Mostly Angels in the Sky

(?) Brostrom¹

Family

TMG ID:76261

Primary Birth & Death

Born: (?) Brostrom was born at Sweden^G.¹

Children of: (?) Brostrom

Axel Broström+¹
Gustave Brostrom¹
John Brostrom
Olof Brostrom+¹ B: c 1881, D: 3 Dec 1918

Citations

[S2051] Ole Brostrom, Engineer, Victim of Influenza, The Duluth News - Tribune, http://tinyurl.com/l27dupg, 5 Dec 1918, Ten. Hereinafter cited as Duluth News.

Last Edited

1 Jul 2014

Axel Broström¹

Family

TMG ID:76262

Father*

(?) Brostrom²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Axel Broström was the son of: (?) Brostrom.²

Child of: Axel Broström and Anna Amelia (?)

Anna V. Broström¹ B: 15 Mar 1918

Newspaper Items & Articles

Sunday, 11 Jun 1922, an article about Axel Broström appeared in: Duluth News Tribune, at Duluth, Minnesota. Headline: What You May Want to Know About Building.³

Citations

[S2080] Article: Births, The Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN, 17 Mar 1918, Page Eleven. Hereinafter cited as Duluth News Tribune.
[S2051] Ole Brostrom, Engineer, Victim of Influenza, The Duluth News - Tribune, http://tinyurl.com/l27dupg, 5 Dec 1918, Ten. Hereinafter cited as Duluth News.
[S2083] Article: What You May Want to Know About Building., The Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN, 11 Jun 1922, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Duluth News Tribune.

Last Edited

3 Jul 2014

Gustave Brostrom¹

Family

TMG ID:76263

Father*

(?) Brostrom¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Gustave Brostrom was the son of: (?) Brostrom.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Gust"²

Newspaper Items & Articles

Sunday, 16 Jul 1922, an article about Gustave Brostrom appeared in: Duluth News Tribune, at Duluth, Minnesota. Headline: Building Grants for Week Lower than Previous.²

Citations

[S2051] Ole Brostrom, Engineer, Victim of Influenza, The Duluth News - Tribune, http://tinyurl.com/l27dupg, 5 Dec 1918, Ten. Hereinafter cited as Duluth News.
[S2084] Article: Building Grants for Week Lower than Previous, The Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN, 16 Jul 1922, Page Four. Hereinafter cited as Duluth News Tribune.

Last Edited

3 Jul 2014

John Brostrom

Family

TMG ID:76264

Father*

(?) Brostrom

'Non-primary' Vitals

John Brostrom was the son of: (?) Brostrom.

Last Edited

1 Jul 2014

Sara Christine Stinnett^1,2

TMG ID:76266, (5 Dec 1919 - 7 Feb 1995)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Sara Christine Stinnett was born on Friday, 5 Dec 1919, at Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana^G.^2,3
Died on Tuesday, 7 Feb 1995 at Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington^G, at age 75 years, 2 months and 2 days.^2,3
Interred after 7 Feb 1995 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington^G.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 18 Jan 1940, her married name became Mrs. Mix (née Stinnett).²
Name-Married: after 1953, her married name became Mrs. Sheehan (née Stinnett).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 18 Jan 1940, Sara, age 20 years, 1 month and 13 days, and Nyle Loyd Randolph Mix, age 21 years, 11 months and 5 days were married at Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.²
Marriage	after 1953, Sara and Earl Cornelius Sheehan, son of: John J. Sheehan and Mary Elizabeth Reed, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 18 Jan 1940, Sara, age 20 years, 1 month and 13 days, and Nyle Loyd Randolph Mix, age 21 years, 11 months and 5 days were married at Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.²

Marriage

after 1953, Sara and Earl Cornelius Sheehan, son of: John J. Sheehan and Mary Elizabeth Reed, were married.¹

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Death	Saturday, 29 Sep 1984, Sara Christine Stinnett was the informant on the death certtificate for Earl Cornelius Sheehan.^4,1

Activity

Details

Death

Saturday, 29 Sep 1984, Sara Christine Stinnett was the informant on the death certtificate for Earl Cornelius Sheehan.^4,1

Known Address(es)

