Vignette Vol.2 No.4
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Families joined through marriage
1920s. Noxon. Excerpt-The population, the majority being homesteaders who'd settled in the area scarcely a dozen or more years earlier, eagerly cooperated in any endeavor to benefit their community. They also gathered frequently to dance and socialize. However, there was no comparison between lumberjacks' social status and that of the settlers.
Acceptance into family circles resulted from suitable behavior. Unless personally invited by a stump rancher\logger or businessman to attend, temporary residents didn't set foot in social gatherings.
Some families joined ties through marriage, including inter-related groups around Noxon like the Bauers, Greers and Gordons, and the Saints, Fulks, Bartholomews, Higgins and Berrays, and the Huffmans, Hammons, Bucks and Ellis families. The Baxters and Weares united through marriage, too, as did the Evans and Raynors.
Families without a lot of interconnections were more numerous, and included the Hamptons, Browns, Engles, Lyons, and numerous other early settlers. Many young people, now grown to young adults with babies and youngsters, worked hard to stay and prosper. Most had lived through the devastating 1910 fires and found the courage, or the desperation, to remain.
The majority lived in log homes, used kerosene lamps, outhouses, and icehouses. And, year in and year out, consumed enormous woodpiles. Families grew sizeable gardens, and carefully preserved the produce, shot and ate venison, caught fish, and gathered and preserved large quantities of wild berries from surrounding mountains.
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[Resource is also available free online @ Behind These Mountains, Volume II ]
Please visit often, and share with friends and acquaintances. If you find anyone with family ties, please leave a comment and contact information and share a memory to grow your family tree!
Resource: BEHIND THESE MOUNTAINS ]
Families joined through marriage
1920s. Noxon. Excerpt-The population, the majority being homesteaders who'd settled in the area scarcely a dozen or more years earlier, eagerly cooperated in any endeavor to benefit their community. They also gathered frequently to dance and socialize. However, there was no comparison between lumberjacks' social status and that of the settlers.
Acceptance into family circles resulted from suitable behavior. Unless personally invited by a stump rancher\logger or businessman to attend, temporary residents didn't set foot in social gatherings.
Some families joined ties through marriage, including inter-related groups around Noxon like the Bauers, Greers and Gordons, and the Saints, Fulks, Bartholomews, Higgins and Berrays, and the Huffmans, Hammons, Bucks and Ellis families. The Baxters and Weares united through marriage, too, as did the Evans and Raynors.
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This group of young mothers and children are an example of family relationships, at Noxon, and includes [L-R] Freeman, Mable and Ruby Fulks, and sister, Golda [holding baby], Mary Hampton [holding baby], Fern Saint [with towel] and daughter, Montana 'Tana' standing between her and Mary, plus children, Bob, Dan, and Maude Saint, circa early 1920s, courtesy Ben F. Saint collection.
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The majority lived in log homes, used kerosene lamps, outhouses, and icehouses. And, year in and year out, consumed enormous woodpiles. Families grew sizeable gardens, and carefully preserved the produce, shot and ate venison, caught fish, and gathered and preserved large quantities of wild berries from surrounding mountains.
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[Resource is also available free online @ Behind These Mountains, Volume II ]
PDF copies of Behind These Mountains, Vols. I, II & III are available on a DVD - $50 S&H included, plus author's permission to print or have printed buyers personal copy of each of the approximately 1200 page books which contain about 1,000 photographs from homesteaders personal albums.
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