2009- 2010 Yreka, CA. 34 #1 Oct 2009.pdf · Published by The Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County California 2009- 2010 Yreka, CA. Volume 34#1

Published byThe Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County California

2009- 2010

Yreka, CA.

Volume 34#1

Table of Content

1 Presidents Page

2 Information Page

3 Bits & Pieces

4 White & Gold

6 Heir-A-Parent

12 Obituaries

13 Calender & BookDonations

14 True Genealogist

15 Order Form

16 Index

Presidents PageOfficers 2008 - 2009 President: Glenda Doughman- V.P. : Jennifer Bryan-

Secretary: Donna Coleman - Treasure: Pat HealyAll donations to Rose L. Hicks Brown Memorial Endowment Fund are welcomed either in memory ofsomeone who has passed on or in h o n o r o f s o m e o n e living .Donations are tax deductible, as we are a Nonprofit Corporation.

Memorial donations for the Rose L. Hicks Brown Memorial Endowment Fund have been received in names

of:: June Severns

Glenn & Patricia Briggs * Michael & Robin Irvine * Ronald P. KindredKeen B. Turner * Chamberley Schaub * Glory Walker * Kenneth Davis

Welcome New Members

Presidents Letter

The Genealogical Society of Siskiyou count has lost a very special member. The Society is dedicating this editionof the Heir-Lines to the Memory of June Severns. She has been a member for many years and will be missed by many. She was very proud of her heritage and loved to talk about her family.

October being Family History Month is a very busy time for the Center. The recognition of the research of ourfamily histories nationally is a great inspiration for us to work on breaking down some of those brick walls wehave in our lines.

The Society is participating in the celebration, starting out with a seminar on October 3rd. It was well attendedand all came away learning something new. Thanks to Patricia Healy and Jennifer Bryan for giving three verygood classes. Those of you who were unable to make it missed some very good hands on information. TheResearch Center is also offering free research time for non-members, there has been a good response. This isalso a good time to talk to your neighbor, hair dresser, the receptionist, clerk at the store, and others to get startworking on their Family History.

The Research Center is very active when it is open. The Public is learning that we are here and able to help withtheir research. Opening on the first and third Wednesday of the month has been a good move. People werewaiting when the Center opened last Wednesday. Would like to thank the volunteers for giving their time,everyone has something to offer.

Our Web Site is a work in progress, so keep your eye on what is new. The activity for new research is pickingup with people going to the web site. Donna is working on getting new information on the site. She is startingto put the indexes to the obituaries in. Speaking of the obituaries the new paper clippings project is coming alongat a fast pace, we are up almost to the nineteen nineties. Good job!

There is several new research materials added to our shelves. The 1949 Yreka City Directory, four books weredonated by Hattie Caldwell Davis on Haywood County, North Carolina. These books not only give many familyhistories, but the way they lived in the Smoky Mountains. Good Reading! Two members are working on gettingthe Marriages from the Little Shasta Church.. If you have any books that you are not actively using think a boutdonating to the research center. Happy Researching Glenda Doughman, President

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Information PagePROGRAMS FOR COMING MONTHS

January.

PurposeTo stimulate public interest in family history. To collect, preserve & publish genealogical, biographical historical maters relating toAmerican families & places. To provide educational service to the communities in Siskiyou County. To establish & maintain for theUse of members & others a library of American genealogy, local history & biography, including a surname file. To hold meetings forThe instructions & increased effectiveness of its members. To serve & support the genealogy departments of Siskiyou County Public Library.

Address:Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County912 So. Main St., Yreka, CA. 96097.0225Phone #530-842-0277E-mail - [email protected]

Web Site:http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~casiskgs/

General Meetings: Held at above address.Last Tuesday of each month 7:00 P. M.Exceptions:Nov./Dec. Combined meeting - PotluckDinner the first Tue. Of Dec. 6:00 P.M.March is First Family Dinner MeetingHeld at a local Restaurant 6:00 P. M.

