Hi Brad Can I use this post in the newsletter also? Do I need to ask you every time I see you post something different? Jeannie :) In a message dated 4/26/1999 12:12:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, aumick@gte.net writes: << Hello, I'm looking for any information about the COLE family. Robert F. COLE, b. abt. 1840 Michigan; married 24 Nov. 1872 Kalama, Cowlitz Co., Washington Territory, Mary Jane FIELDS, b. abt. 1855 Oregon. Their children: 1. Chester Levi COLE, b. Mar. 1874 Washington Territory. 2. Theodore Augustus COLE, b. May 1875 CA - d. 5 June 1923 Kalama WA. 3. Nora Ann COLE, b. 1878 CA; married 25 Sept. 1900 Kalama, George M. CANNON. 4. William Frank COLE, b. 8 Jul. 1881 California. 5. Henry Philip COLE, b. 26 Oct. 1882 Kalama - d. 6 Oct. 1974; married 5 Oct. 1907 Kalama WA, Orel Gertrude STOCK. 6. James Riley COLE, b. abt 1884 Cascade Locks, Wasco Co. OR; married 8 June 1904 Clark Co. WA, Clara M. STEWART. 7. John Albert (or Alfred) COLE, b. 15 Oct. 1886/7 Kalama WA; married Bessie (UNKNOWN). Henry P. & Orel G. (STOCK) COLE had an adopted son named Earl John COLE, b. 1910 Aberdeen WA, who was a Cowlitz Co. and later PUD treasurer for many years. Thank you, Brad Aumick aumick@gte.net >>

Hello, My great grandfather was George M. CANNON, b. 1878 Nevada or California. George married Nora Ann COLE in 1900 in Kalama, Cowlitz Co. WA. He was drowned in the Coweeman River, near Kelso, on 15 Apr. 1907. >From The Kelsonian, Wednesday, April 17, 1907: Drowned in the Coweeman While working on the logs about five miles above Kelso Monday afternoon, George Cannon, for several years a resident of Kelso, was drowned. Foreman Elmer Evans, who was working with him, says that he had his back turned for a short time when he heard a splash, and turning around saw Cannon disappear under the surface. He never came up, so it is presumed he became frightened and started to swallow water. His body was recovered about two hours later and brought to town. Cannon was a well known character about town, and leaves several brothers and sisters, besides a wife and two children, the latter having been separated from him for a year or more. Undertaker Stoves prepared the body for burial,which was laid to rest in the I. O. O. F. cemetary today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This obituary is one of the very few records that I have of George. I'd like to hear from anyone who has any connection here, or who knows anything about this CANNON family. Thank you, Brad Aumick aumick@gte.net

Have tracked this family from Indiana to Calif. to Kansas and now to Cowlitz Co., Washington. Looking for David Malone b. abt 1841 and his wife Missouri E. Springer b. 1842 in Indiana. Their first two children were born there - Joanna Malone in 1867 and Franklin L. Malone in 1868. Their third child, Georgian Helena Malone was born 20 April 1875 in Lincoln Co. Kansas. This family was in Cowlitz co. in 1905. Did they remain there? Looking for death dates, and marriages of the children for a family book. Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

Hi list I am seeking info about my maternal grandmother, Katherine J. (probably Jean) LINDSAY in Kelso, WA. My mother was Pansy (Pat) Ruth WILSON. She was born to John William WILSON and Katherine J. LINDSAY in Cannonball/Galen, ND in about 1912/1913 She married James Lynn WALTERS in Vancouver, WA in 1928/29. He went by the name of Lynn WALTERS, and was born in Canada in 1908. They both attended Kelso High School (1924/1928?). Lynn was a track star there, and won many ribbons for hurdle jumping. He worked at the local Safeway store. Lynn attended the 50th reunion of Kelso grads. My grandfather John and uncle Frank WILSON (He had very red, curly hair) had a local band during my mother's teen age years. I don't know if he went to Kelso High. Katherine died (1915?) when my mother was 3 years old. I am trying to find out where she died. My mother was sent to her maternal grandparents (LINDSAY) (don't know where they were located, or first names or maiden name), until she was 8 years old when she came back to her father by train. I don't know if she came back to Kelso, or when the family came to Kelso later. Jeannie :) Publisher of The Jericho Wall Genealogy Newsletter.

