Michael CHARLES ( - )

1 Michael CHARLES¹ ( - ) [9783].

2 William M. CHARLES^1,2,3 (1935- ) [9781]. Born 5 Jun 1935.³

3 Kathy Jo EDSILL^1,2,4 (1954- ) [9779]. Born 7 Sep 1954, Waterloo, IA.⁴

From the Progress Review.

November 24, 1971 - "Miss Kathy Edsill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Edsill, participated in the 16th annual Dorian Keyboard Festival at Luther College Decorah, Iowa on Saturday, November 20.
Out of 250 musicians auditioning throughout the day she was one of the 16 outstanding Festival Soloists chosen to perform in the climaxing event of the day, The Festival Recital at 7:30 P.M. in the Koren Center. She performed on the recently installed 34 rank Tracker Organ playing "Pasticcio" by Jean Langlais, a blind contemporary French Composer."

December 26, 1973 - "Kathy Edsill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Edsill, La Porte City, was one of four recently initiated into Sigma Alpha Iota, a national honorary music fraternity for women. She is a sophomore at the University of Northern Iowa majoring in music.
Membership is open to those who exhibit outstanding musicianship, scholastic achievement and faculty recommendation."

June 23, 1976 - "Kathy Edsill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Edsill, will open a piano studio above the La Porte City store at 501 ½ Main Street. The new venture will be known as Kathy's Piano Studio.
MIss Edsill plans to teach full time and will accept adults or children as students in all areas from beginners to advanced. She has taught part-time for three years.
A graduate of UNI with a BA degree in music with a piano major, she is currently continuing on her own study on a weekly basis with Mark Tostlitt, professor of piano at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.".

6 James C. EDSILL^5,6,7,8,9 (1924-2002) [9658]. Born 31 Jul 1924.^7,10 Marr Marjorie Phyllis CLARK 8 Feb 1943, Lancaster, MO.^1,8,11 Died 19 May 2002.¹⁰ Buried Westview Cemetery, La Porte City, IA.¹⁰

From the Progress Review.

August 5, 1943 - "Jim Edsill is home on furlough from Farragut, Idaho. He will return on Friday to his training.
His birthday was celebrated last Sunday by a dinner in the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Elmina Edsill, and a supper in the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Smith and family of Waterloo were out-of-town guests."

November 25, 1943 - "University of Illinois, November 1, 1943 - Dear Editor,
As I have a few minutes to spare, I will drop you a few lines to let you know I am getting the hometown paper regularly now. It really is wonderful to read and reread the events of the little city. I wish to thank you very much for making it possible that we fellows can keep up on the happenings about the places known to us. Of course, it might be thought that this being a university the news would be plentiful, but it is nothing about the folks back home.
The university of Illinois has devoted numerous buildings to the naval training program. There are three units of the Navy here, the signal, the diesel and the V-12s. To further crowd the city there are soldiers of the ASTP and other groups stationed here. Saturday night it is really a service center.
I would appreciate it very much if you could give me the address of Merle L. Smith and Maxwell Hughes, both local boys. I would like to hear from them, but we don't have each others' address.
Well, I guess I must finish as it is nearly time for taps. Thanks again for the paper and keep it coming. Here's wishing all my buddies lots of luck and see you soon. Jim Edsill.
James C. Edsill S 2-c
Co. A-2. NTS (signal)
University of Illinois.
Urbana, Illinois.

March 7, 1963 - "James Edsill, one of the partner owners of the La Porte City Furniture Store, suffered shredded tendons in his left heel Friday evening, Feb. 22, while playing on the merchants basketball team competing with the farmers team a Fun Night at the La Porte City Community High School benefit. He is now a patient at Schoitz hospital in Waterloo and his leg will be in a cast for five weeks with a walking cast planned for several weeks following."

12 Harry Clifford EDSILL^5,7,12,13 (1884-1952) [9652]. Born 27 Feb 1884, IA.^12,13 Marr Mary Alice BAGENSTOS 30 Nov 1916.⁶ Died 27 Nov 1952, Waterloo, IA.⁶ Cause: Heart attack and complications. Buried West View Cemetery, La Porte City, IA.⁶

13 Mary Alice BAGENSTOS^6,11,14 ( -1926) [2642]. Died 1926.⁶

7 Marjorie Phyllis CLARK^1,8 (1925-2004) [9774]. Born 2 Oct 1925, La Porte City, Blackhawk Co., IA.¹ Died 29 Jun 2004, Waterloo, IA.¹ Buried Westview Cemetery, La Porte City, IA.¹

From the Progress Review.

March 4, 1943 - "The marriage of Marjorie P. Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luverne Clark, and James C. Edsill, son of Harry Edsill, took place in Lancaster, Mo. February 18. The single ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Oscar Rush, pastor of the First Baptist church.
The bride wore a light blue crepe dress with matching accessories.
Both the bride and groom graduated in the class of 1912 and they are making their home in Cedar Rapids where they both are employed."

Sources

1	"Obituary of Marjorie Phylllis Edsill in the Progress Review, June 30, 2004".

2	"Obituary of Ronald J. Edsill in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, February, 14, 2006".

3	"U.S. Public Records Index".

4	"Birth announcement of Kathy Jo Edsill in the Progress Review, September 9, 1954".

5	"Article on the 86th birthday of Mrs. Edsill in the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA), September 10, 1942".

6	"Obituary of Harry Edsill in the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA), December 4, 1952".

7	"1930 IA, Black Hawk, Big Creek census".

8	"Marriage announcement of Marjorie P. Clark and James C. edsill in the Progress Review, March 4, 1943".

9	"Obituary of Geneva P. Billings in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, July 15, 2008".

10	"U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006".

11	"Information provided by Melissa Edsill Tiedemann".

12	"1900 IA, Black Hawk, La Porte City census".

13	"WWI Selective Service registration card".

14	"WWI Selective Service registration card of husband".