ELLIOTT, CHARLES AND EVELYN (REVERE)

I was born at Thedford, Nebraska Novem-ber 18, 1915 to my parents, Clarence and Bertha Revere. We lived on a ranch, six miles northwest of Hecla, where I received my early education in a country school. Most of the homesteaders were selling out and moving away, by the time I was ready for High School. With them went most of my friends I had made during those twelve years. Some of them I never did see again. The family moved to the Adam's place, seven miles northwest of Mullen, in May, 1929.

Charles Elliott was born at McCook, Nebr. on October 8, 1905 and lived most of his life in south Cherry County, along with his parents, Ira and Alice Elliott. We were married July 6, 1937 by Rev. Lee Boyer, in the Methodist Parsonage, in Mullen. We lived the first two years of married life on the Aldrich place, eight miles northwest of Mullen. The place was sold to John Kraye in 1940 and we moved a mile north to the Hyatt place that we purchased. This was our home for the next thirty years, and our five children were born to us there. They all attended a country school in Cherry County, along with the Sullivan, Cotant, Christie, and other families.

Joyce Maxine was born 1938; Ira Lewis “Bud'' 1940; Myrna Jean

1942; Mary Alice 1946; and Janet Darlene 1958. She was the thirteenth baby to be born in the new Mullen Hospital.

Joyce taught three years in rural schools. She married Bob Phipps of Whitman. He lost his life two years later in a rodeo accident at Gordon, Nebr. There is a son, “Bob'' by this marriage. She worked in the Mullen Clinic following his death, later married Floyd Huddle of Mullen, they have two sons, Gordon and Dale. She married Ed Deterding of Arnold in February 1986 and resides on a farm south of Arnold, Nebr.

Bob attended college in Lincoln. He married Christy Winkler, of Holdrege and they have three children, Mathew, Mark, and Sara. They live in Holdrege and he is employed with Speedway Trucking. Gordon married Jerri Priest of Ainsworth and they have a son, Jesse. He is employed on a ranch for Hugh Sherman near Brownlee. Dale is certified in restaurant management and is employed at Taco Bell in Lincoln.

“Bud'' is retired after twenty-five years in the Air Force. He married Marilyn Sonnen-felt of Mullen. They live in Great Falls, Montana and are parents of two children, Mark and Cheryl.

Myrna attended Personell Training in Omaha, returned to Mullen and worked in the drug store for several years. She married Connie Pete Boyer of Mullen. They have two daughters, Shannan and Holly. Shannan is a beautician in Grand Island and Holly is a Junior in High School.

Mary married Don Williams of Grand Island where they reside. She is employed as a beautician. They are parents of two chil-dren. Dawn Michelle passed away at the age of six years. She was a victim of a rare and incurable disease, Meta-chromatic-luko-dystrophy. Rick attends school in Grand Island.

Jan married Lynn Horwart of Burwell. They reside in Deshler. They have three children, Leslie, Lyndsay, and John.

We have leased the ranch since 1970, when we purchased a farm five miles northwest of Burwell. We moved in August of that year and Jan finished her schooling in Burwell Schools. She worked in the Burwell cafe during summer vacations. We are all gradu-ates of Hooker County High School with the exception of Jan. We moved back to Mullen in September of 1976, and are living in retirement.