Address: circa Sep 1984, Earl Cornelius and Sara Christine (née Stinnett) Sheehan lived at: 1605 S Durango, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington^G.¹

Citations

[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Certificates, July 1, 1907-1996. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, United States Social Security Death Index.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Last Edited

19 Jul 2022

Mary Elizabeth Reed^1,2

Family

TMG ID:76267, (29 Aug 1878 - 13 Jul 1937)

Father*

John Reed²

Mother*

(?) Chestnut²

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mary Elizabeth Reed was born on Thursday, 29 Aug 1878, at Greenville, Adams County, Illinois^G.^1,3,4
Died on Tuesday, 13 Jul 1937 at Plumb Station, Thurston County, Washington^G, at age 58 years, 10 months and 14 days. Details as recorded: Cause of Death: mitral regurgitation. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Jesse Wise.^5,6
Interred on Thursday, 15 Jul 1937 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G. Block 17 Lot 39.²

Obituary & Burial

An Obituary for Mary Elizabeth Reed appeared on Wednesday, 14 Jul 1937, in The Morning Olympian, Olympia, Washington. Mrs. Mary Sheehan Succumbs Suddenly
Others mentioned: Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett Sheehan.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Mary Elizabeth Reed was born in Aug 1876, at Illinois^G.⁷
She was the daughter of: John Reed and (?) Chestnut.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Lizzie"⁸
Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Sheehan (née Reed).^9,2
Name-Married: in 1897, her married name became Mrs. Wise (née Reed).^8,7

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Mary and John J. Sheehan, son of: Cornelius Sheehan and Margret (?), were married.⁹
Marriage	1897, Mary, age 18 years, and Lewis Wise, age 19 years were married.^8,7
Divorce	before 1910, on this date, the divorce between Mary Elizabeth (neé Reed) Wise and Lewis Wise at Washington^G.⁸

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Mary and John J. Sheehan, son of: Cornelius Sheehan and Margret (?), were married.⁹

Marriage

1897, Mary, age 18 years, and Lewis Wise, age 19 years were married.^8,7

Divorce

before 1910, on this date, the divorce between Mary Elizabeth (neé Reed) Wise and Lewis Wise at Washington^G.⁸

Children of: Mary Elizabeth Reed and Lewis Wise

Jesse Wise⁸ B: Jul 1898
Emma Jane Wise+⁸ B: 28 Feb 1904, D: 8 Nov 1998

Children of: Mary Elizabeth Reed and John J. Sheehan

Earl Cornelius Sheehan¹⁹ B: 14 Jul 1912, D: 29 Sep 1984
Pearl Margarett Sheehan+¹⁹ B: 14 Jul 1912

Other Major Events

before 1910, on this date, the divorce between Mary Elizabeth (neé Reed) Wise and Lewis Wise at Washington^G.⁸

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	15 Jun 1900, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri^G	Lewis Wise and Jesse Wise⁷
Census-1910	27 Apr 1910, 1209 Jefferson Street, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G	Jesse Wise and Emma Jane Wise⁸
Census-1920	15 Jan 1920, Pacific Highway, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, included in the household is: Edward Sheehan, nephew, 28 and Elmer Powers, 19, step-son	John J. Sheehan, Earl Cornelius Sheehan, Pearl Margarett Sheehan, Jesse Wise and Emma Jane Wise⁴
Census-1930	5 Apr 1930, Little Rock Road, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	John J. Sheehan, Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett Sheehan³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

15 Jun 1900, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri^G

Lewis Wise and Jesse Wise⁷

Census-1910

27 Apr 1910, 1209 Jefferson Street, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G

Jesse Wise and Emma Jane Wise⁸

Census-1920

15 Jan 1920, Pacific Highway, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, included in the household is: Edward Sheehan, nephew, 28 and Elmer Powers, 19, step-son

John J. Sheehan, Earl Cornelius Sheehan, Pearl Margarett Sheehan, Jesse Wise and Emma Jane Wise⁴

Census-1930

5 Apr 1930, Little Rock Road, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

John J. Sheehan, Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett Sheehan³

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1910	Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G	housekeeper private family⁸
circa Jan 1920	South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	farmer home farm⁴

