Richard Carroll
William/Wilhelm BAER
born:
#1-marr: before 1844 -
unknown [
sp.#1 - Anna Theresia PRINZ,
born:
unknown [
died:
#2-marr:
sp.#2 - Anna Sophia
SCHNEIDER,
born: abt.1823 in
dau.of Peter & Anna Maria[PICK]SCHNEIDER;
died:
Carolyn: “Baer, Wilhelm and wife, Sophia
[Schneider] both from two small villages in central
Ole Nelson and wife Mary [Olson] married in
On the 1900 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Ward 27,
District 840: [lines 51 - 57]
Line 51 - Nelson, Ole, Head, age, 34, born Oct. 1865 in
Norway; marr:10
yrs., Immig. to US in 1886; Lived
in US -12 yrs.; Parents born in Norway;
Line 52 - Nelson, Mary, Wife, age, 31, born May, 1861 in Norway;
marr: 10
yrs. 5 children, 4 living; Mary
Immig. in 1882; Lived in US - 18 years; Both parents born in Norway;
Line 53 - Nelson, Walter, Son, age, 8, born Oct. 1891 in Illinois;
Line 54 - Nelson, Esther, Dau. age, 6, born Mar. 1894 in Illinois;
Line 55 - Nelson, Ralph, Son, age 5, born May 1895 in Illinois;
Line 56 - Nelson, Henry, Son, age 1, born May 1899 in Illinois;
Line 57 - Olson, Henricha, Mother-in-law, 77 years, widow, born
Oct. 1822,
in Norway; Had 9 children, 5 living. Mary's mother Henricha Olson immigrated
from
Other Nelson Family information: Four other children are listed on the
1910
Federal Census of Illinois, Cook
Nelson, Helen, Dau. age 10;
Nelson, Louis, Son, age 6;
Nelson, Mary, Dau. age 4;
Nelson, Dorothea, Dau. age 2;
Nelson, a twin to Dorothea died at birth.
Ole Nelson died in 1907 in
Mary Nelson is listed in 1910, 1920, and 1930 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook
Six Children by William
& Sophia BAER:
1. Wilhelm "Henry" Baer
b:
m: abt. 1871, in Beaver Dam, Dodge Co.,WI.
Henry lived in Calamus, Dodge Co.,
d:
buried: St. Peter's
sp: Mary SPIEL, daughter of Henry Spiel;
b:
d:
2. Elizabeth BAER
b: abt. 1846 in
m: unk. to George Dusch;
Lived in
d: bet. 1907 - 1925
3. William BAER
b:
m:
sp: Agnes SPIEL, dau. of
Henry Spiel
b:
d:
Lived in
d:
Buried: St. Peter's Catholic Cem., Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., WI.
4. Catherine BAER
b:
m: ___________18___; city, co. & state ________________
sp#1 - John Hammer;
b:___________18___; city, co. &
state________
d:
m: _______________1886; city, co. & state ________________
sp#2 - Julius Kaatz;
b:_____________18___; city, co. & state_______
d: _____________ca. 1887; city, co. & state_______________
Catherine lived in Beaver Dam, Dodge Co.,
d:
Buried: St.Peter's Catholic Cem., Beaver Dam, Dodge Co.,
5. Joseph BAER
b: _______abt 1855, in
__________, _________Co.,WI.
m:
sp: Margaret
HEUSCHMID,
dau. of Frank Joseph & Agatha [Muller] HEUSCHMID
b: ______________18___; city, co. & state____________
d:
___________________; Chicago, Cook Co.,
buried: St. Mary's
Joseph lived in
d:
Buried: St. Mary's
6. John Peter BAER
b:
m:
sp: Wilhelmina
"Minnie" BEARDER, dau.Henry/Christine[LINN] BEARDER
b:
d:
Buried:
d:
Buried: Fairmont Cemetery,
San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX
Wilhelmenia
(Minnie) and John Peter Baer, May
1930
Wilhelmenia Baer on
John's and Minnie's four children:
1. John William BAER
b:
m:
to: Henrietta GUDAHUS [d: bef.
