Henry Fedrock

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From Belvidere.  Left Belvidere in 1909.  He moved to Albuquerque Colorado, married a woman twenty-eight years old, went bail for his brother-in-law that skipped the country, invented a fingernail file that run by electricity, and yes, later died.  (If  you) woke him up out of a sound sleep, told him something and he'd agree with ya and talk back intelligent as a horse and the minute your back was turned he'd fall right back on the bed again.

Howard Honeycrutch

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From Belvidere. Friend of Uncle Fletcher who arrived for a visit.

Hobe Ubberly

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From Belvidere.  Wore his socks outside of his shoes.  Married a woman 34 years old, paid the expenses of having all of her teeth extracted as a wedding present, moved to Wash River, Kentucky., went into the corduroy looking-glass business and later died. - compiled by Richard E. Hunton

Don Elder

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Born in Belvidere. Was on vaudeville team with Aiden Fitzpatrick as half-bicycle and half dresser-set. - compiled by Richard E. Hunton

Morris R. Efscatch

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Straw boss on a section gang in Belvidere. Went blind and stayed blind for 12 hours from staring at a glazed photo in artificial light. Engaged to be married, he had a photo of his woman in his pocket; while eating lunch at noon, he whipped out the picture and stared at it for 10 minutes, put it in his hip pocket, picked up a shovel and began to scoop gravel - everything went black and he was taken home and put to bed and couldn't see until midnight 12 hours later.  Married a woman 44 years old and later died.  Never married the woman whose picture made him blind.  - compiled by Richard E. Hunton

Harry Beekdop

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From Belvidere.  38 years old - changed the subject like a bolt of lightning: like from "pass the gravy" to "pass the salt and pepper." Moved to Belvidere from Indianapolis, Ohio, then to New York, Ky., then to Los Angeles, Mich., and then to Cleveland, Minn. - married a woman 37 years old, went into the granulated shoestring business, ran away with his brother's wife, automobile, furniture and clothing by mistake, shot a barber for giving him too close a haircut in the elbow and later died. - compiled by Richard E. Hunton 

Charley H. McSpillter

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From Belvidere.  He married a woman 38 years old (he was 42.) He divided his time between Little Rock, Arkansas and Somerset, Kentucky. He sat aside every Thursday afternoon to practice on the automatic valve trombone, which he could play by ear.  He could also play the violin, pipe organ, rope and steam [unintelligible] by ear.  He loved cold oatmeal - preferred it to beef steak.

Albert Morton

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Fletcher's roommate in Belvidere. He popped popcorn at all hours of the day and night. They bummed around together all winter - either went to St. Paul, Minnesota and married a Cunningham or to Paunee, Illinois and married a Montgomery.  K.L. Sleeter, Joe Frickley and Harry Greel of Dixon said that he married a Cunningham - T.V. Adams, Jim Wade and Walter Up de Graff said he married a Montgomery.  J.G. Harris on a farm outside of Sterling said that he went to Findley, Ohio and married a Williamson. - compiled by Richard E. Hunton

John L. Stack

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From Belvidere, Illinois. "Bought a train ticket to Lansing, Michigan and never came back. " - Uncle Fletcher  

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Atterberry Hippins

Man from Belvidere who went into the salted house paint business. Moved to Fargo (South Dakota!) and married Melvarina Adkins, who was 16 years old. She wore a size 5 shoe on her left foot and a size 6½ on the other foot. She would always have to buy 2 pair of shoes and throw away a left-footed shoe and a right-footed shoe.