Frances Marira "Frankie" Langley
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4) Frances Marira "Frankie" Langley:
   born 12 Oct 1872 MO; photos 
including Frankie; 
   died 29 Oct 1941 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary;
   death 
certificate; cause of death: carcinoma of stomach;
   buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Buckhart, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo; 
   married Joner Adna Colburn on 25 Apr 1887 Taylorville, Christian 
Co, IL 
         (born 22 Mar 1867 Roby, 
Christian, IL; photos including 
Joner; 
         died 22 Feb 1952 Decatur, 
Macon, IL; obituaries;
         buried Oak Hill Cemetery, 
Buckhart, Sangamon, IL; 
tombstone photo;
         signature:
          ;
; 
          son of Burfett G Colburn 
(c. 1835 IL-1874) and possibly Lucinda Willimus or 
Large (born c. 1843 IL)); 
   marriage record 
for Frances and Joner; 
   pages from the Bible of Joner 
Adna Colburn - a gift from his mother, Lucinda;
   children:
       1) Elsie L Colburn - 
born 07 Jan 1888 Christian Co, IL; photo 
including Elsie; 
               
died 05 Dec 1972 Decatur, Macon, IL;  
               
married John Elisha Reed* on 30 May 1911 Macon Co, IL  
 
                            (born 
19 Jan 1887 Christian Co, IL; 
photos including John; 
                            died 
10 Jul 1952 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
obituary; 
                            
buried Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, IL; 
tombstone photo; 
                           
WWI and 
WWII draft registration cards; signature:
                            
	 ;
; 
                            
	son of George Washington Reed (07 Apr 1852 Morgan Co, IN-09 Apr 1941 
	Taylorville, Christian, IL; 
	obituary)
and 
                            
Nancy Jane Cook (02 Jan 1851 IN-23 Aug 1925 Boliva, Christian, 
	IL; obituary);
	George and Nancy buried
	
                            
	Mt Auburn Cemetery. Mt Auburn, Christian, IL -
	tombstone photo for George;
	photos of George and Nancy); 
* John Elisha Reed is a brother of Irvin Alfred Reed, found here under (6) Mary Lucinda Colburn.
                
children: 
                    
1) Roy John Reed - born 05 Mar 1912 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
                             
died 13 Nov 2000 Decatur, Macon, IL; obituary; 
                             
buried Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, Macon, IL; tombstone 
	photo; 
                            
 U.S. Air Force - WWII;
	U.S. Air Force - WWII;
                             
married Mildred M White on 19 Jan 1954 
	  
                                        (born 02 Sep 1921 
	Piatt Co, IL;  
 
                                        
	died 16 Jun 1992 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
	obituary;  
                                        
buried Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, Macon, IL; 
	tombstone photo;
                                        
	daughter of Ralph White and Naomi Foster);
                             
children: 
                                  
1) Kent Allen Reed - living?; married?; children?  
                                  
	2) Daniel Lynn Reed - living?; married Nora ____ (living?); 
	children?
                                  
	3) Kameron Reed - living?; married Jerry Sumpter (living?); children?  
                                  
	4) Pamela Sue Reed - living?; 
                                          
	Pamela married (1) ____ Brandon (living?); 
	children?
                                          
	Pamela married (2) Joseph Horvath (living?); 
	children? 
                    
2) Dorothy J Reed - living?; married Jo Mayfield (living?); 
	children?
                    
3) Wilber L Reed - living?;   
                             
married Mildred Bush (living?);
                             
children: 
                                  
1) Wilber L Jr Reed - living?; married?; children? 
                                  
