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Daniel Webster Ridenour

Daniel Webster Ridenour

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  1. 1.  Daniel Webster RidenourDaniel Webster Ridenour was born 19 Nov 1841, Campbell County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1902, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; was buried 6 Jan 1902, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Campbell County, Tennessee census with uncle and aunt Peter and Philpena Loy and grandmother Philpena Sharp Loy. Listed in Preble County, Ohio 1860 census living in the home of Mary Piatt.

    Enlisted when 19 years old in Civil War at Eaton, Preble County, Ohio, 17 April 1861 in Company C 20th Ohio Infantry under Kelly's Command in the Army of Occupation West Virginia, mustered out 18 August 1861. After expiration of time, reenlisted 28 August 1861 in Company E 22nd Ohio and was mustered out 18 November 1864 at Benton Barracks, Missouri a corporal. He then enlisted 13 February 1865 as Private in Company I 187th regiment, was promoted to sergeant, demoted back to Private 8 September 1865 and mustered out of service 20 January 1866 at Macon, Georgia making four years and seven months service for his Country and holding three honorable discharges.

    He was in many prominent battles among which was Corinth where a Texas Brigade charged them seven lines deep. Was with Grant in the fierce conflict at Shiloh, where the brave 22nd served the enemy eighty rounds in succession.

    Twenty thousand were killed and wounded (both sides) in the terrific struggle, most of the three days siege was fought in the woods and at close range.

    Daniel was with the taking of Forts Henry and Donelson and the thrilling siege of Vicksburg until the "planting of the Colors" upon the enemy's works. In the National Cemetery in Vicksburg among the regimental marble slabs is one denoting the position of the brave 22nd Ohio in that great battle.

    Daniel was with Sherman in his March from Atlanta to the Sea. In all the experience of those exciting years he was only slightly wounded in the heel, was in a hospital a short time with malaria.

    At the time of his death he was a member of W. H. L Wallace Post No. 66 G. A. R. in Eldorado, Kansas. The Chapter was draped thirty days in his memory.

    Death: Pneumonia and heart failure.
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    Reference:
    Anna O. Sawyer Ridenour Notes, 1902, p 7.

    I enlisted in Eaton, Ohio, April 17th, 1861, for three months served four months, and was discharged; re-enlisted and served four years and seven months all told. That compares well with most of the old boys.

    I commenced trying to be soldier at Hamilton, Ohio, - went on guard, tackled our rations regularly, cooked, slept on the soft side of boards and thought it was great fun playing soldier. It was fun compared with the real service that awaited us when we were on the march, camping, cooking, carrying our guns, knapsacks, canteens, etc. in all 50 pounds weight. It wasn't all sweet in the south then, no indeedy. Tired and footsore, we would go into camp at night, make a supper of coffee and hard tack and when ready to fall over asleep from weariness, hear the rasping voice of the 1st Sergant: "Ridenor, you'll have to go on picket tonight" What would a good fellow do? Growl a little and say: "Why don't you detail So and so?" "Now you come along. No fooling. This is what you are here for." Away we'd go; watch all night or something to shoot and note that a little stump a foot or so tall in the evening would stretch itself up to ten feet in height and walking straight at and intending to shoot you on the picket post. Rain, sleet, snow, mud, dust, good or bad weather, it was the never-ending routine, and to obey orders and ask no questions. That's what it took to make a good soldier.

    Tough as was our soldiering, we had many jolly hours. We were young and full of blood, our pulses bounding, our hearts light and we saw the bright side of about everything. I must say however that the disagreeables overbalanced the agreeables.

    I tell you when we were on line of battle waiting orders to advance, "guide right; march; steady;" we lived a lifetime in a few minutes. It was waiting, inaction that tired our nerves. Our minds had time to dwell on things dangerous to our bodies. When the word came we were glad of it though no one could say whether he would come out alive.

