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posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous
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Henry Maiben ( 1819-1883 ) was an English convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints, who came to America with his brother. He first married Caroline Penn while in England and later married Flora Louisa Maddison as a plural wife. He was involved in the early theatre and musical productions in the Utah […]
posted by Sandy on Essays About Ancestral Things, I Found, Stories Within Stories
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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 Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs
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This keepsake photograph shows Everest Elliott Watrous and his second wife Susan Irvine Shirtz. Everest boarded in her home and later married her. Everest’s children and grandchildren loved her and called her Grandma Susie. Susie was a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints who had been baptized in her native Scotland by […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale, Keepsake Photographs
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Direct ancestor Clara Lzina Barker attended the St. Charles Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in the small, farming community of St. Charles, Bear Lake County, Idaho. This photograph was taken about 1900.
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
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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. […]
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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 Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs
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Direct ancestor Margaret Jenkins Jones was born in Tennessee to John Jenkins and Ann Stevens. She was the oldest of eight children born to her parents. In about 1816 she married Richard Jones. To them were born eleven children. The oldest, Mary Ann Jones Jacaway Bates Davies is our direct ancestor. Our ancestral line comes […]
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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 […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale
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August was born in Denmark to Niels Gregersen Hjorth and Johanna Dorthea Larson. He was the third of four children born to his parents. August’s parents were very poor. At the age of seven, he was sent to live with a man named Mr. Hansen who was responsible for August’s room, board and clothing in […]
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Charles was born in England to Charles Gale and Anna Marie Woodford. He was the oldest of six children born to his parents. At the age of twenty-two he married Emily Blake in the Copey Thorne Church in Cadham. He had always been a member of The General Baptist Church and was actively involved with […]