Raymond Reynolds was born on October 4, 1923 in Benton, Illinois to Austin Reynolds and Rachel West. He attended primary and secondary schools in Benton, graduating Benton High school in 1942. Continue reading
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Mary Lou (Bethel) Roberts was born Sunday, October 24, 1926 in McCormick, Illinois in Pope County to Jewell Guy Bethel & Elma Houston.
In the 1930 census, the family was located in Hammond Lake, Indiana. Mary Lou was then 3 years old and her father was doing his best to support the family during the depression by working as a laborer in the steel mills. Continue reading
Paul Junior Reese was born in Marion on July 8, 1922 to Ernest Gottlieb Reese and Reba Herring. Gottlieb was born in Illinois, the son of German immigrants Charles Frederick Reese and Engel Marie Sophie Dralle who came to this country when they were about 21 years of age. Continue reading
Howard Lavern Pentecost was born October 17, 1921 in Williamson County, in what is now the Ordill area, which is now off limits to the general public, to Robert Houston Pentecost (1878-1962) and Martha Naomi Frey (1887-1978). Continue reading
Thomas Joseph Redickas was born April 11, 1927 in Chicago to Charles V. and Mabel M. (Harvey) Redickas. His father, Charles, was a Lithuanian immigrant and his mother, Mabel, was born in Illinois to full blooded Irish immigrants.
In the 1930 census, Tom was three years old. His parents were renting a home at 5629 Elizabeth St. in Chicago and paying $40 per month for rent. His father was a typesetter at a printing shop. Continue reading