WINGO, Mary Elizabeth

Mary — SOPER, Joseph J.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Notes for Lola Carol Soper:
By Earl L. Kelly son of Lola (Date Dec. 1. 1995):

"My mother was born in Platte County, Missouri 7 30 1894. Her parents lived below the Mason Dixon Line, where the family had a plantation and slaves before the Civil War. The fortunes of war went against them, and the carpet baggers got the farm and left them with hardly anything".

C.C, Soper, Mary Soper, and family moved to Montana about 1898; they did poorly in Montana and not having money for railroad transportation, they moved to California by Covered wagon, taking what belonging's they could.
They first stayed in Ripon, San Joaquin Co., Ca., then moved to Robert's Island in Stockton. They were there during the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. Sometime later they homesteaded 40 acres in Bald Rock.
They suffered hard times as the land wasn't very productive. They raised a few apples, blackberries, and had a cow for milk. They would pick blackberries in season and take them 25 miles by wagon at night so they would be fresh for market, and trade them off for supplies needed. (Earl L. Kelly speaking) "My mother went to Bald Rock School through the seventh grade. Her father ran away with some Indians and her mother died about 1912 she met my father and married him in 1913."

Lola married KELLY, Charles Louis 8 Sep 1913, Oroville, Butte County, California. Charles (son of KELLY, Joseph Klinck and GLEASON, Alice Isadora) was born 29 Sep 1877, Nunda Township, Mc Henry County, Illinois; died 29 Oct 1966, Oroville, Butte County, California. [Group Sheet]

Velda married ROBERTS, Edward Allen Abt 1930, Reno, Neveda. Edward was born Abt 1903, Oroville, Butte County, California; died Abt 1990, Oroville, Butte County, California. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

My father divorced in 1950 and married Pauline Marie White (b. 25 Apr 1931 in Bismark, ND d. 23 Jul 1999 in Modesto) on 23 Dec 1950 in Reno.
They had 4 children:
Lorna May b. 1 Feb 1952 in Bremerton, WA, d. 13 Dec 2002 in Modesto;
Michael Louis, b. 3 Aug 1953 in Bremerton, d. May 1956 in Bremerton,
Richard Lee, b. 29 Apr 1955, d. 21 May 2000 near Byron,
Carol Ann who still lives with her husband, Eddie Fannon and her son Justin in Waterford. Lorna had 2 sons, both still living.

Earl married SUDDARTH, Nancy Elizabeth [Group Sheet]

Earl married WHITE, Pauline Marie 23 Dec 1950, Reno, Neveda. Pauline was born 25 Apr 1931, Bismark, North Dakota; died 23 Jul 1999, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. [Group Sheet]

— WHITE, Eleanor A.. Eleanor died 26 Dec 1993. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Notes compiled by Alan Kelly (April 21, 2005):

Patrick had a son and his son has 3 daughters.