Who We Were, Are & Will Be Our Family: May 2021

31 May 2021

Memorial Day 2021: Lt. Edward Woodbury Hall (1839-1963)

Less than two weeks after the fall of Vicksburg, my 2xg-granduncle died in the battle to retake Jackson, Mississippi. I report the story HERE. He was a member of Company B, 3rd Iowa Infantry Regiment.

Lieutenant Edward W. Hall was born in Danvers, McLean, Illinois on August 28, 1839. He died in battle outside Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi on July 13, 1863. He did not have a spouse or children. The family erected a cenotaph to him in the family plot in Stouts Grove Cemetery, Danvers, IL. Edward was my 2xg-uncle on my mother's maternal side. He was only 23 years old.

30 May 2021

Ralph Surpluss (1901-1989) Suffers Serious Burns in Work Explosion

From The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), September 19, 1924, Page 7 --

KANSAN MAY DIE FROM BURNS

EL DORADO, KAN., Sept. 18--Ralph Surpluss, an employe(sic) at a local refinery, was seriously burned today when a gasoline explosion occurred at the pumphouse of the refinery. Little hope is entertained for his recovery.

Ralph Surpluss survived his injuries, and in four more years would get married, and have a son whom he named Ralph Surpluss, Jr. A little irony, I guess. Ralph Surpluss was my granduncle on my mother's maternal side.

29 May 2021

Jacob Gurwell (1855-1944) Abandons Wife and Family and Elopes. . . .Oops

From The Kansas Chief (Troy, Kansas), August 4, 1887, Page 3 --

News comes from Highland Station, that Jacob Gurwell and the wife of Milton Rawls eloped together, Sunday night, after being at the Eagle Springs picnic. They had been the subjects of neighborhood talk, for some time. Gurwell leaves a wife and children, and Mrs. Rawls a husband and children. Mr. Rawls was in town, Tuesday, getting out a warrant for the arrest of the runaways, he claiming to know their whereabouts.

Further research shows that the couple returned to their respective spouses and families, and remained there the rest of their lives. Personally, I don't know how you do that, just return back to normal like nothing happened? But that is just me. And times were different back then.

Jacob Gurwell was my g-granduncle, on my mom's paternal side.

28 May 2021

By Request: Obit for Lynndon Carl Walker (1887-1946)

From Arnold Sentinel (Arnold, Nebraska), May 2, 1946, Page 1 --

L C Walker Buried Tuesday From Arnold Methodist Church

Funeral services for Lyndon C Walker, 58, who died at his home in Yucca Valley on Friday evening, April 26, after a lengthy illness, were held from the Arnold Melodist church on Tuesday afternoon, April 30, at 2 o’clock with Rev E N Littrell in charge of the services.
Music was furnished by Evelyn Cunningham and Betty Jo Simons accompanied by Mrs. John Dennis.
Pallbearers were Chester Bean, Wm Scott, Emil Lindell, Arthur Long, Ira Spratt and Ernest Yarrington.
Interment was in the Arnold cemetery.
Lyndon Carl Walker, son of Lucy M and Henry M Walker was born August 20 1887, at Powell Canyon near Arnold, Nebraska and died April 26, 1946, at the age of 58 years, eight months and six days.
He was married to Bessie Ann Hutchens on September 18, 1912, and seven children were born to this marriage:
Mrs. Beulah Cumpston, Arnold; Mrs. Mae Cunningham, Pasadena, California; Glenn, Ann and Norman Walker at home; and Harold and Jerald Walker, Riverton, Wyoming.
Mrs. Walker preceded him in death on August 17 1936.
In addition to his seven children, Mr. Walker is survived by 11 grandchildren and one brother Keith G Walker, Dix, Nebraska. He was preceeded(sic) in death by two brothers and one sister.
Mr. Walker moved to Yucca Valley in 1908, and had made his home there for the remainder of his life.
He united with the Baptist church in young manhood and remained a member of this church.
He had been in failing health for the past five years, and had become bedfast two weeks before his death.

