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Who's Who at Kansas City Meeting Room, KCMO

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* Lionel J. Mittlestadt +1973+
* William M. Ward +1985+
 
=Families=
==Andersen family==
The 1950 supplement to the 1949 LoG lists a residency in Topeka: "Add, C. Dan Andersen and family, 500 Horne St., Topeka. Phone 4-4551. Fri. 7:30 p.m. R. BB at Kansas City, Mo."
 
* C. Dan Andersen and family '''+1950+'''
 
==Barnard family==
The meeting at St. Joseph met from +1878-1880 at the home of J.F. Barnard, at the northeast corner of Edmond & 15th Sts.
 
* J.F. Barnard '''+1878-1880+'''
 
==Bell family==
The earliest known Bell of this lineage on Ancestry.com, with special credit to [https://www.ancestry.com/profile/0355633a-0006-0000-0000-000000000000 Ramsey Bould] for usage of her tree, was Sir (Knight) Robert Bell I (b. 1490 Thirsk, Yorkshire, [[England]] - d. 1584 Norwich, Norfolk, Eng.). His wife was Lady Mary Elizabeth Anderson Bell (b. 1499 Bellasis, Bellingham, Northumberland, Eng. - d. 1555 North., Eng.). Their only (known) child was Sir (Knight) Lord Robert Bell II (b. 1513 Outwell, Norfolk, Eng. - d. 1577 Leominster, Herefordshire, Eng.), who was the Speaker of the House of Commons. His first wife was Lady Elizabeth Winchester Lewes Inkpen Bell (b. 1517 Hertford, Eng. - d. 1603 Lincoln, Eng.).
* William Osborne Bell '''+1927-1952+''' (b. 1880 Miami, MO - d. 1961 Walla Walla, [[Washington|WA]]). Wife (1906 @ KCMO): Letitia Belle DeJarnette Bell (b. 1879 Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, KY - d. 1971 College Place, WA), daughter of James Stewart DeJarnette (b. 1856 Dyer, Breckinridge, KY - d. 1936 Boise City, Cimarron, [[Oklahoma|OK]]) & Alice Ann Adkisson DeJarnette (b. 1860 Hardinsburg, KY - d. 1935 Boise City, OK). As per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/595819537 obit], James DeJarnette "gave his heart to the Lord when he was about 19", and was a member of the Union Chapel Methodist church at the time of his death, and had resided in Boise City since about 1906. William & Letitia's wedding was officiated by Thomas Bunyan Ritzinger (1875-1943) who pastored Baptist churches in Missouri and Kansas, and whose son Dr. Thomas Bunyan Ritzinger (1921-1982) followed in his footsteps.
** James Paul Bell, Sr. '''+1944+''' (b. 1907 - d. 1984)
** Dr. Phillip Osborne "Phil" Bell '''+1944-1950+''' (b. 1908 Sampsel, OK - d. 1994 Criders, Rockingham, VA) resided for many years in Lawrence, Kansas. He Dr. Bell was a mathematics professor at the University of Kansas, and commuted to the meeting room in KCMOfrom Lawrence. In 1934, Phil married Martha Marie Klassen (b. 1913 Aberdeen, [[Idaho}ID]] - d. 1951 Lawrence, KS, a daughter of Cornelius & Paula Hege Klassen, co-founders of the [[Aberdeen Meeting Room, ID|Aberdeen