DNA Kit

17456

 

COYLE FAMILY RECORD

 

 

Martin Luther Coyle b. Oct 19, 1803 d. Apr 4, 1859

Ann Elizabeth Purdum b. Nov 5, 1808 d. Aug 7, 1892

Do not have their wedding date.

Their children: don’t have dates except

Edward S, Coyle (middle initial stands for no name)

b. Nov. 26, 1854 in Ohio. d. in San Francisco May 18, 1933

His brothers and sisters

George Coyle

Sarah Coyle (m. Dave Pond)

Priscilla Coyle (m. Mr. Hazzard)

Mary Coyle

Lydia Coyle (m. Mr. Nichols)

Samuel Coyle

Cyrus King Coyle

Eliza Coyle (m. a Mr. Dishon in Terra Haute).

Ella Coyle-married a Mr. Kessler lived in Indianapolis.

 

My mother’s family

Eli Brown b. Feb13 1835 - died Dec 22, 1914 buried in Mt. Zion cemetery.

Jane Dawson b. Jan 25, 1839 died Feb 4, 1884 (ill many years)

Married May 3, 1860

 

Their children.

Thomas Brown  b. Dec 28, 1865

Fannie Imogene Brown b. Nov 5, 1863

Gladys Lillian Brown b. Apr 22, 1868

2 dtrs died when quite young

 

Edward S. Coyle and Fannie Imogene Brown Married Dec31 1884 or 1885.

Their children:

Gladys Lee Coyle b. Mar 23, 1886

Harry Edward Coyle b. Mar 28, 1888

(both born in Vandalia RR station in Farrington. Junction of Pennsy RR from St. Louis-Vandelia.)

Curtis St. Elmo Coyle b. July 31, 1890 in the John Lewis home Dennison RR , Ill.

Edna Earle Elizabeth Coyle b. Feb 28, 1893 in log cabin at Ferrington, Clark Co., Ill.

Vivian Naomi Coyle b. Apr 11, 1901 in Mt. Zion. (in old sleepers  Henr??)

 

Gladys Coyle m. Sam Karch of Mt. Zion Sept 3, 1904 by Rev. May in Mt. Zion

They were divorced in Feb 1906 as he was a terrible drunkard.

Their child was Frances Imogene.

 

Gladys married Delmar W. Hancock  in Oaklawn, Ill Aug 7, 1909 and Frances took the name of Hancock in Jul 1925.  Gladys went to San Francisco. Gladys left Delmar in 1923 or 1924 and never returned  was a good man-a rural postman but she was too ambitious. Delmar died when Barbara was a baby, but Gladys never returned. My mother and Frances went to funeral. Gladys died in San Francisco in August of 1930 of peritonitis following an operation at age 44.

 

Harry Coyle learned telegraphy from our father-quit school in 7th grade at Mt. Zion and was night operator in  ? city near Mt. Zion while in Indiana  awhile and then to one of the Dakota’s and then he joined the navy. Later worked at Naval Station in California when he met Almyra Merritt and married her Apr 13, 1912. When out of service he was hired by the AT&T and was one of two at a radio tower in Central Point Oregon where wireless messages sent ----------Ones were transferred to So. San Francisco tower.

 

(In the margin of this page says “See back of page for record of Harry’s and Almyra’s family) I do not have this page. TSC.

 

Harry was transferred to the So. San Francisco radio tower. I had gone to Central Pt. Oregon to visit him; liked it so well that I started a refresher course in high school, but was offered a job in a grocery and dry goods store in Oct. 1913 as aa bookkeeper. Soon after that Harry was transferred to So. San Francisco and I decided to stay in C. Pt. I made $40 a month and saved money. Mama visited me there-went to S.F. to visit Harry- came back to Ore for another week or so and lived with me at “Grandma Moores” where we had a wood shed with sink pump and stove. I got groceries wholesale & we had a great time. That was in 1914.

