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PETER WALL and MARY BULLER The Grandparents

Peter Wall (1840-1884) Married Mary Buller (1843-1915) Peter Wall born September 23, 1840 and died June 13, 1884. Mary Buller born June 3, 1843 and died on January 24, 1915)

Peter Wall and Mary Buller had 8 children as follows:

1. Peter C. Wall (1862-1950)

2. Susan Wall (1866-1939)

3. Frank Wall (1870-1952)

4. Anna Wall (1873-1959)

5. Mary Wall (1876-1945)

6. Margaret Wall (1878-1937)

7. Elizabeth Wall (1881-1972)

8. Henry P. Wall (1884-1957)

Grandfather, Peter Wall was the eldest in a family of three. He married Mary Buller, whose parents Frank Buller and Marie Wedel were from Dresden, Germany, but later moved to Poland. Mary had a twin sister, Minnie who later married Peter's cousin, Peter Hiebert. The twins, Mary and Minnie Buller were born on June 3, 1843 in Warsaw, Poland.

During the Civil War in Poland, a religious war, Frank and Maria Buller had their farm and home confiscated and they were shipped out of the country. Loaded into livestock cars along with dangerous long horned cattle, they were lucky to stay alive. During this time the Mother, Maria was lost and was never reunited with her family again. Frank was severely injured and finally had to give up searching for her. He was unable to work from that time on and after moving several times ended up in the Ukraine at a place called Marienpol.

Mary went to work at a Russian Inn as a serving girl to support the family and her twin sister, Minnie, kept house and cared for their disabled father.

Peter Wall became acquainted with Mary and after a brief courtship, asked her to marry him. Frank was pleased with the marriage but did not live to see any grandchildren as he died a few months later.

Many of the circle of Mennonites who were acquainted with one another and in some of these writings are referred to as "the Clan", were at this time leaving and migrating to America. Peter did not feel ready to abandon the old country just yet and decided to stay for a few more years. This proved to be a wise decision as during this time he was able to accumulate more land at bargain prices from people that were eager to leave.

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Peter Wall homestead was 160 acres east of Parker on the Vermilion River in Turner County. The first home was built of adobe construction and the barn was built out of sod. The pigs fared better as they had a wooden shelter.

These were good and happy times for the Peter Walls. Another daughter, Elizabeth was added to the family, Aunt Elizabeth.

There were lots of get togethers, and celebrations of thanksgiving for the peace and prosperity in the new country.

I have a cassette tape, recorded by Elizabeth for Mamie and Aunt Anna Toews Wall. Elizabeth says the following. "It was at one of these gatherings in the fall of 1883 that Peter competed in a pitching contest during grain threshing time and after over exertion in the heat, he drank an excessive amount of cold water and laid down on the ground to cool off. Peter became very ill and developed pneumonia, never regaining his strength. He passed away the following year on June 13, 1884".

At the time of his death a new wood frame barn had been constructed and a new frame home was started but everything came to a halt at his death.

This left Mary with five young children still at home and a new baby on the way. The eldest son, Peter Chester age 22 had left and was married. Susan, 18, was working for a neighbor. Frank, at age 14 was forced to become the head of the household. There were four little girls - Anna who was 11, Mary, 8, Margaret, 6 and 3 year old Elizabeth. Ten days later on June 23, 1884 Henry, who was my father, was born. .

The winter of 1884-1885, Frank froze the cartilage in his nose working in the bitter cold weather. Then in the summer of 1885, the crops all dried up, no rain, just dust storms.

Times became hard. These were the beginning of the "dust bowl" years in South Dakota. Savings were soon gone. I remember my Dad telling me that he had no shoes to wear and often would stand and look outside the window wishing that he could go and play in the snow.

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Being the youngest, he said he was often treated mean by his three sisters who resented him being born after his father was dead. He remembered attending school only for a short while and after the fourth grade did not have any further education.

Grandmother continued living on the farm but had a very hard time to manage without her husband now that her eldest son had left and was married. She somehow got by with some help from neighbors. My Dad always told the story about Frank and Jesse James stopping by to feed and water their horses and paying well for a meal and a stop over. His mother did not know that they were the notorious bandits until later.

Another tragedy happened, a fire broke out and the new barn caught fire and burned to the ground. Fortunately Peter had insured the barn for a small amount before he died. This was all too much for Mary. Being that several relatives and friends had left South Dakota and moved to North Dakota where conditions were supposed to be better, she decided to go also. Frank was now 15 years old and in charge and the day of reckoning was at hand.

Covered wagons were obtained and everything that they could take was loaded and they left, Frank leading the way, Susan age 18 helping mother Mary with all the little ones. They settled in Stutsman County between Jamestown and Carrington where a new home was established.

The home included a large fireplace and the usual Dutch oven, which was fired from the outside. There was no wood or coal to burn in the area. Dried buffalo and cow chips were used for fuel when available but the best and cleanest fuel was dry hay which would be twisted into knots or small logs, known as "hay twists", this produced a very hot fire.

Aunt Elizabeth stated that when the family was converted to the Adventist religion, all the pigs had to go. They would attend church on Saturday from about 9:30 AM to about 4:00 PM. There would be breaks in the meetings for lunch and rest periods. The children who were fortunate to have new shoes would only put them on just before arriving at church and then took them off on the way home in order to keep them looking new.

As the years went by several of the children married, Susan to Abraham Hiebert, Frank at age 23, married his first wife Margaret Hiebert, but she died in childbirth with their first born. Anna married Karl Sproed and went to live in Milk River, Alberta, Canada. Mary married James Dickinson, a railroad engineer, and moved to Lewiston, Idaho. Margaret married Peter Wedel and lived in Missoula, Montana. Elizabeth remained at home with Henry.

Meanwhile grandmother Mary was not in good health, having never fully recovered from the loss of her husband and in later years became very frail. She moved in with her son Frank and family in Woodworth, North Dakota. She died at the age of 72 and is buried in the local cemetery in Woodworth, North Dakota.

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1st child of 8 of Peter Wall and Mary Buller

Peter Chester Wall (1862-1950) Married Anna P. Dirksen (1864-1939)

Peter Chester Wall was born in the Crimea on October 17, 1862 and came to America with his family in September of 1878 at the age of 15. His parents took up a homestead near Parker, Dakota Territory. He was always called "Peter C." to avoid confusion, since Peter was such a commonly used name in the family.

When he was about 20 years old he married Anna Pauline Dirksen, (1864-1939) who was a sister of grandmother, Eva Dirksen Unruh. Anna Pauline Dirksen was 10 years of age when she came to America with her parents aboard the "SS" Nederland on July 25, 1875. Anna Pauline Dirksen was born on December 10, 1864.

After moving to North Dakota for a brief period they moved to Missoula, Montana and were there for several years, during which time several of their 10 children were born.

Records show that Peter C. and family lived in Bitter Root Valley, at Woodside, near Hamilton, Montana in early 1900. On November 8, 1900, Peter C. sold a parcel of property in Ravalli County and the next day, November 9, 1900 at 10:25 AM, he purchased 17 acres of land adjacent to the Milwaukee Railroad tracks in downtown Missoula. It is believed that this property was sold to the railroad and a new railroad station was built on this property.

At one time he had the idea to go into the rice farming business and managed to talk his brother in law, Karl Sproed (his sister Anna's husband) into putting a down payment of $200 on some swampy land in Louisiana. Karl went with him to Louisiana leaving their families at home but the venture failed. Neither of the men liked the humid climate and probably did not have much knowledge about growing rice. Karl returned home to North Dakota. The Peter C. family moved to Texas City, Texas. I do not know what Peter's occupation was at that time, but sources say that he farmed and had a small dairy.

Anna was a deeply religious woman and had accepted the Adventist faith. Peter C. did not share her beliefs and his worldly views became a source of contention between them. Anna P. suggested that Peter C. leave and go elsewhere to seek his fortune.

Eldest son Cornelius had married a Texas girl, Clara Cox, and moved to California. Cornelius bought land in a remote area of the Mayacamas Mountains near Mt. Veeder and Dry Creek Roads. Here he built himself a cabin. Cornelius was the first of the Wall family to take up residence in this area.

The remaining children all stayed with mother Anna P. in Texas City.

Peter C. being at loose ends, decided to go and look up his son Cornelius

They seemed to have had a good relationship and since he was alienated from the rest of his family perhaps he did not want all ties broken.

This evidently worked out well as they lived close by for the rest of their lives.

Peter C. made a living cutting and selling wood and is said to have made a little moonshine now and then. When my Dad and I visited them in 1944 and 47 he and Cornelius continued to have a "still" and we were given a sample to taste. These two were considered to be sort of the black sheep of the family and were not members of the Adventist church as were the rest of the family.

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Peter C. Wall and Anna P. Dirksen had 10 children as follows;

1. Peter Jr. Wall (1882-1898) died age 16 yrs.

2. Cornelius Wall (1883-1971)

3. Maria Wall (1887-1939)

4. Benjamin Wall (1892-1952)

5. Nettie Wall (1895-1952)

6. Gertrude Wall (1897 -

7. William Wall (1900 -

8. Warren Wall (1902-1952)

9. Beatrice Wall (1907 - 10. Susie Wall (1909-1909) Died in infancy

1st child of 10 of Peter C. Wall and Anna P. Dirksen

Peter C. Wall Jr. (1882-1898) died at age 16 of Rocky Mountain Fever, while the family was living at Hamilton Montana.

2nd child of 10 of Peter C. Wall and Anna P. Dirksen. Cornelius Wall (1883-1971) Married Clara Cox unknown)

It is not known at this time when or how Cornelius came to California. It is believed that around 1900-1903 when his parents were living in Montana that he decided to go west. Cornelius had married a Texas girl, Clara Cox. They apparently settled around San Rafael.

Cornelius was born on May 1, 1883 near Parker South Dakota," and was a year older than my father.

Cornelius and my father were very close friends and companions. My dad said that Cornelius was a bit wild in his early years and he wished he could be like him.

About November of 1904, Dad was living near Carrington, North Dakota. He had a little problem in the area and decided it was time to leave. He and his girl friend, Mary Voth, age about 14 years ran off together and to be with Cornelius in California. Details are in the "Voth Family Section". Mary Voth died after the birth of their first son. Henry Jr.

Dad told me that his relatives helped him with the care of the baby. The young baby boy also died while it was teething he said. It must have been Cornelius and Clara who helped him with the young one, as there were no other relatives in the area at that time.

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I have no record at this time of what happened to Clara Cox, if they divorced or she passed away. Cornelius married Blanche Wedel. Cornelius did not have any children with either wife. He lived in San Rafael and worked for the county on highway jobs for many years.

In 1944 and 1946 Dad and I visited his relatives in the Napa hills. Cornelius and his father, Peter C. had a little "Still" in the hills of which we had a little sample at that time.

Dorothy and I also visited them in the 60's but I never thought at the time to ask questions about my dad and Mary Voth.

Blanche was a very nice lady. Cornelius died in 1971 and was buried in the St. Helena cemetery at St. Helena, California.

Blanche Wedel (1889-1971) was the 4th child of 7 of Jacob Wedel (1867-1922) and Susie Hiebert (1883-1939), father's cousin.

Blanche's grandfather was Henry Wedel (1832 - who was a brother of Marie Wedel, wife of the famous Daniel Unruh. Blanche's grandmother, Marie Wedel (1838 - was a sister of Susanna Wedel, wife of Benjamin Dirksen (1824 - , great grandfather on mother's side.

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Blanche (Wedel) Wall: by Opal Hiebert Lenuner

Blanche and Cornelius Wall lived in San Rafael, while he worked for the county, doing roadwork. He quit working for the county about a month before he would have been eligible for a pension. This seemed to all of the family like an action of a mad man but he claimed he was never sorry he did it. Perhaps there was something involved that none of us knew about. Their marriage was a second marriage for both of them and they never had any children.

Around 1940 they moved up in the hills on Dry Creek Road out of Napa. They lived in a house with a spring in the basement. There was a cement trough that carried water out of the basement so it made a nice cool place for storing Cornelius' wine. The nieces and nephews loved that basement. He planted a vineyard, which, about the time it would be profitable, he replaced with walnut trees. He used tree branches to build a fence and the branches grew.

He and Blanche fought all the time, mostly because he frequently talked about how wonderful his first wife was. He was a tough, wiry, hard workingman who drank every single day. He always had wine in the back of his pickup. It seemed like people considered him a bit wicked but liked him anyway. Blanche did a lot of beautiful embroidery work. She lived to eat and was always very overweight and never very happy. However, the nieces and nephews liked her very much. With them she behaved sort of silly and had a good time.

Cornelius and Blanche lived with Leonard and Clara Hiebert for some time before Cornelius' death. Blanche also lived with them for some time before her death from hardening of the arteries. In both cases they had to be moved to a convalescent home when their condition deteriorated to the place where they needed more care.

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Bill Konzack and Maria Wall had 2 children as follows:

1. Wallace Konzack (1918-1962) Married Margaret (Peg) Lentz.

Wallace born August 17, 1918 in Alta Loma, (Santa Fe) Texas. Wallace and Margaret (Peg) had 3 daughters as follows:

Marlace Konzack Nelson - lives in San Diego

Judy Konzack Ziegele - lives in Janesville, Wisconsin

Janice Konzack Foster - lives in Corvalis, Oregon

Wallace graduated from Walla Walla College and started his career teaching. As World War 11 came to a close, Wallace was sent to Japan as President of the Seventh Day Adventist Japanese College. He was the first American civilian into Hiroshima after the Atom bomb was dropped.

Wallace served in Japan for 3 years arid then returned to the United States. He continued teaching in Missoula, Montana. Some years later when Wallace was in Portland, Oregon, he suddenly had a massive heart attack and died on April 18, 1962.

2. Clayton Cornelius Konzack (1920- married Peggy Fuehr (1921-Clayton was born on July 11, 1920 at Alta Loma, (Santa Fe) Texas. Peggy was born on June 5, 1921 in Los Angeles, California.