Meeting Room]] in Idaho in 1912. In 1944-1949, Dr. Bell was residing at 2112 Vermont St., Lawrence. His phone in 1949 was 2487R. Martha died in 1951, at the age of 38, of cancer, and Dr. Bell remained in Lawrence for a time, and in 1953 remarried Vera Jane Allendorf (b. 1925 San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA - d. 2006 Criders, VA), daughter of John George Allendorf (b. 1895 Chicago, IL - d. 1959 Napa, CA) & Bessie Ina Graham Allendorf (b. 1898 Palermo, Grundy, IA - d. 1985 Fairfax Co., VA), and they eventually retired to Van Nuys, California, and later in Criders, VA.
** Alice Elizabeth Bell Massey (b. 1910 KCMO - d. 1983 Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ). Husband (1941 @ Snohomish Co., WA): Field William Massey (b. 1901 Omaha, [[Nebraska|NE]] - d. 1988 Denton, [[Texas|TX]]), son of William Robert Massey (b. 1873 Bristol City, VA - d. 1954 Atchison, KS) & Mary Alice Martin Massey (b. 1871 Eveline, Buchanan, MO or Platte Co., MO - d. 1946 Atchison, KS). In 1880, Mary Alice resided with her parents in Atchison Co. +1910-1923+, Field resided @ Atchison, KS with his parents, his father was a foreman for the [[Railroad|railroad]]. In 1925, Field resided at Reeder, Anderson, KS. In 1930 @ Wichita Falls, TX. +1935-1940+ back @ Atchison, KS. 1941-1942 @ Everett, Snohomish, WA where he was serving with the Quartermaster Corps at Paine Field for the U.S. Army. He also enlisted in the Navy, serving WWII 1942-1945. Virginia B. Kimble of Everett, WA witnessed Field & Alice's wedding.
** Mary & Martha Bell (10-3-1913 - 12-1-1913 KCMO).
*** Martha "Marty" Jeanne Bell Shaddox (b. 1921 KCMO - d. 2010 Tulsa, Creek, OK). Husband (1943 @ KCMO): Oliver Dosh "Bud" Shaddox, Jr. (b. 1921 Mt. Pleasant, [[Texas|TX]] - d. 2020 OK), son of Oliver Dosh Shaddox, Sr. (b. 1888 Newton Co., AR - d. 1955 Mount Vernon, Lawrence, MO) & Janie Lenore Willson Shaddox (b. 1891 Ider, DeKalb, [[Alabama|AL]] - d. 1974 Monett, MO). Janie was a member of First Baptist in Springfield, MO. In 1943, Bud Shaddox was stationed at the naval air base in Bermuda.
** 2nd wife (1941): Ethel G. Goff Dickson-Bell '''+1970''' (b. 1895 OK), daughter of Jacob Wayne Goff (b. 1868 IN - d. 1931 KCMO) & Sarah Elizabeth Belle Lister Goff (b. 1867 Macon or Clay, Adair, MO - d. 1954 Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA). Jacob Goff was self-employed +1900-1930+ in KCMO as an interior decorator. Sarah was a member of the UMC, and relocated from KCMO to California in 1952, where her son William had resided since 1947, who inherited the family business. Ethel's first husband was Avery Brown Dickson, Sr. (b. 1893 Wichita, KS - d. 1961 San Bernardino, CA), son of John W. Dickson (1857-1901 Cleveland, OH) & Laura Esther Bowen Dickson (b. 1861 Rippen, WI - d. 1932 San Bern., CA). Also see '''Dickson''' family.
 
