Wesley Fremont Price
Last updated 11 Oct 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 2 May 1919 in Tulare, Spink County, South Dakota, United States
Died: 9 Jun 2011 in Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota, United States
marriage-price-willett-1942: Record of marriage for Wesley Price and Emilie Willett (1942); South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 4 Sep 2007) ⟩ “1942-1943” image 3157; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Wesley Price).
obituary-wesley-price-2011: Obituary for Wesley Fremont Price (2011); Thelen Funeral Home (https://www.thelenfuneralhome.com: accessed 21 Jun 2011), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 9 Jun 2011
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Wesley Fremont Price).
memorialcard-emilie-price-2007: Memorial card (funeral program) for Emilie Ruth Price (2007); privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Wesley Price)
obituary-david-willett-2017: Obituary for David William Willett (2017); Thelen-Hyke Funeral Home (https://www.hykefuneralhome.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 13 Feb 2017
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Wesley Price).
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Wesley Price).
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marriage-price-willett-1942: Record of marriage for Wesley Price and Emilie Willett (1942); South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 4 Sep 2007) ⟩ “1942-1943” image 3157; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (23). Using the marriage date of 27 Dec 1942 gives a birth date range from 28 Dec 1918 to 27 Dec 1919.
obituary-wesley-price-2011: Obituary for Wesley Fremont Price (2011); Thelen Funeral Home (https://www.thelenfuneralhome.com: accessed 21 Jun 2011), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 9 Jun 2011
Comment Detail: Source includes date (May 2, 1919).
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obituary-wesley-price-2011: Obituary for Wesley Fremont Price (2011); Thelen Funeral Home (https://www.thelenfuneralhome.com: accessed 21 Jun 2011), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 9 Jun 2011
Comment Detail: Source includes date (June 9, 2011) and location (Redfield [, South Dakota]).
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Emilie Ruth Willett (1923 – 2007)
Married: 27 Dec 1942 in Tulare, Spink County, South Dakota, United States
obituary-david-willett-2017: Obituary for David William Willett (2017); Thelen-Hyke Funeral Home (https://www.hykefuneralhome.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 13 Feb 2017
Comment Detail: Source notes marriage of Wesley Price and Emilie [Willett] (sister and brother-in-law Emilie (Wesley) Price).
obituary-wesley-price-2011: Obituary for Wesley Fremont Price (2011); Thelen Funeral Home (https://www.thelenfuneralhome.com: accessed 21 Jun 2011), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 9 Jun 2011
Comment Detail: Source identifies first name (Emilie).
marriage-price-willett-1942: Record of marriage for Wesley Price and Emilie Willett (1942); South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 4 Sep 2007) ⟩ “1942-1943” image 3157; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016”
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Tulare, Spink County [, South Dakota]) and date (December 27, 1942).
memorialcard-emilie-price-2007: Memorial card (funeral program) for Emilie Ruth Price (2007); privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes date (December 27, 1942) and location ("at her parent's farm near Tulare" [, South Dakota]).
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Child: David Price (1941 – 1941)
Child: John Price (1944 – 1944)
Child: Sidney Wayne Price (1945 – 1959)
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Child: Joe Gene Putnam (1958 – 2008)
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Miscellaneous Facts
Attributes
Residence: at Tulare, Spink County, South Dakota, United States
Residence: at Tulare, Spink County, South Dakota, United States
Residence: at Tulare Township, Spink County, South Dakota, United States
marriage-price-willett-1942: Record of marriage for Wesley Price and Emilie Willett (1942); South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 4 Sep 2007) ⟩ “1942-1943” image 3157; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016”
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Tulare, Spink County [, South Dakota]) and marriage date (December 27, 1942).
memorialcard-emilie-price-2007: Memorial card (funeral program) for Emilie Ruth Price (2007); privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes reference date (26 Oct 2007) and location (Tulare, SD).
obituary-joe-putnam-2008: Obituary for Joe Gene Putnam (2008); “Obituaries / Joe Gene Putnam,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 11 Oct 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Iowa ⟩ Cedar Rapids ⟩ The Gazette ⟩ 2008 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 11 2008, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 3; citing “The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 11 Nov 2008 (Tuesday), page 5B, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes Toby's death date (Nov 8, 2008) and residence location (Tulare, S.D.).
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Stories
Memories of the Dirty 30's (Depression Stories, Wesley Price)
[This story was written by Wesley Price. It was one of several responses to a request for stories (for a class project) about living during the Great Depression.]
I don't know what year it was, 1934 or 1936, both were bad. When the Russian thistles grew to a foot tall, they weren't so "stickery," so we mowed some to stretch our feed supply and raked them into windrows. When they dried, we pitched them into a hay rack and took them to the feed yard to stack. They were rather fluffy and had to be tromped down in the hay rack to pack. The stickers would penetrate the socks and pant legs of our pants. We didn't do an awful lot of haying, but it helped for the cows feed supply. They had four stomachs and chewed their cud. The horses were different. The needles went thru the stomach into the intestines and poked holes in them. We lost five horses before the vets figured out the trouble.
The thistles had a laxative effect on the cows. As a result, when we brought them in from the pasture, barefoot, we walked on the grass not in the cow path. The cow's tails were soaked with manure. When the flies were bad, that mop rag fly swatter was a real problem. As a result, to milk them, I'd take a twine string and tie the tail to the cow's leg.
story-depression-stories-wesley-price: Wesley Price, “Memories of the dirty 30's”; email from {private}, sent 27 Apr 2009
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Wesley grew up on a farm near Tulare (Spink County, SD). He was raised Methodist but was also active in the Baptist church. He enjoyed hunting and farming, but was particularly fond of the Registered Polled Herford Bull she raised (Registered Polled Herford Bulls). [Obituary (Wesley Price)]
obituary-wesley-price-2011: Obituary for Wesley Fremont Price (2011); Thelen Funeral Home (https://www.thelenfuneralhome.com: accessed 21 Jun 2011), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 9 Jun 2011
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
Wesley was probably born the son of George and Laura Price, living in Garfield, (Spink County, SD). His siblings (in 1920) would then be Maurice (age 5y4m), Melvin (age 3). (From the 1920 U.S. Census.)
Per his obituary, he was buried at Garfield Cemetery in Tulare, South Dakota. However, the obituary was created before this happened and I haven't been to Tulare recently or obtained other eviddence. [obituary-wesley-price-2011]
obituary-wesley-price-2011: Obituary for Wesley Fremont Price (2011); Thelen Funeral Home (https://www.thelenfuneralhome.com: accessed 21 Jun 2011), single location (Redfield, South Dakota), published after 9 Jun 2011
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