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posted by Sandy on Essays About Ancestral Things, I Found, Stories Within Stories
I thought that I had read every book on our bookshelves and some books more than once. As I put one book away, an old and worn book caught my attention. I reached in and brought it out. It was an old book and looked like it had been read and handled. It had a […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale, Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
This keepsake photograph shows my grandmother Clara Lzina Barker Pugmire on the left of the photograph and her friend and neighbor, Mrs. Dittman. I am told that they were preparing to clean the chicken coop at the Pugmire home in Union (now Midvale), Utah. The name of Mrs. Dittman came up regularly in my childhood. […]
posted by Sandy on Stories Within Stories, Uncategorized
My grandmother Clara Lzina Barker Pugmire played the guitar. She learned to play as a young girl and became good enough to play with her brothers at community dances. Her brothers played a variety of instruments. Together they spent many evenings in the beautiful Bear Lake Valley, both in Utah and Idaho, making music for […]
posted by Sandy on Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
Our research introduced us to the Younker family. Our ancestor William Pancake had three children. The oldest, a daughter named Jane Pancake Thompson, died following childbirth. She was the mother of two daughters including the daughter born upon her death. The daughter, Rachel Ann married Jason T. Younker. Rolland descends through Jane Pancake Thompson while […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, I Remember, Stories Within Stories
Elsewhere on this site are photographs of the Little Mountain Ski Hill. This was a resort in Emigration Canyon created through the partnership of direct ancestor Everest Raymond Watrous and his friend Mel Henshaw. It was just a few minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. This venture offered night skiing under lights, complete with polka […]
posted by Sandy on Stories Within Stories
Lois Margaret Schillinger was born in Moline, Illinois in 1901 to Albert Jerome Schillinger and Margaret Conley. She was the second child and only daughter of four children born to her parents. At a young age, Lois became involved with a young man named Luke P. Young who played in a band. They married before […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Stories Within Stories
This is the death certificate for direct ancestor Henry Reynolds Watrous. It was issued by the State of Utah and obtained from its records. There are several points of interest on the certificate. Henry’s son Earl Pancake Watrous was the informant. He indicated that his father was a widower and listed his wife Glendora, who […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
Richard Jones was born in South Carolina to parents whose names we can’t confirm. He served in The War of 1812 and for his service he eventually secured a land warrant which he used for his land in Illinois. In about 1816, he married Margaret Jenkins and together they became the parents of eleven children. […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
Mary Ann Jones was born in Tennessee, the oldest child of eleven born to her parents Richard Jones and Margaret Jenkins. Her family heard the message of the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and were baptized. The family migrated through several states and towns with the Saints, settling for a time […]
posted by Sandy on Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
John Francis Maddison was born in England to Maria Susannah Merrick and John Maddison. He was the oldest of four children born to these parents. John’s parents were not married but lived together during the time when their children were born. John was the oldest brother of ancestor Flora Louisa Maddison Long Maiben. He heard […]