PATRICIA SNYDER ADAMETZ 2015 I am Patricia Snyder Adametz. Please call me Pat. My great grandparents were Richard P. and Molly (Mary) Cleary Corbett. Molly was the daughter of Michael & Sarah Murphy Cleary. Michael 1828-1907 & Sarah Murphy Cleary 1841-1917 photo circa 1880
From Farm Tour 2008 Booklet by John Duffin
Richard and Molly farmed north of Rantoul Illinois, near Ludlow. They had eight children Richard & Molly Cleary Corbett family circa 1912. Row 1: Michael, Richard, Bessie, Josephine, Molly, John Row 2: Roy, Raymond, Ethel My grandmother was Ethel Corbett. She married Martin Quinlan from Ludlow, Illinois. Martin Quinlan's parents were Michael Quinlan (1840-1905, born Co. Cavan Ireland) and Mary McKevitt (1854-1905 born Ohio).
Michael Quinlan 1840-1905 born Co. Cavan Ireland Mary McKevitt 1854-1905 born Ohio Michael and Mary McKevitt Quinlan s children circa 1915 Ludlow Illinois Seated: Edward, Johana (Iming), Thomas, Mary Agnes (McCabe) Standing: Owen, Theodore, James, Martin, Julia (Arnold)
Martin & Ethel Corbett Quinlan circa 1920 Martin & Ethel Corbett Quinlan circa 1960 They farmed near Ludlow IL and were parents of nine children. Martin farmed for a few years and they then moved to Rantoul. He worked in maintenance at Burnham Hospital. Grandma Quinlan was always in the food service business. My mother was one of 10 children. There are only three surviving children. Rose Shull and Sara Leonard both who reside in California. Also a brother Willard (Bill) who lives in Rantoul. Brother and sisters that have passed are: Betty Hamik, Agnes Wallace, Mary Jo Snyder, Richard Quinlan, Marguerite McNamara, Rita Quinlan, and John Quinlan.
Martin Quinlan family circa 1945 Row 1: Sarah, Bill, Rose Row 2: Agnes, Betty, Martin, Ethel, Mary Jo, Marguerite Row 3: Richard, John Missing: Rita My father Whalen Snyder, a military man from Rough and Ready, Pennsylvania, married my mother in 1945. She was working as a telephone operator at Rantoul. I have two sisters, Debra Snyder Cross and Mary Jane Snyder, and one brother Paul Snyder. Debra is married to Larry Cross and lives in Rantoul. Mary Jane Snyder lives in Minneapolis and Paul is married to Kathy Kreis and lives in Minneapolis. I graduated from Rantoul High School in 1964 and went to work in the credit department at Robeson s Department Store in Champaign. I then went to work for Al Daniels Photo Studio located on the base. After marrying Bob I stayed home raising the girls until they were in school and then went to work for Farmers Home Administration, which is now Rural Development. I worked as a Loan Specialist and retired in 2011. My husband stayed in the military for 8 years and then went to work for the Air Force in civil service. He retired in
1993, after 33 years, when Chanute closed and went to work for the University of Illinois. He retired from there in 2011. I met my husband, Robert Adametz, on a blind date in 1965. He was a Jersey Boy stationed at Chanute Air Force Base. Of course, being a townie girl, dating a fly boy, was a little daring. We married in 1966. We have three children. The oldest, Paula, is married to Curtis Hays. Paula is employed with the University of Illinois. Curtis is a Champaign fire fighter. They have one son, Spencer (18) and live in Champaign. The middle child, Wendy, is married to Kevin Dahm, from Naperville. Wendy is a Human Resource Manager and works in Chicago for Baird and Warner. Kevin also works for the same company as a Real Estate Agent. They have two girls, Lainey (9) and Lily (7) and reside in Plainfield. The youngest, Leslie, is married to Gregory Gawron, from Wheeling, Illinois. They have two girls, Anna (13) and Ava (11) and reside in Plainfield. Greg works for AT&T as a Staffing Manager. Leslie is a teacher s aide and they reside in Plainfield. Memories of the Corbett clan was when I was very young. It was the norm to visit them on the farm on Sundays for dinner and playing with cousins. We played croquet and loved to roll down the yard that was a little rolly. In the Spring we would check out the roadsides for asparagus. My dad had quite the eye for spotting it. The Quinlan clan for many years met at Ethel and Martin s house for Christmas Eve. Gift exchange and eating. They lived in Mitchell Court as did our family. I remember walking home on Christmas Eve and lo and behold Santa had visited out house. As I got older I did notice my dad disappeared during the evening. Hmm! I attended Donovan Memorial Grade School. It was fully staffed by the Dominican nuns. I do remember that being a left hand writer I was turn my paper a certain way which I rebelled. That did cause a little whack on the hand on occasion when caught. I did love the nuns that taught me. I often wondered if they really had hair under they head piece. A windy day on the playground revealed hair under Sister Henrica s head piece. That took care of that mystery. I also wish that I had talked to my grandparents and learned more of the history of the family. psa