1977]
John and Henrietta's two children:
1. Raymond BAER
2. Daughter
d:
Buried:
________________Chicago,
2. George Hy BAER
b:
d:
Buried:
________________Chicago,
3. Edward Lester BAER
b:
m:
to: Esther Angeline NELSON
b:
d: 1926 in
d: _________1922, of TB; San Angelo, Tom
Green Co.,TX
b: Fairmont Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green Co.,TX
Carylon: “Edward Lester Baer, Sr. died of
TB in
Esther [Nelson] Baer died in
1926 in Chicago, Cook Co.,
I have thought if
we could contact a genealogy researcher in the area where they lived in
Chicago, near a Methodist Church [they had to walk or ride a trolley to attend],
that maybe the church would have some type of record of membership or baptism
of some of their children. Ole Nelson died in 1907 in
Mother [LaVerne Carroll]
always told us the story that Mary [Olson] Nelson was a licensed doctor in
I do not remember how
Ole and Mary met or where they met, but I have the Nelson Family listed on
a Census in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, with most of the children and also
the mother of Mary [Olson] Nelson......I think her name was Mary/Anne
[Anderson] Olson......and she did immigrate from Norway, probably with her
children. Her husband, _______, Olson was never mentioned as I remember,
neither type of work he did. One thought: The Mother:
Mary/Anne Olson was up in years, so might have been a widow before
coming to
About summer of 1982, Aunt
Dorothy [Nelson] Hansen, came to visit us in
Edward's and Esther's four children:
1. LaVerne Mildred BAER
b:
m:
to: Newell William CARROLL
b:
d:
Buried:
LaVerne CARROLL living in
LaVerne and Newell's three children:
1. Carolyn Jean CARROLL,
b:
m:
sp: Ronald Dean McGAUGHEY
b:
Carolyn & Ronald's three children:
1. Mark Dean McGAUGHEY
b:
2. Linda Lee McGAUGHEY
b:
3. Denise Renee McGAUGHEY
b:
2. Richard Edward CARROLL
b:
m: abt. 1963 to Dana Terry; in
Richard
& Dana had two children:
1. Sherry Lynn Carroll
b:
m:
sp: Charles "Chip"
Fields; b:
Chip and Sherry have two children:
1. Taylor Fields, b:
2. Reid Fields, b:
2. Gary Glenn Carroll
b:
m: 1993,
sp: Marianne
Gary and Marianne had 1 child:
1. Marissa Carroll, b: 1997
Richard & Dana divorced ca.1975,
d:
Buried:
3. Elton Bland CARROLL
b:
d:
Buried:
2. Edward Lester BAER, Jr.
b:
m: sp#1, abt.1941;
to: Inez _______, d: 1976,
m: sp#2, abt. 1978; unknown city;
to: Dorothy __________;
Edward never had children.
He and Dorothy are
living in
3. Olive Beverly BAER
b: ____________, 1919,
m: March, 1937,
sp: Jimmy Jenkins; b:
Olive died abt. 1939; 1 boy child, died 1939 in
Buried:
4. Richard William BAER
b:
m: sp:#1 - Margey Young; 1 child: Darlyne
BAER
m: sp#2 -
Richard & Alice's three children:
1.
Debbie
2. Patricia
3. Theresa
m: sp#3 - Eva Overstreet; No child. Eva died 1999;
"The Harmonica
Man" passed away in his sleep,
4. Mildred Genevieve BAER
b:
m:
to: Henry William KOELLE
Mildred and Henry had only one child:
1. Kenneth KOELLE, born: 1914;
Kenneth became a
d: Mildred died _______abt. 1924, of T.B.,
Henry took her body by RR to
Booger
Red Privett - You may ask, "where did you get that name?" Well,
here's the story: Booger Red is a definite
Booger
was born on a ranch near Dublin, Erath County, Texas, on
Booger
Red's last performance was at the Fat Stock Show at
Ad found in the Standard
Times,
"HORSES
BROKEN" Horses broken perfectly gentle both to mules (?) or
drive, single or double. Am fixed to handle horses here or will go to
ranches and do the work. Guarented satisfaction or no pay. For
terms write S.T. Previtt,
Booger
Red is the namesake of the Booger Red’s Saloon in
Carolyn: “The Booger Red Saloon in
LaVerne, 1936
Carolyn: LaVerne "was born at home premature
at about 3 lbs. in 1914 in
Newell Carroll, 1936 Newell
Carroll
Newell William Carroll
married LaVerne Baer on
Newell and
LaVerne Elton
and Richard Carroll
Richard
(l) was Party Chief for Crew #1 at SK Engineering
Richard Edward Carroll:
Died
Born
Graduate of
Member of
Member of Sanderson Masonic
Lodge #988, A.F. & A.M.
