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     Grace Lorene Molt was born circa October 1909 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Jeremiah George Molt and Jessie Brown Miller.¹ Grace Lorene Molt died in 1953 at Flora, Cllay Co., IL.

     Guy Fenton Molt was born on 14 January 1899 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Jerome Peter Molt and Sallie O'Reilly.¹ Guy Fenton Molt married Robley Wynona Sidwell, daughter of Herschel Sidwell and Hannah Elizabeth Norman Garey, on 23 February 1919 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ Guy Fenton Molt lived on 31 January 1920 at Lamard Twp., Wayne Co., IL.² He died in February 1965 at Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL, at age 66. He was buried in February 1965 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.

     Helen Marie Molt was born on 13 December 1913 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Jerome Peter Molt and Sallie O'Reilly.¹ Helen Marie Molt died on 24 April 1962 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL, at age 48 Obit:

The Wayne County Press (April 1962)

HELEN MOLT DIES
IN TRACTOR MISHAP

Was Trying To Cross Small Ditch
When Accident Occurred; Rites
Friday

Miss Helen Molt, 48, a lifelong resient of Elm River township was killed in a tractor accident eight miles northeast of Fairfield at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The accident occurred on the 120 acre farm owned by Jerome Molt, her nephew. This is the former Everett Molt property.
The fatal accident occurred after Miss Molt's bother, Guy Molt, northwest of Fairfield, had gotten his tractor and disc stuck in the soft ground.
To Pull Out Tractor
Mr. Molt went to get his sister, who was neaby. She had been hauling a manure spreader with her tractor but this was detached and Mr. Molt jumped on the rear tow bar to ride toward his stalled tractor.
As they came to the ditch - one about two feet deep and three to four feet across - Mr. Molt jumped off as the tractor got into the ditch. As the vehicle started up the far side of the ditch the front wheels suddenly reared up and the vehicle turned over. Miss Molt was pinned to the ground by the steering wheel and seat.
Mr. Molt was so near he had to jump to one side to avoid the same fate as his sister.
Tried To Dig Her Out
As she breathed her last, Miss Molt whispered to her brother "dig me out." he tried desperately to do this but in vain.
Mr. Molt then ran a quarter of a mile east to where Dale Wylie was working in a field. Mr. Wylie broght his tractor to the scene and the upended tractor was lifted from Miss Molt's body, but she was dead.
The body was removed by ambulance to the Dixon & Crippen Funeral Home.
Crushing chest and abdomen injuries were the cause of death according to Coroner Robert McNeil who conducted an inquest.
The nephew, Jerome Molt, had been working on the same farm but left about 3:50 to come to Fairfield to get a tire fixed.
Good Tractor Operator
Mr. Molt told a Press reporter that his sister had crossed "that same ditch with a tractor a hundred times." It was not a steep incline. He and neighbors standing by said she was as good a tractor operator "as any man". Miss Molt lived by herself on the old homestead of her parents a half mile west of the accident scene. She did most of her own farming.
Funeral services will be held from the Dixon & Crippen chapel at 1:30 Friday afternoon, with Rev. Esco L. Robinson, Sr. officiating. Interment will be in Maple Hill cemetery. The body will be at the funeral home until the funeral hour.

Helen, daughter of Jerome and Sally O'Riley Molt, was born near Geff December 10th, 1913. She spent all her life in Wayne county in Elm River Township. She was never married.
Miss Molt was a longtime member of the Buckeye Cristian church and had been Sunday School treasurer many years.
The Survivors
Surviving are two brothers, Guy, of near Fairfield, and Paul, of Maplewood, Mo. a nephew Jerome Molt, near Fairfield; and two nieces, Mrs. Harold Wylie of Fresno, Calif; and Mrs. James Copeland, of Baldwin, Mo. Frank Molt here was an uncle and Everett Molt,of this city, was a cousin.

She was buried in April 1962 at Elm River Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.

     Herman Molt was born in May 1892 at Wayne Co. (probably), IL.¹ He was the son of Charles Molt and Kate Swartz.¹ Herman Molt married Flossie Birckett, daughter of Mason Birckett and Minnie (?), on 19 February 1911 at Wayne Co., IL. Herman Molt died on 15 July 1914 at Wayne Co., IL, at age 22. He was buried in July 1914 at Evangelical Church Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne Co., IL.

     Hugh Ivan Molt was born on 11 November 1896 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Molt and Clara Delnora Sidwell.¹ Hugh Ivan Molt died on 19 December 1914 at Sebastian Co., AR, at age 18.

