Sep’s father, William, called by his middle name Elmer rather than William. I assume there was a reason, but it never crossed my mind to ask why. Elmer must have been quite successful in the years leading up the the Wall Street crash in 1929. He owned several houses, and I suppose a considerable amount of stock. Apparently he lost almost everything in the crash. I was told that as things were getting worse in the depression, he went to North Park and took his own life with a pistol
I have tried to figure out why he would travel to North Park, 11 miles from home, to do himself in. Could it have been murder? Perhaps one of his associates was unhappy with investments made, or perhaps he had borrowed money from a less than reputable person?