    At Shiloh our captain came along our front serving 40 rounds extra, 80 rounds in all. We knew that meant hot work. One of our men stepped out and said to the captain, "I am afraid to go into the fight." The captain's words will not bear publication and I felt it took more nerve to make an acknowledgment of cowardice than to go into the fight. I can see that "boy," after 34 years, standing before the captain who declining the service of a coward sent him to his tent where he was taken sick. Later he was sent home and in a few weeks died, really "scared to death." Twenty thousand were killed, wounded, and missing (both sides) in that great struggle. I feel pride in it. General Sherman speaks of our regiment four times in his report of the fight and the details he gives are inspiring to all who soldiered for love of country. I recall with pleasure my part in the taking of forts Henry and Donelson; Shiloh, siege of Corinth and other brushes with our recreant southern brothers.
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    Reference:
    Daniel W. Ridenour testimonial.

    Bruce E. Ridenour writes A. L. L. Hamilton from Joliet, Illinois, under date of
    January 4th, as follows:

    I take this means of informing you that Dan W. Ridenour, my father, was taken sick Sunday morning, December 29th, with a heavy chill. Monday and Tuesday he was some better and the doctor pronounced it grippe, but Wednesday night he was suddenly taken worse and his case speedily developed into pneumonia. He suffered untold agonies until he became unconscious this morning at 11 o'clock. He died this afternoon at ten minutes past three, January 4th. Our doctor could have saved him had it not been for an attack of heart failure.
    Yours in sorrow,
    Bruce E. Ridenour.
    518 Oneida Street, Joliet, Illinois

    Mr. Ridenour was a resident of El Dorado for thirteen years. He was born in Ohio and was a harness maker by trade. In 1886 he moved from Clarinda, Iowa to Caldwell this state. Two years later he purchased the harness business of James Dodwell at El Dorado and moved his family here. About a year ago his son, Bruce, secured a position as book keeper for an electric light company of Joliet. A short time after that Mr. Ridenour moved his family to Joliet and he went to work at his trade. Mr. Ridenour was a soldier and enjoyed living over those strenuous times with the old boys, as much as any of them. He served in Ohio regiments for four years and seven months service. When the first call was made he went for three months service. When his time expired he re-enlisted for three years and after that he veterened for the war.

    Mr. Ridenour was a good man, a kind and loving husband and father. Besides his wife he leaves a son and two daughters, all grown, Bruce E., and Misses Myrth and Blanche.

    Mr. Ridenour, speaking of his service during the war, said, not long before he left El Dorado:

    At Corinth a Texas brigade charged us seven lines deep. The gunners mowed swaths through their ranks with grape and canister and yet they closed up their ranks and came on, stopping for nothing until they came to our breast works. Their Colonel was killed in the charge and left on the field. No words can express the awfulness I felt in going over that field where the dead were literally piled up and the cries of the wounded will never be forgotten while life lasts.

    Some think we old boys are not dying fast enough. We are satisfied to stay a little longer and as a comrade falls out, slain by the common enemy, Death, we just close up ranks as we did in the battles for the Union; where if a soldier was shot we would close up the gap and move forward, not stopping to think of the fallen one.

    It is only a question of time when the last of us must fall out, with no rank to close. We need not fear, we fought the good fight, won the greatest victories of modern times and when we bivouac

    "On Fames's eternal camping ground,"

    it will be with the consciousness that we have left the noblest heritage to our children, a united country.

    I did my duty as a soldier to the best of my ability. I am proud of my record. I would not change it if I could. I feel that I was fortunate to escape the dangers that threatened me and all soldiers during the Civil war.

    D. W. Ridenour

    D. W. Ridenour -- comrade, good citizen and honest man died at his home Joliet, Illinois last Saturday. Another soldier of the trying times of 1863 to '65 gone. When I heard the news this morning how the memories of old association came thronging through the mind. The hours of pleasure spent in his shop when he was a resident of our city, where we could talk over our old times with kindred spirits -- how vividly this last drama awakens us to the fact that we have lost a friend.

    If we miss him from memory how much more does the family circle with the familiar face of father and husband gone from every place in the home?

    R. C. Young

    El Dorado Times

    Daniel Webster Ridenour built a house in Clarinda, Iowa in 1875.

