Monday, December 22, 2008

REJOICE IN OUR GREAT FAMILY!

Faun Statue in the Gardens of the Tarzana Community Center 2008 - Photo by Gerald Fecht for the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on image to enlarge)

Just a small holiday note from the family of Janne and Jerry Fecht. It's chilly and rainy here, just about as much winter as we ever have. However, the rains have brought snow to the San Gabriel and Verdugo Mountains - just in time for a backdrop to the Rose Bowl Game on New Year's Day. (god's Trojans are playing Penn State - ought to one heck of a football game!)
Folks for other parts of our country have a hard time seeing winter, when they come for a visit. But, we see it. Our sister Genevieve sends her Canadian geese to us to hang out until spring. Great wedges of them cross the Valley every morning and evening now. Our noisy parrots have taken off to Baja California and will make it home in time for summer.
And, we are having the second rain in as many weeks - Rain is exciting to us because we haven't had any for about 10 months.
The city is quieter than usual, and poorer. Unemployment is really bad here now, and our Governor has drastically cut the State's budget. Lots and lots of families have lost their homes - we see "owned by bank" signs everywhere.
However, there is a optimism that 2009 will bring a renewed pride in our country and the restoration of prosperity.
As Tiny Tim, said during tougher times, "God Bless Us All!"

Friday, December 19, 2008

COUSINS ROBERT REBBE AND CHRIS L. FECHT

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Robert Rebbe, Chris Louis Fecht and Mary Jo Rebbe (wife of Robert Rebbe)
Both Bobby Rebbe and Chris Fecht are deceased. This snapshot was provided for our family photo blog by Chris' son Christopher Sean Fecht
Bob Rebbe was the son of Genevieve and Owen Rebbe.
Chris L. Fecht was the son of Janet (Lawrence) and Robert W. Fecht
They are members of William T. and Mildred Fecht's family.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

WILLIAM LOWELL SWEARINGEN


In 2008, Bill Swearingen is a sophomore, majoring in Business at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. He was instrumental in the creation of a new chapter of the Sigma Pi Fraternity at WSU. Our kinsman, Bill Swearingen just completed four years of service in the United States Air Force.
Bill is the great, great, great grandson of William John Crites, through the lineage of Mildred Crites Fecht.
He is the g-g-g-g- great grandson grandson of John Weaver I, through the lineage of Mildred Crites Fecht.
He is also the g-g-g-great grandson of Solomon Secrist, through the lineage of Mildred Crites Fecht.

Monday, October 27, 2008

DAYCEE ANN ROSE FECHT

Daycee Ann Rose Fecht - Photo courtesy of Christopher Sean Fecht 2008 - (click on image to enlarge)
Daycee Ann Rose Fecht is the daughter of Christopher Sean Fecht.

William Crites, John Crites, Josiah Crites, John Franklin Crites, Mildred Irene Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Daycee Ann Rose Fecht.

Bartholomew Siegrist, Solomon Sechrist, Jacob Secrist, David Secrist, Mary Ann Secrist Crites, John Franklin Crites, Mildred Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Daycee Ann Rose Fecht.

John Weaver (I), John Weaver (II), John S. Weaver (III), John S. Weaver (IV), Leona Belle Weaver Crites, Mildred Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Daycee Ann Rose Fecht.

ALEXAS TAYLOR FECHT

Alexas Taylor Fecht - Photo courtesy of Christopher Sean Fecht 2008 (click on image to enlarge.

Alexas Taylor Fecht is the daughter of Christopher Sean Fecht. Alexas Fecht is 7 years old in 2008


William Crites, John Crites, Josiah Crites, John Franklin Crites, Mildred Irene Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Alexas Taylor Fecht.

Bartholomew Siegrist, Solomon Sechrist, Jacob Secrist, David Secrist, Mary Ann Secrist Crites, John Franklin Crites, Mildred Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Alexas Taylor Fecht.

John Weaver (I), John Weaver (II), John S. Weaver (III), John S. Weaver (IV), Leona Belle Weaver Crites, Mildred Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Alexas Taylor Fecht.

NADIA KARMYNE FECHT - WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY


(click on image to enlarge) Photo courtesy of Christopher S. Fecht 2008
Nadia Karmyne Fecht our new kinswoman in Washington State. Nadia is the daughter of Christopher Sean Fecht

William Crites, John Crites, Josiah Crites, John Franklin Crites, Mildred Irene Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Nadia Karmyne Fecht

Bartholomew Siegrist, Solomon Sechrist, Jacob Secrist, David Secrist, Mary Ann Secrist Crites, John Franklin Crites, Mildred Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Nadia Karmyne Fecht.

John Weaver (I), John Weaver (II), John S. Weaver (III), John S. Weaver (IV), Leona Belle Weaver Crites, Mildred Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Nadia Karmyne Fecht.


WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY NADIA!

JUSTINE LORRAINE FECHT

Justine Lorraine Fecht - Photo courtesy of Christopher S. Fecht 2008 - (click on image to enlarge) Justine with her father Christopher Fecht
Justine Lorraine Fecht was born in 1996, in Everett, Washington. She is the daughter of Terra Sheldon and Christopher Sean Fecht is the daughter of Christopher Sean Fecht.

William Crites, John Crites, Josiah Crites, John Franklin Crites, Mildred Irene Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Justine Lorraine Sheldon.

Bartholomew Siegrist, Solomon Sechrist, Jacob Secrist, David Secrist, Mary Ann Secrist Crites, John Franklin Crites, Mildred Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Justine Lorraine Sheldon.

