Mostly Angels in the Sky

Joan (?)¹

Family

TMG ID:101561, (c 1624 - 11 Jul 1674)

Relationship:

8th great-grandmother of Elsie Dora Lewis

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Joan (?) was born circa 1624, at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 11 Jul 1674 at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Chadwick.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Joan and John Chadwick were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Joan and John Chadwick were married.¹

Child of: Joan (?) and John Chadwick

James Chadwick+¹ B: 15 Apr 1653, D: c 1690

Citations

[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Morgan Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

19 Mar 2024

John Chadwick¹

Family

TMG ID:101562, (19 Apr 1601 - 1 Dec 1680)

Relationship:

8th great-grandfather of Elsie Dora Lewis

Primary Birth & Death

Born: John Chadwick was born on Thursday, 19 Apr 1601, at Rochdale, Lancashire County, England, United Kingdom^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 1 Dec 1680 at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G, at age 79 years, 7 months and 12 days.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	John and Joan (?) were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

John and Joan (?) were married.¹

Child of: John Chadwick and Joan (?)

James Chadwick+¹ B: 15 Apr 1653, D: c 1690

Citations

[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Morgan Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

19 Mar 2024

Arthur Martin¹

Family

TMG ID:101563, (9 Jun 1919 - 13 Feb 1989)

Father*

Edwin R. Martin¹ B: 10 Oct 1891, D: 12 May 1954

Mother*

Anna Johns² B: Jul 1892

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Arthur Martin was born on Monday, 9 Jun 1919, at Grays Harbor County, Washington^G.^1,3
Died on Monday, 13 Feb 1989 at Grays Harbor County, Washington^G, at age 69 years, 8 months and 4 days.³
Interred after 13 Feb 1989 at Tahola Cemetery, Taholah, Grays Harbor County, Washington^G.³

'Non-primary' Vitals

Arthur Martin was the son of: Edwin R. Martin and Anna Johns.^1,2

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Sr. on Saturday, 21 Feb 1953³

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 6 Jun 1947, Arthur, age 27 years, 11 months and 28 days, and Eva Mae Cultee, age 23 years and 4 months, daughter of: Walter Cultee and Dolly Purdy, were married at Mason County, Washington^G, 03:30 AM.^3,4

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 6 Jun 1947, Arthur, age 27 years, 11 months and 28 days, and Eva Mae Cultee, age 23 years and 4 months, daughter of: Walter Cultee and Dolly Purdy, were married at Mason County, Washington^G, 03:30 AM.^3,4

Children of: Arthur Martin and Eva Mae Cultee

Fidelias A. Martin¹⁷ B: 15 Nov 1949, D: 22 Dec 1997
Patrick Arthur Martin¹⁸ B: 2 May 1951, D: 4 Nov 1951
Arthur Edwin Martin Jr.³ B: 21 Feb 1953, D: 22 Feb 1999

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1919 Native	30 Jun 1919, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin and Anna Johns⁵
Census-1920 Native	30 Jun 1920, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin and Anna Johns⁶
Census-1921 Native	30 Jun 1921, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin⁷
Census-1922 Native	30 Jun 1922, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin and Patrick Martin⁸
Census-1923 Native	30 Jun 1923, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin and Patrick Martin⁹
Census-1924 Native	30 Jun 1924, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin and Patrick Martin¹⁰
Census-1925 Native	30 Jun 1925, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin, Anna Johns, Peter Joseph Martin Imberti, Clara Martin and Joseph Edward Martin²
Census-1926 Native	30 Jun 1926, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin, Anna Johns, Patrick Martin, Joseph Edward Martin and Violet Martin¹¹
Census-1926 Native	30 Jun 1926, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	¹¹
Census-1927 Native	30 Jun 1927, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin, Anna Johns, Patrick Martin and Joseph Edward Martin¹²
Census-1928 Native	30 Jun 1928, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin, Patrick Martin and Joseph Edward Martin¹³
Census-1929 Native	30 Jun 1929, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Anna Johns, Edwin R. Martin, Patrick Martin and Joseph Edward Martin¹⁴
Census-1930 Native	1 Apr 1930, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin¹
Census-1930	2 Apr 1930, Quinault Indian Reservation, Grays Harbor County, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin and Clara Bagley¹⁵
Census-1931 Native	1 Apr 1931, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin¹⁶
Census-1950	11 May 1950, Quinault Indian Reservation, Grays Harbor County, Washington^G	Eva Mae Cultee, Fidelias A. Martin, Alphonso Sasticum Bruce Jr. and Harvey Walter Bruce¹⁷

