Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

McAdams, Eugene “Gene” was born May 30, 1920 in St. Paul, Minnesota and was the
son of Eugene and Ada Matilda (Murphy) McAdams Sr. He was raised in Omaha,
Nebraska and later lived and worked in Chicago. Gene married Allouise Inger Johanna
Mortensen on December 6, 1941 in Cook County, Illinois and one daughter was born to
this union: Karen Judith (McAdams) Parson. The family moved to rural Hanover in
1946 where they farmed until 1972. They moved to Savanna where Gene worked as a
USDA meat inspector. Allouise died in May 1975 and he married Marie (Hoertz)
Yachik on February 14, 1976 in Savanna and this union gave him one stepson: Val
Dean Yachik. Married died April 4, 2003 and Gene then moved to Minnesota in 2004
to be near his daughter Karen Parson. Gene died January 17, 2008 and is buried in
Savanna Township Cemetery.
McCann, Leonora was born in June 1882 and was the daughter of John J. and
Katharine “Katie” (Schlecht) McCann. She graduated from Hanover High School in
1899. In the 1930s she was living with her sister Adella in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
McCarty, James “Jim” Carroll was born November 27, 1927 in Sanborn, Indiana and
was the son of Lloyd Edwards and Hazel Irene (Winkleblack) McCarty. He was a
World War II U.S. Navy Veteran. Jim married Mary Parr on June 30, 1948 in West
Terre Haute, Indiana and three children were born to this union: Donna Jean (McCarty)
Monroe, James Carroll McCarty Jr., and Anna Lynn (McCarty) Grimes. They moved to
Hanover in 1955. Jim worked for the Milwaukee Railroad as a Conductor and fireman
and he owned and operated the McCarty Shell Service Station in Hanover from 1965
until 1975. He later owned and operated Jim’s Saw Shop from his rural Hanover home.
Jim died August 16, 2004 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
McCarty, Mary Louise (Parr) was born October 17, 1927 in Terre Haute, Indiana and
was the daughter of Clarence Alva and Margaret Loretta Margaret (Smith) Parr. She
married James Carroll McCarty on June 30, 1948 in West Terre Haute, Indiana and
three children were born to this union: Donna Jean (McCarty) Monroe, James Carroll
McCarty Jr., and Anna Lynn (McCarty) Grimes. They moved to Hanover in 1955.
Mary died November 15, 2002 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
McClave, Charles “Chuck” David was born May 1, 1922 in rural Hanover and was
the son of Charles Alexander and Catherine Ann (Duval) McClave. Chuck graduated
from Hanover High School in 1941 and also attended Brown’s Business College in
Freeport. At the time of his retirement in April 1984 he had worked 36 years for Jo-
Carroll Electric Cooperative in Elizabeth as assistant manager. A life long Hanover
resident, he died May 13, 1999 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
McColley, Bertha G. (Bailey) was born April 7, 1899. She lived in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. Bertha died July 3, 1992 and is buried in Lost Mound Cemetery.
McColley, Daniel Alfred was born August 10, 1913 in Hanover and was the son of
Joseph James and Angeline Ellen (Smith) McColley. He was a World War II U.S.
Army Veteran. He married Myrtle Mabel(Weston) Hancock on June 23, 1943 and this
union gave him six step-children: Buena Marguerite (Hancock) Ryder Gugler, Freeman
“Happy” Hancock, Dorothy Mildred (Hancock) Bearsley, Virginia (Hancock) Graham,
Robert W. Hancock, and Bette Lorraine (Hancock) Straight Kallestad. He was an
engine mechanic at the Savanna Army Depot and also worked as an equipment operator
for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He later moved to Kiln, Mississippi. Daniel died July
18, 1988 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
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