 

I finally, reluctantly, left Oregon in April 1915 and went to Harry & Almyra’s in So. San Francisco where their first child, Velma was 9 mos. old.Harry pressed the button which set off “The Tower of Jewels” at the 1915 World’s Fair, instants after Pres Wilson had pushed a button in Washington D.C. My Dad came out to see the fair in June. I already had gone to see it many days alone, as Myra couldn’t take Velma. Dad wanted me to come back to Illinois with him and I did, June 26, 1915 but there was nothing to do in the little town of Hindsboro in Douglas County, so I wrote the Review and got a summer vacation job.

 

While I was with Harry in So. San Francisco he had started a small electrial shop and I helped him there. Later he was with the AT&T and hired and fired radio operators on boats of sea but he became involved in financial and woman problems and finally left Almyra with Velma, Don, Vivian and Virgina Dee and disappeared for a long time. Worked in war camps. He wired me at time of my dad’s death. He was at my mother’s funeral but I never heard from him after that. My mother and Almyra liver together for about six years and helped and loved each other. Harry was remarried second time and had the nerve to bring second wife to Almyra’s apt. once after Mama died. Then he left that woman and last I heard from Don he lived with another woman. Almyra died Jan 12, 1962.Velma died before that. Frances Hancock had married a fellow named Herrick and they had a son named Ronald Herrick.  Frances was divorced and she and Ron also lived with Almyra and my mother awhile. Later Fran got an apt. with another girl and later married William Lewis Thompson in S.F. CA Jan 6 1944 in study of First Congregational Church. They are still  married and live in Sonoma, Calif. “Tommy” as Fran calls him has been a hoker selling products to military companies up & down the entire west coast & several years in Hawaii. He is past retirement age, so a son-in-law  by a past marriage and Fran’s son Ronald are now in the business with him. Also has a representative in the Seattle area.  They have traveled alot, to Mediterranean, Alaska, Europe & back to Ill several years ago. He always brought us expensive gifts when here & he & Fran still send me money now and then.

 

Last Don wrote of Harry he was living near him, in bad health and depending on the woman he lives with to support him. At one time Harry was getting written up in the Golden West magazines as one of the best wireless men in the business. He lectured to college students. If he lives until March 28, 1972 he will be 84 years old. He served in the Navy awhile during 2nd WWII, besides  WWI. So far as I know he never -----his wayward ways  began when he had --------.

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Curtis St. Elmo Coyle

 

My mother read a good book “St. Elmo” and named Curtis after the man and Edna Erle was the heroine, so she gave me that name, but later wanted me to use Elizabeth after my great grandmother Ann Elizabeth Purdum Coyle. (note: Elizabeth Purdum was Edna’s grandmother) I used to use the 3 names when I was grade school, had have used Edna Elizabeth once.

 

Curtis had delivered Review in Mt. Zion, the worked on a slaughter farm, attending a country school. He staayed with Mr & Mrs. Ira Dix (Six?) part of the time. When we moved to Oaklawn, Il Feb 21, 1908, Curtis and I stayed in Mt. Zion to finish the school term. Curtis worked in Tom Cooper’s restaurant and boarded with Mrs. Dix. I stayed with Carroll and Ethel Outten.

 

Both Curtis and Harry had run away from home once or twice while we lived in Mt. Zion. Once they came back with the “Mumps”. Harry joined the Navy Apr 20, 1908. first to Newport RI to take training as apprentice seaman.

 

Curtis left high school at Oaklawn, Coles Co. ILL in Oct 1908 to join the Navy. He had gotten angry at our  Dad one day about going accross the street to get some water at a hotel as our well had run dry. Folks didn’t hear from him for over two weeks and were very upset. He enlisted in Terra Haute and was sent to Norfolk, VA.

 

Folks were transferred to Hindsboro, ILL (Douglas Co.)  on Jan 7, 1909 and I entered second semester of H. School there. The towns were about 6 miles apart.

