Jolene married Roger Lynn Blau [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. David Kyle Blau
2. Sheree Lynn Blau

Family/Spouse: ? Miller. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1930 Census on file.

Obit:
Services Friday
John W. Tracy dies
A sherman County farmer and Rancher, John W. Tracy, died this morning at the Northwest Kansas Regional Medical Center, Goodland, where he had been a patient the past 10 days. He was 63.
Services will be held Friday at 11 A.M. (CST) at the Brewster United Methodist Church with Rev. Jay Kump officiating. Burial will be in the Brewster Cemetery.
Friends may pay their respevts at the Sage and Smith Chapel, Goodland, from 1-9 P.M. (MST) Thursday and before services Friday.
The son of Roy and Mary Idonia Tracy, he was born Jan. 23, 1920 at McDonald.
He and Hazel V. Hansen were united in marriage on Jan. 28, 1943 at Brewster. To this union two daughters were born.
A soldier with the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946, he served in the military police in the African Campaign. Following his discharge, he farmed and ranched until the time of his death.
He was a member of the Goodland Elks Lodge, the Brewster VFW (where he served as a past commander) and a member of the Lianos Township Board.
Preceding him in death were his father and a sister.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel, of the home northwest of Brewster; two daughters - Beverly Goering, Ft. Collins, Colo., and Jolene Blau, Goodland; four grandchildren; and his mother - Idonia Wright, Brewster.
Memorials to benefit the Brewster United Methodist Church may be left at either the church or the Brewster AC Store.

John married Hazel Voilet Hansen on 28 Jan 1943 in Brewster, Kansas. Hazel (daughter of David Hansen and Anna ?) was born on 07 Oct 1922 in Brewster, Kansas; died on 21 Aug 2001 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado; was buried on 24 Aug 2001 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary
The Goodland Daily News, Wednesday, August 29, 2001 Page 3
Hazel V. Tracy
Hazel V. Tracy, 78, Goodland, a longtime Brewster area resident, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, at University Hospital in Denver.
She was the daughter of David Hansen and Anna (Schwerdt) Hutchinson and was born on Oct. 7, 1922, in Thomas County. She grew up and attended school in Brownville area and later attended Goodland High School.
She married John Tracy on Jan. 28, 1943, and traveled with him while he was in the Army through 1945. They farmed and ranched in the Brewster area for about 40 years. When John died in 1983, Mrs. Tracy moved to Goodland, but still managed all the farming responsibilities until her death.
She had been a nurse’s aide at Boothroy Memorial Hospital here and worked at an Army Ammunition Depot, and later was a housewife and mother. She was known for baking and decorating cakes, served as a Sunday School teacher for many years, was a Girl Scout leader and delivered Meals-On-Wheels in Goodland.
She was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, the Sympathy Club, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Colby, Brewster extension club, and the Brewster United Methodist Church, as well as a volunteer for the Share program for the last nine years. She qualified for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Her parents, and two sisters, Laura Ochsner and Minnie Laine, died before her.
Surviving are two daughters, Beverly Goering of Fort Collins, Colo., and Jolene Miller and husband Rich of Goodland; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Central Time Friday, Aug. 24, at the church. Pastor Dorene Chambers will officiate, with burial in the Brewster Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Bateman Funeral Home in Goodland and at the church before services on Friday. Family members will be at the funeral home receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight.
The family has requested memorials for the church, which may be left at the church or can be mailed to Bateman Funeral Home, Box 278, Goodland Kan. 67735.

Also:
Three other families are mourning the lose of loved ones among them Hazel Tracy, Boyd Billenwillms and Roy Duell. Hazel was the mother ofJolene Miller and another daughter Beverly from Fort Collins. Jolene told me she had been in the hospital, here and in Denver the past five weeks. I didn’t know the other two gentlemen personally but did know the sister of Roy Duell, Virgiline Amos of Goodland. To all of these people I wish to send my condolences to them as they face a few agonizing months in the future as they figure out where and what they will need to do to adjust to these loses. May they all know that the Almighty walks with them and at times will also carry them over the stones they’ll find in their paths.
jan zwetzig, goodland gazette

Notes:

NOTE: Roy had a twin brother named Ray.

Per: lana jean tracy
Married: 4 Feb 1919 in ATWOOD,RAWLINS,KANSAS,USA
Note:
MARRIAGE LICENSE ATWOOD,KANSAS
GROOM-TRACY ROY W.
BRIDE=THOMPSON MARY J.
LICENSE NUMBER-56
DATE ISSUED-1-31-1919
DATE OF MARRIAGE-2-4-1919
BOOK NUMBER-3
PAGE NUMBER
BURIAL-
MARRIAGE FROM THE ATWOOD,KANSAS RAWLINS CO,KANSAS
NEWSPAPER.