John Weaver (I), John Weaver (II), John S. Weaver (III), John S. Weaver (IV), Leona Belle Weaver Crites, Mildred Crites Fecht, Robert William Fecht, Chris Louis Fecht, Christopher Fecht, Justine Lorraine Sheldon.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

TIM GIESEL CALLED OUTSTANDING ATHLETE

Tim Giesel Jr. Photo from newspaper clipping - 2008
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Our kinsman Tim Giesel is in the news again. Tim, who is 17 years old, was named "Player of the Week" by his hometown newspaper The Chronicle for his outstanding record for the LaGrange, Ohio "Wildcats". A senior in high school, Tim "… led the Wildcats to a 2-1 record, recording five goals and an assist. His big week included his fort hat trick (3 points) of the season in a 4-1 win over Admiral King. He had a pair of goals and another assist in a 5-3 win over Patriot Athletic Conference opponent Brookside.
Bio: Giesel's five goals and three assists lead the Wildcats in both categories. He's also on the baseball team and is the place-kicker for the football team. He's nailed three field goals this season, the longest a 37 yarder against Monroeville. Giesel is a good student and enjoys history. He's a member of the school's Model United Nations.
Looking ahead: He would like to play baseball at either Kent State or Tiffin University. (article sent to Gerald Fecht by his grandmother Phyllis Giesel in September 2008).
Earlier in the year, Tim's soccer coach stated: "We’ve had great senior leadership from Tim (Geisel).

“Moving him from goal last year into the field this year, we kind of wondered how he’d react. But he responded very well. He’s our leading goal scorer and he’s scorer and he’s leading in assists.”
Timothy Dean Giesel Jr. was born in Elyria, Lorain Country, Ohio. His birthday is on the 16th of August. He is the son of Linda and Timothy Giesel Sr. Tim is the great grandson of Forest Autumn Weaver (the brother of Leona Belle Weaver Crites) and descendent of John S. Weaver.
Our young relative Tim Giesel Jr. has been involved in sports since starting school. In 1999, the following was published about him:
"Timothy, who will be in fourth grade at West Carlisle Elementary this fall, was invited to participate in Atlanta, after winning his age level in the Diamond Skills Baseball Competition at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. the contest was a test of hitting, running, fielding and throwing of several age groups of young ball players. That, alone was quite a feat for the youngster, having been chosen the winner from among 30 winners in each age group at every major league ball park. Tim has learned his skills as a member of the Grafton Cable Team for class H Hot Stove in the LaGrange Hot Stove League, as well as through his dad’s coaching.
The Atlanta events were held at Turner Field, just prior to the nationally televised MLB Home Run Derby. The Major League Baseball Association provided airfare and hotel accommodations for Tim and his dad, Tim. They were treated to many other memory-making events, including seeing all the Major League Players up close and personal and receiving hats, jerseys, signed baseballs, baseball cards, and pennants, as well as a toy store gift certificate.
Timothy’s mom Linda, was there when dad and Tim arrived home July 12th. Tim brought home a huge plaque, awarded to him for first place in the 7-8 year old division. Somehow, however, the memories of the event, for Tim and his parents will probably always be bigger. “

Sunday, September 14, 2008

MORE ABOUT JAMES FECHT ON IWO JIMA

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Currency from WWII - Gift from James L. Fecht to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2007 (click on image to enlarge)
Two (likely) Japanese bills given to his Museum by James Fecht just before his death. Jim acquired these bills on Iwo Jima at the same time he got the Philippine note.

JAMES FECHT on IWO JIMA

James Louis Fecht was the great grandson of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites. He served as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific during World War II.

Philippine 10 centavo note: Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by James L. Fecht in 2007
James Fecht, a young American Marine in World War II brought back several interesting artifacts, one of which is this small 10 centavo note from pre-World War II Philippines. The bill was found on a Japanese soldier captured during the invasion of the Island of Iwo Jima. Japanese prisoners, and there were very few on Iwo Jima, were stripped and made to lay under barbed wire. Artifacts in their clothing not deemed of military significance were divided among the young Americans guarding the prisoners.
Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click to enlarge)

After WWII, James Fecht married and settled in the San Fernando Valley. It was years before he talked about his experiences in the war, among which was the guarding of prisoners on Iwo Jima. He talked about how much he hated the prisoners, and how he feared them. Jim had seen the results of the Japanese army's atrocities on other islands and the deaths of his friends and fellow Marines. His indoctrination about the "sub-human" status of the Japanese made him more fearful, dangerous and determined.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

PHOTOS FROM MILDRED FECHT'S COLLECTION

William Thomas Fecht and Mildred Fecht
Photo taken in Everett, Washington c. 1947 by Mildren's sister Mary Richards (click on image to enlarge)

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(front row left to right)
Bonnie MacDougal, Mary Richards, Jess Larimer, Stephen Rebbe (little boy), Mildred Fecht
(back row - left to right)
Kenneth Richards, Claude Crites and William T. Fecht

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Susan and Earl Wojcieszak - Wedding - May 29, 1965 Susan is the great grand-daughter of Margaret (Bost) and Jacob Fecht.

These photos were among the collection of Mildred Fecht

Friday, September 5, 2008

GERALD FECHT - about AGE 21


Gerald Richard Fecht - Propaganda photograph taken at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Los Alamitos, California. About 1960 or 1961.
Jerry is the great grandson of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

DARREN WOJCIESZAK PROMOTED POLICE CAPTAIN IN CALIFORNIA

Congratulations to our kinsman, Darren Wojcieszak on his promotion to Police Captain for the City of Ukiah, California. Darren is the grandson of Joye (Barnes) and James L. Fecht. Darren is the great, great, great, great grandson of John and Elizabeth Crites.
He is the grandson of Joye and James L. Fecht.


To learn more about the life and times of Darren, Google Wojcieszak and Ukiah. He's a busy man.

SEAN ARYON WOJCIESZAK JOINS OUR FAMILY

WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY!

