| Litera Family Vital Records |
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| Francis (John) Litera and Mary Schimon (her name was also seen as Sobatka) Litera were the parents of 9* known children. Shortly after being delivered of her last child, Mary developed a serious infection that had been transferred to her probably by a careless midwife. She died when her baby was about a month old. Francis and Mary's daughter, Jenny cared for the baby, named George until his death when he was about 2 months of age. It is believed that he is buried with his mother. They were initally buried at Layman's Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota but were re-interred at Hillside Cemetery. *(There may have been 12 children, but I can find no record of the other 3 births) |
| Francis (John) and Mary's children: 1. Jenny Litera Betlach Wittliff 1865--1925 Death Certificate Obituary Jenny married 1. Frank Betlach Marriage Certificate 2. John Wittliff Please see more of the Litera Family Story including Jenny and Frank Betlach Click Here John Wittliff 1864-1946 Death Certificate Obituary John and Jenny had one daughter Geneva. She married Lee Worth Cameron June 9, 1914 in Little Falls (Morrison County) Minnesota Geneva 1896-1989 Death Certificate Obituary Lee Worth 1890--1982 Death Certificate |
| Mary Schimon Litera 1844--1886 Death Certificate |
| Francis (John) Litera 1834--1899 Death Certificate |
| 2. Mary Adeline 1872--1956 Death Certificate She married Julius Gardner Julius 1865--1959 Death Certificate They had one child Herbert 1892--1967 Death Certificate Obituary Herbert married Matilda Chimzar Matilda Death Certificate |
| 5. Anna married George Fisher Anna 1875--1958 Death Certificate George 1866-1930 Death Certificate Obituary They had two sons George Lee Fisher 1906--1960 Death Certificate Obituary George married Karleen Fawcett Karleen Obituary Alvan Miles Fisher Born August 14, 1897 Minnesota Died January 24, 1953 in San Diego, California He is buried in Hillside Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota Find a Grave Memorial #91621861 I have no further information |
| 3. Rose Born about 1865 She married a man with the last name of either Post or Port. I have no further information on Rose or her family. |
| 4. Julia 1875--1960 She married Albert Myron Sharpsteen. I do not know if they had any children. Julia Death Certificate Obituary Albert Myron 1869--1928 Death Certificate Obituary |
| 6. Caroline Ruth (For a period of time, she went by the her middle name) 1877--1964 She married first William Parkinson on March 14, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois On the marriage certificate, she goes by the name Ruth Williams. If anyone knows why she went by this name, please contact me! They have three children: Rowland born: May 28, 1896 and Twins: Alvi born: April 29, 1897 died: July 17, 1897 Allen born: April 29, 1897 died: July 17, 1897 Caroline next married Miles Heywood Fisher, son of Alvan and Julia Heywood Fisher. Caroline Death Certificate Miles 1861--1930 Death Certificate They had three children: Miles Heywood, Jr 1906-1909 Alice Julia 1907-1983 Helen Mary 1910-1975 Death Certificate Helen married George Masterton 1908--1994 Death Certificate |
| 7. Mina 1883--? Nothing more is known of this child except that she may have been adopted after the death of her mother. |
8. George 1886--1886 George was the last child born to Frank and Mary. He only lived about two months. It is said that he is buried in the same grave as his mother. They were initially buried at Layman's Cemetery (now known as Pioneer & Soldier's Memorial Cemetery) but were re-interred at Hillside Cemetery |
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| John, Mary & Jenny 1871 |
| 9. Francis William 1880--1956 Francis Married Anna Foss in 1904; she died 4 years later. Francis then married Ovidia Hammer and they had 4 children: Francis Death Certificate June Death Certificate Marcella Obituary and a Baby Boy who was stillborn Death Certificate Francis changed the spelling of his last name to LaTerre/La Terre |
I have confirmed that John married a second time after the death of his wife, Mary Schimon Litera. On February 23, 1887, John married Mary Anne Cory Marriage License Marriage License part 2 Things did not go well for Mary Cory Litera during the marriage. In March 1888 Mary brought charges of cruel and inhuman treatment against John. After learning she was pregnant, serious circumstances arose which led her to fear for her life and she moved out. In April 1888 the case was again brought before the judge and asked her maiden name be restored. She was granted a divorce in May of 1888 |
| NOTE: John married a second time; please see the information at the bottom of the page. |