Family History - William Atkins

1. William Atkins,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). William married Mary Stein (born ____, parents not determined).

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Jennie Marie Atkins, born 15 August 1908 in Webster, Hamilton County, Iowa; died 13 August 1989 in Balaton, Lyon County, Minnesota. Married (1) Ernest Staples Married (2) Leonard Henry Buchholz.

2. Jennie Marie Atkins² (William¹), born 15 August 1908 in Webster, Hamilton County, Iowa;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 13 August 1989 in Balaton, Lyon County, Minnesota.^{1, 2} Jennie married, first, 24 November 1926 in Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, Ernest Staples² (born 8 February 1897, the son of James W. Staples and Rosa Goldsmith;^{3, 5} Ernest died 24 January 1940⁵). Jennie married, second, 22 August 1940 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, Leonard Henry Buchholz^{1, 2} (born 22 October 1910 in Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota, the son of George Frederich Buchholz and Mary May Kaufman;^{6, 7, 8} Leonard died 27 May 1976 in Murray County, Minnesota^{6, 7}). Jennie is buried in Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota.¹ Ernest is buried in Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota.⁵

+	3	i.	James Duane Staples, born 13 June 1927; died 6 November 2011. Married Rita Evelyn Deslauriers.
+	4	ii.	Dale Myrond Staples, born 22 October 1928 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota; died 28 July 2004 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Married Lillian Cha Johnson.
+	5	iii.	Gary Dean Staples, born 6 June 1930 in Minnesota; died 3 September 2013 in Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota. Married Mary Catherine Cruit.
+	6	iv.	Phyllis Aloha Staples, born 1 October 1932 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota; died 20 August 2018 in Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota. Married Clifton Morice ‘Cliff’ Hubner.

+	7	i.	Leonard George Buchholz, born 19 August 1941 in Wanda, Redwood County, Minnesota; died 12 July 2016 in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota. Married (1) Bernita Caroline Field Married (2) Wavajean Esther Baas Married (3) Mary Beth Jenniges.
	8	ii.	Mary Ann Karen Buchholz, born 12 February 1943 in Murray County, Minnesota.9
+	9	iii.	David Harold Buchholz, born 7 July 1944 in Murray County, Minnesota. Married Lynn Alta Kuhnau.
+	10	iv.	Sandra Maree Buchholz, born 14 April 1946 in Murray County, Minnesota. Married Gerald Leroy Cochran.
+	11	v.	Brian Lee Buchholz, born 13 January 1951 in Murray County, Minnesota. Married (1) Sue A. Schultz Married (2) Larena Elizabeth Deraad.

1. Find a Grave (website). Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota, Jennie Marie Buchholz, born: 15 August 1908; died: 13 August 1989 (from record, which provides the names and links for two husbands).
2. Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006, Jennie Buchholz, born: 15 August 1908 in Webster, Iowa; died: 13 August 1989 in Balaton, Minnesota. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, two husbands, children, and siblings.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Minnesota, Murray County, Slayton Township, E.D. 51-28, Sheet No. 6A, Ernest Staples, 33, Iowa, first married age 30, farmer, general farm; wife Jennie M. Staples, 22, Iowa, first married age 20; son James D. Staples, 2 10/12, Minnesota; son Dale N. Staples, 1 6/12, Minnesota.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Minnesota, Redwood County, North Hero Township, E.D. 64-19, Sheet No. 1A, Jennie M. Staples, 32, Iowa, widow, first married age 19, 4 children; son James D. Staples, 12, Minnesota; son Dale M. Staples, 11, Minnesota; son Gary D. Staples, 9, Minnesota; daughter Phyllis D. Staples, 7, Minnesota.
5. Find a Grave (website). Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota, Ernest Staples, born: 8 February 1897; died: 24 January 1940 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, wife, and two children).
6. Find a Grave (website). Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota, Leonard Henry Buchholz, born: 22 October 1910 in Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota; died: 1976 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).
7. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Leonard Henry Buchholz, died: 27 May 1976 in Murray, Minnesota; born: 22 October 1910 in Minnesota; mother: Kaufman.
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Minnesota, Murray County, Holly Township, E.D. 57-14, Sheet No. 4A, Leonard Buchholz, 29, Minnesota, divorced, farm laborer, farm [he is a hired hand in the family of Floyd A. and Mae Bell and children].
9. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Mary Ann Karen Buchholz, born: 12 February 1943 in Murray, Minnesota; father: Leonard H. Buchholz; mother: Jennie Marie Atkins.

