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LAURA CARTON HER STORY

Laura Carton Her Story        Laura J. Catron was born on Feb, 18,1862 in Caldwell County ,North Caroli na to parents John Randolph and Elizabeth Ann (Dula) Catron.  By the census of 1870 they were living in Grant Twsp, Caldwell Co. Missouri.  She was child number 8 of 9.        ...
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William F. Catron His Story

William F. Catron His Story        William F. Catron was born to parents John Catron (Nov. 22,1819-June 8,1873) and Elizabeth A. (Dula) Catron on January 20,1849.  He was the 2 nd  oldest of 10 children born to the family.  He was born in Caldwell Co. North Carolina.  In 1860 census...
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Dick Pellek

It's Saturday, Where Is The Yardstick?

It's Saturday, Where Is The Yardstick?
  On the road …again! Afghanistan to Zambia   Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   It's Saturday, Where Is The Yardstick?   There were seven kids in the Pellek household, so there was plenty of mischief under our roof, and elsewhere.  Five boys and two girls kept our...
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Virginia Miller Memorial

My Dear Friend

How blessed am I to have had Virginia as a dear friend to love. Our last dinner together was at the Embassy, always one of our favorite spots. Mickey Stant, Virginia and I would gather there many times when we first met and solve the problems of our world! This last...
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A Journey to Self-Awareness

As I think about Virginia and her life as I witnessed it, I see a life spent in pursuit of self awareness. Her journey to wholeness began when she chose to apply and was accepted into  the counseling program at Northwestern State in Louisiana.  There she not  only achieved a graduate...
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Another Memory from Sammye

When i went to bed last night, i was thinking about Gin, and suddenly just came apart laughing over this memory. During the first semester of 1975-1976, El Dorado High School was being enlarged.   Ginna had a corner classroom, and a new classroom was being built next door.   For...
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From a Friend and Former Student

As a teacher, Ginna was a rarity.  She was willing to allow her carefully crafted lesson plans -- always wisely titled "tentative plans" -- to be subverted in order to satisfy the intellectual curiosity of her students.  She guided and directed, but she was flexible.  She didn't view a student with...
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ALICE MAY (AUSTIN) STEPHENS (HER STORY)

                                               ALICE MAY (AUSTIN) STEPHENS                                                ...
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W.H. AUSTIN (HIS STORY)

                                                 W. H.  AUSTIN  (HIS STORY)   William H Austin was born in Herkimer County New York, on April 7th 1844.  He died at his home in Hamilton...
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JOSEPH "JODY" RUFUS STREETER (HIS STORY)

Joseph “Jody”Rufus Streeter His Story        Joseph Rufus Streeter was born on December 27,  1884 to parents Charles Edgar Streeter and Sarah Frances (Clare) Streeter.  He was born in Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri. In the 1900 census he lived with his parents in Hamilton, Mo., as a single person.     ...
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FRED CLARE "FREDDIE" STREETER (HIS STORY)

Fred Clare “Freddie” Streeter His Story        Fred Clare Streeter was born on April 7 th  1886 to parents Charles Edgar Streeter and Sara Frances (Clare) Streeter.  He was born in Hamilton, Missouri, and lived with family in Hamilton through the 1910 census.      On May 27, 1915 he joined...
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PERCIVAL HENRY STREETER (HIS STORY)

Percival Henry Streeter His Story       Percival H. Streeter was born to parents Charles Edgar Streeter  (1846-1916) and Sarah Frances (Clare) Streeter (1860-1926) on December 5 th , 1882 in Missouri.      He lived with his parents through the 1900 census in Hamilton, Missouri.  On February 20 th  1907 he...
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NELLIE GERTRUDE STREETER (HER STORY)

Nellie Gertrude Streeter Her Story        Nellie  Gertrude Streeter was born on Feb. 4 th , 1882 to parents Judson Horace Streeter and Maria Frances (Cox) Streeter in Hamilton, Caldwell Co. Missouri.      In the 1900 census she resided in Kingston City, Caldwell Co. Mo. with her parents and sister...
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ZAIDEE BERDINE "SADA" STREETER (HER STORY)

Zaidee Berdine”Sada” Streeter Her Story        Zaidee B. was born to parents Martin Josiah Streeter and Emma J. (Van Winkle) Streeter on February 1 st , 1876 in Missouri.  In the 1880 census she lived with parents and siblings in Rice, Ringgold Co. Iowa.       In the census of 1900...
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EDNA STREETER (HER STORY)

Edna Streeter Her Story        E dna Streeter was born to parents Martin Josiah Streeter and Emma J. (Van Winkle) Streeter in 1878 in Ringgold Co., Iowa.   In 1880 census the family lived in Rice, Ringgold, Iowa.       In the census of 1900 the family, Martin J., Emma, Lucy C.,...
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CORA ALICE STREETER (HER STORY)

Cora Alice Streeter Her Story        Cora Alice Streeter was born on May 8,  1886 to parents George Washington Streeter (b. Mar. 23,1853 (N.Y- d. Feb.22, 1936) son of Horace B. and Cornelia L. (Gillette)Streeter, and Vinora Jane (James) Streeter.      She resided in Caldwell Co. Mo. with parents and...
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ALICE STREETER (HER STORY)

Alice Streeter Her Story        Alice Cornelia Streeter was born on Ap ril 17, 1875 to Judson H. and Maria Frances (Cox) Streeter in Kingston, Caldwell Co. Mo.       She resided with her family, in 1910 census she was living in El Reno Ward 1, Canadian, Oklahoma as a...
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ALFRED STREETER (HIS STORY)

Alfred Streeter His Story        Alfred Horace Streeter was the 3 rd  child born to Judson H. and Maria F. Streeter.  He was born Feb. 10 th , 1876 in Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri.      He is listed as living with his parents and single through 1900.  On September 12,...
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LAURA STREETER (HER STORY)

Laura Streeter Her Story        Laura Streeter was born to parents Judson H. and Maria Frances  (Frannie) Streeter in January 1868 in Caldwell County, Missouri. She was the 2 nd  child born to them.  In the 1870 census she was listed with parents and sister Josie.  In 1880 census was...
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WILLIAM H. STREETER, MRS W.H. (HATTIE) STREETER (THEIR STORY)

William H. Streeter Mrs. W. H.(Hattie) Streeter Their story        William H. Streeter was the 5 th  child born to Horace B. and Cornelia (Gillette) Streeter.  He was born in Hamilton, Missouri on October 22, 1862, the 2 nd  year of the Civil War.  In census of 1870-1880 he still...
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