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John Henry Duston II His Story           John Henry Duston II was born to parents John H.Duston and Sophia(White) Duston on September 9,1827 at Dover, Lafayette Co. Missouri. He was the fifth child of John H. II and Sophia Duston. From the age of 10 he made Caldwell...

  John H. Duston His Story.        John Henry Duston I was born July 9,1783 in Cornish, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Father and mother not known at this time. During the “War of 1812” he served in Captain Winthrop Shepherds’ Co. New York Militia.  In March of 1815, in...

Birth I was born October 29, 1941 to Ted Lane Satterfield and Alma Lou Strickland Satterfield. My older sisters were Alma Elaine Satterfield and Joyce Angeline Satterfield. My younger sister, born in 1944, was Karen Elizabeth Satterfield. (More about them later). The hospital where I was born, St. Luke's on the...

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Caina tells us about her brother in this week's Story Circle...

It was April 2, 1961 -- Easter Sunday.  The tradition was to go to my father's parents for Easter supper, about 30 miles to the north in Grafton, North Dakota.  However, my mother was nine months pregnant with  child number 6, and the hospital where she was scheduled to deliver was...

Four Score and One Written October 3, 2013             Four Score and One years ago last night a young boy was sent by his father out into the night to go fetch a doctor.  It was a cold October night, the clock was nearing midnight and the still sparsely settled countryside...

When I was 10 years old my parents sold their house in Orem and bought a new one in American Fork.   It was a brand new house on an acre and a third.  Including our house, there were 4 new house, next to each other in the middle of the...

We'd all love to have a neighbor like Junior Wayne Underwood.  Junior was born in Eureka, Utah November 1, 1926.  When he was three years old his family moved to Salem where he has lived ever since.  His father was a carpenter and shoemaker and built the family home.  Junior was...

When my older brother Junior was born, Father really rejoiced.  Unlike modern youth, Father had postponed his marriage until he had graduated from medical school and then getting established in a strange town had been difficult.  By the time Junior was born in a little house on Jefferson Avenue, Father felt...

Eddie Batson His Story       Eddie Batson was born to parents John E. Batson, and Eva (Calvin) Batson on August 14 1888, in Kingston, Caldwell Co. Missouri.  In census of 1900 he was living with par ents and sister Gracie B-4yrs old.      In the census of 1910 he living...

John Batson Mrs. John (Eva) Batson Their Story        John Batson was born to parents Tobias Batson (b. 1827-Ohio-) and Rebecca L. (Blades) Batson (b.1833-1863) in Greene County, Missouri. In census of 1860 the family was living in Center, Greene Co. Mo. He  was third child of 4 children born...

I honestly don't know that I can list five life choices I regret. Have I made mistakes? Oh, yes! But, I've learned in life that to change one thing would change everything; it would be impossible to go back and change something without any effect on everything else. I am who...

What are 5 of your core beliefs? I believe in God, our Heavenly Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. I believe they are three distinct personages with specific roles, perfectly united as one in purpose and love. I believe God communicates with us, His children,...

What three lessons have I learned from family member s (grandparents, aunts/uncles, parents)? Laughter is often the best medicine . Mom always taught us to laugh through difficult, painful or awkward times. This she usually did through example... more specifically, laughing through our difficult times, with or without us. I remember...

Robert Mathias Catron His  Story        Robert Mathias Catron was born on April 27, 1863 in Caldwell County North Carolina to parents John Catron (1819-1873)and Elizabeth  Ann(Dula) Catron(1828-1900) He was the youngest of the 10 children born to this family.  They lived in North Ca rolina until after the end...

Mrs. E.A. Catron (Elizabeth Ann) Her Story         Elizabeth Ann Dula was born on Sept. 1,1828 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co. North Carolina to parents Thomas Beasley Dula(1786-1829) and Elizabeth Hulme (1787-1855).  She had five brothers and two sisters, she being the youngest.      In 1844 in Caldwell Co. North Caroling...

Johnnie Catron His Story         John Catron was born on Nov. 22,1819 in Virginia to parents Christopher Kettering/Katrine/Catron (1787-1854 and Mary (O’Neill) Kettering/Katrine/Catron (1798-?).      In November or 1844 he joined in marriage with Elizabeth Ann Dula(1828-1900) daughter of Thomas Beasley Dula Sr(1782-1829) and Elizabeth (Hulme) Dula (1887-1865).        In...

Thomas Dula Catron His Story          Thomas Dula Catron was born 4 th  child of 9 to John Catron and Elizabeth (Dula) Catron in Jun. 4,1852 in Caldwell Co. North Carolina. He lived with his family in North Carolina, until they moved to Caldwell Co. Missouri after the Civil...

James Christopher Catron His Story           James Christopher Catron was born on  June 4,1856 in Caldwell County, North Carolina to parents John Catron and Elizabeth Ann (Dula) Catron.  He was 6 th  of 9 children born to the couple.  They lived in Patterson, Caldwell Co., North Carolina until after...