Doctor Grandma

Researched my Grandma Mary’s brother, whose names was NOYES EARL REID.

They moved around some. He starts in Bedford & is buried in Bedford. Here is the timeline: Born Aug.25, 1895. (Our grandma Mary was b.Dec. 1899.)— In 1913, he is in Bloomington & was taken to a hospital for “ptaline poisoning from a ham sandwich” (news story). in 1916 he is at 411 W. 3rd St., Bloomington, and registeers for military, saying a reason he can’t serve is supporting his mother Marries in 1918 (lady named Madelin). In 1920, they are living in Indianapolis with HER parents at 1807 College Ave., Indy. In 1930 they are back in Bloomington living at 1303 S. Walnut St. where he works as a fireman and for the RR (railroad). By 1940 they have ret’d TO BEDFORD and live at an address that doesn’t exist anymore: 1021 “R” St. (near RR?) He is working as a “painter, contractor, for Steel Towers). In 1950, they are living at 2130 “P” St. (near 22nd St. it seems) & he AND his wife are working in paint sales at a paint store. (Some years missing here…) At his death in 1983 of leukemia, they were at 1912 19th St., Bedford. Looks to me like it’s maybe at a Boys & Girls Club address today with a parking lot.

Noyes and Madelin have 2 sons, Phillip Earl (1921-96) and Richard Joseph (1927-2002).

Phillip Earl marries Maralou Shakleford and they have a daughter, Martha Diane, and a son, John Curtis (b.1954). Martha Diane marries Steven Barry Geller. There is one son mentioned for them, Max M. Harris Geller. I wonder if he is a son from a previous marriage for Steven, just because of the middle name Harris. He is listed in a newspaper obit. The obit also confirms her brother John Reid.

Richard (1927-2002) marries Ramona Colleen Gipson and they later divorce. They seem to have one son named Joseph S. Reid. Richard marries Celia Lynn _____ and they seem to have 2 sons, Alexander 1988, and Andrew 1992.

2 immigrants: Gerrit Gerrits Plantinga and his wife, Mathilda (“Tilke”) Wobbes van Vliet. Gerrit was born 28 Dec. 1847 in Stiens, the Netherlands, which is part of Friesland, a coastal area of Netherlands. He was my great-great-grandfather and immigrated to America in 1890. His wife, “Tilke”, was born 9 Dec. 1843, in Hallum, another city in Friesland. Gerrit and Tilke had 8 children, all born in the Netherlands before they immigrated to America. (SO IF CONDITIONS IN THEIR LIFETIME WERE LIKE THOSE OF TODAY, THEY WOULD ALL FACE DEPORTATION OR IMPRISONMENT JUST FOR COMING HERE.) Their 3rd child was Wopke (later called William) Plantinga, my great-grandfather, father of my Grandpa George. Wopke had immigrated 8 yrs. before them, in 1882. Gerrit and Tilke arrived on Oct.18, 1890 with destination city being the neighborhood of Kensington, on the south side of Chicago. They probably had other relatives already there since they listed a neighborhood of Chicago. Four of their younger children traveled with them: Antje (Anna), Bootje (Bertha), Lieuwkje (Lucia), and Rinske (Rosie). In 1910, Gerrit and Matilda lived on 103rd St., Chicago, and he worked as a laborer in a “car shop”. His language is listed as English, Matilde’s as Dutch, so she probably never learned to speak English well. They stayed in Chicago, died & were buried there, in Mount Greenwood cemetery, Cook County, IL, Gerrit in 1919, Mathilda in 1935.

cfblack, 6-14-25