ZELL ALVA YOUNG AUGUST 31, 2000 Zell was born February 18, 1918, the second child of Archie J. Young and Violet Harsh Young. Zell was his family's third generation to live on N. Baker Street property in West Mount Vernon. His grandparents, Alva and Annie Young, bought the homestead acreage in 1906. They built their home and raised four children, the oldest being Archie Young, Zell's father. Zell attended Mount Vernon schools, graduating in 1936. After graduation, during the great depression of the thirties, Zell worked for a season in Eastern Washington on a relative's farm. After working on the farm, Zell became an apprentice ship builder in Bremerton. His six year stint there covered the war years. He was continually reclassified and not drafted as he was needed by the ship-yard. After the war, Zell went into business with his father in his welding and machine shop. Zell and Archie built the welding machine shop on the family's property in 1946. When his father retired, Zell continued with the welding and machine shop, adding recycling to the business. All his life, Zell worked at recycling and eventually had a huge collection of assorted machinery at his West Side shop. When work slacked off, Zell spent three summers working in Alaska as a mechanic on fishing boats and in canneries. Zell joined Toastmasters International in 1964 and he was an active member for three decades. He continued to go to meetings as long as he could walk. In 1993, Zell married Jeanette Hamilton and retired from the welding business. Living adjacent to the shop, he continued with his love of recycling. In 1995, Zell turned over the old welding shop and property to the fourth generation, his nephew Eugene Elfstrom. Zell and Gene spent many hours sorting through the years of accumulations at the old shop, making sure that everything that could be recycled was. It was very hard for Zell to sell and part with his machine shop equipment. Zell's cabin and mini barn were placed in the corner of the property and easily accessible for him, so that he could continue (on a much smaller scale) his recycling. By the spring of 2000, the old welding shop was renewed and revitalized. The field that once stored much of Zell's salvagables is now a large lawn lined by evergreen trees and it will soon become the new home of Elf Photo. Zell loved Skagit Valley and he championed for its health. He was a member of SCAMP and protested against the nuclear power plant in the seventies. In the eighties he campaigned to keep Skagit County a nuclear free zone and fought against the Northern Tier pipeline. He wanted to see that our rich agricultural valley was preserved. For three decades, Zell used his Toastmaster speaking skills by voicing his opinion at high-level meetings involving the health and welfare of the Valley. Zell is remembered for his great sense of humor; he loved to share a good joke or cartoon. It is his wish that you share a joke today in his memory. He once told a reporter that he wasn't running for Congress, or even walking; that because of his arthritis he was standing for Congress. Zell is survived by his wife Jeanette, his step granddaughter Barbara Thorp and husband Terry, two step grandchildren, Christine Martini, & Ryan Thorp, and two step great grandchildren, Jena &Tony Martini. He is also survived by his sister Ruth Elfstrom Riggles and husband Orville, three nephews, Eugene Elfstrom and wife Bonita, Norman Elfstrom, David Young Olney and family who live in San Diego, a grand niece Venita Elfstrom Van Horst and her family, and first cousins: Dwight Johnson, Doreen Martin, Donna Mason, Katherine Jensen, Bernice Macrander, Robin Barnett, and Don McKee. Zell was preceded in death by his only brother David, who died in Alaska at the age of twenty-one while he was serving in the Coast Guard. A memorial will be held for Zell Young at the First Christian Church, 1100 South 9th Street, Mount Vernon, (by Lincoln School) S. 9th and Skagit Streets, on September 9th, 2000 at 4:00 pm. Officiating pastors will be Gay Bruce and Barbara Davenport. -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/

Hi Darilee, Hope I am the first to request a lookup..... Do you suppose any of my MAPES family is in it? That would be Stanley/Seymour and associated families. Stanley moved his family into the area about 1901! Thanks, Colleen Nelson (granddaughter of Leah Mapes)

Well, it is here. My copy of the HISTORY OF SKAGIT AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES WASHINGTON... . with it's everyperson index. Two ladies from the Stillaguamish Gen Soc... brought it down. and it is lovely.... So here's the offer. I will do free lookups and place the stuff on this list... BUT the family will have to be a pioneer family of Skagit or Snohomish ... cause the book was printed in 1906. Darilee

