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** Kathryn Marie Altergott Sommerville (b. 1903 KCMO - d. 2004 Eudora, Douglas, KS). Husband: William "Will" Baker Sommerville (b. 1902 KCMO - d. 1978 Lawrence, Douglas, KS), son of William Charles Sommerville (b. 1874 Wishaw, N.L., Scot. - d. 1931 KCMO) & Jessie Mae Baker Sommerville (b. 1879 Chicago, Cook, IL - d. 1964 KCMO). Jessie was a daughter of Caleb Jason Baker (1840-1918), co-founder of Baker-Lockwood and the Troost assembly. In 1922, William Charles Sommerville was president of Baker-Lockwood Awning, and Will's brother Caleb J. Sommerville was an employee there. See Sommerville family.
** Ruth Lucia Altergott Armstrong (b. 1904 KCMO - d. 2006 Tyler, Smith, TX). Ruth studied at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_High_School_(Missouri) Northeast High School] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Community_College_(Missouri) Metropolitan Community College], both in KCMO. She also earned an A.B. in 1925/1926 from the [https://www.ku.edu/ University of Kansas], and from the Kansas City Teachers' College in 1927. She served as an instructor at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stony_Brook_School Stony Brook School] from 1928-1932, then as their librarian 1932-1940+. Husband (1929 @ Manhattan, NYC, NY): Francis G. Armstrong (b. 1903 Cobleskill, Schoharie, NY - d. '''?'''), son of Charles W. Armstrong (1872-1944) & Nellie Merritt Jamieson Armstrong (1880-1959). In 1910, Charles was principal of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobleskill%E2%80%93Richmondville_Central_School_District Cobleskill High School]. Francis earned his A.B. in 1923 from Colgate Univ., and his A.M. from Columbia Univ. in 1928. From 1923-1925, he was a Latin & German instructor at Worcester Academy, and on the summer faculty in 1924 of the American Students European Tours. From 1925-1940+, he taught Latin & German at Stony Brook, and also served as its Dean 1928-1938+. Ruth resided in Stony Brook until 1998 when she relocated to Tyler, TX. She was a member of [https://www.setauketpresbyterian.org/ Setauket Presbyterian].
** Garnet E. Altergott Erwin (b. 1907 KCMO - d. 1986 Prairie Village, MO). Later a Presbyterian. Husband (1941 @ Harrisonville, Cass, MO): Joseph Russell Erwin (b. 1906 KCMO - d. 1984), son of Ed Erwin & Mary Erwin. From 1926-1976, Russell was employed for the Gelhaar Uniform Co., which produced uniforms for the military, law enforcement, musical groups, airlines, bus firms, shriners, hotels, industrial uniforms (including for bakers, dairies & truck lines), as per an article in the [https://www.newspapers.com/image/658907575 Kansas City Star] from 1962-2-25. It was founded prior to 1892 in the manufacture of a variety of caps, before being expanded into the uniform industry about 1927 by Alfred M. Blumenthal who served as its president at that time until his death in 1958. It met at 1228-32 Grand in "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garment_District_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)The Garment District]" until moving in 1962 to 1608 Oak, KCMO. ** Alice Margaret Altergott Gill (b. 1909 KCMO - d. 1996KCMO). Husband (1928 @ KCMO): Forest Prescott Gill (1906-2005 KCMO), son of Forest Ernest Gill (b. 1874 Richmond, Ray, MO - d. 1947 KCMO) & Mabel Annie Prescott Gill (b. 1879 Paola, Miami, KCKS - d. 1955 Westwood, Johnson, KCKS). Forest & Margaret were married in 1928 by a pastor named Bradbury of [https://northeastnews.net/pages/bales-baptist-church-mens-bible-class/ Bales Baptist Church], now (since 2013) Bales Avenue Community Church, organized in 1886/1891. By 1901 was the second largest Baptist church in the state of Missouri, with membership over 1,000. A directory from [https://www.abebooks.com/Directory-Bales-Chapel-Baptist-Church-Cor/30864936560/bd 1900] for that church can be obtained at [https://www.kmuw.org/the-range/2025-01-10/in-downtown-wichita-watermark-west-rare-books-is-quietly-preserving-history Watermark West Rare Books] in Wichita. Forest & Alice were also among the 282 charter members of megachurch [https://villagepres.org/ Village Presbyterian] in KCMO suburb Prairie Village in 1949, both active thru the remainder of their lives. Its founding pastor was "Dr. Bob" Meneilly (1925-2021), an influential civic and social justice leader, according to a brief [https://villagepres.org/about/ bio] on the church's website. The initial charter group was largely recruited by Meneilly thru neighborhood door-to-door outreach, as a community church for all denominations, though financed by the Presbyterian Board of Missions. By 1954, the church had grown to 1,600 with its peak at over 7,000 under Meneilly's leadership, as per his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Meneilly wiki]. Over 400 of his sermons from 1971-1999 can be found on [https://soundcloud.com/villagepres_heritage/sets/dr-bob-meneilly SoundCloud]. Forest & Margaret operated a silkscreen printing company known as Gill Studio in the advertising industry for many years, as per her [https://www.newspapers.com/image/684225137 obit]. In 1940, this studio was located in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_District_(Kansas_City,_Missouri) Library District] of KCMO, at 906 Central. It was founded in Forest's basement in 1934, now known as [https://www.gill-line.com/info/about_us Gill Line] in Lenexa. See [https://www.jocohistory.org/digital/collection/jcm/id/8304/ JoCo History] for a 1935 picture of him advertising. He is also widely credited with inventing the world's first bumper sticker about 1946 using Day-Glo ink with self-adhesive paper. Also see its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_sticker wiki].*** Nancy S. Gill Gilman (b. 1933 KCMO). Husband: Mark Samuel Gilman (b. 1932 Atchison, KS), son of Lt. Col. Joseph R. Gilman (b. 1895 Hope, Dickinson, KS - d. 1982 Shawnee Mission, KCKS) & Opal Eunice Thomas Gilman (b. 1903 Rush, Buchanan, MO - d. 1996). Lt. Col. Gilman served in the Navy in France as a Seaman during WWI, and the Kansas National Guard from 1924-1940, then the Army Air Corps 1940-1948 where he retired. In 1910, Opal's father, Samuel Cowell Thomas (b. 1878 Rushville, Buchanan, MO - d. 1952 Atchison, KS), owned a blacksmith shop in Rush Twp., MO. *** Bruce Douglas Gill (b. 1935 KCMO). Wife: Betsy Gill.*** Donald A. Gill. Wife: Debi Gill. ** John Altergott (b. 1911 KCMO - d. 1979). Wife (1947 @ KCMO): Vada Katherine Davis Altergott (b. 1924 KS), daughter of Elmer Davis (b. 1884 IN) & Virginia Belinda Procter Davis (b. 1915 KS).
** Elizabeth Altergott Raphael (b. 1916 KCMO)
** Jeanne Altergott McKnight (b. 1919 KCMO - d. 2011 Tyler, Smith, TX).