SOURCE: (1) From charts prepared by Miriam Dexter;
"EDMUND & MATTIE BELLE DEXTER."
(On back:) "ED born April 4, 1858, Ontario Canada.
and MATTIE BELLE born 12/25/1864.
Married 11/3/1886."
George H. Dexter sent this photograph of his father,
HAROLD DEXTER as a boy (about 5 years of age.) He is sitting
on the arm of a wicker chair. Picture taken at Edlington Studios in
Marysville,Marshall Co., KS.
George H. Dexter sent (31 May 1991) a wonderful old picture of: "THE
EDMUND DEXTER FAMILY outside their Marshall Co., Kansas, farmhouse.
Little HAROLD looks about 5 years old, and JULIA about 7 which would
make the year about 1901. GRACE was 10 in 1901, MYRLE was 12, their
mother, MATTIE 38, and their father, EDMUND was 43. ED & MATTIE had
been married 15 years in 1901. Their home and windmill looks
substantial and approximately 10 years old. The house has the same
siding (clapboard?) as his father's house. Do the four horses, two with
colts, and hired man belong to ED?
George H. Dexter sent a very clear picture of his father HAROLD DEXTER
sitting in a horse drawn buggy with a convertible top. It's taken in front
of their home (Elm Creek, Kansas) and HAROLD looks abt. 20. 1916.
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George H. Dexter also sent an outstanding picture of JULIA and GRACE
DEXTER. They appear to be outside the afore-mentioned Kansas
farmhouse, and JULIA might be 22 and GRACE 25. If so, the year would
be 1916.
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1922 Atlas (probably of Marshall Co.) has Elm Creek Twp:
"Harold Dexter, wife, Marie. P. O. Marysville.
R l renter 160 ac sec 25 and in Center Pred.
Rent 80 ac Sec 30 (25 years in country) owner Edmund Dexter.
Phone Conv with Miriam Dexter, Dexter Fam Genealogist, 27 April 1991:
"Is Grace alive?"
"She died in childbirth. She had a son, I taught him in first grade."
I taught out in country school at age 17, in Marshall Co. The next year I
had 48 second graders in two divisions. Then after that I went to college
and got my degree in three years."
George Dexter also sent a small snapshot of "ED DEXTER & grandson,
BYRON." BYRON looks about 2. About 1917.
(Birth Date: a list of birthdays, sent to Carol by Miriam, July 1990:
"Byron Mayer, July 6, 1915 grandson of Ed.")
Phone conv with George H. Dexter, 14 May 1991: 5 Heron Drive,
Mill Valley, CA, 94941. abt 30 mi N. of San F. (work ph- [415] 456-7071).
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George H. Dexter sent a snapshot (31 May 1991) of: "ED & son, HAROLD
DEXTER. Fort Leonard Wood, Mo." Harold has a WWI army uniform on, so
it must have been about 1918. He would have been 22 years old in 1918.
His father, EDMUND DEXTER would have been 60 years old in 1918.
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Harold Dexter used to live at 2930 Dorchester, Bell CA., ph 221-6502.
(Probably in the 70's)
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Portrait of HAROLD & ESTHER DEXTER. (Perhaps a wedding picture.?)
George H. Dexter sent a great picture 31 May 1991, of:
"HAROLD DEXTER & wife Esther. His son & wife GEORGE & GERADINE
DEXTER." (Geradine is beautiful!) Picture taken about 1959; if so, George
would be 36 and his Dad, Harold would be 63 in 1959.
George H. Dexter sent another snapshot of: HAROLD DEXTER about age 60
standing in front of a white house with white pillars on the front porch,
and the house # is 1161.
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1900 Census of Elm Creek Twp., Marshall Co. Kansas lists Edmund and
Mattie B. Dexter and four children, including the youngest, " Harold G born
1896, 2 years old."
1910 Census of Elm Creek Twp., Marshall Co. Kansas lists Edmund and
Martha B. Dexter and four children, including the youngest, "George H.,
age 13."
"Julia and her brother and sisters all born at Elm Creek."
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George H. Dexter sent a phograph of HAROLD DEXTER as a boy (of about 5
years of age.) He is sitting on the arm of a wicker chair and the picture
was taken at Edlington Studios in Marysville, KS.
George H. Dexter sent a snapshot (31 May 1991) of: "ED & son, HAROLD
DEXTER. Fort Leonard Wood, Mo." Harold has a WWI army uniform on, so
it must have been about 1918. He would have been 22 years old in 1918.
His father, EDMUND DEXTER would have been 60 years old in 1918.
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Harold Dexter used to live at 2930 Dorchester, Bell CA., ph 221-6502.
(Probably in the 70's)
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Portrait of HAROLD & ESTHER DEXTER. (Perhaps a wedding picture.?)
George H. Dexter sent a great picture 31 May 1991, of:
"HAROLD DEXTER & wife Esther. His son & wife GEORGE & GERADINE
DEXTER." (Geradine is beautiful!) Picture taken about 1959; if so, George
would be 36 and his Dad, Harold would be 63 in 1959.
George H. Dexter sent another snapshot of: HAROLD DEXTER about age 60
standing in front of a white house with white pillars on the front porch,
and the house # is 1161.
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Phone Conv with Miriam Dexter 27 April 1991: "Is Harold Dexter alive?"
"He's dead." "He md twice. Miriam couldn't remember their names. Had
two children by first wife, a boy and a girl. The boy sold very expensive
cars in LA. The second wife lives in CA, San Francisco, she thought.
Harold George Dexter had two children: "Betty" Elizabeth Dexter who md.
Emile David Torre MD: 2190 Washington, #202, San Francisco, CA 94109
in Aug 1970.
George H. Dexter who married Geri. His address in 1985 was 2800
Nicasio Valley Road, Nicasio, CA 94946.
Phone conv with George H. Dexter, 14 May 1991: He said his father,
Harold George Dexter, was born 29 Sep, and his sister Betty was born 19
Sep. He said his father died five years ago and is buried in big Memorial
Cemetery in LA.
Card from George H. Dexter 31, May 1991: Gave his father, mother &
sister's death dates.
He lived in Laguna Hills Ca, by Lynnwood for 30 years. His (George H
Dexter's) stepmother, Esther, lives there still.
September 1985 letter from Mirian:
"I found a post card Uncle Will sent my Dad, with a pix of Ralph and Fred
in front of their house. And one of Harold in front of Uncle Ed's house in
buggy with horse in front . . . Then, cleaning woman came, and I had
company, so they're all in boxes, no Xerox yet. . . .
"The picture I was looking for was of my father's house, with Mother,
Dad, and Auntie Matt (Martha) sitting on porch."
Family Group Record made by Mary Dexter Richardson's descendants. Sent
6/1991 from Sue Brandyberry, 639 Courtleigh Drive, Wichita, KS 67218.
Has this info on children:
"Betty Torro-San Fran
George-San Francisco."
Phone conv with Miriam, 18 Jul 1991: She thought George might go see
Julia because "Julia's dau Marjorie Blair and George Dexter had been such
good friends."
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