To Red River Count Gang, If this does not interest you just delete. I think it is a interesting migration story from Red River Co to Calif. Mel is a distant cousin (maybe 3rd) of mine in Calif. that has been very helpful to me in collection information on the Giddens that went to Ca. I suggest start reading at the bottom and come up. Pala, Ca is in eastern San Diego County. Jim Giddens Paris/Reno, Tx Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 3:18 PM Subject: Fw: Mel is alive !!!!! > To the Reuben Giddens gang, > It is great to hear from Mel. I am forwarding his reply from Calif. > I just had not heard from him for a while now. I appreciate his > information and looking forward for more to come > Mel, I am sorry to hear about you dad. I must have been told and > later got it mixed up with you. It must be my "sometimers" disease. > Did Levi stay in Calif. > I still have a dream of coming to the Pala mission someday. > Seems the "Malinda" is a common name in our line and others. > > By the way, we should know sometime in Aug if Richard F Giddens will be > entered into the Red River Co Pioneer Hall of Fame. > > > Jim Giddens > Paris, Tx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Melvern@aol.com> > To: <jimg@cox-internet.com>; <Dicaudell@aol.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: Mel is alive !!!!! > > > > Dear Jim and Charlene > > Mel is alive !!!!! and writing e-mails.....I have been keeping busy as a > > Board member of The American Indian Culture Center and Museum,AICCM.ORG. > opening > > sometime in 2004 > > in Balboa Park and trying to keep my band The Orbitz > working"theorbitz.biz" > > My sister Diania Caudell has most of the family history papers > > > > My Father is Joseph Vernon past in 1998 ...his mother was Malinda > > "Molly"Giddens... > > her mother Librada Garcia.....wife of John A. Giddens....John came out to > > Ca.early1870's > > in Pala Ca, which is an Indian Reservation with a big casino and an old > > Mission > > > > John's (1/2) brother Levy came out here alittle later...in fact John > married > > Levy and his wife...as John was Justice of the Peace,a store keeper,part > owner > > of a tourmaline mine > > more later > > Mel > > > >