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1. JAMES HARVEY¹ JACOBUS¹ was born November 04, 1836², and died September 11, 1907 in Clarinda, Page County, IA. He married HARRIET CARTER³ 1857. She was born October 01, 1837 in Tazewell County, Il.⁴.

More About JAMES HARVEY JACOBUS:

Burial: Clarinda, Page County, IA

Cause of Death: James' death was the result of exhaustion ofd age, combined with the grippe.

Children of JAMES JACOBUS and HARRIET CARTER are:

2. i. MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, b. January 14, 1861, Delavan, Logan County, Il.; d. August 08, 1925, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Winkle in Hartford, Snohomish County, WA.

ii. WILLIAM T. JACOBUS, b. 1862.

iii. WILLIAM P JACOBUS⁵, b. August 17, 1862⁶.

iv. CHARLES E. JACOBUS, b. 1864.

v. CHARLES E JACOBUS⁷, b. January 26, 1864⁸.

vi. LINNIE E. JACOBUS, b. 1866.

vii. LINNIE E JACOBUS⁹, b. January 01, 1866¹⁰.

 

2. MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS (JAMES HARVEY¹) was born January 14, 1861 in Delavan, Logan County, Il.¹⁰, and died August 08, 1925 in at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Winkle in Hartford, Snohomish County, WA¹⁰. She married FRANK FREY¹¹ May 10, 1879 in Clarinda, Page County, IA, son of ADAM FREY and CHRISTINA NUSBICKEL. He was born January 10, 1853 in East Palmyra, Wayne County, NY, and died April 10, 1901 in Clarinda, Page County, IA.

More About MELISSA ALVINA JACOBUS:

Burial: August 17, 1925, Hazelwood Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, IA

Funeral: Christian Church, Clarinda, Page Co., IA

More About FRANK FREY:

Burial: April 18, 1901, Hazelwood Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, IA

Cause of Death: pneumonia

Funeral: Services were held at the Frey home with Rev. W.T. Fisher, assisted by Dr. T.C. Smith.

Occupation: Road Commissioner, Page County, Iowa

Religion: Frank was a member of the Christian Church, Clarinda, Page Co., IA

Children of MELISSA JACOBUS and FRANK FREY are:

3. i. EMMA CHRISTINA³ FREY, b. March 10, 1880, Newark, Wayne County, NY; d. December 03, 1921, in her home on north 15th Street in Clarinda, Page County, IA.

ii. LINNIE FREY¹¹, b. June 24, 1881¹²; d. August 13, 1881¹².

iii. CHARLES IRWIN FREY, b. May 15, 1883, Clarinda, Page County, IA¹²; d. October 05, 1959, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA; m. IDA MAE FEESE, Abt. 1910; b. May 29, 1890, Villisac, IA; d. February 23, 1959, Long Beach, CA.

Notes for CHARLES IRWIN FREY:

Charles married Mae Feese, the widow of his younger brother, Clarence. Charles and Mae moved to Long Beach, CA in 1929.

FREY CHARLES IRWIN 05/15/1883 JACOBUS FREY M IOWA LOS ANGELES(19) 10/05/1959 549-09-0759 76 yrs Add

More About CHARLES IRWIN FREY:

Burial: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Occupation: Bef. 1929, Lumberman with the Green Bay Lumber Company, Clarinda, IA

Notes for IDA MAE FEESE:

FREY IDA MAE 05/29/1890 TUCKER FEESE F IOWA LOS ANGELES(19) 02/23/1959 68 yrs Add

More About IDA MAE FEESE:

Burial: 1959, Glendale, CA

Cause of Death: Heart disease

4. iv. CLARENCE ORVAL FREY, b. March 09, 1885; d. September 16, 1907, Clarinda, Page County, IA.

v. ARTHUR (ARTY) FREY, b. April 30, 1887; d. April 14, 1888.

5. vi. ALICE ALVINA FREY, b. January 22, 1889, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. November 26, 1969, Clarinda, Page County, IA.

6. vii. ETHEL BELLE FREY, b. January 28, 1891, Iowa.

7. viii. CLAUDE R. FREY, b. December 02, 1892, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. 1945, Kirkland, WA.

8. ix. HARVEY CLYDE FREY, b. December 30, 1893, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. August 08, 1954, Kansas City, MO.

9. x. RALPH R. FREY, b. December 21, 1894, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. November 05, 1964, Kansas City, MO.

10. xi. DONALD FREY, b. 1897.

11. xii. HELEN LORA FREY, b. April 05, 1900, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. October 20, 1943, Lake Stevens, WA.

