John Franklin Maple (1903 - 1978)

Born 2 Dec 1903 in Ralls County, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Son of Jasper Newton Maple and Vera Mabel (Daring) Maple

Husband of Clara Margaret Elizabeth (Keil) Maple — married 8 Feb 1925 in Bluff Hall, Fall Creek Township, Adams County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1978 at age 74 in Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, United States

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Biography

1930 US Census - Fall Creek Township, Adams County, Illinois (Dwelling #137, Family #143):

Maple, John F - Head, renter (age 26) married at 21, MO KA IN, Farmer (Grain & stock)

Clara M - Wife-H (age 27) married at 21, IL IL IL

Robert V - Son (age 4) IL MO IL

John F - Son (age 2 4/12) IL MO IL

Marion E - Son (age 5/12) IL IL IL

1940 US Census - Fall Creek Township, Adams County, Illinois (Household #105):

Maples, John - Head, Male (age 36) - born Missouri

Clara - wife, Female (age 37) - born Illinois

Robert - Son, Male (age 14) - born Illinois

Junior - Son, Male (age 12) - born Illinois

Marion - Son, Male (age 10) - born Illinois

Claude - Son, Male (age 6) - born Illinois

Ronald - Son, Male (age 2) - born Illinois

Obituary:

"John F. Maple

John F. Maple, 74, retired farmer and long-time resident of the Bluff Hall community died at 9:30 a.m. Monday (Oct. 16, 1978) in Maple Lawn Rest Home in Palmyra, Mo.

Mr Maple was born Dec. 2, 1903, in Ralls County, Mo., a son of Jasper Newton and Vera Daring Maple. He married Clara Margaret Keil, Feb. 8, 1925, in Fall Creek Township. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in December, 1975, at an open house in Bluff Hall United Church of Christ, hosted by their children. They were members of the church. Mr. Maple entered the rest home on Aug. 26, 1978.

Surviving are his wife; four sons, Marion of Loveland, Colo., Claude of Lompoc, Calif., Ronald of Plainville and John Jr. of Farber, Mo.; three brothers, Vernon and James, both of Hannibal, and David of the state of Washington; four sisters, Mrs. Carl (Mary) Muehring of Hannibal, Mo., Mrs. Raymond (Vera) Huffman of St Clair, Mo., Mrs. Omer (Susie) McCleery of Bushnell and Mrs. Wesley (Florence) Blohm of Galesburg; 16 grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren,; four great grand-grandchildren,; and several step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Robert; a brother; and a granddaughter.

Services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Hansen-Spear Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. William R. Schafer. Burial will be in Bluff Hall Cemetery. . ."

• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House
• Fact: Residence (1940) Marblehead, Fall Creek Township, Adams, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Burial Bluff Hall, Fall Creek Township, Adams, Illinois, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 December 2018, 01:35), entry for John Franklin Maple(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L51H-ZJK); contributed by various users.
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