Mostly Angels in the Sky

Elma Jeanette Butler¹

TMG ID:101424, (23 May 1937 - 29 Dec 2022)

Vital Statistics

Born: Elma Jeanette Butler was born on Sunday, 23 May 1937, at Black Springs, Montgomery County, Arkansas^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 29 Dec 2022 at age 85 years, 7 months and 6 days.¹
Interred after 29 Dec 2022 at Mills & Mills Funeral Home & Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Friday, 14 Oct 1955, her married name became Mrs. Elliott (née Butler).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 14 Oct 1955, Elma, age 18 years, 4 months and 21 days, and Leon Pinkney Elliott, age 21 years, 4 months and 6 days, son of: Robert Theodore Elliott and Mary Jane Haskett, were married at Washington^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 14 Oct 1955, Elma, age 18 years, 4 months and 21 days, and Leon Pinkney Elliott, age 21 years, 4 months and 6 days, son of: Robert Theodore Elliott and Mary Jane Haskett, were married at Washington^G.¹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

19 Dec 2023

Florence Edith Gartner¹

TMG ID:101425, (10 Oct 1884 - 24 Apr 1971)

Vital Statistics

Born: Florence Edith Gartner was born on Friday, 10 Oct 1884, at Locust Creek, Linn County, Missouri^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 24 Apr 1971 at Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri^G, at age 86 years, 6 months and 14 days.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Sunday, 19 Apr 1903, her married name became Mrs. Kinney (née Gartner).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 19 Apr 1903, Florence, age 18 years, 6 months and 9 days, and Madison Kinney Jr., age 41 years, 7 months and 9 days, son of: Madison Kinney and Lovina Daniels, were married at Linn County, Missouri^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 19 Apr 1903, Florence, age 18 years, 6 months and 9 days, and Madison Kinney Jr., age 41 years, 7 months and 9 days, son of: Madison Kinney and Lovina Daniels, were married at Linn County, Missouri^G.¹

Citations

[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Frances Miller Seay Family History Website. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

30 Dec 2023

Harold Dunlap Ault^1,2,3,4

Family

TMG ID:101426, (2 Nov 1895 - 18 Nov 1970)

Relationship:

Great-grandfather of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Bratton Ault⁵ B: Feb 1857, D: May 1903

Mother*

Ruhana Justice Iler⁵ B: Jul 1863, D: 26 Mar 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Harold Dunlap Ault was born on Saturday, 2 Nov 1895, at Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky^G.^6,7
Died on Wednesday, 18 Nov 1970 at ~ six miles NW of Cook, WA on Augspurger Mountain, Skamania County, Washington^G, at age 75 years and 16 days. Details as recorded: 03:40 PM approx. Cause of Death: multiple traumatic injuries, instant Other: airplane crash Autopsy: yes. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Ann Mary Oertel.^4,8

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Harold Dunlap Ault was the son of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler.⁵

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 1 Jun 1927, Harold, age 31 years, 6 months and 30 days, and Ann Mary Oertel, age 25 years, 7 months and 8 days, daughter of: Gotthardt Bruno Oertel and Barbara Anna Muth, were married at King County, Washington^G.^1,2,3,4

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 1 Jun 1927, Harold, age 31 years, 6 months and 30 days, and Ann Mary Oertel, age 25 years, 7 months and 8 days, daughter of: Gotthardt Bruno Oertel and Barbara Anna Muth, were married at King County, Washington^G.^1,2,3,4

Children of: Harold Dunlap Ault and Ann Mary Oertel

Lula May Ault⁶ B: 8 Jan 1932, D: 11 Aug 2013
Ora Lee Ault+¹ B: 1 Mar 1941, D: 28 Mar 2023

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: circa Apr 1940, at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, Harold Dunlap Ault and Ann Mary Oertel 1940 census indicates that Harold completed the 8^th grade and Ann Mary completed 5 years of college.⁹

Other Major Events

Military: on Monday, 28 May 1917, at Orillia, King County, Washington^G, Harold Dunlap Ault at age 21, registered for the military draft for.⁷

