Twelfth Generation

249. Marjorie Violet "Marge" RETTAMMEL (~)⁴⁶² was born on 17 January 1921 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^{98,153,290,300,463,464,465,466,467,468} The Monroe County birth registration records list her name as "Marjorie Violet Griggs." She was born out of wedlock after the first husband of her mother had died. Her birth father was Floyd Thompson, whom her mother married in 1923. Marge was placed for adoption and took the surname of the Rettammel family that adopted her.

The 1910 Census of the city of Tomah contains a listing for Edward H. Rettamel, age 30 (1880-1963), born in Illinois, and his wife Evaline V. (Wilson), age 25 (1885-1974), born in Wisconsin. They were her adoptive parents.

(She is listed as "Marjorie R. Crawford" in the Social Security Death Index.) She was adopted on 10 September 1921 in Juneau County, WI.^98,468 She was given up for adoption by her mother to Edward Herman and Eva Rettammel. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Fountain Township, Juneau County, WI.²⁸⁸ Marge appeared in the census in 1940 in Fountain Township, Juneau County, WI.²⁷¹ She appeared in the census in 1950 in New Lisbon, Juneau County, WI.⁴⁶⁹ Her occupation was "Clerk, Grocery." She died on 15 October 1988 at the age of 67 in New Lisbon, Juneau County, WI.^{95,464,468,470} Marge was buried on 19 October 1988 in New Lisbon, Juneau County, WI.^452,464,471 in the New Lisbon City Cemetery.

Marjorie Violet "Marge" RETTAMMEL (~) and Rex Burhyte CRAWFORD were married on 7 November 1937 in Crown Point, Center Township, Lake County, IN.⁴⁶⁴ Rex Burhyte CRAWFORD, son of Arthur Alexander CRAWFORD and Senith Hulda KILE, was born on 22 June 1915 in Bear Bluff Township, Jackson County, WI.^{95,282,464,472} He appeared in the census in 1920 in Bear Bluff Township, Jackson County, WI.¹⁵⁵ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Fountain Township, Juneau County, WI.⁴⁷³ Rex appeared in the census in 1940 in Fountain Township, Juneau County, WI.²⁷¹ His household was on Poor Farm Road and his occupation was "Farmer, Farming." He appeared in the census in 1950 in New Lisbon, Juneau County, WI.⁴⁶⁹ His household was at 42 Pearl Street, Apt. 2, and his occupation was "Refrigerator Repairman, Ice Cream Co." He lived at his family home in Eyota, Olmstead County, MN about 1973.⁴⁷⁴ Rex lived at his family home in Mauston, Juneau County, WI about 1978.⁴⁷⁵ He died on 26 November 1992 at the age of 77 in New Lisbon, Juneau County, WI.^95,282,464 He was buried in New Lisbon, Juneau County, WI.⁴⁵² in the New Lisbon City Cemetery.

Marjorie Violet "Marge" RETTAMMEL (~) and Rex Burhyte CRAWFORD had the following children: