The African-American Ashby family of Fulton and Tazewell Counties and their descendants – Part Four:

By Jared Olar

Library Assistant

This week we conclude the genealogical account of the Ashby family of Fulton and Tazewell counties with an account of those members of the fifth and sixth generations of this family who have already passed away. Living descendants of the Ashby family are known to live not only in Illinois, but also Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, California, Oregon, Washington, Ohio, and elsewhere. Interestingly, the greater proportion of Ashby descendants today are white (but some at least are aware of their African-American ancestry).

Fifth Generation

Fayette (‘Fay’) Deising, dau. of Harry Peter and Nellie (Gash) Deising, b. 1891 in Galesburg, Ill., d. unknown; m. 1st 19 Jan. 1912 in Davenport, Iowa, Harry Nichols, b. 1891 in Ashland City, Cheatham Co., Tenn., d. unknown, issue of this m., if any, unknown; m 2nd 4  Aug. 1922 in Spokane Co., Wash., (his 2nd m.) Edward Harrison (‘Eddie’) Joiner, b. 18 Sept. 1895 in Boise, Idaho, d. 16 Oct. 1960 in Missoula, Mont., buried in St. Mary Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.; had issue one dau.

                Children:

• Geraldine Joiner, b. 31 Dec. 2006 in Spokane, Wash., d. 30 July 2006 in Wilmington, Ohio, buried 3 Aug. 2006 in Ohio; m. 26 Aug. 1946 in Highland Co., Ohio, LaJean Orris (‘Eugene’) Ford, b. 2 Sept. 1923 in Lyndon, Ross Co., Ohio, d. 13 March 1984 in Dayton, Ohio, had issue five daus. (two deceased) and two sons (both deceased). LaJean was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.

John Leroy Ashby, son of Arthur and Violet (Brown) Ashby, b. 29 Feb. 1920 in Galesburg, Ill., d. 17 May 2014 in Galesburg, Ill., buried in East Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg; m. 1st 6 June 1940 in Davenport, Iowa, Amanda Belle Brown, b. 12 Jan. 1924 in Galesburg, Ill., d. 4 March 1990 in San Bernardino Co., Calif., had issue one son; m. 2nd 13 Aug. 1952 in Boise, Idaho, Virginia Mae Graham, b. c.1926 in Sardis, Panola Co., Miss.; John and Virginia div. 22 Aug. 1953 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., but reconciled and rem. 6 Oct. 1953 in Los Angeles Co. Calif.; had issue two sons (still living) and a dau. (deceased). John was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, receiving a Purple Heart from being wounded by enemy action in France. After the war, in 1947 John was among the first to join the U.S. Air Force, in which he served for two decades.

                Children:

• John Leroy (‘Johnny’) Ashby Jr., b. c.1941 in Galesburg, Ill., d. unknown; had a son (still living) out-of-wedlock with (NN) Hicks on 21 Feb. 1959 in Los Angeles, Calif.; m. 1st 30 Jan. 1959 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Brenda K. Thompson, b. 15 March 1942 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., d. 25 Feb. 2016, buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.; had issue a son and a dau. (both still living); m. 2nd 7 Aug. 1965 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Janis Elaine Walker, b. 17 March 1944 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., d. 28 Feb. 2000; had issue one dau. (deceased); div. Jan. 1969 in Los Angeles, Calif.; m. 3rd 5 Sept. 1977 in Clark Co., Nev., Kathleen Ann (‘Kathy’) John, b. 27 Feb. 1952 in San Bernardino Co., Calif., d. unknown; had issue a son (still living); poss. m. 4th 15 Oct. 1985 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Carrie L. Beverly, b. Dec. 1949, d. unknown; issue of this m., if any, unknown; unclear if Carrie’s husband John L. Ashby is “our” John Leroy Ashby, but if so then John must have later reconciled with his 3rd wife Kathleen.
• Michelle Ashby, b. 6 March 1957 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., predeceased her father at an unknown date and place.

Bernice Orilla Hoover, dau. of Jesse Bertie and Beryl Leontine (Horine) Hoover, b. 21 Aug. 1904 in Peoria, Ill., d. 20 Feb. 1956 in Montebello, Los Angeles Co., Calif., buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.; m. 10 Sept. 1926 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., James Berry Davis, b. 7 Nov. 1903 in Ill, d. 28 Feb. 1965 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.; had issue two daus. and one son.

                Children:

• Mary Louise Davis, b. 17 Dec. 1926 in Belvedere, Calif., d. 4 Jan. 1927 in Belvedere, Calif., burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Charles Edward Davis, b. 20 April 1929 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., d. 4 Dec. 2019 in Calif., buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.; m. 3 Sept. 1949 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Robbie Dee Smith, b. 23 May 1931 in Chino, Calif., d. 3 Nov. 2013 in Arcadia, Calif., buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.; had issue a son and three daus. (all still living).
• Clarice Ethel Davis, b. 20 April 1929 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., d. 2 Nov. 2001 in Calif.; m. 20 April 1951 in Orange Co., Calif., Richard Lee Meadows, b. 23 Aug. 1932 in Sheridan, Wyo., d. 30 Nov. 1981 in Pico Rivera, Calif., buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.; had issue two daus. and a son (all still living).

Alice La Verle Hoover, dau. of Jesse Bertie and Beryl Leontine (Horine) Hoover, b. March 1909 in Peoria, Ill., d. 22 Aug. 1998 in Mariposa, Calif., buried in Mariposa Masonic Cemetery, Mariposa, Calif.; m. 6 March 1928 in Belvedere Gardens, Calif., Tom Ray Richardson, b. 13 Nov. 1903 in Avery, Neb., d. 30 Oct. 1995 in Mariposa, Calif., buried in Mariposa Masonic Cemetery, Mariposa, Calif.; had issue four daus. and one son, with two of the daus. now deceased but the remaining children yet living.

                Children:

• Shirley La Verle Richardson, b. 10 March 1930 in Belvedere, Calif., d. 6 Aug. 2004 in Claremont, Calif.; m. 23 Nov. 1951 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Charles Arthur Hutchison, b. 6 March 1926 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., d. unknown; had issue two daus. and two sons (all still living).
• Carol Ann Richardson, b. 10 Nov. 1944 in Monterey Park, Calif., d. 1 June 1994 in Mariposa, Calif., buried in Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, Calif.; m. 20 June 1969 in Mariposa Co., Calif., Dennis Martin Bunning, b. 5 Sept. 1944 in Merced Co., Calif., d. unknown; had issue a son (deceased).

Edward Ralph Hoover, son of Jesse Bertie and Beryl Leontine (Horine) Hoover, b. 5 Dec. 1910 in Peoria, Ill., d. 30 March 2001 in Alhambra, Calif., buried in Rose Hills Memorial Parks, Whittier, Calif.; m. 1st 29 July 1931 in East Los Angeles, Calif., Nola Jemima Powell, b. 29 July 1909 in Lehi, Utah, d. 15 Feb. 1978 in Monterey Park, Calif., buried in Rose Hills Memorial Parks, Whittier, Calif., had issue one son (now deceased) and two daus. (yet living); m. 2nd 20 May 1978 in Los Angeles, Calif. (her 2nd m.), Clara (Burgener) Yocom, b. 20 Dec. 1905 in Midway, Utah, d. 7 Feb. 1997 in El Monte, Calif., buried in Rose Hills Memorial Parks, Whittier, Calif., no issue of this m.

                Children:

• Ralph Nolan Hoover, b. 2 April 1934 in Los Angeles, Calif., d. 18 May 202 in San Dimas, Calif., buried in Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora, Calif.; m. 1st 5 June 1965 in Las Vegas, Nev., Victory Adrienne Hisel, and had issue two sons and two daus. (all still living); div. Sept. 1974 in Los Angeles Co., Calif.; m. 2nd 4 July 1975 in Las Vegas, Nev., Jewelan Agnes Cummings, but issue of this m., if any, unknown.

