Bainbridge/Drum

Hi Sherry and welcome to POE from Anna and Ron.

I know of one very clever man who just 'might' be able to help you out here. Remember of course that it is all very time consuming, so who knows he may just surprise you with a few answers, lets hope so.

You said you only had one date so perhaps we can fill some in and other info that might be of use to you?

Delavan Claude Drum-- b. June 18, 1888 and died 14 March, 1968 in Denver. Buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheatridge. By at least the latter 1950s, he was living in Denver. In his late 20s, ran his own pool hall back in Nebraska.

Charles B Drum b. 5 June, 1861 and died 26 Nov. 1907. Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Neb.

Stella Williams  ( Drum/Watkins) married twice. B. 20 Sept. 1869 in Illinois. Died 21 Feb. 1944. Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Callaway, Neb.

Stella's parents-- Richard E Williams b. 25 Feb 1837. Died June 1930?   Mother I would have said was  Ann Rebecca Teter b. 2 Nov. 1845 died June 1930?

perhaps some of this might be of use for you.  The Bainbridge surname was a very common name in northern England with several Jacob possibilities to choose from.

If I could just add to what Paul has already posted.  I have found a Richard E. Williams born in Wales, UK on 23 Feb 1837.  In the 1870 census he is 33 years old (farmer) & living in Wauponsee, Grundy, Illinois.  He is with his wife Anne Williams (nee Teeter, sometimes spelt Teter) age, 25.  His daughter Estella Williams is also there, age 1.

In 1880 all the above mentioned are at Custer, Will, Illinois, along with Ida M. Williams, age 9, & John Williams, age 4.

In 1900 Richard E. Williams age 63 (farmer, born in Wales),  Anna Williams age 54, John T Williams (teacher) age 24, Anna Williams age 15, Blanche Williams age 12, Gertrude Williams age 9, are living in Grant, Custer, Nebraska.

In 1910 Richard E. Williams age 73 (farm manager, born in Wales),  Anna R. Williams age 64, & Gertrude Williams age 19, are still in Grant, Custer, Nebraska.

In 1920 Richard E. Williams age 82 (born in Wales – immigration year on the 1920 census says 1847?),  Anna R. Williams age 74. They are all in Delight, Custer, Nebraska.

Richard E. Williams died on 29 Jun 1930 (Rose Hill Cemetery, Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska)

Ann Rebecca Teter Williams born 2 Nov 1845, died 25 Jun 1930 (Rose Hill Cemetery, Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska).  The children Stella Williams ‘Watkins’ (1869-1944), Ida Williams ‘Drum-Wheeler’(1871-1940), Anna Belle Williams ‘Patterson’(1884-1968), Eva Gertrude Williams ‘Hussey’(1890-1956) are at the same cemetery.

According to “History of Custer County, Nebraska”, (by W. L. GASTON AND A. R. HUMPHREY), which I think was published in 1919, It mentions that a Stella William was born in Grundy county, Illinois, on 20 Feb 1869, the daughter of Richard E. Williams & Anna R. (Teeter).  It goes on to say that Richard William was a native of Wales, and he came to the United States when he was five years old, settling in Illinois.  It then says he married Anna R. Teeter & they had nine children, John T,  Walter J,  Ida (the wife of Henry Wheeler), Anna (the wife of Grant Patterson), Blanche (the wife of Zearl Ramzey), Gertrude (the wife of Roy Hussey), and Stella (Mrs. Watkins).  Two children aren’t mentioned.  It mentions that in 1885 the family moved to Custer county, Nebraska, and settled on ‘Red Fern Table’, twelve miles south of Callaway, where he had a 300 acre crop bearing Farm.

Of Stella Williams, it mentions that she was a graduate of the high school at Braid wood, Illinois, & attended Custer County Teachers Institute.  She started to teach on “Red Fern Table”.  She was married in Aug 1887 to Charles B. Drum, the son of Delavan Drum. They had four children: Delavan C, married Gertrude Bainbridge, daughter of Emmett Bainbridge, and has a son and a daughter: Harry E; Erwin G.,19 years of age, is a member of Battery E, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Artillery, stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Stella May, who is residing with her mother and stepfather, and who is a graduate of Callaway high school, class of 1917, taught one term of school and is a clerk in the post office at Callaway.

Thanks Brett for backing up some of the info I'd come across after quickly looking into these families for a short period plus the additional information to tell us something about their lives.

Delavan's WW1 draft papers show his current occupation when he was 28 as-- proprietor of pool hall.  

Good stuff Brett, well done also.

It's really great that you guys put in your time to help fellow POE members, thank you very much Paul and Brett.