Who's Who at Walla Walla Meeting Room, WA

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Walla Walla Meeting Room, SE WA (EB) 1870-1890; (TW-Lowe-eb) 1890-1909; (TW-eb) 1909-current

Founding Correspondent

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

Early Notable Families

Bell family

Also see Massey family.

  • William Osborne Bell +1951-1958+ (b. 1880 Miami, Saline, MO - d. 1961 WW, WA)
  • Letitia Belle DeJarnett Bell +1951-1958+ (b. 1879 Hardinsburg, Breckenridge, KY - d. 1971 College Place, WW, WA).
    • Alice Elizabeth Bell Massey (b. 1911 Kansas City, Jackson, MO - d. 1983 Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ). Husband: Field William Massey +1951-1984+ (b. 1901 Atchison, KS - d. 1988 WW, WA), son of William Robert Massey (b. 1874 Bristol, VA - d. 1954 Atchison, KS) & Mary "Alice" Martin Massey (b. 1871 Eveline, Buchanan, MO - d. 1946 Atchison, KS).
    • Thelmajean Bell Gilbert (b. 1926 Kansas City, MO - d. 2006 King Co., WA). Husband (1946 @ WW): Jack Gilbert (b. 1925 Clearwater, FL - d. 2009 Royal Slope, King, WA), son of Rupert Horace Gilbert (b. 1893 Little Rock, AR - d. 1964 Lakeland, FL) & Dorothy Bertha Howe Gilbert (b. 1895 Philadelphia, PA - d. 1943 Lakeland, FL). Rupert moved to Lakeland in 1902, a member by 1964 of McCrabb Baptist of Dixie Co., FL. In 1943, Jack was residing in Lakewood, Polk, FL while working for Lodwick School of Aeronautics. By 1950, they were residing in WW, Jack was working as a mechanic.
      • Linda Lane Gilbert Ehlers (b. 1946 WW, WA - d. 2008 Black Diamond, King, WA). Husband (1970 @ King Co., WA): Daniel Duane Ehlers (b. 1935 Yakima, WA - d. 2015 King Co., WA), son of Julius Friederich Paul Ehlers (b. 1902 Rolla, Rolette, ND - d. 1958 Yakima, WA) & Conseulo Alma Neeley Ehlers (b. 1914 Spokane, WA - d. 1992 Auburn, King, WA).
      • Steven Lynn Gilbert (b. 1949 WW, WA)
    • James Paul Bell, Sr. (b. 1907 Sampsel Lake, Cimarron, OK - d. 1984 Kirkland, WA). Wife (1925 @ Kansas City, MO): Bertha Thelma Chrisman Bell (b. 1905 Grundy Co., MO - d. 1992 Sequim, Clallam, WA), daughter of Hiram Mathias Chrisman (b. 1861 Alpha, Grundy, MO - d. 1943 Kansas City, MO) & Carrie Florence Sherrow Chrisman (b. 1868 Trenton, Grundy, MO; m. 1888 Grundy Co., MO; 1945 Laredo, Grundy, MO).
      • James Paul Bell, Jr. +1952-1977+ (b. 1929 Kansas City, MO - d. 2010 Sequim, Clallam, WA). Wife (1952 @ WW): Betty Jean Frogge Bell +1952+ (b. 1931 OR), daughter of Jesse Richard Frogge (b. 1891 Lamar, Barton, MO - d. 1953 Bremerton, Kitsap, WA) & Carrie Louise Staley Frogge (b. 1893 Fort Osage, Kansas City metro, Jackson, MO - d. 1963 Buffalo, Erie, NY). Carrie was a daughter of Emmett Reeder Staley (b. 1863 Butler or Cove Creek, Bates, MO - d. 1924 Pasco, WA) & Minnie Lee Hamilton Staley (b. 1864 Sibley, Kansas City metro, Jackson, MO - d. 1934 Pasco, Franklin, WA).

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. William Sester officiated Evelyn's memorial, pallbearers were Irvin Klassen, J. Paul Bell, Donald C. Thonney, Field W. Massey, Ernie J. Storrer & Ted A. Froese.
  • 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).

Blann family

1900 @ Waterman, Wheeler, OR.