    Buried in SE 1/4 Lot 66 Block D in Oakwood Cemetery with wife and only son.
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    Reference:
    "Anna O Sawyer notes", 1902, p 6.
    Daniel W. Ridenour Civil War Pension Papers, US National Archives.
    Delores A. Wood, dawood@usit.net.
    21 May 1998, Becky Hilbert, RJH885@aol.com.

    Military details:
    OHIO
    TWENTIETH INFANTRY
    (Three Months)

    Twentieth Infantry. - (Three Months' Service.) Col., Thomas Morton; Lieut.-Col., John W. Cruikshank; Maj., Charles N. Lamison. The companies composing this organization were enrolled as follows: A and F, April 20, at Lima; B, April 19, at Oxford; C and D, April 22, at Eaton; E, April 17, at St. Mary's; G, April 25, at Chesterville; H, April 27, at Sidney; I, April 22, at Steubenville, and K, April 25, at Columbus. Cos. A, B, C, D, I and K were ordered to Camp Jackson, Columbus, and E F, G and H to Camp Goddard, Zanesville. The quota being full under the president's first call for 75,000 troops, the muster and regimental organization was delayed for several weeks, until the companies were mustered into state service. After being mustered in the six companies at Camp Jackson joined the remainder of the regiment at Zanesville and there the regimental organization was formed and the equipment and drilling for the field actively engaged in until early in June, when it was ordered to move to Virginia. Arriving at Bellaire, it crossed the Ohio river to Benwood, and was distributed along the line of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad as far as Grafton, with headquarters at Fairmount. The regiment performed a large amount of marching and guard duty, and rendered valuable service to the government in assisting to stay the progress of the Confederates, who were endeavoring to carry the war into the North. Its entire service was in this direction, with the exception of one expedition made to counteract the retreat of the Confederates from Carrick's ford. It would have been successful in this expedition if the news had not been carried to the enemy of its approach. The regiment then being on top of Knobby mountain, the Confederates at once broke camp and moved towards Petersburg. Its term of enlistment about to expire, the regiment moved back on the railroad for a few days and was then ordered home to be mustered out, which was done on Aug. 18, 1861. The casualties during its brief period of service were 2 killed in a railroad accident, 1 died from accidental gunshot wound, and 7 died of disease.


    OHIO
    TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY
    (Three Years)

    Twenty-second Infantry. - (Three Years' Service.) Cols., Crafts J. Wright, Oliver Wood; Lieut.-Cols., Joseph Felix St. James, Benjamin T. Wright, Homer Thrall; Majs., Charles W. Anderson, George R. French. This regiment, although originally known as the 13th Mo., organized at St. Louis, from Aug. 9 to Nov. 5, 1861, to serve for three years, was commanded by Ohio officers and its ranks filled mainly by soldiers from this state. Its designation was changed to the 22nd Ohio infantry by order of the secretary of war, May 29, 1862. Its first baptism of fire was at Fort Donelson, Tenn., and in that engagement the regiment behaved very creditably. At Shiloh the numerical force of the regiment was 450 officers and men and during the two days of that well-contested battle it was warmly engaged, losing in killed and wounded 89 officers and men. In the slow and tedious advance on Corinth, succeeding the battle of Shiloh, the regiment was continually in the front. On the evacuation of Corinth by the enemy it marched with the army to Booneville, Miss., in pursuit and then returned to Corinth. It joined in the pursuit of the Confederates after their attempt to recapture the place had been repulsed in October, but, like the whole army engaged in that fruitless race, gained no laurels. While on garrison duty at Trenton, Tenn., in Dec., 1862, a detachment of the 22nd captured the notorious guerrilla chief, Col. Dawson, who afterward died in the Alton (Ill.)
    penitentiary. The regiment participated in the occupation of Little Rock, Ark., in Sept., 1863, and during the year following remained on guard duty in that state. In Oct., 1864, it received orders to report at Camp Dennison, Ohio, to complete its record and be mustered out of service, which was done on Nov. 18.