 

3. EMMA CHRISTINA³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹)¹³ was born March 10, 1880 in Newark, Wayne County, NY¹⁴, and died December 03, 1921 in in her home on north 15th Street in Clarinda, Page County, IA¹⁴. She married LEWIS EVERETT FLETCHER¹⁵ November 06, 1901 in Clarinda, Page County, IA, son of CHARLES FLETCHER and MARTHA OWEN. He was born January 01, 1880 in Clarinda, Page County, IA, and died June 19, 1950 in Iowa City, Johnson County, IA.

More About EMMA CHRISTINA FREY:

Burial: December 05, 1921, Birchwood Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, IA

Cause of Death: pneumonia

More About LEWIS EVERETT FLETCHER:

Burial: Birchwood Cemetery, Calrinda, Page County, IA

Children of EMMA FREY and LEWIS FLETCHER are:

i. HAROLD DEAN⁴ FLETCHER, b. 1902, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. August 1932, Butte, Montana; m. MEEDROM CONNISTON; d. Butte, Montana.

ii. ROBERT LOWELL FLETCHER¹⁵, b. July 19, 1904, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. July 02, 1976, Fayetteville, Washington County, AK; m. (1) GLADYS DAVISON, March 28, 1925, Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA; b. September 11, 1902, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. December 16, 1957, Lancaster, Lincoln County, NE; m. (2) NELLIE JOHNSON, 1960.

Notes for ROBERT LOWELL FLETCHER:

Robert was known to be living in Mead, Nebraska in June of 1950.

More About ROBERT LOWELL FLETCHER:

Burial: Clarinda, Page County, IA

iii. WYLMA IRENE FLETCHER¹⁵, b. February 08, 1906, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. December 09, 1983, Rogers, AK; m. EARL MARCELLUS TURPIN, May 16, 1925, Clarinda, Page County, IA.

Notes for WYLMA IRENE FLETCHER:

Wilma was known to be living in Claremont, Missouri in June, 1950.

4. CLARENCE ORVAL³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹) was born March 09, 1885¹⁶, and died September 16, 1907 in Clarinda, Page County, IA. He married IDA MAE FEESE, daughter of ? FEESE and ? TUCKER. She was born May 29, 1890 in Villisac, IA, and died February 23, 1959 in Long Beach, CA.

More About CLARENCE ORVAL FREY:

Burial: September 19, 1907, Hazelwood Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, IA

Cause of Death: appendicitis

Funeral: at his home on the corner of Ninth and Nodaway streets, Reverend W.T. Fisher having charge of the services.

Notes for IDA MAE FEESE:

FREY IDA MAE 05/29/1890 TUCKER FEESE F IOWA LOS ANGELES(19) 02/23/1959 68 yrs Add

More About IDA MAE FEESE:

Burial: 1959, Glendale, CA

Cause of Death: Heart disease

Marriage Notes for CLARENCE FREY and IDA FEESE:

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Clarence Frey had a son Fay: When Clarence died Fay was raised and presumably adopted by Charlie Frey (brother of Clarence) who, it is believed married Clarence`s widow.

Children of CLARENCE FREY and IDA FEESE are:

i. NELLIE P.⁴ FREY, b. October 14, 1905, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. April 16, 1960, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, CA; m. GEORGE THOMSON.

Notes for NELLIE P. FREY:

THOMSEN NELLIE P 10/14/1905 FEESE F SANTA CLARA Sunnyvale 04/16/1960 54 yrs Add

ii. FAY V. FREY¹⁷, b. July 30, 1907, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. May 09, 1977, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA.

Notes for FAY V. FREY:

When Fay's mother, Mae Feese Frey died, about 1951, Fay was living in Pasadena, California.

FAY FREY 30 Jul 1907 May 1977 92649 (Huntington Beach, Orange, CA) 92647 (Huntington Beach, Orange, CA) 570-26-9304 California

FREY FAY V 07/30/1907 M IOWA ORANGE 05/09/1977 570-26-9304 69 yrs

More About FAY V. FREY:

Burial: Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA

5. ALICE ALVINA³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹)¹⁷ was born January 22, 1889 in Clarinda, Page County, IA, and died November 26, 1969 in Clarinda, Page County, IA¹⁸. She married OSCAR L. FAIL¹⁹ January 27, 1909 in Clarinda, Page County, IA. He died July 1968.

Notes for ALICE ALVINA FREY:

Alice and Oscar had no children, so they raised Doris Brown, daughter of Oscar Fail's deseased sister.

Child of ALICE FREY and OSCAR FAIL is:

i. COURTENAY DORIS⁴ FAIL, m. (?) WOOD.

6. ETHEL BELLE³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹)¹⁹ was born January 28, 1891 in Iowa²⁰. She married JOHN MALTSBERGER²¹ February 23, 1916 in in the Christian Church Parsonage, Clarinda, Page County, IA.

