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Levings Family


The Levings Family
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr.
Revised 15 Aug 2011

Introduction: With the help of a great many folks, including most recently Nora (Cunningham) Dufficy in Ireland, we have prepared the following Levings family tree:

1. James Levings, perhaps b. circa 1765-1770 in Ireland.

While James was quite probably born in Ireland, his birth record has not yet been located. It is likely that he was born at, or near, Bally Veamore, Kilkeel, in County Down where his son, George, was born and where a number of his son John's children were born. The year of his birth is presently estimated to be about 1770 or so based on the 1823 birth date of his oldest known grandchild, Elizabeth "Eliza" Levings.

The date and place of his death also is not known. He might have died at or near Kilkeel. On the other hand, his wife, Catharine, died in Kansas and is buried at Fidelity Cemetery, Sabetha, Kansas.

He married Catharine O'Hare c. 1800. She was b. 1773, in Ireland[1]. Died, 5 Feb 1876, in KS. Burial in Fidelity Cem., Sabetha, KS.

Little is known about Catharine. She may have been born at or near Kilkeel in County Down, Ireland where a number of the children of her son John were born. Current family sources say she was born in 1773.

There has not yet been found a marriage record, but it was probably about 1800 based on the birth dates of John's children.

Catharine probably had several children, but only two are presently known: her son John, born about 1800, and her son, George, born in 1819 at Kilkeel in County Down.

At an unknown date, Catharine immigrated to America. Perhaps it was about 1857, the approximate date when her son George immigrated. She died at or near Sabetha, KS on 5 Feb 1876 at the age of about 100. Children:

   2       i.  John Levings, b. c. 1792.
   3      ii.  George Levings Mar 1819, in Bally Veamore, Kilkeel, Down.

2. John Levings. Tom Cunningham's email of 15 Aug 2011 contains copies of John's Death Certificate. It shows that "John Livins" was a farmer, b. c. 1792, probably Co. Down, Ireland, and that he died on 15 Feb 1864, Bally Veamore, Co. Down, age 72 from "Bronchittis" The "Informant" on the Death Certificate was "George B. Livins," probably is son, #7 below.

John is one of the two children presently known to have been born to James Levings and Catharine O'Hare. His birth date is not certain, was about 1800 based on the 1823 birth of his eldest known child, Elizabeth. The place of his birth is also not known, but was probably at or near Kilkeel where Elizabeth was born. The date and place of his death are not known. He may have died in County Down, or he might have immigrated to America with his brother George and other siblings, or with the rest of his children who settled at or near Sabetha, Kansas.

He married Alice Margaret Higgins c. 1825 in Co. Down. Tom Cunningham's email of 15 Aug 2011 contains copies of Alice's Death Certificate. It shows that Alice died 2 Apr 1869 andwas then a widow (her husband having died, 5 years before in 1864. Cause of death was "chronic bronchitis." The "Informant" on the Death Certificate was "George B. Livens," probably is son, #7 below.

Alice is known to have had at least five children, all born at Bally Veamore in County Down. Of those five children, John died of TB at about the age of 21. The rest, except for Jane who is said to have died in Ireland, eventually moved to America and settled in Brown and Nemaha Counties, Kansas. Most are buried in Fidelity Cemetery at Sabetha. It is not yet known if Alice also immigrated. Perhaps she died at County Down. Children:

  1. Elizabeth "Eliza"[3] Levings. Born, 5 Apr 1823, in Bally Veamore, Down. . . . . [2.10]
  2. Kathryn Levings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [4]
  3. Jane Levings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [5]
  4. John Levings[3]. Born, circa 1826, in Bally Veamore, Down, Ire. Died, circa 1847 (?), in Ire. According to the 29 Aug 1986 letter of Joseph R. Prentice, John was the only one of the siblings who did not immigrate to America. He died of TB at about age 21.
  5. Rosanna Levings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6]
  6. George Levings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[7]

2.10 Elizabeth "Eliza" Levings. Born, 5 Apr 1823, in Bally Veamore, Down, Ire. Died, 22 Apr 1892. Burial in R/C Cem., Alexandria, NE. Elizabeth is the eldest of the five children of John Levings and Alice Margaret Higgins. The date of her immigration to America is not presently known.

She married Patrick Cunningham, 25 Aug 1842. He was b. 2 Sep 1819, Down, County Down, and d. either 1868 or 11 Jun 1881 in Ireland per Ancestry.com . He was the son of James Cunningham. It is unclear whether he is the James Cunningham referenced in Tom Cunningham's email of 15 Aug 2011 who was a "Labourer" and d. 12 Jan 1864 of "gangrene" which seems to indicate an accident of some sort. It is noted that the "Informant" on the death certificate of the the James Cunningham who w. in 1864 was his father, also named James Cunningham. 4

Children of Elizabeth and Patrick, per Ancestry.com :

  1. Mary Jane Cunningham 1846 – 1913
  2. Charlotte Cunningham 1847 – 1917
  3. Patrick Cunningham 1849 –
  4. Alice Cunningham 1851 –
  5. Elizabeth Cunningham 1853 –
  6. John Cunningham 1855 – 1942
  7. Ann Cunningham 1857 – 1859
  8. Ann Cunningham 1859 –
  9. Katherine Cunningham 1861 – 1950
  10. Arthur Cunningham 1863 –
  11. Patrick Cunningham 1866 –
  12. Nicholas Edward Cunningham 1868 – 1955

3. George[2] Levings (JAMES, 1). Born, 25 Mar 1819, in Bally Veamore, Kilkeel, Down, Ire.[4]. Died, 26 Sep 1922, in Fidelity, Sabetha, KS[4]. Burial in Fidelity Cem., Sabetha, KS. Immigration: circa 1857 (?)[4]. Occupation: Farmer.

George is the younger of the two known children of James Levings and Catharine O'Hare. Born in 1819 at Kilkeel, County Down, he immigrated to America about 1857 or earlier. He lived for a time at or near Rome, NY where his daughter, Rose was born about 1858. His wife apparently died shortly thereafter.

George then moved to Kansas where, for a time he was a farrier in Leavenworth County. He remarried in 1859 at Leavenworth. After his marriage, George and his family moved to Powhattan, Brown Co., near Fidelity where they pre-empted land for farming.

According to his Certificate of Death, George died of "Senility" at 4:30 PM on 26 Sep 1922 in Powhatten Township, Fairview, Brown County, Kansas. His wife had predeceased him by four years. His age at death was 103 years, 6 months, and 1 day.

He married, first, Margaret McCordelle, before 1857 (?). Died, before 1958 (?). Little is known about Margaret, her birth, or her parents. She died shortly after the birth of her only known child, her daughter, Rose at Rome, NY. Children:

	i.  Rose[3] Levings. Born, circa 1858, in Rome, NY[1]. Died
               in Atchison, KS[5]. Sister Philomena, OSB.   She appears in the 
               1875 census in Powhattan, Brown Co., KS census, at home, age 17.

George m. 2nd Mary Ann Tipperman, daughter of Gerhardt Tabermann and Unknown, 9 Oct 1859, in Leavenworth, KS[1]. Born, 2 Oct 1841, in Hanover, Ger.[1]. Died, 24 Oct 1918, in Fidelity, KS[1]. Burial in Fidelity Cem., Sabetha, KS. Dau. of Gerhardt and Mary A. Taberman Children:

   8      ii.  Catherine Levings.
   9     iii.  James David Levings.
  10      iv.  John Levings.
           v.  Mary Levings. Born, circa 1867 (?), in Brown, KS. Died, 
               1926. Sister Merwina OSB. 
  11      vi.  Elizabeth Levings.
         vii.  Joseph Levings. Born, 7 Jun 1872, in Brown, KS. Died, 19 
               May 1912. Occupation: Priest.
  12    viii.  Henry Levings.
  13      ix.  William Levings.
  14       x.  Margaret Levings.
          xi.  Agnes Levings. Born, circa 1885 (?), in Brown, KS[1]. Died,
               1906.             

4. Kathryn[3] Levings (JOHN, 2). Born, circa 1824, in Bally Veamore, Down, Ire.

Kathryn is the second child, and one of the four daughters of the five children of John Levings and Alice Margaret Higgins. She is said to have immigrated to America with her brother and sisters and settled in either Brown or Nemaha County, Kansas. Although her grave has not yet been located, she may be buried with a number of other relatives at Fidelity Cemetery at Sabetha, Kansas. Not in 1880 census.

Kathryn Levings m. Thomas McCartin. Children:

	i.  (female)[4] McCartin. She married Clyde Thomas Swanson.  
		Apparently not in 1880 census.

5. Jane[3] Levings (JOHN, 2)[6]. Born, circa 1826, in Bally Veamore, Down, Ire. Died in Ire.

Jane is the middle child of the five children of John Levings and Alice Margaret Higgins. She is said to have died in Ireland, possibly County Down. She married John McKibbon. Children:

           i.  Unknown [4].

6. Rosanna Levings (JOHN, 2). Born, 20 Mar 1828, in Kilkeel, Down, Ire. Died, 5 Aug 1924, in Sabetha, Nemaha, KS. Death(2) in Horton, Brown, KS. Immigration: May 1856.

Rosanna, born in 1828, was the youngest of the six known children of John Levings and his wife, Alice (Eliza, Kathryn, Jane, John, George, Rosanna). (It may be noted that the 1828 birth date tends to corroborate the information provided about her husband's birth date.) The Levings had money enough so Rosanna was sent to France to become a teacher in the hedgerows (underground). (According to one authority, it was illegal in Ireland at that time to teach Catholics how to read or write.) She returned in the early 1850's and married over family's protests; apparently Patrick was a man who could not read or write, had no steady job, no home, and no prosepects and they felt such a well-educated young Irish girl deserved better. She, obviously, felt otherwise and must have found in him many other admirable and redeeming qualities. After marriage their marriage in 1853, Pat and Rosanna moved in with Rosanna's parents. (Note: other versions of the story say they moved in with Pat's parents; that seems more likely, given her parent's hostility to the marriage.)

