Anna had scarlet fever when she was 10 years old, which left her totally deaf in a manner similar to her husband. She graduated from the Kansas State School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas and planned on going to college and becoming a teacher until she met the author's father Jesse Sr. in 1923 at a picnic for the deaf in Junction City. Anna and Jesse married six months later and lived in Manhattan, Kansas for six years where her husband did carpentry work on new buildings at Kansas State College. Three daughters were born into the family during this time but a tragic playground accident took...
Anna had scarlet fever when she was 10 years old, which left her totally deaf in a manner similar to her husband. She graduated from the Kansas State ...
Cecil Roy Thompson was born February 16, 1916 in North Bend, Washington to Roy who was 21 and Opal who was 15. His brother Frank was born 2 years later. His parents were divorced when he was 13 and he moved in with his maternal grandparents. He died March 18, 1999 at the age of 83. He lived his entire life in North Bend. Caroline Mary Kingsley was born March 24, 1916 in Ashford, Washington to Herbert who was 28 and Lydia who was 22. Lydia died shortly after giving birth to her third daughter 10 days before Caroline turned 4 years old. Caroline lived with relatives until she was put into a...
Cecil Roy Thompson was born February 16, 1916 in North Bend, Washington to Roy who was 21 and Opal who was 15. His brother Frank was born 2 years late...
This story is about Jess Jr. who descended from a long line of ancestors who lived in Europe, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri. While there is a lot of speculation about his ancestors, there is also a good deal of disagreement. That is also true in the broader sense. Anyone with an interest in their family's genealogy needs to realize that a single case of infidelity or name change some place along the line can upset the apple cart. He was born on a farm in Missouri and moved with their family to Washington State during the Second World War when jobs in the defense Industry were a way of...
This story is about Jess Jr. who descended from a long line of ancestors who lived in Europe, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri. While there is a lot o...
Vicki, the oldest of four daughters, was born and raised in a Western Washington small town. It was the same town where her father was born and her parents grew up. She came from a long line of good story tellers and she learned to spread cheer at a very young age. Life was complicated because she looked for perfection in herself and expected it of others. She excelled at everything she wanted be it school, social organizations or career. If she was in an organization and wanted to lead, she did. She came from a good family and raised a good family too. She is loved by her family and...
Vicki, the oldest of four daughters, was born and raised in a Western Washington small town. It was the same town where her father was born and her pa...
Presented here, for the first time since their publication over a century ago, are twelve previously unknown published works of fiction, poetry, and journalistic writing by Bram Stoker (1847-1912), three works never before reprinted, twelve period writings about Stoker, and the rare 1913 estate sale catalogue of his personal library.
Presented here, for the first time since their publication over a century ago, are twelve previously unknown published works of fiction, poetry, and j...
