Roy Family Lines - Flossie Roy Whisler

Children and families of William Henry Roy and Eva May Lloyd

Flossie [Roy] Whisler

Flossie Roy
b. Oct 12, 1893 in Topeka, Kansas
d. Mar 20, 1959 in Canon City, Colorado

Married Steven Hoover Whisler (1891-1978)

They had the following children:
Dorell Lavergne
Carrol Lorrain

Flossie, Steven and Dorell are buried in Beaver Park Cemetery in Penrose, Colorado
Carrol was cremated.
Carrol's son Guy is buried in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery in Clovis, New Mexico
Daughter Melody & son Steven were both cremated.

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Dorell

Dorell Lavergne
b. May 21, 1919 in Wilsey, Kansas
d. Dec 18, 1934 in Penrose, Colorado

Dorell died from ingesting poison.

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Carrol "Bud"

Carrol Lorrain "Bud"
b. Sept 9, 1924 in Wilsey, Kansas
d. Mar 18, 1995 in Florence, Colorado
married
Sondra White

Married in Taos, New Mexico in 1954

They had 9 children:

Melody Joy (1954-2001)
Steven Albert (1956-2007)
Guy Richard (1959-1959)

CARROL OBITUARY:
C.L. 'Bud' Whisler
Memorial services were held Tuesday for C.L. 'Bud' Whisler of Florence. The services were held at the Wilson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Chuck Kinyon officiating. 
Mr. Whisler died Saturday, March 18th. He was 70.
The son of Flossie(Roy) Whisler, he was born Sept. 9, 1924 at Wilsey, KS.
A retired heavy equipment operator, Mr. Whisler was a member of the International Order of Operating Engineers, Local 9. He has served with the Merchant Marines.
Mr. Whisler preferred the Baptist faith.
He had lived in Fremont County since infancy, when his family moved to Penrose from Kansas. 
He worked in heavy construction until a disability caused him to retire in 1974. 
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and attending flea markets, and he also repaired jewelry.
He married Sondra White in Taos, New Mexico on June 19, 1954. She survives.
Also surviving are 8 children, and 5 grandchildren.
Other survivors include a step-brother, Bob Stebbins of Grand Junction, his close friend Bob Hamilton of Canon City and his mother-in-law, Edna White of Canon City.
Mr. Whisler was preceded in death by his sister and parents.
Cremation was held. Wilson Almont Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 

GUY OBITUARY:
From the Clovis News - Journal, February 1959
Graveside services are held for infant.
Graveside services for the three-day-old son of Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Whisler of Texico, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, at Mission Garden of Memories. Rev. R. A. English, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, will officiate.
In addition to his parents, the infant is survived by two sisters; Melody & Crystal, a brother Steven; and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Steven Whisler of Penrose, Colo.; and Mr. and Mrs. O. M. White of Canon City, Colo.
Roberts Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

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The 1920 Census for Flossie [Roy] Whisler:
Name: Flossie Whisler
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Highland, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Steven Whisler Head M 28 Iowa
Flossie Whisler Wife         F 25 Kansas

1920 Census

The 1930 Census for Flossie [Roy] Whisler:
Name: Flossie S Whisler
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Precinct 32, Fremont, Colorado, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Steven H Whisler Head M 38 Iowa
Flossie S Whisler Wife F 35 Kansas
Dorell L Whisler Dau F 10 Kansas
Carrol L Whisler Son M 5 Kansas

1930 Census

The 1940 Census for Flossie [Roy] Whisler:
Name: Flossie Whistler
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Penrose, Election Precinct 31, Fremont, Colorado, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Kansas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen H Whistler Head M 48 Iowa
Flossie Whistler Wife F 46 Kansas
Carrol L Whistler Son M 15 Kansas

