Marilyn Hamilton

Marilyn Jean was born March 10, 1934 at 7 ½ lbs. Marilyn graduated from Wethersfield High School in 1952. She was the drum majorette & football homecoming queen. She was also the track queen for the Blackhawk Conference. She married Ronald V. Corwin on 8/30/1953 in Kewanee, IL at 1st Baptist Church and had 1 child. In Sept. 1958 she was the Hog Capital Queen presented by State Rep. Kenny Davis. Marilyn attended school after high school to become a court reporter and also attended a cake decorating school in 1970. She worked for a lawyer for 15 years & Sec. For City of Kewanee for 15 years. Marilyn later divorced in 1957 or 1958 & later married Robert E. (Bob) Hayden on 10/13/1967. He was a stock broker born 11/30/1927. They had no children. Bob died of lung cancer 8/31/1984. She later married Dale Whiskers born 9/10/1923. They were married on 3/14/1985. Dale died of lung cancer 7/22/2005. “Dale Whiskers father was Harry Whiskers who on Oct 25, 1930 along with his brother Orville and Vernon Algren, husband of Orville’s daughter and Lloyd Winslow kidnapped Earl Yocum, a Galva Banker, and held him for ransom of $50,000. According to the newspaper, at 6:30pm on Sat. Evening, Oct 25, the 3 men Orville, Algren, & Winslow, met at a point about 2.5 miles northeast of Galva and drove to this city in a stolen car. They parked near the Yocum residence and followed Mr. Yocum to the theater, seizing him as he was leaving his car upon returning home. They were Captured & sentenced to 7 year prison terms in Joliet penitentiary. The entered prison on Feb. 28, 1931 & complete a little over 4 year of their sentence.”
 They had no children. Dale had 1 children from a previous marriage, Doug Whiskers born 9/9/1949.


    

CHILDREN OF MARILYN JEAN & RONALD V. CORWIN
1) Crystal Jean  10/26/1954

Robert Corwin died 6/2007 in Rochelle, IL and was buried in FL.


         Crystal Jean (Corwin) Schueneman
Crystal was born 10/26/1954 weighing 7 lbs 14 oz to Ron & Marilyn Corwin. Crystal graduated from Wethersfield in 1972 and later married Mark Schueneman born 4/24/1952. She attended Elkhart Institute of Technology, Elkhart, IN and graduated in 1975, as a Medical Lab Technician. She worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Galesburg, IL as a Lab Tech. Crystal married Mark 9/10/1977 at the First United Methodist Church of Kewanee. Mark graduated from Wethersfield High School in 1970, and graduated from Southern Illinois Uni. in Carbondale, IL with a degree in mortuary science. They had 2 children. Today Mark is the owner/partner of the Schueneman-Tumbleson Funeral Home, where Chris is also the secretary. She also works for the Kewanee Hospital Family Health Clinics.


    Crysral & Mark Schueneman

CHILDREN OF CRYSTAL JEAN CORWIN & MARK SCHUENEMAN
1) Jill Elizabeth 2/1/1981                                          2) Neil Hadley  3/17/1983

    
 Jill                                             Neil

 On 2/1/1981 their 1st child was born, Jill Elizabeth. While in high school she participated in band, tennis, pom pons and track.  Her junior year in track she qualified for state at Charleston, IL. Her senior year she would also have qualified for state, but the day before NCIC Sectionals she was involved in a car accident. She was not seriously injuried but was not able to run. Jill graduated from Kewanee High School in 1999, receiving the Rodney Rogers Memorial Medical Arts Award at graduation. After graduation she attended Blackhawk East College graduating with an associates degree in liberal arts & science. She will be attending the Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, Peoria, IL for a RN, BSN degree. Jill married ? in 2008
 

 On 3/17/1983 Neil Hadley was born. In 8th grade he received the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence. While in Kewanee High School he participated in basketball, track, golf,and key club. His junior year he was on the Key Club calendar. His senior year he was able to go to the State golf meet with the team. Neil graduated in 2001 receiving the Odd Fellows Award at graduation. After graduation he will be attending Blackhawk East College, then transfer to Southern Illinois Uni. at Carbondale, IL majoring in criminal justice.