Who's Who at Walla Walla Meeting Room, WA

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Walla Walla Meeting Room, SE WA (TW-N) 1870-present

Founding Correspondent

  • Jean Gabriel Thonney 1870-1878+ (1827-1902)

Families

Berney family

  • Clarence Emil Berney 1906-1987 (1906-1987 WW, WA), son of Michel Emile Berney +1903-1944 (b. 1863 Switzerland; emig. 1881; d. 1944 WW, WA) & Clemence Pauline Reymond Berney +1903-1944+ (b. 1869 L'Abbaye, Vaud, Switzerland; emig. 1891; d. 1953 WW, WA). In 1920, Michel owned a fruit farm. Clarence died at the Odd Fellows home in WW.
  • 1st wife: Evelyn Jennings Berney +1966 (b. 1912 Edmonton, AB - d. 1966 WW, WA), daughter of Edwin Thomas Jennings (b. 1855 Dunnville, Haldimand, ON - d. 1925 Langley, BC) & Nellie Ritchie Jennings (b. 1871 Bathurst Twp., Lanark, ON; m. 1911 Strathcona, AB; d. 1955 WW, WA). Edwin & Nellie's wedding was officiated by W.C. Vincent of First Baptist of Stratchcona. In 1921, Edwin was employed as a fireman, and the family was registered as Presby.
  • 2nd wife: Katherine Tanner Bourgeois Berney +1949-1951+; +1982-1991 (b. 1900 Spokane, WA - d. 1991 WW, WA), daughter of Meinrad Tanner (b. 1867 Fountain City, Buffalo, WI - d. 1944 Paradise, Marshal, Spokane, WA) & Elizabeth Noah Tanner (b. 1877 Johnsonville, Redwood, MN - d. 1959 Spokane, WA). Meinrad's parents were born in Switzerland, and Elizabeth's in Germany. Katherine's 1st husband: Henry Eugene Bourgeois +1949-1951+ (1898-1963 WW, WA), son of Eugene F. Bourgeois (b. 1846 France - d. 1918 WW, WA) & Isabel Virginia Lang Bourgeois (b. 1860 Buckton, Warren, VA - d. 1936 WW, WA).

Brash family

  • John Brash +1901+

Flint family

Lamb family

@ Dixie, WA. See Thonney family.