Dolores Dona Dipley, dau. of Jesse Levi and Loretta Delores (Oatman) Dipley, b. 28 Jan. 1931 in Mo., d. 19 Dec. 1993, buried in Stone Cemetery, Fidelity, Mo.; m. c.1946 Clayton Wilford (‘Andy’) Anderson, b. 18 Oct. 1924 in Diamond, Newton Co., Mo., d. 1 May 2005 in Galena, Kansas, buried in Stone Cemetery, Fidelity, Mo.; had issue five daus. (all still living) and five sons (three still living).

                Children:

• Clayton Michael Anderson, b. 8 March 1949, d. 14 May 2013, buried in Stone Cemetery, Fidelity, Mo.; m. twice, both wives still living; issue, if any, unknown.
• Mark De Wayne Anderson, b. 25 June 1967 in Webb City, Mo., d. 23 Sept. 2005 in Wichita, Kansas, buried in Stone Cemetery, Fidelity, Mo.; m. (NN) and had a son and a dau. (both still living). Mark was divorced at the time of his death.

Juanita Mae Dipley, dau. of Jesse Levi and Loretta Delores (Oatman) Dipley, b. 30 April 1933 in Mo., d. 25 June 2017 in Joplin, Mo.; m. 6 May 1950 in Joplin, Mo., Benjamin Franklin (‘Ben’) Curl, b. 21 April 1927 in Joplin, Mo., d. 27 May 2012 in Independence, Kansas; had issue three sons (two still living) and two daus., with four living grandchildren.

                Children:

• Alan Bruce Curl, b. 14 Dec. 1950 in Webb City, Mo., d. 26 April 2012 prob. in Joplin, Mo.; m. twice, both wives apparently still living; issue, if any, unknown.

Benny Franklin Copher Jr., son of Benjamin Franklin and Margaret J. (Smith) Copher, b. 22 March 1934 in Mo., d. 5 Feb. 2003 in Joplin, Mo., buried in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.; m. 19 March 1954 in Joplin, Mo., Frankie Joanne Roland, b. 27 Sept. 1936 in Joplin, Mo., d. 8 April 2021 in Joplin, Mo., buried in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.; had issue three sons (one of them now deceased).

                Children:

• Joseph Aaron Copher, b. 22 Dec. 1962 in Mo., d. 2 July 1981 in Joplin, Mo., buried in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.; no issue.

William James Ellis (‘Bill’) Garrigus, son of Jesse Thomas and Maggie Elizabeth (White) Garrigus, b. 22 June 1911 in Mo., d. 22 April 1997 in Reeds Spring, Stone Co., Mo., buried in Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City, Mo.; m. c.1932 Dorothy Dunn, b. 2 July 1915 in Barry Co., Mo., d. 22 Sept. 1998 in Branson, Mo., buried in Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City, Mo.; had issue two daus. (both deceased) and four sons (one deceased).

                Children:

• Irene Dahlia Garrigus, b. 30 May 1933 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 9 Nov. 2011 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, buried in Conley Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas; m. 19 Aug. 1950 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, George David White, b. 9 Sept. 1929 in Bayside, Texas, d. 31 Dec. 2011 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, buried in Conley Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas; had issue two daus. (one deceased) and two sons (one deceased).
• Kenneth Warren Garrigus, b. 12 Feb. 1941 in Mo., d. 3 Dec. 1958 in Stone Co., Mo., buried in Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City, Mo.; no issue.
• Wilma Lee Garrigus, b. 1 Sept. 1944 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 3 Aug 2008 in Springfield, Mo., buried in Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City, Mo.; m. 1st (NN) Stephens, and had issue a son (still living); m. 2nd (NN) Humbard, and had issue two daus. (one deceased) and a son.; m. 3rd (NN).

