Just the facts ma'am genealogy of Desvenia Darrell Addison and Minnie May Addison

Please note that there is another blogger site with the same posts. It is my previous site, could not access it because of a move and change in email/phone.
 
This post will be updated as I get the information together and learn new facts. It is definitely a work in progress, as are the rest of the posts here.

Desvenia Darrell Addison aka Dessie or Dess, born 05/02/1881 in Avoca, IA, died 02/19/1971 in Council Bluffs, IA.

Minnie May (Yocum) Addison, born 11/08/1885, died 04/07/1961.

Dess and Minnie married on 06/09/1902.  He was 21 and she was 16, although she said she was 18.

They had 7 children: 

1.  Leona Lucille
2.  Anita Fay aka Jackie
3.  Irene May
4 and 5. Lela and Lola
6.  Desvenia Darrell. Jr., aka Bud
7.  Vera June

History of Dess and Minnie's children:

1.  Leona Lucille, born 11/14/1906, died 11/19/1952 in Iowa City. A note here on Leona...she lived a sad and lonely life I think, pretty much abandoned by her parents. She died in a sanatorium.I believe that at the end of her life she had peace and seemed happy. I have a picture that I will post when I can find it!! I will be so glad when the kitchen is done and things are back to normal :)

2.  Irene May, born 03/15/1909.  Married Wilford Earl Chase.  They had 5 children, Irma (Kadel), Faye (Smith), Wayne, Wanda Jean (Diemer), and Larry.  Irene died 11/05/1982 in Omaha, Nebraska.

3.  Anita Fay aka Jackie, born 08/16/1912.  Married Elmer Kadel.  One daughter, Karen.  Jackie died 04/10/1993.

4 and 5.   Lela and Lola, born 01/28/1914.  Lela died on 03/07/1914, Lola on 03/27/1914.

6.  Desvenia Darrell Jr., aka Bud, born  02/11/1916, died 11/07/1930, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

7.  Vera June:  Born 07/04/1918 in Minden Township, Iowa.  Married Oliver Nelson in 1939 in Avoca, Iowa.  They had 2 children, Gary and Dennis.  Vera died 12/21/2003, in Bend, Oregon.