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The Genealogy of the Thompson Family
Irvin Weston Pulfrey
1886 - 1952 (66 years)1. Irvin Weston Pulfrey was born on 17 Aug 1886 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on 27 Oct 1952 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Notes:
Have also seen first name as Irving.
Irvin married Edith May Kiplinger about 1909. Edith (daughter of Edward Martin Kiplinger and Ruth Delphene Howard) was born on 26 May 1886 in Howardsville, Illinois; died on 07 Feb 1950 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Edward Weston Pulfrey was born on 12 Nov 1909 in Stockton, Illinois; died in 1964; was buried in Woodbine, Illinois.
- 3. Nelda Ruth Pulfrey was born on 03 Oct 1910 in Stockton, Illinois; died on 07 Aug 1958 in Winnebago, Illinois; was buried in Woodbine, Illinois.
- 4. Frances Edith Pulfrey was born on 26 Sep 1912 in Stockton, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1971 in Aberdeen, South Dakota; was buried in Detroit Cemetery, Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota.
- 5. Charles Irving Pulfrey was born on 18 Jun 1915 in Stockton, Illinois; died in 1966; was buried in Woodbine, Illinois.
- 6. Ruth Georgia Pulfrey was born on 22 Jul 1918 in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on 23 Jul 1999; was buried in Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois.
- 7. Robert Earl Pulfrey was born on 15 Nov 1921 in Stockton, Illinois; died in Apr 1961 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado; was buried in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado.
- 8. Ward Howard Pulfrey, Sr. was born on 02 Feb 1923 in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on 11 Dec 1997 in Newberry, Luce County, Michigan; was cremated in Newberry, Luce County, Michigan.
- 9. Calvin Martin Pulfrey was born on 13 Feb 1924 in Stockton, Illinois; died in 1953; was buried in Woodbine, Illinois.
- 10. Irvin Murray Pulfrey, Sr. was born on 18 Sep 1926 in Stockton, Illinois; died on 21 Aug 1985 in Sioux City, Iowa; was buried in 1985 in Sioux City, Iowa.
- 11. Betty Pulfrey
Generation: 2
2. Edward Weston Pulfrey (1.Irvin1) was born on 12 Nov 1909 in Stockton, Illinois; died in 1964; was buried in Woodbine, Illinois. Family/Spouse: Iva ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Nelda Ruth Pulfrey (1.Irvin1) was born on 03 Oct 1910 in Stockton, Illinois; died on 07 Aug 1958 in Winnebago, Illinois; was buried in Woodbine, Illinois. Notes:
Died:
Name Nelda Ruth Raih
Death Date 7 Aug 1958
Death Place Winnebago, Illinois, USA
File Number 131066
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/66479:5397?tid=190718384&pid=182499247090&hid=1037885887050Nelda married Carl L Raih on 20 Jul 1957 in Grant, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Frances Edith Pulfrey (1.Irvin1) was born on 26 Sep 1912 in Stockton, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1971 in Aberdeen, South Dakota; was buried in Detroit Cemetery, Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota. Notes:
Services for MRS. Phillip (Frances) Pulfrey
Mrs. Pulfrey
Services for Mrs Phillip (Frances) Pulfrey, 59, Frederick, SD., will be at 2pm at the Houghton Lutheran Church. She died Monday, Dec. 27th at Dakota Midland Hospital, Aberdeen, SD. Burial will be in the Detroit Cemetery east of Houghton.
Frances Edith Pulfrey was born Sept. 26, 1912, at Stockton, Ill. where she grew to womanhood. She later moved to Aberdeen where she met and married Phillip M. Pulfrey in Webster, SD. Frances was the daughter of Irvin and Edith (Kipplinger) Pulfrey of Stockton, Illinois.
Survivors include her husband, four daughters, Dorothy Heberlein, Hecla, SD.; Mrs Lyle (Nancy) Chapin, Frederick; Mrs Don (Bonnie) Lewis, Mina, SD.; and Linda, at home. 16 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; two brothers, Ward Pulfrey of Thompson, Ill. and Irvin Pulfrey of Thompson also. and two sisters Mrs. Ruth Smith, Thompson Ill.; and Betty Pulfrey, Dixon, Ill.