1940 Census

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FLOSSIE OBITUARY:
Funeral services for Mrs. Flossie Whisler, late of Penrose, were held from the First Methodist church in Florence at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, March 24 with Rev. C. Edward Whitenett officiating. Assisting ministers were Wm. Abram, Penrose Friends church and J. F. Speer, Penrose Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Whitenett and Mrs. George Heaton, accompanied by Miss Karlene Schmidt, sang "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "The Rugged Cross".
Mrs. Whisler was born in Topeka, Kansas, on Oct, 12, 1893 and died at a local hospital on Friday afternoon, March 20, 1959.
She was 65 years of age at the time of her death which followed a lingering illness. She had been in failing health since 1944 and her condition became serious a month before her death.
She was a housewife and school teacher by occupation; a member of the First Methodist church of Florence and a member of Salome Rebekah lodge of Florence. She was an active leader of Fremont county 4-H clubs for many years.
Mrs. Whisler moved from Kansas to Colorado in 1926 and lived in Florence for several years before moving to Penrose on March 1, 1929.
On Dec 25, 1917 at Wilsey, Kansas, she was married to Steven H. Whisler who survives, as does one son, Carrol L. Whisler of Clovis, N.M. One daughter, Dorell Lavergne, preceded her in death in December 1934.
Also surviving are to brothers and two sisters, Wilford Roy and Frank Roy, both of Wilsey, Kansas; Mrs. Jessie Setterstrom, Paola, Kansas, and Mrs. Veldeva Hase, Colorado Springs.
Pallbearers were Pete Dickman, Oti Gillespie, Dooley Toyne, Oswald White, Gaye Willard, and Leon Hinkle.
4-H club members served as flower girls.
Burial was in the Penrose cemetery, under the direction of Holt mortuary. 

Roy - Whisler Wedding

Roy Family Lines - Jessie Roy Setterstrom

Children and families of William Henry Roy and Eva May Lloyd

Jessie Irene Roy
[I have seen her middle name as both Pearl and Irene. Her headstone has her middle initial as I.]
b. Nov 11, 1883 in Wilsey, Kansas
d. May 20, 1976 in Chanute, Kansas

Married Ernest Emanuel Setterstrom(1882-1971)
on Jan 13, 1906 in Alma, Wabaunsee, Kansas

They had the following children:
Eva Ernestine
Boyd W
Dale Chatfield
Bonnie Lee  - Twin
Betty Lou     - Twin

Ernest, Jessie, Eva and Bonnie Lee are buried in the Elsmore Cemetery in Elsmore, Kansas
Boyd & Miriam are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas
Dale, Gleneda and sons Gary & Leon are buried in Highland Cemetery in Iola, Kansas
Betty & Raymond are buried in El Paso Cemetery in Derby, Kansas

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Eva Ernestine (1906-2002)
married
Oscar H. Cunningham

EVA OBITUARY:
IOLA - Eva Ernestine Cunningham , 95, Iola and formerly of Chanute, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002 at Windsor Place in Iola.

She was born Dec. 6, 1906, in Burdick, the daughter of Ernest E. and Jessie I. Roy Setterstrom.

She was raised in Elsmore and graduated from Elsmore High School.

She worked as a bookkeeper at Cox Grain Company and at the front desk of the Tioga Hotel and the Best Western Motel.

She was a member of the Christian Scientist Church and the First Church of Christian Scientist in Boston. She was a member of the St. Cecilia Music Club and served on the State Board of Kansas for the Federation of Music Clubs. She had also served as president of that organization.

Survivors include a sister, Betty Madill of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a niece and a nephew.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Boyd and Dale Setterstrom.

Graveside funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at Elsmore Cemetery, led by Pastor Jorge Baute.

The family will receive friends from 7 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the First Church of Christian Scientist and may be left with the funeral home.

Johnson Mortuary, Chanute, is in charge of arrangements.

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Boyd W (1908-1998)
married
#1 Mildred Barker (1908-1945)
#2 Miriam B Mosby (1909-2006)

1 child with wife #1

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Dale Chatfield (1911-1996)
married
Gleneda Bowers (1921-2006)

2 Children:
Gary K (1944-1972)
Leon (1949-1987)

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Bonnie Lee (1922-1923)
(Twin of Betty Lou)

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Betty Lou (1922-2010)
(Twin of Bonnie Lee)
married
Raymond Madill (1922-2000)

2 Children:
Timothy (1948-1976)

BETTY OBITUARY
Madill , Betty L., 87, homemaker, loving mother, grandmother, and a great friend to many, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010 in Colorado Springs, CO. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at Broadway Mortuary. She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Madill and son, Tim Madill . Survivors include her daughter, grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.  Services by Broadway Mortuary.

