Name Info

Lois Maette SEARLS Adams 1931-2023
Fathers:John,Daniel,GILBERT,DANIEL,JOHN,JOHN,ROBERT,ROBERT

Search.........Person
PAF-ID.........09119507
Gender.........female
Status.........deceased
Age............92y 3m 21d
Last-Marital...widowed
Fam-Group......SEARLS
Fam-ID.........SEARLS
Citizenship....US born
#Marriages.....2
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......5
#Events........1
#Images:.......3
#Comments......1
#Siblings......10
#Children......3

Person-Type....A
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........mother
Spouse?........wife
Sibling?.......sister
Child?.........daughter
Twin...........no
Adopted?.......A
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Religion.......
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Ht/Wt/Eye/Hair.
Burial.........Riverside Cemetery

Parents and Siblings
  1. Parent: John Howard SEARLS, male, born:1873-07-31 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1968-05-23 (94y 9m 22d) Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #M:1, #SrcDocs:9
  2. Parent: Maymie Kristina Christiansen, female, born:1891-06-26 ?Illinois, died:1931-04-26 (39y 10m 0d) Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:Nels Christiansen, Mom:? ?, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:6
  3. Sibling: Walter Howard SEARLS, male, born:1915-05-18 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1955-2005 (39y 7m 14d) , Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #M:1, #SrcDocs:5
  4. Sibling: Lloyd LaVerne SEARLS, male, born:1917-05-17 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1984-06-15 (67y 0m 29d) Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa, Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #M:1, #SrcDocs:4
  5. Sibling: Anita Elizabeth SEARLS, female, born:1918-08-25 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1990-12-18 (72y 3m 23d) Sacramento, Sacramento county, California, Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #M:1, #SrcDocs:4
  6. Sibling: Ervin Raymond SEARLS, male, born:1919-10-12 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1961-09-08 (41y 10m 27d) Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #SrcDocs:4
  7. Sibling: Alvin Arnald SEARLS, male, born:1921-01-20 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1921-2011 (0y 11m 12d) , Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #SrcDocs:1
  8. Sibling: Dorothy Mae SEARLS, female, born:1922-06-20 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:2013-12-27 (91y 6m 7d) Anoka, Anoka county, Minnesota, Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #M:1, #SrcDocs:4
  9. Sibling: Daniel James SEARLS, male, born:1924-02-03 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1964-2014 (39y 10m 29d) , Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #M:1, #SrcDocs:3
  10. Sibling: William Henry SEARLS, male, born:1925-06-08 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1959-2015 (33y 6m 24d) , Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #M:1, #SrcDocs:2
  11. Sibling: ? SEARLS, unknown, born:1927 ?Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1927 (0y 0m 0d) ?Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #SrcDocs:1
  12. Sibling: (private), born:(private), died:(private), Dad:John Howard SEARLS, Mom:Maymie Kristina Christiansen, #M:1, #SrcDocs:5

Spouse(s) and Children
  1. Marriage: 1953-11-08 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa
  2. Spouse: Harry Leonard Willer, male, born:1923-01-25 Keystone, Benton county, Iowa, died:1992-10-01 (69y 8m 6d) ?Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:Henry Willer, Mom:Ruth Huff, #SrcDocs:3
  3. ..Child: (private), born:(private), died:(private), Dad:Harry Leonard Willer, Mom:Lois Maette SEARLS Adams, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:2
  4. ..Child: (private), born:(private), died:(private), Dad:Harry Leonard Willer, Mom:Lois Maette SEARLS Adams, #SrcDocs:2
  5. ..Child: (private), born:(private), died:(private), Dad:Harry Leonard Willer, Mom:Lois Maette SEARLS Adams, #SrcDocs:2
  6. Marriage: 1996-12-07 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa
  7. Spouse: Elmer Koedam, male, born:1927-09-03 Sioux Center, Sioux county, Iowa, died:1996-2017 (68y 3m 29d) , Dad:John Koedam, Mom:Hattie Blakenspoor, #SrcDocs:1

Events
Birth: 1931-04-26, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa
Married: 1953-11-08, Age:22y 6m 13d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Role:bride
Married: 1996-12-07, Age:65y 7m 11d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Role:bride
Death: 2023-08-16, Age:92y 3m 21d, Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa, Unity Point Hospital
Burial: 2023-08, Age:92y 3m 6d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Riverside Cemetery
Livedin: ?, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, lived there with Mary

Places In
Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa
Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa

General 

Lois's mother died the day Lois was born. Lois was adopted and raised by her father's sister, Mary Elizabeth (Searls) Adams.

Image(s) - hover Image IDs to popup full text
S__0134 - Photo of 1997 Searls Cousins Reunion in Davenport, Iowa
S__0162 - Photo of Children of John Howard Searls and Maymie K. Christiansen
S__0163 - Seven Children (plus spouses) of the Children of J. Howard and Maymie Searls

Sources
Book Plymouth County Iowa History, 1917
Letter from Lois M. Willer, Akron Iowa, 1982
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1987
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1993
Obituary of Lois M. Willer, Akron Iowa, 2023

Data Issues
Married before Age 16