2) Jacqueline Louise Reed - living?; married?; children? 
       2) David A   Colburn 
- born 06 Jul 1890 Christian Co, IL; photo 
including David; 
                
died 21 Sep 1910 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary;
                
buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Buckhart, Sangamon, IL - unmarked; lot 
2 - block 8
       3) Roy J B   Colburn 
- born 01 Jul 1892 Christian Co, IL; 
                
died 15 Aug 1893 Christian Co, IL     
       4) Moses Adna   Colburn - 
born 12 Jul 1894 Roby, Christian, IL; photos 
including Moses; 
                
died 14 Jun 1966 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
obituary;
                
buried Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, IL; 
tombstone photo; 
               
 U.S. Army - WWI; WWI and WWII draft 
registration cards;
U.S. Army - WWI; WWI and WWII draft 
registration cards; 
                
signature:
                
 ;
;   
                 married Kathryn 
Revell   
 
                                  (born 
c. 1894 IL; 
photos including Kathryn; 
                                  died 1963); 
                
children?
       5) Nora May   Colburn 
- born 21 Sep 1896 Marshall, Clark, IL; photo 
including Nora; 
                
died 27 May 1976 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; obituary; 
                
buried Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo; 
                
married August George Hedrick in 1914 Christian Co, IL  
                         
(born 01 Aug 1895 Edinburg, Christian, IL; 
                          
died 25 Mar 1955 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary;
                          
buried Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone photo;
                          WWI 
and WWII draft registration cards; 
                          
signature: 
                          
 ;
; 
                           son of August L Hederich (Nov 1849 Germany-12 Sep 1929) 
and Lena ____ (Oct 1856 Germany-30 Jun 1936); 
                          August and Lena buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, IL - 
tombstone photos); 
               
marriage record for Nora and 
August; 
                
children:
                    
1) Carl Albert   Hedrick - born 24 Jun 1915 Roby, 
Christian, IL; 
                            
died 14 Mar 1999 San Leandro, Alameda, CA; 
obituary; 
                            
buried Chapel of the Chimes, Hayward, Alameda, CA; vault 
photo;
                             U.S. Navy - WWII;
 U.S. Navy - WWII;
                            
married Nadine K Sparks 
                                          (born (___); died (___);  
                                          
buried Chapel of the Chimes, Hayward, Alameda, CA; vault 
photo); 
* More information for Nadine Sparks is found below, under Gladys M Colburn.
                             
children:
                                 
1) Linda Sue  Hedrick - living?; 
                                          
married ____ Stadtmiller (living?); children?
                                 
2) Dennis Carl   Hedrick - living?; married?; children?
                                 
3) Robert   Hedrick - living?; married?; children? 
                    
2) George H Hedrick - born 03 Jul 1917 Springfield, 
Sangamon, IL;
                            
died 15 Jan 1989 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary;
                           
buried Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone photo; 
                             U.S. Army; - WWII; enlistment 
record;
 U.S. Army; - WWII; enlistment 
record;
                           
married Elizabeth Drake   
 
                                      (born 13 Dec 1916 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
                                      
died 22 Dec 1986 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary;
                                      
buried Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
tombstone photo; 
                                      daughter of William J Drake (born 
c. 1880 OH) and Dora Hancock (born c. 1894 IL));  
                            
children: 
                                
1) Beth Ann   Hedrick - living?; married?; children? 
                                
2) George M   Hedrick - living?; married?; children? 
                    
3) Kenneth L   Hedrick - living?; married?; children? 
                    
4) Richard J   Hedrick - living?; married Sandra ____ (living?);; 
children?  
                    
5) Pauline  Hedrick - living?; 
                              
married Lincoln Vern Nichols Jr 
                                     
(born 14 Apr 1925; 
                                      
died 27 May 1974; 
                                      
buried Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone photo;                                      
                                     
 U.S. Navy;
 U.S. Navy; 
                                      
son of Lincoln Vern "Hookey" Nichols Sr (18 Mar 1888 IL-26 Mar 
1952; buried 
                                      
Old West Cemetery, Athens, Menard, IL - 
tombstone photo) and Elsie ____
(born c. 1887 IL)); 
                              children: 
                                           
1) Sharon Kay Nichols - living?; married?; children?
                                           
2) Patty Ann Nichols - living?; married?; children?
                    
