|
A
B R I E F H I S T O R Y
O F T H E
C O O K M A N F A M I L Y
P A G E
S E V E N
DECENDANTS OF
M E L B U R N C
O O K M A N:
F A M I L Y O F
L O N A N D
D E L L A C O O K M A N R E G E R
1:
Harold Clifton Reger (s/o Leonidas Anthony Lieutallas Reger and
Della Cookman) b. Jun 14, 1891, d. Aug 6, 1954, m. June 16, 1913 to Esther
Morrison, b. Oct 30, 1894. Harold attended the Griffith School and
Kirksville Normal School. He taught school for several years at the
Ghost School, Sterling, Prairie Dale, and others. Shortly after marriage
the couple moved to Newtown, MO, where they owned and operated a grocery
store. Later he developed a dairy farm near Kirksville, Mo.
In the spring of 1944 Harold and his family moved to Hollywood, CA, where
he worked for several years as a carpenter building movie sets and later
as a contour specialist for a swimming pool company. After Harold
died at their home in Hollywood on Aug 6, 1954, Esther moved to San Jose,
CA. Their sons: Harold Clifton Reger Jr. (b. 1914, m.
1938 to Dorothy Eller, b. 1920; children: Don Alan, and Jeannien)
2:
Infant Reger (c/o Leonidas Anthony Lieutallas Reger and Della
Cookman) b. Dec. 19, 1893, d. Dec. 19, 1893.
3:
Genevieve Reger (d/o Leonidas Anthony Lieutallas Reger and Della
Cookman) b. Aug 17, 1894 (living as of 1972), m. 1915 to William Charles
Crouch, b. Feb. 20 1891, d. 1966. Genevieve was born on the farm
north of the Asbury Church and attended the Griffith School as had her
mother and father before her. She later moved to Milan with her parents
and worked as a bookkeeper for the Poole Bros. Store.
After she married Bill Crouch in 1915 they moved to Marshalltown, Iowa,
where Bill worked as a plumber. In 1921 they moved to Clearwater,
FL, then came back to Marshalltown in 1923 to start their own successful
plumbing business, which they ran until they retired in 1956.
4:
John Hayward Reger (s/o Leonidas Anthony Lieutallas Reger and Della
Cookman), b. Oct 1, 1897, d april 20, 1916. Hayward was born on the
Asbury Church farm and moved to Milan with his parents when they purchased
a movie theatre business for him in 1908. Hayward contracted Tuberculosis
and the family moved him to New Mexico, hoping the dry climate would improve
his health. The condition only worsened, and after a trek back to
Milan Hayward died at his parents' home on April 20, 1916.
5:
Harry Leo Reger (s/o Leonidas Anthony Lieutallas Reger and Della
Cookman), b. Sep 26, 1903, m. 1927 Blanch Corinne Spangler, b. 1905.
Harry was born on the family farm and moved with them to Milan when he
was five. He attended school and worked until 1922 when he left for
one year to live in Colorado. Returning to MO, Harry helped his parents
on their new farm three miles west of Milan.
In 1926 he moved to Detroit, MI, where he was appointed to the Detroit
Police Force. He married Corinne the next year, and they lived in
Detroit until 1944, when Harry was forced to retire due to an injury in
the line of duty. They moved to Phoenix, and became involved in various
businesses until retirement. Their son: Dr. Harry Leo Reger
Jr. (b. 1931., m. 1959 to Lelia Shaw Johnson, b. 1934 children: Harry Leo
Reger III, b. 1960, Barry Lee Reger, b. 1962, Julie Jean Reger, b. 1963,
Jill Janette Reger, b. 1966)
the
family of Lon and Dell Cookman Reger, cont'd
|
-from A Brief History of the Melburn Cookman
Family in America, J. Howard Cheuvront, 1972
B
A C K N
E X T
|