Louise White, dau. of Melvin and Isa Dora (Dunn) White, b. 3 April 1934 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 20 Oct. 1984 in Rogers, Benton Co., Arkansas, buried in Tucks Chapel Cemetery, Rogers, Arkansas; had a son out-of-wedlock (still living); m. 12 Jan. 1961 in Bentonville, Benton Co., Arkansas, William Columbus (‘Bill’) Swadley, b. 17 Dec. 1926 in Rogers, Benton Co., Arkansas, d. 30 Sept. 2005 in Rogers, Benton Co., Arkansas, buried in Tucks Chapel Cemetery, Rogers, Arkansas; had issue five sons (one deceased) and two daus. (both still living).

                Children:

• Jessie Howard (‘Jed’) Swadley, b. 26 June 1961 in Rogers, Arkansas, d. 2 April 2008 in Rogers, Arkansas, buried in Tucks Chapel Cemetery, Rogers, Arkansas; issue, if any, unknown.

Leroy J. (‘Pete’) White, son of Le Roy James and Hattie Susan (Martin) White, b. 10 Aug. 1928 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 18 Feb. 1969 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, buried in Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City, Mo.; m. 30 Aug 1952 in Harrison, Arkansas, Betty Lou Atchison, b. 27 April 1936 in Mo., d. 12 Aug. 2016 in Branson West, Mo.; had issue a dau. (deceased) and two sons (both still living).

                Children:

• Barbara Sue White, b. 21 Aug. 1953 in Kansas City, Mo., d. 8 Sept. 2016 in Kimberling City, Mo.; m. twice, both husbands still living; had a son (still living).

Leonard Lorn White, son of Le Roy James and Hattie Susan (Martin) White, b. c.1934 in Mo., d. unknown; m. c. 1952 Pauline Faye Wood, b. 27 June 1935 in Ponca City, Okla., d. 17 May 2012 in Kansas City, Mo.; had issue a son (deceased) and three daus. (one deceased).

                Children:

• Leonard Lorn (‘Len’) White Jr., b. 14 Nov. 1953 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 30 Aug. 1975 in Raytown, Mo., buried in Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.; m. once (widow apparently still living)
• Sharon Kay White, b. 12 April 1957 in Mo., d. 7 Aug. 1986 in Mo.; m. 23 Oct. 1979 in Jackson Co., Mo. (his 3rd m.), Billy Lee Corley, b. 11 Dec. 1946 in Young Co., Texas, d. 20 Aug. 1995; issue, if any, unknown.

Pauline Jackie White, dau. of Lawson Walter and Alpha L. (White) White, b. 1940, d. unknown, buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; m. 1st 9 Nov. 1956 in Carson City, Nev. (his 2nd m.), Cecil Carl Spencer Jr., b. 31 May 1929 in Butte Co., Calif., d. in a car crash 12 Jan. 1987 in Oroville, Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; had issue two sons (one deceased) and one dau.; m. 2nd (NN) Serreo, issue of this m., if any, unknown.

                Children:

• Cecil R. Spencer, b. 1 Sept. 1957 in Oroville, Calif., d. c.1975 in Chicago, Ill.; no issue.

Alta Pearl Crabtree, dau. of Arthur Lee and Viola Frances (Nickerson) Crabtree, b. 30 Dec. 1917 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 25 Nov. 2017 in Oroville, Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; m. 1st c.1932 in Mo., Adel Spangler, b. c.1905, d. unknown; had issue a stillborn child and a dau. (who d. in infancy); m. 2nd. c.1935 Ralph Smith, issue of that m., if any, unknown; m. 3rd. Dec. 1941 in Sacramento, Calif. (his 1st. m.), Peter Dominick Lecce, b. 28 Oct. 1911 in Nashwauk, Itasca Co., Minn., d. 20 Nov. 1989 in Houston, Texas, buried in Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Texas; had issue one son; m. 4th. 1 March 1947 in Oroville, Calif., James Maupin, b. 5 Nov. 1915 in Walters, Cotton Co., Okla., d. 18 Sept. 1995 in Live Oak, Sutter Co., Calif, buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Orovile, Calif.; had issue one dau.

