The following is the headstone of my Great Grandparents William “Will” Ingram and his wife Minnie (Nees) Ingram. I noticed on their headstone that it also lists their marriage date as the 10th of November, and I always had it in my records as the 11th. Another reminder that it’s always nice to have...
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Dr. Thomas “Tom” Marion Montgomery was my 2nd Great Grandfather. He is buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Marion County, Oregon. I have visited there and have seen his grave. The Lone Oak Cemetery is on a nice hill on the edge of Stayton in a mostly residential neighborhood overlooking the valley....
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John Keener McCall was my 2nd Great Grandfather. He is buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Marion County, Oregon. I have visited there and have seen his grave. The Lone Oak Cemetery is on a nice hill on the edge of Stayton in a mostly residential neighborhood overlooking the valley. It is...
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Robert Lee “Bob” and Etoyl McCall were my Great Grandparents. Their son Harold Dean McCall who married Syble Ingram were my Grandparents. They are buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Marion County, Oregon. I have visited there and have seen their grave. The Lone Oak Cemetery is on a nice hill on...
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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Jr. (who went by his middle name, Adam) and his wife Cecilia (Rupp) Pfeifer are my Great-Great Grandparents through their son Anton A. Pfeifer (1893-1946). Johannes Adam Pfeifer Birth – 10 May 1859, Herzog (Susly), Wolga, Russia Death – 30 Oct 1917, Hays, Ellis, Kansas Burial – St. Josephs, Hays, Kansas...
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I had heard about the website Find a Grave, but had never thought to do any kind of extensive searches there for my family. When I finally did, I found that the Sweeten Cemetery in Oklahoma had been photographed. Steve G. and Anna Eliza (Neal) Nees were buried here, and here are the photos...
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I was looking through some of my things recently and ran across some pictures that an internet friend (Rick Lawrence) had sent me. In addition to telling me great stories passed on from his mother about my Montgomery relatives, we swapped much information on the Crawley side of my family. Charles C. Crawley is...
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Dr. Tom was my Great-Great Grandfather through his daughter Etoyl who married Robert Lee McCall (mentioned below as Mrs. R.L. McCall). The following is his obituary for his death which occurred on Christmas Eve Dec 24, 1961 when he was 88 years old. Retired Doctor Taken by Death Funeral services for Dr. Thomas Marion...
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I found these wonderful pictures that were sent to me by Rita Stoess, who visited Olney, Illinois and was shown these grave sites by Virgil Heindselman. Caleb and Catherine were my 4th Great-Grandparents through their son Jacob Heindselman (1829-1879) who married Frances Clem (1837/38-1922). Caleb Heindselman Birth – 1800, Bader, Germany Death – 1875,...
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I was looking through some of my things recently and ran across some pictures that an internet friend (Rick Lawrence) had sent me. He shared with me great stories passed on from his mother about Dr. John’s son who was also a doctor, Dr. Lee Montgomery (the brother of my Great-Great Grandfather Dr. Tom)....
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