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     James William Neal was born in September 1867 in Indiana.³ He was married by Eugene R. Mills, Minister, to Lydia Sophia Burlingham, daughter of Nathan Decatur Burlingham and Laura Sophia Kidder, on 15 May 1898 at Rose Villa, the bride's parents' home in West Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California.^1,4 He died suddenly from a heart attack on 19 February 1930 at age 62, while at his mine in El Dorado Co., California.^5,6
     He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and at the time of his marriage in 1898 he was superintendent of an experimental station in Jackson, Amador Co., California.^4,3 He and Lydia are listed there in the 1900 census, along with his sister Glenna.³ In 1910 he was in charge of an experimental station in Fairbanks, Alaska, and they are listed there, in the Fourth District, in the 1910 census.⁷ They were living in Norwalk Twp., Los Angeles Co., California, in 1920, along with Lydia's widowed mother Sophia (Kidder) Burlingham, and a nurse, Amelia Montgomery.⁸ At the time of his death in February 1930 he and Lydia were living in Garden Valley, El Dorado Co., California.⁶
     He was listed in the 1920 census as a farmer, apparently having left his job with the Department of Agriculture⁸, and at the time of his death in February 1930 he was part of a mining venture in Garden Valley.⁶

     Nathania Marie Neal was born on 21 April 1901 in California.^3,1 She married first Charles Lewis Fleischbein, son of Louis Fleischbein and Mary R. (?), about 1927.⁴ She married second Raymond Winfield Overwater, son of William Raymond Overwater and Millie Wentz, on 7 July 1934 in Carson City, Nevada.⁵ She died on 4 June 1974 in Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., Washington, at age 73.⁶ She was buried at Sunset Lane Memorial Park in Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., Washington.⁷
     She went by her middle name Marie.^2,8,9 She and her first husband Charles were living in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California, in 1930, along with her widowed mother Lydia.⁸ Charles was then working as a janitor for the city.⁸ In 1940 she was living with her second husband Raymond in North Sacramento⁹, and he was working as a machinist for an iron works company.⁹ They later moved to Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., Washington, possibly between 1947 and 1949.^10,11

     Charles Lewis Fleischbein was born on 3 August 1888 in Palmyra, Marion Co., Missouri.³ He married Marie Neal, daughter of James William Neal and Lydia Sophia Burlingham, about 1927.² He died on 10 January 1933 in Sacramento Co., California, at age 44.⁴ He was buried at Masonic Lawn Cemetery (Sect. B, Lot 393, Grave 2) in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.⁵
     He and his wife Marie were living in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California, in 1930, along with her widowed mother Lydia⁶, and he was then employed as a janitor for the city of Sacramento.⁶

     Raymond Winfield Overwater was born on 25 April 1899 in El Dorado, El Dorado Co., California.^1,3 He married Marie Neal, daughter of James William Neal and Lydia Sophia Burlingham, on 7 July 1934 in Carson City, Nevada.² He died on 15 February 1956 at Puget Sound Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, Kitsap Co., Washington, at age 56 from a heart attack.⁴ He was buried on 18 February 1956 at Sunset Lane Memorial Park in Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., Washington.^4,5
     He and his wife Marie were living in North Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California, in 1940⁶, and he was then working as a machinist for an iron works company.⁶ They later moved to Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., Washington, possibly between 1947 and 1949.^4,7 At the time of his death in 1956 he was employed as a pipefitter.⁴

     Irma L. Petry was born about 1905.¹ She married Alan A. Clements, son of Edwin Perry Clements and Lulu Luzetta Johnson, about April 1942 in Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada.^1,2,3

     Lucille Ruth Evans was born on 24 February 1941 in Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho.¹ She married Gary Lee McReynolds.^1,2 She died on 31 March 2000 at age 59.¹

     Gary Lee McReynolds was born on 24 January 1940 in Horseshoe Bend, Boise Co., Idaho.² He married Lucille Ruth Evans, daughter of Hovey Calhoun Evans and Elsie Laverne Norton.^1,3 He died on 30 May 2013 in Horseshoe Bend, Boise Co., Idaho, at age 73.²

     Betty Lou Dumont was born on 9 July 1940.² She married George C. Evans, son of Hovey Calhoun Evans and Elsie Laverne Norton, on 5 July 1960 in Josephine Co., Oregon.¹ She died on 16 December 1989 at age 49.² She was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho.²

     Martha Bell Kester was born on 14 March 1941 in Cambridge, Washington Co., Idaho.^2,3 She married Charles Hovey Evans, son of Hovey Calhoun Evans and Elsie Laverne Norton, on 3 July 1959 in Canyon Co., Idaho.¹ She died on 10 October 2002 at age 61.² She was buried at Peaceful Valley Cemetery in Knowlton Heights, Canyon Co., Idaho.²

     William Arthur Franson was born on 7 September 1912 in Venice, Los Angeles Co., California.² He married Melba Frances Aldrich, daughter of Byron Lincoln Aldrich and Gettie Madge Burlingham, on 22 June 1941 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.¹ They were divorced about June 1948 in Los Angeles Co.³ He died on 6 October 1980 in Santa Barbara Co., California, at age 68.⁴ He was buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park (Mausoleum #2, West Wall Stars 1) in Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., California.⁵
     He was an aviation executive with Lockheed Aircraft in Burbank, Los Angeles Co., California, at the time of his marriage.^1,2
     In November 1953 Melba reported to police in Portland, Oregon, that her 10-year-old son was missing. She found out from playmates that he got into a car with California plates, and was certain that his father, her ex-husband William Franson of Van Nuys, California, had taken him. She had court-ordered full custody, but admitted having "custody trouble."⁶

     Raymond Benjamin Parchmann was born on 4 February 1922 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.² He married as his second wife Melba Frances Aldrich, daughter of Byron Lincoln Aldrich and Gettie Madge Burlingham, on 3 September 1950 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.³ They were divorced in February 1953 in Los Angeles Co.⁴ He died on 8 December 2001 at age 79.² He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Cook Co., Illinois.⁵
     He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, enlisting on 21 October 1942, and was discharged on 25 January 1946.⁶
     He lived in California for a few years after the war. He is listed in the 1950 census in Los Angeles, enumerated on 17 April. Living with him as a housekeeper was Melba Franson, who he would marry later that year, and her son Arthur.⁷ He later moved back to the Chicago area, presumably after his divorce from Melba, where he married twice more.⁵
     During his lifetime he worked as an insurance underwriter, furniture salesman, deliveryman, taxi driver, and real estate broker. He was a member of the Unitarian Universalists' Near North Fellowship and the World Federalists, loved singing and dancing, and had an extensive knowledge about the history of Chicago.⁵