Children:

• Rebecca Spangler, b. and d. Oct. 1933 in Stone Co., Mo.
• (Stillborn Dau.) Spangler, b. and d. 29 May 1935 in Maxwell, Colusa Co., Calif.

Georgia Ernestine Crabtree, dau. of Arthur Lee and Viola Frances (Nickerson) Crabtree, b. 29 Dec. 1920 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 23 Aug. 2000 in Maxwell, Colusa Co., Calif., buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, Calif.; m. 1 Dec. 1936 in Colusa, Calif., Elmer Edward (‘Bud’) Holcomb, b. 26 July 1914 in Denver, Colo., d. 27 June 1992 in Colusa Co., Calif., buried in Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, Calif.; had issue three sons (one of them deceased).

                Children:

• Arthur Earl (‘Tuffy’) Holcomb, b. 23 Feb. 1938 in Colusa Co., Calif., d. unknown; m. 1st Jacqulynn Sharon Magill, b. 5 May 1939 in Seattle, Wash., d. 7 Aug. 1994 in Oroville, Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; had issue two sons (both deceased); m. 2nd Doris Armina Mae Bowdish, b. 24 March 1933, d. unknown; div. 9 April 1973 in Carson City, Nev.; no issue of this m.; m. 3rd (her 2nd m.) 1 Nov. 1973 in Reno, Nev., Shirley Hazel (Bates) Combs, b. 24 Aug. 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah, d. 17 Aug. 2013 in Yreka, Calif., buried in Henley and Hornbrook Cemetery, Hornbrook, Calif.; no issue of this m.; m. 4th 26 April 1997 in Reno, Nev., Linda Rae Slater, no issue of this m.
• Arnold Lee (‘Sharky’) Holcomb, b. 18 Feb. 1939 in Colusa Co., Calif., d. 2 Oct. 2018 in Oroville, Calif.; m. 4 Aug. 1978 in Reno, Nev., Susan Corinne Barnett, b. 25 April 1940 in Tuolumne Co., Calif., d. 28 May 2014; had issue two sons (both deceased) and a dau.

Kermit O’Neal Crabtree, son of Arthur Lee and Viola Frances (Nickerson) Crabtree, b. 21 Feb. 1923 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 26 May 1967 in Plumas Co., Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; m. 11 June 1943 in Oroville, Calif., Norma Lucille Ransom, b. 9 March 1927, d. 31 July 1995, buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; had issue a son and two daus. (one dau. still living).

                Children:

• Jimmy Lee Crabtree, b. 12 April 1944 in Oroville, Calif., d. 2 Aug. 2012 at the Veterans’ Hospital in Ogden, Utah; m. twice, both wives apparently still living; had issue one son (still living).
• Constance Lynn Crabtree, b. 12 March 1947 in Butte Co., Calif., d. 30 Sept. 1978 in Sacramento, Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; m. 1st 14 Jan. 1965 in Carson City, Nev., Thomas H. Taylor, and had three daus. (all still living); Constance and Thomas div. May 1968; m. 2nd 25 Aug. 1972 in Del Norte Co., Calif., Billy Joe Hamrick, b. 22 Feb. 1939 in Calif., d. 7 Oct. 1983 in Butte Co., Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; had issue one dau. (still living); Constance and Billy div. 22 Jan. 1973 in Lane Co., Ore.

Mary Jean Crabtree, dau. of Arthur Lee and Viola Frances (Nickerson) Crabtree, b. 7 Feb. 1925 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 14 Feb. 2008 in Oroville, Calif., buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; m. 14 July 1941 in Reno, Nev., Bervin Lewis Wright, b. 24 Dec. 1923 in Bear, Garland Co., Arkansas, d. 24 April 2003 in McMinnville, Yamhill Co., Ore., buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; had issue a dau. and two sons (one son still living).

