With my recent success of hunting down the parents and family of my 2nd Great Grandfather’s second wife, I thought I’d spend a little more time documenting what I do and don’t know about his first wife. Sometimes thinking through the process and making a checklist is helpful for me. What I do know:...
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The following is a rough table showing the pedigree for my paternal McCall family starting with my Great Grandfather Robert Lee McCall who married Etoyl Montgomery in 1920. The links that are located below their names are to the individual blog posts I’ve made. Since I’ve been focusing primarily on the paternal sides of...
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Robert Lee “Bob” McCall was my Great Grandfather. I always knew him as “Grandpa” and would climb up into his lap and listen to his pocket watch he kept in the front pocket of his overalls. I remember many meals over at my Great Grandparents house where “supper” was served at near noon and...
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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. I knew his whole family, with the except of his oldest son who was killed before I was born. I did have the opportunity to meet his only daughter, who was kind...
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James Ewell “J.E.” McCall is my 3rd Great Grandfather through his son John Keener “J.K” McCall who married Married Martha Olive “Ollie” Johnson in 1893. Much of the information of his life, I have gathered through a history that was written about him and his connection to the Clan Cholla charts. I spent many...
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The following is the Obituary for my 3rd Great Grandfather John Keener McCall. His son Robert Lee McCall from his first marriage to Martha Olive (Johnson) was my Great Grandfather. The source for this obituary is the Stayton Mail dated 6 Jan 1966. (The town of Stayton is located in Marion Co., Oregon) J...
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She bore him 9 kids in their 23 years of marriage (one died as an infant), but she never lived to see any of her children married or have children of their own. Martha Olive “Ollie” Johnson McCall (1874-1916) was my Great-Great Grandmother, but it was John Keener’s second wife Martha Azle “Miss Azle”...
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This picture was scanned from a color copy of the original photo, so I’m afraid the quality is not much good. Either way, it’s a great picture showing John Keener “J.K.” McCall and his sons from his two wives. The youngest is on the left, to the oldest on the right, ending with J.K....
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The following is the family group record for John Keener “J.K.” McCall. J.K. and Ollie (Johnson) McCall were the parents of my Great-Grandfather Robert Lee McCall who married Etoyl Montgomery in 1920. I had the pleasure of knowing both Etoyl and Robert “Bob” McCall and spending time at their house in Stayton, Oregon when...
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The following is the family group record for Steve Guthrie Nees. I have included a historical timeline of his life in a previous post. Steve Guthrie Nees fathered my Great-Grandmother Minnie Bell Nees who married William “Will” Ingram Jr. If you have more information on this family including stories, pictures and dates and family...
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