3. James Duane Staples³ (Jennie,² William¹), born 13 June 1927;^{1, 2, 3} died 6 November 2011.¹ James married, 1950, Rita Evelyn Deslauriers¹ (born 13 January 1932 in Currie, Murray County, Minnesota, the daughter of Walter Joseph Deslauriers and Pricilla Mary Beach;⁴ Rita died 29 March 2015 in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota⁴). James is buried in Saint Anne’s Cemetery, Murray County, Minnesota.¹ Rita is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Currie, Murray County, Minnesota.⁴

4. Dale Myrond Staples³ (Jennie,² William¹), born 22 October 1928 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota;^{2, 3, 5} died 28 July 2004 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.⁵ Dale married, 1949, Lillian Cha Johnson⁵ (born 7 July 1927 in Lake Wilson, Murray County, Minnesota, the daughter of August K. Johnson and Annie Hill;^{6, 7} Lillian died 12 January 2003⁶). Lillian is buried in Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota.⁶

5. Gary Dean Staples³ (Jennie,² William¹), born 6 June 1930 in Minnesota;^{3, 8} died 3 September 2013 in Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota.⁸ Gary married, 14 June 1954, Mary Catherine Cruit (born 7 April 1933, parents not determined;^{9, 10} Mary died 8 December 1995⁹). Their marriage ended in divorce on 24 July 1984.¹⁰ Gary is buried in Worthington Memorial Gardens, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota.⁸ Mary is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota.⁹

6. Phyllis Aloha Staples³ (Jennie,² William¹), born 1 October 1932 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota;^{3, 11} died 20 August 2018 in Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota.¹¹ Phyllis married, 1950, Clifton Morice ‘Cliff’ Hubner¹² (born 20 November 1925 in Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, the son of Emanuel Hubner and Pauline Engel;¹² Cliff died 4 January 1998 in Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota¹²). Phyllis and Cliff are buried in Danzig Baptist Cemetery, Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota.^{11, 12}

7. Leonard George Buchholz³ (Jennie,² William¹), born 19 August 1941 in Wanda, Redwood County, Minnesota;^{13, 14} died 12 July 2016 in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota.¹⁴ Leonard married, first, 26 December 1959 in Murray County, Minnesota, Bernita Caroline Field¹⁵ (born ca. 1943, parents not determined¹⁵). Their marriage ended in divorce on 4 February 1974 in Lyon County, Minnesota.¹⁶ Leonard married, second, 17 August 1974 in Lyon County, Minnesota, Wavajean Esther Baas¹⁷ (born ca. 1947, parents not determined¹⁷). Their marriage ended in divorce on 19 August 1977 in Lyon County, Minnesota.¹⁸ Leonard married, third, 20 February 1982 in Lyon County, Minnesota, Mary Beth Jenniges^{14, 19} (born ca. 1955, parents not determined).

	12	i.	Michele Annita Buchholz, born 23 July 1960.
+	13	ii.	Warren Leonard Buchholz, born 31 March 1962. Married Jill Marie Knott.
	14	iii.	Brent Lee Buchholz, born 16 September 1965 in Lyon County, Minnesota.20

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Karrie Lynn Buchholz, born 12 February 1970 in Lyon County, Minnesota.21

9. David Harold Buchholz³ (Jennie,² William¹), born 7 July 1944 in Murray County, Minnesota.²² David married, 1 July 1961 in Lyon County, Minnesota, Lynn Alta Kuhnau²⁴ (born 3 November 1945 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, the daughter of Warren Gerhart Kuhnau and Ardyth Ruth Stilts²³).

