The Family of Jessie Butler and Charles Shrader

Jessie May Butler, daughter of William, was born on October 14, 1888 at Ravenna, Nebraska. She died at the age of seventy-one years on June 1, 1960 at Baker, Montana. She was buried on June 6, 1960 in the Mountain View Cemetery at Riverton, Wyoming.

Jessie married on February 19, 1908 at Grand Island, Nebraska to Charles August Shrader, son of Casper Holder Shrader and Anne Rachel Gereke. Gus, as he was known, was born on April 3, 1876 at Burlington, Iowa. He died on November 7, 1943 at Lander, Wyoming. He is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Riverton, Wyoming. Gus was a farmer by profession. In 1930 Gus owned his farmer, which was valued at $2,800.

Jessie and Gus had six children.

  1. Nellie Rachel Shrader was born on January 6, 1909 at Ravenna, Nebraska. She died on April 14, 2006 at Houston, Texas. She married on October 3, 1927 to Robert A. Stevens, son of Arthur Stevens and Edna Hunter Osborn. Robert was born on December 30, 1903 at West Liberty, Iowa. He died on November 21, 1980 at Houston, Texas. Robert was a traveling saleman. Nellie and Robert had four children.
    1. Dorothy Mae Stevens.
    2. Betty Lou Stevens.
    3. Dee Leroy Stevens .
    4. Irvin James Stevens was born on January 30, 1935 at El Paso, Texas. He died at the age of sixty-three in 1998.
  2. Charles August Shrader was born at Ravenna, Nebraska on February 2, 1911. He died on November 17, 1977 at Oakley, California. Charles married on August 18, 1935 to Jessie Mae Martin. She was born on May 14, 1915. Charles and Jessie had four children.
    1. Virginia Shrader.
    2. Robert Shrader.
    3. Carol Shrader.
    4. Jack Shrader.
  3. Alfred Otis Shrader was born on January 31, 1913 at Ravenna, Nebraska. He died on August 13, 1963 at Cozad, Nebraska. He is buried in Highland Park Cemetery at Ravenna, Nebraska. Alfred married at Livingston, Montana on August 4, 1941 to Mildred Wagoner, daughter of Carl Wagoner and Minnie Samuelson. Alfred was a farmer by profession. Alfred and Mildred two children.
    1. Raymond Allen Shrader. He married on July 1, 1966 to Darlene Dolly Holdeman. Raymond worked for Baldwin Manufacturing.
    2. Melton Max Shrader was born at Cairo, Nebraska. He died at Willow Island, Nebraska.
  4. Thelma Mae Shrader was born on July 7, 1915 at Ravenna, Nebraska. She first married Thomas Eugene Draper. They were divorced. Thelma and Thomas had a daughter.
    1. Barbara Jean Draper.

    Thelma married a second time at Freemont, Wyoming on November 15, 1935 to Warren Carl Seng, son of John Wesley Seng and Rachel Gertie Cremer. Warren was born on April 29, 1911 at Clatonia, Nebraska. He died on August 15, 1986 at Missuola, Montana. He was buried on August 17, 1986 at Tompson Falls, Montana. They were divorced.

    Thelma and Warren had four children.

    1. Warren Carl Seng, Jr.
    2. Charles Wesley Seng was born on October 4, 1937 at Trenton, Nebraska. He died on June 20, 2007 at Orlando, Floriad. He married at Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 9, 1956 to Barbara Ann Rhodes, daughter of Cyril Arthur Rhodes and Lucille Louise Ada Lorentz. She was born on December 6, 1938 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.

      Charles and Barbara have six children.

      1. Catherine Patricia Seng was born on November 24, 1957 at Minneapolis, Minnesota. She died on December 31, 1957 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
      2. Mark Patrick Seng. He married on May 20, 1983 at Bellevue, Washington to Cristina Lee Wadsworth, daughter of Neil Wadsworth and Carolee Horstman. Mark and Cristina divorced.

        Mark and Cristina had two children.

        • Amanda Nicole Seng.
        • Jessica Marie Seng.

        Mark married a second time on April 1, 1995 at Canton, Georgia to Virginia Ann Martin, daughter of Jesse Darwin Martin and Barbara Darwin Totten.

        Mark and Virginia have one child:

        • Rachel Anne Seng.
      3. Charlene Pamela Seng. She married on September 12, 1987 at Bellevue, Washington to Michael Ronald Fletcher, son of Ronald Charles Fletcher and Nancy Ann Miller.

