Vera Dellwig (née Hayden) was born on June 16, 1931 (that’s her on her mother’s lap in the picture above!) and celebrated her 90th birthday on June 16, 2021 with family and friends in Lawrence, Kansas. This website was created as an archive of the photos, stories, and other information related to Vera and the Hayden family.

Life Stories: 

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Vera Dellwig

Vera wrote “Memories from My Life” in two installments, the first written in 1994 and the second in 2018. Both are collected here:

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Louis F. Dellwig

With Vera’s encouragement, Louis Dellwig wrote his life story, and you can see that here:

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Bill and Mary Hayden

In 1985, and with an epilogue added in 1985, Lucille Hansen wrote a biography of Bill and Mary Hayden:

Genealogy: 

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The Hayden Family

Information compiled by Vera Dellwig and Lucille Hansen (1996), with an addendum added in 2017.

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The McFarland, Bateman, and Hanna Families

Information compiled by Vera Dellwig (1996).

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The Bellinger Family Line

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The Broat and Related Families

Compiled by Vera Dellwig from information gathered by Adell Carr Smith