Kimberly, we are distant cousins. I am researching your family of Edgar H. Debrot of Torrington, Wyoming. I am related to his wife (your great grandmother) through her maternal line: Kittie Hazel Putney>Sarah Alma Jones>Mary Ellen Milligan>Sarah Ann Huff. Sarah Ann Huff was your 4th great grandmother, and sister to my great great grandfather Martin V. B. Huff. I have a photo of Martin V. B. Huff and am interested in any photos and biographical information from your line. I would like to share the Huff and Milligan family information with you, and receive verification of the accuracy of my research:

1. KITTIE HAZEL2 PUTNEY (ROLLAND LEE1) was born November 18, 1890 in Nebraska, and died April 16, 1979 in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming. She married (1) EDGAR H. DEBROT June 24, 1909 in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, son of HENRY DEBROT and LENA AMIET. He was born June 10, 1872 in Switzerland, and died August 18, 1952 in Wyoming. She married (2) UNKNOWN CHAMBERLIN Aft. 1952.

More About KITTIE HAZEL PUTNEY:
Burial: Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming

Notes for EDGAR H. DEBROT:
Groom's Name: Edgar Debrot
Groom's Birth Date: 1873
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 36
Bride's Name: Kittie H. Putney
Bride's Birth Date: 1889
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1909
Marriage Place: Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Groom's Father's Name: Henry Debrot
Groom's Mother's Name: Lena Amiet
Bride's Father's Name: Rolly Putney
Bride's Mother's Name: Sadie Jones
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01444-0
System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
Source Film Number: 2031087
Reference Number: 23


More About EDGAR H. DEBROT:
Burial: Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming
Census 1910: Torrington, Laramie, Wyoming; Roll: T624_1746; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 1130
Census 1920: Armitage, Goshen, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2026; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 261
Census 1930: Huntley, Goshen, Wyoming; Roll: 2622; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 736.0

Children of KITTIE PUTNEY and EDGAR DEBROT are:
i. HAZEL MARGUERITE3 DEBROT1, b. April 26, 1910, Wyoming; d. September 21, 1999, Huntington Beach, California; m. THOMAS GERALD TAYLOR; b. October 31, 1908, Nebraska; d. February 09, 1996, Huntington Beach, California.

More About HAZEL MARGUERITE DEBROT:
Residence: 92648 Huntington Beach, Orange, California, last known SSA address
Social Security Number: 520-07-8636

More About THOMAS GERALD TAYLOR:
Census 1930: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska; Roll: 1290; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 338.0

ii. ALICE HENRIETTE DEBROT, b. November 04, 1911, Torrington, Wyoming; d. May 04, 1977, Denver, Jefferson Co., Colorado; m. EDWARD H. AHLEMEYER, May 16, 1943, Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington; b. January 23, 1906, Leslie, Missouri; d. August 23, 1975, Benkelman, Nebraska.

Notes for ALICE HENRIETTE DEBROT:
Alice Henriette Ahlemeyer

Alice Henriette Ahlemeyer, the daughter of Edgar H. DeBrot and Kittle H. Putney DeBrot, was born at Torrington, Wyoming November 4, 1911. She was united in marriage to Edward H. Ahlemeyer on May 16, 1943 at Tacoma, Washington.

They moved to Benkelman in 1948 and were in business until 1970. Her husband passed away five years later in 1975.

Alice served her community gererously in many ways. She will be remembered as a swimming teacher and a helper in Vacation Church school at her church.

Her illness came to the fore shortly after the death of her husband. During that time she bore her cross with typical grace. She entered the Benkelman hospital for treatment and therapy and was always pleased with the ministrations of her friends and the visits of her pastor. Eventually she entered St. Luke's Hospital in Denver and passed away quietly on Wednesday May 4, (1977) at the age of 65 years and six months.

She was preceeded in death by her father, her husband, sisters: Ida, Norma, and Helen.

She is survived by her mother, Kittle DeBrot, Torrington, Wyoming; one stepdaughter, Doris Lutz, Paso Robles, California; four sisters: Hazel, Mrs. Tom Taylor, Fort Morgan, Colorado; Ann, Mrs. Edwin Baker, Gering, Nebraska; Caroline, Mrs. Darrel Gibbs, Boulder, Colorado; Edna, Mrs. Wayne Riggs, Torrington, Wyoming. Two brothers; Charles DeBrot, Phoenix, Arizona and Edgar and his wife Darlene DeBrot, of Torrington, Wyoming. Also two grandsons: Greg and Curt Altig, and a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Saturday, May 7, 1977 at 10:30 a.m. from Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Otto Zeilinger officiating. Interment was at Ash Hollow Cemetery, Lowell, Nebraska with Jones Funeral Home in charge.