SEAN ARYON WOJCIESZAK
Our new kinsman was born on the 5th of August in Sutter Hospital, Lakeport, California. He is the son of Samantha and Michael Wayne Wojcieszak.
Sean's Crites heritage:
John Crites
Josiah Crites and Mary Ann Secrist Crites
John Franklin Crites and Leona Weaver Crites

Sean is the g-g-g-g-g-great grandson of John and Elizabeth (Rider) Crites. (That's right - six levels)

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

"First Cousins" xerox image shared for this Crites Family Photos blog by Dana Colbran 2007 (click on image to enlarge)
"All First Cousins"
l to r
Dane Secrist, Art Secrist, Albert Crites
Bertha McKibben, May Whitaker, and Ida Crites Gawthop
Ida and Albert were the children of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites

THE FAMILY OF
CATHERINE (BECHTOL) AND DAVID SECRIST
(BS-2217)

David Secrist was the seventh child of Huldah (Hockasmith) (BS-221-S) and Jacob Secrist (BS-221). He was born on the 27th of March, 1827 in ___________Pennsylvania or Ohio. David died on the 23rd of March, 1857 and was buried in the old Mock Cemetery in North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana. David was raised as a member of the Church of the Brethren.
Note: “David's date of birth is taken from Viva Sechrist's (GX5A2) typescript, which indicated that David and Catherine first lived in Stark County, moving to Indiana circa 1853 with his brother Solomon (B2214). In Indiana they settled near his father, which was close to today's Indian Village, Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana. Later, David and Catharine moved to the "T. K. Warner" farm north of North Webster, Tippecanoe County. In the 1879 census, Thomas Warner owned over 300 north and west of Webster between Tippecanoe Lake and Boydston Lake.”
(notes of Bob Secrist 1998)

In 1849, the year of the great California gold rush, David married to Catherine Ann Bachtel. (a sister to Mary Bechtol, the wife of Solomon Secrist). David and Catherine resided in Tippecanoe Township, in Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Catherine Bachtel was the daughter of Mary (Sherman) and Daniel Bachtel. Her paternal grandparents were Catherine (Letch) and David Bachtel. Catherine’s family moved to Pike Township, in Stark County, Ohio in the spring of 1814. And, according to a note in the records of Margaret (Crites) Leonard, the family “settled in the woods.” Mary (Sherman) and Daniel Bachtel had ten children. They were: 1) Samuel, 2) Martha, 3) Moses A_______, 4) Aaron, 5) Jacob Andrew, 6) Cathine Ann, 7) John Henry, 8) Mary Ann, 9) Emmanuel, and 10) Susan.


CATHERINE ANN BACHTEL (BS-2217-S)
(note: some records call her Catharine)
born: 31 July, 1828 in Stark County, Ohio
mother: Mary (SHERMAN)
father: Daniel BACHTEL
married: 1st) 23 December, 1849 to David SECRIST (BS-2217)
in Stark County, Ohio
widowed in 1857
married: 2nd) 22 June, 1873 to John KUHN jr. (BS-2217-T)
in Kosciusko County, Indiana
died: 22 September, 1898 in ________________
buried: ______________ in Mock Cemetery, North Webster,
Kosciusko Co., Indiana

According to Bob Secrist’s records, Catherine resided in Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana in 1860. Catherine's birth data is from Viva Sechrist's (GX5A2) typescript.

Catherine Ann (Bechtol) and David Secrist had four children. These were: 1) Mary Ann, 2) John H_______, 3) Lewis Francis and 4) Elizabeth ________ Secrist.


CHILDREN OF CATHERINE (BACHTEL) & DAVID SECRIST

1) MARY ANN SECRIST (B-22171) (c-79 - s-383)
born: 4 February, 1851 in near Canton, Stark Co., Ohio
mother: Catherine Ann (BACHTEL) (B-2217-S)
father: David SECRIST (B-2217)
married: 7 November, 1868 to Josiah CRITES (B-22171-S)
in Pierceton, Indiana
died: 30 March, 1932 in North Webster, Kosciusko Co, Ind.
buried: __________ in North Webster, Tippecanoe Township,
in Kosciusko County, Indiana.

2) JOHN H__________ SECRIST (B-22172) (s-313)
born: 23 March, 1853 in
mother: Catherine Ann (BACHTEL) (B-2217-S)
father: David SECRIST (B-2217)
died: 23 September, 1939 in

3) LEWIS FRANCIS SECRIST (B-22173) (s-314)
born: 17 July, 1855 in ________ Noble County, Indiana
mother: Catherine Ann (BACHTEL) (B-2217-S)
father: David SECRIST (B-2217)
married: 19 March, 1893 to Ester C. HOOPER (B-22173-S)
in ________, Kosciusko County, Indiana
source: (Bk J p 291)
died: 2 October1910 in ___________, __________ County, _______
buried: __________ in Indian Village Cemetery,
Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana
grave: Section 31: 2 - row 7
residence: Cromwell, Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana

4) ELIZABETH __________ SECRIST (B-22174) (s-315)
called “Lib”
born: 24 August, 1857 in Noble County, Indiana
mother: Catherine Ann (BACHTEL) (B-2217-S)
father: David SECRIST (B-2217)
married: 9 November, 1881 to Joseph Defreese PLEW (B-22174-S)
in __________
died: 20 November, 1939 in ________________, Indiana
buried: _________ in Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Indiana

Notes: (by Bob Secrist)
“After Catherine's husband's death she moved back to the Indian Village area. The 14 June 1860 Sparta Township, Noble County, census reported she was 32 years old and had $200 personal estate. According to family tradition, circa 1863
Catharine sent her children Mary Ann (B22171) and Lewis (B22173) to her sister Elizabeth (B2216) to raise. Some descendants state that only Mary Ann was sent there and Lewis was raised by his mother. In the 25 August 1870 Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, census, she was a 42 year-old housekeeper residing with Jesse and Elizabeth Beighton(?) and her children John (B22172) and Elizabeth (B22174).”


Some years after the loss of her first husband Catherine Ann (Bechtol) Secrist married a second time to John Kuhn Jr. John was the son of Susannah (Mock) and John Kuhn Sr.

