My grandmother.
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Maude was life long resident of East Galesburg.She married Walter White. She married Michael Farrell (Michele Ferrara on Find A Grave) on June 13, 1918. He died in 1931. She married Chester E. Banks (on Find A Grave) on Feb 2, 1935.
Maude's first husband was a railroad detective who owned several taverns. She chewed snuff and operated a bootleg joint out of a converted boxcar in East Galesburg. Maude kept her money in a tobacco pouch that was pinned to her undershirt. She owned a 20 gauge long barrel shot gun that she kept on hand for unruly customers, not to mention her wayward elder sons.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and World War II Mothers. She had six sons: Michael and Frank Farrell (on F.A.G.); George (F.A.G.), Richard, Chester J.(F.A.G.), and James Banks. Five daughters: Hazel Leaf, Mary Shane, Myrtle Potter, and twins Vernice Sharp and Virginia Gerlach (all except Myrtle are on F.A.G.) Three brothers: Robert, Tom, and William Loman. She had a twin sister, Myrtle, who preceded her in death. Her husband Chester, who was four months older than her oldest daughter, was also a twin.
If this isn't your mother or grandmother, do not copy and past this biography to other web sites.
Maude was life long resident of East Galesburg.She married Walter White. She married Michael Farrell (Michele Ferrara on Find A Grave) on June 13, 1918. He died in 1931. She married Chester E. Banks (on Find A Grave) on Feb 2, 1935.
Maude's first husband was a railroad detective who owned several taverns. She chewed snuff and operated a bootleg joint out of a converted boxcar in East Galesburg. Maude kept her money in a tobacco pouch that was pinned to her undershirt. She owned a 20 gauge long barrel shot gun that she kept on hand for unruly customers, not to mention her wayward elder sons.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and World War II Mothers. She had six sons: Michael and Frank Farrell (on F.A.G.); George (F.A.G.), Richard, Chester J.(F.A.G.), and James Banks. Five daughters: Hazel Leaf, Mary Shane, Myrtle Potter, and twins Vernice Sharp and Virginia Gerlach (all except Myrtle are on F.A.G.) Three brothers: Robert, Tom, and William Loman. She had a twin sister, Myrtle, who preceded her in death. Her husband Chester, who was four months older than her oldest daughter, was also a twin.
My grandmother.
If this isn't your mother or grandmother, do not copy and past this biography to other web sites.
Maude was life long resident of East Galesburg.She married Walter White. She married Michael Farrell (Michele Ferrara on Find A Grave) on June 13, 1918. He died in 1931. She married Chester E. Banks (on Find A Grave) on Feb 2, 1935.
Maude's first husband was a railroad detective who owned several taverns. She chewed snuff and operated a bootleg joint out of a converted boxcar in East Galesburg. Maude kept her money in a tobacco pouch that was pinned to her undershirt. She owned a 20 gauge long barrel shot gun that she kept on hand for unruly customers, not to mention her wayward elder sons.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and World War II Mothers. She had six sons: Michael and Frank Farrell (on F.A.G.); George (F.A.G.), Richard, Chester J.(F.A.G.), and James Banks. Five daughters: Hazel Leaf, Mary Shane, Myrtle Potter, and twins Vernice Sharp and Virginia Gerlach (all except Myrtle are on F.A.G.) Three brothers: Robert, Tom, and William Loman. She had a twin sister, Myrtle, who preceded her in death. Her husband Chester, who was four months older than her oldest daughter, was also a twin.
If this isn't your mother or grandmother, do not copy and past this biography to other web sites.
Maude was life long resident of East Galesburg.She married Walter White. She married Michael Farrell (Michele Ferrara on Find A Grave) on June 13, 1918. He died in 1931. She married Chester E. Banks (on Find A Grave) on Feb 2, 1935.
Maude's first husband was a railroad detective who owned several taverns. She chewed snuff and operated a bootleg joint out of a converted boxcar in East Galesburg. Maude kept her money in a tobacco pouch that was pinned to her undershirt. She owned a 20 gauge long barrel shot gun that she kept on hand for unruly customers, not to mention her wayward elder sons.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and World War II Mothers. She had six sons: Michael and Frank Farrell (on F.A.G.); George (F.A.G.), Richard, Chester J.(F.A.G.), and James Banks. Five daughters: Hazel Leaf, Mary Shane, Myrtle Potter, and twins Vernice Sharp and Virginia Gerlach (all except Myrtle are on F.A.G.) Three brothers: Robert, Tom, and William Loman. She had a twin sister, Myrtle, who preceded her in death. Her husband Chester, who was four months older than her oldest daughter, was also a twin.
Family Members
Children
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Hazel White Leaf
1916–1996
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Michael T Farrell
1918–1969
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Mary Jane Ferrara Shane
1920–1995
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Frank J. Farrell
1922–1984
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Vernice June Farrell Sharp
1926–1990
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Virginia Julia Farrell Gerlach
1926–2001
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Myrtle Lee Ferrara Potter
1930–2021
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George William Banks
1934–1934
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Richard E Banks
1935–2019
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Chester J Banks
1937–1985
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James Raymond Banks
1940–2015