 

After Curtis had begun writing home he was very good about it, He sent me a pretty ring with a red set and when I graduated from Hindsbobro H.S. in 1912 he sent me a lovely watch. Curt travelled to S. America while in Navy & sent home brilliant colored  beetles (?)  from there. I later had a tie pin made for my Dad & for Ben & gave one or two to Img. I took one to school and students in my biology class wouldn’t believe it was real until I let them tear it up.

 

Curtis and Parker Jones, an english lad, ???in U>S> navy, visited us in Oct. 1910. Stayed about two weeks, but also visited in Mt. Zion and Decatur. He was discharged from the Navy Oct. 1, 1912. While in the Navy he wrote such interesting letters home. He also gave me one of the sailors black silky ties and at that time  long middilblouses and whites shorts were the style so I was the only girl in Hindsboro to have a regular scarf or tie to wear. I went with Parker Jones and hunted up a local girl for Curtis.

 

Curtis and Helen Sarah Carder were married June 13, 1914 in Terre Haute, Ind. Helen was born Oct. 23, 1896 in Decatur.

 

They lived part of the time in Sanderling or Sanderson, Texas, where he was a brakeman, part of the time at Grandpa Carder’s. When I returned from Oregon in 1915 they liver on Clinton St, and I roomed there a short time. Then with a next door neighbor awhile. But it was so far out that I got an apt. on W. Main St. as I had to be at the Decatur Review early in the morning.

 

I have in my record that Helen and 3 babies came from Texas for a visit on April 20th, 1921 and stayed until June 26. Grandma Coyle went home with them.

 

My folks had moved to--------------------------------------------1917 and rented a house at 438 N Calhoun St. -------------------------------------------------------------Carders.

(Writing runs off of my photocopy)

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Since the RR Junction at Farrington (now non existed) in Clark Co. Curtis was born in home of friends of my Mother’s at Dennison, ILL.

 

I don’t know just when Curt, Helen and girls moved back to Decatur. Curt was a lake patrolman at Nelson Park, even built a slide for boats to run down. Once he paddled a canoe alone & back to Ria’s Bridge and back, said Decatur didn’t appreciate Lake Decatur, ran a passenger boat for someone on the lake, also worked on Ray Parrish on his boats across the lake. Later he was brakeman at Staley’s Switching Yards awhile.

 

Then he took a job as brakeman in the ILL Central yards where on a bad night of sleet he released 2 or 3  freight cars from engine- either slipped off steps or handle on engine was bad & he fell off and the cars ran over him.  ????? called me about 4:30 am & I walked with a lantern & galoshes to Cantrell St. it wasn’t paved either. They told me his condition. Helen and children were there but they wouldn’t let her go on to see him, so I stayed with him until he died about 6 am. Attendant wouldn’t give him any more sedation as he had all law allowed. Curtis kept calling “Mama” and I said “yes, I’m here”> Drs. Fitzpatrick and Dr, C. M. Ward had cut off one leg and most of his hands were cut off.  _______’s even went down to RR yards and picked up some of his fingers and some stupid old german nurse took me to a closet to see just pieces of flesh , cob pipe cut in two, etc.

 

Curtis’ first Navy enlistment was over on Oct 1912. He met Helen soon after in an ice cream parlor as waitress and one of the Greek owners made passes at her.

 

During WWI Curtis re-enlisted for war time service He was on a captured German boat bringing some of our men home. He was a Chief Bos’ns Mate. I was in Washington DC at the time and so when I knew he was in N.Y. City I went up there. We had dinner at a hotel Then “Mess” in officer quarters on boat. Then he took me to the old Hippodrome Theater (now extinct) where we saw the famous magician Houdini perform. We were to see each other again, but he phoned my hotel next am that he had no more time as he was going back overseas for another load of service men. He was home from this war enlistment on June 7, 1919. I didn;t return to Decatur until Sept. 1919.

 

Helen and children came from Texas in summer 1923 and Curtis joined them at Christmas . Early in 1924 he took the job at Staley’s & they moved into a house in the John’s addition, not too far from where Ben & I lived.

