African/American History      Births     Cemeteries     Census     Churches     County History     Deaths       Home Page     Links

Maps     Marriages     Military    Miscellaneous     Newspaper Clips     Obituaries     Photo Album     Research Help    Surnames     Town Histories

The two children on the left are Herman CHRIGGER (1917-1942) and his sister Clara (still living, as far as I know). Center is my aunt, Ethel WESTERHOLD (1920-1951). Right are my uncle, Arnold (back) and father, Walter (front). Picture was probably taken about 1925, on the August CHRIGGER farm.

-- submitted by: Marsha Ensminger

This is a studio portrait from very late 1920 or very early 1921, which makes it 83 or 84 years old. The print I have is embossed "A. H. Strebler Studio / 133? Main Street / Edwardsville". The subject is my late aunt, Ethel M. WESTERHOLD. She's supposed to be about 9 months old.   --submitted by: Marsha Ensminger

This is my late aunt again, this time on the occasion of her wedding. Ethel M. WESTERHOLD (1920-1951) and her husband, Wilfred GUSEWELLE (1914-1995) on 25 April 1943, probably in St. John's E & R (now UCC) church in Wood River (that's where the wedding was). The couple's attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crabtree (1912-1982), brother-in-law and sister of the groom. Mrs. Crabtree would have been Verna M. Gusewelle (1918-1999).     -- submitted by: Marsha Ensminger