Louella Alice Pepper Wycoff Daugherty

As I've mentioned before, one purpose of this blogsite is to review my many folders of information. Whenever I do this, I find new information and also new questions. I'd like to share with you an E-Mail from Edith Svenson. I've had many E-Mails from her, however not for a couple of years. I am sending her Prairie Roots and so far haven't gotten it returned to me, which leads me to think that she may be unable to communicate any longer. I would love to get in touch with her again.

Here is her Feb. 1, 2001 communication:

"Dear Lori (aunt Lori) and Judy...Jacob Pepper is Louella Alice Pepper Wycoff Daugherty's father. I have his name off of Louella's social security application. She lists her parents as Jacob Pepper and Alice A. Tuttle. They are buried in the Green Valley Cemetery, Green Valley, Tazewell County, Illinois. Jacob was born April 6, 1848 and died May 29, 1888. Alice died April 10, 1876 at 22 years 11 months15 days. Louella was only three years old when her mother died. Don't know if Jacob remarried or not. I have a picture of Jacob. Note: Jacob is my 2nd great grand uncle. He did remarry to Mary Wiggins and they had three children as well as Mary having two from a previous marriage. My aunt had told me that Louella had married her second or third cousin. According to this it looks like it was her first cousin." Note: Edward was Louella's first cousin.

Edward Daugherty had a brother Richard."Richard had a daughter named, Leland Marjorie Daugherty. She had an illegitimate child by Lorraine Ernster who was Louella's grandson. The son was adopted out and he has just found out who his family was in this year. Note: I believe that Lee named the boy Richard and his name was changed to Tom by his adoptive parents. He is in his early 70's. Leland, called Lee Tibbetts, had another son but he died when young. Note: His name was Gary Belnap. Sounds like she never really got over his death.

Here is Louella's obituary that I just received in the mail Monday: Louella A. Daugherty 97, of 1503 Cottonwood Drive, Richland (wonder what state - there doesn't seem to be a Richland, Illinois. There is a Tri-City Tribune, serving the Columbia area of Washington. Cities included are Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland.)died this morning at Heather House. Mrs. Daugherty was born in Delavan Ill., and lived in the Tri-Cities 13 years. Note: Delavan is south of Peoria. She was a member of the Christian Church of Delavan. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Myrle Rawstern, Richland, two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. This last is not true because she had 4 other grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. This is all I know for now. Keep in touch." Edith

I would love to find out more about Louella's children and grandchildren and also get in touch with Edith again.