Research Center:Open Sat. 10 A.M. To 4 P.M.Also 1st & 3rd Wed. 4 P.M. To 8 P.M.Except Holidays - other times by appointmentCall:530-842-5506 or 530-842-5437

Membership Fees:$15.00 Individual - $20.00 Family(Same address)Membership year from 1st of July to 30th of June

Heir Lines: Quarterly PublicationThe last Tuesday of the months: January - April -July & October.

Deadlines:For Ads - Article's etc. 1st of the above months.

Appointed Positions: Editor of Heir-Lines : Harvey Russell Publications No. Co.: Jennifer Bryan Publications So. Co.: Mary Burchfield Rose Hicks Brown: Patricia Healy New Members: Jennifer Bryan

Research Requests: Send to GSSC - at address of left side of page $10.00 for first hour $5.00 for each additional Hour. Reimbursement required for cost of Vital Records, Photo’s of Grave sites for a donation (within Siskiyou County). Enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope.

Non Member Fees: Library $3.00 per day - $5.00 per couple per day.

Queries: Send to GSSC to the address above left.

Committees: Research Patricia Healy

Ads Price Schedule: (Heir-Lines) Business Card $5.00 Quarter Page 10.00 Third Page 14.00 Half Page 18.00 Full Page 35.00 GSSC will not endorse commercial ads. Political or Religious will not be accepted

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Glenda Doughman: How to look up numbers for the LDS films.

Bits & Pieces


Jennifer Bryan’s Program for the month of Sept. Was on creating a Digital Photo Book

Some of the site’s she used are listed below:Most of the sites are free to use & you can either print your own book or have the software

company print a very great book for a price of course.

www.flickr.comEditing - sharing, online storage, create books, etc

www.snapfish.comPrint, share, create, individual photos, books, mugs, t-shirts, etc.

www.shutterfly.comPrint, share, create, - photos, books, mugs, business cards, etc. Has a tutorial that is helpful in

Creating your project.

www.mycanvas.comSpecializes in family trees, heritage type, does all types of books, posters, family tree

Posters with pictures of ancestors. Associated with Ancestry.com to you can down loadyour Ancestry.com family tree, or GEDCOM file, etc. Has an excellent tutorial to help you.

Great site for a first time book.

www.bigfamilyphotos.comSpecializes in extra large photos: smallest size if 8X10 and largest 32X48:

You can choose to have them framed or not.

The following are photo editing websites most are free

www.photobucket.com

www.picnik.com

www.picget.net

www.getpaint.net

White & Gold


Butte Valley High School 1933


Butte Valley High School 1933

Heir-A-ParentThe following story of the Bennett & Finley History is courtesy of Lucy (Harris) Moore

Louisa (Finley) Bennett is Lucy’s grandauntThis is 1 st part of 27 Pages 5-10 in this issue

Pages 11-27 will be in future issues







Obituaries


From the Siskiyou Daily News - Wed. Aug. 5, 2009

“Grandma” June Severns

Longtime Montague resident, June Elizabeth Severns, passedaway peacefully in here home at the age of 90 on Aug. 2, 2009 after a brief battle with cancer.June was born June 14, 1919 to Bess and Hugh McCombs inCovelo, CA. She graduated form Hoopa High School beforeAttending Humboldt State University as a physical educationAnd social science major. While pursuing her education, she metHer husband , Keith Severns, a rancher. After their marriage in1939, Keith and June moved to Montague in 1940, where theyBuilt a successful ranch and raised their son, Daryl and daughter,Karen.An extraordinary woman, June was not only a model for womenof her generation, but a true inspiration for women of thegenerations who follower her. Never one to stand idle, June wasinvolved in countless endeavors that sought to better thecommunity, educate and support young people and honor eventsand people of our past. Some of the organizations and institutions