6) Lillian Mae Hedrick - born 27 Aug 1922 Springfield, 
Sangamon, IL; 
                            
died 04 Apr 2006 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary;
                            
buried Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo; 
                            
married ____ Vowels (living?);  
                            
children? 
                    
7) Mary Jane   Hedrick - born 02 Aug 1925 Springfield, 
Sangamon, IL;
                            
died 19 Mar 1993 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary;
                            
buried Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo;
                            
no marriage or children mentioned in Mary's obituary 
                    
8) Robert   Hedrick - born (___); died by Mar 1955; 
married?; children?  
6) Mary Lucinda Colburn - see separate personal page
      7) William E   Colburn - born 24 Aug 1901 Roby, 
Christian, IL; 
                
died 27 May 1951 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
obituary;
                
cause of death: related to injuries received in a motorcycle/car accident;
                
buried Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, IL; 
tombstone photo; 
               
 U.S. Air Corps;
 U.S. Air Corps;
                
married Freda Crawford in 1938 St Louis, St Louis, MO  
                          
(born (___); died (___)); 
                
no children mentioned in William's obituary 
       8) Melvin R Colburn 
(twin)
- born 26 Mar 1903 Christian Co, IL; 
               
died 07 Apr 1903 Christian Co, IL 
       9) Elvin R  Colburn 
(twin) - born 26 Mar 1903 Christian Co, IL; 
                
died 20 Jul 1903 Christian Co, IL 
     10) Gladys M  Colburn - born 01 Jun 1904 Christian Co, 
IL; 
                
died 09 Apr 1988 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; funeral 
card; obituary;
                
buried Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo; 
                
married William Lewis Sparks on unknown date in Peoria, Peoria, IL  
                            
(born 19 Mar 1900 Oskaloosa, Mahaska, IA; 
                             
died 10 Feb 1966 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; obituary;
                             
buried Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo; 
                            
WWII 
draft registration card; signature:
                             
	 );
); 
                
children: 
                   
1) Eleanor  Sparks - living?; 
                            
married Allen Brickey (living?); 
                            
children: 
                                 
1) Allen Brickey - living?; married?; children? 
                                 
2) David Lee Brickey - living?; married?; children? 
                                 
3) Curtis James Brickey - living?; married?; children?
                   
2) Nadine K Sparks - born (___); died (___);
                            
buried Chapel of the Chimes, Hayward, Alameda, CA;
vault photo; 
                            
married Carl Albert Hedrick*  
children? 
* Carl Hedrick is also listed above, under Nora May Colburn.
      11) Velma Edna   
Colburn - born 10 Sep 1906 Roby, Christian, IL; 
                
died 31 May 1996 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary;
                
buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Buckhart, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo; 
                
married Manuel J Nunes Sr on 26 May 1928  
                         
(born 22 Mar 1896 Portugal; 
                          
died 06 Mar 1988 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary; 
                          
buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Buckhart, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo;  
                          
son of John Nunes and Ann ____);  
                
children:
                    
1) Frank   Nunes - living?; married Kathy ____ (living?); 
children? 
                    
2) Manuel Jr  Nunes - living?; 
                            
married Donna Hargis (living?); children? 
                    
3) Anna Mae   Nunes - living?; 
                            
married Alric Handley Jr (living?); 
                            
children: 
                                 
1) Connie Handley - living?; married?; children? 
                                 
2) Linda Handley - living?; married?; children?
                    