Ancestry.Com has recently made it a lot simpler to find obituaries on its sister site Newspapers.Com, and concurrently I have become very proficient at doing searches on the latter. It would be easy to flood this blog with obits, but that is not the tone I really want to set here. Nonetheless I had a second cousin request this obituary and the one yesterday.

One of the interesting things I noticed in tracking down this obituary, was that in the newspapers leading up to this one were reports of family members coming to visit Lynn. I am guessing everyone knew the time was at hand.

Lynndon Carl Walker was my granduncle.

27 May 2021

By Request: Obit for Bessie Ann Walker (nee. Hutchens, 1894-1936)

From The Custer County Chief (Broken Bow, Nebraska), August 27, 1936, Page 10 --

Arnold: Bessie Ann Walker passed away at the Arnold hospital early Monday morning, August 17. Mrs. Walker had been seriously ill at her home south of town for several weeks and was brought to the hospital for treatment last week.
Mrs. Walker leaves her husband and seven children, Mrs. Beulah Compston of Brady, Mrs. May Cunningham, Glenn, Anna, Norman, Herald and Jerald.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 at the Baptist church with Rev. C. L. Van Metre in charge. Mrs. C. S. Lucas, Miss Marjorie Mudd, Joe Fisher and Ray Atkins sang, accompanied at the piano by Miss Genevieve McQuire.
Pallbearers were Will Scott, John Brewer, Esten Ross, Kenneth Holt, Virgil Holt and E. W. Deterding. Interment was in the Arnold cemetery.

Bessie Ann Walker was my grandaunt.

26 May 2021

Mostly Wordless Wednesday: Hunting Trip (circa 1972)

In camo hat is my father Paul E. Walker (1929-2019), in green is his good friend Rudy Thompson, and kneeling with the dog is yours truly. I assure you, despite the hair I was a male even back then.

25 May 2021

Tombstone Tuesday: Jennie Mariam Long (nee. Hall, 1879-1968)

Jennie Mariam (Hall) Long
Born: 24 Mar 1879, Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois, USA
Died: 3 Aug 1968 (aged 89), El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, USA
Buried: Sunset Lawns Cemetery (El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, USA),
Section: B Lot: 210 Space: E3

I have been doing genealogy and family history for about two decades now. One thing I have noticed is how easy it is to find the fingerprints (metaphorically speaking) of my ancestors who were also family historians. Here is my favorite example. I was searching the holdings at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and I discovered a picture of my 3xg-grandparents William (1810-1873) and Sarah (Moore) McKee (1817-1895). And who donated it? Jennie (Hall) Long.

Another? I found a published family history on the descendants of my 5xg-grandfather Guian McKee (1750-1827), and whose research does the the author include? Jennie (Hall) Long. Jennie was even able to identify the location of the grave of my 4xg-grandmother Martha Moore (nee. Cunningham, 1773-1853), no marker in a forgotten overgrown cemetery.

Jennie was remarkable, and she did all this before the digital age -- paper research, and lots of correspondence. It took lots of time, lots of patience, and lots of dedication. You will not be surprised to know she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Thank you Jennie.

Jennie Mariam (Hall) Long was my great-grandaunt, on my mother's maternal side.

24 May 2021

Amanuensis Monday: Dueling Obits -- Democrat vs. Republican

From The Butler County Democrat (El Dorado, Kansas) Friday, May 24, 1901, Page 8 --

Died: At his home in Rosalia township, Tuesday morning, May 21, of dropsy and heart trouble, J. N. Surplus, aged .62 years, 2 months and 7 days. He was born March 14, 1839 in Morrow county, Ohio and in early life removed to Illinois. He came to Kansas in 1870 and homesteaded the farm upon which he died. Many are the hardships himself and wife endured in pioneer days. The writer has often beard him tell of having to wade through snow drifts to El Dorado 16 miles and carry home a 50 pound sack of flour and this is but one of many of the harships(sic) he lived through. His wife and four children survive him, his son J, Alex Surplus and daughters Mrs. Wm. Armour and Misses Mary and Lulu Surplus. He was a member of the U. B. church, kind neighbor and good citizen. The funeral occurred Thursday at 2 p. m. from Walnut Valley Chapel, conducted by Rev. W. J. Shull and he was laid to rest in Blankenship cemetery.

