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     Her Social Security Number was 557-16-4135.³ Ruth Kathryn Cartwright was born on June 29, 1920 at Wallace, Shoshone Co., Idaho.^3,2 As of circa 1940,her married name was Henshaw.¹ She married Hugh Lyle Henshaw Jr., son of Hugh Lyle Henshaw and Lucy Clare Otey, circa 1940.^1,4 Ruth Kathryn Cartwright died on November 5, 2005 at Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 85.³

     Wilber Robert "Bob" Mason III Wilber Robert Mason III was born on July 12, 1939 and passed away on February 14, 2013 in Huntington Beach, CA and is under the care of Westminster Memorial Park Mortuary.³ He was born on July 12, 1939.³ He married Donna Jean Henshaw, daughter of Hugh Lyle Henshaw Jr. and Ruth Kathryn Cartwright, on July 25, 1964 at Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California.^1,2 Wilber Robert "Bob" Mason III died on February 14, 2013 at Huntington Beach, Orange Co., California, at age 73.³

     His Social Security Number was 059-40-9548.⁴ Daniel Stewart Henshaw II was buried at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, 2800 Hancock Drive, Austin, Travis Co., Texas.⁵ He was born on February 9, 1947 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas.^4,3,5,1 He married Mary R. Hauer on May 30, 1969 at Travis Co., Texas.^6,7 Daniel Stewart Henshaw II and Mary R. Hauer were divorced on April 13, 1973 at Harris Co., Texas.⁶ Daniel Stewart Henshaw II married Ruth I. Marshall on October 1, 1976 at Dallas Co., Texas.⁸ Daniel Stewart Henshaw II married Vega Olga A. Gutierrez on November 3, 1990 at Travis Co., Texas.⁸ Daniel Stewart Henshaw II died on July 18, 1992 at Mexico at age 45.^2,5

     Mary Lou Bechtol was born on August 27, 1927 at Austin, Travis Co., Texas.¹ As of September 11, 1945,her married name was Henshaw.² She married Col. Daniel Stewart "Dan" Henshaw Sr., son of Hugh Lyle Henshaw and Lucy Clare Otey, on September 11, 1945 at Travis Co., Texas.²

     Mark S. Henshaw was born on September 27, 1952 at San Bernardino Co., California.^1,2 He died on September 28, 1952 at San Bernardino Co., California.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 415-18-5782.² Bertha Louise Pettit was born on December 8, 1908 at Forrest City, St. Francis Co., Arkansas.^3,2 As of October 20, 1928,her married name was Otey.¹ She married Ward B. Otey, son of Aaron Vinyard Otey and Flora Mae Bristow, on October 20, 1928 at St. Francis Co., Arkansas.¹ Bertha Louise Pettit and Ward B. Otey were divorced on April 21, 1951 at St. Francis Co., Arkansas.⁴ Bertha Louise Pettit died in April, 1979 at Forrest City, St. Francis Co., Arkansas, at age 70.^3,2

     His Social Security Number was 431-48-4317.⁵ Gene Paul Otey was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Solomon, Dickinson Co., Kansas.^1,3 He Gene Paul Otey, 74, Salina, died Thursday, April 28, 2005. Mr. Otey was born July 1, 1930 in Forrest City, Ark. He was a self-employed general contractor. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 1432 and past commander. He was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1958 and served in the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Rosella “Bonnie,” of the home; two sons, Mike and Mark of Salina; and four grandchildren. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Salina. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Solomon, with military rites by VFW Post 1432. Memorials may be made to VFW Post 1432, the church or Catholic Charities. There will be no visitation or viewing. The body was cremated.¹ He was born on July 1, 1930 at Forrest City, St. Francis Co., Arkansas.^5,1,2,3,6 He married Rosella Bonnie Crough in 1952 at Jefferson Co., Nebraska.⁴ Gene Paul Otey died on April 28, 2005 at Salina, Saline Co., Kansas, at age 74.^7,5,1,3,6

     Her Social Security Number was 570-18-5568.³ Her married name was Giller.⁴ Helen Elizabeth Bogardus married Walter Curtis Giller Jr., son of Dr. Walter Curtis Giller and Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Otey.⁴ Helen Elizabeth Bogardus was born on January 1, 1910 at Cook Co., Illinois.^1,3,2 She died on March 23, 1990 at Calaveras Co., California, at age 80.^3,2

     Lorenzo Clyde Hubbard was buried at White Hall Cemetery, White Hall Township, Greene Co., Illinois.⁵ His Social Security Number was 358-30-8887.⁷ He was born on November 20, 1882 at Greene Co., Illinois.^2,4,7 He married Laura Maude Otey, daughter of Aaron Otey and Nancy Bashore, on September 28, 1902 at Greene Co., Illinois.^1,6 Lorenzo Clyde Hubbard died on November 28, 1973 at Illinois at age 91.⁵