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The 1910 Census for Jessie [Roy] Setterstrom:
Name: Jessie Setterstrom
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Diamond Valley, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Earnest E Setterstrom Head M 26 Kansas
Jessie Setterstrom Wife F 25 Kansas
Eva Setterstrom Dau F 3 Kansas
John W Setterstrom Son M 2 Kansas

The 1930 Census for Jessie [Roy] Setterstrom:
Name: Jessie Setterstrom
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Elsmore, Allen, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Ernest E Setterstrom Head M 47 Kansas
Jessie Setterstrom Wife F 46 Kansas
Boyd Setterstrom Son M 21 Kansas
Dale Setterstrom Son M 18 Kansas
Bettey Setterstrom Dau F 7 Kansas

The 1940 Census for Jessie [Roy] Setterstrom:
Name: Jessie Setterstrom
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Elsmore, Elsmore Township, Allen, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Illinois
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Allen, Kansas
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Earnest Setterstrom Head M 47 Kansas
Jessie Setterstrom Wife F 54 Illinois
Betty Setterstrom Dau F 17 Kansas

1940 Census

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Nov 12, 1973

OBITUARY JESSIE:

Mrs. Ernest E.Setterstrom 

Jessie Irene Setterstrom, 92, Chanute, died Thursday, May 20, at the Neosho Memorial Hospital in Chanute. Mrs. Setterstrom was born November 11,1883, in Wilsey, Kansas. She was married to Ernest E. Setterstrom January 13,1906 at Alma. He died February 11, 1971. Mrs. Setterstrom was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Paola. Survivors include two sons, Boyd Setterstrom, Linwood, and Dale Setterstrom. lola; two daughters; Mrs. Eva Cunningham, Chanute, and Mrs. Raymond Madill, Derby; a sister, Mrs. Veldeva Hase, Colorado Springs; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Johnson Chapel in Chanute. The Rev. Robert Piper will officiate. Burial will be in the Elsmore Cemetery. 

Iola Register - May 21, 1976

OBITUARY ERNEST:

Roy Family lines - Wilfred James Roy

Children and families of William Henry Roy and Eva May Lloyd

Wilfred James Roy
b. Oct 4, 1882 in Wilsey Kansas
d. Apr 10, 1962 in White City Kansas

WWI Registration

Married Hattie Gertrude Thompson (1887-1961)

They had the following children:
Lloyd Findley
Dorothy
Edna Mae
Earle E.

All are buried in the Wilsey Cemetery

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Lloyd Findley Roy (1908-1967)
married
Thelma Kennedy (1913-1999)

3 Children

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Dorothy (1911-1995)
married
Milford L. Campbell (1905-1980)

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Edna Mae (1915-1995)
married
Elwood Sheldon (1913-1993)

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Earle Emery (1917-1981)


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The 1910 Census for Wilfred Roy:
Name: Wilfred J Roy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Grand View, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Wilfred J Roy Head M 27 Kansas
Gertrude H Roy Wife F 22 Kansas
Loyd F Roy Son M 2 Kansas

The 1920 Census for Wilfred Roy:
Name: Wilfred J Roy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Grandview, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Wilfred J Roy Head M 37 Kansas
Gertrude Roy Wife F 32 Kansas
Lloyd F Roy Son M 11 Kansas
Dorothy Roy Dau F 8 Kansas
Edna Roy   Dau F 4 Kansas
Earle E Roy Son M 2 Kansas

The 1930 Census for Wilfred Roy:
Name: Frederick W J Roy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Grandview, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Kansas
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Frederick W J Roy Head M 47 Kansas
Hattie G Roy Wife F 42 Kansas
Earl E Roy Son M 13 Kansas

The 1940 Census for Wilfred Roy:
Name: Fred W J Roy
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Delavan, Grandview Township, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Kansas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Fred W J Roy Head M 57 Kansas
Gertrude Roy Wife F 52 Kansas

1940 Census

William Roy Obituaries

William Henry Roy's obituary:

Died in 1923

W. H. Roy family census records

William Henry Roy and Eva May Lloyd married in March of 1880 in Indiana, they moved to Kansas by June. William's father, mother and two brothers also came.

