Della Mae Goetz

Johannes Friedrich Goetz, Mary Alice Gilkerson, and William Goetz
Della Mae Goetz
Nina Thompson/Geotz
Mary Sue Thompson/Goetz
Grave marker of Della Mae Goetz and Raymond Lawrence Thompson located in Roselawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, IN

Johann Friedrich George Goetz (JFGG) and Mary Alice Gilkerson lived in Nevins, Vigo County, Indiana; Fontanet, Vigo County, Indiana; Burnett, Vigo County, Indiana; and Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. At age 40, JFGGoetz was naturalized on 1 Nov 1904 in Vigo Circuit Court before Judge James E Piety. His record appears in the Civil Order Book no. 68, Vigo Circuit Court, pages 236-37. JFGGoetz died in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana on 6 Apr 1938 at Union Hospital. He and Mary Alice are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Charles Friedrich Boyll, son of Pearl Goetz and Charles Henrich Boyll, told a story about JFGGoetz’ dog. He had a little dog named Gypsy, that followed him everywhere. He would walk frequently, due to pain in his limb. His leg was amputated from the knee down, after a mining accident. Charles Frederick Boyll (son of Pearl Goetz Boyll) said that dog was always by his side.

Della Mae Goetz was born on 13 Dec 1905 in Burnett, Vigo Indiana to John Friedrich Goetz and Mary Alice Gilkerson.  She died on 6 May 1991 at the home of her daughter, Nina Mae Thompson/Youngblood.  She was buried next to Raymond Lawrence Thompson in Roselawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana on 8 May 1991.

Della Mae Goetz was married 4 times and had 3 children from her unions. Her 1st marriage to Clarence Reece (b 1902-d 1972) was on 11 Mar 1992 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. She was 16 years old and Clarence was 20.  There was one child by this union:

  • Leroy Eugene Reece (b 1922-d 1926). His father  joined the Navy and Della ended the marriage Eugene was born on 15 Jul 1922. He was died after being hit by a car while playing in front of his house. He developed pneumonia  and died shortly after

Della married 2nd Harry Seymore Robertson (b 1893-d 1975) on 12 Sep 1925 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. No children of this union.

Della married 3rd Raymond Lawrence Thompson (b 7 Sep 1902-d 13 Dec 1959), son of John Wilson Thompson (b 25 May 1868-d 24 Sep 1951) and Mary Louisa Batman (b 30 Jun 1991 -d 7 Jan 1969) They were married on 20 Dec 1926 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. They had 2 children from this union. They were:

  • Nina Mae Thompson
  • Mary Sue Thompson

Della married 4th, Richard Ferguson Sr. (b 28 Apr 1906-30 Mar 1977). No children of this union. 

Richard Sr had a child from his first marriage.  His first wife was Nova Helen Fulk (b 12 Jun 1911-d 25 Aug 1957).  There was one child from this union.

  • Richard Wayne Ferguson Jr. (b -d)
Della Mae Goetz and husband Harry Seymore Robertson
Della Mae Goetz and husband Richard Wayne Ferguson
Write up of Leroy Eugene Reese in Terre Haute Tribune. Eugene developed pneumonia and later died.

Nina Mae Thompson (2 Sep 1927-d 31 Jan 2020) married 1st Donald Deane Monroe (b 1922-d ) on 4 Feb 1946. There was one child from this union:

  • Diedre Ellen (Dee) Monroe (b 1947-d living in 2022).

Nina married 2nd Owen Cartwright Youngblood (b 20 Feb 1919-d 21 Apr 2004). There is no grave marker for Nina or Owen.  Both were cremated. Owen’s ashes were buried at the house in the garden and Nina’s ashes are with her daughter, Nina Mae Youngblood. There were two children of this union:

  • Brent Owen Youngblood (b 30 Jun 1951- living in 2022)
  • ZoeAnn Youngblood (27 Feb 1955 -living in 2022)
Lela Porter, Nina Monroe-Youngblood, Montgomeree Porter, Wende Personette, Dawne Sherfick, Dee Youngblood, and Zoeann Youngblood. (All maiden names and left to right)

Deidra Ellen Monroe-Youngblood (Dee) was born on 16 Mar 1947 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN.  She was the daughter of Nina Mae Thompson (b 2 Sep 1927-d 31 Jan 2020) and Donald Dean Monroe (b 1922-d 4 Feb 1946). Dee was later adopted by Owen Cartwright Youngblood, Nina’s second husband.

