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Ernest and Lydia (Cunningham) Weatherfield


In 1860 Harrison County, Virginia, William W. Cunningham is 14, with James F. 44, Salina 42, Lutha L. 12, Phebe E 10, Warren 8, Susan J. 6, Jasper B. 3,a nd Hester 1.
Ernest's father John Weatherfield's first wife was Sarah (Skeels) Weatherfield 1841-1868, buried in Marshall County, Illnois "She died at age: 27 years
Married John Ward Weatherfield on 3/11/1867 in England "

In 1880 Nemaha County, Nebraska, John Wetherfield is 42, Sarah Wetherfield 31, both born in England, Herbert Wetherfield 10, Earnest Wetherfield 8, Emily Wetherfield 6, Gerla Wetherfield 4, and Thomas Wetherfield 3, all born in Illinois.

John Ward Weatherfield, born 6 Sep 1840 in England, died 27 Oct 1888, is buried in the Bedford Cemetery, Howe, Nemaha County, Nebraska, Memorial ID 54201051.
"He and 2nd wife, Sarah Rhodes, both died of suicide (rat poison) two years apart she first in 1886 and he in 1888 in NE. They all three came from the same area in England. "

Sarah 1849-1886 # 53956814 is buried in Nemaha County.
"Sarah was the only daughter of Josiah and Mary (Powell) Rhodes, born Oct. 26, 1849 in Chatteris, Eng. She had 4 bros. (Josiah, Henry, Herbert, Ephraim). In the 1870's, her family moved to Nebraska. She married Mr. John Weatherfield and had 6 children. The family settled just seven miles south of Auburn. An account of her death ran in the local paper: "The family was poor but respectable and were gradually improving their circumstances. The care of a large family and its continual strain on her body and mind to bring up her children to be honest, industrious, and well behaved, so wore upon her nervous forces as to make her irritable and passionate in her temper when they suffered any financial losses. On Friday of last week Mr. and Mrs. Weatherfield had some difficulty with one of the implement men of South Auburn, and this so worked upon the poor woman's mind, that on Saturday she took (rat) poison. Doctors were called and supposed they had taken the poison from her stomach and left her recovering, but at 10 o'clock Saturday evening she grew worse and died within one hour after. All the time they were trying to help her she begged of the doctors and others, to let her alone and let her die in peace and in quietude. Her only regret was in leaving her youngest child. This she wanted her brother Ephraim to take and bring up. She was quietly laid to rest as the sun was setting, in the Bedford burying ground..." Her age at time of passing: 36 years, 11 months, 6 days. Her husband John died two years later."

One of Ernest's sisters is Emma Jane Hipsher 1873 - 1941, Burial Broken Bow Cemetery Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska, Memorial ID 39907765. She had married David Hipsher in Falls City, Nebraska on January 23, 1889.

Another sister Gertie was living with her uncle Henry Rhodes in Nemaha County. Henry is 45, his wife Nellie E. 38, with four kids. Gertie was born January 1876 in Illinois.
Gertrude Watherfield married Robert Kane on May 23, 1903 in King County, Washington.
In 1910 Robert and "Girtie" are in Skagit County, with Helen K. 4, and Robert D., 3.

Robert P. Kane, 75, died October 11, 1941 in Skagit County.

One post says Gertrude Kane, born 3 Jan 1876, died 11 May 1957 in Multnomah County, Oregon, Memorial ID 8516535.

A brother Thomas W. Weatherfield registered for WWI in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, born Feb 10, 1877.
His reference was "Ed?" R. Weatherfield, also of Scottsbluff.
Thomas W. Weatherfield, 10 Feb 1887 - 10 Jul 1951 (aged 64) , Burial Mountain View Cemetery Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming, Memorial ID 25993572.

The Edward Rhoades Weatherfield who registered for WWII in Gering Nebraska, was born Dec 20, 1884 in Hoew, Nebraska.
He's buried in Gering, Dec 20 1883- Augsut 7, 1949 # 44831427.
Edward R. Weatherfield and Grace M. Harrison had Faye on July 31, 1916 in Gering, dying Sept 18, 1996, who married Warren Mitchell, both buried in Gering. A aon, Cecil Wweatherfield, was lost at sea in 1943 in the Atlantic.

Herbert Weatherfield stayed in Nemaha County, raising a family there, 189-1938 # 73338986.


ERNEST AND LYDIA

In 1900 Yuma County, Ernest is farming, born May 1872 in Illinois, with Lydia Feb 1873 Indiana, married six years. Lola W. was born MNovember 1894 in Nebraska, Myra June 1895 in Colorado.

1912 Ernest Weatherfield was a Wray visitor Saturday, from his ranch northwest.  He was aconpanied by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Gertrude Courtney, from her claim near the Weatherfield ranch.