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G	James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault⁵
Census-1930	5 Apr 1930, Wallula Road, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, incluldes Harold's Uncle, Charles L. Iler, 58 and a hired hand, Albert Myers, 29	Ann Mary Oertel²
Census-1940	16 Apr 1940, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	Ann Mary Oertel and Lula May Ault⁹
Census-1950	28 Apr 1950, 1006 N 12^th, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	Ann Mary Oertel, Lula May Ault and Ora Lee Ault⁶

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault⁵

Census-1930

5 Apr 1930, Wallula Road, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, incluldes Harold's Uncle, Charles L. Iler, 58 and a hired hand, Albert Myers, 29

Ann Mary Oertel²

Census-1940

16 Apr 1940, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

Ann Mary Oertel and Lula May Ault⁹

Census-1950

28 Apr 1950, 1006 N 12^th, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

Ann Mary Oertel, Lula May Ault and Ora Lee Ault⁶

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa May 1917	Orillia, King County, Washington^G	farming⁷
circa Apr 1930	Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	farmer general farm²
circa Apr 1940	Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	farmer farm⁹
circa Apr 1950	Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	owner/manager farm equipment⁶

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa May 1917

Orillia, King County, Washington^G

farming⁷

circa Apr 1930

Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

farmer general farm²

circa Apr 1940

Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

farmer farm⁹

circa Apr 1950

Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

owner/manager farm equipment⁶

Known Address(es)

Address: circa May 1917, Harold Dunlap Ault lived at: Kent, King County, Washington^G.⁷
Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Harold Dunlap (age 39) and Ann Mary (née Oertel) (age 33) Ault lived at: Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G. Also living at this address: Lula May Ault.⁹
Address: circa Nov 1970, Harold Dunlap and Ann Mary (née Oertel) Ault lived at: 1126 Fern Ave., Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G.⁸

Citations

[S4370] Ora Lee Kapp, McHenry Funeral Home, Corvallis, OR, after 28 Mar 2023. Hereinafter cited as McHenry Funeral.
[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.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, King County Marriage Records, 1855-2017. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.
[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.
[S3506] 3 Apr 1950, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, N/A Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[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.

Reference

LVSH-TZW

Last Edited

7 Mar 2024

Ann Mary Oertel^1,2,3

Family

TMG ID:101427, (24 Oct 1901 - 13 Feb 1974)

Relationship:

Great-grandmother of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Gotthardt Bruno Oertel⁴ B: 12 Jul 1870, D: 17 May 1933

Mother*

Barbara Anna Muth⁴ B: 8 Jul 1870, D: 23 Feb 1945

Vital Statistics

Born: Ann Mary Oertel was born on Thursday, 24 Oct 1901, at Massilon, Stark County, Ohio^G.⁵
Died on Wednesday, 13 Feb 1974 at Park Manor Nursing Home, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, at age 72 years, 3 months and 20 days. Details as recorded: 11:10 PM Cause of Death: metastatic breast cancer for 3 years Other: generalized osteo arthritis. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Lula May Ault.⁶

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: Ann Mary Oertel was born on Thursday, 24 Oct 1901, at Oregon^G.^2,6
She was the daughter of: Gotthardt Bruno Oertel and Barbara Anna Muth.⁴

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Annie M."⁷
Name-Variation: She was also known as Anna Marie⁵
Name-Variation: She was also known as Anna E.⁴
Name-Married: on Wednesday, 1 Jun 1927, her married name became Mrs. Ault (née Oertel).^1,8,3,6

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 1 Jun 1927, Ann, age 25 years, 7 months and 8 days, and Harold Dunlap Ault, age 31 years, 6 months and 30 days, son of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler, were married at King County, Washington^G.^1,8,3,6

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 1 Jun 1927, Ann, age 25 years, 7 months and 8 days, and Harold Dunlap Ault, age 31 years, 6 months and 30 days, son of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler, were married at King County, Washington^G.^1,8,3,6

Children of: Ann Mary Oertel and Harold Dunlap Ault

Lula May Ault² B: 8 Jan 1932, D: 11 Aug 2013
Ora Lee Ault+¹ B: 1 Mar 1941, D: 28 Mar 2023

