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Of Hildburghausen, Germany

1894 - 1934 (40 years)

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Name	Schuller, Elizabeth [1, 2, 3]
Birth	30 Mar 1894	Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, USA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
FSID	2QB5-K7W
Death	7 Dec 1934	Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, USA [1, 2, 3]
Death	Cause: Automobile Accident
Burial	Aft 7 Dec 1934	Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, USA [2]
Person ID	I3598	The Thoma Family
Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

Family Walje, Benjamin Jesse, b. 30 Mar 1885, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA d. 24 Dec 1969, Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, USA (Age 84 years)

Marriage 29 Jul 1912 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA [1, 3]

Children

1. Walje, Kathryn Mildred, b. 17 May 1914, Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, USA

d. 7 Dec 1934, Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, USA

(Age 20 years) [natural]

Family ID F5588 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Sep 2023

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	Birth - 30 Mar 1894 - Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, USA
	Marriage - 29 Jul 1912 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
	Death - Cause: Automobile Accident - 7 Dec 1934 - Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, USA
	Burial - Aft 7 Dec 1934 - Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, USA

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Notes

From Pleasanton Observer, December 1967

Ben J. Walje, 82-year-old retired carpenter died at the Fort Scott hosiptal at 3:05 p.m., December 24.

Born March 30, 1885 in Pettis County, Missouri, he was the son of August H. and Catherine Zinn Walje. With his parents, brothers and sisters they moved to Linn county in 1909, where he lived the remainder of his life.

In 1913 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Schuler, who with his only daughter Kathryn, were killed in a car accident in 1933. In 1953 he married Virgie C. Philips, who survives at the home. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Ellen Hall, and one brother, Roy Walje both of Pleasanton; step children, Mrs. Loritta Bott, Nevada Mo., Mrs. Zerlene Monslow, Hillsboro, Oregon; Leonard Phillips, Mount Dora, Florida and Elmer Dean Phillips, Portland, oregon.

Funeral services were held from Torneden Chapel Tuesday afternoon with Rev. James Sangster officiating. Music was by John Fletcher, soloist accompanied by Mrs. Don Stegge, Pianist.

Casket bearers were Bil Hayes, Everett Garrett, Eby Leisure, Claude Umphenour, Harold McCoy and Alfred Wortman. Burial was in the Pleasanton cemetery.

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