                Children:

• Bonnie Louise Wright, b. 7 Jan. 1943 in Hamilton City, Calif., d. 16 Nov. 2018 in Carmichael, Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; m. 7 Aug. 1959 in Reno, Nev., Korte Hansen Wamsley, b. 10 July 1941 in Sutter Co., Calif., d. 5 Sept. 1993 in Butte Co., Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; had issue three sons and a dau. (all still living).
• Beryle Alan (‘Bill’) Wright, b. 17 Nov. 1944 in Oroville, Calif., d. 10 May 2007 in Amity, Ore.; m. 1st 1 March 1963 in Butte Co., Calif., Sharon A. Picchi, b. 30 July 1943 in Butte Co., Calif., d. unknown; had issue a son and a dau. (both still living); Bill and Sharon div. Sept. 1966 in Shasta Co., Calif., apparently reconciled, and then div. 21 July 1917 in Multnomah Co., Ore.; m. 2nd Carol Mae Matney, b. 17 Sept. 1947, d. unknown; had issue a dau. and two sons (all still living).

William Kenneth Crabtree, son of Arthur Lee and Viola Frances (Nickerson) Crabtree, b. 21 June 1927 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 17 Oct. 2000 in Palermo, Butte Co., Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; m. 1st 8 March 1948 in Reno, Nev., Alice Louise Long, b. c.1928, d. unknown; no issue of this m.; m. 2nd 12 Sept. 1949 in Reno, Nev. (her 1st m.), Thelma Lorene Berry, b. 9 May 1932 in Viola, Stone Co., Mo., d. 5 Jan. 2012 in Folsom, Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; had issue three daus. (two deceased) and one son (deceased); William’s middle name is sometimes spelled “Kennith.”

                Children:

• Victoria Lyn Crabtree, b. 29 April 1950 in Butte Co., Calif., d. 28 March 2018 in Louisville, Ky.; m. 1st 29 Oct. 1977 in Reno, Nev. (his 3rd m.), Ray Clyde Ruddock, b. 17 Nov. 1946 in Butte Co., Calif., d. 28 Aug. 2011 in Oroville, Calif.; div. 29 Sept. 1978 in Butte Co., Calif.; m. 2 nd 27 Sept. 1986 in Reno, Nev. (his 2nd m.), Buster James Ruddock, b. 11 Aug. 1945 in Lake Co., Calif., d. 28 March 1994 in Clear Lake, Calif.; had issue six children (all still living). Victoria also had a child out-of-wedlock (still living) by an unknown father.
• Velma Lee Crabtree, b. 4 April 1952 in Oroville, Calif., d. 18 May 2002 in Rancho Cordova, Calif.; m. 15 Jan. 1971 in Butte Co., Calif., Franklin Howard Nine, b. 21 June 1948 in Butte Co., Calif., d. unknown; had issue two daus. (both still living).
• Kennith O’Niell Crabtree, b. 17 Jan. 1953 in Butte Co., Calif., d. 21 March 1953 in Oroville, Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.

Dola Louise Crabtree, dau. of Arthur Lee and Viola Frances (Nickerson) Crabtree, b. 5 Dec. 1931 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. of colon cancer 10 Nov. 2001 in Salem, Ore., buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; m. 1st 10 June 1950 in Reno, Nev., Elroy Clarence Lake, b. 14 May 1925 in Kerby, Ore., d. 29 Dec. 2009 in Sacramento, Calif., buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, McArthur, Calif.; no issue of this m.; m 2nd c.1957 Hampton Roy Wilson, b. 4 Oct. 1916 in Hat Creek, Calif., d. 16 Dec. 1997 in Hat Creek, Calif.; had issue three sons (one deceased); Hampton was a member of the Atsugewi (Hat Creek) tribe of Native Americans; m. 3rd 14 Aug. 1964 in Las Vegas, Nev., Harris Joseph Monroe, b. 2 June 1937, d. 29 Dec. 1999 in Salem, Ore., buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; had issue two daus. and one son; Dola and Harris divorced 23 June 1980 in Polk County, Ore.

                Children:

• Steven M. Wilson, b. 18 Sept. 1959 in Shasta Co., Calif., d. 16 April 1961 in Shasta Co., Calif.