According to Joseph R. Prentice's letter of 29 Aug 1986, after Patrick had gone to America to earn money for her passage too, he was just about ready to return to ireland when he received a letter from Rosanna saying, "Do you know what that old fool of a father of yours has done? His wife hardly cold in her grave and he ups and marries a 20 year old girl, Mary Cannon."

Concerning Rosanna's family history, the following is an excerpt from a 1962 letter from Mrs. Edgar Jay Sherman (Anne Rooney) of San Anselmo, CA to Bernard Rooney III of Dodge City, KS:

    "In 1955 we flew to Belfast and took a cab for the trip to Ballyveamore which is about 35 miles south over a winding narrow road that is used perhaps once a year as a racing track...We visited Mrs. George Haughian, a grandniece of Roseanne, who lives in the old family home (where Roseanne was born and where she lived until she came to America). It is called "Shades of Glentaff."

    "We spent some time talking to Mrs. Haughian and her four daughters--one of them married to a Rooney. She told us LEVINGS had been marrying ROONEYS for a tremendous number of years. All were charming and intelligent but when we learned that Mr. Haughian and the seven sons were out hoeing potatoes on something like forty acres, I felt like bursting into tears - so announced we had to leave and we took our cab back to Belfast, and managed to catch the night train for Dublin."

Anne Mieback wrote: "...mother always signed her name as Rosanna, never Rosanne, but Father always called her Rosanne." Rosanna died at Sabetha, KS in 1924 at the advanced age of 96 years.

She married Patrick "Pat" Rooney, son of Edward "Ned" Rooney and Margaret O'Hare on 7 Feb 1853, in Ballyveamore, Ballymartin, Down, Ire.[7]. Born, 12 Aug 1830, in Bally Veamore, Down, Ireland. Died, 2 Dec 1914, in Horton, Brown, KS. Burial in Fidelity Cem, Fairview, KS. Immigration: 1856 (?), in Galesburg, IL. Occupation: Farmer.

Pat's gravestone says he was born in 1828. Not true, says Anne (Rooney) Miebach. She says Pat added 2 years to his age because he did not want anyone to know he was younger than his wife, Rosanna.

Concerning Pat's immigration to America, Joseph R. Prentice, a family genealogist living in Annandale, VA, wrote as follows: "Pat spent his youth on the Isle of Man while Ned followed the sea," and "things god bad for potato farmers after the famine of about 1847. Pat went to work on the Isle of Man. Pat came back in late 1852, met and married Rosanna Levings. (I) used to hear my grandmother Prentice, nee Maggie Jane Rooney, tell how Pat migrated to America leaving wife with baby, Ed (Albert Edward Rooney), she was a very proud woman. A week or so after he (Patrick) left, she (Maggie) discovered that she was pregnant. Pat wanted her to wait until he had earned enough to set up a proper home for her. She refused to await a child who might be born more than nine months after Pat had left, if she ran a long term. Scandal, you know! So, against his wishes and without telling him, she packed the baby and her few belongings and left for America. Believe that this is the child who was still born and Pat blamed her stubbornness for it especially as the next three were all girls."

There is, however, a problem presented by that story. According to information received, the first child of Pat and his wife is Albert Edward Rooney who was born 24 Dec 1853 at Bally Veamore, County Down, Ireland, rather than in America. Their second child, Margaret Rooney, was born 1 Apr. 1858 at Galesburg, Knox County, IL. Pat is said to have married his wife in 1853 and immigrated to America in 1856.

Albert Edward Rooney must be the "Ed" to whom the story referred. If she was thereafter pregnant, and given Margaret's 1 Apr. 1858 birth date, she probably became pregnant about July, 1857. Assuming that Pat is the father, that would place Pat's immigration to America as the latter part of 1857 rather than 1856.

Joseph also relates another story about Pat's immigration which follows the same general time frame, but from a somewhat different perspective: "(Pat and Rosanna) had been married...and were living with grandfather's people and jobs were scarce for the great famine in Ireland had been just a few years before. They were invited to a dance this nite and stayed until early morning. When they got home, the door was locked and grandfather was so angry he kicked it in and had a quarrel with his parents, and they told him to leave. He went, and sold a horse he felt was his and bought a ticket (sailing vessel) to America. He lacked 5 pounds for enough to bring grandmother and no one could or would lend it to him. Grandmother was pregnant when he sailed.

He got work putting the railroad through at Galesburg, Ill. at $1.00 a day. He saved enough money for her pasage the first year but the ship was lost on which it was sent, then again he sent it and the bank broke through which it was sent. The third time it was sent Uncle Ed was (illegible: 3 1/3?) years old. Her people with whom she lived (felt?) that he had deserted her and were very mean to her. She supported herself and the baby by doing embroidery work. Her mother was the village school teacher. .p .p Mother (Margaret) was born 9 months after Grandmother landed in Galesburg, IL, April 1, 1857." There are some minor discrepencies. He says Rosanna was pregnant when Pat sailed, and says she gave birth 9 months after arriving in America, yet it is hard to imagine how that could be with the intervening period needed to earn enough money for passage three different times. .p .p In other letters, Joseph mentions the possibility that the child with whom Rosanna was pregnant was stillborn. Based on that statement, which seems to be the most reasonable way to reconcile the story, a stillborn child has been listed with a birthdate of 1856.

Another anecdote concerning Rosanna's immigration to America: It is said that her son was over two and one-half years at the time she received the money to sail to America. When she got to the boat, she was informed that children over age two would be an additional half fare. She lied and said that the child was not yet two. This little white lie bothered her in her later years.

The family story is also told that the journey on the sailing vessel which took six weeks and you had to have your own food. One day, while walking on the deck she met the Captain and he said, "Well, Mrs.Rooney, how long has your husband in America?" She said, "Over three years." Then she wondered why he smiled...until she figured it out. Good story, but with a flaw; it assumes that her then current pregnancy did not show and for her to have been pregnant Pat would have been gone less than 9 months so there was no reason for her to have said over three years. The story obviously relates to the "child under two free fare" mentioned above and may just be a family joke.

Pat and Rosanna moved to Leavenworth, KS in 1858 and to Brown Co. near Fidelity, KS in 1869 where he engaged in general forming for 25 years. In 1894 his family moved to Horton, KS. Pat and Rosanna owned Lots 21-28 in Block 125, CK&N Addition to the City of Horton.

Joseph R. Prentice writes: "When I was a little boy (around 1920, give or take a couple years), we used to visit my great grandmother (Pat's wife, who would have been in her late 80's or early 90's)...She had a favorite refrain that went about as follows: 'Pat, the dirty devil, him and that whisky! Killed him, it did, right in the prime of his life and left me with the big family to raise and the farm to run.' I used to imagine (Pat) in his 30's from what she said. After I became interested in genealogy, I hunted up his grave in the old Fidelity Cemetery, Nemaha Co., KS. It reads: Patrick Rooney, died at the age of 84 years, 3 months and 20 days. I wonder to what age he might have lived had it not been for the whisky. He was an extremely handsome man even when in his 80's."

Pat predeceased his wife Rosanna by 10 years. Children:

  15       i.  Albert Edward "Ed"[4] Rooney.
          ii.  (stillborn child) Rooney. Born, 1856 (?), in Galesburg, 
               Knox, IL[8]. No record of the child's birth has yet been 
               found. The baby's birth and early death is assumed based on
               family traditions. from 
  16     iii.  Margaret Jane Rooney 
  17      iv.  Mary Alice Rooney.
           v.  Rosanna "Annie" Rooney. Born, 19 Feb 1861, in Leavenworth, 
               KS[9]. Died, 29 Apr 1862, in Leavenworth, KS[10]. Burial in
               Fidelity Cem., KS.
  18      vi.  John Francis Rooney.
         vii.  Patrick Rooney. Born, 19 Feb 1864, in Leavenworth, KS. 
               Died, 5 Aug 1865, in Leavenworth, KS. Burial in Fidelity 
               Cem., KS.
  19    viii.  William "Will" Tecumseh Rooney.
  20      ix.  George Bernard Rooney.
  21       x.  Arthur Patrick Rooney.
          xi.  Elizabeth Anne Jane Rooney. Born, 7 Feb 1872, in Fidelity, 
               Brown, KS. Died, 17 Jul 1966, in Los Angeles, L.A., CA[11].
               Burial in Fidelity, KS. She married Harry Ernest Miebach, 
               21 Jan 1902, in Horton, Brown, KS. 
                     A 1962 letter by her says she and her husband moved 
               to Horton, KS to live about 1894 or 1895. After her husband 
               died about 1925, she moved to California, living in 1962 at
               1124 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, CA. 

7. George[3] B. Levings (John-2) was b, 20 Mar 1828 in Kilkeel, Co. Down, Ire.[12]. Died in Ireland. George and his family did not immigrate to America.

We have conflicting information about George's marriage:

  • An earlier email from Tom Cunningham indicates that 000George m. Ellen Savage m. George Levings before 1866 and probably in Ballymartin RC Church, Co. Down. Ellen is likely the sister of Mary Savage . Proof that Ellen is Mary's sister is still needed, but (1) there were only a few Savage families in Mourne at that time and (2) Elizabeth Haughian told Nora Dufficy that she was related to the Trimble family. Children of Ellen Savage and George Levings included:
    1. Mary Elizabeth Levings, b. 1866 in Ireland. . . . . . . . [70.1]
    2. John Levings, d. age 21, perhaps drowned.

  • Tom Cummingham's email of 15 Aug 2011 indicates that also found a a George Levins that married a Ellen Savage in County Antrim.They had 3 or more children, including:
    1. Jane Cunningham, b. 3 Dec 1866.
    2. Thomas Cunningham, b. 20 Jul 1869.
    3. George Cunningham, b. 24 Jul 1871.