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1919 Native

30 Jun 1919, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin and Anna Johns⁵

Census-1920 Native

30 Jun 1920, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin and Anna Johns⁶

Census-1921 Native

30 Jun 1921, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin⁷

Census-1922 Native

30 Jun 1922, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin and Patrick Martin⁸

Census-1923 Native

30 Jun 1923, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin and Patrick Martin⁹

Census-1924 Native

30 Jun 1924, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin and Patrick Martin¹⁰

Census-1925 Native

30 Jun 1925, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin, Anna Johns, Peter Joseph Martin Imberti, Clara Martin and Joseph Edward Martin²

Census-1926 Native

30 Jun 1926, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin, Anna Johns, Patrick Martin, Joseph Edward Martin and Violet Martin¹¹

Census-1926 Native

30 Jun 1926, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

¹¹

Census-1927 Native

30 Jun 1927, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin, Anna Johns, Patrick Martin and Joseph Edward Martin¹²

Census-1928 Native

30 Jun 1928, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin, Patrick Martin and Joseph Edward Martin¹³

Census-1929 Native

30 Jun 1929, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Anna Johns, Edwin R. Martin, Patrick Martin and Joseph Edward Martin¹⁴

Census-1930 Native

1 Apr 1930, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin¹

Census-1930

2 Apr 1930, Quinault Indian Reservation, Grays Harbor County, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin and Clara Bagley¹⁵

Census-1931 Native

1 Apr 1931, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin¹⁶

Census-1950

11 May 1950, Quinault Indian Reservation, Grays Harbor County, Washington^G

Eva Mae Cultee, Fidelias A. Martin, Alphonso Sasticum Bruce Jr. and Harvey Walter Bruce¹⁷

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa May 1950	Quinault Indian Reservation, Grays Harbor County, Washington^G	fisherman fishing¹⁷

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa May 1950

Quinault Indian Reservation, Grays Harbor County, Washington^G

fisherman fishing¹⁷

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Death	Sunday, 4 Nov 1951, Arthur Martin was the informant on the death certtificate for Patrick Arthur Martin.^18,19
Death	Wednesday, 12 May 1954, Arthur Martin was the informant on the death certtificate for Edwin R. Martin.^20,21

Activity

Details

Death

Sunday, 4 Nov 1951, Arthur Martin was the informant on the death certtificate for Patrick Arthur Martin.^18,19

Death

Wednesday, 12 May 1954, Arthur Martin was the informant on the death certtificate for Edwin R. Martin.^20,21

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940.
[S4381] Various, 1925 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/3y2v99by, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[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>, Mason County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1857-2024. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S4389] Various, 1919 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/tmcfwm9e, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4388] Various, 1920 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/3xwzjjbm, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4387] Various, 1921 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/4ke78j35, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4386] Various, 1922 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/ypkhpt6c, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4384] Various, 1923 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/ypkhpt6c, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4385] Various, 1924 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/mtyhdcmn, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4382] Various, 1926 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/2hbmfw8n, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4383] Various, 1927 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/559r44sh, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4394] Various, 1928 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/yyvccpnc, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[S4395] Various, 1929 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/5bjfvzh6, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[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.
[S4396] Various, 1931 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/5a8bzrst, unknown repository unknown repository address.
[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Department of Health, Death Certificates, July 1, 1907-1999.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007.

