enjoy a cup of my favorite raspberry tea while you
meet my family and learn about my ancestors that I
am trying to locate.. you know those evasive ones
that came from nowhere and vanished to who knows
where..Wouldn't it be wonderful if we can all find them
but then what would we do to to keep busy ..housework
..............no way...........just have to head........
to my favorite genealogy chatroom
A GENEALOGY EXPERIENCE
taken March 2000
that? And Matthew your mommy is
right you do look just like your daddy
1999
Nov.1999
Nov. 1999
Allison Kelly and Theresa 1999
William Lee and Mary Catherine Jeffries
(Russell) taken before 1900
Wesley J Runyan
taken before 1910
WILLIAM LEE JEFFRIES
William Lee Jeffries was born in Joplin, Jasper Co., MO
on October 8, 1860, there is no records of this to be found
and I can't seem to locate a name for his parent either. Joplin
at this time, I beleive, was known by the name of Leadville.
On July 6, 1893 he was married to Mary Catherine
Russell, daughter of James B. and Olive Horton Russell of
Gravette, Benton Co., AR. . Record for the marriage was
found in the Benton County Archives, Marriage Book C
page 591.
William died on August 15,1921 in Centralia, WA from
injuries recieved two weeks earlier in a accident at the
McCormick Logging Works . He had suffered a broken arm
and internal injuries and death was results of infection of the
arm. He is buried in PeEll Cemetery PeEll, WA.
Mary Catherine was born on October 6, 1868 in AR and
she died in Centralia, WA on November 30, 1945. She is
buried at the Masonic Cemetery in Olympia, WA.
William and Mary Catherine had six children:
1. Blanche Ella - May 8, 1892 in Vinita, Craig Co., OK
married to George Hull in Lewis Co., WA
died July 1978 in Tacoma, Peirce Co., WA
2. Lena Hazel - January 13, 1900 in Vinita, Craig Co., OK
married Rufus Gould in Lewis Co, WA
died January 1, 1973 in Tacoma, Peirce Co., WA
3. Edgar Arval - January 16, 1903 in Mill City, Linn Co. OR
married 1. Alice Nook
2. Mary J. Clark
died February 1998 in Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., WA
4. Arnold Edward - August 1,1905 in Mill City, LinnCo, WA
married 1. Teresa St. Martin
2. Eleanor________
died February 1983 North Bend, Coos Co,OR
5. Russell Lee - July 31, 1910 in Woodenvill,Lewis Co. WA
married Fredia_________
died September 1982 in Hoodsport, Mason Co.,WA
6. James Jack - January 15, 1913 in PeEll, Lewis Co.,WA
married Helen Ann Carlson on July 21, 1934 in Olympia,
Thurston Co., WA
died May 11, 1954 in Gold Beach, Curry Co, OR
James Jack and Helen (Carlson) Jeffries Gerry, Jim and Jan taken abt 1947
William H. and Elmirinda Thompson (Johnson) taken around 1910
WILLIAM H. THOMPSON
William H. Thompson was born on March 28, 1844/5 in
Edinburgh, Scotland to William and Mary Kelly Thompson.
At the age of about thirteen he left home and stowed away on
a ship coming to America. According to family stories he landed
in New York ( city or state?) and went to work in a hotel no one
seems to know just where.
He joined the Civil War on August 11,1862 in Brockport, New
York. According to his pension papers he served in two units
from there the First New York Light Artiltry Co. C and the
Co. A 140 New York Infrantry. He was mustered out at
Elmira, New York on June 17, 1865.
There is a five year period that I have not been able to locate
him in, he said he was in Cook Co. IL. according to his pension
papers, but I have found no records. He is found in the 1870
Manistee Co. MI census as being single.
He married Elmirinda Johnson (1849/52- 1924) daughter of
Clarkson and Dorothy Bell Johnson, in Manistee, MI on
July 12, 1873. They were married for 42 years and lived in
Manistee, Kalaska, Wexford and Kent counties in Michigan.
William entered the Grand Rapids Civil War Soldiers Home
in Grand Rapids, MI in 1910 and lived there till his death on
February 16,1915. He is in the Civil War Soldiers Cemetery in
Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.
William and Elmirinda had eleven children:
1. Rebecca (Mamie) 1868-1897 married Orie Mapes
2. William G. 1871- ( I have pictures but no information on him)
3. Charles 1874-1876
4 Margaret Ann 1876-1971 married Walter Watson
5 . Nellie Rosella (Rose) 1878-1974 married C.E. Gilman
6. George H. 1880-1965 married Catherine Cruise
7. Clifford 1885-1889
8. Annabelle 1887-1911 married 1. William Godfrey
2. Fred Cozier
9. Fannie Elizabeth 1889-1977 married Tracy Aldaffer
10. Robert Carl 1891-1984 married Gladys Runyan
( they are my grandpaents)
11. Willis 1894 - 1954 married 1. Anna Nickolson
2 .Bea _____
Robert and Gladys Thompson
my mother Erma and uncle
Robert L.Thompson . Taken
about 1940
OUR RIDGWAY CONNECTIONS FAMILY ALBUM
Carol Ridgway taken 1946
brother to Jacob Ridgway
my great grandfather
Alan (seated) and Harriet (Hovatter) Ridgway
the other couple maybe his brother Charles and Caroline (Bowman) Ridgway I have no names for the children in the picture. taken around 1890--1900
These are just a few of the names I am looking for at this
time. The main lines are the ones that I have underlined
I doubt if this list will ever be complete as am always finding a new link. If you think you have a connection to one of my surnames and would like to share information please email me using the email link on this page.
ALDAFFER BEARD BREWER CARLSON CRUISE DALHENBERG
HAMPER HOVATTER GUSTAFSON GUNNING GILMAN KITTLE
HALL JEFFRIES MIDDLETON MOORE POLLARD SEELYE RIDGWAY RUNYAN RUSSELL ROEBUCK SEVERSON SWANSON WILSON
WALTERS MANAGHAN WEAVER WETZSTON WELLENSTIEN PALMER HARTL SWEM HORTON WINTERS FLINTOFF JOERRES MIDDLETON
HARDIN and many more mostly in the states of West Virginia ..Montana
Michigan ..Oregon..Washington..South Dakota..North Dakota..Olkahoma..Missouri ..Arkansas ..New Jersey..New York..Virgina
List your Jeffries lines here
list your Ridgway lines here
July 2000