  • William Lewis Blann +1970-1984 (b. 1890 Mitchell, OR - d. 1984 WW, WA), son of Isaac Blann (b. 1859 Austinville, Monroe Twp., Livingston, MO - d. 1934 Mitchell, OR) & Mary Gertrude Wooden Blann (b. 1865 Bowers, Carroll, MO - d. 1938 Mitchell, OR).
  • 1st wife (1912): Lelia Charlotte Campbell Blann (b. 1891 OR), daughter of Washington Lafayette Campbell & Martha Wilson Campbell.
    • William Merle Blann (b. 1913 Mitchell, OR - d. 1998 Bend, OR). Wife (1937 @ Franklin, WA): Lena Margaret Sigfrit Blann (b. 1918 Mitchell, OR - d. 1990 Bend, OR), daughter of Edwin Lee Sigfrit (b. 1896 Mitchell, OR - d. 1978 Helena, MT) & Sudie McCarty Sigfrit (b. 1899 Mitchell, OR - d. 1977 Sacramento, CA).
    • Clifford Lewis Blann (b. 1918 Mitchell, OR - d. 1996 Camp Sherman, Jefferson, OR). Wife (1946 @ Redmond, OR): Anna Lou "Louise" Metke Blann (b. 1924 Bend, OR - d. 1984 Bend, OR), daughter of Luther James Metke (b. 1885 Buffalo, Erie, NY - d. 1985 Bend, OR) & Anna M. Dobbs Metke (b. 1880 Tullamore, Kings, Ireland - d. 1969 Vancouver, WA).
  • 2nd wife (1923 @ Franklin, WA): Viola Lewis Payne-Grisham-Blann-Underwood (b. 1891 Mitchell, OR; m. 1923 Franklin, WA; d. 1972 Yakima Co., WA), daughter of Charles Frederick G. Lewis (b. 1838 Bremen, Germany; emig. 1866; m. 1877; d. 1924 Mitchell, OR) & Mary Adelaide Woodward Lewis (b. 1861 Eugene, Lane, OR - d. 1934 Mitchell, OR).
  • 3rd wife (1932 @ Wasco, OR): Maybelle Mawel Blann (b. 1894 Lexington, OR)

Brash family

The Evening Statesman reported that John Brash owned a 10-acre orchard on Pleasant St., just east of the city limits, harvested $700 worth of apples in 1904, but expected not to do more than $100 that year due to heavy frost damage from a few weeks prior in May 1905. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1860. In 1870, he was a lumberman in Onim Valley, Plumas, California, and in 1871 as a printer in Alameda Twp., Alameda, CA, and naturalized that year in San Francisco. 1880 @ Drayton, Pembina, North Dakota.

  • John Brash +1901+ (b. 1839 Scotland - d. 1915 WW, WA), son of Robert Brash & Jane Brash.
  • Agnes A. Brash (b. 1856 Canada; m. 1894)

Flint family

Froese family

  • Ted A. Froese +1966-1994+

Graber family

As per Paul's obit in the Tri-City Herald, Pasco, WA, the following poem was found in his Bible, written by his own hand: "My pleasure rise from things unseen, beyond this world and time; Where neither eyes nor ears have been, nor thoughts of mortals climb. I want no pomp, nor royal throne, to raise my honors here: Content and pleased to live unknown till Christ my life appears."

  • Paul Graber +1982-1994 (b. 1907 Freeman, Turner, SD - d. 1994 Wallula, WW, WA), son of Peter J. Graber & Elizabeth Graber. Paul was raised on the family farm near Glendive, MT. He served until retirement as head custodian at the school system in Salem, Oregon. He resided in Milton-Freewater, OR 1976-1994, then spent five remaining months in the home of his daughter in Wallula.
  • Ruth Evangeline Giltner Graber +1982-1994 (b. 1908 Idaho Falls, Bonneville, ID - d. 1994 Wallula, WA), daughter of Frank Benjamin Graber & Tillie E. Giltner Graber.
    • Lois Graber Timmerman Longmeier +1982-1984+ (b. 1949) Husband (1978): Robert "Bob" Longmeier +1982-1984+ (b. 1948 Lind, Adams, WA), son of Cpl. Royal Jason Longmeier (b. 1920 Cunningham, Adams, WA - d. 2002 Adams Co., WA) & Gladys Lucille Rott Longmeier-Nagamitsu (1928-2022 Ritzville, Adams, WA). After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Royal enlisted in the Marine Corps, and served four years with the 2nd Marine Div. in the South Pacific. As per his obit, he earned a purple heart for injuries sustained while on the Island of Sipan.
    • James Andrew Graber (b. 1947 Denver, CO - d. 2020 Molalla, Clackamas, OR)

Henry family

For many years, Jerry owned J.J. Dental Ceramics in Walla Walla. By 2019, he had relocated to Clinton, Kentucky where he served as a correspondent for a number of years for the Columbus Meeting Room. Judie was in fellowship with this assembly at least 13 years before her husband was saved in 1995.