Last Edited

9 May 2024

Elizabeth Crowell¹

Family

TMG ID:101564, (9 May 1649 - 9 Apr 1708)

Relationship:

7th great-grandmother of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Yelverton Crowell¹ B: c 1615, D: 24 Oct 1683

Mother*

Elizabeth Hammond¹ B: c 1622, D: 24 Oct 1703

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Elizabeth Crowell was born on Sunday, 9 May 1649, at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.²
Died on Monday, 9 Apr 1708 at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G, at age 58 years and 11 months.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Elizabeth Crowell was the daughter of: Yelverton Crowell and Elizabeth Hammond.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in May 1663, her married name became Mrs. Gifford (née Crowell).²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	May 1663, Elizabeth, age 13 years and 11 months, and John Gifford, age 23 years, son of: William Gifford and Patience Russell, were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

May 1663, Elizabeth, age 13 years and 11 months, and John Gifford, age 23 years, son of: William Gifford and Patience Russell, were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.²

Child of: Elizabeth Crowell and John Gifford

Josiah Gifford+² B: 27 Feb 1681/82, D: 25 Mar 1742

Citations

[S4375] Various, online https://tinyurl.com/5j2ah3z2, Various (unknown location), updated as of 8 Jan 2020, https://tinyurl.com/ypnaau47
[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Lander Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

31 Mar 2024

Patience Russell¹

Family

TMG ID:101566, (1619 - 1656)

Relationship:

8th great-grandmother of Elsie Dora Lewis

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Patience Russell was born in 1619, at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹
Died in 1656 at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G, at age 37 years.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Patience Russell was born on Monday, 1 Apr 1619, at London, County of London, England, United Kingdom^G.²
Sunday, 12 Oct 1625, Patience was christened at Andover, County Hampshire, England, United Kingdom^G.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in 1634, her married name became Mrs. Gifford (née Russell).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1634, Patience, age 15 years, and William Gifford, age 19 years, son of: Philip Gifford and Mary Turner, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1634, Patience, age 15 years, and William Gifford, age 19 years, son of: Philip Gifford and Mary Turner, were married.¹

Child of: Patience Russell and William Gifford

John Gifford+¹ B: 1640, D: 17 May 1708

Citations

[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Lander Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.
[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Gifford Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

26 Mar 2024

Jonathan Gifford¹

Family

TMG ID:101567, (4 May 1684 - 10 Feb 1734)

Relationship:

6th great-grandfather of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

William Gifford¹ B: 1615, D: 9 Apr 1687

Mother*

Mary Mills¹ B: 1642, D: 10 Feb 1734

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Jonathan Gifford was born on Thursday, 4 May 1684, at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 10 Feb 1734 at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G, at age 49 years, 9 months and 6 days.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Jonathan Gifford was the son of: William Gifford and Mary Mills.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 3 Aug 1708, Jonathan, age 24 years, 2 months and 30 days, and Lydia Abbott, age 24 years were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 3 Aug 1708, Jonathan, age 24 years, 2 months and 30 days, and Lydia Abbott, age 24 years were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Child of: Jonathan Gifford and Lydia Abbott

Silas Gifford+¹ B: 14 Feb 1716/17, D: 27 Aug 1800

Citations

[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Gifford Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

19 Mar 2024

Lydia Abbott¹

Family

TMG ID:101568, (1684 - 10 Feb 1734)

Relationship:

6th great-grandmother of Elsie Dora Lewis

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Lydia Abbott was born in 1684, at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 10 Feb 1734 at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G, at age 50 years.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Friday, 3 Aug 1708, her married name became Mrs. Gifford (née Abbott).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 3 Aug 1708, Lydia, age 24 years, and Jonathan Gifford, age 24 years, 2 months and 30 days, son of: William Gifford and Mary Mills, were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 3 Aug 1708, Lydia, age 24 years, and Jonathan Gifford, age 24 years, 2 months and 30 days, son of: William Gifford and Mary Mills, were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Child of: Lydia Abbott and Jonathan Gifford

Silas Gifford+¹ B: 14 Feb 1716/17, D: 27 Aug 1800

Citations

[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Gifford Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

19 Mar 2024

William Gifford^1,2

Family

TMG ID:101569, (1615 - 9 Apr 1687)

Relationship:

7th great-grandfather of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Philip Gifford³ B: c 1588

Mother*

Mary Turner³ B: c 1593

Primary Birth & Death

Born: William Gifford was born in 1615, at Devon, County Devon, England, United Kingdom^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 9 Apr 1687 at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G, at age 72 years.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: William Gifford was born in 1615, at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.⁴
He was the son of: Philip Gifford and Mary Turner.³

