Wilmot Freeman Church

1894 - 1967  (73 years)

• Name	Wilmot Freeman Church
  Birth	15 Feb 1894
  Gender	Male
  Death	Apr 1967	Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
  Person ID	I342223160597	Tripp Family Genealogical Website | Peleg Tripp 2

  
  

  Father	James Stephen Church,   b. 02 Aug 1859, Afton, Rock County, Wisconsin
  Mother	Margaret Evelyn Smith
  Marriage	27 Dec 1879
  Family ID	F52923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Agnes Bairens
  Children	1. Lawrence Wilmot Church,   b. 11 Jun 1914, Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA   2. Curtis Stephen Church,   b. 01 May 1916, Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA   3. Douglas Neil Church,   b. 04 May 1930, Yakima, Washington d. Apr 1978, Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F52997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Judy remembers her granfather as an avid gardener. He used to "tickle" the tomato flowers with a paintbrush to help the bees pollinate. The squirrels rode on hs sholder and searched his pockets for treats. he told great stories about serving as a gunner observer on a DH-4 during World War 1. He said the fllyers would often throw tools at one another to knock each other out of the sky. Before the war, he and Paul Hurst worked in silent films as bit actors. ( Paul was later filmed as t the Yankee soldier on the stairway at Tara, the soldier Scarlett shot in Gone with The Wind. ) Wilmot was a world renown grain chemist who traveled as the guest of many governments, teaching them how to grow better grain. After his retirement he entertained neighborhood children by burying costume jewelry in his garden and sharing a pirate map to help their search. He enjoyed telling about the mother who sent her son back to look for the other earring. His health was impaired by his exposure to mustart gas in World War 1. he died in Portland's VA hospital. Herman William Tripp--Remembering 5th Cousin, one time removed Cousin Wilmot Freeman Church. I will see Gone With The Wind one more time.