More About ALICE HENRIETTE DEBROT:
Burial: May 07, 1977, Ash Hollow Cemetery, Lowell, Nebraska

Notes for EDWARD H. AHLEMEYER:
E. H. (Bud) Ahlemeyer

E. H. (BUD) AHLEMEYER- E. H. (Bud) Ahlemeyer died at his home in Benkelman Thursday. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ahlemeyer at Leslie, Mo., Jan. 23, 1906.

Mr. Ahlemeyer was a farm implement salesman for many years and was later in the retail business in Benkelman. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Benkelman, the McCook Elks Lodge No. 1434, the Martin F. Bowles American Legion Post no. 65 of Benkelman and the VFW Post No. 9155 of Stratton. • can Legion Post No. 65 of Benkelman and the VFW Post No. 9155 of Stratton.

He was married to Alice H. DeBrot May 16, 1943 at Tacoma, Washington.

Survivors include his widow, Alice; one daughter, Mrs. Leroy (Doris) Lutz of Paso Robles, Calif.; five brothers, Walter, Leslie, Mo., William, Memphis, Tenn., Elmer, Lewellen, Victor, Wilsonville and Louis, Kansas City, Mo.; four sisters, May Basler and Alma Berg of Festus, Mo., Mrs. Hilda (George) Jahn, Harlinger, Tex., Mrs. Nora (Joe) Nenno of Kansas City, Mo., and two grandsons, Curt and Greg.

His parents and one brother, Milton, preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 9:00 a.m. MDT at the Zion Lutheran Church in Benkelman with Pastor Zeilinger and Pastor Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the Ash Hollow Cemetery at Lewellen at 2:00 p.m. Memorials will be given to the Lutheran Church. The Jones Funeral of Benkelman was in charge of arrangements.


More About EDWARD H. AHLEMEYER:
Burial: August 25, 1975, Ash Hollow Cemetery, Lowell, Nebraska

iii. ANNA L. DEBROT, b. March 04, 1913, Torrington, Wyoming; d. April 08, 2002, Nebraska; m. J. EDWIN BAKER, June 24, 1940, Gering, Nebraska; b. August 16, 1915, Gering, Nebraska; d. January 14, 2009, Nebraska.

More About ANNA L. DEBROT:
Residence: 69341 Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, last known SSA address
Social Security Number: 508-10-2825

Notes for J. EDWIN BAKER:
J. Edwin BAKER, 93, Gering NE died 14 Jan 2009. Born 16 Aug 1915
in Gering NE to Roy and Ella (WHITE) BAKER. Married Ann DEBROT
on 24 Jun 1940 in Gering NE. Preceded in death by parents; wife;
sisters Lorraine SMITH and Lena RUMBLE; brother Elton BAKER.
Services 19 Jan 2009 at Gering NE Memorial Chapel. Burial at
West Lawn Cemetery, Gering NE.

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More About J. EDWIN BAKER:
Burial: January 19, 2009, West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, Nebraska

2. iv. IDA GRACE DEBROT, b. June 07, 1914, Torrington, Wyoming; d. January 22, 1976, Seattle, King Co., Washington.
3. v. CAROLINE DEBROT, b. January 06, 1916; d. May 11, 1998, Colorado.
vi. EDNA RUTH DEBROT, b. Bet. 1917 - 1918, Wyoming; m. WAYNE RIGGS; b. October 07, 1918, Wyoming; d. March 13, 2002, Wyoming.

Notes for WAYNE RIGGS:
Name: Wayne A Riggs
Birth Date: 7 Oct 1918
Address: PO Box 1324, Torrington, WY, 82240-1324 (1994)
[5152 Road 58, Torrington, WY, 82240-7743]
[5875 State Highway 92, Torrington, WY, 82240-7733 (1980)]
Name: Wayne A Riggs
Birth Date: 7 Oct 1918
Address: 2734 E A St
City: Torrington
State: WY
Zip Code: 82240-2026


More About WAYNE RIGGS:
Burial: Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming

vii. CHARLES HENRY DEBROT, b. August 29, 1920, Wyoming; d. Bef. 20092; m. ELLEN LEE; b. November 11, 1911, Parkersburg, West Virginia; d. January 15, 1982, Phoenix, Arizona.
4. viii. EDGAR F. DEBROT, b. July 12, 1921, Torrington, Wyoming; d. March 11, 2009, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
ix. HELEN E. DEBROT, b. October 22, 1922, Torrington, Wyoming; d. November 18, 1926, Torrington, Wyoming.

More About HELEN E. DEBROT:
Burial: Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming

x. NORMA LOUISE DEBROT, b. January 07, 1930, Torrington, Wyoming; d. April 14, 1977, Mesa, Arizona; m. WILLIAM KARL EATON, June 03, 1950, Forest Grove, Washington Co., Oregon; b. February 03, 1924; d. July 21, 2005, Mesa, Arizona.

