Jo Frederiksen
Posted in Chicago, Clark County, Clearwater County, Cook County, Cunningham, Dickinson County, Idaho, Illinois, Joliet, Kansas, Las Vegas, Logan, Nevada, Nye County, Pierce City, Searchlight, Shoshone County, Stiles, United States of America, Wardner, Will County
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When my Grandmother Stila M. (Harlan) Gleason passed away on May 7, 2002, not only did we lose the family matriarch but we lost the our family historian. I had been dabbling with the family tree for a couple of …
Finding Uncle Walter – Mining and Murder in Searchlight Read More »
Jo Frederiksen
Posted in Astoria, Cavendish-Teakean, Chehalis, Church of the Brethren - German Baptist Brethren, Clearwater County, Fulton County, Heltzel, Herring, Idaho, Illinois, Mossyrock, Pennsylvania, Preussler, Washington
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Following is a post about a very special person, who is a big part of my childhood memories of ‘The Hill.’ Olive (Herring) Preussler is not a blood relation to my family but I called her Grandma. I don’t know how many of the other kids …
Jo Frederiksen
Posted in Canada, Cape Breton, Clearwater County, Cunningham, Dickinson County, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Military Service, Nova Scotia, Orofino, Stiles, Upper Fords Creek
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George Washington Stiles and Mary Jane Cunningham George Washington Stiles George Washington Stiles was born at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in July of 1835. According to US census information, both of his parents were U.S. born, his father in Massachusetts and his …
Following Gold, Finding Timber and a Place to Call Home Read More »
Jo Frederiksen
Posted in Carroll County, Cavendish-Teakean, Holladay, Idaho, Illinois, McDonough County, Missouri
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John Quincy Holladay and Ann Hays John Quincy Holladay John Quincy Holladay was born in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois on March 30, 1847, to John Skirvin and Catherine (Fugate) Holladay. His father John Skirvin Holladay was born in Gallatin County …
The Illinois Connection – “Dad got that look in his eye” Read More »
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