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1910

Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G

housekeeper private family⁸

circa Jan 1920

South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

farmer home farm⁴

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Death	Friday, 7 Feb 1936, Mary Elizabeth Reed was the informant on the death certtificate for John J. Sheehan.⁶

Activity

Details

Death

Friday, 7 Feb 1936, Mary Elizabeth Reed was the informant on the death certtificate for John J. Sheehan.⁶

Newspaper Items & Articles

Saturday, 27 Feb 1926, Mary was mentioned in an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Plumb Station News - Earl Sheehan...
Also mentioned in the article: John J. Sheehan.¹⁰
Sunday, 14 Mar 1926, Mary was mentioned in an article about John J. Sheehan in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Plum Station News - John Sheehan...
Also mentioned in the article: Earl Cornelius Sheehan.¹¹
Thursday, 8 Apr 1926, Mary was mentioned in an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: County Notes - Plumb Station.¹²
Saturday, 6 Nov 1926, Mary was mentioned in an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: County Notes - Plumb Station.¹³
Sunday, 28 Apr 1929, Mary was mentioned in an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: News Of The Olympic Empire - Plum Station
Earl Sheehan...
Also mentioned in the article: John J. Sheehan.¹⁴
Friday, 4 Jun 1937, an article about Mary Elizabeth Reed appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: News of Thurston County - Plumb Station.¹⁵
Tuesday, 13 Jul 1937, an article about Mary Elizabeth Reed appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Mrs. Mary Sheehan Succumbs Suddenly
Also mentioned in the article: Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett Sheehan.¹⁶
Thursday, 15 Jul 1937, an article about Mary Elizabeth Reed appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Mary E. Sheehan's Funeral Thursday
Also mentioned in the article: Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett Sheehan.¹⁷
Friday, 16 Jul 1937, an article about Mary Elizabeth Reed appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Funeral Notices.¹⁸

Citations

[S2125] Mrs. Mary Sheehan Succumbs Suddenly, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 14 Jul 1937, Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S2124] Article: Funeral Notices, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 14 Jul 1937, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S2113] Article: Thurston County News - Plumb Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 3 Mar 1925, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2114] Article: County Notes - Plum Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 27 Feb 1926, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2115] Article: County Notes - Plum Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 14 Mar 1926, Page Twelve. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2117] Article: County Notes - Plumb Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 8 Apr 1926, Page Two. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2119] Article: County Notes - Plumb Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 6 Nov 1926, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2123] Article: News Of The Olympic Empire - Plum Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 28 Apr 1929, Page Nine. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2133] Article: News of Thurston County - Plumb Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 4 Jun 1937, Page Twelve. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2134] Article: Mrs. Mary Sheehan Succumbs Suddenly, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 13 Jul 1937, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2132] Article: Mary E. Sheehan's Funeral Thursday, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 15 Jul 1937, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2131] Article: Funeral Notices, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 16 Jul 1937, Page Eleven. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2110] Article: Plum Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 27 Oct 1923, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.

Last Edited

29 Jul 2022

Pearl Margarett Sheehan^1,2

Family

TMG ID:76268, (14 Jul 1912 - )

Father*

John J. Sheehan¹ B: 1 Apr 1870, D: 7 Feb 1936

Mother*

Mary Elizabeth Reed¹ B: 29 Aug 1878, D: 13 Jul 1937

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Pearl Margarett Sheehan was born on Sunday, 14 Jul 1912, at Washington^G.^1,3,4

'Non-primary' Vitals

Pearl Margarett Sheehan was the daughter of: John J. Sheehan and Mary Elizabeth Reed.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Wednesday, 17 Feb 1932, her married name became Mrs. Griffin (née Sheehan).²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 17 Feb 1932, Pearl, age 19 years, 7 months and 3 days, and Clifford Huston Griffin were married at Lewis County, Washington^G.²
Divorce	Wednesday, 17 Feb 1937, on this date, the divorce between Pearl Margarett (neé Sheehan) Griffin and Clifford Huston Griffin at The Morning Olympian, Olympia, Washington^G, Vital Statistics Divorces Asked Pearl vs. Clifford Griffin.^5,6

