The Spruce Divisions were loggers who spent most of their time in the backwoods cutting Spruce trees to be used in the construction of Airplanes... The also built and maintained roads etc. as part of their production work Hadn't thought about Spanaway... but it's a good idea. I hope the researcher will answer the email I sent asking the source... Janice Weihs <vinson@harbornet.com> wrote:Ginny, Could this be a very badly written or printed "Spanaway"? The town is not far from Ft. Lewis. Janice Weihs At 11:13 AM 8/23/2003 -0700, you wrote: >I have run into the same problems at other >places. often wondered and have talked with others if it could >be voting districts names. > >ginny baxter >baxter22@msn.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: by way of Cyndi Howells > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 12:16 AM > Subject: [PSRoots] Re: Ft. Lewis WW 1 > > > ATTN: Carol McKay, Cataloger > > I have "A Geographic Dictionary of Washington" published by the Washington > State Geologist in 1917. It does not have the name of your place .... > Siemscary, Wn. > > I am wondering where you obtained the name ... postmark? > handwritten? I was > trying to look under similar spellings, but no success. > > Would search further, but need more clues. > > Audrey Cox Vogelpohl > Seattle, Washington > > > I am sending the message below s to both lists because I need help with > it... > > > > I did check http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/v2/nwroom/WaNames.htm (Thank you > to those > > who did this... for the Tacoma NW Library) > > > > And I did notice semi-scary as an anagram... > > > > So... Any Spruce Div researchers out there... > > > > Darilee > > > > PS... I do not send attachments... If you receive an attachment from > > "bookstorelady" it ain't me.... My computers are virus free > (according to > > McAfee)... etc. etc. etc. > > > > Albany Regional Museum wrote: > > From: "Albany Regional Museum" > > To: > > Subject: Ft. Lewis WW 1 > > Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:48:32 -0700 > > > > I am searching for more information about my mother's first husband, > > Prvt.Richard Kenneth Wilmont who served at Ft.Lewis as a Prvt. in 115th > Spruce > > Squad in Beween May 1918 and Nov. 19 1918 when he died of the epdemic > influenza. > > My records show that they were likving at Siemscary, Wn. when he > died. I was > > trying to contact the town of Siemscary but can find no such > listing. Do > you > > people know of such a town? I'd appreceate any information you > might have. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Carol McKay > > > > Cataloger of Albany Regional Museum > > > > > > > > bookstorelady@prodigy.net > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskagit - Skagit USGW > > http://www.thirdstbooks.com - 3rd St. Book Exchange > > http://www.facesfromthewall.com - Faces From the Wall - > Vietnam/Washington > > bookstorelady@prodigy.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskagit - Skagit USGW http://www.thirdstbooks.com - 3rd St. Book Exchange http://www.facesfromthewall.com - Faces From the Wall - Vietnam/Washington