Attended
Married Wanda Faye Sellers
on
Carolyn: “Elton and his girlfriend, Darleen
McDonald Wright, of Sanderson. Also, another good friend, Mary Duncan
Hooks, is in a couple of the photos with Elton on their Senior Trip. The other
fellow, Johnny Eaker, was a good friend of our family and he also lived with
Daddy and Mother when his parents were transferred with the railroad. It
was their Senior year, 1960, and also another Senior, John Massie, stayed with
them all at the ranch until they graduated. I don't remember how long
they lived together but it was several months!!! I don't know how Mother
even cooked for all of them!!! I hope they each did their own laundry!!!
But, you know it was a fun time for all, and they never
complained!!! Cousin Pat had already graduated and left for
Elton
and Darleen, 1960 Senior Prom Richard
and Darlene Wright (left),1961 Sul Ross Dance
Elton and Mary Hooks
Darleen: “The picture of me with Richard
was taken at Sul Ross. We went to the dance as friends, not sweethearts. (But I
never told Elton I went with Richard that one time because I was afraid it
would hurt Elton. I'm sure he found out anyway, but he never said that he did.)
With us in that picture is my brother, Roland, and my good college friend K.B.
(who later married Butch Stavely). In the picture from our senior trip, Elton
& I and Mary & her boyfriend, John Eaker, had matching shirts. Ours were
red and Mary and Johnny's were light blue. (Did Elton ever tell you that he and
I got to pose in our matching shirts in front of our hotel? It was for
postcards and brochures. We later got copies of the brochures in the
mail.)”
Carolyn Jean Carroll married
Ronald Dean McGaughey on
Our Grandmother, Dora [Webb]
Carroll, Goodwin was a sister to Mary Frances "Mollie" [Webb] who
married Samuel Thomas "Booger Red" Privett, in 1895 in Bronte, Texas.
Laverne, Elton, Dora
Goodwin, Newell (October 1959)
Carolyn: “Edward Jefferson [Bud]
There were five Webb
brothers who were born and grew up in Giles County,
Tennessee. Their names were Albert Hiram [A.H.] Webb, Thomas
Jones [Jones] Webb, Louis Webb, William Webb, and Edward Jefferson [Bud]
Webb. Only four
So far as I have been able
to determine, EJ managed to avoid military service. Which in itself was
remarkable since toward the end of the war he was old enough to serve and the
Confederacy had mandatory conscription by 1863. I have a suspicion that he was
in Lauderdale County by that time, which was under nominal Union control.
This idea is supported by
the fact that Giles County, TN was in a war zone by this time, with several serious
skirmishes fought in and around Pulaski, Bradshaw Station, and Lynnville. Giles
County was also the main axis of Hood's advance into TN during his winter
campaign of 1864. By 1864 the whole area of middle Tennessee was pretty
well depopulated and destroyed, having been under Union occupation for about
two years.
Jones and Hiram survived the
war. Jones was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga and had his foot
amputated. He is cited for valor during this battle in the Offical Records of
the War of the Rebellion by his Regimental Commander in that officer's
report of the battle. Hiram's CSA record is incomplete, so about all I
know is that he had yellow fever, was hospitalized and applied for leave
which was denied.
Both TJ and AH applied for
and received a CSA pension from the State of Texas after the war. I have
obtained copies of their application files from the State Archives.
Louis and William did not
survive the war. Louis was killed during the Atlanta Campaign at the Battle of
Ezra Church. I have been unable to find anything conclusive on William yet,
because the records on the 6th TN Cav are also incomplete.
William Abner Sumners, and
his bro. John M. Sumners were with the Webb brothers when they all joined up
for the Civil War in their home in Giles Co.,
When Confederate General
Braxton Bragg began his retreat from
The Thursday morning,
Company
F:
(wounded)
Serg't T J Webb, severely in
ankle and amputated.
D S Webb, slightly in thigh.
A H Webb, slightly in foot.
Carolyn: “The family story is told that the
Webb brothers and the Sumners brothers knew each other, and that when the
Sumners were wounded, the two Webb brothers carried the two Sumners brothers
off the battle field and to some medical help, as a couple of them lost a foot
or leg??? Both Sumners brothers had made an application for a
pension.”