        Charlene and Michael have three children.

        • Ryan Michael Fletcher.
        • Kathryne-Lynn Paige Fletcher.
        • Kelsey Leigh-Ann Fletcher.
      4. Christine Patricia Seng. She married on August 16, 1989 at Bellevue, Washington to Martin Lee Robbins, son of Doyle Robbins and Mable Sue Martin.

        Christine and Martin have four children.

        • Joshua Manuel Robbins.
        • Nora Louise Robbins.
        • Chad Ryan Robbins.
        • Barbara Sue Robbins.
      5. Michael Paul Seng. He first married on March 21, 1987 at Bremerton, Washington to Shalyn Marie Thomson, daughter of Joseph Michael Thomson and Cecelia Margurite Delepine. They were divorced.

        Michael and Shalyne had one child.

        • Kaeli Marie Seng.

        Michael married a second time on August 6, 1992 at Seattle, Washington to Amy Lynn Farnsworth.

        Michael and Amy have two children.

        • Mackenzie Anne Seng.
        • Taylor Elizabeth Seng.
      6. Matthew Peter Seng. He married on March 6, 1993 at Manti, Utah to Stacie Lynne Barraclough, daughter of Roy Barraclough and Karen Zaugg.

        Matthew and Stacie have four children.

        • Alison Catherine Seng.
        • Nathan Matthew Seng.
        • Megan Nicole Seng.
        • Brian Roy Seng.
    3. Wanda Faye Seng. She married on January 27, 1957 at Missoula, Montana to Lloyd George Lange.
    4. Floyd Garreth Seng. He married at Arlington, Virginia on May 26, 1962 to Judy Ann Olin.

    Thelma married a third time to Arthur Frederick Daniels. He was born on September 23, 1909.

    Thelma and Arthur had one child.

    1. Denise Yvonne Daniels.

      Denise first married on September 12, 1977 at Elko, Nevada to Donald LeRoy Monfredi, son of James Monfredi and Lula Del Riser. They were divorced in September of 1980 at Salt Lake City, Utah. Denise and Donald had one child.

      1. David Arthur Monfredi.

      Denise married for a second time on June 4, 1983 at Charleston, South Carolina to Mark David Estes, son of Thomas Blair Estes and Anita Evans. They were divorced in May of 1992 at Bath, Maine. Denise and Mark had one child.

      1. Joshua Thomas Estes.
  5. Merl Lavern Shrader was born on January 8, 1918 at Gibbon, Nebraska. He died on May 3, 1994 at Paradise, Montana. He married on December 16, 1948 to Veva Ora Oldis, nee Schrader, daughter of Edward (Edwin) Schrader and Anna Kleist. They were divorced in 1954. Veva was born on March 30, 1914 at Ollie, Montana. She died on December 25, 1989 at Baker, Montana.
  6. Ada Fidella Shrader. She married at Baker, Montana on October 15, 1942 to Marion Dean Schmoyer, son of C. Irvin Schmoyer and Eva Milner. Marion was born on June 30, 1913 at Dustin, Hughes, Oklahoma. He died on September 22, 1989 at Plains, Montana. Ada and Marion have three children.
    1. Richard Dean Schmoyer. He is employed by the water department of Longmont, Colorado.
    2. Sharon Ann Schmoyer. She is employed as a lab technician at the hospital in Baker City, Oregon.
    3. Dale LeRoy Schmoyer.

Sources:

  1. Notes of Florence Butler in the possession of Bonnie Frey of Stapleton, Nebraska.
  2. Letters from Ada Schmoyer, nee Shrader, dated July 22, 1987 and December 31, 1989.
  3. History of Buffalo County, Nebraska and its people by S.C. Bassette. Vol. 2 Pages 408-412. Published in 1916.
  4. Letter from Mildred Cumming, nee Wagoner, undated.
  5. Obituary for:
  6. Letters from Nellie Stevens, nee Shrader, dated January 26, 1987 and February 23, 1987.
  7. Email dated June 25, 2002 from Denise Estes, nee Denise Yvonne Daniels.
  8. Information posted by Jerry Gascoigne at http://www.gencircles.com.
  9. Buffalo County, Nebraska, and its people: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1916, 917 pgs.
  10. The following United States federal census:
  11. Social Security death index.
  12. Montana Death Index from 1907 to 2002 as found at http://www.ancestry.com
  13. Information posted by Dona Cramer in the Public Member Trees section on http://www.ancestry.com.

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