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 17 Feb 1932, Pearl, age 19 years, 7 months and 3 days, and Clifford Huston Griffin were married at Lewis County, Washington^G.²

Divorce

Wednesday, 17 Feb 1937, on this date, the divorce between Pearl Margarett (neé Sheehan) Griffin and Clifford Huston Griffin at The Morning Olympian, Olympia, Washington^G, Vital Statistics

Divorces Asked

Pearl vs. Clifford Griffin.^5,6

Children of: Pearl Margarett Sheehan and Clifford Huston Griffin

Gwen Griffin⁸ B: c 1933
Vivian Lorraine Griffin²² B: 26 Apr 1934

Other Major Events

2.
Wednesday, 17 Feb 1937, on this date, the divorce between Pearl Margarett (neé Sheehan) Griffin and Clifford Huston Griffin at The Morning Olympian, Olympia, Washington^G, Vital Statistics

Divorces Asked

Pearl vs. Clifford Griffin.^5,6

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	15 Jan 1920, Pacific Highway, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, included in the household is: Edward Sheehan, nephew, 28 and Elmer Powers, 19, step-son	John J. Sheehan, Mary Elizabeth Reed, Earl Cornelius Sheehan, Jesse Wise and Emma Jane Wise⁷
Census-1930	5 Apr 1930, Little Rock Road, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	John J. Sheehan, Mary Elizabeth Reed and Earl Cornelius Sheehan⁴
Census-1940	9 May 1940, Bush Election Precinct, Pacific Highway, Thurston County, Washington^G	Gwen Griffin and Vivian Lorraine Griffin⁸

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

15 Jan 1920, Pacific Highway, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, included in the household is: Edward Sheehan, nephew, 28 and Elmer Powers, 19, step-son

John J. Sheehan, Mary Elizabeth Reed, Earl Cornelius Sheehan, Jesse Wise and Emma Jane Wise⁷

Census-1930

5 Apr 1930, Little Rock Road, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

John J. Sheehan, Mary Elizabeth Reed and Earl Cornelius Sheehan⁴

Census-1940

9 May 1940, Bush Election Precinct, Pacific Highway, Thurston County, Washington^G

Gwen Griffin and Vivian Lorraine Griffin⁸

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1930	South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	farmer⁴
circa May 1940	Thurston County, Washington^G	home keeper own home⁸

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

farmer⁴

circa May 1940

Thurston County, Washington^G

home keeper own home⁸

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Obituary	Obituary: on Wednesday, 14 Jul 1937, Pearl Margarett Sheehan was mentioned in the obituary of Mary Elizabeth Reed in The Morning Olympian, Olympia, Washington. Others mentioned: Earl Cornelius Sheehan.⁹

Activity

Details

Obituary

Obituary: on Wednesday, 14 Jul 1937, Pearl Margarett Sheehan was mentioned in the obituary of Mary Elizabeth Reed in The Morning Olympian, Olympia, Washington.
Others mentioned: Earl Cornelius Sheehan.⁹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Pearl Margarett (age 22) Sheehan lived at: Thurston County, Washington^G. Also living at this address: Gwen Griffin and Vivian Lorraine Griffin.⁸

Newspaper Items & Articles

Tuesday, 26 Dec 1922, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Olympia Daily Recorder, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Olympiana - Assistant.¹⁰
Sunday, 18 Nov 1923, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Plumb Station News.¹¹
Thursday, 13 Mar 1924, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Around The County In The Schools - Plumb Station.¹²
Saturday, 27 Feb 1926, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Plumb Station News - Earl Sheehan...
Also mentioned in the article: Mary Elizabeth Reed and John J. Sheehan.¹³
Thursday, 8 Apr 1926, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: County Notes - Plumb Station
Also mentioned in the article: Mary Elizabeth Reed.¹⁴
Friday, 7 May 1926, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: County Notes - Plumb Station.¹⁵
Saturday, 6 Nov 1926, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: County Notes - Plumb Station
Also mentioned in the article: Mary Elizabeth Reed.¹⁶
Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: County Notes - Plumb Station.¹⁷
Saturday, 22 Dec 1928, an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: News Of The Olympic Empire - Black Lake.¹⁸
Wednesday, 1 May 1929, an article about Pearl Margarett Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Black Lake.¹⁹
Tuesday, 13 Jul 1937, Pearl was mentioned in an article about Mary Elizabeth Reed in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Mrs. Mary Sheehan Succumbs Suddenly
Also mentioned in the article: Earl Cornelius Sheehan.²⁰
Thursday, 15 Jul 1937, Pearl was mentioned in an article about Mary Elizabeth Reed in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Mary E. Sheehan's Funeral Thursday
Also mentioned in the article: Earl Cornelius Sheehan.²¹