From the El Dorado Republican (El Dorado, Kansas), Friday, May 24, 1901, Page 3 --

J. M. Surplus died at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday a m at his home near Rosalia. He has been ill for some time with a complication of heart disease and lung trouble. Mr. Surplus was an old resident of Butler county having come here in 1870 from Illinois. He was born March 14, 1839, in Morrow county, Ohio. His wife and four children, one boy, Alex, and three girls, Mrs. Wm. Armour, Mary and Lulu Surplus, survive him. The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at Blankenship chapel by Rev. Schull, of Pontiac. Mr. Surplus was a communicant of the Methodist church and was a man of irreproachable character. He was an affectionate friend to his family in the highest sense of the word, a fact which makes his removal more keenly felt by them.

John Nelson Surpluss (1839-1901) was my 2xg-grandfather on my mother's maternal side.

23 May 2021

Harvey J. Dutton -- Founder of Illinois State University Debating Society

From The Vidette (Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois), Tuesday, May 28, 1963 --

Debate Team's First Meeting Held In Candlelight Years Ago

By LINDA BLOYD

Friday evening, October 9, 1857, just four days after Illinois State first opened her doors, 14 serious-minded male students met by the light of a single flickering candle in a small classroom on the third floor of Bloomington’s Major’s Hall. Their purpose as expressed by their leaders, Harvey J. Dutton and Charles Irons, was to found a debating society which would "extend social relations and elevate moral character and intellectual attainments.”
Thus began the Normal Debating Society later to be known as the Wrightonians (or more familiarly as the "Wrights”). . . .

Harvey James Dutton (1836-1928) was my 2xg-granduncle. I blog about him more than anyone, but he was a great man and there is a lot written about him. And like a lot of family historians, I go first for the low hanging fruit.

22 May 2021

The Consequences of Large Families

Dix School, 1938 -- Dix, Kimball County, Nebraska.

The little boy sitting dead center in the front row is my father Paul E. Walker (1929-2019). The little boy sitting to his immediate left is Robert Arthur "Bob" Wistrom (1930-1999). Bob was my father's best friend. Bob was my father's nephew!

My father was the second youngest of nine children. Bob is the son of the oldest of the nine children, Beulah Lee Wistrom (nee. McNeill Walker, 1907-1980).

My father always called Bob his "cousin." Growing up, I called Bob my "uncle," when in fact he was my cousin.

The girl in the back row, second from the left is Bob's older sister Virginia Lee "Jinks" Stormberg (nee. Wistrom, 1928-1994). Jinks was my father's niece, and a year older.

I don't know. It all seems to me to be a small price to pay for the joy of a large family.

21 May 2021

Leslie Gibson has "La Grippe"

From the Allen County Herald (Humboldt, Kansas), November 13, 1905, Monday, Page 2 --

. . . .Leslie Gibson has been sick with lagrippe. . . . .

I previously documented Leslie's young death from typhoid in 1908 here. This illness predates his death by three years. "La Grippe" is a way our ancestors referred to influenza, and possibly other viral illnesses. The Spanish Flu that caused the pandemic of 1918 was famously called "The Grippe."

Leslie Gibson (1894-1908) was my maternal grandfather's older brother.

20 May 2021

Meme: "You Know You Are a Genealogist When. . . ."

"You know you are a genealogist when. . . .

Your cousin sends you twelve lists of cemetery

transcriptions and you get excited!"

19 May 2021

Wordless Wednesday: "Picture" of Robert S. Surpluss (1804-1885)

This is my only "picture" of my 3xg-grandfather Robert S. Surpluss. I am without words. The good news is I know which branch of the family last had the original and I am trying to make contact.

18 May 2021

Tombstone(less) Tuesday: Lucy Martha Turner (nee. Surpluss, 1874-1933)

I continue my crusade of showing the graves of ancestors and relatives who have been interred without markers this week with my great-grandaunt Lucy (Surpluss) Turner, at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, plot Sunset Lawn, Section 2, Lot 547, Grave 1.

I am not sure how come this bothers me so much. It is quite possible she didn't want a marker. I don't know.