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: circa Apr 1940, at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, Harold Dunlap Ault and Ann Mary Oertel 1940 census indicates that Harold completed the 8^th grade and Ann Mary completed 5 years of college.⁹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	16 Apr 1910, 4532 Sunnyside Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G	Gotthardt Bruno Oertel, Barbara Anna Muth, Margaret Emma Oertel, Ernest Edward Oertel and Louis Walter Oertel⁴
Census-1920	2 Jan 1920, Seattle, King County, Washington^G	Gotthardt Bruno Oertel, Barbara Anna Muth, Margaret Emma Oertel, Ernest Edward Oertel and Louis Walter Oertel⁷
Census-1930	5 Apr 1930, Wallula Road, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, incluldes Harold's Uncle, Charles L. Iler, 58 and a hired hand, Albert Myers, 29	Harold Dunlap Ault⁸
Census-1940	16 Apr 1940, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	Harold Dunlap Ault and Lula May Ault⁹
Census-1950	28 Apr 1950, 1006 N 12^th, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	Harold Dunlap Ault, Lula May Ault and Ora Lee Ault²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

16 Apr 1910, 4532 Sunnyside Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G

Gotthardt Bruno Oertel, Barbara Anna Muth, Margaret Emma Oertel, Ernest Edward Oertel and Louis Walter Oertel⁴

Census-1920

2 Jan 1920, Seattle, King County, Washington^G

Gotthardt Bruno Oertel, Barbara Anna Muth, Margaret Emma Oertel, Ernest Edward Oertel and Louis Walter Oertel⁷

Census-1930

5 Apr 1930, Wallula Road, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, incluldes Harold's Uncle, Charles L. Iler, 58 and a hired hand, Albert Myers, 29

Harold Dunlap Ault⁸

Census-1940

16 Apr 1940, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

Harold Dunlap Ault and Lula May Ault⁹

Census-1950

28 Apr 1950, 1006 N 12^th, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

Harold Dunlap Ault, Lula May Ault and Ora Lee Ault²

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Immigration	Immigration: Ann Mary Oertel circa 1907, immigrated with immigrated to Washington, United States of America^G, from British Columbia, Canada Others Immigrating with them: Margaret Emma Oertel, Ernest Edward Oertel and Louis Walter Oertel.¹⁰
Death	Wednesday, 18 Nov 1970, Ann Mary Oertel was the informant on the death certtificate for Harold Dunlap Ault.^6,11

Activity

Details

Immigration

Immigration: Ann Mary Oertel circa 1907, immigrated with immigrated to Washington, United States of America^G, from British Columbia, Canada
Others Immigrating with them: Margaret Emma Oertel, Ernest Edward Oertel and Louis Walter Oertel.¹⁰

Death

Wednesday, 18 Nov 1970, Ann Mary Oertel was the informant on the death certtificate for Harold Dunlap Ault.^6,11

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Harold Dunlap (age 39) and Ann Mary (née Oertel) (age 33) Ault lived at: Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G. Also living at this address: Lula May Ault.⁹
Address: circa Nov 1970, Harold Dunlap and Ann Mary (née Oertel) Ault lived at: 1126 Fern Ave., Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G.¹¹

Citations

[S4370] Ora Lee Kapp, McHenry Funeral Home, Corvallis, OR, after 28 Mar 2023. Hereinafter cited as McHenry Funeral.
[S3506] 3 Apr 1950, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, N/A Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, King County Marriage Records, 1855-2017. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Washington Naturalization Records, 1850-1994.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Washington, World War I Veteran's Compensation Fund Application Records, 1921-1925.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.

