with Bachelor and Master's Degrees in Science. He taught school in Louisiana, MO from 1971 until
1976 when he moved back home to help his father on his farm. He built his own log cabin and lived in
it until it burned 2 Apr 1992; he teaches several classes at Wabash Valley College, writes columns
for two newspapers, and has became a local historian and historical interpreter; address #.#. ### 5,
#########, ## 55555; married 1 Nov 1985 to Diane Bredehorn of Chicago; divorced Sep 1993; one
daughter, (
1) Kayde Condon. Dallas is willing to show Corrie relatives the local cemeteries and
ancestral lands according to his time and availability.
 | Dallas Krumm (ref. 1.1.5.1.5.1.1.3.3.3.)
guided Evelyn Birkby (ref. 1.1.5.1.8.4.5.2.) back to the corner of the cornfield where their ancestor,
William Corrie (ref. 1.1.5.1.), lies buried Several of William's family and his brother John (ref.
1.1.5.4.) and some of his family are also buried in this rural spot.
Taken by Robert Birkby Oct 1993.
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5.1.1.3.3.3.1. Kayde Condon Krumm, born 12 May 1987.
5.1.1.3.4. Leon Mack Crum, born 21 Oct 1914; at the age of 9 he stepped on a rusty nail and was cared for at home
where he suffered terribly for about 2 weeks before he died of tetanus (lock jaw) 25 Mar 1923. His death
so affected his parents and brothers and sisters that they insisted that all members of their families
had to wear shoes outdoors at all times.
5.1.1.3.5. Mary Esther Crum, born 27 Apr 1918 at the home farm in the northwest corner of Wabash Co, IL;
attended one-room grade school and took three years in Lancaster high school and her final year in Mt.
Carmel, graduating in 1936; she graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor of science
degree with a major in Home Economics. She worked her way through school by working in the Agronomy
Department and later in the textile laboratories. She moved to Tucson, AZ for health reasons, taught
there and attended the University of Arizona where she earned her master's degree in Home Economics
Education in 1944. Her mother Essie moved to Mary Esther's home when her husband died in 1944, and
lived with her until her death in 1962; Mary Esther married 10 Oct 1948 in Mattoon, IL to U.S.A.F.
Sargent Michael Boltza who was born Nov 1913, he had several tours of duty in Vietnam and Thailand and
retired in 1978; Mary Esther taught in California from 1975 to '78 and also helped develop a local
program for learning disabilities; she retired in 1978 but still does substitute teaching and now lives
at 5555 #. #######, ######, ## 55555; one daughter, (
1) Rosemary.
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