FOURTH GENERATION

14. * John David SHEETS was born on 16 May 1855 in Renura, Monroe, TN. ^(53)(54) He died on 12 Aug 1916 in Washington, Washington, KS.^{(55) (27)(56)} He died on 12 Aug 1916 in Washington, Brown, Kansas. After an illness of about eight weeks, John Sheets died Saturday evening, Aug. 12, at his home 4 miles northeast of Everest at the age of 61 years. Death caused by the decease known as harding of the liver. Those living are: Mrs. Fannie Molt, of Everest; Foster, of Texas; Mrs. Maggie Hundley, of Hiawatha, and Roxie and Pearl who are at home. Three grand children, one half sister, and three brothers. The funeral was held Monday at the home at 10 o'clock. Rev. T.V. Hubbel having charge. A male quartet composed of Prof. J.B. Hill, H.M. Means, T.V. Hubbel and V.B. Hargis aided in the services. He was buried on 14 Aug 1916 in Robinson Cemetery, Robinson, Brown, KS. Mr. Sheets was well known in the south part of Brown county. He has for many years been in the well business, having dug many wells thouout the county. On Sept. 14, 1881 he moved to Dekalb county, Mo. He came to Brown county in 1901 with his family. He was married to Miss Mary M. Hill, at Mason, Mo., in November 1886. To this happy union were born seven children, five of whom are living, two died, one at the age of two years and the other at the age of four months. He was married to * Mary Malisa HILL on 21 Nov 1886 in Maysville (Mason), Dekalb, MO.^{(22) (22)} Married at the residence of the bride's father, in this place, John Sheets to Miss Mary M. Hill, Rev Elias George officiating. The bride and groom are both well known and respected residents of this town, at the time of their marriage John held the position of county jailor and was respected for his honesty and industry, Mary was the daughter of the architect T.A. Hill, one of the parties who had assisted in building up our town. The bride and groom had the best wishes of the community. And the community wished that they may live long and prosper.

15. * Mary Malisa HILL^{(57) (57)} was born on 8 Apr 1866 in Illinois. She died on 10 Nov 1924 in Hiawatha, Brown, KS.^{(22) (22)} Mary died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Hundley, living 8 1/2 miles east of Hiawatha, on Monday, at 6 o'clock. She was 58 years, 7 months, 2 days old. Those left to mourn her death are 2 sons, 3 daughters, J. Foster Sheets, of Hiawatha, Mrs. Fannie Molt, of Robinson, Roxie Sheets, of Everest, Mrs. Maggie Hundley, of Robinson, Pearl Sheets of Everest; 16 grandchildren; All of her brother and sisters except 2, 1 brother, Elery E. Hill of Oskaloosa, Washington; 1 sister, Georgia L. Phillips, of Stanberry, Mo. including father, and mother have preceded in death. Besides a host of relatives, friends who will miss her living tenderness, words of comfort. Funeral service by Rev. C. V. Pearce, of Hiawatha, Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at the home. She was buried on 11 Nov 1924 in Robinson Cemetery, Robinson, Brown, KS. She was born in Illinois, moved with her parents to Missouri when as a child. She was the oldest of 11 children. To this union was born 7 children, 2 of whom have gone before. Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets came to Kansas from Missouri in 1901. Children were:

i. Sarah Ethel SHEETS was born on 15 Aug 1887 in Maysville, DeKalb, MO. She died on 6 Jun 1889 in Maysville, DeKalb, MO.
7 ii. * Fannie Harriet SHEETS.
iii. John Foster "Buck" SHEETS^{(22) (22)} was born on 10 Aug 1891 in Maysville, DeKalb, MO. He died on 15 Sep 1959 in Maysville, Yuba, CA. A bench warrant issued Feb. 3 1930, by Judge C.W. Ryan, sent J.F. "Buck" Sheets to the Brown county jail Friday night. Sheets was arrested in 1929 on charges of failure to support his 4 children, George, Leroy, Josephine, John. He was found guilty of the charge but paroled, ordered to pay $15 a month for the support of the children. In November of 1929 the court told Sheets that if he didn't make the required payments her parole would be revoked. He failed to report at the following February term of court so his parole was revoked, a bench warrant issued for his arrest, but for some reason the warrant was not served. Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock Judge Ryan asked Sheriff J. H. Mellenbruch about the matter. The sheriff said he had never had such a warrant, no one could be found, so a copy of the old warrant which had never been returned, was drawn up. Undersheriff W. H. Downey arrested Sheets at a farm near Everest 7 hours later, ending the delay of more than 3 years in bringing about the arrest.
iv. Abraham Henry "Roxie" SHEETS was born on 8 Nov 1892 in Maysville, DeKalb, MO. He died on 6 Jan 1981 in Topeka, Shawnee, KS. He was buried in Robinson, Brown, KS.
v. Maggie Laverne SHEETS was born on 9 May 1894 in Maysville, DeKalb, MO. She died on 22 Jan 1953 in Kimball, Kimball, NE.^{(22) (22)} Funeral services were held at the first Baptist Church at Hiawatha, Kansas, Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Maggie R. Hundley, 58, a resident of Bushnell for many years. Mrs. Hundley died at a hospital in Kimball Saturday morning after a long illness with cancer. Survivors include her husband; two daughter, Mrs. Alda Kitchem, Frankfort, German, and Mrs. Opal Gettel, Bushnell; four sons, James and Charles H., both of Gardenia, Calif., John, Topeka, Kansas, and Donald, Bushnell; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Molt, Ontario, Ore., and Mrs. Pearl Moll, Wendell, Idaho; and two brothers, Roxie Sheets, Willis, Kans., and John F. Sheets of California. She was buried in Hiawatha, Brown, KS.
vi. Arabel SHEETS was born on 27 Mar 1896 in Everest, Brown, KS. She died on 25 Aug 1896 in Maysville, DeKalb, MO.^{(22) (22)} She died at the home of her parents, in Maysville, Mo., Tuesday, Arabel, was 4 months and 28 days.
vii. Ester Pearl SHEETS was born on 12 Dec 1906 in Everest, Brown, KS. She died on 11 Apr 1990 in Parma, Canyon, ID.^{(58) (59)} Graveside service for Pearl Moll, 83, of Parma, who died Wednesday, at home, was conducted at 2 p.m., Saturday. The Rev. Wally Voss of the Parma Pentecostal Church and Terry Downs will officiate. She was survived by her daughter Zilliah (Mrs. Bailie) Lewman of Parma, three grandchildren, Brenda (Mrs. Chad) Olsen of Payette, Bim and Linda Michelle Lewman of Parma; five great-grandchildren, Brandi, Misti, Shilo Olsen of Payette, and Kristen and Stacey Lewman of Parma; two nieces, Norma (Mrs. Albert) Gifford of Nyssa, Oregon, and Josephine Singly of Bakersfield, California; two nephews, Sylvester Molt of Rupert and Arthur of New Plymouth; and several other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by Theodore James Bollong on March 15, 1973, and Fred Clayton Moll on May 31, 1964, who rests in Hiawatha, Kansas. She was buried on 14 Apr 1990 in Roswell Cemetery, Roswell, Canyon, ID. She moved to Idaho in 1967 and had lived at the Parma Senior Citizens Housing Center since 1982, She was residing with her daughter Zilliah at the time of her death.