4) Ruth Ann   Nunes - born 07 Sep 1946 Springfield, 
Sangamon, IL; 
                            
died 21 Feb 1999 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
obituary
(includes photo);
                            
married Jerald F Swiney in 1967 
                                     
(born 12 Jul 1940 Pana, Christian, IL;  
                                      
died 18 Dec 1999 Springfield, Sangamon, IL;
obituary 
(includes photo); 
                                      
son of William Swiney and Ellen Cook); 
                            
children:
                                
1) Marc W   Swiney - living?; married Pam ____ (living?); children?
     12) Eva L Colburn - born 14 Jul 
1908 Roby, Christian, IL; 
                
died 30 Dec 1984 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; obituary; 
                
buried Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
tombstone photo;
                
married Calvin A Smith in 1928 Sangamon Co, IL 
                          
(born 24 Feb 1893 or 1894 Elkhart, Elkhart, IN; 
                           
died 04 Mar 1963;  
                           
buried Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; tombstone 
photo; 
                          
 U.S. Army - WWI; WWI draft 
registration card;
 U.S. Army - WWI; WWI draft 
registration card; 
                           
signature:
                           
 );
);  
                
children: 
                     
1) Francis Smith - living?; 
                              
Francis married (1) George Fickes (living?);
                              
children: 
                                   
1) Robert Eugene Fickes - living?; married?; children?
                                   
2) Ronnie G Fickes - living?; married?; children?
                                   
3) Linda Kay Fickes - living?; married?; children? 
                                   
4) Donald Lee Fickes - living?; married?; children? 
                              
Francis married (2) ____ McNeil (living?); 
children?
                     
2) Edna Smith - living?; 
                              
married Karl Wisher (living?); children?
                     
3) Grace Smith - living?; 
                              
married ____ Beddingfield (living?); children?
                     
4) Ethel Smith - living?; 
                              
Ethel married (1) Eldon Hokenstein (living?);
                              
children: 
                                   
1) Stephen Wayne Hokenstein - living?; married?; children? 
                              
Ethel married (2) Douglas Fondel (living?); 
children?
                     
5) James Smith - living?; married?; children? 
                     
6) Alfred Smith - living?; married?; children? 
                     
7) Lewis Smith - living?; married?; children? 
                     
8) Charles Smith - living?; married?; children? 
                     
9) Edward Smith - living?; married?; children? 
                   
10) Pearl Smith - living?; married?; children? 
                   
11) Carl Gene Smith - born 17 Nov 1945; 
                               
died 13 Feb 1967 Quang Binh, Vietnam; 
casualty list;  
                               
buried Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
tombstone photo;
                              
 U.S. Army - Vietnam;
 U.S. Army - Vietnam;   
                               married?; children? 
       13) Clarence V  Colburn (twin) 
-  born 11 Feb 1911 Christian Co, IL; 
                
died 23 Jan 1930 Roby, Christian, IL; 
news articles
regarding Clarence's death;
                
buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Buckhart, Sangamon, IL - unmarked; lot 
2 - block 8
      14) Lawrence E   
Colburn (twin) - born 11 Feb 1911 Roby, Christian, IL; 
                
died 07 Mar 1952 Decatur, Macon, IL; obituary 
and news article;
                
cause of death: fractured skull related to car accident;  
                
buried Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, IL; tombstone 
photo;
                
married Winifred Jones (living?); 
               
City Directory listings for 
Lawrence and Winifred; 
                
children: 
                    
1) Norma Jean Colburn - born 22 Jan 1936; 
                              died 09 Apr 2003; cremated;   
                              married 
Howard Hall Sr (living?); 
                              
children: 
                                  
1) Jeanette Hall - living?; married?; children?
                                  
2) Howard Jr Hall - living?; married?; children?
                                  
3) Ronald Dean Hall - born (___); died (___);  
                                             
cause of death: accidental gunshot wound; cremated;   
                                             
married?; children?
                                  
4) Jesse James Hall - living?; married?; children?
                                  
5) Gerald Wayne Hall - living?; married?; children?
                                  
6) Cathy Hall - living?; married?; children?
                    
2) Shirley Joann Colburn - living?; 
                              
(not) married Carl Brainard Sr (living?); 
                              
children: 
                                  
1) Carl Edwin Jr Brainard - living?; married?; 
children?
                                  