Clayton and Peggy have 2 adopted daughters as follows:

Carol Diane Konzack born March 7, 1946, married Melvin Wayt - they live at Pendleton, Oregon. '

Sharon Marie Konzack born March 14, 1949, married Steven Stidham, now divorced, Sharon lives in Carson City, Nevada and has been employed as a cashier in a Casino.

Clayton was 3 years old when the family moved to Missoula. In 1938, Clayton attended Walla Walla College Konzack along with brother Wallace.

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On March 17, 1939, while at college they received word that their mother was dead, they rushed home to find their father in jail and that the authorities suspected their father may have killed their mother. My sister, Bernice was also attending Walla Walla College at this difficult time.

Maria (Mary) Wail died on March 17, 1939 from a fall down the stairs on March 17, 1939.

In a letter or Anna P. (Dirksen) Wall (grandmother, Eva Dirksen's sister) written on April 25, 1939 to Susie Neufeld, (mother's sister) she states that her daughter Maria was murdered by her husband Konzack who In a heated argument, pushed Maria down the basement stairs. Anna's son, Benjamin and her daughter, Aganetha went to the Funeral and found that Maria had a broken neck and a large hole in her head from the fall.

Their father was released to only go to the funeral and the authorities kept him locked up and under suspicion of causing his wife's untimely death. After a long period, the authorities had to let him go as there were no eyewitnesses and they could not prove beyond a doubt that he had caused her death.

Clayton graduated in the spring of 1943, and began teaching school and continued for the next 24 years near Roseberg, Oregon. After retiring he worked for a trucking company as bookkeeper and part time truck driver.

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4th child of 10 of Peter C. Wall and Anna P. Dirksen

Benjamin F. Wall (1893-1952) Married Louise Konzack (1901-1991) (Louise was a sister to Bill Konzack)

Benjamin was born on March 15, 1892. On November 7, 1917 Ben and Mary Wall, brother and sister, eloped to Lake Charles, Louisiana with William and Louise Konzack, brother and sister and were married.

Ben owned a Saloon in the early days while living in Texas City he also had a Pin Ball operation. It has been stated by ones who knew him "he had an itch for gambling". Later they moved to Hitchcock, Texas where Ben worked as a pipe fitter and built several homes in the area.

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Benjamin F. Wall and Louise Konzack had 4 girls as follows:

1. Bernice Margaret Wall (1918-19^2)

2. Francis June Wall (1920-1993)

3. Patty Dorene Wall (1921- twin

4. Peggy Lorene Wall (1921- twin

1. Bernice Margaret Wall (1918-1992) was born on September 29, 1918. Her first 2 marriages were a failure. She later married Wm. Bill King (1924-1963) and they had 2 children. Bernice died on June 2, 1992. Their children are as follows:

Jeffery King (1957- Married _____ They have 2 children a boy and a girl Jeffery is a Naval Officer

Susan Louise King (1961- Married Jack Danley They have no children

2. Francis June Wall (1920-1993) Married Vernon Fredericksen

Francis June Wall 2nd marriage to ______ Holt

Francis was born on April2,r 1920 and died October 22, 1993.

Noel Fredericksen born December 2, 1946- Twice married, 1st son Noel Jr.

Michael Fredericksen born January 26, 1949-Married once and divorced No reported children at this time.

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3. Patty Dorene Wail (1921- Married Joseph Grover (1916-1984)

Patty Dorene Wall was born on April 14, 1921.

Goldie Louise Grover lives in San Francisco Elaine Grover lives in Riverside Ca Peggy Grover lives in Riverside Ca

Patty Dorene Wall Grover lives in a retirement home in Riverside California. She had an aneurysm about 15 years ago and has lost part of her past memory. Her youngest daughter Peggy lives nearby.

Patty and Peggy are twins:

4. Peggy Lorene Wall (1921- Married Marion Ober (1912-1975) Peggy Lorene Wall was born on April 14, 1921

Peggy lives in Alvin, Texas.

Peggy Lorene Wall grew up in Texas City, Texas. She now lives on the remaining 11 acres of a large farm at Alvin, Texas she and Marion Ober owned before his death. They operated a large dairy farm for many years.

Peggy has 2 step;-children as follows:

Alfred Ober (1934-1994) Married _____(oooo-

Alfred Ober born April 17, 1934 - died April 2, 1994.

They have 4 children

Patti Alice Ober (1936-Married unknown-_____Herzik Patti Alice Ober born November 11, 1936 They have 2 sons

Patti Alice Ober went blind and lost both legs at the knee as a result of diabetes.

Children of Peggy Wall and Marion Ober:

Marion G. Ober Jr. (1947- Married_______

Marion G. Ober born July 24, 1947 No children reported

Terry Ober (1950- Married Don Hunsinger (1931-1995)

Terry Ober born September 29, 1950 They have 1 son and 2 daughters.

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5th child of 10 of Peter C. Wall and Anna P. Dirksen. Nettie Martha Wall (1895-1952) Married Charles Johansson

Nettie Martha Wall was born on November 9, 1895. She marr_Led Charles Johansson, and they lived in Texas City, Texas, where they owned an ice plant serving the City markets with ice.

Nettie Wall and Charles Johansson had 6 children as follows:

1. Winona Johansson Married____ Dugat (Deceased) They have 2 daughters

2. Janette Johansson (unknown) died in infancy

3. Eunice Johansson Married ____Speed (divorced)

They have 1 daughter.

4. Phyllis Johansson Married ____Clausen Phyllis lives in Boise, Idaho. They have 2 daughters

5. Maxine Johansson Married ____ Goldberg (deceased) They have 1 son

6. Charles Henry Johansson (1926- Married _____

He has 2 children by first marriage and 1 daughter by present marriage. He is always called "Jack" and runs his own business. He lives in Texas city, Texas.

6th child of 10 of Peter C. Wall and Anna P. Dirksen. Aganetha (Gertrude) Wail (1897 - Married George Maney unknown)

Gertrude was born on June 13, 1897. After their marriage, they moved to Galveston, Texas. Gertrude worked in the book bindery at the university of ^ .S^^F^and^^hAr*''

Texas in Galveston.

They say that her husband, George Maney was quite a wind bag and story teller. He worked in Galveston as a new and used car salesman.

Gertrude and George never had any children l-r Beatrice, Nettie and Gertrude Wall

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The Frank and Anna Wall Family

3rd child of 8 of Peter Wall and Mary Buller. Frank Wall (1870-1952) Married Margaret Hiebert 1894)

Frank Wall was born on July 30, 1870 in the Ukraine, Russia. He came with bis family to America in 1878. When his father died in 1884, he took over as head of the household at age 14 years. Frank and Margaret were married in 1893 and had 1 child as follows:

1. Margaret (Maggie) Wall was born on March 15, 1894. Her mother Margaret Hiebert died of milk fever on April 7, 1894, about 3 weeks after the birth of Margaret. Frank was devastated over his great loss. Baby Maggie was taken to Frank's mother, Mary Buller to help care for the newborn. Two months later, Frank asked Anna Toews for her hand in marriage and she agreed.

Frank Wall (1870-1952) 2nd Marriage to Anna Toews (1876-1974) Anna Toews was born in the Ukraine, Russia on March 28, 1876. She came to America with her family when she was only 4 years old.

On June 9, 1894 Frank Wall married Anna Toews in Napoleon, North Dakota. Frank and Anna first lived at New Home, North Dakota and then moved to Woodworth, North Dakota where most of their children were born. In 1922, Frank, Anna and family came to Napa to visit brother Peter C. Wall and Cornelius Wall, Peter C.'s oldest son. Frank and Anna decided to stay. They bought a ranch in the Dry Creek area of the Napa hills. They raised and milked about 100 goats, sold wine grapes from the vineyard and cut and sold firewood.

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Frank died on May 27, 1952 and is buried at the St. Helena Cemetery. Anna was a great mother for her children, she was always cheerful, a great cook caring and loved music. I remember her as such a loving "Aunt" always wanting to be of help and a great story teller. She passed away on July 27, 1974 and is also buried at St. Helena.

Frank and Anna had 8 additional children as follows:

2. Lena Wall (1896-1900) died in infancy

3. Katherine Florence Wall (1898-1972)

4. Mary Wall (1901-1902) died in infancy

5. Peter Vernon Wall (1904-1995)

6. David Chester Wall (1905-1970)

7. Fred Howard Wall (1909-

8. Justina Mamie Wall (1915-

9. Mildred Irene Wall (1918-

1st child of 9 of Frank Wall and 1st with Margaret Hiebert Margaret (Maggie) Wall (1894-1984) Married Charles Neiman 1927)

Margaret was born on March 15, 1894 at New Home, North Dakota. Her mother had died when she was only three weeks old, it was said of "milk fever." Although her father, Frank remarried two months later, baby Maggie was taken to her paternal Grandmother, Mary Buller, to be cared for. .'..

She left home at an early age and was married when she was 18 to a railroad man, Charles Neiman. A son, Francis, was born on May 13, 1913 but it was a difficult birth for the mid-wife and the baby developed brain damage. Two daughters were born, one in 1915 and another in 1918 but both died in infancy.

Details are sketchy, but apparently Maggie had a relationship with a black man sometime during these years and subsequently on September 27, 1920 gave birth to her black daughter, June.

Maggie's husband, Charles Neiman, developed lung cancer and was unable to continue working on the railroad. In those days there was no welfare, no government handouts, no pension, no unemployment insurance, no money from any source, except what you could earn on you own.

Caring for a dying husband, a child with brain damage and a new baby, Maggie had a very difficult time in order to feed her family. On December 17, 1925, a white baby, Lawrence, was born. Then on March 3, 1927 husband Charles passed away.

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After Charles died, Maggie resumed the relationship and another child was born and was named Harold. It was said that Maggie truly loved this man, but racial prejudice was very high at that time and her behavior considered scandalous and she was completely ostracized and the black roan was run out of town.

The two children, June and Harold were put into a foster home in Fessenden, North Dakota. Lawrence, now 7 years old, was taken in by his Uncle Pete Wall and was formally adopted by him. The first born son, Francis had been placed in a mental home, never having recovered from the brain damage he suffered at birth.

Her family broken up and taken from her, Maggie left North Dakota with nothing but bad memories, hoping to start her life over. She traveled to California and went to Napa where her father, Frank Wall was living with his wife Anna and their children, now numbering four at home.

This change seemed to turn Maggie's life around and she found a new companion by the name of Eugene Tarrico with whom she lived until his death 20 years later. He was a neighbor of the Walls and owned a ranch nearby. Maggie kept in touch with Harold and June and they came to visit her many times. Maggie died on September 23, 1984 at the age of 90.

June and Harold had been taken to a foster home in Fessenden, North Dakota. Some years later, June and Harold went to Boone, Iowa and attended Boone Biblical College. June finished high school in 1939, and then went to Chicago in January of 1940. In 1944, Harold also went to Chicago where he attended high school.

1st child of 6 of Maggie Wall and Charles Neiman Francis Neiman (1913-1991) born May 13, 1913 at New Rockford,

North Dakota. Francis was injured at birth and he had been cared for in a North Dakota Mental home. He finally passed away on November 17, 1991 at Bismark, North Dakota.

The 2nd child born in 1915 and the 3rd child born in 1918, both died in infancy

4th child of 6 of Maggie Wall June Neiman (1920- Married Austin Johnson (1915-

June Neiman born September 27, 1920 at New Rockford, North Dakota. Austin Johnson was born in New York City on June 9, 1915. His father and mother were from Kingston, Jamaica. June Neiman met Austin Johnson at a boxing match. They were married on June 16, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia. Austin was in the US Army and stationed at Camp Picket!, Virginia. He served in France and Germany driving a truck for the laundry division of the quartermaster corps delivering clean laundry to the troops.

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After Austin's tour of duty was over, he returned to Chicago where they lived. He found employment as a bartender, liquor salesman, and Insurance salesman. June meanwhile worked for a Jewish family as building manager for 8 years. Then joined the Board of Education in Chicago as a career workers assistant for over 24 years. They retired in 1985 and moved to Los Angeles where Austin took a position as Bell-Man at the L.A. Marriott Hotel.

June Neiman and Austin Johnson have 5 children as follows:

1. Mark Johnson born April 7, 1952. He graduated from Vasser College in May of 1973. He went on to M.I.T. and graduated in 1977 with a Master's Degree in Architecture.- He worked for an architectural firm in Santa Barbara and subs as a tour guide for a Santa Barbara winery.

2. Stephen Johnson born July 6, 1954, attended Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota and El Camino College in Los Angeles. He has a photography studio in Inglewood California.

3. Eric Johnson born May 23, 1956 graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1974. Attended El Camino College in Los Angeles and Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois. He was employed as security guard at the Botanical Gardens in Chicago. He also buys and restores older cars.

4. Timothy Johnson born May 1, 1958 graduated from Evanston Township College in 1974. He joined the US Army for his tour. Last report he was working for Commonwealth Edison for many years.

5th child of Maggie Wall

Lawrence Charles Wall born December 17,1925 at New Rockford, North Dakota. As previously reported he was adopted by his uncle. Peter V. Wall at age 7 years and was raised from then on their ranch in the Napa Valley hills.

Lawrence served 4 years in the US Army. Also was a graduate of Cal-Poly, San Louis Obispo, California. He married Bonnie Carolyn Blake (b. 07-02-34) of Sacramento. Lawrence worked for the Sacramento Fire Department and has now retired. Bonnie worked as Dietitian for the Sacramento County School District.

Lawrence and Bonnie have 2 children as follows:

1. Roberta Wall (1955- Married Paul Brocker (1955- Scott P. Brocker (1983- Kelly N. Brocker (1988-

2. Brian Wall (1958- Married Cheryl Venneri (1962- Zachary Wall (1992- Hannah Caitlin Wall (1995-

6th child of 6 of Maggie Wall

Harold Neiman born April 4, 1930 in New Rockford, North Dakota.