    22nd OH Infantry
    Organized: on 3/29/62
    Mustered Out: 11/18/64

    Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2
    Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 2
    Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 36
    Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 167

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    Jul '62
    Sep '62
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    District of Corinth
    District and Army of West Tennessee


    Sep '62
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    2
    District of Corinth
    District and Army of West Tennessee


    Sep '62
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    2
    2
    District of Corinth
    District and Army of West Tennessee


    Oct '62
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    2

    District Corinth, 13
    District and Army of West Tennessee
    Desig changed from 14th MO Inf 11/20/62

    Dec '62
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    2
    District of Corinth
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    Department of the Tennessee


    Dec '62
    Mar '63
    4
    District of Jackson
    Left Wing, 16
    Department of the Tennessee


    Mar '63
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    Department of the Tennessee


    May '63
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    2
    Kimball's Provisional
    16
    Department of the Tennessee


    Jul '63
    Aug '63
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    Kimball's
    District of East AR
    Department of the Tennessee


    Aug '63
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    2nd

    Arkansas Expedition


    Jan '64
    Mar '64
    2
    2
    7
    Department of Arkansas


    Mar '64
    May '64
    3
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    Department of Arkansas


    May '64
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    7
    Department of Arkansas


    Feb '65
    Aug '65
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    3
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    Department of Arkansas
    Mustered Out

    OHIO
    ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY
    (One Year)

    One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Infantry. - Col., Andrew R. Z. Dawson; Lieut-Col., Llewellyn R. Davis; Maj., Daniel A. Russell. This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, March 2, 1865, to serve for one year, and left on March 3 for Nashville, Tenn. On its arrival at Nashville it was met by orders to report at Dalton, Ga. From Dalton the regiment marched to Kingston. Marching back to Dalton it went into camp for some 30 days, when the railroad being repaired it was placed on the cars and sent to Macon, Ga. It performed provost duty in Macon until Jan. 20, 1866, when it was mustered out in mustered out in accordance with orders from the war department.

    Daniel married Anna Olivia Sawyer 3 May 1872, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Anna (daughter of Alfred Sawyer and Lury Ann Macomber Fay) was born 22 Jan 1848, Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont; died 23 Mar 1932, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; was buried 25 Mar 1932, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Myrth Ridenour  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jul 1874, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died 19 Feb 1958.
    2. 3. Bruce Eugene Ridenour  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jan 1878, Clarinda, Iowa; died 13 Feb 1962; was buried 15 Feb 1962, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Blanche Ridenour  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 May 1882, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died 18 Nov 1974, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Myrth Ridenour Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 5 Jul 1874, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died 19 Feb 1958.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, 509 North Prairie Ave, Joliet, Will County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Mrs. Myrth Metz, 83, of 509 N. Prarie Ave., died early today at St. Joseph's hospital.

    Mrs. Metz's nephews, Joseph Swithin, 1111 Clara Ave., and Robert Barnes, 1113 Clara Ave., became concerned about her because she had not been seen around her home for two or three days.

    Police were notified and when they arrived at the house, they found all the doors and windows locked. From a step ladder police looked through a rear bedroom window and noticed Mrs. Metz lying on the floor. Police broke down a rear door and she was removed to the hospital. According to the police report, she was still conscious when she was taken from the house.

    Mrs. Metz was born in Clarinda, Ia., and had lived in Joliet for the past 57 years. Prior to her marriage, she was employed in the office of the Barrett Hardware Co., Inc. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian church. She had been under the care of a physician for a heart condition for some time. Her husband, John, preceded her in death in 1951.

    She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Fred Mateer, Chicago, and a brother, Bruce Ridenour, of Joliet.

    Funeral services will be held at the Sonntag funeral home Friday at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Lynn Taylor officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.
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    Reference:
    Newspaper clipping.

