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Ali and Bill Chellis

Ancestors and Desendants of William and Alice Chellis


William SARGENT [Parents] was born about 1606 and was christened 28 Jun 1606 in Abbey Church, Bath, Somerset England. He died Mar 1675 in Amesbury, MA and was buried in Ferry Cemetery. William married Elizabeth PERKINS.

Elizabeth PERKINS married William SARGENT.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary SARGENT was born about 1634 and died 27 Sep 1716.

John CHELLIS Sr. married Miriam SARGENT.

Miriam SARGENT married John CHELLIS Sr..

They had the following children:

  F i Elizabeth CHELLIS was born Sep 1763 and died 19 Oct 1844.

Robert MAKINGS Jr. [Parents] was born 12 May 1833 in Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire, England and was christened in Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire, England. He died 15 Dec 1873 in West Jersey, Stark County, Illinois from Heart Problems developed during Civil War and was buried in French Grove Cemetery, Peoria County, Illinois. Robert married Hannah GRIMES on 3 Jul 1855 in Peoria County, Illinois.

Came from England in 1839 or 1843.
Private, Capt. Wright's Company, 112th Illinois Regiment Infantry

Came from England in 1839 or 1843.
Private, Capt. Wright's Company, 112th Illinois Regiment Infantry

Hannah GRIMES was born 1837 in Ohio. She died UNKNOWN. Hannah married Robert MAKINGS Jr. on 3 Jul 1855 in Peoria County, Illinois.

Other marriages:
ROUNDS, Joesph

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph A. MAKINGS was born 27 Apr 1858 and died 27 Apr 1901.
  M ii William Edward MAKINGS was born 30 Apr 1861 and died 16 Feb 1925.
  M iii George E. MAKINGS was born 21 Apr 1862 in West Jersey, Stark, Illinois. He died UNKNOWN.
  M iv James H. MAKINGS was born 11 Jan 1867 in West Jersey, Stark, Illinois. He died UNKNOWN.
  M v Leroy MAKINGS was born 11 Jul 1870 in West Jersey, Stark, Illinois. He died UNKNOWN.
  M vi Robert E. MAKINGS was born 30 Apr 1860 in West Jersey, Stark, Illinois. He died 1911.

Samuel NORRIS married Elizabeth JONES.

Elizabeth JONES married Samuel NORRIS.

They had the following children:

  M i John NORRIS.

Robert Ernest SAWYER was born 18 Aug 1915 in Frontenac, Crawford County, Kansas. He died 4 Feb 1999 in Lakeside, California. Robert married Vivian Deloris WILSON on 10 Jun 1959 in Winterhaven, Imperial County, California.

Other marriages:
CARTWRIGHT, Ida Silver

Vivian Deloris WILSON [Parents] was born 18 Sep 1931 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. She died 18 Jun 1993 in Joplin, Missouri. Vivian married Robert Ernest SAWYER on 10 Jun 1959 in Winterhaven, Imperial County, California.

Other marriages:
HUGHES, Jack Walton

Vivian was murdered by her husband Robert E. Sawyer.
She had been beaten and shot in Girard, Kansas.
Vivian died the next morning after being flown to Joplin, MO for surgery.
She was cremated in Topeka, Kansas.
Her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean by her daughter Alice on September 18, 1993.
That day would have been her 62nd birthday


Cecil HUGHES married Ada GORDON.

Ada GORDON married Cecil HUGHES.

They had the following children:

  M i Jack Walton HUGHES was born 25 Jan 1925.

Alfred Eugene RUGGLES "Al" was born 31 May 1927. He died 2 Aug 1983. Al married Virginia Carolina WILSON on 30 Apr 1950 in Huntsville, Arkansas.

Virginia Carolina WILSON [Parents] "Ginny" was born 15 Apr 1930 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. She married Alfred Eugene RUGGLES on 30 Apr 1950 in Huntsville, Arkansas.

They had the following children:

  F i Janet Louise RUGGLES was born 22 Oct 1952 in Hutchinson, Kansas.
  M ii David Eugene RUGGLES was born 13 Nov 1954.
  M iii Stephen Earl RUGGLES was born 19 Sep 1957.
  M iv Charles Everett RUGGLES "Chuck" was born 30 Aug 1962 in La Mesa, California.

Richard SARGENT married Katherine STEEVENS.

Katherine STEEVENS married Richard SARGENT.

They had the following children:

  M i William SARGENT was born about 1606 and died Mar 1675.

John B. ATKINSON Jr. [Parents] "Jib" married Rosie Josephine WILSON on 24 Nov 1956 in Hutchinson, Kansas. The marriage ended in divorce.

Rosie Josephine WILSON [Parents] "Jo" was born 21 Apr 1938 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas. She married John B. ATKINSON Jr. on 24 Nov 1956 in Hutchinson, Kansas. The marriage ended in divorce.

Other marriages:
KERR, Monrad Ivan

They had the following children:

  F i Brenda Gale ATKINSON-KERR was born 24 Aug 1957.

Dana YENAWINE married Susan Kay WILSON on 25 Jun 1983 in Spring Valley, California. The marriage ended in divorce.

Susan Kay WILSON [Parents] "Susie" was born 10 Oct 1963 in La Mesa, California. She married Dana YENAWINE on 25 Jun 1983 in Spring Valley, California. The marriage ended in divorce.

Other marriages:
RAMIREZ, William

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