Dee married 1st George Samuel Sherfick Jr. (b 7 Jun 1945-d), son of George Samuel Sherfick Sr. (b 18 Jan 1928-d) and Jewell Hazel Tolbert (b 29 Oct 1932-d 11 Aug 2016). Jewell was the daughter of Felix Tolbert and Violet Fishel-Sanders)  Dee and George Sherfick divorced in (20 Apr 1978 ). There was one child of this union.  

  • Dawne Michele Sherfick (b 1967-d living in 2022)

Dee married 2nd Steven Personette (b 30 Nov 1946-d 20 Oct 2018) on 7 Jan 1995 in Lena, Vigo County, IN. He was the son of  Lester Bing (Bud) Personette (b 22 May 1916-d 26 Mar 1992) and Clarice W Personette (b 18 Aug 1918-d 10 Nov 2015). Dee and Steve lived in Fort Meyer’s Florida and  divorced on 20 Apr 1978 in Lee Florida.  There was one child of this union.  

  • Wende Personette (b-d)

Steve Personette married 2nd Cynthia Lynn Severin on 3 Jul 1980 in Lee Florida.  They had two children from this union:

  • Michelle Personette (b-d)
  • Kim Sauers Avery (b -d) ??

 

Brent Youngblood and Saralyn Fidler

Brent Owen Youngblood (b 30 Jun 1951-d living in 2022) He was the son of Nina Youngblood and Owen Cartwright Youngblood (b-d).  Brent grew up in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN.  He married 1st Marilyn Diane Young (b 1952-d living in 2022), the daughter of  Paul Edmondson an Betty ( ) Edmondson (b 1927-d 2019). Brent and Marilyn divorced in in June of 1980, but Marilyn remains a close friend of the family. There were no children of this union.

Brent married 2nd Kelly Eugenia Edwardson (b 1961-d living in 2022) in May of 1991.  They  divorced on 6 June 1990. There was one child of this union.

  • Lacy Youngblood

Brent married 3rd Saralyn Fidler, (b 24 Nov 1952-d living in 2022)  daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold C Fidler of Farmersburg, IN. 

Saralyn was married twice before marrying Brent.  First to Paul M Kester (b-d) on 26 Jun 1971 and 2nd to ? Mark Alan Straw (b-d-) in Nov 1983.

Brent and Saralyn married on 10 Jan 2009 and are living In Farmersburg, IN.

Zoeann Youngblood Gidorkis

Zoeann Youngblood (b 27 Feb 1955 -d living in 2022) She is the daughter of Nina Mae Thompson and Owen Cartwright Youngblood.  She was raised in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN  ZoeAnn married Larry C Gidorkis (29 Aug 1949-d 9 May 1998) on 6 Feb 1980 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN.  ZoeAnn and Larry lived in Linton, Green County, IN until Larry’s death from colon cancer and liver failure.  ZoeAnn moved back to Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. There were no children of this union.

Mary Sue Thompson (b 10 Jul 1935 -living in 2022). She married Donald Lee May (b 23 Oct 1932-d 8 May 1992) on 5 Nov 1952 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Donald was the son of Herbert Leslie May Sr (b 26 Jul 1909 -d 31 Mar 1982) and Thelma Louise Ryan
(b 1908 -d 17 Aug 1960 ). There were 4 children of this union:

  • Dona Lisa May (b 23 Sep 1955-d 27 Sep 1955)
  • Donald Scot May (b 16 Sep 1956-d 21 Jul 2015)
  • Linda Lee May (fraternal twin) (b 28 Dec 1959- living in 2022)
  • Lori Lynn May (fraternal twin) (b 28 Dec 1959-living in 2022)

Dona Lisa May Dona Lisa was born on 23 Sep 1955 and lived for a few days.  She died on 27 Sep 1955 from a collapsed lung and cardiac arrest.  She was buried in Roselawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN.

