
The Family Tree
The Family Tree contains basic information on Sweetie and her family. Information is provided here based on the content of the letters discussed on the Podcast. The individuals shown below will be updated as the letters move forward in time in the Podcast. As such, we are transported back the family's present time in the Podcast itself, which is 1944 (the most recent episode). Click on the photos/names for more information on each individual. ​ (Note: this page is best viewed on a computer.)
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Dates of marriage are not noted until the individual's wedding is noted as having occurred in the Podcast's episodes / if the information is available and the most recent episode has passed that date. Likewise, no dates of death are noted for individuals until their passing is noted as having occurred in the Podcast's episodes.
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Please note that the direct family's privacy is still being respected. First and last name information is shown here only if it has been determined that those shown are deceased, or if they are still living, they have provided authorization for this basic information to be presented here. Otherwise, individuals are only listed with the initials of their first name.
Kathryn Frances Demaree
a.k.a. "Sweetie"
Lewis Sidney Graham, Sr.
b: November 19, 1922 (Ringsted, Iowa)​
b: December 28, 1919 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Sweetie's Son:
Lewis Sidney Graham, Jr.
b: September 1945


Sweetie's Father:
Chester Demaree, M.D.
b: June 26, 1886

Sweetie's Mother:
Laura Kathryn Shuler
b: June 12, 1886

Sweetie's Siblings:
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b. December 23, 1913 (Trafalgar, Indiana)
m. William D. Bolton
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b. August 19, 1915 (Indianapolis, Indiana)
m. Florence Marie Budreau​
d. April 4, 1946 (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
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b. August 24, 1919 (Gibson, Iowa)
m. Meta Emma Schalinske
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b. November 8, 1920 (Elgin, Iowa)
Lew's Father:
Samuel Graham, Sr.
b: November 9, 1875
d: October 5, 1945
Lew's Mother:
Sidney Bonsall Lewis
b: March 4, 1881


Lew's Siblings:
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b. May 5, 1910 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
m. Marguerite
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b. July 23, 1913 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
m. Bob Brown
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b. January 19, 1916 (Pennsylvania)
d. June 11, 1935 (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania)​​
Other Family Members
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Click on the following links to go to more detailed information about previous generations of Sweetie's family that are not listed on this page, as well as information on her extended family (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.).
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Sweetie's paternal grandparents
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Sweetie's maternal grandparents (the Shuler Family)
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Lew's paternal grandparents
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Lew's maternal grandparents (the Lewis Family)
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Sweetie's Aunt Rosanna