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Roy Eugene Cody



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Roy Eugene Cody

    Roy married Nancy Ann Ugestad [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Roy married Georgia Marie White [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lorrinda Lee Cody
    2. Beverly Jo Cody

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Marion Earl Cody, Jr. was born on 12 Oct 1920 in Havana, Kansas (son of Marion Earl Cody and Amy B ?); died on 15 May 1951 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado; was buried in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

    Marion married Edna Luella Tracy on 16 Feb 1942 in Goodland, Kansas. Edna (daughter of Roy William Tracy and Mary Idonia Thompson) was born on 07 Apr 1922 in McDonald, Kansas; died on 28 Oct 1968 in Goodland, Kansas; was buried on 02 Nov 1968 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Edna Luella TracyEdna Luella Tracy was born on 07 Apr 1922 in McDonald, Kansas (daughter of Roy William Tracy and Mary Idonia Thompson); died on 28 Oct 1968 in Goodland, Kansas; was buried on 02 Nov 1968 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    1930 Census on file.

    Obit:
    Obituary
    Edna Luella Cody
    Edna Luella Cody, 46, a wellknown Goodlandbusiness woman passed away Monday night at Sherman County Boothroy Memorial Hospital in Goodland.
    Mrs. Cody was born April 7, 1922 at McDonald, Kans., to John W. and Mary Tracy.
    Her husband Marion Cody passed away May 13, 1951, and since that time she has made her home in Brewster.
    Mrs. Cody is survived by two sons, SP-4 Roy E. Cody, stationed in Vietnam; and Sammy Cody, Lincoln, Nebr; her mother, Mrs. Bill Wright, Brewster,; and one brother John Tracy, Brewster.
    Mrs. Cody was a member of the Methodist Church of Brewster, V.F.W. Auxiliary, and was Past district president of the 9th District of the V.F.W. Auxiliary. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Rebekah Lodge.
    Mrs. Cody has been an employee and manager of the Reed Music Co. in Goodland for the past three years.
    Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 2, 1968, in the United Methodist Church in Brewster. The Rev. Gene Shoemaker officiated.
    Organist was Mrs. Kenneth Eicher. Vocal music was by Mrs. Gene Shoemaker and Mrs. Bill Selby.
    Burial was in the Brewster Cemetery. Services were conducted by the Sage and Smith.

    Notes:

    Notes from undisclosed family member states that "Edna Tracy and her husband Earl Cody's blood didn't mix very well and the oldest son Roy is a little crazy, he was married 2 or 3 times and the youngest son Sam is in a home, he is Special Needs.

    Children:
    1. 1. Roy Eugene Cody
    2. Samuel Joseph Cody


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Marion Earl Cody

    Marion married Amy B ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Amy B ?
    Children:
    1. 2. Marion Earl Cody, Jr. was born on 12 Oct 1920 in Havana, Kansas; died on 15 May 1951 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado; was buried in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

  3. 6.  Roy William Tracy was born on 27 Feb 1891 in Minor, Rawlins County, Kansas (son of John William Tracy and Bertha Emelia Bright); died on 28 Jun 1937 in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried in 1937 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

    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]


  4. 7.  Mary Idonia ThompsonMary Idonia Thompson was born on 14 Feb 1897 in Mercer County, Missouri (daughter of William Sheldon Thompson and Nancy Ann Cox); died on 28 Jun 1989 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried on 01 Jul 1989 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Kansas.

    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.

    Children:
    1. John William Tracy was born on 28 Jan 1920 in McDonald, Kansas; died on 05 Apr 1983 in Goodland, Kansas; was buried on 08 Apr 1983 in Brewster, Kansas.
    2. 3. Edna Luella Tracy was born on 07 Apr 1922 in McDonald, Kansas; died on 28 Oct 1968 in Goodland, Kansas; was buried on 02 Nov 1968 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John William Tracy was born on 25 Dec 1858 in Louisville, Kentucky.

    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]


  2. 13.  Bertha Emelia Bright was born on 12 Nov 1859 in Germany.
    Children:
    1. 6. Roy William Tracy was born on 27 Feb 1891 in Minor, Rawlins County, Kansas; died on 28 Jun 1937 in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried in 1937 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

  3. 14.  William Sheldon ThompsonWilliam Sheldon Thompson was born on 28 Apr 1860 in Shelby County, Illinois (son of Chauncy Gridley Thompson and Sarah Matilda Robertson); died on 17 Feb 1946 in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried on 19 Feb 1946 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

    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]


  4. 15.  Nancy Ann CoxNancy Ann Cox was born on 05 Jan 1859 in Mercer County, Missouri (daughter of Minister John Willis Burton Cox and Mary Jane Rockhold); died on 03 Feb 1937 in Rawlins County, Kansas; was buried on 04 Feb 1937 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

    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.

    Children:
    1. Chancy Burton Thompson was born on 08 Aug 1883 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 16 Nov 1963 in Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas; was buried on 19 Nov 1963 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.
    2. Charley Edger Thompson was born on 12 Jun 1885 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 25 Aug 1971 in Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas; was buried on 27 Aug 1971 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Kansas.
    3. William Esma Thompson was born on 24 Mar 1887 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 16 Aug 1924 in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.
    4. Bessie Mae Thompson was born on 14 Jan 1889 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 28 Feb 1963 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried on 03 Mar 1963 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.
    5. Ivan Coxy Thompson was born on 20 Sep 1890 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 23 Mar 1977 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas; was buried on 26 Mar 1977 in Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, Kansas.
    6. Addie Rae Thompson was born on 17 May 1892 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 17 Jan 1976 in Wray, Yuma County, Colorado; was buried on 21 Jan 1976 in Grandview Cemetary, Wray, Yuma County, Colorado.
    7. Fredrick McKinley Thompson was born on 28 Nov 1894 in Ravana, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 08 Jan 1981 in Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota; was buried on 13 Jan 1981 in Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, Kansas.
    8. 7. Mary Idonia Thompson 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.
    9. Elmer Alexander Thompson was born on 20 Jul 1901 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 06 Mar 1987 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado; was buried on 10 Mar 1987 in Crown Hill Memorial Park, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado.


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