A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Blaine Geneva 1
Birth7 Apr 1892, Bloomington, McLean Co, Illinois1
Death17 May 1927, Stockton, Jo Daviess Co, Illinois1 Age: 35
Burial20 May 1927, Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co, Illinois1,1406
FlagsWWI
MotherMary Zimmerman Mohn (1867-1938)
Spouses
Birth13 Oct 1892, Hudson, McLean Co, Illinois1
Birth13 Oct 1892, Normal, McLean Co, Illinois1
Death19 Jan 1992, Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Normal Co, Illinois1 Age: 99
Burial21 Jan 1992, Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co, Illinois1,1407
FatherDavid Elmer Schertz (1868-1950)
Marriage7 Apr 1921, Bloomington, McLean Co, Illinois1
ChildrenBette Lou “B-Lou” (1927-2014)
Notes for William Blaine Geneva
William was the principal of Stockton High School. He drowned at the senior class picnic, trying to save the life of one of his students, Margaret Miller. They were in a boat that was drawn over a dam in Krape Park in Freeport after recent heavy rains. The student perished as well.11
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