Citations

[S2110] Article: Plum Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 27 Oct 1923, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S220] Interview and notes with Elsie Dora Lewis (Olympia, Thurston County, Washington), by Terrance Wagner, 2002 - 2018. Terrance Wagner (Olympia, Thurston County, Washington).
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S2136] Article: Vital Statistics, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 17 Feb 1937, Page Seven. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2137] Article: Vital Statistics - Divorces Granted, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 31 Mar 1937, Page Seven. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S2125] Mrs. Mary Sheehan Succumbs Suddenly, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 14 Jul 1937, Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2129] Article: Plumb Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 26 Dec 1922, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2111] Article: Plum Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 18 Nov 1923, Page Seven. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2127] Article: Around The County In The Schools - Plumb Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 13 Mar 1924, Page Two. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2114] Article: County Notes - Plum Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 27 Feb 1926, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2117] Article: County Notes - Plumb Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 8 Apr 1926, Page Two. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2118] Article: County Notes - Plumb Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 7 May 1926, Page Two. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2119] Article: County Notes - Plumb Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 6 Nov 1926, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2120] Article: County Notes - Plumb Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 27 Jan 1927, Page Two. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2122] Article: News Of The Olympic Empire - Plum Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 22 Dec 1928, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2130] Article: News Of The Olympic Empire - Plum Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 28 Apr 1929, Page Nine. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2134] Article: Mrs. Mary Sheehan Succumbs Suddenly, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 13 Jul 1937, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2132] Article: Mary E. Sheehan's Funeral Thursday, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 15 Jul 1937, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2135] Article: Daughter Born, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 9 May 1934, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.

Last Edited

21 Aug 2022

John J. Sheehan^1,2

Family

TMG ID:76269, (1 Apr 1870 - 7 Feb 1936)

Father*

Cornelius Sheehan³ B: 1830, D: b 1910

Mother*

Margret (?)⁴ B: 1835

Primary Birth & Death

Born: John J. Sheehan was born on Friday, 1 Apr 1870, at New Jersey^G.^3,5
Died on Friday, 7 Feb 1936 at Bush Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, at age 65 years, 10 months and 6 days. Details as recorded: 02:30 PM Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis for unknown length. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Mary Elizabeth Reed.³
Interred on Monday, 10 Feb 1936 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G. Block 17 Lot 40.^6,3

'Non-primary' Vitals

John J. Sheehan was the son of: Cornelius Sheehan and Margret (?)^3,4
Born: John J. Sheehan was born in 1873, at New York^G.⁷
Born: John J. Sheehan was born circa 1874, at New Jersey^G.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Jack"⁵

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	John and Mary Elizabeth Reed, daughter of: John Reed and (?) Chestnut, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

John and Mary Elizabeth Reed, daughter of: John Reed and (?) Chestnut, were married.¹

Children of: John J. Sheehan and Mary Elizabeth Reed

Earl Cornelius Sheehan¹ B: 14 Jul 1912, D: 29 Sep 1984
Pearl Margarett Sheehan+¹¹ B: 14 Jul 1912

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	2 Jun 1900, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, Sheehan's lived next door to William O. Bush and family, one of the early pioneers of Thurston County	Cornelius Sheehan and Margret (?)⁷
Census-1910	15 Apr 1910, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	Margret (?)⁴
Census-1920	15 Jan 1920, Pacific Highway, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, included in the household is: Edward Sheehan, nephew, 28 and Elmer Powers, 19, step-son	Mary Elizabeth Reed, Earl Cornelius Sheehan, Pearl Margarett Sheehan, Jesse Wise and Emma Jane Wise²
Census-1930	5 Apr 1930, Little Rock Road, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	Mary Elizabeth Reed, Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett Sheehan⁵

