The River Took Them

November 27, 2019 2 Comments

North Central Idaho is blessed with mountain beauty and wild rivers.  In the early days small boats, or ferries were used to cross the Clearwater. The Idaho Statesman – June 20, 1899 ORO FINO FERREY TIED UP. The Steamer Hannaford Ran Into the Wire Cable. Lewiston Tribune:  C. C. Fuller, one of the interested parties …

Remembering the fallen – Clearwater Valley Soldiers – in the ‘Great War’

May 29, 2017 0 Comments

The six names listed below are the young men from, or with connections to,  the Clearwater Valley.  These men made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in “The Great War.” I hope you will take a moment to reflect on the lives lived and sacrificed, for God and Country, as we honor the fallen this weekend. Private …

The Daniels – Stalnaker Families Come to Cavendish

June 13, 2016 0 Comments

David Hobart Daniels and Martha Ellen Stalnaker David Hobart Daniels David Hobart Daniels was born on February 8, 1858 in Randolph County, West Virginia, to Allison and Jerusha (Chenoweth) Daniels.  Both his father Allison Daniels  and his mother Jerusha (Chenoweth) Daniels were born in Randolph County, West Virginia. The Daniels, Chenoweth and Stalnaker families were early settlers of what is …

Virginia Born – Idaho Bound… with a stop, or two, along the way

May 15, 2016 0 Comments

James William Brown and Martha Jane Carper A bit of background on the Brown lines.  There are two different Brown lines in my family and both have ties to the Clearwater Valley.  In an attempt to avoid confusion I will categorize this and future posts as either West Virginia Brown, or Pennsylvania Brown.  James William and …