Saturday, March 23, 2019

Clifford Simonson at age 13



Joy Etheridge Kluever and Margaret Land at Harrods in London

Joy and her cousin Beverly Murty Anderson Ansorge
had tea with and  an English cousin at Harrods. The
picture was taken Sept 1, 1989. Joy and Beverly
toured the England Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
I corresponded with Margaret Land until she died in
2005 at 86.

May Etheridge Roth looking at birthday cards

May Etheridge was born on May 1, 1879 in
Wild Rose to Alanson Pease Etheridge and Emma
Spicer.  She married William Roth. They moved
to Westfield and then Eau Claire. May was born
deaf as was her husband. She went to school in
Delevan at the school for the deaf. She died
Dec. 22 1970 in Eau Claire. She liked to watch
soap operas and had a very good sense of humor.

Pam Anderson & grandpa Rodney Murty

It looks like I was behaving.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Maggie Thomas Murty, Glenn Murty, Rodney Murty, Beverly Murty Anderson AnsorgeThis

This picture was taken on the Murty farm on 17th
in the town of Rose.  It is probably in 1922. This
shows Maggie with her son Rodney and grand-
children.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Friday, March 15, 2019

Anon Anderson and Jacob Alfsen

These are two of the 4 men struck by lightening in 1859
in the Town of Mt. Morris. Anon lived but Jacob and the
other two died immediately from the lightening. Anon
later served in the Civil War.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Wild Rose Ladies in Natalie Colligan's house in May 1955

Natalie Weisser Colligan, Arlene Holt, Dorothy Harvey 
Williams, Margaret Kratz Brownlow, Ruth Brill Harvey, 
Jeanette Olson Murty, Patty Boone Collligan.

Abbie Thomas Evans, Lottie Evans Gardner , Thomas J Evans & Hugh E Evans

Abbie Thomas (1860-1947) was the daughter of William J
Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Williams. Lottie Evans Gardner
(1894-1964), Thomas J Evans (1859-1938), and Hugh E
Evans (1891-1973). The family moved to California,

Natalie Weisser Colligan

This picture is taken in her dorm, Nelson Hall in
Stevens Point in 1938-39 time period. She was
a member of the class of 1938 in Wild Rose. 

Carl Ciszinski Class of 1937


Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Ellen McLaughlin Testin

Ellen McLaughlin was born 24 Dec., 1840 in Mohill,
Leitrim, Ireland.  She came to the US in 1851. She married
Jacob Testin in Ohio in 1857.  She died 23 Feb 1922 in
Wild Rose, Waushara, Wisconsin.

John McLaughlin son of Patrick, CRIME


George Lang's House burns down


George Lang's suicide