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

2 Jun 1900, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, Sheehan's lived next door to William O. Bush and family, one of the early pioneers of Thurston County

Cornelius Sheehan and Margret (?)⁷

Census-1910

15 Apr 1910, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

Margret (?)⁴

Census-1920

15 Jan 1920, Pacific Highway, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G, included in the household is: Edward Sheehan, nephew, 28 and Elmer Powers, 19, step-son

Mary Elizabeth Reed, Earl Cornelius Sheehan, Pearl Margarett Sheehan, Jesse Wise and Emma Jane Wise²

Census-1930

5 Apr 1930, Little Rock Road, South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

Mary Elizabeth Reed, Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett Sheehan⁵

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
Jun 1900	South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	works on farm⁷
circa Apr 1910	South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	farmer general farm⁴
circa Jan 1920	South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	logger logging camp²
circa Apr 1930	South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G	logger timber industry⁵
Jan 1936	Thurston County, Washington^G	farmer and woodsman³

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

Jun 1900

South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

works on farm⁷

circa Apr 1910

South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

farmer general farm⁴

circa Jan 1920

South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

logger logging camp²

circa Apr 1930

South Union Precinct, Thurston County, Washington^G

logger timber industry⁵

Jan 1936

Thurston County, Washington^G

farmer and woodsman³

Newspaper Items & Articles

Saturday, 27 Feb 1926, John was mentioned in an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Pearl Margarett (née Sheehan) Sheehan in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Plumb Station News - Earl Sheehan...
Also mentioned in the article: Mary Elizabeth Reed.⁸
Sunday, 14 Mar 1926, an article about John J. Sheehan appeared in: The Morning Olympian, at Olympia, Washington. Headline: Plum Station News - John Sheehan...
Also mentioned in the article: Earl Cornelius Sheehan and Mary Elizabeth Reed.⁹
Sunday, 28 Apr 1929, John was mentioned in an article about Earl Cornelius Sheehan in The Morning Olympian at Olympia, Washington. Headline: News Of The Olympic Empire - Plum Station
Earl Sheehan...
Also mentioned in the article: Mary Elizabeth Reed.¹⁰

Citations

[S2113] Article: Thurston County News - Plumb Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 3 Mar 1925, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S2114] Article: County Notes - Plum Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 27 Feb 1926, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2115] Article: County Notes - Plum Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 14 Mar 1926, Page Twelve. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2123] Article: News Of The Olympic Empire - Plum Station, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 28 Apr 1929, Page Nine. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2110] Article: Plum Station News, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 27 Oct 1923, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.

Last Edited

9 Jul 2020

Clifford Huston Griffin¹

Family

TMG ID:76270

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 17 Feb 1932, Clifford and Pearl Margarett Sheehan, age 19 years, 7 months and 3 days, daughter of: John J. Sheehan and Mary Elizabeth Reed, were married at Lewis County, Washington^G.¹
Divorce	Wednesday, 17 Feb 1937, on this date, the divorce between Pearl Margarett (neé Sheehan) Griffin and Clifford Huston Griffin at The Morning Olympian, Olympia, Washington^G, Vital Statistics Divorces Asked Pearl vs. Clifford Griffin.^2,3

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 17 Feb 1932, Clifford and Pearl Margarett Sheehan, age 19 years, 7 months and 3 days, daughter of: John J. Sheehan and Mary Elizabeth Reed, were married at Lewis County, Washington^G.¹

Divorce

Children of: Clifford Huston Griffin and Pearl Margarett Sheehan

Gwen Griffin⁴ B: c 1933
Vivian Lorraine Griffin⁵ B: 26 Apr 1934

Other Major Events

Wednesday, 17 Feb 1937, on this date, the divorce between Pearl Margarett (neé Sheehan) Griffin and Clifford Huston Griffin at The Morning Olympian, Olympia, Washington^G, Vital Statistics

Divorces Asked

Pearl vs. Clifford Griffin.^2,3

Citations

[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S2136] Article: Vital Statistics, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 17 Feb 1937, Page Seven. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S2137] Article: Vital Statistics - Divorces Granted, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 31 Mar 1937, Page Seven. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S2135] Article: Daughter Born, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 9 May 1934, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.