     Inez L. Molt was born circa October 1908 at Carroll Twp., Vermilion Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of John D. Molt and Effie E. (?)¹

     Ira Aretus Molt was born on 11 September 1888 at Geff, Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of William E. Molt and Louisa Alice Brown.¹ Ira Aretus Molt lived on 4 May 1910 at Carroll Twp., Vermilion Co., IL, living with his aunt Lutie Donovan's family.¹ He began military service World War I service, Chauffeur, l cl., 78th Balloon Co. He died on 17 September 1926 at Danville, Vermilion Co., IL, at age 38 FUNERAL OF IRA MOLT IS HELD SATURDAY (Obituary dated September 17, 1926)
Funeral services for Ira A. Molt, 38, who died at his home, 106 Washington Avenue, Friday morning following a week's illness, were held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the Callahan and Callahan funeral parlors. Chaplain Ralph Hindman of Curtis G. Redden Post American Legion, officiating.

The Deceased was born in this city Sept. 11, 1888 and was the son of William and Louisa Brown Molt. He had been a resident of Danville almost all of his life. He had been employed as an automobile mechanic at the Taylor Brother's garage.

He is survived by his wife, father, two brothers, Everett and Worth, and five sisters, Mrs. William Courtright, of Fairfield, Ill; Mrs. Marshall Humbarger of Clayton, Mich; Mrs. Paul Stinson, of Rockford; Mrs. Clyde Dyers, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Chester Oster, of Rockford.

The funeral services were military in charge of Curtis G. Redden Post, American Legion, and pallbearers were selected from that organization. At the cemetery, a legion firing squad fired a salute over the grave.

He was buried in September 1926 at Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL.

     Jeremiah George Molt was also known as "Jerry".² He was born on 4 December 1871 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Johann George Molt and Lucretia Butcher.¹ Jeremiah George Molt married Mary Sina Rutger, daughter of John B. Rutger and Sina A. (?), in 1893. Jeremiah George Molt married Jessie Brown Miller, daughter of Frederick N. Miller and Florence Brown, on 12 August 1906 at Wayne Co., IL. Jeremiah George Molt lived on 20 April 1910 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.³ He lived on 6 January 1920 at Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.² He died on 11 August 1954 at Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL, at age 82
Obituary- Jeremiah (Jerry) George Molt, Wayne County Press, 12 August 1954:

JERRY G. MOLT DIES OF HEART AILMENT
Well-Known Respected Fairfield Man Had Been Ill For Several Months: Rites Saturday.
Fairfield lost one of its older and best-known citizens wednesday.
Jerry G. Molt, 83 who laid out the Molt addition in southwest Fairfield, died shortly after noon Wednesday at his home on South Broadway.
Mr. Molt had suffered from a heart condition for several years and in January of this year suffered a severe heart attack which had left him bedfast since that time.
Funeral services for Mr. Molt will be held Saturday afternoon from the First Christian church with Rev. Kenneth Brooks officiating. Burial will be at Koontz cemetery. The body will be at the Nale Funeral Home untill the funeral hour.
Elm River Native
Mr. Molt was a native of Elm River Township but in 1911 he bought the old Boggs and Johns farm south of Fairfield and moved to it the same year. In 1912 he platted his first subdivision to south Fairfield. in 1913 he laid out the second Molt subdivision. In later years three more subdivisions were added.
He was a long time farmer and for a number of years operated a threshing rig and sawmill. In 1929 he started a coal business here in Fairfield, and continued active with that untill his retirement in 1945. His son, George F. Molt has since managed the firm. Mr. Molt was a member of Fairfield First Christian Church.
Jerry G., son of Jeremiah George and Lucretia Butcher, was born December 4th, 1871. He grew up in the Elm River Neighborhood.
Mr. Molt was first married to Mary Rutger, of the Buckeye community and five children were born to this union; Bertha I. McQuarie of Cincinnati, Ohio; Ralph M. Molt of Indianapolis, Ind; and Bernard Molt, now deceased; Lucretia Helen Molt died at the age of three years and one child died in infancy; Mrs. Molt died in 1904.
He was married in 1906 to Jessie B. Miller, who survives. Four children were born to this union; Florence L. Walker and George F. Molt, both of Fairfield; Kenneth R. Molt of Cincinnati, Ohio; One daughter, Grace Lorene Phillips of Flors, died last year.
Survivors include his wife; three sons; two daughters; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren; a brother, Dr. William F. Molt, of Indianapolis, Ind; and a sister, Mrs. Myrtie Keedy, of Vaccaville, Calif.