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "The Tailor"⁵
Name-Variation: He was also known as William Ambrose⁵
Name-Variation: He was also known as William F.⁴

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	William and Elizabeth Grant were married.³
Marriage	1634, William, age 19 years, and Patience Russell, age 15 years were married.⁴
Marriage	Thursday, 4 Mar 1683, William, age 68 years, and Mary Mills, age 41 years were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

William and Elizabeth Grant were married.³

Marriage

1634, William, age 19 years, and Patience Russell, age 15 years were married.⁴

Marriage

Thursday, 4 Mar 1683, William, age 68 years, and Mary Mills, age 41 years were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Child of: William Gifford and Patience Russell

John Gifford+¹ B: 1640, D: 17 May 1708

Children of: William Gifford and Elizabeth Grant

Hananiah Gifford³ B: 1645 or 1646, D: 1709
William Gifford+³ B: 16 Feb 1656, D: 2 Nov 1739

Children of: William Gifford and Mary Mills

Jonathan Gifford+¹ B: 4 May 1684, D: 10 Feb 1734
James Gifford¹ B: 10 Mar 1685, D: 20 Oct 1734

Other Major Events

Immigration: circa 1630, William Gifford immigrated to British American Colonies^G from England.¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
		tailor¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

tailor¹

Citations

[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Gifford Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.
[S3508] Harry Ellsworth Gifford, Gifford Genealogy, 1626-1896 (Massachusetts: n.pub., 5 Mar 1896). Hereinafter cited as Gifford Genealogy.
[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Petersen Family Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.
[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Lander Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.
[S4375] Various, online https://tinyurl.com/5j2ah3z2, Various (unknown location), updated as of 8 Jan 2020, https://tinyurl.com/ypnaau47

Last Edited

29 Mar 2024

Mary Mills¹

Family

TMG ID:101570, (1642 - 10 Feb 1734)

Relationship:

7th great-grandmother of Elsie Dora Lewis

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mary Mills was born in 1642, at Black Point, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, British American Colonies^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 10 Feb 1734 at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G, at age 92 years.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 4 Mar 1683, her married name became Mrs. Gifford (née Mills).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 4 Mar 1683, Mary, age 41 years, and William Gifford, age 68 years, son of: Philip Gifford and Mary Turner, were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 4 Mar 1683, Mary, age 41 years, and William Gifford, age 68 years, son of: Philip Gifford and Mary Turner, were married at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British American Colonies^G.¹

Children of: Mary Mills and William Gifford

Jonathan Gifford+¹ B: 4 May 1684, D: 10 Feb 1734
James Gifford¹ B: 10 Mar 1685, D: 20 Oct 1734

Citations

[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Gifford Web Site: Family tree. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

26 Mar 2024

Clara Martin¹

Family

TMG ID:101571, (7 May 1924 - Oct 1924)

Father*

Edwin R. Martin¹ B: 10 Oct 1891, D: 12 May 1954

Mother*

Anna Johns¹ B: Jul 1892

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Clara Martin was born on Wednesday, 7 May 1924.¹
Died in Oct 1924 at age 4 months.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Clara Martin was the daughter of: Edwin R. Martin and Anna Johns.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1925 Native	30 Jun 1925, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G	Edwin R. Martin, Anna Johns, Arthur Martin, Peter Joseph Martin Imberti and Joseph Edward Martin¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1925 Native

30 Jun 1925, Quinalt Indian Reservation, Taholah Agency, Washington^G

Edwin R. Martin, Anna Johns, Arthur Martin, Peter Joseph Martin Imberti and Joseph Edward Martin¹

Citations

[S4381] Various, 1925 Digital, Taholah Agency, https://tinyurl.com/3y2v99by, unknown repository unknown repository address.