    Myrth married John Martin Metz 30 Sep 1911, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. John (son of Rolandus Solomon Metz and Carrie Louer) was born 9 Aug 1876, Manhattan Township, Will County, Illinois; died 1951. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Bruce Eugene Ridenour Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 20 Jan 1878, Clarinda, Iowa; died 13 Feb 1962; was buried 15 Feb 1962, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

  3. 4.  Blanche RidenourBlanche Ridenour Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 13 May 1882, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died 18 Nov 1974, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 105 Whitney Avenue, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, 443 West Oakdale Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Long Beach, Harrison County, Mississippi
    • Census: 1940, 820 North East Tower Court, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Blanche married Fred De Loss Mateer 24 Sep 1902, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. Fred (son of Samuel Alexander Mateer and Mary Charlotte Butler) was born 8 Sep 1876, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; died 12 Dec 1971, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Marjorie Ruth Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jan 1904, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; died 12 May 1994, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Jul 1994, Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
    2. 6. Dorothy Louise Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Sep 1905, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; died 23 Sep 1993, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
    3. 7. Bruce De Loss Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1908, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; died 29 Oct 2002, Wichita, Kansas; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
    4. 8. Blanche Ridenour Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Apr 1912, Illinois; died 4 Dec 1939, Wisconsin; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Marjorie Ruth MateerMarjorie Ruth Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 8 Jan 1904, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; died 12 May 1994, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Jul 1994, Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 105 Whitney Avenue, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, 443 West Oakdale Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, 1516 Ardmore Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Popular Young People to Marry

    Announcement is made of the forthcoming nuptials of Marjorie Ruth Mateer and Milton Miles Beckwith, Saturday afternoon, September 24th, at 4 o'clock, in the auditorium of Fullerton Church. The Rev. Roy H. Brown, D. D., former pastor of Fullerton and beloved by all, will come from Des Moines, Iowa, to read the marriage ceremony.

    Both Marjorie and Milton long have been actively identified in the work of the young people of Fullerton, the former being a teacher in the Bible School and the latter for several years acting as associate superintendent of the school. The young couple are immensely popular with the membership of Fullerton, as a result of their intense interest in the affairs of the church and for their own genuineness. The coming bride is a graduate of Chicago Teachers' College and taught in the grade schools of Hammond, Indiana. Mr. Beckwith was graduated from Northwestern University, where gained considerable fame as a member of one of that university's numerous collegiate championship swimming teams. He is a member of the Phi Mu Delta fraternity.

    Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Mateer of the Granada Hotel, the future bride's father and mother, extend a cordial invitation to all friends to attend the wedding.
    Although no formal invitations will be issued, the numerous friends of the young couple are expected to tax the capacity of the church auditorium.

    September 24th also is the 25th wedding anniversary of the bride's parents, which will be celebrated at 8 o'clock that evening with the opening of the winter season at the Granada Hotel. All friends are, through these columns, tendered an invitation to be present at the informal reception and musicale in honor of the elder Mateers."

    "One of the most beautiful weddings ever held in our old edifice was that in which Margorie Ruth Mateer became the bride of Milton Miles Beckwith, associate superintendent of the Bible School. Marjorie and Milton were the happy lovebirds at the reception which immediately followed the ceremony at the Granada Hotel. The bride's sister, Miss Dorothy Mateer, was bridesmaid, and the groom's brother, Willard, best man.
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    References:
    "The Fullerton Forum", September 1927, p 6.
    "The Fullerton Forum", October 1927, p 8.

    Marjorie married Milton Miles Beckwith 24 Sep 1927, Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Milton (son of Moritz Georg "George" von Beschwitz and Maude Eleanor Elizabeth Wheeler) was born 27 Sep 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 25 Aug 1981, Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried 10 Oct 1981, Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Robert Milton "Bob" Beckwith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1928, Grant Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

    Marjorie married Carl Carlsen 16 Jun 1987, Florida. Carl (son of Carl Carlsen and Andrea Stokeland) was born 27 Apr 1901, Brooklyn, New York; died 28 Mar 1989, Dunedin, Pinellas, Florida. [Group Sheet]


  2. 6.  Dorothy Louise MateerDorothy Louise Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 17 Sep 1905, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; died 23 Sep 1993, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 105 Whitney Avenue, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, 443 West Oakdale Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Ward 41, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Mateer announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy Louise Mateer to Carl Francis Hershbach, of Chicago.

    Miss Dorothy is the second daughter of the family. She is at present associated with the Kemper Insurance Company. She is a graduate of Chicago Teacher's College and last year was on the staff of the Primary Department of the Hammond City Schools.

    Mr. Hershbach is an Illinois University man and is in the Engineering Department of the Commonwealth Edison Corporation.