  • Gerald "Jerry" Sanford Henry 1995-2016+ (b. 1941 Springfield, OH - d. 2024 Clinton, KY).
  • Judie Hofer Henry +1982-2016+

Klassen family

  • Irvin Herbert Klassen +1935-2003 (b. 1912 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2003 WW, WA), son of Cornelius Klassen (b. 1877 Neumunsterberg, Germany; emig. 1893; d. 1950 Aberdeen, ID) & Paula Hege Klassen (b. 1885 Hettstadtherhof, Germany; emig. 1893; m. 1904 Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, CA; d. 1978 Aberdeen, ID).
  • Gladys Maxwell Cook Klassen +1937-1987 (b. 1915 Seattle, WA - d. 1987 WW, WA), daughter of Alban Lorenzo Cook (b. 1884 Zephyr, ON - d. 1939 Seattle, King, WA) & Grace Evelyn Kann Cook (b. 1891 Cheever Twp., Dickinson, KS - d. 1920 Spokane, WA).
    • Ronald J. Klassen 1936-2008+ (b. 1936 WW, WA). Wife: Lois Nina Klassen Kilcup +1963-2017 (b. 1936 Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, WA - d. 2017 WW, WA), daughter of Charles Elmer Kilcup (b. 1897 Pocologan, Charlotte, NB - d. 1975 Tacoma, Pierce, WA) & Nina Beryl Simpson Kilcup (b. 1897 Letete, Charlotte, NB - d. 1982 Tacoma, WA). In 1950, Charles was employed in Tacoma as a ship repairman.
      • Valerie Lee Klassen 1963-1984+ (b. 1963 WW, WA - d. 2004 Rideau Ferry, ON).
    • Ruth Gladys Klassen 1937-1955+; +1985-1993 (1937-1993 WW, WA)
    • Mary Lou Klassen Mitchell 1939-1957+ (b. 1939 WW, WA - d. 2006 Weston, Umatilla, OR). Husband (1966): Ralph Edward Mitchell (b. 1932 Weston, OR - d. 2013 Milton-Freewater, OR), son of Edward Lee Mitchell (b. 1905 Weston, OR - d. 1972 Umatilla Co., OR) & Violet Mae Grover Mitchell (b. 1913 Pendleton, OR - d. 2010 Weston, OR).

Knowles family

  • Fred "John" Knowles, Jr. +1982-1990+ (1935-2021 WW, WA), son of Fred John Knowles, Sr. (b. 1898 Sun City, Barber, KS - d. 1990 WW, WA) & Olgie Myrtle Walker Knowles (b. 1899 Sun City, KS - d. 1989 WW, WA).
  • Dorothy Ann Upcraft Knowles +1982-1990+ (b. 1936 Blalock, WW, WA; m. 1954 WW, WA; d. 2014 WW, WA), daughter of John Alexander Upcraft (b. 1898 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA - d. 1962 WW, WA) & Helen Agnes Anna Schmelzer Upcraft (b. 1912 Prospect Point, WW, WA; m. 1935 WW, WA; d. 2000 WW, WA). John & Helen's wedding officiated by the pastor of Christ Lutheran. In 1950, John Upcraft was self-employed in Walla Walla in sales and installation of furnaces.
  • Brent Alan Knowles +1977-2008+ (b. 1958 - d. 2-23-2024). Happily married 46 years.

Lamb family

@ Dixie, WA. See Thonney family.

