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     Rebecca Edge was born on 6 January 1657/58.¹

     Nathaniel Edge was born on 16 February 1670/71.¹

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     Esther Hiatt was born circa 1800.¹ She married Josiah Hiatt, son of Jonathan Hiatt and Rachel Williams, on 3 November 1820 at Wayne Co., Indiana, USA.¹

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     Lucinda Nixon was born on 11 November 1807 at Warren Co., Ohio, USA.² She was born in 1808.¹ She married George Hiatt, son of Jonathan Hiatt and Rachel Williams, on 26 March 1828 at Randolph Co., Indiana, USA.¹

Lucinda Nixon died on 19 January 1886 at age 78.²
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     Jay William Letcher was born on 26 August 1904 at Garwin, Iowa, USA.¹ He married Mary Rose Nawrocki on 30 September 1933 at Clear Lake, Iowa, USA.¹

Jay William Letcher died on 31 May 1991 at Mankato, Minnesota, USA, at age 86.¹
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; Jay Letcher was born in Garwin, Iowa. Jay almost died as a 4 year old of double pneumonia. His home was near the school that he first attended, about a block from his home. Jay had two brothers. His parents moved to Flandrau, South Dakota in 1911 and farmed there a few years. The farm was sold and the family purchased a farm southeast of Winnebago, Minnesota. Jay attended the Winnebagoschools, but he did not graduate. He attended Parker College. Jay went on to try other jobs as he didn't think he wanted to be a farmer. Jay was a good salesman. However, a farming career was his destination. Jay started farming around Amboy, Minnesota. As a bachelor, Jay enjoyed dancing and made arrangements for dance bands to play in Winnebago and Amboy. Prohibition was ignored by most people and people purchased wine or alcohol in the community. Jay would have his bachelor friends over and usually had a bottle on hand for his friends to drink. Before long, the friends were asking him to purchase a bottle for them. One thing lead to another, and before long, Jay was selling liquor. Just before probition ended, Jay was caught by the Feds who set up a buy on the farm. Jay was gone hunting, but the buy was made on his farm. Jay went to a federal institution near Chillicothe, Ohio for seven months. Jay decided to go into farming again. He was engaged to Maud Kinney at one time. Jay was nicelooking and had many girls chasing after him. He met Marion Nawrocki at a dance, began dating and married in 1933, at Clear Lake, Iowa. Four children wereborn to this union, two daughters and two sons. In 1939, Jay purchased a farm near Vernon Center, Minnesota. Section 16, Vernon Center Township, Blue Earth County. The mortgage was satisfied March 1948. In 1944, Jay started selling 2-4 D and started the Letcher Farm Supply business. Over the years he has been a distributor for Tox-O-Wik and Tage, and a dealer for Peavey, Cargill, Swift, Agrico Fertilizer, Soderholm Mfg. and many more. He was active in the Republican party and Chairman of Blue Earth County. He was also active in the Farm Bureau and served on the Oliver School Board when it consolidated with Garden City school district. Jay was a very good story teller, true stories and jokes. The story we remember was when he lived in Winnebago. There were three boysin the family and they slept upstairs. One night they snuck out of the house and were going to hook up the horses. They saw a ghost walking towards them from the grove. They both started running for all they were worth to the house and climbed into bed. The ghost turned out to be their Mother, Mary Etta, who had heard them sneak outside. She put on a white sheet and set out to scare them. Ted was the tattle tale in the family. As young boys the dirty tricks and deeds they did were stealing watermelons and tipping over outhouses. Dad use to sing songs to us when we were young. One was 'Thipping Tider Thru a Straw; Yes, We Have No Bananas; The Old Lamplighter; I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles,' etc. He danced a jig and played the sax for us. Dad took tap dance lessons when he stayed with a family of girls in a boarding house in Wisconsin. Dad recitedmany poems to us as children and also his grandchildren. One is 'I remember, I remember the place where I was born,' 'Thirty days I have been on your trail, you took off your socks and threw me off your scent, etc. Jay wanted to serve in World War I but was too young and his parents would not sign for him to serve. Jay went with Jack, a barnstormer, on his first plane ride. They did loop-to-loop, upside down, etc. Jay had a Model T and took us to Oliver school in it. It had a crank on it and had seen its better days. Jay brought hissons into farming 1969. Jay had purchased land near Lake Crystal and sold it at a profit so that his sons could purchase land in Truman, Minnesota. Duane and Gary farmed in partnership the Truman and Verno.¹

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     Mary Rose Nawrocki was born on 26 November 1909 at Silver Lake Township, Martin Co., Minnesota, USA.¹ She married Jay William Letcher, son of Theodore Letcher and Mary Etta Williams, on 30 September 1933 at Clear Lake, Iowa, USA.¹

