Sunday, January 26, 2025

LAY Family: And the work begins

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John David "Big Valley" Dave Lay (Nancy Lay's big brother) Nancy Lay (abt. 1768-abt. 1860) is the daughter of Jesse Lay, Sr., ...
Thursday, January 9, 2025

SMITH Family: Mary Adaline Smith Hoard Albert Burgos Albert (1890-1949)

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The old Fort Jones est. 1852 My paternal grandmother, Verlie Smith, was one of 11 brothers and sisters. She was third from the  youngest. H...
Saturday, December 28, 2024

David Owens: Union Township/Mount Vernon

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More on my trip to South Dakota to continue my work on David Owens life. Union Township is outside of Mount Vernon, SD. That is the town whe...
Friday, December 27, 2024

SMULL: Samuel Gramley's Diaires...High Cost of War

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While on my trip to Brush Valley in 2024, I had a few moments to look through the diaries of Samuel Gramley. I have written about him  here ...
Thursday, December 26, 2024

SMULL: Samuel Gramley's Diaries

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While on my trip to Brush Valley in 2024, I had a few moments to look through the diaries of Samuel Gramley. I have written about him here ....
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

SMULL: Jasper Gurney Smull One of My Favorite Stories

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Jasper Gurney Smull, grandson of Henry Smull by his son Henry Kreamer "Harry" Smull, was born in 1901. He grew up and lived most, ...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

SMULL: Henry Smull of Brush Valley

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 I'm just now getting around to sorting through photos from my big trip to Pennsylvania, to hunt the trail of the Brothers Smull . My fi...