  • William Thomas Lamb +1905+ (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). William & Capitola's wedding was officiated by Rev. DeWeiss.
  • Capitola Thonney Lamb +1905-1949+ (b. 1885 Pullman, WA; m. 1905 WW; 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 1906-1924+ (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 1908-1949+ (b. 1908 Dixie, WA - d. 1994 WW, WA).
    • James Daniel Lamb, Sr. 1913-1994+ (b. 1913 Dixie, WA - d. 2002 Spokane, WA). Wife (1938 @ WW, WA): Marjorie Jane Johnson Lamb +1949-1994+ (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).
      • Robert Lee Lamb 1939-1957+ (b. 1939 WW, WA)
      • James D. Lamb, Jr. 1941-1959+ (b. 1941 WW, WA)
      • Russell Rexford Lamb 1942-1960+ (1942-2014 WW, WA). 1st wife (1963): Deanna R. Davison Lamb-Aichele (b. 1945 Lancaster, NE), daughter of Lloyd Davison (b. 1908 Norton, KS; m. 1931 Norton, KS; d. 1984 Boise, ID) & Jennie Ethel Hendrickson Davison (b. 1911 Norton, KS - d. 1984 Boise, ID).
      • Barbara Jean Lamb Barclay-Price 1944-1962+ (1944-2015 WW, WA). 1st husband (1966): Kenneth Daniel Barclay, Sr. (b. 1936 Potter, TX - d. 1984 Anchorage, AK), son of James "Jim" B. Barclay (b. 1909 Damsite, Hardeman, TX - d. 1966 Palmer, AK) & Clarine Muriel Hicks Barclay (b. 1909 Batesville, AR - d. 1996 Auburn, King, WA); 2nd husband (2006): Dale L. Price (b. 1938 WW, WA), son of Clarence Lucius Price (1906-1973 WW, WA) & Vera Rowene Harter Price (b. 1914 Washtucna, Adams, WA - d. 1987 WW, WA).
    • William Paul Lamb 1915-1933+ (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 (1918-2001 Dixie, WA). Wife (1944 @ WW, WA): Eva "Effie" May Johnson Lamb +1949-current (b. 1925 ID), sister of Phillip's brother James Daniel Lamb, Sr.'s wife Marjorie Jane.
    • Perry Alan Lamb 1922-1940+ (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 1923-1941+ (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 (1926-1931 Dixie, WA)
    • Bonnie June Lamb Kirkpatrick 1929-1949+ (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).

Liening family

  • Geraldine "Gerry" Rose Kilcup Liening +1982-2021 (b. 1941 Aberdeen, WA - d. 2021 WW, WA), daughter of Charles Elmer Kilcup (b. 1897 Pocologan, Charlotte, NB - d. 1975 Tacoma, Pierce, WA) & Nina Beryl Simpson Kilcup (b. 1897 Letete, Charlotte, NB - d. 1982 Tacoma, WA). Happily married 55 years.

Massey family

The Massey family in Walla Walla dates back to 1860 with Major Edward Livingston Massey (b. 1803 MO - d. ) & Martha Pitney Massey (m. 1856 Polk, OR), two years before the city was incorporated. Also in 1852, Livingston was residing in Salem, Oregon and reported the loss of a dozen tanned deerskins somewhere between the Molalla River and Bute Creek, on the Hill road leading from Oregon City to Salem. Also see Bell family.

  • Field William Massey +1951-1984+ (b. 1901 Atchison, KS - d. 1988 WW, WA), son of William Robert Massey (b. 1874 Bristol, VA - d. 1954 Atchison, KS) & Mary "Alice" Martin Massey (b. 1871 Eveline, Buchanan, MO - d. 1946 Atchison, KS). Field moved to WW in 1942, enlisting in the Navy from 1942-1947 operating a large frozen food plant in Alameda Co., CA. Within a month from being discharged in July of 1947 back to Walla Walla, he had founded a frozen food locker plant (Kwik-Freeze Locker Service @ 2021 Isaacs), in WW with 1,000 steel lockers. In 1948, he resided at 715 Lincoln. In 1951, he and his wife co-founded Pacific Chemical Inc., along with J. Paul Bell. In later years, he became a notable real estate developer.
  • Alice Elizabeth Bell Massey (b. 1911 Kansas City, Jackson, MO - d. 1983 Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ), daughter of William Osborne Bell (b. 1880 Miami, Saline, MO - d. 1961 WW, WA) & Letitia Belle DeJarnett Bell (b. 1879 Hardinsburg, Breckenridge, KY - d. 1971 College Place, WW, WA).
    • Calvin Randolph Massey (b. 1949 WW, WA - d. 2015 Deer Isle, Hancock, ME). As per his obit in the Concord Monitor, he graduated Flagstaff High School in Arizona in 1965, then studied economics at Whitman College where he was appointed a publicity chairman in 1967 and graduated summa cum laude in 1969. He then earned an MBA from Harvard in 1971, and a JD from Columbia Univ. in 1974 where he served as managing editor of the Columbia Law Review. From 1987-2012, he served on the faculty of the University of California College of the Law in San Francisco teaching on constitutional law, property, wills and trusts. Then he became the Daniel Webster Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law until his death in 2015. Calvin was also an adjunct professor at the law schools of Stanford, Berkeley, Boston College, Boston Univ., Lewis & Clark, Washington & Lee, and Leiden Univ. (Netherlands). He wrote casebooks on constitutional law and property, and authored over 50 articles on the subjects. His memorial was at St. Andrew's Episcopal of Hopkinton. Wife: Martha Massey.
    • Mary A. Massey Tonn (b. 1944 WW, WA). Mary has been a schoolteacher @ Cottonwood, AZ 1965 & Garrison Junior High School 1966+. Husband (1973 @ WW, WA): Ewell Stephen Tonn (b. 1954 Denton, TX; div. 1979), son of Ewell Shirley Tonn (b. 1925 Coahoma, TX - d. 2015 Denton, TX) & Virginia Ruth Meroney Tonn (b. 1927 Electra, Wichita, TX - d. 2017 Denton, TX). Ewell Sr. was one of the pioneers that converted Denton Meeting Room, TX from KLC to its current branch.