She was preceeded in death by her parents, two daughters, four brothers and one sister, Nel Raih of Stockton, Ill..Family/Spouse: Harold Rogers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Dorothy June Pulfrey was born on 14 Feb 1932 in Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois; died on 19 May 1997 in Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota; was buried in Detroit Cemetery, Rural Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota.
Frances married Phillip Morris PulfreyWebster, South Dakota. Phillip (son of Charles Townsend Pulfrey and Evalina Augusta Morris) was born in 1912; died in 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Donna Jean Pulfrey was born on 01 Mar 1938; died in 1950.
- 14. Mona Pulfrey was born on 27 Oct 1939; died on 26 Dec 1939.
- 15. Nancy Lee Pulfrey was born on 06 Oct 1940; died on 23 Aug 1998.
- 16. Bonnie Mae Pulfrey
- 17. Linda Kay Pulfrey was born on 25 Apr 1957; died on 28 Sep 2008; was buried in Detroit Cemetery, Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota.
5. Charles Irving Pulfrey (1.Irvin1) was born on 18 Jun 1915 in Stockton, Illinois; died in 1966; was buried in Woodbine, Illinois. Charles married Agnes Manuel in 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Charlotte Pulfrey was born on 20 Jun 1946; died in Aug 1981.
- 19. Charles Pulfrey
- 20. Martha Pulfrey
6. Ruth Georgia Pulfrey (1.Irvin1) was born on 22 Jul 1918 in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on 23 Jul 1999; was buried in Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois. Notes:
Not sure where this note came from, as Ruth Passed in 1999.
Lives in FortCollins, Colorado as of Sep 2004.Ruth married Glen Hebert Smith on 13 Aug 1949 in Houston, Minnesota. Glen was born on 26 Mar 1899 in Mt Carroll, Illinois; died on 15 Aug 1980 in Carroll County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Martin Smith
- 22. Larry Smith
7. Robert Earl Pulfrey (1.Irvin1) was born on 15 Nov 1921 in Stockton, Illinois; died in Apr 1961 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado; was buried in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado. 8. Ward Howard Pulfrey, Sr. (1.Irvin1) was born on 02 Feb 1923 in Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on 11 Dec 1997 in Newberry, Luce County, Michigan; was cremated in Newberry, Luce County, Michigan. Notes:
Ward was born at 10:00PM.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name Ward Howard Pulfrey
Birth Date 2 Feb 1923
Death Date 11 Dec 1997
Cause of Death Natural
SSN 533189651
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 10 Feb 1943
Discharge Date 29 Oct 1945
Page number 1
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/932386:2441?tid=190718384&pid=182479842124&hid=1037780311645
Birth:
Birth Certficate on file.Ward married June Lillian Schroth on 31 Mar 1948 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois. June (daughter of Roland Harold Schroth and Eva Barbara Ehredt) was born on 17 Jun 1924 in Derinda Center, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on 19 Oct 1991 in Thomson, Carroll County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Ward Howard Pulfrey, Jr.
- 24. Sandra Jean Pulfrey was born on 16 Oct 1949 in Savanna, Illinois; died on 06 Aug 2023.
9. Calvin Martin Pulfrey (1.Irvin1) was born on 13 Feb 1924 in Stockton, Illinois; died in 1953; was buried in Woodbine, Illinois. 10. Irvin Murray Pulfrey, Sr. (1.Irvin1) was born on 18 Sep 1926 in Stockton, Illinois; died on 21 Aug 1985 in Sioux City, Iowa; was buried in 1985 in Sioux City, Iowa. Family/Spouse: Betty Jean Helmer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Irvin M Pulfrey, Jr. was born on 07 May 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died on 14 Aug 2006 in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota.
- 26. Calvin M Pulfrey was born on 30 Mar 1958; died on 09 Apr 2012.
