Pearmans of Tuscola, Illinois
Hi everyone. I am trying to find out more information about my grandmother's family. Her parents were Clinton Abraham Pearman (son of Charles Pearman and Margaret Straight) and Stella Bales (daughter of James A Bales and Mary Ellen Wells). My mother was one of several children, and both Clinton and Stella died when the children were young. Stella died shortly after childbirth and Clinton died a few months later of a burst appendix. They lived in a converted box car (of all things...obviously they were very poor) in Tuscola, and I notice some of the other Pearmans lived in Tuscola as well.
My grandmother and her sister Betty were eventually adopted by a couple named Henry and Ella Rittmueller. They had siblings named Kenneth, Deanna, and Nellie. I know some of them ended up in Chicago, but I don't have further info.
Anyway, I am trying to find out more information, see if there are any relatives still around, etc. Any help would be appreciated. Would love to someday find some pictures, though I know this is unlikely. Thanks in advance for any help.
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