Thanks for sharing Joanne. Mary Lee Davis Marchi ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jokagal@aol.com> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Women's History month > THis lady was not a famous Gallia County resident, but she certainly was > reknowned in our family. Her name was Vausie Northup born Feb. 17, 1875 > in > Gallia County to Ansel Northup and Lavina McCall, their youngest child. > Always > strong willed and determined, she was not about to spend her days on a > farm > getting up at the crack of dawn to care for a family. She wanted > adventure and > a very different life. At a young age, probably after completing school, > she left Ohio for Los Angeles where she worked as a secretary. She > married > Frank Smith who was involved somehow in the movie industry. They lived > rather > well in a large home in L.A.. He died sometime in the 1950's and she > died in > Jan. 1971 at the age of 95. She still lived a luxurious life and was > sharp > mentally until the end. She and my mother, her grand neice, corresponded > until her death. I gather that Vausie was known as the black sheep of > the family > as Los Angeles was not a place for a young girl from rural Ohio. My > mother > (still alive) adored her and her strongmindedness and often told stories > of > "Aunt Vausie". > > Joanne Galvin > > Researching Northup, Hampton, McCall, Phelps, Blake, Daggett, Syler, > Berrridge,Plymale, Kinder, Cottrell, Gilbert > > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research > in Gallia County, Ohio. > >