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     Richard G. Kirby was born on 14 November 1886 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.¹ He married Ethel Muriel Johnson, daughter of Thomas Elmer Johnson and Laura Belle Corray, in 1908 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.²
     Richard Kirby was enumerated in the census on 7 May 1910 in Stanton Township, Champaign County, Illinois, USA, as a farmer, age 23 with Ethel Kirby in his household.³
     Richard Kirby was enumerated in the census on 3 January 1920 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA, as a farmer, age 33 with Ethel Kirby and Thomas Kirby in his household.⁴
     G. Richard Kirby was enumerated in the census on 16 April 1930 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA, as a farmer, age 43 with Ethel M. Kirby and Thomas S. Kirby in his household.⁵

     Marguerite A. Kirby is the daughter of Richard G. Kirby and Ethel Muriel Johnson.^2,3,4

     Thomas Steven Kirby was born on 22 September 1912 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA.^1,2 He was the son of Richard G. Kirby and Ethel Muriel Johnson.^1,3 He died on 22 August 1967 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at age 54.^4,2
     Thomas Kirby (son, age 7) was enumerated in the census on 3 January 1920 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA, in the household of Richard Kirby.³ Thomas S. Kirby (son, age 17) was enumerated in the census on 16 April 1930 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA, in the household of G. Richard Kirby.⁵
     Thomas S. Kirby was enumerated in the census on 23 April 1940 in Franklin Township, Story County, Iowa, USA, as a farmer, age 28.⁶

     Betty Marie Christensen was born on 25 April 1921 in Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Nels Andreas Christensen and Verna Marguerite Johnson.^1,3,4 She died on 17 October 2013 in Iowa, USA, at age 92.^5,2
     Betty M. Christensen (daughter, age 8) was enumerated in the census on 18 April 1930 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA, in the household of Nels A. Christensen.³ Betty Christensen (daughter, age 18) was enumerated in the census on 11 April 1940 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA, in the household of Nel Christensen.⁴
     Obituary: Betty Marie Christensen was born April 25, 1921 to Nels and Verna (Johnson) Christensen in Napier, Iowa. She grew up on a farm in rural Story County where she attended North Grant School through the tenth grade. Betty then attended and graduated from Ames High School. Betty enrolled in classes at Capital City Commercial College in Des Moines and then worked for nine years as a cashier in the Treasurer’s Office at Grinnell College. Betty returned to Ames and worked at the Ames Theater Company as secretary to Joe Gerbracht. She then worked nineteen years as a legal secretary at Smedal and Maurer Law Office, retiring in 1982. Betty was a member of First United Methodist Church in Ames, the Ames Business and Professionals Women’s Club and the Ames Soroptimist Club where she was recognized as a 50-year member. She also volunteered for many years in the gift shop at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Betty loved traveling with her family and the time spent at the family lake home in Minnesota. She was a lifelong Iowa State University football and basketball fan and attended home games for as long as she was able. In later years, she was a resident at Rolling Green Village in Nevada where she continued to lead an active life. She kept up regular communication with her extended family and served as the hub of an active family information network. Betty passed away October 17, 2013 at 92 years of age. Betty is survived by her sister, Mary Lou (John) Nissly; her brother, Andrew (Carmen) Christensen; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Laura and William Dailey and Amanda and Frederick Brosius.⁵

     Amanda Jean Christensen was the daughter of Nels Andreas Christensen and Verna Marguerite Johnson.^1,2,3

     Mary Louise Christensen is the daughter of Nels Andreas Christensen and Verna Marguerite Johnson.^1,2,3

     Andrew La Verne Christensen is the son of Nels Andreas Christensen and Verna Marguerite Johnson.^1,2

     William Dailey was born on 15 July 1913 in Iowa, USA.^2,3 He married Laura E. Smith, daughter of Mirvin Irvin Smith and Verna Marguerite Johnson, in 1938 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA.⁴ He died in July 1978 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA.³
     William Dailey was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1940 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA, as a farmer, age 26 with Laura C. Dailey in his household.²