Sixth Generation

Geraldine Joiner, dau. of Edward Harrison and Fayette (Deising) Joiner; b. 31 Dec. 2006 in Spokane, Wash., d. 30 July 2006 in Wilmington, Ohio, buried 3 Aug. 2006 in Ohio; m. 26 Aug. 1946 in Highland Co., Ohio, LaJean Orris (‘Eugene’) Ford, b. 2 Sept. 1923 in Lyndon, Ross Co., Ohio, d. 13 March 1984 in Dayton, Ohio, had issue five daus. (two deceased) and two sons (both deceased). LaJean was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.

                Children:

• Loretta Ann Ford, b. 28 Dec. 1952 in Hillsboro, Ohio, d. 28 March 2012 in Wilmington, Ohio, buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington, Ohio; had a son (still living) out-of-wedlock; m. 1 July 1989 in Clinton Co., Ohio, Wayne A. Hamilton, b. c.1962, d. unknown.
• LaJean Orris Ford Jr., b. 16 Feb. 1954 in Hillsboro, Ohio, d. 25 Feb. 1963 at home in Hillsboro, Ohio; buried in Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Ohio.
• Robert Ford, b. after 25 Feb. 1963, d. before 28 March 2012.
• Laura Marie Ford, b. 4 April 1963 in Ohio, d. before 28 March 2012.

John Leroy (‘Johnny’) Ashby Jr., son of John Leroy and Amanda Belle (Brown) Ashby; b. c.1941 in Galesburg, Ill., d. unknown; had a son (still living) out-of-wedlock with (NN) Hicks on 21 Feb. 1959 in Los Angeles, Calif.; m. 1st 30 Jan. 1959 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Brenda K. Thompson, b. 15 March 1942 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., d. 25 Feb. 2016, buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.; had issue a son and a dau. (both still living); m. 2nd 7 Aug. 1965 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Janis Elaine Walker, b. 17 March 1944 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., d. 28 Feb. 2000; had issue one dau. (deceased); div. Jan. 1969 in Los Angeles, Calif.; m. 3rd 5 Sept. 1977 in Clark Co., Nev., Kathleen Ann (‘Kathy’) John, b. 27 Feb. 1952 in San Bernardino Co., Calif., d. unknown; had issue a son (still living); poss. m. 4th 15 Oct. 1985 in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Carrie L. Beverly, b. Dec. 1949, d. unknown; issue of this m., if any, unknown; unclear if Carrie’s husband John L. Ashby is “our” John Leroy Ashby, but if so then John must have later reconciled with his 3rd wife Kathleen.

                Children:

• Jeanice Lauren Ashby-Redmond, b. 24 Sept. 1966 in Lynwood, Calif., d. 24 May 1993 in Compton, Calif.; had a son (still living).

Carol Ann Richardson, dau. of Tom Ray and Alice La Verle (Hoover) Richardson; b. 10 Nov. 1944 in Monterey Park, Calif., d. 1 June 1994 in Mariposa, Calif., buried in Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, Calif.; m. 20 June 1969 in Mariposa Co., Calif., Dennis Martin Bunning, b. 5 Sept. 1944 in Merced Co., Calif., d. unknown; had issue a son (deceased).

                Children:

• Daniel Martin Bunning, b. 31 Jan. 1979 in Mariposa Co., Calif., d. 15 July 1987 in Mariposa, Calif., buried in Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, Calif.

Irene Dahlia Garrigus, dau. of William James Ellis and Dorothy (Dunn) Garrigus; b. 30 May 1933 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 9 Nov. 2011 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, buried in Conley Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas; m. 19 Aug. 1950 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, George David White, b. 9 Sept. 1929 in Bayside, Texas, d. 31 Dec. 2011 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, buried in Conley Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas; had issue two daus. (one deceased) and two sons (one deceased).

