Everett was the son of Joseph Amber and Lucinda Alice Schoff, who married on 2 Dec 1883 in Kosciusko Co., Indiana. I found three children for the couple—Everett Ezra (5 Sep 1884), Maud B. (18 Jul 1886), and Russell Alonzo (30 Jun 1890). If the 1890 Census were still with us, it would have likely given us a lovely family grouping with all five members of the family appearing together, Russell either a few days old or about to make his appearance. Joseph Amber would likely have been noted as a preacher. Seven years after that census, the family lost him on 7 Sep 1897 when he was only 34 years old, victim of typhoid fever.
Lucinda mourned Joseph's loss for two years before remarrying. She married second husband, Joseph F. Murphy on 3 May 1899 in Wabash Co., Indiana, taking all three of her children with her to her new marriage. I found them on the 1900 Census, living in Noble, Wabash Co., Indiana. Joseph Murphy, aged 47, was farming for a living. Lucinda (Lucie on the record), aged 37, reported that she had had three children, all of them still living. Indeed, there with their mother and step-father were Everett, aged 16, Maud, aged 13, and Russell, aged 9.
By the time the 1910 Census was taken, Everett was out on his own. I found him on Oak St. in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois. He was lodging with Willard and Catharine Bolton, both in their mid-fifties. Everett, enumerated as Ezra E. Amber, aged 26, was working for a barn company.
Two years after that census, Everett married first-wife Lillian Howell on 4 May 1912 in Wabash Co., Indiana. Lillian was the daughter of Enos Howell and Ida Meese. Two years after they wed, Everett and Lillian welcomed daughter Dorothy Lucille on 29 Nov 1914. In 1940, Lillian reported that she had had three children but I don't know if they survived their infancy or if Everett was the father of these other two children.
On his 12 Sep 1918 WWI registration card, Everett Ezra Amber, aged 34, reported that he was living on Cottage Ave. in Wabash City, Wabash County. Wife Lillian was noted as his nearest relative. He reported that he was working as a laborer in a canning company. He was described as being of medium height and build, with gray eyes and black hair.
The 1920 Census placed the family at their Cottage Ave. address. Everett, aged 34, was working as a stock room helper for an auto factory. Lillian, aged 26, was keeping house. There with her parents was 5-year-old daughter Dorothy. Also living with the family was 14-year-old Helen Carouthers, identified as a niece. She was the daughter of Everett's sister Maud, who had died in 1911.
There was trouble the year after that census. (From: The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN – Thu 25 Aug 1921 pg. 15) "Charges Cruel Treatment. (Special to the News-Sentinel.) WABASH, Ind., Aug. 25.—Mrs. Lillian Amber filed suit in circuit court yesterday for divorce from Everett Amber alleging abandonment and non-support under a charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks custody of and support money for their six-year-old daughter. Mrs. Amber had previously filed a divorce suit but this was withdrawn when the woman testified that her husband turned over his pay envelope to her. She had sued on the grounds of failure to provide."
(From: The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN – Wed 9 Nov 1921) "Granted Divorce on Court Action. (Special to the News-Sentinel.) WABASH, Ind., Nov. 9.—Before Special Judge A.N. McCracken, Mrs. Lillian Amber was granted a divorce Tuesday from her husband Everett Amber, and also custody of their child, with $15 support money."
Everett's troubles weren't yet over, but being the son of a preacher man was about to come in handy. (From: The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN – Sun 21 Jan 1923) "COURT SYMPATHIZES WITH INMATES OF COUNTY JAIL. Wabash, Ind., Jan 20—When Everett Amber, cited for contempt because he failed to make support payments to his divorced wife, told Judge Frank O. Switzer that if he was placed in jail he would sing praises like Paul and Silas, the court decided to let good enough alone and release Amber on the promise that he make up the delinquent payments and never again appear before him. 'While you are a fit subject for jail,' said the court, 'I can sympathize with the other inmates of the jail in their lack of appreciation for your vocal ability. However, I doubt if any earthquakes would occur to liberate you, unless the praises bring down the walls about your head.'"
Despite his troubles, Everett married for a second time, taking widow Theresa Leonore "Leona" Geible (nee Burgener) as his wife. Leona had previously married Fred Geible and they had three children together—Harry Francis (1920), Merrell Daniel (1922), and Frieda Eleanor (1924). Fred had died in 1923.