     Ellen Florence "Nellie" Otey was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.^2,5 She was born on October 10, 1880 at White Hall Township, Greene Co., Illinois.^6,5 As of May 1, 1898,her married name was Kinser.³ She married John Michael Kinser on May 1, 1898 at Greene Co., Illinois.^1,2,5,3,4 Ellen Florence "Nellie" Otey died on August 19, 1945 at Carrollton, Greene Co., Illinois, at age 64.^1,2,5 She GREENFIELD - Mrs. Ellen Florence Kinser, 64, died at Boyd Memorial Hospital, Carrollton, at 3:45 a.m. Sunday afternoon after a month's illness. She was born on a farm near White Hall, Oct. 10, 1880, the daughter of Aaron and Nancy Bashore Otey, and married John Kinser, May 1, 1898. Five children, four of whom survivce, were born to the couple. Survivors include her husband, the children: Mrs. Ralph Chapman, Guy O. Kinser, and Lynn Kinser of Greenfield, and Mrs. Allen Cole of Scottville; 14 grandchildren, a brother Clevlie Otey, of White Hall; and two sisters, Mrs. C. M. Gott of Lawrenceville, Mo., and Mrs. Charles Cobb of Kansas City, Kan. Funeral services are to be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Baptist Church by Dr. Frank Crouch of Carlinville. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery here. on August 20, 1945.⁵

     John Michael Kinser was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.^3,7 He was born on April 5, 1878 at Greene Co., Illinois.^3,7,5,6 He married Ellen Florence "Nellie" Otey, daughter of Aaron Otey and Nancy Bashore, on May 1, 1898 at Greene Co., Illinois.^1,3,8,4,7 John Michael Kinser married Barbara Bunse on February 23, 1947 at Alton, Madison Co., Illinois.^7,9 John Michael Kinser GREENFIELD - John M. Kinser, 76, prominent farmer and land owner who resided three miles west of here, died at 6:30 a.m. today in Boyd Memorial Hospital. Mr. Kinser was the son of Issac R. and Naomi Young Kinser and was born west of White Hall on April 5, 1878. He moved to this area from Virdin 35 years ago. His first wife, the former Nellie Otey, died on Aug. 19, 1945, on Feb. 23, 1947 he married Barbara Bunse of Alton who survives along with two daughters, Mrs. Floyd K. Chapman of Harrington, Ill., and Mrs. Allen Cole of Palmyra; two sons, Guy and Lynn, both of Greenfield; five brothers, Glenn, Carl and Mark, all of White Hall, Otho of Carrollton and Ross of Greenfield, and two sisters, Mrs. E. L. Blair of West Bend, Iowa, and Mrs. Delia Kinser of While Hall. Mr. Kinser was a member of the Modern Woodmen, Greenfield Masonic Lodge and was a charter member of the Greene County Farm Bureau. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. on August 6, 1954.⁷ He died on August 6, 1954 at Carrollton, Greene Co., Illinois, at age 76.⁷

     Floy Mae Kinser was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.^3,6 She was born on February 13, 1901 at White Hall Township, Greene Co., Illinois.³ As of 1921,her married name was Chapman.³ She married Ralph Berwell Chapman in 1921.^3,7 Floy Mae Kinser died on October 7, 1998 at Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Illinois, at age 97.³ She GREENFIELD - Floy Mae Kinser Chapman, 97, of Greenfield died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1998, at Passavant Area Hospital. She was born Feb. 13, 1901, west of White Hall, the daughter of John M. and Ellen Otey Kinser. She married Ralph B. Chapman in 1921; he preceded her in death in 1947. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Hazel V. Miller. Mrs. Chapman was a 1918 graduate of Virden High School and attended Illinois State Normal University (now Illinois State University). She earned additional credits from the University of Missouri and Western Illinois University. She was a teacher in Greene County schools including Benear, Pleasant Point, Douglas, Wrights and Burroughs. Her last full-time teaching assignment was the Greenfield kindergarten class of 1961-62. She was a longtime member of Greenfield First Baptist Church where she served as Sunday school superintendent and class teacher. Survivors: three sons, Ralph (wife, Wilma) Chapman of Roodhouse, John A. (wife, Mary) Chapman of Wahoo, Neb., and James E. (wife, Helen) Chapman of Surfside Beach, S.C; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mabel Kinser Cole of Palmyra. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Shields Memorial Home, Greenfield, the Rev. Garrett Melvin officiating. Interment: Oak Wood Cemetery, north of Greenfield. on October 9, 1998.³

     Guy Otey Kinser was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.^8,7 His Social Security Number was 358-30-8177.⁹ He was born on December 1, 1902 at White Hall Township, Greene Co., Illinois.^9,8,3,7 He married Helen H. Rawe on August 29, 1926 at Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.^10,7 Guy Otey Kinser died on October 13, 1967 at Carrollton, Greene Co., Illinois, at age 64.^8,7 He GREENFIELD — Guy O. Kinser, 64, a farmer of near Greenfield, and supervisor of Rubicon Township for 12 years, died Friday at 6:45 p.m. in Boyd Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He had been hospitalized two days, but in ill health for several months. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Kinser, he was born Dec. 1, 1902, at White Hall. He was a 1921 graduate of Greenfield High School. Mr. Kinser was a member of he Sportsman Club and Camp 495, Modern Woodmen of America. Survivors are his widow, the former Helen Rawe, whom he married Aug. 28, 1926, in Greenfield; three sons, Guy O. Jr. Greenfield; William, Brighton and J. Russell, Springfield; a daughter, Mrs. Ronny Kipling Marietta; a brother, Lynn Greenfield; two sisters, Mrs. Floy Chapman, Greenfield, and Mrs. Allen Cole, Palmyra, and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in Shields Memorial Home followed by burial in Oak Wood Cemetery. on October 14, 1967.⁷

     Isaac Lynn Kinser was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.^3,11 His Social Security Number was 358-30-8624.⁴ He was born on September 13, 1905 at Greene Co., Illinois.^3,4,5 He married Norma G. Jackson on November 30, 1930 at Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.¹² Isaac Lynn Kinser died on September 2, 1996 at Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Illinois, at age 90.^3,4,11 He GREENFIELD - Lynn Kinser, 90, of Greenfield died Monday at Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville. Survivors: a son, Robert L. Kinser of Carlinville; a daughter, Carole Griswold of Greenfield; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Floy Chapman of White Hall and Mabel K. Cole of Palmyra. Burial: Oak Wood Cemetery, Greenfield. on September 4, 1996.¹¹

     Mabel Rosetta Kinser was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.² She was born on August 16, 1910 at Sangamon Co., Illinois.² As of April 5, 1931,her married name was Cole.² She married George Allen Cole on April 5, 1931 at Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.² Mabel Rosetta Kinser died on April 16, 2015 at Girard, Macoupin Co., Illinois, at age 104.² She PALMYRA - Mabel Rosetta Kinser Cole, 104, passed on to be with her Savior Jesus Christ, April 17, 2015, at the Pleasant Hill Village in Girard. She was born to John Michael and Ellen Otey Kinser August 16, 1910, east of Virden on the Sangamon and Macoupin counties line. At the age of nine, she and her family moved to Greenfield. On April 5, 1931, Mabel was married to George Allen Cole at the home of her parents west of Greenfield. Mabel and Allen spent most of their 61 years together on their farm west of Palmyra. She was preceded in death by her husband on January 7, 1993. Mrs. Cole's passion was for educating young minds and inspiring young people to "use your mind". Following graduation from Greenfield High School in 1928, she attended six weeks of training at Illinois State Teachers College, Normal, Ill., and began teaching in a one-room country school. She led 4-H clubs, taught Sunday School classes, and was actively involved in Home Bureau while rearing her four children. She then resumed teaching school by accepting the position to teach Headstart at Nilwood. She then taught at schools in Girard and Palmyra. Mabel was an avid reader as well as writer of poems, prose, and short stories. She also loved writing contest entries winning several prizes including a trip to the New York World's Fair while a member of the Springfield contest club. In 1991, she was honored by Lt. Governor Corrinne Wood with the Illinois Woman of Achievement Award. She was inducted into the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame in 2007. Mabel was the last surviving founding member of the Silver Strands Senior Citizens Center in Palmyra. Mabel's Christian beliefs were witnessed strongly throughout her life. As a child she attended Wesley Chapel Church east of Virden and then Greenfield First Baptist Church where she had membership throughout her life. Mabel and Allen were the parents of four children, David (Shirley) of Danville, Gale (Joy) of Palmyra, Nancy Vial of Pontiac, and Kendall (Charlot) of Virden. There are 13 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and 21 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Guy and Lynn Kinser; her sister, Floy Kinser Chapman; and one grandson, Jonathan Vial. Burial will be in nearby Oak Wood Cemetery. on April 19, 2015.²

     His Social Security Number was 325-18-3334.⁴ Ralph Berwell Chapman was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.³ He was born on February 25, 1894 at Holdrege, Phelps Co., Nebraska.^4,5,6,7,8 He married Floy Mae Kinser, daughter of John Michael Kinser and Ellen Florence "Nellie" Otey, in 1921.^2,5 Ralph Berwell Chapman died on February 4, 1947 at Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois, at age 52.^5,8

     Hazel V. Chapman was buried at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Wrights, Greene Co., Illinois.⁷ She was born in 1925 at Illinois.^1,7 As of March 15, 1952,her married name was Miller.³ She married John Robert "Bob" Miller on March 15, 1952 at Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.³ Hazel V. Chapman died on October 13, 1988 at Dallas Co., Texas.⁸