Closing in On Albert Henry’s Mother
Christopher Walker wins the prize! If you recall, according to Hazel, her father Albert Henry’s mother Mary Elizabeth Morton died in childbirth…
Reverend Henry Raines
Reverend Henry Raines was a farmer, carpenter, and Baptist pastor who built a church in Willow River, British Columbia, and was likely…
Effie’s Sister Jennie (Mott) Switzer
Image: Jennie Marie Mott Switzer with children. Jennie's obituary does not mention children so that's a mystery! Who are the children in…
The Story of Aunt Effie’s House
You may recall the post about Effie's Aunt Effie and her house in Monmouth IL and Grandma's memory of driving with Grandpa…
Lewis/Louis Rhining 1854-1932
Louis Henry Rhining was Hazel's maternal grandfather. Family lore and historical records paint a picture of a volatile individual. It's difficult to…
William Cowan (1815-1898) Biography
(William and Nancy Parish Cowan's home in Monmouth IL) Patrick McGuire wrote this biography in the fall of 2005 for the historiography…
Effie’s Aunt Luella Estella Cowan Beach
Birth: Aug. 28, 1854, Monmouth IL.Death: May 20, 1934, Taylor County IA. Luella Estella (Cowan) Beach was Effie's mother Emma Eugenia (Cowan)…
Effie Henry’s Mother’s Family
Effie Josephine Rhining was born October 16, 1893 in Beardstown IL, to Emma Eugenia Cowan and Lewis Rhining. We don't know much…
The Ebeys
After Albert Henry’s mother Mary Elizabeth Morton died when he was a baby, Albert went to live with his mother's sister, Dica…
William Cowan and Nancy Parish Marriage Record
"I hereby certify that on the 13th Oct. 1840 I joined in marriage William Cowan and Nancy C. J. Parish with being…
1840 – Nancy C. W. Parrish and William Cowan marriage
These are the parents of Emma Eugenia Cowan Rhining (Hazel's maternal grandmother.) Click here for full size image. Cowan to Parrish I…
1930 Census – Henry Family
1930 Census - Henry Family, page 1 of 2. Link to full size document. 1930 Census, Henry Family, page 2 of 2.…