That were fortunate enough to feel June’s influence were the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Posse,Montague Junior Rodeo Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, Montague 4-H, TrailRiders, Siskiyou County Women’s Bowling Association, Genealogical Society, and the SiskiyouCounty Museum Society.In addition to her volunteer work, June also influenced thousands of children. She was the busdriver for Willow Creek Elementary School for more than 40 years. She helped to guide the educationalsuccess of Yreka High School during her 56 years tenure as a Yreka High School Board Member. Infact , June earned the distinction of being the longest serving board member in the state of California.commitment, integrity, education and history were extremely important to June, which is clearlyevidenced by her lifelong involvement with so many organizations.June’s greatest labor of love however, was her family. Grandma June somehow managed to maintainan unbreakable family bond with several generations of her family by bridging not only generationalgaps, but geographical distances as well. Grandma June worked tirelessly to record her family’shistory as a legacy for her family.June was preceded in death by her husband Keith, her son Daryl, and her sister Evelyn Dieke.June will be remembered with much love and admiration not only by all those in the community whobenefited from her unselfish efforts, but by her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Sonny Currie; herbrothers, Jimmy and Bev McCombs and Packy McCombs; her daughter-in-law Sue and Gene Spencer;her grandchildren, Smoke and Vicki Currie of Yreka, Troy and Ben Baker of Susanville, Code andChela Currie of Montague, Shannon and Shannon Currie of Grenada, David Lee, Rita Rose of Big Springs,Diane and Chuck Wheeler of Arizona, Dale Rose of Alaska, Donya and Reese Sarti of Mount Shasta,Shawn Spencer of Idaho; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous niecesand nephews.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. On Friday Aug 7, 2009 at Girdner Funeral Chapel with burialAt Little Shasta Cemetery. A potluck celebration will follow the services.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the June Severns Memorial Scholarship Fund,United Scholarship Inc., P.O. Box 1328, Yreka, CA. 96097Girdner Funeral Chapel is honored to handle June’s funeral services.

Calender’s & Book Donation’sNovember 2009

4th Center Open 4 P.M. To 8 P.M.

7th Center Open 10 A.M. To 4 P.M.



19th Board Meeting 1 P.M.

21st Center Open 10 A.M. To 4 P.M.

26th Thanksgiving

28th Center Open 10 A.M. To 8 P.M

December 2009

2nd Center Open 4 P.M. To 8 P.M.


5th General Meeting 1 P.M. *Potluck*



17th Board Meeting 1 P.M.


25th Christmas

26th Research Center Closed

January 20106th Center Open 4 P.M. To 8 P.M.9th All day Seminar 8:30 A.M. To 4 P.M.Center Open 10 A.M. To 4 P.M.16th Center Open 10 A.M. To 4 P/M/20th Center Open 4 P.M. To 8 P.M.21st Board Meeting 1 P.M.23rd Center Open 10 A.M. To 4 P.M.30th Center Open 10 A.M. To 4 P.M.General Meeting 1 P.M.

Book DonationsPat Healy

Island of Six Names

A Peep at Washoe

Shasta Historical Society-

The Covered Wagon

Early Days in Marin

Awakening of Modoc Co., CA

Modoc County Historical SocietyVol # 4 - 1982Vol. #12 - 1990Vol. #14 - 1992Vol. #15 - 1993Vol. #19 - 1997Vol. #22 - 2000Vol. #29 - 2009

Meredith PerryThe Cemetery Record Compendium.

Book Donations continued

GSSC Book Fund

Siskiyou Pioneer - Vol. 3 #8Siskiyou Pioneer - #18Los Angles Co., Marriages1852 to 18791878 to 1885

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fmSometimes you see a headstone and you know form the rich detail that theperson who put that stone up was a seriously hard-core genealogist. Well,Betsy Mills, ARFenWeb State Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project (alsothe County Coordinator for the Nevada County County ARGenWeb), put up astone for her parents that must be at the top of the list as a true genealogist’sproject. Her mother was active in several lineage societies and left instructionsfor Betsy to include those emblems and pedigree chart as well. Here arephotos of the front and back of the stone. It’s in New DeAnn Cemetery atPrescott, Arkansas.

People, this how WE want our stones to look!