Reference

LVNC-ZRR

Last Edited

7 Mar 2024

Lula May Ault¹

Family

TMG ID:101428, (8 Jan 1932 - 11 Aug 2013)

Relationship:

Grandaunt of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Harold Dunlap Ault¹ B: 2 Nov 1895, D: 18 Nov 1970

Mother*

Ann Mary Oertel¹ B: 24 Oct 1901, D: 13 Feb 1974

Vital Statistics

Born: Lula May Ault was born on Friday, 8 Jan 1932, at Touchet, Walla Walla County, Washington^G.^1,2,3
Died on Sunday, 11 Aug 2013 at Yakima County, Washington^G, at age 81 years, 7 months and 3 days.^3,4

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Lula May Ault was the daughter of: Harold Dunlap Ault and Ann Mary Oertel.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Lu"³
Name-Variation: She was also known as Lu Ann²
Name-Married: on Sunday, 19 Jul 1953, her married name became Mrs. Smith (née Ault).⁵

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 19 Jul 1953, Lula, age 21 years, 6 months and 11 days, and Damon Boyce Smith, age 26 years, 11 months and 14 days were married at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G.⁵

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 19 Jul 1953, Lula, age 21 years, 6 months and 11 days, and Damon Boyce Smith, age 26 years, 11 months and 14 days were married at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G.⁵

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1940	16 Apr 1940, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	Harold Dunlap Ault and Ann Mary Oertel⁶
Census-1950	28 Apr 1950, 1006 N 12^th, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G	Harold Dunlap Ault, Ann Mary Oertel and Ora Lee Ault¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

16 Apr 1940, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

Harold Dunlap Ault and Ann Mary Oertel⁶

Census-1950

28 Apr 1950, 1006 N 12^th, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G

Harold Dunlap Ault, Ann Mary Oertel and Ora Lee Ault¹

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Death	Wednesday, 13 Feb 1974, Lula May Ault was the informant on the death certtificate for Ann Mary Oertel.²

Activity

Details

Death

Wednesday, 13 Feb 1974, Lula May Ault was the informant on the death certtificate for Ann Mary Oertel.²

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Lula May Ault was living with Harold Dunlap and Ann Mary (née Oertel) Ault, at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G.⁶

Citations

[S3506] 3 Apr 1950, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, N/A Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Walla Walla County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1865-2023. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[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.

Reference

L148-TM5

Last Edited

7 Mar 2024

James Bratton Ault^1,2

Family

TMG ID:101429, (Feb 1857 - May 1903)

Relationship:

2nd great-grandfather of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Daniel Webster Ault² B: 15 May 1823, D: 10 Sep 1889

Mother*

Mary Ann Bratton² B: 1824, D: 1909

Vital Statistics

Born: James Bratton Ault was born in Feb 1857, at Ohio^G.¹
Died in May 1903 at Equality Colony, Skagit County, Washington^G, at age 46 years and 3 months.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

James Bratton Ault was the son of: Daniel Webster Ault and Mary Ann Bratton.²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 11 Oct 1882, James, age 25 years and 8 months, and Ruhana Justice Iler, age 19 years and 3 months, daughter of: George James Iler and Catherine Irwin, were married at Campbell County, Kentucky^G.^1,3

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 11 Oct 1882, James, age 25 years and 8 months, and Ruhana Justice Iler, age 19 years and 3 months, daughter of: George James Iler and Catherine Irwin, were married at Campbell County, Kentucky^G.^1,3

Children of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler

Erwin Bratton Ault¹ B: 30 Oct 1883, D: 5 Jan 1961
Lula D. Ault¹ B: Sep 1885
Howard Cleveland Ault¹ B: 3 Apr 1891, D: 8 Feb 1983
Gladys Leonide Ault+¹ B: Jun 1893, D: 1 Dec 1991
Harold Dunlap Ault+¹ B: 2 Nov 1895, D: 18 Nov 1970
Herschel Adler Ault¹ B: 14 Dec 1897, D: May 1964
Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹ B: Apr 1900

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: circa 1900, at Equality Colony, Skagit County, Washington^G, James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler the couple and their family apparently moved to the fledgling socialistic community near Blanchard, WA.⁴
Anecdote: on Sunday, 25 Nov 1962, at Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington^G, James Bratton Ault (105 years old) and Ruhana Justice Iler (99 years old) in an article written by Charles L. Easton the rise and fall of The Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth and the Colony of believers known as Equality was described.⁵

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G	Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1900	Samish Precinct, Skagit County, Washington^G	postmaster¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Samish Precinct, Skagit County, Washington^G

postmaster¹

Citations

[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.
[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, Person Page.
[S4371] Skagit River Journal, online <https://tinyurl.com/2686e9bm>. Hereinafter cited as Skagit River Journal.
[S4372] Article: A Backward Look At a Utopian Plan, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 25 Nov 1962. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

