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Isaac J. and Matilda (Wheeler) Owen, Yuma



In 1870 Iroquois County, Illinois, Edmun Wheeler is 54, Matha Wheeler 44, Amelia Wheeler 22, Sarah Wheeler 17, Matha Wheeler 11, Edwin Wheeler 10, Matelda Wheeler 6, and John Denett 24.
Edwin L. Wheeler died in 1890, heirs Edwin L. Wheeler Junior Son , Amelia Dimmitt Daughter , Sarah Ludwick Daughter , Martha Clark Daughter, Matilda Owen Daughter, and Hattie Wheeler Daughter.


Isaac Jay Owen and Abbigal Thompson married in Lincoln County, Nebraska on October 8, 1884.

In 1885 Madison County, Nebraska, Arnie Young is a well maker 31, Adda Young 27, Alma Young 4, John Young 6, Leona Young 8, Stella Young 2, and Pearl Young 1 . George Faxon 21 and M. Vandeventer 19 are boarders.

In 1880 Iroquois County, Illinois, Edwin L. Wheeler is 64, Jane Wheeler 50 Wife, Edwin Wheeler 20 Son, Matilda Wheeler 16 Daughter, and Hattie Wheeler 9 Daughter.


Isaac's first wife, marrying about 1884, was Hannah A. Thompson Owen BIRTH 1 Sep 1864 DEATH 2 Apr 1887 BURIAL Farnam Cemetery Frontier County, Nebraska, USA PLOT 14 9 1 MEMORIAL ID 10936934.

Matilda V. Wheeler, 25, married Isaac J. Owen on 30 Jun 1889 in McCook, Nebraska.

Tillie V. Wheeler cash-claimed a quarter in section 11, 1N 48W in 1890. This could very well be Matilda.

June 1900 " I. J. Owen of Bolivar, Mo., who traded for the George Dobler ranch, arrived with his family in Yuma last Sunday."

In 1900 Yuma, Isaac J. Owen, born September 1853 in Indiana, is a creamery laborer. He's married 12 yeass to Matilda V. Nov 1863 Illionois. Sh's had four kids, one living.
Bernice was born May 1896 in Illinois, Pearl M. Sept 1885 in Nebraska.

August 1901 "Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pratt of Illinois are visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. I. J. Owen."

July 25, 1902 "Born - To Mr. and Mrs. I. Jay Owen, Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock, a big baby boy."

August 1904 "Miss Erma Clark of Salem, Oregon, is visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. I. Jay Owen."

July 17, 1908 "Mrs. I. Jay Owen informs us that her sister, Mrs. Amelia Dimmitt, died a few days ago at Salem, Oregon. From 1886 to 1890 Mrs. Dimmitt and daughter, Eva, resided in Yuma and were great favorites of the citizens who are sorry to learn of her taking away."

Isaac J. Owen cash-claimed a quarter in section 14, 1N 48W in 1907. That was a mile southeast of Amelia's claim.

May 1909 "Mrs. I. Jay Owen is taking a mail course in watch repairing, and hopes to soon be able to put your time pieces in good running order."

July 1909 "E. B. Owen and wife of Amo, Ind., are visiting at the home of his brother, I. J. Owen."

August 1909 "Mrs. C. H. Pratt and son of Cropsey, Ill., visited this week at the home of her sister, Mrs. I. J. Owen."



September 1911 "I. J. Owen returned last week from Indianapolis, Ind., where he had been to attend the funeral of a brother-in-law."

November 1911 "I. J. Owen is building a cement block milk house, at his home in the south part of town."

July 1912 "Mrs. Anna B. Thompson, of Marshal, Illinois, who had been visiting for a week with her brother, I. J . Owen and family, left Monday for Denver and other Colorado points, from whence she will return to her home. She was accompanied by her daughter."

September 1914 "State Senator John Cordeal, and Earl Ludwick, both of McCook, Nebr., were Sunday , visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Owen and also inspecting Senator Cordeal's farm, north of Yuma. Mr. Ludwick is a nephew of Mrs. Owen."

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June 1920 "I. Jay Owen and Roy Hunt and families left for Pomona, California, the latter part of last week, and expect to remain in the Golden State for several months. The trip was made via the auto route."

Matilda V. Wheeler Owen
BIRTH 27 Nov 1863 Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois, DEATH 25 Apr 1937 Ontario, California, BURIAL Bellevue Memorial Park Ontario, California, PLOT Section N MEMORIAL ID 87346309.

Isaac Jay Owen BIRTH 30 Jul 1854 DEATH 4 May 1938 Pomona, California, BURIAL Bellevue Memorial Park PLOT Section N MEMORIAL ID 87346422.