    Tom Cunningham's email of 15 Aug 2011 also indicates he located the records for a George Livins of Ballyveamore that married Elizabeth Marmion on 10 Jan 1860. They had two children:

    1. John Livins, b. 15 May 1861.
    2. Mary Elizabeth Livins, b. 29 Nov. 1866.

    7.1. Mary Elizabeth Levings, b. 29 Mar 1866 in Ireland and d. 17 Feb 1927.

    She m. 1st Thomas McCartan on 17 May 1892 . She m. 2nd James Haughian on 21 Feb 1898, Ballymartin RC Church. He was b. 26 Apr 1854 and d. 1942. Mary and James had 2 or more children:

    1. Daniel Haughian, b. 1899.
    2. George Haughian, b. 1900. He had 7 boys and 4 girls.

    8. Catherine[3] Levings (George, 3). Born, circa 1860 (?), in Brown, KS[13]. Died, 1934. Catherine is the eldest child of George Levings and his second wife, Mary Ann Tipperman. A first generation American, she was born about 1860 in Brown County, Kansas near the Nebraska border. No other information is presently available about her. She married Oscar Hughes. Born, circa 1860 (?). Known children:

    1. George Hughes, b. 29 Oct 1893, Brown Co., KS. . . . . . . . [8.1]

    8.1 George Hughes, b. 29 Oct 1893, Brown Co., KS and d. 29 Dec 1958. Bur. Fidelity, Nemaha Co., KS. He m. Anna Pauline Denning c. 1918.. She was b. c. 1893-1900. Bur. Fidelity, Nemaha Co., KS. They had 1 or more children, including:

    1. George Lee Hughes. b. 1 Jan 1936 and d. 31 Oct 2002. Bur. at Rossville, Shawnee Co., KS. He is said to have had 2 marriages (31 Aug 1957 and 18 Feb 1983., but the names of his wives are unknown. He graduated from Weetmore High School, Wetmore, KS in May 1954 and Dec 1998 was living in Topeka, KS.

    9. James David Levings (George, 3). Born, 7 Jul 1862, in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 20 Oct 1948, in Topeka, KS[13]. Birth(2): 7 Jul 1863, in Brown, KS[1]. Burial in Fidelity Cem., Sabetha, KS.

    James is the second of the ten children of George Levings and his second wife, Mary Ann Tipperman. A first generation American, he was born in 1862 or 1963, approximately 3 years after his father immigrated from County Down, Ireland. He died at Topeka, KS in 1948, six years after his wife, at the age of either 85 or 86.

    He married Anna Rodgers, 2 Feb 1890, in Fidelity, KS[1]. Born, 23 Aug 1870, in Kilkeel, Down, Ireland. Died, 25 Feb 1942, in Brown, KS. Burial in Fidelity Cem., Sabetha, KS. Dau. of John Rodgers and Ann Lavery. They appear in the 1900 census in Logan, Washington Co., KS. and in the 1920 census in Powhatten Brown Co., KS. Children:

    1. Philomena[4] Levings. Born, 19 Jan 1891, in Brown, KS. Died, 5 May 1970, in Lawrence, KS[5]. She married Mark Rooney in Fidelity, KS [5] before 1920 as she is not at home in the 1920 census.
    2. Anna Mary "Mary" Levings, b. Jun 1898, KS. . . . . . . . . [22]
    3. John C. Levings. Born, 7 Apr 1894, in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 9 Apr 1964, in Brown, KS[5].
    4. Merwina Levings. Born, 6 Mar 1896, in Brown Co., KS[1]. Died, 7 Oct 1985, in Jackson Co., KS[5]. She married Unknown, 18 Apr 1922.
    5. Rose/Rosa Levings. Born, 22 Jan 1898, in Brown, KS[1]. Not home in 1920 census.
    6. George Levings. Born, 30 Apr 1900, in Washington Co., KS[1]. Died, 15 Apr 1961, in Topeka, KS[5].
    7. Helen E. Levings. Born, 3 Mar 1902, in Washington Co., KS[1]. Died, 4 Jul 1970, in Topeka, KS.
    8. William D. Levings. Born, 26 Jun 1904, in Washington Co., KS[1]. Died, 19 Mar 1972, in Topeka, KS.
    9. Patrick F. Levings. Born, 29 Jul 1906, in Washington Co., KS[1]. Died, 5 Aug 1979, in Holton, KS[5]. He married Unknown in Topeka, KS[5].
    10. Joseph H. Levings. Born, 22 Feb 1909, in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 23 Dec 1989. He married Velma Beard, 31 Dec 1963, in Georgia St.[5].
    11. James Michael Levings. Born, 14 Feb 1911, in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 23 Aug 1982, in Topeka, KS[5].
    12. Ruth Levings. Born, 25 Jul 1913, in Brown, KS[5]. Died, 27 Jul 1974, in Topeka, KS.

    10. John[3] Levings (George, 3). Born, 27 Feb 1865, in Brown, KS[5]. Died, 27 Mar 1937. John is the third of the ten children of George Levings and his second wife, mary Ann Tipperman. He died in 1937 at the age of 72 years. He married Jane Lillibridge. Born, circa 1865 (?)[5]. Children:

               i.  Unknown [4].
    

    11. Elizabeth[3] Levings (George, 3). Born, circa 1869 (?), in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 2 Sep 1912[5]. Elizabeth is the fifth of the ten children of George Levings and his second wife, Mary Ann Tipperman. She died in 1912 at the relatively young age of only about 43. The place and circumstances of her death are not yet known. She married Henry Trimble. Born, circa 1869 (?). Children:

               i.  Unknown [4].
    

    12. Henry[3] Levings (George, 3). Born, 18 Nov 1876, in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 30 Nov 1936. Henry is the seventh of the ten children of George Levings and Mary Ann Tipperman. He died in 1936 less than two weeks after his 60th birthday. He married Mary Johanas. Born, circa 1876 (?). Children:

               i.  Unknown [4].
    

    13. William[3] Levings (George, 3). Born, 1 Mar 1879, in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 22 Nov 1947. William is the youngest son of George Levings and his second wife, Mary Ann Tipperman. He died in 1947 at the age of 68 years. He married Josephine Brennan. Born, circa 1879 (?). Children:

               i.  Unknown [4].
    

    14. Margaret[3] Levings (George, 3). Born, 6 Jul 1881, in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 8 Jun 1970. Mary Ann Tipperman. She died in 1970, a month short of her 89th birthday. She married James Hand. Born, circa 1881 (?). Children:

               i.  Unknown [4].
    

    15. Albert Edward "Ed"[4] Rooney. Born, 24 Dec 1853, in Ballyveamore, Down, Ire.[14]. Died, 3 May 1947, in Fairview, Brown, KS. Immigration: 1856.

    Ed Rooney is the oldest son of Pat Rooney and his wife, Rosanna (Levings). Born at Ballyveamore in 1853, he accompanied his mother during her journey in 1856 to join her husband who was working on the railroad in Galesburg, IL. In 1858, when he was 4, his family oved to Leavenworth, KS a few miles north of Kansas City. In 1869, when he was 15, his family moved to Brown Co. in the northeast corner of the State, near Fidelity, KS where his father engaged in farming for the next 25 years. Ed married in 1878 when he was 25.

    Ed died at Fairview, just across the county line from Sabetha, in 1947 at the age of 93 years.

    He married Elizabeth McGuire, 22 Oct 1878. Born, 1856 (?), in Danville, PA[12]. Died, 2 Apr 1934 (?). Burial in Sabetha, KS. Children:

      23       i.  Mabel[5] Rooney.
      24      ii.  Chester Charles Rooney.
      25     iii.  Harry Patrick Rooney.
              iv.  Frankie Rooney. Born, 8 Aug 1889. Died, May 1890, in (age 9
                   mos). Burial in Fidelity, Brown, KS.
      26       v.  Ella Florence "Nelly" Rooney.
      27      vi.  Orlie Edward Rooney.
    

    16. Margaret Jane Rooney, b. 1 Apr 1858, in Galesburg, Knox, IL. Died, 2 Jun 1928, in Hebron, Thayer, NE[15]. Burial in Sac. Heart Cem., Hebron, Thayer, NE.

    Margaret was the daughter of Patrick "Pat" Rooney and Roseann Levings and the first Rooney born in America, nine months after her mother joined her father at Galesburg, IL where he was working on the railroad.

    In 1858, while still an infant, her father, mother, and four year old brother Albert ("Ed") moved to Leavenworth, KS, a few miles north of Kansas City. In 1869, when she was 11, the family moved to Brown Co. where her father farmed for the next 25 years.

    She married when she was only eighteen, younger than the half-sisters (Emma and Molly) of her husband Joseph, who were living with Joseph on 160 acres in Nemaha Co., KS.

    In addition to taking care of her husband's two young children by his earlier marriage (Joseph and George), she and Joseph promptly started another family of their own. Emma soon left their home about the time of the birth of Margaret's first child to marry a local man, Ruben Brown. Margaret apparently came from a non-demonstrative family, and did not enjoy the "clumsy hugs and sloppy kisses" of young Henry and David, the sons of Joseph's first wife, nor the fact that they called her "maw." They later were sent to live with relatives in Ohio.

    Eleanor Seberger's 1989 book tells the following story: "The town of Sabetha, KS where Margaret and her husband, Joseph Prentice, lived before 1894 is approximately 7 miles north of the Fidelity cemetery. The Pat-Rosanna home at that time was an additional 2 miles. (We go back) to that age, with its horses and sleighs (and perhaps Grandfather Prentice's sleighbells on the horses for the ride to Grandmother's house for Christmas.) The trip to see her parents for the final time during the 1893 Christmas season must have been traumatic for Maggie, for the family was moving to Hebron, more than 100 miles away. So for the first time in her 19 years of wedded life (with her husband gone to Kansas City) Maggie may desperately have wanted company. The sleigh bells which were Grandfather Prentice's were with us in our Montana years, and used each winter too. They are now in the possession of Joseph Rollin Prentice IV, grandson of my brother J. R., who has them on his apartment wall in Massachusetts,where he is working. They have recently been transferred to new leather."