2) Richard William Brainard - living?; married?; 
children?
                                  
3) Ruth Ann Brainard - living?; married?; children?
                              
(not) married John Peterson (living?); 
                              
children: 
                                  
4) Joanne Carol (Colburn) Knotts - living?; 
                                           
JoAnne married (1) Claude Holmes Sr in 1991
(living?); 
                                            
children: 
                                                 
1) Claude Anthony Jr "Tony" 
Holmes - born 13 Sep 1989;
                                                           
died 28 Mar 2010 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
obituary - 
includes photo; 
                                                           
cause of death: related to being murdered,
                                                           
buried Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, IL; 
tombstone photo; 
                                                           
(not) married Raveen Howard (living?); 
                                                           
children: 
                                                               
1) Claude Anthony III Holmes - 
                                                                           
born 29 Oct 2008 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
                                                                           
died 29 Oct 2008 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
                                                                           
buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, IL
                                                           
married Shantanise ____ (living?); 
                                                           
children: 
                                                               
2) Iziah Holmes - living?; married?; children?
                                                               
3) Joziah Holmes - living?; married?; children?
                                                               
4) Tony Nazir Holmes - living?; married?; children?
                                                 
2) Pamela Holmes - living?; married?;  
                                                           
children:
                                                                
1) Me'Khy Holmes - living?; married?; 
children?married?; 
                                           
JoAnne married (1) Tony Chaney Sr in 1993 (living?); 
                                            
children: 
                                                 
3) Tania Chaney - living?; married?; children?
                                                 
4) Tony Jr Chaney - living?; married?; children?
                                           
JoAnne married (3) Kenneth Meyers in 2004
                             
Shirley married  Roy Oliver Knotts in May 1970 (living?); 
                              
children: 
                                  
5) Patricia Diane Knotts - living?; married?; 
                                           
children: 
                                                
1) Brendan Jr Hardy - living?; 
married?; children?
                                                
2) Sherrick Antonio Knotts (son 
of Ewan Walker) - born c. Dec 1988 Decatur, 
Macon, IL; 
                                                            died 
28 Jan 1989 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; 
death notice; 
                                                            
buried Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, IL 
                                                
3) Shamika Curry - living?; married?; children?
                                                
4) Tyesha Curry - living?; 
married?; children?
                                                
5) Mariah Curry - living?; 
married?; children?
                                  
6) Virginia Sue Knotts - living?; married?; 
                                             
children:
                                                 
1) Jessica Knotts - living?; married?; 
children?
                                                 
2) Tori Barrett - living?; married?; children? 
                                            
Virginia married Carl Sinkler in 2011 (living?); 
                                            
children?
                                  
7) Peggy Lee Knotts - living?; married?; 
                                            
children: 
                                                 
1) Dushawn Holmes - living?; married?; children?
                                                 
2) Bobby Holmes - living?; married?; children?
                                                 
3) Malik Green - living?; married?; children?
                                                 
4) Eri'Onna Washington - living?; married?; children?
                                                 
5) Jasonti Washington - living?; married?; children?        
                        
                    
3) Jerry D Colburn - born 21 Mar 1939 IL; 
                              
died 07 Jun 1956 Decatur, Macon, IL; 
obituary
- includes photo;
                             
High School yearbook memorial and news 
article; 
                              
buried Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, IL; 
tombstone photo
                    
4) Charles Colburn - living?; married?; 
                              
children: 
                                  
1) unknown Colburn - living?; married?; children?
                                  
2) unknown Colburn - living?; married?; children?
                                  
3) unknown Colburn - living?; married?; children?
                                  
4) unknown Colburn - living?; married?; children?
                                  
5) unknown Colburn - living?; married?; children?
died 26 Jul 1913 Springfield, Sangamon, IL; obituary;
buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Buckhart, Sangamon, IL;
