LeAnn Vallis Fekjan

Studio photo of three children of George Philip Huck and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schuldeis Huck. The Huck's raised their family in Larned, Kansas. Lizzie Schuldeis Huck is the daughter of Georg Michael & Elisabeth Schultheis who in 1906 immigrated to Argentina from Huck Russia together with Lizzie's two brothers, Philipp (Felipe) and John. Lizzie's sisters, Anna Margaret Schuldeis Bohl and Katherine Schuldeis Spreier also raised their families in the midwest USA.

Photo of Elsie May (VALLIS) Smith holding her infant daughter, Eileen.
Elsie May (1893-1985) is the daughter of John and Louisa Ann (Palmer) VALLIS, who both immigrated to the US from England.

Army budddies of Fred Walter Vallis. WWII 546th AAA. Arrived Omaha Beach 45 days post D Day

Graduation photo of Irene Mae Vallis, 1924 - 1953, daughter of George Charles Vallis and Lula Collier Vallis. George and Lula raised their family in Kansas City Missouri.

Photo of ROSS cousins Elva Mary (1903-1976 and Blanche (1904-1982) taken between 1915 and 1920. Possibly an Easter Sunday at Church?

Activity during World War II: Pearl Harbor Survivor aboard the Battleship USS Maryland BB-46. Boarded the ship in Bremerton, Washington. Served aboard the USS Maryland BB-46 at Pearl Harbor, Midway, Tarawa, Kwajalein, Saipan, Palau, Leyte and Okinawa. Retired with 20 years of service.

Photo of Fred Walter Vallis, U.S. Army. Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska. Activity during WWII: Inducted on January 26, 1943. Served with Battery B, 546th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. European Theatre Operation: Arrived Omaha Beachhead on July 14, 1944. Section Chief. Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe. Awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service. Honorably discharged on December 5, 1945.

Portrait of a young man; a Ross family ancestor.

This young man is an unidentified ancestor. Does his photo appear in your family album of ROSS, QUISENBERRY, ROSENCRANS or ROMAINE family members? During the late 1800's and early 1900s, our family lived in Kansas and Missouri-with Ross-specific ancestral ties to New York and Kentucky.

Photo of young "Lizzie", a mystery family member. Photo taken in 1800's or early 1900's.

Do you recognize young Lizzie from your family albums? This photo was a treasured keepsake of my great-grandmother Louisa Ann PALMER VALLIS, born 1858 in Swanbourne England. We believe that this photo is from Vallis kin. Our known VALLIS line begins with the 1827 marriage of Samuel VALLIS and Sarah TAYLOR at St. George in the Borough. Then, they lived in Poplar-Millwall England. Louisa married their youngest son, John born 1849. His siblings included Abraham, George, Ellen, Clara and Mary Jane. Other ancestral surnames include:
TAYLOR, HEDGES, PICKERING and CUTLER.

Photo of a young English woman with locket necklace. Photo taken approx. 1850 at the Photographic Studio of W. Bartier, then located at 134 East India Road, Poplar East.

One of our mystery family members. Do you know this woman? Does an existing photography business own legacy business documents of W. Bartier? This is a treasured family photo kept by my great-grandmother, Louisa Ann PALMER VALLIS born 1858 in Swanbourne England. Louisa immigrated to the US in 1883 after the death of her younger brother Charles Richard PALMER. Louisa met & married John Vallis in Lincoln, Nebraska. John Vallis, born 1849 in Poplar Millwall England immigrated to the US in 1872. John's siblings (who remained in England) included Abraham, George, Ellen, Clara and Mary Jane. Census data shows George's family (wife Eliza & children)continued to live in Poplar at 7 Alpha Road. Mary Jane married Alfred SCRIVEN. Louisa's relations, including HEDGES, CUTlER and PICKERING,were from Buckinghamshire, including the areas of Swanbourne, Wing, Stewkley and Leighton Buzzard.