I live in Mount Vernon, Skagit Co, WA. In last night's paper there was an article on Swedish researchers who are trying to put together a Scandinavian Book and are seeking family histories of Skagti County-area-residents with Scandinavian ancestry for their book. Deadline was originally Dec 1, 2000 but has been extended to receive more submissions from persons. Anyone wishing to contribute can contact: Martha Johnson 360-424-1705 Article was written by Jenni ODEKIRK and she can be reached at 360-416-2148 or by e-mail at jodekirk@skagitvalleyherald.com Lee Darilee Bednar wrote: > Oh this is awful. I was cleaning and must have deleted that post... > <sigh>Would wyou please repost your announcement about > scandiniviansDarilee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Leona Kollman Garcia > To: bookstorelady > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 2:00 PM > Subject: Re: scandinavians i n skagit > Please go ahead and do that. Please also, would you come > back to me with the URL of that. > Lee > > bookstorelady wrote: > > > I would like to send your post on Scandinivians and Skagit > > County to the Puget Sound List... Lots of nice people on > > itDarilee > > -- > Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com > Leona Garcia > PO Box 636 > Mount Vernon, WA 98273 > FAX 360-336-6657 > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ > > > -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/

Please do that for me. I would appreciate it. Lee Darilee Bednar wrote: > Leona, > You are a doll. It is "genealogy angels" like yourself that makes > 'grumpy old women;(like myself) happy to know yah. > I do Skagit County for the USGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskagit and would like to place your generous > offer on that page... Please. > Darilee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Leona Kollman Garcia <lgarcia@ncia.com> > To: <WASKAGIT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 9:45 AM > Subject: New to list- Volunteer Mount Vernon Skagit Co > > > I am not researching in Skagit Co as all my relatives who came here with > > me are from Seattle, WA, East and Southern US, and before that Germany, > > Russia, England, or Ireland. > > > > I am mostly stuck on things in the Southern United States and there have > > been some wonderful people to help me with things I can not go there to > > do myself. > > > > I am quite busy with working and other things- among them a very ill > > husband. However, it is time to pay back good deeds. I am volunteering > > to take digital pictures of grave markers etc... in Mount Vernon, WA > > (Skagit Co) if anyone is looking here. I do not have time at the moment > > to develop and handle film from a camera, so that is about all I can do > > at the moment as those can be sent to most people in email format. My > > camera does a .jpg format and that is easiest for me. If you need it > > converted, please tell me and it can go to almost any other format. > > > > Please be specific about whose grave you want and where I can find it if > > you know that information. If there is a list available, let me know. > > If not, I will try and obtain one and transcribe the data. > > > > Please remember I may not be fast but I will try to accomodate everyone > > in order of requests. > > > > Lee > > > > -- > > Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com > > Leona Garcia > > PO Box 636 > > Mount Vernon, WA 98273 > > FAX 360-336-6657 > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/

Leona, You are a doll. It is "genealogy angels" like yourself that makes 'grumpy old women;(like myself) happy to know yah. I do Skagit County for the USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskagit and would like to place your generous offer on that page... Please. Darilee ----- Original Message ----- From: Leona Kollman Garcia <lgarcia@ncia.com> To: <WASKAGIT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 9:45 AM Subject: New to list- Volunteer Mount Vernon Skagit Co > I am not researching in Skagit Co as all my relatives who came here with > me are from Seattle, WA, East and Southern US, and before that Germany, > Russia, England, or Ireland. > > I am mostly stuck on things in the Southern United States and there have > been some wonderful people to help me with things I can not go there to > do myself. > > I am quite busy with working and other things- among them a very ill > husband. However, it is time to pay back good deeds. I am volunteering > to take digital pictures of grave markers etc... in Mount Vernon, WA > (Skagit Co) if anyone is looking here. I do not have time at the moment > to develop and handle film from a camera, so that is about all I can do > at the moment as those can be sent to most people in email format. My > camera does a .jpg format and that is easiest for me. If you need it > converted, please tell me and it can go to almost any other format. > > Please be specific about whose grave you want and where I can find it if > you know that information. If there is a list available, let me know. > If not, I will try and obtain one and transcribe the data. > > Please remember I may not be fast but I will try to accomodate everyone > in order of requests. > > Lee > > -- > Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com > Leona Garcia > PO Box 636 > Mount Vernon, WA 98273 > FAX 360-336-6657 > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ > > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

I am not researching in Skagit Co as all my relatives who came here with me are from Seattle, WA, East and Southern US, and before that Germany, Russia, England, or Ireland. I am mostly stuck on things in the Southern United States and there have been some wonderful people to help me with things I can not go there to do myself. I am quite busy with working and other things- among them a very ill husband. However, it is time to pay back good deeds. I am volunteering to take digital pictures of grave markers etc... in Mount Vernon, WA (Skagit Co) if anyone is looking here. I do not have time at the moment to develop and handle film from a camera, so that is about all I can do at the moment as those can be sent to most people in email format. My camera does a .jpg format and that is easiest for me. If you need it converted, please tell me and it can go to almost any other format. Please be specific about whose grave you want and where I can find it if you know that information. If there is a list available, let me know. If not, I will try and obtain one and transcribe the data. Please remember I may not be fast but I will try to accomodate everyone in order of requests. Lee -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/