Mary Rose Nawrocki died on 11 June 1978 at Mankato, Minnesota, USA, at age 68.¹
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; Also Known As:<_AKA> Marion /Nawrocki/ Mother told us stories about her younger days. They washed dishes in a pan. When they were done, they threw thewater outside. She and a sister were fooling around and threw the water outside thinking it would get her sister, instead it was her mother coming in the door. Mother had two crooked little fingers as a young girl. Ann said she would straighten it out for her. She took a hammer and whacked it. Mom only had one crooked finger after that. Mother had a Christmas song or poem that she said as a child at school. It went as follows: There was a wee little man in awee little house and he lived over that way you see. Sitting on a bench making toys for you and me. With a rat-a-tat and a rat-a-tatt, with his hammer a tit-tat-tee. A rat-a-tatt making toys for you and me. Marion would tell her daughters about the movie stars and the movies. Clara Bow, the It Girl. Clark Gable was a heart throb, Mary Pickford and Thede Bara were popular movie stars.The 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles' was popular. Dances were the Charleston andthe Black Bottom Dance, the later being naughty. Marion worked at a store after completing grade school. Her teacher wanted her to go to high school. The family decided against it because of expenses. She stayed at her Uncle Franks in Fairmont working at Wallaces, a dress store. She went to dances as she got older. Curly Traetow said her dance card was always full. She was a great dancer and very pretty woman. Marian met Jay at one of the dances. She didn't like him very much. Jay talked too much. He told her he just got out of Chillicothe and told her that he was a teacher. This was partly true as he taught school there. Mom always sighted a poem to us as follows: 'When a task is once begun, never leave it until it is done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.' Mother reminded us of Poland's Paderewski, a piano playerof great renoun should anyone make fun of Polish people. Mother talked about hairstyles, like the marcel, the bob. Mother was a stylish dresser and talked about the flapper dresses. We have many photos in our possession of the stylish clothes. Her sister, Ann, wanted to borrow her clothes, but Mother didn'treally care to. Mother was an excellent cook. Some of our favorites was beef chow mein, apple pie, lemon pie with graham cracker crust, Salmon patties, Salmon soup, tuna fish on toast, lemon cake with lemon peanut frosting, fudge, beef stew, date bars, and pecan rolls and hamburger buns. She crocheted a table cloth, Queen Ann's Lace, and Delores has it now. We both remember her makingit. Mother made many quilts which both of us have. Mother crocheted many baskets for special occasions. All the granddaughters have a basket for a wedding present. Mother made many craft items for the church. Lyle Hohenstein useto get some of her flowers for weddings as she had such beautiful flower garden areas. Some of her favorites were the regal band Lilly, tulips, and roses. We bought her the Lincoln rose which is still popular today. Joyce and Nancy have some of her lilacs and peony bushes today. Mother had Lilly of the valley,snowball bush, bleeding heart, snap dragons, petunias, etc. We have many ofMom's dishes. She collected Imperial Candlewick, many plates from both sets of grandparents which we both have. Delores has the glass seals that Mother had. The pink elephant dish is from Mom. The cedar chest Joyce has. Both of us have the dinning room table set. We have her dance purse and leather purse.¹

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     Theodore Letcher was born on 26 March 1866 at Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA.¹ He married Mary Etta Williams, daughter of Cyrus T. Williams and Ann Eliza Winder, on 17 March 1896 at Bride's Home, Tama Co., Iowa, USA.¹

Theodore Letcher died on 5 April 1942 at Winnebago, Minnesota, USA, at age 76.¹
      ; Theodore Letcher was born in Whiteside County, Illinois. When he was 11 yearsold his parents divorced leaving him without a home. Theodore went to live for several years with Jacob Garwin and family helping with the farm chores. Theodore did keep in touch with his brothers and sister throughout the years. At age 18, Theodore moved to Garwin, Iowa, and started farming. He walked by Mary Etta William's place and noticed her pies in the window sill. He became acquainted with Mary Etta and married her in 1896. Four daughters were born prematurely and died. One daughter was born after Ted and lived to be a few months old. The daughters are buried in Howard Township, Tama County, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Three sons were born and lived to maturity. Theodore and Mary Etta and family moved to South Dakota in 1911 at Flandrau in Moody County. Theybought 280 acres of farm land for $60.00 per acre. Two years later, they soldthe farm for $200.00 per acre and moved by train to Winnebago, Minnesota. The Letcher family took some time off to visit relatives and take a trip to the east coast before settling down on a farm. They purchased a farm in Winnebago located in Verona Township, Section 12, Faribault County. The railroad tracks were nearby and the Letcher sons walked the tracks to school in Winnebago. In 1937, Theodore and Mary Etta moved to the town of Winnebago. They livedin a small house and rented out the back of the house. They had many friends in the area. They belonged to the Methodist church in Winnebago. Theodore belonged to the I.O.O.F. lodge for many years.¹

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     Mary Etta Williams was born on 28 September 1874 at Searsboro, Iowa, USA.¹ She married Theodore Letcher on 17 March 1896 at Bride's Home, Tama Co., Iowa, USA.¹