He married Pauline Jones and they had 4 children as

follows:

1. Harold R. Neiman born April 26, 1951

2. Kenneth E. Neiman born April 16, 1952

3. Flavin I. Neiman born February 11, 1955

4. David Neiman born August 4, 1956

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3. Marcella Bullock (1923- Married Wesley Ivy (1919-

Carol Ivy (1942- Married Donald Comptois (1964-

Kenneth Comptois (1966- Married Brenda ____ <C-1> Tiffany Marina Comptois (1992-<C-2> Danielle Louise Comptois (1994-

Anna Ivy (1950- Married Fred Dalgleish (1950- Holly Marie Dalgleish (1972- Hailey Elise Dalgleish (1975- Paul Fredrick Dalgleish (1978- Michael Eric Dalgleish (1980- twin <B-5> Jon Loren Dalgleish (9180- twin

James Ivy (1952- Married Linda Rasmussen (1954- Nicholas Ivy (1979- Lance R. Ivy (1981-

4. Edna May Bullock (1926- Married Dr. George Rue (1925-

All 3 of the children of Edna May Bullock and Dr. George Rue are Medical Doctors.

Michael Rue (1948- Married Carol Aimes (unknown Alison Michelie Rue (1975- Jessica Katherine Rue (1977-

Kirk Rue (1950- Married Sharon Gronemeyer (unknown Janie LeAnn Rue (1976-

Forest Rue (1958- Married Lynn C. Petite (unknown

Katherine Wall Bullock Married William Stewart (1887-1965) (No children)

4th child of 9 of Frank Wall and 3rd of Anna Toews. Mary Wall (1901-1902) died in infancy

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5th child of 9 of Frank Wall and 4th of Anna Toews. Peter V. Wall (1904-1995) Married Thelma Grove (1906-1993) 2nd marriage with Eleanor Holbeck (1910-

Peter V. Wall was born on January 6, 1904 in Stutsman County, near Woodworth, North Dakota and this is where he grew up. In 1921 he arrived in the Napa, California area with his parents.

The family bought property near where Peter C. and Cornelius were living in the hills. Peter V. helped his parents get settled, then he bought some land of his own, married Thelma Grove and started raising a family.

In 1923, a major fire started near St. Helena and burned to the San Pablo Bay. The fire destroyed many homes but missed the family residence. Several times the barn caught fire but as the fire crew was camped in the yard they were able to save the barn.

Father, Frank put the family on a horse drawn wagon to escape the flames and hurriedly drove them to Oakville where they would be safe and then returned to help save what remaining property he could.

Peter V. was in the navy at that time, and was given a "Hardship Discharge" to help his folks rebuild the ranch. He and his father helped build the road now known as Mt. Veeder with horse drawn scrapers and dynamite.

In 1934 he purchased 160 acre ranch on Bald mountain on Wall Road. Peter worked very hard during the depression building houses and selling them in his spare time around Vallejo. During the day he was employed by the Mare Island Shipyard and earned $41.70 per week.

The year of 1938, Peter V. took his family and parents back to visit North Dakota in a 1929 Model "A". By this time he had added to his family, a nephew, Lawrence. The family of six were crowded but traveled through Yellowstone and the desert carrying water bags to refill the radiator from time to time.

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Peter V. and Thelma Grove separated in 1941 and later divorced. He remarried in 1943 to Eleanor Holbeck of San Francisco. Eleanor has a B.A. in Home Economics from Pacific Union College.

The ranch on Bald mountain, at 600 Wall road, was the love of his life. He and Eleanor raised an additional 2 children.

During the early years they had a herd of cattle, and

sold eggs from their flock of 2,000 laying chickens, they also had a large walnut orchard.

Peter and Eleanor were members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in St. Helena.

The yearly "Wall Reunion" was usually held at their place which we were fortunate to attend several times.

Peter passed away at his home on October 15, 1995 and was buried at the St. Helena cemetery were many of our relatives are interned.

Robin Williams (the famous actor) lives next door on Wall Road with his wife and family. In 1996, Robin purchased, Peter and Eleanor's 160 acre ranch with the condition that Eleanor would be able to remain living on the ranch for as long as she wants to.

Robin Williams wanted to keep his privacy by purchasing the property and also needed the water rights that came with the purchase.

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Peter V. Wall and Thelma Grove had 1 child and 1 adopted:

1. Vernon J. Wall (1925-

2. Lawrence C. Wall (1925- adopted at age 7 years Lawrence is son of Peter's 12 sister Maggie

Peter V. Wall and Eleanor Holbeck have 2 children;

3. Alice E. Wall (1944-

4. Duane H. Wall (1947-

1st child of 5 of Peter V. Wall and 1st of Thelma Grove

Vernon J. Wall (1925- Married Christine Appeltofft (1930-

Vernon was an excellent optometrist, the Wall family members were really fortunate to have his services.

Vernon J. Wall has 2 children with Christine Appeltofft As follows:

1. Verna Jean Wall (1950- Married Cid White (1945- Christopher White (1971- Jennifer White (1975-Verna Jean Wall White divorced Cid White in 1979 Brian Lewis (1979- (father J. Lewis (1938-)

Verna Jean 2nd marriage to Mike Cotton (1942-They now live in Tucson, Arizona where Mike has a machine

shop and Verna Jean is an R. N. . .

2. Kristy L. Wall (1954- Married Lee Johnson (unknown

Kristy divorced Lee Johnson in 1980 and Married Mack Collins (unknown

Vernon J. Wall and Christine Appeltofft divorced Christine then married Wayne Goodwin.

Vernon J. Wall 2nd Marriage Betty Jo Robinson "Odine" (1932-Vernon adopted her 2 children from her previous marriage.

Deborah Odine Wall (1949-

Dirk Odine Wall

Peter V. Wall and Eleanor Holbeck's 2 children are as follows:

3. Alice E. Wall (1944- Married Robert Dildine (1937-

Linda Dildine (1967- Married Richard Banuelos (1962-

Alice divorced Robert Dildine and Married Dr. Barry Zacherle (1940-She adopted his two children from a previous marriage.

Hilary Zackerle (1965-

Nile Zackerle (1972-

4. Duane H. Wall (1947- Married Roberta Lambert-Dodge Mark A. Dodge (1962-

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6th child of 9 of Frank Wall and the 5th of Anna Toews.

David Chester Wall (1905-1970) Married Virginia Ellison (1899-

1953) David Chester Wall born July 20, 1905 at Woodworth, North

Dakota. Virginia Ellison born May 1, 1899 in Hawaii. David

married Virginia on May 12, 1929 at Yountville, California. David

worked at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vailejo, Ca. as a

fireman.

Dave was a great musician, could play many instruments and loved gardening. Virginia died in 1953, and David later married Ida F.

Fidler (1904-1983). He retired and passed away at Chico California on November 8, 1970.

David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison had 9 children as follows:

1. Ruby Anna Wall (1929) died in infancy

2. Charlotte Wall (1930-

3. David F. Wail (1932-

4. Emil Roger Wall (1933-

5. Doris Mae Wall <1935-

6. Fredrick Wall (1936) died in infancy

7. Arnold Wall (1936) died in infancy

8. James Wall (1939-1991)

9. Gertrude Wall (1942) died in infancy

1st child of 9 of David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison Ruby Ann Wall (1929) died in infancy

2nd child of 9 of David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison

Charlotte Wall (1930- Married Wm. C. Laundis (1931-

1. Guy Laundis (1952 Married Linda Kathleen (1951- Brian G. Laundis (1977- Mathew R. Laundis (1981-

2. Wm. Charles Laundis Jr. (1953-Married Naomi Heringer (1955- Hyrum Joseph Laundis (1979- Sarah Ann Laundis (1982- Jacob Ralph Laundis (1985-

Charlotte 2nd marriage to Charles Thompson Orville Claire Thompson (1963-

Charlotte 3rd marriage to Lloyd Roberts (unknown <Reno Div> Charlotte 4th marriage to Wm. (Willie) Jim Weaver (1917-1992)

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3rd child of 9 of David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison.

David F. Wall (1932- Married Peggy ____

Bradley C. Wall (1955- Peggy's son by prior M James Alien Wall (1957-

Laura Leigh Wall (1958- Married Tamagni they have 1 child

Laura Leigh and Nola Lee Wall are twins.

Nola Lee Wall (1958- Married Blakely they have 4 children <A-5> Marie Elena Wall (1965- Married LeMaster

David F. Wall's 2nd Marriage to Louise Bartley

4th child of 9 of David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison.

Emil Roger Wall (1933- Married Barbara Juarez). Seen here with his long time fellow musician Clancy, playing for a Wall Family reunion.

David E. Wall (1955- Virginia Wall (1957-

Emil Roger Wall 2nd Marriage Judy Palmer

Kirn Wall (1966-Joseph Wall (1968-

Emil Roger Wall 3rd Marriage Cathy Nealy

<A-5> Johnny (1969- step child <A-6> Shannon (1972- step child

Timothy Healy (1955- Married Donna Vaughn Micheal Healy (1975- Michael Healy (1979- Martin Healy (1982-

Theodore Healy (1957-Married Lisa Larimor (unknown Patrick Healy (1958- Married Raye Cooper

<A-5> Cynthia Healy (1962 1st Marriage Donald Nitzel Beau James Nitzel (1978-

Cynthia Healy 2nd Marriage to John Caster Cortney Louann Caster (1982-

Cynthia Healy 3rd Marriage Michael Facknell (unknown

6th child of 9 of David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison

Fredrick Wall (1936) died in infancy

7th child of 9 of David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison Arnold Wall (1936) died in infancy

8th child of 9 of David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison. James Wall (1939-1991) 1st Marriage to Judith Juarez (1942-

Buddy James Wall (1961-James Wall 2nd Marriage to Marian Mewman (1941-

9th child of 9 of David C. Wall and Virginia Ellison Gertrude Wall 1942) died in infancy

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8th child of 9 of Frank Wail and the 7th of Anna Toews Justina Mamie Wall (1915- Married Sterling Bruce Slack (1913-

Justina "Mamie" Wall born January 21, 1915 in Woodworth, North Dakota.

Sterling "Bruce" Slack born January 31, 1913 at Chico, California. According to Mamie she married Bruce on March 17, 1934, described as a "Hill Billy" wedding near her home on Dry Creek Road in Napa county.

The wedding was complete with lilacs, guitar and saxophone music and an ___ _______

abundance of food. Bruca's [ BriiCC and Mamie SIClCiC

favorite pastime is fishing and deer hunting.

Mamie Wall and Bruce Slack have 3 children as follows:

1. Katherine Lavonne Slack (1935-

2. Anna Louise Slack (1939-

3. Mildred Jolene Slack (1952-

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1st child of 3 of Mamie Wall and Bruce Slack. Katherine Lavonne Slack (1935- Married Alvin Eugene Nelson (1931-

Katherine Lavonne Slack (Tina as called by her family) was born on June 25, 1935 at St. Helena, Ca. Alvin Eugene Nelson born November 28, 1931. They were married on January 19, 1958. the first wedding performed in the new SDA Church in Napa. Tina attended Pacific Union College and completed her nurses training at the St. Helena Sanitarium. She is an active worker in the SDA church. Alvin served 2 years in the US Army in Korea. Then worked for over 33 years as an engineering technician for the government at the Mare Island Naval Base.

Tina Slack and Alvin Nelson have 4 children as follows:

1. Mike Alvin Nelson (1958- Married Luella May Begalau (1952-

Mike was born on September 18, 1958 at St. Helena Hospital. Luella born on May 9, 1952. They were married on July 3, 1993. Mike worked at the Mare Island Shipyard as an expert in audio and visual tapes. He now works as a computer technician. Luella worked as secretary for the Seventh Day Adventist Conference office before they she married Mike. She took her nurses training and is now employed at the hospital in San Andreas, California.

2. Jeffrey Eugene Nelson (1960- last report — single

Jeff was born on April 14, 1960 at St- Helena Hospital. He worked for Security at the Mare Island shipyard. He was scheduled to be transferred to the Bellingham Shipyards in Washington, but he preferred the ranch life near Squaw Valley with his donkey and other ranch animals. Jeff is. a hard worker and good at whatever he does.

3. Ronald Wayne Nelson (1966- Married Bronwyn Leslie Goble (1964-

Ronald born on June 14, 1966 at the Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa. Bronwyn born on July 28, 1964 in New Zealand. Ron met Bronwyn at a meeting in Australia and became the best of friends. They were married on April 20, 1990 in the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Hamilton, New Zealand.

Ron and Bronwyn returned to Anguin, California for a couple of years. Bronwyn wished to return to her home in Cambridge, New Zealand, so Ron went too and made.it their permanent home. Ron is a carpenter and cabinet maker. Ronald and Bronwyn have 3 children as follows:

David Brandon Nelson born May 21, 1991 St. Helena. Cody James Nelson born January 12, 1993 New Zealand Nicholas Wayne Nelson born December 22, 1994 New Zealand

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4. Lisa Kayleen Nelson (1968- Married Victor Hugo Avina (1964-

Lisa born on August 28, 1968 in the St. Helena Sanitarium. She graduated from Pacific Union College Prep. and went to Texas on a teaching assignment in the Spanish language. She later met a wonderful young man from Mexico, Victor Hugo Avina. Lisa is a real sweetie and cooks the greatests vegetarian meals.

Victor was born on October 21, 1964, in Churintzio, Mich,, Mexico. They were married on June 5, 1987 at the Napa County Court house. Victor is an excellent tree surgeon. He is a real Bible believer and was baptized into the SDA faith on May 20, 1994 in Putah Creek. Lisa and Victor have 2 children as follows:

Victor Stanley Avina born December 3, 1990 St. Helena

Peter Hugo Avina born December 7, 1994

2nd child of 3 of Mamie Wall and Bruce Slack.

Anna Louise Slack (1939- Married Thomas James Hie (1935-

Anna Slack born on June 4, 1939 at St. Helena, California. Anna attended Pacific Union College and Loma Linda University where she earned her B. S. Degree in nursing. Then returned to Napa and was employed for many years by the Public Health Department.

Thomas "Jim" Hie was born on January 23, 1935. Jim graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. Jim and Anna were married on March 3, 1967. Jim is an electrician, also operates a sea going boat called "Anna 11" with crew. He is a joy to his father-in-law - taking him fishing - great fisherman.

Anna and Jim have 2 children as follows:

Jon Hans Hie (1968- Married Denise Lynn Myrick (1968-

Jon born February 24, 1968 at Berkeley, Ca. Jon graduated from the Maritime Academy in Vallejo, California. In his youth while living in Pope Valley - Jon was an expert at making belts, etc., out of the many rattle snakes found on their ranch.