- 27. Audrey Mae Pulfrey
- 28. JoAnn Pulfrey
- 29. Karen Pulfrey
- 30. Jean J Pulfrey
- 31. Kathy Pulfrey
11. Betty Pulfrey (1.Irvin1)
Generation: 3
12. Dorothy June Pulfrey (4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 14 Feb 1932 in Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois; died on 19 May 1997 in Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota; was buried in Detroit Cemetery, Rural Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota. Notes:
South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1945
Name Dorothy Pulfrey
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Year 1932
Event Year 1945
Event Place Carlisle, Brown, South Dakota
Age 13
FHL Film Number 2371850
Name:
The story is Dorothy was a Pulfrey and was adopted by a Rogers.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Dorothy June Pulfrey
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 14 Feb 1932
Birth Place Lena Stephen, Illinois
Death Date 19 May 1997
Father Harold Rogers
Mother Frances E Pulfrey
SSN 326268217
Notes
May 1948: Name listed as DOROTHY JUNE PULFREY
Jan 1957: Name listed as DOROTHY JUNE SCHROTH
Aug 1957: Name listed as DOROTHY JUNE HEBERLEIN
11 Jun 1997: Name listed as DOROTHY J HEBERLEIN
Died:
Dorothy dies from Lunk Cancer.Dorothy married Roland Ehredt Schroth on 02 Dec 1947 in Caledonia, Minnesota. Roland (son of Roland Harold Schroth and Eva Barbara Ehredt) was born on 02 Jul 1923 in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 21 Sep 2005 in Thornton, Adams County, Colorado; was buried on 27 Sep 2005 in Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. David Allen Schroth
- 33. Barbara Ann Schroth
- 34. Gary Dean Schroth was born on 03 Jul 1953 in Clinton, Iowa; died on 20 May 1970 in Mina, Edmunds County, South Dakota; was buried on 27 May 1970 in Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
- 35. Susan Kay Schroth
Dorothy married Harvey Nick Heberlein on 06 Aug 1957 in Wabasha, Minnesota. Harvey (son of John Heberlein and Lucy Halbach) was born on 05 Feb 1921 in La Crosse, Illinois; died on 18 Jan 2011 in La Crosse, Illinois; was buried on 22 Jan 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
13. Donna Jean Pulfrey (4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 01 Mar 1938; died in 1950. 14. Mona Pulfrey (4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 27 Oct 1939; died on 26 Dec 1939. 15. Nancy Lee Pulfrey (4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 06 Oct 1940; died on 23 Aug 1998. Family/Spouse: ? Chapin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Bonnie Mae Pulfrey (4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: ? Lewis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Linda Kay Pulfrey (4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 25 Apr 1957; died on 28 Sep 2008; was buried in Detroit Cemetery, Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota. Family/Spouse: ? Harms. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
18. Charlotte Pulfrey (5.Charles2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 20 Jun 1946; died in Aug 1981. 19. Charles Pulfrey (5.Charles2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. Stacey Pulfrey
Family/Spouse: Susan Fesing. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. Robert Pulfrey
- 43. Casey Pulfrey
20. Martha Pulfrey (5.Charles2, 1.Irvin1) 21. Martin Smith (6.Ruth2, 1.Irvin1) 22. Larry Smith (6.Ruth2, 1.Irvin1) 23. Ward Howard Pulfrey, Jr. (8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) Ward married Lee Anne Lamma [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
24. Sandra Jean Pulfrey (8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 16 Oct 1949 in Savanna, Illinois; died on 06 Aug 2023. Notes:
Sandra did not have an Obituary as her Daughter Dawn said that Sandra did not like those type of things.