Children of ETHEL FREY and JOHN MALTSBERGER are:

i. JOHN OTHO⁴ MALTSBERGER.

ii. RAYNARD (BEANIE) W. MALTSBERGER²¹.

iii. MARION MALTSBERGER²¹, m. DALE SWANEY.

iv. JACK MALTSBERGER²¹, b. September 19, 1928²²; d. 1948²².

Notes for JACK MALTSBERGER:

Jack Maltsberger was killed in an Air Force plane crash in South Dakota in 1948 or 1949.

7. CLAUDE R.³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹)²³ was born December 02, 1892 in Clarinda, Page County, IA, and died 1945 in Kirkland, WA²⁴. He married LETHA DAVISON²⁵ September 1917, daughter of LAWRENCE DAVISON and MARY REINERS. She was born September 27, 1897 in Clarinda, Page County, IA²⁶, and died February 18, 1994 in The Care Center at Kelsey Creek, Bellevue, WA²⁶.

Notes for CLAUDE R. FREY:

Claude married Letha Davison in September, 1917 and farmed near Clarinda until the spring of 1921 when they moved to Everett, WA.

Claude was a member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Cooperative Farmer's association since 1939, he was considered one of the best informed poultrymen in the state.

More About CLAUDE R. FREY:

Occupation: Poultryman

More About LETHA DAVISON:

Burial: February 23, 1994, Acacia Mausoleum, Seattle, King Co., WA

Graduation: 1917, Clarinda High School, Clarinda, Page Co., IA

Children of CLAUDE FREY and LETHA DAVISON are:

i. LOWELL RAY⁴ FREY, b. June 27, 1918, Clarinda, Page County, IA; d. July 05, 1931, Everett, Snohomish County, WA.

More About LOWELL RAY FREY:

Burial: Van Sant Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, IA

Cause of Death: Lowell was killed in a sawmill accident at the Frey home in Everett, WA.

Funeral: Conducted at the Walker Funeral Home, with services conducted by Presbyterian pastor, Dr. A. B. Thutt.

ii. MARY JANE FREY²⁷, b. Abt. 1919.

8. HARVEY CLYDE³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹) was born December 30, 1893 in Clarinda, Page County, IA, and died August 08, 1954 in Kansas City, MO. He married (1) SYLVIA ESTHER BROOKS²⁷ February 26, 1917 in Clarinda. IA²⁸, daughter of ROME BROOKS and DAISY HUGHES. She was born January 15, 1896 in Fullerton, Nance County, Neb.²⁸, and died May 19, 1922 in Taylor County, Villisca, IA.²⁸. He married (2) GOLDA ALETHA CADE²⁹ 1927. She was born January 25, 1905 in New Market, Iowa³⁰.

Notes for HARVEY CLYDE FREY:

In February of 1945, Harve was known to be living in Kansas City, MO.

More About HARVEY CLYDE FREY:

Burial: August 30, 1954, Birchwood Cemetery, Calrinda, Page County, IA

Notes for SYLVIA ESTHER BROOKS:

Silvia died when Walter was 4 years old and only one day before Francis was to turn 2 years old.

More About SYLVIA ESTHER BROOKS:

Burial: Clarinda, Page County, IA

Funeral: Sylvia's funeral was one of the largest ever known in the Clarinda, IA vicinity.

Organizations: Sylvia was a respected member of the Social Hour Club in the Clarinda community.

Religion: Sylvia was united with the Christian Church at Clarinda in the winter of 1916 and retained her membership throughout her life.

Children of HARVEY FREY and SYLVIA BROOKS are:

i. WALTER LEORE⁴ FREY, b. February 28, 1918, Villisca, Taylor County, IA; d. September 04, 1994, Red Oak Memorial Hospital Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA^31,32; m. MAXINE MACE³³, March 01, 1939, Clarinda, Page County, IA; b. February 23, 1919.

Notes for WALTER LEORE FREY:

In 1936, Walter met and courted Maxine Mace. After their marriage in 1939, they moved to a farm south of Nodaway where he lived until his death.

More About WALTER LEORE FREY:

Burial: Clarinda, Page County, IA

Education: Graduated Villisca High School in1935, and attended University of Iowa, majoring in Civil Engineering.

Funeral: Conducted at the Wolfe Funeral Home in Villisca, IA

More organizations: Walter became a Mason in 1947 and served as a District Lecturer for more than 40 years. In the 1970's, he joined the ZA-GA-Zig Shrine of Des Moines.

Organizations: Walter served on the Adams County Extension Board and the Farm Bureau Board.

Religion: Walter was a member of the Nodaway Methodist Church and served on its boards.

ii. FRANCIS LAVERNE FREY, b. May 20, 1920, Villisca, Taylor County, IA; d. June 13, 2001, Clarinda, Page County, IA; m. NORMA JOAN QUERY³³, January 23, 1943, Tucson, Pima County, AZ; b. September 03, 1923, Villisca, Taylor County, IA.

