Children 5,6, & 7 all died at birth of the RH factor.
Granddaughter Diana Bennett said "He joined Wild Bill's Wild WestShow. H e knew Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull and all theothers who w ere in the show. He traveled with them until they wentto Europe. He l eft the show then because he didn't want to leave theUnited States. ( Many years later he showed me some of the old playbills and constumes h e had hidden away. Grandma was so embarrasedfor having married a pers on who had belonged to the entertainmentbusiness.) He tried farming b ut wasn't very good at it. Theyfinally bought a hotel in Gilman, Wisc onsin and ran it until hisdeath. That was a success."
Reidences & events:
4/30/1910 Indianola, Washington Twp, Warren Co, IA. At age 38, hewas s till at home with his parents at census time.
1/8/1920 Des Moines Twp, Polk Co, IA. At census time the familylived i n a rented house. William H, 49, was a shepp??? clerk in afoundry, wi fe Agnes M, was 34, and their only child was William E, 2y 3 mo. Agne s had immigrated in 1902, naturalized in 1907.Neighbors also worked i n the foundry.
4/3/1930 Ford Twp, Taylor Co, WI. Before the next census they hadmov ed north. They still rented their home. William, 59, married forthe f irst time at age 42, Agnes, 45, immigrated to the US in 1905 andwas na turalized. She had married at age 27. The family had grown toinclude I rvin, 12, Le Roy, 8, and Gorden, 2. William's occupationwas farmer.
His marriage record says he was born in Indianola, Warren Co, IA.
