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

What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing. Pat On Mar 29, 2005, at 10:52 AM, Jokagal@aol.com wrote: > 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. >

Joanne, This is a great story! A woman did not have to be famous to be interesting. Some of the most interesting women or men for that matter sometimes are found amongst ordinary people. It sounds like this lady had a very interesting and exciting life and it would be interesting to hear more about her life in LA. Marjorie ----- 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. > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm > >