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Josie A. Templeton, 1N 45W



In 1880 Mills County, Iowa, William G. Templeton is 56, Margort Templeton 46 Wife, Josephine Templeton 19 Daughter, Minnie Templeton 16 Daughter, Clara Templeton 14 Daughter, Maud Templeton 8 Daughter, Frank Templeton 11 Son, and David Templeton 58 Brother.

July 1886

1886 Wray school "The board decided to pay the teacher $43 per month. This teacher was Josie Templeton, and the next teacher, who was contracted for the summer term, was Viva Gilliland."

"The first couple to be married in the town of Wray chose the date of July 20, 1887. Mr. John Templeton, the bridegroom, was an uncle of Mrs. H. V. Kitzmiller, and the bride was a lady from Iowa. The Wray Rattler printed the following interesting account of the wedding in the issue of July 28, 1887:
Married, at the Wray hotel, Wray, Colo., July 20th, 1887, Rev. W. Marshall of Yuma, officiating, Mr. John P. Templeton of Wray, Colo., and Miss Matilda McNeely, of Mills Co., Iowa. The contracting parties have the best wishes of The Rattler and their many friends."

" She (Jennie Hellman Grigsby) arrived in Wray in 1886 hoping to teach the first school proposed but found this promised to Miss Templeton (mother of Mrs. Edna Kitzmiller). She arranged to live with Miss Templeton and both took claims. Mrs. Grigsby taught the first school on the flats south of Wray. "

Josephine Templeton Bales BIRTH 1860 DEATH 1893 BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 16994565.

Josie cash-claimed a quarter in 17, 1N 45W, and her heirs timber-claimed another quarter in 1895.

Annie Oxley Age: 46, on 18 Dec 1898 in Vernon, Yuma, Colorado, married E. J. Bales

"Dr. E. J. Bales and Miss Annie Oxley were united in holy wedlock last Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. Charles Kellar by Rev. Graff. Mr. and Mrs. Bales were among the early settlers here and are well known and respected. Every body extends congratulations and wishes them many years of wedded bliss."

In 1900 Wray, Elisha J. Bales is 50, Annie Bales 47 Wife, Wayne E. Bales 10 Son, and Edna Bales 9 Daughter.

May 26, 1900 "Mrs. W. G. Templeton, mother of Josie Templeton, Dr. Bales’ first wife, and grandmother of Wayne and Edna Bales, died Tuesday of this week at Pacific City, Iowa and was buried Wednesday. Miss Edna was visiting with her grandmother at the time of her death."

Margaret A. Owsley Templeton BIRTH 26 Dec 1833 DEATH 22 May 1900 BURIAL Glenwood Cemetery Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, PLOT Sec 13 Row 24 MEMORIAL ID 178904933.

"The friends of Mrs. E. J. Bales were shocked last Thursday evening, to hear of her sudden death. It was not generally known that she was ill, and none knew, even the immediate family, that her sickness was serious. She was taken sick on Tuesday with neuralgia of the stomach, and on Thursday about noon was feeling some worse, but nothing serious was apprehended until about 4 o'clock, when she suddenly grew worse and almost immediately passed away. Word was sent Wayne at Denver and Edna at Pacific Junction, Iowa, and they arrived Friday morning.
Her brothers Charles and Henry Oxley of Pleasant Dale, Nebr., and Nate Oxley of Sanborn, Nebr., were present at the funeral.
Anna Oxley was born March 13, 1853, near Wayland, Iowa, and died September 22, 1910, age 57 years, 6 months and 9 days.
She was married to Dr. E. J. Bales in December 1899, since which time she has made this city her home. She was a member of the M. E. church and of the Eastern Star of this city, under whose charge the funeral services were held. The services were held at the M. E. church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, the oration being delivered by her pastor, P. W. Imboden, after which the remains were followed to their last resting place in Grandview cemetery by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. The members of the Eastern Star, of which the deceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body, the ladies being dressed in white, and under the ritual of the order the burial services were arranged ."

January 23, 1913 "Miss Edna Bales was called to Pacific Junction, Iowa, last Sunday by the death of her Grandfather Templeton. The immediate cause of the death was erysipelas. Mr. Templeton had reached the age of 86 years. "
William G. Templeton BIRTH 22 Aug 1824 Buchanan County, Iowa, DEATH 19 Jan 1913 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, BURIAL Glenwood Cemetery Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, PLOT Sec 13 Row 24 MEMORIAL ID 178905011.

"Dr. E. J. Bales was born in Xenia, Ohio, January 4, 1850, being one of the youngest of a family of ten boys and four girls. He passed out of this life December 10, 1925, having reached the age of 75 years, 11 months and 6 days.
While yet a boy he moved with his parents to Kingman, Indiana and when he stepped across the threshold of young manhood he chose the medical profession as his life’s work and entered college at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which institution he graduated in 1876. Following his graduation he spent some time in Missouri, Arizona and New Mexico.
He came to Yuma County with the early homesteaders February 15, 1886. The following year he was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Templeton. This union was blessed with three children. The wife and mother passed away in June, 1893, only to be followed three weeks later with the youngest, Eugene. Six years later he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Orley, whe died in 1910.
Dr. Bales was a member of Akron Commandry No. 21, Knight Templar, also of Wray Lodge No. 71 A. F. & A. M. He was also a charter member of the Eastern Star, Wray Chapter No. 65.
He is survived by one brother, J. W., a son, Wayne Bales, of California, a daughter, Mrs. Edna Kitzmiller of Wray, and a granddaughter, Deloma.
Dr. Bales spent his later years in California. About a year ago he returned to Wray to live. But the ravages of old age had made great inroads upon his once rugged physique and he failed rapidly. His last hours were peaceful and unattended by great bodily discomfort. Thus he closed his book of life."

WAYNE

Wayne E. Bales Age: 24 Birth Place: Wray, Colo Marriage Date: 4 Apr 1912 Marriage Place: Mills, Iowa, Father: Dr. E. J. Bales Mother: Josephine E. Templeton Spouse: Mabel L. Booth

Emma De Loma Louise Bales Birth Date: 21 Apr 1913 Birth Place: Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, Father: Wayne Everett Bales Mother: Mabel Lura Booth.

In 1920 Harrison County, Iowa, Thomas W. Booth is 58, Clara E. Booth 54 Wife, Robert C. Booth 26 Son, Mildred I. Booth 30 Daughter, Cleo N. Booth 16 Daughter, Mable L. Bales 30 Daughter, and Emma D. Bales 6 Granddaughter.

In 1930 Mills County, Thomas W. Booth is 69, Carrol L. Booth 65 Wife, Mabel Bales 41 Daughter, and Emma D. Bales 17 Granddaughter.


Mable Lura Bales Age: 42 Birth Place: Winterset, Iowa Residence Place: Ames, Iowa Marriage Date: 19 Jul 1930 Marriage Place: Corning, Iowa, Father: Thomas Shilliam Booth Mother: Clara Ellen Wiler Spouse: George Leonard Byers.

Mabel Lura Booth Byers BIRTH 25 Feb 1889 Iowa, DEATH Apr 1993 Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, BURIAL Glenwood Cemetery Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, PLOT Sec 16 new Row 18 north end MEMORIAL ID 121513386.

Deloma Bales is in Sioux Falls, S.D. in 1935, 22.

" August 22, 1938
The descendants of Joe E. Niles met Sunday at the Glenwood, Iowa, Park for their fourth annual reunion. Some 70 members of the family and a few invited guests were present and spent a very enjoyable day with a bountiful dinner served at the noon hour.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Rex Stucker and family of Sioux Falls, So. Dak., Louis Michael and family of Pisgah; Noah Wilson and family of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bare and son of Pisgah; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beaver of Walthill, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Niles and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Donn and family of Pisgah; Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Kay of Mondamin; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Niles of Pisgah; DeLoma Reischach, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Byers and son, Darrel Roger of Omaha; Donald and Clarence Maule and Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Niles and Howard of Mondamin, Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Caley and family of Pisgah; Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Ferrell and Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Maule of Logan; Fred Maule, Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Maule, James M. Maule, Irene Scales of Mondamin; Cecil Hosman, Bernard Hosman of Modale; Lillian Oliver of Council Bluffs; Mrs. John Marshall of Missouri Valley; Mrs. Jane Kay and Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper and family of Mondamin; Mr. and Mrs. O.V. Byers, Roy, Orthello, Geneva and Virginia, John Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. T.W. Booth and family, Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Booth and family, and Cyril Booth, all of Glenwood. "

Deloma L. Reischach Birth Date: 21 Apr 1913 Last Residence: Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon Death Date: 23 Jul 2009.

Wayne E. Bales Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1918 Marriage Place: Los Angeles, California, Spouse: Grace A. Merrill.

November 1918 Los Angeles "Discovering that he had too many wives, Lieut. Wayne E. Bales of the United States Army today filed suit in the superior court asking that his marriage to Mrs. Grace A. Merrill, an attractive nurse of Long Beach, be annulled. Bales, according to his complaint, learned that he had two wives on October 27, 20 days after he wedded Mrs. Merrill. His wedding permit was issued October 7. The couple went immediately to the residence of Rev. James I. Myers, where the marriage ceremony took place. The honeymoon was passed at Long Beach. More than two weeks ago, Bales received information that a woman he married several years ago was still his wife. He says he wedded a second time under the impression that his first wife had obtained a decree of divorce. Bales is a native of Ohio. He has served in the Army in the Philippines. The second Mrs. Bales was also born in Ohio."

In 1920 Los Angeles, Wayne is a fireman, divorced, in a lodging house.

"Wayne Bales of Long Beach, California, a brother of Mrs. H. V. Kitzmiller of Wray, died at the hospital in Long Beach Friday. Death was due to complications which set in following an operation for appendicitis. The body will be shipped to Wray for funeral services. Arrangements have not been made as this jjaper goes to press."

Wayne Everett Bales BIRTH 1889 DEATH 31 Aug 1929 BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 16994573.

EDNA

July 1932 " Miss Lizzie Templeton of Jennings, Kansas, is a guest at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. V. Kitzmiller this week. Miss Templeton is a cousin of Mrs. Kitzmiller. "

July 1932 "Mrs. Robert Carlson and Miss Olga Rueter of Waunita, Neb., spent Sunday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. V. Kitzmiller in Wray. Upon their return home Sunday evening they were accompanied by Mrs. Frank Anderson of Omaha, and Miss Elizabeth Templeton of Almena, Kansas. Mrs. Anderson and Miss Templeton had been house guests at the Kitzmiller home several weeks."

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