I live in Mount Vernon, Skagit Co, WA. In last night's paper there was an article on Swedish researchers who are trying to put together a Scandinavian Book and are seeking family histories of Skagti County-area-residents with Scandinavian ancestry for their book. Deadline was originally Dec 1, 2000 but has been extended to receive more submissions from persons. Anyone wishing to contribute can contact: Martha Johnson 360-424-1705 Article was written by Jenni ODEKIRK and she can be reached at 360-416-2148 or by e-mail at jodekirk@skagitvalleyherald.com Lee -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/SkagitObits/14 Surname: Tyree, Latham, Johnson, Terwillegar ------------------------- Hettie R. Tyree, Sedro-Woolley, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1991, at Skagit Valley Hospital and Health Center. She was 90. She was born March 15, 1900, at Trout, Ashe County, North Carolina, a daughter of James A. and Martha E. Latham, now deceased. In 1917 she came to Skagit County and married Roby L. Tyree Sr. on Dec. 22 of that year. Mr. Tyree died in 1946. Mrs. Tyree served as a foster mother to more than 300 children in Skagit County. She was a member of the Sedro-Woolley Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was preceded in death by two grandsons; nine sisters, Martitia, Bessie, Hilie, Donia, Lillian, Hilbish, Ellamae, Forence and Carrie; and five brothers, Arthur, Oren, John, Carl and Todd Latham. Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Grace and Dave Johnson, Sedro-Woolley; Violette Tyree, Mount Vernon and Valrie and Bill Terwillegar of Mount Vernon; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Ernest and Beverly Tyree and R.L. "Robert" Tyree, Jr., all of Sedro-Woolley; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials are suggested to the Hickson Volunteer Fire Department care of John Rutherford Jr., 1899-77 Prairie Road, Sedro-Woolley, 98284.

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/SkagitObits/13 Surname: Latham, Roark, Barrington, Prouty, Smith, Winklesky, Tyree ------------------------- John R. Latham, age 82, of Alger, died Tuesday, July 1, 1975, at his home. He was born April 8, 1893, in Troute, North Carolina, and came to Washington in 1942. His marriage to Faye Roark took place November 25, 1911, in Tennessee. Mr. Latham was a retired logger and farmer. Surviving are his wife, Faye, at home; three daughters, Osa Barrington, Burlington, Ora Prouty, Hamilton, and Lillian Smith, Bremerton; one son Kelsey, Alger; two sisters, Lillian Winklesky, Marysville, and Hetty Tyree, Sedro-Woolley; two brothers, Carl and Todd Latham, both of Marysville; 23 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; and one daughter-in-law, Melvina Latham, Alger. Funeral services were held Thursday, July 3, at the Hulbush Chapel with Pastor Evert S. Seymour of the Burlington Free Methodist church officiating. Music was by Mrs. Paul Cross. Casketbearers and honorary bearers were Kelsy, Les, Ron and Roy Barrington, Eugene Hassler, John, Stan, and Steve Latham, and Kenneth Smith, Jr. Interment was in the Burlington Cemetery. (John R. Latham died July 1, 1975, Alger, Skagit Co., WA)

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/SkagitObits/12 Surname: Latham, Roark, Tyree, Winklesky ------------------------- Hilbish Latham - Miss Hilbish Latham, age 60, former Skagit County resident, died Sunday in an Everett nursing home. She was born May 31, 1909 in Ash County, North Carolina and came to Skagit County in 1917. She had resided in Snohomish County since 1949. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Hillie Roark and Mrs. Hettie Tyree, both of Sedro-Woolley, and Mrs. Lillian Winklesky of Marysville; three brothers, John Latham of Alger, Carl and Todd Latham, both of Marysville, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Hulbush Chapel with the Rev. S. E. Foskett of Warm Beach officiating. Music was by Betty Cross and Helen Foskett accompanied by Mrs. Herbert Weber. Interment followed in the family plot of the Burlington Cemetery. (Hilbish Latham died 03 May 1970, Everett, Snohomish Co., WA)

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/Skagit/128 Surname: Williams, Moses, Ranger ------------------------- According to Skagit County, Washington Index to Funeral Home Records, 1908-1994, published by Skagit Valley Genealogical Socity: Simion WILLIAMS; year of death 1930; age 83; birth place Canada; mortuary-Hulbush Funeral Home, volume 01, page 061; cemetery Bow Cemetery. You could write to Hulbush Funeral Home at 281 South Burlington Blvd., Burlington, WA 98233 for a copy of the funeral record. Be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope. In the same book: Mable Dorothy RANGER, year of death 1985; age 85; birth place Kansas; mortuary Hulbush Funeral Home, volume 17, page 295; cemetery Bow Cemetery I did not find a listing close to Anna Williams Moses or Benjamin Harvey Williams. Good luck in your search, Jacque