Jon and Denise lived in Puerto Rico. In 1997 they were transferred back to the Bay Area where Jon works as Port Engineer for Crawley Marine Services (tugboat co.) in Alameda, Ca.

Jon and Denise have 2 children as follows:

Emily Ann Hie born February 22, 1992 Sarah Dennon Hie born May 27, 1995

Adam Bruce Hie born April 8, 1970, last report -single. He is a cattle rancher in Pope Valley, California. Also works as a residential and industrial electrician.

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Anna's son by a previous relationship - Michael Wifner Gural born January 7, 1967 at Berkeley, Ca. His adoptive parents - William and Ellie Gural, Lives in Springfield, New Jersey. Michael is a graduate of the University of Colorado, and works as a environmental writer. A joy to his family and also to his birth mother - Anna.

Jim's daughter by a previous relationship, Elisha Ann Prather -Adoptive parents - Jim and Margaret Prather, Oakland, Ca.

Jim's children by first wife - Diane Robinson

Catherine Mary Hie b. 01-16-59 Married Mike Ross Cathy is a wonderful nurse.

Cathy Hie and Mike Ross have 4 children as follows:

Samuel Padrick Ross b. 05-11-81 Paul Gabriel Ross b. 10-03-83 '<^ Hannah Brielle Ross b. 04-21-90 '- Dustin Ross b. 11-04-94

Robin Peter Hie b. 02-14-60 M. Kathleen Dirksen b. 05-13-62 Robin is superintendent of underground construction - pipes and cables as such, also works with heavy duty equipment.

Alison Gay Hie b. 11-07-63 M. Brian Cavallaro b. 04-02-57 Allison is a Project Contract Administrator.

Andre Artel Cavallero b. 07-02-80 Mijo Brielle Cavallero b. 11-06-81 Dylan Holmes Cavallero b. 10-22-85

3rd child of 3 of Mamie Wall and Bruce Slack Mildred Jolene Slack (1952- Married James Brent Gruenholz (1950-

Mildred was born on August 21, 1952 in Napa, she attended the PUC Prep. and Pacific Union College. James Brent Gruenholz born on October 19, 1950. They were married on May 24, 1973 at Peter V. Wall's ranch on Wall Road. James (Jim) and Mildred have a cabinet finishing company in Sebastapol, Ca.

Mildred and James have 3 children as follows;

1. Jessica Beth Gruenholz born January 10, 1974 at Napa.

2. Katherine Mae Gruenholz born July 1, 1976 at Healdsburg, Ca.

3. Collin James Gruenholz born March 25, 1996.

Jessica and Katie Mae are two very proud big sisters of little Collin (CJ) and both are busy with college studies and work.

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9th child of 9 of Frank Wall and the 8th of Anna Toews Mildred Irene Wall (1918- 1st Marriage Clarence Lundin (1914-1974)

Mildred born January 3, 1918 near Woodworth, North Dakota. Clarence Lundin born January 13, 1914 at Alameda, California. They were married on June 25, 1936 in Carson City, Nevada.

Mildred Wall and Clarence Lundin have 2 children as follows:

1. Carl Joseph Lundin (1937- 1st Marriage Ima June Butler (1937-

Carl Joseph (Joe) Lundin born May 2, 1937 at St. Helena, California. He took up Anthropology at the university of Nevada. Worked in Archaeology, and as a bartender and general mechanic.

Joe's 2nd Marriage was to Laurel Crittendin born September 17, 1952 lsi Washington, D.C. Joe and Laurel have 1 child as follows:

Roxanne Alissa Lundin born February 18, 1983 at Redwood

City, California.

2. Fredrick Michael Lundin (1940- Married Signe Silgan (1948-

Fred born April 6, 1940 at Napa. He joined the US Airforce and was an interpreter in Taiwan and Okinawa. Attended the University of Nevada, part time Pit Boss in casino in Nevada. Was Army helicopter pilot Viet Nam Reserves - National Guard - Sky crane pilot. Signe Silgan born March 22, 1948 in Stockton, Ca. Fred and Signe were married in Reno, Nevada on January 2, 1967. Later divorced in 1978.

Fred and Signa had 2 children as follows:

Eric Michael Lundin (1967- Married Martina Wehner (1969-Eric born April 21, 1967 at Lake Tahoe, California. Martina born August 26, 1969 in Germany. They were married on July 6, 1983 in Denmark and have 2 children as follows:

Eric Michael Lundin born May 20, 1990 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Joshua Scott Lundin born September 24, 1991 at Reno, Nevada.

Jennifer Joleen Lundin (1970- Married Ron Reuter (1969-

Jennifer born March 3, 1970 at Ft. Lewis, Washington. Ronald Joseph Reuter born November 13, 1969 in Trenton, New Jersey. They were married on October 15, 1994 in Moscow, Idaho. Jennifer graduated from OSU on May 28, 1988, and holds a Bachelors license in elementary education for grades 5 and 6. Ron has a PHD in Soil Science from the University of Minnesota. He is an avid Soccer - Fan - Player - Coach.

Jennifer and Ron have 1 child as follows:

Sage McKenzie Reuter born May 25, 1997.

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Fred Lundin's 2nd marriage with Patricia Wallin-Cushing (1953-Patricia born December 28, 1953 at San Francisco. They were married on April 1, 1982 in'Hardin, Montana.

Myriah Nicole Cushing <wife''s prior> (b. 7-30-1974) Haakan Einar Gustav Lundin born August 20, 1983 at Hardin, Montana. <A-5> Britta Kjerstun Lundin born April 22, 1985.

Mildred Irene Wall divorced Clarence Lundin July 19, 1974 and married 2nd husband Herbert Teaderman on December 16, 1960. This relationship last only 2 month and they divorced on February 10, 1961 in Carson City, Nevada.

Mildred's 3rd marriage to David Douglas was on November 14, 1965 and this lasted 1 year. This couple divorced on October 27, 1966.

Mildred's 4th marriage was to Orville Bullock on October 2, 1982. Orville Bullock born January 26, 1916, worked at the Mare Island Shipyard as an electric inspector supervisor for 30 years. Retired then went into commercial fishing. He had been married to Bruce Slack's sister - Fern who died in May of 1982. Looks like this marriage is for good.

Millie and Orville live next door to Millie's sister Mamie, and Bruce Slack in Napa, California.

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The following was submitted by: Mildred Irene Wall Bullock (in her own words)

Then came along that young citymountain boy, Clarence Lundin born January 13, 1914 - died July 19, 1974, who got my attention and we were married on June 6, 1936 in Reno Nevada via a 1929 Ford -borrowed ring and money. We survived some pretty tough years but also mighty fine parts - almost 20 years - sharing the joys of our 2 sons, Joe and Fred.

Several years we spent out of State with Clarence as "Pipe Fitter" booming construction sites in Idaho, Tennessee, Kentucky and New York state. We had sold our chicken ranch but took a "Second" and the buyers defaulted so we came home to repossess the ranch and be near family and the ocean. However "Gremlins" brought a rift and we went separate ways.

Son Joe joined the fire department and Fred signed up in the US Air Force. Clarence went to Southern California and I followed my Optometrist nephew and wife to Nevada, carrying my belongings in the back of my vw bug.

Our sons with their families are more of a joy each year. After 25 years of Casino (Keno writer) several attempts at serious home making and failing - even going so far as to help build two houses with a friend - also a novice carpenter, with smashed fingers, but each had a home when done - fun really.

Then about retirement time a neighbor of Mamie and Bruce lost his wife and after 30 years of government work he did commercial fishing. Besides real fish this Orville Bullock (b. 1-26-1916) threw out bait for a human to share his life and "you know who" took the bait. Over 15 years later it's still hanging together.

Orville and wife Fern's (Bruce's sister) son John (b.

4-29-1952) and wife Vicki MIS^^^^^ "dark" (b. 3-31-1950) bring 2 M"Ü¬ânÜÑKS'^SSSSW

more grandchildren into our lives - Kelly (b. 5-4-1977) and Jeremy (b. 6-10-1979). Orville's older brother was my sister Katies husband, Katie (b. 2-7-1898) - Erwin Bullock ( Millie Bullock and, Mamie Slack

(1898-1936).

And the story goes on------- -so far.

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The younger years of Justine Mamie Wall Slack (Maine), and Mildred Irene Wall Bullock (Mil) (in their own words)

A few brush mountainDry Creek memories and a touch-back to heritage of Mame and Mil.

Our grandparents, who came to the U. S. from Russia and settled near Parker, South Dakota were David and Marie "Kroeker" Toews and Peter and Mary "Duller" Wall. Our mother, Anna Toews and sister Katherine were very small girls with a brother David D. born in the U. S. soon after arrival.

Our father, Frank Wall was second oldest brother, with older brother Peter C. and sisters Susan, Anna, Mary and Margaret, trailing at that time - Elizabeth and Henry were born in the U.S.

Mom told us a few things about that boat ride - a long trip for

all ~ and not too much fun riding below deck, tho' there was a Kind Captain who held her and others and played with the little ones as they were allowed top-side for a while each day for fresh air and exercise - wonder at the huge smoke stacks - the burial at sea of someone less fortunate. A box had been built for food stuff and utensils, spoons, she remembered were carved from wood

- also serving them later in the house built of sod on the homestead. The house having a smoke escape hole in the roof - a fire in the middle of the room and a large "Pot" of food prepared and served commune style using those same spoons. The "Box" remains a treasure and used for storage with a member of the family

Home and shelter for the beasts that those first winters were one building with a wall separation - partlyfor warmth as well as the large sodadobe oven - and there being no trees, the children gathered buffalo chips (dried manure) for fuel - (no green ones please). Along with community herding of cattle, the young ones got game playing done too and when we as youngsters bemoaned a lack of toys, we were told of their using whatever was available chicken bones - the breast bone serving as wagon or animal.

During these times. Mom and Pa's sister Mary became close friends. Also told were stories about the Indians traveling through who would stop and ask for food and such, and Mom recalls hearing about Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. The Indians were not feared as were the Gypsies who stole as well as begged.

One harvest season as men folks helped one another, a hay pitching contest got started with grandpa Peter Wall, over exerting and as a result got sick and died. This left son Frank (Pa) head of the household since older brother Peter C. was already married and gone.

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A frame house was being built - and barn - leaving a debt - and while keeping the farm going and working away from home Frank froze the cartilage in his nose and was unable to work for a while. Decision was made to sell, pay debts and re-settle in North Dakota near New Home - Stutsman Township. Buildings erected, tree planted etc. and home was established.

About this time, Mary's sister Minnie "Buller" and husband Peter Hiebert with family came over from Russia to stay while finding a spot to settle. One daughter, Margaret and Frank became a union and one child was born. Margaret (Maggie's) mother Margaret died soon after childbirth of milk fever, leaving baby Maggie in Grandma Mary's care for the first years of her life. Maggie born March 15, 1894.

The following year, Frank courted that petite young Anna Toews and they were married July 9, 1895 in Napoleon, M.D. Their family started with Lena in '96 - Katherine (Kate) in'98 Feb. 7 and Mary in 1901 who lived 6 months and died of internal injuries following a fall. Lena lived 4 years and died during the diptheria epidemic. Katie married in 1919 and lived in N.D. till '40 and died 2-7-72 in Calif. The rest of Frank and Anna's children were born in N.D. Peter V. 1-6-04, David C. 7-30-05, Fredrick H. 4-13-09, Justine Mamie 1-21-15, and Mildred Irene 1-3-18. Grandma Mary spent much time with family and friends in Canada and Minnesota. Maggies late teen found her "working out" where she met R.R. worker Charlie Nieman - after Charles death she moved to Calif, near her Father's home and married again to a farmer, Eugene Taricco.

Mom's family had moved to DinubaOrange Cove in the early 1900's and sent back glowing reports, also Pa's brother Peter C. after his wandering, had joined his son Cornelius out west - tho' in a different area - also sending encouragement to come. Grandpa David Toews had finished, or nearly finished a nice large home when he died in 1912. This pressed Mom to want to see her mother before she lost her also tho' hating to leave her Katie. In 1920 then all was sold except for a few treasures and necessities among which were a Singer Sewing Machine - Edison Cylinder record Phonograph and an antique clock. All are in the family and in use,

MAME SAYS:

Remembering a few events of my early years - the snow - a cyclone - brother Fred hauling me around on his sled - he was 6 years older than I. There was a high manure pile outside the barn window that when snow covered made for a good fast slide. Also the lake next to Uncle Dave's Place provided good skating and sledding in winter. At times there would be family skating parties. I was a happyhyper little girl and when cabin fever got real strong Mom would bundle me up and send'me,outdoors when the snow was thawing with an ash shovel ' to cut the heads off Salamanders. I seem to recall that they kept right on crawling as I never pursued it too far!!

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Xmas was a special time - the. school program that brothers Dave and Fred attended - remembering especially Dave getting a small flat iron for a present. I was much more excited over that than he was. At Xmas time there would be a few candies, an orange or apple on our plate. Mostly no evergreen tree - but Fred would utilize the large cactus, drape white string over the branches, light the ends that then smolder and glow in the dark - so pretty.

My sister Katie was a very special person in my life. She was 17 years my senior and like a second mother to me. So on leaving N.D. for Calif. I was heart broken on leaving her behind. We came on the Great Northern - memories being of sleeping in the seats, watching the hills go by and way off there'd be cows and horses that looked like toy animals to me. Seeing the Yellowstone River which was not yellow but orangey - brown - I remember all the many lights at night on arriving in Portland.

I made life difficult for my mother on that trip because I missed sister Katie so very much. She had married Erwin Bullock and they stayed on their farm. Maggie also stayed tho' I hadn't seen her so much as she lived in another town. New Rockford, N.D.

From Portland we must have taken the Southern Pacific as Mil recalls Pa saying that riding in the car with her was some what like riding on the South Pacific (jerky) while Mamies driving was more like the Great Northern (smooth)(by Mil). Our first stay in California was in Orange cove where Pa and our two older brothers found employment in the Orange groves - that turned into an unsatisfactory way to make a living. We were a short time there and then bought a ranch in the Fairmead Berenda area but didn't stay there long either.