     Jerome Peter Molt was born on 16 December 1875 at Enterprise, Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Charles Molt and Keziah Holzhausen.¹ Jerome Peter Molt married Sallie O'Reilly on 19 December 1897 at Wayne Co., IL, Jerome's surname is mis-indexed as "Malt" in the Illinois online marriage index. Jerome Peter Molt lived in 1920 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.² He died on 16 April 1946 at St. Louis, MO, at age 70. He was buried in April 1946 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.

     Jerome Sidwell Molt was born on 24 April 1922 at Geff, Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Guy Fenton Molt and Robley Wynona Sidwell.¹ Jerome Sidwell Molt married Eva C. Musgrave, daughter of Orville W. Musgrave and Mary Headly, on 27 July 1942 at Los Angeles Co., CA. Jerome Sidwell Molt died on 28 May 1968 at Geff, Wayne Co., IL, at age 46. He was buried in 1968 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.

     Jerusha Molt was also known as "Lutie" The marriage record and the censuses name her Lutie Molt.² She was born on 30 October 1878 at Wayne Co. (probably), IL.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Molt and Keziah Holzhausen.¹ Jerusha Molt married William O. Donovan, son of Samuel P. Donovan and Sarah Jane Rolland, on 6 December 1899 at Vermilion Co., IL, three children born, two living as of 1910 census.²

Jerusha Molt lived on 12 June 1900 at Carroll Twp., Vermilion Co., IL.² She lived on 4 May 1910 at Carroll Twp., Vermilion Co., IL.³ She lived on 13 January 1920 at Carroll Twp., Vermilion Co., IL.⁴ She died on 9 February 1966 at Vermilion Co., IL, at age 87. She was buried in February 1966 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion Co., IL.

     Johann Christoph Molt was born circa 25 March 1765 at Lorch, Wuerttemberg, Germany, "Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N5LT-5JH : accessed 22 Feb 2014), Johann Christoph Molt, 27 Mar 1765; citing [REFERENCE-ERROR]; FHL microfilm 1340276.¹ He was the son of Johann Georg Molt and Anna Catharina Schurr. Johann Christoph Molt married Anna Katharina Scheurer, daughter of Johannes Scheurer and Anna Barbara Stahlin, on 7 February 1786 at Evangelical Church, Lorch / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany.¹ Johann Christoph Molt married Franziska Raich, daughter of Johann Alexander Raich and Rosina Ulmer, on 24 September 1816. Johann Christoph Molt died in 1834.¹

     Johann Georg Molt was also known as Jerimiah Molt.¹ He was born on 13 May 1799 at Waldhausen / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany.¹ He was the son of Johann Christoph Molt and Anna Katharina Scheurer.¹ Johann Georg Molt married Veronika Muntz, daughter of Johann Karl Muntz and Veronika Widmann, on 28 April 1830 at Bezgenriet / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany.² Johann Georg Molt died on 4 December 1876 at Germany at age 77.¹

     Johann Georg Molt married Anna Catharina Schurr, daughter of Johannes Schurr, on 12 February 1760 at Lorch / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany.

     Johann George Molt was born on 21 December 1834 at Bezgenriet / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany, "Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NCSG-TY1 : accessed 22 Feb 2014), Johann Georg Molt, 22 Dec 1834; FHL microfilm 1056889.^1,2,3 He was the son of Johann Georg Molt and Veronika Muntz.¹ Johann George Molt immigrated in 1853; via New Orleans, and up the Mississippi to St. Louis.³ He lived on 6 July 1860 at Twp. 2, Range 7, Clay Co., IL, living with his brother Charles (name is shown as "John G. Mott.")⁴ He married Lucretia Butcher, daughter of Jeremiah Butcher and Susan Turney, on 2 January 1869 at Wayne Co., IL, six children born, four living as of 1900 census.^2,3 Johann George Molt lived on 21 July 1870 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.² He lived on 5 July 1880 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.⁵ He lived on 27 June 1900 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.³ He died on 27 October 1922 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, at age 87.

