Person Page 39

William Augustus Heiple was born in Feb 1871 in Washington, IllinoisG.^4,5,6
     His father died on 26 Mar 1875, when William was 4 years old.¹²
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Cruger Twp., Woodford Co., Illinois, G in the household of his mother, Sarah Lohr, and stepfather, John W. Blumenshine.¹³ William completed sixth grade in elementary school.¹⁴
     William married Matilda Christina Glabe, daughter of John Glabe and Elizabeth Ruppel, on 18 Feb 1897 in Germanville, Livingston Co., IllinoisG, with Rev. J. Alber of Chatsworth officiating.^7,8
     William and Matilda appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 29 Jun 1900, reporting that they rented their farm. Their children Elsie and Harold were listed as living with them.¹⁵
     William and Matilda appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 9 May 1910, reporting that they rented their farm. Their children Elsie, Harold, Louis, Charles, and Gertrude were listed as living with them.¹⁶
     William and Matilda appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 3 Jan 1920, reporting that they rented their farm. Their children Harold, Louis, Charles, Gertrude, and Dorothy were listed as living with them.¹⁷
     They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 12 Apr 1930, reporting that they rented their home, for $20 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Louis, Gertrude, and Dorothy were listed as living with them. Their son Robert and his family were apparently living close by as they were listed as the next household.¹⁸
     William and Matilda appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois G, enumerated 9 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a farm with a home valued at $800, and that they had all lived at the same home in 1935. Their son Louis was listed as living with them.¹⁴
     William and Matilda appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, at 608 South Main St. G, enumerated 4 May 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Their son Louis was listed as living with them.¹⁹
     He was a farmer by 1900. In 1930, at age 59, he was a laborer doing odd jobs. In 1940 he was a laborer, reporting he had worked hours the last week of March, and four weeks the prior year, earning $75. He reported in the 1950 census he had not worked the prior week and was not looking for work.^{20,21,22,23,19}
     His wife died on 24 Dec 1958 in Washington, IllinoisG.^24,25,26
     William died in 1961 at age ~90.^9,10 He was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., IllinoisG.¹¹

Louis Adam Glabe was born on 22 Dec 1881 in Germanville Twp., IllinoisG.^4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Germanville Twp., Livingston Co., Illinois, G in the household of his parents, John Glabe and Elizabeth Ruppel.¹⁵
     Louis married Bertha M. Van Velson, daughter of William Henry Van Velson and Laura Ann Wise, on 18 Nov 1908 in Melvin, Ford Co., IllinoisG.^7,8,9
     Louis and Bertha appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Germanville Twp., Livingston Co., Illinois G, enumerated 12 May 1910, reporting they rented their farm. Guy Coleman, a 26-year-old hired man was listed as living with them.³
     Louis and Bertha moved to Forrest Twp.G by 1917. He was listed in the 1917 edition of the Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers & Breeders as operating a 195 acre farm owned by Mrs. S. P. Morris. The farm was in Livingston Co., section 2, Forest Twp., with Forrest the post office.^16,17,18,19
     Louis registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at Route # 2, Forest, Livingston Co., IllinoisG, reporting he was a self-employed farmer.¹
     Louis and Bertha appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Forest, Livingston Co., Illinois G, enumerated 7 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their farm.²⁰
     Louis and Bertha moved to Germanville Twp.G in 1930. They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Germanville Twp., Livingston Co., Illinois G, enumerated 2 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their farm, and owned a radio.²¹
     Louis died on 10 Feb 1933 in Chatsworth, Livingston Co., IllinoisG, at age 51.^10,11,12 He was buried on 12 Feb 1933 in Chatsworth Cemetery, Chatsworth, Livingston Co., IllinoisG.^13,14

Grace Jean McLin was born on 1 Nov 1915 in Powell, Knox Co., TennesseeG.^4,5,6
     Grace's birth certificate reflects that her name is "Jessie Grace McLin," which is what her father told the doctor who delivered Grace. But her name on all other legal documents, and the name by which she was called by everyone her whole life, is Grace Jean McLin. Her father wanted to name her Jessie after her mother's brother Howard's daughter, but her mother disagreed.⁷
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, G in the household of her parents, Alvin Ernest McLin and Daisy Mae Crawford.¹⁵
     Grace grew up in Powell and Knoxville and was baptized at the First Baptist Church of Knoxville as a girl. She and her mother used to ride a streetcar past the site on which the church was being built, and remembered it being under construction. Her mother told her that after it was completed they would go there, and they did. She also remembered that at that time her family had a crank phone and a "party line."⁷ She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, G in the household of her parents.¹⁶