    In her later years, Margaret suffered from severe arthritis and used crutches. Her knees were terribly swollen and painful. She was 71 when she died.

    She married Joseph Rollin Prentice, 16 Sep 1875, in Nemaha Co., KS[16]. Born, 6 Dec 1838, in Lancaster, Fairfield, OH. Died, 5 Aug 1908, in Hebron, Thayer, NE. Burial in Sac. Heart Cem., Hebron, Thayer, NE.

    Joseph Prentice is the son of John Rollin Prentice and Martha Elizabeth Eyanson. Additional information about Joseph may be found in "Ancestors and Descendants of Valentine Prentice" by a great grandson, Linus Joseph Dewald Jr. who can be contacted at the Prentice Newsletter. Be sure to give the full title and date of this article in the Subject line of the email. Caution: If you don't use the above email link, your email may be deleted as spam by our email filter.

    Margaret and Joseph had several children, including:

      28       i.  Florence Rosana Prentice.
    

    17. Mary Alice[4] Rooney. Born, 25 Sep 1859, in Galesburg, Knox, IL[17]. Died, 8 Feb 1934, in Marysville?, KS[18]. Mary lived at Marysville, KS in 1926, and it is tentatively assumed that she also died there in 1934 at the age of 74 years. She married Alexander William McKibbon, 5 Oct 1880, in Beattie, KS. Children:

               i.  Will[5] McKibbon.
              ii.  Inez/Ines McKibbon. She married Mr. Nieberding.
             iii.  Ann McKibbon. Residence in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada[12].
                   She married Mr. Beasley.
              iv.  Maud McKibbon. Resided, 1962, in Marysville, KS[12]. She 
                   married Mr. McCleary/McClary.
    

    18. John Francis[4] Rooney. Born, 13 Aug 1862, in Leavenworth, KS[19]. Died, 17 Feb 1927, in Fairview, Brown, KS. He was living at home with his parents in the 1880 Powhattan, Brown Co., KS census. He married Catherine "Kate" McGrath. Children:

      29       i.  Marguerite[5] Rooney.
              ii.  Ward Rooney.
             iii.  Whit Rooney.
              iv.  Burnell Rooney.
               v.  Leslie Rooney.
    

    19. William "Will" Tecumseh[4] Rooney. Born, 1 Oct 1865, in Leavenworth, KS[12]. Died, 6 Aug 1952, in Haddam, Washington, KS. Will was named by his mother for Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. He was living at home with his parents in the 1880 Powhattan, Brown Co., KS census.

    He married O'Tilla "Tillie" Alta Pelesky, 2 Mar 1902. Born, circa 1870. Died, after 1962[20]. Children:

               i.  Anne[5] Rooney. Born, after 1902. Resided, 1962, in 164 Oak
                   Knoll Dr, San Anselmo, CA[21]. She married, first, William 
                   Crow. She married, second, Edgar Sherman.
              ii.  Mabel Rooney. She married James J. Cahill.
             iii.  Mary Marguerite Rooney.
      30      iv.  William Rooney.
      31       v.  Helen Rooney.
              vi.  George Rooney. He married Shirley Saunders.
             vii.  Harry Rooney.
      32    viii.  Paul Rooney.
              ix.  Frederick Rooney.
      33       x.  Geraldine Rooney.
    

    20. George Bernard[4] Rooney. Born, 10 Feb 1867, in Leavenworth, KS. Died, 5 Dec 1954, in Dodge City, Ford, KS. Burial in Maple Grove Cem., Dodge City, Ford, KS.

    George was the ninth of the eleven children of Pat Rooney and his wife, Rosanna (Levings). He was named for George Brinton McClellan, but somehow he became known as George Bernard instead of George Brinton.

    George was born in 1867 at Leavenworth, KS a few miles north of Kansas City where his parents had been living since 1858. In 1869, when he was two, his family moved to Brown County, near Fidelity, where his father farmed for the next 25 years. He was living at home with his parents in the 1880 Powhattan, Brown Co., KS census. George married in 1904 at the age of 37. He died at Dodge City, KS in 1954, two months short of his 87th birthday.

    He married Jessie Margaret Shannon, 5 Oct 1904, in Fontanelle, Adair, IA. Born, 1878[12]. Died, 1948.

    Little is presently known about Jessie. Since she married at Fontanelle, IO, it might be assumed that is where she lived at the time of her marriage. Children:

      34       i.  William Howard[5] Rooney.
      35      ii.  George Bernard Rooney Jr. 
             iii.  Jessie Lorraine Rooney. Born, 16 Jun 1911, in Fairview, 
                   Brown, KS. Died, 29 Jul 1916, in KS.
    

    21. Arthur Patrick[4] Rooney. Born, 27 Nov 1869, in Fidelity, Brown, KS. Died, 9 Dec 1920, in Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Occupation: Doctor. He was living at home with his parents in the 1880 Powhattan, Brown Co., KS census.

    He married Annabelle McCrerey/McCrory, b. 5 Jun 1900. Born, circa 1869 (?). Children:

               i.  Pearl[5] Rooney[22].
    

    22. Anna Mary Elizabeth Levings (James David, 9). Born, 19 Jan 1892, in Brown, KS[1]. Died, 26 Dec 1977, in Topeka, KS[5].

    She married Clemens Blocker, 7 Jan 1914 (?), in Fidelity, KS[23]. Born, 25 Feb 1884, in Benedict, KS[5]. Died, 9 Oct 1965, in Topeka, KS. Children:

      36       i.  Angela[5] Blocker.
      37      ii.  Joseph Blocker.
             iii.  Mary Margaret Blocker. Born, 21 Aug 1918, in Nemaha Co., 
                   KS[5]. Died, 14 Dec 1924.      
      38      iv.  Edward (Leroy) Blocker.
               v.  Patricia Blocker. Born, 31 Dec 1922, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. 
                   Died, 23 Dec 1924, in Nemaha Co., KS.
      39      vi.  Kevin Blocker.
      40     vii.  Murty Blocker.
      41    viii.  Felicia Blocker.
      42      ix.  Joan Ann Blocker.
      43       x.  James Blocker.
      44      xi.  Regis Blocker.
    

    Anna Mary Elizabeth Levings is the sister of Anna Mary Philomena Levings who m. Mark Rooney per George Rooney, email, 24 Jun 2015.

    23. Mabel[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 15). Born, 3 Sep 1879[12]. Died, 9 Dec 1929. She married Dr. William Irwin Joss. Children:

      45       i.  Viola May[6] Joss.
      46      ii.  Beulah Belle "Be-Be" Joss.
      47     iii.  Elizabeth Rose Joss.
    

    24. Chester Charles[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 15). Born, 21 Nov 1883, in Fairview, Brown, KS[24]. Died, 7 Apr 1961. He married, first, Edith Thompson. She appears in the Rooney group photograph; she appears in the front row, second from the left, in the dark dress. Children:

               i.  Jack[6] Rooney.
              ii.  Donna Lee Rooney.
    

    He married, second, Ada Marlow.

    25. Harry Patrick[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 15). Born, 21 Jun 1885, in KS[14]. Died, 14 Mar 1954. He married Marguerite Rooney (29). Children:

      48       i.  Donna Lee[6] Rooney.
    

    26. Ella Florence "Nelly"[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 15). Born, 14 May 1891. Died, after 1962[25]. She married John Franklin Tiller, 15 Jun 1912. Died, 1932[12]. Burial in Topeka, KS. Children:

      49       i.  Stanley Rooney[6] Tiller.
      50      ii.  Harry Bernard Tiller.
             iii.  Jack Tiller.
    

    27. Orlie Edward[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 15). Born, 17 Nov 1895[12]. He married Rosanna Snyder (Jennie Smith?). Children:

      51       i.  Eddy Lee[6] Rooney.
      52      ii.  O'Jay Rooney.
      53     iii.  Rosanne M Rooney.
      54      iv.  Donald Ray Rooney.
      55       v.  Dean Jackson Rooney.
    

    28. Florence Rosana Prentice, b. 20 Aug 1876, in Sabetha, Nemaha, KS. Died, 29 Oct 1946, in Santa Ana, Orange, CA.

    Florence is but one of the children of Joseph Rollin Prentice and Margaret Jane Rooney. Additional information about Florence, her siblings and her children may be found in "Ancestors and Descendants of Valentine Prentice" by her grandson, Linus Joseph Dewald, published 1993 by Heritage Books, Inc.

    She married Adolph Joseph Dewald, 27 Oct 1897. Born, 29 Dec 1873, in Waterville, Waseca, MN. Died, 2 Oct 1960, in Santa Ana, Orange, CA. Adolph is the son of Mathias "Martin" Dewald and his wife Amelia (Gregor). Additioonal information about Adolph, his ancestry and his descendants may be found in "The Family of Johann Dewald and Anna Maria Klein" by Linus Joseph Dewald Jr. who can be contacted at the Prentice Newsletter. Be sure to give the full title and date of this article in the Subject line of the email. Caution: If you don't use the above email link, your email may be deleted as spam by our email filter. Children:

               i.  (See Dewald Family Genealogy) [6].
    

    29. Marguerite[5] Rooney (John Francis, 18). Born, 14 Jul 1897, in KS[1]. Resided, 1990, in Satana, KS. Marguerite was a great help in providing Rooney information used in the preparation of this article. She married Harry Patrick Rooney (25).

    30. William[5] Rooney (William "Will" Tecumseh, 19). He married Pat Patton. Children:

               i.  Billa[6] Rooney.
              ii.  Linda Rooney.
             iii.  Ronnie Rooney.
              iv.  Steven Rooney.
    

    31. Helen[5] Rooney (William "Will" Tecumseh, 19). She married Bill Bledsoe. Children:

               i.  Mary Ann[6] Bledsoe.
              ii.  Bonnie Bledsoe.
             iii.  Billie Bledsoe.
              iv.  Sally Bledsoe.
    