May 6, 1938 Pomona, California "Funeral services were to be held at 2 p. m. today at the graveside in Bellevue cemetery, Ontario, for Isaac Jay Owen, 83, who died Wednesday at his home here at 451 W. Monterey street. Mr. Owen was formerly a mortician at Ontario. Services were to be conducted by the Rev. Paul Goodwin, pastor of the Ontario First Raptist church, of which Mr. Owen was a member. Stone's mortuary of Ontario was in charge of arrangements."

HOMER

Homer Jay Owen BIRTH 23 Jul 1902 DEATH 11 Jan 1989 BURIAL Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, California, PLOT SECTION I SITE 31-B MEMORIAL ID 131661694.

PEARL

Pearle M. Owen Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1906 Marriage Place: Mesa County, Colorado, Spouse Name: Joseph P. Davis

Pearl M. Davis Maiden Name: Owen Marriage Age: 25 Birth Place: Nebraska, Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1912 Marriage Place: Everett, Snohomish, Washington, Father: D. J. Davis Mother: Abbie Davis Spouse: Edward H. Young
In 1920 Snohomish County, Edward H. Young 36 is a truck mechanic, born in Minnesota, Pearl M. Young 33 Wife, Marion E. Young 6 Daughter, and Henry R. Young 22 Brother.

Pearl Milred Young Age: 54 Death Date: 02 Jan 1941 Death Place: Everett, Snohomish, Washington Father: Isac Owen Mother: Abijil Thompson Spouse: Edward Young
Pearl Mildred Owen Young BIRTH 1886 Nebraska, DEATH 2 Jan 1941 Washington, BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, MEMORIAL ID 132927702

BERNICE

12 Apr 1916

In 1870 Warren County, Illinois, Alfred Hunt is 35, Mary Hunt 31, (Mary Paul and Alfred Hunt married in England.), Wm H. Hunt 11, Alfred Geo. Hunt 5, Albert Hunt 3, and James Hunt .

William H. Hunt BIRTH 1859 DEATH 1942 BURIAL Riverton Cemetery Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska, PLOT Blk 9 Lot 5 S MEMORIAL ID 230366317.

Alfred George Hunt BIRTH 1864 England DEATH 15 Jan 1955 BURIAL Grand Island Cemetery , Hall County, Nebraska, PLOT Section E, Lot 172 MEMORIAL ID 95461957.

Albert J Hunt BIRTH 1867 DEATH 7 Apr 1944 BURIAL Rosehill Cemetery Hinckley, Pine County, Minnesota, MEMORIAL ID 52017458.

In 1880 Warren County, Illinois, Henry M. Price is 41, Mary Price 40 Wife, Lillie M. Price 3 Daughter, Alfred Hunt 15 Stepson, and James Hunt 10 Stepson.

In 1900 Franklin County, Nebraska, Henry M. Price is 63, Mary Price 60 Wife, Lillian Price 23 Daughter, and Frank A. Burnham 22 Boarder.

Henry M Price BIRTH 1838 DEATH 1910 BURIAL Riverton Cemetery Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska, PLOT Blk 16 Lot 6 S MEMORIAL ID 230405503.

Mary Price BIRTH 1840 DEATH 1912 BURIAL Riverton Cemetery Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska, PLOT Blk 16 Lot 6 S MEMORIAL ID 230405508.

Lillian Price, 24, and John Wilson married 28 Jul 1901 in Riverton, Nebraska.

Lillian Price Wilson BIRTH Dec 1876 Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, DEATH 16 Apr 1967 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, BURIAL Lincoln Memorial Park Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, MEMORIAL ID 215896107.

In 1900 Butler County, Kansas, James Hunt is 30, Sarah B. Hunt 29 Wife, Charles J. Hunt 7 Son, Roy A. Hunt 6 Son, and Elvina M. Hunt 3 Daughter.

In 1910 Franklin County, Nebraska, James "N." Hunt 40 is farming, Sarah B. Hunt 39 Wife, Charles J. Hunt 17 Son , Roy A. Hunt 15 Son, and Mary E. Hunt 12 Daughter.

In 1920 Yuma, Jim W. Hunt is farming, 50, born in England, naturalized, Sarah Belle Hunt 48 Wife, and Mary E. Hunt 22 Daughter.

