Yuma County, Colorado
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Lanche O. and Lura (Kiehl) Caldwell, 5 North 43 West
Lanche O. Caldwell was born in Iowa 21 Sep 1892,
parents Chas M. Caldwell and Rachel McNey.
In 1900 Warren County, Iowa,
Charles M. Coldwell is 30,
Rachel J. Coldwell
30 Wife,
Ora Coldwell
8 Daughter,
Lanche O. Coldwell 7 Son,
Oscar B. Coldwell
3 Son, and
Don F. Coldwell
1 Son.
In 1910 Chase County, Nebraska,
Charles M. Caldwell is
40 Head,
Rachael Caldwell
40 Wife,
Ora Caldwell
18 Daughter,
Lanche Caldwell 17 Son,
Oscar Caldwell
13 Son,
Don Caldwell
11 Son,
Dora Caldwell
6 Daughter, and
Henry Caldwell
2 Son.
LULA'S FAMILY
In 1900 Jewell County, Kansas,
Chas. Kiehl is
57 Head,
Johanna Kiehl
43 Wife,
Wm. C. Kiehl
20 Son,
Arthur O. Kiehl 14 Son,
Lewis E. Kiehl
9 Son, and
Lulu E. Kiehl
9 Daughter.
In 1910 Jewell County, Kansas,
Charles Kiehl is
70 Head,
Hannah Kiehl
54 Wife,
Ernest F. Kiehl, divorced,
33 Son,
Arthur E. Kiehl
24 Son,
Lulu E. Kiehl 18 Daughter,
Glen R. Kiehl
9 Grandson, and
Clair E. Kiehl
6 Grandson.
(Ernest Kiehl
Age: 42
Marriage Date: 24 Apr 1919
Marriage Place: Kit Carson, Colorado,
Spouse: May Phillips.
In 1920 Jewell County,
Ernest F. Kiehl is 42,
May E. Kiehl
36 Wife,
Glen R. Kiehl
19 Son, and
Clare E. Kiehl
16 Son.
LANCHE AND LULA IN YUMA COUNTY
Lanche proved up 320 acres in sections 21 and 22,
5N 43W in 1917.
In 1920 Jewell County, Kansas,
Lanche O. Caldwell is a drayman, 28 Head
Lula E. Caldwell
29 Wife born in Kansas,
Evelyn E. Caldwell
4 Daughter born in Kansas,
Wilma N. Caldwell
4 Daughter, both born in Colorado,
Dallas D. Caldwell
0 Son, born in Kansas, and
Arthur Keihl
34 Brother-in-law.
In 1940 Jewell County,
Lanche Caldwell 47 is a truck driver,
Lula Caldwell
48 Wife, and
Wilma Caldwell
23 Daughter.
Lanche O. Caldwell and Flora Jane McPherson married on 18 Jul 1951
in Grayson County, Texas.
Lula E. Kiehl Caldwell, born 18 May 1891 in
Kansas, died 20 Jun 1964 in
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas,
BURIAL
Burr Oak Cemetery
Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas,
MEMORIAL ID 43653234
Lanche O. Caldwell, born 21 Sep 1892
in Iowa, died 28 Jun 1963 in
Daviess County, Missouri,
BURIAL
Graceland Memorial Cemetery
Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri,
MEMORIAL ID 29184138.
Flora J. Caldwell
BIRTH 10 Feb 1889
DEATH 20 Mar 1976 (aged 87)
BURIAL
Graceland Memorial Cemetery,
MEMORIAL ID 18217269.
Dallas Caldwell, better known to his family and friends as "Dally," the son of Lanche and Lula Kiehl Caldwell, was born Jan 17, 1919, in Walnut Township, Jewell County, Kansas. He died Nov, 13, 1989 in Brodstone Memorial Nuckolls County Hospital, Superior at the age of 70 years, 10 month, 27 days.
He grew up in the Burr Oak area and helped his father in the dairying business, trucking and farming. As a child, he delivered milk with a horse and cart. In 1937 he graduated from Burr Oak High School. Following high school he worked for H D Taylor Construction Company as a bridge foreman.
Dec 20, 1941, he was united in marriage to Rosie Schneider at WaKeeney, Kansas, to this union were born two children, a daughter, Sharon and a son Michael. Mr and Mrs. Caldwell lived at Norton, Kansas for a short time before moving to Houston, Texas, where he worked with Brown Construction Company doing road construction and then he began his career as a soil conservation contractor.
In 1947 the family moved to Burr Oak where he began his own business working in a wide area of south central Nebraska and north central Kansas.
In 1951, he purchased a farm northwest of Burr Oak where he raised a family and lived until the time of his death. He took pride in farming, his horses and cattle; frequently he could be seen on horseback, checking his cattle with Bud, his dog. Often his wife would accompany him in checking their cattle and fences.
He was a life long member of the Burr Oak United Methodist Church.
His parents preceded him in death.
Survivors are his wife, Rosie;
daughter, Mrs. Gary Dierking (Sharon), Manhattan;
son, Michael Caldwell, Burr Oak;
sisters, Mrs. Art DeSelms (Evelyn) of Topeka and Mrs. Elton Loomis
(Wilma) of Lakeview, Ark.; grandchildren, Mrs. Tom Bartlett (Angela) of 29 Palms, Calif., Tanya Dillon of Manhattan and Marc and Matt Caldwell both of Burr Oak; great granddaughter, Cassondra Bartlett, 29 Palms, Calif.; and many other relatives.
The funeral was Thursday, Nov 16, 1989 at 10:30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church, Burr Oak, with the Rev Cindy Watson Drennen the officiant. Interment was in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Williams Funeral Home was in charge of the
Evelyn Eve Caldwell DeSelms
BIRTH 26 Oct 1915
Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado,
DEATH 3 Jun 1996 (aged 80)
BURIAL
Mount Hope Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas,
MEMORIAL ID 4365392.
Elton Lloyd Loomis Jr
Birth Date: 15 May 1947
Birth Place: Louisville, Kentucky,
Death Date: 18 May 1947
Death Place: Jefferson, Kentucky,
Father: Elton Lloyd Loomis
Mother: Wilma Neva Caldwell.
Wilma Caldwell Loomis
BIRTH 26 Oct 1915
Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado,
DEATH 1 Apr 2010
MEMORIAL ID 88664063.
Funeral services for Wilma C. Loomis of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be private.
Wilma Loomis died Thursday, April 1, 2010 in the Gassville Nursing Center, at the age of 94. She was born October 26, 1915 in Holyoke, CO, the daughter of Lanche and Lula Kiehl Caldwell. She married Elton L. Loomis on December 21, 1940 at Russell, Kansas and was a teacher. Wilma lived in Mountain Home, Arkansas since 1977 moving from Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Wilma Loomis is survived by one son, John V. Loomis of Boynton Beach, FL; a daughter-in-law, Gena Loomis of Valparaiso, IN and one grandson, Ian Loomis of Valparaiso, IN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and 2 sons, Lynn C. Loomis and Elton L. Loomis, Jr.
Entombment will be in the Kirby's Tucker Memorial Mausoleum.
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