    32. Paul[5] Rooney (William "Will" Tecumseh, 19). He married Mary K. Brennan. Children:

               i.  Paul[6] Rooney.
              ii.  Mary Kay Rooney.
             iii.  Margaret O'Tilla Rooney.
    

    33. Geraldine[5] Rooney (William "Will" Tecumseh, 19). She married, first, Unknown. She married, second, Don Simpson. Children:

               i.  Susan[6] Simpson.
              ii.  David Simpson.
    

    34. William Howard[5] Rooney (George Bernard, 20). Born, 11 Jun 1906, in Fairview, Brown, KS[12]. He married Jean Stevenson[26], 23 Jul 1930, in Turon, Reno, KS. Children:

               i.  William Howard[6] Rooney Jr. Born, 11 Nov 1934, in Dodge 
                   City, Ford, KS. He married Charlotte Barlow, 12 Sep 1959, 
                   in Charlotteville, VA.
              ii.  Baby Boy Rooney. Born, 28 Jun 1937, in Dodge City, Ford, 
                   KS. Died, 28 Jun 1937.      
    

    35. George Bernard[5] Rooney Jr. (George Bernard, 20). Born, 14 Dec 1908, in Fairview, Brown, KS[12].

    George Jr. is one of the two sons of George Sr. (son of Pat Rooney and his wife Rosanna Levings) and his wife, Jessie Shannon. Nothing is known about his date or place of birth other than that his parents were married in 1904 at Fontanelle, IO and his father died in 1954 in Dodge City, Ford, KS.

    He married, first, Doris R. Dockstader[27], 31 Oct 1931, in Beloit, Mitchell, KS. Born, 26 Sep 1909, in Croker City, Mitchell, KS[12]. Resided, 1990, in 1918 LaMesa Dr., Dodge City, KS 67801. Doris is active in family genealogy and has been a major contributor to information about the Rooney family tree. Children:

      56       i.  George Bernard[6] Rooney III.
              ii.  Noel Dockstader Rooney. Born, 28 May 1935, in Dodge City, 
                   Ford, KS. He married Sharon Lee Theis, 5 Aug 1956, in Dodge
                   City, Ford, KS.
    

    He married, second, Edith McGrath.

    36. Angela[5] Blocker. Born, 21 Jan 1915, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in Effingham, KS 66023. She married George Madden, 15 Jun 1938, in Effingham, KS. Born, 2 Mar 1901, in Monrovia, KS[5]. Died, 24 Oct 1972, in Effingham, KS. Children:

      57       i.  Frances[6] Madden.
      58      ii.  Lois Madden.
             iii.  Irene Madden. Born, 26 Mar 1942, in Horton, Brown, KS[5]. 
                   Resided, 1989, in 1415 Commercial, Atchison, KS 66002. She 
                   married Carl Root, 9 Jul 1979, in Miami, OK.
      59      iv.  Helen Madden.
      60       v.  John Madden Sr. 
              vi.  Paul Madden. Born, 16 Apr 1947, in Horton, Brown, KS. Died,
                   11 Apr 1966, in Atchison, KS.
      61     vii.  James Madden.
      62    viii.  Mary Madden.
      63      ix.  Michael Madden.
      64       x.  Ralph Madden.
      65      xi.  Louis Madden.
      66     xii.  William Madden.
            xiii.  Alva Madden. Born, 19 Dec 1955, in Horton, Brown, KS. 
                   Resided, 1989, in 12617 Clark Av, #1, Downey, CA 90242.
             xiv.  Gerald Madden. Born, 15 Jul 1957, in Horton, Brown, KS. 
                   Resided, 1989, in Effingham, KS 66023.
              xv.  Edward (Henry) Madden. Born, 13 Mar 1959, in Horton, Brown,
                   KS. Resided, 1989, in 1103 Woods Av, Norman, OK. He married
                   Kathie Nash[28], 2 Jun 1985.       
    

    37. Joseph[5] Blocker. Born, 7 May 1916, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in Wetmore, KS 66550. He married Theresa Glissman, 11 Jan 1945, in Kelly, KS[5]. Born, 13 Jan 1925, in Kelly, KS. Children:

      67       i.  Lynda[6] Blocker.
      68      ii.  Elizabeth Blocker.
             iii.  Richard Blocker. Born, 29 Nov 1949, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. 
                   Died, 2 Sep 1969, in Kennebec, SD.
      69      iv.  Mary Blocker.
      70       v.  Jean Blocker.
              vi.  Deborah Blocker. Born, 6 Jun 1962, in Seneca, KS. Resided, 
                   1989, in 5621 Lowell, Overland Park, KS.
    

    38. Edward (Leroy)[5] Blocker. Born, 1 Feb 1921, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in Wetmore, KS 66550. He married Elenora Wiltz, 7 Aug 1945, in Fidelity, KS[5]. Born, 2 Jul 1926, in Bancroft, KS[5]. Children:

      71       i.  Ronald[6] Blocker.
      72      ii.  Robert Blocker.
             iii.  Joyce Blocker. Born, 16 Jul 1950, in Seneca, KS[5]. 
                   Resided, 1989, in 3749 S.E. Fremon, Topeka, KS 66609.
      73      iv.  Gary Blocker.
    

    39. Kevin[5] Blocker. Born, 9 Jan 1925, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in 411 Taylor, Topeka, KS 66603. He married Shirley Sams, 24 Jan 1952, in Topeka, KS[5]. Born, 22 Jul 1933, in Topeka, KS[5]. Children:

      74       i.  Daniel[6] Blocker.
      75      ii.  Karen Blocker.
      76     iii.  Charlotte Blocker.
      77      iv.  Kevin Blocker.
               v.  Donald Blocker. Born, 28 Aug 1961, in Topeka, KS. Resided, 
                   1989, in 411 Taylor, Topeka, KS 66603.
      78      vi.  Coleen Blocker.
    

    40. Murty[5] Blocker. Born, 22 Nov 1926, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in 413 Fillmore, Topeka, KS 66606. He married Dorothy Mick, 5 Jan 1952, in Tipton, KS[5]. Born, 15 Nov 1931, in Osborne Co., KS. Children:

      79       i.  Myra[6] Blocker.
      80      ii.  Patricia Blocker.
             iii.  Thomas Blocker. Born, 21 Apr 1955, in Topeka, KS. Died, 27 
                   Apr 1955, in Topeka, KS.
              iv.  Martha Blocker. Born, 17 Jun 1956, in Topeka, KS. Resided, 
                   1989, in 402 Roosevelt, Topeka, KS 66606.
               v.  Kelvin Blocker. Born, 26 Aug 1957, in Topeka, KS. Resided, 
                   1989, in 622 Kenova, Topeka, KS 66606.
              vi.  John Blocker. Born, 11 Dec 1958, in Topeka, KS. Resided, 
                   1989, in 181 NW The Drive, Topeka, KS 66606. He married 
                   Christine Brune, 1 Aug 1987, in Topeka, KS.
             vii.  Ellen Blocker. Born, 12 Feb 1960, in Topeka, KS.
      81    viii.  Sheila Blocker.
              ix.  Gerald Blocker. Born, 23 Dec 1961, in Topeka, KS. Died, 18 
                   Feb 1962, in Topeka, KS.
    

    41. Felicia[5] Blocker. Born, 13 May 1929, in St. Benedict, KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in Box 232, Westmore, KS 66550. She married Adolph Boeckmann, 30 Mar 1948, in Kelly, KS[5]. Born, 17 Feb 1916, in Kelly, KS. Children:

      82       i.  Richard[6] Boeckmann.
      83      ii.  Wayne Boeckmann.
      84     iii.  Stephen Boeckmann.
      85      iv.  Michael Boeckmann.
               v.  Marilyn Boeckmann. Born, 18 Aug 1956, in Topeka, KS. 
                   Resided, 1989, in 2509, SW TutburyTownRd, Topeka, KS 66614.
                   She married Robert Atkinson, 26 Nov 1982, in Wetmore, KS.
      86      vi.  Beverly Boeckmann.
             vii.  Barbara Boeckmann. Born, 28 Sep 1962, in Seneca, KS. 
                   Resided, 1989, in Box 232, Wetmore, KS 66550. She married 
                   Kevin Robbins, 14 Sep 1985, in Holton, KS. Anul of Mar, 
                   after 1985.
            viii.  Jennifer Boeckmann. Born, 27 Sep 1971, in Hiawatha, KS.
    

    42. Joan Ann[5] Blocker. Born, 4 Dec 1931, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in R.R. 1, Emmett, KS 66422. She married Bernard Rezac, 19 Apr 1952, in Topeka, KS. Born, 11 Sep 1919, in Emmett, KS. Children:

      87       i.  Teresa[6] Rezac.
              ii.  Charles Rezac. Born, 19 Jan 1961, in Topeka, KS. Resided, 
                   1989, in 740 Rhode Island, Lawrence, KS 66045.
             iii.  (Infant twins) Rezac. Born, 5 Jul 1962, in Topeka, KS. 
                   Died, 5 Jul 1962, in Topeka, KS.
              iv.  Mary Rezac. Born, 4 Jan 1965, in Topeka, KS. Resided, 1989,
                   in 1611 SE Kings Dr, #726, Bartlesville, OK 74006.
               v.  Francis Rezac. Born, 10 Nov 1967, in Topeka, KS. Resided, 
                   1989, in R.R. 1, Emmett, KS 66422.
    

    43. James[5] Blocker. Born, 31 Dec 1933, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. He married Carolyn Swanberg, 18 Aug 1958, in Seattle, WA[5]. Born, 17 Mar 1938, in Elbow Lake, MN. Children:

               i.  Mary[6] Blocker. Born, 8 Sep 1959, in Seattle, WA. Resided,
                   1989, in 3331 279th Av NE, Redmond, WA 98053-9132. She 
                   married Paul Miluski, 3 Sep 1983, in Seattle, WA.
      88      ii.  Mark Blocker.
             iii.  John Blocker. Born, 28 Jul 1963, in Seattle, WA. Resided, 
                   1989, in 1812 N. 189th, Seattle, WA 98133.
    

