Oral Clayton (left) was born September 1, 1902 in the Town of Springwater to David R Clayton (1869-1947) and Annie Davies (1874-1956). She attended 2 years of high school in Wild Rose with the Class of 1920 .This picture is from high school. By 1930 she was living in Detroit as a servant for the Marvin Williams family. She married Roger S. Calvert November 9,1935 in Detroit. is parents were Frank J Calvert and Olive Rogers. They moved to Jamestown, Boulder County, Colorado. Oral died there March 18, 1972. Roger died January 1, 1974 in a car accident where the car flipped over 2 times and he died of head & chest injuries They had a son Daniel. Mary Humphrey was born April 9, 1903 to Edward R Humphrey (Jan. 29, 1854-Dec.4, 1920) and Annie Jones (Jul. 4, 1871-Sept. 1957) . They are both buried the Springwater Cemetery. Mary along with her mother, Annie lived in Oconto while Mary taught there. While living in Oconto, Mary earned $1500 and Annie paid $25 per month rent. She return to Wild Rose to teach until she retired. She was active in lots of groups: the Women's Federation, Eastern Star, the Methodist Church where she sang in the choir and played the organ. But Mary is likely to be most remembered for her scholarship f und at Wild Rose High School. |
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