Hello, I'm looking for any information about the COLE family. Robert F. COLE, b. abt. 1840 Michigan; married 24 Nov. 1872 Kalama, Cowlitz Co., Washington Territory, Mary Jane FIELDS, b. abt. 1855 Oregon. Their children: 1. Chester Levi COLE, b. Mar. 1874 Washington Territory. 2. Theodore Augustus COLE, b. May 1875 CA - d. 5 June 1923 Kalama WA. 3. Nora Ann COLE, b. 1878 CA; married 25 Sept. 1900 Kalama, George M. CANNON. 4. William Frank COLE, b. 8 Jul. 1881 California. 5. Henry Philip COLE, b. 26 Oct. 1882 Kalama - d. 6 Oct. 1974; married 5 Oct. 1907 Kalama WA, Orel Gertrude STOCK. 6. James Riley COLE, b. abt 1884 Cascade Locks, Wasco Co. OR; married 8 June 1904 Clark Co. WA, Clara M. STEWART. 7. John Albert (or Alfred) COLE, b. 15 Oct. 1886/7 Kalama WA; married Bessie (UNKNOWN). Henry P. & Orel G. (STOCK) COLE had an adopted son named Earl John COLE, b. 1910 Aberdeen WA, who was a Cowlitz Co. and later PUD treasurer for many years. Thank you, Brad Aumick aumick@gte.net

Hello, I'm looking for any information on the family of Levi FIELDS, who came from Ray and Daviess Co.'s Missourri; arrived in Linn Co. Oregon in the fall of 1847; and moved to Cowlitz Co., Washington Territory, probably before 1872. Levi had at least one son by his first (unknown) wife: 1. William F. FIELDS, b. abt. 1852 Oregon. Levi & Nancy (UNKNOWN) FIELDS were married in Linn Co. Oregon, 4 Mar. 1854. They lived in Cowlitz Co. from about 1872 until about 1900. Their children: 2. Mary Jane FIELDS, b. abt. 1855 Oregon; married 24 Nov. 1872 Kalama, Cowlitz Co. W. T., Robert F. COLE. 3. Charles C. FIELDS, b. abt. 1856 Oregon. 4. John Lewis FIELDS, b. abt. 1858 Washington Territory - d. 1925 Kalama. 5. Ella N. FIELDS, b. abt. 1861 Washington Territory; married Lewis WICKS. 6. Riley FIELDS, b. abt. 1862 Oregon; married Lucinda HAMDEN. 7. Augustus FIELDS, b. abt. 1868 Washington Territory. There was also a Lorenzo FIELDS, b. abt 1859, listed in the household of Henry SHEPPARD, in the 1860 census for Skamania Co. WA. I'm not sure if he was a son of Levi FIELDS or George FIELDS, listed on the same page. Thank you, Brad Aumick aumick@gte.net

Hi... Guess maybe I'll start the ball rolling by introducing myself. :) I'm a native of Cowlitz County, and 5th generation to live here. I was raised at Carrolls, as was my mom. She lived on the Columbia at Carrolls on a houseboat. Grandpa was a commercial fisherman there. My great-great-uncle and his mom (my gggrandmother) ran the hotel on the Carrolls waterfront until it burned in the '20s or 30's (I'd have to ask Mom again for the date). They had been there since about the turn of the century. This was when Kelso was a wide spot, Longview hadn't been conceived, and Carrolls was the main stop on the Columbia between Astoria and Portland. Grandma was born and raised at Rockford, a small community in Spokane County south of the city sharing that name. She and her brother came to Carrolls in 1916 when she was 16, traveling by train. (They ran away from home.) Grandpa helped build the Carrolls Store (formerly Carrolls Mercantile). My kin are buried at Rose Valley and Mt. Solo cemeteries. If anyone has questions particulary about Carrolls or Rose Valley (formerly Shanghai), I can probably get 1st-hand answers for you from Mom and friends. shirley :) John Blair wrote: > > Greetings again to our new list members! We are 20 members strong, so want > to encourage you to post or re-post and to advertise however you can that we > have a list up and going. It hasn't made the Rootsweb weekly blitz but > should be coming up soon, which will alert others that we are out there! Am > available to do any cemetary lookups for Bunker Hill, Abernathy, Grasseth, > or Oak Point (all west Cowlitz County). John Blair/listowner > jblair@kalama.com

Greetings again to our new list members! We are 20 members strong, so want to encourage you to post or re-post and to advertise however you can that we have a list up and going. It hasn't made the Rootsweb weekly blitz but should be coming up soon, which will alert others that we are out there! Am available to do any cemetary lookups for Bunker Hill, Abernathy, Grasseth, or Oak Point (all west Cowlitz County). John Blair/listowner jblair@kalama.com