                Children:

• Rhonda Roberta White, b. 4 Sept. 1951 in Eugene, Ore., d. 7 Aug. 2017 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, buried in Conley Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas; m. twice, both husbands apparently still living; issue, if any, unknown.
• Keith Douglas White, b. 30 July 1959 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, d. 18 Jan. 2007 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, buried in Conley Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas; m. with widow still living; had issue two daus. (both still living).

Wilma Lee Garrigus, dau. of William James Ellis and Dorothy (Dunn) Garrigus; b. 1 Sept. 1944 in Reeds Spring, Mo., d. 3 Aug 2008 in Springfield, Mo., buried in Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City, Mo.; m. 1st (NN) Stephens, and had issue a son (still living); m. 2nd (NN) Humbard, and had issue two daus. (one deceased) and a son.; m. 3rd (NN).

                Children:

• Rebecca Lynn Humbard, b. 15 Sept. 1968 in Mo., d. of injuries sustained in a fatal crash crash 30 May 1988 in Springfield, Mo., buried in Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City, Mo.

Arthur Earl (‘Tuffy’) Holcomb, b. 23 Feb. 1938 in Colusa Co., Calif., d. unknown; m. 1st Jacqulynn Sharon Magill, b. 5 May 1939 in Seattle, Wash., d. 7 Aug. 1994 in Oroville, Calif., buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Calif.; had issue two sons (both deceased); m. 2nd Doris Armina Mae Bowdish, b. 24 March 1933, d. unknown; div. 9 April 1973 in Carson City, Nev.; no issue of this m.; m. 3rd (her 2nd m.) 1 Nov. 1973 in Reno, Nev., Shirley Hazel (Bates) Combs, b. 24 Aug. 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah, d. 17 Aug. 2013 in Yreka, Calif., buried in Henley and Hornbrook Cemetery, Hornbrook, Calif.; no issue of this m.; m. 4th 26 April 1997 in Reno, Nev., Linda Rae Slater, no issue of this m.

                Children:

• Robert Allan Holcomb, b. 9 March 1956 in Butte Co., Calif., d. 28 Dec. 2015 in Oroville, Calif.; m. 3 July 1976 in Butte Co., Calif., Suzanna Morlet, b. c.1960; had issue two daus. (both still living); div. 14 April 1983 in Butte Co., Calif.
• Dale Edward Holcomb, b. 9 Sept. 1959 in Oroville, Calif., d. by suicide 24 March 1999 in Palermo, Calif.; Dale is believed to have been despondent over the death of his mother and his role in the hunting accident that claimed the life of his cousin Timothy Lee Holcomb (below).

Arnold Lee (‘Sharky’) Holcomb, son of Elmer Edward and George Ernestine (Crabtree) Holcomb; b. 18 Feb. 1939 in Colusa Co., Calif., d. 2 Oct. 2018 in Oroville, Calif.; m. 4 Aug. 1978 in Reno, Nev., Susan Corinne Barnett, b. 25 April 1940 in Tuolumne Co., Calif., d. 28 May 2014; had issue two sons (both deceased) and a dau.

                Children:

• Timothy Lee Holcomb, b. 25 Jan. 1958 in Oroville, Calif., d. 29 Dec. 1980 in Richvale, Calif., when accidentally shot during a hunting trip by his cousin Dale Edward Holcolmb; Timothy, his brother Michael and Dale had gone duck hunting near the rice fields and their home close to Durham, Calif.; hiding low, when the ducks appeared, the three stood and fired, but Timothy slipped as he rose, and fell directly in front of Dale’s gunfire just as they all pulled their triggers; m. 1st 4 Aug. 1978 in Reno, Nev., CeCelia Dustine (‘Dusty’) Brown, b. 24 July 1960 in Butte Co., Calif.; div. 8 Feb. 1980 in Butte Co., Calif.; m. 2nd 29 April 1980 in Carson City, Nev., Shanon K. Bell, b. 3 Aug. 1962 in Colusa Co., Calif.
• Michael Ray Holcomb, b. 13 March 1960 in Oroville, Calif., d. 19 Nov. 2001 in Durham, Calif.; m. twice, both wives apparently still living; issue, if any, unknown.