Lydia S. Cunningham married Earnest Weatherfield about 1894, and in 1900 Yuma County they have Vera W. Nov 1894 in Nebraska, and Myra Jun 1895 in Colorado.


January 1903 "Owing to the ill health of her little son, Mrs. Weatherfield has been in the Cunningham home since the latter part of November."

 

May 1911 " Earnest Weatherfield and family, who have resided in Denver the greater part of the last three years, shipped their household goods to Wray last week and the family arrived last Friday and they have moved out to their ranch northwest of town where they will make their home.

November 1912 "Vera Weatherfield Surprised on Eighteenth Birthday at Home Of Her Grandmother.
Friends to the number of twenty-two gathered at the Cunningham home in the west part of town and tendered Miss Vera Weatherfield a surprise, the occasion being her eighteenth birthday. The company consisted of the schoolmates of Miss Vera. The evening was pleasantly spent with social games and conversation in such manner as the younger set usually enjoy themselves. Refreshments were served during the evening. Miss Vera has a host of friends who gladly extend their congratulations and wish her many happy returns of the day.

December 1912 " Earnest Weatherfield had a sale Tuesday and expects to move to New Castle Colorado. Art Decker expects to take possession of the Weatherfield ranch, so we are informed.

August 1913 "The Misses Vera and Marie Weatherfield arrived Saturday evening and will attend the county high school here the coming school year. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Weatherfield left Wray the latter part of the last winter for their new home in Hew Castle, this state, and the two girls finished the term of school here, leaving for New Castle in the spring and spending the summer there. Miss Vera will be a senior and Miss Marie, a sophomore this year. At present they will-re-main in the home of their grandmother, Mrs. W. W. Cunningham.


1920 Rifle, Colorado "This week Ernest Weatherfield sold to J. B. Ruple, 25 acres of land located in South Rifle The land joins Mr. Ruple's place on the south and will make a fine addition to his property. "

In 1920 Earnest and Lydia are in Garfield County, farming.  They have Harold 17 and Helen 15, both born in Colorado

In 1930 Ernest and Lydia are in El Segundo, California - he's a carpenter.

Next family is Harold Weatherfield, married to Thelma L., 24, also born in Colorado, and Robert W., twenty-one months, born in California.

In 1940 Ernest and Lydia are still in El Segundo.  Death records have Ernest Weatherfield born May 12, 1871 in Illinois, dying March 15, 1969 in Riverside County - mother's maiden name Rodes.

Ernest and Lydia Feb 27, 1874 - Oct 7, 1970 are buried in San Jacinto Valley Cemetery.

1913


1956 " New subscribers to The Gazette are Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Weatherfield of Hemet, Calif. The Weatherfields were early day ranching: people in this area. Mrs. Weatherfield is the former Tina Cunningham. The couple is still interested in their old friends in this area."

June 1959 "Mrs. Jack Finn received a clipping recently which told her of the sixty-fifth wedding anniversary last December of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Weatherfield of Hemet, Calif., who were married at Wray at the home of the bride's parents, where Clarence Donovan now resides, on Christmas Day 1893. The bride was the former Lydia Cunningham. The couple moved to California in 1923 and have two daughters, Mrs. Helen Cargill and Mrs. Hume Crawford, both of Inglewood, Calif., four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren."

VERA

1905 "Otto Finn and uncle, E. E. Baron, of Palmyra, Illinois arrived in Wray Wednesday afternoon. They were accompanied as far as McCook by Mrs. Finn, who will visit there until Saturday when she will come to Wray to make her home. Mr. Bacon may decide to locate here if he finds a place that suits him."
At a quiet wedding at the Cunningham home last evening, Wednesday, December 17, 1913, Miss Vera Weatherfield became the wife of Otto Finn. The ceremony was performed in the presence of the immediate relatives of the bride and groom by A. W. Rice, pastor of the Wray Methodist church. Among those present were Miss Marie Weatherfield, Miss Minnie Cunningham, Mrs. Gertrude Courtney, Mrs. Kate Finn, lsaac Reed and family, W. W. Love and family, John Dalrymple, Mrs. W. B. Fearn of McCook, Nebraska, Mrs. J. B. Castile and E. E. Bacon of Hettick, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Ota Tosh and Dora Christianson. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Weatherfield of New Castle, Colorado, but for many years residents of this county. She has made her home with her aunts, Miss Cunningham and Mrs. Courtney, the past year while attending the county high school. The groom is the son of Mrs. Kate Finn. Both were born in this county and have lived here practically all their lives. They have a large acquaintance and many friends who are quick to extend congratulations and best wishes, among whom they are recognized as young people. They will make their home in Wray until about March 1st, when they will move out to the Finn homestead northwest of Wray where the groom will engage in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Finn are being entertained today at the home of the groom’s mother in North Wray where the latter is serving an elaborate dinner to the wedding party of last evening.