Died:
Died from complications of Multiple Sclerosis.Family/Spouse: Richard Warren Shear. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Sandra married Stanley Jerome Krontz, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Irvin M Pulfrey, Jr. (10.Irvin2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 07 May 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died on 14 Aug 2006 in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota. 26. Calvin M Pulfrey (10.Irvin2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 30 Mar 1958; died on 09 Apr 2012. Calvin married Gloria Elizabeth Proia [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Audrey Mae Pulfrey (10.Irvin2, 1.Irvin1) 28. JoAnn Pulfrey (10.Irvin2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: ? Rush. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
29. Karen Pulfrey (10.Irvin2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: ? Ryan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
30. Jean J Pulfrey (10.Irvin2, 1.Irvin1) Jean married Wesley L Orr [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Kathy Pulfrey (10.Irvin2, 1.Irvin1)
Generation: 4
32. David Allen Schroth (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: Carol Parker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
33. Barbara Ann Schroth (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: Terrance Canter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
34. Gary Dean Schroth (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) was born on 03 Jul 1953 in Clinton, Iowa; died on 20 May 1970 in Mina, Edmunds County, South Dakota; was buried on 27 May 1970 in Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Notes:
Gary's Father said that he did not think his son died from an accident or Suicide, but was killed for some unknown reason.
His hobbies were writing and drawing, his sister Susan says he was gifted.
Gary is buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, Section P Site 3402
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name Gary Dean Schroth
Death Age 16
Birth Date 3 Jul 1953
Death Date 20 May 1970
Interment Date 27 May 1970
Interment Place Colorado, USA
Cemetery Address 4400 West Kenyon Avenue Denver, Co 80236
Cemetery Ft. Logan National Cemetery
Plot Section P Site 3402
Relationship Son
Father Roland E Schroth
Notes Pfc Us Army
Comments Son (Minor Child) of Schroth, Roland E
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2727874:8750?tid=190718384&pid=182487013466&hid=103782060707335. Susan Kay Schroth (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Susan married Carson Lee Gerdes [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 51. Joni Mae Gerdes
- 52. Heather Jean Gerdes
36. Debra Marie Heberlein (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Debra married Ellis Roberts Parry, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
37. Donna Ruth Heberlein (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: ? Tisher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
38. Thomas Edward Heberlein (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: Sally ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
39. Rose Marie Heberlein (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: Al Dosch. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
40. Jerry Carl Heberlein (12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) 41. Stacey Pulfrey (19.Charles3, 5.Charles2, 1.Irvin1) 42. Robert Pulfrey (19.Charles3, 5.Charles2, 1.Irvin1) 43. Casey Pulfrey (19.Charles3, 5.Charles2, 1.Irvin1) 44. Eric Lee Pulfrey (23.Ward3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) Eric married Brenda L Biser [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Susan Colye. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 53. Eric Pulfrey
- 54. Ariel Pulfrey
45. Jeffrey Donald Pulfrey (23.Ward3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) 46. Sy Edward Pulfrey (23.Ward3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) Sy married Ingrid R Scheuermann [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
47. Teresa Delores Pulfrey (23.Ward3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: ? Nolan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 55. Chenise Nolan
48. Dawn Elaine Shear (24.Sandra3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: Gary Jay Huizenga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 5
49. Jason Eric Schroth (32.David4, 12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) 50. Timothy Roland Canter (33.Barbara4, 12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) 51. Joni Mae Gerdes (35.Susan4, 12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Joni married Jason Russell Clark [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
52. Heather Jean Gerdes (35.Susan4, 12.Dorothy3, 4.Frances2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: ? Reisig. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: ? Dinger. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
53. Eric Pulfrey (44.Eric4, 23.Ward3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) 54. Ariel Pulfrey (44.Eric4, 23.Ward3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) 55. Chenise Nolan (47.Teresa4, 23.Ward3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) 56. Cassaundra Shea Huizenga (48.Dawn4, 24.Sandra3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) Family/Spouse: Robert A Martin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 57. Ethan Martin
- 58. Brayden Martin
- 59. Shay Martin
Generation: 6
57. Ethan Martin (56.Cassaundra5, 48.Dawn4, 24.Sandra3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) 58. Brayden Martin (56.Cassaundra5, 48.Dawn4, 24.Sandra3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1) 59. Shay Martin (56.Cassaundra5, 48.Dawn4, 24.Sandra3, 8.Ward2, 1.Irvin1)