JOHN __________ KUHN Jr. (B-2217-T)
born:
mother: Susannah (MOCK)
father: John KUHN Sr.
married: 22 June, 1873 to Catherine (BECHTOL) SECRIST (B-2217-S) in Kosciusko Co, Indiana

Notes: (Bob Secrist) “Catharine married second John "Grandaddy" Kuhn, Jr. in Kosciusko County (see page 100 of Kosciusko County Marriage Book E) on 22 June 1873. John and Catharine lived north of Secrist Lake, southwest of North Webster, Kosciusko County, about one- fourth mile on the east side of the highway. John's parents were John Kuhn and Susannah "Susan" Mock.
Catherine's interment is from Viva Sechrist's (GX5A2) "Secrist Genealogy", but family tradition gives burial in either the Indian Village Cemetery, Sparta Township, Noble County or North Webster Cemetery, Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County.
We have seen Catherine's last name spelled Bechtel, Bechtal and Bechtol. Mary Bechtol (B2214S) was her sister.”

ELIZABETH (DALY) AND JOHN CRITES

CHILDREN OF ELIZA (DALY) AND JOHN CRITES

1) SARA ANN CRITES
born: 5 March, 1845 in _________________
mother: Eliza (DALY)
father: John CRITES
married: to He B __ COLE
died:

2) CATHERINE _________ CRITES
born:
mother: Eliza (DALY)
father: John CRITES
married: _______, c. 1846 to Joseph B. OWENS in __________ Noble County, Indiana
source: Noble County Marriage Records

3) MARY (MOLLIE) __________ CRITES
born:
mother: Eliza (DALY)
father: John CRITES
married: _______ c. 1849 to John McFARREN in __________, Kosciusko County, Indiana
source: Kociusco County Marriage Records
lived in May of 1885 in Justus, Stark County, Ohio

4) JOSIAH M_________ CRITES
born: 8 April, 1847 in ___________, _________, _______
mother: Eliza (DALY)
father: John CRITES
married: 7 November, 1868 to Mary Ann SECRIST in ________
source: Kosciusco County Marriage Records book D 119
died: 14 April, 1895 in __________, _________, Indiana
buried: __________ in Indian Village Cemetery, Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana.

5) ALBERT __________ CRITES (c-280)
born: ___________c. 1849 in ___________ County, _________
mother: Eliza (DALY)
father: John CRITES
married: 1st) __________ to Molly ___________ (c-408) in ____________
married: 2nd) __________ to Clara B. CARTER (c-410) in ___________
died: ___________________ in __________________________
buried: ______________ in ____________ Cemetery, in _______________

6) ISSAC N_________ CRITES
born: 21 May, 1858 in Indian Village, Kosciusko Co. Indiana
mother: Eliza (DALY)
father: John CRITES
married: 28 May, 188o to Emma BARBER in ______, Kosciusko County, Indiana
source: Kosciusko County Marriage Records book F278
died: 11 March, 1892 in Warsaw, Indiana.

Monday, August 11, 2008

RICHARD CRITES FAMILY

The Family of Richard and Wyota Crites - Courtesy of Judith Dillard 2008 (click on image to enlarge) Refer to picture number: 08-22-08-B

Richard and Wyota Crites with their five kids
Mary Lee, Judy, Penny, Dicky and Kathy
Note: The order of these children in the photo is unknown

left to right
(back row) Wyota and Richard Crites

LEONA WEAVER CRITES

Xerox copy of photo shared by Judith Dillard 2008 - Leona Belle Weaver Crites (click on image to enlarge)
Grandma Leona Crites lived much of her life in Minot, North Dakota. For years she sent my a quarter on my birthday (don't I wih I had saved those solid silver coins?)

CRITES CHILDREN

Children of Wyota and Richard Crties / Ruby and Ted Crites.
xerox photo provided by Judith Dillard. (click on image to enlarge)

OK - family, who are these kids.
Refer to Photo Number 08-11-08
Left to right:
Tall girl
Child in front of tall girl (with suspenders and hand over his eyes)
Girl with glasses holding a baby
Baby
Blond girl in front
Boy with hand on his nose
Boy looking away from group to the right

Dick and Wyota's kids are:
1) Mary Leona
2) Judith Ann
3) Penelope
4) Richard Franklin Jr.
5) Kathleen Elizabeth
6) Wyota Nevada

Ruby and Kenneth's kids are
1) Kenneth
2) Greg

DILLARD CHILDREN WITH GRANDPARENTS

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Richard Crites, Tommy Dillard, Wyota Crites and Rea Dillard
Original photograph taken in 1982. This is a Xerox copy provided for the Crites Family blog by Judith Dillard 2008.

Thomas Leroy and Rea Dillard are the modern descendents of
John Crites
Josiah Crites and Mary Ann Secrist Crites
John Franklin and Leona Belle Weaver Crites
Richard Franklin and Wyota Crites
Thomas and Judith Dillard

Sunday, August 10, 2008

MARY ANN SECRIST CRITES

(Click on image to enlarge) xerox image courtesy of Dana Colbran 2007
Three years after his return from his service in the Civil War, Josiah Crites married Mary Ann Secrist on 7 November, 1868, when he was 22 years of age. Mary Ann was the daughter of Catherine Ann (Bachtel) (c-173 - s- 382) and David Secrist (c-172 - s-10)

MARY ANN SECRIST (B-22171) (c-79 - s-383)
born: 4 February, 1851 in near Canton, Stark Co., Ohio
mother: Catherine Ann (BACHTEL) (B-2217-S)
father: David SECRIST (B-2217-S)
married: 7 November, 1868 to Josiah CRITES (B-22171-S) in _________
died: 30 March, 1932 in North Webster, Kosciusko Co, Ind.
buried: __________ in North Webster, Tippecanoe Township,
in Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Mary Ann is buried on her brother John Secrist’s (B-22172) lot in the North Webster Cemetery. She lived most of her adult life in North Webster, Indiana.
Note: Mary Ann Secrist was 8 years old in the 1860 census.

On the 7th of November, 1868 Mary Ann Secrist married a young Civil War veteran Josiah Crites. Prior to their marriage, Mary Anne had been living, since the age of twelve, with her maternal aunt and uncle, Mrs. and Mr. John Hartzell.

