Following Gold, Finding Timber and a Place to Call Home

June 19, 2016 0 Comments

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 mother in Ohio. According to the 1900 census his family returned to the U.S. in …

Remembering Civil War Heroes Who Served Their Country This Memorial Day

May 30, 2016 2 Comments

Background:  This is part of the Brown line that originated in Maryland and Pennsylvania. This family has ties to the Webster’s and Harlan’s of Lancaster County.  This family line has many branches that continued their journey West, some as far as California. The soldiers mentioned in this post are not the only family members who served, …