Peggy Jeanette Schneider
| Peggy Jeanette Schneider | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 26, 1930 Lawrence, Kansas |
| Spouse |
Wilson Burnette Bass (m. ?–) Dean Randall Lindstrom (m. 1953–1967), Lawrence, Kansas Dean Sayer (m. ?–) |
| Children |
Wilson Burnette ("Sonny") Bass, Jr. Randall Eugene Lindstrom William Darrel Lindstrom Shirley Jean Lindstrom Cynthia Lee Lindstrom Deana J. Sayer "Billy" Sayer |
| Parents |
William Antone Schneider Nora Ethel Henry |
Peggy was born in Lawrence Kansas, the child of William and Ethel Schneider.
Peggy married Wilson Bass and lived in Lincoln, NE. There, Peggy and Wilson and had a child, Sonny.
In the spring of 1953, Peggy eloped with Dean Lindstrom to Lawrence, Kansas. In Lawrence, the couple's first two boys, Randy and Bill, were born. Dean worked construction and at a gas station while Peggy cared for the kids. The family lived at 821 Indiana St, Lawrence, Kansas.
The family struggled in Lawrence, and construction worked dried up. So, early in 1957 (before planting), the family moved back to the Lindstrom family farm in Phelps County, Nebraska. There the couple had two girls, Shirley and Cindy. On the farm, Peggy was a bit eccentric, raising an alligator in the family bathtub and maintaining a number of other interesting creatures and habits. Son Bill Lindstrom recalls: "As I remember it, Peggy brought back a baby alligator from a Jaycee convention in Florida as a souvenir for the four kids. (She brought us each a chameleon from another trip, but that's another story . . ). I remember we had the alligator for several months, feeding it raw hamburger and flies, and that the best place to keep it was in the bathtub. Unfortunately, that house was always cold in the winter and the alligator couldn't take the stress of it. Seems like it got to be about a foot long."
Peggy's marriage with Dean ended in 1967. Peggy moved off the farm, and Dean raised their children by himself.
Peggy remarried Dean Sayer and had two more children with him: Deana and "Billy."
Peggy moved to Texas with her husband. Peggy's first child, Sonny, died in 1990.
Religion[edit]
Peggy inherited the Mormon religion from her family. When Peggy and Dean moved together to Lawrence, the couple attended Mormon worship sessions at other couples' homes'---there being no easily accessible Mormon Church nearby. When the couple moved to Phelps County, Peggy took the children to attend Mormon church at families' homes' in Kearney. For special occasions, they drove to the larger Mormon Church in Grand Island. The couple's first two boys, Randy and Bill, were baptized in the Mormon Church, although neither practices today.
Religion was one source of great tension between the young couple and Dean's parents, especially when the couple moved onto the family farm. Dean's father George was a strong Protestant and was instrumental in creating a local church in rural Phelps County, Holcomb Evangelical Free Church.