Eva Gertrude Kingery

Eva Gertrude Kingery

Female 1896 - 1995  (98 years)

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  • Name Eva Gertrude Kingery 
    Born 3 Aug 1896  Cumberland County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Feb 1995  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
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      "Bloomington, IL The Pantograph

      Mrs. Brown died at 7 p.m. Monday (Feb. 13, 1995) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

      She was born Aug. 3, 1896, in Cumberland County, a daughter of Alfred McClellan and Malinda Emiline Plummer Kingery. She married Lewis Sherman Brown Sept. 22, 1916, in Cumberland County. He died June 7, 1963.

      She is survived by five daughters, Blossom Foster, Potomac; Eva Kirby, Urbana; Annabelle Anderson, Burbank, Calif.; Beverly Brown, Peoria; and Patsy Elliott, rural Paxton; four sons, Rex, Clinton; Clinton and Lewis, both of Paxton; and Jewel, Manteno; two sisters, Mabel Garbe, Mattoon, and Edna Siefken, Munster, Ind.; 20 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

      She was preceded in death by three sons, two daughters, two brothers and two sisters.

      She attended country schools in Cumberland County and received her teaching certificate from Eastern Illinois University, Charleston.

      She taught school for several years in Cumberland County. After her marriage, Mrs. Brown and her husband farmed in Cumberland County until 1932 and in Champaign County until 1942. They moved to Ford County where they farmed from 1942 until 1959 when they moved to Paxton.

      She was a member of United Methodist Church, Paxton, and the church's Anti-Can't Class; and the Perdueville Community Club.

      Mrs. Brown was a former member of the Ford County Home Extension and the Paxton Hospital Auxiliary.

      She enjoyed all types of handwork and gardening."
    Person ID I36438  Complete
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2011 

    Father Alfred McClellan Kingery,   b. 13 Jun 1866, Cumberland County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1949, Cumberland County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Malinda Emaline Plummer,   b. 10 Feb 1870, Cumberland County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1951, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F18042074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lewis Sherman Brown,   b. 16 May 1893, Cumberland County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1963, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1916  Cumberland County, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Blossom Brown
     2. Eva Brown
     3. Annabelle Brown
     4. Beverly Brown
     5. Patsy Brown
     6. Clinton Brown
     7. Rex Brown
     8. Lewis Brown
     9. Jewel Brown
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2011 
    Family ID F18042088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Aug 1896 - Cumberland County, Illinois, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Sep 1916 - Cumberland County, Illinois, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Feb 1995 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Eva Gertrude Kingery (1896-1995) & Lewis Sherman Brown (1893-1963)
    Eva Gertrude Kingery (1896-1995) & Lewis Sherman Brown (1893-1963)

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    Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, U.S.A.