Pa had a hankerin'to go back to farming the Plains of North Dakota with the barley, oats and wheat - horses cows and sheep. However that was not to be. Our older brother Pete had in mind to go by his uncle P.C. and cousin Cornelius place in the hills of Napa Ca. So we took the train to Oakville and a pre-arranged ride to P.C.'s with his neighbor who was in the grape selling process and a 10 mile ride in on a truck load of empty boxes took us there. Mom and Mil in the cab - the rest in boxes piled high in back.

P.C. (uncle Pete) and brother Pete combined to get us to buy a quarter section of those brush mountains - a few open spots allowed for side hill hay field for 2 horses and a cows winter feed and a bite before "going to bed" - that was the ritual never altered - the bedtime snack for the animals. The goats were not so blessed but they foraged well and gave us milk - all 60 to 100, from which the cream was gleaned through a separator and sold in 5 gallon cans to Golden State Creamery in San Francisco -taken to Oakville - 5 miles.- then by electric train to the city — train and boat.

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The separator had to be washed twice daily and that besides milking fell our lot also - Pa milked the cows and that cream was for our house use. Goats were always willing to get on the milking platform and would wait 2 and 3 at a time at the on ramp and bounce down when done. The one sleeping under the stanchion was used as a foot warmer while milking. In defense of all the bad things said of goats, we found them co-operative for the most part - and while they might steal or confiscate and climb almost any fence, they wouldn't touch food that a human had a bite of.

Yet another fallacy is that Peter C. was all bad - a true renegade - granted he was a non conformist and weaseled around the law if it paid - now and then - but he was a fine S. School teacher for' us kids — giving us all some candy then, and when he went to town bringing back a striped bag of sweets.

He bought a Model T truck in which Mil got to go to town and got her first professional hair cut. Of course there were other times like when his barn burned down, and wasn't it lucky that the truck and some bales of hay, the cow and equipments were all safely away from the blaze. And recall when a young fellow stayed with him for a while - came Friday supper time, Peter C. cooking bacon and Harry says -"Don't you Know it's fish day on Friday", so P.C. got a dish of water and pulled the strips of bacon thro' the water and says, "Now it's Fish".

Back to Mame Says:

One time Mom allowed me to go home with Uncle Pete - (Pre truck). He had a neat buggy with a retired race horse named Annie and he gave me a thrill by letting the fast moving vehicle's right wheels go over a huge rock on my side of the road and almost tipped us over. When we got to the barn and he was unhitching Annie I climbed up on the manger and slipped over onto the back of another horse - a work horse who promptly took off with me aboard - another scare.

To make me feel good again, P.C. took me indoors and made supper with dessert being a "Mothers" Cake. Those were super popular at that time - a real treat. I was horse crazy — he let me ride horse back to church with him several times - about 5 miles.

Church was at the home of Bolomeys. Mrs. Bolomey was an especially fine cook and occasionally we were asked to stay for lunch - a really special occasion for us two. Some college students would come to preach or sing at church and they would stay for lunch so we got to meet some special people - Sister Whites grandson among them. Meetings were held outdoors under the oak trees, weather permitting. Mil promptly fell in love with a young hook nosed fellow - never remembered or even heard his name so he was dubbed "Jim the Jew". Maine's favorite was Leiand Parker.

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They would also bring someone for special music. There were times when no one came to sing and we would have to sing a duet. Sometimes that didn't run too smoothly but everyone lived thro' it. Among our specials were "Over Yonder", "Sometime We'll Understand", "Sweeter as the Years go By", etc. Our neighbor, Bill Hoffman (he owned the prune orchard we worked in summer) fed our ego, saying we were better than the then popular trio. For our musical (scant) education we would thank our brothers and parents '—all loved music.

Back to the brush mountain we learned to love and call home for many years. A few out buildings were on the property and we lived in a small house, novel in that the finish was done of grape vine cuttings tacked alternately in 12 inch squares. This later became the feed house. Recalling the time we played hide and seek and when Mil couldn't find Mame and Pa happened along to get oats for the cow out of a barrel, there was Mame scrunched down on the oats with the lid wobbling around on her head. Pa lifted the lid and got tickled at this big girl - and that girl awfully embarrassed. The property had a barn also that eventually got a new roof and extension for the goats shelter - they hated rain.

Music was important in our lives. Pa and Dave played piano and organ - eventually a fine oak "Story and dark" organ. Dave often left to visit but was home enough to leave us with a nice Wurlitzer Victrola and records. He played guitar and harmonica. Mil well recalls the "Knuckle Dutch Rub" on the head when pestering as he played. She left but not totally deterred tho' since she and Mame both plunk away at the piano: She (Mame) still has the piano that Pete got for us - he had Fred's wife, Celestine give us some lessons - it never took root seriously.

We did at one time have a big old square grand piano brought from an abandoned quick silver mine together with heavy oak table and chairs. The piano was missing some ivory's but compensated with it's huge carved legs.

During a visit of cousins the game of blind mans bluff took Dave on a vault onto the piano and so put the final unhappy touch to a brave and beautiful piece of "Joy" - breaking it beyond repair. On one of Dave's ventures into the outside world, he came home with his Model T touring car. It and he served us well by times -taking Mom to the hospital when she had kidney stones. That was the time when cooking suffered.

Pete wasn't home, having joined the Navy - Dave gone again - so Fred baked pies and forgot to put sugar in them - which we're sure wasn't the major disaster except that our Pa was a man with a sweet tooth where pies were concerned - thin pies with lots of sugar-forget tomatoes except in Borscht, and don' t turn your back Mom when you fry spuds - he will double-salt and pepper them. He loved watermelons and home made ice cream.

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One day Dave took us to town to see "The Prettys", Mom said -enroute tho' we ended up side down on a dump heap just before the up hill grade run that was planned to stop the Ford with brakes gone. Pa and the boys had bad bruises - Mame's nose skinned and Mom had a bleeding profusely cut on her forehead and Mil was petrified but able to squall as usual.

Eventually other cars that Pa bought - 1924 T Truck - to relieve horses, for wood hauling. We got to help by stacking kindling and "tailing off" as they cut wood by machine. Eventually a Studebaker hard top touring car that we drove. Fred drove the truck. The two horses, Minnie and Pat served us well. One time we ventured aboard - they took us for a real hairy ride, feeling real frisky or just disgusted - no saddle or halter so on a flat stretch, they took off at a gallop running under oak tree branches which did very little for security - but we hung onto the mane for dear life and made it home.

Some what different were the stick horses we'd ride to school first year or so - tethering them by a hollow tree with water in it - and to rest 'til time to ride home - this of course out of sight of the school house.

Mame grew up having "horse fever" and Mil had "car fever", her first one built by Fred - an apple box - no wheels but had it's name printed on it - "Stutz Bear Cat". Mame got to enjoy horses thro' her daughter Millie's love of them also. Mil's car fever took her thro' such as she could afford - from V.W's, plain and fancy trucks, big and small to lovely convertibles - good and bad. All acceptable because they'd run most of the time to go see what's beyond those blue hills.

Back to early school years - when Mil whined about the rain and Mom would pat her on the head, give a little shove telling us we weren't really made of sugar and wouldn't melt. Sure enough, all was well - wet maybe - but the wood heater in the school house was warm and the five who walked to school sent up quite a fog and fume with our wet coats and shoes- Wow!!!!

Autumn was most fun with the beautiful oak leaves blowing and us trying to catch them - remembering the poem, "Leaves"("Come little leaves said the wind one day - Come out to the meadow with me and play - Put on your dresses of red and gold, for the summer has gone and the days grow cold".)

Then another time going home, a lightning thunder storm had us pretty scared as it was popping all around us - so we fell back on a small prayer (German) Mom had taught us - knelt at a bank alongside the road, said our prayer, got up and the storm receded, helped make believers of those little girls. Another time we saw the end of a rainbow right in front of us it seemed -we followed as it sort of moved but never did find a pot of gold! Well shucks we hadn't really believed that any way.

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Poetry was something we learned to enjoy in our ninth year of school. Mame was into correspondence courses after she left the 8th grade - and when I did, our brother Pete hired a retired teacher to live in the cabin he'd built on the acres the folks had given him when he and Thelma married. They were there for a year or two - their son Vernon was born there.

Mrs. McAlexander was a good teacher - A sort of cousin, Pete Wedel, stayed with P.C. and walked the 4 miles to that school. "Mrs. Mack" wore long dresses but would get us out first thing to do exercises in the front yard - and once in a while the two Deiss's boys would drive by with their dad, to town and give us the horse laugh. We always marveled at Mrs. Macks ability to do "side straddle Hops" etc., with those clothes she wore, a great lady. Going back to younger days and stick horses - we would also stop at the wild strawberry patches and enjoy - boy were they ever tasty !! We were pretty much always on time - that's if we didn't loiter too long with the strawberries.

A lot of this stuff is, Mame Sez: It's so great that we are still side-kicks. Mame says, "one of my most embarrassing moments was at our own noon time baseball game. I was out in the field with one of the boys at bat, Al Deiss could really hit that ball and I was all set to catch it - but strain was too much for the garters that held up my black cotton stockings and they let go III! A red face for me and a laugh for the rest of the players.

The creek ran by our school and free time found us playing there. We'd find some sort of wood that would float and catch a small frog to be Captain - then start them out to see who's Captain would reach the destination specified first, if at all. The "Dry Creek" wasn' t very deep at least I learned to float.

One day after school and everyone headed for home (we thought) our friend Christine decided it would be fun to go skinny dipping - it ended soon because someone started - throwing pebbles and sticks in the water and we just knew it was the Deiss boys - Al and Paul, Also had a game () we played at school, where the "Mother West Wind" characters were people - Al was Reddy Fox, Mame was Jumper the Hare, Paul Deiss was Unc' Billy Possum, Ellie Koon (teachers girl) was Bobby Coon of course and Mil was Grandfather Frog, which relegated her to near the creek while the others frolicked about - tho' coming to the creek for a drink and a fast hello - and lest he be forgotten there was Louie the Indian boy who lived with P.C. a few years and was aptly named "Jimmy Skunk".

These 6 constituted all of the school for a few years - more in later years depending on the size of teacher's family. A couple of boys graduated and it became tricky business to keep a baseball game alive. Mrs. Koon helped sometimes and played -being a "Fair Site" as she was short and not thin— then running the bases in her cuban heeled, worn badly shoes. Sometimes she would have Mame and Mil for overnite and we'd enjoy special things - marshmallow cookies - popovers for breakfast.

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Mil Says:

I made a pest of myself following Maine to school at age 5 or earlier. One of the older boys reminds me now of my running around and having to stop frequently to pull up my black sateen bloomers - went well with my black ribbed stockings that Mame also wore. I remember hi-top button shoes we wore too.

Teacher, Mr. Bush, a Southerner had us sing "Dixie" every morning Loud ! ! ! then came the Yankee, Mr. Whitman^ with "Glory Glory Halleluah" etc. - also loud and peppy. I remember best the short stories teacher would read right after lunch - fairy tales. Some of us dug a shallow cave by the creek bank and hid treasures there — beads and such. Remember Al Deiss killing a rattle snake - a big fat one. All 6 of us went to see it and Al got Mrs. Koons permission to do an autopsy and found a cotton -tail in the snakes belly - whole and furry - but of course dead. Remembering the water snake laying over a rock in the creek and as Mil was jumping barefoot from rock to rock she landed right on it - saw it as she was in mid-air - expect it startled him as much as her.

Memorable is how we climbed around on our hills. At the time it was work - looking for baby goat kids when their mama gave birth earlier than expected and hid them in spots where one couldn't see them lying so flat with ears down. One might step on them before seeing them - but we made goat mama calls and they would stand up and answer. Mostly tho' they were kept close in a fenced spot. We had a dog, Ted, who would go up 2 or 3 ridges to. bring the herd down when asked to do it. Mostly they came home to the barn in the evening or sooner, if it began raining.

Our cousin Ray would hitch hike from Washington to Shatter, Ca. to pick Potatoes, stopping at our place and would devil us a bit, just for fun - so once Mame and Mil caught him and took some sun dried goat pebbles to feed him. Didn't get them really into his mouth - but close. A teacher's boy learned not to pester us while milking and he got them really in his mouth. That was Harvey Udell.

Maine recalls, as we got older, the hikes we took now and then up the 5 miles to the Deisses. One day it was decided to bake and take up to Al a coconut 3 layer cake for his birthday - after the milking was done. Mame made it and carried it up the hill - also a bouquet of flowers. That was being a bit nervy but was worth while since he seemed real pleased. Al and Paul were really the only boys our age. We'd go the 4 miles up there every now and then. Mrs. Deiss would get out some goodies from under the bed as we four sometimes played Chinese Checkers and later were driven home in Mr. Deiss's vintage Dodge.

Once to entertain us we were taken up the hill - Al and his 30-30 rifle to hunt rabbits. Didn't find any - no doubt due to stomping and talking ! ! ! but he shot crickets and grasshoppers. On our late hikes up there we always enjoyed the special spots where many fire flies greeted us.

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Mil sez: My sister lost some points the day we were hiking up in the hills making detours around a bush called "Sticky Monkey Flower". I was ahead so missed seeing her pick a caterpillar off one of those bushes noted for being full of them. She called me to "come see ", so gullible me did, and on seeing what she had, I "cut and run" fast down the hill with her on my heels - and then stumbled and dove right into one of those bushes !II Boy I that's unforgivable! .

Then this summer she had a paper bag with a green sprig in it laying in the crux of the tree and said "Come see what I have for Erika - (girl lives near by and likes stuff like that) Dumb me goes up and peeks closely at the contents and looks a huge green tomato worm right in the black bulging, unblinking eye -Shuddered with goose bumps all over me, and I head for far, far away — anywhere. I don't suppose I'll ever even that score but just think, I'll never be lacking of revenge material if I can ever find some to fit the occasion.

Back to music - until age or separation stopped our singing together - it was a joy thing for us. A stone wall ran part of the way from the barn to the house and we spent many and many evenings sitting on that and howling at the moon or the owls that hung out in "the nearby fir trees or the bats that sailed around the barn area.