 

Curtis was named boat beach guardian at Nelson Park June 9, 1925. Often at noon he would  come up here on his lunch hour, Barbara was born in Oct 1925 and Curtis loved to hold her when he came up. In 1926 my mother’s sister Aunt Gladys Cash came from Indianapolis, Ind & we had a picnic supper and boat ride on the “Admiral Moore”. Curtis  sprinted on the lake. There were 12 of us. Admiral C.B. T.  Moore and Curtis became fine friends also the Admiral gave a dinner party for ex navy men he could locate in the city one night. I’m sure Roscoe-----------------------------in the group.

 

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The last time Curtis and Helen and  family, except Louise and Imogene, were here for dinner was on Thanksgiving Day 1926.

 

It was Tuesday Apr 5 I was called to St. Mary’s hospital because of Curtis’ accident. He died at 6:30 am Funeral was at  Morris’ and burial in Mt. Zion in lot my folks owned Rev C. S. Boyd of St. Pauls Meth Church in charge. Singers were Eldon Georges and Elmer Lyon. 27 floral tributes. Because of Helen’s pregnancy I had to choose print, casket etc..My folks were in Calif. and didn’t have a pare to come to funeral but they came later on May 17th.

 

All Curt & Helen’s children except Louise had whooping cough in 1925. Curtis Edward was taken to St. Mary’s in July with pneumonia  & my mother stayed with him.

 

Howard Everett was very ill with pneumonia for two weeks in Jan 1925. Ben & I stayed up all nite with him night of Jan 4. I kept Imogene for a week.

 

I kept Louise and Imogene when Myrl Kathryn was born in St. Mary’s May 6, 1925

 

Curtis and I always were very close and had fun together. Once when he came to Decatur, before his marriage, we ate at Grinder’s Cafe on Main, a popular place then, the waiter thought we were boy & girl friend so we acted as tho we were. He and my sister Gladys never got along.

 

Children of Curtis St. Elmo and Helen Carder Coyle

 

Louise Annette b. Nov. 21, 1915

Edna Imogene   b. Apr. 8, 1918

Curtis Edward    b. Jan 15, 19211

Howard Everett b. Oct 29, 1922

Myrl Kathryn     b. May 6, 1925 at St. Mary’s hospital.

Robert Dean       b. Oct 30, 1927 at Mrs. Dill’s home Decatur

 

Deaths-

Curtis St. Elmo Apr 5, 1927

Helen S. Coyle July 29, 1966  both buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery

Howard Everett Nov 18, 1968

 

Marriages

 

Curtis St. Elmo & Helen Sarah Carder June 13, 1914 in Terre Haute

Louise Coyle and Luther Burks Sept 12 1934 First Baptist Church Divorced 1948

Louise Burks and Kenneth Walker

Imogene Coyle and Armand Albrecht Oct 2, 1938 in Clinton Iowa

Curtis Edward and Betty Lou Patterson May 1, 1938

Howard Everett and Virginia June 24, 1950 in Chicago

Myrl Kathryn and Paul Burkholder Feb 8, 1945 in Central Church of Christ Decatur

Robert Dean Coyle and Beatrice Helen Allen in Detroit Aug 23, 1947

 

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Harry Edward Coyle b. Mar. 28, 1888 in the house part of Vandalia & Pennsy RR Junction Farrington, Ill Clark Co.

Almyra Charlotte Merritt b. Mar 1, 1894 Eurekaa, Calif.

Harry and Almyra were married April 13, 1912 (were divorced Mar 20, 1942)

Their children:

Velma Anita Coyle b. Sept. 22, 1914

Donald Edward Coyle b. May 5, 1921

Vivian Jean Coyle b. Dec 21 1919

Virginia Dee Coyle b. Aug 9, 1930

 

Velma married Dryfus Guaraldi (italian) jan 26, 1937 I believe they had three children. Velma died many years ago and her husband took care of thier children.