I found the family in 1930, living at 1128 Portage St. in South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana. Everett, aged 45, was working for a brake factory. Leonore, aged 34, was home with her three children—Harry, aged 9, Merrell, aged 7, and Frieda, aged 5.
Sometime between 1935 and 1940, the family relocated to Plymouth's West Township. Everett, aged 55, was trying his hand at farming. Leona, aged 44, was keeping house. Still at home with their mother and step-father were Harry, Merrell and Frieda Geible, aged 19, 17 and 15.
On his 27 Apr 1942 WWII registration card, Everett, aged 57, reported that he was living in Plymouth and self-employed. Wife Leonore was noted as that person who would always know his address. He measured in at a somewhat petite 5' 4" tall, and weighed in at 156 lbs. His eyes and hair were noted as gray, his complexion light.
Everett lived to age 66, departing this earth on 18 Oct 1950. Leonore lived another twenty seven years without him, not passing into the light until 28 Jun 1977. She was laid to rest between Fred and Everett, the two men with whom she had shared her life.
As for Everett's first wife Lillian. She married Fredrick James Carroll between 1921 and 1930. He was more than two decades her senior and had also married before. He has a memorial on Find-A-Grave but Lillian does not. Everett's daughter Dorothy married Charles W. Bixenman and both are up on Find-A-Grave, buried in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.
Lucinda mourned Joseph's loss for two years before remarrying. She married second husband, Joseph F. Murphy on 3 May 1899 in Wabash Co., Indiana, taking all three of her children with her to her new marriage. I found them on the 1900 Census, living in Noble, Wabash Co., Indiana. Joseph Murphy, aged 47, was farming for a living. Lucinda (Lucie on the record), aged 37, reported that she had had three children, all of them still living. Indeed, there with their mother and step-father were Everett, aged 16, Maud, aged 13, and Russell, aged 9.
By the time the 1910 Census was taken, Everett was out on his own. I found him on Oak St. in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois. He was lodging with Willard and Catharine Bolton, both in their mid-fifties. Everett, enumerated as Ezra E. Amber, aged 26, was working for a barn company.
Two years after that census, Everett married first-wife Lillian Howell on 4 May 1912 in Wabash Co., Indiana. Lillian was the daughter of Enos Howell and Ida Meese. Two years after they wed, Everett and Lillian welcomed daughter Dorothy Lucille on 29 Nov 1914. In 1940, Lillian reported that she had had three children but I don't know if they survived their infancy or if Everett was the father of these other two children.
On his 12 Sep 1918 WWI registration card, Everett Ezra Amber, aged 34, reported that he was living on Cottage Ave. in Wabash City, Wabash County. Wife Lillian was noted as his nearest relative. He reported that he was working as a laborer in a canning company. He was described as being of medium height and build, with gray eyes and black hair.
The 1920 Census placed the family at their Cottage Ave. address. Everett, aged 34, was working as a stock room helper for an auto factory. Lillian, aged 26, was keeping house. There with her parents was 5-year-old daughter Dorothy. Also living with the family was 14-year-old Helen Carouthers, identified as a niece. She was the daughter of Everett's sister Maud, who had died in 1911.
There was trouble the year after that census. (From: The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN – Thu 25 Aug 1921 pg. 15) "Charges Cruel Treatment. (Special to the News-Sentinel.) WABASH, Ind., Aug. 25.—Mrs. Lillian Amber filed suit in circuit court yesterday for divorce from Everett Amber alleging abandonment and non-support under a charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks custody of and support money for their six-year-old daughter. Mrs. Amber had previously filed a divorce suit but this was withdrawn when the woman testified that her husband turned over his pay envelope to her. She had sued on the grounds of failure to provide."
(From: The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN – Wed 9 Nov 1921) "Granted Divorce on Court Action. (Special to the News-Sentinel.) WABASH, Ind., Nov. 9.—Before Special Judge A.N. McCracken, Mrs. Lillian Amber was granted a divorce Tuesday from her husband Everett Amber, and also custody of their child, with $15 support money."