    We all know "Dorothy" and "Carl," like them immensely and extend to them our congratulations and approval.
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    Reference:
    "Mateer-ial Topics", December 1927, p 4.

    Dorothy married Carl F. Herschbach 14 Jul 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Carl (son of Charles F. Herschbach and Catherine La Croix) was born 8 Jan 1903, Illinois; died Jul 1974; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Joanne Herschbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 May 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 23 Apr 2002, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois.

  3. 7.  Bruce De Loss MateerBruce De Loss Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 18 Nov 1908, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; died 29 Oct 2002, Wichita, Kansas; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 105 Whitney Avenue, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, 443 West Oakdale Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, West Deerfield Township, Lake County, Illinois

    Bruce married Ann Timson 16 Nov 1935, Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois. Ann (daughter of Charles Eldred Timson and Marjorie Ford Ludlow) was born 1 Aug 1914, Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois; died 19 Sep 2012, Larksfield Place, Wichita, Kansas; was buried 23 May 2013, Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Bruce Timson "Tim" Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Apr 1938, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was christened Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois.
    2. 12. Samuel Andrew Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Mar 1940, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was christened Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois.
    3. 13. Carol Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1944, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was christened Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois.
    4. 14. Don Metz Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jul 1945, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.
    5. 15. Charles Frederick "Fred" Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jul 1948, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.

  4. 8.  Blanche Ridenour MateerBlanche Ridenour Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 1 Apr 1912, Illinois; died 4 Dec 1939, Wisconsin; was buried Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, 443 West Oakdale Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Long Beach, Harrison County, Mississippi



Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Robert Milton "Bob" BeckwithRobert Milton "Bob" Beckwith Descendancy chart to this point (5.Marjorie3, 4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 9 Jul 1928, Grant Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: From 1928 to 1929, Grenada Hotel, 525 Arlington Place, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Residence: From 1929 to 1931, North side of Chicago (Altgeld?)
    • Census: 1930, 1516 Ardmore Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Residence: From 1932 to 1933, North Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Kindergarten
    • Residence: From 1934 to 1935, North Kenneth Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 1st/2nd grade
    • Residence: From 1936 to 1937, Cramer Street, Shorewood, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; 2nd/3rd grade (building no longer standing, replaced by apartment complex)
    • Residence: From 1937 to 1938, 2107 East Menlo Blvd., Shorewood, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; 3rd/4th grade
    • Residence: From 1939 to 1942, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 5th/7th grade
    • Census: 1940, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Residence: From 1942 to 1952, 457 Roslyn Place, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 8th thru first year of marriage
    • Residence: From 1952 to 1953, 1201 West Wood Street, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
    • Residence: From 1953 to 1958, 4687 West Main Street, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; House no longer standing, now part of Millikin University campus.
    • Residence: From 1958 to 1963, 5 Northland Drive, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
    • Residence: From 1963 to 1964, 721 S. Lodge Lane, Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois
    • Residence: From 1964 to 1993, 709 S. Lodge Lane, Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois
    • Residence: From 1993 to, 1680 Valley Woods Drive, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Bob learned to play piano at an early age and kept it as a hobby most of his life, thus carrying on the family musical tradition. As a teenager, he joined the Boy Scouts of which his father was the leader. In high school he attended Lane Technical magnet school in Chicago, Illinois.

    World War II ended before Bob was of draft age. He then attended two years at the University of Illinois Navy Pier campus in Chicago and completed his bachelor's degree in education at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois.

    Bob met his bride Jeanette while on a family trip to the Tennessee mountains. In 1953, he took his wife and first son 200 miles south of Chicago to Decatur, Illinois to take on a 6th grade teaching position. To satisfy his musical interest and tradition, he led the school choir.

    In able to support a growing family, Bob also took on part time work in a local grocery store. Even so, he was able to complete a Masters degree in education from the University of Illinois in Champaign.

    In 1963, Bob joined the Illinois Education Association to represent teachers throughout the state of Illinois. He then moved his family to Lombard, Illinois, a suburb twenty miles West of Chicago.

