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     Vickie Jo Pfeil was born in August 1948. She was the daughter of Kenneth Allen Pfeil. Vickie Jo Pfeil died on 12 March 1949.

     William C. Pfeil was born on 25 November 1890. He married Sarah Bernice Meeker, daughter of John F. Meeker and Lucinda Green, on 14 October 1914. William C. Pfeil died on 23 January 1947 at age 56 Heart attack.

     Wilma D. Pfeil was born on 17 April 1926. She was the daughter of William C. Pfeil and Sarah Bernice Meeker. Wilma D. Pfeil married Donald Francis Coonfare circa 1947. Wilma D. Pfeil died on 26 September 1969 at age 43.

     Beryl Elizabeth Pfiester was born on 20 March 1924 at Bates City, Lafayette Co., MO; daughter of Christopher Pfiester and Bessie Muriel Hill. Per Tracy Devault's research, several genealogies say that Beryl was raised by Clarence Earl McCollum and Hazel M. Dennis. In the 1940 Census she is shown living with the Dennis family and listed as a step-daughter. In the 1950 Census, Beryl is listed as a daughter living with Cyrus William and Bessie Deem. Beryl and her three children are all using the Danks/Dankes surname. It looks like Bessie Deem, maiden name Hill, was Beryl's biological mother.

She married Henry LaBaron Giesler, son of Henry LaBaron Giesler and Virginia Belle Edie, on 22 June 1952 at Denver, CO; after Henry's death, Beryl remarried to Donald F. Rasmussen in 1984.

Beryl had three children from her first marriage to a Danks or Dankes, who were raised by Henry Giesler after his marriage to Beryl. They were:

Carolyn J. Dankes-Giesler, married John Hedgecock
William Ray "Bill" Dankes-Giesler (1943-2007), married Darlene
Muriel K. Dankes-Giesler, married (1) a Reynolds, married (2) Jerry Wright before 1999.

Beryl Elizabeth Pfiester died on 4 November 1999 at Overland Park, Johnson Co., KS, at age 75

Obituary -- The Kansas City Star; Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, November 5, 1999; Page 29 (Newspapers.com):

BERYL ELIZABETH RASMUSSEN
Beryl Elizabeth Rasmussen, 75, Lee's Summit, MO (formerly of Pleasant Hill, MO and Colorado) passed away Thursday November 4, 1999, at (Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday November 8, at Wallace Funeral Home, 422 N. Lake, Pleasant Hill, MO; burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where an Order of Eastern Star service will be at 8 p.m. Family suggests contributions to the ALS Association.

Mrs. Rasmussen was born March 24, 1924 in Bates City, MO. The family moved to Kansas City and then Harrisburg, MO, where she grew up and attended school. On June 22, 1952, she was united in marriage with Henry Giesler in Denver, CO. Mr. Giesler passed away November 27, 1977. Beryl worked in several restaurants in Colorado and Kansas City, and last worked at Lottie's Restaurant in Raytown, retiring in the late '70s.

On June 14, 1984, she was united in marriage with Donald E. Rasmussen in Las Vegas, NV, and they made their home in Lee's Summit, MO.

She is survived by her husband, Donald E. Rasmussen, of the home; two sons, William R. Giesler and his wife, Darlene, Shipman, IL, Thomas E. Giesler and his wife, Rhonda, Olathe, KS; three daughters, Carolyn Hedgecock and husband, John, Greenwood, MO, Muriel Kay Wright and husband, Jerry, Newburgh, IN, and Mary Lou Talmage, Littleton, CO. one brother, Cyrus W. Deem, and one sister, Marilyn J. Leahy, both of Denver. CO; 21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and many other relatives. (Arrangements: Wallace Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, MO).

She was buried in November 1999 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO, Findagrave #69161999.

     Edwin Russell Pfister was born on 20 December 1892 at Middletown, Butler Co., OH.¹ He married Anna Marie Sauer. Edwin Russell Pfister died on 14 July 1946 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 53.

     John Pfister was born in March 1846 at Germany.¹ He married Ferdinandian Josepha Wedig on 2 June 1871 at Sheboygan Co., WI. John Pfister died on 22 August 1943 at age 97.

     Leroy Elsworth Pfister was born on 21 April 1916 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Edwin Russell Pfister and Anna Marie Sauer.¹ Leroy Elsworth Pfister married Ethel Caroline Gebhart, daughter of Walter Edgar Gebhart and Anna Elizabeth Martin, This marriage appears to have ended by 1946, in which year the Dayton city directory listed Ethel and Leroy Pfister at different addresses. Leroy Elsworth Pfister died on 17 April 1983 at Mineola, Wood Co., TX, at age 66. He was buried in April 1983 at New Hope Cemetery, Mineola, Wood Co., TX.

     Martha Antoinette Pfister was born on 3 March 1883 at St. Paul, MN.¹ She was the daughter of John Pfister and Ferdinandian Josepha Wedig.¹ Martha Antoinette Pfister married Leroy Amos Beard, son of Amos G. Beard and Rachel A. Brown, on 18 April 1912 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN.

     Robert Leonard Pfister was born on 20 February 1916 at Ohio. He married Launa Irene Kidd, daughter of Lewis Richard Kidd and Rosa Olive Wilkin, on 26 September 1947 at Ohio. Robert Leonard Pfister died on 1 May 1992 at Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, at age 76.

     William Franklin Pfister was born at Ohio. He married Launa Irene Kidd, daughter of Lewis Richard Kidd and Rosa Olive Wilkin, on 16 May 1934 at Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH. William Franklin Pfister and Launa Irene Kidd were divorced on 3 November 1946; Ohio.

     Edna Eldora Pflaster was born in 1896. She married Oliver M. Whitford. Edna Eldora Pflaster was buried in 1952 at Mitchell Cemetery, Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co., NE, Find A Grave Memorial# 18287926. She died in 1952.

     Charles P. Pflugfelder was born on 11 January 1857 at Pennsylvania. He married Susan Victoria Haas, daughter of David Haas and Hannah Margaret Schlottman, on 4 November 1882. Charles P. Pflugfelder died on 21 April 1928 at Reading, Berks Co., PA, at age 71.

     Rev. David Pfoutz was born on 24 December 1768 at Adams Co., PA. He married Mary Diehl, daughter of Johann Frederick Diehl and Mary Magdalena Harley, on 21 April 1795. Rev. David Pfoutz died on 23 January 1849 at Adams Co., PA, at age 80.

     Sarah Pfoutz married Jacob Diehl Trostle.

     Lore M. Pfrommer was born on 19 June 1923 at Ottenhausen, Germany. She married Fred Drueck on 12 January 1946.

     Charles Phaneuf was born on 18 May 1862 at Quebec (now), Canada, Michigan death records -- 1900 census shows May 1868.^2,1 He married Minnie Mae Vaughn on 8 March 1898 at Goodar Twp., Ogemaw Co., MI. Charles Phaneuf died in 1946 at Chboygan, Chegoygan Co., MI.

     Lovell Welcome Phaneuf was born on 3 November 1898 at Ogemaw Co. (probably), MI, WW I draft registration.^1,2 He was the son of Charles Phaneuf and Minnie Mae Vaughn.² Lovell Welcome Phaneuf married Thelma A. Grumley, daughter of William Arthur Grumley and Harriet Belle Lingle, on 16 October 1920 at Shiawassee Co., MI, no children as of 1930 census (Flint), not found in 1940 census. DLB 2017. Lovell Welcome Phaneuf died in August 1973 at Elk Rapids, Antrim Co., MI, at age 74.

     Margaret Pheasant married Jesse Fisher.

     Amanda Carolyn Phegley married Herschel Vorhees Johnson on 31 July 1897 at Scott Co., IN.

     Ella Saxby Phelan was born on 13 October 1916. She was the daughter of Walter Phelan and Georgia Saxby. Ella Saxby Phelan married Dr. Jerome John Weems M.D., son of Thomas Norwood Weems and Magdaline Mae Rankin, on 2 May 1964 at Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. Ella Saxby Phelan died in May 1992 at age 75.

     Frank Evans Phelan was born on 19 July 1892 at Duluth, St. Louis Co., MN. He began military service WW I service. He married Opal Douglas Jenkins, daughter of Douglass McMillan Jenkins and Elizabeth Penrose, on 24 June 1928 at Milford, Dickinson Co., IA. Frank Evans Phelan died on 6 October 1974 at King Co., WA, at age 82. He was buried in October 1974 at Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Findagrave #87978807.

     James Phelan married Elizabeth Kinney.¹

     Mary Theresa Phelan was born in 1875 at Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL. She married Ezra Herbert Brumbach, son of Joseph Brumbach and Margaret N. Hart. Mary Theresa Phelan died in 1966 at Parma, Canyon Co., ID.

     Maurice Phelan was born on 30 April 1900.¹ He was the son of Samuel Phelan and Hallie Peffley.¹

     Samuel Phelan married Hallie Peffley, daughter of John H. Peffley and Mary Hedges.¹ Samuel Phelan was born in 1876.¹ He was the son of James Phelan and Elizabeth Kinney.¹ Occupation: Passenger conductor, Southern Pacific Railway in 1926 at Reno, Washoe Co., NV.¹ Samuel Phelan lived in 1926 at Reno, Washoe Co., NV.¹

     Walter Phelan married Georgia Saxby.

     Albert Phelps was born circa 1815 Born Pennsylvania or New York, depending on which census is relied upon.^1,2 He married Hannah Fuller, daughter of Enoch Fuller and Karenhappuch Parmer/Palmer, in 1842 at Ashtabula Co., OH. Occupation: Teamster in 1850.³ Albert Phelps lived in 1870 at Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH.⁴

     Alice E. Phelps was born on 24 August 1864 at OHio.¹ She married Walter E. Crandall circa 1880.¹ Alice E. Phelps died on 14 March 1923 at Elyria, Lorain Co., OH, at age 58. She was buried in March 1923 at Brownhelm Cemetery, Brownhelm, Lorain Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 38642175.

     Bertha Irene Phelps was also known as "Bert". She was born on 25 October 1892 at Eureka Springs, Carroll Co., AR. She was the daughter of John Crittenden Phelps and Theodosia Ernst Godbey.¹ Bertha Irene Phelps married William Windle, son of (?) Bowman and Cora Jane Windle, on 22 August 1908. Bertha Irene Phelps died on 22 January 1991 at Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, at age 98. She was buried in January 1991 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA.
Note: From the compiled series of "The Gospel Herald", FHL #007951336, images 1553-4, information provided by Bertha Phelps Windle for the book Ozark Heritage - Dent County, Missouri, 1851-1980, Volume 2, by Ken Fiebelman (familysearch.org):


We sure had a hard time clearing the land. We had to carry water from a spring near the Meramec River. It was a pretty place to fish, trees hanging over the river, and the water so clear and blue. We walked miles to school (New Home), and the woods were full of snakes. I had to carry milk from the Maledy farm one and a half miles away. We went to New Home Church, and each week we had a different preacher. We cut logs for the house, and my brother Ervin and the neighbors came and put up the house. My dad made oak shingles and went twenty-five miles in a wagon to get lumber for the extra rooms. Dad dug a nice well and made a cement top. My dad raised tobacco, and we got a molasses mill and made molasses for the farmers all around. Once a year, we went in a wagon twelve miles to Sligo for the 4th of July Celebration. My dad played the "Fiddle" for square dances, and I would "beat" the strings. People would fill my arms with goodies. Dad was the best around. Well, we got barns, chicken houses, fences, and a pretty house.

Dad bought two horses and a cow. Our neighbors were U S. Clark, Bill Murrays, Maledy’s, Huitts, Johnnie Brockes (cousin), and the McCall’s. My half cousins Lewis and Horace Ogles and their sister Minnie stayed with us many times. Maud Brockes, another cousin. was a very good friend.

John C. and Theodosia Godbey Phelps had eleven children. Ervin (b. Oct. 5, 1888 - d. St. Louis, Missouri in the fifties); James (b. Jul. 11, 1890 - d. Aug. 11. 1891 Sligo, Missouri); Bertha Irene (b. Oct. 25. 1892 lives in Sioux City, Iowa); Cleo (b. in Missouri - d. South Bend. Indiana); Nellie (b. Jan. 21. 1894 - d. Jun. 25. 1895 on the farm); Leonia (b. Nov. 30, 1899 - d. 1978 in California); William Henry (b. Jul. 26, 1901 - lives in VA hospital Arizona); Pearl (b. Oct. 11, 1903 - d. Jul. 24, 1936 in Council Bluffs, Iowa); Lillie (b. Sept. 1, 1905 lives in South Sioux City, Nebraska); Paul (b. Sept. 1, 1906 - d. Dec. 9, 1965, in Minnesota); Mary (b. Oct. 1, 1908 - lives in California).

When my grandpa died Jul. 31, 1906, and my step-grandmother nine months later, my father sold his forty acres and moved into my grandpa's house. He also became the legal guardian of William Phelps, grandpa's foster son.

I married William Aug. 22, 1908. William took his mother's name (Windle) at this time. We were married in the Court House in Salem by Judge Rice. We lived in Sligo until 1911, then we took a train to South Dakota. My dad sold his farm in Dent County around 1912 or 1913, and he and his family moved to South Dakota also. John C. Phelps died in a nursing home in Mission Hill, South Dakota, Dec. 21, 1944. Theodosia died in California April. 1944. William and I have lived in Sioux City, Iowa, for sixty-seven years and we celebrated 71 years of marriage on Aug. 22, 1979. I am now 87 years old and will have my 88th birthday Oct. 25, 1980. William had his 91st birthday Mar. 10, 1980.

We had thirteen children, eleven still living in Sioux City, Iowa, ninety-four grandchildren and eleven great-great-grandchildren, and two great-great-great-grandchildren.

One summer, William and I went back to Salem and visited the town and the old farm. We did see a few people we knew, but everything has changed. But we still remember.

Bertha Phelps Windle.

     Caroline Elizabeth Phelps was also known as "Carrie".¹ She was born on 1 August 1894 at Scranton, Greene Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of Everett Livingston Phelps and Alberta Taylor. Caroline Elizabeth Phelps married Sylvester Harvard Wilcox on 17 August 1912 at Logan, Cache Co., UT. Caroline Elizabeth Phelps and Sylvester Harvard Wilcox were divorced before 1930.² Occupation: Clerk at the stockyards in 1930.² Caroline Elizabeth Phelps lived between 1 April 1935 and 1940 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.² She died after 19 April 1940.