Everett's troubles weren't yet over, but being the son of a preacher man was about to come in handy. (From: The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN – Sun 21 Jan 1923) "COURT SYMPATHIZES WITH INMATES OF COUNTY JAIL. Wabash, Ind., Jan 20—When Everett Amber, cited for contempt because he failed to make support payments to his divorced wife, told Judge Frank O. Switzer that if he was placed in jail he would sing praises like Paul and Silas, the court decided to let good enough alone and release Amber on the promise that he make up the delinquent payments and never again appear before him. 'While you are a fit subject for jail,' said the court, 'I can sympathize with the other inmates of the jail in their lack of appreciation for your vocal ability. However, I doubt if any earthquakes would occur to liberate you, unless the praises bring down the walls about your head.'"
Despite his troubles, Everett married for a second time, taking widow Theresa Leonore "Leona" Geible (nee Burgener) as his wife. Leona had previously married Fred Geible and they had three children together—Harry Francis (1920), Merrell Daniel (1922), and Frieda Eleanor (1924). Fred had died in 1923.
I found the family in 1930, living at 1128 Portage St. in South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana. Everett, aged 45, was working for a brake factory. Leonore, aged 34, was home with her three children—Harry, aged 9, Merrell, aged 7, and Frieda, aged 5.
Sometime between 1935 and 1940, the family relocated to Plymouth's West Township. Everett, aged 55, was trying his hand at farming. Leona, aged 44, was keeping house. Still at home with their mother and step-father were Harry, Merrell and Frieda Geible, aged 19, 17 and 15.
On his 27 Apr 1942 WWII registration card, Everett, aged 57, reported that he was living in Plymouth and self-employed. Wife Leonore was noted as that person who would always know his address. He measured in at a somewhat petite 5' 4" tall, and weighed in at 156 lbs. His eyes and hair were noted as gray, his complexion light.
Everett lived to age 66, departing this earth on 18 Oct 1950. Leonore lived another twenty seven years without him, not passing into the light until 28 Jun 1977. She was laid to rest between Fred and Everett, the two men with whom she had shared her life.
As for Everett's first wife Lillian. She married Fredrick James Carroll between 1921 and 1930. He was more than two decades her senior and had also married before. He has a memorial on Find-A-Grave but Lillian does not. Everett's daughter Dorothy married Charles W. Bixenman and both are up on Find-A-Grave, buried in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.
Everett was the son of Joseph Amber and Lucinda Alice Schoff, who married on 2 Dec 1883 in Kosciusko Co., Indiana. I found three children for the couple—Everett Ezra (5 Sep 1884), Maud B. (18 Jul 1886), and Russell Alonzo (30 Jun 1890). If the 1890 Census were still with us, it would have likely given us a lovely family grouping with all five members of the family appearing together, Russell either a few days old or about to make his appearance. Joseph Amber would likely have been noted as a preacher. Seven years after that census, the family lost him on 7 Sep 1897 when he was only 34 years old, victim of typhoid fever.
Lucinda mourned Joseph's loss for two years before remarrying. She married second husband, Joseph F. Murphy on 3 May 1899 in Wabash Co., Indiana, taking all three of her children with her to her new marriage. I found them on the 1900 Census, living in Noble, Wabash Co., Indiana. Joseph Murphy, aged 47, was farming for a living. Lucinda (Lucie on the record), aged 37, reported that she had had three children, all of them still living. Indeed, there with their mother and step-father were Everett, aged 16, Maud, aged 13, and Russell, aged 9.
By the time the 1910 Census was taken, Everett was out on his own. I found him on Oak St. in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois. He was lodging with Willard and Catharine Bolton, both in their mid-fifties. Everett, enumerated as Ezra E. Amber, aged 26, was working for a barn company.
Two years after that census, Everett married first-wife Lillian Howell on 4 May 1912 in Wabash Co., Indiana. Lillian was the daughter of Enos Howell and Ida Meese. Two years after they wed, Everett and Lillian welcomed daughter Dorothy Lucille on 29 Nov 1914. In 1940, Lillian reported that she had had three children but I don't know if they survived their infancy or if Everett was the father of these other two children.
On his 12 Sep 1918 WWI registration card, Everett Ezra Amber, aged 34, reported that he was living on Cottage Ave. in Wabash City, Wabash County. Wife Lillian was noted as his nearest relative. He reported that he was working as a laborer in a canning company. He was described as being of medium height and build, with gray eyes and black hair.
