John J Hersman Family

Photo taken in Red Oak Iowa

Mary Hersman

The Whole Family

On the back of this photo is says "The whole family". Photo taken 1921.

Left to right, Edith (pregant with Vernon), Harvey, Jud, Mary Wemer, Fern, Dorothy, Grandma Hersman, Harold, Al Wemer, Goldie, Bud Wemer is in the car.

Mary Hersman Wemer

Mary Hersman Wemer Hulett

(Grandpa Jud's Sister)
June 7, 1888 - December 9 1967

Viola- Mrs. Mary Hulett, 79, of Viola, died Saturday night in the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Spencer of Viola, with whom she made her home.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon at the Crummy Funeral Home in Viola. The Rev. J.C. House of Rock Island will officiate and burial will be in the Viola Cemetery.
The former Mary Hersman was born June 7, 1888 at Red Oak, Iowa, a daughter of John J. and Helen Mersericau (Typo- Mercereau) Hersman. She received her education in Red Oak and was a member of the Christian Church there.
She was married to Albert Wemer in Peoria, December 1, 1906. He died Jan. 30, 1935. She was married to Marcus Hulett in Mount Sterling, Illinois, August 25, 1948. He died in 1954.
Mrs. Hulett resided in Albia, Davenport and Pekin before moving to Viola about 15 years ago.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Spencer of Viola, and Mrs. Ralph Burgett of Des Moines; a step-daughter, Mrs. Charles Roberts of Rock Island; a step-son, Malcom Hulett of Springfield; Seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Judson Hersman of Albia, and a sister, Mrs. Helen Charlton of Pekin, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, a son, and a grandson.

Scenes from the Depot Cafe

Grandma Morgan and Orpha



Grandma Morgan and Edith Morgan Hersman

Owned by the Morgan family in the early 1900’s. Grandma Morgan cooked her delicious pies and all of the girls worked there at one time serving food to the hungry trainmen. The café had stools that were constantly full. There was always a line at the depot for Carrie Morgan’s food. The picture above is of Grandma Carrie Morgan and Edith Ellen Morgan and the M & St. L Train Crew. This was one of the trains that passed through Albia on a regular basis. Grandma Edith said she knew all of the crew by name.

Edith Ellen Morgan Hersman

Edith Ellen Morgan Hersman

July 26, 1900 - May 4, 1974

Hersman Rites are Tuesday

Mrs. Jud (Edith E.) Hersman, 74, of 304 Second Avenue East in Albia, died Sunday, May 4, at Monroe County Hospital.
The Funeral will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Albia, with Rev. Donald Plum officiating. Burial will be in Oak View Cemetery in Albia.
Mrs. Hersman was born on July 26, 1900, in Monroe County, the daughter of John E. and Carrie Mae Pilkington Morgan. She married Jud Hersman in Des Moines. He survives.
Mrs. Hersman had spent most of her life in Albia and Monroe County. She worked with her husband for some 12 years at Duncan Book Store in Albia.
She was a member of the First Christian Church of Albia and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors beside her husband include two sons, Vernon C. Hersman of Iowa City and John R. Hersman of Lakeland, FL; Three sisters, Mrs. Orpha Harper of Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. Luella Nesvold of Dalton, Minn., and Mrs. Glendene Nelson of Kansas City, Kansas; Five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
Geyer-Lewis Funeral Home in Albia is in charge of the arrangements. A memorial has been established in Mrs. Hersman’s name, payable to the Cancer Fund.

Homecoming King & Queen

Albia High School
Bah - Zola Kirkham 1939 Homecoming Queen

Poppy - John Hersman 1940 Homecoming King

Notice the dates, they weren't King & Queen together, they are a year apart. Bah graduated in 1940 and Poppy graduated High School in 1941.

I like these photos. The one of Poppy is a newspaper clipping from a scrapbook he kept.