Ira J Aull (1896 - 1949)

Born 24 Apr 1896 in Illinois

Ancestors

Died 1949 at about age 52 in Illinois

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Biography

Ira was born in 1896. He was the son of Frank Aull and Martha Aud. He passed away in 1949. ^[1]

Timeline

1900 – Illinois, Christian County, South Fork, District 20, 15 Jun 1900
Sheet 13A shows Fank Aull (48), his wife Marthia (42) and ten children, Earnest (21), Ray (21), Florance (17), Oscar (16), Maud (14), Elsee (11), Frank (10), Alma (5), Ira (4) and Ellen (10 mos.). Frank reports to be a farmer and they are renting the farm upon which they reside. The couple reports they have been married for 23 years and that all 10 of their children are still alive. The oldest two sons were born in Kentucky and all of the rest were born in Illinois. Her older brother is again listed on the same census page. ^[2]

1910 – Illinois, Sangamon County, Auburn Ward 3, District 112, 21 Apr 1910
Sheet 9A shows Frank Aull (59), wife Martha (52) and children Alma (16) and Ira (14) are living with them. The family is living in a home on North 8th Street which they rent. The couple reports they have been married 32 years and now report that 9 of their 11 kids are living which suggests the youngest from the 1900 census, Ellen, has died as did another child born between the census periods. Frank reports to be a farm laborer. ^[3]

1915 - Illinois, Pawnee, St. Mary Catholic Church
Ira Aull and Nora O'Brien are married on 29 Sep 1915. ^[4]

1917 – Illinois, Christian County, South Fork, 5 Jun 1917
On his WWI registration card Ira Aull shows his date of birth as 24 Apr 1895 in Pawnee, Illinois. He reports to be living in Kincaid, Illinois. He reports to be married with one child. He reports he is employed by the USA. He is reported to be tall with a medium build, blue eyes and light brown hair.

1920 – Illinois, Christian County, South Fork, District 203, 6 Jan 1920
Sheet 8B shows Ira Aull (23), wife Nora (23) and son William (3). Also living with them is a boarder, John Mazzarini (58). The home, on Garden Street, is rented. Ira reports he was born in Illinois and his parents were born in Kentucky while his wife, Nora reports she and her parents were born in Oklahoma. Their son was born in Illinois. John, the boarder, was born in Italy as were his parents. Ira is an assistant cashier at a bank. John is a coal miner. ^[5]

1930 – Illinois, Christian County, Kincaid, District 30, 10 Apr 1930
Sheet 6B shows Ira Aull (33), his wife Nora (33) and his son William (13). They own the home on Central Avenue valued at $2,000. They report Ira was 19 and Nora was 18 when they married. Ira still reports he was born in Illinois and his parents in Kentucky while Nora is reporting she was born in Oklahoma, her father in England and her mother in Georgia. Ira is a cashier at a bank. ^[6]

1940 – Illinois, Greene County, Carrolton, District 31-4A, 1May 1940
Sheet 9B shows Ira J. Aull (44) and wife Nora M. (44) living in the home they own on South 6th Street. The home is valued at $4,000. Ira reports he completed 1 year of college and Nora completed two years. He still reports he was born in Illinois and she was born in Oklahoma. They report they were living in Kincaid, Illinois in 1935. Ira is a banker and earned $3,500 the previous year. ^[7]

1942 – Illinois, Greene County, Carrollton
On his WWII Draft Registration Ira J. Aull shows he was born on 24 Apr 1896 and is 46 years old. He reports he is living on 6th Street in Carrollton, Illinois and works at Greene County National Bank. He lists his wife Nora M. Aull as the person who will always know his address. ^[8]

Burial - Illinois, Greene County, Carrollton, Saint John’s Cemetery
The couple is buried here together. [1]

Notes

~ No birth record located.

~ No marriage record located.

~ Do not know maiden name of Nora M.

~ Do not have death records for either of them.

~ Family notes - “Uncle Ira was a banker, having started out in Kincaid. His wife was postmistress. The Post Office was just across the street from the Bank. In 1925 the Bank was robbed and U. Ira was taken hostage. The Merchants plus his wife were shooting so close that the robbers dropped the bag of money in the street. U. Ira was taken out into the country a few miles, made to climb over a fence into a cornfield and lay down. He was not hurt, just nearly scared to death. I have a clipping from the newspaper about this robbery and I can remember when it happened. After a few years, U. Ira went to another Bank at Carrolton, Ill. which is about 60 miles Southwest of here. Lived and worked there until his death after a very bad heart attack. He was in his early ?’s (Unable to read--v.h.). They had one son, who is deceased, also from heart disease. He was an attorney and an FBI Agent.

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Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Greg Breetz, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census
3. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census
4. ↑ Illinois, U.S., Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records, 1853-1975
5. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census
6. ↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census
7. ↑ 1940 U.S. Federal Census
8. ↑ U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

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