1880 US Census for William & Eva:
Name: William H Roy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0390
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William H Roy Self M 22 Indiana, United States
Eva Roy Wife  F 24 Illinois, United States

1880 Census

1885 Kansas State Census for William & Eva:
W. H. Roy

Eva M. Roy

Fred Roy

Jessie Roy

1885 Kansas State Census

1895 Kansas State Census for William & Eva:

James (William's father)

William

E. M. 

J. W.

J. P. R.

Flossie

1895 Kansas State Census

1900 US Census for William & Eva:
Name: William H Roy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Grand View Township, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Years Married: 20
Birth Date: Jan 1858
Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1880
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William H Roy Head M 42 Indiana
Eva Roy Wife F 44 Illinois
Fred W Roy Son M 18 Kansas
Jessie P Roy Dau F 17 Kansas
Flossie S Roy Dau F 7 Kansas
Frankie L Roy Son M 5 Kansas
Gracie Roy Dau F 1 Kansas

1900 Census

1910 US Census for William & Eva:
Name: William H Roy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Grand View, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William H Roy Head M 52 Indiana
Eva L Roy Wife F 54 Illinois
Frank F Roy Son M 14 Kansas
Grace V Roy Dau F 11 Kansas
Flossie S Roy Dau F 16 Kansas

1920 US Census for William & Eva:
Name: William H Roy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Grandview, Morris, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William H Roy Head M 63 Indiana
Eva L Roy Wife F 64 Illinois
Frank Roy Son M 23 Kansas
Velkela Grace Roy Dau F 20 Kansas

1925 Kansas State Census for Eva:
Eva Roy
Veldeva Roy

1925 Kansas State Census

Roy family of Wilsey Kansas

Roy homestead in Kansas

William Henry Roy was born on Jan 26, 1858 in Lagrange County, Indiana.
His parents were James Roy and Mary Ann McKinney.
He had 3 half-siblings and 3 full siblings. His father had married before, but I'll get to that later.

William married Eva May Lloyd on March 3, 1880 in Jesup, Iowa.
He had lived in Indiana, Iowa and finally settled in Kansas. That is where he raised a family.
William and Eva had 5 children and adopted 1. I will be forever grateful that they adopted that one. That one child was my great grandmother, who would have surely died had they not taken her.

To William and Eva the following children were born:
Wilfred (or Fred) James
Jessie Irene
Ethel Reba
Frank Lloyd
Veldeva Grace
and the adopted child was Flossie

Flossie was adopted by Eva when her own baby died.
Ethel Reba Roy was born on 17 Jun, 1890 in Wilsey Kansas and died 6 Feb, 1893.

Ethel's headstone
taken in 1893

 Ethel is buried in the Wilsey Cemetery.
On Jun 30th, 1894, Eva was given an 8 month old, 13 pound baby. Flossie. She was malnourished and sickly.

From Eva's own journal. The arrival of Flossie.

In the beginning

Well honestly I have no idea where the beginning really is. I can trace back several generations but never quite get that one further back right?
I'm not sure where I should start. Mom's side? Dad's? I don't want to label all those still living on this blog, but I will give generalizations - My dad has 4 brothers, my mom, 8 brothers and sisters. All but one of my grandparents have passed on.
There. The beginning, I guess.

I'll be tracing some family lines and documenting what I can think of.

I think I'll start with the Roy family... it's all because of a book I was given ya know. A photo cabinet book of photos taken in the 1890s of my Roy family ancestors - oh it's amazing I tell you. I contacted a woman who bought the book at an estate sale, she posted info online. These photos all had names and dates... it's really a miracle to me! Like this was one of those absolutely meant to be things when everything works for you. The woman who had the book lived in the same town as me to start, the book contained a letter written to my great great grandfather by his mother. There where photos of two of his brothers that I couldn't find and photos of my great great great grandmother's brothers. That's how I even learned her maiden name! Who would have thought 30 photos could change so much?