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This is part of the Wild Rose High School Class of 1913. Left to Right. Back row: Maty Murty, Juanita Williams Smith, Hazel Ann Jones Somers. Front row: Arthur Williams, Dan Jenkins, Henry Keppler, Heber Clayton. Daniel Dopp and Erich Zick who are not present were also part of this class.
Wild Rose High School Class of 1914. Left to right. Back row: Lenore Protheroe Huffman, Olive Radley Johnson, Dorothy Dopp Tiedjens, Esther Lowe Ellickson, Estella Hughes Schaeffer. Middle row: Leon Deering, Earl Towne, Daniel Jones, Howard Jones. Front row: Gladys Etheridge Leininger. Olive Evans Wickett, Olga Zick Wartema.
This is the Wild Rose Methodist Church Sunday School class probably in the 1927-1928 time period. The teacher is Zilpha Davis (1901-1992). Her car, in the background, is a Model T Ford with side curtains. The Methodist Church was located at 625 Main St. The building on the right was 620 Main Street. Mary Thomas lived there. The building on the left was Oliver Hansel's barn. The children were left to right: Joyce Larsen LaBrot, Margaret Apps Gutche, Virginia Jenks Westover, Bernice Woodward Bechard, Norbert Milliken, Bruce McCormick, Nora Huffman Hoffman, Beverly Murty Anderson Ansorge, Mary Attoe Luedtke.
The 1930-31 Wild Rose High School Track Team. Left to right: Front row: Glenn Murty, Herbert Hahn, Kenneth Merryfield, Wilson Barr, Donald Davies, Gordon Merryfield. Back row: Kenneth Davies, Bernard Davies, Steve Burton, Myron Davies.
Robert Murty was the son of Michael
Murty and Eliza Blow. He was one of
seven children. He had a twin brother
James who was also called Jeff. The
twins were born June 22 1860 in the
Town of Mt. Morris. Robert died June 3,
1934. Robert married Ella Phllips,
daughter of John and Ann McLaughlin
Murty in 1895. Robert and Ella had 9
children. In the early years Robert and
James had an early threshing machine.
Robert owned the Wild Rose mill around
1900 for a short time. He was also a
carpenter.
This picture was taken about 1881-1882.
They are Lena Hanson, Herman E Hanson
and George T Hanson. They are children of
Ole T Hanson (July 26. 1845-March 8, 1903)
and Sara Serena Simonson (January 23,
1852-March 31, 1934). Lena was born 4
November 1873 in the Town of Mt. Morris.
George was born 29 May 1877. Herman
Edwin Hanson was born 10 November 1879.
Herman's wife was Ursie Jewell Lane (June
17, 1886-November 24, 1918). She died of
flu during the epidemic during WWI. They
were married 25 March 1907 in Fond du Lac.
She was the daughter ofJoseph and Susan
Lane. They had two daughters: Beth Doris
Hanson Burge and Caroline Hanson Garrison.
Herman's second wife was Margaret Etta
Bowen (December 4,1883-October 2, 1977),
daughter of David and Mary Davies Bowen.
They were married August 3,1932. Herman
had the Standard Oil station at 420 Main Street.