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)
    • Ernest J. Storrer +1962-1985+

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.

The Evening Statesman (TES) 1905-6-7 (as per Newspapers.com): "The sale of the 34-acre fruit farm of John Thonney lying at the head of Pleasant street, near the new Berney school, to C.A. Beck, will probably be announced in a few days... the price to be paid for the 34 acres is $10,000. The Thonney place is considered to be one of the finest pieces of suburban property around Walla Walla. With the exception of a few acres the place is in a high state of cultivation, most of it being leased to Chinese for gardening purposes. Mr. Thonney who has made his home on the place for several years will move to Walla Walla. He is having plans drawn for a $4,000 residence to be erected on Lincoln near Howard street on a lot he recently acquired. The new residence will be a story and a half building consisting of eight rooms with the first story of stone." The stonework was done by the Walla Walla Brick & Stone Co., 507 W. Main St., with W.M. Calhoun as GM.

TES 1906-11-22: "Thonney Mill costs $50,000. Thonney Brothers' new chop and feed mill, being erected on property recently purchased near the Pacific Coast Elevator company will be completed and in operation in another week. John Thonney, a member of the firm, stated this morning that the new mill is practically under roof and the machinery will be installed within the next few days. The main building is 30x40 feet with two wings, 16x40 feet. The mill will be operated by a 15 horsepower electric motor and will have a capacity of 30 tons of chopped feed a day."

  • 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).
        • Donald Charles Thonney +1966-1970+ (b. 1912 Dixie, WW, WA - d. 1975 Dayton, Columbia, WA). Wife: Clara Louise Cherry Klassen Thonney (b. 1910 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2011 WW, WA), sister of Irvin Klassen, and a daughter of Cornelius Klassen (b. 1877 Neumunsterberg, Germany; emig. 1893; d. 1950 Aberdeen, ID) & Paula Hege Klassen (b. 1885 Hettstadtherhof, Germany; emig. 1893; m. 1904 Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, CA; d. 1978 Aberdeen, ID).
          • Robert "Bob" Thonney - itinerant Bible teacher
          • Sherrey H. Thonney Matthews-Andersen (b. 1946 WW, WA). 1st husband (1963 @ WW, div.): Thomas C. Matthews, Jr. (b. 1944 Pittsburgh, PA), son of Thomas Conley Matthews, Sr. (b. 1924 Pittsburgh, PA - d. 2001 Yorba Linda, Orange, CA) & Phoebe Martha Saint-Vincent Matthews (b. 1922 Pitt., PA - d. 2014 Brea, Orange, CA); Also see Who's Who at Pittsburgh Meeting Room, PA for Saint-Vincent family history. Thomas Sr. served with the Navy during WWII, including schooling at the Univ. of Illinois in 1943. Phoebe's father, William A. Saint-Vincent, Sr. (1870-1962) was a well-known sculptor and artist. 2nd husband (2011 @ WW): Daniel D. Andersen
        • 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.
  • Larry Thonney +1989-1999+

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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