5 Mar 2024

Ruhana Justice Iler^1,2

Family

TMG ID:101430, (Jul 1863 - 26 Mar 1954)

Relationship:

2nd great-grandmother of Descendant Wagner

Father*

George James Iler² B: c 1830, D: 4 Apr 1889

Mother*

Catherine Irwin² B: c 1830

Vital Statistics

Born: Ruhana Justice Iler was born in Jul 1863, at Ohio^G.¹
Died on Friday, 26 Mar 1954 at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, at age 90 years and 8 months.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Ruhana Justice Iler was the daughter of: George James Iler and Catherine Irwin.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Ruie"²
Name-Married: on Wednesday, 11 Oct 1882, her married name became Mrs. Ault (née Iler).^1,2
Name-Married: on Tuesday, 8 Sep 1903, her married name became Mrs. Monnich (née Iler).²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 11 Oct 1882, Ruhana, age 19 years and 3 months, and James Bratton Ault, age 25 years and 8 months, son of: Daniel Webster Ault and Mary Ann Bratton, were married at Campbell County, Kentucky^G.^1,2
Marriage	Tuesday, 8 Sep 1903, Ruhana, age 40 years and 2 months, and Julius W. Monnich, age 37 years, 9 months and 16 days were married at King County, Washington^G.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 11 Oct 1882, Ruhana, age 19 years and 3 months, and James Bratton Ault, age 25 years and 8 months, son of: Daniel Webster Ault and Mary Ann Bratton, were married at Campbell County, Kentucky^G.^1,2

Marriage

Tuesday, 8 Sep 1903, Ruhana, age 40 years and 2 months, and Julius W. Monnich, age 37 years, 9 months and 16 days were married at King County, Washington^G.²

Children of: Ruhana Justice Iler and James Bratton Ault

Erwin Bratton Ault¹ B: 30 Oct 1883, D: 5 Jan 1961
Lula D. Ault¹ B: Sep 1885
Howard Cleveland Ault¹ B: 3 Apr 1891, D: 8 Feb 1983
Gladys Leonide Ault+¹ B: Jun 1893, D: 1 Dec 1991
Harold Dunlap Ault+¹ B: 2 Nov 1895, D: 18 Nov 1970
Herschel Adler Ault¹ B: 14 Dec 1897, D: May 1964
Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹ B: Apr 1900

Child of: Ruhana Justice Iler and Julius W. Monnich

Justice Blythe Monnich² B: 13 Feb 1904, D: 8 Apr 2001

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: circa 1900, at Equality Colony, Skagit County, Washington^G, James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler the couple and their family apparently moved to the fledgling socialistic community near Blanchard, WA.³
Anecdote: on Sunday, 25 Nov 1962, at Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington^G, James Bratton Ault (105 years old) and Ruhana Justice Iler (99 years old) in an article written by Charles L. Easton the rise and fall of The Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth and the Colony of believers known as Equality was described.⁴

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G	James Bratton Ault, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

James Bratton Ault, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1900	Samish Precinct, Skagit County, Washington^G	nurse¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Samish Precinct, Skagit County, Washington^G

nurse¹

Citations

[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.
[S4371] Skagit River Journal, online <https://tinyurl.com/2686e9bm>. Hereinafter cited as Skagit River Journal.
[S4372] Article: A Backward Look At a Utopian Plan, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 25 Nov 1962. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Reference

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Last Edited

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Erwin Bratton Ault¹

Family

TMG ID:101431, (30 Oct 1883 - 5 Jan 1961)

Relationship:

Great-granduncle of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Bratton Ault² B: Feb 1857, D: May 1903

Mother*

Ruhana Justice Iler² B: Jul 1863, D: 26 Mar 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Erwin Bratton Ault was born on Tuesday, 30 Oct 1883, at Ohio^G.^2,1
Died on Thursday, 5 Jan 1961 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, at age 77 years, 2 months and 6 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Erwin Bratton Ault was the son of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Harry"¹
Name-Variation: He was also known as Irving B.²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G	James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1900	Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G	compositor printer²
from 1912 to 1928	Seattle, King County, Washington^G	editor of the Seattle Union Record, a labor newspaper¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

compositor printer²

from 1912 to 1928

Seattle, King County, Washington^G

editor of the Seattle Union Record, a labor newspaper¹

Citations

[S4324] Wikipedia, online <https://tinyurl.com/mrysmv6p>, Harry Ault. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[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.

