Family: Hurshel Owen Deboard / Ada May Delling (F116)

• Father | Male Hurshel Owen Deboard

  
  

  Born	13 Jan 1911	Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA
  Died	28 Dec 1951	West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA
  Buried	31 Dec 1951	Chapel Hill Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA
  Married	16 Mar 1934  [1]	Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas  [1]
  Father	Millage Ivy Deboard | F111 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Amanda Wilbanks | F111 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Ada May Delling

  
  

  Born	9 Sep 1916	Garfield, Pawnee County, Kansas, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
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  Child 1 | Female Pauline Dawn Deboard

  
  

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  Child 2 | Female Beverly Jean Deboard

  
  

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  Child 3 | Male Richard Owen Deboard

  
  

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  [S62] DeBoard - website citing Hurshel Owen DeBoard family, Jann. «u»«b»Ada May Delling«/u» «/b» «b» born: 9-9-1916 in Garfield, Ks, Pawnee Co.«/b» «b» (Ada's birth certificate read Ethel Mae for several years before b it was changed)«/b» «b» married: 3-16-1934 in Pocahontas, Ark.«/b» «b» to: Herscell Owen DeBoard, son of Millage Ivy DeBoard and Mary Amanda Wilbanks«/b» «b» born: 1-13-1911 in White Church, Mo.«/b» «b» died: 12-28-1951 in West Plains, Mo.«/b» «b» burried: Chapel Hill Cemetary in Mtn. View, Mo. Howell Co.«/b» «b» They moved to Kansas City soon after they were married and lived in a 1 room flat. She did cleaning for the rent and Herscel caddied at a golf course and played cards for money to have enough to get by on.«/b» «b» Pauline was born 2 months early and had to be in the hospital for 2 months and had 3 surgeries. Herscel hurt himself and couldn't work for a while. Beverly was born then. Ada and children came home to Mtn. View for a while and later went back to Kansas City aboaut 1939. They then moved ack to Mtn. View, where life was still hard for a long time. They cooked outside in the snow because there was no cookstove. Herscel hunted and cut wood for a living to proved for his family. In 1942, they went to Washington (during WWII). About 1943 or 44, they went to Michigan and worked for awhile whee Herscel's sister Ellen lived. After a short time they retirned and lived near Mtn. View until Herscel passed away in 1951 of heart problems.«/b» «b» Children: (3)«/b» «b» Pauline Dawn DeBoard«/b» «b» Beverly Jean DeBoard«/b» «b» Richard Owen DeBoard«/b» «b» Ada then married in 5-19-1956«/b» «b» to: Vern Edward Price Whitney (son of A.B. Price and Hope Lydia Sutton, Price, Whitney)«/b» «b» born: 8-5-1916 in Whitefish, Montana«/b» «b» died: 12-6-1991 in Prescott, Az (cremated)«/b» «b» served: Army in WWII«/b» «b» Children: (1)«/b» «b» Martin Whitney (whom Ada adopted) «/b»