Notes for FRANCIS LAVERNE FREY:

Francis and Norma were married Jan. 23 in Tucson, AZ at Davis Monthan Air Force Base where Francis was stationed and had just received his 2nd Lt. commission. They were married at the Chapel on the base.

In Memory of

Francis L. Frey

Born May 20, 1920 in Villisca, Iowa

Entered into Rest June 13, 2001 in Clarinda, Iowa

Funeral Services from Wolfe Funeral Home, Villisca, Iowa

2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 16, 2001

Rev. Don Fisher, Officiating

Linda Krueger, Organist

Norm Roberts, Soloist

Casket Bearers

Lyle Frey Curt Frey

Tom Marsh Bob Graham

Dallas Clayton Darin Poston

 

Final Resting Place

Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Iowa

 

More About FRANCIS LAVERNE FREY:

Burial: Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Taylor County, IA

More About NORMA JOAN QUERY:

Graduation: 1941, High School 1941³⁴

Marriage Notes for FRANCIS FREY and NORMA QUERY:

Norma and Francis were married at the Davis Monthan chapel in Tucson, AZ. Francis had just been commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Army Air Corps. He had enlisted for the duration and 6 months, not knowing how long that would be. He was stationed in the southwest for all of the three years of his military time and Norma traveled with him. Mary was born in Casper, Wyoming. Bob was born after they returned to the farm in Iowa.

Child of HARVEY FREY and GOLDA CADE is:

iii. FLORENCE LEORA⁴ FREY³⁵, b. September 19, 1928, Villisca, Taylor County, IA; d. September 03, 1982, Decatur, Dekalb County, GA; m. CHARLES A. KLEIN³⁵, October 12, 1949, Joplin, MO³⁶; b. February 20, 1918, Galveston, TX³⁶; d. September 19, 1984, East Point, Georgia³⁶.

More About FLORENCE LEORA FREY:

Burial: Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Forest Park, Clayton Country, GA

More About CHARLES A. KLEIN:

Burial: Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Forest Park, Clayton Country, GA

9. RALPH R.³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹) was born December 21, 1894 in Clarinda, Page County, IA^37,38, and died November 05, 1964 in Kansas City, MO. He married (1) ?³⁹. He married (2) GOLDA ALETHA CADE³⁹ Aft. August 1954. She was born January 25, 1905 in New Market, Iowa⁴⁰.

Notes for RALPH R. FREY:

In 1945, Ralph was known to be living in Florida.

More About RALPH R. FREY:

Burial: November 04, 1965, Hazelwood Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, IA

Military service: Served in World War I

Ralph Frey married Golda Cade Frey his sister-in-law after Harvey Frey died.

Child of RALPH FREY and ? is:

i. DALE⁴ FREY⁴¹, m. CHARLENE⁴¹.

Notes for DALE FREY:

Dale Frey was the son of Ralph Frey and his first wife. After the death of Ralph's first wife, he married Golda Cade.

10. DONALD³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹)⁴¹ was born 1897. He married LILLIE⁴¹ in Seattle⁴².

Notes for DONALD FREY:

In 1945, Donald was known to be living in Seattle.

Child of DONALD FREY and LILLIE is:

i. GRACE⁴ FREY⁴³.

11. HELEN LORA³ FREY (MELISSA ALVINA² JACOBUS, JAMES HARVEY¹)⁴³ was born April 05, 1900 in Clarinda, Page County, IA, and died October 20, 1943 in Lake Stevens, WA. She married GEORGE MELVIN WINKLE⁴³. He was born April 14, 1895 in Greenville, TN, and died May 03, 1983 in WA.

More About GEORGE MELVIN WINKLE:

Cause of Death: pneumonia

Children of HELEN FREY and GEORGE WINKLE are:

i. GLENICE JEAN⁴ WINKLE.

Notes for GLENICE JEAN WINKLE:

Died in infancy.

ii. LLOYD VINCENT WINKLE⁴³, b. October 21, 1919, Clearmont, MO; d. February 23, 1994, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX; m. KIYOKO; b. Japan.

More About LLOYD VINCENT WINKLE:

Burial: Veterans' Cemeter, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

iii. GENEVIEVE ALICE WINKLE⁴³, b. January 12, 1923; m. STUART L. OWEN; b. March 27, 1924; d. July 15, 1996.

More About STUART L. OWEN:

Cause of Death: cancer

iv. GEORGE MELVIN WINKLE JR.⁴³, b. April 09, 1925; m. BERNYCE C. GREENE, July 03, 1952, Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY; d. March 21, 1979, Monroe, WA.