We had a variety of songs to choose from - the Edison brought from North Dakota had World War 1 songs - Hawaiian etc. etc. We found Westerns like "Springtime in the Rockies" - "Utah Trail" Irish songs, current ones from Dave's donations - last but not least. Hymns.

Dinner was rarely before 8:30 or 9:00 PM - chores all done. Morning and evening worship were hymns - Pa sang bass and had the German song book - the rest of us English. By the time it was Prayer time I found myself nodding off to sleep as we knelt by our chairs. Maine too - not that any of us took a great lot of time - just we were tired !!!

Of course we were entitled to some - had earned the right especially when we'd spent the day hiking up and back to Hoffmans prune orchard where we earned money for most of our school dress clothes - and dental care. For that we stayed with our brother Pete in Vallejo - a town 15 miles south. He and Thelma had moved to Vallejo while he worked at the shipyard.

He eventually sold the 10 acres and bought a nice ranch with much water for green pastures. We started prune picking ages 6 and 9. Got 5 cents a 50 Ib. lug box. Didn't get rich but it helped and would have helped more had Mil not been so prone to day -dreaming - sitting on the up side down picking"bucket - looking across the valley at the mountains, giving wanderlust free rein, wondering what good and fun things could be found way over there.

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She finally found many of those things but always wanted more. Never so happy as when "On the Road". Way back, in the 3 and 6 stage there was this thing of people telling how cute that little one was - - the bigger one felt this unfair and retaliated by giving the "cute thing" a nifty pinch to see how cute she'd be when she howled - and she did - and noisily and no doubt a call for Mama.

Next came the wrestling where Mil got pummeled held down, eating grass and dirt. Fortunately this came under the heading of play and what anger developed melted away soon as they were both up and running down to the creek and the wild grape arbor called dams playhouse. At the creek, dams were built to hold the pollywogs and fish. Fun watching the pollywogs eventually develop legs and lose their tail - becoming frogs - only then they would leave our pond.

Now and then a little fish or some critter would die. Once Pete's son Vernon was down there with us and we found a dead one - book it up on the bank, dug a hole and buried it. We sort of looked at one another and Mame suggested Vernon say a few words over "the grave - and he did - very few but sincere - like "Bless this fish Lord".

We had contests - one of which was a spitting contest - from the bridge to a specified rock in the creek. Mame always won that one. However Mil got some innings in when young people came and required entertaining. She'd jump right out and play, making roads and corrals and such while Mame got to stay in and help with house work 111

One year sister Katie and family came to California to stay -but lack of good work and other things had them back in North Dakota after a year or two. Their son Arnold was 7 and Mil 9 when they built their roads nice high, levee sort - sturdy, right around the mail box post causing the mail lady to register complaint as her car bumped over them - too bad as they were so well constructed. ' . .

Sometimes Mil wouldn't get away and had to help with house work. Hot water, soap, scrub brush for chairs, floors and such - lamp chimneys to wash - and the kerosene can to fill the lamps - as well as to use as polish, dusting the dressers - Edison Phonograph - Story and dark organ etc. If no one was around when all was done Mame and Mil would sometimes have a chair race across the room. .

Great giggle material - after cleanup we'd take towels and open doors for chasing out as many flies as possible. There were always those that hid or came back to life after being knocked out and they got sprayed with foul smelling fly spray.

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Along with the kids play cop-out, Mil would follow Pa around as he did chores - like plowing - and once pestered him till he let her try to plow. So Pat horse and she started out just fine until the plow connected with a rock or something and jumped out of the furrow - fortunately Pat was smarter than Mil and drug that plow right around where it should have been in the ground - back to Pa who was laughing at her.

Embarrassing, yes ! ! ! Pa was quiet person - plodding but oh so very steady - wonderful father. One of our finest memories is him reading - any time there .was idle time. - the Bible. Mostly evenings of course, and Mom crocheting baby booties for someone. Recalling the time - the only time Maggies husband -(pre Maggie) Taricco came to our house to ask for Maggies hand in marriage -or was it cook and house - keeper

He and Pa were a joy to guietly watch since the German and Italian didn't mesh too well - besides what can one say really -both just did a lot of nodding at each other following just a few words - seemed to come out OK tho' as she moved in immediately,,. -considered a few other bachelors for a couple of years still -but kept that fine little Italian and they married by and by.

Our brother Fred kept the family in Venison in and out of season as well as nice steelhead fish when they came up Dry Creek to spawn. We enjoyed all meat fresh and smoked. Pa did a nice job of that, using salt brine first then liquid smoke - hanging halves of salmon and chunks of venison between the back door and screen door with light cloth cover over it. . . '.

The game warden stopped by now and then but never said anything until one time he discovered the "no - no" Fred had lately found to do - put a little dynamite in the deep water hole and bring out half a dozen instead of one or two with a .22 or jig, and then he gave only a warning which Fred honored.

At first deer were not too hard to find, even Mom might spot one and call Fred and he generally always got it. One time when Fred had gone away, Maine and Mil decided they'd get one since we could see where the deer were chewing up the grape vines. So Mame took the gun just before dark and Mil walked around the opposite side of the hill with explicit orders to go no farther than the one Tokay vine and she wouldn't shoot that way.

Sure enough she. rousted a deer who ran right where he was supposed go and Mame peppered him with Fred's 30-30 or maybe it was a 25-20. So now we've got him - now what !! -Didn't expect it to go so easy. Well may as well tell Pa and get some help so he hauled it to the house iin, the wheelbarrow, sort of thought he was proud of his youngest two..X know he liked hearing us sing.

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What wonderful parents we had. Don't recall the word "love" being handed about but never was there doubt of it being there. Our rides to church - visit - town and where ever in a cart - the old cut down Studebaker wagon - the heavy duty haul wagon and yes, toward last even a surrey, and yes again, with fringes on top. They mostly ended with the entrance of the '24 Model T Truck that Fred drove and also the '26 Studebaker hard top touring car that Maine and Mil drove too.

Fred had gone away to work and owned a Chevy that he let Maine use one day. On heading down the hill and coming to a tricky corner, she neglected to push the brake and released the clutch instead. So we fairly sailed around that corner. Mil's day was coming, not too long after when she did as well or better giving Maine's now husband a fright not to forget.

Most fun for Mil tho' was following the fun trip to Yosemite with Pete and Thelma and our parents. We came home to Vallejo where Pete lived, leaving Mame to drive the 35 miles to our liome. All went well except for the left turn off the highway where she swung a bit wide hitting some railroad tracks and off the highway gravel etc. - bouncing pretty spiffy, all of which only made Mom say "Nah-Nah" and Pa in the back seat smiling - but right behind us was a convertible with two young bucks and they came thro' with "Atta Girl" and such like. She was a bit embarrassed but not too lasting as she had the mountain roads now to keep her busy.

Back to our very young days - 1921 in Fairmead, Mils following the big kids around again - falls off an irrigation ditch bridge, breaking and losing teeth - falling seemed to be one of her accomplishments as she did it regularly off a trunk in the screened porch of the house Mom liked so well. It had a concrete floor!!

Then after moving to Napa area Mom took us visiting to the neighbors and once again Mil had to follow the big kids up into the hay loft - sliding around and yours truly slid right out the loft door into the pig pen. Didn't get truly scared until the hogs came for a close up look at what sort of goodie they'd been blessed with - fortunately very dirty was the worst that happened.

Mame sez: There was a barrel of water behind the house - also some puppies and I'd wondered how long a puppy could stand under water and followed thro' with a real test, but never found out because Mom saw my experiment and somehow knowing that this was going -to be a "big deal" I cut out and ran fast with Mom right behind me - heading down toward the barn and met Pa coming the other way and he caught Mom, fortunately, for I'm sure the razor strap would have been used, otherwise. They laughed and it cooled down.

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No experiments again, for a while anyway. 991923 with brother Pete having joined the Navy - a large and most destructive forest fire raged through our hills burning the bridge near home. Our house and barn were saved. There was talk of bringing Pete back from the Navy - and tho' it took several trips to San Francisco they did accomplish that. It meant horse and buggy to town, the electric train to Vallejo, 15 miles and the ferry from there.

Maine and Mil hearing the news, sang the old song a lot, "When Johnny comes Marching Home" - substituting Peter for Johnny. Of course. Soon after that he married a 17 year old girl called Thelma, he was 19. She was a very good to us - taught us new things to cook and eat and had a knack of caring for sick folks.

Mame, a few years later became quite ill and was mostly in bed. Brothers all tried to cheer her - Fred found a new born skunk that had fallen down a cliff apparently and brought it home for her. Little Jimmy spent much time with her, never leaving any odor. Thelma would come and get Mame, Mil and Jimmy to spend a day or afternoon by the creek with Jimmy turning over rocks for the goodies under it. ',...,

He was a noisy eater - poor beetles he'd find brought on a lot of crunchy chewing. He lived to be about half grown before finding his way out of his night time cage outdoors. That fine goat herd dog Ted saw his duty and did it - the only time Jimmy ever released his smelly weapon - sadness. .

Mame eventually got much better and we came by a small tree squirrel who was a joy - crawled around on us, Mame mostly and hid nuts in the hair she had twisted in back. Eventually she too had to find another home as she'd gotten a bit testy by times even tho' her home was a large walk in-house cage with nice furniture - like limbs, branches, grass, food, water and a bed-even spending time outdoors with us. She was basically Mame's pet.

It was eventually decided that she probably was lonely for her own kind, so one day as we were going to town with a load of wood, she was put into a small cage with plans to take her to the park in town where other squirrels lived.

Enroute there's a steep spot on blue hill and Pa always stopped a bit to rest the horses, Minnie and Pat. Meantime Tul-Gul (short for squirrel girl) had chewed the string holding the cage door closed, opened it and bounced off into the forest of evergreens and hazel nut bushes etc., climbed a tree, turned and looked at us but no coaxing would change her mind, chattered a farewell and went about looking for her kind - we wished her well.

In those years following Pete's return from the Navy, we enjoyed his white, dress bell bottoms on our weekend - after chores, hikes up the road to wave "bye" to the college crowd and to sing our hearts out at the "Flats" or under a maple tree and last but not least the occasional hike visit Al and Paul Deiss.

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Thro' Pete's wife we also gleaned a good friend, Marrel, who gave us a .22 rifle that Mame carried on our various hikes. Recalling one -trek, after chores, pitch dark on a forsaken patch of mountain road we suddenly heard the thundering of hoof beats coming down towards us. We moved into a patch of brush as "they" went by and couldn't see what it was. Even if we'd been willing to shoot, it slipped our minds as it surprised us so. We suspected a bunch of deer panicked by something.

Another time also on a dark night but with a moon about a mile from the Deiss destination we saw a white "thing" sort of floating toward us. We stopped and it kept coming and still couldn't figure out what it was - but as it floated by atop a mass of "Something" it said Hello in a low voice. Spooky, we decided it must have been the strange hired hand the folks near by had - old Sven. Didn't shoot at that either! The white thing we decided must have been a hat band.

Now and then these days we take a drive up that way to Pete's ranch, tho' he is gone now - but we see his lady, Eleanor, most old timers are gone - but memories remain - Rabbit Cove - The Flats - P.C.'s place - no house but the china lilies still bloom — the school house - now remodeled by nephew Emil who bought it after Maggie lived there. It was Tarricos initially and he gave it to the County for a school house.

Our church now someone's home, the bushes where we sat and ate a whole box of chocolates Mrs. Beard gave us - the fire fly spot -a road to Glen Ellen (circa '21) to the butcher shop where he'd give us each a wiener to enjoy on the wagon ride home. That was Nunns Canyon road, spots where trillium bloomed and still do -mission bells - iris - dutch man's pipe and the places where it's mossy and where maiden hair fern was picked for Maine's bridal bouquet.

So many wonderful memories - the old home has been replaced by a newer one, bridges are still there. No more out house over the hill, oh yes a wild cat that ran off with some chicks as Mil was going back to the house giving that little girl a real scare. Montgomery Creek that met Dry Creek at our place and roared a muddy torrent making it a fearful walk to the barn as it splashed up onto the bridge. Mrs. Montgomery who gave us a first look at someone feeding a dog at the table. Mr. Montgomery who drove a truck with hard rubber tires (Vintage, who knows), Mr. Munk who impressed us as he used the metal claw as his hand - that he lost in the war.

The big (rare) cottonwood tree that grows just across the road from the house on a shale hill side - planted by some thing (bird) and started in 1952 - the year our Pa died at home. Mil was in Tennessee that year with husband Clarence and their sons, Joe and Fred.

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The old dirt road is paved now - occasionally a good rain will wash out parts of it to remind us that "Progress" is sometimes not for keeps. 1st, 2nd and 3rd ridges above home are still firm - also "Pikes peak" and "The Cup" farther up - and below. .

Mame agrees and says: To top it off for me there was a baby shower for brother Fred's wife and some ladies from below came up for it - hiring a young fellow, Bruce, to drive them. To keep him entertained I filled his plate with all the goodies there were to eat and later went target practicing with him, taking our .22 rifle. He kept coming back after that and for quite some time it wasn't clear whether he came to see me or Mil. Finally one night after a meeting in Napa church by Elder Bradley, he popped the question in a rose garden by the church.

The wedding was held at "the Flats" near home on March 17, 1934. Brother Pete had 3 campfires going and his wife Thelma came thro' again, she made my dress, head piece and bouquet - flowers from the woods, maiden hair fern and lilacs that came from home. There was a huge carrot cake with yummy icing and large containers of vanilla and strawberry ice cream for treats. Our friend Leslie Tuttle and his son Warner (Mil's boy friend) played appropriate music on guitar and saxophone - "The West A Nest and You Dear" -Mr. Tuttle also sang, "I Love You".

It being the years of the "Great Depression" we didn't go to Alaska for our honeymoon - but did get to Napa for a treat and ride in Bruce's '27 Chevy convertible with a rumble seat. In 1973 our youngest daughter married out doors at brother Pete's place and wore my wedding gown and was lovely in it of course, that was my Millie.