  • William Thomas Lamb (b. 1869 WA - d. 1934 WA), son of James Monroe Lamb (b. 1835 Logan Co., KY - d. 1898 WA) & Savina Jane Pearce Lamb (b. 1835 Green Co., KY - d. 1924 WW, WA).
  • Capitola Thonney Lamb +1944-1949+ (b. 1885 Pullman, WA - d. 1970 WW, WA), daughter of Paul William Thonney (b. 1852 Illinois City, IL - d. 1880 Nez Perce, ID) & Mary Ann Parrott Thonney (b. 1856 Oregon City, OR - d. 1880 Nez Perce, ID).
    • John Maxwell Lamb (b. 1906 Dixie, WA - d. 1990 WW, WA). Wife: Opal Faye Nutt Lamb (b. 1908 TX - d. 1995 WA), daughter of Paschal Sam Nutt (b. 1871 TX - d. 1954 Alpine, Brewster, TX) & Minnie Caroline Ringer Nutt (b. 1880 Lampasas Co., TX - d. 1902 San Angelo, Tom Green, TX).
    • Lois Capitola Lamb +1949+ (b. 1908 Dixie, WA - d. 1994 WW, WA).
    • James Daniel Lamb, Sr. +1949+ (b. 1913 Dixie, WA - d. 2002 Spokane, WA). Wife (1938 @ WW, WA): Marjorie Jane Johnson Lamb +1949+ (b. 1921 Silver Lake, Cowlitz, WA - d. 2004 Selah, Yakima, WA), daughter of Cecil Olive Johnson (1900-1990 WW, WA) & Sylvia Grace Scott Johnson (b. 1899 Armstrong, North Okanogan, BC - d. 1971 WW, WA).
    • William Paul Lamb (b. 1915 Dixie, WA - d. 2008 WW, WA). 1st wife (1943 @ Tom Green Co., TX): Elizabeth May Gipson Lamb (b. 1918 San Angelo, Tom Green, TX - d. 1993 WW, WA), daughter of Thomas Roy Gipson (b. 1890 Jamestown, Smith, TX - d. 1951 WW, WA) & Ada Mildred Copeland Gipson (b. 1886 Palestine, Anderson, TX - d. 1956 WW, WA). 2nd wife: Florence Grace Mills Ewing-Lamb (b. 1920 Webster City, Hamilton, IA - d. 2015 WW, WA), daughter of Bernard Mills (b. 1892 Devils Lake, Ramsey, ND - d. 1954 Salt Lake City, UT) & Elizabeth Rosella Williams Mills (b. 1896 Webster City, IA - d. 1987 Layton, Davis, UT).
    • Phillip Russell Lamb (1918-2001 Dixie, WA). Wife (1944 @ WW, WA): Eva "Effie" May Johnson Lamb (b. 1925 ID), sister of Phillip's brother James Daniel Lamb, Sr.'s wife Marjorie Jane.
    • Perry Alan Lamb (b. 1922 Dixie, WA - d. 2003 College Place, WW Co., WA). Wife (1955 @ WW, WA): Jean Arlen Roberts Lamb-Krenz-Weinard (b. 1937 WA).
    • Thomas "Tom" Rexford Lamb (b. 1923 Dixie, WA - d. 2014). Wife (1946 @ Livingston Park, MT): Shirley Robertson Lamb (b. 1926 Little Washington, PA - d. 2000 WW, WA), daughter of Andrew Jackson "Jack" Robertson (b. 1878 Marion, Jasper, IN - d. 1962 WW, WA) & Mary Agnes Upcraft Robertson (b. 1895 South Bend, Armstrong, PA - d. 1978 WW, WA).
    • Carol Lela Lamb (1926-1931 Dixie, WA)
    • Bonnie June Lamb Kirkpatrick +1949+ (b. 1929 Dixie, WA - d. 2002 Seattle, King, WA). Husband (1953 @ WW, WA): John Howard Kirkpatrick (b. 1929 Arborfield, Melfort, SK - d. 2019 Missoula, MT), son of John Gordon Kirkpatrick (b. 1897 Murchison, Nipissing, ON - d. 1965 WW, WA) & Thelma Ethel Piper Kirkpatrick (b. 1901 Denver, CO - d. 1987 Vancouver, Clark, WA).

Meuter family

In 1887, the Meuter family resided in Litchfield, KS. By 1900, in Baker, Crawford, KS. Felix was employed in 1900 as a coal miner. 1912 @ Girard, KS where he may have been employed with Central Coal & Coke Co. 1915 @ Pittsburg, KS. 1920 @ Spokane, WA living with Adolph & Anna.

In Walla Walla, Bronchains Market, a local grocery store at First Ave. & Alder St., was owned and managed by Adolph until 1946 when it was purchased by Henry Condon (who founded Condon's Baking Co. in 1916). Adolph retained employment there and was asked to oversee the the meat department, assisted by Chester Nettrower managing the grocery. By 1971, this grocery store had been rebranded as Collins Market. Adolph later worked for the grocery store that George J. Storrer (1886-1858) founded, until a few weeks before his death.

  • Adolph "Butch" Meuter +1929-1970 (b. 1887 Litchfield, KS - d. 1970 WW, WA), son of Felix Meuter (b. 1861 Belgium; emig. 1886; d. 1935 Tacoma, Pierce, WA) & Victoria Meuter (b. 1862 Belgium - d. 1923 Tacoma, WA).
  • Anna Colard Meuter +1929-1975? (b. 1891 Rich Hill, MO; m. 1883; d. 1975 Milton-Freewater, OR), daughter of Oliver Levi Colard (b. 1867 Belgium - d. 1942 WW, WA) & Anna Loth Colard (b. 1869 Belgium - d. 1933 WW, WA).
    • Jack Edward Meuter +1929-1933+ (b. 1915 Pittsburg, KS - d. 1980 Seattle, WA). 1940 @ Sealy-Dresser (grocery) Market, Portland, OR. 1950 @ Olympia, Thurston, WA self-employed as operator of a meat market. Wife (1942 @ Ballard, King, WA): Audrey Lurine Anderson Meuter (b.), daughter of Erick Anderson (b. 1896 Sweden; emig. 1904; d. 1967 Corson Co., ND) & Charlotte Inanda Peterson Anderson (b. 1895 Centerville, Turner, SD - d. 1984 Hettinger, Corson, ND). Erick was raised Lutheran, and Charlotte as Presbyterian.