    44. Regis[5] Blocker. Born, 4 Sep 1936, in Nemaha Co., KS[5]. He married, first, Betty Fitzgerald, 19 Nov 1955, in Mayetta, KS[5]. Divorce, after 1963 (?). Born, 4 Feb 1940. Died, 9 Nov 1987, in Topeka, KS. Children:

      89       i.  Kathryn[6] Blocker.
      90      ii.  Vincent Blocker.
    

    He married, second, Mary Vandel[29], 27 Sep 1968, in Miami, OK. Born, 22 Apr 1939, in Unionville, MO. Children:

             iii.  Leonard Blocker. Born, 12 Dec 1970, in Topeka, KS. Resided,
                   1989, in 2036 SE Colorado, Topeka, KS 66607.
    

    45. Viola May[6] Joss, born, 23 Sep 1908[12]. She married Gilbert T. Adams, b. c. 1940. Children:

               i.  Gilbert[7] Adams. Born, 1 Jul 1942.       
              ii.  Johnny Adams.
             iii.  Elizabeth Adams. Born, 27 Jan 1948.      
              iv.  Patricia Anne Adams.
    
    
    46.   Beulah Belle "Be-Be"[6] Joss. Born, 7 Dec 1910[12].   
    
          She married M. L. Daniels. Children:
    
               i.  Paul Rooney[7] Daniels. Born, 14 Jul 1941. He married Evon 
                   Breeding, 1961.             
    
    
    47.   Elizabeth Rose[6] Joss. Born, 27 Feb 1920[12].  
    
          She married Herbert Oldham. Children:
    
               i.  Elizabeth Anne[7] Oldham.
              ii.  Linda Kay Oldham.
    
    
    48.   Donna Lee[6] Rooney (Harry Patrick, 25). Born, 9 Jun 1925[12].   
    
          She married Mr. Oakes. Children:
    
               i.  Steven[7] Oakes. Born, 23 Aug 1943.      
              ii.  Vicki Oakes. Born, 29 Sep 1946.      
             iii.  Gregory Oakes. Born, 8 Feb 1954.       
    
    
    49.   Stanley Rooney[6] Tiller. Born, 3 Nov 1914.       
    
          He married Francis Linville. Children:
    
      91       i.  Barbara[7] Tiller.
              ii.  Arthur Robert Tiller. Born, 14 Jul 1951, in Kansas City, 
                   KS.
    
    
    50.   Harry Bernard[6] Tiller. Born, 24 May 1926, in Orlando, FL[12].
    
          He married Betty Lou Sharp, Jun 1950. Children:
    
               i.  Sara Jane[7] Tiller. Born, 27 May 1951.      
              ii.  Freddy Bruce Tiller. Born, 10 Mar 1952.      
             iii.  John Patrick Tiller. Born, 12 Jan 1954.      
    
    
    51.   Eddy Lee[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 27).
    
          He married Marie Puvogle. Children:
    
               i.  Richard[7] Rooney.
              ii.  Patricia Rooney.
             iii.  Diana Kay Rooney.
              iv.  Karen Rooney. Born, 9 Sep 1953.       
               v.  Sharon Rooney. Born, 9 Sep 1953.       
              vi.  Michael Rooney.
    
    
    52.   O'Jay[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 27).
    
          He married Unknown. Children:
    
               i.  Jenny[7] Rooney.
    
    
    53.   Rosanne M[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 27).
    
          She married Harold Schneider. Children:
    
               i.  David[7] Schneider.
              ii.  Pat Schneider.
             iii.  Carrol Schneider. Born, 12 Jul 1951.      
    
    
    54.   Donald Ray[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 27).
    
          He married Unknown. Children:
    
               i.  Cynthia Ann[7] Rooney. Born, 6 Aug 1950.       
              ii.  Danny Rooney. Born, 29 Dec 1955, in Los Angeles, CA.
    
    
    55.   Dean Jackson[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 27). Born, 31 Aug 1916.      
    
          He married Kathryn Irwin. Children:
    
               i.  George Richard[7] Rooney. Born, 8 Aug 1941.       
              ii.  Diana Kay Rooney. Born, 21 Aug 1943.      
             iii.  Jacki Pauula Rooney. Born, 24 Jul 1946.      
    
    
    56.   George Bernard[6] Rooney III (George Bernard Jr., 35). Born, 28 Sep 
    1933, in Dodge City, Ford, KS[12]. Resided, 1962, in 1809 1/2 Sixth, Dodge
    City, KS.
    
          He married Anita Louise McCoy[30], 28 Dec 1957, in Pratt, Pratt, KS.
    Born, 9 Jan 1931, in Pratt, Pratt, KS. Children:
    
               i.  George Bernard[7] Rooney IV. Born, 4 Apr 1959, in Dodge 
                   City, Ford, KS.
              ii.  Shannon Louise Rooney. Born, 18 Dec 1961, in Dodge City, 
                   Ford, KS.
    
    
    57.   Frances[6] Madden. Born, 15 May 1940, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided,
    1989, in 1019 Santa Fe, Atchison, KS.
    
          She married Thomas Robinson, 20 Jul 1963, in Effingham, KS[5]. Born,
    12 Jun 1936, in Lincoln, IL. Children:
    
               i.  Gary[7] Robinson. Born, 13 May 1964, in Atchison, KS.
              ii.  Ruth Robinson. Born, 13 Nov 1967, in Atchison, KS.
             iii.  Amy Robinson. Born, 16 Apr 1970, in Atchison, KS.
    
    
    58.   Lois[6] Madden. Born, 12 Nov 1941, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided, 
    1989, in Rt. 2, Effingham, KS 66023.
    
          She married, first, Leon Mottin Jr., 13 Aug 1960, in Effingham, KS. 
    Born, 31 Jan 1939, in Oak Mills, KS. Died, 22 Aug 1969, in Effingham, KS. 
    Children:
    
      92       i.  Donna[7] Mottin.
      93      ii.  Leon Mottin.
    
          She married, second, Seymour Sage Jr., 4 Jul 1981, in Topeka, KS. 
    Born, 1 Aug 1952, in Rochester, NY. 
    
    
    
    59.   Helen[6] Madden. Born, 9 Jul 1944, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided, 
    1989, in 1025 Oak, Atchison, KS 66002.
    
          She married Ronald Hagen, 30 Nov 1963, in Effingham, KS. Born, 23 
    Jan 1941, in Winchester, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Terence[7] Hagen. Born, 5 Jul 1964, in Atchiston, KS.
              ii.  Mary A. Hagen. Born, 31 Mar 1969, in Potter, KS.
             iii.  Carl Hagen. Born, 25 Sep 1970, in Atchison, KS.
    
    
    60.   John[6] Madden Sr. Born, 3 Oct 1945, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided, 
    1989, in R.R. 1, Bx 109, Cummings, KS.
    
          He married Dorothy Sanger, 8 Jul 1967, in St. Joseph, MO. Born, 9 
    May 1944, in St. Joseph, MO[5]. Children:
    
               i.  John[7] Madden Jr. Born, 26 Sep 1968, in Winchester, KS. 
                   Died, 26 Sep 1968, in Winchester, KS.
              ii.  Paul Madden. Born, 3 Nov 1970, in Winchester, KS.
             iii.  Christine Madden. Born, 19 Jul 1973, in Winchester, KS.
              iv.  Tammy Madden. Born, 12 Jul 1976, in Winchester, KS. Died, 
                   12 Jul 1976, in Kansas City, KS.
    
    
    61.   James[6] Madden. Born, 14 Nov 1948, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided, 
    1989, in 432 S. 5th, Atchison, KS 66002.
    
          He married Nancy Gilmore, 4 Oct 1969, in Effingham, KS. Born, 21 Dec
    1949, in Atchison, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  James[7] Madden Jr. Born, 21 Aug 1970, in San Diego, CA.
              ii.  Brian Madden. Born, 8 Jan 1978, in Atchison, KS.
             iii.  Rachel Madden. Born, 10 Dec 1980, in Atchison, KS.
    
    
    62.   Mary[6] Madden. Born, 16 Dec 1949, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided, 
    1989, in Box 251, Everest, KS 66424.
    
          She married Dale Kimmi, 30 Dec 1967, in Effingham, KS. Divorce, 
    after 1975 (?). Born, 16 Aug 1948, in Everest, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Catherine[7] Kimmi. Born, 19 Nov 1970, in Horton, Brown, 
                   KS.
              ii.  Karen Kimmi. Born, 16 Dec 1971, in Horton, Brown, KS.
             iii.  Dale J. Kimmi. Born, 3 Feb 1973, in Horton, Brown, KS.
              iv.  Jesse Kimmi. Born, 27 Oct 1974, in Horton, Brown, KS.
    
    
    63.   Michael[6] Madden. Born, 4 Dec 1950, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided, 
    1989, in 1745 S.W. Hope, Topeka, KS 66604.
    
          He married Karen Miller, 22 May 1976, in Topeka, KS. Born, 28 Nov 
    1955, in Topeka, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Jody[7] Madden. Born, 11 Apr 1978, in Topeka, KS.
                                 SIXTH GENERATION
    
              ii.  Tyann Madden. Born, 7 Feb 1980, in Topeka, KS.
             iii.  Shawn Madden. Born, 21 Jun 1981, in Topeka, KS.
    
    
    64.   Ralph[6] Madden. Born, 27 Jan 1952, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided, 
    1989, in R.R. 2, Effingham, KS 66023.
    
          He married Rita Henning, 29 Jan 1972, in Effingham, KS. Born, 14 Feb
    1953, in Holyoke, MA. Children:
    
               i.  Kristie[7] Madden. Born, 29 Dec 1972, in Atchison, KS.
              ii.  Staci Madden. Born, 27 May 1975, in Atchison, KS.
             iii.  Wade Madden. Born, 14 Nov 1977, in Atchison, KS.
    
