Noell PRIDGEON (1921-2005)

1 Noell La Vern PRIDGEON^1,2,3,4,5 (1921-2005) [4299]. Born 6 Nov 1921.^2,4 Marr Alice Virginia HENDRICKS 10 Jul 1943, Camp Gruber, Muskogee County, OK.⁵ Died 19 Feb 2005.⁴ Buried Machpelah Cemetery, Le Roy, NY.⁴

2 Lester Agustus PRIDGEON^2,3,6,7 (1894-1972) [824]. Born 23 Jan 1894, Montgonery, MI.^2,3,7,8,9 Marr Florence G. PARADINE 8 Jul 1920, Ovid Township, Branch, MI.^2,10 Marr Anita GILBERT Oct 1968.¹¹ Died 20 Sep 1972, LeRoy, NY.^8,11 Buried Machpelah Cemetery, LeRoy, NY.¹¹

From the Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN

February 3, 1915 - "Lester Pridgeon and Miss Maud Kimmel were guest in the home of W. E. Ford the latter part of last week."

February 2, 1916 - "Lester Pridgeon, of Bronson, Mich., spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon."

February 23, 1916 - "Lester Pridgeon, of Bronson, was in Ray Saturday. He spent Sunday with his parents at West Montgomery."

March 16, 1916 - "C. J. Reynolds and Lester Pridgeon, of Bronson, were guest of Glenn and Harold Pridgeon."

May 26, 1916 - "Lester Pridgeon, of Bronson, Mich., vised his parents over Sunday."

November 15, 1916 - "Mr. Lester Pridgeon, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Mr. Carl Osborne, of Ann Arbor, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Osborne"

December 16, 1916 - "Mr. Lester Pridgeon, of Ann Arbor spent his Thanksgiving vacation with his parents north of town [Ray]."

December 16, 1917 - "Mr. Lester Pridgeon, of Ann Arbor, Mich., spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon."

April 11, 1917 - "Mr. Lester Pridgeon, of Ann Arbor, is spending his spring vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon."

December 26, 1917 - "Harold McNaughton, Carl Osborne and Lester Pridgeon, of Ann Arbor, are spending the holiday vacation with their parents here."

April 18, 1917 - "Mr. Nelson, medical student of Ann Arbor, Mich., spent last week with Carl Osborne and Lester Pridgeon."

A photograph of Lester A. Pridgeon was published in the Michiganensian; A War Record Published by the Students of the University of Michigan, 1919. It is described as a record of the University's work in the Great War. The picture shows 17 young men in the S.A.T.C. (Students' Army Training Corps).

4 John PRIDGEON , Jr.⁶ (1872-1957) [818]. Born 26 Jun 1872, California Township, Branch County, MI. Marr Mollie KIMMEL 31 Jan 1891. Marr Benetty M. SELBY 1928.¹² Died 25 Apr 1957.¹³ Buried California Township Cemetery.¹⁴

From the Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN

February 11, 1915 - "John Pridgeon and Wilson Paul were Angola visitors one day last week."

January 15, 1917 - "Mrs. W. E. Ford entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Dr. and Mrs. McTaggart, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McNaughton and son Howard, C. Reynolds, Miss Maud Kimmel and Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon."

January 15, 1917 - "A social was held at the home of John Pridgeon Friday evening. The proceeds went to the Young Men's Athletic Club at California, Mich."

April 24, 1917 - "Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon visited at Jake Pridgeon's at Reading, Mich.".

8 John PRIDGEON¹⁵ (1833-1907) [562]. Born 3 Aug 1833, Detroit, MI.¹⁵ Marr Eunice LEASE 1858, Branch County, MI. Marr Mary SHANNON aft 1865. Marr Anna JOHNSON 24 Oct 1875, Branch County, MI.¹⁶ Died 4 Feb 1907.¹³ Cause: Fatty Degfneration of heart. Buried W. Reading Cemetery, Algansee, Hillsdale Co. MI.

9 Mary SHANNON¹⁷ (c. 1848-1875) [817]. Born c. 1848, Ohio.^15,17 Died 2 Aug 1875, California, Branch CO., MI.¹⁷ Cause: Metritis.

5 Mollie KIMMEL⁶ (1873-1926) [822]. Born 2 Jan 1873, Defiance County, OH. Died 4 Jan 1926.¹³ Buried California Township Cemetery.¹⁴

From the Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN

December 17, 1915 - "Mrs. Mollie Pridgeon and Maud Kimmel of near Montgomery, spent Saturday with Mrs. Carl Ford."

February 16, 1916 - "Mrs. Mollie Pridgeon was a guest of Mrs. W. E. Ford on last Friday."

March 26, 1916 - "Mrs. Mollie Pridgeon of West Montgomery was a Ray visitor Saturday."

March 28, 1917 - "Mrs. John Pridgeon and daughter, Juanita, Mrs. Joe Kimmel and daughter Lola, were guests of Miss maude Kimmel last Saturday.".

3 Florence G. PARADINE^2,3,18 (1896-1966) [4303]. Born 13 Jan 1896, MI.^2,19 Died 9 Feb 1966, Le Roy, NY.^18,19,20 Cause: Heart attack. Buried Machpelah Cemetery, LeRoy, NY.²⁰

From the November 15, 1916 Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN:

Miss Florence Paradine of Kinderhook, and Miss Lola Kimmel, of Montgomery, were Saturday guest of Miss Maud Kimmel.

Sources

1	"Articles in the Herald Press, St. Joseph, MI".

2	"1930 St. Clair, MI census".

3	"1940 MI, St. Claire, St. Claire census".

4	"locategrave.org".

5	"Marriage license for Noell La Vern Pridgeon and Alice Virginia Hendricks".

6	"Newspaper articles in the Fort Wayne News.".

7	"WWI Selective Service registration card".

8	"Social Security Death Index".

9	"Obituary of Lester Pridgeon in Bativia Daily News, Batavia, NY on September 21, 1972".

10	"Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 for Florence Paradine & Lester Pridgeon".

11	"Obituary of Lester Pridgeon in the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY on September 21, 1972".

12	"History of Branch County, 1979 - ".

13	"Branch County death records".

14	"California Corners Cemetery Records".

15	"1870 Branch County census".

16	"Ancestry.com Database of Michigan Marriages, 1851-75".

17	"Genealogical Death Indexing System - Michigan".

18	"Obituary of Florence G. Pridgeon in the Le Roy Gazette, Le Roy, NY, February 10, 1966".

19	"Obituary of Mrs. Lester A. Pridgeon in the Bativia News of February 10, 1966".

20	"Obituary of Florence G. Pridgeon in the Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) on February 11, 1966".