Everett
Ursula
Everett & Ursula
How They Met . . .
In 1919 Ursula Ellison from Oskaloosa was hired to teach the term at Mt. Hope School in rural Jefferson County, Kansas. She was hired by Harry Haynes, B.F. Abmyer and W.W. Detlor. She boarded at the Grindol home just west of the school. Although Ivan and Ruah Zinn and Ursula’s mother had long been members of the same church, it was not until this time that Everett took a special interest in the school teacher. Living at that time in the first house south of the Mt. Hope School, Everett took advantage of every opportunity to round up the cattle at a time he might be able to get a glimpse of the teacher. Ursula taught only the one year taking a job at the Santa Fe offices in Topeka; but the attraction between her and Everett strengthened, and they were married in 1922. (History of Grantville, Grantville Community Historical Society)
Marjorie’s Musical Memories
One year for a gift to us children my mom recorded “Songs Close to My Heart” which was a series of songs connected with memories of her parents and grandparents. Here is one for her mother and father.
Everett & Ursula’s Family
Life Together . . .
They lived on farms between Meriden and Grantville until February 22, 1927, when they moved with their family, Norman and Marjorie, to the village of Grantville. Their other two children, Harley and Alice, were born to them after settling in Grantville.
About 1930 the family moved to the second house east of the store on main street. It was a house that had served as a hotel when Ed Burroughs first came to Grantville in the 1870’s; and in later years a grocery store and drug store before serving as just a residence. At that time the general store and the restaurant run by Mrs. Maude Wood were the businesses in operation on Grantville’s main street. The Zinn home came to be a sort of institution, too, as the family home was maintained there until 1972. (History of Grantville, Grantville Community Historical Society)