Desmond Walls Allen

How to Tell Where a TRUE Genealogist is Buried

Face ofStone

Back ofStone

From the Arkansas Genealogical Society Ezine

The Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County - P. O. Box 225 - Yreka, CA. 96097

MEMBERSHIP & ORDER FORM

[ ] Evergreen Cemetery $15.00Evergreen Cemetery is located in Yreka, CA.

[ ] Shasta Valley Cemetery District, 1885 to 1995 $12.00This book includes graves in the seven smaller cemeteriesin Siskiyou County.

[ ] Weed Cemetery (Winema Cemetery) $15.00

Note: Shipping & Handling on the above (3) books: $4.00 per book.

[ ] Siskiyou County Marriages 1852 to 1910 $35.00Includes a Bride index

[ ] Cowboy Poetry and Barn Sour Verse $28.00By V. June (Blevins) Collins. This is a compilation of her cowboypoems and story of her life.

Note: Shipping & Handling on the above (2) books only: $6.00 per book

All books subject to California Sales Tax of 8 1/4%

Membership Dues [ ] Individual $15.00 [ ] Family $20.00Membership year begins July 1 st [ ] New Member [ ] Renewal

Total Book ______________Shipping ______________Tax ______________Membership ______________Donation ______________Total ______________

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Make Checks Payable To: Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County, 912 So. Main St. Yreka, CA. 96097



Index Baird, Crais 4 Baker, Ben` 12 Troy 12 Ballard, Everett 5 Bell, H. C. 7-8 Bennett, Charlie 8-9-11 Louise (Finley) 6 Marion 9 W. P. 8 Bigelow, Lily 7 Briggs, Glenn 1 Patricia 1 Brown, Rose L. Hicks 1-2 Bryan, Jennifer 1-2-3 Burchfiled, Mary 2 Chester, J. F. 11 Coleman, Donna 1 Collins, V. June (Blevins 14 Compton, Al 6 Ben 6 Louise 6 Lucy 6 Coolberg, Isaac 6 Currie, Chela 12 Code 12 Karen 12 Shannon 12 Smoke 12 Sonny 12 Vicki 12 Davis, Hattie Caldwell 1 Dieke, Evelyn 12 Doty, H. W. 7 Doughman, Glenda 1-2 Esmond, Eva 4 Fairbanks, Ralph 5 Finley, David Harrison 8 Elizabeth 8 Francis 8 Gertrude 8 Hattie 11 Hattie Frances 8 Herbert Wyle 8 Jesse 11 Joseph 8 La Rue 11 Lee 11 Louisa 8 Lucinda 11 Lydia A. 8 Mary 8 Phillip 9-11 Phillip Henry 8 Robert 8 Samuel La Rue 8 S. L. 8

Fogle, Leo 5 Leota 5

Gibson, Helen 11 Green, Frances 4 Grider, W. F. 8 Hadwick, Billie 5 Hartz, A. 7 A., Prof. 9 Healy, Pat 1-2-13 Hickey, Annie M. 9 Walter 9 Holmes, Wilmer 4 Irvine, Michael 1 Robin 1 Johnson, Dick 8 Kindred, Ronald P. 1 Lee, David 12 Mc Combs, Bess 12 Bev. 12 C. A., Dr. 9 Hugh 12 Jimmy 12 Packy 12 Mc Ginnis, Johnny 4 Mc Kinney, Mary 6 Milligan, Claude 5 Moore, Lucy (Harris) 6 Morey, Davis 7 Morris, H. 9 O’Kane, Patty 5 Olds, Reba 4 Olson, Evelyn 5 Perry, Meredith 13 Rose, Dale 12 Rita 12 Russell, Harvey 2 Sargent, Carmen 5 Sarti, Donya 12 Reese 12 Schaub, Chamberley 1 Severns, Daryl 12 June “Grandma” 12 June Elizabeth 12 Karen 12 Keith 12 Smith, George 9 Spencer, Gene 12 Shawn 12 Sue 12 Turner, Keen B. 1 Vicory, Mary 4 Walker, Glory 1 Wheeler, Chuck 12 White, John. Dr. 11 Wynant, Herbert 4

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