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Lynette Kaye Buchholz, born 22 December 1961 in Lyon County, Minnesota.25

10. Sandra Maree Buchholz³ (Jennie,² William¹), born 14 April 1946 in Murray County, Minnesota.²⁶ Sandra married, 27 September 1964 in Lyon County, Minnesota, Gerald Leroy Cochran²⁸ (born 29 January 1942 in Murray County, Minnesota, the son of Ralph H. Cochran and Hermine Tuin²⁷).

	17	i.	Melissa Karen Cochran, born 29 July 1965 in Lyon County, Minnesota.29
	18	ii.	Jerry Lee Cochran, born 26 April 1967 in Lyon County, Minnesota.30

11. Brian Lee Buchholz³ (Jennie,² William¹), born 13 January 1951 in Murray County, Minnesota.³¹ Brian married, first, 6 November 1971 in Lyon County, Minnesota, Sue A. Schultz³² (born ca. 1954, parents not determined). Brian married, second, 11 February 1995 in Lyon County, Minnesota, Larena Elizabeth Deraad³³ (born ca. 1955, parents not determined).

1. Find a Grave (website). Saint Anne’s Cemetery, Murray County, Minnesota, James Duane Staples, born: 13 June 1927; died: 6 November 2011 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and two children.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Minnesota, Murray County, Slayton Township, E.D. 51-28, Sheet No. 6A, Ernest Staples, 33, Iowa, first married age 30, farmer, general farm; wife Jennie M. Staples, 22, Iowa, first married age 20; son James D. Staples, 2 10/12, Minnesota; son Dale N. Staples, 1 6/12, Minnesota.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Minnesota, Redwood County, North Hero Township, E.D. 64-19, Sheet No. 1A, Jennie M. Staples, 32, Iowa, widow, first married age 19, 4 children; son James D. Staples, 12, Minnesota; son Dale M. Staples, 11, Minnesota; son Gary D. Staples, 9, Minnesota; daughter Phyllis D. Staples, 7, Minnesota.
4. Find a Grave (website). Calvary Cemetery, Currie, Murray County, Minnesota, Rita Evelyn Deslauriers Chepa, born: 13 January 1932 in Currie, Murray County, Minnesota; died: 29 March 2015 in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota (from record, which includes the text from her obituary, and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, two husbands, and two children).
5. Find a Grave (website). Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota, Dale Myrond Staples, born: 22 October 1927 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota; died: 28 July 2004 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, and wife). [His birth year is believed to be 1928, not 1927, based on census records and compared to records for his older brother James.
6. Find a Grave (website). Slayton Cemetery, Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota, Lillian C. Staples, born: 7 July 1927; died: 12 January 2003 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
7. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Lillian Cha Staples (other name: Lillian C. Johnson), born: 7 July 1927 in Lake Wilson, Minnesota; father: August K. Johnson; mother: Annie Hill.
8. Find a Grave (website). Worthington Memorial Gardens, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, Gary Dean Staples, born: 6 June 1930 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota; died: 3 September 2013 in Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota (from record, which includes the text of his obituary).
9. Find a Grave (website). Saint Marys Cemetery, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, Mary “Cruit” Staples, born: 7 April 1933; died: 8 December 1995 (from record).
10. Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995, Gary D. Staples, 54; Mary C. Staples, 51; divorced on 24 July 1984 in Nobles, Minnesota.
11. Find a Grave (website). Danzig Baptist Cemetery, Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, Phyllis Aloha Staples Hubner, born: 1 October 1932 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota; died: 20 August 2018 in Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota (from record, which provides the names and links for her father, one sibling, and husband).
12. Find a Grave (website). Danzig Baptist Cemetery, Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, Clifton Morice “Cliff” Hubner, born: 20 November 1925 in Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota; died: 4 January 1998 in Avon Bon Homme County, South Dakota (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).
13. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Leonard Buchholz, born: 19 August 1941 in Redwood, Minnesota; father: Leonard H. Buchholz; mother: Jeane Atkins.
14. Obituary, Horvath Funeral Service (website: horvathfuneralservice.com), Leonard George Buchholz, died: 12 July 2016 in Marshall, Minnesota; born: 19 August 1941 in Wanda, Minnesota. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, siblings, wife, children and their spouses, and grandchildren.
15. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Leonard G. Buchholz, 18; Bernita C. Field, 16; married on 26 December 1959 in Murray, Minnesota.
16. Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995, Leonard G. Buchholz, 32; Bernita C. Buchholz, 30; divorced on 4 February 1974 in Lyon, Minnesota.
17. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Leonard G. Buchholz, 32; Waujean [sic, Wavajean] E. Baas, 27; married on 17 August 1974 in Lyon, Minnesota.
18. Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995, Leonard G. Buchholz, 36; Wavajean E. Buchholz, divorced on 19 August 1977 in Lyon, Minnesota.
19. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Leonard G. Buchholz, 40; Mary Beth Jenniges, 27; married on 20 February 1982 in Lyon, Minnesota.
20. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Brent Lee Buchholz, born: 16 September 1965 in Lyon, Minnesota; father: Leonard G. Buchholz; mother: Bernita Caroline Field.
21. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Karrie Lynn Buchholz, born: 12 February 1970 in Lyon, Minnesota; father: Leonard George Buchholz; mother: Wavajean Esther Baas.
22. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, David Harold Buchholz, born: 7 July 1944 in Murray, Minnesota; father: Leonard Henry Buchholz; mother: Jennie Marie Atkins.
23. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Lynn Alta Kuhnau, born: 3 November 1945 in Cottonwood, Minnesota; father: Warren Gerhart Kuhnau; mother: Ardyth Ruth Stilts.
24. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, David H. Buchholz, 16; Lynn A. Kuhmau, 15; married on 1 July 1961 in Lyon, Minnesota.
25. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Lynette Kaye Buchholz, born; 22 December 1961 in Lyon, Minnesota; father: David Harold Buchholz; mother: Lynn Alta Kohnau.
26. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Sandra Maree Buchholz born: 14 April 1946 in Murray, Minnesota; father: Leonard H. Buchholz; mother: Jennie Marie Atkins.
27. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Gerald Leroy Cochran, born: 29 January 1942 in Murray, Minnesota; father: Ralph H. Cochran; mother: Hermina Tuin.
28. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Gerald L. Cochran, 22; Sandra M. Buchholz, 19; married on 27 September 1964 in Lyon, Minnesota.
29. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Melissa Karen Cochran, born: 29 July 1965 in Lyon, Minnesota; father: Gerald Leroy Cochran; mother: Sandra Marie Buchholz.
30. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Jerry Lee Cochran, born: 26 April 1967 in Lyon, Minnesota; father: Gerald Leroy Cochran; mother: Sandra Marie Buchholz.
31. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Brian Lee Buchhols [sic, Buchholz], born: 13 January 1951 in Murray, Minnesota; father: Leonard Henry Buchholz; mother: Jennie Marie Atkins.
32. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Brian L. Buchholz, 20; Sue A. Schultz, 17; married on 6 November 1971 in Lyon, Minnesota.
33. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Brian L. Buchholz, 44; Larena E. Deraad, 40; married on 11 February 1995 in Lyon, Minnesota.

13. Warren Leonard Buchholz⁴ (Leonard,³ Jennie,² William¹), born 31 March 1962.¹ Warren married, 30 July 1988 in Lyon County, Minnesota, Jill Marie Knott² (born ca. 1963, parents not determined).

	19	i.	Jennifer Bernie Buchholz, born 1 March 1990 in Lyon County, Minnesota.3
	20	ii.	Steven Warren Buchholz, born 15 July 1992 in Lyon County, Minnesota.4

1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
2. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Warren L. Buchholz, 26; Jill M. Knott, 25; married on 30 July 1988 in Lyon, Minnesota.
3. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Jennifer Bernie Buchholz, born: 1 March 1990 in Lyon, Minnesota; father: Warren Leonard Buchholz; mother: Jill Marie Knott Buchholz.
4. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, Steven Warren Buchholz, born: 15 July 1992 in Lyon, Minnesota; father: Warren Leonard Buchholz; mother: Jill Marie Knott Buchholz.