July 9, 1914 "The funeral of Mrs. Vera Weatherfield Finn was held at the Methodist church in Wray on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Finn died in the sanitarium at Boulder on Sunday morning, July 5th, where she had been taken ten days before.
A large congregation gathered at the church to pay their last respects to whom had been one of Wray’s most popular school girls. Rev. A.W. Rice preached the sermon and a quartette consisting of E. M. Hedrick, Mrs. E. M. Hedrick, Mrs. T. B. Groves and S. S. Dow sang.
The deceased was a member of the Class of 1914 of the Yuma County High School until the close of the first semester of her senior year, when she was united in marriage to Otto Finn. Eight of the twelve members of the class acted as pall bearers and the funeral was largely attended by students of the school. The floral tributes were beautiful. Mrs. Finn had been sick for a number of months and, when her condition became alarming, she was removed to Boulder. Her trouble was an ulcerated stomach. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Weatherfield were called to Boulder and with the husband were with their daughter when she died.
Vera Jaunita Weatherfield was born near Auburn, Nebraska, November 11, 1894. The following March she came to Yuma county with parents and had lived here continuously with the exception of three years when the family lived in Denver. She was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weatherfield.
Besides her husband and parents, she leaves two sisters and a brother. She was the granddaughter of Mrs. Rebecca Cunningham.
The disposition of the young lady was such that she was popular with her associates and highly respected by the community. She had high ideals in life and her devotion and thoughtfulness towards her loved ones and friends were marked characteristics. The sympathy of the community goes out to the young husband and the parents of the deceased in their peculiarly sad bereavement.
The grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Cunningham, came from Casper, Wyoming, and her daughter,Miss Blanche Cunningham, from Denver to attend the .funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Weatherfield accompanied the husband home with the remains.
The Weatherfield children were unable to get here from their home near New Castle, Colorado. Mrs. Dora (Christianson) Scott of Colby, Kansas, a classmate and a close friend of the deceased intended to come for the funeral but was prevented by the high waters and belated trains from the east."

December 1916 "A very pretty and quiet wedding was solemnized Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Reed, with Miss Ruth Hix and Otto Finn as the contracting parties. The rites were read by Rev. A. N. Wolff, pastor of the Presbyterian church, in the presence of fifteen relatives of the couple, and Miss Jessie Weaver, the girl chum of the bride. The couple were attended by Miss Weaver and Truman Love, a nephew of the groom. After the marriage, Mrs. Reed, the hostess and sister of the groom, served the guests with a dainty two-course luncheon.
Mrs. Finn is the only daughter of G. P. Hix, of Wray, has been her father's homemaker since the death of her mother several years ago, and she, like her husband, needs no introduction to our people, for they have both spent the greater part of their lives in Wray and are known to be young people of whom any community might be proud. The young couple left on Sunday evening's train for a few days visit with the groom's sister, Mrs. W. B. Fearn, and husband, who reside in McCook, Nebraska. They returned to Wray yesterday afternoon and will make their home on the groom's farm seventeen miles northwest of Wray. We join with their host of friends in wishing them a happy future."

HAROLD

Earnest H. Weatherfield and Thelma L. Miles married in Los Angeles County on August 10, 1925.
Thelma was in Garfield County, Colorado in 1920, 14, with John D.l 53, Minnie 46, Fred 16, Marjorie 12, Blanche 9, and Phyllis 7.

Harold is an oil refinery worker in 1920 Los Angeles County, 28, with Thelma L. 24 and Robert W. 1.

In 1940 Los Angeles County, Harold is 39, Thelma L. 35, Robert W. 11, and Richard H. 9.

Harold, born Feb 1, 1901 in Missouri, died October 9, 1947 in Riverside County, California.

HELEN

Helen C. Weatherfield and Charles J. Cargill married in Los Angeles on October 14, 1925.

She's buried in Inglewood, California 1904-1985 # 78798638. Her daughter Alice Juanita (Cargill) Rowe 1930-2006 is also buiried there, with Jack D. Rowe q9w8-w009.

MARIE

Hume Crawford registered for WWI in Leadville, saying he was born there.

In 1920 Casper, Wyoming Hume Crawford and Marie have Elona, 2.  Hume works at an oil refinery.

They're in Inglewood, California in 1930.

In 1940 Inglewood, California Hume B. Crawford, 46, a welder, born in Colorado, and Marie, 43, have Clona 22, born in Colorado.

Marie M. Crawford, born Jun 10 1896 in Colorado, died Jun 12 1967 in Los Angeles, mother's maiden name Cunningham.

Hume Crawford, born Dec 8, 1893 in Colorado, died Feb 1, 1972 in Los Angeles.

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