17 May 2021

Discovery of Leslie Gibson (1894?-1908)

From Allen County Herald (Humboldt, Kansas), January 20, 1908, Monday, Page 1--

LESLIE GIBSON DIED SATURDAY
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Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gibson Died of Typhoid Fever.
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Leslie Gibson, the seventeen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gibson, who live in Wakefield's Addition, died Saturday afternoon at 5:30, of typhoid fever. A brother of the boy is seriously ill also.
The funeral services were held by Rev. Engle Sunday afternoon and the body was interred in the Ellison cemetery. On account of the illness of his brother the services were short.
The family moved here last year from Rose, Kansas, where they had lived for several years. They have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavment(sic).

This is actually a pretty significant find for me. I am one of those poor unfortunate souls who got serious about genealogy and family history after my grandparents had passed, so I didn't get to ask them very much. But my grandparents did offer me some info about Leslie. Showing me a page from the family Bible I was told that Leslie was one of three sisters of my grandfather Bruce Gibson (1902-1994) who did not live to adulthood. They could not tell me anymore. They obviously were mistaken, "she" was a "he."

Notes

1) That should read "C.L." Gibson, not "C.O."

2) The family Bible says Leslie was born in 1894, that would make him thirteen, not seventeen.

16 May 2021

Newspaper Anecdote About George Hall (1845-1908)

From The Walnut Valley Times (El Dorado, Kansas), October 28 1899, Saturday, Page 4 --

George Hall of Rosalia, (whose father, Hall says, was discreet and did not give "Washington" for his middle name) was among the Times visitors today. Hall was 15 years old when Sumpter was fired upon. He enlisted in the 26th Illinois Infantry and carries lead In his body at an evidence of his real service for his country.

I have had readers bemoan me publishing these little newspaper anecdotes. But look how rich this simple paragraph is for the genealogist! Residence, approximate age, military enlistment and regiment, and the fact he was wounded. And those are just the facts that jump out! I will examine every reference that my research and providence decide to reward me with. Even brief, short, little newspaper anecdotes.

15 May 2021

Birth Certificate for Brenda Kay Walker Cline Cox (nee. Gibson, 1938-1989)

Maricopa County, Arizona
St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix
Child: Brenda Kay Gibson - female - December 13, 1938, born alive at 10:45am
Father: Bruce Gibson, Flagstaff, AZ,
white, 36 years old, born in Humbolt, Kansas, Logging Contractor - currently for ten years
Mother: (married) Thelma Surpluss, also of Flagstaff, AZ,
white, 35 years old, born in Rosalia, Kansas, Housewife

Brenda Kay (Gibson) Walker was my mother. To be perfectly honest I did not learn anything new from this document, but it is an essential document nonetheless, it supports all my previous research and offers no contradictions.

14 May 2021

Harvey J. Dutton Sends His RSVP in 1927 at Age 90

From an article entitled MANY LETTERS RECEIVED BY HOMECOMING COMMITTEE:

OLD GRADUATES FROM MANY PARTS OF COUNTRY TELL OF THEIR DESIRE TO ATTEND I. S. N. U. HOMECOMING, as published in The Vidette (Illinois State Normal University, Normal, Illinois) Wednesday, November 2, 1927, page 1 --

. . . One of the most interesting of these letters received by Miss Cooper was the one from Mr. H. J. Dutton of Springfield, Mo. The letter is as follows:

“Dear Madam:

“Yours of the 6th inst. at hand and contents noted. In reply I desire to say that while I thank you very sincerely for your kind invitation to attend the Normal Homecoming, believing that I should very heartily enjoy meeting even the very few who may remember me as a Normal student, the meeting comes too late in the season for me to attend for more reasons than one.

“Had the date been a month earlier I should have been strongly tempted to attempt the trip, notwithstanding my fourscore and ten years.

“Because of the uncertainty of favorable weather and the further fact that on the date mentioned I have planned to be on my way to Florida where I have been spending the winters of late years. I am constrained to deny myself the pleasure of meeting with you.

“I do, however, send most cordial greetings to any and all who may remember me. Should be very glad to receive an account of Homecoming. My Florida address, is: Zephyrhills, Florida.

