Marsha Adams

Mary Leona Smith was born on December 11, 1892, in Salt Lake City, Utah, her father, Hyram, was 24 and her mother, Sarah, was 22. She married Alvin Theobald Thorup on April 15, 1914, in her hometown. They had three children in 11 years. She died on December 30, 1981, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 89. Here is a picture of her and her siblings! Mary Leona is the one in the chair.

feeding his chickens...Upton Shefford Peck was born on January 3, 1920, in Iowa, the only child of Daniel and Alice Maud. He married Goldie Lillian Barrett on May 22, 1940, in Decorah, Iowa. They had seven children during their marriage. He died on May 24, 1989, at the age of 69.

This is William Sterling Willis (he went by Sterling), born April 1828 or 1829 in Garrard County, Kentucky died between 1900-1903 in either Sullivan County, TN or Scott County, VA (buried in Scott County in an old cemetery).

He was a tenant farmer and a "Circuit Riding Methodist Preacher".

His line is:

William born 1725-1730 in Brunswick County, VA and died before 4/9/1792 Mecklenburg County, VA;

Edward born 1772 in Pennsylvania died May 20, 1818 in Grant, Garrard County, KY and Ellender 'Nelly' Hamm born about 1765 in VA and died Oct 20/1831 in Garrard County, KY;

William T. born about 1811 in Madison County, KY and either Elizabeth Berry or Lucinda (nee unknown)

William Sterling was married to Catherine Hopkins or Hoskins. He was also married to Elizabeth Huffman of Garrard County, KY and had three children with her before going to fight in the Civil War. He was captured on July 20, 1863 near Cheshire Ohio during one of Morgan's Raids into Ohio and spent much of the war in captivity at the dreaded Camp Douglas in Chicago (a prison camp with a higher death toll and more prisoner abuse than Andersonville) and then to Camp Chase (not really any better). He married Catherine Hopkins after being released. She was a pure-blood Creek Indian having been born on the "Trail of Tears" and adopted by a Minister and his wife while still a baby and raised as their child. Sadly, there are no known surviving photos of her.

Thomas Rowan Morrow, my Grandfather's second cousin. He was born in County Down, Ireland in 1881. His brother, Waddell, had emigrated three years earlier to work on a ranch hand near Gleichen, Alberta, Canada and he was going to join him there. My Grandfather, Arba C. Morrow was to meet him at the pier and put him up for a few days till he arranged his travel to Alberta.


He boarded the Titanic at Queenstown as a third class passenger (ticket number 372622, £7 15s).

He died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.

Photo of Harold Parcher Weymouth, son of Edward and Ellie (Mower) Weymouth, b. May 29, 1886, Corinna, Maine and died January 24, 1977, Dexter, Maine.

Olaus Jørgensen Abelseth, "Ole", on a returning trip to USA traveled on the Titanic, and survived. He homesteaded in Harding County, married and raised a family.

This picture is of Omar Dodson Muse. He was born December 5, 1882 and died June 29, 1935. Omar was born in Fleming County, Kentucky to Allen S. Muse(his father's nickname was Pete)& Nancy Ellen "Ella" Humphries Muse. He died while working at Diamalt Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. He had Acute Cardiac Dilation. (Heat Stroke) He was married to Anna Browning Muse and they had 1 child. Dorothy Jean Muse.

Alex Markovski, My grandfather, came to the U.S. from Russia.

A photo of Oliver Wolner taken in St. James, Minnesota.

Charlie and Varina Ward, the mother and father of George Ward. Photo taken in 1890

James Truman Beamish, called Trum by my Grandmother. He was born Dec 18, 1876 in Canada. They later moved to the New Lothrup Michigan area. He was my Grandfather.

Dorothy Keswick, the Sister of Marjorie Keswick, and my Great Aunt, from Benton Harbor Michigan.

Marjorie Lillian Keswick quite young, maybe 12. She is my Grandmother.

The Davis house on the George Ranch near Richmond,Texas. The house was built around 1860.

Marjorie Lillian Keswick with her dog, about 1918-22.

Baby Marsha White about six months old, in Zilwaukee, Michigan. The daughter of Leo and Dorrothy McCavitt White.