Reference

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Last Edited

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Lula D. Ault¹

Family

TMG ID:101432, (Sep 1885 - )

Relationship:

Great-grandaunt of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Bratton Ault¹ B: Feb 1857, D: May 1903

Mother*

Ruhana Justice Iler¹ B: Jul 1863, D: 26 Mar 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Lula D. Ault was born in Sep 1885, at Ohio^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Lula D. Ault was the daughter of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G	James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Citations

[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.

Reference

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Last Edited

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Howard Cleveland Ault^1,2

Family

TMG ID:101433, (3 Apr 1891 - 8 Feb 1983)

Relationship:

Great-granduncle of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Bratton Ault¹ B: Feb 1857, D: May 1903

Mother*

Ruhana Justice Iler¹ B: Jul 1863, D: 26 Mar 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Howard Cleveland Ault was born on Friday, 3 Apr 1891, at Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky^G.^1,2
Died on Tuesday, 8 Feb 1983 at Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington^G, at age 91 years, 10 months and 5 days.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Howard Cleveland Ault was the son of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 11 Oct 1912, Howard, age 21 years, 6 months and 8 days, and Harriet Verlena Cross, age 19 years and 9 months were married at King County, Washington^G.²
Marriage	Wednesday, 19 Oct 1921, Howard, age 30 years, 6 months and 16 days, and Marion Estella Collins, age 26 years, 5 months and 5 days were married at Pierce County, Washington^G.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 11 Oct 1912, Howard, age 21 years, 6 months and 8 days, and Harriet Verlena Cross, age 19 years and 9 months were married at King County, Washington^G.²

Marriage

Wednesday, 19 Oct 1921, Howard, age 30 years, 6 months and 16 days, and Marion Estella Collins, age 26 years, 5 months and 5 days were married at Pierce County, Washington^G.²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G	James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Citations

[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

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Last Edited

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Gladys Leonide Ault^1,2

Family

TMG ID:101434, (Jun 1893 - 1 Dec 1991)

Relationship:

Great-grandaunt of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Bratton Ault¹ B: Feb 1857, D: May 1903

Mother*

Ruhana Justice Iler¹ B: Jul 1863, D: 26 Mar 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Gladys Leonide Ault was born in Jun 1893, at Kentucky^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 1 Dec 1991 at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G, at age 98 years and 6 months.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Gladys Leonide Ault was the daughter of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Tuesday, 23 May 1922, her married name became Mrs. Gray (née Ault).²

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 23 May 1922, Gladys, age 28 years and 11 months, and George Leslie Gray, age 26 years, 11 months and 28 days were married at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington^G.²

Children of: Gladys Leonide Ault and George Leslie Gray

Harold D. Grey² B: 1904
Ruie Lucille Gray+² B: 22 Mar 1924, D: 15 Feb 1994

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault, Herschel Adler Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Citations

[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

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Last Edited

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Herschel Adler Ault^1,2

Family

TMG ID:101435, (14 Dec 1897 - May 1964)

Relationship:

Great-granduncle of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Bratton Ault¹ B: Feb 1857, D: May 1903

Mother*

Ruhana Justice Iler¹ B: Jul 1863, D: 26 Mar 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Herschel Adler Ault was born on Tuesday, 14 Dec 1897, at Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky^G.^1,2
Interred in May 1964 at Touchet Cemetery, Topuchett, Walla Walla County, Washington^G.²
Died in May 1964 at Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon^G, at age 66 years and 4 months.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Herschel Adler Ault was the son of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault and Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Citations

[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.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Reference

LVSH-T89

Last Edited

4 Mar 2024

Miskel Adaline Maize Ault¹

Family

TMG ID:101436, (Apr 1900 - )

Relationship:

