> Camille, I also printed your letter. I am excited for you to visit > your Grandmother. My parents were both in Bates, my father's family > for many, many years. My father (deceased) > was Raymond Cook who married Maude Sliger and had three children. My > dad went to Bates school, and my grandfather, James Cook, a > storekeeper there, helped build the school. > My half-sisters also went to school there, Helen and Dorothy Cook. My > half-brother James I believe also went there for a short while. > > My father and Maude were divorced, and he married my mother, Edna > Doyel (who was married previously to Vester Payne). My mom taught > school at Bates (Miss Edna) for a few years. > > So much of my family is buried at the Gipson Cemetery. > The Nelson family, a large family there, the Stuarts. My brick wall > is Charles Cook, father of James. Can't get him back past Bates. I > have a little brother buried at Gipson also. > > I was born at Hon, and went to school there in my early years, I am > the granddaughter of the Doyel and Poe families. > > I believe that the photo of the Bates students is still on the Scott > County page, and would really hope that your grandmother will > recognize a lot of them. By private mail, I can identify some of them > for you, but mainly my family members. If it is not on there, I will > send you a copy. > > So, I join Juanita in hoping that you get some wonderful information. > > Donna Cook Freeman > Bodega Bay, California > > I was just there in November, and such a wonderful visit.