Buried in 1st Section Lot 108 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

Roy married Mary Idonia Thompson on 04 Feb 1919 in McDonald, Kansas. Mary (daughter of William Sheldon Thompson and Nancy Ann Cox) was born on 14 Feb 1897 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 28 Jun 1989 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried on 01 Jul 1989 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Idonia Wright
Mary Idonia Wright, 92, a longtime Thomas Coutny resident, died June 28 at the Thomas County Care Center in Colby. She had been a resident at the center since April 1984.
Funeral services have been set for Saturday, July 1 at 10:30a.m. CDT at the Brewster United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Brackett officiating. Burial will follow in the Brewster Cemetery. Friends may pay respects at Koons Chapel on Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. MDT and before services Saturday.
Memorials may be made to the Brewster Heritage Center and can be left at Koons Chapel.
Mrs. Wright was born Feb. 14, 1897 in Mercer County, Mo., the daughter of William and Nancy (cox) Thompson. The family moved to Brewster by covered wagon when she was six years old.
She married Roy Tracy, Feb. 4, 1919 at McDonald, Kan. He preceded her in death in 1937, in 1942 she and her two children left the farm and moved to Brewster.
She married William L. Wright, Jan 30, 1943. He preceded her in death in 1980.
She was a member of the Brewster United Methodist Church, the Colby American Legion Auxiliary, Lowell Coleman V.F.W. Auxiliary in Goodland and N.W.K.R.S.V.P. of Brewster.
Mrs. Wright is survived by a daughter-in-law, Hazel Tracy; granddaughter, Jolene Miller of Goodland; nephew, George Bear and niece, Nancy Sporing, both of Goodland; a granddaughter Beverly Goering of Fort Collins, Colo.; a grandson, Roy Cody of Olympia, Wash. and a grandson, Sam Cody of Atwood; six great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren; as well as severalo other nieces and nephews and a sister-in-law, Thelma Thompson of Westminster, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her son, John Tracy, a daughter, Edna L. Cody and one great-granddaughter, Katherine E. Cody; her parents, six brothers, and two sisters.

David married Anna ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Bertha Emelia Bright on 30 Sep 1885 in Culbertson, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. Bertha was born on 12 Nov 1859 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elmer Thompson's birth certificate says William was born in Illinois, 1860 Census says Missouri. Mercer County, Missouri is where a lot of this family was born.

Died at 9:00 AM.

Obit:
William Sheldon Thompson was born April 28, 1860, in Mercer county, Missouri, and departed this life at Brewster, Feb. 17, 1946, age 85 years, 10 months and 17 days.
He was united in marriage to Nancy Ann Cox in 1882. She preceded him in death Feb. 3, 1937. To this union six sons and three daughters were born. One son, William Esma, passed on in August, 1924.
Mr. Thompson united with the Baptist church in early life. On coming to Kansas he united with the Methodist church at Prairie Gem in the neighborhood where the family was reared.
He leaves to mourn his passing his sons, Burton, Charley and Fred of Brewster; Ivan and Alex of Edson; his daughters, Mrs. Bessie Bear and Idonia Wright of Brewster, and Mrs. Addie McAdams of Laird, Nebr.; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Beckner, Brewster; one half-brother, Elmer Thompson of Portis; two half-sisters, Mrs. Mary Graham and Mrs. Idonia Thompson of the Dalles Ore.; 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held from the Brewster Methodist church, Conducted by Rev. J. E. Gruver, with a large attendance of relatives and friends. He was laid to rest by the side of his wife in the Brewster cemetery.

Died:
Death Certficate on file.

William married Nancy Ann Cox on 31 Aug 1882 in Mercer County, Missouri. Nancy (daughter of Minister John Willis Burton Cox and Mary Jane Rockhold) was born on 05 Jan 1859 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 03 Feb 1937 in Rawlins County, Kansas; was buried on 04 Feb 1937 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Have also seen name as Nancy Anne Cox.

Death Certificate shows Nancy died in Rawlins County, Kansas.

Obit:
Nancy Ann Cox was born Jan. 5, 1859 in Mercer County Mo., and departed this life Feb. 3, 1937, at the age of 78 years and 28 days.
She spent her girlhood in the community in which she was born and was converted at the age of 17 and became a member of the Fairhaven Baptist Church.
On Aug. 31, 1882, she was united in marriage to W. S. Thompson who mourns her loss. To this union were born six boys and three girls: Burton Thompson of Brewster; Charlie Thompson of the home place; Mrs. Bessie Bear of the home community; Mrs. Addie McAdams of Laird, Nebr.; Ivan C. Thompson of Edson, Kansas; Fred Thompson of Brewster; Mrs. Idonia Tracy of the home community; and Alec Thompson of Edson, Kansas. Willie Thompson preceded his mother in death having passed away in 1924. There are 25 grandchildren and one great grandchild who survive.
A kindly spirited wife and mother has passed on. Her going is great loss but while here among her fellow beings and caring for her family she was a blessing to all. She knew her Lord and let Him lead her into the valley of the shadow of death - but no fear possessed her.
The funeral service was held in the M. E. Church at Brewster and conducted by the Rev. Fred W. Martin assisted by the Rev. Simpson, pastor of the church.

Died:
Death Certficate on file.