Last Edited

6 Jun 2018

Vivian Lorraine Griffin¹

Family

TMG ID:76271, (26 Apr 1934 - )

Father*

Clifford Huston Griffin¹

Mother*

Pearl Margarett Sheehan¹ B: 14 Jul 1912

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Vivian Lorraine Griffin was born on Thursday, 26 Apr 1934, at Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Vivian Lorraine Griffin was the daughter of: Clifford Huston Griffin and Pearl Margarett Sheehan.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1940	9 May 1940, Bush Election Precinct, Pacific Highway, Thurston County, Washington^G	Pearl Margarett Sheehan and Gwen Griffin²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

9 May 1940, Bush Election Precinct, Pacific Highway, Thurston County, Washington^G

Pearl Margarett Sheehan and Gwen Griffin²

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Vivian Lorraine Griffin was living with Pearl Margarett Sheehan, at Thurston County, Washington^G. Also living at this address: Gwen Griffin.²

Citations

[S2135] Article: Daughter Born, The Morning Olympian, Olympia, WA, 9 May 1934, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Morning Olympian.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

15 Aug 2014

Gwen Griffin¹

Family

TMG ID:76272, (c 1933 - )

Father*

Clifford Huston Griffin¹

Mother*

Pearl Margarett Sheehan¹ B: 14 Jul 1912

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Gwen Griffin was born circa 1933, at Washington^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Gwen Griffin was the daughter of: Clifford Huston Griffin and Pearl Margarett Sheehan.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1940	9 May 1940, Bush Election Precinct, Pacific Highway, Thurston County, Washington^G	Pearl Margarett Sheehan and Vivian Lorraine Griffin¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

9 May 1940, Bush Election Precinct, Pacific Highway, Thurston County, Washington^G

Pearl Margarett Sheehan and Vivian Lorraine Griffin¹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Gwen Griffin was living with Pearl Margarett Sheehan, at Thurston County, Washington^G. Also living at this address: Vivian Lorraine Griffin.¹

Citations

[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

15 Aug 2014

John Wagoner¹

Family

TMG ID:76275, (c 1867 - )

Primary Birth & Death

Born: John Wagoner was born circa 1867, at Indiana^G.¹

Child of: John Wagoner

Burdette Otis Wagoner+¹ B: 4 Sep 1897, D: 26 Apr 1979

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1940	16 Apr 1940, 6633 Russell Avenue, Bell City, Los Angeles County, California^G	Burdette Otis Wagoner, Joy Eloise Mears and Shirley Ann Wagoner¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

16 Apr 1940, 6633 Russell Avenue, Bell City, Los Angeles County, California^G

Burdette Otis Wagoner, Joy Eloise Mears and Shirley Ann Wagoner¹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, John Wagoner lived at: Kansas^G.¹

Citations

[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

20 Aug 2014

John H. Cole¹

TMG ID:76277, (c 1915 - )

Primary Birth & Death

Born: John H. Cole was born circa 1915, at Tennessee^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	John and Maureen Ray, daughter of: Robert Lee Ray and Clara Priscilla Moore, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

John and Maureen Ray, daughter of: Robert Lee Ray and Clara Priscilla Moore, were married.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1940	2 Apr 1940, 1800 6th Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G	Robert Lee Ray, Clara Priscilla Moore, Maureen Ray, Lera Ray, Wallace R. Bonds, Dorothy Vernon Ray and Herbert Overton Rodgers¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

2 Apr 1940, 1800 6th Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G

Robert Lee Ray, Clara Priscilla Moore, Maureen Ray, Lera Ray, Wallace R. Bonds, Dorothy Vernon Ray and Herbert Overton Rodgers¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G	officer of law highway police¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1940

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G

officer of law highway police¹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, John H. Cole was living with Robert Lee and Clara Priscilla (née Moore) Ray, at 1800 6th Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G. Also living at this address: Maureen Ray, Lera Ray and Dorothy Vernon Ray.¹

Citations

[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

16 Aug 2014

Lera Ray¹

Family

TMG ID:76278, (c 1918 - )

Relationship:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Robert Lee Ray¹ B: Jun 1893, D: 26 Mar 1963

