John Haner Crees (1806-1882)

Sarah McLaughlin (1804-1869)

Isaac Wyant (1820-)

Judith Ann Guild (1824-1882)

Neely B. Crees (1833-1908)

Emma Jane Wyant (1845-1921)

Myrtle E. Crees (1886-1970)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. George F. DeForest Myrtle E. Crees 1 2 3 4 5 Born: 26 December 1886, Cedar County, IA 2 3 5 Marriage (1): George F. DeForest on 5 October 1916 in West Liberty, IA 1 Died: 6 August 1970 at age 83 5 Buried: After 6 August 1970, West Liberty, IA 5   Noted events in her life were: • She appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in West Liberty, IA on January 1895. 2 Page 443, Family 1, Line 19 West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa Myrtle Creese..8..Cedar County, IA (Living with parents.) . • She appeared on the 1900 US Census in West Liberty, IA on 18 June 1900. 3 Sheet 9A, District 114, Dwelling 201, Household 203 West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa 506 Spencer, home owned, no mortgage Daughter..Myrtle E. Cress..Dec 1886..13..IA..At School (Living with parents.) . • She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, IA on April 1910. 4 Sheet 17A, District 119, Household 496 Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, Iowa Daughter..Myrtle Crees..25..IA (Living with widowed mother.) NOTE - If her birth date was in Dec 1886, then her age should have been 23 instead of 25. . • She was buried after 6 August 1970 in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty, IA. Plot: W Add Old Oak, Lot C, Space 1 Find A Grave Memorial #114331499 -------------------------------------------------- . 5 Myrtle married George F. DeForest, son of George De Forest and Mary Kelch, on 5 October 1916 in West Liberty, IA.1 (George F. DeForest was born in 1880,6 died on 4 December 1950 6 and was buried after 4 December 1950 in West Liberty, IA 6.)

1 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 21 Jan 2014), Name: Geo. F. De Forest; Spouse's Name: Myrtle E Crees; Event Date: 05 Oct 1916; Event Place: West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa.

2 1895 Iowa State Census, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, p. 443, family 1, line 15, Neely B. Crees and Emma Jane Wyant; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 20 Jan 2014).

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 114, sheet 9A, dwelling 201, family 203; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 17A, family 496, Emma Jane Wyant; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Jan 2014), 'http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114331499.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114331543.