The Loss of Her Mother --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     When her mother became very ill, Grace was sent to camp and her sister was sent to a relative's house nearby. The girls weren't allowed to talk to or see their mother while she lay dying because their uncles were afraid the girls would cry.⁷ Her mother died on 6 Sep 1931, when Grace was 15 years old.⁷
     After their mother's death Grace and her sister Alice were sent to live with their mother's brother Harney and his wife Pearl in Mullins, West VirginiaG, for a year. They both hated living there, and Grace felt ugly and poor.⁷
      Grace attended high school in Knoxville and was valedictorian of her graduating class at Knoxville High School in May 1934. While attending high school she lived in an apartment in a large white house several blocks down 4th Avenue from her school. She was chosen to speak at the class's commencement, and was very nervous about the speech. Grace was the first class speaker from the business course at the school. Her father made fun of her because she practiced it so many times. A picture of her making the speech appeared on the front page of the Knoxville newspaper. in May 1934 in Knoxville High School, KnoxvilleG.^7,17
     She took classes and worked as a legal secretary after high school, and although she desperately wanted to attend college, her father could not afford it.⁷

An Ill-Fated First Marriage --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     She lived across the street from a boarding house. Luther Baldwin, an automobile mechanic, was one of the boarders there. Grace discovered that the man she had been seeing was engaged to someone else, and she and Luther began courting soon after that. They "ran off" to Kentucky to get married.⁷
     Grace married first Luther Webster Baldwin, son of Isaac Noah Baldwin and Maggie White, on 9 Jun 1937 in Newport, KentuckyG.⁷
     Their daughter was born a year later. Luther became physically abusive to Grace about that time, getting worse over the next year. After an incident involving the baby Grace waited for him to go to work and then packed up her and the child's belongings and went to live with her mother's brother Samuel.⁷
     Grace and Luther were divorced on 24 Aug 1939 in Knox Co., TennesseeG.^8,9,10
     Grace appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, at 3205 Wilson Ave. G, enumerated 20 Apr 1940, reporting she was renting her home, for $20 per month. Her daughter was listed as living with her. She was sharing the home with another divorced woman, Helen Licht and her two-year-old daughter. Laura Unthank was listed as a housekeeper as well.¹⁸
     She was a stenographer in a bank in 1940, when she reported she had worked 48 hours the last week of March, and had worked 26 weeks the prior year, earning $480.¹⁸

A Second Marriage --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     Grace married second William Gordon Cobb, son of Dr. Robert Linah Cobb Jr. and Ledley Lena Logan, in Dec 1942 in Knoxville, Knox Co., TennesseeG.⁷
     Grace and William moved to Oak Ridge, TennesseeG, in 1944 so he could work for Tennessee Eastman at the Oak Ridge Y-12 plant.⁷
     They separated about 1955. One son was sent to live with William's sister and her husband in Clarksville, Tennessee for a time, and the other lived in Oak Ridge with friends of the family. The boys moved back in with Grace after about 6 months. Grace and William did not get divorced for years after they separated. Grace did not want to ask for a divorce because she wanted Bill to pay for the children's college education. He eventually asked for a divorce because he was interested in dating.⁷ Grace and William were finally divorced.

Moving On --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     She returned to work as a legal secretary after they separated. Among other cases, the lawyer she worked for acted as the legal representatives of the U.S. Government in the mid-1950s when the houses in Oak Ridge were sold to the local population (the houses were built and owned by the government until then.)⁷
     Grace married third Harold William Ditchen on 5 Dec 1964 in Oak Ridge, Anderson Co., TennesseeG, withe Rev. James E. Spien officiating.^11,12,13
     Her third husband died on 16 Aug 1984 in Oak Ridge, TennesseeG.^12,19
     Grace died on 22 Aug 2004 in Oak Ridge, TennesseeG, at age 88.¹⁴ She was buried on 25 Aug 2004 in Oak Ridge Memorial Park, Oak Ridge, TennesseeG.¹⁴