==Brown family==
The 1949 LoG lists a KCKS residency: "Mrs. Ruth Brown and daughter, 3924 Cambridge. BB at [KCMO]. 1950 LoG deletes the daughter.
 
* Mrs. Ruth Brown '''+1949-1950+'''
** daughter '''+1949+'''
==Daniel family==
* James Ash Daniel '''+1914-1933+''' (1886-1946 KCMO), son of Montgomery Worth Daniel (b. 1850 Estill Co., KY - d. 1926 KCMO) & Minnie Belle Emison Daniel (b. 1861 Wellington, Lafayette, MO - d. 1934 KCMO). In 1916, James was employed as a clerk by Montgomery Ward at St. John & Belmont. In 1920, he was a mechanic for artificial limbs, and in 1930 a claim clerk for metal hardware, 1941 for Richards & Conover Hardware Co., @ 200 W. 5th, and in 1940 as a salesman. Richards & Conover (later Rich-Con) was one of the largest and oldest wholesale hardware businesses, as per this [https://medium.com/@cjcwriter04/historic-richards-and-conover-hardware-company-building-ee717144fbcf article]. It was originally known as J.F. Richards & Co., founded in 1857 in Leavenworth Co. by John Francisco Richards as a branch of St. Louis' Child, Pratt and Co., where he worked in 1854. Its KCMO location has been repurposed into residential lofts.* Grace Carleton Daughaday Daniel (b. 1885 KS; m. 1906 KCMO; d. 1976 Sedalia, Pettis, MO), daughter of Mortimer Guy Daughaday (b. 1850 NYC, NY - d. 1894 KCKS) & Clarissa D. Curtis Daughaday-Waldeck (b. 1855 OH - d. 1909 KCKS). Also see '''Daughaday''' family. Grace was a sister to Clifford Eben Daughaday '''+1908-1923+''' (b. 1877 KS - d. 1929 KCKS). In 1940, Grace's sister Martha lived with her and James. In 1956, Grace was residing in Great Falls, Montana. She moved back to KCMO at some juncture, and into a nursing home in Sedalia in 1975.
==Daughaday family==
* Anna Margaret Weghorn Eichenberger (b. 1874 OH - d. 1952)
** Margaret Anna Eich. (b. 1906 St. Louis, MO - d. 1974 KCMO).
** Henry George Eich., Sr. (b. 1907 St. Louis, MO - d. 1971 Independence, MO). Wife: Gladys Passmore Eich. (b. 1912 Denison, TX - d. 1998 Ind., MO), daughter of Joseph Everett Passmore (b. 1865 Crosby Twp., Hamilton, OH - d. 1944 Denison, Grayson, TX) & Mary Edith White Passmore (b. 1872 Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN - d. 1955 Los Angeles, CA). Gladys was a residence of Independence most of her life, employed in Lake City 1944-1977 as an inspector. Henry was a longtime elder, and member (with Gladys) of the Independence Blvd. Christian Church.** Eugene Elmer Eich. (b. 1908 St. Louis, MO - d. 1989 Raymore, Cass, MO). Eugene owned Triple E Food Products 1941-1976. He was also a DoC pastor, including with Grain Valley CC 1955-1975, Drexel CC 1975-1978, and First CC of Independence 1978-1983 when he retired. He served on district and state boards of the International Society of Christian Endeavor, and many other civic and ministry leadership positions, see his [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261346293/eugene_elmer-eichenberger obit]. Wife: Gladys Marie Lynn Eich. (b. 1910 Zarah (Shawnee), Johnson, KCKS - d. 1994 Raymore, KCMO), daughter of Edward Henry Lynn (b. 1884 Zarah, KCKS - d. 1940 KCMO) & Bessie Lenora McElwee Lynn (b. 1888 Brownington, Henry, MO - d. 1963 Independence, Jackson, KCMO). Edward & Bessie were longtime members of the Fairmount CC, and Edward was a local grocer for 35 years. Gladys was a bookkeeper 1945-1955 for the J.S. Lerner Vogue Store, and a member of the First CC of Independence, and its Christian Women's Fellowship. ** Anna Ruth Eich. Barnes (b. 1912 KCMO - d. 1991 Burlington, Alamance, NC). Husband (1932): George Cook Barnes (b. 1896 Rowland, Lincoln, KY - d. 1964 Versailles, Pettis, MO), son of Jefferson Barnes & Missouri Jennings Barnes. For many years, George & Ruth resided in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1950, George owned a grocery store in KCMO. He was, in 1964, a member of Kent Memorial Lutheran in Sunrise Beach, MO.  ==Fassett family==From +1878-1880+, there was a meeting at St. Joseph in the home of J.F. Barnard, where John Wells of KCMO likely commuted to. H.C. was correspondent +1879-1880+, c/o W.M. Wyeth & Co. * H.C. Fassett '''+1879-1880+'''
==Gill family==
1894-1895 @ 72 South Valley St. * Alfred Gill '''+1894-1895+'''
==Guthrie family==
==Odom family==
The 1950 supplement to the 1949 LoG indicates that while Lloyd was a correspondent for the meeting room in 1949, by 1950 he had relocated to a rural area of Odessa (R.3 * Lloyd Odom '''+1949-1950+'''
==Petrequin family==
==Roberts family==
* O.O. Roberts '''+1889+'''
 
==Talbert family==
The 1949 LoG lists a KCKS residency: "Mrs. Joy Kennedy Talbert, 803 Rural, Emporia. Phone 2191 W.". The 1950 LoG supplement updates to delete her as she had moved.
 
* Mrs. Joy Kennedy Talbert '''+1949+'''
 
==Walker family==
T. Walker resided one mile southeast of St. Joseph, part of the meeting room there in 1879.
 
* T. Walker '''+1879+'''
==Ward family==
==Wells family==
c/o I.S. Ford, Esq.
 
* John Wells '''1879+'''
 
==Williams family==
In the 1944 LoG, under Kansas City, Kansas, is listed a residency of "Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Williams, 5200 Reed's Road, Mission; telephone Overland 995. BB at Kansas City, Missouri."
 
* H.W. Williams '''+1944+'''
* Mrs. Williams '''+1944+'''
=Sources=
* 1879-1985 EB/TW AB's
* Ancestry.com