Roy's father "James W. Hunt of 661 W. 4th St., a resident of Pomona for the last 31 years, passed away at his home at 2:30 a.m. today, May 14, 1953, after two and a half months of illness.
Mr. Hunt was born July 4, 1869, in Somerset, England. He came to California from Yuma, Colo., in 1922 and established his home in Pomona. He was a member of the Assembly of God.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Lula Hunt, he is survived by two sons, Charles J. Hunt and Roy A. Hunt, both of Pomona; a daughter, Mrs. Mary L.. Jacobsen of Nampa, Ida.; a brother Fred Hunt, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lilijan Wilson of Franklin, Neb. There also are seven grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Todd Memorial North Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Guy P. Duffield Jr., pastor of the Foursquare Church, and the Rev. Elton G. Hill, pastor of the Assembly of God, will officiate. Interment will be made in Pomona Cemetery."

In 1920 Yuma, Roy Hunt 23 is a salesman in a drug store, born in Kansas, Bernice Hunt 22 Wife, and Ayleene Hunt 2 Daughter.

In 1940 Los Angeles County, Roy Hunt is 45, Bernice Hunt 43 Wife , Ayleen Hunt 22 Daughter, and Donaladeen Hunt 7 Daughter.

February 20, 1961 "Roy Hunt of 463 W. Monterey St., a retired Pomona police patrolman, died in Kaiser Fontana Hospital Sunday morning, apparently of a heart attack. Hunt retired from the police department a year ago and was honored, along with another retiree, at a dinner at the Pomona Police Academy last month. Hunt's police service began in 1943 when he joined the department as a vacation relief man. He received his permanent appointment on Sept. 15, 1943, and during the next 16 years he served in nearly every phase of patrol work. He also worked in the police photo laboratory. He was retired in February last year as a sergeant.
Hunt was born Feb. 25, 1893, in Smith Center, Kan. He came to Pomona in 1920, and he was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Berfiice Hunt; two daughters, Mrs. Herbert Edwards and Mrs. Don Crawford, both of Pomona; a brother, Charles Hunt, also of Pomona; a sister, Mrs. Arlie Jacobsen of Nampa, Idaho, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in Todd Memorial North Chapel."

Bernice M. Hunt Birth Date: 23 May 1896 Birth Place: Illinois Death Date: 27 Aug 1965 Death Place: San Bernardino Mother's Maiden Name: Wheeler

MEMORIAL ID 82037143.
" Dorothy Ayleen Edwards, 82 of Nampa, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 1999 at a Nampa care center. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 29, 1999 at Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell. Arrangements are under the direction of Alsip Funeral Chapel, Nampa.
Ayleen was born August 8, 1917 in Yuma, Colorado to Roy and Bernice (Owen) Hunt. She was raised and educated in Caldwell, Idaho and Pomona, California. She was an artist and designer at Pomona Tile Company during World War II. She married Herbert E. Edwards on December 19, 1941 in Las Vegas. Ayleen loved crafts and knitting and was an excellent seamstress where she worked at Beaus and Belles Bridal Shop in Claremont, California. Ayleen later worked at the Pomona 1st Federal Savings and Loan in Claremont where she was greatly loved and honored when she retired in 1981. Herbert preceded her in death in 1976. Ayleen was a member of the Pomona Foursquare Church in Southern California and she leaves many friends and family who will miss her greatly.
Ayleen is survived by a daughter, Donna Lerner and husband, David of Meridian; a sister, Dona Crawford and husband, Don of Nampa; two grandchildren, Kelly Cano (Terry) of Emmett and Steve Terry of Nampa; and two nieces, Rhonda Kren and Darla Nichols. Among the treasures of her heart are her three great-grandchildren, Jill, Nicole and Austin."

CHARLES

In 1910 Yuma, William L. Carls is 56, Otto Carls 22 Son, and Elsie M. Carls 13 Daughter born in Wisconsin.

Elsie's mother Caroline Henrietta Brugmann Carls BIRTH 1853 Germany DEATH 1906 Racine, Wisconsin, BURIAL Mound Cemetery Racine, PLOT Block 12 MEMORIAL ID 172834690.

Charlie G. Hunt and Elsie C. Carls married 20 Jun 1915 in Yuma County, Colorado.
"POPULAR YOUNG YUMA COUPLE UNITED - Miss Elsie Carls and Mr. Charles Hunt were married Sunday at 5 o'clock p. m. at the home of Mr. and James W. Hunt, Rev. B. G. Ingraham, pastor of the Yuma Methodist church, officiating. Following the ceremony, a dainty wedding luncheon was served in two courses. The young couple are among the best known and most popular people in our community. The heartiest good wishes of a host of friends accompany them on their life venture. They will make their home in the cottage just completed by the groom in the southeastern part of town. "

In 1920 Charles Hunt is a plasterer, 27, born in Nebraska and Elsie have Luella N. Hunt, 3.  They live on Weekly Avenue in Yuma.