Mil says: Yes indeed, she was lovely as was her Mom in 1934. And Yes once more Mame won. She got that young fellow with the Chevy and rumble seat - but she couldn't call it a total win because he's been a terrific brother. Still puts up with Mame and I enjoying one another. , . , ,

I did get my own man in 1936 - June 25, we tied it in Carson City in his Model A Ford, on a borrowed ring and money. Clarence Lundin and I had some very fine parts :f the twenty years spent together, two sons that are more of a joy each year. Again those were the tough years and we spent a few years in Niagara Falls, New York, Tennessee, Kentucky and Idaho - "booming" in the pipefitters work. Good years, tho' a bit too far from the family and the Pacific Ocean;!

This leads up to my sister not mentioning in a letter that she was to be Mom again, and I would never have believed it had I not seen her in a photo sent the same time. I received the telegram saying Mildred Jolene was my new niece. Claims I earned that surprise by not telling her when we left Sacramento for Idaho, etc.(deserved)

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In 1957, back in Napa, boy Carl was in the Forestry - Fred about ready to go the Air Force way instead of college (tho' he got that much later). We having returned from the east to reclaim our chicken ranch due to default in payments from the buyer - soon tho' we went our separate ways. He married again - Died age 60 in 1974 . Pete's son Vernon and wife Betty took their optometry business to Lake Tahoe area convincing me to move up also and work at Harrahs Club. So I quit my state job and fled - taking my worldly belongings in the back of my V.W. Fred went with me, but shortly went Air Force .

I enjoyed the area a lot - snow etc. Started working as a waitress - blew that - transferred to cashiering which was O.K. but ended up with 24 years as Keno writer there and eventually Carson City, Nevada. I suppose I was fairly happy with the job else I'd not have stayed so long. By and by I found myself working the 4 PM -12 shift mostly, leaving me with a lot of day time - going swimming and sun wasn't enough so a friend and I decided to change that.

We drew plans for a house - pooled money (my wages $13 to $18 a day) poured the foundation, borrowed money and proceeded to whack in some nails, mash fingers, ask questions of professionals since both of us were green horns. Finish that 2 bedroom, etc. with a stone fire place and all furnished. Thought it a good idea to put another one up - did that - and went each our own way by mutual decision - friends.

My house was about the same - with carport - financed and insured for 10 years at $58.00 per month. I made the carport into a midget apt. and rented the house - leaving me free to gypsy around the country every chance I got. To Northern Calif, to spend a week or two with Mame and Bruce as they were there every fall - Bruce hunting and fishing. Mame also, in the early years.

Several trips to Alaska way - by car - plane - boat - train -anything that moved. Made working worth while. Have checked those houses almost 40 years later off and on and they still stand solid. At least once a month my car had to run to Napa to see Mom and Mame, Carl (Joe) if I could fine him and once a Mexico trip with boy Fred whom I picked up at Texas Air Base and we bucked wind - did damage to a cow on the road, as well as the V.W. Went deep sea fishing - lost our Marlins but got a shark and Turtle ! ! it was fun.

I took in all the hunting trips possible, having enough good rifles and shot guns to have bagged the limit had my heart been in shooting instead of dreaming and watching chipmunks and lizards etc. Nice new boots - early up - so as to be there at sun up - fall into the creek with those slippery soaked new boots -catch a Xmas elk hunt in Idaho - get snow shoes and fall off them - hike a lot. Cook xmas dinner for the 3 of us in the small rented trailer.

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Bear season, and took a whack at him - no good - too far - but went looking since I saw him jump - drew blood but very little. (I'm sorry Mr. Bear - it was dumb to shoot so far!!) And got lost getting back to base camp where I was official cook for the guides, they'd fixed their own dinner and as I walked in was greeted with "And this is our cook"!!. Suspect if I'd had real heart into shooting meat for food seriously - like, if I'd been hungry I wouldn't have sat and dreamed waiting for one to stand put there and say "Here I Am".

And so on - - - until the urge came to make a real home for my ' kids and grand kids to come home to - I'm not sure why I felt there must be a mate to complete this urge - but I did - and not only once but twice in those years - 6 weeks once and 2 months the next time - failure - so I semi retired.

I lived in a trailer on an acre of sage brush after selling my house - had a dog - a garden - semi retired at 60 - bought a spiffy Bultaco Motor Cycle - took "lessons" from boy Joe - - got along OK for a bit - then got scared one day and gave up - tried skiing - that hurt too much trying to make turns and falling on ice ! ! So I sat back with my lady friend of many years and took up Knitting - - - - That's more like it Mil 11

Give the car heck, but leave those other things alone - OK Pretty well set, and here comes Maine's neighbor - widower of some months - had been married to Bruce's sister. Fern - was born in North Dakota like us - same area - came to Calif, in '38. I hadn't known him until then.

His older brother, Erwin Bullock and our sister Katie married in 1919 in North Dakota - - well what can I say. He's a retired Navy Yard Stiff - went into commercial fishing - had a home there for summers fishing - I got invited to play fishing - - -What would you do Here's a nice guy -needs a cook () misses his lady - Kind of like shirt tail home spun family. Well heck -sounds good to me. So it's been 14 years and all's well. Still do lake fishing (no hunting) camp out in the old RV with Mame and Bruce. It's real great you know , except for now and then - You know ! Still great tho'.

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4th child of 8 of Peter Wall and Mary Buller. Anna Wall (1873-1959) Married Karl George Sproed (1861-1930)

Anna Wall was born on Dec 4, 1873 at Bareslau, Ukraine, Russia. She came to America in 1878 with her family at the age of 4 years.

Karl George Johann Sproed was born on September 3, 1861 at Sparnberg, Thuringia, Germany, the 3rd son of John Theodur Sproed ans Cedonia Auguste Korb. The Sproed family emigrated to America in 1880. Anna and Karl were married on May 9, 1892 in Cambridge, Minnesota.

Records indicate that they lived in North Branch, Minnesota until the summer of 1896, then returned to Sykeston, North Dakota. Karl worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1883 till 1889. The Sproed family moved to Milk River, Alberta on February 10, 1908.

Karl and Anna farmed at Milk River, Alberta, Canada. In August of 1930, Karl became despondent and hung himself. Later Anna and family moved to Cutbank, Montana just across the Canadian border. In later years, Anna moved to Kelso, Washington where she passed away on April 20, 1959.

A history on the Karl Sproed family is documented in the book "A Meadow Lark For Anna" written by our cousin, Anna Violet Erdman, of White Fish, Montana.

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Anna Wall and Karl Sproed had 14 children as follows:

1. Hulda Sproed (1892-1898) died young

2. Bernard Sproed (1894-1982)

3. Walter Sproed (1896-1898) died in infancy

4. Martha Sproed (1898-1982)

5. Mary Sproed (1900-1992)

6. Henry Sproed (1901-1978)

7. Julia Sproed (1903-1995)

8. Luella Sproed (1905-1985)

9. Matilda Sproed (1906-1909) accidentally shot by gun

10. William Sproed (1910-1953)

11. Elizabeth Sproed (1911-1995)

12. Harry Sproed (1913-1988)

13. Tom Carl Sproed (1915-1997)

14. A. Violet Sproed (1916-1997)

1st child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed

Hulda Sproed born December 15, 1892 in North Branch, Minnesota,

and died in Sykeston, North Dakota of diptheria in 1898.

2nd child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed Bernard "Ben" Sproed (1894-1982)

Married Clestia Pauline Garrett 1997)

Ben was born on October 19, 1894 in North Branch, Minnesota. They lived in Lethbridge, Alberta, Ben died on February 23, 1982 at Lethbridge, Alberta. Clestia Pauline died on August 3, 1997.

Ben Sproed and Clestia Garrett had 1 child as follows:

1. Lyia Viva Sproed Married Hubert "Bert" Smith

Lyia was born at Milk River, Alberta. Lyia and Bert Smith lived in Alberta, Canada. They had 6 children, all born at Lethbridge, Alberta, as follows:

Judith Smith (1947- Married Ronald Jewell Judith, Ronald and family live in Edmonton, Alberta.

Dawn Jewell .

Sheri Jewell

Greg Jewell

Garrett Smith (1948- Married Judy Duquette Robert Smith Heather Smith

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La Vona Smith (1949- Married James Toutant Cynthia Toutant

Bernard Smith (1950- Married Maxine Oienik Laurie Smith

Charles Smith (1951- Married Doreen Melson Nichole Smith Roberta Smith

Hubert Smith (1953- Married Carol Blais Jamie Smith

3rd child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed Walter Sproed (1896-1898)

Walter born October 28, 1896 in North Branch, Minnesota. He died of Diptheria at Sykeston, North Dakota in 1898.

4th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed

Martha Sproed (1898-1982) Married Paul Harold Bundy (1897-1947)

Martha Sproed born on August 19, 1898 in Sykeston, North Dakota. Paul Bundy was born on September 7, 1897 at Dayton, Washington. They were married on December 27, 1920 in Lethbridge, Alberta. Paul Bundy died on February 28, 1947 at Los Angeles, California. Martha died on February 26, 1982 in California.

Martha Sproed and Paul Bundy had 5 children as follows:

1. Martha Caroline Bundy (1922-1922) died in infancy

2. La Vona M. Bundy (1923- Married Carl Jonas

2nd Marriage Richard Rodriguez

3. Dorothy Mae Bundy (1924- Married Burton Butler 2nd Marriage Joe Cooke

Susie Cook

4. Harold Donald Bundy (1930- Married Barbara Baswell (1935-2nd Marriage Patricia Hartwick

Harold Donald Bundy lived in Arcadia, California. Harold joined the Monnan Church and was very active in the church. In 1981 Harold, after extensive research, being a fervent believer, and according to the LDS Ordinance Data in the Los Angeles Temple, Baptized, Endowed and Sealed his relatives, including my father and all my father^s brothers and sisters, also Peter Wall and Mary Buller, my grandparents.

La Vona Joanne Bundy (1957- Arlene Jeanette Bundy (1958- Diana Ruth Bundy (1962-

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5. Anna C. Bundy (1936- Married Joseph Thompson

2nd Marriage Don Seward Karen Seward Koreen Seward Dawn D. Seward Linda Seward (oooo-

5th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed Mary Sproed (1900-1992) Married John Wright unknown)

Mary Sproed was born on May 13, 1900 in Sykeston, North Dakota. Mary and John lived in Saskatchewan Canada. Mary lived at Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada where she passed away on August 14, 1992.

Mary Sproed and John Wright had 6 children as follows:

1. Shirley Ann Wright

2. Glenda C. Wright

3. Caroline Wright

4. Wilma Marie Wright

5. Robert John Wright

6. Alice June Wright

6th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed Henry Sproed (1901-1978) Married Adabeiie R. (1902-1991)

Henry Sproed was born on October 22, 1901 at Sykeston, North Dakota. In 1947 Henry married Adabeiie who had a tobacco farm in Tennessee. He also joined the Monnan Church (LDS) Henry died September 1, 1978 at Kirby, Hot Springs, Wyoming. Adabeiie died in November of 1991.

7th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed Julia Sproed (1903-1995) First married to Lloyd Hanberg

Second married to Ed Johnson 1985)

Julia Sproed was born on September 18, 1903 at Sykeston, North Dakota. She lived in Beaumont, California, where she passed away on April 14, 1995. Ed Johnson had died in August of 1985.

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Luella (Ella) Sproed and Lovell Smith had 3 children as follows: W³

JAMES W. Ü£BILLÜ¬Ý Smith married Margaret _____

Robert Allen Smith (lives in Cut Bank, Montana)

2. Gary Merton Smith 1993) Married Sherrie ____ Gary and Sherrie were married on

January 21, 1961 and later divorced. Gary died on April 24, 1993 at Cut Bank, Montana.

3. Deanna Carol Smith 1991) _______ __________

Deanna Smith died in 1991 at Spokane, Washington. She had 1 child:

Valerie Smith

9th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed Matilda Sproed (1906-1909) was born at Sykeston, North Dakota. She was accidentally killed in a shooting accident on November 19, 1909 at their home in Milk River, Alberta.

10th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed

William "Bill" Glen Sproed (1910-1953) never married.

William Sproed was born on March 8, 1910 at Milk River, Alberta. According to family records, William "Bill" Sproed fathered a son with Irene Stoner, a close friend. The boy was named Gordon Robert "Bob" Sproed and was born on April 12, 1931 at Calgary, Alberta.

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Irene's parents wouldn't allow her to marry Bill and had Bill thrown in jail for 6 months. The baby became ill and Irene took little Gordon to Bill's parents farm in Milk River and asked them to take their grandchild.

About 4 years later, Irene's brothers arrived and demanded to take little Gordon away. Well Bill's younger brother. Henry came out and advised Irene's brothers that their lives would be short lived if they didn't leave at once and never come back. They knew what he ment - frontier justice. Little Gordon remained with his grandparents, Anna Wall and Karl Sproed. William "Bill Sproed served in the US Armed forces. He died in a Veterans Hospital at Sturgis, South Dakota in 1953.

Bill's son Gordon Robert Sproed (1931- married Melvina Clara Berdal (1933- on May 31, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. They have 2 children as follows:

1. Julia Rae Sproed born July 14, 1959 at Wausau, Wisconsin, married James Leroy Snyder on August 3, 1982 at Longwiew, Washington. James Snyder was born on December 1, 1955 at Longview Washington.

2. Perry Sproed born February 9, 1963 at Wausau, Wisconsin, married Bridget Ann Jethro on April 21, 1986 at Seattle, Washington. Bridget Ann Jethro was born on April 24, 1962 at Longview, Washington.

Perry and Bridget have 1 child as follows:

Taylor Claire Sproed born October 4, 1988 in Michigan.

11th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed Elizabeth (Betty) Sproed (1911-1995) Married Ronald Sturgeon (1914-

Elizabeth (Betty) Sproed was born on September 11, 1911 at Milk River, Alberta. In later years she lived in Richland, Washington where she passed away on June 16, 1995. Ronald Franklin Sturgeon was born December 12, 1914 at Philadelphia, Pennsyvania.