Last Edited

18 Apr 2024

Ralph Waldo Johnson^1,2,3

Family

TMG ID:101572, (20 Jan 1875 - 5 Dec 1950)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Ralph Waldo Johnson was born on Wednesday, 20 Jan 1875, at Green Castle, Sullivan County, Missouri^G.^2,3
Died on Tuesday, 5 Dec 1950 at age 75 years, 10 months and 15 days.³

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1910, Ralph, age 34 years, and Ollie M. Colvin, age 24 years, daughter of: Hiram Colvin and Cammila Ann Roark, were married.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1910, Ralph, age 34 years, and Ollie M. Colvin, age 24 years, daughter of: Hiram Colvin and Cammila Ann Roark, were married.^1,2

Children of: Ralph Waldo Johnson and Ollie M. Colvin

Mildred Johnson⁴ B: c 1913
Richard Erwin Johnson+⁵ B: 25 Jul 1918, D: 5 Mar 1989

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	5 Jan 1920, F Street, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Ollie M. Colvin, Richard Erwin Johnson and Mildred Johnson⁴
Census-1930	5 Apr 1930, 615 Forest, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Ollie M. Colvin, Richard Erwin Johnson and Cammila Ann Roark²
Census-1940	16 Apr 1940, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Ollie M. Colvin and Richard Erwin Johnson¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

5 Jan 1920, F Street, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Ollie M. Colvin, Richard Erwin Johnson and Mildred Johnson⁴

Census-1930

5 Apr 1930, 615 Forest, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Ollie M. Colvin, Richard Erwin Johnson and Cammila Ann Roark²

Census-1940

16 Apr 1940, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Ollie M. Colvin and Richard Erwin Johnson¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jan 1920	Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	grocery man wholesale grocery⁴
circa Apr 1930	Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	proprietor wholesale grocery²
circa Apr 1940	Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	city manager city office¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jan 1920

Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

grocery man wholesale grocery⁴

circa Apr 1930

Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

proprietor wholesale grocery²

circa Apr 1940

Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

city manager city office¹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Ralph Waldo (age 60) and Ollie M. (née Colvin) (age 49) Johnson lived at: Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G. Also living at this address: Richard Erwin Johnson.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.
[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.
[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.
[S4375] Various, online https://tinyurl.com/5j2ah3z2, Various (unknown location), updated as of 8 Jan 2020, Johnson Surname.

Last Edited

21 Mar 2024

Royal Charles Johnson¹

Family

TMG ID:101573, (9 Jan 1943 - 4 Sep 2012)

Relationship:

2nd cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Richard Erwin Johnson² B: 25 Jul 1918, D: 5 Mar 1989

Mother*

Neva Marie Jones² B: 6 May 1919, D: 31 Dec 1989

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Royal Charles Johnson was born on Saturday, 9 Jan 1943, at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.^2,1
Died on Tuesday, 4 Sep 2012 at Houston, Harris County, Texas^G, at age 69 years, 7 months and 26 days.¹

Obituary & Burial

An Obituary for Royal Charles Johnson appeared on Saturday, 8 Sep 2012, in The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana. Royal Charles Johnson Obituary.³

'Non-primary' Vitals

Royal Charles Johnson was the son of: Richard Erwin Johnson and Neva Marie Jones.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Charlie"¹
Nick-Name: his nickname was "Chip"¹
Name-Variation: He was also known as Royal C.²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1950	11 Apr 1950, Oshkosh Village, Garden County, Nebraska^G	Richard Erwin Johnson and Neva Marie Jones²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1950

11 Apr 1950, Oshkosh Village, Garden County, Nebraska^G

Richard Erwin Johnson and Neva Marie Jones²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014.
[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.
[S4376] Article: Obituary Royal Johnson, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, 08 Sep 2012. Hereinafter cited as Times-Picayune.

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Ollie M. Colvin^1,2

Family

TMG ID:101574, (2 Jul 1885 - 12 Oct 1970)

Father*

Hiram Colvin² B: Nov 1838, D: 1922

Mother*

Cammila Ann Roark² B: c 1845, D: 10 Nov 1933

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Ollie M. Colvin was born on Thursday, 2 Jul 1885, at Oklahoma^G.^2,3
Died on Monday, 12 Oct 1970 at age 85 years, 3 months and 10 days.³
Interred after 12 Oct 1970 at Highland Cemetery, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.³

