John Thomas Moss. The Germans not 10 rods away have been bombarding us for nearly 20 hours. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. That explains the significance of the second grave marker shown in the photo.Lucy's patriotic fervor in the lead-up to America's entry into World War I was demonstrated by the play she produced with her students in the rural areas of St. Louis County, Minnesota. Three months she has been away on the business of the Red Cross. First R.C.W.Yes, she will be home today; she will come here during the afternoon. Robert Loving Mudgett is born, Holmes first son. By the time he lived in in the classy Chicago suburb of Wilmette, Holmes was rarely home and spent a lot of time "conducting business" in the city, scamming people by running up credit with no intention of ever . (Appealing to Mr. and Mrs. Buckland) Dont you think so, good neighbors? Mrs. Buckland(Suddenly, but with decision, while Mr. Buckland shakes his head in deep gloom)We have no money for such things, Mrs. Toipoli. Yes, she will be surprised (sadly). Father John Thomas Moss. A girl be captain? JohnYes twas the Red Cross did it, Motherit was a grim battle on the west frontin April, you know, you have read it all in the papers and somehow I got a bullet in the armthere(touching his sleeve) and my head knocked up. Now, my men: Leftrightleftright forward march! Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. We dared not lift our heads above the sand bags until daylight came and the shots from our enemies ceased. Resend Activation Email. GREAT NEWS! We dared not lift our heads above the sand bags until daylight came and the shots from our enemies ceased. AlvinYou? Make this scene as amusing as possible: let childrens imagination play about kindling wood guns and make-believe lines of soldiers.) Miss Pratt, the teacher, will help us. Fourth R.C.W.How many things they can makemy girls can sewand (a rap and Mrs. Toipoli enters and is greeted by everyone, pressing about her to shake her hand and ask rapid questions: 1. He had a child with her, named Lucy Theodate Holmes. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. The case was dropped in 1891 because of Holmes being wanted. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Hotel Complete Hotel was finished and 1st marriage with Clara ended with her mysteriously passing away. Sure enough, John showed up in the 1940 census living with his niece, Lucy Moss, in Santa Monica. She returned to Chicago, where she married John Thomas Moss, a Canadian national, on June 27, 1927. The Red Cross?JohnYes, Mother, and Oh, Im proud to see you working like thisfor them, and for the cause. At just 9 years of age, Holmes wrote in a letter to her father, "What I. 3. You shall not enter this turmoil of murder and waste! John(Sadly, quietly)I am sorry, father and mother, but I think it is right to go. May I read it? Dec 24, 1893. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald (Ayrshire) or possibly from another place so called in the barony of Inchestuir (Angus). The sketch deals with the work of the Red Cross in the rural districts and especially touches upon the organization of the Junior Red Cross workers. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Velma Malone-Hunter (Bradshaw) stepmother. JohnThats right, little brotherthats the best, the finest gift in all the world to ato a soldier. Lucy Theodate Holmes married John Thomas Moss and had 2 children. Such cunning baby dresses; 5. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Holmes, he had married another woman this time in Minnesota. Records: 200. His father was Levi Horton Mudgett and his mother was Theodate Page Price, both of whom had descended from the first English immigrants in this area of the country. How surprised she will be to find Red Cross headquarters at the Buckland house! Mrs. BucklandThere are many surprises now-a-days. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Father! Democracy! Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Geni requires JavaScript! More impressively, Lucy volunteered to teach in war-ravaged France just as the war concluded in November, 1918. Then standing erect holds the flag at his right side. Then standing erect holds the flag at his right side. How is the work going? You need a Find a Grave account to continue. But Lucy and her mother . Year should not be greater than current year. Holmes". The father goes out with a loud angry banging of the door and two groups form themselves thus for the close of the scene): Andrew facing John with hand up in salute; Helmi and Alvin on either side of them with their kindling wood guns at their sides, standing at attention; Mrs. Buckland drops into chair at table, burying her face in her hands, while Mrs. Tripoli stoops to comfort her. Missing! (Just then there is a shout, the door is flung open and John, the missing, rushes into the roomin khaki, brown and tattered and with the left sleeve hanging empty.) Second R.C.W.Surprised and glad! This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Attention: Salute: No, you Helmi! Now get in line there, my fine fellows. They are there nowthe sons of great wealthenlistingthe army, the navy, both receive them every day. Mrs. Toipoli(Coming over to lay a kind hand on Johns shoulderwhispers to him)Stand by it boy! Why her mother, Myrta Z. Belknap, retained the tainted Holmes pseudonym can either be chalked up to stubborn pride in her daughter, or a divorced. Lucy Theodate Hunter-Moss (Holmes) mother. Try again later. Ive heard you tell it over and over, father. They were the parents of at least 1 son. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Oops, something didn't work. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Lucy Moss (145229694)? Following is a transcription of the sketch that Lucy wrote, aimed at inspiring the poor immigrant families common in her school district to assist in the Red Cross effort.SUNDAY MORNING The Duluth News Tribune DECEMBER 16, 1917WAR SKETCH TELLS OF RURAL AND COUNTRY RED CROSS WORKSecretary at Headquarters Writes Play on Red Cross Organization and Influence.The following stirring war sketch written by Miss Lucy Theodate Holmes, secretary at Red Cross Headquarters, was presented by her to the superintendent of schools and will be presented in every school in the county Dec 22. They gave you back to us, John? Jun 20, 1884. Youre right! Oh, Mother, God bless the Red Cross and I hope you have one at home. Weve got enough trouble already without playing at----(Interrupted by rap at outside door.) His third and final marriage took place on January 17, 1894 in Denver, Colorado, with Georgina Yoke. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Lucy Theodate Holmes was born and raised under the serial killer shadow cast by her polygamous father, Herman Webster Mudgett, better known by his alias "Dr. H.H. God bless them forever! (He seizes the flag that figured in the first scene and now rests behinds his picture and waves it high over his head, while actors, children and audience join, standing, in America as finale). Second R.C.W.Surprised and glad! About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. Three months she has been away on the business of the Red Cross. First R.C.W.Yes, she will be home today; she will come here during the afternoon. Why her mother, Myrta Z. Belknap, retained the tainted Holmes pseudonym can either be chalked up to stubborn pride in her daughter, or a divorced school teacher's penny . One has only to tell these brave, new Americans the need and they fall to work. Our President promised to keep us out, and (interrupted by hurried entrance of John, the oldest son. The father goes out with a loud angry banging of the door and two groups form themselves thus for the close of the scene): Andrew facing John with hand up in salute; Helmi and Alvin on either side of them with their kindling wood guns at their sides, standing at attention; Mrs. Buckland drops into chair at table, burying her face in her hands, while Mrs. Tripoli stoops to comfort her. do koalas have poisonous claws. Our President promised to keep us out, and (interrupted by hurried entrance of John, the oldest son. Mr. Buckland, a St. Louis county farmer, sits by the stove reading war news from a Finnish newspaper. Im sorry for them (nodding sadly toward the stricken mother and father standing together in their anger and grief) but you must follow your own heart, John, and it tells you what is true. (Andrew, Alvin and Helmi have been moving toward their brother with large, anxious, fascinated eyes.) To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. There was an error deleting this problem. About 9 oclock Sergeant Williams came cautiously crawling along to our dugout holding out two jolly looking packages to Bunkie and meMerry Christmas form the Red Cross. There was a mighty useful khaki bag, Mother, with the little stars and stripes sewed tight to the front and it was stuffed with good things. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. They returned to live in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where they repeated their marriage vows in July, 1919 - perhaps at Lucy's mother's cautioning that you can never be too married. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan on 25 Dec 1919 to John Thomas Moss and Lucy Theodate Holmes. We work for all we get in this countrywe work hard--we give much in exchange for what we receive JohnYes, but you worked harder in Finland, and the Russians came with outrage and oppression and seized all that you earned. You can always change this later in your Account settings. (Here the actors can invent their own exclamations and out-cries. Prices are going up. I guess they will be useful in our hospitals. (Mr. Buckland enters bringing a large box.) This is a fine big place for us to meet, Mrs. Buckland. While living in Wilmette Illinois, Holmes worked in Chicago at another drugstore. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Lucy Moss (145229694)? That explains the significance of the second grave marker shown in the photo.Lucy's patriotic fervor in the lead-up to America's entry into World War I was demonstrated by the play she produced with her students in the rural areas of St. Louis County, Minnesota. Here in this great, new country is freedom, opportunitydoes the memory of freedom mean nothing to you now? She is most remembered for Wife of H.H. Holmes. We work for all we get in this countrywe work hard--we give much in exchange for what we receive JohnYes, but you worked harder in Finland, and the Russians came with outrage and oppression and seized all that you earned. Promotional Products. Why cant we help, too? Mrs. Buckland(Thoughtfully) You children? Not with your left handthats cause youre a girlwho ever heard of a left-handed salute? Suddenly John lifts the flag high in the air and all the children in the room, rising, sing The Star Spangled Banner. SCENE II: The Buckland home a year later, April, 1918. Failed to remove flower. Search above to list available cemeteries. Sorry! Please enter your email and password to sign in. By 1889, Holmes and Myrta lived in Englewood, Illinois, where their daughter, Lucy Theodate Holmes, was born on July 4, 1889. Thanks for your help! Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Yes, I owe them life and allall that is left of me. Mrs. Buckland(Dazedly)They saved your life, John? Later in 1936, she and her second husband, John Thomas Moss, traveled to Europe, likely drawn back to try to reconcile the traumatic events of her youth. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Now get in line there, my fine fellows. Do we not owe allegiance to this, our adopted country? Mrs. Buckland(Angrily)Give our lives? When did you get back? Holmes lived with Myrta and Lucy in Wilmette, Illinois, and spent most of his time . Why her mother, Myrta Z. Belknap, retained the tainted Holmes pseudonym can either be chalked up to stubborn pride in her daughter, or a divorced school teacher's penny-pinching. I have seen the little starving, shivering orphans and I know their needs. During WW I, Lucy became the secretary of the local Red Cross, and wrote a play for school children about organizing Junior Red Cross workers to create aid packages for both civilians and soldiers. lucy theodate holmes letter to her father. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145229694/lucy-theodate-moss. A girl be captain? Now, my men: Leftrightleftright forward march!
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