woodin 1899-1960, Illinois Helen Elizabeth Woodin 1900-1996 relationship to Nettie Couch: cousins relationship to Selma Kampe: 1st cousin 1x removed see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	21	Willie DAVIS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY
	21	Mildred COUCH 1889-1970, Illinois see #15 relationship to Nettie Couch: sister relationship to Selma Kampe: grandaunt see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	21	Nettie COUCH & Gertrude HAYNES Nettie Couch owner of photo album Florence Gertrude Haynes 1885-1944 relationship to Nettie Couch: by marriage, sister's daughter's daughter relationship to Selma Kampe: niece of husband of grandaunt see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	21	Reuben HAYNES 1881-1944 relationship to Nettie Couch: by marriage, sister's daughter's son relationship to Selma Kampe: nephew of husband of grandaunt see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	22	May THAYER Many ladies named May Thayer both by birth and by marriage NEED TO SEPARATE, UNIDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME seeRoots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	22	Mrs. Jennie KIENLEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY
	22	Jno. EDWARDS [John] 1877-1955 relationship to Nettie Couch: sister's husband relationship to Selma Kampe: husband of grandaunt see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	22	Nettie COUCH owner of photo album relationship to Nettie Couch: self relationship to Selma Kampe: maternal grandmother see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	23	Mr. THOMPSON relationship to Andrew Thompson UNKNOWN see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	23	Edna BARKER 1884-1903, Illinois relationship to Nettie Couch: friend relationship to Selma Kampe: none see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	23	Eleanor SCHULER 13 months relationship to Nettie Couch: daughter relationship to Selam Kampe: aunt see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry.com
	24	Helen KIMBERK ANDERSON 1884-1972, Illinois relationship to Nettie Couch: by marriage to the wife of Lewis Couch relationship to Selma Kampe: niece of wife of great granduncle see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	24	Marshall SOLBERG 1887-1949, Illinois relationship to Nettie Couch: friend relationship to Selma Kampe: none see Roots_Digger on MyHeritage or Ancestry
	24 24	Ole ANDERSON, standing #4 George COUCH, right sitting #4, #9 Left sitting UNKNOWN George COUCH, sitting #4, #9 Ole ANDERSON, standing #4

Nettie COUCH 1900 Christmas Album. Possession of Selma Kampe Blackmon [address private], given to the Archives at the Coastal Community College, Brewton, Alabama in June 2022.
relationship to Selma Kampe: maternal grandmother

Sunday's Obituary - KILMER, May E. BENNETT (1881-1907)

KILMER, May E. BENNETT (1881-1907)


SENSATION AT SENECA

Sudden Death of Mrs. Roy Kilmer Starts Many Rumors

MURDER AND SUICIDE TALK

Coroner's Jury Render Verdict of Death from Natural Causes.

   Mrs. May Bennett Kilmer died very suddenly on Sunday, November 3, at Seneca. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, her husband, Roy Kilmer, was also taken very ill and for some time it was thought he was going to die. These facts seemed to produce many queries in the minds of the Seneca people and all kinds of stories were started which included murder and suicide by poison. On Monday a coroner's jury after hearing the evidence, set the people's minds at rest by returning a verdict that death was produced by natural causes.
   The inquest developed the fact that Mrs. Kilmer's death was caused by the bursting of an abscess on the brain. A post-mortem examination was made which cleared away all ideas of murder or suicide.
   Mrs. Kilmer, nee May Bennett, was married about two weeks ago in Ottawa, her former home. She was in the twenty-seventh year of her age.
   From the stories told at the time of the woman's death it was gleaned that Kilmer had been engaged to another woman, who had gone east but returned to find that Kilmer had taken another woman for his wife. A breach of promise suit was threatened and it is stated that some action had been taken in that direction. All the parties came to Ottawa last Friday in connection with the matter.
   When these circumstances became known the sensational stories were started afloat and exaggerated as they were recounted to others.

"SENSATION AT SENECA," Ottawa Fair Dealer, 8 November 1907, page 1. accessed at LaSalle County Genealogical Guild, Ottawa, Illinois.