     Johann Jacob Molt died on 28 May 1830 at Germany.¹ He was born on 28 May 1830 at Germany.¹ He was the son of Johann Georg Molt and Veronika Muntz.¹

     Johannes Molt was born on 30 July 1809 at Bezgenriet / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany.¹ He was christened on 31 July 1809 at Evangelical Church, Bezgenriet / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany. He was the son of Johann Christoph Molt and Anna Katharina Scheurer.¹ Johannes Molt died on 6 September 1809 at Bezgenriet / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany.¹

     Johannes Molt was christened on 4 September 1793 at Evangelical Church, Lorch / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany. He was born on 4 September 1793 at Lorch / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany. He was the son of Johann Christoph Molt and Anna Katharina Scheurer. Johannes Molt died on 9 September 1793 at Bezgenriet / Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany.

     John D. Molt was born circa 1871 at Illinois.¹ He was the son of Charles Molt and Keziah Holzhausen.¹ John D. Molt married Anna V. Smith, daughter of D. C. Smith and Josephine (?), on 28 November 1891 at Wayne Co., IL. John D. Molt married Effie E. (?) circa 1901.² John D. Molt lived on 30 April 1910 at Carroll Twp., Vermilion Co., IL.²

     John Philip Molt was born circa 1904 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Cloyd Henry Molt and Robley D. Adams.¹

     Kenneth R. Molt was born circa 1921 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Jeremiah George Molt and Jessie Brown Miller.¹

     Laura Annetta Molt was born circa 1894 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of William E. Molt and Louisa Alice Brown. Laura Annetta Molt married Chester Oster on 28 January 1913 at Stephenson Co., IL. Laura Annetta Molt lived in April 1937 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.

     Laura D. Molt was born on 5 November 1909 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Leo Everett Molt and Stella Beatrice Allgire.¹ Laura D. Molt married Verner Brewer. Laura D. Molt married Robert White. Laura D. Molt died on 17 April 1977 at Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL, at age 67 Obit:

Wayne County Press
25 April 1977

LAURA WHITE, WAYNE NATIVE, DIES

Mrs. Laura D. White, 67, of McLeansboro, a native of Wayne County, a niece of Frank Molt, of Fairfield, died Sunday a week ago at the Manatee Hospital in Bradenton, Fla.
Services were conducted at the Gholson's Funeral Home in McLeansboro last week and burial was in Maple Hill Cemetery in Fairfield.
She was born in Wayne County on Nov. 5, 1909, the daughter of Everett and Stella (Allgire) Molt. She was married to Verner Brewer who preceded her in death. She was later marred to Robert White who also preceded her in death.
Surviving are a son, Leon White, of Delavan, Wis., a daughter, Mrs. Stella Taylor, of Indianapolis, Ind., seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren, two brother, Leo Molt, of Brandenton, Fla. and Loren Molt, of Ogden, Ill, three sisters, Mrs. Lucille Bumpass, of Quincy, Ill., Mrs. Lois Robinson of Freeburg and Louise Commings of Clayton, Ind.

She was buried in April 1977 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.

     Leo Everett Molt was born on 3 February 1881 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of William E. Molt and Louisa Alice Brown. Leo Everett Molt married Stella Beatrice Allgire, daughter of Jacob Allgire and Susan Butcher, on 20 August 1902 at Wayne Co., IL. Leo Everett Molt lived in April 1937 at Geff, Wayne Co., IL. He died on 22 January 1971 at Manatee Co., FL, at age 89. He was buried in 1971 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.

     Leon Lowell Molt was born on 5 November 1911 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Herman Molt and Flossie Birckett.¹ Leon Lowell Molt married Reva Scroggin, daughter of Benjamin F. Scroggin and Oral Irene Mileham, before 2 April 1930 at Logan Co. (probably), IL, entry on ancestry.com indicates three daughters to this marriage.² Leon Lowell Molt died in December 1977 at St. Clair Co., AL, at age 66 dates per SSDI.

     Leona Lois Molt was born circa December 1916 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Leo Everett Molt and Stella Beatrice Allgire.¹

     Lewis Molt was born in January 1890 at Wayne Co. (probably), IL.¹ He was the son of Charles Molt and Kate Swartz.¹ Lewis Molt died on 3 September 1907 at Wayne Co., IL, at age 17.

     Loren G. Molt was born circa 1913 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Leo Everett Molt and Stella Beatrice Allgire.¹

     Louise Molt was born circa 1924 at Wayne Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Alice Lucille Molt.¹

     Lucretia Helen Molt was born in 1896 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL. She was the daughter of Jeremiah George Molt and Mary Sina Rutger. Lucretia Helen Molt died in 1898 at Elm River Twp., Wayne Co., IL.