“Very truly and sincerely yours,

“H. J. DUTTON.”

“P. S. I deem it unnecessary, for a person of my age to make any apology for using pencil.”

The writing in this letter was legible and consistent. Mr. Dutton was graduated from this institution in 1861.

Of the letters the university Homecoming Committee received, this was the only one they decided to publish in full. He would pass away only two months later, at his winter home in Zephyrhills, Florida, at age 91. Harvey James Dutton (1836-1928) was my 2xg-granduncle on my Father's paternal side.

13 May 2021

Samuel C. Walker (1860-1933) Sells His Business

From The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), February 13, 1913, Page 8 --

FOR SALE--BLACKSMITH SHOP AND TOOLS and good business in Cooksville, Ill.; a bargain if taken at once. S.C. Walker. f13-3t

Samuel Clark Walker (1860-1933) was my great-granduncle on my Dad's paternal side. He moved around frequently and had a variety of jobs. Before this he was living north in Chicago and working for the railroad. After this, he was living south in Pontiac (IL) working as a school janitor.

12 May 2021

Wordless (Mostly) Wednesday: Thelma Gibson (nee. Surpluss, 1903-1991)

My maternal grandmother Thelma (Surpluss) Gibson (1903-1991)

11 May 2021

Tombstone Tuesday: Elsie Rue Surpluss (nee. Hall, 1883-1957)

Elsie Rue (Hall) Surpluss

Born January 21, 1883, in Livingston County, Illinois

Died Feb 11, 1957 (aged 74), in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Elsie was my great-grandmother, on my mother's maternal side.

10 May 2021

Mary Surpluss (1870-1957) Hurt in Fall

From the Walnut Valley Times (El Dorado, Kansas), 26 Feb 1892, Fri, Page 7 --

Miss Mary Surpluss of Rosalia, in jumping form a wagon yesterday, fell, struck her head on the ground and suffered severe bruises.

Mary Abigail (Surpluss) Hembree was my great grand-aunt on my mother's maternal side. She was born August 1, 1870 in Rosalia, Butler, Kansas, and died June 19, 1957 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas. She married Charles Franklin Hembree (1861-1945) on May 27, 1907, in Butler County, Kansas.

She survived the fall. ;-)

09 May 2021

Happy Mother's Day Mom

From the Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), 14 Dec 1938, Wednesday, Page 16 --

GIBSON--Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gibson, Flagstaff, a daughter, in St. Joseph's Hospital, December 13.

This is the birth announcement for my mother Brenda Kay (Gibson) Walker Cox (1938-1989).

Happy Mother's Day, Mom.

08 May 2021

Charles Chesley Does Business with Arthur Needham

From The Courier-Tribune (Callaway, Nebraska), 01 Apr 1904, Fri, Page 4 --

Chas. H. Chesley has purchased another farm in Yucca valley, the California Baker farm, which corners on his other farm he purchased a few days ago. This makes Mr. C. a fine farm of 320 acres which cost him $1450 cash and he is justly proud of his purchase. A. H. Needham made and completed the sale. Mr. Needham has several other good farms and small ranches for sale.

Charles Henry Chesley (1828-1905) is my 2xg-grandfather on my father's paternal side. Arthur Herrick Needham (1831-1921) is my g-grandfather on my father's maternal side. This land deal took place in 1904. Also in 1904 Arthur Needham's daughter Mattie was a teacher and Charles Chesley's grandson Keith was her student. Ten years later, in 1914, Keith G. Walker (1894-1980) and Mattie M. Needham (1884-1938) ran off and became husband and wife.

More than just a land deal.

07 May 2021

Yes, Newspapers DO Make Mistakes

From The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), 30 Nov 1923, Fri, Page 7 --

Entertained For Brother
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Walker, 103 West Ash street, entertained the former's brother, S. C. Walker and family of Funk's Grove at dinner yesterday.

Well, now that you mention it? Not really. --

1) There is no "Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Walker." Correctly, it is "Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clarke" doing the entertaining. William S. Clarke (1823-1903) is married to Mrs. Letta Agnes Clarke (nee. Walker, 1857-1947).