Betty Sproed and Ronald Sturgeon adopted "Monte", a little .baby boy parented by Betty's neice, Dorothy Bundy and her husband, Burton Butler.

1. "Monte" Marvin Carl Sturgeon (1950-

"Monte" born June 29, 1950 at Los Angeles, California. He first married a girl in Washington by the name of "Sue". They divorced, and then in October of 1982 at Portland, Oregon, he married Merrie Pribbanow who was born on May 13, 1951 in North Dakota.

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"Monte" and Merrie have 3 children as follows:

Jonathan Sturgeon born February 26, 1984 at Portland,

Oregon. Nathan Sturgeon born March 23, 1986 at Portland,

Oregon. Derrick Sturgeon born August 26, 1990 at Portland,

Oregon

12th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed

Harry Sproed (1913-1988) born January 16, 1913 at Milk River,

Alberta.

Martha Sproed Bundy said in a letter to Aunt Elizabeth that Harry was lost or disappeared around 1935 and no one knew where he was. It was reported that he said that he would like to rob a bank for some excitement, but no one knows for sure if that ever happened. Some friends claim that he was seen during world war 11, and in 1959 the Social Security Administration reported that he or someone else had used his number.

UPDATE

In November of 1997, a Sproed family reported that Harry had been found, but he had died in Los Angeles on September 26, 1988.

13th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed Thomas Carl Sproed (1915-1997) Married Ethel Levey (1915-

Thomas Carl Sproed born on November 1, 1915 at Milk River, Alberta. He used the name "Tom". He worked in the Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington he was a retired Naval Officer. Ethel Levey born May 31, 1915 at San Diego, California. Tom and Ethel were married on April 2, 1939 in San Diego. Tom passed away on January 22, 1997 at Baker City, Oregon.

Tom and Ethel had 2 children as follows:

1. Robert Thomas Sproed (1940- Married Mary Kay Bashe (1942-

Robert Thomas Sproed born February 8, 1940 at San Diego, California. On December 9, 1961 at Baker, Oregon, Robert married Mary Kay Bashe. Mary Kay was born on August 14, 1942 at Baker, Oregon.

Robert and Mary Kay have 2 children as follows:

Ann Marie Sproed born July 23, 1964 at Baker, Oregon.

Cherie Lynn Sproed born June 2, 1968 at Baker, Oregon. Cherie Lynn Sproed married____ Rodriquez

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2. Roger "Barry" Sproed (1942- had 4 diferent wives.

Roger "Barry" Sproed was born on July 20, 1942 at Corpus Christi,

Texas.

1st wife was Dee L. Griffith born March 7, 1948 at Bremerton, Washington. She died on August 23, 1971 at Bremerton, Washington.

2nd wife was Rebecca Summers born in 1950. They married on April 1, 1969 in Los angeles, California, later divorced.

3rd wife was Nancy Catherine Scott. They were married on March 2, 1973 in Bremerton, Washington. "Barry" and 3rd wife Nancy had 4 children as follows.

David Sproed (1967- Karen Sproed (1970- Tammara Sproed (1973-Stephanie Sproed (1975-

"Barry" and Nancy then divorced.

4th wife was Ilene _____ and have no further information at this time.

14th child of 14 of Anna Wall and Karl Sproed

Anna "Violet" Sproed (1916-1997) Married "Olie" Erdman (1914-1968)

Marvin Carl "Olie" Erdman born October 2, 1914. He died on May

22, 1968. . '

Anna "Violet" Sproed was born on December 31, 1916 at Milk River, Alberta. She lived at Whitefish, Montana and had written a book on the family history called "A Meadowlark For Anna", dedicated to her mother "Anna Wall" sister of my father, Henry Wall. Anna Violet passed away on September 16, 1997 at Whitefish, Montana and was buried at Kelso, Washington.

Violet and oiie had 3 children as follows:

1. Dennis W. Erdman (1942- Married Jo Ann Calkins Bret Wayne Erdman

Mikki Kathleen Erdman Married______Chandler

(live at Kelso, Washington)

Robin Erdman Married _____ Hall Dennis 2nd marriage to Linda Kessler.

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2. Thomas Don Erdman (1945-1968) Married Christina Boldt Kimberly Ann Erdman (1967- born at Longview, Washington,

3. Janice Elaine Erdman (1953- Married Gerald Brenner (1946-

Janice was born on July 9, 1953. Gerald Brenner born on October 17, 1946. They were married on March 29, 1974 at Longview, Washington. Later they divorced.

Janice and Gerald have 2 children as follows:

Thomas Lee Brenner born October 16, 1974 at Longview, Washington.

Jason Jacob Brenner

Contrlbutors of the above Sproed family include the great, granddaughter of Karl Sproed's brother Herman Fredrick Sproed 33

(1875-1958), Denlse Ann Merritt, of Yaklma, Washington and Harold Donald Bundy with his extensive LDS Pedigree Charts and the Family Group Records.

5th child of 8 of Peter Wall and Mary Buller.

Mary Wall (1876-1945) Married James Dickinson (1867-1930)

3. Janet E. Satterlee (1941- Married Kenneth H Noel (unknown Marta Elizabeth Noel (unknown Monte Alan Noel (unknown^

Janet and Kenneth were married by George T. Dickinson Attending the bride were Mary Witzell, Roberta Cole and Claudia Kolpacoff daughter of Al Kolpackoff, a former employee of ours at "Coral Products Inc."

3rd child of 3 of Mary Wall and James Dickinson

Sara Jane Dickinson (1912 - Married Lee Burke

Sara died in an automobile accident.

6th child of 8 of Peter Wall and Mary Buller

Margaret Wall (1878-1937) Married Peter Wedel (1871-1950)

Margaret was born on July 15, 1878 in the Crimea. She came to America at the young age of 6 months with her parents. It is believed that about age 16 she married Peter Wedel in North Dakota. Peter Wedel was the 6th child of 6 of Henry Wedel and Maria Wedel of the Wedel Connection. After marriage they moved to Idaho for a while. Later they followed brother Peter C. to Montana and bought a ranch near Missoula.

Margaret's youngest child, Bill Wedel, was a very dedicated AFL Union organizer, and rabel rouser, this was his life. In Portland, Oregon at a Union meeting. Bill was severely shot by someone trying to break a union strike. Bill was hospitalized for sometime but eventually went back to his Union work.

Margaret died from an accidental fall on March 16, 1937. This left daughter Mamie with step father, Charlie Quast to continue to operate the dairy. Meanwhile Mamie's husband, Howard also died and after both deaths, Mamie then- married her step father, Charlie Quast.

Time past on and Charlie Quast died leaving Mamie the entire ranch and dairy. In late fall of 1947, my father and I had left the farm in Saskatchewan and were driving in the little red Jeep to our new location on Vancouver Island. We stopped at Missoula, Montana to visit with Mamie. She was a very gracious lady. My father and Mamie were old friends. She took us on a tour of Missoula, including the famous cattle "Stockyards".

After Charlie's death, Mamie then married one of the ranch hands by the name of Art Charbeneou an alcoholic (they say he was a bum). Mamie kept the dairy in operation for many more years until retirement. Mamie died in 1978 and was buried at Florence, Montana.

Margaret Wall and Peter Wedel had 3 children as follows:

1. Baby died in infancy

2. Mamie Wedel (1896-1978) .

3. Bill Wedel (b. abt 1899 -

Mamie Wedel (1896-1978) 1st married Harold Neal 1937)

2nd marriage Charlie Quast unknown) 3rd marriage Art Charbeneou unknown)

Mamie was 15 years of age when she married Harold Neal. Harold was born in England and had lived in Canada for a while before coming to Missoula.

Mamie and first husband Harold Neal had 3 children as follows:

1. Howard Neal born April 5, 1914 in Missoula and died (unknown)

2. Helen Neal born July 5, 1917 in Missoula

3. Vera Neal born October 22, 1922 in Missoula and died (unknown)

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1st child of 3 of Mamie Wedel and Harold Neal

Howard Neal (1914- Married Gladys Thurston

Howard took up farming at first, but then operated a body and fender shop in Missoula. Howard and Gladys have 3 children as follows:

Harold (Butch) Neal Virginia Neal Bruce Neal

2nd child of 3 of Mamie Wedel and Harold Neal Helen Neal (1917- Married ________Gray unknown)

No children:

During world War 11, Helen delivered milk on a route for Charlie Quast. She also lived with aunt Elizabeth Wall in San Francisco for 3 or 4 months when Elizabeth was employed as a cook for the Dollar Steamship Company. Helen did not like the city life so she returned to Montana.

3rd child of 3 of Marie Wedel and Harold Neal Vera Neal (1922 - Married Al Lindberg unknown)

2nd marriage to Floyd Herrin Vera and Floyd had 1 son as follows:

William Herrin Married Linda ____ William is employed as head custodian for the college in Dillon, Montana. Linda is working on the family tree.

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7th child of 8 of Peter Wall and Mary Buller. Elizabeth Wall (1881-1972)

Elizabeth was born on January 22, 1881 in Parker, Dakota Territory. Her parent's at the time were successful fanners but when she was only three years old her father, Peter died suddenly at the age of 45, leaving her mother, Mary, with five young children and another one on the way.

Their lives changed with his death, and where they had known only happy times, life became a struggle for survival. As Elizabeth and her sisters grew up, they found work on neighboring farms and other occupations. Elizabeth was of a very independent nature and did some traveling on her own.

It is unknown at this time how she came to the West Coast. It is possible that she heard reports from Cornelius or from my Dad who already were or had been in the Bay Area. The 1915 World's Fair was held on Treasure Island in San Francisco and she bad several souvenirs including a pillow top that she had kept and our daughter, Catherine now has.

Elizabeth had graduated from nurses aid training at Fort Steil, Washington. Sometime around 1919 she lived at Medical Lake, Washington, near Spokane, where she worked in the Sanitarium there.

All those years later she would still get upset to recall how he had taken $1,500.00 of her money and spent it without her permission. After they were divorced she took back her own name and never married again. There were no children.

We know from old postcards she had kept, that she lived in a place called White Bear, Minnesota in 1921 and had previously lived in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Many of her years were spent in San Francisco where she worked at one time for the Folgers, who owned the coffee company by that name. At this time she was a housekeeper and cook- She also worked for a time for the Dollar Steamship Company, also as a cook. Later on she was employed by some people by the name of Shragge who owned clothing stores. She stayed on as their housekeeper for many years. At that time she kept an apartment on 1200 Octavia Street. She enjoyed living in the city where she was able to take a street car to wherever she wanted to go, it was her home town.

Later on the Shragges purchased a summer home on the Peninsula in Atherton and Elizabeth moved there as a permanent housekeeper and caretaker. The family would use this home mostly for weekends. She used to tell us that when she took the job, which was mostly cooking, she told Mrs. Shragge that she was only a plain cook and was not sure about being able to . provide fancy meals for entertaining that they planned to do. Mrs. Shragge said "That is alright, just use fancy serving dishes". It must have worked well as Elizabeth stayed on until she retired.

She then bought a nice trailer home in a park at 3980 El Camino Real in palo Alto and lived there for the rest of her life. She seemed to enjoy living alone and often said she never regretted not having a husband or children. She was very frugal and continued saving her money, never buying anything much except food.

I remember once wanting to take her shopping and urging her to buy a new dress, but she insisted that she didn't need one as she already had dresses. So she did, but they were all 40 years old or more! However she always looked neat and kept herself looking nice, using a little rouge on her cheeks and her hair done. She usually wore white bobby socks and wore a hat and gloves when she went out.

We saw quite a lot of her during this time, as we had moved to San Jose from Canada. When she would have something that needed repair she would write a note and invite us to come for dinner and we would go and after having a lovely meal - for she was an excellent cook - I would fix whatever it was that needed repair.

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I remember once I had mended something that required pulling out a few rusty old nails and to save time I threw them under the trailer. Of course she asked me where the nails were and I had to crawl under the trailer to retrieve them! And got a lecture as well on "waste not, want not".

Every month she went to the Bank of America in Palo Alto to make sure the interest on her savings account was posted.

I explained to her that it would be posted automatically but she did not trust the bank so wanted to make sure that it was done.

One month for some reason it was not, and she became very upset at the bank manager and shook her cane at him and threatened him.

I am sure she created quite a scene but did

not have any further trouble over her account!

She kept a safety deposit box at the bank and I went in with her once as she always liked to check on her things and I saw that all she had in the box besides her will was some kleenex and some rubber bands. She said "one never knows when you might need a rubber band or a kleenex".

Elizabeth kept a small nickel plated revolver under her pillow. I was concerned that she would hurt herself or even kill some innocent person, but she assured me that she practiced regularly. Heaven help any burglar or late unexpected company 1

Elizabeth was a strong and healthy person and lived alone until she had a sudden heart attack at the age of 91. As far as I know she was never sick and still was able to do all her own housework, cooking and shopping. Her trailer house was always spic and span with lovely plants in large containers around the terraced entry.

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Elizabeth was taken to the Stanford Medical Center after the heart attack, someone called us and we went right away to see her. She was able to visit but seemed very tired. She passed away the next day, which was October 20, 1972 and was buried in the St. Helena cemetery in St. Helena, California.

Quote: by my daughter Catherine:

"I had the pleasure of being given Aunt Elizabeth's wedding ring after she died. Even though she was only married a short time she always kept her ring. The ring is a beautiful yet simple thin gold band, which I always wore on my right hand since her death.

When I myself was married, my only desire for a ring was to simply switch the ring to my left hand. I have always worn it with great pride and consider it a great privilege to have it. The ring itself must be at least 100 years old, and I treasure it greatly."

MY ONE LITTLE ROOM

I know that they pity me, many a time,

My friends with a house on the hill,

They imagine how lonely the stairway I climb,

To the room that is lonelier still.

But oh they don't know when they pity me so

And talk of my terrible doom

Of the peace and the rest and the quiet so blest

That I find in my one little room.

My book will be waiting - the book I let fall

And there is the Page and the place.

I never seem to miss riches at all

With one perfect rose in a vase.

And there Is a chair and a table right there

And a lamp to brighten the gloom

The world hurries by, but I never care, why?

I'm at peace in my one little room.

Written by Elizabeth Wall