    
    65.   Louis[6] Madden. Born, 13 Mar 1953, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided, 
    1989, in 417 E. 7th, Holton, KS 66436.
    
          He married Marilyn Kimmi[31], 22 Sep 1973, in Effingham, KS. Born, 
    16 Sep 1957, in Everest, KS. Children:
    
               i.  Lorene[7] Madden. Born, 22 Jul 1974, in Horton, Brown, KS.
              ii.  Travis Madden. Born, 15 May 1976, in Horton, Brown, KS.
             iii.  Louis Madden Jr. Born, 4 Jan 1978, in Horton, Brown, KS.
    
    
    66.   William[6] Madden. Born, 12 Mar 1954, in Horton, Brown, KS. Resided,
    1989, in 206 N. Adams, Holton, KS.
    
          He married, first, Rebecca Miller, 5 Jun 1978, in Miami, OK. 
    Divorce, after 1979 (?). Born, 31 Oct 1957, in Atchison, KS. Children:
    
               i.  Jonathon[7] Madden[32]. Born, 10 Mar 1978, in Holton, 
                   KS[5].
    
          He married, second, Rose Coles, 29 Jun 1985, in Flint, MI. Born, 1 
    Oct 1958, in Carson City, MI[5]. 
    
    67.   Lynda[6] Blocker (Joseph, 37). Born, 13 Dec 1945, in Seneca, KS[5]. 
    Resided, 1989, in Bx 210, Auburn, KS 66402.
    
          She married Frederick Mehrtens II, 18 Sep 1965, in Wetmore, KS. 
    Born, 27 Sep 1944, in New Orleans, LA[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Frederick[7] Mehrtens III. Born, 12 Feb 1967, in Topeka, 
                   KS.
              ii.  Renessa Mehrtens. Born, 16 Jan 1968, in Hampton, VA.
             iii.  Angele Mehrtens. Born, 30 Dec 1977, in Altus, OK.
    
    
                                 SIXTH GENERATION
    
    68.   Elizabeth[6] Blocker (Joseph, 37). Born, 8 Apr 1947, in Nemaha Co., 
    KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in Rt 1, Wetmore, KS 66550.
    
          She married Steven Spiker, 27 Jan 1968, in Wetmore, KS. Born, 19 Jan
    1947, in Holton, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Jeff[7] Spiker. Born, 3 Sep 1970, in Hiawatha, KS.
              ii.  Scott Spiker. Born, 3 Oct 1975, in Hiawatha, KS.
             iii.  Deanne Spiker. Born, 21 Dec 1979, in Hiawatha, KS.
    
    
    69.   Mary[6] Blocker (Joseph, 37). Born, 31 Jul 1952, in Nemaha Co., 
    KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in 522 Illinois, Holton, KS 66436.
    
          She married Steve Richardson, 2 Oct 1971, in Wetmore, KS. Born, 30 
    Dec 1951, in Jenson, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Shawn[7] Steven Richardson. Born, 1 Dec 1974, in Abilene, TX.
              ii.  Denise Richardson. Born, 21 Jan 1977, in Onaga, KS.
    
    
    70.   Jean[6] Blocker (Joseph, 37). Born, 5 Feb 1955, in Nemaha Co., 
    KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in Emmett, KS 66422.
    
          She married, first, Steve Tappehorn, 4 May 1974, in Wetmore, KS. 
    Divorce, after 1975 (?). Born, circa 1955 (?). Children:
    
               i.  Stacy[7] Tappehorn. Born, 14 Feb 1974, in Onaga, KS.
    
          She married, second, John Roth, 17 May 1980, in Emmett, KS[5]. Born,
    18 Jul 1955, in Topeka, KS[5]. Children:
    
              ii.  Jesse Roth. Born, 25 Nov 1981, in Topeka, KS.
             iii.  Nicole Roth. Born, 16 Nov 1983, in Topeka, KS.
    
    
    71.   Ronald[6] Blocker (Edward (Leroy), 38). Born, 29 Apr 1946, in 
    Sabetha, KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in P.O. Box 283, Wathena, KS 66090.
    
          He married Patricia Kelley, 27 May 1967, in Wetmore, KS. Born, 6 Jun
    1946, in St. Joseph, MO. Children:
    
               i.  Kelly[7] Blocker. Born, 19 Mar 1968, in Emporia, KS.
              ii.  Aaron Leroy Blocker. Born, 28 Sep 1977, in St. Joseph, MO.
    
    
    72.   Robert[6] Blocker (Edward (Leroy), 38). Born, 3 Nov 1947, in 
    Sabetha, KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in 221 Hickory Cir., Gladstone, MO 64118.
    
          He married Linda Manley, 27 Jun 1970, in Powhatten, KS. Born, 20 Dec
    1948. Children:
    
               i.  Ann[7] Blocker. Born, 17 Jan 1972, in Kansas City, MO.
              ii.  Sarah Blocker. Born, 21 Jan 1980, in Kansas City, MO.
             iii.  Christopher Blocker. Born, 5 Dec 1981, in Kansas City, MO.
    
    
    73.   Gary[6] Blocker (Edward (Leroy), 38). Born, 17 Nov 1951, in Seneca, 
    KS[5]. Resided, 1989, in 426 Cherokee Dr., Holton, KS 66436.
    
          He married Linda Estes, 15 Jan 1972, in Wetmore, KS. Born, 11 Mar 
    1953, in Bartlesville, OK. Children:
    
               i.  Holly[7] Blocker. Born, 10 Sep 1973, in Topeka, KS.
              ii.  Libby Blocker. Born, 11 Apr 1977, in Topeka, KS. Died, 24 
                   Apr 1977, in Topeka, KS.
    
    
    74.   Daniel[6] Blocker (Kevin, 39). Born, 2 Sep 1952, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 815 N.E. Monroe, Topeka, KS 66608.
    
          He married, first, Billie Bender, 10 Jul 1971, in Topeka, KS. Born, 
    8 Dec 1954[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Daniel[7] Blocker II. Born, 9 Feb 1972, in Topeka, KS.
              ii.  Randell Blocker. Born, 12 Jul 1974, in Topeka, KS.
    
          He married, second, Becky Doberky, 17 Sep 1977, in Topeka, KS. Born,
    9 Jan 1951.       
    
    
    75.   Karen[6] Blocker (Kevin, 39). Born, 30 Jun 1954, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 2129 Eugene, Topeka, KS 66608.
    
          She married, first, Paul Bomhoff, 14 Aug 1971, in Topeka, KS. 
    Divorce, after 1978 (?). Born, 19 May 1951, in Wichita, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Patricia[7] Bomhoff. Born, 1 Jun 1972, in Denver, CO.
              ii.  Christina Bomhoff. Born, 21 Apr 1978, in Topeka, KS.
    
          She married, second, Terry McLaren, 4 Jul 1980, in Topeka, KS. Born,
    23 Oct 1956, in Kansas City, MO[5]. Children:
    
             iii.  Terry McLaren Jr. Born, 17 Mar 1983, in Topeka, KS.
              iv.  Corey McLaren. Born, 22 Jan 1985, in Topeka, KS.
    
    
    76.   Charlotte[6] Blocker (Kevin, 39). Born, 30 May 1957, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 2140 NW 53rd Ter, Topeka, KS 66618.
    
          She married Larry Tiffany, 20 Nov 1972, in Topeka, KS. Born, 18 Feb 
    1951, in San Bernadino, CA. Children:
    
               i.  Katherine[7] Tiffany. Born, 6 Jan 1973, in Topeka, KS.
              ii.  Aaron Tiffany. Born, 7 Oct 1975, in Topeka, KS.
    
    
    77.   Kevin[6] Blocker (Kevin, 39). Born, 31 Aug 1959, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 329 S.E. 47th, Topeka, KS 66609.
    
          He married, first, Tammy Douglas, 8 Sep 1979, in Topeka, KS. 
    Divorce, after 1981 (?). Born, 12 Oct 1961, in Topeka, KS. Children:
    
               i.  Alicia[7] Blocker. Born, 8 Sep 1981, in Topeka, KS.
    
          He married, second, Ronna Douglas, 27 Apr 1985, in Topeka, KS. Born,
    15 Apr 1963, in Topeka, KS. Children:
    
              ii.  Dallas Blocker. Born, 7 Jan 1988, in Topeka, KS.
    
    
    78.   Coleen[6] Blocker (Kevin, 39). Born, 7 Aug 1965, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 2050 Eugene, Topeka, KS 66608.
    
          She married Unknown. Children:
    
               i.  Michelle[7] Blocker. Born, 5 Nov 1982, in Topeka, KS.
              ii.  Richard Blocker. Born, 6 Sep 1985, in Topeka, KS.
             iii.  Roger Blocker. Born, 6 Sep 1985, in Topeka, KS.
              iv.  Monika Blocker. Born, 15 Nov 1987, in Topeka, KS.
    
    79.   Myra[6] Blocker (Murty, 40). Born, 19 Oct 1952, in Concordia, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 1105 Randolph, Topeka, KS 66604.
    
          She married Charles Lake, 8 Dec 1972, in Topeka, KS. Divorce, after 
    1975 (?). Born, 24 Mar 1954, in Topeka, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Candida[7] Lake. Born, 28 Jan 1973, in Topeka, KS.
              ii.  Charles Lake. Born, 1 Jun 1975, in Topeka, KS.
    
    80.   Patricia[6] Blocker (Murty, 40). Born, 23 May 1954, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 1828 E. 21st, Topeka, KS 66607.
    
          She married James Ward, 27 Jul 1973, in Topeka, KS. Divorce, after 
    1973 (?). Born, 14 Aug 1952, in Topeka, KS. Children:
    
               i.  James[7] Ward Jr. Born, 25 Dec 1973, in Topeka, KS.
    
    81.   Sheila[6] Blocker (Murty, 40). Born, 27 Mar 1961, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 618 Fillmore, Topeka, KS 66606.
    
