Thomas Finelly GARD

                   1930 census,Decatur,Macon,Illinois,Lists ;Samuel age 63, Alice J. age 54 and Gilbert R. son age 18  b. Ill.
Illinois statewide marriage index,1763-1900
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                   In 1900 Milton is in Indian Territory,Creek Nation, census ;birthday Jan 1866,Illinois,wife Effie M., Oct. 1878, Ky.Violet E. Aug 1899,Bessie E. Feb. 1900 both born in Indian Territory.
                  

                   Family info.,1870 census,Sangamon Co. Ill.,1880 census Osage,Labette,Kansas
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                   On line,Illinois statewide Marriage Index,1763-1900
M.1.CLARK AND 2,MC.KENNIE
                  

                   On line,Illinois statewide Marriage Index,1763-1900
M. GOTTLEIB DICKS AND LIVED IN MENARD CO.ILL.
                  

                   Info. from children of Emma.  Her mother died when she was 36 yrs old with typhoid fever.  The family was split up but not adopted.  When Emma was about 14 she had typhoid fever and lived with her "Uncle Phreme".   Emma lived with a Mrs. Whittle who had a son John Gillette (or Whittle)  She said money was left to her when she died but son would not let her have it.. Norman lived in the neighbourhood because he rode a horse over to see her.  When Mrs Whittle died they left and bought a piece of land.  She died after Conrad and Gladys were born.   Emma and Norman went to Okla. in a covered wagon.  Conrad and Norman went to Ore. and Emma took Wayne and Gladys back to Ill. till Norm. sent for them.  They lived in Salem about a year and then to Maricopa.  Info. from a dau.inlaw Ruth Atkin who said  Emma gave her this info. on her family. "mother,Shrilda Pryor,father Thomas Riley Gard, Grandparents;William Pryor,Phoebe Woodruff,Larry Gard and Sarah Sutton.  brothers and sisters;  1.Samuel Mailen Gard,wife Alice Meechem, had 11 children but only knew names of 6. Lorraine Grant,Thomas Gard, Claude gard, Mary Alice Beck,Florence and Frank Hyrum .2.Milton Osburn Gard,daus. Violet and Bessie,3.Jasper Joseph Gard,4.Annie Phoebe Gard,  sonsHenry Clark and Everett Mc.Kennie (married twice?).,5. Ida Dicks, daus.Pearl Parker and Ruth Earnest.6.Lena Allen.,7.Frank Gard"
Aunt Ruth said she got this info. from Emma  when she first married Uncle Wayne and felt it was correct.
In 1930 census Corning,Tehama,Ca. #1166-282-297 shows. Emma age 40,Conrad t. 22 b. Ill. Gladys T. 17,b. Ill, Wayne age 16, b. Oklahoma.
Poems she told to Boyd Sr. when he was a little boy;

Pollywog on a log                                                 When I was a little boy just so high
wiggle waggle tail                                                    Mother took a little stick and made me cry
Bumble Bee saw a flea hopping on a rail             Now I'm big and she can't do it
Yellow jacket made a racket                                So daddy takes a bigger stick and tends right to it
Made the hornets run
Butterfly hurt his eye
Looking at the sun.

Down by the garden gate I met a little watersnake
I fed him so much jellycake,I made his little belly ache
                  

                      possible marriage for Lenore,"Lenora Gard to Columbus Allen in Adams Co. on 16 April or 28 March,1898" online Illinois Statewide Marriage Index,1763-1900