JOHN EDWARD CRITES

John Edward Crites c. 1939 (click on image to enlarge)
Special thanks to our kinswoman Dana Colbran for sharing this image of John Edward Crites with our Crites Family Photos blog
John Edward Crites (c-182) was the sixth child of Leona Belle (Weaver) and John Franklin Crites. He was born on the 27th of September, 1908 in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota. John was married to Thelma Grace Yuly, with whom two children were born: Patricia Ann, and Denis Dewayne Crites.

The following is a fragment of a newspaper article found in the notes of Mildred Fecht.

_____________ of Minot
___________ Machine Gun
___________ Guard Camp

__________ Weapon After Competitive
Private in D Company at
Two Children Left

D Company, Minot, died in a
Sunday, from a bullet wound
ge of a machine gun in the after
164th Indantry is encamped.
Lieut. Col. B. C. Boyd, senior officer
ordance department and Major
, appointed by Col. LeRoy Baird, is
the fatal wounding of the Minot
army corps area at Omaha and the
been notified of the death.
in balloon shooting competition in
day ceremony at the camp and
were returning to their headquarters
pon was accidently discharged, the
coming out throuh the small of his
summoned and every facility of the midi-
Devils Lake was employed in an effort to

25 members of E company of Williston volunteered themselves, for blood transfusions to save his life. He died three hours after the accident.
Crites had seen four years of service in D company, and after being out of the company for a couple of years, had re-enlisted only a few days before it left for camp.
Married, the father of two children, Patricia Ann, aged six and Dennis Duarne, aged 17 months, Crites lived at 1015 Third Avenue Northeast.
Mrs. Crites, a sister, Mrs. R. K. Richards, Mrs. Bruce Brooks, a sister of Mrs. Crites, and Dale Crites, a brother, went to Devils Lake today to make arrangements for bringing the body home.
Tenative plans call for the funeral to be held at the First Presbyterian Church and for the burial in Rosehill Cemetery.
Crites, who was born in Minot, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Crites, Minot, and eight brothers and sisters in addition to his wife and two children. The brothers and sisters are: Mrs. J. M. Larmer, Kenmare, Mrs. Mildred Fecht, Mexico, Missouri,; Clinton, Hinsdale Montana; Claude, Minot, now visiting Yakima, Washington; Mrs. Richards, and Dale, Keeneth and Richard, all from Minot, the latter also with D. Company at Camp Grafton.
Crites, except for odd jobs, had been unemployed in recent month. For five years he worked in an oil filling station at Fourth Avenue and Third Street Southwest.

Note: John's brother Dale had been in ill health for some time at the time of his brother's death. Mildred Fecht said that Dale simply gave up after John's death and died shortly thereafter.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

ALBERT CRITES

Albert Crites, son of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites.
Albert Crites
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Hi,
I've just learned how to make half-way decent photos from xerox copies. Dana Colbran, the great granddaughter of Ida Crites Gawthrop (The sister of John Franklin Crites and Albert Crites) send me many images that I will start sharing as soon as I can.

Uncle Bert (Albert) was a quite man who loved music. He taught music in the Brethren Church in Liveoak, California and conducted the little white church's choir.

Friday, August 8, 2008

MAE CRITES AND JESS LARIMER

Jesse and Etta Mae Larimer - October 10, 1966 - xerox photo courtesy of Judith Dillard - 2008 (click on image to enlarge)
"Aunt Mae and Uncle Jess' 50th Anniversary 1969.
Etta Mae Crites (B-2217113) (c-50) was the third child and eldest daughter of Leona Belle (Weaver) and John Franklin Crites. She was born on the 16th of April, 1900, in North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana. She died in 1970.
Mae was married to Jesse (called Jess) Larimer. He was born on the 7th of October1886 in North Judson, Green County, Indiana. His mother was Lorina (Roberts) and his father was Joe Larimer.
Aunt Mae and Uncle Jess were married on the 30th of 1919 in the Minot Methodist Church, in Minot, North Dakota.
Etta Mae Crites Larimer (called Mae) attended Minot School at Minot, Ward County, North Dakota and Live Oak School at Live Oak, California. She went as far as the 8th. grade.
As a child she was happy and loved to sing. However, at the age of 15 she was badly injured when a horse lunged throwing her at the base of a hayrack. Mae was knocked unconscious, then awoke only to lapse into unconscious again. She had rib injuries but many in the family believed that she suffered a skull fracture or sever concussion as well. According to general family belief was never the same after the accident.
Mae is buried next to her daughter Bonnie McDougal at Loma Vista Cemetery in Fullerton, California. The graves are in an old part of the cemetery near a tiled roof building.

WYOTA AND RICHARD CRITES

Wyota and Richard Crites - Xerox copy - Shared by Judith Dillard with the Crites Family Photos blog 2008 (click on image to enlarge)

This faded photograph of Wyota and Richard Crites was taken in 1982. Aunt Wyota was 62 years old. Uncle Dick was 70.
Wyota Elizabeth Crites was born on the 1st of January, 1920 in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

RICHARD CRITES 1974

Richard Crites Sr. - Xerox copy photograph shared with the Crites Family Pictures Blog by Judith Dillard 2008. (click on image to enlarge)

Dick Crites was born on a homestead near Hinsdale, Montana in 1916, just prior to the First World War. He was very much a man of the American West, living the last years of his life in Texas.
Richard Crites and his wife Wyotta were married in 1937 in Minot, North Dakota. They had six children, five of whom are still living.


Please note that some maiden names are excluded from this blog for identity security.

RICHARD CRITES 1943

Xerox copy of Richard Crites Sr. - shared with this Crites Family blog by Judith Dillard 2008. (click on image to enlarge)

Richard Crites was called Dick by his parents and siblings. He was the 8th child of Leona and John Franklin Crites, and as such his older brothers and sisters knew him chiefly through family letters and occasional visits when he reached adulthood. This photograph was taken on March 29th, 1943. His younger brother Kenneth Crites also served in the Second World War. An older brother John died from a machine gun accident while on duty at a North Dakota National Guard Camp at Devil's Lake.

