Postcard: Best Christmas Wishes

Huron, Ohio, December 18, 1911

Miss Vera Haley, Portland, Ind. R.F.D. 9

Dear Cousin: At this Christmas time, the gladdest and merriest of all the year. I hope it may be joyous and my health and good cheer attend you always.  How is Baby? I hope she is better, and all the rest?  We are all well.  Love to all.  Your cousin, Evalyn

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This postcard was sent to my paternal great aunt, Vera (HALEY) STUBER (1890-1987) by her cousin, Evalyn R. HALEY (1885-    ), daughter of Benjamin & Louise (HUTTENBOCKER) HALEY.


The baby referred to in the postcard is Vera's younger sister, Ruth, my paternal grandmother, born in April of 1911.

Surname Saturday : Recap of Eileen's Family Lines

This post is a recap of Surname Saturday posts of Eileen's family lines.  Taking a six-generation view of her pedigree chart, these are the families in her line, with a few lines unknown at this point:

• CUMMINGS Lawrence County, AR>Winston County, AL>North Carolina

• HENSON Winston County, AL

• IVEY Butler County, MO>McCracken County, KY>Marshall County, KY>Virginia

• HARROLD Kentucky

• CARTER Marshall County, KY

• DUNAWAY Clark County, KY

• PRINCE Kentucky

• PEFLEY Wabash County, IN>Preble County, OH>Botetourt County, VA>Lancaster County, PA>Switzerland

• ROOF Botetourt County, VA

• DUFFEY Wabash County, IN>Hocking County, OH>Champaign County, OH>Pennsylvania

• FREEZE Champaign County, OH>Shennandoah County, VA

• PEEPLES Marshall County, IN>Miami County, IN>North Carolina

• FISHER Miami County, IN>Brown County, OH

• McMILLEN Marshall County, IN>New York

• LEWIS Wabash County, IN>Huntington County, IN>Henry County, IN>Montgomery County, OH>Canada

• RINEHART Henry County, IN>Preble County, OH>Chester County, PA>Switzerland

• COOK Wabash County, IN>South Carolina

• SILLS Wabash County, IN>Champaign County, OH>Bedford County, Pennsylvania>Hesse-Darmstadt

• GRIMES Champaign County, OH>Clearfield County, PA

• SHELLY Wabash County, IN

• RICKERT Wabash County, IN>Ohio

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

At Taylor U. Cage Meeting

Anderson Herald, Anderson, Indiana, July 30, 1961, page  10

At Taylor U. Cage Meeting


ALEXANDRIA - Charles and Phillip High, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John High, have been attending a basketball camp at Taylor University.


Among the well-known Indiana personalities at the camp are Max Bell, a former local coach now at Elkhart, Joe Platt of Kokomo and Dick and Tom Van Arsdale from Indianapolis.