Notes for NORMA LOUISE DEBROT:
Name: Norma Louise DeBrot Eaton
Birth - Death: 1930-
Source Citation:
Who's Who in Religion. First edition, 1975-1976. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. (WhoRel 1)
Who's Who in Religion. Second edition, 1977. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1977. (WhoRel 2)





More About NORMA LOUISE DEBROT:
Burial: City of Mesa Cemetery, Maricopa Co., Arizona
Social Security Number: 534-24-4002

More About WILLIAM KARL EATON:
Burial: City of Mesa Cemetery, Maricopa Co., Arizona
Census 1930: Michigan, Sherman, Oregon; Roll: 1955; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 859.0.


Generation No. 2

2. IDA GRACE3 DEBROT (KITTIE HAZEL2 PUTNEY, ROLLAND LEE1) was born June 07, 1914 in Torrington, Wyoming, and died January 22, 1976 in Seattle, King Co., Washington. She married (1) VERNON VROMAN ROWELL, son of IRA ROWELL and ETHEL MONTGOMERY. He was born November 24, 1913 in Michigan, and died April 09, 1982 in Lubbock County. She married (2) BERT CLINTON NOBLE, son of GEORGE NOBLE and GERTRUDE DOBSON. He was born August 08, 1915 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, and died April 30, 1995 in Anaheim, Orange Co., California.

More About VERNON VROMAN ROWELL:
Social Security Number: 520-01-3432

Child of IDA DEBROT and BERT NOBLE is:
i. JAMES CLINTON4 NOBLE, b. September 24, 1934, Torrington, Wyoming; d. April 20, 2004, Calistoga, Napa Co., California.


3. CAROLINE3 DEBROT (KITTIE HAZEL2 PUTNEY, ROLLAND LEE1) was born January 06, 1916, and died May 11, 1998 in Colorado. She married DARRELL E. GIBBS.

More About CAROLINE DEBROT:
Residence: 80301 Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, last known SSA address
Social Security Number: 520-09-7414

More About DARRELL E. GIBBS:
Residence: Boulder, Colorado

Children of CAROLINE DEBROT and DARRELL GIBBS are:
i. CHARLES W.4 GIBBS, b. December 01, 1953, Boulder, Colorado; d. December 12, 2003, Boulder, Colorado; m. JANET MERKLE, December 1984, Boulder, Colorado.

Notes for CHARLES W. GIBBS:
Charles 'Chuck' W. Gibbs II
December 28, 2003

Charles 'Chuck' W. Gibbs II

Dec. 1, 1953 - Dec. 12, 2003

Charles "Chuck" W. Gibbs II of Lafayette died of heart failure Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, in Boulder. He was 50.

He was born Dec. 1, 1953, in Boulder to Darrel E. Gibbs and Caroline Debrot Gibbs. He married Janet Merkle in December 1984 in Boulder. They divorced.

Mr. Gibbs and his father owned Colorado Peat Industries in Boulder. For the past 10 years, he owned and operated Gibbs Trucking.

He graduated from Fairview High School.

Mr. Gibbs enjoyed music, motorcycles and his Kenworth tandem dump truck. He was a member of the Front Range Gold Motorcycle Club.

"Everyone who met Chuck loved him and was impressed by his courage, humor, kindness and strength even during his illness," his family said.

Survivors include a son, Mark Gibbs of Westminster, and a sister, Shirley Angel of Longmont.

Funeral serviceswill be at 11 a.m. Monday at Boulder Howe Mortuary, 2121 11th St., with Pete Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Longmont Emergency Unit, 1010 Alta St., Longmont, CO 80501.



ii. SHIRLEY GIBBS.


4. EDGAR F.3 DEBROT (KITTIE HAZEL2 PUTNEY, ROLLAND LEE1) was born July 12, 1921 in Torrington, Wyoming, and died March 11, 2009 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He married MARGARET DARLENE LLOYD February 27, 1949, daughter of THOMAS LLOYD and MARY SPRAY. She was born June 12, 1929 in Torrington, Wyoming, and died November 15, 2009 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Notes for EDGAR F. DEBROT:
Name of Deceased: Edgar F. DeBrot Posted: Thursday, Mar 12th, 2009 Memorial Services For Edgar F. DeBrot, 87, Will Be Held At 10:30 A.M. On Monday,
Gender: M (Male)
Age at Death: 87
Death Date: 11 Mar 2009
Death Place: Cheyenne
Obituary Date: 12 Mar 2009
Newspaper Title: Torrington Telegram
Newspaper Location: Torrington, WY, USA
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1921
Residence (at time of death): Cheyenne
Spouse's name: Darlene
Parents' Names: Edgar and Kittie (Putney) DeBrot
Childrens' Names: Marge McCoy and Her Husband Terry of Cyprus, Texas; Thomas Edgar and Robert Wayne
Siblings' Names: Edna Ruth Riggs of Mesa, Ariz
Number of Grandchildren: 4
Number of Great-grandchildren: 5

Memorial services for Edgar F. DeBrot, 87, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2009, at the United Methodist Church with Rev. Ora Dailey officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Ed died March 11, 2009, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Cremation has taken place.

Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church Music Fund or Davis Hospice Center. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com.

Ed was born July 12, 1921, on a farm south of Torrington, the son of Edgar and Kittie (Putney) DeBrot. He grew up and received his education at country schools in the Huntley area and graduated from Torrington High School in 1939. He attended Teachers College in Lincoln, Neb., for one year before entering the service in 1943. He was discharged in 1946.

He then farmed with his father in the Huntley area until 1952, when he entered into business with his father-in-law in Lloyds Tire Store. After it burned down in 1962 he started Eds Tire Store. In 1969 he went to work for the state of Wyoming Revenue Department, where he worked as a sales tax collector. He retired in 1986.

Ed was a member of the Masonic Lodge, where he served as Worshipful Master Mason from 1967-68. He worked with the Demolay Boys for several years and was awarded the Legion of Honor Degree from them. He served as mayor of Torrington from 1966 to 1968. He loved to travel and they spent many winters in Arizona.

Ed is survived by his wife, Darlene of Torrington; a daughter, Marge McCoy and her husband Terry of Cyprus, Texas; a sister, Edna Ruth Riggs of Mesa, Ariz.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Thomas Edgar and Robert Wayne; seven sisters; and one brother.

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Notes for MARGARET DARLENE LLOYD:
Name of Deceased: Margaret Darlene DeBrot
Gender: F (Female)
Age at Death: 80
Death Date: 15 Nov 2009
Obituary Date: 20 Nov 2009
Newspaper Title: Star-Herald
Newspaper Location: Scottsbluff, NE, USA
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1929
Birth Place: Torrington
Residence (at time of death): Cheyenne, Wyo
Spouse's name: Edgar DeBrot Feb
Parents' Names: Thomas and Mary (Spray) Lloyd
Childrens' Names: Margaret Darlene McCoy and Her Husband Terry of Cypress, Texas; Robert Wayne DeBrot, and Thomas Edgar DeBrot
Siblings' Names: Betty LaVonne Lloyd, and Mary Ann Lloyd; Edna Riggs of Phoenix, Ariz
Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1949
Marriage Location: Torrington

Margaret Darlene DeBrot
Torrington, Wyo. - Margaret Darlene DeBrot, 80, died at Davis Hospice in Cheyenne, Wyo. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 and cremation has taken place.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 23, at the United Methodist Church with Reverend Ora Dailey officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery.
A memorial has been established to the Methodist Church music department or Davis Hospice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com.
Darlene was born June 12, 1929, in Torrington, the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Spray) Lloyd. She grew up and received her education in Torrington graduating there in 1947. She then attended LPN training at Nebraska Western College in Scottsbluff. She married Edgar DeBrot Feb. 27, 1949, and they had three children. She worked several jobs in Torrington including the bakery, L.B. Murphy Co., the sugar factory, Wyoming Crop and Livestock, and Subway.
Darlene enjoyed sewing, knitting, gardening, and listening to music. She was a lifetime member of the Platte Valley Rebecca Lodge #30, a member of the United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, and was involved in Job's Daughters.
Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Darlene McCoy and her husband Terry of Cypress, Texas; sister-in-law, Edna Riggs of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchildren, Toni JoAnn Corinescu and her husband Gene of Plainfield, Ill., Jason Dwaine Fuss and his wife Tracie of Green River, Wyo., Joel Wade Fuss of Torrington, and Amber Crystal DeBrot Lanni of Seattle, Wash.; great-grandchildren, Cade and Ethan Corinescu, and Chantel, Jachob, and Abigail Fuss; and many cousins.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; sons, Robert Wayne DeBrot, and Thomas Edgar DeBrot; and sisters, Betty LaVonne Lloyd, and Mary Ann Lloyd.

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More About MARGARET DARLENE LLOYD:
Burial: November 23, 2009, Valley View Cemetery

Children of EDGAR DEBROT and MARGARET LLOYD are:
i. THOMAS EDGAR4 DEBROT, b. December 12, 1949; d. December 21, 1998, Loveland; m. JACQUELINE.

More About THOMAS EDGAR DEBROT:
Burial: Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming
Social Security Number: 520-54-8065

ii. ROBERT WAYNE DEBROT, b. February 20, 1954, Wyoming; d. July 19, 1997, Orange Co., California.

More About ROBERT WAYNE DEBROT:
Burial: Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming
Social Security Number: 520-68-6122


Endnotes

1. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colbaugh/W....
2. Obituary of Edgar F. Debrot