Tag Archives: Potsdam New York

Letters From Home~~Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana

Posted on February 12, 2013 by hoosierbeth

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Cast of Characters: Grace~~ My Great Grandmother Grace Louise Carson Stockmaster Orrenda~~My 2nd Great Grandmother Orrenda M. Willes Carson Della~~My 2nd Great Aunt Mary Dell Carson Criswell Allen Ral~ My 2nd Great Uncle (Great Grand Uncle) James Ralston Carson Jr., DVM … Continue reading →

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Letters From Home 1st Installment

Posted on February 5, 2013 by hoosierbeth

Cast of “Characters” Mother Carson~~My 2nd Great grandmother  Orrenda Willes Carson Grace~~My Great Grandmother Grace Louise Carson Stockmaster Uncle Oliver~~My 2nd Great Uncle Oliver F Wills, Orrenda’s brother in Iowa Ral~ My 2nd Great Uncle (Great Grand Uncle) James Ralston … Continue reading →

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How the Willes Family Came to Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York

Posted on January 24, 2013 by hoosierbeth

My 3rd Great Uncle, Bela Willes read a notice in the newspaper and decided to join a commune starting up with promises of land and everyone treated equally in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York. The rest of his immediate … Continue reading →

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The Barnum and Bailey Circus Trainwreck at Clark’s Crossing

Posted on January 21, 2013 by hoosierbeth

This story takes place in St. Lawrence County, New York, at Clark’s Crossing, between Norwood and Potsdam~~where the railroad went through. My 3rd Great Aunt and Uncle, Silas S and Louise Willes Clark, owned a farm that passed down by … Continue reading →

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