THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Ralph Kennedy.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Ulysses G. Kness.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Bertha L. Knight
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Carl L. Knight FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: "Mary Ellen was librarian at Beth Ophrah."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Cora A. Knight
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Mary Ellen Knight; Born: 7 Apr 1848; near Akron, Ohio; Died: 3 Apr 1919. Joined K.U., San Francisco 1890. She had three children FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Mary Ellen Knight: "Mary Ellen was librarian at Beth Ophrah." 1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calument Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; ED No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration date: 13 June 1900; Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999; Koreshan Unity: Mary E. Knight; Residence: 99th Street; Dwelling 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Color, white; Sex, female; Month of birth: January; Year of birth: 1847; Age at last birthday: 53; Married; Number of years married: 1*; Mother of how many children: 3; Number of these children living: 3; Place of birth: Ohio; Place of birth of father: Ohio; Place of birth of mother: Ohio; Occupation: Nothing listed; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak, English, yes. (*Except for 5 married residents, all married residents living in this residence listed their number of years married as 1.) 1910 U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida; 23 Apr 1910; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 4 Jan 1995: Mary E. Knight; Sex: Female; Race: white; Age 54?; Marital status: Widow; No. of years married: 31 years; Mother of 4 children; No. of these children living: 3; Place of birth: Ohio; Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania; Place of birth of mother: Ohio; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Needlework; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes. Burial: Horseshoe Bend on the River--Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 5; Inscription: Mary Ellen Knight/April 3, 1919. MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Mary Ellen Knight, librarian at Beth Ophrah--Sister Mary Ellen lived in an upstairs bedroom at Beth Ophrah.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Alfred E. Knowles.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Annis B. C. Knowles FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: She was a great reader and did much of her reading in bed. She also spent a great deal of time studying her big dictionary and was star of the Spanish class when Rollin Gray was giving lessons; had the corner room next to ours on the third floor for awhile." U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1900; Koreshan Community; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Precinct 6; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26: Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Annis B. Knowles; Relation to head of family: partner; Color: white; Sex: female; Born Aug 1864; Age 35; Place of birth: Iowa; Place of birth of mother and father: Indiana; Occupation: assistant; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes. U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Florida--1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm No.: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Annie B. Knowles; Sex: Female; Race: white; Age 45; Marital status: widow; Place of birth: Iowa; Place of birth of father: Indiana; Place of birth of mother: Ohio; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Waiter; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes. MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Annis Knowles cared for typhoid patients, however, she spent most of her time in bed reading.--page 70
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Charles Edward Koester. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: "Both Ed, Sr. and Cora left and remarried--he a wealthy semi-invalid, and she James Newcomb. Edward, Jr. has a successful printing and publishing place in Jacksonville. Julius, whom we always called "Ceasar," lives in St. Petersburg." U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm No.: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Charley E. (Karsten?); Sex: Male; Race: white; Age 44; Marital Status: Married one time; Number of years married: 12; Place of birth: Missouri; Place of birth of mother and father: Germany; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Pattern maker; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes. THE PIONEER CURRICULUM: Pattern Making and Wood Turning Department; C. E. Koester, Jr., Director
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Edwin A Koester FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Edward Koester: "Both Ed, Sr. and Cora left and remarried--he a wealthy semi-invalid, and she James Newcomb. Edward, Jr. has a successful printing and publishing place in Jacksonville. Julius, whom we always called "Ceasar," lives in St. Petersburg." U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Microfilm Roll number: Fl 1910-H T624; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Jan 1995: Edward A. Koester; Sex: male; Race: white; Age 17; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Iowa; Place of birth of father: Missouri; Place of birth of mother: Iowa; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Student; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Attending school: yes. Newspaper article--Times Union: Article by Cynthia Parks, staff writer for Times-Union (No date or city) possibly abt 1981; Photo of Koester and article about Edward Albert Wilhelm Koester's life in Koreshan community in turn-of-century Florida. U.S. Army--World War I volunteer, Played baritone horn in the U. S. Army band in Nice, France. SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX; United States; Vol 1, A-l: Edward Koester; Date of birth: 3 Aug 1893; SS#: 266-16-2028 in Florida; Date of death: November 1985; Jacksonville, Florida.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Julius Koester FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Edward Koester: "Both Ed, Sr. and Cora left and remarried--he a wealthy semi-invalid, and she James Newcomb. Edward, Jr. has a successful printing and publishing place in Jacksonville. Julius, whom we always called "Ceasar," lives in St. Petersburg." U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Microfilm Roll number: Fl 1910-H T624; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Jan 1995: Julius G. Koester; Sex: male; Race: white; Age 13; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Iowa; Place of birth of father: Missouri; Place of birth of mother: Iowa: Language spoken: English; Occupation: Student; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Attending school: yes. SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX; United States; Vol. 1, A-L: Julius Koester; Date of birth: 15 Nov 1895; SS# issued in Florida; Date of death: July 1980; Residence: Boca Raton, Florida; SS#: 262-50-0495.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Frederica Kroll
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Catherine W. L'Amoreaux; Born: 4 Nov 1836, Princeton, Illinois FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: "He had been a professor of Greek and Latin in Chicago and was one of the pioneer group to come to Estero. I remember him as a tall, gaunt man and his wife as short, but that is all. Roy was one of the fishermen and stayed at the island, but was also an expert card player and kept a game going when he was at the main place. Nettie was an artist and gave my age group of girls drawing and painting lessons."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: LeRoy L; L'Amoreaux; Born: 14 Nov, Wheaton, Illinois FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Roy Lamoreaux; "He had been a professor of Greek and Latin in Chicago and was one of the pioneer group to come to Estero. I remember him as a tall, gaunt man and his wife as short, but that is all. Roy was one of the fishermen and stayed at the island, but was also an expert card player and kept a game going when he was at the main place. Nettie was an artist and gave my age group of girls drawing and painting lessons." EARLY DAYS ON ESTERO ISLAND--An Old Timer Reminisces by Leroy Lamoreaux; by Barrett and Adelaide Brown; 1967; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 67-15783; Estero Island Publishers; Fort Myers Beach, Florida. MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Roy Lamoreaux was a fisherman who lived on Estero Island--page 73. THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by L. W. Bubbett; December 1934: "Brother Franklin Jacke took some time off from his confining duties in the store to make a trip to Tampa with LEROY LAMOREAUX of Estero Island. They left Monday the twenty-sixth and returned the following day. Leroy Lamoreaux raises papayas on Estero Island which he disposes of in the Tampa market. This "tree melon" seems to be growing in popularity, and deservedly so, for it is really a delicious fruit."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Nettie C. L'Amoreaux FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: "He had been a professor of Greek and Latin in Chicago and was one of the pioneer group to come to Estero. I remember him as a tall, gaunt man and his wife as short, but that is all. Roy was one of the fishermen and stayed at the island, but was also an expert card player and kept a game going when he was at the main place. Nettie was an artist and gave my age group of girls drawing and painting lessons."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Oscar F. L'Amoreaux; Born: 7 Sep 1827, Freetown, Cortland Co., New York FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: "He had been a professor of Greek and Latin in Chicago and was one of the pioneer group to come to Estero. I remember him as a tall, gaunt man and his wife as short, but that is all. Roy was one of the fishermen and stayed at the island, but was also an expert card player and kept a game going when he was at the main place. Nettie was an artist and gave my age group of girls drawing and painting lessons."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Robert Lacey.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: William Lamont
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Samuel A. Landon
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Douglas Lane. (Douglas Lane may be Loretta Lane's son.--Joyce Ratliff, 1-11-2000)