Peggy Jeanette Schneider

Peggy Jeanette Schneider
Born	April 26, 1930 (1930-04-26)
Spouse	Wilson Burnette Bass (m. ?–) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Wilson Burnette Bass to Peggy Jeanette Schneider" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Peggy_Jeanette_Schneider) Dean Randall Lindstrom (m. 1953–1967) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Dean Randall Lindstrom to Peggy Jeanette Schneider" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Peggy_Jeanette_Schneider), Lawrence, Kansas Dean Sayer (m. ?–) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Dean Sayer to Peggy Jeanette Schneider" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Peggy_Jeanette_Schneider)
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 Schneider Nora Ethel Henry

Peggy was born in Lawrence Kansas, the child of William and Ethel Schneider.

Peggy married Wilson Bass and lived in Omaha. She was a telephone operator 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 so it died. 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

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, who was instrumental in creating a local church in rural Phelps County, Holcomb Evangelical Free Church.

Siblings

Peggy had 3 siblings:

Betty Grace Schneider

• Married multiple times. Currently lives in New York State

Eugene Schneider

• At one time lived in Medina Ohio. Current location unknown

William (Bill) Schneider

• Died in 1950s or 60s?

Parents and Grandparents

Maternal side

• Mom: Nora Ethel Henry
  • Born Nora Ethel Henry
  • peggy's mother's full name is Nora Ethel Henry (Nora Ethel went by "Ethel")
  • There may be a different spelling of her name
  • She was born in Monterey, TN.
  • Ethel and William are buried in Oklahoma City, OK
    • Conflict: The Parkview Cemetery in Phelps County, NE claims that Nora Ethel is buried next to Wilson Burnette Bass, Jr. in the Parkview Cemetery.

• Aunt: Dorothy
  • Ethel had a sister named Dorothy who lived in Reno Nevada

• Maternal Grandmother: Cressie Elizabeth, or Cerisie L. Robinson, or?
  • Peggy: mom's mom was always called Cressie Elizabeth but my research has the spelling Cerisie L. Robinson. I am not sure the spelling is right for the last name

• Maternal Grandfather:
  • Ethel's father was Chester Henry
  • Nora comes from Indian stock (probably her grandfather)
  • Chester died when Peggy was a baby. He is buried in Monterey, TN.
  • Chester's middle initial may be "A".
  • The book "Trail of Tears" tells how some of the Cherokee were driven out of Tenn. From what I have found there are 7 clans of Cherokee and I am not sure yet which clan would refer to our relatives.
  • The Cherokee family would have moved from Arkansas to Oklahoma, courtesy the US government

Paternal Side

• Father: William Schneider
  • William died in Lawrence, c. 1963
  • William's dad came from Germany
  • Ethel and William are buried in Oklahoma City, OK
    • Conflict: The Parkview Cemetery in Phelps County, NE claims that Nora Ethel is buried next to Wilson Burnette Bass, Jr. in the Parkview Cemetery.