Charles and Elsie have two 1930 census entries.  One in Pomona living with James W. Hunt 60 England and Sarah B. 59 Indiana.  Louella M. is 13, Bobbie 9.  Otto C. Carl 39 Wisconsin is also living there.

The other entry is in San Bernardino County, where Charles said he was born in Kansas.


They attended the June 1940 .

Charles J. Hunt BIRTH 23 Sep 1892 Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, DEATH 14 Sep 1970 Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, BURIAL Pomona Valley Memorial Park, Los Angeles County, California, PLOT Mausoleum MEMORIAL ID 234575894.

Elsie Caroline Carls Hunt BIRTH 23 Jun 1896 Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, DEATH 21 Jan 1992 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California, BURIAL Pomona Valley Memorial Park Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, PLOT Mausoleum MEMORIAL ID 234575846.

ELVINA

Mary Hunt, 23, married Arlie Arthur Jacobsen on 20 Nov 1920 in Yuma County, Colorado .

In 1930 Pomona, California, Arlie A. Jacobsen is 32, Mary E. Jacobsen 32 Wife, Ardith C. Jacobsen 8 Daughter, James A. Jacobsen 7 Son, and Mary Lou Jacobsen 0 Daughter.

Mary Elvina Hunt Jacobsen BIRTH 20 Sep 1897 Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas, DEATH 12 Jan 1977 Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, BURIAL Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, Show Map PLOT Devotion, Lot 46, Space 1 MEMORIAL ID 27618076 .
" Services for Mary E. Jacobsen, 79, of 713 Seventeenth Avenue South, Nampa, who died Wednesday in a Nampa hospital, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Alsip Chapel by the Rev. John H. Curtis, Knight Congregational Community Church of Grandview. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.
She was born Sept. 20, 1897, in Humboldt, Kan., and was reared and educated in Riverton, Neb. In 1913 she moved with her parents to Yuma, Colo., where she met Arlie A. Jacobsen. They were married there Nov. 25, 1920.
They lived there until 1924 when they moved to Pomona, Calif. In 1932 they moved to Nampa. She was a member of the South Side Boulevard United Methodist Church, a past noble grand of the Colfax Rebekah Lodge No. 24, Nampa, and a member of the Nampa Valley Grange.
Survivors include her husband, Nampa; a son, James Arthur, Boise; two daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Ardith) Agenbroad, Grand View, and Mrs. Elmer (Mary Lou) Young, Nampa; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers.."

Arlie Arthur Jacobsen BIRTH 6 Oct 1897 Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado, DEATH 19 May 2000 Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, BURIAL Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, Show Map MEMORIAL ID 27618127 .

Ardith C. Jacobsen Agenbroad BIRTH 28 Oct 1921 Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado, DEATH 28 Jun 2018 Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Grand View, Owyhee County, Idaho, Show Map MEMORIAL ID 191004093 .
"Ardith was born October 28, 1921 in Yuma, CO to Arlie and Mary Jacobsen, the oldest of three children. The family moved to Pomona, CA when she was two where her dad learned the plastering business from his father-in-law. This trade ultimately took them to southwest Idaho in 1932 living in various parts of the Treasure Valley. The Jacobsens attended Southside Methodist Church in Nampa where they met the Agenbroad family and the rest is history. Ernest (Ernie) proposed to Ardith (Ardie) on Valentine’s Day 1940 and they were married November 30, 1941, making their first home at 12th Avenue and Missouri Lane, home of Agenbroad & Sons Fruit Orchards. This busy farm wife became even busier as their five sons began to arrive. Even so they always found time for community activities which included Southside Methodist Church, Southside Grange, pinochle and bridge clubs. Never a dull moment! "

James Arthur 'Jim' Jacobsen Sr. BIRTH 3 Mar 1923 DEATH 23 Oct 2015 BURIAL Idaho State Veterans Cemetery Boise, Ada County, Idaho, PLOT Section SG, Row AE, Site 6 MEMORIAL ID 178564754.
"James A. Jacobsen, age 92, passed away October 23, 2015 in Boise, Idaho.
Born March 3, 1923 in Yuma, Colorado to Arlie and Mary Jacobsen.
Jim was happiest when he was singing and dancing. He was a charter member of the Amarilo Texas singles club in the early 80s. He was very active in all the Treasure Valley Singles dances every Wednesday and Saturday for many years.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Mary Lou Young. Survived by his sister, Ardith Agenbroad; children, James Jacobsen Jr. (Carmen), Delbert Jacobsen, Cathy (Ron) Clark; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews..

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