BOB RICHARDS AND RICHARD CRITES

Robert Richards and Richard F. Crites (click on photo to enlarge)
This is a xerox copy of a snapshot taken in Everett, Washington. It is shared with this Crites Family Photo blog by Judith Dillard 2008.
Robert Kenneth Richards Junior to the left is the great-grandson of Josiah and Mary Ann Secrist Crites. He continues to live near Everett, Washington in 2008.
Richard Franklin Crites Senior was born on the 28th of July, 1916 in Hinsdale Valley, Montana.. Dick was the son of Leona Belle (Weaver) and John Franklin Crites. He had a lifelong military career.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

RICHARD CRITES BRONZE STAR IN KOREA

MINOTER GETS BRONZE STAR FOR RESCUE IN KOREA
Master Sergeant Richard F. Crites of Minot, (North Dakota), now stationed at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, has been awarded the bronze star medal with letter “V” attachment for “heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States.”
The incident occurred on September 5, 1950, in the vicinity of Changnyong, Korea, where Crites, then sergeant first class, was serving with Company H., 23rd infantry regiment, Second Infantry Division.
He was a member of a machine gun section attached to a rifle company during an attack on an enemy-held hill. After the hill was taken, the section sergeant was wounded by enemy machine gun fire and was pinned down in an exposed position. Sergeant Crites twice attempted to rescue him, but each time was driven back by intense enemy fire. On his third attempt, he succeeded in reaching the wounded soldier and under heavy hostile fire, brought him to safety.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

The Rebbes and Jerry Fecht - June 2008

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Genevieve (Fecht) and her husband Owen Rebbe with her brother Jerry Fecht, June 2008 in Cedar Falls, Washington.
The Rebbes recently sold their home in northern Washington and relocated to Cedar Falls to be near their family members.
Both Jerry and Genevieve are the great grand children of Josiah and Mary Ann (Secrist) Crites.

Monday, June 23, 2008

INTRODUCING TWO CRITES FAMILY CHILDREN

Hayden Crites holding his new born brother Tanner in 2006.
(click on image to enlarge it.)
Hayden Theodore Crites and his brother Tanner Holden Crites are among the recent additions to the Crites family history. They are the grandsons of Ted and Ruby Crites. Ted was the youngest son of Leona Belle (Weaver) and John Franklin Crites.
Hayden is now 6 years old and little Tanner is 2. Tanner was born in Brussels, Belgium. Their father Ken Crites is the Senior Manager for the Global Consulting Services Department of the Cognos Company.

Here are the boys' lineage.

John Weaver (I), John Weaver (II), John S. Weaver (III), John S. Weaver (IV), Leona Belle Weaver Crites, Theodore Kenneth Crites, Gregory Paul Crites, Kenneth Richard Crites, Hayden Theodore Crites / Tanner Holden Crites

William John Crites, Josiah Crites, John Franklin Crites, Theodore Kenneth Crites, Gregory Paul Crites, Kenneth Richard Crites, Hayden Theodore Crites / Tanner Holden Crites


Bartholomew Siegrist, Solomon Sechrist, Jacob Secrist, David Secrist, Mary Ann Secrist Crites, John Franklin Crites, Theodore Kenneth Crites, Gregory Paul Crites, Kenneth Richard Crites, Hayden Theodore Crites / Tanner Holden Crites

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Souvenir Painting from a County Fair c. 1920 (click on picture to enlarge)

The author James Mitchner wrote in his book Hawaii about a stone goddess being left behind on Bora Bora (thousands of miles away across the open seas). At the risk of his life, a new Hawaiian paddled all the way back and brought the little figure to his new home. There the goddess Pele was worshipped until the old religion was destroyed by Christian missionaries. The sacred rock ended up as a paper weight on the desk of a businessman in Honolulu. All the man knew was that it was somehow important to his family.
This little painting was done as a momento of a long ago state or country fair. It was one of those "dazzle the farmers" type of semi-art works that are occasionally sold as art today in motel room sales.
But, the old painting is very precious to me! It hung all my childhood (and, I think the youths of my brothers and sisters) usually in an entrance hall to where ever we called home. It symbolizes to me the security of a home that was far from financially secure, but a place where unconditional love was ready to surround us all.
Today, the painting is in the living room of Genevieve and Owen Rebbe in Cedar Falls, Washington.

WASHINGTON STATE IS STILL THE WILD WEST

(click on photo to enlarge it) Look at the far right fence post.
Nature does an excellent job disguising things, so you'll have to look hard to see the visitor to Karla and Jim Barton's garden this week in Washington State. Karla, the great, great grand-daughter of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites, lives on seven beautiful acres of land near Lake Stevens, Washington. Three of the acres must remain in their natural state, which invites lots of interesting neighbors to her yard.
When Karla and her sister Karen were small girls, their grandfather Bill Fecht was walking down the road from his home to pick up the afternoon mail. He watched as the two children played at the edge of a forest of fir trees and blackberry bushes. Their pet duck was flying into the air and the girls were throwing sticks at something. To his terror, he saw a mountain lion being chased away by the girls defending their pet. He went to their rescue and all were safe, including the duck.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

BYRON GAWTHROP

Byron Gawthrop (Click on Photo to Enlarge)
The date of this photograph is unknown. There is a woman on the buckboard, she may be Aunt Ida. Ida May Crites was the sister of John Franklin and Albert Crites.

Richard Byron Gawthrop
b: 23 December, 1855 in Oswego (Mills), Indiana
mother: Sarah (STEPHENS) (c-342) --- father: Richard GAWTHROP (c-341)
m: 1) _____________ to Polly Ann KUHN in
m: 2)______________ to Ida May CRITES (c-219) in _______________
d: ___________, 1923 in _________________________
bur: __________________ in ______________ Cemetery, in _______________

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

JANNE AND JERRY FECHT

Janne and Jerry Fecht at Janne's 50th Van Muys High School reunion in May 2008. Janne had over 1000 students in her graduating class. Her husband is Gerald Fecht, who maintains this blog.