The 1920 Census placed the family at their Cottage Ave. address. Everett, aged 34, was working as a stock room helper for an auto factory. Lillian, aged 26, was keeping house. There with her parents was 5-year-old daughter Dorothy. Also living with the family was 14-year-old Helen Carouthers, identified as a niece. She was the daughter of Everett's sister Maud, who had died in 1911.
There was trouble the year after that census. (From: The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN – Thu 25 Aug 1921 pg. 15) "Charges Cruel Treatment. (Special to the News-Sentinel.) WABASH, Ind., Aug. 25.—Mrs. Lillian Amber filed suit in circuit court yesterday for divorce from Everett Amber alleging abandonment and non-support under a charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks custody of and support money for their six-year-old daughter. Mrs. Amber had previously filed a divorce suit but this was withdrawn when the woman testified that her husband turned over his pay envelope to her. She had sued on the grounds of failure to provide."
(From: The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN – Wed 9 Nov 1921) "Granted Divorce on Court Action. (Special to the News-Sentinel.) WABASH, Ind., Nov. 9.—Before Special Judge A.N. McCracken, Mrs. Lillian Amber was granted a divorce Tuesday from her husband Everett Amber, and also custody of their child, with $15 support money."
Everett's troubles weren't yet over, but being the son of a preacher man was about to come in handy. (From: The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN – Sun 21 Jan 1923) "COURT SYMPATHIZES WITH INMATES OF COUNTY JAIL. Wabash, Ind., Jan 20—When Everett Amber, cited for contempt because he failed to make support payments to his divorced wife, told Judge Frank O. Switzer that if he was placed in jail he would sing praises like Paul and Silas, the court decided to let good enough alone and release Amber on the promise that he make up the delinquent payments and never again appear before him. 'While you are a fit subject for jail,' said the court, 'I can sympathize with the other inmates of the jail in their lack of appreciation for your vocal ability. However, I doubt if any earthquakes would occur to liberate you, unless the praises bring down the walls about your head.'"
Despite his troubles, Everett married for a second time, taking widow Theresa Leonore "Leona" Geible (nee Burgener) as his wife. Leona had previously married Fred Geible and they had three children together—Harry Francis (1920), Merrell Daniel (1922), and Frieda Eleanor (1924). Fred had died in 1923.
I found the family in 1930, living at 1128 Portage St. in South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana. Everett, aged 45, was working for a brake factory. Leonore, aged 34, was home with her three children—Harry, aged 9, Merrell, aged 7, and Frieda, aged 5.
Sometime between 1935 and 1940, the family relocated to Plymouth's West Township. Everett, aged 55, was trying his hand at farming. Leona, aged 44, was keeping house. Still at home with their mother and step-father were Harry, Merrell and Frieda Geible, aged 19, 17 and 15.
On his 27 Apr 1942 WWII registration card, Everett, aged 57, reported that he was living in Plymouth and self-employed. Wife Leonore was noted as that person who would always know his address. He measured in at a somewhat petite 5' 4" tall, and weighed in at 156 lbs. His eyes and hair were noted as gray, his complexion light.
Everett lived to age 66, departing this earth on 18 Oct 1950. Leonore lived another twenty seven years without him, not passing into the light until 28 Jun 1977. She was laid to rest between Fred and Everett, the two men with whom she had shared her life.
As for Everett's first wife Lillian. She married Fredrick James Carroll between 1921 and 1930. He was more than two decades her senior and had also married before. He has a memorial on Find-A-Grave but Lillian does not. Everett's daughter Dorothy married Charles W. Bixenman and both are up on Find-A-Grave, buried in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.
Lucinda mourned Joseph's loss for two years before remarrying. She married second husband, Joseph F. Murphy on 3 May 1899 in Wabash Co., Indiana, taking all three of her children with her to her new marriage. I found them on the 1900 Census, living in Noble, Wabash Co., Indiana. Joseph Murphy, aged 47, was farming for a living. Lucinda (Lucie on the record), aged 37, reported that she had had three children, all of them still living. Indeed, there with their mother and step-father were Everett, aged 16, Maud, aged 13, and Russell, aged 9.
By the time the 1910 Census was taken, Everett was out on his own. I found him on Oak St. in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois. He was lodging with Willard and Catharine Bolton, both in their mid-fifties. Everett, enumerated as Ezra E. Amber, aged 26, was working for a barn company.