My great-grandfather was Wiley (or Wylie) Bradford BROWN. He was born 14 April 1849 in Illinois. His father was John Sidney BROWN, born 16 August 1820 in Cooperstown, New York; his mother was Wilhelmina Louisa WYLIE, daughter of Daniel WYLIE and Elizabeth JERVIS. They married about 1846. Wiley Brown died about 23 July 1913 in Lexington (Cowlitz County), Washington. He lived in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Iowa before moving to the Auburn, Washington area and then to Cowlitz County. His marriage license gave his occupation as "artist." His obituary described him as a "prosperous farmer." He was a fine artist and a number of his paintings are in the hands of his granddaughters--my mother and her cousin. Wiley Bradford Brown is buried in what used to be the IOOF Cemetery in Kelso; now it is Cowlitz View Gardens. I visited the cemetery last fall and located the gravesite using the cemetery records, but there is no headstone. Wiley had a brother named Francis Marion Brown who owned a candy store in Kelso called "Palace of Sweets." They had three sisters: Lillian Elizabeth (Lilly), Marietta Eliza (Etta), and Julietta. Wiley Bradford Brown married Anna Mary MOYER 03 November 1885 in Tama, Iowa. Her parents were Francis Xerxes MOYER and Marianna RINDLE, both born in Bavaria, Germany. They traveled from Iowa to Washington in a covered wagon. Anna Mary Moyer was one of 12 children in a Catholic family. She renounced her religious to marry Wiley Bradford Brown, and her parents subsequently renounced her. However, her siblings stayed in touch and several of them followed the couple to the Northwest a few years later. Nancy Christie Portland, Oregon mailto:christie@bmb.ogi.edu

Sorry list. I did not mean for a personal letter to Kathleen to go to the entire list! I did not notice that the reply did not bring up her address. Jeannie :)

Hi Kathleen Sorry to bother you. I read your post on the surname list. I would like to know if you would be willing to allow me to put the women who are in your family tree listed on your post in the Snail mail Genealogy Newsletter that I am publishing. If you are interested in doing this, I will give you a free copy of the issue/issues where your family appears. Your E-mail address would be used as a reference for contact in case someone can find a connection to your line. Jeannie :) The publisher of The Jericho Wall Genealogy Newsletter Searching for FORDYCE In a message dated 4/16/1999 7:29:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rizerk@erinet.com writes: << Have tracked this family from Indiana to Calif. to Kansas and now to Cowlitz Co., Washington. Looking for David Malone b. abt 1841 and his wife Missouri E. Springer b. 1842 in Indiana. Their first two children were born there - Joanna Malone in 1867 and Franklin L. Malone in 1868. Their third child, Georgia Helena Malone was born 20 April 1875 in Lincoln Co. Kansas. This family was in Cowlitz co. in 1905. Did they remain there? Looking for death dates, and marriages of the children for a family book. Thank you, Kathleen Rizer >>

My Cowlitz Co. ancestor is Timothy Fletcher Hersey, b 1827 in ME, died 1905 in Cowlitz Co WA. He married my gg grandfather's sister, Eliza Rachel Johnson, in 1852 in Jo Daviess Co. IL. He was quite an interesting fellow. He founded Abiline KS, was an Indian trader, and surveyed a cattle trail from Abiline to Wichita KS, among other things. He came to Castle Rock about 1901. A couple of years ago we spent time in Castle Rock trying to track down his burial place but were unsuccessful. Anyone else have this man in their ancestry, or can give me some clues about where I might find more information? Alice Allen ------- USGenWeb Project County Coordinator for the following: Marshall Co. KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/marshall/ Geauga Co. OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgeauga/geauga.html Seneca Co. OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohseneca/seneca.html Clark Co. WA http://www.rootsweb.com/~waclark/clark.htm List owner for OHSENECA-L, OHGEAUGA-L, & WACLARK-L

Hello, I'm looking for any information on the family of Levi FIELDS, who came from Ray and Daviess Co.'s Missourri, and arrived in Linn Co. Oregon in the fall of 1847. Levi had at least one son by his first (unknown) wife: 1. William F. FIELDS, b. abt. 1852 Oregon. Levi & Nancy (UNKNOWN) FIELDS were married in Linn Co. Oregon, 4 Mar. 1854. They lived in Cowlitz Co. from about 1872 until about 1900. Their children: 2. Mary Jane FIELDS, b. abt. 1855 Oregon; married 24 Nov. 1872 Kalama, Cowlitz Co. W. T., Robert F. COLE. 3. Charles C. FIELDS, b. abt. 1856 Oregon. 4. John Lewis FIELDS, b. abt. 1858 Washington Territory - d. 1925 Kalama. 5. Ella N. FIELDS, b. abt. 1861 Washington Territory; married Lewis WICKS. 6. Riley FIELDS, b. abt. 1862 Oregon; married Lucinda HAMDEN. 7. Augustus FIELDS, b. abt. 1868 Washington Territory. There was also a Lorenzo FIELDS, b. abt 1859, listed in the household of Henry SHEPPARD, in the 1860 census for Skamania Co. WA. I'm not sure if he was a son of Levi FIELDS or George FIELDS, listed on the same page. Thank you, Brad Aumick aumick@gte.net