Donald Scot May (b. Sep 16, 1956-d. 21 July 2015). Born in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. Graduated from Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Worked at Columbia Records, General Housewares, Evergreen Express Mail Service, and Prairie Group Concrete. At Evergreen Express Mail Service at Hulman Field in Terre Haute, Scot was employed as an airplane parts warehouser. He was responsible for shipping and receiving parts and keeping an inventory of the parts. Scot now works (1997) for Prairie Group Concrete. He lives in Terre Haute, Indiana at 131 Jackson Blvd. 47803. He married Jackie Kay (Swiger) Carson (b. 1951-d living in 2022) daughter of Thomas Swiger and Patricia Walters. Donald Scot and Jackie had 1 child. Later divorced. Donald Scot was awarded custody of child.

Update: Scot was forced to stop working due to complications from Limb Girdle 1D, dementia and diabetes. Before the onset of dementia, he contributed many hours researching the May Genealogy that his father and sister had been working on. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side, with Beatles music playing.
Donald Scot and Jackie had:

  • Andrew Scot May Sr (b. 19 Aug 1979-d living 2022) Born in Terre Haute, Indiana at Union Hospital. Andy and Michelle Baldwin had:
    • Andrew Scot May Jr (b. 20 Jul 2007-living in 2022). Andrew was born in Terre Haute, IN at Union Hospital.

Linda Lee May (fraternal twin) (b 28 Dec 1959- living in 2022) Linda was the first born of twin girls at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Terre Haute IN. Graduated from Terre Haute North Vigo High School in 1978. Graduated from Indiana State University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in business. In 1986 she was promoted to manager of the Terre Haute “Foxmoor Co.”, a clothing store for ladies’ apparel. In 1987, Foxmoor promoted her to manager at a larger store in Indianapolis, IN at Castleton Square. In 1989 Linda left Foxmoor and returned to college to get her teaching degree and master degree. She received her license to teach business and vocational education in 1991. While attending college, she worked in the Uniform Price Code office for the Terre Haute Walmart store and occasionally returned to the store to help during peak seasons. In 1993 she completed her master’s degree in Business Instructional Systems and Business Training from Indiana State University. She has taught management and marketing classes at the Terre Haute Federal Prison for Ivy Tech; computer courses for Indiana Business College, and currently (1997) will be starting her fifth-year teaching computer courses and computer programming for Edgewood High School in Ellettsville, IN. She resides in Terre Haute and commutes to Ellettsville. Linda has a great love of animals and is constantly picking up strays on her drive home. She finds good homes for them with family and friends. Linda inherited Limb Girdle 1D from her father, Donald Lee May, but is otherwise healthy. Linda never married but was in a long-term relationship (36 years) with Donald Edward Corey (5 Nov 1950-d 6 Oct 2016), son of Paul Edward Corey and Norma Jean Stufflebean) until the time of his unexpected death on 8 Oct 2016.

Update: Linda retired from teaching at Edgewood High School in 2018. Difficulty from the disease, losing Don and raising Andrew Scot May Jr. alone was too much to juggle.  Andrew May Jr., moved into his dad’s home in August of 2022 to attend high school at Terre Haute South Vigo High School as  sophomore. 

Linda is currently volunteering her computer skills for an animal shelter, for the DAR, and works one day a week for Southern Care Hospice, in records management. Linda and Don rescued many dogs. She would have more if she had more room. She also continues working  on the May, Thompson, Goetz and Ryan genealogies.

Lori Lynn May (fraternal twin) (b 28 Dec 1959- living in 2022) was the second born of twin girls born in Terre Haute, IN at St. Anthony’s Hospital. Graduated from Terre Haute North Vigo High School. in 1978. Started work at K­MART and was promoted to department manager in 1986. In 1988 she moved to Coal City, IN. Lori was married 19 Apr 1994 in Paris, IL to Harry Anthony Hart (b. 15 Apr 1953 -living in 2022) son of Virginia O. McCready and John Hart. Lori battled breast cancer successfully in 1991.  She has not had a reoccurrence. Lori and Harry have raised Malamute puppies and have four dogs of their own. Lori works (1997) for Walmart in Spencer, IN as management support and Harry works in construction. No issue from this union.

Update: Lori suffered a fall off of her basement stairs in 20??. She broke her shoulder and her ankle. After 3 years of medical treatment, she can finally walk, but still has pain and cannot stand on her ankle for long periods of time. Her ex-husband Harry, moved into her house to help her recover. They both have remained good friends and Harry is considered part of the May family.