Two years after that census, Everett married first-wife Lillian Howell on 4 May 1912 in Wabash Co., Indiana. Lillian was the daughter of Enos Howell and Ida Meese. Two years after they wed, Everett and Lillian welcomed daughter Dorothy Lucille on 29 Nov 1914. In 1940, Lillian reported that she had had three children but I don't know if they survived their infancy or if Everett was the father of these other two children.
On his 12 Sep 1918 WWI registration card, Everett Ezra Amber, aged 34, reported that he was living on Cottage Ave. in Wabash City, Wabash County. Wife Lillian was noted as his nearest relative. He reported that he was working as a laborer in a canning company. He was described as being of medium height and build, with gray eyes and black hair.
The 1920 Census placed the family at their Cottage Ave. address. Everett, aged 34, was working as a stock room helper for an auto factory. Lillian, aged 26, was keeping house. There with her parents was 5-year-old daughter Dorothy. Also living with the family was 14-year-old Helen Carouthers, identified as a niece. She was the daughter of Everett's sister Maud, who had died in 1911.
There was trouble the year after that census. (From: The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN – Thu 25 Aug 1921 pg. 15) "Charges Cruel Treatment. (Special to the News-Sentinel.) WABASH, Ind., Aug. 25.—Mrs. Lillian Amber filed suit in circuit court yesterday for divorce from Everett Amber alleging abandonment and non-support under a charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks custody of and support money for their six-year-old daughter. Mrs. Amber had previously filed a divorce suit but this was withdrawn when the woman testified that her husband turned over his pay envelope to her. She had sued on the grounds of failure to provide."
(From: The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN – Wed 9 Nov 1921) "Granted Divorce on Court Action. (Special to the News-Sentinel.) WABASH, Ind., Nov. 9.—Before Special Judge A.N. McCracken, Mrs. Lillian Amber was granted a divorce Tuesday from her husband Everett Amber, and also custody of their child, with $15 support money."
Everett's troubles weren't yet over, but being the son of a preacher man was about to come in handy. (From: The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN – Sun 21 Jan 1923) "COURT SYMPATHIZES WITH INMATES OF COUNTY JAIL. Wabash, Ind., Jan 20—When Everett Amber, cited for contempt because he failed to make support payments to his divorced wife, told Judge Frank O. Switzer that if he was placed in jail he would sing praises like Paul and Silas, the court decided to let good enough alone and release Amber on the promise that he make up the delinquent payments and never again appear before him. 'While you are a fit subject for jail,' said the court, 'I can sympathize with the other inmates of the jail in their lack of appreciation for your vocal ability. However, I doubt if any earthquakes would occur to liberate you, unless the praises bring down the walls about your head.'"
Despite his troubles, Everett married for a second time, taking widow Theresa Leonore "Leona" Geible (nee Burgener) as his wife. Leona had previously married Fred Geible and they had three children together—Harry Francis (1920), Merrell Daniel (1922), and Frieda Eleanor (1924). Fred had died in 1923.
I found the family in 1930, living at 1128 Portage St. in South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana. Everett, aged 45, was working for a brake factory. Leonore, aged 34, was home with her three children—Harry, aged 9, Merrell, aged 7, and Frieda, aged 5.
Sometime between 1935 and 1940, the family relocated to Plymouth's West Township. Everett, aged 55, was trying his hand at farming. Leona, aged 44, was keeping house. Still at home with their mother and step-father were Harry, Merrell and Frieda Geible, aged 19, 17 and 15.
On his 27 Apr 1942 WWII registration card, Everett, aged 57, reported that he was living in Plymouth and self-employed. Wife Leonore was noted as that person who would always know his address. He measured in at a somewhat petite 5' 4" tall, and weighed in at 156 lbs. His eyes and hair were noted as gray, his complexion light.
Everett lived to age 66, departing this earth on 18 Oct 1950. Leonore lived another twenty seven years without him, not passing into the light until 28 Jun 1977. She was laid to rest between Fred and Everett, the two men with whom she had shared her life.
As for Everett's first wife Lillian. She married Fredrick James Carroll between 1921 and 1930. He was more than two decades her senior and had also married before. He has a memorial on Find-A-Grave but Lillian does not. Everett's daughter Dorothy married Charles W. Bixenman and both are up on Find-A-Grave, buried in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.
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Cemetery records have him buried next to Fred Geible. I did not see his stone.
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