Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Thompson Family
Luella Mae Smith
1912 - 2002 (90 years)1. Luella Mae Smith was born on 01 May 1912 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois; died on 17 Dec 2002. Notes:
Email from Alice Horner:
Description: I have Luella Mae Smith's family information on my Rootsweb.com tree, "The Downing, Bickelhaupt, And Preston Families of Carroll County, Illinois." Right now I have her name as Suellen, but I'm changing that and planning to upload new information onto this tree later today. I'm fairly certain her name began as Luellen. Her parents were Oscar and Adelia (Roberts) Smith. They lived in the area of Mount Carroll Township, Carroll County, Illinois known as Center Hill; it is along what is now Highway 52 just east of the Center Hill Church and Cemetery. The house is still there; I can't remember who owns it. Oscar, Adelia, and some of their other children are buried in that cemetery. The Carroll County Birth Certificates Index, on the cyberdriveillinois website, has Luellen Smith's date of birth as May 1, 1913, not 1912.
I'm not a direct relative. My mother grew up on a farm just east of the Smith's. I have a lot of this information, including tombstone photos for Center Hill Cemetery, on the Genealogy Trails website, http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/carroll.
Alice Horner
aahorner@pacbell.net
Died:
From Social Security Death Index.Luella married Martin Michael Ehredt on 11 Oct 1931 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois. Martin (son of Martin John Ehredt and Sophia Groezinger) was born on 13 Nov 1903 in Derinda Center, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on 04 Sep 1976 in Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Elizabeth Ann Ehredt
- 3. Etta Mae Ehredt
- 4. Martin Oscar Ehredt
- 5. James Albert Ehredt was born on 16 Mar 1939 in Jo Davies County, Illinois; died on 28 Oct 1963 in Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois.
Generation: 2
2. Elizabeth Ann Ehredt (1.Luella1) Elizabeth married Robert Melville Duff [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. Etta Mae Ehredt (1.Luella1) Etta married Donald L Cox [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Donald M Cox
- 9. Charles William Cox
- 10. Donavan Lee Cox
- 11. Jason M Cox
Etta married Carl Carlson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Martin Oscar Ehredt (1.Luella1) Martin married Sybil Rose Johnson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Joy Lynn Ehredt was born on 06 Feb 1961; died in Oct 1962.
- 13. Martin Ben Ehredt was born on 18 Dec 1961; died on 25 Jan 1962.
- 14. Martin Oscar Ehredt, II
5. James Albert Ehredt (1.Luella1) was born on 16 Mar 1939 in Jo Davies County, Illinois; died on 28 Oct 1963 in Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois. Notes:
James passed away from Cancer on 28 Oct 1963.
James married Patricia Mullane [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 3
6. Jeana Lu Duff (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Luella1) Family/Spouse: Thomas Edwards. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
7. Robyn Maelyn Duff (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Luella1) 8. Donald M Cox (3.Etta2, 1.Luella1) Notes:
Donald died the day after he was born.
9. Charles William Cox (3.Etta2, 1.Luella1) 10. Donavan Lee Cox (3.Etta2, 1.Luella1) Family/Spouse: ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. ? Cox
11. Jason M Cox (3.Etta2, 1.Luella1) Jason married Julie Lietsen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Meladie Cox
12. Joy Lynn Ehredt (4.Martin2, 1.Luella1) was born on 06 Feb 1961; died in Oct 1962. 13. Martin Ben Ehredt (4.Martin2, 1.Luella1) was born on 18 Dec 1961; died on 25 Jan 1962. 14. Martin Oscar Ehredt, II (4.Martin2, 1.Luella1) Martin married Terri J Howington [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
15. Michael Martin Ehredt (5.James2, 1.Luella1) 16. Mark Joseph Ehredt (5.James2, 1.Luella1)
Generation: 4
17. Alicia Caye Edwards (6.Jeana3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Luella1) 18. ? Cox (10.Donavan3, 3.Etta2, 1.Luella1) 19. Meladie Cox (11.Jason3, 3.Etta2, 1.Luella1) 20. Martin John Ehredt (14.Martin3, 4.Martin2, 1.Luella1) 21. Allyssa Christine Ehredt (14.Martin3, 4.Martin2, 1.Luella1)