Sunday's Obituary - J.M. Kilmer (1863-1921)

Daily Republican-Times, Ottawa, Illinois

Wednesday, October 19, 1921

J.M. Kilmer Succumbs at Iowa City, Iowa

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   J.M. Kilmer, aged 58, a former resident of Marseilles and Seneca, died at the Iowa City hospital, Iowa City, Iowa at 11 o'clock Monday night after a lingering illness. His death was caused by complication of diseases.

   The deceased was born March 13, 1863, in Manlius Township and resided in that vicinity most of his life. For a time he resided in Marseilles and thence went to Seneca, which town he left 11 years ago for Iowa. He was in the draying business in Marseilles and Seneca.

   He was married three times. In 1885 he married Mary Armstrong, who died in 1906. His second marriage took place in Ottawa in 1907, when he took Mae Bennett, of this city as his bride. She died three weeks after the wedding. His third marriage took place in this city when he married Mrs. Walter Sheldon, of Marseilles, in 1909. Three children were born of this union. The couple separated about a year ago, and since that time Mr. Kilmer had been living with a sister in Iowa.

   Surviving he leaves his wife, three children - James, Lucille and Georgia - two brothers - Peter Kilmer, of Lincoln, Neb. and W.J. Kilmer, of Waverly, Iowa - and three sisters - Mrs. Edward Bowers, of Ottawa, Mrs. Olive Trumper, Mason City, Iowa, and Mrs. Morellia Lane, Green Mountain, Iowa.

  The body will be shipped to Seneca for burial.

Seneca - Agency at Beffel's Store

p 8

Former Local Resident Will be Buried Here

   James Monroe Kilmer, better know to his friends in Seneca and vicinity as Roy Kilmer, died at the Iowa City hospital at Iowa City, Iowa, on October 17th. The cause of his death was high blood pressure and Bright's disease. The body will be brought to Seneca, arriving here sometime tomorrow morning. It will be taken to the home of his nephew, William Kilmer, in Seneca, and the funeral service will be held at the Kilmer home at 1 o'clock tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. Burial will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery.

   Mr. Kilmer was well known in Seneca. He was in the draying business here for several years, and previous to that he farmed east of Seneca. He was born near Marseilles and spent most of his life in LaSalle county. He made Seneca his home for years, and left the last time ten years ago. He was first united in marriage with Miss Mary Armstrong, who died from injuries received in a fall while the family was living in the "brick house" on the Morris road, east of Seneca. He was again married, and his second wife died in 1908. He was married again, and his third wife survives him.

   Mr. Kilmer was 56 years old at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, three children -James Edward Kilmer, Lucille Catherine Kilmer and George Kilmer, all at home - and by three sisters - Mrs. Edward Bowers, of Ottawa, Mrs. Marilla Lane, of Green Mountain, Iowa, and Mrs. E.H. Trumper, of Mason City, Iowa - and two brothers- W.J. Kilmer, of Waverly, Iowa, and Peter Kilmer of Lincoln, Neb.

Friday, October 21, 1921

Seneca - Agency at Beffel's Store

p 12

Many Attend Funeral Service for Roy Kilmer

   The funeral service of Roy Kilmer was held at the home of his nephew, W.A. Kilmer, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. A large number of Seneca relatives and friends as will as friends and relatives from other towns, attended the service. Rev. J. F. Lawler, of Ottawa, had charge of the service. Mrs. Nina Goldie and Miss Isabelle Marshall of the Seneca Methodist church choir sang. The pall-bearers were William Underhill, Thomas Wright, Pat Judge, Thomas Wright [2x's], Frank Kelecher, and G.A. Gerber.

   Among those from out of town who attended were W.J. Kilmer, Waverly, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Tremper, Estherville, Iowa; James Kilmer, Estherville, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. John Sigler and Mr. and Mrs. William Sigler, Mrs. Dave Roe, Mrs. Lillie Holcomb, Mrs. John Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. James McIntyre and daughter, Margaret, Robert Sigler, all of Marseilles; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Williams of Grand Ridge; Walter and Arthur Kilmer, of Verona, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bowers, Mrs. Katherine Stadden and daughter Myrtle and Mrs. Esther Shelton, all of Seneca.