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/Skagit/126 Surname: MOSES, WILLIAMS, RANGER ------------------------- Trying to locate the place where my great grandfather is inturned. Timothy Simion WILLIAMS b 1850 in Canada. He was beleived to be living with his daugther Anna Williams MOSES in or near Conway, Skagit county, WA. Anna was born in Blue Rapids, Marshal county, KS. Jan 28,1878. She had one brother, my grandfather, Benjamin Harvey WILLIAMS. I beleive Anna made her home with her daugther Mable Moses RANGER and in 1951 moved to Coulee Dam, Okanogan county, WA where she passed at the age of 91. Can anyone help with some cemeteries around the Conway area are direct me in the right direction to find information. Thanx -TJ-

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/Skagit/124 Surname: SMILEY ------------------------- I am researching the SMILEY family that lived for many years in Skagit County, primarily, Mt. Vernon. William Alexander m. Naomi Josephine Busey. Their children were Eva Minnie, Albert b. abt. 1887, Laura, Robert, May, Bertha, George, Molly, Charles. Eva was a school teacher in the area in the early 1900's. She was married to Willy BUSH, but divorced him and married Leroy MILLER. Later, they moved to Seattle. Albert was a sternwheeler captain and I believe that he was well known & respected in the area. I do not have any other info on the family. I hope that someone can steer me in the right direction to find more. Particularly where they originally came from. Thank you for any help.------Phyllis Ceratto Evans

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/Skagit/123 Surname: ------------------------- Thank you so much Jacque for that info,I really appreciate it.Lana

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/Skagit/122 Surname: Anstensen ------------------------- I am looking for any information on the Anstensen Family of Skagit County, WA. I believe Matheas (Mathias?) Anstensen arrived in WA around 1873. He married Johanna Hagen on June 6, 1885. They had five children: Amos, Olga, Martha, Bertha and Theodore. His sister Pernilla Anstensen and her husband Ole Haroldson purchased property from Matheas around 1878 after coming to WA from IA. Any info on this family would be much appreciated.

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/Skagit/119 Surname: ------------------------- Looking for descendants of Clarence Wren Butler died Dec 1980 who married Catherine Campbell. In around 1936 they were believed to be in Alaska when Clarence's brother Albert died. We now think they finally resided in Skagit Co. They had a son called John Clarence but we don't know of any other siblings. Clarence is my great grandfathers brother. They were born in NSW, Australia and I have information to share about his family. Also have some info on their families in Ireland.

Looking for death and burial of my foster Gr. Grandparents, William Harrison McDONALD and his wife Henrietta. They lived in Anacortes, Ship Harbor Pct. on 20th St. in 1900. He was born 1847 in Ohio, she was born in 1861 in Illinois. Their foster daughter was Myrtle Rosalee Houchins McDonald, and they had a adopted son Gerild, age 4 at the time. It was thought they were buried in Bay View Cemetery, but evidently not. Any help would be most appreciated. Myrna Singer Casey mybill@msn.com Researching: Singer,Underhill, Richards, Samsel, Mehl, Gristy, Davidson,Sharp, Brown, Dunn, McIntosh, Saighman, Riney, Bloxham, DeBeers, Gillett, Foster, Doyle, Stone, Houchins, Hobbs, Harvey, Dollard, Barker, Personett, Manfort, McConnell, Condit, Casey, Sweeney, McVey, McClellan, Fay, Paranto

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wa/Skagit/118 Surname: William Allen ------------------------- A William Allen (1832-1913) and his wife Martha (1840-1913) died in Sumas WA in 1913. William is my GGG-Grandfather, father of Ida Taylor, mother of Edith Andrew, mother of Hazel Nelson, mother of Richard Nelson Sr, my father. We have copies of death certificates and contacts with Gillies Funeral Home in Lynden who were originally in Sumas. They have records back to 1900. I believe William's mother (name unknown) is of the Samish Indian Tribe. We are hoping to find information on brothers and sisters of all.

Posted on: Skagit Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/Skagit/116 Surname: HAVEKOST ------------------------- Seeking information/descendants of John Henry HAVEKOST, born 1862 in Oldenburg, Germany, and died 1949 in Skagit Co. He married Addie WELLS in 1890 and had at least 5 children: Anna May (born 1891), Henrietta (born 1893), Ida Rose (born 1895), George (born 1896), and Herman (born 1898). Please reply or e-mail to judyellis@earthlink.net -- any information is welcome and appreciated! Thanks.