Monday, May 12, 2008

LEONA WEAVER CRITES PTA CLIPPING

Leona Weaver Crites - Minot PTA - date unknown

A clipping sent to Mildred Fecht shows Leona Weaver Crites (left in the front row) with the presidents of Minot, North Dakota's area Parent Teachers Association. Leona felt it was her "civic responsibility" to be involved in her children's schools. This clipping refers to her being president of Lincoln School PTA. It is likely the school attended by her younger children.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

KARI LEIGH JENSEN


Congratulations to our kinswoman Kari Leigh Jenson, December 2007 graduate of Western Washington University. Kari earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and plans on a career in teaching. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington.
Kari Jensen is the great -great - great - grand daughter of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites

Kari is a member of the John Franklin Crites Family

Sunday, April 27, 2008

ROBERT FECHT, SONS and MOTHER


Left to Right: Robert W. Fecht, Martin Fecht, Mildred Fecht, Ronald Fecht, Todd Fecht and in front Derek Fecht.

Robert Fecht is the great grandson of Margaret (Bost) and Jacob Fecht. Mildred Fecht was the grand daughter of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites. She is Robert Fecht's mother. The young men in the photo are his sons. Bob's son Chris Louis Fecht is deceased.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

PATRIOTIC FLAG MADE BY LEONA CRITES

To see a World War II military service flag made by Leona Belle (Weaver) Crites, go to the blog of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

http://museumsanfernandovalley.blogspot.com/2007/12/world-war-ii-family-window-flag.html

Monday, April 21, 2008

Etta Mae (Crites) and Jess Larimer

Etta Mae Crites (B-2217113) (c-50) was the third child and eldest daughter of Leona Belle (Weaver) and John Franklin Crites. She was born on the 16th of April, 1900, in North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Mae Crites Larimer died in 1970.

JESSE ______________ LARIMER (B-2217113-S ) (c-51)
born: 7 October, 1886 in North Judson, Green County, Indiana
mother: Lorina (ROBERTS) --- father: Joe LARIMER
married: 30 August, 1919 to Etta Mae CRITES (B-2217113) (c-50)
in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota
died: _________ in ____________, _________ Co., California
buried: ________ in ___________ Cemetery, in ________, __________

Etta Mae Crites Larimer (called Mae) attended Minot School at Minot, Ward County, North Dakota and Live Oak School at Live Oak, California. She went as far as the 8th. grade.
As a child she was happy and loved to sing. However, at the age of 15 she was badly injured when a horse lunged throwing her at the base of a hayrack. Mae was knocked unconscious, then awoke only to lapse into unconscious again. She had rib injuries but many in the family believed that she suffered a skull fracture or sever concussion as well. According to general family belief was never the same after the accident.

Mae Crites married Jess Larimer, a railroad man, in the parsonage of the Minot Methodist Christian church.

Mae is buried next to her daughter Bonnie McDougal at Loma Vista Cemetery in Fullerton, California. The graves are in an old part of the cemetery near a tiled roof building.

JERRY AND JANNE FECHT

Janne Fecht, wife of Gerald Fecht distributes ice cold orange slices to AIDS Life Cycle riders who are preparing for their San Francisco to Los Angeles ride in June.
Jerry Fecht gives directions to AIDS Life Cycle riders during their Day On The Ride 80 mile practice ride. April 2008
Gerald Fecht is the great grandson of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites. Jerry will be a "roadie" on the big bicycle ride in June. Janne works as a volunteer for just about everything to support the ride (when it's not tax season).

Monday, April 14, 2008

HENRIETTA WEAVER HIRE

Henrietta Weaver Hire in old age.
Aside from photographs and information about John Franklin Crites, his siblings and ancestors, photos and stories about his wife's family (Leona Belle Weaver Crites) will also be posted.
This is one of the Weaver Family postings.

Henrietta Weaver (c-301) was the daughter of Louisa (Strombeck) (c-821) and John S. Weaver (IV) (c-178). One family photograph indicates that Henrietta may have been called Etta as a nickname. Henrietta’s mother Louisa died while she was a young woman. Henrietta’s father then remarried to Elizabeth Ann Paugh, who much loved her step-daughter.
Henrietta was the half-sister of Leona Weaver Crites.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

JOHN FRANKLIN CRITES

John Franklin Crites - collection of Mildred Fecht
John Franklin Crites (B-221711) (c-47 -s-317) was the eldest son of Josiah (c-46) and Mary Ann (Secrist) Crites (c-79). He was born the 20th of February, 1870 in Noble County, Indiana (probably near what is now called Indian Village). The tiny farm hamlet is located very near the border of Kosciusko County and the town of North Webster, the largest commercial town in the area. Indian Village acquired its name because it was the site of one of the final camps of the displaced Miami people.
John Franklin’s father experienced a lifetime of suffering and debilitation caused by diseases to which he was exposed during the American Civil War. A result of the father’s limited ability to work was that there was little money his son John Franklin’s needs, even when measured against the modest lifestyles of the time. The boy called “Frank” was however able to secure a good education for that time.
For many years “Frank” Crites played the coronet in town bands. The instrument in this photograph however appears to be a small tuba. It was rumored that his coronet had, at one time, been played by the famous American band leader and composer, John Phillip Souza.

1889: Frank Crites grew to manhood around the beautiful lake Wawasee, the largest body of water and popular resort in northern Indiana. He attended a country school and graduated from high school in the village of Ligonier in Noble County. At that time a high school education was a major achievement. Since there was no prosperous farm for his family, Frank moved with his parents to the town of North Webster. Frank was 19 years old when he got his first job working as an “engineer” in a local saw mill.
About the time he met his future wife Leona Belle Weaver, Frank went into partnership with a friend in the grocery store business. During the summer months business was brisk, with the influx of summer vacationers at Lake Wawasee, but winters were a different matter. To cover the “lean times”, he and his partner operated a tourists’ steam ship on Webster Lake.
1895: In North Webster, John Franklin Crites met and married Leona Belle Weaver the daughter of John S. Weaver (c-178) and Elizabeth Ann (Paugh) (c-179). According to the old Weaver “Christmas Book”, John and his mother were twice guests at the Weaver house before their names were moved from the “guests” column to that of “family.” They were wed in the winter of 1895. Leona was the daughter of grist mill operator at Oswego Mills on the Wabash River.