Hello, I'm looking for any information about the COLE family. Robert F. COLE, b. abt. 1840 Michigan; married 24 Nov. 1872 Kalama, Cowlitz Co., Washington Territory, Mary Jane FIELDS, b. abt. 1855 Oregon. Their children: 1. Chester Levi COLE, b. Mar. 1874 Washington Territory. 2. Theodore Augustus COLE, b. May 1875 CA - d. 5 June 1923, Kalama WA. 3. Nora Ann COLE, b. 1878 CA; married 25 Sept. 1900 Kalama, George M. CANNON. 4. William Frank COLE, b. 8 Jul. 1881, California. 5. Henry Philip COLE, b. 26 Oct. 1882, Kalama - d. 6 Oct. 1974; married 5 Oct. 1907 Kalama WA, Orel Gertrude STOCK. 6. James Riley COLE, b. abt 1884 Cascade Locks, Wasco Co. OR; married 8 June 1904 Clark Co. WA, Clara M. STEWART. 7. John Albert (or Alfred) COLE, b. 15 Oct. 1886/7 Kalama WA; married Bessie (UNKNOWN). Henry P. & Orel G. (STOCK) COLE had an adopted son named Earl John COLE, b. 1910, who was a Cowlitz Co. and later PUD treasurer for many years. Thank you, Brad Aumick aumick@gte.net

I am seeking info on my husband's Great-Grandparents. Ethel HUNTINGTON and Leslie THWING. They lived in the Kalama area. Ethel was one of the Huntingtons descended from James HUNTINGTON and Mariah BOWLER. Their son, William Olmskirk HUNTINGTON m. Sarah Jane ADAMS. Their son, James Walter HUNTINGTON m. ________ MOULTON. Their daughter Ethel HUNTINGTON m. Leslie THWING ca. 1910 in Rose Valley. (He was the son of Charles THWING, who at one time owned Cottonwood Island. Info about any of these folks would be greatly appreciated. Welcome Pastor John! We have needed a Cowlitz County site. Thanks so much! Harlene Soper Brown jrbrown@pacifier.com ----- Original Message ----- From: John Blair <jblair@kalama.com> To: <WACOWLIT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 1999 11:00 AM Subject: [WACOWLIT-L] Greetings! > Welcome to the new Cowlitz Co. mailing list! Want to encourage you to go > ahead and post! There are 11 of us already and we will continue to grow! I > will periodically and more-so in the next couple weeks give you all an > update on the growth of our list. Want to encourage you to save a copy of > your post and will ask that you repost it in the next week or two as we grow > so those new to the list can also take a look at your queries! This list > has also been submitted to the Archive so at any time people can go back and > search for a particular query or research a particular name that may have > passed through the list! It is too beautiful outside to be on the list > today so I am just typing a quick note! I am your Listowner and my name is > John Blair. I live out near Bunker Hill so anyone ever researching the 4 > cemetaries out here I should be able to help! If I can be of any help to > anyone please let me know! Respectfully yours, Pastor John Blair > > > ==== WACOWLIT Mailing List ==== > Smile! You may find a missing family member TODAY! > Visit the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Webpage > http://ci.longview.wa.us/information/library/genealogy/lcgs.html > >

Welcome to the new Cowlitz Co. mailing list! Want to encourage you to go ahead and post! There are 11 of us already and we will continue to grow! I will periodically and more-so in the next couple weeks give you all an update on the growth of our list. Want to encourage you to save a copy of your post and will ask that you repost it in the next week or two as we grow so those new to the list can also take a look at your queries! This list has also been submitted to the Archive so at any time people can go back and search for a particular query or research a particular name that may have passed through the list! It is too beautiful outside to be on the list today so I am just typing a quick note! I am your Listowner and my name is John Blair. I live out near Bunker Hill so anyone ever researching the 4 cemetaries out here I should be able to help! If I can be of any help to anyone please let me know! Respectfully yours, Pastor John Blair

Have tracked this family from Indiana to Calif. to Kansas and now to Cowlitz Co., Washington. Looking for David Malone b. abt 1841 and his wife Missouri E. Springer b. 1842 in Indiana. Their first two children were born there - Joanna Malone in 1867 and Franklin L. Malone in 1868. Their third child, Georgia Helena Malone was born 20 April 1875 in Lincoln Co. Kansas. This family was in Cowlitz co. in 1905. Did they remain there? Looking for death dates, and marriages of the children for a family book. Thank you, Kathleen Rizer