          She married Jeffery Bell, 7 Jan 1984, in Topeka, KS. Born, 14 Jan 
    1953, in Quinn, SD. Children:
    
               i.  Samantha[7] Bell. Born, 3 Apr 1985, in Topeka, KS.
              ii.  Sarah Bell. Born, 15 Sep 1986, in Topeka, KS.
    
    82.   Richard[6] Boeckmann. Born, 1 Jun 1949, in Nemaha Co., KS. Resided, 
    1989, in 3713 17th St., Great Bend, KS 67530.
    
          He married, first, Julie Ronnebaum, 19 Dec 1970, in Wetmore, KS. 
    Born, 9 Jul 1950, in Seneca, KS. Died, 9 Mar 1982, in Great Bend, KS. 
    Children:
    
               i.  Matthew[7] Boeckmann. Born, 3 Apr 1975, in San Diego, CA.
              ii.  Rachael Boeckmann. Born, 24 May 1979, in Topeka, KS.
    
          He married, second, Judy Dye, 25 Feb 1984, in Great Bend, KS. Born, 
    5 Jul 1948. 
    
    83.   Wayne[6] Boeckmann. Born, 11 Oct 1950, in Nemaha Co., KS. Resided, 
    1989, in 40 High View Cir, Denton, TX 67205.
    
          He married, first, Candice Moore, 6 Jun 1970, in Mayetta, KS. Born, 
    14 Aug 1951, in Falla City, NE. Children:
    
               i.  Brandy[7] Lee Boeckmann. Born, 1 Feb 1974, in Ft. Worth, TX.
    
          He married, second, Karen Bell[33], 23 Jun 1984, in Hurst, TX. Born,
    4 Aug 1949, in Hurst, TX. 
    
    84.   Stephen[6] Boeckmann. Born, 27 Oct 1952, in Nemaha Co., KS. Resided,
    1989, in Box 155, Delight, AR 71940.
    
          He married Rhonda Miller, 22 Feb 1971, in Wetmore, KS. Born, 4 Feb 
    1953, in Holton, KS. Children:
    
               i.  Stephanie[7] Boeckmann. Born, 20 Mar 1972, in Topeka, KS.
              ii.  Lynette Boeckmann. Born, 20 Jun 1974, in Topeka, KS.
             iii.  Gregory Boeckmann. Born, 5 Nov 1977, in Hiawatha, KS.
    
    85.   Michael[6] Boeckmann, b. 10 Apr 1954, Topeka, KS and d. Jul 1989.  
    In 1989 he lived at 3301 SW 29th #1, Topeka, KS 66614 (per Laura Boeckmann, email, 
    25 Sep 2003).
    
          He married, first, Kim Achten, 26 Jul 1975, Holton, KS. Born, 8 
    Oct 1957, in Sabetha, KS. 
    
          He married, second, Connie Frederick on 31 Dec 1978, Topeka, KS. 
    Divorce in 1986.  She was b. 10 Jul 1956. Children (per Laura Boeckmann, 
    email, 25 Sep 2003).
    
    	i.  	Heather[7] Boeckmann. Born, 13 Sep 1975, in Topeka, KS.  
    		She m. David Ent in Jul 1997.  Daughter:
    		a.  Hannah Larriee Ent, b. 15 Oct 2002.
    	ii.  	Courtney Boeckmann. Born, 15 Sep 1979, in Topeka, KS.  
    		She m. Darryl Mabrey in Feb 1999.  Son:
    		a.	 Luke Kenneth Lloyd Mabrey, b. 14 Jan 2000, Holton, KS.
    	iiik.	  Laura Boeckmann. Born, 30 May 1981, in Topeka, KS.
    
    86.   Beverly[6] Boeckmann. Born, 31 Oct 1957, in Topeka, KS.
    
          She married Glenn Niehues, 31 Jul 1982, in Wetmore, KS. Born, 29 Jan
    1957, in Seneca, KS. Children:
    
               i.  Jessica[7] Niehues. Born, 6 Jan 1987, in Sabetha, KS.
    
    87.   Teresa[6] Rezac. Born, 28 May 1960, in Kansas City, MO[5]. Resided, 
    1989, in 330 Main, Osawatomie, KS 66064.
    
          She married Clark Roberts, 20 Aug 1977, in St. Mary's, KS. Divorce, 
    after 1978 (?). Born, 17 Jul 1953, in KS. Children:
    
               i.  Heather[7] Roberts. Born, 28 Feb 1978, in Manhattan, KS.
    
    88.   Mark[6] Blocker (James, 43). Born, 29 Sep 1960, in Seattle, WA.
    
          He married Yong Sin Park, 15 Apr 1983, in Seoul, Korea. Born, 24 Jun
    1963, in Korea. Children:
    
               i.  James[7] Blocker. Born, 25 Oct 1984, in Augusta, GA. 
                   Resided, 1989, in 12027 Bartlet NE, Seattle, WA 98125.
              ii.  Michael Blocker. Born, 29 Jun 1986, in Frankfort, Ger.
    
    89.   Kathryn[6] Blocker (Regis, 44). Born, 6 Jun 1956, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 6825, SW Glengate Lane, Topeka, KS 66619.
    
          She married Dan Brooks, 18 Jun 1977, in Topeka, KS. Born, 27 Jul 
    1956, in Iola, KS[5]. Children:
    
               i.  Kacy[7] Brooks. Born, 25 Aug 1982, in Topeka, KS.
              ii.  Jana Brooks. Born, 24 Jan 1986, in Topeka, KS.
    
    90.   Vincent[6] Blocker (Regis, 44). Born, 19 Sep 1963, in Topeka, KS. 
    Resided, 1989, in 1532 S Louisvlle, Tulsa, OK.
    
          He married Melanie Crockett, 12 Jan 1985, in Tulsa, OK. Born, 14 Oct
    1964, in Independence, KS. Children:
    
               i.  Brian Crockett[7] Blocker. Born, 2 Sep 1982, in Tulsa, 
                   OK[5].
    
    91.   Barbara[7] Tiller (Stanley Rooney, 49). Born, 14 Aug 1939, in 
    Topeka, KS.
    
          She married Dallas K. Crow, 4 Jul 1958. Children:
    
               i.  Dallas[8] Crow. Born, 11 Jul 1959.      
              ii.  Kerry Crow. Born, 9 Nov 1960.       
    
    
    92.   Donna[7] Mottin. Born, 23 Oct 1965, in Winchester, KS.
    
          She married Unknown. Children:
    
               i.  Taja[8] Mottin. Born, 12 Dec 1987, in Topeka, KS.
    
    
    93.   Leon[7] Mottin. Born, 22 Oct 1966, in Winchester, KS.
    
          He married Karen Kay Lee, 25 Jan 1986, in Lancaster, KS[5]. Born, 9 
    Apr 1968, in Atchison, KS. Children:
    
               i.  Brandon[8] Mottin. Born, 14 Aug 1986, in Winchester, KS.
    
    
                               NOTES AND REFERENCES
    
      [1] Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990.
      [2] Cert. of Death for George Levings.
      [3] Twin of Jane.
      [4] Cert. of Death.
      [5] Blocker-Levings Book, 1989.
      [6] Twin of John.
      [7] Marriage Lic.; Doris Rooney, 23 Nov 1987.
      [8] Doris Rooney, 23 Nov 1987: Family Traditions.
      [9] May be 6 Feb 1862, 1962 letter said celebrating 90th birthday.
     [10] One source said 1961, but is named in 10 Mar 1962 letter as living.
     [11] Resided, 1962, at 1124 W. 7th, Los Angeles, CA.
     [12] Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993.
     [13] Blocker-Levings Book, 1988.
     [14] Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990; Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993.
     [15] Another source says 28 Jun 1928.
     [16] Doris Rooney, 23 Nov 1987.
     [17] Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993; another source says b. 25 Sep 1858.
     [18] Another source says died 8 Feb 1936.
     [19] Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990; Jack Heaps, 02 Jun 1993.
     [20] Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993; mentioned as living in letter of 10 Mar 1962.
     [21] Letter from her dated 14 Apr 1962.
     [22] Did not marry.
     [23] Anna Mary was twice married. This date probably is for her first 
          marr.
     [24] Group Sheet, Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993.
     [25] Mentioned as living in 10 Mar 1962 letter.
     [26] Dau. of Henry & Cordelia (Price) Stevenson.
     [27] Dau. of Ralph Walter & Gertrude (Rodkgers) Dockstader.
     [28] Has dau. Kristen from prev. marriage.
     [29] Mary has children Michael, Michelle & Nancy from previous marriages.
     [30] Dau. of Ray & Vena (Grant) McCoy.
     [31] Sister to Dale Kimmi who m. Mary Madden.
     [32] Should place of birth be Horton, KS?.
     [33] Had son, Andy, by 1st marriage to Geo. Ledingham III.
    
    

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    Fn. 1: Mary Savage m. Henry Trimble in 1856 at the Church of Ireland, Kilkeel, County Cown, Ireland. Peggie Trimble, Nora Duffacy's contact in Kansas, said that the six members of the Trimble family all went to Kansas "to George Levings" and 3 others elsewhere in the United States. They had 1 or more childen, including:

    1. Henry Trimble. He m. Elizabeth Levings in 1922, Kansas. She is #11 on the Levings website at The Levings Family . Elizabeth's father, George Levings, is #3, b. 25 Mar 1819, in Bally Veamore, Kilkeel, Down, Ire.. Died, 26 Sep 1922, in Fidelity, Sabetha, KS.
    2. Patrick Trimble. He m. Susan McVeigh in Glasdrummond RC Church, 1898, Co. Down. They are Nora Dufficy's grandparents. They had 1 or more children, including:
      1. Elizabeth Trimble. She m. Thomas Cunningham in 1932 in Ballymartin RC Church. They had 5 girls and 3 boys, including:
        1. Nora Cunningham. She m. Mr. Dufficy.

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