Storrer family

George emigrated from Germany to Aberdeen, Idaho in 1905 with several other young men to work as farmhands for Mennonites, including the Cornelius Klassen family. He setup an assembly table at the train station in American Falls, and by 1912, with help of Walter Potter from Kansas City, and Cornelius Klassen, Aberdeen Meeting Room was incorporated. Sometime in 1918, George relocated to Walla Walla where he was employed in as a manufacturer, then by 1920 as a truck driver for a lumberyard. By 1933, he had setup his own grocery store, meeting in 1953 at Howard & Alder Sts.

  • George Jacob Storrer 1918-1958 (b. 1886 Germany - d. 1958 WW, WA).
  • Mary Lina Horsch Storrer 1918-1969? (b. 1888 Gelscheim, Germany; m. 1909 Aberdeen, ID; d. 1969 WW, WA)

Thonney family

The WW assembly met initially in Jean Thonney's home. His family emigrated to the U.S. on Apr. 15, 1850. By 1856 he lived at Greenville, Bond, IL, and in 1870 he was at Beaver Creek, Bond, IL where it is presumed the year he relocated to Walla Walla, likely via the Oregon Trail. Henry Rochat lived here 1883-1884.

  • Jean Gabriel Thonney 1870-1902 (b. 1827 Vullien, Vaud, Switzerland - d. 1902 WW, WA), son of Ferdinand Thonney (1760-1832) and Julie Bahon Thonney (1784-1836),
  • Julia Mennet Thonney 1870-1916 (b. 1828; emig. 1851 to New Orleans; m. 1-17-1852 Edwardsville/Sebastipol, Madison, IL; d. 1916).
    • William Paul Thonney 1870+ (b. 1852 Springfield, Sangamon, IL - d. 1921 Dixie, WW, WA). Wife: Mary Ann Parrott Thonney (b. 1856 Sublimity, Salem, Marion, OR - d. 1943 WW, WA), daughter of Joseph Elgin Parrott (b. 1820 Cole Co., MO) & Susan Garrison Parrott (b. 1834 IA).
      • Jeptha "Charles" Thonney +1937-1944+ (b. 1883 WW, WA - d. 1950 Kirkland, King, WA). In 1910, Charles owned a feed mill. Wife (1906 @ Spokane, WA): Lilly May Kann Thonney +1944+ (b. 1878 Henry (near Abilene), Dickinson Co., KS - d. 1944 WW, WA), daughter of Howard William Kann (b. 1846 Adams Co., PA - d. 1930 Spokane, WA) & Emma Susan Benner Kann (b. 1857 Gettysburg, Adams, PA - d. 1938 Spokane, WA). From the 1890's on, there was a TW-Lowe meeting at Manchester, Talmage, and also Chapman, Kansas. Howard & Emma lived in Spokane 1896-1930.
        • Helen Estella Thonney +1949+ (b. 1908 WW, WA - d. 1997 Dixie, WW, WA) @ Dixie, WA +1949-1997.
        • William Paul Thonney +1944+ (b. 1910 Dixie, WA - d. 1997 WW, WA). Wife (1935 @ WW, WA): Hazel Ruth Wild Thonney (b. 1917 Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, OR - d. 2006 WW, WA), daughter of John Wild (b. 1860 Modena, Mercer, MO - d. 1939 Dixie, WA) & Isabella "Belle" Norris Wild (b. 1877 Washington Twp. or Goshen, Mercer, MO - d. 1940 Dixie, WA).
        • Richard Stanley Thonney +1944-1955+ (b. 1915 Dixie, WA - d. 1972 Richland, Benton, WA). Wife (1938 @ Colorado Springs, CO): Opal May Cole Thonney +1944-1955+ (b. 1915 Hugo, Choctaw, OK - d. 2013 WW, WA), daughter of John Blake Cole, Sr. (b. 1883 Osage Co., MO - d. 1916 Hugo, OK) & Eula Campbell Cole (b. 1893 Mooresville, Livingston, MO - d. 1916 Hugo, OK).
        • Robert Kann Thonney +1949-1955+ (b. 1918 Dixie, WA - d. 2001 WW, WA). In 1942, Robert enlisted in the Army.
      • Paul Thonney +1944+ (b. 1892 Pullman, WA - d. 1952 WW, WA). Wife (1919 @ WW, WA): Gladys Hodge Thonney (b. 1898 Franklin, Newton, MO), daughter of George Rufus Hodge (b. 1876 Elk Horn or Pineville, McDonald, MO - d. 1959 Umatilla, OR) & Martha Julia Schultz Hodge (b. 1877 Neosho, Newton, MO - d. 1966 Kent, King, WA). George Hodge's mother was a member of Hindsville Baptist in Arkansas. Martha Hodge operated a restaurant in Pasco from 1920-1940 then moved to Seattle.
    • Louis Thonney 1870-1873+ (b. 1855 Illinois City, Rock Island, IL - d. 1896 Pullman, Withman, WA). Wife: Sophronia Rosetta Baud Thonney-Ford (b. 1866 Illinois City, IL - d. 1904 Moscow, Latah, ID), daughter of Louis Baud (b. 1839 Suisse, Switzerland - d. 1918 Medical Lake, WA) & Betsy Ann Metz Baud (b. 1846 Rushville, Schuyler, IL - d. 1911 Pullman, WA).
    • Theophilus Thonney 1870-1878 (b. 1856 Greenville, IL - d. 1928 Pullman, WA). Wife: Sarah Catherine Baud Thonney (b. 1867 Greenville, IL - d. 1954 Spokane, WA), sister of Louis Thonney's wife Sophronia Rosetta Baud Thonney. Members of both the Thonney and the Baud family are regarded to be among the pioneers of Pullman, Theophilus moved there in 1878, when the city was two years old and known as Three Forks, renamed Pullman in 1888. There was a TW assembly there from +1896-1933+.
    • Henrietta Julia Thonney Aubin 1870-1880+ (b. 1858 IL - d. 1925 WW, WA). Husband (1877 @ WW): Jean Edward Aubin (b. 1842 Quebec City, QC - d. 1911 WW, WA).
    • John Thonney 1870-1878+; +1903-1933 (b. 1860 Springfield, IL - d. 1933 WW, WA). Wife: Eva Rochat Thonney (b. 1858 St. Paul, Ramsey, MN - d. 1941 WW, WA), daughter of Henri Louis Abraham Isaac Rochat (b. 1828 Le Pont, Vaud, Switz. - d. 1907 Spokane, WA) & Fanny Rosselet Rochat (b. 1831 Grand Bayard, Neuchatel, Sw.; m. 1856 Grand Bayard, Sw.; d. 1874 St. Paul, MN). In 1860, Henri Rochat was employed as a watchmaker in St. Paul.