'Non-primary' Vitals

Ollie M. Colvin was the daughter of: Hiram Colvin and Cammila Ann Roark.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in 1910, her married name became Mrs. Johnson (née Colvin).^1,2

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1910, Ollie, age 24 years, and Ralph Waldo Johnson, age 34 years were married.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1910, Ollie, age 24 years, and Ralph Waldo Johnson, age 34 years were married.^1,2

Children of: Ollie M. Colvin and Ralph Waldo Johnson

Mildred Johnson⁴ B: c 1913
Richard Erwin Johnson+¹ B: 25 Jul 1918, D: 5 Mar 1989

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	5 Jan 1920, F Street, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Ralph Waldo Johnson, Richard Erwin Johnson and Mildred Johnson⁴
Census-1930	5 Apr 1930, 615 Forest, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Ralph Waldo Johnson, Richard Erwin Johnson and Cammila Ann Roark²
Census-1940	16 Apr 1940, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Ralph Waldo Johnson and Richard Erwin Johnson¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

5 Jan 1920, F Street, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Ralph Waldo Johnson, Richard Erwin Johnson and Mildred Johnson⁴

Census-1930

5 Apr 1930, 615 Forest, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Ralph Waldo Johnson, Richard Erwin Johnson and Cammila Ann Roark²

Census-1940

16 Apr 1940, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Ralph Waldo Johnson and Richard Erwin Johnson¹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Ralph Waldo (age 60) and Ollie M. (née Colvin) (age 49) Johnson lived at: Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G. Also living at this address: Richard Erwin Johnson.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.
[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.
[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.

Last Edited

21 Mar 2024

Hiram Colvin^1,2

Family

TMG ID:101578, (Nov 1838 - 1922)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Hiram Colvin was born in Nov 1838, at Missouri^G.²
Interred in 1922 at Highland Cemetery, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.²
Died in 1922 at age 83 years.^1,2

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 21 Jan 1864, Hiram, age 25 years and 2 months, and Cammila Ann Roark were married at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri^G.^1,3

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 21 Jan 1864, Hiram, age 25 years and 2 months, and Cammila Ann Roark were married at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri^G.^1,3

Child of: Hiram Colvin and Cammila Ann Roark

Ollie M. Colvin+¹ B: 2 Jul 1885, D: 12 Oct 1970

Citations

[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991.

Last Edited

21 Mar 2024

Cammila Ann Roark¹

Family

TMG ID:101579, (c 1845 - 10 Nov 1933)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Cammila Ann Roark was born circa 1845, at Missouri^G.²
Died on Friday, 10 Nov 1933.¹
Interred after 10 Nov 1933 at Highland Cemetery, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Cammila Ann Roark was born on Sunday, 10 Apr 1842.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Camilia"^2,3
Name-Married: on Thursday, 21 Jan 1864, her married name became Mrs. Colvin (née Roark).^2,1,3

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 21 Jan 1864, Cammila and Hiram Colvin, age 25 years and 2 months were married at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri^G.^2,3

Child of: Cammila Ann Roark and Hiram Colvin

Ollie M. Colvin+² B: 2 Jul 1885, D: 12 Oct 1970

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

5 Apr 1930, 615 Forest, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Ralph Waldo Johnson, Ollie M. Colvin and Richard Erwin Johnson²

Citations

[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991.

Last Edited

21 Mar 2024

Mildred Johnson¹

Family

TMG ID:101580, (c 1913 - )

Father*

Ralph Waldo Johnson¹ B: 20 Jan 1875, D: 5 Dec 1950

Mother*

Ollie M. Colvin¹ B: 2 Jul 1885, D: 12 Oct 1970

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mildred Johnson was born circa 1913, at Oklahoma^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Mildred Johnson was the daughter of: Ralph Waldo Johnson and Ollie M. Colvin.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

5 Jan 1920, F Street, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Ralph Waldo Johnson, Ollie M. Colvin and Richard Erwin Johnson¹

Citations

[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.

Last Edited

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Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
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Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
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Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
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Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
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Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
— Will Rogers
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Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
— Will Rogers
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— 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
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— Will Rogers
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— 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
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— 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
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— 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
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— 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.
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Sam Harris
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— 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
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— 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
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— 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
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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