1909: On the 7th of March, 1909, he moved his young family to North Dakota, where he took possession of a meager homestead near the village of Berthold. This venture failed to bring enough income or food to sustain the family, so Frank and Leona moved them into Minot, in Ward County.
Very early in her adulthood Leona Weaver Crites worked as a doctor’s helper. That influenced her daughter Mildred to work as a nurses aid (a job that would be called a licensed vocational nurse.

April the 3, 1919
“At this date Leona B(elle Weaver) Crites is living in Minot, North Dakota” (Old Weaver Family Christmas Book)

Leona Belle (Weaver) and John Franklin Crites had nine children. They were: 1) Clinton Charles, 2) Claude “N”, 3) Etta Mae, 4) Mildred Irene, 5) Mary Elizabeth, 6) John Edward, 7) Howard Dale, 8) Richard Franklin, and 9) Theodore Kenneth Crites.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

CLINTON CRITES

Charles Clinton Crites as a baby in Indiana.
Clinton leads children on his horse.
Charles Clinton Crites (s-322) was born on the 29th of September, 1896 in North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Called by his middle name “Clinton”, he was the oldest child of Leona Belle (Weaver) (c-53) and John Franklin Crites (c-47). According to marker on his grave, he died in Wheeler, near Hinsdale, Montana of the 17th of December, 1948.

The following is a statement written by Mildred (Crites) Fecht concerning the life of her brother Clinton. In 1995 it was loaned by James L. Fecht for this history.

"I know very little about my oldest brother Clinton, he was six years older than me. Others have told most of these stories to me. "He stayed with our grandmother Crites a lot of the time. My mother told me that one day Claude brought in a baby skunk. Clinton and Claude had found him along the road. Clinton knew it was a skunk or pole cat. He tried to get Claude to put it down, but Claude wanted to take the pretty kitty home. Clinton didn't come in for a long time. Mother got quite worried. Clinton was waiting to see what happened, and of course nothing did. This was in Indiana.
“When we moved to North Dakota, Clinton was eleven years old. He didn't like to go to school. Claude was only one year younger than Clinton, and soon he passed Clinton in school. This must have discouraged Clinton. He was quite unruly at times. He left the house with the rest of us in the morning, came to school at lunch time, and was there to go home with us. All I remember about this is the teacher(s) were sending home notes with Claude saying Clinton had been "playing hooky" which lead to a great deal of punishment at school and home. I learned later he was delivering groceries.”
“One time when our mother was gone, he cooked a meal for us. He had brought home a little wild duck. He put it in kettle and boiled and boiled it. He put it on a big platter, it was very dark (black) not much bigger than a quail. He ladled us out a bowl of broth which was tasteless and then he tried to carve the duck. It slipped all over the platter, but he managed to give each of us a small piece. We couldn't eat it. We did eat the home-made bread in the hot water. He was very angry with us and said, "This is the last meal I'll ever cook for you." It was. Thank goodness.”
“We moved to Montana leaving Clinton and Claude in California. Claude came soon after but Clinton didn't come to Montana for several years. He didn't stay at home very much. I think he worked on a ranch in Montana and Canada. I left Montana in 1918, was married in 1920, going to Missouri to live. I didn't see Clinton for 15 years.
When Bill (William T. Fecht) and I visited his grave in Montana we were told by a friend that Clinton was well liked in Hinsdale, Montana. Some of his friends there had cut the grass and put flowers on the grave."

In September 1997, Gregory Crites emailed: " Hinsdale is west of Glasgow and east of Malta on Highway 2. It is north west of Fort Peck dam. I'm sure that Uncle Clinton worked on Fort Peck dam during the 1930s. We stopped for a tour when we were on that trip.
One thing that I remember from that trip was the fact that there were little towns every 6 miles in that part of the country. They were put there by the railroad as re-supply spots for the old steam driven trains.”
As a child, your author Gerald Fecht, I recall my mother speaking about how Uncle Clinton complained about his "god damned leg hurting all the time." The problem with his leg, I believe had something to do with his death.
In 1988, while on vacation in Old Mexico, Dorothy (Fecht) and Elmer Fetterhoff met a man and woman from Hinsdale, Montana. The lady and her husband owned a ranch there, and "wintered" in Mexico. "She remembered 'our Uncle Clinton', who worked for years in a saloon and in later years owned it. She didn't remember his death or when it was."
Your author believes that Clinton probably owned a bar or worked in one.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

ELIZABETH CRITES RIDER

Obituary of Eliza Crites Rider

Eliza Rider was born in Stark County, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1827, and deceased Oct. 28, 1892, aged 65 years, 1 month and 18 days.
She was married to John Crites, in the State of Ohio, August 18, 1842. She and her husband moved to Indiana in 1840, settling in Noble County. To them were born 6 children; 3 boys and 3 girls, 2 sons and 1 daughter are dead.
In 1866 her husband died, leaving her with the principal care of the family. She was married a second time. On November 4, 1874, she was united in wedlock to John Rider who died about two years thereafter.
Since which time she has been in widowhood, spending theirteen years of that time in Pierceton, Indiana. She first united with the U.B. church about 30 years ago and when coming to this place joined the M.E. church, of which she was a consistent member until her death, expressing both a willingness and desire to go and be with Christ, which if far better. The funeral servies took place at the M.E. Church, Monday, October 31, 1892, her paster. H.C. Smith officiating. The text of the sermon was taken from Rev. 14:13. "Write blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea saith the spirit, that they rest from their labors and their works do follow them."

LEONA BELLE WEAVER CRITES



This a photograph of Leona Belle Weaver Crites, the wife of John Franklin Crites.
It was earlier mistakenly identified as Mary Ann Secrist Crites.