Tweedy family

The Tweedy family was originally CoE, and PB by 1881, that year residing in Elmsley, Leeds & Grenville, ON, and in 1891 at Smiths Falls. By 1901, Hiram & Margaret Tweedy had returned to the CoE. Hiram was employed in 1901 as a carpenter in Smiths Falls. Charles & Bessie were married at 616 Isabella St., Edmonton in 1911, the wedding was officiated by "Rev. Dr. Nicol", and they remained in Edmonton a few years before relocating to WW.

  • Charles Edmund Tweedy 1916-1929 (b. 1884 Smiths Falls, ON - d. 1929 WW, WA), son of Hiram Tweedy (b. 1851 South Elmsley, L&G, ON - d. 1904 Smiths Falls, ON) & Margaret Jane Wills Tweedy (b. 1856 L&G Cos., ON; m. 1911 Edmonton, AB; d. 1929 Lanark Co., ON).
  • Bessie Eva Robinson Tweedy 1916-1942? (b. 1877 Frostburg, MD - d. 1942 WW, WA), daughter of John Robinson & Claudia Shaver Robinson. In 1934, Bessie was employed as a nurse in WW, and previously (1920) as a housekeeper.
    • David Robinson Tweedy 1916-1929+ (b. 1913 Edmonton, AB - d. 1977 North Vancouver, BC). 1st wife (1935 @ Vancouver, BC): Phyllis "Belle" Dods, daughter of A.R. Dods. 2nd wife: Edith Edwards Tweedy.
    • Ralph Hiram Tweedy 1916-1929+ (b. 1915 Edmonton, AB - d. 1962 White Rock, BC). 1934 @ Harrison Lake, BC. Ralph was employed as a building contractor. Wife: Eleanor Tweedy. J. Murchie officiated Ralph's memorial. Son: David Tweedy.

Sources

  • Ancestry.com
  • EB, TW-Lowe & TW LoG's 1878-current
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