Great-grandaunt of Descendant Wagner

Father*

James Bratton Ault² B: Feb 1857, D: May 1903

Mother*

Ruhana Justice Iler² B: Jul 1863, D: 26 Mar 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Miskel Adaline Maize Ault was born in Apr 1900, at Washington^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Miskel Adaline Maize Ault was the daughter of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler.²

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Miscal²

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

18 Jun 1900, Samish Island, Skagit County, Washington^G

James Bratton Ault, Ruhana Justice Iler, Erwin Bratton Ault, Lula D. Ault, Howard Cleveland Ault, Gladys Leonide Ault, Harold Dunlap Ault and Herschel Adler Ault²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.
[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.

Reference

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Last Edited

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Julius W. Monnich¹

Family

TMG ID:101437, (23 Nov 1865 - 8 Jun 1948)

Vital Statistics

Born: Julius W. Monnich was born on Thursday, 23 Nov 1865, at Michigan^G.¹
Died on Tuesday, 8 Jun 1948 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, at age 82 years, 6 months and 16 days.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 8 Sep 1903, Julius, age 37 years, 9 months and 16 days, and Ruhana Justice Iler, age 40 years and 2 months, daughter of: George James Iler and Catherine Irwin, were married at King County, Washington^G.¹

Child of: Julius W. Monnich and Ruhana Justice Iler

Justice Blythe Monnich¹ B: 13 Feb 1904, D: 8 Apr 2001

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

LQ1T-R1L

Last Edited

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Justice Blythe Monnich¹

Family

TMG ID:101438, (13 Feb 1904 - 8 Apr 2001)

Relationship:

Great-grandaunt of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Julius W. Monnich¹ B: 23 Nov 1865, D: 8 Jun 1948

Mother*

Ruhana Justice Iler¹ B: Jul 1863, D: 26 Mar 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Justice Blythe Monnich was born on Saturday, 13 Feb 1904, at Washington^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 8 Apr 2001 at Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska^G, at age 97 years, 1 month and 26 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Justice Blythe Monnich was the daughter of: Julius W. Monnich and Ruhana Justice Iler.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Saturday, 9 May 1925, her married name became Mrs. Bridgman (née Monnich).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 9 May 1925, Justice, age 21 years, 2 months and 26 days, and Alfred William Bridgman, age 23 years, 4 months and 24 days were married at Seattle, King County, Washington^G.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

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Last Edited

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Alfred William Bridgman¹

TMG ID:101439, (15 Dec 1901 - 6 Feb 1965)

Vital Statistics

Born: Alfred William Bridgman was born on Sunday, 15 Dec 1901, at Washington^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 6 Feb 1965 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, at age 63 years, 1 month and 22 days.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 9 May 1925, Alfred, age 23 years, 4 months and 24 days, and Justice Blythe Monnich, age 21 years, 2 months and 26 days, daughter of: Julius W. Monnich and Ruhana Justice Iler, were married at Seattle, King County, Washington^G.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

LKT9-GYW

Last Edited

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Harriet Verlena Cross¹

Family

TMG ID:101440, (Jan 1893 - Feb 1975)

Vital Statistics

Born: Harriet Verlena Cross was born in Jan 1893, at Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota^G.¹
Died in Feb 1975 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, at age 82 years and 1 month.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Hattie"¹
Name-Married: on Friday, 11 Oct 1912, her married name became Mrs. Ault (née Cross).¹
Name-Married: on Saturday, 4 Jun 1921, her married name became Mrs. Savage (née Cross).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 11 Oct 1912, Harriet, age 19 years and 9 months, and Howard Cleveland Ault, age 21 years, 6 months and 8 days, son of: James Bratton Ault and Ruhana Justice Iler, were married at King County, Washington^G.¹

Marriage

Saturday, 4 Jun 1921, Harriet, age 28 years and 5 months, and Charles Wayland Savage, age 30 years, 3 months and 10 days were married at King County, Washington^G.¹

Child of: Harriet Verlena Cross and Charles Wayland Savage

Maxine Eldreith Savage¹ B: 19 May 1922, D: 18 Feb 1994

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

9ZZJ-2BD

Last Edited

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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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