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Descendants of William and Ann Elias

William and Ann Elias had five children. They were:

George Elias. He married Mary Jennings. He was the mayor of Streator and ran a funeral home. They had five children. They were:

1) Eva Elias married Paul Lester. He was an optometrist.
2) William Elias married Lauri.
3) Lester Elias married Marguerite.
4) Chester Elias married Bonita. He ran funeral homes in Streator, Peru and Lonica, Illinois. They had three sons and a daughter. The daughter studied opera and was good.
5) Arthur Elias married Betty.

Elizabeth Ann Elias. She married Andrew Sunnen. They had five children. They were:

1) Zeta Sunnen. She married Lawrence Atherton (Artherton?). They lived in Streator and had two sons: David and Lawrence William.
2) George Sunnen.
3) Martha Sunnen.
4) Gordon Sunnen
5) Aletha Sunney. She married Mike Jakubein (Jakubcin?).

Martha Elias. She married Frank O’Yes. They had two children, both born in Streator, Illinois. These were

1) Vera O’Yes. She was a teacher and married Carl Samuelson. They had a daughter, Martha Samuelson.
2) Ann O’Yes. She married John Piercy. They had two children: Jack and Nancy, who had three children.

Mary Jane Elias. She married James Donaldson. They lived in Streator, Illinois and had four children. These were:

1) Jean Donaldson. She never married.
2) Verna Donaldson. She never married.
3) Ruth Donaldson. She married William Shauer.
4) Billy Donaldson. He married Julie.

William Lewis Elias. He married Mary Dean Donaldson. They had two children. These were:

1) James Robert Elias. He married Lois Eileen Wilk.
2) William James Elias. He married Shirley and lived in Galesburg, Illinois. They had three children. These were Mary Jo Elias, who married Gilbert Douglas Ruhl. They had four children. The second child of William and Shirley Elias was Robert William Elias, who married Catherine Sypherd. They had one child, who was William Lewis Elias. The third child of William and Shirley Elias was Sue Ann Elias.