Jerry Sumners: “My gr. grandfather mentioned them
in his application for his Confederate pension. The Confederate pension were
tough to get and you had to prove that you were in the war. It took Gr grandad
three tries to get his. On his application that was approved in 1903, he
mentioned that he served with the Webb brothers and that they were living in
Carolyn: “The Webbs were from the area of
Pulaski,
They were in the battle at
I have our kinfolk listed in
the San Angelo Standard-Times in 1884, an article states that A. H. [Albert
Hiram] Webb of Round Rock, Texas [Williamson County] had a large herd of cattle
just north of San Angelo, and he was buying up fencing to corral the
cattle. These men came after the war
to
Our gr.gr.grandfather was a
younger brother [Edward Jefferson Webb] to Albert Hiram and Thomas Jones Webb.
My dad, Newell Wm. Carroll
always told us the story about his grandfather, Edward Jefferson Webb and his
two or three older brothers coming from Giles Co.,
Carolyn: "Remember Grandmother's aunt
Dorothy Hansen? She came to visit us right after we had the church over on the
corner of Chadbourne and 4th Street. She always wore a wig and hat and
sunglasses when out in public. She was short and cute. Well, she had been in a
nursing home in Chicago for many years and had broken her hip, but was doing
some better, just wearing out. She
passed away last week at age 91 years old. A sweet lady. We will miss her! She
was Grandmother's mother's youngest sister. In fact, when Gr.Mother's dad
passed away here in San Angelo, the mother took the four little children (about
ages 9, 7, 5 & 3) back to Chicago to live with Aunt Dorothy and they both
worked and took turns staying with the children. But the mother was frail and
caught the flu. Because of her faith in the Christian Science faith, she would
not take any medicine and so she got worse and worse and died in her sleep with
her oldest child sleeping with her (LaVerne). They were renting a house from
Uncle John Baer and he lived near them and LaVerne ran over to tell him her
mother was dead. How horrible for her to wake up and find her that way! That was
in 1926, when Grandmother Wilhelminia Baer came on the train to Chicago and
took the four little children back to Texas to raise herself. These children
were her son's (Edward Lester Baer, Sr.), and he had died about two years
earlier of T.B."
Carolyn:
"I only had one grandmother
and I loved her very much. She tried to spoil us even tho she had
very little money to spend on us, she made only [you will not believe
this!] $68.00 per month from her S.S. check after all those hard working
days of ironing for a large commercial laundry. She did not
have airconditioning only fans blowing while she worked. Her house
was paid for, but she did not have an indoor toilet until about 1945, after the
war. We all bathed in a large tin tub. She would heat up the
water on the stove [it was gas] and pour it into the tub and add cold water
until it was just the right temperature. She would let us kids
bathe first, then after we washed off, she would take a bath. She
always smelled good, but I don't remember what she put on. Some
kind of powder and a cologne. This was our Saturday night bath and
the next day, we would go to church with her at a fundamental Baptist church
where she got saved at age 54. She read her Bible every day
and read it through in one year several times. We have her Bible
and it has her thumb prints at the bottom of each page. When we
went to bed on Saturday night, she turned out all the lights and turned on the
radio and we laid in bed listening to 'The Grand Ole Opera' with Minnie Pearl
and all the other singers who were famous! Most of the songs they
sung were the good old hymns, and I am so thankful for her listening to that
type of music, because they are all in my memory. I know almost
every song in the Baptist Hymnal because of my Nanny! She loved
music and she sung along with them. When she was a teenager, she told us
that she played the pump organ in her church [a Baptist church in Bronte,
Texas]. She was the best granny in
the whole world and she always had some spending money for us kids.
A pop bottle [Orange Crush or Nu-Grape---ever hear of them?] only cost
5cents. We always got one when she went to the store! She planted a large garden every year
and had the best okra, corn, tomatoes, green beans, onions, and cantelope and
watermelons!! She would work in the garden each evening and cut
down the weeds. She told Elton, Buddy and me to not point at the
cantelope or watermelon, or else they would rot on the vines. So,
as she walked in the rows looking over her melons, all three of us kids would
point at every one of those melons!!! Ha Ha In the summertime, there might come some
storm clouds and when it thundered, my Nanny would say, 'That's the devil
riding in his chariot.' We loved our Nanny and she loved us!"