Mary Etta Williams died on 15 April 1943 at Winnebago, Minnesota, USA, at age 68.¹
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; Mary Etta Williams was born in 1874 at Searsboro, Iowa and grew to womanhood in that community. After completing her education, she taught rural schools nearby for a few years. After her marriage to Theodore Letcher in 1896, they settled on a farm near Searsboro where they lived for a number of years and later moved to South Dakota, farmed there for a time, then moved to Winnebago, Minnesota. In 1937 they retired to town. Mary Etta was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and Royal Neighbors of America.¹

     Horace Letcher married Ruth (?)¹
Horace Letcher married (?) Bertha.¹
Horace Letcher was born on 2 January 1902 at Garwin, Iowa, USA.¹
Horace Letcher died in February 1973 at Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA, at age 71.¹
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     Theodore R. Letcher was born on 1 February 1907 at Garwin, Iowa, USA.¹ He married Edrie Mary Welch on 2 February 1926.¹

Theodore R. Letcher died on 25 April 1986 at Sauk Centre, Minnesota, USA, at age 79.¹
      ; Ted and Edrie moved to Riverside, California for eight years after their marriage in 1926. In 1935, they farmed near Garden City. Then they moved to a farmin rural Saulk Center in 1957 where they remained throughout their lifetime. Ted enjoyed nature and outdoor activities, especially fishing.¹

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     (?) Letcher died at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Garwin Co., Iowa, USA; Infant.¹ She was born on 17 January 1897.¹

     John B. Hiatt was born on 17 December 1791 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ He married Sarah Kenworthy on 14 October 1816 at Highland Co., Ohio, USA.¹

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     Benjamin Harris married Lydia Hiatt, daughter of Jonathan Hiatt and Rachel Williams, on 22 December 1822 at Wayne Co., Indiana, USA.¹

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     Mary Davis married Silas Hiatt, son of Jonathan Hiatt and Rachel Williams, on 13 December 1821 at Randolph Co., Indiana, USA.¹

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     Sarah Kenworthy was born circa 1796.¹ She married John B. Hiatt, son of Jonathan Hiatt and Rachel Williams, on 14 October 1816 at Highland Co., Ohio, USA.¹

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     Mary Mills was born on 8 January 1749/50.¹ She married Thomas Cook on 30 January 1772 at New Garden, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

Mary Mills died on 16 January 1820 at Wayne Co., Indiana, USA, at age 70.¹
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     Jesse Stanley married Ruth Hiatt, daughter of William Hiatt and Charity Williams, on 6 January 1802 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

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     William Kersey was born on 27 August 1781 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ He married Rachel Hiatt, daughter of William Hiatt and Charity Williams, on 5 February 1800 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

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     James Stanley married Prudence Hiatt, daughter of William Hiatt and Charity Williams, on 11 August 1802 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

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     Mary Erwin was born in 1782 at North Carolina, USA.¹ She married Isam Hiatt, son of William Hiatt and Charity Williams, on 17 October 1799 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

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     Esther Hiatt was born on 1 February 1790.¹

     Cyrus T. Williams was born on 1 December 1842 at Logan Co., Ohio, USA.¹ He married Ann Eliza Winder on 24 December 1863 at New Sharon, Pocahontas Co., Iowa, USA.¹

Cyrus T. Williams died on 14 September 1907 at Toledo, Iowa, USA, at age 64.¹
Cyrus T. Williams was buried after 14 September 1907 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Iowa, USA.¹
      ; Cyrus T. Williams was born in Logan County, Ohio, December 1, 1842. When a lad of but 8 years he moved with his parents to Iowa, located in Mahaska County.At the age of 18 years, he enlisted in Co. H. of the 8th Iowa Infantry, serving two years when we was returned home through disability. Part of the time wasserved as as a prisoner in Montgomery, Alabama. On December 24, 1863 he was married to Anna E. Winder of New Sharon, Iowa. The greater portion of their married life was spent in Mahaska and Tama Counties. He was a Methodist, a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and a member of the Grand Army of theRepublic from the time of its organization. He spent the closing days of his life with his daughter, Mrs. Clara Vest of Toledo, Iowa. Interment was made inWoodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Iowa.¹

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     Ann Eliza Winder was born on 28 August 1842 at North Lewisburg (Champaign Co.), Ohio, USA.¹ She married Cyrus T. Williams, son of John C. Williams and Lydia Ann Pearson, on 24 December 1863 at New Sharon, Pocahontas Co., Iowa, USA.¹

Ann Eliza Winder died on 13 April 1911 at Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, USA, at age 68; buried at Woodlawn.¹
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; Ann Eliza Winder was born in New Lewisburg, Ohio, August 28, 1842 and died at Methodist hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, April 13, 1911. With her parents she came to New Sharon, Iowa, about 1860. She was married at that place to Cyrus T.Williams on December 24, 1863. They came to Tama County in 1888 and resided there until their removal to Marathon, Iowa about 10 years before her death. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Williams was a Methodist. All eight children were present at the funeral.¹

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     Clara Williams married (?) Vest.¹
Clara Williams was born on 27 September 1864 at New Sharon, Pocahontas Co., Iowa, USA.¹
Clara Williams died on 6 May 1940 at age 75.¹
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