Mother*

Clara Priscilla Moore¹ B: 17 Jul 1893, D: 23 Nov 1982

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Lera Ray was born circa 1918, at Tennessee^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Lera Ray was the daughter of: Robert Lee Ray and Clara Priscilla Moore.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Bonds (née Ray).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Lera and Wallace R. Bonds were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Lera and Wallace R. Bonds were married.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1940	2 Apr 1940, 1800 6th Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G	Robert Lee Ray, Clara Priscilla Moore, Maureen Ray, John H. Cole, Wallace R. Bonds, Dorothy Vernon Ray and Herbert Overton Rodgers¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

2 Apr 1940, 1800 6th Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G

Robert Lee Ray, Clara Priscilla Moore, Maureen Ray, John H. Cole, Wallace R. Bonds, Dorothy Vernon Ray and Herbert Overton Rodgers¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G	stenographer agriculture¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1940

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G

stenographer agriculture¹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Lera Ray was living with Robert Lee and Clara Priscilla (née Moore) Ray, at 1800 6th Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G. Also living at this address: Maureen Ray, John H. Cole and Dorothy Vernon Ray.¹

Citations

[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

16 Aug 2014

Wallace R. Bonds¹

TMG ID:76279, (c 1916 - )

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Wallace R. Bonds was born circa 1916, at Tennessee^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wallace and Lera Ray, daughter of: Robert Lee Ray and Clara Priscilla Moore, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wallace and Lera Ray, daughter of: Robert Lee Ray and Clara Priscilla Moore, were married.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1940	2 Apr 1940, 1800 6th Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G	Robert Lee Ray, Clara Priscilla Moore, Maureen Ray, John H. Cole, Lera Ray, Dorothy Vernon Ray and Herbert Overton Rodgers¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

2 Apr 1940, 1800 6th Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G

Robert Lee Ray, Clara Priscilla Moore, Maureen Ray, John H. Cole, Lera Ray, Dorothy Vernon Ray and Herbert Overton Rodgers¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G	lineman power company¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1940

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G

lineman power company¹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Wallace R. Bonds lived at: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee^G.¹

Citations

[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

20 Aug 2014

Clarence M. Webb¹

Family

TMG ID:76280, (c 1932 - )

Relationship:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Villa Webb¹ B: 3 Oct 1906, D: 11 Aug 1958

Mother*

Nannie Goosby¹ B: c 1906

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Clarence M. Webb was born circa 1932, at Tennessee^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Clarence M. Webb was the son of: Villa Webb and Nannie Goosby.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

12 Apr 1940, Cotton Mill, Lincoln County, Tennessee^G

Villa Webb and Nannie Goosby¹

Citations

[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

16 Aug 2014

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A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
— Will Rogers
A fool and his money are soon elected.
— Will Rogers
A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.
— Will Rogers
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
— Will Rogers
A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
— Will Rogers
About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
— Will Rogers
Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
— Will Rogers
Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.
— Will Rogers
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
— Will Rogers
America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
— Will Rogers
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
— Will Rogers
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
— Will Rogers
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
— Will Rogers
An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
— Will Rogers
Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
— Will Rogers
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
— Will Rogers
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
— Will Rogers
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
— Will Rogers
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
— Will Rogers
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
— Will Rogers
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
— Will Rogers
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
— Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
— Will Rogers
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
— Will Rogers
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
— Will Rogers
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
— Will Rogers
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
— Will Rogers
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
— Will Rogers
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
— Will Rogers
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
— Will Rogers
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
— Will Rogers
I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
— Will Rogers
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
— Will Rogers
I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
— Will Rogers
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
— Will Rogers
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
— Will Rogers
I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.
— Will Rogers
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
— Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
— Will Rogers
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?
— Will Rogers
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
— Will Rogers
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
— Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
— Will Rogers
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
— Will Rogers
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
— Will Rogers
I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.
— Will Rogers
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
— Will Rogers
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
— Will Rogers
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
— Will Rogers
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
— Will Rogers
Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
— Will Rogers
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
— Will Rogers
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
— Will Rogers
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
— Will Rogers
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs.
— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
Every person you will pass on the street today is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?
— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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