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Surprise! My Aunt’s Given Name Was Jeanette!

May 4, 2011 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

If you remember, I said in a previous post that I was sending for my Aunt Jeane Moline Davis’ birth certificate to see what name her parents had given her. First of all, I have to say, I had a lot of the information in order to be able to fill in the date, parents, [...]

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1938 Bordeaux Washington Old Growth Logs

October 29, 2010 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

I found a couple additional Bordeaux – Mason County Logging Photos this week and want to share them with those of you following the history of Bordeaux, Washington on this blog. My dad (William Gale Yates) would probably be able to tell you who the man is in this photo, but I’m sorry to say, [...]

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The Yates Family Connection To Fruitville Missouri

September 26, 2010 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

Torreytown and Col. Jay L. Torrey From its inception around 1909, Fruitville, near Brandsville in Howell County, Missouri has always been part of our family history. Col. Torrey was the owner of ten thousand acres in Howell County, and his plan was to sell individual plots of land to those interested in investing $5000. His [...]