    Bob kept his piano skills tuned by accompanying his children in their musical recitals. He also became known for his whistling skills and he often could be heard belting out melodic tunes.

    In 1968, Bob took on the position of Education Manager for the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce. There he worked closely with state educators and legislators. When he retired, the Illinois State Senate and House both declared the day "Robert M. Beckwith day" by official proclamation.

    Bob retired 1 January 1993 and is presently residing with Jeanette in Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Robert married Jeanette Lee Clabo 25 Aug 1950, Original First Baptist Church of Pigeon Forge, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. Jeanette (daughter of Eddie Lee Clabo and Charity Alice Reagan, daughter of Media Edards "Edd" Shields and Davie Eliza Shults) was born 12 Mar 1927, Eddie & Charity Clabo homestead, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Robert Shields Beckwith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Sep 1951, Grant Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
    2. 17. John Ridenour Beckwith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Mar 1954, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; died 25 Nov 2014, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Sep 2015, Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery, Cook County, Illinois.
    3. 18. David Lynn Beckwith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jan 1956, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; was christened Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

  2. 10.  Joanne HerschbachJoanne Herschbach Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dorothy3, 4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 15 May 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 23 Apr 2002, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Ward 41, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Joanne married Carl J Dilsaver 28 Jun 1953; divorced Yes, date unknown. Carl was born 3 Nov 1931, Mattoon, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Carl Timothy Dilsaver  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1955.

  3. 11.  Bruce Timson "Tim" Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Bruce3, 4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 6 Apr 1938, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was christened Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, West Deerfield Township, Lake County, Illinois

    Bruce married Susan Kraft 24 Aug 1963, Muskeegan, Michigan. Susan (daughter of Harold Kraft and Phyliss Johnson) was born 8 Apr 1937. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Kevin Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1964.
    2. 21. Christine Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jan 1967.

  4. 12.  Samuel Andrew MateerSamuel Andrew Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Bruce3, 4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 21 Mar 1940, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was christened Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, West Deerfield Township, Lake County, Illinois

    Samuel married Lois Peyton 1 Sep 1962, Port Huron, Michigan. Lois (daughter of Hollis Hollin Peyton and Marion Elizabeth De Vries) was born 19 Feb 1939, Calbwell, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Kathryn Ann Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Apr 1965, Pasadena, California.
    2. 23. Stephen Andrew Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jan 1968, Birmingham, Alabama.
    3. 24. Yvonne Elisabeth Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jun 1972.
    4. 25. Dawn Marie Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Aug 1975.

  5. 13.  Carol MateerCarol Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Bruce3, 4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 10 Jun 1944, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; was christened Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Chr:Presbyterian Church.

    Carol married Robert Alexander Brooks 13 Aug 1966, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois. Robert (son of Robert Brooks and Meridith) was born 12 Sep 1944. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Alison Rachel Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1971, Ponca City, Oklahoma.
    2. 27. Joy Christina Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Apr 1974, , Philippines.
    3. 28. Robert Kerr Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 May 1977.
    4. 29. Deborah Elizabeth Brooks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Apr 1978, Denver, Colorado.

  6. 14.  Don Metz MateerDon Metz Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Bruce3, 4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 29 Jul 1945, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.

    Don — Susan Henkin. (daughter of Jack Henkin and Ruth) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Julie Ann Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jun 1975, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.
    2. 31. Kristin Lynn Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Mar 1976, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.

    Don married Dawn Hallsten 4 Oct 1981, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. Dawn (daughter of Edwin A. Hallsten and Patricia Torquist) was born 23 Dec 1952. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Alexandra Mateer-Hallsten  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Apr 1983, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.

  7. 15.  Charles Frederick "Fred" Mateer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Bruce3, 4.Blanche2, 1.Daniel1) was born 1 Jul 1948, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.

    Charles married Debrah Peterson 31 Jul 1971, Aberdeen, South Dakota. Debrah (daughter of Wayne Albert Peterson and Ruth Ervin Baldridge) was born 29 Oct 1951. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Joshoa Paul Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Aug 1976, Aberdeen, South Dakota.
    2. 34. Sarah Ruthanne Mateer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Mar 1981, Omaha, Nebraska.