Stephen Earl Ross, Sr., a Pearl Harbor Survivor aboard the USS Maryland BB-46, began his lifelong service upon enlistment: September 1940 in Kansas City, Kansas, followed by boot camp at Great Lakes. Ross went aboard the battleship USS Maryland BB-46 in Bremerton,WA serving at Pearl Harbor, Midway, Tarawa, Kwajalein, Palau Leyte and Okinawa. Subsequently, Ross served aboard the USS Roanoke, USS Ludlow, and USS McCelland. He then went on to shore duty, attending Naval Technical Training Schools. He served as an Instructor at NROTC, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL and the Guided Missile School, Dam Neck, VA. In September 1960, Ross was discharged from Fleet Air Defense Training Center, Dam Neck, VA. As a member of the USS Maryland Association and the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, he retired after 20 years as Fire Controlman Missile Chief, after which he had a 20 year civilian career as a Systems Engineer, Technical Writer, and Instructor for Raytheon Corporation.

RIBBONS AWARDED: American Defense- 1 Star, Asiatic Pacific- 7 Stars (7 battles), Phillipine Liberation- 2 Stars(for the last battleship), Victory Medal, American Campaign and Good Conduct- 4 Stars.

Photo of Fred Walter Vallis, U.S. Army. Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska. Activity during WWII: Inducted on January 26, 1943. Served with Battery B, 546th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. European Theatre Operation: Arrived Omaha Beachhead on July 14, 1944. Section Chief. Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe. Awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service. Honorably discharged on December 5, 1945.

Photo of an English matron from 1800's. Studio photo. Gown made of wonderfully draped fabric.

A mystery relation! Have you seen this woman in your family photo albums? Any advice on narrowing the date of the photograph? Our English ancestral surnames include: VALLIS, PALMER, PICKERING, HEDGES, TAYLOR and CUTLER.
This photo was a treasured keepsake of my great-grandmother, Louisa Ann PALMER VALLIS,born 1858, originally from Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, England. In 1887, Louisa married John Vallis from Middlesex/Poplar-Millwall. They married in Lincoln, Nebraska USA. Both had relatives who remained in England.

Photo of young English woman from late 1800's or early 1900's. Photography by Fradelle, 246 Regent St. West, London.

This young English woman is a family member, but we need to connect names with faces! Is her photo in your family album of VALLIS or PALMER from England? Any advice on narrowing the date of the photo?
This photo was a treasured keepsake of my great-grandmother, Louisa Ann PALMER VALLIS, born 1858 in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire England. Louisa met & married John VALLIS in Lincoln, Nebraska USA in 1887. John Vallis was born in Middlesex/Poplar-MillWall in 1849. Both John & Louisa had family who remained in England. Other English ancestral surnames include: PICKERING, TAYLOR, HEDGES AND CUTTER.

1965 snapshot of Vallis siblings, the chidren of John Vallis (b. 1849) and Louisa Ann Palmer Vallis (b. 1859). Both John and Louisa were from the UK; however they met, married (1887), and raised their family in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Studio photo of Clara Elizabeth Scriven, daughter of Alfred and Mary Jane (Vallis) Scriven. Clara, was born in the Millwall area of Poplar, Middlesex County, UK. In her teens, Clara was a Milliner's Assistant. Clara married James Jeremiah Pilkington and together they raised two sons in the US. Clara died in Lincoln, Nebraska on September 12, 1963.

Photo taken on property owned by Louisa Ann (Palmer) Vallis and John Vallis in Lincoln, Nebraska. John & Louisa, both from the UK, met & married in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1887. Louisa, daughter of Charles and Ann (Hedges) Palmer, was born in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire in 1858. John, son of Samuel and Sarah (Taylor) Vallis was born in Poplar/Middlesex-Millwall in 1849.

Wow...look at the before and after
snapshots! Credit goes to the John
Vallis' and Kurt Kuhls for their
research efforts and superb skill in
restoring this Palmer gravestone, found
in Pioneer Cemetery, Palmyra, Nebraska.

Young English man from 1800's or early 1900's. Photography by E. Plonright, 224 East India Road, Poplar, London East.

This young English man is a mystery relative! Have you seen him in your family photo albums of VALLIS, PALMER, PICKERING, TAYLOR, HEDGES or CUTLER?
This photo was a treasured keepsake of my great-grandmother, Louisa Ann PALMER VALLIS born 1858 in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, England. Louisa married John VALLIS of Middlesex/Poplar-Millwall. They married in 1887 in Lincoln, Nebraska USA. Both had family who remained in England. John's siblings (all who remained in England) included: Abraham, George, Ellen, Clara and Mary Jane. Mary Jane married Alfred SCRIVEN.