2) It is Mrs. Clarke that is the sibling to Samuel Clark Walker (1860-1933), not her husband.

06 May 2021

Map of Historic Sites of Metamora, Illinois

CLICK TO ENLARGE.

Both my Walker and Dutton ancestors lived in and around Metamora during the nineteenth century.

05 May 2021

Wordless (Mostly) Wednesday: Clifford and Elyene (Cumpston) Andre

Clifford Andre (1929-2019) and his wife Elyene (Cumpston) Andre (1935-2006). Both of Nebraska. Elyene was my second cousin on my paternal side.

04 May 2021

Tombstone(less) Tuesday : Samuel C. Walker (1860-1933)

I have been thinking about posting this all week. I am not sure why it bothers me so much that my great-granduncle Samuel Clark Walker does not have a marker? But it really does! He is the older brother of my paternal great-grandfather Henry M. Walker (1864-1952). He is buried at Cedar Park Cemetery (Calumet Park, Illinois), plot is Sec. Sharon, Lot 4, Block 3, Grave 2.

03 May 2021

Marriage Announcement: James A. Surpluss to Elsie R. Hall, Dec. 28, 1900

From The Butler County Democrat (El Dorado, Kansas), 28 Dec 1900, Friday, Page 5 --

Married: At the home of the Brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hall, Mr. J. Alexander Surplus and Miss Elsie R. Hall, all of Rosalia township, Rev. J. F. Johnson of Abbyville, officiating.
The bride was beautifully attired in blue Ladies cloth, trimmed with Taffeta and Applique.
The groom wore the usual black.
Only the immediate friends of the family were present. Those from abroad were: Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson of Danvers, Ills., Mrs. Lucy McClure, Alpha, Ok., Mr. and Mrs. Decker Pleasanton, Miss Martha Amlong, Latham.
The young people are well known in Eastern Butler, and will make their home on the farm on which the groom was born. They were the recipients of many useful and costly presents. The Advocate joins in well wishes.

James Alexander Surpluss (1867-1948) and Elsie Rue (Hall) Surpluss (1883-1957) were my great-grandparents on my maternal side.

02 May 2021

It's The Little Things

I was watching a webinar last night on all the good things that genetic genealogy can do for the family historian. One of the good things mentioned was the confidence it can give the researcher that they are researching the right ancestors, and not someone else's ancestors.

But it is not just a DNA test that can lend you that little bit of confidence. Sometimes it is a single, sole, lone sentence in a local newspaper. From The Butler County Democrat (El Dorado, Kansas) 18 Jun 1897, Page 5 --

Geo, Hall is visiting his old home, Bloomington, Ills.

George Hall (1845-1908) was my 2xg-grandfather on my maternal side. He was born and raised in a small town called Danvers, Illinois, a short distance from Bloomington. After the Civil War and marrying the love of his life, he moved his family to Butler County, Kansas, where he spent the rest of his life.

Take a breath Kevin, your research remains consistent.

01 May 2021

Spanish Influenza Takes Life of Sara E. (Gurwell) Gibson (1865-1918)

From The Augusta Gazette (Augusta, Kansas) 31 Dec 1918, Page 1 --

INFLUENZA PROVES A SCOURGE IN THIS CITY

Influenza has made fatal inroads against the people of this community since the last issue of The Gazette. Not that it is considered that the malady is growing worse in severity, but rather because this city and its environs are not unlike others, where the disease seems to take its toll in bunches.
. . . .
After an illness of seven days duration, Mrs. Gibson, wife of Charles Gibson of this city, died at her home on Dearborn street last Friday afternoon. In addition to the husband, she is survived by four sons and one daughter. The funeral services and burial occurred Tuesday at Humboldt, Kans., to which city the body had been sent. The Gibson family has lived in Augusta a number of years.

Sara Ella Gibson (nee. Gurwell) 1865-1918, was my mom's paternal grandmother, therefore my g-grandmother. According to my research so far, she was my only direct ancestor claimed by the Great Spanish Flu Pandemic. Although I have found one ancestral relative it also claimed, my 1st cousin 2x removed, Guy Truman Walker (1886-1919).