DIRECTORY OF WALNUT TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS AS OF JANUARY, 1976 Avey, Floyd--Section 6. Father’s name: Fred. Wife: Goldie. Wife’s father: Finley Burger. Children: Marilyn (Mrs. Kuhl), Alice (Mrs. Warner. Occupation: farmer. Activities: Methodist Church, Adair. She: UMW Barnhouse, Wayne E.—Section 36. Father’s name: Charles. Wife: Leona. Wife’s father: William Huss. Children: Charles. Occupation: farmer. Beattie, James—Section 23. Father’s name: Louis. Wife: Darlene. Wife’s father: Russell Alden. Children: Gary, Linda, Kevin and Terry. Occupation: farmer. Activities: Methodist Church. He: Farm Bureau, Lions-Casey. Beattie, Sam—Section 25. Father: John. Wife: Edith. Wife’s father: James Crowley. Children: Roy. Occupation: farmer. Son also farms Caltrider, Emerson—Section 15. Father’s name: Sumner. Wife: Bertha. Wife’s father: Andrew Bales. Children: Eugene. Occupation: retired farmer. Activities: She: CCC, former school teacher, Methodist Church, Women’s Society. Clark, Vernon—Section 30. Father’s name: Dan. Children: Carrol, Dale, Donna. Occupation: farmer. Clark, Margaret. Father’s name: John Metheny. Children: Carrol, Dale, Donna. Cline, Dayle—Section 10. Father’s name: Albert. Wife: Edna. Wife’s father: Robert Kading. Children: Tom, Peggy (Mrs. Jim Cook), Mary, Jane, Martha. Occupation: postal employee, Casey, and farmer. Activities: Methodist Church. She: Garden Club, Legion Auxiliary. He: Masons, Legion, ASCS, Farm Bureau, Soil Conservation. Crees, Floyd—Section 32. Father’s name: Alexander. Wife: Gertrude (deceased). Wife’s father: William Zimmerline. Children: Peggy Trudie, Floyd William. Crees, William (Bill)—Section 32. Father’s name: Floyd. Wife: Janette. Wife’s father: Emmanuel Marquis. Children: Annette, Brian. Occupation: He, farmer. She, waitress at Redwoods, Anita. Activities: He, ASCS board—alternate. Condon, Leonard—Section 29. Father’s name: James. Wife: Genevieve. Wife’s father: George Shank. Children: Robert and Marilyn. Occupation: farmer—grain and livestock. Robert also farms. Activities: She: ODO neighborhood club. Dawson, David—Section 35. Father’s name: Floyd. Wife: Barbara, Wife’s father: Barker. Occupation: He: Rosehill Nursery, Panora; she, teacher’s aide at Casey Elementary School. Dinkla, Elmer—Section 10. Father’s name: Remmer. Wife: Arlene. Wife’s father: Ervin Wollenhaupt. Children: Dennis, Daryl, Joanne, Dwight, Dallas and Diane. Occupation: farmer, dairy and livestock. Activities: Lutheran church. He, township trustee, Casey Telephone Board, former 4-H leader. She: LWML, former 4-H leader. Dolan, Richard—Section__. Father’s name: Martin. Wife: Pam. Wife’s father: Walter Krause. Children: Brett, Kelly. Occupation: farmer. Activities: He, Lions secretary, ASCS. She, former school teacher. Catholic. Downing, Loren—Section 6. Father’s name: Louis. Wife: Harryette. Wife’s mother: Laura Pierce Baird. Wife’s father: Harry Baird. Children: James, Robert, Mary. Occupation: farmer. Activities: UMW Methodist Church, ODO neighborhood club. He: Past 4-H leader, past Extension Council member. Wife’s grandfather was Civil War veteran. Jacob L. Pierce. Edgington, Lawrence—Section 18. Father’s name: Max Simmons. Wife: Darlene. Wife’s father: Don Bates. Children: Linda, Mark, Andrew, Cindy. Occupation: farmer. Activities: Methodist Church. He: Farm Bureau. She: ODO neighborhood club. Edgington, Robert—Section 3. Father’s name: Max Simmons. Wife: Fay. Wife’s father: Rex Murphy. Children: Steve, Kevin. Occupation: She, secretary at Adair-Casey School. He, State Highway Commission, Methodist Church. Egger, Georgia—Section 12. Elgin, Bill—Section 7. Father’s name: Lynn. Wife: Betty Jane. Wife’s father: Earl Joint. Occupation: She, secretary at Adair-Casey School. He: construction work. Activities: Presbyterian Church, Adair. Emmons, Dwight—Section 19. Father’s name: Laiten. Wife: Ruth. Wife’s father: Dave McDowell. Children: Neil, Avis, Betty. Occupation: He, farmer. She, tax consultant for Bill Fisher, Adair. Activities: Past member of FHA. She: ODO neighborhood club, Methodist Church, Adair. Ernst, Leonard—Section 11. Father’s name: Jacob. Wife: Velma. Wife’s father: Fred Wedemeyer. Faga, Jack—Section 24. Father’s name: Richard. Wife: Linda. Wife’s father: George Eddy. Children: Mike, Steven, Susan. Occupation: farmer. Activities: He, director on Adair County Pork Producers Board, ASCS township committee. She. Altar and Rosary Society, ODO neighborhood club. Fagan, Tom—Section__. Father’s name: Philip. Wife: Nita. Wife’s father: Thomas Lydon. Children: Trista. Occupation: farmer. Activities: He: Pork Producers and Farm Bureau. She: ODO neighborhood club and Altar and Rosary Society. Farrell, Louis—Section 2. Father’s name: James. Wife: Zola. Wife’s father: James Robertson. Occupation: farmer. Activities: She: Methodist church, Mary Circle and Women’s Society. Never Idle Club, Garden Club, Jefferson Homemakers Club. He: Catholic Church. Transcribed from Adair County History 1976 by volunteer Mary Cochrane pages 159-160 |