Mick, Leslie E. (b. 09 NOV 1892, d. 29 DEC 1952)

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Text: Texas, Wharton County, Precinct 3, E. D. 165, Page 10B

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Text: Missouri, Ray County, Camden Township, E. D. 124, Page 1A

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Title: Death Certificate

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Text: Texas, Wharton County, State File Number 65131, April 30, 1953

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Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by ProQuest from microfilmed schedules of the 1910 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1910 Federal Population Census. T624, 1,784 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.Repository:

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Text: Texas, Wharton County, Precinct 3, E. D. 165, Page 10A

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Author: National Archives and Records Administration
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Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. 1920 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.Repository:

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Text: Texas, Wharton County, Precinct 3, E. D. 164, Page 4B

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Title: Death Certificate

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Text: Texas, Harris County, State File Number 11805, May 7, 1973

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Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by ProQuest from microfilmed schedules of the 1910 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1910 Federal Population Census. T624, 1,784 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.Repository:

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Text: Texas, Wharton County, Precinct 3, E. D. 165, Page 10A

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Author: National Archives and Records Administration
Title: 1930 United States Federal Census
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Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. 1930 United States Federal Census. ;database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1930 Federal Population Census. T626, 2,667 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.Repository:

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Text: Texas, Wharton County, Precinct 3, Iago, E. D. 241-8, Page 11B

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Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. 1920 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.Repository:

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Text: Texas, Wharton County, Precinct 3, E. D. 164, Page 4B

Reference: 1494

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Reference: 2100

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Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by ProQuest from microfilmed schedules of the 1910 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1910 Federal Population Census. T624, 1,784 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.Repository:

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 69, Page 1A

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Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. 1920 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.Repository:

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 4B

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Author: National Archives and Records Administration
Title: 1930 United States Federal Census
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Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. 1930 United States Federal Census. ;database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1930 Federal Population Census. T626, 2,667 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.Repository:

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 75-25, Page 4B

Reference: 1495

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Fayette County, State File Number 64318, January 9, 1957

Reference: 1339

Note: Edna Mills Willrich

In 1931 a southbound Kansas City Southern passenger train slowed to a stop and a young lady stepped off. Edna Mills had arrived for her new job and the rest of her life in DeQuincy. To meet the train that day were a couple of young men who had heard some new teachers were coming to town. Jake Willrich told his pal, Pete Perkins, that the �one in the silly hat was his.� Edna married Jake three years later. Her teaching career would come to an abrupt halt as married women were not allowed to teach in those days. Their only child, Candace, was born twelve years later in 1946. When Jake died unexpectantly in 1952, Edna�s role as a businesswoman began. She operated his oil and gas distributorship for two years keeping books, and sometimes pumping gas; until leasing to then Standard Oil Company. Her teaching career resumed in 1954 shortly, and she would raise her young daughter alone. Edna�s 67 years in DeQuincy have been spent actively involved in civic and community endeavors. She is the only living charter member of the DeQuincy Study Club, the oldest federated civic organization in DeQuincy founded in 1938. She has served as its president three different times and in all of its other offices as well. Several of the noteworthy accomplishments of the club were the establishment of DeQuincy�s first library, a wheel chair project to provide assistance to the disabled, and hearing tests for all of the local school children. She is an active member today and her daughter is also a member. Edna became a member of the First Baptist Church soon after her arrival, and has been active in many areas. She served several times as a Sunday School teacher and is presently a member of the Martha Sunday School Class. She has been a member of the choir until recently, a member of Senior Power Group, and the Senior Power Choir which visits the local nursing home and hospital on special occasions. She served for many years as the chairman of the Bereavement Committee comforting families in dark hours, and has been a faithful member of the Women�s Missionary Union. Edna�s initiation in 1927 into the Order of the Eastern Star preceded her arrival in DeQuincy, and she has been an active member of the Adah Chapter #34 all of these years. Her 70 years of membership have included holding all stations. She is a past matron. In her many years of teaching Home Economics, Edna has taught several generations of DeQuincy women in the art of homemaking, particularly to cook and sew. Although retired, she continues to receive calls from former students asking her advice about this and that. She is well known for her belief in �a pot of soup to soothe and a pound cake to celebrate,� and there have been many recipients. As the sponsor of the Future Homemakers of America, she has influenced hundreds of young women to aspire to their roles as homemakers, and driven many miles with these girls to conventions all over the state. For many years the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet was held in the DeQuincy High School cafeteria adjacent to Edna�s Home Economics Department. She and the FHA girls assisted with the menu, table settings and decorations, and served as hostesses at the event. She was recognized and presented a plaque to acknowledge her years of service to the Chamber several years ago. She has been a member of local and state teacher�s organizations during her teaching career, and is presently a member of the Calcasieu Parish Retired Teachers Association, the National Educators Association, and the State of Louisiana Retired Teachers Association. She continues her active membership in Delta Kappa Gamma, a national society for teachers in Calcasieu Parish. On the occasion of her 90th birthday she can reflect to a rich and rewarding long life of dedicated service to her community. Although the passenger trains have long stopped running and Edna�s vision failed, her enthusiasm, dedication, and determination have not. She is loved and admired by her many friends, her former students, and her family for her convictions, her loyalty, and her faithfulness.

Edna Willrich

Mrs. Edna Mills Willrich, 96, longtime DeQuincy Civic leader and teacher, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. She had been a resident of DeQuincy for 73 years. Born in Pickering Feb. 1, 1908 to Lovic Nathaniel Mills and Hettie Davis Mills, she lived her early years in Pittsburgh, Texas. She graduated from Baylor-Belton for Women, and was a 1928 graduate of Louisiana College where she was selected "Most Beautiful Girl". She did post graduate work at Iowa State College at Ames. She taught school in Oberlin and DeRidder and arrived in DeQuincy in 1931. She married local businessman, Jake Willrich, in 1934 and their only child, Candace, was born in 1946. Her husband's untimely death in 1952 made her one of DeQuincy's earliest businesswomen when she assumed the operation of the Willrich Oil and Gas Company. After leasing the business to Standard Oil Company, she resumed her teaching career. She was Home Economics teacher at DeQuincy High School for many years and taught several generations of DeQuincy women in the art of homemaking. She was the sponsor of the Future Homemakers of America who hosted the DeQuincy Chamber of Commerce banquet for many years. She was a member of the Calcasieu and Louisiana Retired Teachers Association. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma for 40 years. She was a charter member of the DeQuincy Study Club in 1938, serving as President as well as many other offices. One of the club's many accomplishments was the founding of DeQuincy's first library. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher, member of the choir, bereavement committee, and the WMU. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 77 years, holding all stations including Worthy Matron. She was the recipient of DeQuincy's Civic Service Award in 1998. Survivors include her daughter, Candace Cooper and son-in-law, Gary W. Cooper; granddaughter, Lauren Cooper; grandson, Ben Cooper and wife, Mary; and great-grandchildren, Bryce and Jake Cooper, all of DeQuincy. She was preceded in death by a sister, Zelma Mills Bobbitt. Visitation will continue at Snider Funeral Home Sunday from 9 a.m. until time of services which will be held at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of DeQuincy. The Rev. Byron Comish will officiate. Interment will be at Rigmaiden Cemetery. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.mem.com. [The Sulphur Daily News,Sulphur, Louisiana, August 31, 2004]

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Text: The Southwest Daily News, August 28, 2004.

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Note: Mrs. C. F. Mauer, nee Miss Alma Moellenberndt, of Marlin, arrived last week in response to a message announcing the serious illness of her grandmother, Mrs. A. Amberg. [The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 20, 1902]

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 8A

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 8A

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 8A