 

Vivian Jean and Arnold Moss married July 27, 1939. He was born in Amsterdam Holland. They later were divorced and Vivian Jean later married Lee Duncan who has been a wonderful husband to her especially since she has had multiple sclerosis many years. A dtr born to Vivian and Moss is named Claudia and has married a mormon and lives in Utah. Lee is retired and takes care of Virginia. (Means Vivian)

 

Donald Edward Coyle and Virginia Elizabeth Taylor were married May 9, 1942,  She is an artistic girl. Their Children:

Elaine Elizabeth b. Dec 30, 1951

Christopher E. b. in S.F. Mar 22, 1943

Keaton or KC Casey (can’t find his birth date)

 

In 1970 or 71 Elaine has a baby boy “Ean” out of wedlock and Don and Virginia take care of him.

 

Virginia Dee Coyle married Gene Crockett, a direct descendant of Davy Crockett. They have 2 children Danny, 17 in 1970 and Judy, 14 in 1970. They have their own business near Dallas, Tex. called Crockett Engineering Co. Gene had 6 yrs college in Texas and took  a training course in ????in electronics. Stopped to see me and  Bear  ?????to CHGO & on way home. He travels a lot and has several representatives.

 

Rec’d word from Vivian Coyle Husher that Virginia Dee  Crockett from Dallas had called her early on morning of Feb 2, 1972 that Harry had died early that am. Feb 2, 1972. She was go’g to where ever Harry lived in Calif for funeral but “with mixed emotion” at least it will give me chance to see rest of  my family” I think Harry had lived not far from Don. He lived with a woman who owned an apt. Virginia said he had lived with her for some time. I don’t know what became of the women he married after he and Almyra were divorced. I had ne feelings at all when I read of his passing. Some nice childhood memories, but I hadn’t  seen him in 56 yrs. And last time I heard from him he wired me of our Dad’s death in May 18, 1933. Mama died ten years later, he was at her funeral. She was buried the day before Pearl Harbor.

 

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Edna Elizabeth Coyle and Benjamin Jonathan Moody

m. Nov 6, 1923 in Decatur at apt. on 153 so. Hilton St.

 

Children:

Barbara Susanne b. Oct 23, 1925  St. Mary’s Hospital

(in the margin) Ben died May 28, 1968.

Carolyn Louise b. May 22, 1929 St. Mary’s Hospital

Ben J Moody was born in Moline, ILL May 21, 1895.

Edna E, was born  in Clark Co. ILL about 8 mi. west of Terre Haute in a log cabin and ddelivered by a midwife.

Carolyn Louise Moody and Dale A. LeBaron of Freeport married in First Methodist Church., Decatur Aug 20, 1950.

Their Children:

Craig Austin LeBaron b. in Freeport Aug 21, 1952

Lisa Ann b. in Freeport Sept 3, 1955

 

Vivian Naomi Coyle b. Mt. Zion April  1, (11?) 1901 in Mt. Zion married to Curtis Wayne Husher in Kansas City July 17, 1926 in Metodist Church, Kansas City, Kansas.

Wayne was born Sept 4, 1899 in Greenup, ILL

Children:

Frances Elizabeth Husher b. Mar 21, 1928

Anne Lee Husher b. June 29 1932

David Lynn Husher b. Dec 17, 1938

 

Frances E. Husher and Thomas Plerlson (?) (who was b. May 7, 1927) married in her home in Greendale Wisc on April 1950. Have son Tom Jr. in Army. Tom Sr. was a retired Air Force Major. Daughter Karen in her teens , was born in England when they lived there.

Anne Lee Husher and Donald Brentzman married Mar 3, 1951 in N. Carolina & later in Catholic church in Mt. Zion. They have 5 children

David Lynn Husher is in Air Force has been for no. of years, now stationed in Hawaii. Does secrect communications work.

 

 

I am not sure of dates of all you Coyle children’s children and grand children, so will you fill that record in for yourselves.

If there are still some things I haven’t included and you want to know, please let me know and I’ll look over my records again.

 

with much love s/ Aunt Edna

 

 

Kit 17456 is proven to Martin Coyle b. 1803 VA