Category Archives: Family History

The Death of Robert Arbuckle (1821-1895)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

SUICIDE OF ROBERT ARBUCKLE Our community was greatly shocked Wednesday to hear that one of our old citizens, Robert Arbuckle, had taken his own life by swallowing a dose of strychnine.  The deceased was a widower, and had his home … Continue reading →

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Obituary of Thomas Shane

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

This obituary was published in the Crosby Journal, April 28, 1922 and carries an incorrect spelling of the Shane surname.  The article spells the name “Schane” instead of “Shane.”  Thomas was the son of James Shane and Theresa (McDonough) Shane. … Continue reading →

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Robert Shane and the Agricultural Census

Posted on August 21, 2010 by

There are several agricultural census years available at Ancestry.com and possibly other sites as well… I got started on Ancestry so my information comes from them.  One of the things that happened was I couldn’t find my ancestor Robert Shane … Continue reading →

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Land Rush and the Shanes

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

What do you think of when the words “land rush” come to mind?  Oklahoma, California, or maybe Alaska?  Did you know that there was also a land rush in Iowa?  Prior to Iowa’s territorial status most who came to the … Continue reading →

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Marian Adele (Everest) (Healy) Vik. RIP

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

As my sister Pat and I drove to the small town of Cathlamet in Southwestern Washington we began to reminisce about our growing up years and the many trips we made to visit our Aunt, Uncle and Cousins who lived … Continue reading →

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Gaining Control of My Time – HA-HA!

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

My cousin Jan and I were talking the other day about about the frustration of never having enough time to work on our genealogy/family history projects… I think Jan said something like:  “So much to do, so little time.”  Ain’t … Continue reading →

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New Walker Family Picture Albums

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

Good Evening, After a long period of fiddling with it I’ve finally managed to add two new items to the Walker Family information.  Both posts are photograph albums… one is general photos of the family going back to William Alexander … Continue reading →

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